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2261 Amendments of Emilian PAVEL

Amendment 1 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
– having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999), to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion of 22 July 2010 on the accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo, and to UN General Assembly Resolution 64/298 of 9 September 2010, which acknowledged the content of the ICJ opinion and welcomed the EU’s readiness to facilitate dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo*,
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
– having regard to the declaration and recommendations adopted at the seventh EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) meeting of 20-21 December 2017 and the sixeighth SAPC meeting of 13-14 SeptemberJune 20178,
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
– having regard to the seveneighth meeting of the Accession Conference with Serbia at Ministerial level held on 11 December25 June 20178,
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas since the opening of negotiations with Serbia twelvefourteen chapters have been opened, two of which have been provisionally closed;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 33 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas Serbia benefits from pre- accession assistance under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II), with a total indicative allocation of EUR 1.5 billion for 2014-2020; whereas a revised indicative allocation of IPA II for Serbia for the period of 2018-2020 is EUR 7228 million; whereas Serbia has been granted a mid-term performance reward;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the European Union; calls on the Serbia, as well as the European Commission to actively promote this strategic decision among the Serbian and EU public;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process; calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies; calls on European Commission in designing the new Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPAIII) to take into account the differences of accession progress and complexity of required reforms in EU candidate countries;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 86 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges Serbia to step up its reform efforts in the area of rule of law, and in particular to ensure the independence and overall efficiency of the judicial system; stresses that special focus should be put on implementing effective reform in this area; notes that while some progress has been made in reducing the backlog of old enforcement cases, and in putting in place measures to harmonise court practice, judicial independence in Serbia is not fully assured; calls on Serbia to strengthen the accountability, impartiality, professionalism and overall efficiency of the judiciary, and to establish a free legal aid system ensuring the broad range of free legal aid providers such as civil society organisations;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges some progress has been made in the fight against organised crime and encourages Serbia to show a clear commitment to continuing this fight; calls on Serbia to establish a convincing track record of investigations, prosecutions and convictions in organised crime cases, including money laundering, based on proactive investigations; calls on Serbia to focus on the implementation of the action plan agreed with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF);
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 121 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the Serbian parliament still does not exercise effective oversight of the executive, and that the transparency, inclusiveness and quality of the legislative process need to be enhanced; welcomes the declining use of urgent procedures to adopt legislation; stresses, however, that the still- frequent use of urgent procedures undermines parliamentary and public scrutiny; stresses that actions that limit the ability of the Serbian parliament to conduct an effective debate on, and scrutiny of, legislation should be avoided; calls on Serbia to put in place additional measures to ensure cross-party dialogue and effective involvement of civil society; welcomes the Serbian parliament’s continued efforts to improve transparency through debates on Serbia’s negotiating positions on EU accession chapters, and through exchanges with the core negotiating team and with the National Convention on the European Union; stresses that the role of independent regulatory bodies, including the country’s Ombudsman, needs to be fully acknowledged and supported;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 135 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes Serbia’s progress in reforming its public administration, notably through the adoption of several new laws on public service salaries and employment relations, on local government and salaries in autonomous province salaries, and on the national training academy; stresses that political influence on senior managerial appointments remains an issue of concern; welcomes the creation of a Ministry for European Integration, incorporating the structures of the former Serbian European Integration Office, which has continued to provide political guidance for European integration;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 143 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for upholding human rights is in place; stresses that consistent and efficient implementation across the whole country is needed; calls on Serbia to adopt the new General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (EU) 2016/680 in order to be in line with the EU standards for the protection of citizens' personal data; notes that further sustained efforts are necessary to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including children, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS, and LGBTI persons; calls on Serbia to actively pursue investigations, prosecutions and convictions of hate- motivated crimes;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 159 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists media outlets, including administrative harassment and intimidation through court practice, remain an issue of concern; notes, in this regard, that while several cases have been solved and some criminal charges have been filed, convictions are still rare; calls on the authorities to demonstrate full commitment to investigate and prosecute any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; calls for the full implementation of media laws and the strengthening of the independence of the country’s Regulatory Body for Electronic Media; welcomes the renewed efforts to adopt a media strategy to create a pluralistic media environment, and stresses, in this regard, the importance of a transparent and inclusive consultation with stakeholders; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 176 #

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; calls for the full implementation of the action plan and for improved coordination and inclusion of stakeholders; notes that the fund for national minorities is functioning and that its funding has been increased; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure full and consistent implementation of legislation on the protection of minorities, including in relation to education, the free use of as well as access to education in minority languages, representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages;
2018/09/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. Whereas Brexit negotiations are ongoing but already impact directly the lives of millions of European citizens, especially EU nationals’ resident in the UK and UK citizens living in the EU27; whereas safeguarding fundamental rights of people should be as equally important as other aspects in these negotiations;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 83 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. Whereas the UNHCR reported serious human rights violations in its “position on returns to Libya” of September 2018, such as arbitrary detention, abductions, enforced disappearances, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence against women and men, unlawful killings including summary executions;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 91 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that the 2017 FRA paper entitled ‘Challenges to women’s human rights in the EU’ confirms that women and girls experience persistent gender discrimination, sexist hate speech, and gender-based violence in the EU, which severely limits their ability to enjoy their rights and to participate on an equal footing in society; whereas the report published in March 2014 by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU- wide survey’ shows that one-third of all women in Europe have experienced physical or sexual acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, 20 % have experienced online harassment, one in twenty have been raped and more than one-tenth have suffered sexual violence involving the use of force;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 96 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls in this regard on EU Member States to consider six main areas of intervention to step up their commitment to safeguarding the dignity and rights of women and girls, as suggested in the FRA report : empowering equality bodies to deal with the entire range of issues that impacts on women’s rights, from gender equality to violence against women; improving safety online; promoting gender equality in education and life-long learning more effectively; introducing gender quotas as a bold step towards positive action; mainstreaming gender equality in the coordination of economic policies across the EU through the European Semester; improving data collection and dissemination of knowledge onin order to eradicate all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls; Calls for gender equality strategy and its mainstreaming to become part of the European Semester;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the signing of the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention on 13 June 2017, despite the limitation to only two mandates namely the first comprehensive legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence, including domestic violence, at international level; regrets that, to date, only 1920 Member States have ratified the Conventionit, to date and calls on the remaining Member States to do so without delay; recognises that when it comes to determining European standards for the protection of women against violence, the Istanbul Convention is the most important point of reference; calls on the Council to swiftly agree on the Code of Conduct, which will govern the implementation of the Convention by the EUurges Member States and the Council Presidency to speed up the EU ratification process;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 111 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. ExpStresses concern about the risk of misogyny in European societies and its that sexism and gender stereotypes, that have led to domination over and discrimination against women, have a severe impact on women’s fundamental rights in all spheres of life; calls on Member States to address the key obstacles to gender equality in economic empowerment and political participation, including sexual harassment which hampers women’s full participation in the labour market; highlights the fact that gender stereotypes must be tackled from an early age to effectively address the under- representation of women in work, decision making and politics; calls on Member States to appropriately address this issue in school curriculaeducation at all levels and for all ages on equality between women and men, on non-stereotyped gender roles and on the respect for personal integrity is required to effectively address all forms of discrimination; calls on Member States to appropriately address this issue in school curricula; deplores that women still suffer from inequalities at work, such as lower participation rates in employment, the pay gap, the greater incidence of part-time employment, poorer pension entitlements, career segregation and poorer levels of progression; structural barriers to women’s economic empowerment are the result of multiple and intersecting forms of inequalities, stereotypes and discrimination in the private and public spheres;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 116 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Strongly condemns all forms of violence against women (VAW) and therefore calls, once again, the Commission to propose a Directive that introduces common definitions and legal standards on criminalizing VAW with dissuasive sanctions for perpetrators, including measures to tackle effectively sexual harassment and violence in public spaces, at workplace, offline and online; calls on Member States to offer victims full support to report cases of violence against women safely and without fear of consequences, and to ensure appropriate training for professionals dealing with the victims; notes that cases of obstetric violence are more and more reported and that this issue should also be addressed by Member States, in full cooperation with adequate partners such as physicians’ and gynaecologists’ unions and organisations, hospitals and universities;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 121 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages EU Member States to take effective sSupports demonstrations that took place in several Member Stateps to respect and protect women’sin2017, following retrogressions related to sexual and reproductive health rights, including a range of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the rights to life, to health, to be free from torture and ill-treatment, to privacy, equality and non-discrimination; recand strong mediatisation of sexual harassment cases; strongly affirms that the denial of sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including safe and legal abortion, is a form of violence against women and girls; reiterates that women and girls must have control over their bodies and sexualities; calls on alls thate Member States have the obligation, under international human rights law, to provide all women with accessible, affordable, good quality sexual and reproductive healthcare and services; notes that this should include the elimination of laws, policies and practices that infringe upon these rights as well as the pto guarantee comprehensive sexuality education, ready access for women to family planning and the full range of reproductive and sexual health rights services, including modern contraception and safe and legal abortion; calls every Member State to refrain from adopting any legislative reform that would amount to a retrogression of already restrictive legislation on women’s access to safe and legal abortion; strongly reaffirms its support for women’s rights organisations, as they have revcention of the erosion of existingly been the target of legal protsecutions; ;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 147 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 13 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child1 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights enshrine every individual’s right to hold opinions without interference, the right to freedom of expression and the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media, regardless of frontiers;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 151 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that public deliberation and debate are the lifeblood of a healthy and functioningvital to democracy and encourages, in this context, the EU and the Member States to take further steps to safeguards and protect freedom of speech and assembly as basic principles of democratic processes; strongly condemns in this regard the increasingany restrictions on freedom of assembly, which the authorities have enforced in some cases with violence against protesters; reaffirms the crucial role of these fundamental freedoms in the functioning of democratic societies and calls on the Commission to take an active role in promoting these rights in line with international human rightsEU standards;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 166 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that whistle- blowing is an essential element in investigative journalism and press freedom, and; denounces the threats, retaliations and condemnations that whistle-blowers still face in the EU; in this context, recalls its resolution of 24 October 2017 on legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest when disclosing the confidential information of companies and public bodies3; points out that, according to the Communication from the Commission on Strengthening whistle-blowers protection at EU level in April 2018, only ten Member States have introduced comprehensive legislation to protect whistle-blowers; welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a horizontal Directive on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law, and calls on co-legislators to swiftly pursue and end negotiations in that regard; __________________ 3 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0402.
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 170 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to establish a High Level Expert Group on fake news and online disinformation; expresses its concern about the potential threat the notion ofat fake news could pose to freedom of speech and expression and to the independence of the media, while underlining the negative effects that the spread of false news might have on the quality of political debate and on the well- informed participation of citizens in democratic society; stresses that political profiling, fake news and manipulation of the information may be used by parties and private or public entities inside and outside the EU, and may hinder EU and national democratic processes, such as the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal; calls on the Commission and co- legislators to work on legislations that would prevent political profiling and manipulation of the information and that would guarantee data protection, transparency and cybersecurity;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 180 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses concerns about the obstacles to the work of human rights defenders, including civil society organisations active in the field of fundamental rights and democracy, including serious restrictions of freedoms of association and speech for those organisations and citizens, and restrictions of financing; recognises the key role of these organisations in making fundamental rights and values a reality for everyone and stresses that they should be able to carry out their work in a safe and well-supported environment; is concerned by the closing down of civil society space; calls on the EU and the Member States to address proactively the root causes of shrinking civil society space and to uphold their fundamental rights; calls for adequate EU funding to protect fundamental rights and support civil society organisations in the European Union, and for the integrity of those funding; invites the European Commission to establish guidelines regarding civil society and indicators on civic space in the EU;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 199 #
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 203 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that EU and its Member States should address adequatnd combat effectively discriminatory or violent treatment and reactions against the schooling ofand participation of children from minority backgrounds, especially migrant and refugee, and Roma children, both through law enforcement and by promoting mutual understanding and social cohesion; calls on Member States to structurally address and promote respect for diversity, intercultural understanding and human rights, including children’s rights, in regular school curricula;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 226 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to make efforts to systematically record, collect and publish annually comparable data onfight ethnic discrimination and hate crime in order to enable them andand, along with other key stakeholders, to develop effective, evidence-based legal and policy responses to these phenomena; recalls that any data should be collectedconsiders that if data on ethnic discrimination and hate crime were to be collected, it should be for the sole purpose of identifying the roots of and fighting xenophobic and discriminatory discourse and acts, in accordance with national legal frameworks and EU data protection legislation;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 231 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. CIs concerned by the increased levels of racial violence and hatred, such as Afrophobia, anti-Gypsyism, anti- Semitism, Islamophobia, or other forms of hatred based on intolerance whether expressed in the form of hate crimes, messages spread on social networks, protests or political propaganda, that have come to be seen as normal in some Member States; calls on the Member States to continue their efforts to ensure the effective practical enforcement of the Race Equality Directive (2000/43/EC) 4 and to ensure effective enforcement of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia to tackle persisting discrimination against Roma, anti- Semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia and anti-Gypsyism; points out that the Member States should put forward or review their national integration strategies to ensure that all people regardless of race, ethnicity, religion gender or any other status are empowered to engage actively in the process of inclusion by promoting their social, economic, political and cultural participation in society; __________________ 4calls for the adoption of the proposed 2008 Equal Treatment Directive which is still pending for approval by the Council; considers it a condition to secure a consolidated and coherent EU law framework against discrimination; __________________ 4 OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22. OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22.
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 238 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Condemns incidents of hate crime and hate speech motivated by racism, xenophobia or religious intolerance or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation, sex characteristics or gender identity, which occur in the EU on a daily basis; calls for a zero tolerance approach to any discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, membership of a national minority, disability, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, residence status or health; expresses its concern on the lack of reporting of hate crimes by victims due to inadequate safeguards and failure of authorities to properly investigate and bring convictions for hate crimes in Member States;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 265 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recalls that the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is a legally binding international treaty, signed and ratified by the EU, currently implemented with the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020, to ensure equal opportunities, regarding: accessibility, participation, equality, employment, education and training, social protection, health, and EU external action; underlines that, in its implementation report of the European Disability Strategy in February 2017, the Commission noted that although progress was made, particularly with the European Accessibility Act proposed in 2015, persons with disabilities are still disadvantaged and discriminated regarding employment, education and social inclusion; in that regard, stresses that the objectives of the Strategy remain, that accurate actions should be taken between 2017 and 2020 and that the European Parliament Resolution of 30 November 2017 recommended: compulsory requirements regarding accessibility in public space, minimum percentage for employment of persons with disabilities, guarantees for an inclusive education, including access to initiatives such as Erasmus +, and a particular attention for women and children with disabilities;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 269 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Regrets multiple and intersectional discriminations faced by elderly people in an ageing European society; calls on all level of governments to better integrate this dimension when drafting and implementing policies, including in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 270 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Insists that the UK Withdrawal Agreement and any Future Relationship Agreement between the EU27 and the UK must comply with fundamental human rights obligations, specifically in relation to those EU nationals’ resident in the UK who may no longer have these rights protected by the CJEU; Calls for the fundamental rights of EU citizens who moved within the union under freedom of movement to have these rights upheld after Brexit; calls for guarantees to be included in any Future Relationship Agreement; demands legal protection ensuring these rights cannot be removed in the future;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 275 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Affirms that the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary are essential to ensure the effective functioning of the rule of law in any society; recalls that this concept is enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in Article 47 of the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights, in the principles of equality before the law, the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established before the law;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 284 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the rule of law is part of and a prerequisite for the protection of all values listed in Article 2 of the TEU; calls on all relevant actors at EU level and national level, including governments, parliaments and the judiciary to step up efforts to uphold and reinforce the rule of law; recalls that these actors have the responsibility to address rule of law concerns and that they play an important role ino preventing any erosion of the rule of law, which is not a blind application of law but our democratic acceptance of being ruled by law;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 287 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Asserts that neither national sovereignty nor subsidiarity can justify the systematic refusal from a Member State to comply with the fundamental values of the European Union and the European Treaties, which every Member State has willingly endorsed and committed to respect when entering the EU; recalls that having accessed to the EU by complying with the Copenhagen Criteria does not allow any Member State to then breach EU fundamental values and the Treaties; Whereas some governance practices, including the participation of parties promoting racist, xenophobic and other discriminatory ideas, policies and practices in coalition governments, seen in some Member States reflect a selective approach to the benefits and responsibilities of EU membership, and whereas the refusal by those Member States to fully uphold EU law, the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary and the predictability of State actions is undermining the credibility of the EU as a legal area;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 292 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that the Commission, as guardian of the Treaties, has the legitimacy and authority to ensure that all Member States are upholding the principles of the rule of law and the other values referred toenshrined in Article 2 of the TEU; insists that Article 7 of the TEU should be employactivated if all other remedies have failed and invites the Council to examine and follow-up any proposals from the European Commission and the European Parliament relating to that procedure;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 308 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls Parliament’s resolution with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights5 , adopted on 10 October 2016; reiterates its call on the Commission to submit, on the basis of Article 295 of the TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of a Union Pact for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (EU Pact for DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation between the Union institutions and the Member States in the framework of Article 7 of the TEU; __________________ 5considers that this Mechanism would be a fair, balanced, regular and preventive mechanism regarding any breach of the values listed in Article 2 of the TEU, that could function as the European Semester on economic policies; __________________ 5 OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 162. OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 162.
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 322 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the European Commission to abolish the use of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) applied only to two Member States, as it is a discriminatory tool that is often abusively used for political purposes rather than acting as a European mechanism to safeguard and promote the rule of law;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 339 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Expresses concerns about persistent fundamental rights challenges in the area of migration, with regard to access to territory, reception conditions, asylum procedures, immigration detention and protection of unaccompanied children;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 346 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on Member States to introduce specific safeguards to guarantee that the interoperability of large-scale IT systems does not lead to adverse effects on the rights of children or vulnerable persons, such as applicants for and beneficiaries of international protection, or to discriminatory profiling; calls on Member States to ensure that the implementation of interoperability aims at fulfilling a child protection objective, such as identifying missing children and assisting family reunification;deleted
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 354 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Strongly denounces that some Member States do not comply with EU asylum and return legislation and violate migrants and asylum seekers’ rights, such as failing to provide effective access to asylum procedures, failing to give clear information on legal remedies following a return decision, depriving migrants and asylum seekers of food or using automatic and systematic detention;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 355 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on Member States to effectively ensure the right to asylum and to accept relocation of asylum seekers, as agreed in the Council’s decisions in September 2015; calls on the Council to swiftly move on with the Dublin Regulation reform, that it currently blocks, and that prevents the European Common Asylum System from working properly; Stresses that Commission should initiate and Member States should implement a combination of protection- related schemes, such as resettlement and humanitarian admission, and regular mobility schemes to promote legal pathways to the EU for persons in need of protection; recalls that any action undertaken by a Member State, when acting within the scope of EU law, must respect the rights and principles of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; also calls on Member States to respect the principle of non-refoulement and introduce adequate procedural safeguards to their asylum and border procedures, including safeguards against collective expulsion;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 361 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that the EU and the Member States should develop credible and effective systems that would make it unnecessary tonot detain children for asylum or return purposes; stresses the importance of taking the principle of the best interests of the child into consideration in all aspects concerning children as well as of the practical implementation of the right to be heard; recalls that Article 14 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 28 of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child guarantee the right to education to every child, including migrant and refugee children, both unaccompanied and accompanied and avoiding separated schooling and segregation; stresses that Member States should ensure that migrant and refugee children are effectively supported through linguistic, social and psychological support based on individual assessment of their needs;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 370 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that Member States should consider putting into place a combination of protection-related schemes, such as resettlement and humanitarian admission, and regular mobility schemes to promote legal pathways to the EU for persons in need of protection; recalls that any action undertaken by a Member State, when acting within the scope of EU law, must respect the rights and principles of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls on EU Member States to effectively ensure the right to asylum and to accept relocation of refugees from Member States most affected by high numbers of arrivals; also calls on Member States to respect the principle of non-refoulement and introduce adequate procedural safeguards to their asylum and border procedures, including safeguards against collective expulsion;deleted
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 378 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines that Member States take responsibility for making it even more difficult for migrants to arrive in the EU, for any life losses in the Mediterranean Sea, and for externalising EU migration policies; notes that the HCR reported common serious human rights violations and abuses in third countries that the EU cooperates with, such as Libya;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 387 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Recognises the work carried out by 26. different NGOs operating in the Mediterranean in their effort to save lives and provide humanitarian assistance to those in need; calls on Member States to support NGOs instead of hindering their work and calls on the European Commission and Member states to develop and guarantee search and rescue operations; calls on Member States to transpose the humanitarian assistance exemption provided for in the Facilitation Directive with the objective of reducing the unintended consequences the Facilitators’ Package has for citizens and organisations providing humanitarian assistance to migrants and on the social cohesion of the receiving society;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 399 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on Member States to introduce specific safeguards to guarantee, if large-scale IT systems are to be made interoperable, that it should not lead to adverse effects on the rights of children or vulnerable persons, such as applicants for and beneficiaries of international protection, or to discriminatory profiling; calls on Member States to ensure that the implementation of interoperability aims at fulfilling a child protection objective, such as identifying missing children and assisting family reunification;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the most appropriate EFP model must be carefully chosen by the individual company and its workers taking due account of the wider national and sectorial context, and will mostly depend on the size, activity and status of the company, especially if it is listed;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas EFP is affected by national taxation rules, and whereas it is not appropriate to develop a comprehensive ‘one size fits all’ model for EFP at EU level;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas financial participation should not be used to avoid compliance with labour law, or as a means of reducing acquired social and labour rights or applying pressure to increase labour market flexibility;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas ESOPs are commonly preferred by employees, becausein the case of ESOPs the intermediate entity used can exercise voting rights or other forms of governance on behalf of employees;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas EFP schemes involving workers in consultation and decision- making have benefits for the companboth employees and the company especially in terms of sustainable governance, social dialogue and other aspects such as recruitment, retention, absenteeism, motivation and skills development, as well as competitiveness and profitability;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas EFP schemes can play a significant role in additionally involving workers in information, consultation and decision-making processes during restructuring;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas employee participation in management through voting rights, the right to be present or other forms of governance can improve management and the flow of information and help employees to have a better understanding of the situation when their company faces challenges and a greater ability to access rewards when the company is doing well;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas workers’ financial participation in their company can contribute to improvements in employees’ job satisfaction and overall performance and motivation; whereas it can also encourage employees to develop a sense of ownership as well as enhance mutual respect between employers and employees;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas EFP schemes could have positive impacts on the economy of Member States by supporting SMEs and the job market, and by enabling employees to find opportunities in their home country;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas EFP, if paired with proper training and information, can contribute to overcoming widespread reluctance among retail investors to invest their savings in shares owing to a lack of knowledge about its benefits and risks;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas employees need to be aware that any form of investment is subject to the risk of losing the entire investment, as well as that in the case of the company’s bankruptcy, they would be faced with double economic loss;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas through EFP, enhanced social dialogue and strategic decision making, employers might invest in development opportunities for their workforce, thus contributing to the fight against social exclusion and ensuring a high level of training;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas by involving employees in the decision making process, EFP can help SMEs with respect to business continuity by addressing company succession problems;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas EFP, especially ESOPs or similar schemes could act as a shock absorber, allowing bonuses or other rewards to be managed in trusts by third parties, spreading the investment risk among the company’s principal shareholders and ensuring that workers have a portfolio of saved shares;deleted
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas an ESOP iscan be an example of an effective employee buy-out model for non-listed companies in whichf the buy-out process is managed by an intermediate entity and that acquires the shares for the employees, protecting them from additional risks;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas if employees obtain from their company’s owners a priority buy-out right, they may seek to safeguard their own jobs and this procedure may reduce uncertainty about their continued employment when there is the possibility of buyouts by other companies;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas participation in the EFP should remain voluntary for employees, while not affecting their mobility or their rights to take collective action;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas proactive employment policies such as support for genuine self- employment and regular and social entrepreneurship are critical tools for the reintegration of the unemployed into the labour market, in line with the European Entrepreneurship Action Plan adopted in January 2013;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas EU guidelines for EFP will help Member States develop EFP schemes throughout Europe, potentially leading to the benefits mentioned above;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas a set of basic guidelines could achieve public confidence and help EFP deliver on its objectives;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to consider appropriate measures to encourage Member States and companies that show an interest in EFP to develop and offer EFP schemes; for the benefit and in the interest of both employees and companies;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to provide incentives, in line with best practice principles, when promoting employee ownership schemes among companies and employees while supporting the highest standards of social protection for the employees and safeguarding their right to collective action;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to implement the “five point action plan” included in the final report of the pilot project for the promotion of employee ownership and participation from 2014;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the importance of EFP schemes being designed in such a way that they protect employees' investment;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that a framework for a European model of employee ownership should not override national taxation or social security rules;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, to avoid administrative and development costs associated with implementing EFP in corporations and SMEs, there are outsourcing options, but these need to be promoted;deleted
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the need to ensure that EFP guarantees the right of employees to take part in company decision making;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote financial education with respect to retail and equities investment in order to empower EU citizensin order to empower EU citizens and raise awareness about the implications of EFP;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Adds that differentiation between employees may be justified to meet the different needs and interests of the employees, such as restricted shares plans that are confined to executives;deleted
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the decision to join EFP schemes should be based on the informed consent of an employee, fully aware of his or her entitlements, obligations and risks, of the situation of the company and of the taxation effects when joining the scheme and the conditions which apply when he or she leaves the company or the scheme; highlights that employees should receive guarantees that no action will be taken against them if they decide not to join an EFP scheme;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that EFP benefits should always be complementary to the contractual remuneration and rights such as social security contributions and not a replacement of the above or a way to diminish the above;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider the rapid evolution and change of the labour market and the consequent challenges regarding skills, digitalisation, automation and, potentially, wealth inequalities, and therefore continuously create new opportunities for the labour force to adapt in order to be financially sustainable and independentways to protect workers as well as enable opportunities for the labour force to develop professionally and personally;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights that although micro- enterprises play an important role in the economy of most EU Member States, no supportive measures for employee share ownership are implemented for them as yet;
2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that robust recovery and sustainable growth are key factors to creating quality jobs, increasing shared prosperity and boosting upward social convergence, and that the European structural and investment funds should be directed more effectively towards promoting inclusive growth, fostering social cohesion and reducing inequalities;
2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the necessity to provide resources for combating poverty, especially child poverty and for supporting measures addressing children's basic needs such as food supplies, housing, education and healthcare;
2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Commits, in order to facilitate an ambitious increase of the Youth Employment Initiative appropriations in 2019 without undermining any other programmes running under the ESF in Member States , to adopt rapidly the needed modifications of the YEI and ESF legislations, potentially to relieve Member States of their ESF appropriations dedicated to Youth employment matching obligation, under the strict conditions that the proposed modifications would not allow to excuse Member States from their already taken financial commitments on the matter and would not imply a decrease in general terms of EU budget appropriations dedicated to the fight against youth employment;
2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that the budget lines supporting European social dialogue and workers’ organisations are of prime importance when it comes to strengthening the involvement of Social Partners in the European Semester and in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights; therefore considers it essential that the funding for these programmes is increased;
2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Points out that the lack of future opportunities for young people is a very real social emergency in some territories and that requires innovative and focused solutions, prompt in their implementation, in order to bring concrete improvements in the short term; acknowledges that the Youth Guarantee has been an improvement in the fight against youth unemployment, however, during the last months, evidence is showing that the Youth Guarantee is not producing the expected results at the expected pace in some areas, for reasons that are not related to the scheme but to its implementation, mainly because of the lack of compromise and political will from some national governments, the lack of involvement of social partners and regional and local governments, the questionable quality of the offers or failures in the effective integration of the participants into the labour market beyond the duration of the offer; asks the Commission to launch an Emergency Plan for Youth Employment, complementary to the YEI, with a budget scheme of €500 million to support the implementation of quality employment programmes that promote job creation and entrepreneurship opportunities in those European regions where the youth unemployment rate is above 40%; stresses that this scheme should finance innovation, quality and good practices and reward those projects with the highest levels of quality and sustainability in employment creation for people under age 30;
2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that payment amounts forppropriations provided in the 20178 budget have been less than expecteuntil now sufficient to meet the Member States requests for payments and are expected to correspond to their annual needs according to the European Commission forecast, unlikely to the previous years of the actual programming period, as the structural funds haved not been then absorbed as quickly as anticipated; stresses that as a result adequate payment appropriations need to be provided for in the 2019 budget;
2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that pilot projects and preparatory actions are very valuable tools for initiating new activities and policies; stresses that a number of ideas presented by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs have been successfully implemented as pilot projects or preparatory actions; calls for Parliament to be given regular and detailed updates on the various stages of the implementation of pilot projects and preparatory actions by the Commission, and calls on the Commission for its part, when implementing these projects and actions, to respect their contents, as agreed and approved by Parliament and the Council; and swiftly implement them;
2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the important contribution of all the employment and social affairs Agencies(CEDEFOP, ETF, Eurofound, EU-OSHA) in dealing with a wide range of employment and social issues; against this background, stresses that their tasks are constantly growing and that those agencies must therefore be given the necessary financial and human resources to fulfil their respective remits and ensure the best possible results in support of EU legislative and policy objectives; supports the proposal for the creation of the European Labour Authority which is expected to start operating in 2019; highlights that additional funding will have to be foreseen to ensure the financial resources needed for the establishment of the ELA and that this cannot be done by redeploying the money allocations from the other employment and social affairs agencies;
2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reiterates its concern about the negative budgetary impact of the growing Irish country coefficient which increasingly risks undermining the financial capability of Eurofound to deliver on its mandate; expects action to be taken by the Institutions of the Union to offset the effects, as expressed in the Eurofound’s discharge 2016 report; emphasises the need for additional funding in order to maintain the level of research done by the Agency, particularly, to secure the work on the pan-European surveys;
2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2018/0390(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The United Kingdom government has stated its intention not to require a visa from citizens of the EU-27 when travelling to the United Kingdom for short stays for business or tourism as from the date on which Union law ceases to apply to the United Kingdom. In case the United Kingdom introduces a visa requirement for nationals of at least one Member State in the future, the reciprocity mechanism provided for in [Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001]27this Regulation should apply. The European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States should act without delay in applying the mechanism. _________________ 27 See footnote 23.
2019/01/16
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #

2018/0390(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The United Kingdom should thus be included in Annex II to [Regulation (EC) No 539/2001]28 as regards British citizens. This is entirely conditional upon the United Kingdom also granting reciprocal and non-discriminatory visa- free travel for all Union citizens, in line with the principles of full reciprocity and non-discrimination. To that end, a specific reciprocity mechanism should be established in order to address the unique situation of a former Member State. _________________ 28 See footnote 23.
2019/01/16
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #

2018/0390(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
In casBy way of derogation from [Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001]40, where the United Kingdom introduces a visa requirement for nationals of at least one Member State , the reciprocity mechanism provided for in [, the following provisions shall apply: (a) following the implementation of the visa requirement, the Member State concerned shall without delay notify the Commission and inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof in writing; that notification shall specify the date of implementation of the visa requirement and the types of travel documents and visas concerned; (b) within 72 hours of receipt of the notification referred to in point (a) of this paragraph, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 4c amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 in order to temporarily suspend the application of Annex II to that Regulation for a period of 12 months for all nationals of the United Kingdom. The delegated act shall set out a date, within 120 days of its entry into force, on which the suspension of the application of Annex II is to take effect, taking into account the available resources in the consulates of the Member States. The delegated act shall insert a footnote next to the name of the United Kingdom indicating that the exemption from the visa requirement is suspended with regard to all nationals of the United Kingdom and specifying the period of that suspension. Unless the Commission submits a legislative proposal as referred to in point (e), in which case the period of suspension referred to in the first sentence of this point shall be prolonged automatically until the entry into force of such proposal and the transfer of the reference to the United Kingdom from Annex II to Annex I takes effect, the period of suspension from the visa requirement provided for in the delegated act adopted in accordance with the first sentence of this point shall be prolonged automatically until the United Kingdom lifts the visa requirement for the nationals of the Member State or the Member States concerned and visa-free travel for nationals of all Member States is restored. The footnote referred to in the third sentence of this point shall be amended accordingly. Without prejudice to the application of Article 1(4)4 of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001]40 shall apply. The European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States shall act without delay in applying the mechanism. _________________ 40, during the periods of that suspension all nationals of the United Kingdom shall be required to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States; (c) the Commission shall, immediately following the adoption of a delegated act as referred to in point (b) and in consultation with the European Parliament and the Council, take steps with the authorities of the United Kingdom in order to restore visa-free travel and shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of those steps without delay; (d) any subsequent notification made by another Member State pursuant to point (a) during the period of application of measures adopted pursuant to point (b) shall be merged into the ongoing procedures without the deadlines or periods set out in those points being extended; (e) where, within six months of the entry into force of a delegated act as referred to in point (b), the United Kingdom has not lifted the visa requirement, the Commission may submit a legislative proposal amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 in order to transfer the reference to the United Kingdom from Annex II to Annex I to that Regulation; (f) where the United Kingdom lifts the visa requirement, the Member State or Member States concerned shall immediately notify the Commission and inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof. A delegated act adopted pursuant to point (b) shall expire seven days after the publication referred to in the first sentence of this point. Where the United Kingdom has introduced a visa requirement for nationals of two or more Member States, the delegated act shall expire seven days after the publication of the notification concerning the last Member State whose nationals were subject to visa requirement. The footnote referred to in the third sentence of point (b) shall be deleted upon expiry of the delegated act concerned. The Commission shall publish information on such expiry without delay in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where the United Kingdom lifts the visa requirement but the Commission has not been notified by the Member State or Member States in accordance with the first sentence of this point, the Commission shall, on its own initiative, proceed without delay with the publication referred to in that fifth sentence of this point, and the second sentence of this point shall apply. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall act without delay in applying this mechanism. A delegated act adopted pursuant to this Article shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. _________________ 40 See footnote 23. See footnote 23.
2019/01/16
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
having regard to the Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (2017/C 428/09),
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 b (new)
having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 c (new)
having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 d (new)
having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights,
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) Pursuant to Article 3 TEU, the Union in establishing an Internal Market is working for a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress; promoting equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child; as well as combating social exclusion and discrimination. In accordance with Article 9 TFEU, the Union, in defining and implementing its policies and activities, is to take into account requirements linked to, inter alia, the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of an adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and the promotion of a high level of education, training and the protection of human health.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be developed in partnership between national, regional and local authorities and presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the ‘UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on “Next steps for a sustainable European future” of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its budgetary programmes. The ESF+ should mainly contribute to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by halving relative poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty (goal 1); good health and well-being (goal 3); quality and inclusive education (goal 4), promoting gender equality (goal 5), promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (goal 8), and reducing inequality (goal 10).
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States adopted by the Council in accordance with Article 148(2), namely: Boosting the demand for labour; Enhancing labour supply: access to employment, skills and competences; Enhancing the functioning of labour markets and the effectiveness of social dialogue and Promoting equal opportunities for all, fostering social inclusion and combatting poverty, together with the broad economic guidelines adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) form part of the Integrated Guidelines underpinning the Europe 2020 strategy. The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the textm with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to, stimulate creation of jobs and foster social cohesion, thus improving Europe’s competitiveness and making ithe Union a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these g Guidelines, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, the ESF+ should support Member States, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines andfor the employment policies, Member States should programme the ESF+ support, taking account of those Guidelines, relevant for them, as well as of relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and, where appropriate, at national level,48(4) TFEU and, at national level, the employment and social aspects of the national reform programmes underpinned by national strategies. The ESF+ should also contribute to relevant aspects of the implementation of key Union initiatives and activities, in particular the “Skills Agenda for Europe” and the European Education Area, the Youth Guarantee and other relevant Council Recommendations and other initiatives such as the Youth Guarantee,Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage, the Upskilling Pathways and, on Integration of the long- term unemployed, a Quality Framework for Traineeships and Apprenticeships and the Action Plan on the integration of third-country nationals.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the ‘UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on “Next steps for a sustainable European future” of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments.deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy and just transition, technological change, demographic decline and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills shortages and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving education and training, employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Regulation (EU) No […] establishes the framework for action by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Cohesion Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the Asylum and Migration Fund (AMIF), Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) as a part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF), and lays down, in particular, the policy objectives and the rules concerning programming, monitoring and evaluation, management and control for Union funds implemented under shared management. It is therefore necessary to specify the general objectives of the ESF+, and to lay down specific provisions concerning the type of activities that may be financed by the ESF+ under shared management.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In order to streamline and simplify the funding landscape and create additional opportunities for synergies through integrated funding approaches, the actions which were supported by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (‘FEAD’), the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation and the Programme for the Union's action in the field of health should be integrated into one ESF+. The ESF+ should therefore include three strands: the ESF+Social Cohesion and Social rights strand under shared management, the Employment and Social Innovation strand, and the Health strand under direct and indirect management. This should contribute to reducing the administrative burden linked to the management of different funds, in particular for Member States, whilst maintaining simpler rules for simpler operations such as the distribution of food and/or basic material assistance.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of inclusive and fair labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduceradicate poverty are not onlywill continue to be implemented mainly under shared management, but alsoand where appropriate, complemented under direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands for actions required at Union level.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the ESF+. Parts of this financial envelope should be used by specifying the allocations for actions to be implemented in shared management under the Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand and the allocations for actions to be implemented in direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, non- discriminatory nature, accessibility, inclusiveness, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skillslanguage skills and digital skills, including data protection and information governance, which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. In case of the long-term unemployed and people coming from a disadvantaged social background, special attention should be paid to empower them and to strengthen their self-confidence and ability to access and demand their rights. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability of all, and contribute to inclusiveness, competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through investments in vocational education, including dual education, work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industrythe social partners, up- to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care, paying special attention to children coming from a disadvantaged social background, such as children in institutional care and children experiencing homelessness, through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level and re- integration into the education system, as well as adult education and learning, thereby preventing the transmission of poverty through generations, fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving and social exclusion, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non- formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, should be supported within this context should be established in this context in order to properly and actively reach out and to prepare disadvantaged learners for mobility experiences abroad and increase their participation in cross-border learning mobility.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, taking into consideration the challenges of different disadvantaged social groups, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, such as the ones induced by the transition to a low carbon economy, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled, persons with disabilities and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe and in coordination and complementarity with the Digital Europe Programme.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Synergies with the Horizon Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by Horizon Europe in order to equip people with the skills and competences needed for the jobs of the futureir personal and professional development and for the jobs of the future. The Commission should ensure synergies between the Health Strand and the Horizon Europe programme in order to boost the results achieved in the area of health protection and diseases prevention.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle povertyat all levels of government including at regional and local level to eradicate poverty, including energy poverty as foreseen in the newly agreed rules on the Governance of the Energy Union, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tacklfighting discrimination and addressing social and health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of pro-active and reactive policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integrationin line with Principle 11 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, marginalised communities such as the Roma, persons with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, third-country nationals and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration including through targeted support to the social and solidarity-based economy. Projects that promote active inclusion, integrated approaches based on the three pillars of access to services, income support and inclusive labour markets should be encouraged. Synergies between ESF+ funded measures and national strategies on income support, in the form of minimum income and/or structural income support measures combining income support with activation measures and with a reinforcement of services or social benefits, should be promoted to amplify the impact on final beneficiaries. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to free or affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community- based care services and services guiding access to adequate social or affordable housing. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of povertypoverty eradication by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people experiencing or at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States should allocate at least 24% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand underSocial Cohesion and Social Rights shared management to addresseradicate the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness, child poverty and food deprivation. Due to the nature of the operations and the type of end recipients, it is necessary that the simplerst possible rules apply to support which addresses material deprivation of the most deprived.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and fair responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the socio-economic integration of third country nationals complementary to the actions financed under the Asylum and Migration Fund, the ERDF, and those funds which can have a positive effect on the inclusion of third-country nationals. Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources to local authorities to meet the needs for third-country nationals’ integration at local level.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment and poverty eradication, linked to the challenges identified by the Social Scoreboard within the European Semester,. Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared managementSocial Cohesion and Social Rights strand to implement relevant country- specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should involve local and regional authorities in the process to ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between all levels of government and between the shared- management and Health strands of ESF+direct and indirect management strands of ESF+, as well as between them and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument. In particular, the Commission and the Member State should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding, including technical assistance thereof.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 148 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least 2530% of their national ESF+ resources of the ESF+ strand under shared manag Social Cohesion and Social Rights Strand to fostering social inclusion and poverty eradication. That percentage should be complementary to fostering social inclusionthe national resources to address extreme poverty.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 157 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) All Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The promotion of children’s rights is an explicit objective of EU policies (Article 3 of the Lisbon Treaty), and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights requires the best interests of the child to be a primary consideration in all EU action. The EU and Member States should make appropriate use of the ESF+ to break the cycle of disadvantage for children living in poverty and social exclusion, as defined in the 2013 European Commission Recommendation Investing in children. The ESF+ should support actions promoting effective interventions that contribute to the realisation of children’s rights.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 161 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b) In light of the persistently high levels of child poverty and social exclusion in the EU (26.4% in 2017), and the European Pillar of Social Rights which states that children have the right to protection from poverty, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the rights to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities, Member States should allocate at least 10% of ESF+ resources under shared management to European Child Guarantee scheme for the eradication of child poverty and social exclusion. Investing early in children yields significant returns for children and society as a whole. Supporting children to develop skills and capabilities enables them to develop their full potential, become active members of society and increase their chances on the labour market as young people.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 164 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training (NEETs), which levels are even higher in case of young people coming from a disadvantaged social background, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficientadequate resources of the ESF+ strand under shared managementSocial Cohesion and Social Rights Strand towards actions to promote youth employment, including particular through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote high-quality employment and education reintegration pathways and effective outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people, and at delivering their service without discrimination of any kind. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 105% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employabilitySocial Cohesion and Social Rights strand, or 15% of their national resources of the Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand when their NEET rate is too high, to support policies in the field of youth employability, continued education, quality jobs, apprenticeships and traineeships.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Member States and the Commission should ensure coordination and complementarity between the actions supported by these funds ESF+ and the other Union Programmes and instruments such as European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund, Horizon Europe, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the Digital Europe Programme.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 184 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation ofinvolve the social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF+ under shared managementpreparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of ESF+ programmes.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 191 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) With a view to rendering policies more responsive to social change and to encourage and support innovative solutions including at local level, support for social innovation is crucial. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF+ and requires good coordination between the Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand and the Employment and Social Innovation strand.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 195 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectorial cooperation and to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields to achieve the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity should be used as a tool in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at fighting youth unemployment, improving social inclusion of marginalised communities, health promotion, and disease prevention.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 198 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) TIn line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discriminati gender aspect should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the planning and implementation of programmes. The Member States and the Commission should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, sex characteristics or gender identity, based on in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with regard inter alia to education, work, employment and accessibility. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and equal opportunities. The ESF+ should also promote the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care, in particular for those who face multiple and intersectional discrimination. The ESF+ should not support any action that contributes to segregation or to social exclusion. Regulation (EU) No [future CPR] provides that rules on eligibility of expenditure are to be established at national level, with certain exceptions for which it is necessary to lay down specific provisions with regard to the ESF+ strand under shared management. Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 204 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) Social experimentation is a small- scale project testing which allows gathering evidence on the feasibility of social innovations. It should be possible for feasible ideas to be pursued on a wider scale or in other contexts with financial support from the ESF+, as well as from other sources.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 210 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis, by ensuring the close cooperation of the centralat Public employment services of Member States with , the Commissione anod ther and with the Commiss social partners work in close cooperation. The European network of employment services, with the involvement of the social partners, should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers under fair conditions and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes with a view to filling high-quality vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 211 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) The ESF + covers cross-border partnerships between regional public employment services and social partners and their activities to promote voluntary and fair mobility, as well as transparency and integration of cross-border labour markets through information, advice and placement. In many border regions they play an important role in the development of a genuine European labour market.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 212 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco- system to increase the supply of and access to finance and support services for social enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular the unemployed, women and people in vulnerable peoplesituations who wish to start up or develop a microenterprise. This objective will also be addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the social investment and skills policy window of the InvestEU Fund.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 218 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Social investment market playeors, including philanthropic actors, can play a key role in achieving several ESF+ objectives, as they offer financing as well as innovative and complementary approaches to combatting social exclusion and poverty, reducing unemployment and contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, philanthropic actors such as foundations and donors should be involved, as appropriate, in ESF+ actions in particular in those aimed at developing theboosting social investment market ecosystems.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 220 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) Transnational cooperation has significant added value and should therefore be supported by all Member States with the exception of duly justified cases taking into account the principle of proportionality. It is also necessary to reinforce the Commission’s role in facilitating exchanges of experience and coordinating implementation of relevant initiatives.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 225 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstream climate action to ensure a socially acceptable and just transition to a sustainable low carbon economy in the Union’s policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the mid-term evaluation.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 232 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)., which consist of three strands: Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand, Employment and Social Innovation strand and Health strand
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 233 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
It lays down the objectives of the ESF+, the budget for the period 2021-2027, the methods of implementation, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding, complementing the general rules applying to the ESF+ under Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions].
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 234 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'accompanying measures' means activities provided in addition to the distribution of food and/or basic material assistance with the aim of addressing social exclusion and eradicating poverty such as referring to and providing social services, providing information on the host country or advice on managing a household budget, and providing psychological support;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) 'basic material assistance' means goods which fulfil the basic needs of a person for a life with dignity, such as clothing, hygiene goods and school material, adequate nutrition, decent housing and healthcare;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 238 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘common longer term result indicators’ means common result indicators which capture effects sixtwelve months after a participant has left the operation;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 239 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) "Cross-border partnerships" in the employment and social innovation strand, means permanent structures of cooperation between public employment services and social partners in border areas of at least two countries;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 246 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, including children, whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 265 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) 'key competences' means the knowledge, skills and competences all individuals need, at any stage of their lives, for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The key competences are: literacy; multilingual; mathematics, science, technology and engineering; digital; personmedia; personal, intercultural, social and learning to learn; citizenship; entrepreneurship; cultural awareness and expression;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 270 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The definitions in Article [2] of [the future CPR] shall also apply for the ESF+Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand under shared management.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 271 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The definitions in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union] shall also apply for the Employment and Social Innovation strand and Health strand under direct and indirect management.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 272 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
General objectives and methods of implementation
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 273 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The ESF+ aims toshall support Member States and the Union to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principlelevels of employment, social progress and social cohesion, social justice and social protection for all, eradication of poverty, a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the Union's aims enshrined in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union and the principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017. The ESF+ shall also contribute to fulfilling the commitment of the Union and its Member States to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 285 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protectjob creation and quality employment, social protection and inclusion for all, investment in children and young people, access to quality education and training, equality between men and women, non-discrimination and a high level of human health protection. All activities and operations supported by the ESF+ shall respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 293 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 294 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
It shall be implemented: a) part of the assistance which corresponds to the specific objectives indicated in Article 4(1) (the ‘ESF+ strand under shared management’), and b) management for the part of the assistance which corresponds to the objectives indicated in Articles 4(1) and 23 (the ‘Employment and Social Innovation strand’) and for the part of the assistance which corresponds to the objectives indicated in Articles 4(1) and (3) and 26 (the ‘Health strand’).deleted under shared management, for the under direct and indirect
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 300 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a Methods of implementation 1. The part of the financial envelope allocated to the ESF+ under the Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand shall be implemented in shared management in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common provisions/future CPR] and Article 63 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union]. 2. The part of the financial envelope allocated to the ESF+ under the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand shall be implemented either directly by the Commission in accordance with Article 62(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union] or within the framework of indirect management in accordance with Article 62(1)(c) of that Regulation.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 301 #
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 384 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 101 17418 861 000 000 in curreonstant prices.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 385 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The part of the financial envelope for the ESF+ strand under shared management under the Investment for Jobs and Growth goal shall be EUR 100 000 000 000 in current prices or EUR 88 646 194 590 in 2018 prices of which EUR 200 000 000 in current prices or or EUR 175 000 000 in 2018 prices shall be allocated for transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions as referred to in Article 23(i) and EUR 400 000 000 in current prices or EUR 376 928 934 in 2018 prices as additional funding to the outermost regions identified in Article 349 TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 388 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 1 174 000 000 in current prices.deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 390 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The indicative distribution of the amount referred in paragraph 3 shall be: (a) EUR 761 000 000 for the implementation of the Employment and Social Innovation strand; (b) EUR 413 000 000 for the implementation of the Health strand.deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 394 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The amounts referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the programmes, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including corporate information technology systems.deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 396 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Budgetary resources under shared management 1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management shall be EUR 117 786 000 000 in constant prices. 2. From the financial envelope referred in paragraph 1 EUR 471 144 000 in constant prices shall be allocated as additional funding to the outermost regions identified in Article 349 TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 398 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Budgetary resources under direct and indirect management 1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management shall be EUR 1 075 000 000 in constant prices. 2. The indicative distribution of the amount referred in paragraph 1 shall be: (a) EUR 697 000 000 for the implementation of the Employment and Social Innovation strand; (b) EUR 378 000 000 for the implementation of the Health strand.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 401 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Synergy and Coordination Member States and the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund, Horizon Europe, Digital Europe Programme, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the Justice, Rights and Values Fund, InvestEU, the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 406 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 417 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States and the Commission shall also support specific targeted actions to promote the principles referred to in paragraph 1 within any of the objectives of the ESF+, including the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 419 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part II – title
II Implementation under the ESF+ strand under shared managementof the Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 420 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part II – chapter 1 – title
Common provisionSpecific Rules on programming
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 421 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article -7 (new)
Article -7 Scope of support and specific objectives 1. Under shared management ESF+ shall pursuit the goal for Investment in jobs, growth and social inclusion set out in Article 4(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No [future CPR] and it shall contribute to the policy objective for "A more social Europe - implementing the European pillar of Social Rights set out in Article 4(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No [future CPR]. 2. In accordance with the general objectives set in Article 3 and in accordance with the policy objective referred to in paragraph 1, it shall support the following specific objectives: (i) improving access to quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long-term unemployed, of inactive people, people in a vulnerable situation, persons with disabilities, including by promoting income support and activation measures, self-employment, entrepreneurship, local employment initiatives and the social and solidarity-based economy; (ii) modernizing labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions and mobility; (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, career progression, equal pay for equal work, a better work/life balance with a special focus on single mothers, including equal access to affordable, inclusive and non-segregated quality early childhood education and care, eldercare, and other care services and support, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, including mental health, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing; (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness inclusiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills, promote e-inclusion and facilitate the transition from education to work for all; (v) promoting equal access to and completion of high-quality, non- segregated and inclusive education and training, with an emphasis on children in vulnerable situations, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all; (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible and learner-centred upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in formal, non-formal and informal settings, taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and promoting professional mobility and full participation in society; (vii) fostering active inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities, non- discrimination and active participation, and improving employability; (viii) promoting socio-economic inclusion of marginalised communities such as the Roma, with an integrated approach across different sectors, thus contributing to fighting discrimination; (viii) a (new) promoting long-term, local socio-economic inclusion of third-country nationals (with a special focus on women and children, including unaccompanied minors) with an integrated approach across different sectors, and increasing the capacity of civil servants to respond to the needs of such third-country nationals (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable accessible and affordable services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting equal access to adequate social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services; (ix) a (new) increasing accessibility for persons with disabilities with a view to improving their inclusion in employment, education and training, thereby enhancing social inclusion, reducing inequalities in terms of educational attainment and health status, and facilitating the transition from institutional to family and community- based care, in particular for those who face multiple discrimination; (ix) b (new) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and efficient public administration; (x) promoting social integration of people experiencing or at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion, including the most deprived, such as homeless individuals and families, persons with disabilities and children; (xi) addressing material deprivation through food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived, with an emphasis on children in vulnerable situation, including accompanying measures. 3. Through the actions implemented to achieve the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 2, the ESF+ may also aim to contribute to the other policy objectives listed in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No [the future CPR], in particular those related to: (i) a smarter Europe through the development of skills for smart specialisation, skills for key enabling technologies, industrial transition, sectorial cooperation on skills and entrepreneurship, the training of researchers, networking activities and partnerships between higher education institutions, vocational and educational training (VET) institutions, research and technological centres and enterprises and clusters, support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises and the social economy; (ii) a greener, low carbon Europe through the improvement of education and training systems necessary for the adaptation of skills and qualifications, the upskilling of all, including the labour force, increasing the public awareness especially among children and young people, the creation of new jobs in sectors related to the environment, climate and energy, and the circular and the bioeconomy.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 422 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rightsdeliver on the principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, with a view to promoting the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 443 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, the post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, the European Regional Development Fund, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those managing authorities responsible for implementation to deliver integrated approaches, coherent and streamlined support actions.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 449 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in, among others, in the Social Scoreboard, their national reform programmes and in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU andto Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4-7 taking into account rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Sufficient flexibility at managing authority level to identify priorities and areas for ESF+ investments in line with the specific local or regional challenges, shall be ensured.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 458 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall allocate at least 2530% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area set out in points (vii) to (xi- x) of Article 4(1- 7(2), including the promotion of the socio- economic integratclusion of third country nationals.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 466 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the minimum allocation of at least 30% of the ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives vii) – x) of Article -7(2), Member States shall allocate at least 24% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objective of addressing social inclusion of the most deprived and/or material deprivation as set out in points (x) and (xi) of Article 4(1-7(2).
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 475 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In duly justified cases, the resources allocated to the specific objective set out in point (x) of Article 4(1) and targeting the most deprived may be taken into account for verifying compliance with the minimum allocation of at least 2% set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 477 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 105% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 to targeted actionsto targeted, non-discriminatory, inclusive actions with an effective outreach and structural reforms to support youth employment and school-to-work transition, pathways to reintegrate into education or training and second chance education, in particular in the context of implementing Youth Guarantee schemes. Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, or whenever their NEET rate is above 15%, shall allocate at least 15% of their ESF+ resources under shared management in the programming period to the above mentioned actions and structural reform measures.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 484 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, or whenever their NEET rate is above 15 %, shall allocate at least 105% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2026 to 2027 to these actions or structural reform measures.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 490 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Member States shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to implement the European Child Guarantee in order to ensure children’s equal access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 496 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared managementmeaningful, genuine and inclusive participation of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations, equality bodies, national human rights institutions and other relevant or representative organisations in the programming, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of actions supported by the ESF+, in accordance with Article 6 of [future CPR] and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. This shall include a dedicated approach to social partners’ capacity building in line with the 2016 quadri-partite statement on a new start for social dialogue.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 509 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisationt least 2% of ESF+ resources for the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations at the European and national level in the form of training, networking measures, and strengthening of the social dialogue, and to activities jointly undertaken by the social partners.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 522 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Support in accordance with Article 7(5) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme and it shall support the specific objective set out in point (i) of Article 4(1-7(2).
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 524 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Support to the European Child Guarantee Support in accordance with Article 7(5) subparagraph 3a (New) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme reflecting the 2013 European Commission Recommendation on Investing in Children; it shall support tackling child poverty and social exclusion within the specific objective set out in point (x) of Article -7(2).
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 530 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Support to relevantthe social dimension of the country-specific recommendations
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 537 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities or programme. Sufficient flexibility shall be ensured at managing authority level to identify priorities and areas for ESF+ investments in line with the specific local or regional challenges.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 540 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Innovative actions 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom- up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the private sector, and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community-led local development strategies. 2. Member States may support the upscaling of innovative approaches tested on a small-scale (social experimentations) developed under the Employment and Social Innovation strand and other Union programmes. 3. Innovative actions and approaches may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in points (i) to (x) of Article -7(2). 4. Each Member State shall dedicate at least one priority to the implementation of paragraphs 1 or 2 or to both. The maximum co-financing rate for these priorities may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management to such priorities.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 542 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Chapter II – title
General support of the ESF+ strand under shared managementSpecific rules for eligibility, indicators and reporting
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 544 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
This Chapter applies to ESF+the support under points (i) to (x) of Article 4(1) when implemented under shared management (the ‘general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management’for implementation of specific objectives under points (i) to (x) of Article -7(2).
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 546 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
1. actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom- up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the private sector, and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community-led local development strategies. 2.Article 13 deleted Innovative actions Member States mayshall support the upscaling of innovative approaches tested on a small-scale (social experimentations) developed under the Employment and Social Innovation strand and other Union programmes. 3. may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in points (i) to (x) of Article 4(1). 4. at least one priority to the implementation of paragraphs 1 or 2 or to both. The maximum co-financing rate for these priorities may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management to such priorities.Innovative actions and approaches Each Member State shall dedicate
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 563 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In addition to the costs referred to in Article [58] of [the future CPR], the following costs are not eligible under the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared managementpoints (i) to (x) of Article -7(2):
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 568 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the purchase of furniture, equipment and vehicles except where the purchase is not necessary for achieving the objective of the operation, or these items are fully depreciated, or the purchase of these items is the most economic option.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 569 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Contributions in kind in the form of allowances or salaries disbursed by a third party for the benefit of the participants in an operation may be eligible for a contribution from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared managementunder points (i) to (x) of Article -7(2) provided that the contributions in kind are incurred in accordance with national rules, including accountancy rules, and do not exceed the cost borne by the third party.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 570 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The specific additional allocation received by the outermost regions and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession shall be used to support the achievement of the specific objectives set out in paragraph 12 of Article 4-7.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 577 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Direct staff costs shall be eligible for a contribution from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared managementunder points (i) to (x) of Article -7 (2) provided that their level is not higher than 100% of the usual remuneration for the profession concerned in the Member State as demonstrated by Eurostat data.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 578 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Programmes benefitting from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared managementcovering specific objectives under points (i) to (x) of Article -7 (2) shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex 1 to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. The programmes may also use programme- specific indicators.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 581 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall, when data are available in registers or equivalent sources, enable the Managing Authorities and other bodies entrusted with data collection necessary for the monitoring and the evaluation of the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared managementprogress made towards achieving the specific objectives under points(i) to (x) of Article -7 (2) to obtain those data from data registers or equivalent sources, in accordance with points (c) and (e) of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 587 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
This Chapter applies to ESF+ support under point (xi) of Article 4(1-7(2).
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 597 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance mayshall be complemented with re-orientation towards competent services and other accompanying measures aiming at the social inclusion of the most deprived persons.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 601 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A priority concerning support under point (xi) of Article 4(1-7(2) shall set out:
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 613 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. By 30 June 2025 and 30 June 2028, Managing Authorities shall report to the Commission the results of a structured anonymous survey of the end recipients carried out during the previous year and focusing on their living conditions and the nature of their material deprivation. This survey shall be based on the model which shall be established by the Commission by means of an implementing act.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 615 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article -23 (new)
Article -23 Specific objectives In accordance with the general objectives set in Article 3 the Employment and Social Innovation Strand will support the following specific objectives: (a) Specific objective 1: Support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Union's instruments, policies (promoting a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty and improving working conditions) and relevant law and promote evidence-based policy-making, social innovation and social progress, in partnership with the social partners, civil society organisations and public and private bodies (b) Specific objective 2: Promote workers’ voluntary geographical mobility on a fair basis and boost employment opportunities by developing high-quality and inclusive Union labour markets that are open and accessible to all, while respecting workers' rights throughout the Union, including freedom of movement. (c) Specific objective 3: Promote employment and social inclusion by increasing the availability and accessibility of microfinance for vulnerable people who wish to start up a micro-enterprise as well as for existing micro-enterprises, and by increasing access to finance for social enterprises.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 616 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to develop high-quality comparative analytical knowledge in order to ensure that policies to achieve the specificgeneral objectives referred to in Article 43 are based on sound evidence and are relevant to needs, challenges and conditions in the individual Member State and the associated countries;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 617 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning, peer reviews and dialogue on policies in the fields referred to in Article 43 in order to assist the Member States and associated countries in taking appropriate policy measures;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 620 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to support social experimentations in the fields referred to in Article 43 and build up the stakeholders' capacity to implement, transfer or upscale the tested social policy innovations;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 624 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to provide specific support services to employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre- recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance to fill vacancies in certain sectors, professions, countries, border regions or for particular groups (e.g. people in vulnerable peoplesituations);
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 629 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to support the provision of EURES services for the recruitment and placing of workers in quality and sustainable employment through the clearance of job vacancies and applications, including through cross-border partnerships;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 634 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to support the development of the market eco-system related to the provision of microfinance for micro-enterprises and social cooperatives in in start-up and development phases, in particular those that employ people in vulnerable peoplesituations and those that are run by entrepreneurs coming from a disadvantaged social background;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 640 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to support networking at Union level and dialogue with and among relevant stakeholders in the fields referred to in Article 43 and contribute to build up the institutional capacity of these stakeholders, including the public employment services (PES), social security institutions, microfinance institutions and institutions providing finance to social enterprises and social economy;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 644 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to provide guidance for the development of social infrastructure (including housing, child careearly childhood education and care, eldercare, accessibility requirements and transition from institutional to family and community-based care services, and education and training, health care and long -term care) needed for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and in particular its principle 11 on social inclusion of children;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 650 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to support the implementation of relevant international social and labour standards in the context of harnessing globalisation and the external dimension of Union policies in the fields referred to in Article 43.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 651 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23a Thematic concentration and funding The part of the ESF+ financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation Strand referred in Article 5b(2)(a) shall be allocated over the whole period to the specific objectives set out in Article -23 according to the following indicative percentages: (a) 55% to the Specific Objective 1; (b) 18% to the Specific Objective 2; (c) 18% to the Specific Objective 3;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 652 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Only actions pursuing the objectives referred to in Article 3, -23 and 423 shall be eligible for funding.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 663 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iv
(iv) of social partners and stakeholders in view of transnational and cross-border cooperation;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 667 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) Technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the work programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including information technology systems.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 673 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25a Governance 1. The Commission shall consult stakeholders within the Union, in particular social partners and civil society organisations, on the employment and social innovation work programmes, their priorities and strategic orientation and their implementation. 2. The Commission shall establish the necessary links with the Employment Committee, the Social Protection Committee, the Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work, the Group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations and the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement of Workers in order to ensure that they are regularly and appropriately informed of progress in implementing these programmes. The Commission shall also inform other committees dealing with policies, instruments and actions of relevance to the Employment and Social innovation Strand.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 674 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Only actions implementing the objectives referred to in Articles 3 and 4 shall be eligible for funding.deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 676 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
(iii) Support Member States with knowledge transfer useful for the national reform processes for more effective, accessible, non-discriminatory, inclusive and resilient health systems and better health promotion and disease prevention addressing, in particular, the challenges identified in the European Semester
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 677 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) Technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the work programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including information technology systems.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 678 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Forms of EU funding and methods of implementation
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 679 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands may provide funding in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, in particular grants, prizes, procurement and voluntary paymentcontributions to International Organisations of which the Union is a member or in whose work it participates.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 680 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall be implemented directly as provided for by the Financial Regulation or indirectly with bodies referred to in Article [61(1)(c)] of the Financial Regulation.deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 681 #
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 682 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Employment and Social Innovation strand and Health strand shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article [1108] of Financial Regulation. Work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. 2. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts laying down work programmes referred to in paragraph 1. Those delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 38. 3. The work programmes shall, where relevant, be for a three-year rolling period and shall contain a description of the actions to be financed, the procedures for selecting actions to be supported by the Union, the geographic coverage, the target audience and an indicative implementation time frame. The work programmes shall also include an indication of the amount allocated to each operational objective. 4. In order to ensure greater transparency and accountability, the competent committee of the European Parliament may invite the Commission to appear before the committee to discuss a draft work programme referred to in paragraph 1before the adoption of a delegated act by the Commission laying down work programme.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 687 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
The Commission shall foster synergies and ensure effective coordination between the Health strand of ESF+ and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrumentdeleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 688 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Indicators to monitor implementation and progress of the strands towards the achievement of the specificgeneral objectives set out in Article 4 and the operational objectives set out in Articles 23 and 26 shall be set.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 689 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to supplement or amend the indicators in Annex IIa and Annex III where considered necessary to ensure effective assessment of progress in the implementation of the strands.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 690 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. With a view to regular monitoring of the strands and to making any adjustments needed to their policy and funding priorities, the Commission shall draw up an initial qualitative and quantitative monitoring report covering the first year, followed by three reports covering consecutive two-year periods and shall send those reports to the European Parliament and the Council. The reports shall also be transmitted, for information purposes, to the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The reports shall cover the strands' results and the extent to which the principles of equality between women and men and gender mainstreaming have been applied, as well as how anti- discrimination considerations, including accessibility issues, have been addressed through their activities. The reports shall be made available to the public in order to enhance the transparency of the strands.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 691 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. The inA mid-terim evaluation of the strands may be performed once there is sufficient information available about their implementation, but not lateshall be carried out by 31 December 2024 to measure, on a qualitative and quantitative basis, progress made in meeting the strands' objectives, to address the social environment within the Union and any major tchan four years after the start of the implementation of the strandsges introduced by Union legislation, to determine whether the resources of the strands have been used efficiently and to assess its Union added value. The results of that mid-term evaluation shall be presented to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 692 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands, and their actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Articles 4, 23 and 26.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 694 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 15(6), Article 21(5), Article 32(2) and Article 33(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 695 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 15(6), Article 21(5), Article 32(2) and Article 33(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 696 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 15(6), Article 21(5) Article 32(2) and Article 33(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 699 #
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 700 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up underan extended Committee based on Article 163 TFEU (the ‘ESF+ Committee’). The composition of the Committee shall be approved by the Commission in order to safeguard transparency and balanced representation.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 703 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall appoint one government representative, one representative of the workers' organisations, one representative of the employers' organisations, one representative of the relevant civil society organisations, one representative of the equality bodies or other independent human right institutions and one alternate for each member for a maximum period of seven years. In the absence of a member, the alternate shall be automatically entitled to take part in the proceedings.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 706 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF+ Committee shall include one representative from each of the organisations representing workers' organisations and employers' organisations, the relevant civil society organisations, and the equality bodies at Union level.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 712 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other excluded groups in the ESF+ Committee shall be safeguarded.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 718 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 6
6. The ESF+ Committee may set up working groups for each of the strands of the ESF+.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 719 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – title
Transitional provisions for the ESF+ under shared managementSocial Cohesion and Social Rights Strand
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 720 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. If necessary, appropriations may be entered in the budget beyond 2027 to cover the expenses provided for in Article 5(624(2)(da) and in Article 27(2)(da) [technical and administrative assistance], to enable the management of actions not completed by 31 December 2027.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 722 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. Reflows from financial instruments established by Employment and Social Innovation programme (EaSI 2014-2020) shall be invested in the financial instruments of the “employment and social window” of the InvestEU Fund established under Regulation XXXnovation strand of the ESF+.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 723 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1
Common indicators for the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared managementSocial Cohesion and Social Rights Strand except the support for addressing material deprivation
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 735 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
If data for these indicators is not collected from data registers, values on these indicators can be determined based on informed estimates by the beneficiary. Data is always provided by participants on a voluntary basis.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 744 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 a (new)
– participants from geographical areas with high levels of poverty and social exclusion
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 748 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 b (new)
– participants transitioning from institutional to family and community based care
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 750 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 c (new)
– participants below 18 years of age
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 756 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – indent 1
– participants in employment, including self-employment, sixtwelve months after leaving*,
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 758 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – indent 2
– participants with an improved labour market situation sixtwelve months after leaving*,
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 767 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
ANNEX IIa Indicators for the Employment and Social Innovation Strand 1. Level of declared gain of better understanding of EU policies and legislation (1) Number of analytical activities (2) Number of mutual learning, awareness and dissemination activities (3) Support for main actors 2. Level of active collaboration and partnership between government institutions of the EU, Member States and associated countries (1) Number of analytical activities (2) Number of mutual learning, awareness and dissemination activities (3) Support for main actors 3. Declared use of social policy innovation in the implementation of social CSRs and the results of social policy experimentation for policy making (1) Number of analytical activities (2) Number of mutual learning, awareness and dissemination activities (3) Support for main actors 4. Number of visits of the EURES platform 5. Number of youth job placements achieved or supported under the Preparatory Action Your First EURES Job (YfEJ) as well as under Targeted Mobility Schemes 6. Number of individual personal contacts of EURES advisers with jobseekers, job changers and employers 7. Number of businesses created or consolidated that have benefitted from EU support 8. Proportion of beneficiaries that have created or further developed a business with EU microfinance that are unemployed or belonging to disadvantaged groups
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 87 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing 'Erasmus + ': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 (Text with EEA relevance)
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In its Communication on 'A modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends - the multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027'26 adopted on 2 May 2018, the Commission called for a stronger “youth” focus in the next financial framework, notably by more than doubling the size of the 2014-2020 Erasmus+ Programme, one of the Union’s most visible success stories. In its resolution of 14 March 2018 on the next multiannual financial framework, the European Parliament called for the Programme’s budget to be tripled on order to maintain its success, achieve its goals including increased inclusiveness, as well as reduce its shortcomings and barriers to participation. The focus of the new Programme should be on inclusiveness, and to reach more young people with fewer opportunities. This should allow more young people to move to another country to learn or work.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 120 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The Programme should promote the mobility of teachers or other education staff, including early education and preschool staff, contributing to their initial and continuous professional development, and should ensure that teachers receive support from their schools while participating in mobility periods, including proper pre-mobility training, as well as enhancement of the knowledge and competences to use when teaching and training exchange students. The teachers’ mobility period should not be considered as a leave but be part of their official working time.
2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2018/0191(COD)

(20b) The Programme should reinforce inclusive and quality vocational education and training (VET), as it plays a vital economic and social role in Europe, leading to equal opportunities and social inclusion for all citizens, including those from socially disadvantaged groups, such as Roma, unemployed young people, people with physical or mental disabilities, inhabitants of remote areas, migrants and refugees. Gender balance should also be ensured when applying and granting mobility to individuals. The Programme will tackle VET sector specific issues such as specific structural support like the provision of language skills and sector - specific language training, or appropriate evaluation measures for participants, as well as funding to compensate the limited national funds available for exchanges of students, teachers and staff in VET, or the facilitation of partner finding for high quality mobility.
2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The Programme is a key component of building a European Education Area and of the development of the key EU competences for lifelong learning. It should be equipped to contribute to the successor of the strategic framework for cooperation in education and training and the Skills Agenda for Europe28 with a shared commitment to the strategic importance of skills and competences for sustaining jobs, growth and competitiveness. It should support Member States in reaching the goals of the Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education29. _________________ 28 29COM(2016) 381 final. COM(2016) 381 final. 29 [Reference]. [Reference].
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 146 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Synergies with Horizon Europe should ensure that combined resources from the Programme and the Horizon Europe Programme33 are used to support activities dedicated to strengthening and modernising European higher education institutions. Horizon Europe will, where appropriate, complement the Programme's support for the European Universities initiative, in particular its research dimension as part of developing new joint and integrated long term and sustainable strategies on education, research and innovation. Synergies with Horizon Europe will help to foster the integration of education and research in higher education institutions. The programming of synergies should be coherent and synchronised in all relevant programmes. The simplified procedures for application should be applied for beneficiaries at the implementation level.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 153 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The Programme should be more inclusive by improving its outreach to those with fewer opportunities, including throughoffering more flexible learning mobility formats, and by fostering the participation of small organisations, in particular newcomers and community-based grassroots organisations that work directly with disadvantaged learners of all ages. Virtual formats, such as virtual cooperation, blended and virtual mobility, should be promoted to reach more participants, in particular those with fewer opportunities and those for whom moving physically to a country other than their country of residence would be an obstacle. , and strengthening cooperation and dialogue with social partners, national and local authorities and civil society. To that end, an EU-wide strategy on fostering inclusiveness should be developed, including a specific methodology and specific measures to reach people with fewer opportunities and assist their participation in the Programme. Such a strategy should be further adjusted to national and local contexts and implemented by national agencies together with relevant stakeholders.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 166 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) The European Commission should streamline definitions and improve guidance on decentralised actions in order to ensure that the programme rules are applied in a harmonised way by National Agencies, respecting common quality standards and procedural practices. The Commission should encourage better coordination between the agencies in order to improve the implementation of the programme.
2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 167 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Virtual formats, such as virtual cooperation, blended and virtual mobility, can be promoted to reach more participants, in particular those whose participation in transnational activities is limited or strongly impeded. Such virtual formats should be viewed as an enhancement to, rather than a replacement for, physical mobility.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 168 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) Member States should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme. This includes exempting study grants from taxation and social levies, ensuring portability of rights among EU social systems, as well as resolving, where possible, and without prejudice to Union law on the entry and residence of third- country nationals issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits. In line with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 , Member States are encouraged to establish fast-track admission procedures. _________________ 39 Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 21).
2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Non-discriminatory and barrier- free access to the Programme should be ensured for people with disabilities. To that end, adequate funding and enhanced structural support is necessary to increase the Programme outreach.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 172 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 c (new)
(16c) With a view to enhancing outreach, inclusion and the quality of learning mobility, experienced non-profit mobility providers should benefit from a simplified application procedure, such as accreditation by complying with quality charters, in order to support the participation in the Programme of institutions and organisations with limited resources and capacities.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) In order to simplify requirements for beneficiaries, simplified grants in the form of lump-sums, unit-costs and flat-rate funding should be used to the maximum possible extent. The simplified grants to support the mobility actions of the Programme, as defined by the Commission, should take into account the living and subsistence costs of the host country. The Commission and national agencies of the sending countries should have the possibility to adjust these simplified grants on the basis of objective criteria, in particular to ensure access to people with fewer opportunities. In accordance with national law, Member States should also be encouraged to exempt those grants from any taxes and social levies. The same exemption should apply to public or private entities awarding such financial support to the individuals concerned.
2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 174 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 e (new)
(16e) Online tools and platforms connected with the Programme should be optimised and synchronised in order to create a single information point for all stakeholders and Programme beneficiaries.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 175 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 f (new)
(16f) The Programme should ensure the meaningful participation of the representatives of programme beneficiaries, including civil society, in the governance, implementation and evaluation of the Programme actions. Good governance and partnership with key stakeholders contributes to the effective and efficient implementation of the Programme's actions and activities.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 g (new)
(16g) The Programme should provide structural support to key Union-level networks and European non- governmental organisations whose activities relate to and contribute to the Programme objectives.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 178 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'learning mobility' means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or non-formal or informal learning; it may take the form of traineeships, apprenticeships, youth exchanges, teaching or participation in a professional development activity; It may be accompanied by measures such as language support and training and/or be complemented by online learning and virtual cooperation. In some specific cases, additional to physical mobility, it may take the form of learning through the use of information technology and communications tools;
2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 189 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Programme should ensure quality mobility experiences based on the principles laid down in the European Quality Charter for Mobility (2006/961/EC), where the quality of the practical provisions such as information, preparation, support and recognition of experience and qualifications, as well as clear learning plans and learning outcomes drawn up in advance, have a definitive impact on the advantages of the mobility experiences. In addition, authorities and organisations involved in this process can improve its value by adequate planning and suitable evaluation.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 199 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The Programme should strengthen inclusivity and quality in VET in order to ensure its vital role in providing equal opportunities and social inclusion for all citizens. To this end, the Programme should address VET sector-specific issues in relation to Programme participation, such as high-quality mobility partnerships, sector-specific language training and competence recognition and/or certification.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 201 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 b (new)
(20b) VET institutions should be further encouraged to apply for the VET Charter in order to benchmark their quality and attractiveness. Partnerships and networks between employers and VET providers should be strengthened.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 202 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 c (new)
(20c) The Programme should support and encourage the mobility of teachers and educational staff at all levels as an important factor in fostering their ongoing learning, enhanced working practice and overall professional development. To this end, teachers and educational staff should benefit from the same financial support regardless of sending countries, flexible work arrangements as well as the possibility to incorporate periods abroad into their work programmes and regular workloads.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 215 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should offer young people more opportunities to discover Europe through learning experiences abroad. Eighteen year oldsYoung people, in particular those with fewer opportunities, should be given the chance to have a first-time, short- term individual or group travel experience travelling throughoutin Europe in the frame of an informal educational activity aimed at fostering their sense of belonging to the European Union and discovering its cultural diversity. Actions proposed within this framework should have a strong learning component enabling the validation of the competences and skills acquired during the mobility periods, and an inclusive character tailored to the needs of all participants. It should also integrate the European Capitals of Culture, the European Youth Capitals, the European Volunteering Capitals and European Green Capitals as a key component of the learning and traveling experience. The Pprogramme should identify bodies in charge of reaching out and selecting the participants and support activities to foster the learning dimension of the experience.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 225 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The Programme should also enhance the learning of languages, in particular throughcluding on-site language courses and widened use of online tools, as e-learning offers additional advantages for language learning in terms of access and flexibility. The Erasmus Online Linguistic Support should be tailored to the specific needs of participants of the Programme and open to everybody.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 232 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The Programme should support measures that enhance the cooperation between institutions and organisations active in education, training, youth and sport, recognising their fundamental role in equipping individuals with the knowledge, skills and competences needed in a changing world as well as to adequately fulfil the potential for innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, in particular within the digital economy. To this end, effective cooperation between all relevant stakeholders at all levels of the Programme’s implementation should be ensured.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 236 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In its Conclusions of the 14 of December 2017, the European Council called on Member States, the Council and the Commission to take forward a number of initiatives to elevate European cooperation in education and training to a new level, including by encouraging the emergence by 2024 of 'European Universities', consisting in bottom-up networks of universities across the Union. The Programme should support these European Universities ensuring their high quality, as well as inclusive and geographically balanced character.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 247 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The Programme should contribute to facilitating transparency and automatic recognition of skills and, competences, qualifications, and diplomas as well as the transfer of credits or units of learning outcomes, to foster quality assurance and to support validation of non-formal and informal learning, skills management and guidance. In this regard, the Programme should also provide support to contact points and networks at national and Union level that facilitate cross-European exchanges as well as the development of flexible learning pathways between different fields of education, training and youth and across formal and non-formal settings.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 250 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The Programme should put special emphasis on the validation and recognition of education and training periods abroad, including for secondary school education. In this regard, the budget allocation and concrete grants should be linked to quality assessment procedures, to a description of the learning outcomes, and to the full application of the Council Recommendation on European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships, the Council Recommendation on Validation of Informal and Non-Formal Learning and European tools which contribute to the recognition of learning abroad and ensure quality learning, such as the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR), the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) and the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET).
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 251 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The Programme should put special emphasis on the validation and recognition of education and training periods abroad, including for secondary school education. In this regard, the budget allocation and concrete grants should be linked to quality assessment procedures, to a description of the learning outcomes, and to the full application of the Council Recommendation on European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 274 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. This should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as referred to in Article [125(1)] of the Financial Regulation. Targeted financial support for people with fewer opportunities is of paramount importance to the Programme’s inclusiveness. Therefore, pre-financing options should be put in place.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 275 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) The levels of financial support, such as grants, travel or administration lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, should be annually reviewed and adjusted to the living and subsistence costs of the host country or region, according to updated Eurostat figures, as well as real travelling requirements including within the sending country, in order to ensure they are consistent with reality and to avoid discrimination, abandon or failure.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 276 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) The Programme should foster more synergies with the European Social Fund+ in terms of investments in skills and competences in particular for those with fewer opportunities;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 285 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) In compliance with the Financial Regulation, the Commission should establish and adopt work programmes and informin close cooperation with the European Parliament and the Council thereof, having consulted National Agencies and relevant stakeholders. The work programme should set out the measures needed for their implementation in line with the general and specific objectives of the Programme, the selection and award criteria for grants, as well as all other elements required. The yearly Programme priorities should maintain continuity. Nevertheless, a certain degree of flexibility is necessary to respond to emerging challenges. Work programmes and any amendments to them should be adopted by implementing acts in accordance with the examination proceduremeans of delegated acts.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 291 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to remove any legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme, including, where possible, measures aimed at avoiding grants taxation, ensuring portability of rights among EU social systems, and resolving issues that give rise to difficulties in obtaining visas.
2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 291 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) Appropriate outreach, publicity and dissemination of the opportunities and results of the actions supported by the Programme should be ensured at European, national and local level. The outreach, publicity and dissemination activities should rely on all the implementing bodies of the Programme, including, when relevantapplicable, with the support of other keyrelevant stakeholders.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 294 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) In order to ensure efficient, and effective implementation of this Regulation, the Programme should make maximum use of delivery mechanisms already in place. The implementation of the Programme should therefore be entrusted to the Commission, and to national agencies, which should ensure consistent and coherent application of the Programme rules across the EU countries and proper outreach to and cooperation with all target groups across the wide spectrum of stakeholders. Where feasible, and in order to maximise efficiency, the national agenciesy should be the same as the one designated for the management of the predecessor programme. The scope of the ex- ante compliance assessment should be limited to the requirements that are new and specific to the Programme, unless justified, such as in case of serious shortcomings or under-performance on the part of the national agency concerned.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 300 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) Member States should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme. This includes exempting study grants from taxation and social levies, as well as resolving, where possible, and without prejudice to Union law on the entry and residence of third-country nationals issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits. In line with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council39, Member States are encouraged to establish fast- track admission procedures. _________________ 39 Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 21).
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 309 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
(51) It is necessary to ensure the complementarity of the actions carried out within the Programme with activities undertaken by the Member States and with other Union activities, with emphasis on sharing knowledge and fostering national and local developments. These activities include in particular those in the fields of education, culture and the media, youth and solidarity, employment and social inclusion, research and innovation, industry and enterprise, agriculture and rural development with a focus on young farmers, cohesion, regional policy and international cooperation and development.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 345 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘adult education’ means any form of non-vocational education for adults after initial education, whether of a formal, non- formal or informal nature; The main objectives of adult education are the promotion of social inclusion, active citizenship, personal development and well-being, along with the transfer of knowledge, competences and skills;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 386 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
(27a) ‘cross-sector cooperation’ means cooperation between different sectors of the Programme (higher education, vocational education and training, school education, early school education, adult education, youth and sport), as well as between formal, non-formal and informal learning environments and different legal entities (institutions and organisations) within those sectors.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 393 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, quality jobs and social cohesion and to strengthening European identity. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European education area, supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training, with its underlying sectoral agendas, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the, reinforcing lifelong learning and promoting an innovation-driven approach to education and training as well as a European dimension in sport.;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 405 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) promote learning mobility of individuals, as well as cooperation, inclusion, equity, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 413 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) promote lifelong learning by enhancing cooperation between formal, non -formal and informal learning environments and supporting flexible learning pathways.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 418 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. All actions of the Programme should contain a strong learning component that contributes to the fulfilment of the programme’s objectives.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 419 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. To support and facilitate mobility, the e-card should be available to all students participating in the Programme by 2021 and its potential for all learners should be further explored with the cooperation of relevant stakeholders to maximise its benefits;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 449 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) partnerships for building and strengthening the capacity of participating organisations;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 454 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) partnerships for innovation in education through large-scale actions such as adult education alliances.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 512 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 a (new)
CHAPTER V SOCIAL INCLUSION 1. The increased participation of people with fewer opportunities shall be a priority in order to ensure wide outreach, to foster inclusiveness and to contribute to achieving the Programme’s goals. In this context, a Union-wide strategy on enhancing the Programme’s inclusiveness shall be developed, setting common goals, indicating possible measures and guidelines to achieve them, outlining structural and financial support available, as well as monitoring and evaluation tools. The national agencies may further adjust this strategy to national and local contexts and shall implement it. The European Commission shall monitor the implementation of such a strategy. 2. The strategy referred to in paragraph 1 shall give particular attention to the following elements: (a) enhanced cooperation and dialogue with social partners, national and local authorities and civil society; (b) the optimisation of the potential of participating organisations by facilitating their participation in the Programme; (c) adapting the level of financial support for the mobility of individuals to meet the needs of people with fewer opportunities, in line with the living and subsistence costs of the host country or region; (d) collection of qualitative and quantitative data on the Programme’s inclusiveness; (e) cooperation with other Union instruments including the European Social Fund+ and support for other Union policies; (f) dissemination and awareness- raising of the Programme in the most user-friendly way to targeted groups; (g) support to contact points for beneficiaries and organisations working with them; (h) portability of social grants, and provision of pre-financing options and structural aid for the disabled; (i) preparation initiatives for the mobility experience. 3. Grants for mobility actions for people with fewer opportunities shall cover their total cost of participation in the Programme.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 516 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 30 000in 41 097 000 000 constant prices (EUR 46 758 000 000 in current prices).
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 581 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The funds for the learning mobility of individuals referred to in Article 4 shall be adjusted to the cost of living in the host Member States or regions.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 583 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. The allocations provided for in this Article may be modified, by means of delegated act, according to the performance assessment made in the interim evaluation report prepared by the European Commission in order to promote efficient and effective use of resources.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 585 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The levels of financial support, such as grants, travel or administration lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, shall be regularly reviewed and adjusted to the living and subsistence costs of the host country or region, as well as travelling conditions.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 604 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. When implementing the Programme, inter alia in the selection of participants and the award of grants, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure that efforts are made to promote social inclusion and improve outreach to people with fewer opportunities. Additional support shall be provided to allow barrier-free access to all activities for people with fewer opportunities to prepare them culturally, socially, and linguistically for their mobility experiences.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 609 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. To improve access to people with fewer opportunities and ensure the smooth implementation of the Programme, the Commission may adjust or may authorise the national agencies referred to in Article 23 to adjust, on the basis of objective criteria, the grants to support mobility actions of the Programme, for example by providing pre-financing.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 615 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article [108] of the Financial Regulation. In addition, the work programme shall give an indication of the amount allocated to each action and of the distribution of funds between the Member States and third countries associated to the Programme for the actions to be managed through the national agency. The work programme shall be adopted by the Commission by means of an implementing act. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31 delegated act.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 618 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four years after the startno later than 31 December 2024 in order to assess the effectiveness of the measures taken to achieve the Programme’s objectives and to evaluate the efficiency of the Programme, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. In this regard, particular focus should be given to the performance assessment of EU-funded actions and the realisation of the pProgramme implementation. It’s inclusiveness strategy. The interim evaluation shall also be accompanied by a final evaluation of the predecessor programme.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 625 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. National agencies referred to in Article 24, together with the European Commission, shall develop an EU- wide consistent strategy with regard to the effective outreach as well as dissemination and exploitation of results of activities supported under the actions they manage within the Programme, shall assist the Commission in its general task of disseminating information concerning the Programme, including information in respect ofincluding information regarding actions and activities managed at the national and Union level, and its results, and. National agencies shall inform relevant target groups about the actions and activities undertaken in their country, with a view to enhancing outreach across and cooperation with the wide spectrum of stakeholders, and to support a cross- sectoral approach in the Programme’s implementation.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 634 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. All Programme documents for beneficiaries shall be available in all the official languages of the European Union in order to ensure equal opportunities.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 635 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Programme shall also be disseminated and advocated by career guidance services in education and training institutions, employment services.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 636 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to remove any legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme, including, where possible, measures aimed at avoiding the taxation of grants, ensuring portability of rights among EU social systems and resolving issues that give rise to difficulties in obtaining visas.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 642 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The national agencies shall ensure the uniform and coherent application of the Programme’s guidelines in order to ensure high quality in terms of information, administrative procedures and project evaluation for all beneficiaries. The Commission is in charge of monitoring this provision.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 646 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The national agency shall ensure quality mobility experiences based on the principles laid down in the European Quality Charter for Mobility (2006/961/EC).
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 647 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. The national agency shall regularly consult the beneficiaries of the Programme (individuals and organisations) with a view to improving the Programme’s implementation.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 652 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. Regular meetings shall be organised with the network of national agencies in order to ensure coherent implementation of the Programme across all Member States and all third countries referred to in Article 17. The representatives of beneficiaries, including civil society and external experts, shall be invited to participate in these meetings as observers.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 655 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission shall provide support to programme applicants to find international partners, by developing user-friendly platforms that combine public information about the various beneficiaries and their projects.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 662 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
4. Actions eligible under the Programme which have been assessed in a call for proposals under the Programme and which comply with the minimum quality requirements of that call for proposals, but which are not financed due to budgetary constraints, may beshould be provided with a Seal of Excellence to acknowledge their high quality. This might facilitate their application for funding from other sources and/or enable their selectedion for funding by the European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds, without a new application process. In this case the co- financing rates and the eligibility rules based on this Regulation shall apply. These actions shall be implemented by the managing authority referred to in Article [65] of Regulation (EU)XX [CPR] in accordance with the rules set out in that Regulation and fund specific regulations, including rules on financial corrections.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The provisions of this Directive should not affect the operational independence and autonomy of the Financial Intelligence Units as established in Article 32 (3)of Directive (EU) 2015/849.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 86 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) To strengthen the cooperation between Financial Intelligence Units, the European Commission should carry out an impact assessment in the near future to evaluate the appropriateness of establishing a European Union Financial Intelligence Unit.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 87 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) To achieve the appropriate balance between efficiency and a high level of data protection, Member States should be required to ensure that the processing of sensitive financial information that could reveal a person's race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health, sexual life or sexual orientation should be allowed only to the extent that it is strictly necessary and relevant to a specific investigation and in compliance with the relevant data protection regime.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 98 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) Furthermore, in order to respect the right to the protection of personal data and the right to privacy and limit the impact of the access to the information contained in centralised bank account registries and data retrieval systems, it is essential to provide for conditions limiting the access. In particular, Member States should ensure that appropriate data protection policies and measures apply to the access to personal data from competent authorities for the purposes of this Directive. Only authorised personsstaff should have access to information containing personal data which can be obtained from the centralised bank account registries or through authentication processes. Staff granted with access to such sensitive data should receive training on security practices with regards to the exchange and handling of the data.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 100 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) The Commission should report on the implementation of this Directive threewo years after its date of transposition, and every three years thereafter. In accordance with paragraphs 22 and 23 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making19 the Commission should also carry out an evaluation of this Directive on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring arrangements in order to assess the actual effects of the Directive and the need for any further action. _________________ 19 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive lays down measures to facilitate access by competent authorities - in accordance with national law - to financial information and bank account information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of serious criminal offences. It also provides for measures to facilitate - in accordance with national law- access by Financial Intelligence Units to law enforcement information and to facilitate the cooperation between Financial Intelligence Units.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the provisions of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the related provisions in the national law of Member States, including the organisational status conferred to Financial Intelligence Units under national law; and also the competencies of national authorities responsible for application of legislation concerning the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 113 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'financial information' means any type of information or data which ison financial assets, movements of funds, financial business relationships which is already held by Financial Intelligence Units pursuant to Directive (EU) 2015/849, to prevent, detect and effectively combat money laundering and terrorist financing, or any type of information or data which is held by public authorities or by obliged entities for those purposes and which is available to Financial Intelligence Units without the taking of coercive measures under national law;
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 115 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) 'law enforcement information' means any type of information or data which already is held by competent authorities to prevent, detect, investigate or prosecute criminal offences or any type of information or data which is held by public authorities or by private entities for those purposes and which is available to competent authorities without the taking of coercive measures under national law; such information may include criminal records, information on investigations or ongoing prosecutions, freezing and seizing of assets or other investigative or provisional measures, convictions, confiscations, mutual legal assistance activities;
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 118 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) 'financial analysis' means the operational and strategic analysis carried out by the Financial Intelligence Units for the performance of their tasks pursuant to Directive (EU) 2015/849;deleted
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 128 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Each Member State shall notify the Commission its designated competent authorities in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) by [64 months from transposition date] at the latest, and shall notify the Commission of any amendment thereto. The Commission shall publish the notifications and any amendment thereto in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The additional information that Member States may deem essential and include in the centralised bank account registries in accordance with Article 32a(4) of Directive 2018/XX/EU shall not be accessible and searchable by competent authorities according toon the basis of this Directive.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 134 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the access and search by competent authorities is supported by technical and organisational measures ensuring the security of the data according to the highest technological standards available.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 137 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the identifiers of the official who carried out the query or search and of the official who ordered the query or search, and as far as possible, the identity of the recipient of the results of the query or search.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 142 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to national procedural safeguards, each Member State shall ensure that its national Financial Intelligence Unit is required to reply, in a timely manner, to requests for financial information or financial analysis by its designated competent authorities referred to in Article 3(2), where that financial information or financial analysiscan be obtained by the requesting competent authorities in accordance with the applicable law and regulation, is necessary, on a case- by-case basis, for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of serious criminal offences and cannot be accessed through direct means.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 144 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. FIUs shall be under no obligation to comply with the request for information in case there are objective grounds for assuming that the provision of such information would have a negative impact on ongoing investigations or analyses, or, in exceptional circumstances, where disclosure of the information would be clearly disproportionate to the legitimate interests of a natural or legal person or irrelevant with regard to the purposes for which it has been requested as provided for under article 32(5) of Directive EU 2015/849.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 146 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. When refusing to provide information, FIUs shall transmit a detailed explanation for such denial.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 147 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. When exchanging financial information pursuant to Article 7 (1), the transmitting FIU may impose restrictions and conditions for the use of that information. The receiving competent authority shall comply with those restrictions and conditions.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 148 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Exemptions and conditions provided for under Articles 32(5), 53 and 54 of Directive (EU)2015/849 shall apply.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 150 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The financial information and financial analysis received from the Financial Intelligence Unit may be processed by the competent authorities of the Member States for the specific purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting serious criminal offences other than the purposes for which personal data are collected in accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/680.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 154 #

2018/0105(COD)

Subject to national procedural safeguards, in accordance with article 32 (4) Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the access to information by the Financial Intelligence Units each Member State shall ensure that its designated national competent authorities are required to reply, in a timely manner, to requests for law enforcement information by the national Financial Intelligence Unit, on a case-by- case basis, where the information is necessary for the prevention and combating of money laundering, associate predicate offences and terrorist financing.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 159 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall ensure that its Financial Intelligence Unit is enabled to exchange financial information or financial analysis with any Financial Intelligence Unit in the Union where that financial information or financial analysis is necessary for the prevention and combating of money laundering, associate predicate offences and terrorist financing in accordance with article 53 (1) directive(EU) 2015/849.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 166 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that where a Financial Intelligence Unit is requested pursuant to paragraph 1 to exchange financial information or financial analysisthat are already in its possession, it shall do so as soon as possible and in any case no later than three days after the receipt of the request. In exceptional, duly justified cases, this time limit may be extended by a maximum of 10 days.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 171 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that, in exceptional and urgent cases, and by way of derogation from paragraph 2, where a Financial Intelligence Unit is requested pursuant to paragraph 1 to exchange financial information or financial analysis already in its possession that relates to specific investigations concerning an act or conduct qualified as a serious criminal offence, a Financial Intelligence Unit shall provide that information or analysis no later than 24 hours after the receipt of the request.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 173 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that a request issued pursuant to this Article and its response shall be transmitted by using the dedicated secure electronic communications network FIU.net or its successor. That network shall ensure the secure communication and shall be capable of producing a written record under conditions that allow ascertaining authenticity. In the event of technical failure of the FIU.net, the financial information or financial analysis shall be transmitted by any other appropriate means ensuring athe highest possible level of data security.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 180 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall ensure that its Europol National Unit is entitled to repliesy to duly justified requests related to bank account information or to financial information provided by the FIU made by the Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation established by Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Europol') on a case-by- case basis within the limits of its responsibilities and for the performance of its tasks. Exemptions and conditions provided for under Articles 32(5), 53 and 54 of Directive (EU) 2015/849 shall apply. Article 7 (7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794 shall apply.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 183 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Europol shall provide feedback to the Financial Intelligence Unit about the use made of the financial information provided in accordance with this Article and about the outcome of the investigations or analysis performed on the basis of that information.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 186 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall ensure that its Financial Intelligence Unit replies to duly justified requests related to financial information and financial analysis made by Europol through the Europol National Unit within the limits of its responsibilities and for the performance of its tasks.deleted
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 192 #

2018/0105(COD)

3. Exchange of information under paragraphs 1 and 2 shallmay take place electronically through SIENA or its successor and in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/794. The language used for the request and the exchange of information shall be that applicable to SIENA.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 193 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Europol is entitled to reply to requests for information by Financial Intelligence Units on a case-by-case basis, where the information is necessary for the prevention and combating of money laundering, associated predicate offences and terrorist financing.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 197 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The processing of personal data related to bank account information, financial information and financial analysis referred to in Article 10(1) and (2) shall be performed only by the persons within Europol who have been specifically designated and authorised to perform those tasksmeans of operational analysis projects, in respect of which the specific safeguards laid down in Article18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794 shall apply.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 204 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The processing of information revealing a person's race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health, sexual life or sexual orientation mayshall only be allowed to the extent that it is strictly necessary and relevant in a specific casein accordance with Article 10 of Directive (EU) 2016/680 and Article 9 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in their respective scope of application.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 208 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Only persons specifically authorised and trained may access and process the data referred to in paragraph 1 under the instruction of the data protection officer
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 209 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the name and contact details of the organisation and personnel member requesting the information; and, as far as possible, the identity of the recipient of the results of the query or search.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 214 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) enable the Financial Intelligence Unit or the competent national authority to fulfil its tasks properly for the purposes of this Directive; in accordance with Article 15(1) of Directive (EU)2016/680 and Article 41(4) of Directive 2015/849 in their respective scope of application.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 218 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. By [OJ please insert date: threewo years after the date of transposition of this Directive] at the latest, and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall draw up a report on the implementation of this Directive and submit it to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall be made public.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 219 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. No later than 2 years after the date of transposition of this Directive the Commission shall assess the appropriateness of establishing a Union Financial Intelligence Unit and shall, if appropriate, present a legislative proposal.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 220 #

2018/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by XXYY [262 months after the date of entry into force of Directive (EU) (…)/2018: OJ please insert number of Directive amending Directive (EU) 2015/849] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
2018/10/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Security features are necessary to verify if a document is authentic and to establish the identity of a person. The establishment of minimum security standards and the integration of biometric data in identity cards and in residence cards of family members who are not nationals of a Member State is an important step to render their use in the Union more secure. The inclusion of such biometric identifiers should allow citizens to fully benefit from their free movement rights.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 83 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) This Regulation does not establish a centralised database at Union level and the biometric data collected for the purpose of this Regulation should not be stored in national databases. Biometric identifiers outside the storage medium should be stored in a highly secure manner only for the time required to produce the national identity card or residence cards and destroyed once stored in the storage medium.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 102 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) It is necessary to specify in this Regulation the basis for the collection and storage of data on the storage medium of identity cards and residence documents. In accordance with their national legislation or Union law, Member States may store other data on a storage medium for electronic services or other purposes relating to the identity card or residence document. The processing of such data including their collection and the purposes for which they can be used should be authorised by national or Union law. All national data should be physically or logically separated from biometric data referred to in this Regulation. When entering and storing extra data in accordance with their national legislation or Union law, Member States should have performed a thorough data protection impact assessment, with a focus on processing of special categories of personal data. Member States should explicitly inform the applicants for documents, in written form and with an exhaustive list, about all the possible extra data stored.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) The introduction of new security features for identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members should not cause higher fees for issuing such documents.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 119 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(3) Identity cards shall include a highly secure storage medium which shall contain a facial image of the holder of the card and two fingerprints in interoperable formatsmay contain minutiae or patterns, a subset of the characteristics extracted from two fingerprints. Such biometric data shall only be stored or used for the purposes described in Article 10(3) of this Regulation.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) children under the age of 124 years;
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 132 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) children under the age of 124 years;
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 140 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10
(10) Identity cards shall have a maximum period of validity of 10 years. Derogations may be provided for specific age groups. therefore Member States may provide for a period of validity of more than 10 years for identity cards issued to persons over 75 years of age.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 164 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Exemption from the requirement to give fingerprints The following persons shall be exempt from the requirement to give fingerprints, if a Member State decides to take them: (a) children under the age of 14 years; (b) persons whose fingerprinting is physically impossible.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 165 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
7 UMutual recognition and uniform format
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 171 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) This Regulation does not establish a centralised database at Union level and the biometric data collected for the purpose of this Regulation shall under no circumstances be stored in national databases. Biometric identifiers outside the storage medium shall be stored in a highly secure manner only for the time required to produce the national identity card or residence cards and destroyed immediately once stored in the storage medium.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 172 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a The procedure for taking fingerprints and a facial image shall fully respect the specific needs of children and be applied in accordance with the safeguards laid down in Article 24 the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The principle of the best interest of the child shall be a primary consideration during the whole procedure of taking biometric data.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 175 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(1) Without prejudice to the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, persons to whom an identity card or residence document is issued shall have the right to verify the personal data contained in the documents and, where appropriate, to ask for rectification or erasure. Member States shall put in place specific procedures that facilitate the exercise of these rights.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 197 #

2018/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
(2) No sooner than six years after the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee, with a special focus on the impact on fundamental rights of European citizens. The evaluation shall be conducted according to the Commission's better regulation Guidelines.
2018/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Pursuant to Article 3 TEU, the Union is ton establishing an Internal Market is working for a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress and promote social justice and protection. In accordance with Article 9 TFEU, the Union, in defining and implementing its policies and activities, is to take into account requirements linked to, inter alia, the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of an adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and the promotion of a high level of education, training and the protection of human health.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Labour mobility within the Internal Market is based on the three fundamental principles: freedom of movement for workers which relates to permanent, seasonal and frontier workers, as well as to jobseekers who move to another Member State to integrate into its labour market); freedom of establishment, and freedom to provide services by sending employed persons by their employer to carry out a service in another Member State without integrating in its labour market or by self-employed persons who move to another Member State to carry out a service.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Compliance with Union law in the area of labour mobility is confronted with differing implementations and interpretations by Member States, thus creating legal uncertainty and facilitating abuse. The diversity of labour markets and the structure of social protection systems in the different Member States, the existence in some Member States of many different competent authorities, as well as the differences between functions, capacities and powers of the competent authorities in different Member States seriously hinder and negatively affect cooperation between them and implementation of Union law in the area of labour mobility.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Workers moving to take up employment in another Member State are more vulnerable to discrimination and various types of social fraud such as by means of letterbox companies and bogus self-employment despite being entitled to equal treatment with nationals in access to employment, working conditions and all other social and tax conditions, including social security. Due to a lack of knowledge and sufficient information about their rights, but also due to unscrupulous employers or labour market intermediaries and of insufficient control by competent national authorities, such workers may be negatively affected by underpayment and inadequate health and safety standards being applied at the workplace, by discriminatory, fraudulent and abusive working arrangements, as well as by trafficking for labour exploitation. Therefore it is highly necessary that dedicated efforts for addressing and tackling challenges and problems faced by workers when moving or working in another Member State should be undertaken.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 d (new)
(4d) Remaining concerns regarding compliance with, as well as implementation and effective and efficient enforcement of Union law related to labour mobility, jeopardise trust and fairness in the Internal Market. It is therefore crucial to improve the compliance, implementation and enforcement of Union law in the area of labour mobility and to prevent and tackle discrimination, exploitation and abuse of workers’ rights in order to ensure fair labour mobility and fair competition in the Internal Market, so that bona fide workers and companies can enjoy their rights and make use of the opportunities of the Internal Market to the fullest extent.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) A European Labour Authority (the ‘Authority’) should be established in order to help strengthen fairness and trust in the Single Market. To that effect, the Authority should support the Member States and the Commission in strengthening access to information for individuals and employers about their rights and obligations in cross- border labour mobility situations as well as access to relevant services, support compliance and cooperation between the Member States to ensure the effective application of the Union law in these areas, and mediate and facilitate a solution in case of cross-border disputes or labour market disruptionsin strengthening their cooperation in order to ensure the effective application of the Union law in the area of labour mobility within the Internal. Market and should mediate and facilitate a solution in case of disputes between Member States concerning this law.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In order to be effective, the Authority needs a clearly defined objective and a strong focus on a limited number of tasks. It is crucial that the means available are used as efficiently as possible in areas where the Authority can provide the greatest added value, in particular in the area of compliance, implementation and enforcement of relevant Union law in the area of labour mobility and the facilitation of joint inspections.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Improving access to information by individuals and establishments, about their rights and obligations in the areas of free movement of workers, free movement of services and social security coordination is crucial in order to tap the full potential of the internal market. While provision of such reliable, up-to- date and easy accessible information should remain responsibility of Member States at national or regional level with the support of the Commission under Regulation (EU) No 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council 1a, the Authority should assist Member States' competent national authorities for better cooperation and coordination between them in exchanging information and best practices in the area of labour mobility and for exploring the possibility of creating or facilitating help desks or one-stop-shops dedicated to labour mobility within the internal market issues for individuals and establishments. __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) No 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 April 2016 on a European network of employment services (EURES), workers’ access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 492/2011 and (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 107, 22.04.2016, p. 1).
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The Authority should perform its activities in the areas of cross-border labour mobility within the internal market and social security coordination, including freedom of movement ofor workers, posting of workers and highly mobile services. It should also enhance cooperation between Member States in tackling undeclared workas well as freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services. It should also provide operational support to the European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work by assuming the functions of its Secretariat. In cases where the Authority, in the course of the performance of its activities, becomes aware of suspected irregularities, including in areas of Union law beyond its scope, such as violations of working conditions, health and safety rules, or the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals, it should be able to report them and cooperate on these matters with the Commission, competent Union bodies, and national authorities where appropriate.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Authority should contribute to facilitating the free movement of workers governed by Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 , Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council40, Directive 2004/38/EC40a and Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council41 . It should facilitate the posting of workers governed by Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and the Council42 and Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and the Council43 , including by supporting the enforcement of those provisions implemented through universally applicable collective agreements in line with the practices of Member States. It should also help the coordination of social security systems governed by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council44 , Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council45 , Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and the Council46 ; as well as Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/7147 and Council Regulation (EC) No 574/7248 . __________________ 39 Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1). 40 Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 April 2014 on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers (OJ L 128, 30.4.2014, p. 8). 40a DIRECTIVE 2004/38/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC 41 Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 April 2016 on a European network of employment services (EURES), workers’ access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 492/2011 and (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 107, 22.04.2016, p. 1). 42 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1). 43 Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.05.2014, p. 11). 44 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p.1, corrigendum OJ L 200, 7.6.2004, p. 1). 45 Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1). 46 Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these Regulations solely on the ground of their nationality (OJ L 344, 29.12.2010, p. 1). 47 Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ L 149, 5.7.1971 p. 2). 48 Council Regulation (EC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons, and to their families moving within the Community (OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1).
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In certain instances, sector- specific Union law has been adopted in order to respond to specific needs in thatparticular sectors, such as the area of international transport. The Authority should also deal with the cross-border aspects of the application of such sector-specific Union law, in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council49 , Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and the Council50 , Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council51 and Directive (Amending Directive 2006/22/EC – COM(2017)278)52 . __________________ 49 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1). 50 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35). 51 Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 51). 52 COM(2017)278 – Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector, temporary agencies work, as well as sectors that across many Member States are linked to problems with trafficking for labour exploitation such as agriculture, construction, domestic work and hotels and restaurants, the Authority should also deal with the labour mobility aspects of the application of the relevant sector-specific Union law .
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The individuals and establishments covered by the activities of the Authority should be persons whoand undertakings that are subject to the Union law within the scope of this Regulation, including workers, self-employed persons, jobseekers, and economically non-active persons; this should cover both Union citizens and third-country nationals who are legally resident in the Union, such as posted workers, EU Blue Card holders, intra-corporate transferees or long-term residents, as well as their family memberse freedom of movement for workers, freedom of establishment and freedom of provision of services in the Internal Market.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) To ensure they canose listed above may benefit from a fair and effective iInternal mMarket, the Authority should promote opportunities for individuals and employbased on fair and voluntary labour mobility and fair competition, as well as in orders to be mobile or provide services and recruit anywhere within the Union. This includes supporting the cross-border mobility of individuals by facilkeep track of emerging trends, challenges or loopholes in the areas of labour mobility and social security coordination, the Authority should develop an analytical and risk assessment capacity. This should involve initiating access to cross- border mobility services, such as the cross-border matching of jobs, traineeships and apprenticeships and by promoting mobility schemes such as 'Your first EURES job' or 'ErasmusPRO’. The Authority should also contribute to improving transparency of information, including on rights and obligations stemming from Union law, and access to services to individuals and employers, in cooperation with other Union information services, such as Your Europe Advice, and taking full advantage and ensuring consistency with the Your Europe portal, which will form the backbonnalyses and studies and carrying out risk assessments and peer reviews. The Authority should analyse the effectiveness of the existing actions, initiatives and networks at Union level for addressing obstacles and unfair practices harming labour mobility within the Internal Market and should analyse the risk of infringement of labour mobility rights, of discrimination of mobile workers and of trafficking for labour exploitation. The Authority should also support the risk assessment referred to in Article 10 of Directive 2014/67/EU. The Authority should ensure synergies and complementarity with other Union Agencies, services or networks. This should include seeking input from SOLVIT and similar services on recurring problems encountered by individuals and businesses in the exercise of their rights in the areas under the scope of the fAuture single digital gateway53 . __________________ 53 Regulation [Single Digital Gateway – COM(2017)256]hority. On the basis of its analyses the Authority should reach conclusions and give recommendations to the Commission and Member States for corresponding measures.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) For these purposes, the Authority should cooperate with other relevant Union initiatives and networks, in particular the EURES, the Your Europe portal, the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES)54 , the European Enterprise Network55 , the Border Focal Point56 and SOLVIT57 , the Internal Market Information System, the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee and the European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work as well as with relevant national services such as the bodies tocharged with promoteing equal treatment and to support Unioning mobile workers and members of their family, designated by Member States under Directive 2014/54/EU, and national contact points designated under Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council58 to provide information on healthcare. The Authority should also explore synergies with the proposed European services e-card59 , notably with regard to those cases in which Member States opt for the submission of declarations regarding posted workers through the e-card platform. The Authority should replace the Commission in managing the European network of employment services (‘EURES’) European Coordination Office established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 2016/589, including the definition of user needs and business requirements for the effectiveness of the EURES portal and related IT services, but excluding the IT provision, and the operation and development of the IT infrastructure, which will continue to be ensured by the Commission. __________________ 54 Decision No 573/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) (OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 32). 55 European Enterprise Network, https://een.ec.europa.eu/ 56 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions, COM(2017) 534. 57 Commission Recommendation of 17 September 2013 on the principles governing SOLVIT (OJ L 249, 19.9.2011, p. 10). 58 Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 45). 59 COM(2016) 824 final and COM(2016) 823 final.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 170 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) To increase Member States' capacity to tackle irregularities with a cross-border dimension in relation to Union law within its scope, the Authority should support the national authorities in carrying out concerted and joint inspections, including by facilitating the implementation of the inspections in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2014/67/EU. These should take place at the request of Member States or upon their agreement to the Authority's suggestion. The Authority should provide strategic, logistical, and technical support to Member States participating in the concerted or joint inspections in full respect of confidentiality requirements. Inspections should be carried out in agreement with the Member States concerned and take place fully within the legal framework of national law of Member States concerned, which should follow up on the outcomes of the concerted and joint inspections according to national law. In order to ensure proper application of this Regulation, all officials participating in concerted or joint inspections should have minimum investigation powers. The results of the joint inspections should have legal effects in the Member States concerned.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 174 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to keep track of emerging trends, challenges, or loopholes in the areas of labour mobility and social security coordination, the Authority should develop an analytical and risk assessment capacity. This should involve carrying out labour market analyses and studies, as well as peer reviews. The authority should monitor potential imbalances in terms of skills and cross- border labour flows, including their possible impact on territorial cohesion. The Authority should also support the risk assessment referred to in Article 10 of Directive 2014/67/EU. The Authority should ensure synergies and complementarity with other Union Agencies or services or networks. This should include seeking input from SOLVIT and similar services on recurring problems encountered by individuals and businesses in the exercise of their rights in the areas under the scope of the Authority. The Authority should also facilitate and streamline data collection activities provided for by the relevant Union laws within its scope. This does not entail the creation of new reporting obligations for Member States.deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 197 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) To facilitate the management of labour market adjustments, the Authority should facilitate cooperation among relevant stakeholders in order to address labour market disruptions affecting more than one Member State, such as cases of restructuring or major projects impacting employment in border regions.deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 201 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The Authority should be governed and operated in line withtaking into consideration the principles of the Joint Statement of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on decentralised agencies of 19 July 2012.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 204 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The Member States and, the Commission and social partners should be represented on a Management Board, in order to ensure the effective functioning of the Authority. The composition of the Management Board, including the selection of its Chair and Deputy-Chair, should respect the principles of gender balance, experience and qualification. In view of the effective and efficient functioning of the Authority, the Management Board, in particular, should adopt an annual work programme, carry out its functions relating to the Authority’s budget, adopt the financial rules applicable to the Authority, appoint an Executive Director and a Deputy Executive Director, and establish procedures for taking decisions relating to the operational tasks of the Authority by the Executive Director. Representatives from countries other than Union Member States, which are applying the Union rules within the scope of the Authority, may participate in the meetings of the Management Board as observers.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 212 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Without prejudice to the powers of the Commission, the Management Board, the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director should be independent in the performance of their duties and act in the public interest.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 214 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The Authority should directly rely on the expertise of relevant stakeholders in the areas under its scope through a dedicated Stakeholder Group. The members should be representatives of Union-level social partners, including recognized EU sectoral social partners representing different sectors particularly concerned by labour mobility issues. In carrying out its activities, the Stakeholder Group will take due account of the opinions and draw on the expertise of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems established by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and the Advisory Committee on the Free Movement of Workers established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 232 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In order to bring an operational dimension to the activities of existing bodies in the areas of cross-border labour mobility within the Internal Market, the Authority should take over the performance of tasks carried out by the Technical Committee on the Free Movement of Workers established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011, and the Committee of Experts on Posting of Workers set up by Commission Decision 2009/17/EC68 and the European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work set up by Decision (EU) 2016/344 of the European Parliament and the Council69 . With the establishment of the Authority, those bodies should cease to exist. __________________ 68 Commission Decision 2009/17/EC of 19 December 2008 setting up the Committee of Experts on Posting of Workers (OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 26). 69 Decision (EU) 2016/344 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work (OJ L 65, 11.3.2016, p. 12).
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) The Authority should complement the activities of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems created by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (‘the Administrative Commission’) in so far as it exercises regulatory tasks related to the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009. The Authority should however take over operational tasks currently carried out under the framework of the Administrative Commission, such as providing a mediation function between Member States, ensuring a forum for handling financial matters related to the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, replacing the function of the Audit Board set up by those Regulations, as well as matters related to electronic data exchange and IT tools to facilitate the application of those Regulations, replacing the function of the Technical Commission for Data Processing set up by those Regulationsmediation function between Member States related to the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 242 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) The Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems established by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and the Advisory Committee on the Free Movement of Workers established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 provide a forum for consultation of social partners and government representatives at national level. The Authority should contribute to their work and mayshould participate in their meetings.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 245 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) In order to reflect this new institutional set-up, Regulations (EC) No 883/2004, (EC) No 987/2009, (EU) No 492/2011, and Decision (EU) 2016/589344 should be amended, and Decision 2009/17/EC and Decision (EU) 2016/344 should be repealed.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 254 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Since the objectives of this Regulation to support the free movement of workers and services and to contribute to strengthening fairness in the iInternal mMarket cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting in an uncoordinated manner, but can rather, by reason of the cross-border nature of those activities and the need for increased cooperation between Member States, as well as for improved compliance, implementation and enforcement of the Union law 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, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 257 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 1 – title
PrincipleEstablishment and legal status
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 259 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Authority shall assist Member States and the Commission in matters relating to cross-border labour mobility and the coordination of social security systems within the Union. ct within the powers conferred to it by this Regulation and in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council 69a, Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council 69b, Regulation(EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council 69c, Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and the Council 69d and Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and the Council 69e, Regulation(EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council 69f, Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council69g , Regulation(EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and the Council69h; as well as Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/716 69i and Council Regulation (EC) No 574/72 69j,and Decision(EU) 2016/344 of the European Parliament and the Council 69k including all legal acts adopted pursuant to those legislative acts. __________________ 69a Regulation(EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p.1). 69b Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 April 2014 on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers (OJ L 128, 30.4.2014, p. 8). 69c Regulation(EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 April 2016 on a European network of employment services (EURES), workers’ access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 492/2011 and (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 107, 22.04.2016, p.1). 69d Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services(OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1). 69e Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.05.2014, p. 11). 69f Regulation(EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p.1, corrigendum OJ L 200, 7.6.2004, p. 1). 69g Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1). 69h Regulation(EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November2010 extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these Regulations solely on the ground of their nationality (OJ L 344, 29.12.2010, p. 1). 69i Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ L 149, 5.7.1971 p. 2). 69j Council Regulation (EC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons, and to their families moving within the Community (OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1). 69k Decision(EU) 2016/344 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work (OJ L 65, 11.3.2016, p. 12).
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 275 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Authority shall also perform tasks related to aspects of sector-specific Union law which concern labour mobility.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 278 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. This Regulation shall not in any way affect the exercise of fundamental rights as recognised in the Member States and at Union level, including the right or freedom to strike or to take other action covered by the specific industrial relations systems in Member States, in accordance with national law and/or practice. Nor does it affect the right to negotiate, to conclude and enforce collective agreements, or to take collective action in accordance with national law and/or practice.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The objective of the Authority shall be to contribute to ensuring fair labour mobility in the internalunder the freedoms of movement for workers and of provision of services and with regard to social security coordination in the internal market aimed at the development of a genuine Union labour market. To this end, the Authority shall:
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 294 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) facilitate access for individuals and employers to information on their rights and nd encourage the necessary activities for the purpose of promoting fair labour mobiligationsty as well as to relevant servpreventing and countering unfair labour mobility practices;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 299 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) oversee and examine the application of relevant Union law by and within Member States and forward conclusions and recommendations;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 307 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) supportenhance cooperation between Member States inwith the cross-border enforcement of relevant Union law, includingpurpose of consistent, efficient and effective compliance, implementation and enforcement of relevant Union law as referred to in Article 1(2)(3), including proposing and facilitating joint inspections;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 320 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) mediate and facilitate afor reaching solutions in cases of cross-border disputes between national authorities or labour market disruptionconcerning labour mobility issues.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 331 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions apply: (1) “mobile worker” means a worker within the meaning of Article 45 TFEU or a natural person providing services within the meaning of Article 53(1) TFEU; (2) “seasonal worker' means a citizen of the Union who retains his or her principal place of residence in one Member State and moves temporarily to the territory of another Member State to carry out an activity dependent on the passing of seasons, for an undertaking established in that Member State for a limited period and who stays in the territory of that Member State for the duration of activity; (3) “frontier worker” means a person pursuing an activity as an employed or self-employed person in a Member State and who resides in another Member State to which he returns as a rule daily or at least once a week; (4) “posted worker” means a worker who, for a limited period, carries out work in the territory of a Member State other than that in which he or she normally works; (5) “fraudulent work contract” means an agreement to engage a natural person as a worker or to provide services, which disguises a different legal relationship for the purpose of financial gain; (6) “trafficking for labour exploitation” means the recruitment of workers from a Member State by means of coercion, fraud or deception with regard to the potential job, location or employer for the purpose to exploiting their labour in another Member State;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 334 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In order to achieve its objectives as stipulated in Article 2, the Authority shall carry out the following tasks:
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 336 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) facilitate access to information by individuals and employers on rights and obligations in cross-border situations as well as access to cross-border labour mobility services, in accordance with Articles 6 and 7;deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 346 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) facilitate cooperation andand encourage cooperation, coordination, as well as the exchange of information between national authorities with a view to the effectiveconsistent, effective and efficient compliance, implementation and enforcement of relevant Union law, in accordance with Article 8;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 347 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) oversee the application of Union law in the area of labour mobility, as well as examine breaches of this law such as various forms of social fraud, infringements and abuse of labour mobility rights of mobile workers, including seasonal, frontier and posted workers, discrimination, fraudulent work contracts and trafficking for labour exploitation, and forward the corresponding conclusions and recommendations in accordance with Article 8a and 8b;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 355 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) propose, coordinate and support concerted and joint inspections, in accordance with Articles 9, 10 and 10a;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 356 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) carry outinitiate analyses and carry out risk assessments on issues of cross-borderrelated to labour mobility within the internal market and issue opinions and recommendations, in accordance with Article 11;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 359 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) issue guidelines and interpretative opinions on relevant Union law and support Member States with capacity- building regarding the effective compliance, implementation and enforcement of relevant Union law, in accordance with Article 12;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 375 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) facilitate cooperation between relevant stakeholders in the event of cross-border labour market disruptions, in accordance with Article 14.deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 391 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Information on cross-border labour The Authority shall improve the availability, quality and accessibility of information offered to individuals and employers to facilitate labour mobility across the Union, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 589/2016 on EURES and Regulation [Single Digital Gateway – COM(2017)256]. To that end, the Authority shall: (a) the rights and obligations of individuals in cross-border labour mobility situations; (b) promote opportunities to support the labour mobility of individuals, including through guidance on access to learning and language training; (c) employers on labour rules, and the living and working conditions applicable to workers in cross-border labour mobility situations, including posted workers; (d) complying with the obligations on the dissemination of and access to information relating to the free movement of workers as laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2014/54/EU, and to the posting of workers as laid down in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU; (e) improving the accuracy, completeness and user-friendliness of relevant national information services, in accordance with the quality criteria laid down in Regulation [Single Digital Gateway – COM(2017)256]; (f) streamlining the provision of information and services to individuals and employers pertaining to cross-border mobility on a voluntary basis, while fully respecting Member States' competences.Article 6 deleted mobility provide relevant information on provide relevant information to support Member States in support Member States in support Member States in
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 438 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Access to cross-border labour mobility 1. services to individuals and employers to facilitate labour mobility across the Union. To that end, the Authority shall: (a) initiatives supporting the cross-border mobility of individuals, including targeted mobility schemes; (b) of job, traineeship, and apprenticeship vacancies with CVs and applications for the benefit of individuals and employers, particularly via EURES; (c) initiatives and networks, such as the European Network of Public Employment Services, the European Enterprise Network and the Border Focal Point, in particular to identify and overcomrticle 7 deleted services The Authority shall provide promote the development of enable the cross- border obstacles to labour mobility; (d) competent services at the national level designated in accordance with Directive 2014/54/EU to provide information, guidance and assistance to individuals and employers on cross-border mobility, and the national contact points designated in accordance with Directive 2011/24/EU to provide information on healthcare. 2. EURES European Coordination Office and ensure that it fulfils its responsibilities in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589, except for the technical operation and development of the EURES portal and related IT services, which shall continue to be managed by the Commission. The Authority, under the responsibility of the Executive Director as set out in Article 23(4)(k), shall ensure that this activity fully complies with requirements of the applicable data protection legislation, including the requirement to appoint a Data Protection Officer, in accordance with Article 37.matching cooperate with other Union facilitate cooperation between The Authority shall manage the
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 466 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Authority shall facilitate and encourage cooperation between Member States and support their effective compliance with cooperation obligationcommitments, including on information exchange, as defined in Union law within the scope of the Authority’s competences. as referred to in Article 1.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 470 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
To thatis end, the Authority shall, upon request of national authorities, and in order to speed up exchanges between them, in particular shall:
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 479 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitate the follow-up to requests and information exchangthe exchanges of information including on the status of cases between national authorities by providing logistical and technical support, including translation and interpretation services, and through exchanges on the status of cases;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 484 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) promote and share best practicessharing of best practices between Member States and provide them with such practices regarding its own knowledge;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 487 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) facilitate cross-border enforcement procedures of penalties and fines;deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 501 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) report to the Commission on a quarterly basis about unresolved requests between Member States, and if considered necessary, refer those to mediation in accordance with Article 13.deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 504 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) facilitate cooperation between competent services at the national level designated in accordance with Directive 2014/54/EU to provide information, guidance and assistance to individuals and employers in the area of labour mobility within the internal market, and the national contact points designated in accordance with Directive 2011/24/EU to provide information on healthcare;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 513 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Authority shall support the work of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems with handling financial matters related to social security coordination, in accordance with Article 74 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Articles 65, 67 and 69 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009.deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 523 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Authority shall encourage the use of innovative approaches to effective and efficient cross-border cooperation, and explore the potential use of electronic exchange mechanisms between the Member States to facilitate the detection of fraud,, such as a future European social security register for access to relevant data in real time, in order to facilitate the detection of fraud, in particular in social security area. The Authority shall providinge reports to the Commission with a view to their further development.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 531 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Oversight of the application of Union law 1. In order to oversee the application of the relevant Union law, the Authority shall: (a) cooperate with other Union bodies, initiatives and networks, such as the Administrative Commission for social security coordination, Senior Labour Inspectors Committee, the European Network of Public Employment Services, the European Enterprise Network, SOLVIT, Your Europe Portal, Internal Market Information System, EURES and the Border Focal Point, in particular to identify obstacles to fair and voluntary labour mobility and fair competition and shall forward recommendations to the Commission for overcome such obstacles; (b) collect information about cases of non-compliance and of violation of Union law, of infringement and abuse of labour mobility rights of mobile workers, including seasonal, frontier and posted workers, discrimination, fraudulent work contracts and trafficking for labour exploitation, and shall give conclusions and recommendations for preventive and coercive measures to the competent authorities at Union and national levels; (c) report to the Commission on a quarterly basis about unresolved requests between Member States, and if considered necessary, refer those to mediation in accordance with Article 13. (d) facilitate cross-border enforcement procedures of penalties and fines by elaborating and monitoring, in cooperation with Member States, an enhanced and systematic fining policy that is effective, dissuasive and proportionate. (e) supervise the cooperation between Member States and if a Member State persistently refuses to cooperate, the Authority shall refer the case to the Commission. 2. At the request of the Authority, national authorities shall provide the Authority with all the necessary information, in specified formats, to carry out the tasks conferred on it by this Regulation. The information shall be accurate, coherent and complete. The competent authority shall provide the information within two weeks and in urgent cases within 24 hours. 3. Upon a duly justified request from a national authority, the Authority shall provide any information that is necessary to enable the national authority to carry out its tasks, within the scope of the Authority’s competences.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 535 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 b (new)
Article 8b Examination of breaches of Union law 1. The Authority shall act in accordance with the powers set out in this Article where a national authority has not applied Union law in areas covered by this Regulation or has applied it in a way which appears to be in breach of Union law. 2. Regarding examination of breaches of Union law, the Authority may: (a) investigate the alleged breach or non-application of Union law upon a request from a Member State, an employees’ or employers’ organisation or on its own initiative, and after having informed the national authority concerned; (b) address a recommendation to the national authority concerned setting out the action necessary to comply with Union law. 3. Without prejudice to provisions in Article 8a(2) and 8a(3), the national authority concerned shall, without delay, provide the Authority with all information which the Authority considers necessary for its investigation. 4. The national authority shall, within 10 working days of receipt of the recommendation, inform the Authority of the steps it has taken or intends to take to ensure compliance with Union law. 5. Where the national authority has not taken the necessary action to comply with Union law within 1 month from receipt of the Authority’s recommendation, the Commission may, after having been informed by the Authority, or on its own initiative, issue a formal opinion requiring the national authority to take the necessary action. The Commission’s formal opinion shall take into account the Authority’s recommendation. The Commission shall issue such a formal opinion no later than 3 months after the adoption of the recommendation. The Commission may extend this period by 1 month. 6. The national authority shall, within 10 working days of receipt of the formal opinion referred to in paragraph 5, inform the Commission and the Authority of the steps it has taken or intends to take to comply with that formal opinion. 7. This Article is without prejudice to the powers of the Commission pursuant to Article 258 TFEU.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 543 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of one or several Member States, the Authority shall coordinate concerted or joint inspecor of social partners' organisations ior on the areas under the scope of the Authority’s competences. The request may be submitted by one or several Member States. The Authority may also suggest to the authorities of the Member States concerned that they perform a concerted or joint inspectioninitiative the Authority, Member States shall work towards concluding an agreement between them and the Authority for concerted or joint inspections in the areas under the scope of the Authority’s competences.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 553 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The agreement for setting up a joint inspection ('the joint inspection agreement') between the participating Member States and the Authority shall set out the conditions for carrying out such an exercise. The joint inspection agreement may include provisions which enable joint inspections, once agreed and planned, to take place at short notice. The Authority shall establish a model agreement.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 555 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Upon the agreement, the Authority shall facilitate and coordinate the inspections under paragraph 1.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 561 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Where the authority of a Member State decides not to participate in or carry out the concerted or joint inspection referred to paragraph 1, it shall inform the Authority in writing of the reasons for its decision duly in advance. In such cases, the Authority shall inform the other national authorities concernedIf an agreement for concerted or joint inspections cannot be reached Member States that decline concluding an agreement shall submit to the Authority considerations and additional information on the nature of the issue in question and shall suggest approaches towards resolution of the case under consideration. The Authority shall assess the information received and submit a reasoned opinion on the issue.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 569 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The organisation of a concerted or joint inspection shall be subject to the prior agreement of all participating Member States via their National Liaison Officers. In the event that one or more Member States refuse to take part in the concerted or joint inspection, the other national authorities may, where appropriate, only carry out the envisaged concerted or joint inspection in the participating Member States. The Member States that declined to participate in the inspection shall keep information aboutMember States shall keep information regarding the envisaged inspection confidential.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 584 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. An agreement for setting up a joint inspection ('the joint inspection agreement') between the participating Member States and the Authority shall set out the conditions for carrying out such an exercise. The joint inspection agreement may include provisions which enable joint inspections, once agreed and planned, to take place at short notice. The Authority shall establish a model agreement.deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 603 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Officials from another Member State and from the Authority participating in concerted or joint inspections shall have the same powers as national officials in accordance with the national legislation of the concerned Member State. In order to ensure proper application of this Regulation, all officials participating in concerted or joint inspections shall have minimum investigation powers in accordance with Article 10a.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 604 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Concerted and join inspections shall not replace nor undermine national competences. National authorities should also be fully associated in the process and have full and autonomous authority. Where trade unions are themselves in charge of inspections at national level, joint and concerted inspections should only take place if the trade unions concerned so agree.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 633 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure that during legal proceedings, the information collected in accordance with this Article may be relied upon as evidence under the same conditions as evidence legally collected on their national territory.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 653 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Minimum powers of investigations In concerted or joint inspections agreed in accordance to Article 9, officials of the Authority and of national authorities from all participating Member States shall have the power to: (a) require any public authority, body or agency within the Member State concerned or any natural person or legal person to provide any relevant information, data or documents, in any form or format and irrespective of their storage medium, or the place where they are stored, for the purposes of establishing whether an infringement in areas covered by this Regulation has occurred or is occurring; (b) access to any relevant documents, data or information related to an infringement in areas covered by this Regulation, in any form or format and irrespective of their storage medium, or the place where, they are stored; (c) carry out necessary on-site inspections, including the power to enter any premises, land or means of transport, or to request other public authorities to do so, in order to examine, seize, take or obtain copies of information, data or documents, irrespective of their storage medium; (d) seize any information, data or documents for a necessary period and to the extent necessary for the inspection; (e) request any representative or member of the staff of the legal or physical person concerned by the inspection to give explanations of facts, information, data or documents relating to the subject matter of the inspection and to record the answers.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 655 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Cross-border labour mobilityInitiating analyses and performing risk assessment regarding labour mobility
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 657 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Authority shall assess risks and carry outinitiate analyses regarding cross-border labour flows, such as labour market imbalances, sector-specific threatchallenges and recurring problems encountered by individuals and employers in relation to cross-border mobilityconcerning labour mobility within the internal market. Such analyses and assessments shall also take into consideration the impacts and the consequences of labour market imbalances. For that purpose, the Authority shall ensure complementarity with, and draw on the expertise of, other Union agencies or services, including in the areas of discrimination of mobile workers, fraudulent work contracts, trafficking for labour exploitation and social fraud, as well as of skills forecasting and health and safety at work. Upon a request by the Commission or upon its own initiative, the Authority may carry out focused in-depth analyses and studies to investigate specific labour mobility issues.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 682 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Authority shall support Member States with capacity building aimed at promoting the consistent compliance, implementation and enforcement of the Union law in all areas covered by this Regulation. The Authority shall, in particular, carry out the following activities:
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 687 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) develop interpretative opinions, common guidelines for use by Member States, including guidance for inspections in cases with a cross-border dimension, as well as shared definitions and common concepts, building on relevant work at the Union level;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 762 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
At the request of the national authorities, the Authority may facilitate cooperation between relevant stakeholders in order to address labour market disruptions affecting more than one Member State, such as large-scale restructuring events or major projects impacting employment in border regions.Article 14 deleted Cooperation in case of cross-border labour market disruptions
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 781 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) an Executive Board, which shall exercise the functions set out in Article 22a;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 782 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an Executive Director and a Deputy Executive Director who shall exercise the responsibilities set out in Article 23 and 23a respectively;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 787 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Authority may set up working groups or expert panels with representatives from Member States and/or from the Commission, or external experts following selection procedures, for the fulfilment of its specific tasks or for specific policy areas, including a Mediation Board in order to fulfil its tasks in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation, and a dedicated group for the purpose of handling financial matters related to the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, as referred to in Article 8(2) of this Regulation.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 799 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board shall be composed of: (a) one senior representative from each Member State and two representatives of the Commission, all of whom have voting rights; (b) one member representing the employers' organisations from each Member State; (c) one member representing the employees' organisations from each Member State; (d) two representatives of the Commission; (e) three independent experts appointed by the European Parliament.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 807 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. All members referred to in point 5 (a) to (d) of paragraph 1 shall have voting rights. The members referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of lists of candidates submitted by the Member States, the European employers’ and employees’ organisations respectively. The Commission shall appoint the members who are to represent it. The responsible committee of the European Parliament shall appoint the experts referred to in point (e) of the first subparagraph after verifying that the appointments raise no conflicts of interest.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 808 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Each member of the Management Board shall have an alternate. The alternate shall represent the member in his or her absence. The alternate shall be appointed following the procedure as provided for in the paragraph 1a.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 810 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Members of the Management Board representing their Member States and their alternates shall bhave appointed by their respective Member States in light of theirropriate knowledge in the fields referred to in Article 1(2), taking into accountas well as relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 814 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall appoint the members who are to represent it.deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 817 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The Member States and the CommissionAll parties represented in the Management Board shall make efforts to limit the turnover of their representatives on the Management Board in order to ensure continuity of the Board's work. All parties shall aim to achieve balanced representation between men and women on the Management Board.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 822 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Each member and alternate member shall sign a written declaration of interests when taking office and shall update it when there is a change of circumstances in that regard. The Members of the Management Board shall ensure that the general interests of the Union and of the Authority are upheld.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 824 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years. That term shall be extendablerenewable. Upon the expiry of their term of office or in the event of their resignation, members shall remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 829 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Within the Management Board, the representatives of governments, employers' organisations and employees' organisations shall each form a group. Each group shall designate a coordinator in order to enhance the efficiency of the deliberations within and between the groups. The coordinators of the employers' and employees' groups shall be representatives of their respective organisations at European level and do not need to be designated from among the appointed Board members. Coordinators who are not appointed Board members within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall take part in the Management Board meetings without the right to vote.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 831 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. A representative of Eurofound, EU-OSHA, a representative of Cedefop and a representative of the European Training Foundation shall have the right to participate as observers at the meetings of the Management Board in order to enhance the efficiency of the agencies and the synergies between them.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 834 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) adopt rules, including measures for detecting potential risks at an early stage, for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest in respect of its members, as well as the members of the Stakeholder Group and the working groups and panels of the Authority set up in accordance with Article 17(2), as well as for seconded national experts, and shall publish annually on ithe Authority's website their declarations of interests of the Management Board memberand updates;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 839 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) establish, where appropriate, an internal audit capacity;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 840 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) appoint the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director, and where necessary extend his or renew ther term of office or remove him or therm from office in accordance with Article 32;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 844 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Management Board shall elect a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairpersons from among the members with voting rights as follows: one from amongst the members representing Member States, one from amongst the members representing employers' organisations, one from amongst the members representing employees' organisations and one from amongst the members representing the Commission, and shall strive for gender balance. The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairpersons shall be elected by a majority of two-thirds of the members of the Management Board with voting rights. The Management Board shall ensure a balanced representation between men and women for the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairpersons, taken together.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 850 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In the event that a first vote does not reach the two-thirds majority, a second vote shall be organised whereby the Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons shall be elected by a simple majority of the members of the Management Board with voting rights.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 852 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The term of office of the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson s shall be fourtwo years. Their term of office may be renewed once. Where, however, their membership of the Management Board ends at any time during their term of office, their term of office shall automatically expire on that date.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 858 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22a Executive Board 1. The Management Board shall be assisted by an Executive Board. 2. The Executive Board shall: (a) prepare decisions to be adopted by the Management Board; (b) monitor, together with the Management Board, adequate follow-up to the findings and recommendations stemming from the internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as from investigations of the European Anti- fraud Office (OLAF); (c) without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Executive Director, as set out in Article 23, assist and advise him/her in the implementation of the decisions of the Management Board, with a view to reinforcing supervision of administrative and budgetary management. 3. Where necessary, because of urgency, the Executive Board may take certain provisional decisions on behalf of the Management Board. 4. The Executive Board shall be composed of the Chairperson of the Management Board, the three Deputy Chairpersons, the coordinators of the three groups as referred to in Article 18 (5a) and one representative of the Commission. Each group referred to in Article 18 (5a) may designate up to two alternates to attend the meetings of the Executive Board, in the absence of the full members, ensuring a balanced representation between men and women. The Chairperson of the Management Board shall also be the Chairperson of the Executive Board. The Executive Director shall take part in the meetings of the Executive Board, but shall not have the right to vote. 5. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall be two years. That term may be renewed. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall end when their membership of the Management Board ends. 6. The Executive Board shall meet three times a year. The Chairperson can convene additional meetings at the request of its members. Each coordinator shall inform members of his or her own group, after each meeting, of the content of the discussion, in timely and transparent manner. 7. The Management Board shall lay down the rules of procedure of the Executive Board.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 860 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) preparing an action plan following up on the conclusions of internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as investigations by OLAF and reporting on progress twice a year to the Commission and regularly to the Management Board and the Executive Board;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 861 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – point i
(i) preparing the draft financial rules applicable to the Authority and presenting them to the Management Board for approval;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 863 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – point j a (new)
(ja) in accordance with the decision referred to in Article 19 (2), taking decisions with regard to the management of human resources;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 865 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – point j b (new)
(jb) taking decisions with regard to the Authority’s internal structures and, where necessary, their amendment, taking into account the needs relating to the Authority’s activities and sound budgetary management;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 866 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – point j c (new)
(jc) cooperating with other Union agencies, and concluding cooperation agreements with them;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 871 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. The Executive Director shall decide whether it is necessary to locate one or more staff in one or more Member States, as well as to establish a liaison office in Brussels to further the Agency's cooperation with the relevant Union institutions and bodies. Before deciding to establish a local office, the Executive Director shall obtain the prior consent of the Commission, the Management Board and the Member State(s) concerned. The decision shall specify the scope of the activities to be carried out at the local office in a manner that avoids unnecessary costs and the duplication of administrative functions of the Authority. A headquarters agreement with the Member State(s) concerned may be required.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 872 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Without prejudice to the respective roles of the Management Board in relation to the tasks of the Executive Director, the Executive Director shall neither seek nor take instructions from the Union institutions or bodies, from any government of a Member State or from any other public or private body. Neither Member States, the Union institutions or bodies, nor any other public or private body shall seek to influence the Executive Director in the performance of his tasks. In accordance with the Staff Regulations referred to in Article 68, the Executive Director shall, after leaving service, continue to be bound by the duty to behave with integrity and discretion as regards the acceptance of certain appointments or benefits.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 873 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 3 – section 2 a (new)
Section 2a Deputy Executive Director Article 23a Deputy Executive Director 1. The Deputy Executive Director shall be a member of staff and shall support the Executive Director in carrying out the Authority’s functions and activities. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, the Deputy Executive Director shall be under the authority of the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall present details of the Deputy Executive Director’s functions to the Management Board for approval. 2. The Deputy Executive Director may attend, and accompany the Executive Director, at the meetings of the Management Board and the Executive Board. 3. Article 32 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Deputy Executive Director.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 882 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The Stakeholder Group shall be chaired by the Executive Directora Chair elected amongst its members and shall meet at least twice a year on the initiative of the Executive DirectoChair or at the request of the Commission or on the initiative of one-third of its members. It shall participate in meetings convene by the Management Board in accordance with Article 21(4).
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 891 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. The Stakeholder Group shall be composed of sixeight representatives of Union- level social partners equally representing trade unions and employer’s organisations, and two representatives of the Commissionincluding of recognised EU sectoral social partners from different sectors particularly concerned by labour mobility issues.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 903 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Stakeholder Group may establish working groups on specific topics.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 910 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Executive Director shall be a member of staff and shall be engaged as a temporary agent of the Authority in accordance with Article 2(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 911 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Management Board shall appoint the Executive Director from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure which guarantees a rigorous assessment of the candidates and a high degree of independence. Before his or her appointment, the candidate selected shall appear at a hearing before and shall answer questions of the responsible committee of the European Parliament.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 913 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be five years. By six months before the end of that period, the Commission shall undertake an assessment that takes into account an evaluation of the Executive Director's performance and the Authority's future tasks and challenges.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 915 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 6
6. An Executive Director whose term of office has been extended may not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the cumulativeoverall period.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 916 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 7
7. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission, on the basis of a reasoned assessment of his or her performance as an Executive Director.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 918 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32a Deputy Executive Director The Executive Director shall be a member of staff and shall be engaged as a temporary agent of the Authority in accordance with Article 2(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 942 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 1– point na
(na) ‘European Labour Authority’ means the body established by [Regulation Establishing the Authority] and referred to in Article 74;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 944 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 71 – paragraph 1
(1a) In Article 71, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. The Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems(hereinafter called "the Administrative Commission") attached to the Commission of the European Communities shall be made up of a government representative from each of the Member States, assisted, where necessary, by expert advisers. A representative of the Commission of the European Union and a representative of the European Labour Authority shall attend the meetings of the Administrative Commission in an advisory capacity.”;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 945 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 72 –point (g)
(2) in Article 72, point (g) is replaced by the following: “(g) establish the factors to be taken into account for drawing up accounts relating to the costs to be borne by the institutions of the Member States under this Regulation and to adopt the annual accounts between those institutions, based on the report of the European Labour Authority referred to in Article 74.”;deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 950 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 73
(3) Article 73 is deleted;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 952 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 74
(4) Article 74 is replaced by the following: “Article 74deleted The European Labour Authority 1. shallTo support the implementation of this Regulation in accordance with its tasks set out in [Regulation establishing the Authority]. 2. Administrative Commission with financial matters, the European Labour Authority shall: (a) and calculating the annual average costs presented by Member States; (b) carry out the calculations required for establishing the annual statement of claims of each Member State; (c) Commission periodic accounts of the results of the implementation of this Regulation and of the Implementing Regulation, in particular as regards the financial aspect; (d) necessary for decisions to be taken by the Administrative Commission pursuant to point (g) of Article 72; (e) make any relevant suggestions it may have to Administrative Commission, including those concerning this Regulation, in accordance with points (a), (b) and (c); (f) carry out all work, studies or assignmenwork of the verify the method of determining collect the necessary data and give the Administrative provide the data and reports oIn matters referred to it by the Administrative Commission. 3. Administrative Commission on technical matters, the European Labour Authority shall propose to the Administrative Commission common architecture rules for the operation of data processing services, in particular on security and the use of standards. The European Labour Authority shall deliver reports and a reasoned opinion before decisions are taken by the Administrative Commission pursuant to point (d) of Article 72. 4. institutions or authorities regarding the application of this Regulation and the Implementing Regulation, the European Labour Authority shall mediate in accordance with [Article 13 on mediation of the Regulation establishing the Authority].”;order to support the work of the In the event of disputes between
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 953 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 76 – paragraph 6
(5) in Article 76(6), the secondfollowing sentence is replaced by the followingadded:
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 954 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 76 – paragraph 6
If a solution cannot be found within a reasonable period, the authorities concerned may call on the European Labour Authority to interveThe European Labour Authority shall be competent to intervene on a request by the Administrative Commission in matters related to employed, self-employed and unemployed persons if the absence of a solution by the concerned authorities and by the Administrative Commission negatively affects rights of the person(s) concerne.d.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 959 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) ‘European Labour Authority’ means the body referred to in Article 74 of the basic Regulation.established by [Regulation Establishing the Authority]';
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 961 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(2) in Article 5, the following paragraph 4a is replaced by the followingadded:
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 962 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a
4a. Where no agreement is reached between the institutions concerned on a matter related to employed, self-employed or unemployed persons, the matter may be brought before the European Labour Authority by the competent authoritiesAdministrative Commission no earlier than one month following the date on which the Administitution that received the document submitted its requestrative Commission was called to intervene by the institutions concerned. The European Labour Authority shall endeavour to reconcile the points of view in accordance with the procedures set out in [Regulation establishing the Authority – Article 13 on mediation].;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 964 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 3
(3) in Article 6, the following paragraph 3a is replaced by the followinginserted:
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 965 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
3a. Where no agreement is reached between the institutions or authorities concerned, the matter may be brought before the European Labour Authority by the competent authoritiesAdministrative Commission no earlier than one month after the date on which the difference of views, as referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 arosematter was brought before it. The European Labour Authority shall seek to reconcile the points of view in line with the procedures set out in [Regulation establishing the Authority – Article 13 on mediation].;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 966 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) Article 65 is replaced by the following: “Article 65 Notification of annual average costs 1. person in each age group for a specific year shall be notified to the European Labour Authority at the latest by the end of the second year following the year in question. 2. in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be published each year in the Official Journal of the European Union after approval by the Administrative Commission. 3. to notify the average costs for a specific year by the deadline referred to in paragraph 1, it shall by the same deadline ask permission from the Administrative Commission and the European Labour Authority to use the annual average costs for that Member State as published in the Official Journal of the European Union for the year preceding the specific year in which notification is outstanding. When seeking such permission, the Member State shall be required to explain the reasons as to why it is unable to notify the annual average costs for the year in question. If the Administrative Commission, having considered the opinion of the European Labour Authority, approves the request of the Member State, those annual average costs shall be republished in the Official Journal of the European Union. 4. shall not be granted for consecutive years.”;deleted The annual average cost per The annual average costs notified Where a Member State is unable The derogation in paragraph 3
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 967 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 67 – paragraph 7
(5) in Article 67, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: “7. shall facilitate the final closing of accounts in cases where a settlement cannot be reached within the period referred to in paragraph 6, and, upon a reasoned request by one of the parties, shall give its opinion on a dispute within six months following the month in which the matter was referred to it.”;deleted The European Labour Authority
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 968 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 69
(6) Article 69 is replaced by the following: “Article 69 Statement of annual accounts 1. shall establish the claims situation for each calendar year in accordance with point (g) of Article 72 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the European Labour Authority’s report. To that end, the liaison bodies shall notify the European Labour Authority, by the deadlines and in accordance to the procedures laid down by the latter, the amount of the claims introduced, settled or contested (creditor position) and the amount of claims received, settled or contested (debtor position). 2. may perform any appropriate checks on the statistical and accounting data used as the basis for drawing up the annual statement of claims provided for in paragraph 1 in order, in particular, to ensure that they comply with the rules laid down under this Title.”.deleted The Administrative Commission The Administrative Commission
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 971 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49
Regulation (EU) 2016/589
Articles 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 29
[...]deleted
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 973 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 a (new)
Decision (EU) 2016/344
Article 2–paragraph 1–point (da); Article 8–paragraph 1–subparagraph 3; Article 9
Article 49a Amendments to Decision (EU) 2016/344 Decision (EU) 2016/344 is amended as follows: (1) In Article 2, paragraph 1, the following point (ca) is added: “(ca) The Executive Director of the European Labour Authority.” (2) In Article 8, paragraph 1, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following: “The Bureau shall prepare and organise the work of the Platform in conjunction with a Secretariat, which shall function as a secretariat to the Platform, including the Bureau and working groups. The Secretariat shall be provided by the European Labour Authority.” (3) Article 9 is replaced by the following: “Article 9 Cooperation 1.The Platform shall cooperate effectively and shall avoid duplication of work with other relevant expert groups and committees at Union level whose work has a link with undeclared work, in particular, the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee, the Administrative Commission for Social Security Coordination, the Public Employment Services Network, Employment Committee (EMCO), Social Protection Committee (SPC) and the Working Group on Administrative Cooperation in the field of Direct Taxation. The Platform shall invite the representatives of those groups and committees to attend its meetings as observers where appropriate. In the interest of more efficient working and enhanced impact, joint meetings may also be organised. 2. The Platform shall establish appropriate cooperation with the European Labour Authority, Eurofound and EU-OSHA.”
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 974 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – subparagraph 1
Decision 2009/17/EC and Decision (EU) 2016/344 areis repealed.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 975 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – subparagraph 2
References to Decision 2009/17/EC and Decision (EU) 2016/344 shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas education, and intercultural dialogue in particular, have a key role to play in preventing the radicalisation of young people and increasing their resilience;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas young people should be actively involved in the planning, development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of all youth policies impacting young people;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the 2010-18 EU Youth Strategy (EYS) emphasises the need for a structured dialogue between young people and decision makers;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas young people should be helped and empowered to address the serious problems they are currently facing and to tackle the challenges they will face in the future through more relevant, effective and better coordinated youth policies, improved and accessible education and the targeted use of economic, employment and social policies at local, regional, national and EU levels;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need to mainstream EU action in the field of youth through the inclusion of a youth dimension in current and future planolicies and funding programmes;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas there is a need for a coordination of the implementation of the future EYS across different policy sectors and institutions;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Youth challenges and lessons from the current EU youth-related policymaking process
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 66 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the positive achievements of the EYS though the development of cross-sector work and the implementation of structured dialogue in order to ensure the participation of young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account the results of the VI Cycle of the Structured Dialogue that focuses on the future EU Youth Strategy when developing the new strategy;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 73 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to establish a cross-sectoral working group for coordination of future EYS implementation with participation of EU institutions, including the European Parliament, Member States and civil society, in particular trade unions and youth organisations;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 74 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to set-up effective inter-service coordination tools and to assign the responsibility for youth mainstreaming as a cluster to a vice- president in the European Commission;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by mainstreaming volunteering, supporting youth work and developing new tools; The increased social participation of young people can, apart from being an important achievement in its own right, act as a stepping stone towards increased political participation;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 92 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Strongly urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage young people, including the most disadvantaged, to pursue a participatory approach to life,adopt a participatory approach to policy-making and to create opportunities for young people, in particular those with fewer opportunities, to influence decisions impacting their lives by using online and offline democracyparticipation tools and by involving the relevant stakeholders, such as social partners, civil society and youth organisations, in the development, implementation and assessment of youth policies;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 98 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Expresses the need to continue the structured dialogue between young people and decision-makers under the next European cooperation framework in the field of youth; believes that the structured dialogue process should be systematically reaching out to more and diverse groups of young people, and sufficient financial support for national and European working groups should be provided to ensure it; calls on the Member States to encourage participation of national, regional and local decision-makers in the structured dialogue with young people;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 101 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage regional and local authorities to ensure that young people are able to fully participate and be involved in decision-making, since engagement starts usually at the level that is closest to them and is therefore also a crucial step towards increased European citizenship;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that YEI measures have provided support for more than 1.6 million young people26 ; emphasises the need to improve the quality of offers under the Youth Guarantee; emphasises the need to improve the outreach to young people in NEET situations facing multiple barriers, and therefore furthest removed from the labour market, and the quality of offers under the Youth Guarantee, by defining clear quality criteria and standards including access to social protection, minimum income and employment rights; _________________ 26 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=- //EP//NONSGML+REPORT+A8-2017- 0406+0+DOC+PDF+V0//EN
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 129 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that measures that foster the integration of NEETsyoung people not in employment, education or training into the labour market, including paid internships, traineeships or apprenticeships, must be financially supported by the YEI, but should not be used as a way to substitute employment;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 143 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly believes that quality formal and non-formal education and quality training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to quality formal and non-formal education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Emphasises that youth organisations play a crucial role for young peoples’ participation and inclusion in society; Therefore calls on the Member States to support youth organisations and recognise their role as providers of competences development and social inclusion, and support the establishment of youth councils on all levels, working together with young people;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 175 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. strongly believes that adequate funding for non-formal education activities, particularly by youth organisations, should be provided in the successor programme of ERASMUS+; calls for a separate chapter and earmarked budget for the youth sector and non-formal education that needs to account for at least 15% of the overall budget the of Erasmus+ successor programme;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 177 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Stresses the importance of non- formal and informal learning, and quality youth work development as it is essential for the development of a society based on social justice and equal opportunities, and contribute to development of citizenship skills and individual fulfilment;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 178 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Calls on the Member States to continue efforts to implement a national recognition and validation system for competences acquired through non- formal education activities, recalling the Council recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 198 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+: an essential tool to create active and committed young citizens; strongly believes that Erasmus+ should target all young people and that the greater aspirations for the next Erasmus+ programming period must be matched by significant additional funding to unlock the programme’s full potential, namely an ten- fold increased in budget;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 203 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that the YEI budget is not sufficient to ensure that the programme reaches its targets; calls, therefore, for a significant increase in the YEI allocation under the next MFFthe YEI allocation to be at least doubled in the next MFF, to support a better, large-scale, and fmor thee efficient implementation of the Youth Guarantee; urges Member States to make provisions for youth employment schemes in their national budgets;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas in recent years several factors have impacted the functioning of the Schengen area; whereas these factors include a sign, in particular Member States having reintroduced and subsequently prolonged controls at internal borders since2014; whereas the reintroduction of internal border controls has had a domino effect throughout the Schengen area, leaving some Member States with great difficant numbers of asylum seekers and irregular migrants with related secondary movementsulties; whereas the reintroduction of controls at internal borders seems related to a perception of the numbers of persons seeking international protection and irregular migrants arriving rather than the actual number of those arriving; whereas otheser factors also include terrorism and a heightened threat to public policy and the internal security of the Member States; whereas several Member States have also reintroduced and subsequently prolonged controls at internal borders since 2014;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 20 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas, from March 2016, the Commission has proposed a series of measures with a view to restoring the normal functioning of the Schengen area; whereas the proper functioning of the Schengen area is not restored yet and depends on the adoption of such measures and on their implementation, in particular by Member States;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 34 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the Schengen area is at a crossroads and requires decisive and joint actions to bring back the benefits it provides to the citizens; whereas it also requires mutual trust, cooperation and solidarity amongst Member states; whereas there should be no political discourse aiming at blaming Schengen;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 41 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
-3. Points out that the EU legislator has adopted a number of measures in the last three years which were designed to reinforce the integrity of the Schengen Area without internal border control. Notes that these measures include a Regulation to establish a revamped European Border and Coast Guard Agency, a revision of the Schengen Borders Code to provide for mandatory systematic checks on EU nationals crossing external Schengen Borders, and a new Entry-Exit system to record the entry and exit of all third-country nationals entering the Schengen area for a short stay;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
-2. Emphasises that the implementation of mandatory systematic checks on EU nationals crossing external Schengen Borders proved extremely difficult and resulted in disproportionate delays for the crossing of those external borders;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 43 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 c (new)
-1. Notes with dismay that despite the number of measures adopted and currently on the table, internal border controls persist within the Schengen Area without internal border control in flagrant breach of the existing rules of the Schengen Borders Code; Suggests that mutual trust is not strengthened when Member States choose to ignore the rules which they, themselves, have agreed upon;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 44 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 d (new)
0. Highlights that reintroducing border control at internal borders has proven much easier than removing those internal border controls once they have been reintroduced;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 52 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the effectiveness of the measures taken at the external borders and the creationorts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; notes the efforts of the Agency (‘EBCGA’) in implementing the new regulation, especially through joint operations in the field of border surveillance and return, and by supporting the Member States particularly affected by migratory pressuresubject to increased levels of migration; sees the importance of the newly introduced vulnerability assessment mechanism in uncovering weaknesses at the common external borders and preventing crises; emphasiszes the concerted efforts and cooperation between agencies and othMember sStakeholdertes in organising the ‘Hotspot’ approach; reiterates that the success or otherwise of such an approach has not yet been established;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 53 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the steps taken through the amendment of the Schengen Borders Code and introduction of mandatory systematic register checks for EU nationals, while remaining vigilant about the effects these requirements have on the border crossings of EU nationals;deleted
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 68 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers cooperation with third countries, in particular in the context of development policy and readmission agreements, as one of the most essential elements in finding the solution to irregular migration; as one element in reducing levels of irregular migration to the European Union; acknowledges that the basic instrument that sets out the objectives of the Union’s external policies on migration, asylum and borders is the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility; takes note that various instruments exist under that umbrella, including regional dialogues, bilateral dialogues, mobility partnerships, common agendas for migration and mobility, readmission agreements, visa facilitation agreements, visa exemption agreements, Regional Protection Programmes and Regional Development and Protection Programmes;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 97 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to elaborate thea clear European Integrated Border Management (IBM) concept on the basis ofstrategy at political level, before requiring Member States to develop their national IBM strategies, in line with the provisions in the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 106 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the current state of Schengen and the issues it has enpersistence of internal border counteredrols are not due, primarily, to problems in the structure and construction ofrules of the Schengen area itself but rather to the connecrelated fields of the acquis, such as shortcomings in the area of the Common European Asylum System, including the Dublin Regulation, and the control of the external borders; underlines, all the same, that the rules applied under the Schengen Acquis could always be optimised and made clearer to avoid legal uncertainty regarding measures introduced unilaterally by Member States;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 125 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Condemns the continued reintroduction of internal border checks as this undermines the basic principles of the Schengen area, and expresses doubts about the lawfulness; takes the view that many of somthe prolongations of controlsare not in line with the existing rules and are therefore unlawful; is also of the opinion that Member States have not taken the proper measures to ensure cooperation with other affected Member States to minimise the effects of these measures, nor have they provided enough information on the results of such controls, therefore hindering the analysis by the Commission and scrutiny by Parliament; considers the economic, political and social impacts of this practice to be detrimental to the unity of the Schengen area and harmful to the prosperity of European citizens; recalls that Member States have other tools available, namely targeted police controls, as recommended by the Commission; iterates that the Union legislator has adopted many measures in the last three years to strengthen the external borders and external border control; underlines that there has been no corresponding reaction in terms of the removal of internal border controls; recalls that Member States have other tools available to them other that internal border control, including - as recommended by the Commission - targeted police controls provided that such controls do not have border control as an objective, are based on general police information or experience regarding possible threats to public security and aim, in particular, to combat cross-border crime, are devised and executed in a manner clearly distinct from systematic checks on persons at the external borders;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 139 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Appreciatcknowledges, as part of efforts to restore the normal functioning of Schengen, the proposal to amend the Schengen Borders Code; recalls that these changes should merely reflect the new challenges and diffuse threats to internal security and as regards the rules applicable to the temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders; emphasises the need to establish clear rules that provide adequate reassurance for Member States without rendering internal border control easier to reintroduce and without encouraging the reintroduction of internal border control for longer than is absolutely necessary; recalls that any changes should not be a further avenue for prolonging internal border controls; considers that these steps are to be made carefully in order not to inflict irreversible damage on the basic idea of free movement;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 145 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses concern about the lack of implementation in some areas of the regulation governing certain fields of border control, such as the systematic consultation of databases during border checks and the thorough checking of the required entry conditions; notes that clear non-compliance in establishing National Coordination Centres in accordance with the European Border Surveillance System Regulation (EUROSUR) is prevalent in many Member States; Emphasises again that, in order for legislation on internal and external borders to be effective, it is essential that measures agreed at Union level are implemented properly by the Member States;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 150 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that all the Member States, including those with no external land borders, should do their utmost to ensure a high level of control at their external borders by allocating sufficient resources through staffing and expertise, establishing the necessary command and control structures and formulating up-to-date risk analyses in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 for all tiers of command to facilitate effective operations;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 156 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that cooperation at national level between different law enforcement services, the military, border guards and customs is often inadequate, resulting in fragmented situational awareness and low effectiveness; recalls that no amount of well-meaning measures at Union level can make up for a lack of internal cooperation between the relevant authorities of the Member States;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 162 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that were the Schengen evaluation mechanism to be revised, any proposal should address the major delays from the on-site visit to the implementing decisions and action plans and should facilitate swift remedial action on the part of the Member States; takes the view that the value of unannounced checks in the context of the Schengen Evaluation Mechanism could be enhanced were such checks to be made truly unannounced (not providing 24- hours notice);
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 167 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Enlargement of the Schengen Area 1. Recalls that Romania and Bulgaria’s readiness for joining the Schengen Area was announced on several occasions by the President of the European Commission, and it has also been stated by the European Parliament in its resolution of 8 June 2011, by the Council in its conclusions of 9 and 10 June 2011 and 25 and 26 October 2012, and in the 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th and 8th bi-annual reports on the functioning of the Schengen Area; 2. Notes that in the European Council of 1 and 2 March 2012, the Heads of State and Government reiterated that all legal conditions had been met for the decision on Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area to be taken, and asked the Justice and Home Affairs Council to adopt its decision in September 2012. However, no decision has been taken until this moment, with postponements on many occasions; 3. We remind that Romania and Bulgaria have successfully fulfilled already in 2011 all relevant criteria and prerequisites, as set by the Schengen evaluation procedures; we believe that additional criteria cannot be imposed on the two Member States; 4. Urges the Council to take the decision concerning the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area, in line with the Schengen acquis.
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 191 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to make available the necessary information and statistical data to facilitate the national management of resources and capabilities related to border control; calls on the Member States, in particular those directly affected, to prepare and sufficiently test necessary contingency plans to mitigate situations of disproportionate migratory pressureincreased levels of migration, as well as to increasenhance their registration and accommodation capacity in case of such events; calls on the Member States to improve their capabilities to detect document fraud and clandestineirregular entries;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 220 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Insists that multipurpose operations be conducted by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency with the aim of responding to the need for maritime search-and-rescue assets (as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 656/2014) to be present in the relevant areas; requiresnotes that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency to takehas been given a mandate for a more active role in supporting the Member States in coordinated return operations;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 229 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Recalls the high priority given to the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) as part of the holistic approach to tackling the refugee and migratiohumanitarian crisis and of the Commission’s Agenda on Migration; calls on the Council to swiftly follow Parliament in adopting a mandate for negotiations on every proposal in this regard, particularly as regards the Dublin Regulation; highlights that the new European Agency for Asylum has still to be approved and urges the Council to unblock this file as a matter of urgency;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 234 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Insists on developing the Schengen evaluation mechanism together with the vulnerability assessment tool in a way that impreovents unforeseen relapses ins the overall management of the external borders, enhances the respect of the Schengen acquis and facilitates thorough scrutiny and transparency between Member States and institutions;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 236 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to adopt a legislative proposal to amend the EUROSUR Regulation in light of the major shortfalls encountered in the implementation of the current regulation, and considers that such a proposal should encourage greater use of EUROSUR to engage and assist search and rescue operations;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 241 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses the importance of reforming and adapting the SIS to face new challenges swiftly, namely regarding the protection of missing children, the immediate exchange of information on terrorism and the mandatory exchange of information on return decisions; highlights the anticipatedemphasises that such reform must not undermine the principles of necessity and proportionality; underlines that if the system is to function properly alerts must require action and should justify their inclusion in the system; points out that mutual trust in the system is not improved through the continued expansion of both the number of alerts and the amount of data stored in each alert; highlights, nevertheless, that the reforms should lead to a substantial increase in the activity of the Supplementary Information Request at the National Entry (SIRENE) Bureau and calls on Member States to reinforce the means at its disposal by ensuring that it has adequate financial and human resources to carry out its new functions;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
1a. having regard to its resolution of 13 September 2016 on Creating Labour Market Conditions favourable for work- life balance,
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
1a. having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2016 on Application of the Employment Equality Directive,
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
1b. having regard to its resolution of 14 June 2017 on the need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap,
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
1c. having regard to its resolution of 4 July 2017 on working conditions and precarious employment,
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
1d. having regard to its resolution of 3 October 2017 on women’s economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU,
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 e (new)
1e. having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU,
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 f (new)
1f. having regard to the proposal of the European Commission of 26 April 2017 for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on work- life balance for parents and carers repealing the Council Directive 2010/18/EU,
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that while women make up a clear majority of journalism and media graduates in the EU, they are still significantly under-represented at the decision-making and leadership level; notes that this under-representation is a major contributing factor to the negative and stereotypical portrayal of women in the media in the EU;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that an increase in the proportion of women in leadership roles in the media sector is an important step and calls on media sector organisations to introduce best practice measures to increase the proportion of women in leadership roles; encourages such organisations to actively consider measures such as those incorporated by the Nordic Public Services Broadcasters1c, including making workforce gender balance in staff composition, including by pay grade, transparent and comparable over time in yearly corporate reports; setting clear and realisable yearly targets; incorporating gender sensitive training and establishing mentor and role model programmes for staff; __________________ 1c http://www.nordicom.gu.se/sites/default/fil es/mediefakta- dokument/Gender_Media/Making_Chang e/1-12_makingchange_lr.pdf
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with concern the continued systemic and pervasive nature of gender- based harassment in all walks of life, including at the workplace: the scale of which has been brought to light by the recent #metoo movement; notes that, according to a 2014 Fundamental Rights Agency Study1a, one in three women in the EU have experienced physical or sexual violence during their adult lives and that for 32% of these victims, the perpetrator was someone encountered at the workplace (notably a boss, colleague or customer); __________________ 1a http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/v iolence-against-women-eu-wide-survey- main-results-report
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes in particular the disturbing scale of harassment suffered by female journalists; notes that according to a recent IFJ study1b, 50% of female journalists have experienced one form of harassment; that 44% of female journalists have suffered online abuse; that 37% have been sexually harassed and that in 38% of these cases, the perpetrator was a boss or supervisor; __________________ 1bhttp://www.ifj.org/nc/news-single- view/backpid/1/article/ifj-survey-one-in- two-women-journalists-suffer-gender- based-violence-at-work/
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes a recent Eurofound study highlighting the growth of precarious forms of work such as fixed-term, temporary, atypical, freelance and discontinuous in the media sector further notes that, as is true across the labour market, women are overrepresented in these precarious forms of work1d; notes that the increasing pressures on the media sector to maintain economic viability due to digitalisation is likely to aggravate this trend; further notes that women on these more precarious contracts may be more vulnerable to workplace harassment due to the relative ease with which they can be dismissed from the organisation; __________________ 1d http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop, fund and encourage training on workplace policy related to anti-harassment, equality and diversity in order to combat harassment at the workplace;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that only a few Member States have systematically ensured that existing legal texts are in line with the principle of equal treatment, and that even fewer implement them systematically; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure full implementation of Equal Treatment and Employment Equality Directives in order to address this situation;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Insists that flexible working arrangements should be employee- oriented and voluntary, accompanied by adequate social protection, and believes that workers` rights and the right to secure employment must come before any increase in flexibility in the labour market, so as to ensure that flexibility does not increase precarious, undesirable and insecure forms of work and employment does not undermine employment standards;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle precarious employment, including undeclared work and bogus self-employment, in order to ensure that all types of work contracts offer decent working conditions with proper social security coverage, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda, Article 9 TFEU, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter; calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat all practices, which might lead to an increase of precarious employment;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on media organisations to, where not previously present, establish internal bodies to assist victims of harassment throughout the process of speaking out; further calls on these organisations to ensure the existence of clear and specific internal policies and structures, including a process for whistleblowing, that specifically aim to tackle a workplace culture which allows the fostering of gender-based discrimination and harassment;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on the Member States to increase job quality in non-standard jobs by providing, at the least, set of minimum standards as regards social protection, minimum wage levels and access to training and development; stresses that this should be done while maintaining entry opportunities;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that women working in the media will benefit from the general advancement of conditions for women in the workplace, including ending the gender pay gap and pension gap, reducing precarious work, ensuring affordable and accessible and quality childcare and boosting collective bargaining rights;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 44 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to adopt social protection measures to ensure that women`s pay and welfare entitlements, including pensions, are in line with the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or for work of equal value, in accordance with Article 157 TFEU;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes in particular that the pattern of informal or casual recruitment in this sector can have the effect of disproportionately disadvantaging women due to their existing underrepresentation in sector; calls on media organisations to establish open and transparent recruitment procedures as part of their gender equality strategy;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for media organisations to put in place all possible positive discrimination measures to ensure women’s equal representation in all levels of the media sector, particularly in leadership roles; notes the positive role of unions, women’s councils and women’s equality officers in workplaces; considers these organisations should continue to work alongside employers in delivering appropriate measures to deliver gender balance within media organisations;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes a recent Eurofound study1d stating that high level of poor work-life balance was reported by media workers in printing and publishing sectors, with highest levels in small and medium-sized workplaces in the media and communications sector; __________________ 1d https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicat ions/information-sheet/2014/working- conditions/media-and-communications- working-conditions-and-job-quality
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses in this context the importance of ensuring that women and men are equal earners and equal carers by eliminating gender inequalities in paid and unpaid work, and to promote equal sharing of responsibilities, costs and care; therefore welcomes the Commission`s proposal on work-life balance, as response to repeated calls of the European Parliament, and insists that the outcome of inter-institutional negotiations result in an ambitious legislation;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for Member States to develop programmes in order to improve women’s skills in STEM subjects that are important for careers in the media sector with a more technical focus, such as sound and audiovisual technicians; stresses the importance of vocational education and training in diversifying career choices and introducing women and men to non- traditional career opportunities to overcome horizontal and vertical exclusion;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges that women cannot be treated as one homogenous group but that women of different ethnicity, religion, gender alignment, sexual orientation and women with disability face specific gender-based obstacles and sources of stress at the workplace, including harassment, exclusion, discrimination or gender stereotypes;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on Member States and the Commission to combat all forms of multiple discrimination and to ensure proper application of the principle of non- discrimination and equal treatment in access to employment;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 87 #

2017/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Regrets the under-reporting of all forms of discrimination at the workplace and highlights that the lack of objective data makes it more difficult to prove the existence of discrimination; calls on the Commission and Member States to collect equality data within the scope of the Employment Equality Directive in an accurate and systemic way and with the involvement of social partners, national equality bodies and national courts; further recommends that national, regional and local authorities, law enforcement bodies, including labour inspectors, national equality bodies and civil society organisations, increase their monitoring of the intersectionality between gender and other grounds in cases of discrimination and practices;
2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce a fundamental reform of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to prevent Brexit from having any negative effects on the level of funding earmarked for EU-wide cooperation programmes, in the fields of culture, education, youth and research, that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the long-term challenges posed by the integration of refugees and migrants into European society for new arrivals and host societies, underlines the importance of cultural and educational programmes in this regard, and calls for long-term and coordinated investments through current and future Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to support Member States in their efforts, while mainstreaming this support for cultural and educational programmes in other EU funds for integration such as the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF);
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for continuous investment in the current and future ET2020 framework, Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to provide space for youth organisations to continue reaching out to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life-skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal education and informal learning opportunities, particularly volunteering and youth work;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for investing ten times more in the Erasmus+ Successor Programme for the next Multiannual Financial Framework cycle in order to reach out to many more young people and learners across Europe and achieve the full potential of the programme, supporting the call made by President Juncker in the State of the Union Speech, by several European leaders and by the Erasmusx10 campaign of a coalition of civil society organisations. The current Erasmus+ programme accounts for only 1,36% of the overall EU Budget 2014-2020 and will only benefit 4 million Europeans by the end of its implementation in 2020;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the next MFF should enable the Union to provide solutions and emerge strengthened from the crises of the decade: the economic and financial downturn, youth unemployment, raising poverty and inequalities, the phenomenon of migration and refugees, climate change and natural disasters, terrorism and instability, to name but a few; underlines that these global, cross-border challenges with domestic implications reveal the interdependency of our economies and societies, and point to the need for joint actions;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 90 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the commitment from EU institutions and Member States to ensure a more Social Europe should be supported by adequate financial resources, including through EU funding instruments.
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 529 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
83. Is strongly committed to the delivery of Social Europe and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, and points to the existing instruments contributing to these goals, notably the ESF, the Youth Employment Initiative, the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived, the EGF and EaSI; believes that they should be safeguardtrengthened in the next MFF;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 548 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
84. Emphasises in particular the continuous need to fight unemployment, especially among young people, and calls, therefore, for a doubling of the Youth Employment Initiative envelope in the next programming period; the Youth Employment Initiative should continue to target young people directly and should be transformed from a crisis instrument into a more permanent EU financing instrument for tackling youth unemployment, taking into account the financial commitment required to comprehensively tackle youth unemployment in the EU; considers that investment to boost education and training, especially the development of digital skills, remains one of the top priorities of the EU;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 552 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
84. Emphasises in particular the continuous need to fight unemployment, especially among young people, and calls, therefore, for a doubling of the Youth Employment Initiative envelope to be multiplied by six in the next programming period; considers that investment to boost education and training, especially the development of digital skills, remains one of the top priorities of the EU;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 553 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)
84a. Recognises the European added value of having a comprehensive approach to youth policies at EU level; emphasises that a holistic approach to young people is conducive to social justice and competitiveness; notes that cooperation in the field of youth is a prerequisite for achieving other goals set by the EU and that therefore a youth perspective should be mainstreamed in programmes and instruments such as those for cohesion policy, external action, development cooperation and investment recognising the importance of monitoring spending on youth and of assessing the impact on youth when planning the spending of the budget in other fields;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 559 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
85. Expresses support for programmes in the areas of culture, education, media, youth, sports and citizenship that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries; advocates, therefore, continuous investment in the Education and Training 2020 framework through the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes in order to pursue reaching out to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal education, as well as informal learning opportunities; calls in particular for a tripling of the Erasmus+ envelope in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people, youth organisations and learners across Europe, and achieving the full potential of the programme; recommends, moreover, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corpsprogramme to continue reaching out to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal and informal learning opportunities, particularly volunteering and youth work; recommends, moreover, the continuing support to youth participation and youth mobility, volunteering, solidarity and youth work and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 567 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
85. Expresses support for programmes in the areas of culture, education, media, youth, sports and citizenship that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries; advocates, therefore, continuous investment in the Education and Training 2020 framework through the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes in order to pursue reaching out to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal education, as well as informal learning opportunities; calls in particular for a tripling ofto multiply the Erasmus+ envelope tenfold in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people and learners across Europe, and achieving the full potential of the programme; recommends, moreover, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corps and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 585 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
86. Expects that in the post-2020 period, the European Union will move from crisis-management mode to a permanent, European policy in the field of asylum and migration; stresses that the actions in this field should be covered by a dedicated instrument, i.e. the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund; emphasises that the future fund, as well as the relevant Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies, must be equipped with an adequate level of funding for the whole of the next MFF to address the comprehensive challenges in this area; believes, furthermore, that the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) should be complemented by additional components tackling this issue under other policies, in particular by the cohesion funds and the instruments financing external actions, as no single tool could hope to address the magnitude and complexity of needs in this field; recognises, moreover, the importance of cultural, educational, youth and sports programmes in integrating refugees and migrants into European society;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 643 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92
92. Stresses that the level and mechanisms of funding in the field of internal security should be stepped up from the outset and for the entire duration of the next MFF in order to avoid systematic recourse to the flexibility provisions of the MFF every year; calls for sufficient resources to be provided to law enforcement agencies (Europol, Eurojust and Cepol) and for the European Agency for the operational management of large- scale IT systems (eu-LISA) to be endowed with the means to implement and manage its new responsibilities; underlines the role of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights in understanding and responding to the phenomena of radicalisation, marginalisation, hate speech and hate crime and stresses the importance of social cohesion and social justice as well as the social inclusion of all people in Europe - also stipulated in the European Pillar of Social Rights - to counteract these phenomena;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 1 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Recommendation for a Quality Framework for Traineeships of 10 March 2014;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the European Social Charter, the Additional Protocol thereto and the revised version thereof, which entered into force on 1 July 1999;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
- having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, in particular goal 8 to ‘Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all’ which were adopted by the UN in 2015 and which apply to the whole world, including the EU,
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
- having regard to the report on completing Europe’s economic and monetary union (the ‘Five Presidents’ Report’) of 22 June 2015, the reflection papers on the Social dimension of Europe, the reflection paper on deepening the European Monetary Union and the White Paper on the Future of Europe;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 26 April 2017 establishing a European Pillar of Social Rights and the Commission Recommendation of 26 April 2017 on the European Pillar of Social Rights;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 e (new)
- having regard to the work and research of Eurofound, Cedefop, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD), the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), the Union of Industrial and Employers’ Confederations of Europe (BusinessEurope), the European Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME), the European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation (CEEP), Eurocities and the European Youth Forum;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 f (new)
- having regard to President Juncker’s speech on the State of the Union on 13 September 2017, the Roadmap for a More United, Stronger and More Democratic Union (Draft Commission Work Programme 2018) and the Letter of Intents to President Antonio Tajani and to Prime Minister Juri Ratas;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas long spells of youth unemployment can make young people feel isolated from society and lose a sense of belonging, and can cause ‘scarring effects’, as well as skills erosion, meaning that there is a higher probability that they will become unemployed again, and face lower earnings and career prospects during their working lives; whereas the side-lining of young people represents a huge loss of public and private investment, given the unused and faltering human capital that it entails;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 44 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the YG is an EU-wide commitment, while the YEI is targeted to only those Member States andwith regions whereof youth unemployment rates are particularly badof 25% or higher, with a total of 20 eligible Member States either partly or totally eligible;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas a quick mobilisation of funds was sought by frontloading the YEI budget for 2014 and 2015; in order to maximise the impact of YEI funded measures; whereas frontloading alone fell short as a measure to effectively speed up the programmes, as a number of Member States raised concerns on their inability to finance the programmes;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas due to delays in the implementation at national and regional level mainly caused by budgetary constraints faced by Member States, as well as the lack of available funding at the initial stage of the YEI programming period, the initial pre-financing paid to operational programmes implementing the YEI has been raised from 1% to 30% of the Union contribution by amending the ESF Regulation; whereas, in order to stimulate rapid implementation, Member States were requested to submit interim payment applications in which the Union contribution from the YEI were at least equal to 50% of the additional pre- financing received by 23 May 2016;whereas the majority of Member States managed to submit such payment applications on time, while only 8 Member States were requested to return the pre-financing obtained;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the YG is designed to achieve the sustainable integration of NEETs into the labour market by offering an individualised approach, leading to a good-quality offer and enhancing young people’s employability, while in a broader context helpsupporting young people ing tohe school-to-work transition and addressing skills mismatches on the (regional) labour market;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the Commission proposed an increase of 1 billion Euro, to be matched with 1 billion of ESF commitments, in the framework of the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2017- 2020;whereas, following an agreement between Parliament and Council the figure was raised to 1,2 billion; whereas Parliament adopted on 5 September 2017 the Draft amending budget No 3/2017 in order to provide for EUR 500 million for the YEI in 2017, financed by the Global Margin for Commitments, while also regretting the delay in the 2017 budgetary procedure due to the blockage and late approval by Council of the mid-term MFF revision;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas in its first Special report on the YG, the ECA raised concerns about the adequacy of funding (both EU and national) of the initiative, about the definition of a ‘good-quality offer’, and about monitoring and reporting on the results; whereas all these elements are inherently intertwined, since the quality of an offer is a multifaceted concept which defines measures in their design, in their implementation and the access to rights and services for young people, as well as in the sustainability of outcomes they produce;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas in its recently published second Special report on the YEI and the YG, conducted on the basis of a seven Member State sample, the ECA voiced concerns that limited progress had been made with YG implementation by Member States, with results falling short of initial expectations; whereas the Youth Employment Initiative and the Youth Guarantee still represent one of the most innovative and ambitious policy responses to the economic crisis that disproportionally hit youth employment, and which are therefore going to require continued financial and political commitment by European, national and regional institutions in their delivery for the years to come;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the Youth Employment Initiative and the Youth Guarantee are meant to play a central role in the achievement of key Recommendations included in the European Pillar of Social Rights;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas in his State of the Union 2017 speech the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, made no mention to the still alarming youth unemployment situation in Europe; whereas in the letter of intent accompanying the State of the Union 2017 speech, the Youth Guarantee has been acknowledged in its role to help creating jobs in the EU; whereas the fight against unemployment and youth unemployment in particular should remain a priority for the action of the EU;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Oc. Whereas delays in payment to young people of YEI funded measures have been signalled, often caused by the late set-up of managing authorities or to insufficient administrative capacity of national or regional authorities;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O d (new)
Od. whereas YEI and YG measures such as internships or traineeships should help facilitate transition into the labour market and never substitute regular employment contracts;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 80 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Reiterates its full support to the Youth Employment Initiative; stresses that further efforts and continued political and financial commitment to address youth unemployment are urgently necessary; calls therefore for a substantial increase in YEI funding for the period 2017-2020;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. Recalls, in particular, the importance of ensuring funding of at least EUR 700 million for the YEI for the period 2018 to 2020, as agreed within the MFF mid-term revision; calls also for the allocation of sufficient payment appropriations to ensure the proper and timely implementation of the YEI;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 b (new)
-1b. Calls for funding to be ensured for the post 2020 period in the framework of the next revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the significant divergence in economic performance in terms of both economic and employment growth across the EU-28; urges the Member States that continue to lag behind to implement the necessary structural reforms in order to catch up with other EU economies which requires a decisive policy response at EU level also via the completion of the Economic and Monetary Union, including with the establishment of mechanisms for automatic macroeconomic stabilization, as already foreseen in the ‘Five Presidents’ report, in the ‘White Paper on the Future of Europe’, in the reflection paper on the ‘Social Dimension of Europe and ‘Deepening the Economic and Monetary Union’; notes that it is sound economic policies, which are ultimately a Member State responsibility, that create jobs;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the YEI aims to complement national funding and not to replace funding should respect the principle of additionality; stresses therefore that the YEI budget cannot and was never meant to shoulder on its own the ambition ofhas to be complemented by, and not replace, national funding for policies directly targeting young NEETs and in the delivery of the Youth Guarantee, by offering all young people a good-quality offer within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to make all necessary adjustments to guarantee the timely delivery of this objective, including by strengthening the capabilities of public employment services and their coordination at European level in the framework of the PES Network; by encouraging synergies between public and private employment providers, businesses and education systems, both at the school and university level, with education and employment institutions; by fully and periodically consulting and involving social partners and youth organisations in the design, implementation and monitoring of YEI and YG measures;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers the monitoring data and results available at present insufficient to properly assess the implementation and results of the YEI as the main EU financing vehicle for YGs, in particular due to the starting delays in the setting up of operational programmes by Member States and the still relatively early stage since its launch; is concerned, however, about the findings in the recent ECA report, while taking into account its limited territorial and temporal scope, about the impact of the YEI and YG as Union policies aimed at tackling youth unemployment; insists on the need to maintain youth employment as a priority of EU action;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Reaching out to the most excluded young people
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses therefore the need for more and better data on the entire NEET population, with the objective of registering them and reaching out to them more effectively, as more disaggregated data could identify which groups should be targeted, with which means and what measures would work best;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 136 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights the need for holistic strategies to reach all NEETs and to support young people facing multiple barriers, going beyond mere employment aspects but with an integrated approach involving more services such as access to housing and healthcare;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Advocates for a better involvement of youth and civil society organisations as important intermediaries between young people, public administration and public employment services in developing outreach strategies and effectively reaching out to the most excluded young people;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Supports the development of one- stop-shops that can ensure that all services and guidance are easily accessible, available and free-of-charge for young people in one location;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers the Youth Employment Initiative and the Youth Guarantee as powerful instruments in the fight against social exclusion of other most excluded groups of young people such as Roma, migrants, refugees and people with disabilities;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adapt their operational programmes in order to ensure that YEI and YG measures are effectively accessible to all persons with disabilities, providing equity of access for disabled young people, guarantee an adequate income and set specific programmes in order to match the individual’s needs and their type of disability;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 b (new)
Ensuring the quality of offers under the Youth Employment Initiative
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 157 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Endorses the call to define what a ‘quality offer’ should be, but cautions that such a definition should not lead to unnecessary restrictions or administrative burdens;deleted
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 162 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the need to elaborate a comprehensive definition of ‘quality of offer’, to be developed at the European level, which fully takes into account the work undertaken in the EMCO committee in collaboration with the Commission, the International Labour Organisation, and the relevant stakeholders; stresses that an offer of good quality is a multifaceted measure leading to sustainable, well- matched, integration in the labour market for the participants achieved through the development of skills; such measure should start with quality and individualised skills mapping, mentoring and coaching services and should be based on an offer matching the participants’ qualification level and profile, while at the same time ensuring access to rights and services at the workplace and during the training;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 166 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Points to the quality standards mentioned in the ‘Youth Employment Initiative evaluation guidance’ published by the Commission in 2015, which flags the characteristics of employment offers, their relevance to the participant needs, the labour market outcomes produced by the offers and the proportions of offers not accepted or abandoned prematurely as valid indicators for the assessment of quality of employment;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 168 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Encourages Member States to progressively update and revise their YEI operational programmes with the involvement of social partners and youth organisations in order to fine-tune their action based on the actual needs of young people and the labour market;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 169 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the Member States to provide the Commission with updated figures on the actual implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative as often as possible and more frequently than their annual implementation reporting obligations as defined in article 19(2)of the ESF Regulation, which do not provide the most recent data on implementation;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 189 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for a discussion about the future status of the YEI which does not question its continuation but addresses the question of transforming it from a Highlights the need for the YEI to evolve from an anti-crisis instrument into a more permanent, main EU financing instrument for tackling youth unemployment, and which establishes a co-financing requirement in order to underline the primary responsibility of the Member States;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 214 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers the Youth Employment Initiative and the Youth Guarantee as essential in the effective delivery of key Recommendation included in the European Pillar of Social Rights, in particular Recommendation 1 on education, training and life-long learning; number 4 on active support to employment, number 5 on secure and adaptable employment, number 6 on wages; number 8 on social dialogue and involvement of workers; number 10 on healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment and data protection; number 12 on social protection; number 13 on unemployment benefits and number 14 on minimum income;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 219 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recalls that YEI should provide financial support to measures fostering the integration of young NEETs into the labour market, including paid internship, traineeships and apprenticeships, but should not become an instrument to substitute actual gainful employment;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 221 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. is concerned about reports signalling the inappropriate usage of YEI funded measures, including delayed payments to young people or the excessive usage in certain Member States of internships or traineeships instead of more permanent contracts; urges therefore the Member States and the Commission to watch over any abuse in the achievement of the genuine objective of the YEI and the YG;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 222 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Takes the view that any repeated take-up of the YG must not go against the spirit of labour market activation and the aim of transition into permanent employment;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 223 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. suggests the establishment of an “EU hotline against the violation of youth rights” for young people to directly report to the Commission any eventual negative experience in their participation of YEI and YG measures, therefore allowing for the collection of information and for the investigation of possible abusive practices in the deployent of EU funded policies;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 224 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 f (new)
14f. Welcomes the reference contained in the letter of intent attached to President Juncker’s speech on the State of the Union 2017 to a proposal of establishing a European Labour Authority to strengthen cooperation between labour market authorities at all levels and better manage cross-border situations, as well as further initiatives in support of fair mobility; suggests the attribution of a role to this authority in supervising the correct implementation of YEI and YG measures across the EU;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2017/2003(INI)

-1a. Notes that there is no common definition of the digital economy based on online platforms ('platform economy', 'collaborative economy', 'sharing economy' etc.); points out that the use of the terminology 'platform economy' seems to be the most objective description and calls on the Commission to ensure the usage of coherent terminology;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for a clear distinction between ‘profession'commercial' and 'non-professional’ platforms andcommercial' platforms as well as between professional and occasional users/workers; underlines the importance to recognise remunerated activities in the platform economy that are properly categorised as 'work' regardless of the terminology ('gigs', 'tasks', 'giving rides' etc.);
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes note of the Commission's communication on 'A European Agenda for the collaborative economy' which provides amongst others indicators for employment relationships in the digital labour market; recalls in this context that the European Court of Justice has defined the concept of 'worker' on the basis of an employment relationship characterised by certain criteria such as subordination, remuneration and the nature of work; considers the approach by the Commission insufficient to provide adequate protection to workers in the platform economy and calls for decisive steps to ensure legal certainty on what constitutes 'employment' for work intermediated by online platforms, taking into account the ILO Recommendation No 198 regarding the determination of an employment relationship;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase its efforts to tackle bogus self-employment; notes that there are cases where self-employed platform workers meet the ECJ criteria defining an employment relationship, and which should therefore be classified as employees; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work towards a common definition of self-employed which also applies to the platform economy;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that possible efficiency advantages of the online platforms over the traditional economy should not rely on wage dumping and unfair competition; calls therefore for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing field between the platform and traditional economies;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all mandatory contributions are paid for all forms of work and examine to what extent social security systems have to be adjusted to provide appropriate protection for platform workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the portability and accumulation of social security entitlements;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5i. Points out that as job and skills profiles become more complex, new demands – especially regarding information and communications technology (ICT) skills – are being placed on training as well as on further education and life-long learning to promote digital literacy and to tackle the existing gender and generational gaps, especially for disadvantaged persons in this context; emphasises the importance of stronger synergies involving the social partners and various educational and training institutions in order to bring teaching and studies' contents up to date and develop skills strategies linking the world of education with the world of work;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 114 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)
5j. Insists that public investment in vocational education and lifelong learning is necessary in order to ensure that the EU workforce, is equipped with the right skills for the digital age; stresses that education and training must be accessible for all workers; believes that new funding opportunities for lifelong learning and training are needed, especially for micro and small enterprises;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 127 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to ensure the portability of ratings of platform workers which constitute their digital market value and are important to avoid dependency of workers on certain platforms since ratings are important determinants in the allocation of tasks; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the transferability and accumulation of ratings across platforms;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Believes that the effects of digitalisation on health and safety at work need to be assessed and existing health and safety provisions adapted accordingly;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas, at EU level, NEETs (not in employment, education or training) are considered to be one of the most problematicvulnerable groups in the context of youth unemployment; whereas women are 1.4 times more likely to become NEET than men on average;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 68 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas according to the latest PIAAC study by the OECD, about 70 million European adults lack basic skills such as reading, writing and numeracy, which represents an obstacle to those people finding a decent job and living standard;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 82 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas, nowadays, our education and training systems are facing a significant challenge as a result of the digital transformation, which is impacting teaching and learning processes;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 115 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that education systems should be inclusive, providing high- quality education to the whole population, enabling people to be active European citizens, preparing them to be able to learn and adapt throughout their lives and responding to societal and labour market needs, and fostering social inclusion;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 126 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. AConsiders that Europe needs a paradigm shift in the goals and functioning of the education sector; agrees with the focus on the need to upgrade the European education and training systems in line with the fast changing economic and societal environment; notes that, while skills needs are dynamic, the main focus of the skills package is the immediate needs of the labour market; highlights in this respect the importance of a pan-European skills needs forecasting tool and lifelong learning with a view to adapting to new situations in the labour market;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 131 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to include leadership, management, entrepreneurial and financial education, business start-up advice and communication technologiesfocus not only on the development of employability skills, but also on the skills that are more broadly relevant to society, such as transversal, transferable or soft skills (e.g. critical and creative thinking, social, civil and cultural competences, leadership, entrepreneurship, financial literacy) in their education and training programmes, and to prioritise the further development of vocational training and education (VET) programmes, including enhancing European craftsmanship;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 158 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls, in this respect, the need for enhanced cooperation among the Member States to learn from best practices which lead to lower unemployment rates, like alternance training19 ; _________________ 19 Educational training combining periods in any educational institution or training centre and in the work place. The alternance scheme can take place on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis. Depending on the country and the applicable status, participants may be contractually linked to the employer and/or receive remuneration. According to the CEDEFOP terminology, the German dual system is an example of alternance training. (Terminology of European education and training policy, CEDEFOP)such as apprenticeships;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 168 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that education is not only a key factor in enhancing employability, but also in combating social exclusion and therefore believes that investing in skills and competences is crucial to tackling the high unemployment rates, especially among NEETs, long-term unemployed, the low-skilled, refugees, and people with disabilities; recalls that a genuine estimation of future skills needs is paramount in this respect;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 171 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses, as stated by OECD 1a, that more educated people contribute to more democratic societies and sustainable economies, and are less dependent on public aid and less vulnerable to economic downturns; therefore points out that investment in quality education and innovation are not only key to fight unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, but also for the EU to compete successfully in the global markets; Calls on the Commission and the Member States, via de European Semester process, to restore public investment to, at least, pre-crisis levels, in early, primary and secondary education for all, and in particular for children from disadvantaged backgrounds; _________________ 1a https://www.oecd.org/education/school/50 293148.pdf
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 182 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that completion of secondary education should be obligatory in 21st century Europe and that relevant programmes must be available to give all young people who have dropped out from primary or secondary school a new chance;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 183 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Boosting lifelong learning opportunities 1a _________________ 1aThis should be a subtitle (such as "The role of education in tackling unemployment, social exclusion and poverty", that should be placed ahead of paragraph 9
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 187 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Considers that, in order to efficiently tackle the high unemployment and skills mismatch and in order to cope with the rapidly changing skills development in a digital era, Member States should have an ongoing approach to up-skilling, re-training and lifelong learning, as well as should ensure a close dialogue with social partners such as trade unions and employers' associations, and other stakeholders;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 195 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Believes that equipping people with a minimum set of skills is not enough and that it is crucial to ensure that every individual is encouraged to acquire advanced skills and competences in order to better adapt to the future, especially in the case of vulnerable groups who are at risk of precarious employment;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 196 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Calls for a real guarantee of skills as a right for everyone, at every stage of life, to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century, including literacy, numeracy, digital and media literacy, critical thinking, social skills and relevant skills needed for the green and circular economy;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 197 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9 d. Considers that the initiative "Upskilling pathways: new opportunities for adults" should involve individualised assessment of learning needs, a quality learning offer and systematic validation of the skills and competences acquired, enabling their easy recognition on the labour market; points to the need to ensure widespread access to broadband in order to enable digital literacy; regrets that the European Parliament was not involved in the shaping of the initiative;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 198 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9 e. Is of the opinion that the proposed 'upskilling pathways' will make a tangible difference only if lessons are learned from the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, in particular, it should aspire to ensure faster implementation, have an integrated approach with accompanying social services, and foster better cooperation with social partners, such as trade unions and employers' association, and other stakeholders;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 199 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9 f. Insists that the outreach and guidance to people in disadvantaged situations, including those with disabilities, long-term unemployed people and underrepresented groups, that may not be aware of the benefits of raising their skills levels or of opportunities for re-skilling or up-skilling, is of key importance to the success of such an initiative;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 200 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 g (new)
9 g. Calls for a strong involvement and dialogue of all relevant stakeholders not only on national and European level, but also the local and regional in order to meet the real labour market situations and needs;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 206 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to strive for a more flexible and individuallearner-focused approach to career development and lifelong education and training across one’s personal career path, and recognises the role that bothmainly public and, but also private parties, can play in providing this, while recognising that guidance and counselling which address individual needs and focus on the evaluation and expansion of individual skills must be a core element of education and skills policies from an early stage;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 209 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States together with the social partners to develop and put in place policies that provide for educational and training leave, as well as in-work training; calls on them to make learning inside and outside work, including paid training leave, accessible to all workers and in particular to those in disadvantaged situations, and with an emphasis on women employees;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 231 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Asks for concrete measures to be put in place in order to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships, giving young people the possibility of putting their talents into practice and have a set of social and economic rights and access to social protection equal to adult workers; calls on Member States to ensure a quality framework that does not allow internships and apprenticeships to be used as a cheap or free labour;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 237 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses that traineeships and internships should not be used as a replacement for jobs and trainees and interns should not be used as a cheap or even unpaid labour force; reiterates its call1a on proper learning and training content and decent working conditions for internships, traineeships and apprenticeships in order to ensure that they serve as genuine stepping stones in the transition from education to professional life, as provided for in the Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships, and that they are limited in time and do not replace employment for young people; remuneration should be commensurate with the work provided, the skills and experience of the person and the need to enable interns, trainees and apprentices on the labour market outside educational curricula to make ends meet; _________________ 1aEuropean Pillar of Social Rights (A8- 0391/2016)
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 241 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, civil society, social partners, and education and training, providers must be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing, implementing and evaluating vocational qualification programmes, which provide an effective transition from formal education to work-based learning;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 245 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. States that mobility in the context of education and training is fundamental, as it leads to the development of both specific professional skills, as well as of transversal and transferable sets of skills and competencies like critical thinking and entrepreneurship;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 247 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
The key role of non-formal learning and informal educationlearning
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 263 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Insists on the need to refocus on the role of non-formal education, which is key for the empowerment of people and especially those who are low skilled and who have limited opportunities to access formal education; non-formal education providers and NGOs are in good position to reach out to the disadvantaged groups who are out of the formal education system and should be better supported in their role, to make sure that those most in need benefit from skills agendas;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 268 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that non-formal learning, including through volunteering, has a crucial role to play in stimulating the development of life skills such as team work, creativity and a sense of initiative while reinforcing self- esteem and motivation to learn;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 279 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Asks for validation and recognition arrangements to be put in place by 2018 to ensure that the upskilling pathways are a success20 ; _________________ 20Calls on the Member States for the full and timely implementation of the Council Recommendation of 1920 December 2016.2 on the validation of non- formal and informal learning;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 286 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on the Commission to present and on Member States to endorse a Quality Framework for Apprenticeships1d; _________________ 1dTo be built on the Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training on "A Shared Vision for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships and Work- based Learning" adopted on 2 December 2016
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 291 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the need to incorporate new technologies in the teaching and learning processCalls on the Member States to transform their educational systems (eg: teaching methods and curricula), including vocational training programs, in order to incorporate new technologies in the teaching and learning process, as well as to facilitate education through hands- on and real-life experiences, in order to equip people with the right set of skills, competences and knowledge;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 310 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to urge Member States to draw up comprehensive national strategies for digital skills; points out however that in order for these strategies to be effective, there is a need for strong pedagogical leadershipinnovation from teachers at all levels of education supported by the ongoing training and skilling of teachers;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 323 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning at all levels of education, since instilling entrepreneurial spirit among the young at an early stage is an effective way of combating youth unemployment, including social entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and across various subjects, since fostering an entrepreneurial spirit among the young at an early stage is an effective way of combating youth unemployment, as well as of encouraging creativity, critical thinking and leadership skills contributing to local communities;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 334 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Considers that STEM-related skills, if taught in a creative and learner- focused way, can foster a structured way of thinking that expands beyond the STEM subjects, ensuring better prospects in education, training and future career;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 340 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine factors which discourage women from taking up an entrepreneurial, STEM or technology career path and to ensure that educational systems as well as related measures and activities actively strive for gender equality;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 343 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Urges active dialogue and cooperation between the university communityacademic community, other educational and training institutions or actors, and the world of work, aimed at developing educational programmes which equip young people with the requisite skills and competences;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 356 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls for an increased involvement of civil society and social partners in the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 359 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the importance of vocational education and training (VET) for, as a relevant type of education not only to enhancing employability and clearing the pathway to professional qualifications for young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that VET is made more relevant and is, but also leading to equal opportunities for all citizens, including from socially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate investment in VET, to guarantee that it is more relevant to learners, employers and society in a holistic and participatory educational approach, and to tailored it to labour market needs by making ithem an integral part of the education system, and to guarantee high qualification standards and quality assurance in this regard;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 371 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the need to investigate the possibility for inter-sectorial mobility not only in the VET teacher profession but also among schools as a wholend educational institutions as a whole; stresses however that the VET learning mobility needs increased support and promotion as its targets are still far from being achieved;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 381 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need to increase the attractiveness of VET by making sure that young people and their families have access to information on VET optionsCalls on the European Commission and the Member States to increase the attractiveness and position VET and VET mobility as an important choice leading to a promising career, by making sure that young people and their families have access to information on VET options, by ensuring access to all, gender balance and non-discrimination in VET programmes; calls for specific targets such as the implementation of a fully operational credit transfer system and recognition by using ECVET;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 393 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Boosting lifelong learning opportunities for allTeachers and trainers
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 405 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the upskilling of all teachers and trainers would be the prerequisite for the delivery of the Skills Agenda and that further efforts and analyses have to be made in attracting talents to this profession;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 409 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises the need to invest in and support the initial and continuous professional development of teachers ofand trainers in all educational sectors, as well as to ensure quality working conditions, and to establish lifelong career guidance services;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 431 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to focus on digital skills and competences, in particular the digital transformation of the society and economy, ands well as re- shaping the way people work and do business, and takes note of the Commission’s intention to focus on the positive aspects of this transformation via the EU e-skills strategy;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 442 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for entrepreneurship education, including social entrepreneurship, to be part of the curriculum in the Member States in order to develop an individual entrepreneurial mind-set in citizens;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 453 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission in addition to develop a pan-European skill needs forecasting tool, which would make it possible to estimate future skill needs in both personal and professional lives of the people, and adapt them better to the jobs available on the labour market; however stresses the importance of transversal and life skills whose relevance does not change with labour market needs;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 457 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on the European Commission to keep track of the demand and supply on the labour market within the European Union, as well as the geographic and occupational mobility, and to collaborate closer with the Member States, and social partners in order to match the needs of the labour market;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 458 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Is of the opinion that the proposed ‘up-skilling pathways’ will make a tangible difference only if lessons are learned from the implementation of the Youth Guarantee;deleted
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 463 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Believes that equipping people with a minimum set of skills is not enough and that it is crucial to ensure that every individual is encouraged to acquire advanced skills and competences in order to better adapt to the future;deleted
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 468 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. RAlthough Member States should be encouraged to take full advantage of the existing sources of funding that are available to support the implementation of the Agenda, especially the European Social Fund, regrets the lack of dedicated funding for the implementation of the proposals, which might be an important obstacle to taking actions that make a real difference at national level;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 480 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Highlights the need to improve the understanding and comparability of different qualifications across Member States; welcomes the proposed revision and further development of EQF and calls for a strengthened cooperation between Member States and all stakeholders; calls for greater consistency between EU qualification instruments – namely the EQF, ECVET and EQAVET;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 485 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Member States to foster cooperation and reinforce synergies between formal, non-formal and informal education providers, as well as with social partners, with a view to reaching a wider group of low-skilled people in order to better take into account their specific needs;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 495 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Asks the Commission to leave more flexibility to Member States to broaden their skills offer and to not only focus on basic skills in the framework of the upskilling pathways, in the context ofCalls on the Member States to have a broad approach in implementing the upskilling pathways, providing diverse opportunities that take into account concrete needs at local, regional and sectorial level (for example intercultural, health, family skills), and should go beyond basic skills provision;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 501 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Calls on the Commission to support Member States' efforts through mutual learning activities and the exchange of good policy practices;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 503 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40 b. Encourages the new Europass Framework, particularly the move from using Europass as a document-based facility to a service-based platform; considers it crucial to ensure its accessibility to persons with disabilities;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 504 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new)
40 c. Believes that gender disparities in relation to skills development should be better reflected in the New Skills Agenda;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 505 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 d (new)
40 d. Welcomes the initiative to introduce a system of graduate tracking in order to provide a more evidence-based and relevant approach to designing curricula and learning offers; calls for a similar system for large-scale tracking of VET graduates;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 506 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 e (new)
40 e. Calls for continuous and increased support for Erasmus+ mobility programme offering and promoting inclusive learning and training opportunities for young people, educators, volunteers, apprentices, interns and young workers;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 82 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Since the adoption of Council Directive 91/533/EEC,33 labour markets have undergone far-reaching changes due to demographic developments and digitalisation leading to the creation of new forms of employment, which have supported job creation and labour market growth. New forms of employment are often, however, are often precarious and not as regular or stable as traditional employment relationships and lead to reduced predictability for the workers concerned, creating uncertainty as to applicable rights and social protection. Non-standard forms of employment are particularly common among younger generations of workers. Precariousness affects young people disproportionately, as their position in the labour market is already vulnerable, due to protracted transitions between education and employment and a general lack of entry-level jobs. In this evolving world of work, there is therefore an increased need for workers to be fully informed about their essential working conditions, which should occur in a written form and in a timely manner. In order to adequately to frame the development of new forms of employment, protect workers in the Union, and young workers in particular, workers should also be provided with a number of new minimum rights aimed at promoting quality, security and predictability in employment relationships while achieving upward convergence across Member States and preserving labour market adaptability. __________________ 33 Council Directive 91/533/EC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32).
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Pursuant to Directive 91/533/EEC the majority of workers in the Union have the right to receive written information about their working conditions. Directive 91/533/EEC does not however cover all workers in the Union. Moreover, gaps in protection have emerged forthe rise of new forms of employment, created as a result of labour market developments since 1991, has further highlighted existing gaps in protection.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure effectiveness of the rights provided by the Union law, the personal scope of Directive 91/533/EEC should be updated. In its case law, the Court of Justice of the European Union has established criteria for determining the status of a worker34 which are appropriate for determining the personal scope of application of this Directive. The definition of worker in Article 2(1) is based on these criteria. They ensure a uniform implementation of the personal scope of the Directive while leaving it to national authorities and courts to apply it to specific situations. Provided that they fulfil those criteria, domestic workers, on-demand workers, intermittent workers, voucher based-workers, platform workers, trainees and apprentices could come within scope of this Directive. To address the precarious position of young people in the labour market, Member States are encouraged to extend the application of this Directive to all trainees and apprentices, regardless of whether they are paid or not. This is further supported by the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice, which has established that a person performing real work in the context of a traineeships, should be regarded as a worker, even if remuneration is not provided by their employer.34a __________________ 34 Judgments of 3 July 1986, Deborah Lawrie-Blum, Case 66/85; 14 October 2010, Union Syndicale Solidaires Isère, Case C-428/09; 9 July 2015, Balkaya, Case C-229/14; 4 December 2014, FNV Kunsten, Case C-413/13; and 17 November 2016, Ruhrlandklinik, Case C- 216/15. 34a Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 July 2015 Ender Balkaya v Kiesel Abbruch- und Recycling Technik GmbH.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In view of the increasing number of workers excluded from the scope of Directive 91/533/EEC on the basis of derogations made by Member States under Article 1 of that Directive, it is necessary to replace these derogations with a possibility for Member States not to apply the provisions of the Directive to a work relationship equal to or less than 8 hours in total in a reference period of one month. That derogation does not affect the definition of a worker as provided for in Article 2(1).deleted
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 145 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Due to the unpredictability of on- demand work including, zero-hour contracts, the derogation of 8 hours per month should not be used for employment relationships in which no guaranteed amount of paid work is determined before the start of the employment should be prohibited.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 200 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) In order to help employers to provide timely information, Member States should ensure the availability of templates at national level, developed in consultation with the social partners, including relevant and sufficiently comprehensive information on the legal framework applicable. These templates may be further developed at sectoral or local level, by national authorities and social partners.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 250 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) While new forms of employment have been a driver of job creation and labour market growth, they are more open to insecure and unpredictable working conditions. Where employers have the possibility to offer full-time or open-ended labour contracts to workers in non-standard forms of employment, including traineeships, a transition to more secure forms of employment should be promoted. Workers should be able to request another more predictable and secure form of employment, where available, and receive a written response from the employer, which takes into account the needs of the employer and of the worker. In case of refusal, the letter should include a clear and objective justification.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 261 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) Where employers are required by legislation or collective agreements to provide training to workers to carry out the work for which they are employed, it is important to ensure that such training is provided equally, including to those in non-standard forms of employment, and that such training is carried out during working hours. The costs of such training should not be charged to the worker nor withheld or deducted from the worker's remuneration. The worker should continue to be entitled to receive remuneration during their training.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 317 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The purpose of this Directive is to improve working conditions by promoting more secure, transparent and predictable employment while ensuring labour market adaptability.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 335 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may decide not to apply the obligations in this Directive to workers who have an employment relationship equal to or less than 8 hours in total in a reference period of one month. Time worked with all employers forming or belonging to the same enterprise, group or entity shall count towards that 8 hour period.deleted
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 344 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply to an employment relationship where no guaranteed amount of paid work is predetermined before the employment starts.deleted
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 413 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that employers are required to inform workers of the essential aspects of the employment relationship, including minimum social and labour rights they are entitled to.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 544 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall, in consultation with social partners, develop templates and models for the document referred to in paragraph 1 and put them at the disposal of workers and employers including by making them available on a single official national website and by other suitable means.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 713 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that workers with at least six months' seniority with the same employer, including traineeships, may request a form of employment with more predictable and secure working conditions where available.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 739 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that where employers are required by Union or national legislation or relevant collective agreements to provide training to workers to carry out the work for which they are employed, such training shall be provided cost-free to the worker and shall take place during working hours. Moreover, workers undertaking training shall continue to be entitled to receive remuneration.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 761 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. In order to exercise their rights under Articles 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Regulation (EC) 45/2001 and, Articles 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and Articles 14 and 16 of Directive (EU) 2016/680, any person shall have the right to address him or herself to the Member State responsible for the manual verification of different identities or of any Member State, who shall examine and reply to the request.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 765 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, and in order to facilitate and better enable the effective exercise of the rights of data subjects as described in paragraph 1 to access, rectify, erase or restrict the processing of their personal data under interoperability components, in particular for those third country nationals who may be outside the territory of the Member States, eu-LISA shall establish a web service, hosted in its technical site, which shall enable data subjects to make a request for access, correction, erasure or rectification of their personal data. The web service shall act as a single point of contact for those third country nationals outside the territory of the Member States. On the basis of such a request, the web service shall immediately transmit the request to the Member State responsible for manual verification of different identities in accordance with Article 29, or, where appropriate, to the Member State responsible for the entry of the data in the underlying information system which is the subject of the request.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 766 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts concerning the detailed rules on the conditions for the operation of the web service and the data protection and security rules applicable. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 64.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 767 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State responsible for the manual verification of different identities as referred to in Article 29 or the Member State to which the request has been made, either directly from the data subject in accordance with paragraph 1 or via the web service established by eu- LISA in accordance with paragraph 2, shall reply to such requests at the latest within 145 days of receipt of the request.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 770 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. If a request for correction or erasure of personal data is made to a Member State other than the Member State responsible, the Member State to which the request has been made shall contact the authorities of the Member State responsible within seven days and the Member State responsible shall check the accuracy of the data and the lawfulness of the data processing within 3014 days of such contact. The person concerned shall be informed by the Member State which contacted the authority of the Member State responsible that his or her request was forwarded about the further procedure.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 775 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. Where, following an examination, it is found that the data stored in the multiple-identity detector (MID) are factually inaccurate or have been recorded unlawfully, the Member State responsible or, where applicable, the Member State to which the request has been made shall correct or delete these data. The person concerned shall be informed that his or her data was corrected or deleted.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 786 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 7
7. This decision shall also provide the person concerned with information explaining the possibility to challenge the decision taken in respect of the request referred in paragraph 3s 1 and 2, and, where relevant, information on how to bring an action or a complaint before the competent authorities or courts, and any assistance, including from the competent national supervisory authorities.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 787 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 8
8. Any request made pursuant to paragraph 3s 1 or 2 shall contain the necessary information to identify the person concerned. That information shall be used exclusively to enable the exercise of the rights referred to in paragraph 31 and shall be erased immediately afterwards.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 788 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 9
9. The responsible Member State or, where applicable, the Member State to which the request has been made shall keep a record in the form of a written document that a request referred to in paragraph 3s 1 and 2 was made and how it was addressed, and shall make that document available to competent data protection national supervisory authorities without delay.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 789 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 a (new)
Article 47 a Liability Without prejudice to the right to compensation from, and liability under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Directive (EU) 2016/680 and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001: (a) any person who has suffered material or non-material damage as a result of an unlawful personal data processing operation through the use of interoperability components or any other act by a Member State which is incompatible with this Regulation shall be entitled to receive compensation from that Member State; (b) any person who has suffered material or non-material damage as a result of an unlawful personal data processing operation through the use of interoperability components or any other act by Europol or by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency which is incompatible with this Regulation shall be entitled to receive compensation from Europol or the European Border and Coast Guard as appropriate. The Member State, Europol or the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall be exempted from liability, in whole or in part, if they prove that they are not responsible for the event which gave rise to the damage.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 790 #

2017/0351(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 b (new)
Article 47 b Penalties Member States shall ensure that any misuse of data, processing of data or exchange of data contrary to this Regulation is punishable in accordance with national law. The penalties provided shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and shall include the possibility for administrative and criminal penalties. Europol and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall ensure that members of their staff or members of their teams who misuse, process or exchange data contrary to this Regulation are subject to penalties. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2018/07/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 44 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) It is necessary to ensure that road transport operators established in a Member State have a real and continuous presence in that Member State and conduct their business from there, including the process of directly billing their clients or, in case of a subsidiary system, the billing should be done in a proportionate way by the parent company. Therefore, and in light of experience, it is necessary to clarify the provisions regarding the existence of an effective and stable establishment, as well as of a direct billing system with the beneficiary of the provided system, in order to ensure a proportionate profit shifting, avoid under billing in the Member State that provides the service and the underpayment of the employees in that Member State.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) To this end, and in order to facilitate checks and to eliminate uncertainty, the limitation on the number of cabotage operations subsequent to an international carriage should be abolished, while the number of days available for such operations should be reducgulated in a proportionate way so that empty runs, as well as unfair competition practices, are avoided.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 144 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
(da) The following point (f) is added: (f) directly bill the beneficiaries of the services they provide or, in case of a subsidiary system, the billing should be done in a proportionate way by the parent company;
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 201 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 18
9a. Member States shall conduct cross-country controls on related transport companies (parent - subsidiary companies) in order to identify disproportionate profit-shifting or under- billing infringements;
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 227 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Once the goods carried in the course of an incoming international carriage from another Member State or from a third country to a host Member State have been delivered, hauliers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allowed to carry out, with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, cabotage operations in the host Member State or in contiguous Member States. The last unloading in the course of a cabotage operation shall take place within 56 days from the last unloading in the host Member State in the course of the incoming international carriage.;
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 255 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation 1072/2009
Article 10 a – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall organise checks in such a way that, as from 1 January 2020, in every calendar year at least 2 % of all cabotage operations performed in their territory are checked. They shall increase the percentage to at least 3 % from 1 January 2022. The basis for the calculation of that percentage shall be the total cabotage activity in the Member State in terms of tonnes- kilometres in year t-2, as reported by Eurostat.deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 265 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 (new)
Regulation 1071/2009/EC
Article 10 a
3a. Member States shall, at least once a year, undertake concerted accountant checks for transport companies which have subsidiaries in other Member States in order to identify and penalize disproportionate profit shifting or under billing practices.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 272 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation 1072/2009/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By 31 January of every year, at the latest, Member States shall inform the Commission of the number of transport companies that have subsidiaries in other Member States, the number of transport companies that have been verified for infringements of under-billing and/or disproportionate profit shifting.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Good working conditions for drivers and fair business conditions for road transport undertakings are of paramount importance to creating a safe, efficient and socially accountable road transport sector. To facilitate that process it is essential that the Union social rules in road transport are clear, proportionate, fit for purpose, easy to apply and to enforce and implemented in an effective and consistent manner throughout the Union.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Having evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the existing set of Union social rules in road transport, and in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 , certain deficiencies were identified in the existing legal framework. Unclear and unsuitable rules on weekly rest, resting facilities, breaks in multi-manning and the absence of rules on the return of drivers to their home or at another private location chosen by the driver, lead to diverging interpretations and enforcement practices or abuses by enforcement authorities in the Member States. Several Member States recently adopted unilateral measures further increasing legal uncertainty and unequal treatment of drivers and operators. __________________ 9 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The ex-post evaluation of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 confirmed that inconsistent and ineffective enforcement of the Union social rules was mainly due to unclear rules, inefficient and unequal use of the control tools and insufficient administrative cooperation between the Member States.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Clear, suitable and evenly enforced rules are also crucial for achieving the policy objectives of improving working conditions for drivers, and in particular ensuring undistorted and fair competition between operators and contributing to road safety for all road users.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) There are differences among Member States in the interpretation and implementation of the weekly rest requirements as regards the place where the weekly rest should be taken. It is therefore appropriate to clarify that requirement to ensure that drivers are provided with adequate and gender friendly accommodation for their regular weekly rest periods if they are taken away from home.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Drivers are often faced with unforeseen circumstances which make it impossible to reach a desired destination for taking a weekly rest without violating Union rules. It is desirable to make it easier for drivers to cope with those circumstances and enable them to reach their destination for a weekly rest without breaching the requirements on maximum driving times. More efforts are encouraged in order to create or upgrade secure parking areas, adequate sanitary facilities and adequate accommodation.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in order to clarify any of the provisions of that Regulation and to establish common approaches on their application and enforcement. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/201110 by a European road transport authority. __________________ 10 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In order to improve road safety and the working conditions of drivers, the scope of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 should include the use of vehicles for the transport of goods with a permissible mass of less than 3,5 tonnes and operating outside a radius of 400 kilometres of the base of the undertaking.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) The installation of the digital tachograph in registered vehicles will contribute to a better monitoring of the application of the EU legislation in the road transport sector, will simplify controls or even reduce unnecessary controls, as well as shorten the time spent during controls. The installation of the digital tachograph in registered vehicles shall be foreseen as mandatory by the end of 2021.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 3 – point h a (new)
(1a) in Article 3, the following point is inserted: “(ha) light commercial vehicles (<3,5 tonnes) used for the transport of goods in a radius of 400 kilometres from base of the undertaking”;
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 114 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) twoone regular weekly rest periods of at least 45 hours and twohree reduced weekly rest periods of at least 24 hours.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 131 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a – introductory part
8a. The regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest shall not be taken in a vehicle. They shall be taken in a suitable and gender friendly accommodation, with adequate sleeping and sanitary facilities;
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
8b. A transport undertaking shall organise the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest at home or at another private location chosen by the driver within each period of three consecutive weeks.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 179 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 34 – paragraph 7
7. The driver shall enter in the digital tachograph the symbols of the countries in which the daily working period started and finished as well as where and when the driver has crossed a border in the vehicle on arrival at the suitablefirst planned stopping place. Member States may require drivers of vehicles engaged in transport operations inside their territory to add more detailed geographic specifications to the country symbol, provided that those Member States have notified those detailed geographic specifications to the Commission before 1 April 1998.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The inherent high mobility of road transport services requires particular attention in assuring that drivers benefit from the rights to which they are entitled and that operators are not faced with disproportionate administrative barriers or abusive controls, unduly restricting their freedom to provide cross-border services.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link of a driver with a territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a time threshold should be established, beyond which the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shall apply in case of international transport operations. This time threshold should not apply to cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/200918 and 1073/200919 since the entire transport operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply to cabotage irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver. __________________ 18Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88)international transport operations, as well as cabotage operations, where both the driver and the vehicle return to the Member State of establishment, should not be subject to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU, if carried out in an established time threshold.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Transit transport operations will not be subject to Directives 96/71/EC and 2014/67/EU.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Practices of company subsidiary system where the parent company in a specific country gathers most of the profit, leaving subsidiary transport companies in other countries with limited resources whilst they gain most of the turnover from their transport business, should be avoided as such practices might lead to inequalities and disproportionate profit shifting amongst the Member States, leaving at a disadvantaged point, the Member States where the subsidiary companies reside; as a negative social result of such practices, the income of the drivers in the countries where the subsidiary companies reside are kept at a lower level; in order to tackle possible unfair competitive advantages within the road transport sector such practices of should be closely analysed and avoided;
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall organise checks in such a way that at least 3% of days worked by drivers of vehicles falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, Regulation (EU)165/2014 and Directive 2002/15/EC are checked; following roadside checks and where the driver is not in capacity to submit one or more of the required documents, the drivers shall be released to continue their transport operation and the transport operator in the Member State of establishment is obliged to submit the required documents by the competent authorities within 14 working days after the request has been made.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Checks at premises shall be planned in the light of past experiences of non- compliance in relation to the various types of transport and undertakings. They shall also be carried out if serious infringements of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 or (EU) No 165/2014 or Directive 2002/15/EC have been detected at the roadside.;
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall not apply Directive 96/71/EC or Directive 2014/67/EU to transit transport operations.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1)Directive 96/71/EC ofr Directive 96/712014/67/ECU to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performing international carriage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009, with the exception of transit transport operations, where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 310 days during a period of one calendar month.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
When the period of posting in the case of international transport operations, is longer than 310 days, during a period of one calendar month. Member States shall apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC for the entire period of posting to their territory during the period of one calendar month referred to in the first subparagraph.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 198 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall not apply point (b) or (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performing cabotage operations, as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1072/2009 and No 1073/2009, where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 7 days during a period of one calendar month.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 202 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
When the period of posting in the case of cabotage operations, is longer than 6 days during a period of one calendar month, Member States shall apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC for the entire period of posting to their territory during the period of one calendar month referred to in the first subparagraph.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 215 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of the calculation of the periods of posting referred to in paragraph 2: (a) than six hours spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as half a day; (b) or more spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as a full day; (c) periods of availability spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as working period.deleted a daily working period shorter a daily working period of six hours breaks and rest periods as well as
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 237 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The period of posting referred to in paragraph 2 shall be calculated by cumulating the periods recorded by the tachographs, spent by the driver in a host Member State per calendar month, excluding weekly rest periods.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 260 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) an obligation for the road transport operator established in another Member State to send a posting declaration to the national competent authorities at the latest at the commencement of the posting, in a standardised electronic form, in an official language of the host Member State or in English, containing only the following information:
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 306 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) an obligation for the driver to keep and make available, where requestedtransport operator in the Member State of establishment to keep and make available, where such a request is submitted to the driver at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the employment contract of the driver or an equivalent document within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/533/EEC20 , translated into one of the official languages of the host Member State or into English; such a document must be delivered within 14 working days from the date the request has been made; __________________ 20 Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32)
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 317 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) an obligation for the driver to make available, where requestedtransport operator in the Member State of establishment to keep and make available, where such a request is submitted to the driver at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of payslips for last two months; during the roadside check, thsuch a document must be dreliver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may provide this copyed within 14 working days from the date the request has been made;
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Young people should be provided with easily accessible opportunities to engage in solidarity activities, which cwould bring positive effects to society while also enableing them to express their commitment to the benefit of communities whileand acquiring useful experience, skills and competences for their personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, thereby improving their employability. Those activities would also support the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 186 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Young people’s spirit of initiative is an important asset for society and for the labour market. The European Solidarity Corps should contribute to fostering this aspect by offering young people the opportunity to devise and implement their own projects aimed at addressing specific challenges in solidarity with and to the benefit of their local communities. Those projects should be an opportunity to try out ideadevelop innovative solutions and support young people to be themselves drivers of solidarity actions. They could also serve as a springboard for further engagement in solidarity activities and could be a first step towards encouraging European Solidarity Corps participants to engage in self-employment or setting up associations, NGOeither as volunteers or as employees in associations, NGOs, youth organisations or other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectors and set up their own associations.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 202 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Particular attention should be paid to ensuring the quality of the placements and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering online and offline training, language support, insurance, administrative and pre and post- placement support to participants as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience. This support should be created and provided in collaboration with youth organisations and other civil society organisations in order to tap into their expertise on the field. Post-placement support should also prioritise the continuous civic engagement of the participant in their community, guiding them towards local organisations or projects to engage with after the placement.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 226 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) A European Solidarity Corps Portal should continuously be developed in order to ensure easy access to the European Solidarity Corps and to provide a one-stop shop for both interested individuals and organisations as regards, inter alia, registration, identification and matching of profiles and opportunities, networking and virtual exchanges, information on existing solidarity placements or projects and on participating organisations, relevant European and national contact points, online training, language and pre and post- placement support, direct feedback mechanisms as well as other useful functionalities, which may arise in the future.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 232 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) A quality framework with quality standards for European Solidarity Corps placement offers should be developed. The basis of this should be existing legislation protecting the rights of workers, interns and volunteers both at EU and national level, in terms of social protection, minimum income, stability, employment protection, employment rights, mental and physical health; The definition of the standards should be an inclusive process with the full participation of social partners, youth organisations and volunteering organisations.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 246 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Investing in the European Solidarity Corps must not come at the expense of other EU programmes already offering very valuable opportunities to young people, particularly the Erasmus+ programme and the Youth Employment Initiative. Investment in the European Solidarity Corps should be accompanied by increased investment in other complementary EU programmes and, in the case of Erasmus+ Programmes, 10% of the budget should remain invested in the Youth Chapter of the Programme as initially decided by the co-legislators.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 248 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) The Commission should take initiative to develop an EU Agenda for Volunteering, taking into account the Policy Agenda for Volunteering (PAVE), aimed at guaranteeing the recognition and respect of the rights of volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations and the reduction of administrative and legal barriers to volunteering and volunteer- involving organisations across Europe, in addition to fostering, promoting and supporting a wider culture of solidarity and volunteering in Europe.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 254 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) IAs in EVS, in addition to the Member States, the European Solidarity Corps should also be open to the participation of other countries on the basis of bilateral agreementErasmus+ Programme and Partner Countries, with particular attention to countries neighbouring the EU, from its start in order to promote equality of opportunities between young people from EU and non- EU countries. This participation should be based, where relevant, on additional appropriations to be made available in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with the concerned countries.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 256 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The European Solidarity Corps should target young people aged 186-30. It should target young people from 16 for part-time and free-time in-country volunteer placements, solidarity projects and volunteer teams’ placements and from 18 for cross-border volunteer placements, jobs and traineeships. Participation in the activities offered by the European Solidarity Corps should require prior registration in the European Solidarity Corps Portal.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 270 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) An entity willing to apply for funding to offer placements under the European Solidarity Corps should have first received a quality label as a precondition. This requirement should not apply to natural persons seeking financial support on behalf of an informal group of European Solidarity Corps participants for their solidarity projects and should be accompanied by simplified application procedures and open deadlines.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 289 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) In compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union26, the Commission should adopt work programmes and inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof. The work programme should set out the measures needed for their implementation in line with the general and specific objectives of the European Solidarity Corps, the selection and award criteria for grants, as well as all other elements required. Work programmes and any amendments to them should be adopted by implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure and on the basis of the needs and demands of beneficiaries. __________________ 26 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 315 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmet societal needs to the benefit of a community while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particularformal and non-formal education and training and informal learning, youth work, employment, gender equality, social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion, environment and nature protection, climate action, , disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non- food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and, social inclusion, welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, particularly asylum seekers and refugees and territorial cooperation and cohesion;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 328 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) “disadvantaged young people” means individuals who needrequire additional support because of disability, educational difficulties, economic obstacles, cultural differences, health problems, social obstacle, targeted support due to discrimination and a heightened risk of social exclusion as a result of various factors, either individually or in combination with each other. Such factors may include, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, health status, geographical obstacles, or other status;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 353 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) “vVolunteering” means a full-time32 placement” means a unpaid voluntary service, either full- time32, part-time or during free time, for a period of up to twelve months, which provides young people with the opportunity to contribute to the daily work of organisations active in solidarity-related fieldpublic authorities, not-for-profit organisations, foundations and social enterprises, to the ultimate benefit of the communities within which the activities are carried out, including a solid learning and training dimension in order to enable the young volunteer(s) to gain skills and competences, which will be useful for their personal, educational, social and professional development, and which will also contribute to improving their employability; __________________ 32 As a general principle, an activity carried out continuously, 5 days a week for 7 hours a day.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 372 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) “solidarity project” means a local initiative for a period from two to twelve months, which is set up and carried out by groups of at least five European Solidarity Corps participants, with a view to addressing key challenges within their local community while linking them to a broader European perspective and with existing local solidarity initiatives;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 393 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) "European Solidarity Corps Portal" means a web-based tool that provides relevant online services to the European Solidarity Corps participants and participating organisations, including. Complementing the activities of the participating organisations, the Portal providinges information about the European Solidarity Corps, such as registering participants, searching for participants for placements, advertising and searching for placements, searching for potential project partners, managing contacts and offers for placements and projects, training, communication and networking activities, informing and notifying about opportunities, as well as other relevant developments related to the European Solidarity Corpscorps. The Portal shall also provide a mechanism for young people to evaluate their experience after the placement.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 436 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall take initiative to develop an EU Agenda for Volunteering, aimed at guaranteeing the recognition and respect of the rights of volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations and the reduction of administrative and legal barriers to volunteering and volunteer-involving organisations across Europe, in addition to fostering, promoting and supporting a wider culture of Solidarity and Volunteering in Europe.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 453 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) solidarity placements in the form of volunteering,full-time, part-time and free-time volunteering opportunities as well as traineeships or jobs, including individual cross-border and in- country placements as well as volunteering teams’ placements;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 495 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the development of a quality framework with quality standards for European Solidarity Corps placement offers;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 531 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The European Solidarity Corps shall be open for the participation of other cOther Participating Countries onf the basis of bilateral agreements. Cooperation shall be based, where relevant, on additional appropriations to be made available in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with those countrieErasmus+ Programme, as referred in Article 24 of the Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, shall also participate the European Solidarity Corps.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 542 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. When implementing this Regulation, the Commission and the participating countries shall ensure that particular efforts are made to promote social inclusion, in particular for the participation of disadvantaged young people. Those efforts shall include adjusted support systems and guidance, special contact persons and individual formats and short-term placements, the additional costs for which for participating organisations shall be covered.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 587 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in cooperation with the participating countries, participating organisations as well as EU and national stakeholders such as youth organisations, shall regularly monitor the performance of the European Solidarity Corps towards achieving its objectives.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 613 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) satisfaction rate of participants with European Solidarity Corps placements.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 618 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) rate of achievement of project objectives in terms of identified community needs;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 642 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. National agencies shall cooperate with specialised youth information services that inform, reach out, guide and support young people, especially those from disadvantaged background, in order to ensure a coherent and diverse dissemination and outreach.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 644 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency - EACEA at Union level;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 656 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency 1. At Union level, the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency - EACEA shall be responsible for managing all stages of the grant for project actions of the European Solidarity Corps listed in Article 7 of this Regulation submitted by Europe-wide or international organisations The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency – EACEA shall also be responsible for the accreditation and monitoring of Europe-wide or international organisations; 2. The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency – EACEA shall also be responsible for the accreditation and monitoring of Europe-wide or international organisations;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 669 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. National agencies and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency - EACEA, shall be responsible for the primary controls of grant beneficiaries for the actions of the European Solidarity Corps which are entrusted to them. Those controls shall give reasonable assurance that the grants awarded are used as intended and in compliance with the applicable Union rules.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 159 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Member States should be allowed, within the limits of this Regulation, to maintain or introduce national provisions to further specify and clarify the application of the rules of this Regulation in order to ensure an effective application and interpretation of those rules. Therefore, the margin of discretion, which Member States have in this regard, should maintain a balance between the protection of private life and personal data and the free movement of electronic communications data.deleted
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 207 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The processing of electronic communications metadata can be useful for businesses, consumers and society as a whole. Vis-à-vis Directive 2002/58/EC, this Regulation broadens the possibilities for providers of electronic communications services to further process electronic communications metadata, based on end- users consent. However, end-users attach great importance to the confidentiality of their communications, including their online activities, and that they want to control the use of electronic communications data for purposes other than conveying the communication, billing, interconnection payments or security. Therefore, this Regulation should require providers of electronic communications services to obtain end- users’ consent to further process electronic communications metadata, which should include data on the location of the device generated for the purposes of granting and maintaining access and connection to the service. Location data that is generated other than in the context of providing electronic communications services should not be considered as metadata. As an exception from obtaining end-users’ consent, the. The further processing of electronic communications metadata, where such processing is not based on the data subject’s consent, and for purposes other than those for which the personal data were initially collected, should be allowed in cases where the processing is compatible in accordance with point (4) of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Examples of commercial usages of electronic communications metadata by providers of electronic communications services may include the provision of heatmaps; a graphical representation of data using colors to indicate the presence of individuals. To display the traffic movements in certain directions during a certain period of time, an identifier is necessary to link the positions of individuals at certain time intervals. This identifier would be missing if anonymous data were to be used and such movement could not be displayed. Such usage of electronic communications metadata could, for example, benefit public authorities and public transport operators to define where to develop new infrastructure, based on the usage of and pressure on the existing structure. Where a type of processing of electronic communications metadata, in particular using new technologies, and taking into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing, is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, a data protection impact assessment and, as the case may be, a consultation of the supervisory authority should take place prior to the processing, in accordance with Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 245 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The methods used for providing information and obtaining end-user’s consent should be as user-friendly as possible. Given the ubiquitous use of tracking cookies and other tracking techniques, end-users are increasingly requested to provide consent to store such tracking cookies in their terminal equipment. As a result, end-users are overloaded with requests to provide consent. The use of technical means to provide consent, for example, through transparent and user-friendly settings, may address this problem. Therefore, this Regulation should provide for the possibility to express consent by using the appropriate settings of a browser or other application. The choices made by end- users when establishing its general privacy settings of a browser or other application should be binding on, and enforceable against, any third parties. Web browsers are a type of software application that permits the retrieval and presentation of information on the internet. Other types of applications, such as the ones that permit calling and messaging or provide route guidance, have also the same capabilities. Web browsers mediate much of what occurs between the end-user and the website. From this perspective, they are in a privileged position to play an active role to help the end-user to control the flow of information to and from the terminal equipment. More particularly web browsers may be used as gatekeepers, thus helping end-users to prevent information from their terminal equipment (for example smart phone, tablet or computer) from being accessed or stored. This can be done through settings such as those that allow users to block all cookies or only third- party cookies, and those that allow users to choose a “Do Not Track” option during their browsing experience.
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 403 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Electronic communications data shall be confidential. Any interference with electronic communications data, such as by unauthorised listening, tapping, storing, monitoring, scanning or other kinds of interception, or surveillance or processing of electronic communications data, by persons other than the end-users, shall be prohibited, except when permitted by this Regulation.
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 432 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it is necessary to maintain or restore the security or availability of electronic communications networks and services, as well as the security of third parties connected to the networks, or detect technical faults and/or errors in the transmission of electronic communications, for the duration necessary for that purpose.
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 463 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) it is necessary for billing, calculating interconnection payments, detecting or stopping fraudulent, or abusive use of, or subscription to, electronic communications services; or
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 467 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the end-user concerned has given his or her consent to the processing of his or her communications metadata for one or more specified purposes, including for the provision of specific services to such end- users, provided that the purpose or purposes concerned could not be fulfilled by processing information that is made anonymous.;
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 474 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) the further processing of electronic communications metadata is compatible with the purposes for which the data were initially collected, as set forth under point (4) of Art. 6 of Regulation (EU)2016/679.
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 630 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. End-users who have consented to the processing of electronic communications data as set out in point (c) of Article 6(2) and points (a) and (b) of Article 6(3) shall be given the possibility to withdraw their consent at any time as set forth under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and be reminded of this possibility at periodic intervals of 6 months, as long as the processing continues.
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 676 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Providers of electronic communications services shall establish internal procedures for responding to requests for access to end-users’ electronic communications data based on a legislative measure adopted pursuant to paragraph 1. They shall provide the competent supervisory authority, on demand, with information about those procedures, the number of requests received, the legal justification invoked and their response. The requests coming from a Member State where the service provider is not established, must respect cross-border mechanisms under mutual legal assistance conventions.
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 772 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
In the case of a particular risk that may compromise the security of networks and electronic communications services, the provider of an electronic communications service shall inform end-users concerning such risk and, where the risk lies outside the scope of the measures to be taken by the service provider, inform end-users of any possible remedies, including an indication of the likely costs involved.deleted
2017/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas Serbia has taken important steps towards the normalisation of relationprocess with Kosovo*1a, resulting in the First Agreement on the Principles of Normalisation of Relations of 19 April 2013 and the August 2015 agreements; _________________ 1aThis designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), as well as the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research); calls on the Council to open Chapter 26 (Education and Culture), but also all other negotiating chapters that have been technically prepared;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on Serbia to continue to actively promote this strategic decision amongin the Serbian populationublic;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 65 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process; calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies; commends the adoption of the Revised National Programme for the Adoption of Acquis (NPAA) on 17 November 2016;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Encourages Serbia to contribute on an ongoing basis to regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations, stability, reconciliation and a climate conducive to addressing open bilateral issues;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country; stresses that Serbia has made good progress in addressing some of its policy weaknesses, in particular with regard to the budget deficit, which is now below Maastricht criteria; highlights that growth prospects have improved and domestic and external imbalances have beenwere reduced; underlines that the restructuring of publicly owned enterprises has advanced; notes the paramount importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to Serbia's economy;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 107 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy withto that of the EU , including its policy on Russia; welcomes Serbia's important contribution to and continued participation in EU led mission that Serbia has been invited to, as well as in international peacekeeping operations;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 123 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Commends Serbia’s constructive and humanitarian approach in dealing with the migration crisis; takes positive note of the fact that Serbia has made substantial efforts to ensure that third country nationals receive shelter and humanitarian supplies with EU and international support; stresses that Serbia should adopt and implement the new asylum law; calls on the Commission and the Council to provide continued support for Serbia in addressing migration challenges; encourages Serbia to ensure that the downward trend in the number of asylum seekers coming into the EU from Serbia continues;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 135 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judiciary and access to justice remain undermined by constraints due to an uneven distribution of the workload, a burdensome case backlog and the lack of a free legal aid system;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 143 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned by the lack of progress in the fight against corruption and urges Serbia to show clear commitment in tackling this issue; calls on Serbia to step up the implementation of the national anti- corruption strategy and action plan, and calls for the establishment of an initial track record on investigations, prosecutions and convictions for high-level corruption; calls onurges Serbia to swiftly adopt a new law on the Anti-Corruption Agency in order to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies; amend and implement the economic and corruption crimes section of the criminal code with a view to providing a credible and predictable criminal law framework; welcomes the progress and encourages Serbia to amend and implement the economic and corruption crimes section of the criminal code with a view to providing a credible and predictable criminal law frameworkthe finalization of the Draft Law on the Anti-Corruption Agency and the implementation of activities on prevention and fight against corruption that have been envisaged through newly established EU Twinning project;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 154 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes Serbia's active role in the fight against terrorism, and in international and regional police and judicial cooperation, and the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia's first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to further step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions; has taken note of the controversial events in Belgrade's Savamala district and calls for their swift resolution;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 169 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the pParliament, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations with the National Convent on European Integration; remains concerned about the extensive use of urgent procedures in adopting legislation; stresses that, even though they have decreased, the frequent use of urgent procedures undermines parliamentary effectiveness; underlines that the parliament's oversight of the executive needs to be strengthened; calls for the adoption of parliament's code of conduct; regrets that, due to disruption,controversial events and disruption caused by the Serbian Radical Party, the Head of Mission of the EU Delegation to Serbia was not able to present the Commission's report in the European Integrations Committee of the Serbian Parliament;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 189 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies, including the Ombudsman, in ensuring oversight and accountability of the executive; calls on the authorities to provide the Ombudsmanall independent and regulatory bodies, such as the office of the Ombudsman, the Anti Corruption Agency, National Audit Authority, Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, and others, with full political and administrative support for histheir work;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 203 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI persons; welcomes the successful organization of three editions of Pride Parade;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 223 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern;should be continuously combated; commends the signing of the Agreement between prosecutors, police and journalist and media associations and calls on the authorities to investigate anyll reported cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; calls for the full implementation of media laws; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding of media;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 245 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that Vojvodina's cultural diversity also contributes to Serbia's identity; underlines that Vojvodina has maintained a high degree of protection for minorities and that the inter-ethnic situation has remained good; stresses that the autonomy of Vojvodina should not be weakened and that the law on Vojvodina's resources should be adopted without further delay, as prescribed by the constitution;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 251 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the adoption of the new Roma social inclusion strategy 2016-2025, which covers education, health, housing and, employment, social protection, anti- discrimination and gender equality ; calls for the full implementation of the new strategy for Roma inclusion;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 262 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the factcalls on Serbia to implement the soft measures associated with the connectivity agenda ; took positive note that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the Berlin process, the Danube Strategy, the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimentaln effect on the accession process; welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); urges the authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 305 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes Serbia's continued engagement in the normalisation process with Kosovo,Brussels Agreement and its commitment to the implementation of the agreements reached in the EU- facilitated dialogue; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached in good faith and in a timely manner and to determinedly continue the normalisation process; encourages Serbia and KosovoBelgrade and Pristina to identify new areas of discussion for the dialogue, with the aim of improving the lives of people and comprehensively normalising relations; urges for the establishment of the Community of Serbian Municipalities; reiterates its call on the EEAS to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligations;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 322 #

2016/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity reformsoft measures in the energy sector; encourages Serbia to develop competition in the gas market and to take measures to improve alignment with the acquis in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the strong regional differences as regards the digitisation of industry, which have consequences on jobs and growth; calls, therefore, for efforts in developing digital infrastructure to be stepped up, particularly in regions lagging behind, and for universal access to the open internet to be promoted; stresses the importance of networking and cooperation of the already established national digitisation initiatives such as Industrie 4.0, and calls for increased efforts to support regions and sectors currently lacking such initiatives
2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with social partners, to regularly assess the impact of digitisation on the quality, number and types of jobs and to adjust related policies accordingly; points out that due to the digitisation of industry, the differential between the creation and loss of different types of jobs may have consequences on the financial sustainability of social security schemes, pension systems and unemployment insurance systems of the Member States; recalls that not all future jobs are equally affected by the digitisation of industry and that the importance of human interaction should not be underestimated;
2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that digitisation also offers opportunities to reshore manufacturing; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop reshoring strategies to promote growth and jobs in the Union;
2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Expects that digitisation will improve accessibility of social services and other public services for all, including the elderly and people with disabilities;
2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that digitisation of industry and the consequent increase in new forms of work will not be detrimental to social contributions and that all contributions will be paid for all forms of work; notes that digital solutions can facilitate the collection of taxes and social security contributions;
2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure universal access to training in digital skills21st century skills, in particular digital skills, usage of big data, critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork, in order to allow equal participation of all citizens in the digital single market, be it as employees, entrepreneurs or customers; stresses that it is the industry's task to offer suitable training for acquainting their employees properly with new technologies; calls on the Member States to develop skills strategies for the digital age involving social partners as well as education and training institutions, to adapt their educational systems to digitisation and to promote teaching and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in educational institutions from an early age; stresses that adapting curricula in primary schools can have particular importance in increasing interest in STEM subjects whereby particular efforts must be made to overcome the severe gender gap in the ICT sector; emphasises the importance of lifelong learning for all workers in the digital era; points to the importance of upgrading occupational training programmes for the digital era; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that workers losing their jobs due to digitisation have rapidly access to retraining in digital skills if they so wish;
2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that the skills mismatch in the digital economy is not only about lacking skills, but also the result of poor working conditions making some of the best-skilled workers choose to work elsewhere, and of poor management of human resources failing to fully tap into the skills and knowledge of the digital generation;
2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that the increasing use of new technologies and means of electronic communication at the workplace raises many questions concerning workers' privacy and the new possibilities of monitoring and surveillance; believes that the use, processing and storage of employee-related data needs strict rules in line with the Regulation 2016/679 to prevent an infringement of workers' fundamental rights and ensure a right to data access for the worker;
2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the progress of communication technologies and the ubiquitous use of electronic devices, monitoring gadgets, social media, web interactions and networks, including devices which communicate information without human interference, have led to the development of massive, ever-growing data sets which, through advanced processing techniques and analytics, provide unprecedented insight into human behaviour, private life and our societies;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 21 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas corporations, governments and organisationboth the private and public sectors have taken advantage of such data sets and big data analytics to foster competitiveness, innovation, market prediction, targeted advertising, scientific research and policy making in the field of transportation, ‘smart cities’, law enforcement, transparency, public health and disaster response;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 28 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas big data has the potential to bring undeniable benefits and opportunities for citizens, businesses and governments, but also entails significant risks, namely with regard to the protection of fundamental rights as guaranteed by the EU Charter and Union lawof Fundamental Rights and Union law, such as data protection and privacy;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 41 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the pervasiveness of sensors, extensive routine data production and contemporary data-processing activities are characterised by a high degree of opaccould raise challenges with regards to transparency, user control, data protection and accountability;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 47 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas biased algorithms and other analytical tools, low quality of data, spurious correlations, errors, the underestimation of legal, social and ethical implications and the marginalisation of the role of humans in these processes can and other errors may trigger flawed decision-making procedures;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 59 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the proliferation of data processing and analytics, the multitude of actors involved in collecting, retaining, processing and, sharing and data andstorage as well as the combination of large data sets containing personal data from a variety of sources, retained for unlimited amounts of time, have all created great uncertainty for both citizens and businessescould create uncertainty over the specific requirements for compliance with general data-protection principles;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 76 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the prospects and opportunities of big data can only be fully enjoyed by citizens, corporations, governments and institutionas well as by the private and public sectors when public trust in these technologies is ensured by strong enforcement of fundamental rights and legal certainty for all actors involved considers that it is crucial that information is protected both in flow and at rest;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 84 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that the data economy should be built with the citizen at the centre and in control of personal data;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that transparency, fairness, accountability and control over personal data are core values through which specific rights and obligations are derived, and which should guide the action of corporationsthe private sector, public authorities and other actors that use data to frame their decision-making procedures; emphasises the need for much greater transparency with regard to data processing and analytics by businesses;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 121 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the fundamental role that the Commission, the European Data Protection Board and other independent supervisory authorities should play in the coming years and decades to promotensure legal certainty concerning concrete standards protecting fundamental rights and guarantees associated with the use of data processing and analytics;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 130 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that anonymisation techniques should comprise of technical measures and contractual obligations which ensure non-re-identification; calls on corporationsthe private and public sector to regularly review such risks in light of new technologies and to document the appropriateness of measures adopted, allowing independent supervisory authorities to monitor practices and provide recommendations;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 138 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges corporations and other data controllersthe private sector to make use of instruments provided for by the GDPR, such as codes of conduct and certification schemes, to seek greater certainty over their specific obligations under Union law and to bring their practices and activities into compliance with the appropriate Union legal standards and safeguards;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 142 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that the principles of 'data minimisation', 'purpose specification', 'limitation', as well as transparency and consent are fully compatible with big data and they should be fully implemented;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 155 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that data loss and theft, infection by malware, unauthorised access to data and unlawful surveillance are some of the most pressing risks associated with contemporary data processing activities, such as big data techniques; believes that tackling such threats requires genuine and concerted cooperation between the private sector, governments, law enforcement authorities and independent supervisory authorities;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 158 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges that primary attention should be paid to the security of e- Government systems, so as to ensure citizens' privacy and protection of their personal data, such as through 'privacy by design and by default', regular use of data anonymisation techniques, performing mandatory privacy impact assessments;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 161 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Welcomes the European Commission's contractual Public-Private Partnership (cPPP) on cybersecurity, a strong collaboration between the public and private sector can enhance cyber resilience and can better combat cybercrime; strongly suggests good case practices sharing from Member States that already set up effective public-private partnerships;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 169 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the UnEuropean Commission and the Member States to identify and minimise algorithmic discrimination and bias and to develop a strong and common ethics framework for the processing of personal data and automated decision-making;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 192 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Points out that the trust of citizens in digital services can be seriously undermined by government activities of mass surveillance and unwarranted access to commercial and other personal data by law enforcement authorities; underlines the necessity for the strict compliance with fundamental rights when using commercial data for law enforcement purposes;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 202 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the absolute need to protect law enforcement databases from data loss and theft, infection by malware and unauthorised access to data by non- authorised persons; believes that tackling such concerns requires genuine, concerted and effective cooperation between law enforcement authorities and independent supervisory authorities;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 205 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highlights that cybersecurity measures that involve the handling of personal data, need to respect the protection of EU civil liberties and fundamental rights, ensuring the utmost respect for privacy and data protection;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 206 #

2016/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Warns that, owing to the intrusiveness of decisions and measures taken by law enforcement authorities in citizens’ lives and rights, maximum caution is necessary to avoid unlawful discrimination and the targeting of a certain population groups, especially marginalised groups and ethnic and racial minoritieserson or a group of persons defined by reference to race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, residence status or health;
2016/12/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Is surprised that, instead of the report required by Article 16(3) of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR), the Commission has presented only a communication regarding negotiations of partnership agreements (PAs) and operational programmes (OPs), which lacks an analysis and does not fulfil Article 16(3) requirements;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the opinion that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) must be used to boost quality jobs, sustainable growth and shared prosperity across Europe, with a special focus on supporting the most vulnerable groups in society; draws attention to the fact that ESF is not entirely an investment tool, but rather an instrument which supports implementation of policies of public interest, as well as enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the opinion that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) must be used to boost skills and adaptability of the EU workforce, quality jobs, sustainable growth and shared prosperity across Europe, with a special focus on supporting the most vulnerable groups in society;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Insists that the European Structural and Investment Funds offer a great opportunity for the European Union to fund more R&D projects, an area where we lag far behind and that would have an impact on the creation of quality and sustainable jobs, and considers that more attention should be given to this matter;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the results envisaged in PAs and OPs, and expectsbut regrets that in Communication COM(2015)639 the Commission has neither presented reliable data on the expected results of the ESF and YEI programmes, nor detailed data on the fulfilment of the requirement for both the minimum share of the ESF (Art. 92 (4), CPR) and the minimum allocation for social inclusion; expects, however, Member States and regions to take the right path in order to achieve cohesion policy objectives;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the results envisaged in PAs and OPs, and expects Member States and regions to take the right path in order to achieve cohesion policy objectives; calls on the European Commission to offer full assistance to Member States in order to speed up the process; urges the Member States to diligently submit projects only based on the clear priorities set for the ESIFs;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is seriously concerned about the late adoption of the European Social Fund (ESF) OPs, andgiven the considerable novelties introduced for the 2014-2020 period which lead to administrative burden despite efforts for simplification; expects the Commission to have learnt from this with a view to preventing similar delays in the future;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that 6 millionthe Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) has been integrated into 34 ESF programmes in the 20 eligible Member States which will allow unemployed young people are to benefit from the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) – which will help them find jobs or improve their skills and qualifications – now that YEI has been integrated into 34 ESF programmes in the 20 eligible Member StateEI in order to find jobs or improve their skills and qualifications; is concerned, however, about the delayed start to the implementation of the YEI; urges Member States to intensify their efforts to ensure that the results envisaged are achieved successfully;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the need for greater attention to be given to employment, social, training and public administration issues in country-specific- recommendations and urges Member States to better target ESF and other ESIF investments in addressing these issues;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Is satisfied that PAs outline coordination and synergies between ESF and other ESI funds, other EU programmes (EaSI, FEAD, EGF and Erasmus+ ) and national instruments; notes that ESF alone cannot solve the complex problems affecting the labour market, the education and social policies and insists that the Commission and Member States ensure true coordination and complementarity between different instruments in order to avoid overlapping and to achieve effective and efficient investments and better results;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights,
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which entered into force in 1990,
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by the EU in 2010,
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
- having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, which were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 and which apply to the whole world including the EU,
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2013 with recommendations to the Commission on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (2012/2061(INL)),
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 26 January 2014 on an EU homelessness strategy1a , __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0043.
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 5 October 2016 on the need for a European reindustrialisation policy in light of the recent Caterpillar and Alstom cases (2016/2891(RSP)),
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
– having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2012 on a Social Investment Pact as a response to the crisis8 and to the Commission’s Social Investment Package of 20 February 2013, including the Commission Recommendation on Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage, __________________ 8 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0419.
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Recommendation of 3 October 2008 on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market,
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 20 September 2016 in joined cases C-8/15 P to C-10/15 P (Ledra Advertising and others),
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the joint opinion of the Employment Committee and Social Protection Committee on the European Pillar of Social Rights, endorsed by the Council on [15] October 2016,
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 105 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong European social model which enables sustainable prosperity and high productivity based on solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensuresover the long term, in line with worldwide Sustainable Development Goals - a model that ensures adequate and universal good social protection for all, empowers people in vulnerable groupssituations, fights poverty and social exclusion, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the European Union must respond swiftly and visibly to increasing frustration and worry among many citizens about uncertain life prospects, lack of opportunities, socio- economic precariousness and growing inequalities;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission is expected to come forward in the spring of 2017 with a proposal for a binding European Pillar of Social Rights that would serve as a basis for updating existing EU legislation, improving the EU’s economic and social governance framework, adapting or establishing relevant financial instruments, and promoting European social standards towards the rest of the world;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the European Parliament, elected directly by European citizens, has a fundamental responsibility and a role to play in defining and adopting the European Pillar of Social Rights;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas fundamental social rights apply to all people in the European Union and the existing body of Union legislation regulating labour, product and service markets applies to all Member States;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 153 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the euro area faces, with its present macroeconomic framework, specific challenges to the achievement of employment and social objectives set out in the Treaties, notably in the sense that euro area membership reduces possibilities for the use of macroeconomic policy instruments at national level and creates pressure for tougher and swifter internal adjustment, such as through wages, working conditions, unemployment and scaling back of social expenditure; whereas restoring adequate socio-economic security to compensate for this increased internal flexibility may require introducing specific social targets, standards and/or financial instruments at the euro area level;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 154 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas European labour markets are rapidly evolving towards ‘atypical’ or ‘non-standard’ forms of employment, such as temporary work, part-time work, casual work, seasonal work, on-demand work or self-employment intermediated by digital platforms, which shows many features of employment but does not bring the benefits normally associated with employment; whereas demand for labour is becoming and will likely remain more ‘fluid’ and diversified than in the past; whereas in some cases this can be beneficial for productivity as well as work-life balance; whereas, however, many non-standard forms of employment involve prolonged economic insecurity and precariousness, notably in terms of lower and less certain incomes, lack of possibilities to stand up for one’s working conditions, lack of social and health insurance, lack of a professional identity, lack of a career perspective, and difficulties to reconcile on-demand work with family life;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 174 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) cannot be limited to a declaration of principles or good intentions but must consist of real matter (legislation, policy-making mechanisms and financial instruments), delivering positive impact on citizens’ lives already in the short term and enabling support for European construction in the 21st century by effectively upholding social rights and Treaty objectives, strengthening cohesion and upward convergence, and helping to complete EMU in economic and social outcomes, and helping to complete EMU with instruments necessary for this purpose;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that social standards to be articulated by the European Pillar of Social Rights should apply to all countries participating in the Single Market and that legislation, governance mechanisms and financial instruments relevant for their achievement should apply to all EU Member States; finds, however, that the specific constraints of euro area membership call for additional specific social targets, standards and financial instruments to be established at the euro area level; points at the possibility of using the enhanced cooperation mechanism under Article 20 TEU if necessary to build a solid European Pillar of Social Rights;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 182 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the social standards that will be part of the European Pillar of Social Rights should be applied to all EU citizens;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 193 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EPSR should equip European citizens with stronger means to keep control over their lives and make markets work for shared prosperity, wellbeing and sustainable development; it should enable effective realisation of existing social rights and it should set out new rights where justified in view of new technological and socio-economic developments;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 205 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is convinced that the European Social Model needs to be updated and strengthened to support upward transitions into and within the labour market and to maintain a sense of economic security throughout people’s lives; considers that as the labour market becomes more complex, it is natural that the welfare state also needs to adapt its mechanisms and instruments in order to manage well the various social risks arising;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 213 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that markets are meant to serve people and people are also the most important factor for the good performance of a company and of the entire economy; it is therefore vital to ensure workers’ participation in decision- making on the organisation of work and utilisation of company revenue; points to the good example of social economy enterprises, such as cooperatives, in providing quality employment, supporting social inclusion and promoting economic democracy;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 225 #
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 245 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the enactment of a directive on fair working conditions for all forms of employment, and other relevant legislative measures, based on a sufficiently broad EU definition of a worker and ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, including equal treatment, social protection, protection in case of dismissal, health and safety protection, provisions on working time and rest time, freedom of association and representation, the right to strike, collective bargaining, collective action, access to training, andin-work support, adequate information and consultation rights throughout subcontracting chains, and a prospect of stabilising the working relationship as open-ended employment after a certain period of time; underlines that this directiveese instruments should apply to employees as well as to all workers in non- standard forms of employment, such as fixed-term work, part-time work, on- demand work, self-employment, work intermediated through online platforms, crowd-working, internship or traineeship; requests that the EU acquis be updated accordingly so as to apply to all workers; and to improve the enforceability of rights;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 294 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls for decisive steps towards legal certainty on what constitutes ‘employment’, also for work intermediated by digital platforms; underlines that open- ended employment contracts should remain the norm given their importance for socio- economic security; calls for the directive on fair working conditions to include relevant minimum standards to be ensured in more precarious forms of employment, in particular:
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 330 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
b. for work intermediated by digital platforms and other instances of dependent self-employment, a definition of employment that is less dependent on full cumulation of the relevant criteria, taking into account ILO recommendation No. 198, according to which the fulfilment of several indicators is sufficient to determine employment; alternatively, a new category of ‘dependent self- employed’ could be established to reduce the grey zone between employment and self-employment; such definition should spell out the labour rights applicable to this category of workers and should ensure their participation in social and health insurance schemes;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 348 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
c. limits regarding on-demand work: zero-hour contracts should be banned and certain core working hours should be guaranteed to all workers; work requested at short notice should also involve correspondingly higher remuneration;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 374 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewed upward convergence in wages throughout the EUIs concerned about the declining labour share of total income in Europe over the past decades; emphasises the need for an overall pay rise in Europe and for renewed upward convergence in wages throughout the EU in order to boost demand, enable sustainable growth and reduce inequality; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargainingagreements; considers that to ensure decent living wages, non-discriminatory minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommends the establishment of national wage floors through legislation or collective bargaining, with due respect for the practices of each Member State, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respective national average wage; recognises that changes in wage levels should go hand in hand with commensurate adaptations in financial support to public sector in order to avoid negative impact on the extent or quality of services provided;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 394 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the right to healthy and safe working conditions also involves protection against workplace risks as well as limitations on working time and provisions on minimum rest periods and paid annual leave; awaits Commission proposals for legislation and other concrete measures to uphold this right for all workers, reflecting all current knowledge about health and safety risks and taking into account new ways of working associated with digitalisation and other technological developments;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 418 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of collective rights; expects the Commission to step up concrete support for strengthening social dialogue in Member States and sectors where it is weak owing to the prolonged crisis or the prevalence of non-standard forms of employment; underlines the benefits of involving workers in company management, including in transnational companies, and the need to improve their information, consultation and participation, also to make good use of new forms of work organisation, ensure that work is meaningful and rewarding and anticipate economic change; calls for improved enforcement of European legislation on European Works Councils and the information and consultation of workers and for effective measures ensuring that company restructuring takes place in a socially responsible manner;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 453 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Supports more integrated provision of social protection benefits and social services as a way to make the welfare state more understandable and accessible while not weakening social protection; underlines the need for adequate and universal social protection and social investment throughout people's lives, enabling everyone to participate fully in the society and economy and sustaining decent living standards; points to the importance of informing citizens about social rights and to the potential of e- government solutions, possibly including a European social security card, which could improve individual awareness and also help mobile workers clarify their contributions and entitlements in home and host countries; highlights the importance of personalised, face-to-face support to excluded and vulnerable households;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 466 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Agrees with the importance of universal access to timely, good-quality and affordable preventative and curative health care, free from discrimination; considers this as a right that must be upheld; emphasises that all workerspeople must be covered by health insurance; agrees that increased health prevention and disease prevention is an obvious social investment that pays for itself;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 488 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is aware that rising life expectancy and workforce shrinking pose a challenge to the sustainability and adequacy of pensions systems and to intergenerational fairness; reaffirms that the best response is to increase the overall employment rate; considers that pensionable ages should reflect, besides life expectancy, other factors including labour market trends, the economic dependency ratio, the birth rate and differences in job arduousness, with particular attention to specific disadvantages such as those faced by people with disabilities; recalls the importance of investments in active ageing and of arrangements enabling people who have reached their pensionable age to continue working at their desired level of intensity while being able to draw their pension;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 514 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that all workers should be covered by insurance against involuntary unemployment or part-time employment, coupled with job-search assistance and investment in (re)-training; recalls that decent unemployment benefits reduce the pressure to take 'any job' and are therefore useful for productivity; considers that the EPSR should set out minimum quality standards for national unemployment insurance schemes, which would help to improve their effectiveness as well as maximising the economic stabilisation potential and minimising institutional moral hazard involved in a possible European unemployment (re)- insurance scheme that could be established for the Eurozone and open to other Member States; such minimum standards should apply in particular to the coverage of national schemes, activation requirements and the quality of job-search support provided to unemployed people;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 545 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a European framework for adequate minimum income schemes; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work; notes with concern that in some Member States, no minimum income schemes are in place or they provide less to their recipients than the subsistence minimum; reminds also of the importance of material assistance schemes such as those supported by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived; encourages stronger provision of support for active social inclusion and labour market (re-)integration alongside minimum income and material assistance schemes;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 558 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Agrees that all persons with disabilities must be ensured individualised enabling services and basicprovided by adequately qualified professionals and income security allowing them a decent standard of living and social inclusion; with adequate support even when they take up paid work; expects the Commission to follow up swiftly on the Parliament's recent resolution on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 573 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers access to quality and affordable long-term care services, including home-based care, to be a right that should be upheld with the help of suitably qualified professionals employed under decent conditions; believes that low- income households should therefore be targeted by adequate public services and tax deductionsnotes with concern that availability and affordability of long-term care remain a major problem across Europe, trapping informal family carers at home and preventing them from pursuing their careers; deplores frequent abuses of carers employed through work agencies or on an informal basis; believes that adequate public services and tax deductions should be therefore put in place for households, in particularly those living on low incomes, to avoid institutionalisation and the risk of poverty; repeats its call for legislation on carers’ leave accompanied by adequate remuneration and social protection; calls on the Commission to set out a concrete action plan in this area;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 597 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers child poverty to be a major issue on which Europe should ‘act big’ given the obvious potential for large positive impact on children's development, parents' labour market prospects and reduction of inherited social disadvantage; calls for the swift implementation of a Child Guarantee in all Member States, so that every child now living inat risk of poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and proper nutrition; underlines the importance of pre-natal care and early childhood development; calls for inclusive education systems at all levels, including after- school care; recognises that implementation of the Child Guarantee will require adequate financing at national and European level, possibly involving an increase of the European Social Fund and/or support from a new convergence instrument for the Eurozone; requests that national public investments in the Child Guarantee be considered within a 'silver rule on social investment' under the Stability and Growth Pact;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 617 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls foron Member States to deliver on the right to adequate housing inter alia through legislation to ensure that access to social housing or adequate housing benefits are provided for those in need, obviously including homeless people, and that vulnerable people and poor households are protected against eviction; calls for tax incentives to help young people on low incomes set up their own householdconcrete measures to prevent and reduce homelessness with a view to its gradual elimination, based on combining provision of housing with relevant social services supporting social and economic inclusion; reminds that the increased need for support for low and medium- income households' housing is closely related to increased labour market precariousness and income inequalities; calls for help for young people on low incomes set up their own households; highlights investments in energy efficient social housing as a win-win for jobs, the environment, reduction of energy poverty and realisation of social rights; calls for greater use of the EFSI to support urban renewal and affordable, accessible and energy-efficient housing provision;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 643 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for legislation ensuring fair access for all to good-quality and affordable social services of general interest and other essential services, such as e-communications, energy, transport and financial services; highlights the very useful role of social enterprises and not- for-profit organisations in this context given that their primary objective is not maximisation of financial returns but positive social impact;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 657 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century, including digital literacy; highlights this as an important social investment, requiring adequate financingincluding digital literacy; stresses that education systems should be inclusive, providing good-quality education equitably to the whole population, responding to labour market needs, enabling people to be active European citizens and preparing them to be able to learn and adapt throughout their lives; considers that completion of secondary education should be obligatory in 21st century Europe and that relevant programmes must put in place to give a new chance to all young people who have dropped out from primary or secondary school; considers that the Skills Guarantee should involve individualised assessment of learning needs, a quality learning offer as well as systematic validation of skills and competences acquired, enabling their easy recognition on the labour market; highlights the Skills Guarantee as an important social investment, requiring adequate financing at national and European level, possibly involving an increase of the European Social Fund and/or support from a new convergence instrument for the Eurozone; requests that national public investments in the Skills Guarantee be considered within a 'silver rule on social investment' under the Stability and Growth Pact;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 701 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point a
a. social insurance schemes must be broadened in order to enable all workers to accumulate entitlements providing income security in situations such as unemployment, involuntary part-time work, old age or career breaks for family or training reasons;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 711 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b
b. all workers should have a personal activity account, easily accessible through a website and/or a smartphone application, where they could consult their accumulated social entitlements and other social rights, including to lifelong learning; adequate data protection should be ensured;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 717 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b a (new)
ba. digital platforms and other intermediaries should have an obligation to report all work undertaken through them to the competent authorities for the purpose of ensuring adequate contributions and protection through social and health insurance for all workers, even if they work in short gigs;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 720 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that secure professional transitions require adequate investment, both in the institutional capacity of public employment services and to assist individual job-search and upskilling at the earliest stage possible; reminds of the useful role of the European Social Fund in supporting active labour market policies throughout Europe and of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, which supports re-skilling and return to employment in case of regional economic shocks and large-scale lay-offs;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 731 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for full implementation of the Youth Guarantee for all people under 30, with emphasis on quality offers and effective outreach to all NEETs, and of the recommendation on the long- term unemployed; highlights these as important structural reforms and social investments that are in need of adequate financing, possibly involving an increase of the European Social Fund, an extension of the Youth Employment Initiative by more than the €1bn foreseen under the MFF 2014-20 mid-term review, and/or support from a new convergence instrument for the Eurozone; requests that national public investments for the Youth Guarantee and integration of long-term unemployed be counted within a 'silver rule on social investment' under the Stability and Growth Pact;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 783 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to set out new concrete measures to ensure non- discrimination and equal opportunities and enhance labour market participation and social integration of under-represented groups, building e.g. on the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies; points to the acute need to help vulnerable migrants arriving in Europe, notably children and women, regardless of their status, and calls for a flexible use of the European Social Fund for this purpose;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 813 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that labour mobility within the EU is a right whose exercise must be supported but which, also through readily available information on the rights and duties of mobile workers and a smoothly functioning system of social security coordination; notes, however, that mobility should not be forced on workers by poor economic conditions in their home regions, and should not undermine host countries’ social standards; highlights that mobile workers are usually net contributors to host countries' public budgets; calls for adequate investments in public services in areas experiencing population increases;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 841 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose a clear roadmap for legislative updates and other measures that are necessary for full practical application of the EPSR; highlights that in cases of conflict of law,order to protect fundamental social rights, provisions such as the horizontal social clause (Article 9 TFEU) should be properly applied;, in particular through:
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 846 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a (new)
(a) thorough social impact assessments in the context of 'better regulation';
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 847 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b (new)
(b) full compliance with social rights and thorough pursuit of the Treaties' social objectives in the context of economic governance and financial assistance programmes; and
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 848 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c (new)
(c) helping to resolve situations where economic freedoms and fundamental social rights may be in conflict;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 858 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
26. Considers that the objective of upward social and economic convergence should be underpinned by a set of targets, building on the Europe 2020 strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals and serving to guide the coordination of economic, employment and social policies in the EU, with due regard for Member States' starting positions; believes that these targets could also form part of the Convergence Code currently being discussed for the euro area, and could be based on the followinga set of social and economic indicators which are directly affected by public policies; the social indicators should include notably:
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 868 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point a
a. the early school-leaving rate (before completion of secondary education);
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 915 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point i
i. the total investment rate (gross fixed capital formation and social investment) and its implications for job creation and overall productivity;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 962 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for a ‘silver rule’ on social investment to be applied when implementing the Stability and Growth Pact, namely to consider certain public social investments having a clear positive impact on economic growth (e.g. childcare or education and trainingthe Child Guarantee, education, the Youth Guarantee and the Skills Guarantee) as being eligible for favourable treatment when assessing government deficits and compliance with the 1/20 debt rule; highlights that fiscal consolidation should not undermine national co-financing of European funding for social investment;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 965 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Reiterates its call for joint meetings to be held between the EPSCO and ECOFIN Council formations with a view to promoting better coordinated socio-economic policies, as well as for regular meetings of euro area labour and social ministers serving to improve policy coordination within the Eurozone and properly address social imbalances;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 977 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights that today’s phenomena of capital-intensive production, and the important contribution of intangible assets to the creation of added value on the one hand, and high rates of inequality and the continuing rise in ’atypical’ work on the other hand imply a need to increase the role of general tax revenue in cofinancing social insurance schemes in order to provide decent social protection for all; financing welfare systems in order to provide decent social protection for all; recalls that accumulation of social insurance entitlements through work is an important aspect of decent work and is likely to contribute to longer-term economic and social stability more than means-tested benefits or unconditional basic income schemes can do; points out, however, that the current tax wedge on labour (including social security contributions from employees and employers) should be reduced and social insurance schemes should be cofinanced to a greater extent from other sources of revenue, including taxation of capital gains, intangible assets, wealth or pollution; highlights also that combatting corporate tax avoidance is crucially important for ensuring an adequate level of public investments and the sustainability of welfare systems;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 984 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls for a swift launch of the long-delayed Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) in order to reduce administrative burden on national authorities;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 998 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point a
a. the strengthening of the Youth Employment Initiative to maintain its funding from the dedicated budget line at €3 billion per year;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1031 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the EIB Group to refocus the EFSI on job creation and sustainable development, including through social investment, and adapt its risk/return requirements accordingly;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1060 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point a
a. a fund for renewed structural convergence, supporting the implementation of socially just reforms and investments that are necessary for increasing the growth potential of crisis- affected areas and restoring upward social convergence, including implementation of the Youth Guarantee, Skills Guarantee and Child Guarantee; such a fund could co- finance the Youth Employment Initiative as well as a 'European Skills Initiative' and a 'European Initiative against Child Poverty' which could be considered as financing mechanisms to support the implementation of the Skills Guarantee and Child Guarantee respectively, with support calibrated based on structural needs (e.g. dropout rates, child poverty) as well as on the cyclical economic situation in the Member States or region concerned;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1076 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point b
b. a European unemployment insurance or re-insurance scheme, complementing national schemes in cases of severe cyclical downturn and helping prevent the translation of an asymmetric shock into structural disadvantage; this scheme should be equipped with relevant safeguards against lasting transfers or unintended weakening of existing national schemes; in particular, it should be complementary to national schemes without replacing them, it should provide only short-term support related only to cyclical unemployment and/or reduction of working hours due to a cyclical downturn, and it should be financed from general tax revenue as opposed to social insurance contributions; the scheme should be strongly linked to re-training measures and underpinned by minimum standards regarding the coverage of national schemes, activation requirements and the quality of job-search support provided to unemployed people;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1090 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to integrate the above-mentioned financial instruments in its proposals for the post- 2020 multiannual financial framework and its white paper on the future of the EU and EMU;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1098 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to translate the EPSR into relevant external action, in particular by promoting the implementation of the UN SDGs, the ILO conventions, relevant G20 conclusions and European social standards through trade agreements and strategic partnerships; calls for provisions ensuring equal treatment in terms of wages and working conditions as a precondition for labour migration schemes in the framework of trade agreements;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1118 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a binding agreement between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council, involving social partners and civil society at the highest level, and should contain a clear roadmap for implementation, with concrete commitments and target dates;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the main aim of projects financed under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) should be to create growth and a dynamic labour market in Europe, and hencesustainable quality jobs in Europe, as well as to increase social cohesion, social inclusion and thus to enhance the well-being of EU citizens;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and, the Member States, and the EIB Group to help SMEs and micro- enterprises to tap into funding more easily, so by promoting EFSI and the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) more efficiently at local level, as well as to increase their capacity to implement projects and afford themto enable better access to advisory services and technical support;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Commission and the EIB Group to increase their efforts and enhance the social and employment impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments, whilst maintaining the aim of EFSI to help overcome the current investment gap in the EU by mobilising private financing for strategic investments;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that only 4% of the EFSI financing has gone to social infrastructure projects; calls on the Commission, the EIB Group, and the Member States to step up their efforts, build capacity, raise awareness, develop an appropriate ecosystem and increase the attraction of investment into social services such as education, training, healthcare and housing;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Welcomes the EaSI Guarantee enhancement under the SME Window of EFSI, as well as the development of the EFSI Equity instrument focused on ensuring adequate contribution to the market development in the areas such as social impact; calls for an ongoing commitment to the development of social entrepreneurship and social and solidarity economy to further broaden social, cultural, and environmental goals in areas such as poverty alleviation, healthcare and community development;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to develop national platforms using the EFSI to invest in, local authorities, public sector organizations or other government-related entities to strengthen their cooperation with various stakeholders, including social partners and use the EFSI, where appropriate, to make smart investments for the development of high-quality social and health services for new-generation jobtheir citizens;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EFSI to operate in closer conjunction with the Structural Fon the European Commission and the EIB Group to enable the EFSI to operate in closer conjunction with various EU funds and financing instruments, such as the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme, the European Structural Fund and other relevant funds;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the EIB Group to engage more actively in consultation at local level, especially in cooperation with national investment banks, and not only; believes that the EFSI should focus in particular onalso support business startup projects and projects aimed ato reduceing unemployment;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the European Commission's proposals for a second phase of the European Fund for Strategic investments EFSI, with regards to the technical improvement of the European Investment Advisory Hub; insists that a European Investment Advisory Hub that would act more locally and enhance its cooperation with National Promotional Banks to provide customized technical assistance according to local needs and build capacity, would lead to a better geographical coverage of EFSI and could also potentially increase the number of social projects;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the ECIB Group to increase investment in projects in the, in general as well as under the EFSI to the extent possible, the investment in projects in least inhabited regions as well as outermost regions, which are particularly handicapped by underinvestment in job opportunities, resulting in unemployment, exclusion, and emigration;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that special attention should be paid to projects in Member States and regions suffering most from the crisis in order to reduce divergences in particular in relation to unemployment and employment levels;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes the assessment in the context of the EFSI independent evaluation of why there are less applications for the European Fund for Strategic Investments from some countries, such as from the CEE region; calls upon the Commission and the EIB Group to enhance their promotion and technical support in the Member States that have had a low number of approved projects;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it disappointing that the Commission's assessment of the EFSI has failed to record the number of jobs created to date under the Fund; acknowledges the difficulties in assessing this component given the time needed for projects to mature and their impact to be assessed, and calls in this regard on EIB Group to develop the best methods to collect and evaluate such results at the next evaluation, taking also into account long- term impact beyond the duration of EFSI;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the existence of Growth and Employment reports for the instruments deployed under the EFSI SME Window (SMEW) and of Social Impact reporting under the EaSI Guarantee financial instrument and EFSI SMEW social impact pilot instruments and encourages that such reporting continues to be used;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers that cross-border infrastructure projects are key for the fulfilment of the Single Market, as well as for enhancing employment opportunities; calls for the European Commission and the European Investment Advisory Hub to focus on providing technical support and building capacity so as to boost the number of such projects and increase their quality and impact;
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 92 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to lay down more clear-cut national investment priorities and to draw up projects in collaboration with the European Investment Advisory Hub; calls on the Commission to work in closer cooperation with Member States in the European Semester process in order to help them begin as soon as possible to implement the recommendations, in particular by carrying out economic and social reforms, thus removing national barriers to investmentwith the support of the European Investment Advisory Hub.
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the European Commission's proposal in the second phase of EFSI, to increase the transparency of how projects are selected by requiring the EFSI Investment Committee to explain its decisions and give reasons for granting support, as well as to have the Scoreboard for the EFSI projects made public as soon as projects are signed and with the exclusion of commercially sensitive information; notes that indicators such as job creation and skills development are key.
2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
A. whereas the gender-specific employment gap, pay gap and associated pension gap, women's overrepresentation in precarious work1a and involuntary part-time work and interruptions in women's careers to care for children or other dependants contribute to the situation whereby women are particularly affected or in risk of poverty; _________________ 1aEuropean Parliament resolution of 19 October 2010 on precarious women workers (OJ C 70E , 8.3.2012, p. 1).
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas despite existing EU legislation and soft-law recommendations, progress in this area is extremely limited; whereas the situation is exacerbated by social dumping, together with the gender pay gap, which leads to a gender pension gap that puts elderly women at greater risk of poverty than elderly men;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas universal, residence- based or flat-rate minimum pensions indexed to wages appear to be particularly favourable to gender equality, because the full basic pension is paid irrespective of the previous employment status and family conditions;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas growing individual responsibility for saving decisions entailing different risks also means that individuals have to be clearly informed of the options available and the associated risks; whereas women especially have to be supported in improving their financial literacy level in order to be able to make informed decisions on an increasingly complex issue;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas in 2015 women on average still earned 16 % less per hour than men for the same work; whereas the gender pay gap often leads to women receiving lower pensions than men and makes women more likely to fall into poverty after retirement, and whereas, on average across the EU, women's pensions are 39 % lower than men's;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of multiple discrimination on gender basis, to ensure application of the principle of non-discrimination and equality in the labour market and in access to employment, and in particular to adopt social protection measures to ensure that women's pay and welfare entitlements, including pensions, are equal to those of men with the same experience doing the same job or a job of equal value;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for full implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, and for it to be revised with a compulsory requirement for companies to draw up measures or plans on gender equality, including actions on desegregation, the development of pay systems and measures to support women's careers;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Member States to reform pension systems with the aim of always ensuring adequate pensions for all in view of closing the pension gap; considers that instruments to tackle the pension gap should include the adjustment of pension systems to ensure equality between women and men, the adjustment of education, career planning, improving work-life balance, investing in child and elderly care, establishing regulations on health and safety at the workplace that include gendered occupational risks as well as psycho- social risks, investing into public employment services that are able to guide women of all ages in their search for employment, introducing flexible rules for transitioning from work into retirement and care credits;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes that women are more often financially penalised than men as they tend to have interrupted careers, also women more often struggle to build up sufficient contributions across both the private and public pension systems as a result of the pay gap, precarious and low- paid work, part-time jobs and atypical contracts, carrying out unpaid caring, and being excluded from the labour market for long periods over the course of their lives; stresses the importance of combating indirect discrimination in pension schemes, not only in occupational schemes but also in the practices of statutory pension schemes;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Alerts of the risks to gender equality represented by the shifts from social security pensions to personal funded pensions since personal pensions are based on individual contributions and do not compensate for times spent caring for children and other dependants or periods of unemployment, sick leave or disability; calls on the Commission and Member States to explore ways to maintain and reinforce gender equality in reformed pension systems;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Notes that the occupational old age pensions schemes are increasingly run according to insurance principles and this might give rise to many gaps in terms of social protection1c ; emphasises that the Court of Justice of the European Union has made it clear that occupational pension schemes are to be considered as pay and that the principle of equal treatment therefore applies to these schemes as well; _________________ 1c http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender- equality/files/conference_sept_2011/dgjus tice_oldagepensionspublication3march20 11_en.pdf
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Calls on the Member States to support with public incentives for women's access to occupational and individual supplementary pensions and to make these schemes more women- friendly, with provisions supporting the introduction of unisex life tariffs and care credits, as well as derived benefits; unisex life tariffs should be adopted in both public and private funded pension schemes, so that women can receive equal pension annuities for equal contributions, even if they are expected to live longer than men;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Stresses that closing the gender pay gap requires increased participation of women in the labour market, increased transparency in the payment process (including data broken down by sector) and calls on the Member States to implement Commission recommendations on wage transparency, gender-neutral job descriptions and classification, the reversal of the burden of proof when it comes to challenging gender discrimination in the workplace;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 80 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that all people have the right to a decent public pension, and recalls that the Union recognises the entitlement to social security benefits and social services which provide protection in the event of old age, disability or dependency on long-term care; reminds in this context that the right of older persons to live in dignity and independently is enshrined in Article 25 of the EU Charter of Fundamental rights;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores that in many Member States there is no entitlement to available, affordable and quality child care and long-term care and more often women are forced to reduce their working time to care for children, persons with disabilities and other dependants; therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to increase their support for childcare and to introduce targets similar to the Barcelona targets on the availability of quality long- term care services;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 104 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for an adequate public minimum pension not related toindependent of the previous working life; stresses the importance of shifting towards individual, rather than family-rederived pension entitlements; highlights however the important role platyed, pension entitlements by survivor's pensions in safeguarding many older women from poverty;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to study the effects of different systems providing survivor's pensions in the light of high rates of divorce and non-married couples on poverty and social exclusion of older women;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Members States to consider providing shared pension rights in case of divorce and legal separation;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 123 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. RegretsIs highly concerned that the current freeze and cuts in pensions in some Member States isare hitting people with low incomes, part-time jobs or interrupted careers (most of them women) hardest;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Member States to increase minimum wages as annd guarantee social protection for all as important tools for narrowing pension gaps;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 145 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to include the gender gap in pension indicator among the scoreboard indicators adopted for the European Semester surveillance process;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States to adopt measures to extend pension coverage to atypical and self-employed workers;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 195 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to follow up on the Council conclusions of 18 June 2015 on equal income opportunities for women and men: closing the gender gap in pensions, including the call for the inclusion of care periods in the calculation of social protection rights, investment in accessible and affordable care systems, the developments of indicators on the gender pension gap and to promote further research on its causes1b ; _________________ 1bCouncil conclusions of 18 June 2016 on equal income opportunities for women and men: closing the gender gap in pensions: http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-9302-2015-INIT/en/pdf
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 221 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to reverse any reforms of pension systems that aggravate imbalances in pensions, (especially gender imbalances).; stresses that any policy changes related to pensions should always be measured against their impact on the gender gap, with specific analysis comparing the impact of the proposed changes on women and men and this should be a key feature of the planning, design, implementation and evaluation processes of public policy;
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 226 #

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to raise awareness of the overall pension gender gap issue amongst policy makers, businesses and civil society as well as for tailored financial literacy, information and advice for women to help them make the right investment decisions.
2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2016/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to remove legal obstacles preventing the exchange of information between administrative, judicial and law enforcement authorities at national and EU level. In particular, OLAF and Europol should have access to VIES and Eurofisc data and Member States should benefit from intelligence information supplied by them;
2016/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 21 #

2016/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for VAT fraud to be included in the PIF Directive and thus under the competences of the European Public Prosecutor's Office since intra-EU VAT fraud is often linked with organised criminal structures therefore calls for the adoption of a better common and multidisciplinary approach to tackle this type of intra-EU VAT fraud and supports the use of joint investigation teams (JIT) in that regard;
2016/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

2016/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on all Member States to publish estimates on losses due to intra- EU VAT fraud, to address weaknesses in Eurofisc, and to better coordinate their policies on reverse charging of VAT relating to goods and services;
2016/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 23 #

2016/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Deems it crucial that Member States use multilateral controls (MLCs) - a co-ordinated control by two or more Member States of the tax liability of one or more related taxable persons - as a useful tool for combating VAT fraud.
2016/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the 2017 budget has to be key in enhancing the Union’s contribution to growth, the creation of jobs and combatting poverty and should financially support further achievement of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets in the social and employment area;
2016/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the budget should support programmes creating jobs for those with multiple disadvantages in the labour market, such as women, long-term unemployed, elderly unemployed, people with disabilities and people from minority backgrounds, as well as should support programmes for improving the adaptability of the work force and prolonging employability of elderly workers;
2016/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. EInsists that adequate commitment and especially payment appropriations are ensured in Budget 2017 for the European Social Fund given that the ESF is entering a period of intense implementation and payment requests by Member States will increase; calls as well for including commitment and payment appropriations for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) in Budget 2017 and recalls article 14 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 envisaging a Global MFF Margin for commitments to be made available for the years 2016 to 2020 for policy objectives related to growth and employment, in particular youth employment; emphasises the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management of other programmes aiming at addressing unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD);
2016/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses in this regard the important contribution of the EMPL Agencies (CEDEFOP, ETF, Eurofound, EUOSHA) in dealing with a wide range of employment and social issues, as well as their potential to address problems related to migrants’ integration in the labour market and their needs for vocational training, and calls for sufficient financial resources to be ensured both for Agencies’ work and staff;
2016/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights the need of dedicated resources to be provided for combating child poverty and for supporting measures addressing children’s basic needs such as food supplies, housing, education and healthcare;
2016/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the budget should promote high level of workers’ protection and prevention culture across the EU and help to address new challenges to occupational safety and health and safety at work;
2016/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the interinstitutional agreement (IIA) on better law-making and the inclusion of new, innovative elements such as the annual burden survey (ABS), SME and competitiveness tests, burden reduction targets and the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB), which willcan help to provide clear added value in terms of competitiveness, growth and jobs;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers better law-making as an inter-institutional exercise of improving the quality of EU legislation by prioritising its social purpose to enhance citizens’ well-being and promote their rights and freedoms as defined in the Treaties;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. UnderlRemineds the importance of proper implementation of the programming arrangements andCommission of its obligation to respond promptly, with specific communications signed by the College, to own-initiative reports adopted by the European Parliament; deplores that several own-initiative reports remainds the Commission of its obligation to unanswered, such as the legislative initiative respond promptly to own-initiative reportsrt on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesTakes note of the establishment of the Commission Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’, which must work hand in hand with the IIA to increase the trust of citizens who consider the subsidiarity principle a key aspect of the democratic process; questions, however, whether the European Parliament, as a co-legislator tasked to scrutinise the Commission, should be part of a consultative body presided over by the Commission itself;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the ‘Think Small First’Acknowledges the important role of SMEs in job creation and growth; proinciple can play an important role in job creation and growth by reducing the cost of legislation to SMEsts out that legislation can have a different impact on large enterprises and SMEs, which should be kept in mind during the drafting process; underlines the importance of good legislation which can help reducing unnecessary administrative burdens on SMEs; stresses, however, that all employees have a right to the highest level of protection regarding health and safety in the workplace regardless the size of the employer, the place of employment or the underlying contract;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission, in the context of better law making, to better assess social and environmental consequences of its policies, as well as the impact on the fundamental rights of citizens, by keeping in mind also the cost of non-legislation at European level as well as the fact that cost-benefit analyses are only one of many criteria;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the Impact Assessment (IA) Handbook, and if necessary its Rules of Procedure, to provide that an IA on substantive amendments can be requested by a Committee where it is supported by political groups representing at least 40 % of the members of the Committee;deleted
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is convinced that sound impact assessments constitute an important tool to support decision-making and play a significant role in better regulation; underlines, however, that such assessments cannot substitute for political assessments and decisions;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of the new provisions for public and stakeholderimely, public and transparent stakeholder involvement and consultations which must be used both in the preparatory phase and throughout the entire legislative procesith sufficient time for meaningful replies;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of the agreed ABS as a tool to identify and monitor the results of EU efforts to avoid overto ensure good regulation and reduce unnecessary administrative burdens;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to establish the ABS without delay, as it will play a key role in the implementation and applicatHighlights the importance to scrutinise Member States’ transposition and enforcement of directives, and all national measures that go beyond the provisions of EU legislation, in particular the scrutiny (‘gold- plating’); stresses in this context however the right of Member States transposition of directives, and of all national measures that go beyond the provisions of EU legislation (‘gold- plating’o always maintain or introduce more stringent protective measures compatible with the Treaties than the minimum requirements set out in the EU directives, including in the field of social policy (Art.153(4) TFEU);
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the RSB must show more ambition; cCalls for an regular evaluation and follow-up ofn the independence of the RSB in fulfilling its role ofwork of the RSB to supervisinge and providinged objective advice on impact assessments;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes that the IIA stipulates to take “European added value” of any proposed Union action as well as the “cost of non-Europe” in the absence of action at Union level into account when setting the legislative agenda; highlights that the cost of non-Europe could be estimated at EUR 1.75 trillion per year, equivalent to 12 % EU GDP (2016)2a; honours the work of the Directorate for Impact Assessment and European Added Value of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) in this context; __________________ 2a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2017/603239/EPRS_STU%2 82017%29603239_EN.pdf
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights that the choice of the legal bases of a proposal by the Commission should be made on objective grounds which are subject to judicial review; stresses however the right of the Parliament, as co-legislator, to propose modifications to the legal bases, on the basis of its interpretation of the Treaties;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Stresses that better law making should focus less on reducing regulation and concentrate more on quality legislation and its ability to protect and promote the interests of EU citizens; highlights the importance of giving fundamental rights as well as employment and health and safety considerations the same weight as financial considerations when legislative fitness checks are carried out; points out that in the case of conflicts fundamental rights should always take precedence;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals for targets for the reduction of burdens in key sectors.deleted
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 235 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. StresseHighlights the need to addresseliminate inequalities in paid and unpaid work and to promote an, regards as care work for family, and to foster equal sharing of responsibilities and costs for child caren and care for dependants betweenamong women, men and society as a whole;
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 357 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Member States to support fiscal policies as a powerful lever enhancing work-life balance and to foster employment of women, introducing a tax credit for child care and elderly care or other dependants based on fiscal incentives and benefits; (1) See the Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit model in the UK, in
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 401 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Supports ‘smart working’ but rejects a shift from a culture of presence to a culture of permanent availability; calls on the Member States and social partners, when developing smart working policies, to ensure these do not impose an additional burden on the worker;
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 406 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to guarantee social security, social protection and remuneration in the case of maternity parental, paternity or sick leave in order to enable a genuine work-life balance;
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 420 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Further calls on the Commission and Member States, social partners and stakeholders to focus on the innovative organization in the workplace and to balance both work-life needs of woman and men and business productivity/profitability; notes that the positive link between increasing women employment, work-life balance and business competitiveness, in terms of reducing absenteeism, output gap, turnover, talent attractiveness, loyalty, resources reallocation for developing welfare plans, increasing living standards and time freeing, has been widely proven by the best practices in Europe in a number of large enterprises or SMEs networks1a; 1a.Introducing lean production systems, “chosen and not obliged” time flexibility in the workplace, promoting the involvement and participation of male and female workers in innovating output and structure and supporting business welfare along with local welfare, should increase businesses' productivity and competitiveness in economic terms, as well as should reduce absenteeism rate, wastes, turnover and should improve talent attractiveness, male and female workers’ motivation and loyalty towards the company, increasing living standards and fostering a better work-life balance. More autonomy in time management enables, therefore, to meet differentiated care needs.
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 430 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Considers that child poverty is linked to parents' poverty, and therefore calls on the Member States to implement the Recommendation on Child Poverty and well-being1a and to use the indicator- based monitoring framework therein; 1a.Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast), OJ L 204, 26.07.2006, p. 23.
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 431 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Reiterates its call on the Commission and Member States to introduce a Child Guarantee with its specific fund, so that every child in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition, as part of a European integrated plan to combat child poverty including both the Child Guarantee and programmes offering support and opportunities for the parents to come out of social exclusion situations and to integrate into the labour market1a; 1a.European Commission Recommendation on investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage, Brussels, 20.2.2013 COM(2013)0778.
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 434 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 e (new)
25e. Stresses the importance of the role of equality bodies in assisting victims of discrimination, addressing gender stereotypes and implementing this directive; also calls the Member States to ensure their independence and strengthen their capacities through the provision of adequate funding;
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 435 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 f (new)
25f. Calls for full implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, and for it to be revised with a compulsory requirement for companies to draw up measures or plans on gender equality, including actions on desegregation, the development of pay systems and measures to support women's careers;
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 13 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission proposal regarding EU accession to the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention3a , __________________ 3a COM(2016) 111 final, COM(2016) 109
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 14 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission roadmap on possible EU accession to the Istanbul Convention in October 2015,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 20 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the package of directives on Procedural Defence Rights in the EU,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the Data Protection Package adopted in December 2015,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 23 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)
- having regard to the Regulation establishing a European Border and Coast Guard6a , __________________ 6a 2015/0310 (COD)
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 24 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 c (new)
- having regard to the Asylum Procedures Directive,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 d (new)
- having regard to the EU's Audiovisual Services Directive7a and the results of the European Commission's public consultation between July and September 2015, __________________ 7a 2010/13/EU
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 26 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 e (new)
- having regard to Directive on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings8a , __________________ 8a 2010/64/EU
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 27 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 f (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication "A new EU Framework to Strengthen the Rule of Law"9a , __________________ 9a COM(2014)158 final
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 28 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 g (new)
- having regard to the Commission Recommendation of 27 July 2016 regarding the rule of law in Poland11a , __________________ 11a C(2016) 5703 final
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 29 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 June 2011 on early childhood education and care: providing all our children with the best start for the world of tomorrow12a, __________________ 12a OJ C 175, 15.6.2011, p. 8.
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 31 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 June 2015 on equal income opportunities for women and men: Closing the gender gap in pensions,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 32 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)
- having regard to the European Pact for gender equality for the period 2011-2020 adopted by the Council conclusions of 7 March 2011,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 34 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 e (new)
- having regard to the Presidency conclusions of the Barcelona European Council of 15 and 16 March 2002,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 35 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 f (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions on LGBTI equality, adopted in on 16 June 2016,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 36 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 g (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions on the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2015 - 2019, Foreign Affairs Council, 20 July 2015,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 37 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication 'Towards the elimination of female genital mutilation',
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 41 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Justice decision C-528/13 in the 'Leger case',
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
- having regard to the European Agenda on Migration14a, __________________ 14a COM 2015 240
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 43 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 b (new)
- having regard to the European Agenda on Security15a , __________________ 15a COM 2015 185
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 44 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 c (new)
- having regard to the 'Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non- discrimination through education' (Paris Declaration),
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 45 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 d (new)
- having regard to the Europe 2020 strategy, specifically its targets on poverty and social exclusion,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 46 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 e (new)
- having regard to the Council guidelines adopted in Luxembourg on 24 June 2013 to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI persons in relations with third countries,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 47 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 f (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's "List of Actions to advance LGBTI Equality" adopted in December 2015,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on poverty with a gender perspective14a, __________________ 14a P8_TA(2016)0235
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 65 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 39 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 12 May 2016 on implementation of the Directive 2011/36/EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims from a gender perspective15a, __________________ 15a P8_TA(2016)0227
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 67 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 39 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 February 2016 on the new Strategy for Women's Rights and Gender Equality in Europe post-201516a , __________________ 16a P8_TA(2015)0218
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 68 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 39 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 September 2016 on creating labour market conditions favourable for work- life balance,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 69 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 39 d (new)
- having regard to its resolutions on the situation in Hungary and Poland,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 71 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
- having regard to the draft report with recommendations to the Commission on Establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights17a, __________________ 17a PE 576.988v01-00
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 74 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 a (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' survey 'Antisemitism - Overview of data available in the European Union 2004- 2015,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 76 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 b (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' comparative legal analysis on 'Protection against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics in the EU'18a , __________________ 18a http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2015/l gbti-comparative-legal-update-2015
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 78 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 c (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' survey on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people19a , __________________ 19a http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra- eu-lgbt-survey-main- results_tk3113640enc_1.pdf
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 79 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 d (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' report "Being Trans in the EU Comparative analysis of the EU LGBT survey data" (2014), to its report on the Fundamental Rights Situation of Intersex people (2015) and to its report "Professionally speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBT people" (2016),
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 80 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 e (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' report 'Violence against women: An EU- wide survey',
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 81 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 f (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' EU-MIDIS surveys and survey on Roma,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 g (new)
- having regard to the European Institute for Gender Equality's 2015 Gender Equality Index and its 2015 report entitled 'Reconciliation of work, family and private life in the European Union: Policy review,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 83 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 h (new)
- having regard to the European Institute for Gender Equality's 'Study to identify and map existing data and resources on sexual violence against women in the EU',
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 84 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 i (new)
- having regard to the 2016 EUROPOL situation report on Trafficking in human beings in the EU20a , __________________ 20a https://www.europol.europa.eu/content/tra fficking-human-beings-eu
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 85 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 j (new)
- having regard to the Eurobarometer survey entitled 'Discrimination in the EU in 2015',
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 87 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 l (new)
- having regard to the studies of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) entitled ‘Working time and work-life balance in a life course perspective’ (2013), ‘Caring for children and dependants: Effect on careers of young workers’ (2013), and ‘Working and caring: Reconciliation measures in times of demographic change’ (2015) and to the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) (2016),
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 88 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 m (new)
- having regard to the Decision of the European Ombudsman closing her own-initiative inquiry OI/8/2014/AN concerning the European Commission,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 89 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 n (new)
- having regard to the European Parliamentary Research Service study of May 2015 entitled ‘Gender equality in employment and occupation – Directive 2006/54/EC, European Implementation Assessment,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 90 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 o (new)
- having regard to the study by Parliament's Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union entitled ‘Discrimination Generated by the Intersection of Gender and Disability’,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 91 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 p (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament Research Service study 'Poverty in the European Union - The crisis and its aftermath'21a , __________________ 21a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/IDAN/2016/579099/EPRS_IDA%28 2016%29579099_EN.pdf
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 92 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 43 a (new)
- having regard to the Concluding Observations adopted in October 2015 of the UNCRPD Committee,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 93 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 43 b (new)
- having regard to the Agreed Conclusions of 24 March 2016 of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, 60th session, in particular (e)– (g),
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 96 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion – including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020’ and its Recommendation on ‘Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage’ of 20 February 2013,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 98 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication on a new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law (COM(2014)0158) and the Council conclusions of 16 December 2014 entitled ‘Ensuring respect for the Rule of Law’,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 99 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission progress report on the Barcelona objectives of 29 May 2013 entitled ‘The development of childcare facilities for young children in Europe with a view to sustainable and inclusive growth’ (COM(2013)0322),
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 100 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission's staff working document ‘The Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016- 2019’,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 101 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 e (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s 2015 report on equality between women and men in the European Union (SWD(2016)0054),
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 102 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 f (new)
- having regard to ‘EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity’ adopted on 4 February 201422a , __________________ 22a A7-0009/0062
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 103 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 g (new)
- having regard to the ‘Trade for All’ Strategy adopted by the Commission in October 2015,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 104 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 h (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the 2015 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights, which debated ‘Tolerance and respect: preventing and combating Antisemitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe’,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 i (new)
- having regard to the results to public consultation - 2016 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights on ‘Media Pluralism and Democracy’,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 106 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 j (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality23a , __________________ 23a PE 585.437v02-00
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 k (new)
- having regard to the hearing on Fundamental Rights of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, held on 16 June 2016,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 119 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas respecting the rule of law is a prerequisite for the protection of fundamental rights and is of particular importance within the EU since it is also a prerequisite for upholding all rights and obligations deriving from the Treaties and from international law;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 123 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas, under Article 6 TEU, the EU has a responsibility to uphold and enforce fundamental rights in any action it takes, regardless of its powers in the area concerned;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 124 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)
-Ac. whereas the way the rule of law is implemented at national level plays a key role in ensuring mutual trust among Member States and their legal systems, hence it is of vital importance to establish an area of freedom, security and justice as described in Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU);
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 126 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A e (new)
-Ae. whereas it is essential that in all measures undertaken by the Member States and the EU in the fight against terrorism and radicalisation fundamental rights and civil liberties are respected, namely the right to private life, the right to security, the right to data protection, the presumption of innocence, the right to a fair trial and due process, freedom of expression and freedom of religion; whereas the security of European citizens must preserve their rights and liberties; whereas, indeed, these two principles are two sides of the same coin;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 127 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A f (new)
-Af. whereas the elimination of the death penalty is a direct manifestation of the common values shared by the European Union Member States;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 128 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A g (new)
-Ag. whereas facing today's challenges it is vital to uphold the EU's common values of democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 129 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas migration is an unavoidable partthe right to asylum is guaranteed under the 1951 Convention ofn the EU’s future and one of the biggest challenges of our times, as it appeals to the EU’s international humanitarian responsibilities and forms a key element for demographic reasons; Status of Refugees (Geneva Convention) and the protocol of 31 January 1967, as well as by the Charter and the EU has clear international humanitarian responsibilities; whereas migration is a part of the EU's future and one of the challenges of our times and requires a forward-looking solution both in terms of the short- and medium-term crisis management and long-term policies for integration and social inclusion;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 141 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas ensuring the right to a fair trial is an integral part of the Asylum Procedures Directive, including the right to an effective remedy;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 143 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the right to interpretation and translation laid down in Directive 2010/64/EU is a right for all, including asylum-seekers;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 146 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas acts of terrorism constitute one of the most serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms; whereas it is necessary to have adequate tools in place to protect EU citizens and residents and to respond properly to such violations; whereas all security measures must respect fundamental rights and the rule of law, and comply with the principles of necessity, proportionality and legality, with appropriate safeguards to ensure accountability and judicial redress; whereas full compliance of security measures with fundamental rights is laid down among the principles of the European Agenda for Security;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 156 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas acts of terrorism constitute one of the most serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms; whereas it is necessary to have adequate tools in place to protect EU citizens and residents and to respond properly and to combato such violations;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 159 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas security and respect for fundamental rights are not conflicting aims, but complementary policy objectives;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 161 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it is essential to protect the fundamental rights to privacy and protection of personal data;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 162 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas legislation giving public authorities general access to the content of electronic communications is compromising the fundamental right to respect for private life;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 163 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas EU and Member State responses to extremism must not lead to the stigmatisation of any group or community, including religious communities, but rather draw on common European values of tolerance, diversity and mutual respect;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 164 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the best way to address root causes of extremism is through education, youth participation, interfaith and intercultural dialogue, and employment and social inclusion;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 169 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas trafficking in human beings is a serious crime often committed within the framework of organised crime, constitutes a gross violation of fundamental rights and is explicitly prohibited by the Charter and by the criminal law codes in the Member States;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 173 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas trafficking in human beings harms human dignity and physical and psychological integrity; whereas it first and foremost affects the victims of trafficking, but it also has a vast impact on society overall;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 176 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas differences between the legislation of Member States greatly facilitate the activities of organised crime groups involved in trafficking in human beings24a ; __________________ 24a2016 EUROPOL situation report on Trafficking in human beings in the EU
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 178 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas 70% of the identified victims and suspects of human trafficking in the EU are EU nationals25a ; __________________ 25a2016 EUROPOL situation report on Trafficking in human beings in the EU
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 179 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas women and girls make up 80% of registered victims of trafficking in human beings, and this can be attributed partly to structural violence and discrimination against women and girls26a; __________________ 26aEurostat report, ‘Trafficking in human beings’, 2015 edition
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 180 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas minority groups, such as Roma people, make up a disproportionate number of victims of trafficking in human beings as a result of being socially and economically marginalised;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 181 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas victims of human trafficking often lack information about their rights and how to effectively exercise them;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 182 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)
Dg. whereas media pluralism, including media independence, media regulation and journalistic freedom are essential parts of freedom of speech;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 183 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D h (new)
Dh. whereas the Commission's public consultation between July and September 2015 regarding the EU'S Audiovisual Media Services Directive has identified a number of issues relating to fundamental rights, including the prohibition of hate speech and discrimination and strengthening media freedom and pluralism, access to information and accessibility to content for people with disabilities;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 184 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D i (new)
Di. whereas 50% of Europeans believe discrimination based on religion or beliefs is wide-spread;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 186 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D k (new)
Dk. whereas the FRA's survey on discrimination and hate crime against Jews shows rising anti-Semitism in Europe27a ; __________________ 27aEU Fundamental Rights Agency survey ‘Antisemitism - Overview of data available in the European Union 2004- 2015
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 187 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D l (new)
Dl. whereas Jewish communities are the target of terrorist and anti-Semitic attacks, leading to an increasing perception of insecurity and fear within those communities in Europe;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 188 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas discrimination, racism, xenophobia, hate speech and hate crime motivated by racism, xenophobia, or bias against a person's religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity threaten the values of the EU and its Member States; whereas there is an increase in hate speech among political forces and increasing xenophobia and other bias in important sectors of the population; whereas fighting discrimination, racism and xenophobia is crucial to respect European values of tolerance, diversity and mutual respect;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 195 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the prevention and combating of racism and xenophobia is primarily a local endeavour and requires full ownership both of the communities concerned and of society at large;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 197 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the European Union, and Articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union prohibit any discrimination on grounds of sex and require equality between men and women to be ensured in all areas;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 198 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are grounded in basic human rights; whereas the denial of life- saving sexual and reproductive health services, among which safe abortion amounts to a serious breach of human rights;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 207 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas violence against womengender-based violence is still often ‘silently’ tolerated in many places and a zero tolerance approach is necessary;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 209 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas under-reporting gender- based violence is excessive due to the lack of trust of victims in the authorities to appropriately handle their cases and diligently prosecute the perpetrators;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 210 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas secondary and repeat victimisation and intimidation during court proceedings is common for victims of gender-based violence;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 211 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas LGBTI rights are basic human rights: according to international human rights standards, every nation is obliged to protect all lesbian, gay, bi- sexual, trans and intersex people (LGBTI) from torture, discrimination and violence;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 216 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas children are the future of our society and we are responsible for their present; whereas education is one of the best ways to impart values such as peace, tolerance, equality, justice and respect for human drignityhts via formal, non-formal and informal education methods;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 219 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas live-streaming of child sexual abuse is no longer an emerging new trend, but an established reality; whereas children are at risk of harm through online grooming and solicitation for sexual purposes, which in the most serious cases can turn into sexual coercion and not enough is done to prevent child sexual abuse trough sexuality education programmes;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 222 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas, in application of Article 37 of the Convention on Children’s Rights and the principle of the best interests of the child, unaccompanied or separated children should not, as a general rule, be detained but they should be placed in a safe environment providing all the necessary protection, healthcare and education;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 235 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the migration crisis has triggered mistrust and rising hatred towards national minority communities in Europe, which also affects traditional national minorities;deleted
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 248 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas the FRA's 2016 Fundamental Rights report found that discrimination and anti-Ggypsyism continue to pose challenges to effective Roma integration; whereas, according to the 2015 Eurobarometer survey on discrimination, ethnic origin is considered to be the most prevalent ground of discrimination;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 251 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas many persons of Roma origin in Europe faceRoma people in Europe, individually and as a group, face antigypsyism, systematic prejudice, intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion in their daily lives; whereas segregation of Roma children in schooling remains a persistent problem in some Member States;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 257 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas freedom to operate for civil society groups are central to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; whereas this freedom has been jeopardised by the adoption of laws or by direct intervention by the authorities in a number of Member States;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 266 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas according to the 'Trade for All' strategy adopted by the Commission in October 2015, fundamental rights should be respected in the EU and non-EU countries;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 284 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that human dignity is inviolable and must be respected and protected as the basis of all fundamental rights; calls for awareness-raising amongst EU citizens on the inherent dignity of all persons in order to achieve a more sensitive and inclusive society;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 295 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates that the reintroduction of the death penalty is contrary to the EU’s fundamental values;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 296 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates that Member States shall respect and protect the human dignity of all migrants, including in relation to border management and asylum procedures; calls on the Commission and Member States to reinforce cooperation and resources to save lives of migrants at sea in accordance with the respect of the right to life; welcomes the fact that the recently adopted European Border and Coast Guard proposal foresees a specific mandate for the Agency to support search and rescue operations; recalls that rules related to asylum seekers’ and refugees’ reception conditions must not deprive them of their fundamental rights to a dignified standard of living and to physical and mental health;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 303 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes with concern that there are still huge efforts needed to achieve the Europe 2020 strategy’s targets on poverty and social exclusion, while poverty and social exclusion inherently prevent individuals to live their lives in dignity; calls on Member States to find the right mix of policies, including employment activation and training and adequate systems of income support, as well as access to high quality services and to education;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 310 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 311 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Notes that it is essential to guarantee that the common European values listed in Article 2 TEU are upheld in full in both European and national legislation, public policies and their implementation;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 312 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the Commission to make provisions for an annual policy cycle that monitors its application, taking account of the results of annual and specific reports from the institutions of the European Union, like the Commission and FRA, the Council of Europe, the United Nations and civil society organisations, and contribute towards improving coordination between those involved and the drafting of policies on the basis of greater transparency and dialogue;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 313 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Urges the Commission to systematically prepare specific fundamental rights impact assessments for its upcoming proposals; reiterates that the full range of sources for fundamental rights should be taken into consideration, as fundamental rights provisions are not limited to the Charter;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 314 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Urges the Commission to provide clear indicators in order to assess the enforcement and respect of fundamental rights, and to trigger alert mechanisms in the case of violations. Such indicators could take the form of a fundamental rights scoreboard, possibly as an extension of the scope of the EU Justice Scoreboard, which should also cover the assessment of criminal justice systems; indicators should include clear data collection mechanisms, including equality data collection disaggregated according to the different discrimination grounds;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 315 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Urges the Commission and Member States to find a way to make better use of the expertise of the Council of Europe and set up a formal channel of cooperation in matters relating to the rule of law and fundamental rights and create stronger synergies between the institutions;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 316 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Welcomes the fact that the Council holds regular debates on the rule of law; considers, however, that such debates are not the most effective ways to resolve any non-compliance with the fundamental values of the European Union; regrets the fact that the Commission and the Council initiatives on Rule of Law are disconnected from each other; regrets the fact that Parliament is neither informed nor involved into the organisation of these debates; calls on the Council to base its debates on the results of annual and specific reports of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Fundamental Rights Agency, civil society, the Council of Europe and its Venice Commission and other parties involved, institutional and otherwise;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 317 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 k (new)
1k. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to find common ground on the precise content of the principles and standards stemming from the rule of law that vary at national level and to consider the already existing definition of the rule of law of the European Court of Justice as a starting point for debate; recalls that this definition includes legality, which implies a transparent, accountable, democratic and pluralistic process for enacting laws; legal certainty; prohibition of arbitrariness of the executive powers; independent and impartial courts; effective judicial review including respect for fundamental rights; and equality before the law;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 318 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 l (new)
1l. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all Member State actions, which are funded under the EU cohesion policy, respect fundamental rights’ principles; reiterates that the Commission should not allow itself to finance, with EU money, actions which are not in line with the highest values of the Union, that is to say, the rights, freedoms and principles recognised by the Charter;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 319 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 m (new)
1m. Stresses that corruption represents a serious fundamental rights violation; notes that in certain Member States it affects the highest levels of government and can be deemed as an institutionalised form of corruption; calls on the Member States and institutions to devise effective instruments for combating and sanctioning corruption and to monitor regularly the use of public funds, be they European or national;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 320 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 n (new)
1n. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that any new initiatives, as well as the European Semester fully integrates fundamental rights aspects;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 323 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 o (new)
1o. Calls on all Member States, EU Institutions and Agencies to fully respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol during the border guard actions and asylum proceedings; urges the Commission as the guardian of the Treaties to closely monitor and effectively respond to any abuse of these laws;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 326 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 p (new)
1p. Reiterates the importance of effective and early identification of, safeguards and adequate assistance to vulnerable groups of asylum seekers, including unaccompanied minors, victims of trauma or torture, gender or sexual orientation related persecution, serious human right violations and victims of trafficking in the reception, asylum and integration processes; urges Member States, EU Institutions and Agencies to develop effective measures to protect these vulnerable groups; urges Member States to provide them with prompt access to adapted reception conditions and the provision of procedural guarantees; calls on the Commission to monitor closely the implementation of Directive 2013/32/EU on Asylum Qualification, with particular attention to those asylum seekers with special needs;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 330 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 q (new)
1q. Reiterates the need to ensure that irregular migrants are granted the right to an effective remedy in the event of violations of their rights;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 331 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 r (new)
1r. Welcomes the fundamental rights safeguards built in the European Border and Coast Guard Agency proposal, including the establishment of the fundamental rights officer position, the complaint mechanism and the Agency’s enhanced role in search and rescue operations at sea;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 425 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission initiatives to strengthen security cooperation between Member States and; urges Member States to fully cooperate with each other and utilise all possible ways to exchange information among each other; fully supports all proposed measures to pave the way towards an effective Security Union, in particular the directive on combatting terrorism, while ensuring full compliance with fundamental rights;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 448 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that radicalisation of individuals can first and foremost be prevented by integration measures and by realising an open and inclusive society for all, not solely by law enforcement measures; believes that a European early warning and responsive system should be set up to identify groups that are at high risk of radicalisation; calls on the EU and the Member States to make greater efforts to prevent radicalisation via the Internet and social media, in particular among young people, andwhile ensuring that measures taken in this regard are not in contradiction of fundamental principles relating to freedom of expression, in particular including freedom of the press and the freedom of expression in other media; calls on the EU and the Member States to make greater efforts to assist the families of those who are at risk; encourages Member States to exchange best practices and to use intelligence- sharing mechanisms in order to fight terrorist networks efficiently;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 453 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a European early warning and responsive system should be set up to identify groups that are at high risk of radicalisation; calls on the EU and the Member States to make greater efforts to prevent radicalisation via the Internet and social media, in particular among young people, and to assist the families of those who are at risk; encourages Member States to exchange best practices and to use intelligence-sharing mechanisms in order to fight terrorist networks efficiently, whilst respecting the provisions of the General Data Protection Directive with regards to the right to privacy and avoiding mass surveillance;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 462 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that all measures undertaken in the fight against terrorism and radicalisation are in full respect of the principles of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, especially the right to a legal defence, the presumption of innocence, the right to a fair trial, and the right to respect for privacy and protection of personal data;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 464 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the respect of fundamental rights, legal aid, right to a fair trial and due legal process, in the case of the prosecution of people suspected of terrorist activity;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 468 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that Member States must ensure that their intelligence services operate in a lawful manner and in full compliance with the Treaties and the Charter;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 472 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Deplores the pressure placed on private companies by both public and private bodies to hand over internet users' data;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 494 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that data collection on child trafficking should be based on a common definition of this crime phenomenon; recalls that some Member States consider child trafficking a separate form of exploitation and others include child victims with adults hindering the possibility of creating a comprehensive intelligence picture and of defining the best investigative responses at the EU level;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 501 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States to recognise the longer time needed to recover from the harm of trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation, as compared with the time needed to recover from other forms of trafficking, when deciding on limits to victim support; calls for protection measures offered to victims trafficked for sexual exploitation to be extended, in order to minimise harm, prevent re-trafficking and secondary victimisation and cater in every case for individual needs; underlines the importance for all Member States to recognise systematically the right to access to safe abortion services for female victims of trafficking in human beings whose pregnancy is a result of their exploitation; calls on the Member States to create easy-to-access healthcare services and after care for victims of trafficking in human beings;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 507 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Regrets that Europol's capabilities are not fully utilised among Member State law enforcement authorities in order to increase information sharing with Europol so that links can be made between investigations in different Member States and a broader intelligence picture on the most threatening organised crime networks active in the EU can be drawn;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 508 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Calls for greater priority and resources to be given by Europol and national police forces to the prosecution of those facilitating human trafficking, paying special attention to raising awareness among police forces and the general public alike about new forms of human trafficking;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 509 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Calls on the Member States to actively include social partners, the private sector, trade unions and civil society, particularly NGOs working to combat trafficking and provide assistance to victims, in their initiatives to prevent trafficking in human beings, particularly in the field of labour exploitation, including as regards the identification of victims and awareness-raising activities;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 520 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Freedom of expression, conscience and religion
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 537 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 g (new)
12g. Calls on the Commission to review of European legislation against hate speech and hate crime expanding it to the grounds of religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity; in order to fully cover all forms of hate crimes and crimes committed with a bias or discriminatory motive related to the victims' personal characteristics, and to clearly define consistent investigation and prosecution standards;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 565 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Warns that the anti-Semitism is still a dangerous phenomenon in many Member States in both open and concealed forms; calls on Member States and EU institutions to monitor, publicise, condemn and penalise any anti-Semitic incidents, and develop effective measures on prevention;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 573 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States to develop and disseminate tools and mechanisms for reporting hate crime and hate speech and to ensure that any case of alleged hate crime or hate speech is effectively investigated, prosecuted and tried in accordance with national law and, where relevant, in compliance with the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, European and international human rights obligations, as well as relevant ECtHR case law whilst ensuring the respect for the fundamental rights as set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular the right to freedom of expression and information, as well as privacy and data protection;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 609 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages the European Commission and the Member States to strengthen their cooperation with the private sector and the civil society in combating hate speech online;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 622 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15h. Urges the EU and the Member States to combat and prosecute all forms of violence and discrimination against women; calls on the Member States in particular to deal effectively with the effects of domestic violence and sexual exploitation in all its forms, including that of refugees and migrant children, and early or forced marriage; calls on Member States to exchange best practices among each other and to provide regular trainings for police and judicial staff on new forms of violence against women, such as stalking, cyber-harassment or revenge porn;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 623 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 i (new)
15i. Expresses concern about the extent and forms of violence against women in the EU, as documented by the FRA's EU-wide survey which showed that one in three women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15, and that an estimated 3,7 million women in the EU experience sexual violence over the period of one year;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 629 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights that improvements are still neededCalls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to review existing legislation and to keep the issue of violence against women high on the agenda, as gender-based violence should not be tolerated; regrets the fact that improvements to combat violence against women, andre made at an excessively slow pace; calls on the Member States and the EU to sign and ratify immediately the Istanbul Convention following the launch of the procedure by the Commission in March 2016;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 653 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges Member States to provide victims of gender-based violence with an adequate number of shelters and targeted and integrated support services, including trauma support and counselling; urges the Commission and the Member States to support the civil society organisations working with victims of gender-based violence in any way possible, including by regular financial support;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 671 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Member States to ensure respect for and safeguarding of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights; insists on the role of the Union in awareness-raising and promoting best practices on this issue, given that health is a fundamental human right essential to the exercise of other human rights; urges the Commission to include sexual and reproductive health and rights, as basic human rights, in its EU Health Strategy in order to ensure coherence between the EU's internal and external fundamental rights policy as called for by Parliament on 10 March 2015;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 680 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Member States to ensure gender equality, including equal treatment at the workplace and equal pay for equal work;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 683 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Recognises that the denial of a life-saving abortion amounts to a serious breach of fundamental rights;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 685 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Calls on the Member States, in liaison with the Commission, to recognise the right to access safe and modern contraceptives and sexuality education in schools; urges the Commission to complement national policies to improve public health, while keeping the European Parliament fully informed;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 687 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18 e. Recalls that poverty in old age is especially concerning in the case of women, due to the continued gender pay gap resulting in the gender pension gap; calls on Member States to draw up appropriate policies to support elderly women and to eliminate the structural causes of gender differences in compensation;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 688 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18 f. Calls on the Commission to share Member States' best practices for addressing gender stereotypes at school;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 689 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 g (new)
18 g. Regrets that LGBTI persons experience widespread bullying and harassment that starts already at school, and suffer discrimination at work, housing, social services and access to other goods and services;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 704 #
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 706 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 u (new)
18 u. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of Europe of its Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2016-2021) and in particular its focus on the need to counter discrimination against children with disabilities, children affected by migration, Roma children and LGBT and intersex children;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 710 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Notes with concern that child poverty rates remain high in the EU; encourages Member States and the EU to launch programmes specifically targetreiterates that investing ing the well-being and healthy development of childrenof children and in lifting them out of poverty is not only a moral imperative, but a social and economic priority as well;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 716 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Commission to consider launching a Child Guarantee to combat child poverty and social exclusion; supports the inclusion of free access to healthcare, education, childcare facilities, adequate housing and quality nutrition in the Child Guarantee;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 722 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for a focus on violence against children at all levels, from homes to schools, public places, juvenile detention centres and detention centres for migrants;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 733 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a multi-stage system in child protection based on the best interests of the child, which should not be designed to punish parents and care-givers, but to send a clear message that all forms of physical and emotional violence against children are unacceptable, and in whichpunishable by law, but the separation of the child from the family would be the very last step;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 737 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for child-friendly juvenile justice systems in which children understand their rights and their role when they are involved as victims, witnesses or alleged offenders; calls for the adoption of special measures in both criminal and civil proceedings to protect children from unnecessary stress, intimidation and repeated victimisation, including in the case of asylum-seeking children;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 744 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that child protection should be enhanced in the digital world in light of the increased instances of sexual violation, grooming and forced prostitution where the perpetrators used the internet to make contact, and calls for further cooperation between the private and public sectors; encourages those involved to follow good examples of prevention and complaint mechanisms in online social media and to implement these EU-wide; calls on Member States to take measures to address cyber-bullying;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 764 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights that the announcement by Europol that at least 10 000 unaccompanied children went missing in the EU in 2015 has clearly shown that Member States and European agencies have to step up their efforts urgently in terms of cross-border cooperation, information exchanges and joint investigations and operations in order to fight trafficking in human beings and transnational organised crime; notes that appointing guardians to unaccompanied children is an important safeguard to ensure their best interests; calls for registration and the use of convenient and dependable identification tools for children of all ages until they enter the inclusion process in order to prevent their disappearance;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 767 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the asylum package and register children upon their arrival in order to ensure their inclusion in child protection systems; calls on the Member States to increase information sharing in order to better protect migrant children in Europe;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 782 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights that traditional national minorities who have been living together with or alongside traditional majority cultures for centuries in Europe are facing the negative consequences of the migration crisis, i.e. mistrust towards non- majority autochthonous minorities; believes that the solution to this problem lies in the establishment of minimum standards on protecting the rights of traditional minorities, as preserving European heritage gives added value to diversitytheir cultural heritage;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 785 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights that traditional national minorities who have been living together with or alongside traditional majority cultures for centuries in Europe are facing the negative consequences of the migration crisis, i.e. mistrust towards non-majority autochthonous minorities; believes that the solution to this problem lies in the establishment of minimum standards on protecting the rights of traditional minorities, as well as education about cultural diversity and tolerance as preserving European heritage gives added value to diversity;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 818 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the concluding observations on the EU's progress in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and calls on the EUCommission and the Member States to use these recommendations as an opportunity to set a positive example by ensuring effective and thorough implementation as soon as possible;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 820 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses that persons with disabilities are entitled to enjoy their fundamental rights on an equal basis with others, including the rights to inalienable dignity, independent living, autonomy and full social integration, sexual and reproductive health and rights and family; notes that a human rights-based approach to disability is not yet fully endorsed, and urges the EU and its Member States to intensify efforts to align their legal frameworks with CRPD requirements and to effectively include persons with disabilities in society;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 826 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32 c. Calls on Member States to adopt strategies to provide effective access to the labour market to persons living with disabilities;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 866 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure access to services, healthcare and lifelong learning, to elderly people;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 882 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39 b. Regrets that Roma people still face antigypsyism, systematic and also institutional racism; calls on Member States to come up with a roadmap to tackle institutional racism among their authorities;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 883 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 c (new)
39 c. Regrets that in the application of the Racial Equality Directive there are still shortcomings, including in the area of awareness of rights and access to justice;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 895 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on Member States, in the light of the Commission's Report on the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies 2015, to fully and rapidly implement their own national Roma Strategy and to put in place specific measures to fight antigypsyism and ethnic discrimination against Roma in line with the Racial Equality Directive provisions, and to combat anti-Ggypsyism in line with the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 923 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Notes the rise in euroscepticism and violent political views, and therefore urges the EU and its Member States to strengthen participation by citizens, especially young people, in EU matters so that Europeans understand that their voices are being heard in the EU and that policymakers are responsive to public opinion expressed through democratic channels;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 947 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Believes that civic education improves citizens' understanding of the importance of social and political participation, while human rights education raises awareness of their own rights and teaches them respect for the rights of others; calls on Member States to draw up national plans of action for fundamental rights education, including the EU's contribution to the development of the fundamental rights framework, and to implement the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 949 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Believes that civic education and intercultural dialogue improves citizens’ understanding of the importance of social and political participation, while human rights education raises awareness of their own rights and teaches them respect for the rights of others; calls on Member States to draw up national plans of action for fundamental rights education and to implement the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 88 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) The creation of an area of freedom, security and justice within the Union is based on mutual confidence and a presumption of compliance by other Member States with Union law and, in particular, with fundamental rights. However, that presumption is rebuttable. Consequently, if there are substantial grounds for believing that the execution of a confiscation or freezing order would result in a breach of a fundamental right of the person concerned and that the executing State would disregard its obligations concerning the protection of fundamental rights recognised in the Charter, the execution of the confiscation or freezing order should be refused.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 91 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 b (new)
(26b) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by Article 6 of the TEU and in the Charter, notably Title VI thereof, by international law and international agreements to which the Union or all the Member States are party, including the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and in Member States’ constitutions in their respective fields of application. Nothing in this Regulation may be interpreted as prohibiting refusal to execute a confiscation or freezing order when there are reasons to believe, on the basis of objective elements, that the confiscation or freezing order has been issued for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing a person on account of his or her sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, language or political opinions, or that the person's position may be prejudiced for any of these reasons.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 95 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) The execution of a confiscation or a freezingfreezing or a confiscation order should be governed by the law of the executing State and its authorities should alone be competent to decide on the procedures for execution.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall not have the effect of amending the obligation to respect the fundamental rights and legal principles as enshrined in, in particular the right to a defence, the right to a fair trial and the right to property, as provided for by Article 6 TEU.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 111 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘confiscation order’ means a final penalty or measure imposed by a cCourt following proceedings in relation to a criminal offence, resulting in the final deprivation of property from a natural or legal person;
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 117 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) ‘interested parties’ means any natural or legal person, including bona fide third parties, who are affected by this Regulation in accordance with national law of the executing State;
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 145 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. A confiscation order, or a certified copy of it, shall be transmitted together with the certificate provided for in Article 7 by the issuing authority directly to the executing authority or, where applicable, to the central authority referred to in Article 27(2) by any means capable of producing a written record under conditions allowing the executing authority to establish authenticity.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 148 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Where the authority in the executing State which receives a confiscation order has no competence to recognise it and to take the necessary measures for its execution, it shall immediately or within 3 working days at the latest, transmit the confiscation order to the competent executing authority in its Member State and shall inform the issuing authority accordingly.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 152 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The issuing authority shall immediately or within 3 working days at the latest, inform the executing authority by any means capable of producing a written record:
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 154 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) if all or a part of the freezing or confiscation order has been executed in the issuing State or in another executing State, specifying the amount for which the freezing or confiscation order has not yet been executed;
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 155 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Where the issuing State has indicated that it wishes to withdraw the order from the executing State for any reason, the executing State shall terminate the execution of the confiscation order immediately or within 3 working days at the latest.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 157 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
[...]deleted
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 167 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Grounds for mandatory non-recognition and non-execution of confiscation orders The executing authority of the Member State of execution shall refuse to recognise and to execute confiscation orders only if: (a) the execution of the confiscation order would be contrary to the ne bis in idem principle; (b) there is immunity or privilege under the law of the executing State which would prevent the execution of a domestic confiscation order on the property concerned; (c) the rights of any bona fide third party make it impossible under the law of the executing State to execute the confiscation order, including where that impossibility is a consequence of the application of legal remedies in accordance with Article 31; (d) there are substantial grounds to believe that the execution of the confiscation order would be incompatible with the obligations of the executing State in accordance with Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and the Charter.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 168 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9 b Grounds for optional non-recognition and non-execution of confiscation orders 1. The executing authority of the Member State of execution may decide not to recognise and not to execute confiscation orders only if: (a) the certificate provided for in Article 7 is incomplete, manifestly incorrect or manifestly does not correspond to the confiscation order, and has not been completed following the consultation in accordance with paragraph 2; (b) the confiscation order is based on a criminal offence committed outside the territory of the issuing State and wholly or partially on the territory of the executing State and the conduct in connection with which the confiscation order is issued is not an offence in the executing State; (c) if, in a case referred to in Article 3(2), the conduct on which the confiscation order is based does not constitute an offence under the law of the executing State; however, in relation to taxes or duties, customs and exchange, execution of the confiscation order shall not be refused on the ground that the law of the executing State does not impose the same kind of tax or duty or does not contain the same type of rules as regards taxes, duties and customs and exchange regulations as the law of the issuing State; (d) according to the certificate provided for in Article 7, the person did not appear in person at the trial resulting in a confiscation order linked to a final conviction. That ground as recognized only in point (d) of this paragraph, for non-recognition and non execution shall not apply where the certificate states that the person, in accordance with further procedural requirements defined in the national law of the issuing State: (1) was summoned in due time in person and thereby informed of the scheduled date and place of the trial which resulted in the confiscation order, or by other means actually received official information of the scheduled date and place of that trial in such a manner that it was unequivocally established that the interested person was aware of the scheduled trial, and was informed in due time that such a confiscation order could be handed down if the interested person did not appear for the trial; (2) being aware of the scheduled trial, had given a mandate to a legal counsellor, who was either appointed by the person concerned or by the State, to defend the interested person at the trial and was indeed defended by that counsellor at the trial; or (3) after being served with the confiscation order and being expressly informed of the right to a retrial, or an appeal, in which the person has the right to participate and which allows the merits of the case, including fresh evidence, to be re-examined, and which could lead to the original decision being reversed: - expressly stated that the interested person does not contest the confiscation order, or - did not request a retrial or appeal within the applicable time frame. 2. In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, before deciding not to recognise and execute the confiscation order, either in whole or in part, the executing authority shall consult the issuing authority by any appropriate means and shall, where appropriate, request the issuing authority to supply any necessary information without delay. 3. Any decision not to recognise and to execute shall be taken without delay and notified immediately and at the latest within 3 days to the issuing authority by any means capable of producing a written record.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 169 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The decision on the recognition and execution of the confiscation order shall be taken and the confiscation be carried out with the same celerity and priority as for a similar domestic case and, in any case, within the clear and reasonable time limits provided for in this Article.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 178 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Where it is not possible in a specific case to meet the time limits set out in paragraphs 2 or 4, the executing authority shall, without delayin 3 working days at the latest, inform the issuing authority by any means, giving the reasons for the delay and shall consult with the issuing authority on the appropriate timing to carry out the confiscation. In such a case, the time limit laid down in paragraphs 2 or 4, may be extended by a maximum of 30 days.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 183 #

2016/0412(COD)

Article 11 a Obligation to inform the interested parties on the execution of confiscation orders 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the confiscation order is communicated to the interested natural or legal person, including any bona fide third parties, at the latest within 48 hours after its execution. Such communication shall indicate the reason or reasons for the order concerned. 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the persons affected by the measures provided for under this Regulation have the right to an effective remedy and a fair trial in order to uphold their rights. 3. Without prejudice to Directive 2012/13/EU and Directive 2013/48/EU, persons whose property is affected by a confiscation order shall have the right of access to a lawyer throughout the confiscation proceedings relating to the determination of the proceeds and instrumentalities in order to uphold their rights. The persons concerned shall be informed of that right. 4. The interested person shall have an effective possibility to challenge the circumstances of the case, including specific facts and available evidence on the basis of which the property concerned is considered to be property that is derived from criminal conduct. 5. Third parties shall be entitled to claim title of ownership or other property rights. 6. Where, as a result of a criminal offence, victims have claims against the person who is subject to a confiscation measure provided for under this Regulation, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the confiscation measure does not prevent those victims from seeking compensation for their claims.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 184 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Where it is impossible to execute the confiscation order because the property to be confiscated has already been confiscated, has disappeared, has been destroyed, or cannot be found in the location indicated in the certificate or because the location of the property has not been indicated in a sufficiently precise manner, even after consultation with the issuing authority, the issuing authority shall be notified without delayin 3 working days at the latest. Where possible, the order may be executed on other property in accordance with Article 8(2) or (3).
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 190 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the reason or reasons for the order are properly indicated, at least briefly.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 192 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 8
8. Where the executing authority which receives a freezing order has no competence to recognise it and take the necessary measures for its execution, it shall immediately or within 3 working days at the latest, transmit the freezing order to the competent executing authority in its Member State and shall inform the issuing authority accordingly.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 196 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18 Grounds for non-recognition and non- execution of freezing orders 1. The executing authority may decide not to recognise and not to execute the freezing order only if: (a) the form provided for in Article 16 is incomplete or manifestly incorrect, and has not been completed following the consultation in accordance with paragraph 2; (b) the execution of the order would be contrary to the ne bis in idem principle (c) there is immunity or privilege under the law of the executing State which would prevent the execution of a domestic freezing order on the property concerned; (d) the order is based on a criminal offence committed outside the territory of the issuing State and wholly or partially on the territory of the executing State, and the conduct in connection with which the freezing order is issued is not an offence in the executing State; (e) in a case referred to in Article 3(2), the conduct on which the freezing order is based does not constitute an offence under the law of the executing State; however, in relation to taxes or duties, customs and exchange, execution of the freezing order shall not be refused on the grounds that the law of the executing State does not impose the same kind of tax or duty or does not contain the same type of rules as regards taxes, duties and customs and exchange regulations as the law of the issuing State; 2. In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, before deciding not to recognise or not to execute the freezing order either in whole or in part, the executing authority shall consult the issuing authority, by any appropriate means, and shall, where appropriate, request the issuing authority to supply any necessary information without delay. 3. The executing authority may decide to lift the freezing order if, during the execution, it becomes aware that one of the grounds for non-recognition and non- execution applies.deleted
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 205 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a Grounds for mandatory non-recognition and non-execution of freezing orders 1. The executing authority of the Member State of execution shall refuse to recognise and to execute freezing orders only if: (a) the execution of the order would be contrary to the ne bis in idem principle; (b) here is immunity or privilege under the law of the executing State which would prevent the execution of a domestic freezing order on the property concerned; (c) the rights of any bona fide third party make it impossible under the law of the executing State to execute the freezing order, including where that impossibility is a consequence of the application of legal remedies in accordance with Article 31; (d) there are substantial grounds to believe that the execution of the freezing order would be incompatible with the obligations of the executing State in accordance with Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and the Charter.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 206 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 b (new)
Article 18 b Grounds for optional non-recognition and non-execution of freezing orders 1. The executing authority of the Member State of execution may decide not to recognise and not to execute the freezing order only if: (a) the form provided for in Article16 is incomplete or manifestly incorrect, and has not been completed following the consultation in accordance with paragraph 2; (b) the order is based on a criminal offence committed outside the territory of the issuing State and wholly or partially on the territory of the executing State, and the conduct in connection with which the freezing order is issued is not an offence in the executing State; (c) in a case referred to in Article 3(2), the conduct on which the freezing order is based does not constitute an offence under the law of the executing State; however, in relation to taxes or duties, customs and exchange, execution of the freezing order shall not be refused on the grounds that the law of the executing State does not impose the same kind of tax or duty or does not contain the same type of rules as regards taxes, duties and customs and exchange regulations as the law of the issuing State; 2. In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, before deciding not to recognise or not to execute the freezing order either in whole or in part, the executing authority shall consult the issuing authority, by any appropriate means, and shall, where appropriate, request the issuing authority to supply any necessary information without delay. 3. The executing authority may decide to lift the freezing order if, during the execution, it becomes aware that one of the grounds for non-recognition and non-execution applies.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 208 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The executing authority shall take the decision on the recognition and execution of the freezing order, or on consulting the issuing authority in accordance with Article 18(2), as soon as possible and, without prejudice to paragraph 7 of this Article, no later than 248 working hours after the executing authority has received the freezing order.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 210 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. If the executing authority consults the issuing authority in accordance with Article 18(2), the executing authority shall take the decision on the recognition and execution of the freezing order without delayin 3 working days at the latest.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 215 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. Where it is not possible in a specific case to meet the time limits set out in paragraphs 3 or 6, the executing authority shall immediately or within 3 working days at the latest, inform the issuing authority by any means, giving the reasons for the delay and shall consult with the issuing authority on the appropriate timing to carry out the freezing.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 218 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The executing authority shall immediately or within 3 working days at the latest, report to the issuing authority by any means capable of producing a written record on the postponement of the execution of the order, including the grounds for the postponement and, if possible, the expected duration of the postponement. As soon as the ground for postponement has ceased to exist, the executing authority shall immediately take the necessary measures for the execution of the order and inform the issuing authority thereof by any means capable of producing a written record.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 220 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Article 21 Obligation to inform the interested parties 1. Without prejudice to Article 22, following the execution, the executing authority shall notify its decision to the person against whom the freezing order has been issued and to any interested party including bona fide third parties of which the executing authority has been informed in accordance with Article 14(6). 2. The notification shall contain information, at least briefly, on the reasons of the freezing order, on the authority who issued the order and on the existing legal remedies under the national law of the executing State.deleted
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 224 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a Obligation to inform the interested parties on the execution of freezing orders 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the freezing order is communicated to the interested natural or legal person, including any bona fide third parties, as soon as possible after its execution. Such communication shall indicate, the reason or reasons for the order concerned. When it is necessary to avoid jeopardising a criminal investigation, the competent authorities may postpone communicating the freezing order to the interested person. 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the interested persons by the measures provided for under this Regulation have the right to an effective remedy and a fair trial in order to uphold their rights. 3. The freezing order shall remain in force only for as long as it is necessary to preserve the property with a view to possible subsequent confiscation. 4. Member States shall provide for the effective possibility for the person whose property is affected to challenge the freezing order before a Court, in accordance with procedures provided for in national law. Such procedures may provide that when the initial freezing order has been taken by a competent authority other than a judicial authority, such order shall first be submitted for validation or review to a judicial authority before it can be challenged before a Court. 5. Frozen property which is not subsequently confiscated shall be returned immediately. The conditions or procedural rules under which such property is returned shall be determined by national law. 6. Without prejudice to Directive 2012/13/EU and Directive 2013/48/EU, persons whose property is affected by a freezing order shall have the right of access to a lawyer throughout the freezing proceedings relating to the determination of the proceeds and instrumentalities in order to uphold their rights. The persons concerned shall be informed of that right. 7. Third parties shall been titled to claim title of ownership or other property rights. 8. The notification shall contain relevant information, in such a way that the person can lodge effective legal remedies, on the reasons of the freezing order, on the authority who issued the order and on the existing legal remedies under the national law of the executing State.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 227 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The executing authority shall, in accordance with its national law, guarantee the confidentiality of the facts and the substance of the freezing order, except to the extent necessary to execute it. If the executing authority cannot comply with the requirement of confidentiality, it shall notify the issuing authority immediately and at the latest within 3 working days.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 229 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of safeguarding ongoing investigations, the issuing authority may request the executing authority to keep the execution of the freezing order confidential for a limited period of time, but no longer than the moment when the case is sent to trial.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 233 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Where it is impossible to execute the freezing order because the property to be frozen has already been confiscated, has disappeared, has been destroyed or cannot be found in the location indicated in the certificate or because the location of the property has not been indicated in a sufficiently precise manner, even after consultation with the issuing authority, the issuing authority shall be notified without delayin 3 working days at the latest.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 239 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
The issuing authority shall immediately or within 48 working hours at the latest, inform the executing authority by any means capable of producing a written record of any decision or measure as a result of which the order ceases to be enforceable or shall be withdrawn for any other reason.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 244 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) if the amount obtained from the execution of the confiscation order is more than EUR 10 000, 50 % of the amount shall be transferred byas follows, 30 % to the executing State and 70% to the issuing State.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 262 #

2016/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. The substantive reasons for issuing the freezing or confiscation order shall notmay be challenged before a courtonly in an action brought in the issuing State, without prejudice to the guarantees of fundamental rights in the executing State.
2017/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 254 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘alert’ means a set of data, including where appropriate, biometric identifiers as referred to in Article 22 and in Article 40, entered in SIS allowing the competent authorities to identify a person or an object with a view to taking specific action;
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 260 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘processing of personal data’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, logging, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 263 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) ‘serious crime’ means offences listed in Article 2(1) and (2) of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 200271 ; , where those offences are punishable, in the issuing Member State, by a judicial decision executing a custodial sentence or detention order for a maximum period of at least three years; _________________ 71 Council Framework Decision (2002/584/JHA) of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ L 190, 18.07.2002, p. 1).
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 266 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ‘terrorist offences’ means offences under national law referred to in Articles 1- 4 of Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 200272 . _________________ 72 Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 3).3, 4, 12 and 14 of Directive (EU) 2017/541
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 279 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Detailed rules for the exchange of supplementary information shall be adopted by means of implementing measures in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 72(2) The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 71a concerning the formadoption of a manual - called the ‘SIRENE Manual’ - containing detailed rules for the exchange of supplementary information.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 280 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure, by means of the services provided by CS-SIS, that data stored in the national copy are, by means of automatic updates referred to in Article 4(4), identical to and consistent with the SIS database, and that a search in its national copy, which will be established voluntarily by the Member State, produces a result equivalent to that of a search in the SIS database. EIn so far as this is possible, end-users shall receive the data required to perform their tasks, in particular all data required, where necessary, all available data which would allow for the identification of the data subject and to takeallow the required action to be taken.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 286 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The recordlogs shall show, in particular, the history of the alert, the date and time of the data processing activity, the data used to perform a search, a reference to the data transmittprocessed and the names of both the competent authority and the person responsible for processing the data.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 292 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that each authority entitled to access SIS data takes the measures necessary to comply with this Regulation and cooperates, where necessary, with the national supervisory authority.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 296 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency shall develop and maintain a mechanism and procedures for carrying out quality checks on the data in CS-SIS and shall provide regular lists and reports to the Member States. The Agency shall provide a regular report to the Commission covering the issues encountered and the Member States concerned. This mechanism, procedures and the interpretation of data quality compliance shall be established by means of implementing measures in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 72(2).
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 307 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
TOnce this Regulation applies in accordance with Article 75, the Commission, in cooperation with the national supervisory authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor, shall regularly carry out a campaigns informing the public about the objectives of SIS, the data stored, the authorities having access to SIS and the rights of data subjects. The Commission, in cooperation with the national supervisory authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor, shall repeat such campaigns regularly. Member States shall, in cooperation with their national supervisory authorities, devise and implement the necessary policies to inform their citizens about SIS generally.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 310 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) sexgender;
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 314 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) whether the person concerned is armed, violent, has escaped or is involved in an activity as referred to in Articles 13, 2 , 34, 12 and 14 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHADirective (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism;
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 317 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point x
(x) relevant DNA profiles subject to Article 22(1)(b) of this Regulationwhere permitted in accordance with Article 22(1)(b) and Article 32(2)(a) and (c), relevant DNA profiles;
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 319 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point z
(z) a colour copy of the identification document.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 332 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Photographs, facial images, and dactylographic data and DNA profiles shall only be entered following a quality check to ascertain the fulfilment of a minimum data quality standard.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 347 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Where available, allnd provided that the conditions for entering such data have been met, the other data listed in Article 20(3) shall also be entered.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 354 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Member State which entered the alert into SIS for extradition purposes shall communicate the following data to the other Member States through the exchange of supplementary information to all Member States:
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 358 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) in order to prevent a threats to public security;
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 375 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. An entry for an alert on a child referred to in paragraph 2(c) shall be entered at the request of therequested by a competent judicial authority of the Member State that has jurisdiction in matters of parental responsibility in accordance with Council Regulation No 2201/200374 where a concrete and apparent risk exists that the child may be unlawfully and imminently removed from the Member State where that competent judicial authority is situated.1a In Member States which are party to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children and where Council Regulation No 2201/2003 does not apply, the provisions of the Hague Convention are applicable. _________________ 741aCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 (OJ L 338, 23.12.2003, p. 1).
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 385 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Where a person as referred to in Article 32 is located, the competent authorities shall, subject to paragraph 2, communicate his or her whereabouts to the Member State issuing the alert. In the case of missing children or children who need to be placed under protection the executing Member State shall consult immediately the issuing Member State in order to agree without delayin 12 hours on the measures to be taken in order to safeguard the best interest of the child. The competent authorities may, in the cases referred to in Article 32(2)(a) and (c), move the person to a safe place in order to prevent him or her from continuing his journey, if so authorised by national law.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 391 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) where there is a clear indicationevidence that a person intends to commit or is committing a serious crime, in particular then offences referred to in Article 2(2) of the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA where that offence is punishable, in the issuing Member State, by a judicial decisions executing a custodial sentence or detention order for maximum period of at least three years;
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 396 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. In addition, an alert may be issued in accordance with national law, at the request of the authorities responsible for national security, where there is a concrete indicationclear evidence that the information referred to in Article 37(1) is necessary in order to prevent a serious threat by the person concerned or other serious threats to internal or external national security. The Member State issuing the alert pursuant to this paragraph shall inform the other Member States thereof. Each Member State shall determine to which authorities this information shall be transmitted.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 397 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. Where there is a clear indication that vehicles, boats, aircraft and, containers, trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and caravans are connected with the serious crimes referred to in paragraph 2 or the serious threats referred to in paragraph 3, alerts on those vehicles, boats, aircraft and containers may be issued.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 398 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. Where there is a clear indicationevidence that vehicles, boats, aircraft and containers are connected with the serious crimes referred to in paragraph 2 or the serious threats referred to in paragraph 3, alerts on those vehicles, boats, aircraft and containers may be issued.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 399 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5
5. Where there is a clear indicationevidence that blank official documents or issued identity documents are connected with the serious crimes referred to in paragraph 2 or the serious threats referred to in paragraph 3, alerts on those documents, regardless of the identity of the original holder of the identity document, if any, may be issued. The technical rules necessary for entering, updating, deleting and searching the data referred to in this paragraph shall be laid down and developed by means of implementing measures in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 72(2).
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 402 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the vehicle, boat, aircraft or, container, trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and caravans used;
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 405 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. Depending on the operational circumstances and in accordance with national law, and without prejudice to the rights of suspects and accused persons to have access to a lawyer in accordance with Directive2013/48/EU1a, an inquiry check shall comprise a more in-depth check and a questioning of the person. Where inquiry checks are not authorised by the law of a Member State, they shall be replaced by discreet checks in that Member State. _________________ 1a Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 406 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. During specific checks, persons, vehicles, boats, aircraft, containers and objects carried, may be searched in accordance with national law for the purposes referred to in Article 36. Searches shall be carried out in accordance with national law. Where specific checks are not authorised by the law of a Member State, they shall be replaced by inquirydiscreet checks in that Member State.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 408 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) aircraft and aircraft engines;
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 426 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. PWhere such data is contained within an alert in the SIS, either photographs, facial images, dactylographic data andor DNA profiles shall be retrieved from SIS to verify the identity of a person who has been located as a result of an alphanumeric search made in SIS.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 428 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. Photographs, facial images, dactylographic data and DNA profiles, if available, shall be retrieved from SIS to verify the identity of a person who has been located as a result of an alphanumeric search made in SIS.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 436 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. Dactylographic data stored in SIS in relation to alerts issued pursuant to Articles 26, 34(1) b) and d) and Article 36 may also be searched by using complete or incomplete sets of fingerprints or palm prints discovered at the scenes of crimserious crimes or terrorist offences under investigation, and where it can be established to a high degree of probability that they belong to the perpetrator of the offence provided that the competent authorities are unable to establish the identity of the person by using any other national, European or international database.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 437 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. As soon as this becomes technically possible, and while ensuring a high degree of reliability of identification, photographs and facial images may be used to identify a person. Identification based on photographs or facial images shall only be used at regular border crossing points where self-service systems and automated border control systems are in use.deleted
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 447 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The right to access data entered in SIS and the right to search such data, may be exercised by the competent authorities for issuing identity documents such as passports, identity cards, residence permits, while performing their tasks and following the rules of entering and verifying the alerts compatibility. The access by these authorities shall be governed by the law of each Member State.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 452 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates or ensuring traffic management for boats, including boat engines and aircraft including aircraft engines shall have access to the following data entered into SIS in accordance with Article 38(2) of this Regulation for the sole purpose of checking whether boats, including boat engines; aircraft or containers presented to them for registration or subject of traffic management have been stolen, misappropriated or lost or are sought as evidence in criminal proceedings:
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 454 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) data on aircraft engines.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 455 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Subject to paragraph 2, tThe law of each Member State shall govern access to those data by those serviccompetent authorities in that Member State. Access to the data listed (a) to (c) above shall be limited to the specific competence of the services concerned.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 467 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 7
7. Any copies, as referred to in paragraph 6, which lead to off-line databases may be retained for a period not exceeding 48 hours. That period may be extended in an emergency until the emergency comes to an end. EuropolWhere Europol creates an off-line database with SIS data, it shall report any such extensionsa database to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 471 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 40(8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624, the host Member State shall authorise members of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return- related tasks as well as the members of the migration management support teams shall, within their mandate, have the right to access and search data entered in SIS within their mandateto consult the SIS where that is necessary for fulfilling operational aims specified in the operational plan on border checks, border surveillance and return.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 472 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2
2. Members of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks as well asand the members of the migration management support teams shall access and search data entered in SIS in accordance with paragraph 1 via the technical interface set up and maintained by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency as referred to in Article 49(1).
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 474 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Where a search by a member of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks or by a member of the migration management support team reveals the existence of an alert in SIS, the issuing Member State shall be informed thereof. In accordance with Article 40 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624, members of the teams may only act in response to an alert in SIS under instructions from and, as a general rule, in the presence of border guards or staff involved in return-related tasks of the host Member State in which they are operating. The host Member State may authorise members of the teams to act on its behalf.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 475 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4
4. Every instance of access and every search made by a member of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks or by a member of the migration management support team shall be logged in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 and every use made by them of data accessed by them shall be logged.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 476 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 5
5. Access to data entered in SIS shall be limited to a member of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks or by a member of the migration management support team and shall not be extended to any other team members.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 478 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of Article 48(1) and paragraph 2 of this Article the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall set up and maintain a technical interface which allows a direct connection to Central SISDuly authorised staff of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall have access to the statistical data contained in the central repository referred to in Article 54(6) for the purpose of carrying out risk analyses and vulnerability assessments as referred to in Articles 11 and 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624, for the purpose of analysing the threats that may affect the functioning or security of the external borders, have the right to access and search data entered in SIS, in accordance with Articles 24 and 27.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 502 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 4
- the location of the child. and when the child is put under official protection
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 507 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where a hit has been achieved in a Member State and the address details were forwarded to the issuing Member State and a subsequent hit in that Member State reveals the same address details the hit shall be logged in the executing Member State but neither the address details nor supplementary shall be resent to the issuing Member State. In such cases the executing Member State shall inform the issuing Member State of the repeated hits and the issuing Member State shall considerarry out a comprehensive individual assessment on the need to maintain the alert.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 516 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. a decision to delete by the competent authority of the issuing Member State
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 530 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State other than that which issued an alert has evidence suggesting that an item of data is factually incorrect or has been unlawfully stored, it shall, through the exchange of supplementary information, inform the issuing Member State at the earliest opportunity and not later than 10two working days after the said evidence has come to its attention. The issuing Member State shall check the communication and, if necessary, correct or delete the item in question without delay.in seven working days from the notification
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 534 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4
4. Where the Member States are unable to reach agreement within twoone months of the time when the evidence first came to light, as described in paragraph 3, the Member State which did not issue the alert shall submit the matter to the European Data Protection Supervisor and the national supervisory authorities concerned for a decision.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 540 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where a security incident is caused by the misuse of data, Member States, Europol, Eurojust and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall ensure that sanctions may be imposed in accordance with Article 66a.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 549 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 5
5. The data referred to in paragraph 3 shall be deleted as soon as this is requested by the person whose identity was misused or at the same time as the corresponding alert or earlier where the person so requests.is deleted
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 565 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 a (new)
Article 66 a Sanctions Member States shall ensure that any wrongful entry of data into SIS, misuse of data entered into SIS, or exchange of supplementary information contrary to this Regulation is subject to sanctions under national law. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Europol, Eurojust and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall ensure that any misuse of data entered into SIS by their staff or members of their teams accessing SIS under their authority is subject to sanctions which shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 581 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall produce, daily, monthly and annual statistics showing the number of records per category of alert, the annual number of hits per category of alert, how many times SIS was searched and how many times SIS was accessed for the purpose of entering, updating or deleting an alert in total and for each Member State. The statistics produced shall not contain any personal data. The annual statistical report shall be published. The Agency shall also provide annual statistics on the use of the functionality on making an alert issued under pursuant to Article 26 of this Regulation temporarily non-searchable, in total and for each Member State, including any extensions to the retention period of 48 hours.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 583 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 4
4. Member States as well as Europol, Eurojust and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall provide the Agency and the Commission with the information necessary to draft the reports referred to in paragraphs 3, 7 and 8. This information shall include separate statistics on the number of searches carried out by, or on behalf of, by the servicby the competent authorities in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates and the serviccompetent authorities in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates or ensuring traffic management for boats, including boat engines; aircraft and containers. The statistics shall also show the number of hits per category of alert.
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 593 #

2016/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 a (new)
Article 71 a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 8(4), 12(7), 32(5), 42(4), 51(3) and 75(2a) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8(4), 12(7), 32(5), 42(4), 51(3) and 75(2a) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4.Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April2016 on Better Law-Making. 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 8(4), 12(7), 32(5), 42(4), 51(3) and 75(2a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council
2017/09/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 206 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘alert’ means a set of data, including, where appropriate, biometric identifiers as referred to in Article 22, entered in SIS allowing the competent authorities to identify a person with a view to taking specific action;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 207 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘alert’ means a set of data, including, where appropriate, biometric identifiers as referred to in Article 22, entered in SIS allowing the competent authorities to identify a person with a view to taking specific action;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 214 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘processing of personal data’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, logging, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 219 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) ‘serious crime’ means offences listed in Article 2(1) and (2) of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 200268 ;, where those offences are punishable in the issuing Member State, by a judicial decision executing a custodial sentence or detention order for a maximum period of at least three years _________________ 68 Council Framework Decision (2002/584/JHA) of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (0J L 190, 18.07.2002, p. 1).
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 228 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Supplementary information shall be used only for the purpose for which it was transmitted in accordance with Article 43 unless prior consent is obtained from the issuing Member State.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 257 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The logs may only be used for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1 and shall be deleted at the earliest one year, and at the latest three years,wo years after their creation. The logs which include the history of alerts shall be erased after one to threetwo years after deletion of the alerts.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 265 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) sexgender;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 269 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) whether the person concerned is armed, violent, has escaped or is involved in an activity as referred to in Articles 13, 2 , 34, 12 and 14 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHADirective (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 277 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point y
(y) a colour copy of the identification document.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 281 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. In the application of Article 24(2) Member States shall, in all circumstances, create such an alert in relation to a third country nationals if theat third country national is a suspect of an offence that falls under Articles 1 – 4 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA3,4,12 or 14 of Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism71 . _________________ 71 Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 JuneDirective (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 200217 on combating terrorism (OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 3).and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 292 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Where available, allnd provided that the conditions for entering the data have been met, the other data listed in Article 20(2) shall also be entered.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 297 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Data onf a third-country nationals in respect of whom an alert hasmay been issued for the purposes of refusing entry and stay shallmay be entered in SIS on the basis of a national alert resulting from a decision taken by the competent administrative or judicial authorities in accordance with the rules of procedure laid down by national law taken on the basis of an individual assessment. AThe third country national concerned shall be entitled to appeals against thoseat decisions shall be made in accordance with national law.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 300 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a third-country national who has been convicted in a Member State of an offence carrying a penalty involving the deprivation of liberty of at least one year; serious crime or terrorist offence
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 305 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a third-country national in respect of whom there are serious grounds for believingis clear evidence to suggest that he has committed a serious crime or in respect of whom there areis clear indicationsevidence of an intention to commit such an offence in the territory of a Member State.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 322 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Dactylographic data, if available, may also be used to identify a person. Dactylographic data stored in SIS shall be used for identification purposes if the identity of the person cannot be ascertained by other means.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 337 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The right to access data entered in SIS and the right to search such data, may be exercised by the competent authorities for issuing identity documents such as passports, identity cards, residence permits, while performing their tasks and following the rules of entering and verifying the alerts compatibility. The access by these authorities shall be governed by the law of each Member State.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 346 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 40(8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/16241a, the members of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return- related tasks as well as theand members of the migration management support teams shall, within their mandate, have the right to access and search data entered in SIS within their mandate. _________________ 1aREGULATION (EU) 2016/1624 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 347 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Members of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks as well as theand members of the migration management support teams shall access and search data entered in SIS in accordance with paragraph 1 via the technical interface set up and maintained by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency as referred to in Article 32(2).
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 348 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Where a search by a member of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks or by a member of the migration management support teams reveals the existence of an alert in SIS, the issuing Member State shall be informed thereof. In accordance with Article 40 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624, members of the teams may only act in response to an alert in SIS under instructions from and, as a general rule, in the presence of border guards or staff involved in return-related tasks of the host Member State in which they are operating. The host Member State may authorise members of the teams to act on its behalf.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 350 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. Every instance of access and every search made by a member of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks or by a member of the migration management support teams shall be logged in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 and every use made by them of data accessed by them shall be registered.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 351 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 5
5. Access to data entered in SIS shall be limited to a member of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks or by a member of the migration management support teams and shall not be extended to any other team member.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 354 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of Article 31(2) and paragraphs 1 of this Article, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall set up and maintain a technical interface which allows a direct connection to Central SIS.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 381 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 7
7. Any use of data which does not comply with paragraphs 1 to 6 shall be considered as misuse under the national law of each Member State. Any misuse of data shall be subject to sanction in accordance with Article 49a.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 388 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State other than that which issued an alert has evidence suggesting that an item of data is factually incorrect or has been unlawfully stored, it shall, through the exchange of supplementary information, inform the issuing Member State at the earliest opportunity and not later than 10two working days after the said evidence has come to its attention. The issuing Member State shall check the communication and, if necessary, correct or delete the item in question without delay.in seven working days from the notification
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 391 #

2016/0408(COD)

4. Where the Member States are unable to reach agreement within twoone months of the time when the evidence first came to light, as described in paragraph 3, the Member State which did not issue the alert shall submit the matter to the European Data Protection Supervisor and the national supervisory authorities concerned for a decision.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 395 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where a security incident is caused by the misuse of data, Member States, Europol, Eurojust and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall ensure that sanctions may be imposed in accordance with Article 49a.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 400 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purpose of this Article, and subject to the explicit consent of the person whose identity was misused, only the following personal data may be entered and further processed in SIS:
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 404 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5
5. The data referred to in paragraph 3 shall be deleted as soon as this is requested by the person whose identity was misused or at the same time as the corresponding alert or earlier where the person so requests.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 426 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 a (new)
Article 49 a Sanctions Member States shall ensure that any wrongful entry of data into SIS, misuse of data entered into SIS, or exchange of supplementary information contrary to this Regulation is subject to sanctions under national law. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Europol, Eurojust and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall ensure that any misuse of data entered into SIS by their staff or members of their teams accessing SIS under their authority is subject to sanctions which shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 449 #

2016/0408(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 a (new)
Article 54 a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 8(4), 12(7), 32(5),42(4), 51(3) and 75(2a) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8(4), 12(7), 32(5), 42(4), 51(3)and 75(2a) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 8(4), 12(7), 32(5), 42(4), 51(3) and75(2a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 89 #

2016/0407(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘return decision’ means a return decision as defined in Article 3(4) of Directive 2008/115/EC once, if requested, any appeal with suspensive effect has been exhausted in accordance with Article 13(1) of that Directive or the time period for lodging such appeal has expired, and any period for voluntary departure has passed in accordance with Article 7(1) of that Directive;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 106 #

2016/0407(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) sexgender;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 110 #

2016/0407(COD)

(j) whether the person concerned is armed, violent, has escaped or is involved in an activity as referred to in Articles 13, 24, 312 and 14 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorismDirective (EU) 2017/541;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 115 #

2016/0407(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) dactylographicfingerprint data;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 119 #

2016/0407(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v
(v) a colour copy of the identity document;
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 159 #

2016/0407(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Data processed in SIS and the related supplementary information exchanged pursuant to this Regulation may be transferred or made available to a third- country in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 with the authorisation of the issuing Member State, only if the following cumulative conditions are satisfied: (a) the data is transferred or made available solely for the purpose of identification of and issuance of an identification or travel document to an illegally staying-third country national in view of returnrregularly staying third-country national in view of return; (b) the third-country national concerned has been informed that his or her personal information will be shared with authorities of a third country. No information regarding the fact that an irregularly staying third-country national has made an application for international protection in a Member State shall be disclosed to the alleged actor(s) of persecution or serious harm in full accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations pursuant to paragraph 2 shall not prejudice the right of the third country national as regards non-refoulement. Data processed in SIS and the related supplementary information exchanged pursuant to this Regulation shall not be made available to a third country where the return decision has temporarily been suspended or postponed in accordance with Article 3(3). _______________ 1a Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 60).
2017/09/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) The activities covered by this Directive should concern the regulated professions falling within the scope of Directive 2005/36/EC. This Directive should apply in addition to Directive 2005/36/EC an. In line with the purposes of this Directive, the term "regulated profession" should refer to all existing regulated professions as defined in Directive 2005/36/EC and professions that Member States will regulate in the future so that they will fall under the definition of "regulated professions" of Directive 2005/36/EC. This Directive should be applied without prejudice to other provisions laid down in a separate Union act concerning access to, and the exercise of a given regulated profession.
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Regulation of professions plays a key role in protecting public interest objectives and should, inter alia, contribute to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health and to environmental and consumer protection;effective professional regulation is furthermore of paramount importance in order to ensure high quality products and services.
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) It is for the Members States to determine the level of protection which they wish to afford to the public interest objectives and the proportionate way in which that level is to be achieved.The fact that one Member State imposes less strict rules than another Member State does not mean that the latter Member State's rules are disproportionate and therefore incompatible with the EU law.
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8 c) Member States should undertake an assessment of non-discrimination, justification and proportionality in accordance with the rules laid down in this Directive before introducing new, or amending existing legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, taking into account the reasonable margin of appreciation allowed to Member States.The extent and degree of intensity of the assessment shall be proportionate to the nature, the content and the impact of the provisions being introduced.Provisions which would not restrict access to or pursuit of regulated professions, such as editorial amendments, or adaptations of content of training courses or modernisation of training regulations, should not fall within the scope of this Directive.
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that before introducing new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or amending existing ones, the relevant competent authorities undertake an assessment of their proportionality, taking into account the necessity to guarantee a high level of protection of fundamental rights guaranteed by Article 6 of Treaty on European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in accordance with the rules laid down in this Directive.
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant competent authoritiMember States shall consider in particular whether those provisions are objectively justified on the basis of public policy, public security or public health, or by overriding reasons in the public interest, such as preserving the financial equilibrium of the social security system, the protection of consumusers, recipients of services and workerensuring healthy and safety and decent working conditions, the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice, fairness of trade transactions, combating fraud and prevention of tax evasion and avoidance, road safetyand effectiveness of fiscal supervision, transport safety, guaranteeing the quality of products and services, promotion of research and development, ensuring high standards of education and training, the protection of the environment and the urban environment, the health of animals, intellectual property, the safeguarding and conservation of the national historic and artistic heritage, social policy objectives, including the encouragement of employment and recruitment and sustainability of employment, and cultural policy objectives.
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 224 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the possibility to use less restrictive means to achieve the same or higher level protection of the public interest objective;
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 276 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point i
(i) requirements concerning insurance cover or other means of personal or collective protection with regard to professional liability;
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 290 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Member States shall, by appropriate means, inform citizens, service recipients, representative associations and relevant stakeholders other than the members of the profession before introducing new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or amending existing ones, and give them the opportunity to make known their viewefore introducing new, or amending existing legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, by appropriate means, inform citizens, users, social partners, representative associations and all relevant stakeholders other than the members of the profession, and give them the opportunity to make known their views through a public and transparent consultation. To this purpose, Member States may use national procedures.
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 300 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the efficient application of this Directive, before introducing new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or amending existing ones, Member Statesthe Commission shall encourage the exchange of information with competent authorities of otherbetween Member States on matters covered by this Directive, such as the particular way they regulate a profession or the effects of regulation identified in similar sectors of activities, on a regular basis, or, where appropriate, on an ad hoc basis.
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 308 #

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall not submit new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or amending existing ones assessed in accordance with this Directive , to any other ex ante procedure to assess their compatibility with EU legislation prior to its adoption.
2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In the area of unemployment benefits, the rules on the aggregation of periods of insurance should be applied uniformly by all Member States. With the exception of cross-border workers referred to in Article 65(2), the rules on the aggregation of periods for the purpose of conferring entitlement to unemployment benefits should be subject to the condition that an insured person has most recently completed at least threone months of insurance, also including a period of injury or sickness, in that Member State. The previously competent Member State should become competent for all insured persons who do not satisfy this condition. In this case, registration with the employment services of the Member State of most recent insurance should have the same effect as registration with the employment services of the Member State, where the unemployed person had been previously insured.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure the effective and efficient operation of the coordination rules it is necessary to clarify the rules for determining applicable legislation for employees who pursue their economic activity in two or more Member States in order to provide a greater parity with the conditions that apply to persons who are posted or sent to pursue economic activity in a single Member State. Moreover, the posting rules providing for the continuation of the applicable legislation should only apply to persons who had a prior link to the social security system of the Member State of origin involving membership of at least three months.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 262 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A person who pursues an activity as an employed person in a Member State on behalf of an employer which normally carries out its activities there and who is posted within the meaning of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services46 or sent by that employer to another Member State to perform work on that employer’s behalf, shall continue to be subject to the legislation of the first Member State, provided that the anticipated duration of such work does not exceed 24 months and that the person is not posted or sent to replace another employedreplacing another previously sent employed person covered by this paragraph or a self-employed person previously posted or sent within the meaning of this Article. __________________ 46whose maximum period of 24 months has been completed in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2. __________________ 46 OJ L 018, 21.01.1997 p. 1. OJ L 018, 21.01.1997 p. 1.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 275 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. A person who normally pursues an activity as a self-employed person in a Member State who goes to pursue a similar activity in another Member State shall continue to be subject to the legislation of the first Member State, provided that the anticipated duration of such activity does not exceed 24 months and that the person is not replacing another posted employed or self-employed person. whose maximum period of 24 months has been completed in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where a person has been posted in accordance with paragraph 1 or has pursued a self-employed activity in another Member State in accordance with paragraph 2 for at least 24 months in total, either continuously or with interruptions of not more than two months, no new period under paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 may commence for the same employed or self-employed person and the same Member State until at least two months after the end of the previous period.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 358 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 61 – paragraph 1
1. Except in the cases referred to in Article 65(2), the application of Article 6 shall be conditional on the person concerned having most recently completed a period of at least threone months of insurance, including a period of injury or sickness, employment, or self- employment in accordance with the legislation under which the benefits are claimed.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 368 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. Where an unemployed person does not satisfy the conditions for the aggregation of periods in accordance with paragraph 1 because the total duration of his or her most recently completed periods of insurance, including period of injury or sickness, employment or self- employment in that Member State is less than threone months that person shall be entitled to unemployment benefits in accordance with the legislation of the Member State where he or she had previously completed such periods under the conditions and subject to the limitations laid down in Article 64a..
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 407 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 64 a – paragraph 1
In the situations referred to in Article 61(2), the Member State to whose legislation the unemployed person was previously subject shall become competent to provide unemployment benefits. They shall be provided at the expense of the competent institution for the period laid down in Article 64(1)(c), if the unemployed person makes himself/herself available to the employment services in the Member State of most recent insurance and adheres to the conditions laid down under the legislation of that Member State., Article 64 (2) to (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis. The Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system that is now in development and is intended to help the competent authorities and institutions exchange information more rapidly and more securely, could be used for the exchange between the Member State of most recent insurance and the competent Member State, of required information with regards to the unemployed person's labour related activity.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 519 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Documents issued by the institution of a Member State and showing the position of a person for the purposes of the application of the basic Regulation and of the implementing Regulation, and supporting evidence on the basis of which the documents have been issued, shall be accepted by the institutions of the other Member States for as long as they have not been withdrawn or declared to be invalid by the Member State in which they were issued. Such documents shall only be valid if all sections indicated as compulsory are filled in.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 554 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the application of Article 12(1) of the basic Regulation, a ‘person who pursues an activity as an employed person in a Member State on behalf of an employer which normally carries out its activities there and who is posted within the meaning of the Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services52 or sent by that employer to another Member State’ shall include a person who is recruited with a view to being posted or sent to another Member State, provided that immediately before the start of his employment, the person concerned is already subject to the legislation of the sending Member State in accordance with Title II of the basic Regulation.. __________________ 52 OJ L 018, 21.01.1997 p. 1.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 563 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 2
(aa) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. For the purposes of the application of Article 12(1) of the basic Regulation, the wordsphrase ‘which normally carries out its activities there’ shall refer to an employer that ordinarily performs substantial activities, other than purely internal management activities, in the territory of the Member State in which ithe is established, taking into account of all criteria characterising the activities carried out by tthe criteria defining the activities carried out by the undertaking in question, such as the turnover achieved in the posting state where such turnover is at least 25 % of the total turnover from the previous 12 months. However, in the case of a newly established undertaking in question, the turnover from the time they commenced the business (or a shorter period, if that would be more representative for their business) would be more appropriate. The relevant criteria must be suiadapted to the specific characteristics of each employer and the real nature of the activities carried out.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 573 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 10
10. For t(ba) Paragraph 10 is replaced by the following: 10. The determination of the applicable legislation under paragraphs 8 and 9, the institutions concerned shall take into account the situation projected for the following 12 calendar monthsArticle 13 of the basic Regulation shall apply for a maximum period of 24 months. After expiry of the 24-month period, the determination shall be revised on the basis of the person's situation.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 663 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Regulation 987/2009/EC
Article 75 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member State where the person concerned by the refund of the social security contributions currently resides or stays, shall inform the Member State from which the refund is to be made, about the outcome of the refund within 25 working days.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 665 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
Regulation 987/2009/EC
Article 76 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The requested party shall acknowledge receipt of the request as soon as possible and in any event within 25 working days from the moment the request was received.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 667 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009/EC
Article 77 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6 a (new)
6a. The requested party shall acknowledge receipt of the request as soon as possible and in any event within 25 working days from the moment the request was received.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 670 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 32 – point d
Regulation 987/2009/EC
Article 78 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. If the currency of the requested party is different from the currency of the applicant party, the applicant authority shall express in both currencies the amount of the claim to be recovered.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 671 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 32 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 78 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. The exchange rate to be used for the purpose of the recovery assistance shall be the last exchange rate published by the European Central Bank before the request is sent.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 673 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 32 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 78 – paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. The requested party shall acknowledge receipt of the request as soon as possible and in any event within 25 working days from the moment the request was received.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 676 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 33
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 79 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A single uniform instrument permitting enforcement in the Member State of the requested party may be issued in respect to several claims and several persons corresponding to the initial instrument or instruments permitting enforcement in the Member State of the applicant party.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 679 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 80 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is added: 2a. Regardless of the amounts collected by the requested party by way of interest shall be deemed recovered in proportion to the amount of the claim expressed in the national currency of the Member State of the requested party on the basis of the exchange rate mentioned in the request.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 681 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 35 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 81 – paragraph 5 a (new)
In order to convert the amount of the claim resulting from an adjustment into the currency of the Member State of the requested party, the applicant party shall use the exchange rate used in its initial request.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 312 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 65 a (new)
(65a) In order to be able to better and more accurately account for the share of renewable energy in road and rail transport a suitable methodology should be developed and different technical solutions should be explored for this purpose.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2016/0304(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) The constructive collaboration between the European Commission, Member States, employment services, guidance counsellors, education and training providers, social partners such as trade unions and employers' association, is paramount to the successful development and implementation of the Europass framework;
2017/04/26
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 143 #

2016/0304(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 28
(28) Since the objective of this Decision, namely the establishment of a comprehensive and interoperable and user- friendly framework of tools, services and information for employment and learning purposes, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone but can rather, by reason of the effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt implementing measures, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
2017/04/26
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 241 #

2016/0304(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The Europass framework may include an option to store personal information by users, such as a personal profile. , whilst ensuring high level security measures in order to respect the protection of EU civil liberties and fundamental rights such as privacy and data protection.
2017/04/26
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 242 #

2016/0304(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. Europass interoperable and secure web-based tools shall be delivered in theall official languages of the European Union., and shall ensure accessibility to persons with disabilities;
2017/04/26
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 277 #

2016/0304(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) develop interoperable, user- friendly, easily-accessible to all users, and secure web-based tools for the operation of Europass;
2017/04/26
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 281 #

2016/0304(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that adequatintensive promotion and, information, and guidance activities are carried out at Union and national level in order to reach relevant users and stakeholders;
2017/04/26
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 292 #

2016/0304(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) promote and monitor the effectiveness of Europass interoperable, easily-accessible to all, user-friendly and secure web-based tools and update and develop Europass services in line with user needs;
2017/04/26
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 309 #

2016/0304(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) support the development of guidance policy and guidance services, including through face-to-face engagement with individuals;
2017/04/26
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 348 #

2016/0304(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) involve all relevant stakeholders in the activities under their responsibility, in order to ensure synergies and more integration among national employment services and Europass web-based tools;
2017/04/26
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 44 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 1
Where information society service providers store and provide access to the public to copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users, thereby going beyond the mere provision of physical facilities and performing an act of communication to the public, they are obliged to conclude licensing agreements with rightholders, unless they are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . __________________ 34Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1–16).deleted
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 57 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 2
In respect of Article 14, it is necessary to verify whether the service provider plays an active role, including by optimising the presentation of the uploaded works or subject-matter or promoting them, irrespective of the nature of the means used thereforNo general obligation should be imposed on information society service providers to monitor the works or subject matter which they transmit or store, nor should a general obligation be imposed upon them to actively seek facts or circumstances indicating activity that would infringe rights under copyrighted works. Hosting providers should not be held liable as long as they do not have actual knowledge of illegal activity or information and are not aware of the facts or circumstances from which the infringing activity or information is apparent, pursuent to Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC.
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 65 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 3
In order to ensure the functioning of any licensing agreement, information society service providers storing and providing access to the public to large amounts of copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users should take appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure protection of works or other subject-matter, such as implementing effective technologies. This obligation should also apply when the information society service providers are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC.deleted
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 76 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
(39) Collaboration between information society service providers storing and providing access to the public to large amounts of copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users and rightholders is essential for the functioning of technologies, such as content recognition technologies. In such cases, rightholders should provide the necessary data to allow the services to identify their content and the services should be transparent towards rightholders with regard to the deployed technologies, to allow the assessment of their appropriateness. The services should in particular provide rightholders with information on the type of technologies used, the way they are operated and their success rate for the recognition of rightholders' content. Those technologies should also allow rightholders to get information from the information society service providers on the use of their content covered by an agreement.deleted
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 100 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Title IV – Chapter 2 – title
Certain uses of protected content by online servicesdeleted
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 101 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Use of protected content by information giving access to large amounts of works and other subject-matter uploaded by 1. providers that store and provide to the public access to large amounts of works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users shall, in cooperation with rightholders, take measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rightholders for the use of their works or other subject-matter or to prevent the availability on their services of works or other subject-matter identified by rightholders through the cooperation with the service providers. Those measures, such as the use of effective content recognition technologies, shall be appropriate and proportionate. The service providers shall provide rightholders with adequate information on the functioning and the deployment of the measures, as well as, when relevant, adequate reporting on the recognition and use of the works and other subject-matter. 2. the service providers referred to in paragraph 1 put in place complaints and redress mechanisms that are available to users in case of disputes over the application of the measures referred to in paragraph 1. 3. where appropriate, the cooperation between the information society service providers and rightholders through stakeholder dialogues to define best practices, such as appropriate and proportionate content recognition technologies, taking into account, among others, the nature of the services, the availability of the technologies and their effectiveness in light of technological developments.Article 13 deleted society service providers storing and their users Information society service Member States shall ensure that Member States shall facilitate,
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 106 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Information society service providers that store and provide to the public access to large amounts of works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users shall, in cooperation with rightholders, take measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rightholders for the use of their works or other subject-matter or to prevent the availability on their services of works or other subject-matter identified by rightholders through the cooperation with the service providers. Those measures, such as the use of effective content recognition technologies, shall be appropriate and proportionate. The service providers shall provide rightholders with adequate information on the functioning and the deployment of the measures, as well as, when relevant, adequate reporting on the recognition and use of the works and other subject-matter.deleted
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 118 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the service providers referred to in paragraph 1 put in place complaints and redress mechanisms that are available to users in case of disputes over the application of the measures referred to in paragraph 1.deleted
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 126 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall facilitate, where appropriate, the cooperation between the information society service providers and rightholders through stakeholder dialogues to define best practices, such as appropriate and proportionate content recognition technologies, taking into account, among others, the nature of the services, the availability of the technologies and their effectiveness in light of technological developments.deleted
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 40 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The extended EFSI should address remaining market failures and sub-optimal investment situations and continue to mobilise private sector financing in investments crucial for Europe’s future quality job creation – including for the youth –, inclusive growth and competitiveness, enhancing the social and employment impact, with strengthened additionality. They include investments in the areas of energy, environment and climate action, social and human capital and related infrastructure, healthcare, research and innovation, cross- border and sustainable transport, as well as the digital transformation. In particular, the contribution of operations supported by the EFSI to achieving the Union's ambitious targets set at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) should be reinforced. Energy interconnection priority projects and energy efficiency projects should also be increasingly targeted. Moreover, social infrastructure related projects should be highly targeted. In addition, EFSI support to motorways should be avoided, unless it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross- border transport projects involving at least one cohesion country. For reasons of clarity, although they are already eligible, it should be explicitly laid down that projects in the fields of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture come within the general objectives eligible for EFSI support.
2017/02/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to reinforce the take-up of the EFSI in less-developed and transition regions, the scope of the general objectives eligible for EFSI support should be enlarged, and a strategy for the better promotion of EFSI financing, capacity building and local technical assistance in the above mentioned regions should be developed and duly implemented.
2017/02/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The EIB and the EIF should ensure that all the final beneficiaries, including SMEs, are are duly informed of the existence of EFSI support, so as to enhance the visibility of the EU guarantee granted under Regulation (EU) 2015/1017.
2017/02/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) With a view to enhancing the transparency of EFSI operations, the Investment Committee should explain in its decisions, which are made public and accessible, the reasons why it deems that an operation should be granted the EU guarantee, with particular focus on compliance with the additionality criterion, as well as performance indicators such as quality job creation, both direct and indirect. The scoreboard of indicators should be made public once an operation under the EU guarantee is signed.
2017/02/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 12
12. Decisions approving the use of the EU guarantee shall be made public and accessible without delay, and include the rationale for the decision based on the projects scoreboard, with particular focus on compliance with the additionality criterion. The publication shall not contain commercially sensitive information. In reaching its decision, the Investment Committee shall be supported by the documentation provided by the EIB.;
2017/02/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – second sentence
Such support shall include providing targeted local support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, on the use of innovative financial instruments and on the use of public- private partnerships, taking into account the specificities and needs of Member States with less- developed financial markets.;
2017/02/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 120 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) leveraging local knowledge, collaborating closer with Member States authorities and focusing on building capacity, so as to facilitate EFSI support across the Union and contributing where possible to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI referred to in Section 8 of Annex II by supporting the EIB to originate operations and increase collaboration with Member States;;
2017/02/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) As the three so-called tripartite Agencies - Cedefop, the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound) and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) - address issues related to the labour market, working environment and vocational education and training and skills, close coordination among the three Agencies is required and the ways to enhance efficiency and synergies should be exploited. In addition, where relevant, the Agency should seek to engage in efficient cooperation with the European Commission'srelevant in-house research capacities of the EU institutions.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The tripartite nature of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) represents a comprehensive approach based on social dialogue between social partners, European and national authorities, which is extremely valuable in terms of finding joint and sustainable solutions.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In any procurement activities, the Agency should respect environmental, labour and social high-quality standards, as well as high-level of transparency, and fair competition rules.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The objective of the Agency shall be to assist the Commission incontribute to the shaping and implementing of vocational education and training andpolicy, skills and qualifications policies, at the Union level. To this end the Agency shall provide evidence and services for policy making and knowledge sharing amongst and between Union and national actors, in particular governments and social partners.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Agency shall participate in all public tenders organized by the European Commission in its fields of expertise with respect to rules of transparency, fair competition and social rights.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) three independent experts appointed by the European Parliament;
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
All members referred to in points (a)-(da) shall have voting rights.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The members referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of lists of candidates submitted by the Member States, the European employers’ and employees’ organisations respectively. The Commission shall appoint the members who are to represent it. The European Parliament shall appoint the independent experts who are to represent it, after checking by its legal services that they have no conflict of interest.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Member States, the Commission, the Parliament, and the social partners, when appointing their respective representatives in the Management Board, shall ensure a balanced representation between men and women, so that no gender exceeds 60% of the representation.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Each member of the Management Board shall have an alternate. The alternate shall represent the member in his/her absence, while respecting the gender balance rule laid down in paragraph 1a. The alternates shall be appointed following the procedure as provided for in the first paragraphparagraphs 1 and 1a.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years. That term shall be extendablrenewable once. Upon the expiry of their term of office or in the event of their resignation, members shall remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Within the Management Board, the representatives of governments, employers' organisations and employees' organisations shall each form a group. Each group shall designate a coordinator in order to enhance the efficiency of deliberations within and between the groups. The coordinators of the employers' and employees' groups shall be representatives of their respective organisations at European level and do not need to be designated from among the appointed Board members. Coordinators who are not appointed Board members within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall take part in Management Board meetings without the right to vote. All parties shall aim to achieve a balanced representation between men and women when designating their coordinators.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 80 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) give generalstrategic orientation for the Agency's activities and adopt each year the Agency's programming document by a majority of two-thirds of members entitled to vote and in accordance with Article 6;
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) in accordance with paragraph 2, exercise, with respect to the staff of the Agency, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the Authority Empowered to Conclude a Contract of Employment ("the appointing authority powers");deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) appoint the Executive Director and where relevant extendrenew the term of office or remove the Executive Director from office in accordance with Article 18;
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) take all decisions on the establishment of the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their modification, taking into consideration the Agency's activity needs as well as having regard to sound budgetary management;deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Management Board shall adopt, iIn accordance with Article 110 of the Staff Regulations, a decisiond based on Article 2(1) of the Staff Regulations and on Article 6 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, delegating relevant appointing authority powers to the Executive Director andare conferred to the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be authorised to sub-delegate those powers. The Management Board shall defininge the conditions under which this delegation of powers can be suspended. The Executive Director shall be authorised to sub- delegate those powersese powers can be exceptionally and temporarily suspended.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 99 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board shall elect a Chairperson and three Deputy Chairpersons as follows – one from amongst the members representing Member States, one from amongst the members representing employers' organisations, one from amongst the members representing employees' organisations and one from amongst the members representing the CommissionEuropean Union's institutions - the Commission and the Parliament. The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairpersons shall be elected by a majority of two-thirds of members of the Management Board with voting rights.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When electing the Chairperson and the three Deputy Chairpersons, the Management Board shall ensure a strict balanced representation of 50% between men and women as a whole.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 105 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Where necessary, because of urgency, the Executive Board may take certain provisional decisions on behalf of the Management Board, in particular on administrative management matters, including the suspension of the delegation of the appointing authority powers, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 5 (2) when they concur, and budgetary matters
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The Executive Board shall be composed of the Chairperson of the Management Board, the three Deputy Chairpersons, the coordinators of the three groups referred to in Article 4(5) and one representative of the Commission and one representative of the European Parliament. Each group referred to in Article 4(5) may designate up to two alternates to attend the meetings of the Executive Board, in the absence of the full members, aiming to achieve a balanced representation between men and women when designate alternates. The Chairperson of the Management Board shall also be the Chairperson of the Executive Board. The Executive Director shall take part in the meetings of the Executive Board, but shall not have the right to vote.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall be two years. That term shall be extendablrenewable once. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall end when their membership of the Management Board ends.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j
(j) preparing the Agency's draft statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure and implementing its budget., as part of the Agency's programming document;
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 120 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j a (new)
(ja) taking decisions on the establishment and management of the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their modification, after submitting the decision to the Management Board, and taking into consideration the Agency's activity needs as well as having regard to sound budgetary management;
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j b (new)
(jb) in accordance with Article 5 (2), exercising, with respect to the staff of the Agency, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the Authority Empowered to Conclude a Contract of Employment ("the appointing authority powers").
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. The Executive Director shall also be responsible for deciding whether it is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the Agency's tasks in an efficient and effective manner to establish one or more localliaison offices in one or more Member StateBrussels to enhance the Agency´s cooperation with the relevant Union institutions. That decision requires the prior consent of the Commission, the Management Board and the Member State where the local office is to be established. That decision shall specify the scope of the activities to be carried out at that local office in a manner that avoids unnecessary costs and duplication of administrative functions of the Agency.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 128 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Executive Director may appoint a Deputy Director with the vote of the Management Board. The Deputy Director shall be selected from amongst the senior Cedefop staff and his/her mandate shall terminate at the same time as the mandate of the Executive Director, or for disciplinary reasons with the approval of the Management Board. The appointment shall be made after consulting the Executive Board. The Executive Director shall justify the need for appointing a Deputy Director, as well allocate proper resources. The duties of the Deputy Director should be clearly defined, they should only refer to managing the day to day business of the Agency, and should be approved by the Executive Board following proposals from the Executive Director. The Deputy Director shall attend the meetings of the Management Board and the Executive Board.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedurafter obtaining the consent of the Management Board which must be involved in the process of short-listing the candidates, and following an open and transparent selection procedure. Once appointed the new Executive Director will attend upon invitation to an exchange of views in the competent European Parliament Committee.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission that takes into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 3, may extendrenew the term of office of the Executive Director once, for no more than five years.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. An Executive Director whose term of office has been extendrenewed may not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the overall period.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission, based on a relevant assessment of his/her performance as Executive Director.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. In each of the Member States tThe Agency shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under their laws of the Member State where they reside. It may, in particular, acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property and be party to legal proceedings.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The translation services required for the functioning of the Agency shall be provided by the Translation Centre of the bodies of the European Union but may also be provided by external service providers respecting environmental, labour and social high-quality standards, as well as high-level of transparency, and fair competition rules, and under the condition that the services outsourced are not more expensive than those provided by the Translation Centre.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2016/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission considers that the continuation of the Agency is no longer justified with regard to its assigned objectives, mandate and tasks, it may propose that this Regulation be amended accordingly or repealed. Such proposal shall only be made after a detailed assessment and after informing and consulting the European Parliament, the Member States and the social partners.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound) was established by Regulation (EEC) No 1365/753 to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions through action designed to increase and disseminate knowledge likely to assist this development. The main aim of Eurofound must be to provide Union institutions, national governments and social partners with specialized and added-value information in its area of expertise. _________________ 3 Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of the Council of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p.1).
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #

2016/0256(COD)

(5) As the three so-called tripartite agencies, -the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)edefop)- address issues related to the labour market and working environment and vocational education and training and skills, even closer coordination among the three Agencies is required andso that the work of the Agencies complements each other where they have similar fields of interest, while boosting tools currently working such as, for instance, their existing Memorandum of Understanding, while ways to enhance efficiency and synergies should be exploited. In addition, where relevant, the Agency should seek to engage in efficient cooperation with the European Commissinstitutions in-house research capacities.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) There are already organisations at international, EU and national level providing analysis and knowledge on social, employment and work related policies (such as the Economic and Social Committees or the International Labour Organization). In order to obtain the maximum benefit, it is appropriate that Eurofound establish links with national bodies (tripartite where possible). It is also important that the Agency has very close functional links with the EU Committees on Employment (EMCO) and Social Protection (SPC), to ensure coordination and synergies, and that cooperates with the ILO, OECD and the European institutions’ in-house research capacities, in areas of common interest.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) the Agency must introduce in any procurement activities, including translations, environmental, labour and social criteria in order to guarantee high- quality standards;
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) analyse trends in living and working conditions and, labour market developments and social exclusion, including vulnerable groups as children, people with disabilities or ethnic minorities;
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. In carrying out its tasks, the Agency shall maintain a close dialogue particularly with specialised bodies at national level but also in the international sphere, e.g. the International Labor Organization (ILO) or the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), whether public or private, public authorities and workers’ and employers’ organisations. The Agency, without prejudice to its own aims, shall ensure cooperation with other European Union Agencies aimed at avoiding overlaps and promoting synergy and complementarity in their activities, including the possibility of working jointly, in particular with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training and, where relevant, with other EU Agencies.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an Executive Director and a Deputy Director who shall exercise the responsibilities set out in Article 11. and 11 a respectively
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) three independent experts appointed by the European Parliament;
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
All members referred to in points (a)-(da) shall have voting rights.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The members referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of lists of candidates submitted by the Member States, the European employers’ and employees’ organiszations respectively. The Commission shall appoint the members who are to represent it. The European Parliament shall appoint the independent experts who are to represent it, after checking by its legal services that they have no conflict of interest.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When appointing their respective representatives, the Council, the Commission and the Parliament shall ensure a balanced representation between men and women on the Management Board, so that no gender exceeds 60% of the representation in each of the four groups - governments, employers, employees and European Union institutions - represented on the Management Board.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Each member of the Management Board shall have an alternate. The alternate shall represent the member in his/her absence, while respecting the gender balance rule laid down in paragraph 1a. The alternate shall be appointed following the procedure as provided for in the first paragraphparagraphs 1 and 1a.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years to ensure continuity of the Board’s work. That term shall be extendablrenewable only once. Upon the expiry of their term of office or in the event of their resignation, members shall remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Within the Management Board, the representatives of governments, employers’ organisations and employees’ organisations shall each form a group. Each group shall designate a coordinator in order to enhance the efficiency of the deliberations within and between the groups. The coordinators of the employers’ and employees’ groups shall be representatives of their respective organisations at European level and do not need to be designated from among the appointed Board members. Coordinators who are not appointed Board members within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall take part in the Management Board meetings without the right to vote. All parties shall aim to achieve a balanced representation between men and women when designating their coordinators.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) in accordance with paragraph 2, exercise, with respect to the staff of the Agency, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the Authority Empowered to Conclude a Contract of Employment (“the appointing authority powers”);deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) appoint the Executive Director and the Deputy Director, ensuring a strict gender balanced representation between them, and where relevant extend the term of office or remove bothe Executive Director from office in accordance with Article 19;
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) appoint the Executive Director and where relevant extendrenew the term of office or remove the Executive Director from office in accordance with Article 19;
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) take allextraordinary decisions on the establishment of the Agency’s internal structures and, where necessary, their modification, taking into consideration the Agency’s activity needs as well as having regard to sound budgetary mn these might have an important impact or might imply a relevant chanagement.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 128 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Management Board shall adopt, iIn accordance with Article 110 of the Staff Regulations, a decisiond based on Article 2(1) of the Staff Regulations and on Article 6 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, delegating relevant appointing authority powers are conferred to the Executive Director and. The Management Board shall defininge the conditions under which this delegation of powers can be suspended. The Executive Director shall be authorised to sub- delegate those powerspowers can be exceptionally and temporarily suspended.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where exceptional circumstances so require, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the previous subparagraph when they concur, the Management Board may, by way of a decisiona majority of two-thirds of the members entitled to vote, exceptionally and temporarily, suspend the delegation of the appointing authority powers conferred to the Executive Director and those sub-delegated by the latter and exercise them itself or delegate them to one of its members or to a staff member other than the Executive Director.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board shall elect a Chairperson and three Deputy Chairpersons as follows – one from amongst the members representing Member States, one from amongst the members representing employers’ organisations, one from amongst the members representing employees’ organisations and one from amongst the members representing the CommissionEuropean Union’s institutions -the Commission and the Parliament. The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairpersons shall be elected by a majority of two-thirds of members of the Management Board with voting rights.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Management Board, when electing the Chairperson and the three Deputy Chairpersons, shall ensure a strict balanced representation of 50% between men and women as a whole.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Management Board shall hold one ordinary meeting a year. In addition, it shall meet on the initiative of its Chairperson, at the request of either the Commission or the Parliament, or at the request of at least one-third of its members.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board may invite any person whose opinion may be of interest to attend its meetings as an observer, in particular those third-country States in the European Economic Area that participate in the Agency’s activities.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Where necessary, because of urgency, the Executive Board may take certain provisional decisions on behalf of the Management Board, in particular on administrative management matters, including the suspension of the delegation of the appointing authority powers, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 5 (2) when they concur, and budgetary matters.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The Executive Board shall be composed of the Chairperson of the Management Board, the three Deputy Chairpersons, the coordinators of the three groups as referred to in Article 4 (5) and one representative of, one more representative of each group and one representative from each European Union institution, the Parliament and the Commission. Each group referred to in Article 4 (5) may designate up to two alternates to attend the meetings of the Executive Board, aiming the absence of the full membero achieve a balanced representation between men and women when designate alternates. The Chairperson of the Management Board shall also be the Chairperson of the Executive Board. The Executive Director shall take part in the meetings of the Executive Board, but shall not have the right to vote.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall be two years. That term shall be extendablrenewable only once. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall end when their membership of the Management Board ends.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 154 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – section 3 – title
Section 3: Executive Director and Deputy Director
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 159 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point a a (new)
(aa) taking ordinary decisions on the establishment of the Agency’s internal structures and, where necessary, their modification, taking into consideration the Agency’s activity needs as well as having regard to sound budgetary management, after submitting her/his decision to the Management Board;
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 160 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point a b (new)
(ab) in accordance with Article 5 (2), exercising, with respect to the staff of the Agency, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the Authority Empowered to Conclude a Contract of Employment (“the appointing authority powers”);
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 165 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j
(j) preparing the Agency’s draft statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure and implementing its budget, as part of the Agency’s programming document.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 170 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. The Executive Director shall also be responsible for deciding whether it is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the Agency’s tasks in an efficient and effective manner to establish one or more localliaison offices in one or more Member StateBrussels to further the Agency´s cooperation with the relevant Union institutions. That decision requires the prior consent of Commission, the Management Board and the Member State where the local office is to be established. That decision shall specify the scope of the activities to be carried out that that local office in a manner that avoids unnecessary costs and duplication of administrative functions of the Agency.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Responsibilities of the Deputy Director 1. The Deputy Director shall assist the Executive Director supporting his/her internal and external functions and complementing his/her activities in a narrow collaboration and close coordination with the Executive Director. 2. The Deputy Director shall attend the meetings of the Management Board and the Executive Board. 3. Article 19 shall apply to the Deputy Director.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 176 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedur after obtaining the consent of the Management Board which must be involved in the process of short-listing the candidates and can act by written procedure if necessary, and following an open and transparent selection procedure. Once appointed the new Executive Director must attend a hearing in the competent European Parliament Committee.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission that takes into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 3, may extendrenew the term of office of the Executive Director once, for no more than five years.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. An Executive Director whose term of office has been extendrenewed may not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the overall period.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 179 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission based on an objective assessment of his/her performance as Executive Director.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 194 #

2016/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. No later than 5 years after the date referred to in Article 37, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall perform an evaluation in compliance with the Commission guidelines to assess the Agency’s performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks. The Management Board shall be consulted in the evaluation. The evaluation shall, in particular, address the possible need to modify the mandate of the Agency, and the financial implications of any such modificationrelated additional financial, budgetary and human resources if new tasks are allocated to the Agency or if the workload linked to existing task increases.
2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) was established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/943 to contribute to improvement of the working environment, as regards the protection of the safety and health of workers, through action designed to increase and disseminate knowledge likely to assist this improvement. The main aim of EU-OSHA must be to provide specialized and added-value information in its area of expertise. _________________ 3 Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1).
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The repeal of Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 and its replacement with this Regulation aims to update EU-OSHA's mandate and tasks with a view to better reflecting its current activities, including the need to pay particular attention to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) As the three tripartite Agencies - EU-OSHA, the European Centre for development and vocational training (Cedefop), and the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound) - address issues related to the labour market, working environment and vocational education and training and skills, close coordination among three Agencies is required andso that the work of the Agencies complements each other where they have similar fields of interest, while boosting tools currently working such as, for instance, their existing Memorandum of Understanding, while the ways to enhance efficiency and synergies should be exploited. In addition, whenever relevant, the Agency should seek to engage in efficient cooperation with the European CommissInstitution's' in-house research capacities.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The tripartite nature of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), is a high-worth expression of a comprehensive approach based on social dialogue between social partners with European and national authorities, extremely valuable in terms of finding joint and sustainable solutions in social and economics terms.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In any procurement activities, including translations, the Agency should comply with environmental, labour and social criteria in order to guarantee high- quality standards.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The objective of the Agency shall be to provide the European Union institutions and bodies, the Member States, the social partners and those involved in the field of safety and health at work with the technical, scientific, legal and economic information and qualified expertise of use in that field, in order to improve the occupational safety and health of workers.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) establish a communication strategy which is coherent with the Agency's work as well as Union policies and objectives.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. In carrying out its tasks, the Agency shall maintain a close dialogue particularly with specialised bodies, whether public or private, public authorities and workers' and employers' organisations. The Agency, without prejudice to its own aims, shall ensure cooperation with other European Union Agencies aimed at avoiding overlaps and promoting synergy and complementarity in their activities, including the possibility of working jointly, in particular with the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions, the European Centre for the development of vocational training and, where relevant, with other EU Agencies.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) three independent experts appointed by the European Parliament;
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
All members referred to in points (a)-(da) shall have voting rights.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
The Commission shall appoint the members who are to represent it. The European Parliament shall appoint the independent experts who are to represent it, after checking by its legal services that they have no conflict of interest.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years. It shall be extendabl to ensure continuity of the Board's work. That term shall be renewable once. Upon the expiry of their term of office or in the event of their resignation, members shall remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) in accordance with paragraph 2, exercise, with respect to the staff of the Agency, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the Authority Empowered to Conclude a Contract of Employment (‘the appointing authority powers’);deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) take allextraordinary decisions on the establishment of the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their modification, taking into consideration the Agency's activity needs as well as having regard to sound budgetary mn these might have an important impact or might imply a relevant chanagement.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Management Board shall adopt, iIn accordance with Article 110 of the Staff Regulations, a decisiond based on Article 2(1) of the Staff Regulations and on Article 6 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, delegating relevant appointing authority powers are conferred to the Executive Director and. The Management Board shall defininge the conditions under which this delegation of powers can bepowers can be exceptionally and temporarily suspended. The Executive Director shall be authorised to sub-delegate those powers.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 105 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Where necessary, because of urgency, the Executive Board may take certain provisional decisions on behalf of the Management Board, in particular on administrative management matters, including the suspension of the delegation of the appointing authority powers and budgetary matters.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall be two years. That term shall be extendablrenewable once. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall end when their membership of the Management Board ends.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Executive Director shall manage the Agency. The Executive Directorbe responsible for the overall management of the Agency according to the strategic direction set by the Management Board and shall be accountable to the Management Board.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point a a (new)
(aa) taking ordinary decisions on the establishment of the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their modification, taking into consideration the Agency's activity needs as well as having regard to sound budgetary management, after submitting her/his decision to the Management Board;
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point a b (new)
(ab) in accordance with Article 5 (2), exercising, with respect to the staff of the Agency, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the Authority Empowered to Conclude a Contract of Employment ("the appointing authority powers");
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j a (new)
(ja) taking all decisions on the management of human resources and on the establishment of the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their amendment, taking into account the needs relating to the Agency's activities and sound budgetary management.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. The Executive Director shall also be responsible for deciding whether it is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the Agency's tasks in an efficient and effective manner to establish one or more localliaison offices in one or more Member StateBrussels to further the Agency´s cooperation with the relevant Union institutions. That decision requires the prior consent of the Commission, the Management Board and the Member State where the local office is to be established. That decision shall specify the scope of the activities to be carried out that that local office in a manner that avoids unnecessary costs and duplication of administrative functions of the Agency.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission based on an objective assessment of his/her performance as Executive Director.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency may establish localone liaison offices in the Member StateBrussels, subject to their consent and in accordance with Article 11 (6).
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. The translation services required for the functioning of the Agency shallmay be provided by the Translation Centre of the bodies of the European Union or other translation services, that respect the Union's environmental, labour and social criteria.
2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 53(1), 62, and 62168 thereof,
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Certain widely recognised nutritional guidelines exist at national and international level, such as the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s nutrient profile model, in order to differentiate foods on the basis of their nutritional composition in the context of foods television advertising to children. Member States should be encouraged to ensure that self-and co-regulatory codes of conduct are used to effectively reducminimise the exposure of children and minors to audiovisual commercial communications regarding foods and beverages that are high in salt, sugars or fat or that otherwise do not fit these national or international nutritional guidelinesaccording to the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s nutrient profile model.
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Similarly, Member States should be encouraged to ensure that self-and co- regulatoryensure that codes of conduct are used to effectively limit the exposure of children and minors tonsure responsible audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages. Certain co-regulatory or self-regulatory systems exist at Union and national level Exposure of children and min orders to market responsibly alcoholic beverages, including in audiovisual commercial communications. Those systems should be further encouraged, in particular those aiming at ensuring that responsible drinking messages accompany audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages should be minimised.
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) In order to remove barriers to the free circulation of cross-border services within the Union, it is necessary to ensure the effectiveness of self- and co-regulatory measures aiming, in particular, at protecting consumers or public health. When well enforced and monitored, codes of conduct at Union level might be a good means of ensuring a more coherent and effective approach.
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) In order to empower viewers, including parents and minors, in making informed decisions about the content to be watched, it is necessary that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information about content that may impair minors' physical, or mental or moral development. This could be done, for instance, through a system of content descriptors indicating the nature of the content. Content descriptors could be delivered through written, graphical or acoustic means.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 71 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Product placement should not be admissible in news and current affairs programmes, consumer affairs programmes, religious programmes and programmes with a significant children’s audience, as well as channels and audiovisual programmes for children. In particular, evidence shows that product placement and embedded advertisements can affect children's behaviour as children are often not able to recognise the commercial content. There is thus a need to continue to prohibit product placement in programmes with a significant children’s audiencechannels and audiovisual programmes for children. Consumer affairs programmes are programmes offering advice to viewers, or including reviews on the purchase of products and services. Allowing product placement in such programmes would blur the distinction between advertising and editorial content for viewers who may expect a genuine and honest review of products or services in such programmes.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 76 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) Providers of on-demand audiovisual media services should promote the production and distribution of European works by ensuring that their catalogues contain a minimum share of European works and that those are given enough prominence, without affecting media pluralism.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 78 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) There are new challenges, in particular in connection with video-sharing platforms, on which users - particularly minors - increasingly consume audiovisual content. In this context, harmfulillegal, harmful, racist and xenophobic content and hate speech stored on video-sharing platforms have increasingly given rise to concern. It is necessary, in order to protect minors from harmful content and all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred, to set out proportionate rules on those matters. These rules should fully respect the freedom of expression, and could also create an EU common base for tackling "harmful content" and "incitement to violence and hatred".
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 85 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) An important share of the content stored on video-sharing platforms is not under the editorial responsibility of the video-sharing platform provider. However, those providers typically determine the organisation of the content, namely programmes or user-generated videos, including by automatic means or algorithms. Therefore, those providers should be required to take appropriate measures to protect minors from content that may impair their physical, or mental or moral development and protect all citizens from incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a groupgroup of persons defined by reference to sex, race, colour, relethnic or social origion, descent or national or ethnic origingenetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, residence status or health.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 91 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) It is appropriate to involve relevant stakeholders including civil society organisations and the video-sharing platform providers as much as possible when implementing the appropriate measures to be taken pursuant to this Directive. Co-regulation should therefore be encouraged. With a view to ensuring a clear and consistent approach in this regard across the Union, Member States should not be entitled to require video-sharing platform providers to take stricter measures to protect minors from harmful content and all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred than the ones provided for in this Directive. However, it should remain possible for Member States to take such stricter measures where that content is illegal, provided that they comply with Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, and to take measures with respect to content on websites containing or disseminating child pornography, as required by and allowed under Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and the Council35 . It should also remain possible for video-sharing platform providers to take stricter measures on a voluntary basis. _________________ 35 Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1).
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 97 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) When taking the appropriatenecessary measures to protect minors from harmfulillegal, harmful, racist and xenophobic content and to protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred in accordance with this Directive, the applicable fundamental rights, as laid down in the Charter on Fundamental Rights of the European Union, should be carefully balanced. That concerns in particular, as the case may be, the right to respect for private and family life and the protection of personal data, the freedom of expression and information, the freedom to conduct a business, the prohibition of discrimination and the rights of the child.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 100 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) Regulatory authorities of the Member States canshould achieve the requisite degree of structural independence only ifby being established as separate legal entities. Member States should therefore guarantee the independence of the national regulatory authorities from both the government, public bodies and the industry with a view to ensuring the impartiality of their decisions. This requirement of independence should be without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to establish regulators having oversight over different sectors, such as audiovisual and telecom. National regulatory authorities should be in possession of thefull enforcement powers and resources necessary for the fulfilment of their tasks, in terms of staffing, expertise and financial means. The activities of national regulatory authorities established under this Directive should be transparent and should ensure respect for the objectives of media pluralism, cultural diversity, consumer protection and non- discrimination, the internal market and the promotion of fair competition.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 102 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) With a view to ensuring the consistent application of the Union audiovisual regulatory framework across all Member States, the Commission established ERGA by Commission Decision of 3 February 201436. ERGA's role is to advisect as an independent expert advisory group and assist the Commission in its work to ensure a consistent implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU in all Member States, and to facilitate cooperation among the national regulatory authorities, and between the national regulatory authorities and the Commission. _________________ 36 Commission Decision C(2014) 462 final of 3 February 2014 on establishing the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 104 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) ERGA has made a positive contribution towards consistent regulatory practice and has provided high level independent advice to the Commission on implementation matters. This calls for the formal recognition and reinforcement of its role in this Directive. The group should therefore be re-established by virtue of this Directive.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) The Commission should be free to consult ERGA on any matter relating to audiovisual media services and video- sharing platforms. ERGA should assist the Commission by providing its expertise and advice and by facilitating exchange of best practices. In particular, the Commission should consult ERGA in the application of Directive 2010/13/EU with a view to facilitating its convergent implementation across the Digital Single Market. Upon the Commission's request, ERGA should provide opinions, including on jurisdiction and Union codes of conduct in the area of protection of minors, racism, xenophobia and hate speech as well as audiovisual commercial communications for foods high in fat, salt/sodium and sugars.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 109 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point -a a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(-a a) in paragraph 1, the following point is inserted: “(ea) audiovisual commercial communications for foods and beverages that are high in salt, sugars or fat shall not accompany a programme aimed at a children’s audience, in the form of an advertising break broadcast during, immediately preceding or immediately following such a programme, or be included in such a programme, and shall be prohibited during hours of peak viewing by children’s audiences;”
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a
(ba) 'user-generated video' means a set of moving images with or without sound constituting an individual item that is created and/or uploaded to a video-sharing platform by one or more users independent of and separate from the video-sharing platform;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 111 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a – introductory part
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2
(a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:deleted.
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
2. Member States and the Commission shall encourage the development of self- and co-regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications, accompanying or included in programmes with a significant children’s audience, of foods and beverages containing nutrients and substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, excessive intakes of which in the overall diet are not recommended, in particular fat, trans- fatty acids, salt or sodium and sugars. Those codes should be used to effectively reduce the exposure of minors to audiovisual commercial communications of foods and beverages that are high in salt, sugars or fat or that otherwise do not fit national or international nutritional guidelines. Those codes should provide that the audiovisual commercial communications are not to emphasise the positive quality of the nutritional aspects of such foods and beverages. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage the exchange of best practices on self- and co-regulatory systems across the Union. Where appropriate, the Commission shall facilitate the development of Union codes of conduct.;deleted
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6
Member States shall ensure by appropriate and proportionate means that audiovisual media services provided by media service providers under their jurisdiction do not contain: (a) any incitement to violate human dignity and any incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, racial or ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.; (b) any incitement to commit terrorist acts or the glorification of such acts.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 118 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6
Member States shall ensure by appropriate means that audiovisual media services provided by media service providers under their jurisdiction do not contain any incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a groupgroup of persons defined by reference to sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, residence status or health;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 124 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information to viewers about content which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors. For this purpose, Member States may use a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content of an audiovisual media service.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 126 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 7
(10) Article 7 is deleted;replaced by the following: Member States shall ensure that services provided by the audiovisual media service providers under their jurisdiction are made accessible to people with visual and/or hearing disabilities, including by using subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, sign language interpretation and audio message and audio description for any visual information. Member States should require that media service providers report on an annual basis on the accessibility of their services.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 128 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 a and 2 b (new)
(aa) the following paragraphs are inserted: “2a. Foods that are high in fat, sugars or salt shall be identified using the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s nutrient profile model. 2b. For the purposes of points (e) and (ea) of paragraph 1, Members States shall determine the hours of peak viewing by child audiences in their territory according to the national situation.”
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States and the Commission shall encourage the development of self- and co- regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications, accompanying or included in programmes with a significant children’s audiencechannels and audiovisual programmes for children, of foods and beverages containing nutrients and substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, excessive intakes of which in the overall diet are not recommended, in particular fat, trans-fatty acids, salt or sodium and sugars.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 129 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Product placement shall be admissible in all audiovisual media services, except in news and current affairs programmes, consumer affairs programmes, religious programmes and programmes with a significant children's audience, as well as channels and audiovisual programmes for children.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 130 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point -a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(-a) in paragraph 1, point (e) is replaced by the following: “(e) audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages shall not be aimed specifically at minors and, shall not encourage immoderate consumption of such beverages and shall not accompany a programme aimed at a children’s audience, in the form of an advertising break broadcast during, immediately preceding or immediately following such a programme, or be included in such a programme, and shall be prohibited during hours of peak viewing by children’s audiences;”
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 131 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that programmes provided by audiovisual media service providers under their jurisdiction, which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors are only made available in such a way as to ensure that minors will not normally hear or see them. Such measures may include selecting the time of the broadcast, age verification tools or other technical measures. They shall be proportionate to the potential harm of the programme.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 135 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and the Commission shall encouragsure the development of self- and co-regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages. Those codes should be used to effectively limit the exposure of minors to audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages.
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) protect all minors from content which may impair their physical, mental or moral development;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 138 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) protect minors from content which may impair their physical, or mental or moral development;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 140 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin.and audiovisual commercial communication violating human dignity and containing incitement to violence or hatred based on sex, nationality, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 141 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origingroup of persons defined by race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, residence status or health.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 143 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage the exchange of best practices on self- and co-regulatory systems across the Union. If considered appropriate, the Commission shall facilitate the development of Union codes of conduct.
2016/12/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) protect all citizens from content inciting to commit terrorists acts or the glorification of such acts;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 147 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) protect all citizens from content which may impair their physical or mental development.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 149 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) defining and applying in the terms and conditions of the specific video- sharing platform providers the concepts of incitement to violence or hatred as referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 and of content which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors, in accordance with Articles 6 and 12 respectively;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 151 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) establishing and operating user- friendly mechanisms for users of video- sharing platforms to report or flag to the video- sharing platform provider concerned the content referred to in paragraph 1 stored on its platform;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 153 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) establishing and operating efficient age verification systems for users of video- sharing platforms with respect to content which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 155 #

2016/0151(COD)

(d) establishing and operating easy to use systems allowing users of video- sharing platforms to rate the content referred to in paragraph 1;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 157 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) providing for parental control systems with respect to content which may impair the physical, mental or morental development of minors;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 159 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member Statesthe European Commission shall encourage co-regulation as provided for in Article 4(7).
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 160 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall establish the necessary mechanisms to assess the appropriateness of the measures referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 taken by video- sharing platform providers. Member States shall entrust this task to the authorities designated in accordance with Article 30. The independent national regulatory authorities shall provide the necessary guidelines to ensure that the measures taken, respect freedom of expression, are based on prior judicial authorisation, and include the necessity to inform users.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 162 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall not impose on video-sharing platform providers measures that are stricter than the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and 2. Member States shall not be precluded from imposing stricter measures with respect to illegal content. When adopting such measures, they shall respect the conditions set by applicable Union law, such as, where appropriate, those set in Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC or Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU. Member States shall not require video-sharing platform providers to conduct any stricter ex-ante control measure.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 166 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall transparently designate one or more independent national regulatory authorities. Member States and shall ensure that they are legally distinct and functionally independent of any other public or private body. This shall be without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to set up regulators having oversight over different sectors.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 170 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 30 a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) to advise and assist the Commission in its work to ensure a consistent and transparent implementation in all Member States of the regulatory framework for audiovisual media services;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 246 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) A Member State of allocation may decide not to accept the allocated applicants during a twelve-month period, in which case it should enter this information in the automated system and notify the other Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. Thereafter the applicants that would have been allocated to that Member State should be allocated to the other Member States instead. The Member State which temporarily does not take part in the corrective allocation should make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250 000 per applicant not accepted to the Member State that was determined as responsible for examining those applications. The Commission should lay down the practical modalities for the implementation of the solidarity contribution mechanism in an implementing act. The European Union Agency for Asylum will monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 880 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
1. A Member State may, at the end of the three-month period after the entry into force of this Regulation and at the end of each twelve-month period thereafter, enter in the automated system that it will temporarily not take part in the corrective allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII of this Regulation as a Member State of allocation and notify this to the Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. 2. The automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall in that case apply the reference key during this twelve-month period to those Member States with a number of applications for which they are the Member States responsible below their share pursuant to Article 35(1), with the exception of the Member State which entered the information, as well as the benefiting Member State. The automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall count each application which would have otherwise been allocated to the Member State which entered the information pursuant to Article 36(4) for the share of that Member State. 3. At the end of the twelve-month period referred to in paragraph 2, the automated system shall communicate to the Member State not taking part in the corrective allocation mechanism the number of applicants for whom it would have otherwise been the Member State of allocation. That Member State shall thereafter make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250 000 per each applicant who would have otherwise been allocated to that Member State during the respective twelve-month period. The solidarity contribution shall be paid to the Member State determined as responsible for examining the respective applications. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt a decision in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56, lay down the modalities for the implementation of paragraph 3. 5. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.Article 37 deleted Financial solidarity
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 8
(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work is carried out. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contract of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 months when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services in circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulation.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is necessary to assess whether important to ensure that the Posting of Workers Directive stillcontinues to strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers. The complete transposition of the Directive 2014/67/EU is essential to the protection of the rights of the posted workers.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 87 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable workers of the user undertaking.deleted
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) The Rome I Regulation generally permits employers and employees to choose the law applicable to the employment contract. However, the employee must not be deprived of the protection of the mandatory rules of the law of the country in which or, failing that, from which the employee habitually carries out his work. In the absence of choice, the contract is governed by the law of the country in which or, failing that, from which the employee habitually carries out his work in performance of the contract.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 13
(13) The elements of remuneration under national law or universally applicable collective agreements should be clear and transparent to all service providers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remunerationa minimum wage on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive 96/71/EC.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 117 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignmecase of posting assignments lasting for periods longer than 24 months, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in whichthe host Member State becomes the country in which the work is carried out, with the possibility to extend this period based on a prior request submitted to the competent authority in the Member State whose legislation the person concerned wishes to apply to him/her, and based on an agreement between the twork is carried out Member States (host and sending). In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contract of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 months when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services in circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulation.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(-1) Article 1(2) is amended as follows: ‘2. This Directive shall not apply to merchant navy undertakings as regards seagoing personnel or to road or rail transport.’
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 144 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2 a
(1) The following Article 2a is added: ‘Article 2a Posting exceeding twenty-four months 1. effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. 2. case of replacement of posdeleted When the anticipated workers performing the same task at the same place, the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months. ’ the For the purpose of paragraph 1, in
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 174 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) In a competitive internal market, service providers compete not only on the basis of a labour costs but also on factors such as cost, productivity and efficiency, or the quality and innovation of their goods and services.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 195 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of this Directive, ‘remuneration’ means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, inthe concept of 'minimum wage’ shall be defined by the national law and/or practice of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 197 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remunerationates of pay in accordance with their law and practice. However, national rules on remunerationates of pay applied to posted workers must be justified by the need to protect posted workers and must not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services by enabling unfair competition.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 205 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 96/71
Article 3 – paragraph -1 a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is added: ‘-1a. Service providers are exempted from the obligation to settle the fine for paying less than the minimum wage as set by the law of the host Member State where there is evidence that the host Member State has not met the obligation to publish on the national official single website provided for in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration, as per letter (c), or the information is not provided in a clear, transparent and unambiguous manner. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph 7 in Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC is deleted.’
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 207 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The elements of remunerationates of pay under national law or universally applicable collective agreements should be clear and transparent to all service providers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remunerationand should therefore be mandatory for them to publish the constituent elements of rates of pay including all the bonuses and allowances in accordance with point (c), on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 213 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is added: ‘1aa. The contractor is required to provide the subcontractor with information on working conditions, including remuneration, which apply in a clear, transparent and unambiguous manner. The subcontractor is exempted from the obligation to guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment, to cover the minimum wage as per paragraph 1 established within the entrepreneur's undertaking where there is evidence that the entrepreneur was not properly informed by the contractor.’
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 217 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1b a (new)
(ca) the following paragraph is added: ‘1ba. The undertaking user shall inform in a clear, transparent and unambiguous manner the temporary work agency of the regulation applied as regards working conditions and wages.’
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 239 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remunerationates of pay. Where such rules on remunerationates of pay exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non-discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 253 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration of 28 September 2011 of Member States and the Commission on explanatory documents6, Member States have undertaken to accompany, in justified cases, the notification of their transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments. With regard to this Directive, the legislator considers the transmission of such documents to be justified, _________________ 6 OJ C 369, 17.12.2011, p. 14.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 290 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1
1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. When it can be foreseen (or becomes clear after the posting period has already commenced) that the activity will take more than 24 months, the employer or the person concerned can submit, without delay, a request to the competent authority in the Member State whose legislation will continue to be applied to the posted worker. Based on an agreement reached between the posting State and State/s of employment, the duration of the posting can be extended. The undertakings shall include in the request for extension of the posting, reasoned grounds justifying that the nature of the service provided still remains temporary after the lapse of the initial 24 months, as well as specify the time frame to which these reasoned grounds apply.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 338 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The application of this Directive shall not have the result of depriving workers of more favourable terms and conditions of employment afforded to them under provisions from which the parties cannot derogate by agreement under the national law which would have applied in the absence of the situation referred to in paragraph 1.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 363 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point b
(b) minimum paid annual holidaysdeleted
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 369 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remunerationates of pay, including overtime rates, minimum paid annual leave, bonuses for dirty, heavy or dangerous work, board and lodging allowances; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 393 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitates of pay are defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 426 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shallmust publish without delay in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)ates of pay, including all the bonuses and allowances in accordance with point (c), as established by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 466 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: 1aa. The contractor is required to timely provide the subcontractor, in written and in a clear, transparent and unambiguous manner, accurate and complete information on working conditions, rates of pay, including various allowances and bonuses, which he applies.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 472 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b a (new)
(ca) the following paragraph is added: 1ba. The undertakings must inform the temporary employment agency, in a clear, transparent and unambiguous manner, on the working conditions, rates of pay, including various allowances and bonuses, which they apply.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 473 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
"Paragraphs 1 to 6 shall not prevent application of(ca) In paragraph 7, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "Paragraphs 1 to 6 shall not prevent the host Member State or the Member State where the worker habitually carries out his or her work, to apply terms and conditions of employment which are more favourable to workers.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 477 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Allowances specific to the posting shall be considered to be part of the minimum wage, unless they are paid in reimbursement of expenditure actually(cb) In paragraph 7, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: Expenses incurred on account of the posting, such as expenditure on travel, board and lodginghall be provided for by the employer and shall not be deducted from the remuneration referred to in Article 3.1. (c)."
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 511 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(2a) in article 4, after paragraph 3 the following paragraph is added: 3a. Employers shall take appropriate measures to provide essential information on the terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Directive 91/533/EU, as regards the posting before the beginning of the posting.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2016/0002(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the convicted person's parents' names;deleted
2016/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of NGOs with regard to addressing severe social problems, such as poverty and social exclusion; recalls however, that this is first and foremost the task of national governments and society at large; points out that NGOs cannot compensate for social policy deficits in the Member States nor replace public actors in the field, rather their work should complement or reinforce public policies;
2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that EUEmphasizes that NGOs are an important partner for the Union and play a valuable role in European policy and programme delivery across policy areas; points out that the proper implementation of European programmes such as the ESF, EaSI, ESF and FEAD cannot be implemented withoutdepends on a strong NGO involvement;
2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for a legal definition of NGOs at European level; Calls on the Commission and Member States to take all measures necessary to ensure the independence of social NGOs and to provide funding to contribute to the independent assessment of policies; stresses, however that NGOs should only benefit from European financial support if they have democratic structures, provide added value to society at large and adhere to Union law values;
2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. NWelcomes the Commission's efforts in ensuring simpler and faster access to funds in recent years but notes that there is still work to be done to streamline and simplify application processes; notes that many NGOs have difficulties in accessing ESF funding and are disproportionately burdened by the complexity of programmes and reporting requirements; calls on the Commission and Member States to step up support in this area; and to reduce administrative burdens for NGOs;
2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that many EU social NGOsNGOs in the Union work in areas covered by different Commission Directorates-General (DGs); calls on the Commission to make it possible to combine operational grants from more than one DG and to ensure that it is possible to claim overheads in action grants while receiving operating grants, especially in cases where NGOs receive only small operating grants in terms of percentage of their total expenditure;
2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that the European monitoring and evaluation systems for NGOs often rely on self-reporting; calls on the Commission to consider increasing the number of external evaluations in order to verify the effectiveness of NGO activities also over a longer period of time as well as within and across different policy areas;
2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Insists on the need for the EU to enhance police and judicial cooperation between Member States and with third countries in the prevention, the investigation and prosecution of trafficking in human beings (THB), in particular via Europol and Eurojust, including information sharing, participation in Joint Investigation Teams and in combating recruitment of people for THB through the internet and other digital means; encourages greater cooperation between Europol and Interpol in the fight against trafficking in human beings;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on all the Member States to establish National Contact Points on the fight against trafficking in human beings, whose work and actions could be coordinated within a European Centre on the Fight against trafficking in human beings based in Europol, which should be set up on the same model as the Agency's European Counter Terrorism Centre;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 19 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that trafficking in human beings, as a serious crime which constitutes one of the worst forms of human rights violations, has to be understood in a holistic manner, focusing not only on sexual exploitation, but also - in particular- on forced labour, organ trafficking, forced begging, forced marriages, child soldiers or trafficking of babies;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that law enforcement personnel, including agencies such as Frontex, are provided with adequate training in THBthe EU Borders Agency, Europol, and EASO, as well as other officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings, are provided with adequate training in THB, so as to help them identify and deal with these victims, with an emphasis on the special needs of trafficked women, children and other vulnerable groups, the respect for fundamental rights and on how to provide incentives and adequate protection for victims of THB and for others to report traffickers; is of the opinion that this training should be delivered in a harmonised and coordinated manner within the EU; calls for greater attention to be given to this aspect of training in the new EU Borders Agency;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 31 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on EU and Member State law enforcement agencies to reinforce their capacities as regards financial investigation and prosecution of individuals and criminal networks that profit from THB and to 'follow the money' as a key strategy in their work; underlines that Member States' financial intelligence units should be more involved in the fight against human trafficking and cooperate together to that end through a better exchange of information and best practices; believes that banks should be compelled to assist financial intelligence units in the fight against trafficking in human beings when they are required to do so under law;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that migrant smuggling and THB are different phenomena but that the former can easily turn into the latter when smuggled adults and children into the EU end up as victims of THB, the main difference being that migrants have consented to the smuggling, which ends with the arrival at their destination, contrary to victims of trafficking who are exploited by means of coercion, deception and abuse, without any possibility of consent; underlines that there can also be a crossover between the two, entailing the risk that criminals groups force refugees and migrants into exploitation as victims of THB, in particular unaccompanied minors and women travelling alone; urges the competent authorities in the Member States to pay attention to this overlap during their police, judicial-cooperation and law- enforcement activities;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses concern that according to Europol at least 10 000 unaccompanied child refugees have vanished after arriving in Europe and having been registered by state authorities, that many are feared to have fallen into the hands of criminal groups, and that there is little information about what happens after their disappearance; deplores that children at risk are frequently treated as offenders or irregular migrants by law enforcement officials who do not systematically look for indicators of human trafficking to identify victims;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 45 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes that it is essential as regards unaccompanied minors to achieve a better and more proactive identification of children victims of trafficking, in particular at border crossings and in reception centres, as well as a stronger multi-disciplinary cooperation to ensure the best interests of the child are effectively protected; underlines that it is also imperative to promptly appoint legal guardians to all unaccompanied children and to ensure that the latter are properly trained; recalls that, according to the Directive 2011/36/EU, "Member States shall take the necessary measures with a view to finding a durable solution based on an individual assessment of the best interests of the child"; believes a durable solution can be found through integration of the child into her or his host society, or facilitation of family reunification in order to enable the child to join her or his family in another Member State;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 46 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Considers that being a refugee, an asylum seeker, a humanitarian visa holder or a person in need of international protection should be considered as a factor of vulnerability for human trafficking victims; calls on the Member States to ensure that law- enforcement authorities and asylum authorities cooperate in order to help human trafficking victims in need of international protection to lodge an application for protection; reaffirms that measures taken against human trafficking shouldn't adversely affect the rights of victims of trafficking, migrants, refugees and persons in need of international protection;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 47 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Raises the preoccupying issue of administrative detention, often used in a systematic and abusive way by some Member states, while it should be a solution of last resort; underlines that the use of detention very often leads to violations of migrants and asylum seekers' fundamental rights; calls on the Member States to put an end immediately to the detention of victims of human trafficking and children; demands more transparency with respect to the current situation in detention centres (through a better access for civil society, journalists and parliamentarians); calls on the Member States to make a better and more systematic use of existing alternatives to detention, taking into account the needs of vulnerable groups such as victims of trafficking;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 48 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Stresses that no possible consent to perform labour or services should ever be considered valid for a trafficked child, and that there can be no valid consent in a situation where a third country national is taken away from her or his country to go into the EU (or when a EU national is taken away to another Member State) for the purposes of prostitution, any other form of sexual exploitation or forced labour;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 49 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Calls on Member States to fully and properly implement article 8 of Directive 2011/36/EU; recalls that victims of trafficking shouldn't be criminalised and held responsible for criminal activities they were forced to take part in, in particular in case of prostitution, any other form of sexual exploitation or forced labour;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 50 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Recalls Article 82(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the Union shall be based on the principle of mutual recognition of judgments and judicial decisions, and whereas this should include decisions concerning protection measures for victims of crime, including victims of trafficking;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 51 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Calls on the Member States to guarantee full mutual recognition of decisions concerning protection measures for victims of human trafficking, which means that the status of victim, once granted in a Member State, has to be applicable within the whole European Union; calls for the setting up of a European ad hoc structure for the protection of victims of trafficking, which would be attached to the Commission, and whose task would be to help and assist victims (or associations representing them) in case of non-recognition of their status when they are travelling within the Union, in the framework of judicial or administrative procedures; insists that this new structure should be adequately staffed and resourced in order to fulfil its missions;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 52 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that trafficked people are victims of crime and should benefit from protection regardless of their willingness to cooperate with the law enforcement authorities; considers it essential that, after conducting a comprehensive risk assessment on the viability of the return of a victim of THB, a residence permit should be granted to those victims and their families whose safety upon return to their country of origin might not be guaranteed; calls on the Commission to review Directive 2004/81/EC, including by raising the minimum validation time of a residence permit on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings, including by raising the minimum validation time of a residence permit; insists that such a revision should change the underlying philosophy of the current directive, meaning that victims of human trafficking should be able to receive a residence permit for protection and assistance, even if they can't cooperate with the competent authorities; underlines that a minimum threshold should be set at the European level for the duration of the reflexion period and that common criteria should be fixed in order to determine its starting point, so that more harmonisation is achieved between Member States; stresses that any return must always be consistent with the principle of non- refoulement;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 67 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recommends that, when Member States conduct individual risk assessment so as to ensure victims of trafficking receive appropriate protection, including through witness protection programmes, they should take into account vulnerability factors, such as gender, pregnancy, health conditions, disability, sexual orientation, age, and the status of refugee, asylum seeker or a person in need of international protection;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 74 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that Member States should develop systems of protection and assistance for victims so as to help them finding a way out of exploitation, by providing first and foremost adequate housing, which shouldn't be conditional on the lawful stay of the victim, but also counselling and information, social, educational and professional support, reintegration programmes, therapeutic and psychological care, in conjunction with social and educational actors;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Member States to develop awareness and educational programs on the reality of trafficking in human beings and exploitation, including at school;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 83 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Member States to support NGOs active in the fight against trafficking in human beings, including by means of material and financial support, but especially by ensuring they are protected from retaliations, threats, and intimidations and even more that they are exempted from criminal prosecutions when they assist victims of trafficking who are in an irregular situation;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 90 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Believes that Member States should make better use of NGOs' expertise which are active in the fight against trafficking in human beings, so as to enrich existing tools for identification, assistance and protection of victims;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 92 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the Member States to establish better systems for monitoring the activities of private employment agencies having third countries citizens travelling to the EU for the purpose of labour;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 93 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Calls on the EU and the Member States to cooperate with the private sector and all relevant stakeholders, so as to prevent trafficking in human beings along the entire supply chain, taking into account in particular the case of child labour; is of the opinion that this should involve an obligation for companies to report annually on their actions taken against trafficking in human beings and to conduct more labour inspections on sites; underlines the need in that respect to fully and promptly set up the European Business Coalition against trafficking in Human Beings, as outlined in the EU strategy towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings (2012-2016);
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 95 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Calls on the Member States to collect more comparable data on the fight against human trafficking and to improve the exchange of such data between them and with third countries, in full respect of EU standards on data protection, so as to be able to better understand and analyse this complex phenomenon; underlines that these data should also cover protection and assistance mechanisms for victims and the results of actions undertaken against trafficking; urges the Commission to publish the implementation report of Directive 2011/36/EU as soon as possible this year, even more considering that it was due to be presented in April 2015;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 20 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Erasmus+ is one of the key drivers of growth, employment, competitiveness and social cohesion in that it contributes to improving European education and training systems, active citizenship and employability, and provides Europeans with an opportunity to acquire transversal and transferable sets of skills and competences via studies, training, volunteering and work experience abroad;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that vocational education and training (VET) and VET mobility play a vital economic and social role in Europe, in a rapidly changing labour market, as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for all citizens, including those from socially disadvantaged groups, unemployed young people, migrants and women, who are all under-represented in VET; calls on the Commission and the Member States to position VET as a choice which leads to a promising career, make it accessible to all, ensure gender balance and non- discrimination, and guarantee that it is adequately funded;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to position VET as a choice which leads to a promising career, make it accessible to all, ensure gender balance and non-discrimination, and increase its funding;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase training opportunities abroad of VET learners as it will provide them with professional and life skills needed for a transition from education and training to work;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to work with the Members States on a stronger cooperation between education establishmentinstitutions and key stakeholders (businesses, VET facilities, research organisations, social partners, local/regional authorities, and the youth sector) in order to enhance the responsiveness of the education and VET systems to labour market needs, and to guarantee that this cooperation is reflected in Erasmus+; believes that active involvement of beneficiaries in the desigand all stakeholders, including the trade unions and other relevant social partners in the design, organisation and implementation of the programme increasensures its success and added value;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, despite clear improvements in recognition and validation systems in education and VET, problems still persist; calls for specific targets such as the implementation of a fully operational credit transfer system and recognithighlights the importance to ensure that competences developed through mobility experiences in any setting – formal learning environment, company traineeships or volunteering and youth activity – are properly documented, validated and recognized in the home system; calls on the Commission, and for validation of competences acquired through non- formal and informal learningMember States for a systematic use and further development of existing European instruments such as the Europass documents, the Youthpass and ECVET.
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes, in the context of new societal challenges for Europe, the need to strengthen a European approach to face common European challenges by supporting large scale innovation projects promoting the acquisition of a broad, transversal and transferable sets of skills and competences through studies, training, volunteering and work experience abroad;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights that non-formal learning promotes basic skills and soft skills such as social and civic competences that are highly relevant for the labour market as well as well-being at work and a good work-life balance, as well as help integrate disadvantaged groups in the labour market and society;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for the full and timely implementation of the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission to regularly review the levels of financial support, such as travel lump sums, in order to ensure they are consistent with reality and to avoid discrimination, abandon or failure of people with fewer financial means and/or special requirements;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Insists that the Commission ensures that the programme rules are applied in a harmonised way across National Agencies, respecting common quality standards and procedural practices, and thus ensuring the internal and external coherence of Erasmus+ and positioning it as a true European programme; calls on the Commission to develop European implementation guidelines of the Erasmus+ programme for the National Agencies; strongly encourages better coordination between the agencies to match the projects working on similar issues;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 123 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Strongly encourages more transparency in the evaluation of applications and the extensive quality feedback to all applicants; encourages NAs and EACEA, in order to improve the implementation of the programme, to provide training opportunities for evaluators, organise regular meetings with beneficiaries and visits to projects;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Calls on the Commission and the National Agencies to better promote the relevance of projects that target several education and training sectors, as further emphasis needs to be given to the lifelong learning dimension of the programme;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 128 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Encourages the development of joint VET qualifications that can ensure international recognition of qualifications, as well as address international work standards and requirements;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Calls on the Commission to reinforce the contribution of Erasmus+ to citizenship, as well as social inclusion of people with physical, mental or health- related conditions, and to reflect the results in the implementation and mid- term review reports;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 j (new)
4j. Strongly supports an efficient promotion and encouragement of VET mobility among women and considers that measures should be put in place in order to ensure that all mobility programmes within Erasmus+ are strictly gender balanced and offer true equal opportunities for all; considers that ambitious targets should be set in this regard and the progress should be strictly monitored;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 131 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 k (new)
4k. Highlights the importance of clear learning outcomes and specific job descriptions for the Erasmus+ work experiences abroad for vocational education and training students, trainees, and apprentices; stresses that the preparation of the candidates before their international experiences is an integral part of the activity and needs to include career guidance sessions, language trainings and cross-cultural communication;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 l (new)
4l. Is concerned that internships and traineeships are often a source of cheap labour; therefore, calls for quality paid traineeships and internships that would not substitute standard employment contracts;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 m (new)
4m. Strongly encourages the peer to peer learning following up from studies, training, and work experience abroad in order to increase the impact of Erasmus+ on local communities; highlights that good case practices sharing is vital to the improvement of the quality of the projects under Erasmus+;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 n (new)
4n. Calls on the Commission to draw up and make available updated statistics on Erasmus+ and the impact it has had on employability, as well as type and rate of employment, and impact on salaries;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 o (new)
4o. Calls on the Commission to analyse why some countries are applying for more VET mobility, and build a plan on how to increase the involvement of the other countries;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 136 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 p (new)
4p. Highlights that a redefinition of jobs and skills is taking place, especially due to the undergoing transition towards a more digitised economy; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to ensure that the Erasmus+ programme reflects this reality;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 q (new)
4q. Calls on the Commission to optimise the performance and user- friendliness of the IT tools, such as the Mobility Tool, or other IT support platforms like EPALE (Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe), in order to ensure that the programme beneficiaries make the most of their experiences, as well as promote cross- border collaboration & best practices sharing;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 r (new)
4r. Calls on the Commission to improve the programme guide and make it more user-friendly and understandable, as well as to develop specific information brochures on each of the Key Actions; calls on the European Commission to streamline the application process in terms of administrative burdens;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 s (new)
4s. Supports the development of adult learning institutions through on-going professional development and mobility opportunities for teachers, school leaders, trainers and other education staff; encourages the development of skills and competences, particularly in the effective use of ICT in adult learning, for improved learning outcomes; underlines the importance of exchanging best practices;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 t (new)
4t. Welcomes the development of pilot projects such the "European framework for mobility of apprentices: developing European citizenship and skills through youth integration in the labour market" aimed at implementing cost-efficient cross-border apprentice mobility schemes between VET institutions, companies and/or other relevant organisations, as well as formally recognizing and validating learning outcomes and supporting the mutual recognition of diplomas, and "Youth mobility in vocational training - Better youth mobility" aimed at improving the mobility of young people in vocational training; calls on the Commission for an effective implementation of the two pilot projects and their long-term integration in the Erasmus+ programme;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 u (new)
4u. Calls on the Member States under the Erasmus+ programme to promote the development of transversal entrepreneurial competences and skills, as well as other 21st century skills, by ensuring quality traineeships and studies abroad;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 v (new)
4v. Welcomes the Erasmus+ platform for dissemination of project results and calls for a stronger approach for good case practices sharing and international exchanges of views for NAs, partners, and programme beneficiaries;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 w (new)
4w. Calls on the Commission to guarantee an effective feedback system for the program beneficiaries on any irregularities that they might identify with respect to the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 144 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 x (new)
4x. Calls on the Commission to provide support to programme applicants to find international partners;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 145 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 y (new)
4y. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that there is no preference of large institutions over small, young ones, in terms of programme applicants;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 z (new)
4z. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee an increased and more long-term structural support to European of civil society organisations in the field of education, training, youth and sport in the form of operating grants, as they are the organisations providing learning opportunities and participation spaces to European citizens and residents to develop and implement European policies;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a a (new)
4aa. Encourages the National Agencies to make the available budgets per Key Action and per sector, easily accessible after each application round in order to allow applicants to strategically plan their future actions, as well as publish the results of projects selection and budget lines, so that adequate external monitoring of the programme can take place;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 148 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 ab (new)
4ab. Calls on the Commission to consider an appropriate solution to the situation of the European level NGOs based in Brussels applying for funds in Belgian National Agencies;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
-A. having regard to the Commission communication (COM(2015)366) concerning the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region and the accompanying action plan;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the Alpine Region is one of the most dynamic, innovative, productive and competitive regions in Europe, and has unique geographical and natural feacharacterized by relevant industrial districts and many centres of excellence, and has unique geographical, natural and economic features including local products as well as elements of historical interest, landscape and cultures;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas there are significant differences among the different areas in the Alpine Region, such as mountainous areas, the Alpine foreland, rural areas and the urban areas;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas low population density is, among others, linked with the scarcity of basic services for the population; whereas mountain areas are disadvantaged concerning the supply of social services and medical care;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the population of foothill areas is among the poorest areas in the mountain region and is at high risk of unemployment and depopulation due to the traditional industrial production being relocated and concentrated in the urban areas;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas mountain areas, especially the most remote regions, suffer often from lower educational attainment, lack of a qualified workforce, lower density of public services and poor availability of broadband; whereas more accessible areas can generally count on a more vital economy and attract more investments;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas financial resources should be focused on the specific needs of the mountain territories;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. welcomes the Commission's communication and the action plan for the alpine region but stresses the need to further strengthen the social dimension in order to ensure the pursuit of a growth model that can secure sustainable growth, social inclusion and social protection for all, in particular in the border areas; insists on the importance of encouraging the setting-up of social infrastructures and promoting social investments;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of increasing the economic potential of the strategic sectors of agriculture, forestry, tourism, energy, the bioeconomy, organic products, health and the latest technologies, and giving strong backing to SMEs with which research centres should form linkinter- regional networks and links; stresses the need to promote social entrepreneurship, local productions and to foster fresh investments also facilitating credit access for young entrepreneurs;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to address demographic changes such as ageing population and migration flows; underlines that in-migration could be an important factor for the development of those areas which are subject to depopulation or population ageing; underlines therefore the need to support measures that strengthen the positive role of in-migration to boost economic growth and social cohesion in the area;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to provide quality public services accessible and affordable for all, in particular with regard to education, healthcare, social services and mobility; underlines the need to develop infrastructures and technologies in order to ensure the availability of sustainable tailor made services for the people living in the Alpine region; calls on the Member States concerned to better take into account the needs of people living in the most peripheral areas;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the need to put in place effective instruments, including adequate inspections and controls, to guarantee decent working and living conditions of seasonal workers in the Alpine Region and to ensure that there is no misuse of seasonal employment; stresses the need to ensure the respect of employment rights, labour standards and high quality working conditions in general;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses the need to strengthen the adaptability of the workforce through re- skilling, lifelong learning and multilingualism and to endorse plans to enhance good working conditions, social security, gender equality and accessibility for people with disabilities;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that an environment needs to be created that fosters innovation and research with smart specialisation strategies and stronger links between the complementary strengths of the Alpine Region and its interests; stresses that political stability, a higher level of social welfare, a skilled and educated workforce, innovating companies and unique geographical features are competitive advantages for the alpine region;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that innovative solutions are needed in order to avoid brain drain and depopulation, such as maintaining services of general interest also in small and medium urban areas and foster the diffusion of new technologies; considers it also important to organise exchanges programs of students, entrepreneurs and policy makers from different regions of EUSALP in order to improve language skills, the exchange of good practices and social cohesion;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that sustainable tourism, local productions and efficient public transport systems can help to tackle depopulation and securing jobs in the region;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for transport connectivity within the region and with the rest of Europe to be made more dursustainable and efficient and for intermodal transport systems to be encouraged for the sake of the region's development and the well-being of its inhabitants; underlines the importance to support coordinated transnational policies and new approaches in shared responsibility and fair cooperation between territories, such as vertical links between large cities and rural, mountain and tourist areas;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of access to a high speed Internet connection and to digital services. to overcome the digital divide, both in digital skills and access, for all the inhabitants of the Alpine region, especially those living and working in the most peripheral areas; highlights the need to better connect schools, universities and research centres, promote e-learning programs, innovation, the development of clusters based on regional expertise and regional companies;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to promote production models based on a circular economy approach, to support energy efficiency and the creation of 'green infrastructures' to preserve biodiversity and natural resources and to provide new opportunities for tourism and quality job creation;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to recommendation 2003/361 by the European Commission concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises,
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound report "SMEs in the crisis: Employment, industrial relations and local partnership" (2011),
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 c (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound report "Employee representation at establishment level in Europe" (2011),
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 d (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound report "Public measures to support self- employment and job creation in one- person and micro enterprises" (2012),
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 e (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound report "Social dialogue in micro and small companies" (2014),
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas recent Eurofound research shows that SMEs which tend to create jobs are often young, innovative, internationally active, located in urban areas and run by skilled managers, and have comprehensive growth and investment strategies;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the social and solidarity- based economy provides employment for more than 14 million people, representing around 6.5% of workers in the EU; whereas there are 2 million social and solidarity-based economy enterprises in the EU, representing 10% of undertakings in the Union; whereas social enterprises have proven resilient during the economic crisis;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas trade union/employee representation and social dialogue/collective bargaining arrangements have been well documented as being not as widespread in SMEs as they are in larger companies; whereas there are considerable differences between different countries in this regard;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas data on contractual arrangements and work organisation in SMEs is difficult to find in general;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas according to Eurofound, working conditions including working hours are often more flexible and informally arranged in SMEs than in larger companies, in the case of many countries; whereas the initial impact of the crisis appears to have had the effect of increasing existing 'internal' flexibilities, as organisations try to cope with shifting external circumstances and demands;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in order to ensure better conditions for quality job creation for the SME sector the European Commission and the Member States must address the following problems, which are unequally present in different regions: skills scarcity and brain drain; regulatory burddifficulties to fulfil administrative requirements and regulatory uncertainty; the shadow economy; and the de facto privileged position of multinational corporations (MNCs);access to finance; the motivation of owner–managers to grow a business and take some level of risk; the shadow economy; and the de facto privileged position of multinational corporations (MNCs); 1a __________________ 1aBased on data from the Eurofound report Job creation in SMEs: ERM annual report 2015 (27 January 2016)
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the need for a regulatory environment that encourages investment that concurrently fosters sustainable growth and quality jobs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that tackling the above-mentioned structural problems would result, inter alia, in fairer competition and the extension of the social contribution and tax base to a higher number of economic operators, leading to lower labour and administrative costs and thus creating better condition for quality job creation;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that labour costs have an 3. impact on SMEs’ job creation potential and competitiveness; the SMEs' job creation potential and competitiveness is also impacted by major external factors like the macroeconomic and sector situation, fair competition, a favourable entrepreneurship image, feasible business regulations and taxation, effective public administration, access to financing, availability of sufficient workers with the required skills, insufficient demand, labour costs, and many others;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, however that lowering labour costs by reducing workers' protection is not a correct means of achieving lower unemployment, and that, in addition, reducing workers' rights and wages induces higher skills outflows, exposing SMEs to shortages of skilled workers, while at the same time generating precarity in Europe;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on SMEs to overcome the gender gap in the labour market with regard to employment and pay, amongst others, by providing or supporting childcare facilities, carers' leave, flexible working hours for carers, and to ensure equal pay for equal work;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned at the growing phenomenon of bogus self-employment across the EU, which cannot be considered in positive terms as contributing to the 'growing number of micro-enterprises', but, rather, undermines the image of entrepreneurship; social security systems, social protection of individuals and also the image of entrepreneurship, putting many people in vulnerable situations, thereby generating new social problems that need to be tackled;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 104 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the Investment Plan for Europe, which is designed to create new jobs and boost innovation, and hopes that the European Investment Project Portal, as a transparent pipeline for investable projects in the EUool to create more quality jobs, will help orientate investors towards existing opportunities, in favour of financing SMEs and start-up development as the fastest way to reduce unemployment and at the same time to support the creation of more quality jobs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the key role of enterprises, including SMEs and micro-enterprises, in collaborating with policy makers and social partners in transforming the educational systems and vocational training programmes in Europe, both with regard to teaching methods and curricula design, so as to put a stronger focus on the development of 21st century working skills, in particular digital skills, critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork; highlights in this context the importance of hands-on and real-life experiences;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to better engage Member State authorities, universities, businesses and financial institutions with a view to making full use of EU funding sources (e.g. the EFSI, the ESF, the ERDF, COSME, Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+) so as to help overcome the difficulty in accessing information, counselling and finance which is still onare some of the main barriers to the growth of SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that the artificialright balance needs to be found regarding the academisation of specific professions is not helpful if one wishes ton tackleing the problem of skills scarcities in SMEs; believes that vocational training, and especially dual systems operated in cooperation with SMEbusinesses, should be given more public support; considers that informal training, on-the-job training and knowledge sharing among staff should be encouraged; 1b __________________ 1bBased on Eurofound report Job creation in SMEs: ERM annual report 2015 (27 January 2016). Some companies have a training plan in place to ensure that workers’ skills are kept up-to-date. Furthermore, more informal training is widely encouraged, including on-the-job training or knowledge sharing among staff.
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 151 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that apprenticeship schemes within SMEs should be better promoted by Member States, including through financial incentives; highlights that vocational education and training plays a vital economic and social role in Europe as an instrument to promote equal opportunities for all citizens, including vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Member States to create opportunities for young people to acquire entrepreneurship skills; also stresses the importance of mentoring forworking and entrepreneurial skills, starting from an early age, by updating the education curricula and the development of transversal competencies, skills and knowledge; also stresses the importance of mentoring for apprentices, interns, newly employed, as well as young entrepreneurs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 170 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that lifelong skills development and counselling are important tools to ensure equal opportunities, including for people from disadvantaged groups, as well as more gender equality;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Considers business mentorship programmes essential to improving survival rates not only for start-ups but also for young SMEs and SMEs wishing to expand;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the 'Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs' programme, which helps provide aspiring Europeanyoung entrepreneurs with the skills necessary to start and/or successfully run a small business; calls for the European Commission and Member States to make this programme better known among the target groups;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 181 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to adopt favourable legislative frameworks for young graduates who are employed by an SME osupport young graduates entering the labour mareket or starting up an enterprise;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 193 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on Member States to provide appropriate training and ensure an ongoing professional development of teachers to promote up to date teaching methods and the development of 21st century skills and competencies;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 195 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Underlines the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) studies also with regard to enabling European SMEs to play a leading role at the global stage;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 196 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Emphasises that corporate social responsibility has a long European tradition and that socially responsible businesses continue to set an example today; stresses that SMEs can play an important role in ensuring environmentally, socially and economically sustainable growth; calls on SMEs to live up to their environmental and social responsibility and take proactive measures to identify and prevent any violation of human or environmental rights, corruption or tax evasion, including in their subsidiaries and supply chains; points out that the organisation of work, equal opportunities and social inclusion, anti-discrimination measures, adequate transparency standards, reliable accountability mechanisms and the development of lifelong education and training are crucial in this context;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 199 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that reducimproving the regulatory and administrative burdenvironment, together with improving the quality of regulation and enforcement, constitute the right way to lower SMEs’ costs, including laboursupported by information campaigns and prevention, consts, in orderitute the right way to increase their job creation potential of SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 208 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses the importance of a comprehensive European regulatory environment which harmonizes the rules existing in 28 Member States thereby facilitating market access of SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 209 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the regulatory framework for social businesses;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 210 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, specific needs and difficulties with compliance by micro and small enterprises in the context of the implementation of OSH measures at company level; stresses that awareness raising, exchange of good practices, consultation, user-friendly guides and online platforms are of utmost importance to help SMEs and micro enterprises comply more effectively with OSH regulatory requirements; calls on the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which support, facilitate and improve the compliance of SMEs and micro enterprises with OSH requirements;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 211 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13 d. Calls on the Commission to continue taking into account the specific nature and situation of SMEs and micro- enterprises when revising the strategic framework in order to help these companies meet the objectives set as regards to health and safety in the workplace;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 212 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13 e. Welcomes the introduction of the EU-OSHA's online interactive risk assessment (OiRA) as well as other e-tools in the Member States that facilitate risk assessment and aim to promote compliance and a culture of prevention, in particular in micro and small enterprises; urges the Member States to use the European funding for OSH actions in general and the development of e-tools in particular with the aim of supporting SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 213 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13 f. Calls for easier access to credit and microfinance as well as tailor-made counselling and support for start-ups and micro-enterprises, to enhance their job creation potential; underlines the importance of the European programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), as well as the Investment Plan for Europe in this context;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 214 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13 g. Stresses the need for one-stop- shops at national and regional level to provide SMEs with the necessary information on regulatory requirements and financing possibilities;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 215 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to review the rules affecting SMEs and to introduce measures based on the ‘Think Small First’ principlewhen drafting legislation, to take into account the effects it will have on SMEs, in order to remimprove the bureaucratic obstacles with which SMEs are confrontedregulatory environment and to achieve a high level of regulatory certainty as a precondition for jobemployment quality and stability;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 227 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that a stable regulatory environment is an essential prerequisite for job perennity andsustainable quality job creation in SMEs; considers that this regulatory certainty must encompass, among other elements, workers' protection, contract law and fiscal and social regulation, as well as tax rulings and also legal certainty and procedural effectiveness;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 233 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Believes that the stability of the regulatory environment is best achieved by an ongoing involvement of social partners in the decision making process;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Recalls that competition policy is enforced at the European level; highlights that unfair competition in the Single Market damages law-abiding companies, in particular small and medium enterprises; calls on the Commission together with the Member States to take decisive measures to tackle unfair competition that is based on for example avoidance of social, fiscal or labour law;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 237 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take decisive measures to curb letterbox companies;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 238 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Recalls that all workers in the Single Market must have the right to enjoy the highest possible level of protection as regards to health and safety at work regardless of the size of the company which employs them, the place of employment or the underlying contract;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 240 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider that SMEs face specific obstacles and should therefore be exempted from excessively burdensome administrative procedures, while always ensuring that they provide their employees with the necessary health and safety standardwhich need tailor-made solutions and support and that there is a wide variety amongst SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 251 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of SME- friendly, effective, flexible and responsive public administration in the Member States in order to promote entrepreneurship values, facilitate the growth of SMEs and enable them to achieve their full job creation potential; potential in generating high-quality jobs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 253 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to facilitate efficient exchanges of best practices between Member States regarding their different regulatory environments for SMEs; welcomes in this regard the Network of SME Envoys, whose role is to improve the consultation process with national SMEs and cooperation between EU countries; also encourages cooperation between SMEs and local authorities, which can be beneficial for the creation of business clusters and incubators and hence increase their job creation potential; encourages SMEs' associations to better support SMEs and to play a stronger role as a reliable social partner;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 262 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adopt, in the framework of the European Semester's country-specific recommendations, a differentiated approach to improve the environment for SMEs, taking into account the country- specific circumstances and the EU regions' specific structural differences among SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 270 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to remimprove the remaining administrative barriers with a view to facilitating market access for micro-enterprises and SMEs from other Member Stategulatory environment with a view to facilitating cross-border employment and ensuring fair market access for SMEs from other Member States, whilst combatting market distortions;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 279 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to adopt favourable legislative frameworks for newly- created SMEs, focusing in particular on incentive measures aimed at tackling the shadow economytackle the shadow economy and make full use of the newly established platform to tackle undeclared work;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on Member States to develop active labour market policies, foster research and innovation, and provide good quality public services and infrastructures, in order to also encourage private sector investment into SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 286 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Stresses the need for Member States to foster partnerships between local authorities, education institutions, employment services, enterprises, trade unions, and civil society associations, also with regard to the creation, implementation and monitoring of sustainable and inclusive quality employment strategies and action plans;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 300 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that in some cases EU competition policy results in a privileginge that mostly benefits big market operators that are characterised by greater economic efficiency than SMEs; stresses in this regard the need for specific measures for SMEs in order to curb their market diseconomies, thus enabling their internationalisation and boosting their job creation potentialpotential to generate high quality jobs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 309 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that SMEs' unequal access to markets, information, counselling, public services, skills and finance across the EUuropean Union, as well as being detrimental to their employment creation prospects, is the result of a number of structural differences in terms of enterprises' scale and performances; considers, therefore, that these differences should be taken into account when evaluating EUthe Union's internal market performance and implementing Union competition policy rules;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 312 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Considers that an image of a SME as an attractive employer, based on good working and employment conditions, is an important competitive advantage with regard to the recruitment of skilled staff;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 316 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that overregulated and bureaucratic economic systems induce higher labour costs, which represent a higher financial burden for SMEs than for big companies owing to the differences in business volumesfair competition is a fundamental principle of a functioning Single Market;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 320 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in regions where economic development is focused on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), MNCs are treated preferentially in both legislative and tax matters; believes that these practicestresses the need to closely monitor the respect of workers' rights in these cases; believes that a preferential treatment of MNCs should also be examined with a view to ensuring a level playing field for SMEs and restoringand to diminish their potential negative impact on their employment creation capacities of SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 326 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that a reducn improved regulatory burden, better regulation and improvement offramework, and efficient law enforcement can contribute to tackling the issues of the shadow economy and tax avoidance, as the attractiveness of such ‘exits’ from the regulatory systems would be substantially reduced;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 334 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that new EU regulations andtrade agreements with third countries should take into account the EU regions’ specific structural differences in the SMEs sector, across the Union, and assessing their impact ofn future rules on employment perspectives;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 340 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment regarding the implications of the futureproposed TTIP agreement, for the number and quality of jobs in the SME sector in all Member States; stresses that such an impact assessment should include a detailed analysis of the types of SMEs and sectors that might be affected;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 348 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the opportunities offered by the Digital Single Market to generate growth and jobs, notably in the field of e- commerce; stresses, however, the need for an SME-focused evaluation of the potential risks and benefits in different Member Statefor SMEs with regard to their growth and job creation potential in the different Member States, as well as for the impact on workers and social security systems;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 354 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the presence of information portals aimed specifically at SMEs, such as the 'Access to Finance Portal' on Your Europe, and calls on the Commission to continue with them andfurther improve their functionality, accessibility and to transform them into more interactive instruments;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points outAffirms that Erasmus+ and other mobility programmes have fosteredcontributed to the European integration and strengthened the idea of citizenship; notes that these programmes have had an indirect positive impact on employment; points outstates that mobility in the context of vocational education and training (VET) is fundamental to the fight against unemployment, enhances employability and reduces the skills gaschool drop-out, improving employability, motivating further learning mobility and reducing the skills gap, as it leads to the development of both specific professional skills, as well as of transversal and transferable sets of skills and competencies like critical thinking and entrepreneurship;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that VET has a vital economic and social role in Europe as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for all citizens, including from socially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, unemployed youth, the long-term unemployed, including second-generation unemployed, job seekers close to retirement age, immigrants, people with disabilities, as well as women, which are under-represented in VET;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, despite improvements to the arrangements for the recognition of diplomas, credits, skills certificates, competency accreditations and acquired expertise in the context of VET, a legal basis applicable throughout the EU is needed; calls for specific targets such as the implementation of a fully operational credit transfer system and recognition by using European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET), as well as the establishment of a legal basis for vocational education and training, based on the model of the Lisbon Recognition Convention and the European Network of Information Centres and National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the EU(ENIC-NARIC);
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the European Commission, and the Member States to position VET and VET mobility as an important choice leading to a promising career and thus to increase the visibility of VET programmes, make them accessible to all, ensure gender balance and non- discrimination, and guarantee sufficient financing;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Commission, the Member States and the agencies to revise the requirements of the VET mobility programmes to make them relevant as regardskey stakeholders to continue their collaboration on improving VET mobility programmes in terms of duration and, content, combining periods ofpetencies and learning outcomes, combining mobility both in training centres and at workplace;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the importance of a common European education space based on a strong mobility component - that includes not only higher education but also VET - that will contribute to the creation and development of a stronger European identity and increased citizenship;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Urges that the manufacturingRecommends greater involvement of the private sector, including SMUs, should be more closely involved in the framing the design, elaboration, implementation and funding ofsupport of quality VET mobility programmes; believes that flexiblean ongoing, smooth and constructive dialogue between training centres and firms will ensure that VET is a succeshe education sector, employers, workforce and social partners and an exchange of knowledge and best practices under the Key Action 2 will ensure the success of VET mobility; encourages the development of joint VET qualifications that can ensure international recognition of qualifications, foster systematic cooperation and exchange of ideas, as well as address international work standards and requirements;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 81 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the European Commission to keep track of the demand and supply on the labour market within the European Union, as well as the geographic and occupational mobility, and to collaborate closer with the Members States, business environment and vocational education and training facilities in order to match the needs of the labour market;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes theSupports tools developed by the European Commission, such as Ploteus and Eures, which offerEuropean Qualifications Framework (EQF), Europass, EURES and the Learning Opportunities and Qualifications in Europe platform, that provide information about VETtraining and mobility in VET, but deploregrets the fact that they are little known and little usedir under-utilisation of some of these tools and lack of awareness, and calls for a strengthened implementation, especially in the case of ECVET;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomesValues positively the launch of pilot projects such, as well as thate recently approved by Parliament, entitled ‘'European framework for the mobility of apprentices’,' as thea basis for a specific mobility programme in the context of VETimprovements in the Erasmus+ programme aimed at enabling more and better VET mobility of long-term duration; urges the creation of a framework for long-term initiatives as opposed to solely project-focused actions, in order to establish a permanent and sustainable system that is fully operational that is predictable and that encourages free movement of skills across Europe;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the importance of the Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative in supporting apprenticeships, traineeships, vocational education and training, job placements and further education leading to a qualification; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that adequate funding is allocated to these programmes for the whole programming period 2014-2020;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for athe revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) based on criteria including the prior assessment of the effectiveness of measures to combat unemployment, with funding for the less effective provisi, among other criteria, on an assessment of the resources' efficiency in relation to the fight against unemployment. This should be donse being cut, an approach which is particularly important at times of crisis such as these, which are marked by unacceptable imbalances.y reducing items with a limited impact especially in times of emergency and intolerable imbalances as the current ones, whilst increasing available funding for high impact and necessary actions in VET mobility;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 131 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights the importance of clear learning outcomes and specific job descriptions for the Erasmus+ work experiences abroad for vocational education and training students, trainees, and apprentices; stresses that the preparation of the candidates before their international experiences is an integral part of the activity and needs to include career guidance sessions, language trainings and cross-cultural communication;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the European Commission to draw up and share updated statistics on Erasmus+, and the impact it has had;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Notes that, in a transition towards a more digitised economy, a redefinition of jobs and skills is taking place; calls, in consequence, on the Member States and the European Commission to work in conjunction with the private sector and develop skilling strategies and VET programmes for the requalification of workers;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls on Member States to provide appropriate training and ensure an ongoing professional development of teachers and education leaders in VET in order to help them use the most appropriate hands-on and real-life experiences teaching methods;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 145 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Calls on the European Commission to work on an overview of the countries involved in cross-border vocational education and training programmes, as well as to analyse why some countries are applying for more VET work and learning experiences abroad, and build a plan on how to increase their involvement;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Calls on the European Commission to establish minimum levels of allowances according to differences in living conditions, prices and costs between the Member States, available for the vocational education and training students, trainees, and apprentices, in order to fully benefit from the opportunities offered by these mobility programmes and to avoid discrimination, abandon or failure;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7 g. Suggests that all of the stakeholders such as education institutions, public administration, private sector and civil society, work on joint strategies aimed at enhancing the return of the vocational education and training students, trainees, and apprentices that carried out work experiences abroad, in order to combat skills and workforce imbalances across Europe;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 148 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 h (new)
7 h. Calls on the European Commission to put in place minimum standards, mandatory for all participants, in terms of insurance for people, especially young, travelling and working - during their apprenticeships, across Europe;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 i (new)
7 i. Strongly supports an aggressive and efficient promotion of VET mobility programmes among women and considers that measures should be put in place in order to ensure that all mobility programmes are strictly gender balanced and offer true equal opportunities for all; considers that ambitious targets should be set in this regard and the progress should be strictly monitored;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 j (new)
7 j. Recalls the problems related to the insufficient levels of payments regarding the Erasmus+ programme in the last years that jeopardise its proper implementation, in particular the learning and training mobility;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. having regard to the increased trend towards undeclared work, bogus self- employment, outsourcing and subcontracting, leading to an increase in precarious jobs and deteriorating levels of worker protection,
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. having regard that there is a lack of legal clarity of the concept of social dumping and that activities associated with the term "social dumping" are illegal under all circumstances, such as undeclared work and bogus self- employment,
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 87 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the multiplication of abusive practices and exercise of unfair competition weakens support to the principle of the internal market and undermines confidence in European integration;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 158 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on ILO Convention No. 81 on labour inspection in order to ensure the respect of labour standards and the protection of workers, such as provisions relating to working time, safety, and health; recalls the important role ensured by social partners in order to ensure that existing legislations are respected;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 208 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspectotask force including respective national competent actors or authorities such as social partners to carry out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies', which bodytask force would work in coordination with the platform against undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involved;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 259 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the competent authorities should be able to suspend the provision of services in cases of serious breaches of legislation on postings; calls on the European Commission to develop guidelines under the form of a positive list, of what is considered as a "serious breach" of legislation on postings; considers that the amount of the fines should exceed employees' contributions;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 286 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls its appeal for the creation of 'a forgery-proof European social security card (...) on which could be stored all the data needed to verify the bearer’s employment relationship'11 ; wishes all thethat information on the social protection issues associated with the worker's postings to feature on this card; __________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA- 2014-0012+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 340 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to combat the phenomenon of letterbox companies by applying more generally the principle that each company should have a single corporate headquarters; calls for the development of a transparent and accessible business register of all EU- companies and a mandatory use of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information ; recalls the rejection by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the proposal for a directive on single-person limited liability companies;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 343 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls for an effective enforcement of existing legislation, enhanced cross- border cooperation between relevant authorities, a renewed focus on administrative and stakeholder collaboration, and transparency, in order to tackle issues like undeclared work and bogus self-employment;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 358 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the notion of 'minimum wage' contained in Directive 96/71/EC should be revised to ensure equal pay for posted workers and local workers in similar positions; stresses the need to respect the collective agreements of the host country and to ensure, through the revision of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, the payment of gross earnings corresponding to the remuneration paid by the employer before the deduction of taxes and social security contributions payable by employees and withheld by the employer; recalls that specific postings bonuses should be paid on top of remuneration;deleted
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 498 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the rules on cabotage are not sufficiently precise, which facilitates the practice of some road operators of engaging in permanent cabotage; wishes cabotage operations to be subject to mandatory prior notificthat road operators notify of their intention of engaging in cabotage operations prior to their initial operation;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 579 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. notes that digitalization has a crucial impact on European labour markets; highlights that, on the one hand, digitalisation can generate new business models and new jobs, especially for high- skilled but also for low-skilled workers, but on the other hand, it can also lead to precarious forms of employment; regrets, however, that Commission's Digital Single Market Strategy is primarily limited to technical considerations; stresses the need for social considerations to be taken on board in the Digital Single Market Strategy in order to take full advantage of the related employment and growth potential; calls on the Commission to shape the digital single market in a socially just and sustainable way;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 643 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Desires that wage floors be established, possibly in the form of a minimum wage per each Member State; emphasises that this instrument should be set up on the basis of legislation or convention, in accordance with national practices, with due respect for the role of the social partners; believes that these wage floors should represent at least 60% of the average national wage; calls on the Commission to consult the social partners with a view to introducing, where appropriate, a minimum wage in some border areas associated with highly mobile workers;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 662 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the development of unemployment benefit arrangements as a mechanism for absorbing asymmetric social shocks within the euro area, whilst taking into consideration standards for upcoming Member States legally binded to join the euro area;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 673 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to propose a legal instrument to address the cross-border dimensions of outsourcing, extenincluding the joint and several liability of the payer to include all economic sectors and the entirfor the working conditions and minimum income guaranteed by the subcontracting chain;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D (new)
D. whereas the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) provides medium-term assistance in housing, health care, education and employment in rural areas with a view to marginalised communities; whereas it can take into account the specific needs of refugees and be used for vocational training and skills acquisition actions in the different sectors of activity in rural areas;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E (new)
E. whereas the potential of women working and/or with a business in agricultural and rural areas should be analysed, recorded and promoted in all EU policies, without being penalised by some of them as this will lay the groundwork for women to become drivers of development and innovation, helping the entire sector to emerge from the crisis; whereas women should be involved in sector development plans at local and regional level in order to take advantage of their needs, experiences and visions, and therefore they need to be equipped with the skills needed to actively participate in their design;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F (new)
F. whereas demographic changes such as an ageing population and migration flows could be an important factor for the development of the mountainous rural areas or disadvantaged rural areas, which are subject to the depopulation or population ageing;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the centralityimportance of agriculture tofor social and territorial cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixkeeping populations in rural areas; stresses the need to strengthen the CAP budget and to ensure social fairness in its implementationlso foreseeing a mechanism to support micro and small farms, in order to foster a reliable development policy in rural areas, taking into account all the stakeholders, and to ensure the social fairness in implementing the above mentioned budget; highlights the strong connection between rural systems, small communities and municipalities that benefit from CAP instruments and therefore calls for a better synergy between Cohesion Policy's instruments and the CAP;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports an integr coordinated approach between the CAP's second pillar and other EU funds such asincluding the European Social Fund; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural polici, taking into consideration the social inclusion, the fight against poverty and the promotion of economic growth of rural areas; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural policies; calls on the Member States to reconsider their operational programmes in order to create quality and sustainable jobs in rural areas, especially for young people, and to support small farmers by means of redistributing payments and aid restrictions, facilitating the recovery of abandoned fields as well as the recovery of fragmented land ownership and by establishing young social cooperatives;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of social economy enterprises and in particular of cooperatives as actors of development and jobs creation in rural areas; calls on the Commission to promote the contribution of social economy to rural development through an Action Plan for social economy;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 44 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. RBelieves that the sharp crisis over the last years has showed that the lack in market regulations is at the bottom of price instability, especially of farming commodities, and job losses; regrets the strong market orientation of the EU's agricultural policies and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidencproved by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; condemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; siders that EU should be provided with adequate operational tools in order to limit the volatility of farm gate milk prices; with respect to dairy production in mountainous areas, calls for a convergence of compensation payments for natural handicap in order to limit the reduction or abandonment of diary activities in the so-called sensitive or disadvantaged regions; shares the concerns about the negative impact of free trade agreements on agricultural workforce;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to transpose in the national legislation the Directive 2014/36/EU on seasonal workers; calls on the Member States to ensure the correct application of the above-mentioned Directive and calls on the Commission to carry out a report on the state of play of its implementation by September 2019; calls on the Commission to analyse the scope of illegal hiring systems in the EU through investigations, surveys and statistical data, especially in those European regions where undeclared work and farming work exploitation are more widespread; stresses the need to put in place effective instruments, including adequate inspections and controls, to guarantee decent work and living conditions of seasonal workers in all the EU regions, especially where this phenomena is more relevant, and stresses the need to ensure the respect of employment rights, labour standards and high quality working conditions in general;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners in the development and implementation of agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particularnotably migrant workers and refugees;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to promote active measures and policies highlighting the positive role of migration in boosting economic growth and fostering social cohesion in rural areas;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of training and skill formation forquality vocational training and of the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills by farmers and agricultural workers, particularly for young people entering the workforce and in order to be able to adapt to changes in agriculture and food production; stresses therefore the importance of making employment opportunities in rural areas more attractive for young people, to adapt them to the conditions of global competition and to the specific needs of local businesses and to boost them through the ESF;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the access to ICT infrastructures and broadband networks and training in digital skills are essential to increase and improve the participation of young people and the training of older generations in agricultural activities;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public landa better access to credit and instruments such as public development banks and local banks is key to agricultural employment;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women's labour conditions and access to land; considers that re-territorialisation, defined as the existing link between employment and production and a given territory, has not been adequately considered and stresses the need to consider agriculture as a profession, carried out by men and women connected to their own territories, which is crucial in order to maintain dynamic rural areas and bring back jobs;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal policind small mountainous communities in order to maintain them dynamic, attractive and to keep existing jobs while creating new ones; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for compliance with data protection legislationall legislation pertaining to fundamental rights of all initiatives developed under the Digital Single Market Strategy; underlines the fact that respect for fundamental rights andsuch as data protection and privacy are key elements in building citizens' trust and security, which are necessary for a balanced approach allowing the development of the economy and should thus be considered as creating opportunities and a competitive advantage;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is of the opinion that personal data cannot solely be reduced to a monetised commodity;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 17 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for measures to tackle illegal content and materials on the internet, that will be in compliance with the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information; considers that, in order to achieve that goal, it is necessary to provide appropriate law enforcement tools, to support public- private partnerships and cooperation, torespect the fundamental rights and freedoms set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information, the right to protection of personal data, and the freedom to conduct a business, the rule of law and due legal process; considers the role of intermediaries and to promote education and awareness-raising campaigns;at, in order to achieve that goal, it is necessary to:
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) provide clear guidelines with regards to which online content is illegal, including a definition of hate speech;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 24 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) support public-private partnerships and cooperation within the framework of due legal process;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) clarify the role of intermediaries and online platforms with respect to the right to freedom of expression and information, the right to intellectual property, the right to protection of personal data, and the freedom to conduct a business as enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and in conformity with the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point d (new)
(d) collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including NGOs, private sector, the civil society, in promoting education and awareness-raising campaigns;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 30 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that cybercrime often includes child labour and abuse and has become one of the main facilitators and financers of terrorism and organised crime;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 33 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls for an update on the status of the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive, following the understanding reached between the Council and the European Parliament on 29 June 2015;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 45 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that the fast-growing number of attacks on networks and acts of cybercrime calls for a harmonised EU response with a view to ensuring a high level of cybersecurity; believes that providing security on the internet meansentails the protectingon of networks and critical infrastructures, the ability of law enforcement agencies to fight criminality, including terrorism, radicalisation and child pornography, the illicit online trade and the use of the necessary data to fight crime online and offline; stresses that security, thus defined, is necessary to reinforce trust in digital services and the processing of personal data; underlines that fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law needs to be protected in cyberspace;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 47 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the use of the internet and mobile communications has changed the way users communicate, invent, consume and share; whereas this has expanded the market place, facilitating access by small companies to a customer base of 500 million customers in the EU as well as to global markets, and the development by entrepreneurs of new ideas;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 50 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that cybersecurity measures that involve the handling of personal data, need to respect the protection of EU civil liberties and fundamental rights, ensuring the utmost respect for privacy and data protection;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 54 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Points out that the trust of citizens in digital services which is a precondition of the successful development of the digital single market can be seriously undermined by government activities of mass surveillance and unwarranted access to commercial and other personal data by law enforcement authorities; underlines the necessity for the strict compliance with fundamental rights when using commercial data for law enforcement purposes;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 56 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Welcomes the European Commission's initiative to establish a Public-Private Partnership on cybersecurity, a strong collaboration between the public and private sector can enhance cyber resilience and can better combat cybercrime; strongly suggests good case practices sharing from Member States that already set up effective public- private partnerships;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Regrets the closing of the European Public-Private Partnership for Resilience (EP3R), aimed at enhancing the preparedness and response to infrastructure disasters or failures by coordinating the efforts among telecom operators, after only 4 years of existence and practically 3 years of operations; requests an evaluation of this partnership as it was the first attempt at Pan- European level to use a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), to address cross- border security and resilience concerns in the telecom sector, as the learnings can be used for further PPPs;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 59 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Regrets the delay in the transposition of Directive 2013/40/EU of 12 August 2013 on attacks against information systems and replacing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA, aimed at fighting against illegal access to information systems, illegal interference with systems or data, and illegal interception of data transmissions, also aimed at improving operational cooperation between Member States' national law enforcement services and relevant EU agencies (Eurojust, Europol, EC3 and ENISA); the deadline for its transposition was set on 4 September 2015, but to date, only 10 out of the 28 MS have confirmed they have fully transposed the Directive into their national legislation and two countries have reported partial transposition of the directive;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 60 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Highlights the urgent need for a legal basis for the activities of the Internet Referral Unit launched within Europol to ensure that its activities are within the mandate of Europol, as described in the Treaties, that they respect fundamental rights, namely the freedom of expression, protection of personal data and privacy, and that they do not contradict the principles of due legal process of the Member States; requests the Commission to draft a legislative proposal to this end as soon as possible;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 68 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that big data, cloud servicestechnological innovations like big data analytics, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, as well as research and innovation are key to economic development; believes that data protection safeguards and security are crucial for building trust in the data-driven economy sector; stresses the need to raise awareness of the role of data and data- sharing in the economy and to clarify data ownership rules; underlines the role of personalisation of services and products that should be developed as a balanced solution in compliance with data protection requirements; calls for the promotion of privacy by default and by design; underlines the importance of a risk-based approach in data protection legislation, especially for SMEshould be built with the citizen at the centre and in control of personal data;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 70 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) considers that the security and data protection safeguards are crucial for building trust in the data-driven economy sector and information should be protected both in flow and at rest;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 71 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point b (new)
(b) stresses the need to raise awareness of the role of data and data-sharing in the economy and, through the 'free flow of data' initiative, to clarify the rules on the use, access to and control over data;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 72 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point c (new)
(c) underlines the role of personalisation of services and products that should be developed as a balanced solution in compliance with data protection requirements;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 73 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point d (new)
(d) calls for the adoption of privacy by default and by design;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 74 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point e (new)
(e) requires the clarification of the meaning of 'personal data' in the big data environment;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 78 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that new technologies offer large possibilities for profiling and data mining, which could lead to discrimination on grounds of religion, gender, ethnic origins or other grounds, in a private/business context but also in the context of law enforcement; welcomes a proactive approach and a readiness to remedy any unintended discrimination or inequality;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 80 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the principals of 'data minimisation', 'purpose specification', 'limitation', as well as transparency and consent are fully compatible with a big data, cloud computing and IoT environments and they should be fully implemented;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Encourages privacy-conscious engineering that implies the design and implementation of algorithms that conceal identities and aggregate data in order to respect the dignity and rights of the individual at the same time as harnessing the full potential of big data;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 84 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Underlines the vital importance of the right to data portability in guaranteeing people the full ownership and choice concerning their personal data and its use; calls for the further development in interoperability of commonly used data formats to allow the further use of such personal data without hindrance, further to the specification of the data subject;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 85 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Acknowledges the economic potential of computing innovations such as telematics and ambient intelligence; urges full compliance with privacy, data protection legislation and safeguards, including in particular the purpose limitation requirement, as possible intrusiveness of embedded devices includes function creep and processing of data the data subject is not aware of, or data processing for new purposes; insists that added value services shall be activated on a voluntary basis, and the information given to the data subject will enable him to give his unambiguous consent to the processing or simply refuse it; calls for telematics and ambient intelligence systems to make use of privacy enhancing technologies, as well as to adopt safeguards to prevent surveillance and misuse of the data;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 86 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that any processing of personal data through solutions based on interoperability, i.e. operated by the ISA² programme, must comply with the requirements of EU data protection laws; calls for common standards to be developed for the data-driven economy, which should include security, respect for privacy and data protection;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 88 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for a collaboration on global standards for the data-driven economy which would include data protection safeguards as well as security and respect for privacy;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 92 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the digitalisation of public services in Europe and the development of e-government, e-democracy and open data policies based on high data protection standards as envisaged in the Data Protection Reform package, fully in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, especially Articles 7 and 8 while ensuring public participation and consultation in these processes, as well as access and reuse of public documents;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 95 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Supports the digitalisation of public services in Europe and the development of e-government, e-democracy and open data policies based on high data protection standards fully in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, especially Articles 7 and 8 while ensuring public participation and consultation in these processes, as well as access and reuse of public information/data;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 98 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Urges that primary attention should be paid to the security of e-Government systems, especially in light of the proposed "once-only" principle, so as to ensure citizens' privacy and protection of their personal data, such as through 'privacy by design and by default', regular use of data anonymisation techniques, performing mandatory privacy impact assessments;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 100 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Reminds that under the Horizon 2020 programme, the EU is supporting research into innovation in applying ICTs to public sector services and that one of the initial research calls is 'Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens' (SC7), that will look at managing personal data and preserving privacy in an open government context; highlights the importance of communicating the result of this research and the implications to e- government systems;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 104 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point a (new)
(a) urges the EU, the Member States and their international partners to work together and to restore legal certainty on data transfer rules within and outside the European Union while fostering a high standard of data protection for European citizens;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point b (new)
(b) calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a new framework for transfers of personal data from the EU to the US which meets Union law data protection requirements and provides for the required high level of protection, as defined in the judgement of the European Court of Justice in the case C-362/14 (Schrems);
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 108 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recognises the global nature of the data economy; recalls that the creation of a Digital Single Market is incumbent upon the free flow of data within and outside the European Union; therefore underlines the necessity for sound legal safeguards for the transfer of personal data to third countries in compliance to the EU Acquis;
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 110 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Urges a major overhaul of government surveillance practices and reminds that law enforcement authorities currently have the necessary tools to access to data, such as Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) that respect the rule of law and decrease the risk that governments will act improperly when attempting to access to data that is stored in foreign territory.
2015/10/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 132 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas a high level of consumer protection and satisfaction necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information and, trust in a secure online environment, and compliance with existing or upcoming EU legislation on data protection and privacy;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 141 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas with 5G on the horizon and with Europe's strong industrial base, Europe may regain its position as a global technology champion and an IoT pioneer;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 147 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas regions in the EU are on very different levels when it comes to their digital connectivity, human capital, use of internet, integration of digital technology by businesses, and digital public services as shown by the Digital Agenda Scoreboard; Whereas the regions which score low on these five indicators are at the risk of missing out on benefits of the digital era;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 148 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas access to digital infrastructure allowing high speed connectivity is increasingly important to both businesses and consumers, and especially remote, rural, and mountainous/island areas, which could be left behind in this 'regional digital divide';
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 149 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas 44.8 % of households in the EU1 a do not have access to fast internet and current policies and incentives have failed to deliver adequate digital infrastructure, particularly in rural areas; __________________ 1a [1] Eurostat 2014: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Information_society_ statistics_at_regional_level#People_who_ never_used_the_internet
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 150 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas the digital divide will continue to grow between those who are connected and are not connected, those who have the skills and who do not have the skills, as well as those who have capabilities to access digital single market and those with disabilities, if more focus is not put into getting all citizens 'internet ready' and a truly holistic approach is launched and supported by the EU, based on boosting investments in infrastructures and skills;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 177 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Agrees with the Commission that the governance and timely delivery of the Digital Single Market is a shared responsibility of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission; encourages the Commission to engage with societal and social stakeholders and to involve them in the decision making process to the widest extent possible;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 183 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that an inclusive digital infrastructure allowing high speed connectivity for all, connecting 100 per cent of European citizens and companies, and covering all parts of the European Union including rural and remote areas is a crucial prerequisite of an efficient digital single market; Encourages the Commission to take connectivity for all as a basis of its further activities in the related sectors in order to avoid the digital divide;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 184 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study which explores the wider impact of digitalisation on European societies in order to establish how and to which degree the phenomena has altered life in each and every Member State and to share these findings with all EU institutions and Member States; on this basis to assess whether and to which extent further action in the respective policy fields is required;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 195 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that better and future oriented regulation should help to examine policy through a digital lens and facilitate the adaptation of a principles-based and technology neutral legislation and enforcement frameworks in the light of new technologies and new business models to prevent fragmentation of the single market;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 235 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 1 (new)
- Points out that the impacts of the digital revolution on social standards and labour conditions have to be taken into account while adapting current laws and regulations in order to protect citizens and companies alike; encourages the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the quantitative and qualitative effects of digitalisation on employment conditions;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 263 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised regulatory framework fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, for the digital transformation of existing businesses, a cohesive and inclusive society, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 264 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States in particular, to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised regulatory framework fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation, also based on best practices from other Member States;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 321 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the different national approaches taken to regulating the internet and the sharing economy; urges the Commission to take action to preserve the integrity of the single market, the cohesiveness and inclusiveness of European society and the internet as an open and global platform for communication, production and innovation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 332 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with European industry, to show ambition and commitment towards Europe's future technology development and to establish a clear target for 5G deployment in Europe;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 334 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets that the Commission's strategy neglects the accessibility aspect; reminds the Commission that there are 80 million EU citizens with disabilities and an aging population of 190 million of 50+; calls therefore on the Commission to ensure an appropriate level of accessibility in all legislative and non- legislative proposals related to the Digital Single Market; emphasises that accessibility is best achieved and cost- effectively introduced when incorporated from the outset;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 335 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the need to swiftly adopt a proposal on the accessibility of public bodies' websites; regrets that the Council is not proceeding on this proposal and calls on the Commission to facilitate the finding of a common agreement;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 362 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to secure that proposed regulatory actions minimise the barriers of entry for SMEs operating in the digital markets, leave enough room for innovation in the targeted sectors and respect the principles of technological, business model and content neutrality;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 382 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to improve the legal protection of consumers as regards intangible digital content; points out that while consumers buying tangible digital content and goods are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buying intangible digital content remain largely unregulated; agrees that consumers should enjoy a comparable level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or offline;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 426 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Draws attention to the need to adjust intellectual property rights when online sales of B2C digital content products are being newly regulated; stresses that digital content products or services supplied to the consumer must be free of any rights of a third party;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 427 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Underlines the need to define liability of the seller of digital products and services in B2C contracts for any failure to supply or to provide access to the digital content product or service and for any lack of conformity; points to the obligation of the seller to have the burden of proof with respect to the conformity of the digital content product or service;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 430 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is concerned about the intention to create a separate legal instrument for online sales of tangible goods, as such an instrument would inevitably create an undesirable disparity between the applicable laws for offline and online purchases and believes that these questions should be addressed within the REFIT process;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 432 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Is concerned that the implementation of legislation applicable to B2C online sales contracts, which would give priority to the national law of the seller's seat or residence (country of origin principle) is inconsistent with Article 6 of the Rome I Regulation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 449 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the imprecision of the Commission’s proposal regarding a legislative measure for a more comprehensive online consumer sales law that covers digital content productintangible digital goods as well as tangible goods;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 476 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibilities of introducing an EU trustmark for online sales in order to induce trust, particularly in relation to cross-border online sales, points to the already existing Trustmark schemes in Member States and call on the Commission to draw best practices from these experiences;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 502 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on the Commission to come forward with the proposal for a European Accessibility Act, which it has been preparing for several years and which would improve accessibility of goods and services in the single market, including the digital single market;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 618 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Further points out the importance of the ongoing competition sector inquiry into the e-commerce sector in order to investigate, inter alia, whether geo-blocking restrictions, such as discrimination on the basis of IP address, postal address or country of issue of credit card as compared, infringe the rules of EU competition law; stresses the importance of increasing consumer and business confidence by introducing changes to the Block Exemption Regulation, most importantly Article 4a and Article 4b, in order to limit undesirable re-routing and territorial restrictions;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 689 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the upcoming review of the Universal Services Directive, which will provide an opportunity to re-examine the availability of broadband internet access, including in remote areas and consumers' rights related in the context of universal services provision; believes that access to broadband should be classified a service of general interest;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 868 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission’s initiative to analyse the role of platforms in the Digital Economy as part of the up- coming Internal Market Sstrategy and urges the Commission to also focus on identifying possible gaps in terms of consumer protection;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 907 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines that the sharing economy brings clear opportunities towards a more circular EU economy;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 953 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes the European Commission's initiative to establish a Public-Private Partnership on cybersecurity, as due to growing sophistication of cybercriminals and the rise of advanced cyber threats, a strong collaboration between the public and private sector can enhance cyber resilience and can better combat cybercrime; strongly suggests good case practices sharing from Member States that already set up effective public-private partnerships;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 966 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Highlights that anti cybercrime measures that involve the handling of personal data, need to respect the protection of EU civil liberties and fundamental rights, ensuring the utmost respect for privacy and data protection;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 26 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E
E. whereas special attention must be given to vulnerable groups such as Roma, children, people with disabilities and refugees;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 41 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Member States to ratify all relevant international instruments, agreements and legal obligations which will make the efforts to combat trafficking in human beings more effective, coordinated and coherent;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 78 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a common definition of ‘guardian’ for child victims of trafficking to be established across the Member States, to include the role, required qualifications and competence for guardians;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on Member States to give clear information to victims with regards to the appropriate authorities or organisations to contact for information on their rights to assistance and health care, their right to a residence permit and their labour rights, their rights regarding access to justice and to a lawyer, and any possible compensation;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 85 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Urges Member States to ensure that victims of human trafficking receive protection during criminal investigations and proceedings, such as quick access to legal advice, the necessary legal representation and possible access to witness protection programmes; special measures may also be put in place to protect victims from further victimisation and trauma during investigations and trials;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 88 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Encourages the exchange of best practices between Members States with regards to prevention and combatting of all forms of human trafficking, including sexual exploitation;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 103 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for a consistent approach to prosecution of offences related to human trafficking, and for Member States to step up their investigations and prosecutions; calls, in that regard, for Member States to increase cross-border cooperation and collaboration with the relevant EU agencies;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 110 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for a stronger collaboration with online platforms on projects aimed at raising awareness of the risks of being targeted and recruited over the internet and via social networks;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 114 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Encourages national authorities and EU agencies to create, where relevant, joint investigation teams and involve Europol and Eurojust in all cross-border trafficking cases;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to publish its second Anti-corruption Report without delay.
2016/07/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 45 #

2015/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to look into how to combine the various monitoring mechanisms at Union level, including the Cooperation and Verification mechanism, the EU Anti- Corruption Report, the EU Justice Scoreboard, into a broader rule of law monitoring framework which could be applied to all 28 Member States.
2016/07/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 75 #

2015/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b
(b) a definition of 'public official'; to be adopted, bearing in mind that the Directive on the Protection of the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law ("PIF Directive") proposes to establish such a definition;
2016/07/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 90 #

2015/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its call for the establishment of an independent European Public Prosecutor’s Office with clearly defined responsibilities and powers;, to be adopted as soon as possible with the participation of as many Member States as possible with clearly defined responsibilities and powers detailing how the new Office would complement and synergize the work of OLAF, Eurojust and the Member States, thus, preventing the overlapping of the spheres of competences of the different agencies and bodies
2016/07/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 99 #

2015/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. In that context, since the offences for which the future European Public Prosecutor's Office would be responsible will be laid down in the PIF Directive, calls on the Council and Member States to unblock negotiations on the PIF Directive as quickly as possible, and in that regard, include VAT fraud within the scope of the Directive;
2016/07/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 181 #

2015/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness of the serious effects of enabling corruption, to consider the possibility of a comprehensive plan to deter asset transfers to non-EU countries that serve as anonymity protectors for corrupt individuals, and to reconsider its economic and diplomatic ties with these countries;
2016/07/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 195 #

2015/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to present a European Agenda on fighting corruption, organised crime and money laundering, based on the same principle and model, as the Agendas on Migration and Security;
2016/07/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. there is a need to examine whetherpoints out the need to anticipate the implications of the spread of robots brics regardings welfare and social progress if this happens in situaand to identify the conditions, in which human labour is unnecessary within the traditional production and service structure – in other words, what conditions are needed in addition to financial security to ensure that people remaincluding legal provisions, that are needed to reach the EU 2020 targets in terms of employment and the fight against poverty and social exclusion in order to ensure that people benefit from a high level of social protection also in the digital age and are healthy, happy and active;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas all the research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020, Article 19, shall comply with ethical principles and relevant national, EU and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols, with a particular focus on the principle of proportionality, the right to privacy, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to the physical and mental integrity of a person, the right to non-discrimination;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas the EU General Data Protection Regulation that will take effect in 2018, covers the developments in robotics and artificial intelligence and includes safeguards such as the restrictions of automated individual decision-making, which significantly affects the users;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. stresses that while the development of robotics and artificial intelligence is accelerating, it is crucial to shape its course and to anticipate the possible consequences with respect to wealth distribution as well as employment and social policy;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. calls on the Commission to propose a common definition for smart autonomous robots and their subcategories in the workplace by taking into consideration the following characteristics: acquisition of autonomy through sensors and/or by exchanging data with its environment, self-learning, existence of a physical support, adaptation of its behaviours and actions to its environment;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that guiding ethical rules and principles for the design, engineering and use of robots and artificial intelligence are needed to complement the European legal framework;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 21 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. believes that the increasing level of autonomy of robots should be accompanied by the adaptation of liability rules concerning the consequences associated with their actions or inaction, in particular in the workplace; calls on the Commission to consider the pros and cons of a compulsory insurance scheme linked to the obligation for a robot producer to take out an insurance policy covering the potential damage and failures caused by its robots;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. highlights the importance of guaranteeing the safety and health of those interacting with robotics, in particular at the workplace; recalls that robots should be designed using processes ensuring human control and reversibility of robots’ operations;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that robotics and artificial intelligence, especially those with built-in autonomy and the possibility of self- learning, should be subjected to the primary robotics laws or principles, such as a principle that a robot may do not harm to a human being and must obey a human being; these principles should also be in compliance with the rights and principles enshrined in the CFR, in particular human dignity, the respect for private and family life, the protection of personal data, security, the freedom of expression and information, equality and non- discrimination, solidarity, and citizens' rights and justice;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. education must pave the way for the next generation to be able to live fully productive lives in a world which will be changed by robotisation and automation;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that robots should not be designed to exploit vulnerable users by evoking an emotional response or dependency;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 27 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines the "right to explanation" under the GDPR that allows users to ask for an explanation of an algorithmic decision that was made about them, thus ensuring fairness, inclusiveness and equality;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 28 #

2015/2103(INL)

2c. Calls for a strong collaboration between healthcare professionals and augmentation and rehabilitation robotics in order to fully respect the principles of medical ethics and make informed choices between the requirements of care efficacy, safety, patient independence, integrity, and privacy protection;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Urges the relevant stakeholders in the field of health (researchers, healthcare providers, psychologists) to address the psychological impact of human-robot interaction in therapy, especially on the development of emotional capabilities, notably in early childhood and with vulnerable persons; furthermore, insists that there is a clear understanding of the status and capacities of the robot, avoiding the creation of a bonding or dependence of vulnerable persons and children on robotics, hence isolating them from reality;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 30 #

2015/2103(INL)

2e. Considers that robotics and artificial intelligence technologies extract, collect and share information of a particularly sensitive nature with a wide range of stakeholders, especially in fields such as homecare and health, but not only; a) insists that robotics and artificial intelligence should place the data subject at the centre and in control of personal data; b) calls on the Commission to define an "ethics by design" framework for researchers, academia, engineers in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence, that should be based on the principles enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (such as human dignity and human rights, equality, justice and equity, dignity, non-discrimination and non-stigmatisation, autonomy and individual responsibility, informed consent, privacy and social responsibility as well as the rights of the elderly, the integration of persons with disabilities, the right to healthcare, and the right to consumer protection), as well as on the principles of privacy by design and by default, proportionality and necessity, and on existing ethical practices and codes, without hindering research and technological developments;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 31 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Welcomes the existence of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies and hopes that its mandate will allow it to lead the development of a European ethical framework that is based on privacy, conscious engineering and empowered individuals, and places human dignity in the technologies of the future; calls on the Commission to gather and connect various EU projects and initiatives in the field of ethics in robotics, such as SPARC and RoboLaw;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 32 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Calls on the Commission to investigate the societal effects of human enhancement through robotics, with a particular focus on social behaviour;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 33 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 h (new)
2h. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to ensure that any legislation in the field of robotics is grounded in a principles-based, technology neutral approach and based on empirical research, in order to ensure that the EU legislation does not stay behind the curve of technological development and deployment;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 34 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 i (new)
2i. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote a strong and transparent cooperation between the public, private sector and academia that would reinforce knowledge sharing in the field of robotics and constantly evaluate the ethical implications and respect of fundamental rights in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 37 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. highlights the necessity for educational systems to better reflect the development of robotics and automation; is concerned about the risk of destruction of jobs notably less qualified ones; calls for a massive professional training plan for the labour force focusing on digital skills and re-qualification; and supports the improvement of digital skills at school, including computer coding learning;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that any Union legislationthe development and use onf robotics and artificial intelligence will includeis governed by existing regulation and rules on privacy and data protection, the requirement to follow the principles of privacy by design and by default as well as the principles of proportionality and necessity regarding the processing of data; calls for the review of rules, principles and criteria regarding the use of cameras and sensors in robots and artificial intelligence in accordance with the Union legal framework for data protection;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the importance of preventing mass-surveillance through robotics and artificial intelligence technologies;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 44 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. an answer must be found to the question of what provisions might be necessary in termshighlights the need to take into account the impact of robotics and automation ofn the competitiveness of the labour force, if the artificial or geneticn particular if technological development ors supplementing of existing human capabilities results in people with extraordinary abilities, thereby alteringwhich could alter the meaning of the term 'disability' and conferring an unassailable advantage on people with access to such tools and intervenechnological innovations;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 44 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights that the transparency and comprehensibility of the process by which domestic robots collect, process, and make use of personal data, including the terms of use of algorithms are key;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 45 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for the education and training of consumers on how to use a robot or artificial intelligence technologies, with a focus on topics like safety and data privacy;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 46 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for robots or artificial intelligence technologies to be designed with user friendly opt-out mechanisms (kill switches) that users can apply in case they notice an error or misuse of their data;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 50 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the free flow of data is a basis forparamount to the digital economy and is essential for the development of robotics and artificial intelligence; highlights that high security of robotics and artificial intelligence systems as a whole, including their internal data systems and data flows, is crucial for the adequate utilisation of robots and artificial intelligence; stresses that a high level of safety, security and privacy of data used for the communication between people and robots and artificial intelligence, together with high quality of voice recognition systems, has to be ensured; calls on the Commission and Member States to support and incentivise the development of the necessary technology, including security by design and channels of communication;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 54 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. points out that, whilst robotics and artificial intelligence promise real advantages in the short and medium term in terms of effectiveness and economy not only for production and trade but also in areas where human intelligence hitherto meant there were only humans (whose work will be increasingly unnecessary), there is a danger, there is a danger of the number of jobs in the field of robotics not increasing to match the number of jobs which are expected to be lost; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with social partners and regional and local authorities where appropriate, to regularly assess the impact of robotics and artificial intelligence ofn the number of jobs in the field of robotics not increasing to match the number of jobs which are expected to be lostand types of job opportunities available and to identify information on new forms of employment; highlights that particular attention should be paid to the sectors where automation is less desirable;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the European Commission to monitor the network learning processes in interconnected artificial intelligence or robots, with regard to potential misuse of personal data or security breaches that may arise, as well as data ownership, control, and storage;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 56 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Whereas, data breaches and cyber- attacks represent key issues, especially in the development of interconnected systems that collect and process large amounts of data, there is a need for complex implemented (by design) cybersecurity systems that can secure personal and machine generated data; considers end-to-end encryption key to securing data and encourages further research in this domain;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 57 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Subheading 4
Drones (Remotely piloted aircrafts systems, RPAS)and unmanned robots in warfare
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 65 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch a broad inter- governmental policy dialogue aimed at achieving international consensus on: (a) the legal standards governing the use of currently operational unmanned weapon systems, and; (b) the legal constraints and/or ethical reservations which may apply with regard to the future development, proliferation and use of increasingly autonomous weapon systems;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 66 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. stresses that, due to the development of robotics and artificial intelligence, the differential between the creation and loss of jobs could represent a direct threat to the financial sustainability of social security schemes and unemployment insurance systems of the Member States;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Based on the outcome of the preceding consensus building process, the EU should work towards the adoption of a binding international agreement, aiming to restrict the development, proliferation and use of certain unmanned weapon systems;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 68 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Considers that any legislation on the use of drones and unmanned robots in warfare should be based on International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law and Protection of the Right to Life under Custom, Law of Armed Conflict and General Principles of Law;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 69 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Insists that in the implementation of the principle of distinction, those responsible for planning and conducting a military attack must take all feasible precautions to avoid erroneous targeting and the infliction of incidental civilian harm ("collateral damage"), as whilst some war drones and unmanned robots are programmed to make a distinction between civilians and military party, the decision making process in these cases is not clear;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 72 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. calls on the Commission and the Member States to explore the possibility of introducing a notification system prior to the establishment of robots and their relative participation to the companies turnover for the purpose of taxation and social security contributions;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. invites all Member States, in the light of the possible effects of robotics and artificial intelligence on the labour market, to consider the introduction of a general basic income;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for a horizontal approach in the legal framework for robotics and artificial intelligence that combines already existing regulatory frameworks in various sectors that robotics would be applied to, such as transport, health, industrial manufacturing, telecoms, law enforcement and many others;
2016/10/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 79 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. calls on the European Commission to regularly consult and involve social partners when adapting the regulatory framework for robotics and the digital economy;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 80 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. an answer must be found to the question of which areas might see restrictions or a ban on total automation in order to safeguard employment levels, taking into account demographic changes and sustainability and any unintended social consequences.deleted
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. stresses that any processing activity carried out by robotics and artificial intelligence systems must be in full compliance with Union data protection law and must embed privacy by design and privacy by default principles;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for measures to improve the image and status of domestic work and carers by the setting of minimum standards, notably with regard to maximum working hours and minimum social security coverage, professional training, reception facilities to promote integration, and information campaigns to inform workers and employers concerning their rights and duties;
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 144 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses how important it is to ensure the professionalisation of the sector so as to foster the creation of quality jobs and bring better working conditions and access to training such as free language courses in destination countries;
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 166 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends affording women domestic workers and carers the same status as the rest of the labour force by including domestic work and carers in European labour codes and regulated as such, as well as ensuring collective labour contracts for such jobs (similar to other jobs in the EU like agricultural or season work);
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas a lack of relevant skills is anand relevant jobs are important factors causing youth unemployment; reminds that without quality job creation in Europe, the youth employment crisis cannot be solved;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas according to recent findings, the majority of young people and entrepreneurs are of the opinion that education systems do not prepare students for work, while the representatives of the education sector are often of the opposite opinion;deleted
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the planning of training and education improves significantly when student and youth organisations are included in decision-making processes and it better meets the demands of society, labour market and needed skills;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the implementation of effective skills policies can improve the situationhelp reduce youth unemployment;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas youth entrepreneurship can contribute to reducing youth unemployment and through education and training it can boost the employability of young people;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to build up partnerships between local authorities, education and employment services and the business community to support the creation, implementation and monitoring of sustainable, inclusive and quality employment strategies and action plans; calls for closer co-operation between education, public administration, business and civil society, especially youth organisations;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of close cross- sectoral cooperation, particularly between employment and education services;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the key role of enterprises, including SMEs and micro-enterprises, in job creation; stresses the need to provide education for entrepreneurship onfor educational systems in Europe at every level, (including pre-school education, by including in curricula the development in a safe environment (through games, simulations and youth projects) of the practical skills needed in starting and managing businessesvocational training programs or pre-school education) to foster the development of 21st century skills and transversal entrepreneurship competencies, skills and knowledge, that are effectively delivered through hands-on and real-life experiences; suggests that entrepreneurship is taught across various subjects or as a separate subject;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for investment in emerging and potential sectors such as information and communication technologies, clean technologies and green jobs as they have great potential to create quality jobs;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the removalimprovement of administrative and financial barriers to starting and managing businesses through the simplification of procedures, easier access for start-ups to credit and microfinance, tailor-made counselling, introduction of incentive measures for entrepreneurs employing young people whilst safeguarding workers' rights and maintaining the quality of employment practices; underlines the importance of microfinance and the EU Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme, as well as the Investment Plan for Europe, for achieving these goals;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for an effective support of socially responsible, green and sustainable entrepreneurial projects as well as the promotion of sustainable alternative models such as cooperatives, which are based on a democratic decision process and try to have an impact on the local community;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States to provide appropriate education and training programmes focused on the development of digital skills as essential tools for young people in today's economy and business;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the exchange of good practices in vocational education and the development of skills enabling access to the labour market to be enhanced; recalls that lifelong guidance on professional career should be available over the whole working life to maintain and develop one's skills and knowledge;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 180 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that non-formal education is crucial for soft skills development such as e.g. communications and decision-making skills; calls therefore for investment in inclusive opportunities providing Non Formal Education (NFE) and for recognition of the impact and value of experience, skills and competences gained from there;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 192 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that a smooth transition from education to employment should be promoted by linking education with practical training and providing high- quality internships as stipulated in the European Quality Charter on Internships and Apprenticeships as well as through the recognition of qualifications gained during formal and non-formal education, or during volunteering experiences;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 193 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that a smooth transition from education to employment should be promoted by linking education with practical training and providing high- quality internships as stipulated in the European Quality Charter on Internships and Apprenticeships as well as through the recognition of qualifications gained during formal and non-formal education; stresses that high-quality internships/traineeships should always have clear learning outcomes;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 214 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that high-quality traineeships and apprenticeships should lead to employment and condemns the abuse of such arrangements; reminds that the aim of traineeships is not providing underpaid labour but to lead to increased skills and employability;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 227 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of tailor- made career counselling and guidance for young people at the earliest stage possible;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 249 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that skills development should also be considered as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for people from disadvantaged groups, in particular for children and young people from families affected by poverty, the long-term unemployed, including second-generation unemployed, immigrants and people with disabilities, as well as gender equality; stresses that prevention as well as support and counselling at an early stage are of the outmost importance, because although enabling people who are at a disadvantage to develop skills and to enter the labour market requires time and resources it is also socially and economically profitable;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 257 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to promote best practices and support the inclusion of young people with disabilities in education (including lifelong learning programmes) and employment, through measures like investments in social entrepreneurship initiatives that support these young people, or financial incentives for organisations that recruit them;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 264 #

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that young people, raised in an era of rapid technological progress have not only potential, talents and skills but also values and priorities that differ from the previous generation, and therefore it is worthwhile stressing the need for programmes and initiatives that would bridge the gap between generations while helping to understand the younger generation's assets, which include multitasking, creativity, readiness to change and teamwork and skills; stresses that education and training systems should be flexible enough to allow for the full development of the skills and talents of those people; emphasises moreover that recruitment and employment services staff should be well trained and equipped with skills that would give them a better understanding of Gthe digital generation Y; stresses that job offers and recruitment strategies should be adjusted with a view to the potential of Generation Ythe digital generation; notes also that not all of youth have automatically the skills and abilities for full digital demands and therefore reminds that giving an equal access and training to everyone on digital equipment is even more important than before;
2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the 2016 budget has to play a key role in enhancing the Union's contribution to growth and jobs, thus supporting achievement of the Europe 2020 priorities and targets, especially in combating youth unemployment and poverty;
2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Urges that financial support be provided for programmes creating jobs for those with multiple disadvantages on the labour market, such as the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities and, people from minority backgrounds and the inactive and the discouraged persons;
2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more effectively towards promoting growth and sustainable employment; emphasises the importance of research and innovation for stimulating growth and job creation; asks for adequate funding for social sciences research to be secured;
2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management of the programmes within the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework that aim to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the European Social Fund (ESF), the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the different axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD);
2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the EU budget should support vocational training and professional qualification measures, apprenticeships and direct quality job creation;
2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the 2016 budget should support measures promoting entrepreneurship in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including social entrepreneurship and innovative social enterprises and self-employment, and encouraging women's participation;
2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that the support for social inclusion, especially of people with disabilities and the marginalized communities is a key European policy that requires extensive support from the budget; emphasizes that apart from the ESF, the social dimension should be more visible as regard the other Cohesion Policy instruments.
2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Recommendation CM/Rec (2017) 3 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to the Member States on the European Rules on community sanctions and measures adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 22 March 2017,
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to the Recommendation CM/Rec (2012)12 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to Member States concerning foreign prisoners (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 10 October 2012),
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
- having regard to the Recommendation CM/Rec (2012)5 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to Member States on the European Code of Ethics for Prison Staff (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 April 2012),
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 17 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)
- having regard to the Recommendation CM/Rec (2008)11 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to Member States on the European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 5 November 2008),
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 e (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe handbook for prison and probation services regarding radicalisation and violent extremism,
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 19 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 f (new)
- having regard to Memorandum of Understanding signed on 21 March 2014 by the Italian Minister for Justice, the Ombudsman for Children and Adolescence and by the not-for-profit organisation Bambinisenzasbarre,
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas prisons are intended to confine offenders in secure and humane conditions. The purpose of prisons should always include education, penalty, rehabilitation as well as protection of society. Rehabilitation and intervention programmes both in prisons and for offenders under probation should have the objective of supporting re-integration of offenders back into society;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 31 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas overcrowding in prisons is a recurrent problem in the Union and whereas the European Court of Human Rights has regarded it as a breach of Article 3 ECHR; overcrowding is particularly detrimental to inmates because it can lead to self-harm or violent behaviour. It can also have adverse effects on the health conditions and wellbeing of the detainees, increasing the prevalence of particularly infectious diseases and psychiatric disorders. Overall, overcrowding is an obstacle to the purpose of social rehabilitation, which is a founding value of penitentiary systems. Overcrowding can also contribute to an unsafe and unhealthy working environment for penitentiary staff;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 35 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas overcrowding and poor detention conditions may have effects on cases of requests for extradition for prosecution or in cases of transfer of sentenced persons, where the requested measure may be problematic to carry out because of concerns regarding bad prison conditions, including in particular prison overcrowding, in the receiving state;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 46 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas juvenile offenders should, in principle, always be entitled to access measures alternative to detention regardless of the offence they have committed;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 47 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the eligibility for alternative measures should always take into account the specific circumstances of each case such as the age and the dangerousness of the offender, his involvement within the educational activities, and the seriousness of the offence;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 48 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas every child subject to detention measures should have access to education;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 49 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas 800 000 children in Europe see their right to the protection of family relationships violated when one or both parents are imprisoned;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 50 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas children of imprisoned parents should not be stigmatised or discriminated, in compliance with EU values, on account of the criminal sentences served by their parents;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 60 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas, according to Council of Europe figures for 2014, on average 20% of prisoners in European prisons are foreigners and whereas they are most often remanded in custody because of the greater risk of absconding associated with them;deleted
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 76 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas an efficient penitentiary administration should receive adequate funds and staff to carry out its security and rehabilitation mission;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 88 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas having regard to the Annual Report 2016 of the European Court of Human Rights, there is a 32% increase in the number of new cases pending the Court and most of them are for the violation of Article 3 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 90 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas inhumane detention conditions and overcrowding can lead to increased radicalisation and expand the influence of violent extremist recruiters;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 92 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas some of the current prison systems, facilities, and a significant proportion of the buildings that are currently in use as prisons in a number of European countries date from the 19th century; some of these constructions are no longer suitable for use in the 21st century due to deplorable conditions that violate fundamental human rights;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 95 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas radicalisation represents a process that gradually leads an individual increasingly to accept and support violent extremism based on religious purposes;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 96 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas penitentiary staff carry out an essential function on behalf of the community and should have conditions of employment befitting their qualifications and which take account of the demanding nature of their work;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 102 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the accommodation provided for the prisoners, and in particular sleeping conditions, shall respect human dignity, privacy, and meet health and hygiene requirements, due regard being paid to climatic conditions and especially to floor space, cubic content of air, lighting, heating and ventilation;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Prisoners shall be provided with a nutritious diet consisting of three meals a day at reasonable intervals that take into account their age, health, physical condition, religion, culture and the nature of their work inside the prison;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 106 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that the prison authorities should not concentrate only on specific rules, such as those relating to work, education and exercise, but should review the overall prison regime of all prisoners to see that it meets basic requirements of human dignity; such activities should cover the period of a normal working day;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Encourages Member States to provide for all prisoners a balanced programme of activities and to spend as many hours a day outside their cells as are necessary for an adequate level of human and social interaction. Particular attention shall be paid to the needs of prisoners who are vulnerable, disabled, and mentally ill or they have experienced physical, mental or sexual abuse;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 108 #

2015/2062(INI)

1e. Stresses that prisoners shall be allowed to communicate with their families or other people or their legal adviser, on a daily basis on the telephone, or other forms of online or offline communication, and to receive visits; the arrangements for visits shall be such as to allow prisoners to maintain and develop family relationships for a better reintegration in society;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 109 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Considers that in special cases, and taking into consideration the mitigating circumstances, the prisoner should be authorised to leave prison under escort in order to visit a sick relative, attend a funeral or for other humanitarian reasons;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 120 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that overcrowding of prisons, which is very common in Europe’s prisons, particularly in Greece, France, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia and Romania, in many cases has a serious impact on the safety of prison staff and prisoners, but also with regard to the activities made available, medical care and monitoring of prisoners;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 122 #

2015/2062(INI)

3. Deplores the fact that overcrowding of prisons, which is very common in Europe’s prisons, particularly in Greece, France, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia and Romania, in many cases has a serious impact on the safety of prison staff and prisoners, but also with regard to the activities made available, medical and psychological care and monitoring of prisoners;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 123 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that prison administrations have a responsibility not simply to ensure effective access for prisoners to medical care but also to establish conditions that promote the well- being of both prisoners and prison staff; the prisoners should not leave prison in a worse condition than when they entered. This applies to all aspects of prison life, but especially to health care;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 128 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that in some Member States juvenile offenders are detained in facilities together with adults, exposing them to the risk of abuse and violence and depriving them of the specific care that such a vulnerable group needs;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 129 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on Member States to ensure that prisoners do have access to health care whenever needed, and they should ensure that there is a medical practitioner appointed to every prison; the medical practitioner should be a fully qualified medical doctor, and in large prisons a sufficient number of doctors should be appointed on a full-time basis;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Expresses concerns about cases in which detained minors were denied access to education due mainly to the absence of places and a lack of staff in the facilities;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 132 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on all Member States to adopt a common definition of "minimum space" to be provided to each detainee including specific provisions on adequate lighting, air conditioning and alarm systems to contact the staff and more generally to cooperate to harmonize national criminal systems;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 134 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Encourages Member States to set up national databases to monitor in real time inmates' detention conditions and to ensure an optimal allocation of detainees to national prisons;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 135 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Encourages Member States to offer meaningful activities such as educational training or work opportunities according to international standards to all prisoners, with a view to re-socialising inmates and providing tools for a crime free life after the conviction period;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 148 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that increasing prisons’ capacity is not the sole solution to overcrowding, as the prison population tends to rise at the same rate as prison capacity; calls nonetheless on Member States to allocate appropridequate resources to refurbishment and modernisation of prisons in order to protect the rights of prisoners; recalls that the Commission recently mentioned the possibility of drawing on the Structural Funds of the European Union;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 151 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists than an efficient long term management of penitentiary systems should be implemented, reducing the number of prisoners by more frequent use of non-custodial punitive measures and minimizing the recourse to pre-trial detention;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 156 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that remand in custody must remain a measure of last resort, to be used in cases where it is strictly necessary and for the shortest possible period of time according to national criminal procedure code; deplores the fact that in many Member States in practice remand is used systematically, which, combined with poor prison conditions, but not only, may constitute a violation of the fundamental rights of prisoners;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 172 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages Member States to cooperate with the media and local authorities in persuading the public opinion to accept ambitious reforms of the criminal justice system based on a wider use of non-custodial measures. Penitentiary administrations shall foster such cultural change establishing strong bonds with local communities. To this end, activities dedicated to free citizens may be organized also inside prisons; for instance theatrical representations, catering services or free access to libraries and computers;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 178 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on criminal justice agencies, including prisons, probation and court administrations, to produce explanatory documents and statistical evidence to persuade public opinion that non- custodial measures are necessary to reduce recidivism as well as to ensure long term security in our society;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 181 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to carry out a comparative study on prisoners' wages in Member States, aiming to identify fair and sustainable retribution levels that would allow every prisoner to work;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 183 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission to carry out a comparative study to analyse Member States' alternative measures and to draft proposals for possible harmonization and diffusion of national best practices;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 184 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Encourages Member States to adopt measures, including financial incentives and tax benefits, to encourage private companies to recruit former offenders as well as to encourage former prisoners to set up their own business;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 188 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that no work performed by a prisoner should be a form of punishment and potential abuse must be combatted; work opportunities offered to prisoners should be relevant to contemporary working standards and techniques and organised to function within modern management systems and production processes;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 191 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Encourages Members States to include the prisoners who work, in their national social security systems and to ensure that they benefit of the same working conditions and rights as any other employee;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 212 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the European Commission to evaluate the possibility of drawing up a Memorandum of Understanding at EU level in order to ensure the preservation of the parenthood relationship with imprisoned parents and to allow parents to be present at important moments in their children's education, thus safeguarding the interests of minors;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 219 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Asks the Commission to promote policies aimed at overcoming the discrimination that could be suffered by the children of imprisoned parents, in order to strengthen social integration and to build an inclusive and fair society;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 220 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Encourages the European Commission to establish specific working groups composed of representatives of Member States' Ministries of Justice and national authorities as well as Non- Governmental Organisations operating in the field in order to facilitate the exchange of best practices;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 227 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on Member States' prison authorities to guarantee each prisoner the right to exercise or change his religion in dedicated spaces and, as far as practicable, grant prisoners access to approved representatives and materials of their religion or belief. Prison authorities shall also provide, as much as possible, a diet that takes account of the cultural and religious requirements of prisoners and/or allow prisoners to purchase and cook food;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 243 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to provide support, adequate resources, targeted training, safety and supervision to penitentiary authorities at all levels and especially to frontline staff closely working with juvenile offenders and radicalised inmates. In particular, staff shall be adequately trained to detect signs of radicalisation at an early stage;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 250 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Prisons authorities shall develop specific tools and methods for identifying and monitoring radicalised inmates according to the degree of radicalisation. Inmates ranked in the highest stage of radicalisation or actively recruiting fellow prisoners shall be flagged to the judicial authorities and/or national authorities in charge of counterterrorism;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 263 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages Member States and the European Parliament to implement pilot projects aimed at providing educational training and languages courses both to prisoners and staff involving Non-Governmental Organisations, educators and social services;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 269 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the European Union Institutions to take the necessary measures in their fields of competence to ensure respect for and protection of the fundamental rights of prisoners, particularly vulnerable individuals, children, mentally ill, disabled persons and women including the adoption of common minimumEuropean standards and rules of detention in all Member States;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 279 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages Member States' penitentiary authorities to develop a code of conduct to be applied to the staff. The code of conduct shall include specific guidelines on accountability, integrity, respect for and protection of human dignity, care and assistance to prisoners, fairness, impartiality and non- discrimination as well as confidentiality and data protection;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 282 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses that staff serving in prisons carry out a highly demanding work on behalf of the community, and shall therefore have adequate remuneration and proper working conditions including free psychological counselling and dedicated helplines designed to provide support to staff facing problems likely to affect their work;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 283 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission to publish detailed reports on the situation of prisons in Europe every five years since the approval of this INI report, including in depth analysis on the level of education and trainings provided to inmates and assessment of the results (including reiteration rates) achieved using alternative measures to detention;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 284 #

2015/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls on the European Commission to evaluate possible common statistical methodologies to calculate prison capacity in the same way across the Union;
2017/05/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the ILO’s eight core labour standards and the four ILO Priority Conventions for the industrialised countries, and also provide incentives for enterprises to enter into CSR commitments and an obligation of diligence for enterprises and groups of enterprises, i.e. an obligation to take proactive measures to identify and prevent any violation of human or environmental rights, corruption or tax evasion, including in their subsidiaries and supply chains, to be systematically included in all bilateral EU trade agreements; point out the importance towards the observance of the mandatory labour minimum standards therein included in order to enable their inclusion into third states’ national law, and, therefore, call on the Commission to forecast monitoring mechanisms;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to follow up the EU renewed strategy for the period 2011-2014 in the field of the CSR, taking into account to launch a public consultation aimed at the adoption of legislative proposals, notably directives, ruling the corporate social responsibility;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that a business’s tax policy should be considered part and parcel of CSR and that socially responsible behaviour consequently leaves no room for strategies aimed at evading tax or exploiting tax havens;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for aon the Commission to stepping up ofthe efforts in order to enable a full participation of the ILO in the work of the WTO, including granting the ILO observer status in the WTO and the right to speak at WTO ministerial conferences; calls for promoting a fair relevance of the CSR in the trade policy at multilateral level, within the international fora fostering the CSR, notably OECD and ILO, as well as within the WTO;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls forUrges the Commission on a closer cooperation at multilateral level with a view to achieving genuine coordination between the international organisations WTO and ILO, enabling ILO to carry out, in the trade disputes, independent experts’ reports, in order to integrate in the WTO’s activities the labour and decent labour provisions, preventing from jeopardizing the social development;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a strengthening of the chapter on the sustainable development in bilateral agreements through the provision of a complaints procedure open to the social partners; and calls that such a procedure goes together with well-proportioned sanctions in case of recorded violations in the field of sustainable development or infractions of a part of provisions and labour standards;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission, notably its DG Justice, to put forward proposals for better facilitating the access to justice in the EU Courts for the most extreme, egregious cases of human or labour rights violations by European-based businesses or their subsidiaries, subcontractors or business partners, as recommended by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Business and Human Rights;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Points out the need to include in the CSR new areas such as the organisation of work, equal opportunities and social inclusion, anti-discrimination measures, the development of lifelong education and training; emphasises that CSR should cover, for example, quality of work, equal pay and career prospects and the promotion of innovative projects so as to assist the shift towards a sustainable economy;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission for sustainable impact assessments and human rights impact assessments to be carried out, at bilateral level, before, during and after the negotiations; takes the view, also, that negotiators should take into account to a greater extent the priorities and concerns that emerge from these impact studies; calls, therefore, for promptly informing the EP about the outcomes of such assessments and to follow up with actions involving the EP;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that, to this end, the Secretary- General proposes the creation of 20 additional posts in order to reinforce the secretariats of the four parliamentary committees concerned (ECON, ENVI, ITRE and, TRAN and LIBE); considers that this reinforcement can be accepted only after the examination of the possibilities of internal redeployment;
2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the social partners to promote gender equality in ICT companies, representative bodies and training institutions and to closely monitor and follow up on the progress made; calls on the Commission to update current data regarding female workers in the ICT sector and to assess the economic impact of incorporating more women into the sector;
2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to address the gender gap in the ICT sector by creating more incentives and support structures for women, such as role models, mentoring programmes and career paths, in order to increase the visibility of women; urges the Commissioncalls therefore on the Member States to adapt educational systems, where necessary, with a view to promote teaching and interest in the so called STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathe Member States to unblock the Wmatics) in general and for female students in particular; points out the necessity to start endowed professorships for women oin Boards DirectiveICT, to establish role models for girls and women in this field;
2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Demands a regular exchange of best practices among all relevant stakeholders, including social partners and civil society, to discuss the implementation of the gender aspect in the Digital Agenda; welcomes the European "Code of Best Practices for Women and ICT" and calls for its wide and active implementation; welcomes the establishment of the Europe-wide "Grand coalition for digital jobs" and encourages the involved companies to put a special focus on recruitment and equal career opportunities for women; calls on the Commission to address this issue in its 2016 work programme initiative ‘New start for working parents’;
2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify new forms of quality employment especially for women and, as well as their effects on work and private life, including family life; urges the Commission and the Member States to safeguard fundamental workers’ rights and the social protection of employees in order to combat precarious working conditions; calls on the Commission and the Member States, with regard to the Commission's roadmap "New start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working families", to address the impact of digitalisation on workers with care responsibilities;
2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the gender pay gap continues for self-employed women and women working, which results in an even higher pension gap, also exists in the ICT sector; stresses that the principle of equal pay for equal work in the same workplace to ensure just and fair wages is being challengedmust be guaranteed as pointed out by Commission President Juncker;
2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas young people can benefit immensely from practical entrepreneurial experiencefrom entrepreneurial training and education, which could contributes to new business creation and, employability and boosts well as innovation in the wider organisations in which they are employeds;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas youth entrepreneurship needs to be an integral part of the political strategy to support today’s youth generation in terms of EU goals for growth and, employment, education and social inclusion;
2015/05/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas social businesses might contribute to innovative sustainable growth and cohesion with society and local communities, and could create employment opportunities for young people, including disadvantaged young people and those furthest from the labour market;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Ba. whereas the gap between education and training and the job market is one of the causes of youth unemployment and of the large number of unfilled vacancies in the EU and should be addressed also by empowering young people with key competences, including sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, needed to participate confidently in today’s knowledge-based economy and society;
2015/05/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas youth entrepreneurship can contribute to reducing youth unemployment and through education and training it can boost the employability of young people, their leadership and ‘intrapreneurial’ skills;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to use existing EU-level funding resources (e.g.: the European Social Fund) to support initiatives pursuing links with businesses and offering entrepreneurship education to low income young people, regardless of socio- economic background or gender, with a particular focus on early school dropoutleavers, young people in danger of long-term unemployment and young people with disabilities;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the importance of promoting digital skills and digital leadership skills among young people in education and training as essential tools for entrepreneurs in today’s economy and business; highlights the need of decisive investments in education and infrastructures to address the digital divide in the EU, and to foster digital literacy at all levels;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to exploit the full potential of European programmes, such as Erasmus+, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, as well as the EU’s structural and investment funds, in particular the European Social Fund and COSME, for fostering entrepreneurial skills among young people;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to be proactive in simplifyingCommission and the Member States to improve the regulatory frameworks of social businesses, to promote them and monitor the quality of the employment practices of such businesses and to safeguard workers’ rights in this context;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to put in place a regulatory environment and fiscal incentives that encourage the development of youth entrepreneurial initiatives and boost job creation, as well as to improve welfare and insurance systems so as to guarantee minimum protection for young entrepreneurs;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to offer micro-scholarships and micro-loans schemes to innovative students in secondary and tertiary education respectively in order to start their own ventures or projectorder to start their own ventures or projects, and to put measures in place to protect young people against indebtedness;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member StatesStresses the need to improve the entrepreneurial culture within tertiary education by establishing the conditions to supportsupporting and facilitating the creation of new companies based on academic research (spin-offs), reducing the bureaucratic burden involved in establishing such companies and promoting the benefits of commercialising research;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to transform their educational systems (e.g.: teaching methods and curricula), including vocational training programs, so as to put a larger focus on the development of transversal entrepreneurship competencies, skills and knowledge, that are effectively delivered through hands-on and real-life experiences; suggests that entrepreneurship is taught across various subjects or as a separate subject;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that the next step needed is to specify in detail how the key competences framework can be developed and applifurther implemented appropriately at each level of education, by setting standards for the entrepreneurship skills and competences which should be thecompetence, by including entrepreneurship knowledge, skills and attitudes as a learning outcome of each specific educational and apprenticeship programme;
2015/05/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to foster the sharing of ideas, knowledge, experience and best practices and to develop benchmarks, models, common instruments and projects to promote youth entrepreneurship;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 114 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for a closer collaboration with the private sector and social partners to encourage a risk-taking, entrepreneurial and innovative culture (e.g. through structural commitments like facilities for innovation and exchange of ideas);
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Member States to provide appropriate training and ensure an ongoing professional development of teachers and stakeholders involved in entrepreneurship education;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2015/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission to examine factors which discourage women from taking up an entrepreneurial career path and to ensure that educational systems as well as related measures and activities actively strive for gender equality.
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that entrepreneurship competence should be developed and improved through lifetime, including via work experience and non-formal and informal learning and its validation should be enhanced and supported as it contributes to career development;
2015/05/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 182 #

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point i
(i) promotion of curriculum objectivbetter defined learning contents and outcomes for formal and non-formal education targeting all students – both theoretical modules and practical modules, such as student entrepreneurial projects,
2015/05/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 188 #

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point iii
(iii) promotion of links between schools and enterprisespartnerships between educational institutions, enterprises, non- profit organizations, regional and local authorities and non-formal education providers, in order to provide students with practical experience and models,
2015/05/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 193 #

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point iv
(iv) development of skills in the areas of entrepreneurial processes, financial literacy, ICT literacy and skills, problem solving and an innovative mindset, creativity, team-building, project- management and risk-taking;
2015/05/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 208 #

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to promote the development of entrepreneurship- friendly environments which will facilitate young people’s start-ups and enable quick recovery from initial failures and which will pay special attention to reach out to disadvantaged young people as well;
2015/05/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 119 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Whereas the proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein; in line with the Treaties and their Protocols, notes that the Member States to which provisions of the Schengen acquis on lifting border controls are yet to apply can participate in and/or benefit from all the actions under the new proposal.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 247 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘external borders’ means the land and sea borders of the Member States and their airports and seaports, to which the provisions of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council 38 apply, including those Member States to which provisions of the Schengen acquis on lifting internal borders are yet to apply; __________________ 38 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1).
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 345 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. To ensure a coherent European integrated border management at all external borders, the Agency shall facilitate and render more effective the application of existing and future Union measures relating to the management of external borders, in particularcluding the Schengen Borders Code established by Regulation (EC) No 562/2006.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 869 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Members of the teams shall have the capacity to perform all tasks and exercise all powers for external border control and return as well as those which are necessary for the realisation of the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 and Directive 2008/115/EC, respectively.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 41 #

2015/0287(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) Terms not individually negotiated and that concern the processing of personal data or any other data provided by the consumer to the supplier in the context of the conclusion or performance of the contract, including data generated by the consumer's use of any digital content or services supplied, should be subject to unfairness control under the national provisions implementing Directive 93/13/EC and should be construed as not defining the main subject matter of the contract within the meaning of Article 4(2) of Directive 93/13/EC. Any standard term that would reduce or undermine any right afforded to the consumer as a data subject under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, including any term defining the functionality and other performance features of the digital content or digital service in a way that is not in conformity with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, should always be regarded as unfair within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 93/13/EC.
2016/09/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 99 #

2015/0287(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to any contract whereunder which the supplier supplies digital content to the consumer or undertakes to do so and, in exchange, a price is to be paid or the consumer actively provides counter-performor undertakes to supply digital content or a digital service to the consumer in exchancge other than money in the form of personal data or any other datafor payment or the provision of data as counter-performance.
2016/09/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 104 #

2015/0287(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. This Directive shall not apply to digital content provided against counter- performance ocontracts for the supply of digital content or a digital facility where the supplier neither tchan money to the extent the supplier requestsrges a price for the digital content nor uses data which the consumer tohas provide personal data the processing of which is strictly necessary for the performance of the contract or for meeting legal requirements and the supplier does not further process them in a way incompatible with this purpose. It shall equally not apply to any other data the supplier requests the consumer to provide for td in the context of the conclusion or performance of the contract, including data generated by the consumer's use of the digital content or digital service, for purposes that are in the supplier's commercial interest. The pburpose of ensuring that the digital content is in conformity with the contract or of meeting legal requirements, and the supplier does not use that data for commercial purposesden of proof that data provided by the consumer are not used for purposes in the supplier's commercial interest shall rest on the supplier.
2016/09/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 108 #

2015/0287(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 8
8. This Directive is without prejudice toNo provision in this Directive, or in national contract law including rules on damages and unjustified enrichment, shall in any way reduce or undermine the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data as granted by or in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2016/09/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 134 #

2015/0287(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. In order to be in conformity with the contract the digital content or digital service shall respect the principles of "privacy by design" and "privacy by default" set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2016/09/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 174 #

2015/0287(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. In Annex to Directive 93/13/EC Terms referred to in Article 3(3) the following point is added: " 1. (r) limiting the consumer's rights afforded to the consumer as a data subject under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, including any term defining the functionality and other performance features of the digital content or digital service in a way that is not in conformity with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679."
2016/09/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 72 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Considering that the internet is being used for terrorist propaganda and recruitment, Member States should take appropriate measures for flagging illegal content on the internet and facilitating the detection of such content, and cooperate with each other, with Europol and other relevant Union agencies, as well as with civil society organisations active in this field.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 85 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Taking account of the evolution of terrorist threats and legal obligations to the Union and Member States under international law, the definition of terrorist offences, including offences related to a terrorist group and offences related to terrorist activities, should be further approximatmust be harmonised in all Member States, so that it covers in a more comprehensively way, the conduct related to in particular, but not only, foreign terrorist fighters and terrorist financing, including virtual currencies. These forms of behaviour shouldmust be punishable also if committed through the Internet, including social media.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 102 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) The offenses related to public provocation to commit a terrorist offence act may comprise, inter alia, the glorification and justification of terrorism or the dissemination of messages or images including those related to the victims of terrorism as a way to gain publicity for the terrorists cause or seriously intimidating the population, provided that such behaviour causes a danger that terrorist acts may be committed. To strengthen action against public provocation to commit a terrorist offence, Member States may take measures to remove webpages publicly inciting to commit terrorist offences. Such measures should be taken after adequate control by the judicial authority, in order to guarantee their proportionality and the full respect of fundamental rights and procedural safeguards.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Considering the seriousness of the threat and the need to in particular stem the flow of foreign terrorist fighters, it is necessary to criminalise the travelling abroad for terrorist purposes, being not only the commission of terrorist offences and providing or receiving training but also to participate in the activities of a terrorist group. Any act of. The act of travelling should be criminalised only when the terrorist purpose of the travel is proven by objective circumstances and facilitation of such travel should also be criminalised.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 127 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Given the convergence between organised crime and terrorist groups, fighting against organised crime should be part of any strategy in the fight against the financing of terrorism.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 135 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The attempt to travel abroad for terrorist purposes, should be punishable, as well as the attempt to provide training and, recruitment, money and value for terrorism.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 137 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The attempt to travel abroad for terrorist purposes, shouldMember States may punish the attempt to travel outside the Union when such a travel results, from objectives circumstances, to be punishable, as well as the attempt toequivocally directed to commit terrorist acts or receiving or provideing training and recruitment for terrorismt purposes.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 147 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) Jurisdictional rules should be established to ensure that the terrorist offence may be effectively prosecuted and convicted. In particular, it appears necessary to establish jurisdiction for the offences committed by the providers of training for terrorism, whatever their nationality, in view of the possible effects of such behaviours on the territory of the Union and of the close material connexion between the offences of providing and receiving training for terrorism.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 152 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) To ensure the success of investigations and prosecution of terrorist offences, offences related to a terrorist group and offences related to terrorist activities, those responsible for investigating and prosecuting such offences shall have the possibility to make use of effective investigative tools such as those used in combating organised crime and other serious crimes. Such tools should be proportionate to the nature and gravity of the offences under investigation. In order to ensure the respect of the fundamental rights and freedom and the presumption of innocence and effective procedural safeguards, the use of such investigative tools should always be subject to the control of a judicial authority, and mass surveillance should never be allowed. Every individual should dispose of effective remedies to challenge any violation of his fundamental rights.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 156 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) In order to prevent and combat terrorism, a closer cross-border cooperation among the competent national authorities is needed with regard to timely exchange of relevant information from court records or other available sources on detainees and persons who are or have been subject to criminal proceedings or assets freezing.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 178 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Repressive measures should be complemented by long-term policies to prevent the radicalisation and recruitment by terrorist organisations. Strategies on social inclusion, education, and policies tackling discrimination and exclusion to stop vulnerable individuals joining violent extremist organisations, as well as the provision of effective exit-programmes and exit-strategies, are crucial to countering terrorism.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 190 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) This Directive respects the principles recognised by, in accordance with Article 2 and 6 of the Treaty on the European Union, respects fundamental rights and freedoms and observesthe European Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and other relevant obligations under international law, should not have the effect of requiring Member States to take measures arbitrarily or unnecessarily limiting fundamental rights and freedoms and the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including those set out in Chapters II, III, V and VI thereof which encompass inter alia the right to liberty and security, freedom of expression and information, freedom of association and freedom of thought conscience and religion, the general prohibition of discrimination in particular on grounds of race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, the right to respect for private and family life and the right to protection of personal data, the principle of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties, covering also the requirement of precision, clarity and foreseeability in criminal law, the presumption of innocence as well as freedom of movement as set forth in Article 21(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Directive 2004/38/EC. This Directive has to be interpreted and implemented in accordance with these rights and principles.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 207 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) "funds" means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, however acquired, and legal documents or instruments in any form, including electronic or digital, evidencing title to, or interest in, such assets, including, but not limited to, bank credits, travellers cheques, bank cheques, money orders, shares, securities, bonds, drafts, letters of credit, and virtual currencies,
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 209 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) "terrorist group" shall mean: a structured group of more than twotwo or more persons, established over a period of time and acting in concert to commit terrorist offences
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 212 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) "Structured group" shall mean a group that have the purpose and the potential of committing various terrorist offences, that is not randomly formed for the immediate commission of an offence and that does not need to have formally defined roles for its members, continuity of its membership or a developed structure.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 216 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) seriously intimidating a group of people or population;
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 224 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) seriously destabilising or destroying or attempting to destabilise and/or destroy the fundamental political, constitutional, economic or social structures of a country or an international organisation.
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 227 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) attacks upon the physical and psychological integrity of a person;
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 231 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) manufacture, possession, acquisition, transport, supply or use of weapons, explosives or of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, as well as research into, and development of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons;
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 234 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) cyber-attacks such as hostile actions directed against network and information systems, which are either critical infrastructures and whose incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, economic security, public health or safety, or any combination thereof, or other network and information systems that are essential for the functioning of other infrastructures of the state (e.g. air, rail, or road transportation infrastructure, energy, gas, oil or water supply systems, medical services, financial and banking system, etc.)
2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 249 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the distribution, or otherwise making available, of a message to the public, with the clear intent to incite the commission of one of the offences listed in points (a) to (h) of Article 3(2), where such conduct, whether or not directly advocating terrorist offences, causes a substantial and imminent danger that one or more such offences may be committed, is punishable as a criminal offence when committed intentionally and unlawfully.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 254 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the distribution, or otherwise making available, of a message to the public, with the intent to incite the commission of one of the offences listed in points (a) to (hi) of Article 3(2), where such conduct, whether or not directly advocating terrorist offences, causes a danger that one or more such offences may be committed, is punishable as a criminal offence when committed intentionally.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 259 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Fundamental principles relating to freedom of expression 1. This Directive shall not have the effect of requiring Member States to take measures in contradiction to fundamental rights and principles, especially those relating to freedom of thought and expression, in particular for the press and other media, as they result from fundamental principles governing the rights and responsibilities of, and the procedural guarantees for, the press or other media where these rules relate to the determination or limitation of liability. 2. Nothing in this Directive should be interpreted as being intended to reduce or restrict the dissemination of information for scientific, academic or reporting purposes. The expression of radical, polemic or controversial views in the public debate on sensitive political questions, including terrorism, falls outside the scope of this Directive and, in particular, of the definition of public provocation to commit terrorist offences.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 265 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that soliciting another person to commit one of the offences listed in points (a) to (hi) of Article 3(2), or in Article 4, including the recruitment or enticement to the above mentioned terrorist offences via social media or other online environments, is punishable as a criminal offence when committed intentionally.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 268 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that providing instruction in the making or use of explosives, firearms or other weapons or noxious or hazardous substances, or in other specific methods or techniques, for the purpose of committing of or contributing to one of the offences listed in points (a) to (hi) of Article 3(2), knowing that the skills provided are intended to be used for this purpose, is punishable as a criminal offence when committed intentionally.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 275 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that to receive instruction, from another person in the making or use of explosives, firearms or other weapons or noxious or hazardous substances, or in other specific methods or techniques, for the purpose of committing of or contributing to the commission of one of the offences listed in points (a) to (hi) of Article 3(2) is punishable as a criminal offence when committed intentionally.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 280 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – title
Travelling abroad for the purpose of terrorism
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 297 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that providing or collecting funds and value, by any means, directly or indirectly, with the intent that they should be used, or knowing that they are to be used, in full or in part, to commit any of the offence(s) referred to in Articles 3 to 10 and 12 to 14 or 16 is punishable as a criminal offence when committed intentionally.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 312 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that drawing up false administrative documents with a view to committing one of the offences listed in points (a) to (hi) of Article 3(2) and point (b) of Article 4 is punishable as a criminal offence when committed intentionally.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 338 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In line with Directive 2014/42/EU, Member States should provide for the freezing and confiscation of assets used to commit or resulting from the commission of the offences laid down in this directive.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 341 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) renounces terrorist activity, andeleted
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 343 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) provides the administrative or judicial authorities with information which they would not otherwise have been able to obtain, helping them to:
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 344 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 2
(2) identify or bring to justice the other offenders;
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 349 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) temporary or permanent disqualification from the practice of commercial activities;
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 350 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) temporary or permanent closure of establishments which have been used for committing the offence.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 351 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) freezing and confiscation of assets used for or resulting from the commission of one of the criminal offences laid down in this directive, as provided by Directive 2014/42/EU.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 354 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f – paragraph 1
the offence is committed against the institutions or people of the Member State in question or against an institution, body, office, seizure of aircraft, ships or other means of public and goods transport or agency of the European Union and based in that Member State.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 360 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Fundamental rights and principles 1. This Directive shall not have the effect of altering the obligation to respect fundamental rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Articles 2 and 6 of the Treaty on European Union, as well as in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and International humanitarian law, and shall be implemented and interpreted in accordance with these rights and principles. 2. Any restriction to fundamental rights and freedoms must be provided for by the law and be necessary and proportionate for the aim pursued. 3. Any person whose fundamental rights and freedoms have been violated in the exercise of counter-terrorism powers or the application of counter-terrorism law shall have the right to a speedy, effective and enforceable judicial remedy.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 376 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that investigations into, or prosecution of, and conviction of offences covered by this Directive are not dependent on a report or accusation made by a victim of terrorism or other person subjected to the offence, at least if the acts were committed on the territory of the Member State.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 377 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that measures are available to protect victims of terrorism and their family members, in accordance with Directive 2012/29/EU. With this regard, in the course of criminal proceedings particular attention shall be paid to the risk of intimidation and retaliation and to the need to protect the physical and mental integrity of victims of terrorism, including during questioning and testifying.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 382 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) medical, emotional and psychological support, such as trauma support and counselling;
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 398 #

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities cooperate among each other to ensure access to information for victims of terrorism who are residents of a Member State other than that one where the terrorist offence was committed. The access to information shall include in particular information about the victims' rights, available support services and accessible compensation schemes. Compensation should be granted to the victims for their participation in the criminal proceedings.
2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #

2015/0026(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In order to address the budgetary constraints faced by Member States at the initial stage of the programming period and, taking into account the urgent need to address youth unemployment and the specific features of the YEI, it is appropriate to lay down provisions in order to complement Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, with a view to increase the level of the initial pre-financing paid to operational programmes supported by the YEI in 2015. To ensure that Member States have sufficient means to provide payments to beneficiaries responsible for the implementation of operations that target youth unemployment, an additional initial pre-financing amount from the specific allocation for the YEI should be paid in 2015 for operational programmes supported by the YEI, in order to complement the pre-financing amounts paid in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. In order to enable a prompt implementation of the operational programmes supported by the YEI, the Commission should commit itself to pay the pre-financing amount to the Member States immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2015/03/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2015/0026(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) To ensure that the additional initial pre- financing amount is used for the immediate implementation of the YEI, it should be foreseen that this amount is reimbursed to the Commission, if the Union contribution from the YEI does not amount to an adequate level in interim payment applications submitted to the Commission 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation. This measure is a safeguard to ensure that eligible Member States set up the required structures to promptly implement the YEI. Member State action is urgently needed to deliver on the YEI and combat alarming levels of youth unemployment.
2015/03/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Throughout the economic and financial crisis, the Union has made efforts to promote growth, in particular through initiatives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy that put in place an approach for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The European Investment Bank ('EIB') has also strengthened its role in instigating and promoting investment within the Union, partly by way of an increase in capital in January 2013. Further action is required to ensure that the investment needs of the Union are addressed and that the liquidity available on the market is used efficiently and channelled towards the funding of viable investment projects, with a strong focus on their growth and quality job- creation, and their benefit to society as a whole.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing with the aim of generating growth, quality jobs and social inclusion. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises and including social economy and social enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic and social value added and job creation potential contributing to achieving Union policy objectives, especially regarding the employment, education and poverty reduction targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote quality job creation, long- term growth and, competitiveness and social inclusion. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The impact of the EFSI on employment education and poverty reduction should be systematically monitored and further encouraged, especially with the view to achieving prolonged societal gains in the form of sustainable and quality employment, and social inclusion. This should also secure fair distribution of investment returns among investors and workers.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 206 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support public and private investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies, social economy enterprises and service providers having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('EFSI Agreement'). The overall objective of the EFSI shall be to promote and guarantee sustainable, inclusive and long-term growth and quality job creation as well as social inclusion in the Union.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 244 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Steering Board members from the Commission shall include representatives with proven expertise in employment and social policies.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 268 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
A specialist in employment and social policies shall be appointed as one of the independent experts in the Investment Committee. This expert shall be responsible for assessing the employment and social impact of submitted projects to ensure that those receiving support from the fund are supporting the social objectives of the EU and benefit society as a whole.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 276 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
2. The EU guarantee shall be granted for EIB financing and investment operations approved by the Investment Committee referred to in Article 3(5) or funding to the EIF in order to conduct EIB financing and investment operations in accordance with Article 7(2). The operations concerned shall be consistent with Union policies, contribute to achieving the objectives of Europe 2020 Strategy and support any of the following general objectives:
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 286 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investment in education and training, health, research and development, information and communications technology and innovation, innovation, social services, social economy and social enterprises;
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 294 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) investments in sectors with high job- creation potential, focusing on long-term and sustainable effects, including the social, health and care sectors as well as the social economy.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 303 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
To guide the selection of projects that the EFSI can support, the Steering Board shall include concern with employment and social impact in the strategic orientation, in the guidelines on the strategic asset allocation, and in the operating policies and procedures, including the investment policies.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 337 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) an assessment of the contribution to the Union`s objectives and the Europe 2020 Strategy targets for employment, education and poverty reduction.
2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is undergoing a period of economic and financial crisis, and whereas the response of the EU and the Member States has seriously compromised the wellbeing of citizens and their fundamental right, including children and young people and the respect of their fundamental rights, and further increased the socio-economic exclusion of citizens in several countries;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 291 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that in light of the rapid technology developments and increasing cyber attacks, special attention needs to be given to the protection of personal data, with a large focus on the security of the processing and storing; although the right to be forgotten is not absolute and will need to be balanced against other fundamental rights, individuals need to be given the right to have their online personal data rectified.
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 338 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Deplores incidents of hate speech and hate crime motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, which occur in the EU on a daily basis; calls on Member States to protect fundamental rights and to promote tolerance;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 354 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the EU and the Member States to mainstream social inclusion and non- discrimination measures in future internal security strategies;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 362 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Urges Member States to safeguard free movement of Roma, and calls on the EU to monitor forced evictions and repatriations;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 409 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that even today people belonging to any kind of minorities are still victims of discrimination throughout the EU;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 698 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Condemns the practice of detaining irregular migrants, including unaccompanied minors, as a prelude to their expulsion; calls on Member States to comply with the provisions of the ‘Return Directive’;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 728 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the respect for fundamental rights in migrant integration and social inclusion policies, with a clear focus on the protection of children in the context of migration and asylum;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 834 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that corruption represents a serious fundamental rights violation; calls on the Member States and iEuropean Institutions to devise effective instruments for preventing and combating corruption, and to monitor regularly the use of public funds, be they European or national;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 891 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Recognises that the financial and economic crisis has had a serious negative impact on the realisation of children’s rights and well-being;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 895 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Invites the European Commission to propose an ambitious and comprehensive successor to the EU Agenda on the Rights of the Child in 2015;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2014/2247(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas, the Commission does not provide a definition for marginalised communities, leaving to Member State the responsibility to decide on the basis of their national indicators; notices however, that marginalisation can be established by looking at a set of relevant indicators such as social exclusion, measures of high long-term unemployment, low level of education, discrimination, (extremely) poor housing conditions, high level of discrimination, and excessive exposure to health risks and/or lack of access to health care, i.e. those populations considered most vulnerable and most in need of help;
2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2014/2247(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital –A d (new)
- Ad. whereas Regulation 223/2014/EU stipulates that the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived shall promote social cohesion, enhance social inclusion, and therefore ultimately contribute to the objective of eradicating poverty in the Union, and support Member States' actions to provide material assistance to the most deprived;
2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2014/2247(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the high levels of youth unemployment experienced by marginalised groups, particularly effecting the Roma, by using existing mechanism such as the Youth Guarantee and specialised training programmes, as for example the Erasmus plus programme, to ensure access to early education for Roma children and, by supporting lifelong learning programmes, to facilitate the access of Roma adults to the labour market. Furthermore, calls for the effective use of other EU instruments, e.g. the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme to promote quality and sustainable employment, guarantee adequate and decent social protection and combat poverty and social exclusion;
2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2014/2247(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recognises that most Roma are employed in undeclared jobs, and, given the need to ensure the sustainability of the social security systems, calls on the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to effectively tackle this phenomenon, by making full use of the European platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work;
2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2014/2247(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Points out that Roma women face double discrimination as gender gaps in employment and pay are very high in Roma communities; stresses therefore the need to ensure that specific measures for women's rights and gender mainstreaming are included in the National Roma Integration Strategies;
2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2014/2247(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to consider children as a priority when implementing the EU Framework for National Roma Strategies, and reiterates the importance of promoting equal access to housing, healthcare, education and dignified living conditions for children;
2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2014/2247(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Stresses that cuts in budget for public services in some Member States during the crisis has led to aggravating unemployment, missing social security, difficult housing situation and health problems; calls on the Member States to use more efficiently the support from the European Social Fund in order to improve the quality and equal access to public services for marginalised communities and combat any form of discrimination;
2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2014/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that some regions are facing more challenges than others; calls on the European Commission, Member States, local and regional governments and onto collaborate with social partners and to collectively to implement roadmaps supportingand solidarity mechanisms (i.e.: financial compensations as well as retraining and alternative employment) that support the communities and workers affected by change;
2015/04/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2014/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that these strategies should includebe accompanied by a thorough assessment of the type and level of green jobs to be created and the required skills and knowledge, leading to the identification of skill gaps and targeted vocational and lifelong training programmes; stresses the need to actively include in the strategies both displaced workers and low-skilled workers at risk of being excluded from the labour market; stresses that steps need to be taken to counter the gender imbalance in certain sectors;
2015/04/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2014/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Encourages the Union and the Member States to foster the sharing of ideas, knowledge, experience, and best practices among countries, so as to ensure a smooth transition to the green economy and the jobs it could create;
2015/04/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital –A a (new)
-Aa. Whereas greater political visibility should be given to fighting child poverty at the highest EU political level, if EU is to meet Europe 2020 strategy targets to reduce poverty by at least 20 million people by 2020;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. Whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%), which is due to the feminisation of poverty, women's overrepresentation in precarious work and as involuntary part- time workers and wage discrimination between men and women;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. Whereas large families with a single income are more at risk of poverty and social exclusion, which is due to degrading wage policies and social protection systems as a consequence of the financial and economic crisis;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. Whereas there remain financial, administrative and other practical barriers to education for marginalised groups of children; and whereas spending on education expenses, especially as regards school materials and transportation expenses, is essentially borne by households in most countries;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. Whereas, even in countries where the right to health and healthcare is enshrined in law, there are many children who do not have access to a family doctor or dentistdequate healthcare, and some children that have extremely limited access to services beyond emergency care;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 120 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a Calls on the Commission to set a Europe 2020 sub-target on reducing child poverty and social exclusion and to make the reduction of child poverty and social exclusion visible and explicit in all states of the European Semester; also calls on the Commission to include a specific section with the binding target in each Annual Growth Survey on fighting child poverty and promoting their wellbeing;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls on the Member States to effectively integrate relevant aspects of Social Investment Package and Commission Recommendation 'Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage' in their annual National Reform Programmes and National Social Reports in a comprehensive way; calls on the Commission to ensure annual monitoring and reporting by Member States on the implementation of the Commission Recommendation;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 123 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the available EU Structural Funds by ensuring access for all children to sufficient resources that would enable their adequate living standard and affordable quality services, in order to break the cycle of disadvantage early in life;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that Member States increase the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically direcCalls on the Commission and Member States to develop policies to fight child poverty that focus on correcting the main factors affecting child poverty: improving the labour market situation of the parents and strengthening the government intervention through income support and the provision of enabling services; also urges Member Stateds to children, but also to parents (such as unemploymentprovide for adequate living standards that are compatible with a life in dignity through a combination of benefits) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security toensuring the quantity, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children and their families, and to fight precarious employment, in-work poverty and involuntary part-time jobs;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 202 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends that Member States' national budgets contain visible andlaws and policies are translated into transparent, provisions for costsarticipatory and accountable national budgets, allocations and spending to combat child poverty and to fulfil their duty to protect childrenmote, protect, and realise children's rights;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 212 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to introducemplement legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights; and to safeguard the return to work for women after pregnancy and maternity leave; on this regard, strongly opposes the Commission´s intention to withdraw the Maternity Leave Directive and calls on the Council to engage proactively with the Parliament and Commission in order to unblock the Maternity Leave Directive; stresses furthermore that reinforcing legislation on paternity leave which gives an important boost to combat gender and pay discrimination in work;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 230 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recommends that Member States develop and implement integrated child protection systems to protect children against violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect in a way in which all duty-bearers and system components work together across sectors and agencies sharing responsibilities to form a protective and empowering environment for all children;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 233 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on EU institutions, EU Agencies, Member State authorities and other stakeholders to develop clear roles, responsibilities, regular dialogue and procedures when children are in need of protection in cross-border situations;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 239 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. RecommendsCall on thate Member States to guarantee all children access to free, inclusive, quality public education atfor all ages, including early childhood, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios to reduce educational poverty, including early childhood education and care, formal and non-formal education; promoting their emotional, social, cognitive and physical development, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios in order to ensure that all children can benefit from inclusive high quality education and therefore maximise the education systems' impact on equal opportunities and breaking the cycle of poverty;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 246 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to developing affordable and accessible early childhood education and care (ECEC), regarding it as a social investment to address inequality and challenges particularly faced by children from disadvantaged families; also raise parents' awareness of the benefits of active participation in ECEC programmes;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 277 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recommends that Member States put in place mechanisms that promote and ensure children's participation in decision making that affects their lives; and enable and encourage children to express informed views, ensuring that those views are given due weight and are reflected in the main decisions affecting them;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 288 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of its Recommendation entitled 'Investing in Children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage' in the Member States through the design of a Roadmap; calls on Member States to use EU funding and all other available instruments to implement the Commission Recommendation;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 293 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a child guarantee so that every child in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition and calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a specific fund to develop the European Child Guarantee;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 295 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create a European integrated plan to combat child poverty including both the Child Guarantee and programmes offering support and opportunities for the parents to come out of social exclusion situations and integrate the labour market;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 297 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13 d. Stresses the need to systematically assess the impact of policy measures, including macroeconomic ones on children, and recommends the Commission to call on Member States to carry out ex-ante and ex-post impact assessments of such measures to ensure that they do not negatively impact on children's rights and well-being;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 302 #

2014/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends thatCalls the Commission and Member States to develop statistical methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty, social exclusion, inequalities and discrimination and to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, and the Indicators Sub-Group of the Social Protection Committee, going beyond the AROPE indicator; further indicators should be developed to assess better the quality of services, outcomes and access to services, e.g. in relation to the socio- economic status and background of parents (migrant or minority), gender, disability and geographical aspects;
2015/05/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, levels of poverty and social exclusion have increased sharply, as has long-term unemployment and youth unemployment;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas 'social innovation refers to new ideas, whether they be products, services or social organisations' are innovations that are social both as to their ends and their means and in particular those which relate to the development and implementation of new ideas (concerning products, services and models), designed tothat simultaneously meet new social and environmental demands and challenges, such as the ageing populneeds and create new social relationships or collaborations, balancing work and family life, managing diversity, youth unemployment and climate changethereby benefiting society and boosting its capacity to act;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas social investments are investments in people designed to strengthen their skills and capacities and support them to fully participate in employment and social life; whereas social investments generally refer to policies in the areas of education, childcare, healthcare, training, job-search assistance and rehabilitation;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas education and training must be priority areas in fostering the entrepreneurial culture and risk-taking spirit among our young people;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas education and training must be priority areas in fostering the entrepreneurial spiritculture among our young people;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that social innovation, in particular by aiming at improving the quality of services rather than simply at lowering costs, makes a significant contribution towards laying the foundations for a type of growth which serves a more sustainable, inclusive society generating social cohesion;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points out thatHighlights the need to promote exchanges among innovative social enterprises, the academic world and social investment stakeholders, in order to strengthen entrepreneurial skills, professionalisation, the conditions enabling social economy enterprises to develop and grow and the creation of social innovation poles, it is vital to promote exchanges with other innovative social enterprises, with the academic world and with social investorand social services to develop and grow, as well as to create social innovation poles;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 102 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on Member States to include measures to promote social entrepreneurship and social innovation in their national Youth Guarantee schemesImplementation Plans and in the national Operational Programmes of the Youth Employment Initiative;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the reform of the Public Procurement Directive, which includes social clauses and criteria in order to promote social inclusion and social innovation, inter alia; urges the Member States to include social clauses and criteria in public procurements and Concessions directives aiming at driving public expenditure and investment towards sustainable growth and employment, social integration and territorial cohesion; calls therefore on the Member States for a proper implementation of the procurement principles in compliance with environmental, social and labour law obligations and on all contracting authorities at national and local level for a wide use of the MEAT (Most Economically Advantageous Tender) based on the life-cycle approach and encompassing qualitative, environmental and social aspects as the main awarding criterion within all tendering and selection procedures;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights that technology-based social economy enterprises can play a crucial role in tackling societal challenges in an easy and cost-effective way and should therefore play a key role within the Commission's Digital Single Market strategy;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15 Highlights the role to be played by the social entrepreneurship axis of the EaSI programme and the remaining structural funds and European programmes in improving their financing; highlights the insufficient budgetary allocation of the EaSI programme in the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF); considers it necessary to ensure and facilitate the access to EaSI programme's funding to the community- based social enterprises and services; with a view to this, calls on the Member States to establish national contact points or one-stop-shops to assist social economy actors in accessing the EU's funding schemes;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 180 #

2014/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to enhance social dialogue in the social economy in order to facilitate the social innovation, improvement of working conditions and to fully recognise the job-creation potential of the sector;
2015/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the European economy and labour market face considerable difficulties in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, austerity measures and the consequent economic slowdown; notes that as a result cuts in public expenditure on education have been widespread;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that unemployment rates in the EU remain relatively high (December 2014, EU 28: 9.9 %), and draws attention to the considerable differences between Member States, with the lowest unemployment rate being in Germany (4.8 %) and the highest in Spain (23.7 %); stresses that growing divergence in and between the labour markets of Members States could potentially lead to the undermining of the solidarity within the Union;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that elements such as a skilled work force, the capacity to innovate, increasing purchasing power and a stable socio-economic and political environment are indispensable in order to harvest a good investment climate;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employsocial partners' and employees' organisations companies, have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational qualification programmes;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 176 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed should be designed and implemented in close cooperation with employers' associatcompanies and trade unions, with a view to better aligning workers' new skills with the needs of employersthe labour market;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses the need for a comprehensive approach regarding labour mobility, based on the free movement of citizens and workers and the principle of equal pay for equal work; stresses in this respect the necessity for Member States to adequately implement and enforce the Enforcement Directive 2014/67/EU, to close existing loopholes through a revision of the Posting of Workers Directive 96/71/EC, and to take measures in order to prevent related fraud; is concerned regarding the possible risks of 'brain drain' for certain Member States;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 304 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Underlines the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) studies and highlights the role they have in enabling Europe to play an important part on the global stage with regards to advancing technology developments.
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 332 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to provide forecasts of jobs and skills per Member State and sector that will be anticipated on the labour market; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to provide guidelines on investing in human capital in order to prepare the labour markets for the future;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 345 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Member States to include leadership, management and financial education and business start-up advice in their education programmes, and to enhance European craftsmanship through prioritiseing the further development of vocational training and education (VET) programmes;
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 360 #

2014/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Calls on Member States to provide appropriate training and ensure an ongoing professional development of teachers and education leaders in order to help them use the most appropriate teaching methods and enable the development of 21st century skills and competencies of Europe's youth.
2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to ensure that TTIP will make a significant positive contribution to creating more and betterdecent jobs and set ambitious and enforceable global trade standards for sustainable development and labour;
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) to ensure that the horizontal dimensions of labour and social provisions are recognised and fully integrated into all relevant operational parts of the agreement (such as investment, trade in services, regulatory cooperation and public procurement) to ensure a coherent and comprehensive approach to trade and sustainable development;
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) to ensure that civil society can make a meaningful contribution to implementing relevant TTIP provisionsthe implementation of and compliance with labour provisions must be subject to a monitoring process, which involves the social partners and civil society;
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
(vi) to ensure that the specific challenges faced by SMEs and micro-companies are fully taken into account;
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 107 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point viii
(viii) to guarantee that agreement on any dispute-settlement mechanism must take into account the results of the public consultation on investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), must be fully transparent and democratically accountable and must not hinder legislators from passing laws in the area of employment policy;deleted
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point viii a (new)
(viii a) to oppose the inclusion of ISDS in TTIP. In the agreement with the United States of America that have fully functional legal systems and where no risk of political interference in the judiciary or denial of justice has been identified, ISDS is not necessary.
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 127 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ix
(ix) to take steps to embed a ‘positive listing’ approach in the agreement;with respect to the liberalisation of services in the agreement, whereby services that are to be opened up for foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are excluded
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to ensure that statistical projections on job losses/gains, and on sectors, affected are constantly updated so that timely intervention can be undertaken by the Commission to support affected sectors, regions or Member States. The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund should be adapted to mitigate the potential negative impacts of the TTIP;
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 152 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x b (new)
(x b) to ensure that the place of work principle is guaranteed. National labour and social law as well as collective agreement provisions must be upheld in the case of temporary posting and placement of workers; the conditions of temporary postings and placement should be well defined in the TTIP;
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x c (new)
(x c) to ensure that governments have the opportunity to adopt socially and ecologically responsible procurement policies. Procurement provisions should not prevent governments from addressing societal and environmental needs. In addition, public procurement policies should be in line with ILO Convention 94 regarding labour clauses in public contracts.
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas family businesses range in scope from small firms to corporations and represent 60 85% of all European companies, providing between 40 % and 50 % of all jobs; 1 a. __________________ 1a According to the 2014 EY Family Business Yearbook http://familybusiness.ey.com/pdfs/20- 23.pdf
2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a common European definition of family business is necessary not only to improve the quality of statistical data collection on the sector's performance, but also as a means for policy-makers to better address the needs of family businesses and society;
2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the size of a family company should be a central element to be taken into account in the definition of a family business;
2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to work on a common European definition of family business, which should be legally binding, simple, clear and easily applicable in all Member States and at the EU level;
2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the size of a family company should be a central element to be taken into account in the definition of a family business, given the fact that a one-size-fits-all regulatory approach is not capable to sufficiently address the diverse needs of family businesses and society, in particular with regards to taxation, access to finance and corporate governance and responsibility;
2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 99 #

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Suggests that in order to support the development of family businesses, Member States should lay more focus on entrepreneurship related education and training.
2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to include in the European Semester recommendations to Member States on how to create a fair family business-friendly environment, in particular in the fields of taxation, business transfer and entrepreneurial education;
2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 104 #

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to actively promote and to disseminate information on the family business model throughout the EU, for example by establishing a family business contact point at the European Commission and by favouring the transfer of know-hows and best practices across the Member States, and by also making the best use of programmes such as the 'Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs';
2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the circular economy has the potential to generate 2 millions of jobs across Europe and possible net savings of €600 billion for EU businesses by 2030, by increasing natural resource productivity and by creating new markets, products and value for businesses;
2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that a circular economy will lead to sustainable and inclusive growth and have lasting beneficial effects on the labour market; with a view to this, considers the elaboration of a genuine European industrial policy, based on economic and environmental sustainability and aimed at overcoming the 'take-make-consume-throw away' business model, as essential for the achievement of sustainable and inclusive economic growth and high-quality job creation in the EU;
2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that an effective and job-rich transition to the circular economy requires anticipation (ie: identification of skills gaps), proactive transformation management and long-term planning that includes the development of targeted education and vocational programmes, as well as the implementation of skills development strategies that would improve generic, sectorial and occupation-specific skills;
2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that, in a transition towards a circular economy, internal transformation and redefinition of jobs may affect sectors with a high share of emissions; calls, in consequence, on the Member States and the EU to put in place all the necessary measures to support affected workeruropean Commission to collaborate with social partners and develop the necessary roadmaps and solidarity mechanisms (i.e.: financial compensations, financial incentives for entrepreneurial initiatives, as well as retraining and alternative employment) to offset the adverse impact of the transition on certain category of workers and socially vulnerable groups;
2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to put in place a regulatory environment andhighlight that taxation policy is a factor of social fairness in this transition and to put in place fiscal incentives that encourage the development of a circular economy and boost quality job creation, such as reducing or lifting taxation on labour and renewable resources, including labour, and differentiating VAT rates in accordance with the waste hierarchy, and making efficient use of EU funding.
2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that a transition towards a sustainable and circular economy should combine ambitious environmental goals with strong social requirements, including the promotion of decent work, healthy and safe working conditions (i.e.: ensure that workers are not exposed to harmful substances at their workplace).
2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the European Commission that social and environmental consideration in public procurement procedures should be ensured, which is vital to promote sustainable development and the transition to a circular economy.
2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the main challenge for all EU countries is the correct application and enforcement of the rules on equal pay, as established by Directive 2006/54/EC,
2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas employment rates are generally lower among women in comparison to men: in 2013, the employment rate for men stood at 69.4 % in the EU-28, as compared with 58.8 % for women1 a , __________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Employment_statistic s.
2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
-Ac. whereas women are generally paid around 16 % less than men, the gender pay gap effects women in receiving lower pensions in comparison to men – on average across the EU women's pensions are 39% lower than men's,
2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A d (new)
- Ad. whereas lack of transparency in employee wage structure creates an environment for gender bias and discriminatory pay structures to remain unrevealed by employees and/or their representatives and extremely difficult to prove thus hampering the effective implementation of the equal pay for equal work principle,
2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A e (new)
-Ae. whereas in most Member States national laws do not define in any way the concepts of 'work of equal value' and 'same work', therefore leaving it to interpretation of national courts on a case-by-case basis, thus contributing greatly to the lack of legal certainty for potential victims of pay discrimination, despite the references given by the Court of Justice of the EU in order to ensure legal certainty,
2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to use the naming and shaming approach as the main method for victims, trade unions and gender equality bodies in order to sanction unequal pay practices;
2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasizes that the Court of Justice of the EU has made clear that occupational pension schemes are to be considered as pay and therefore the principal of equal treatment applies to these schemes as well; despite that the distinction between statutory and occupational pension schemes is problematic in some Member States or the concept of occupational pension schemes is unknown and that might be indirectly discriminatory in the labour market;
2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to combat undeclared work and precarious jobs, including mini-jobs and false part-time jobs; deplores, furthermore, the abuse of atypical forms of contracts, including zero hours contracts, in order to avoid having to comply with employment and social protection obligations; regrets the fact that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women trapped in in-work poverty;
2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to widespread and raise public awareness related to equal pay, the gender pay and pension gap, on direct and indirect discrimination of women at work on European, national, regional and local levels; calls on the Commission to establish a European year for combating gender pay gap;
2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 343 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to identify and remove remaining barriers to energy efficiency measures, and to develop a genuine market in energy efficiency in order to foster transfer of best practices and ensure availability of products and solutions throughout the EU with aim of building a true single market in energy efficiency products and services;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #

2014/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the fact that the EU is facing a demographic crisis which by 2040 will result in a shortfall of 24 million in the labour force, creating an economic necessity to further include women in the labour market; emphasises that increasing women’s employment rate to the level of men’s employment would reduce the labour force shortfall to 3 million; supports the promotion of women's entrepreneurial initiatives.
2015/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2014/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the importance of STEM studies as well as the involvement of women in high growth industry sectors like Research & Development, as well as Information and Communication Technology (ICT); a study on women active in the ICT1 a sector published by the European Commission in October 2013, found that allowing more women to enter the digital jobs market can create an annual € 9 billion GDP boost in the EU area; stresses that we are also facing an alarming drop in ICT female graduates (today only 29 out of every 1000 female graduate have a computing or related degree); __________________ 1a Women active in the ICT sector study by the European Commission in October 2013 - http://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_IP-13-905_en.htm
2015/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Is pleased withNotes that the European economic governance framework, which, by coordinating policies more closely in ordercan have the potential to prevent major imbalances, fosters smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in line with the targets set by the Europe 2020 strategy;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is concerned that the current economic governance framework does not give due importance to employment and social considerations, thus making it much more difficult to achieve the headline targets of the EU2020 strategy;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Agrees with Commissioner Thyssen’s statement that countries that provide high quality jobs, better social protection and invest in human capital are more resilient to economic crises; calls on the Commission to reflect this position moving forward in all of its European semester policy and country-specific recommendations;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to conduct an initial review of the framework’s effectiveness with a view to assessing the effective and uniform application of governance rules by the Member States and by the Commission; also suggests that the review presents an opportunity for an exchange of views on the ways in which the framework could be deepenimproved;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the European Semester to be strengthened and deepened as an effective way of preventing a crisis and foster growth; with this in mind, welcomes the Commission’s proposal to focus its action not only on budget responsibility but also on investment and structural reform in order to link the market economy with social progress;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. ProposStrongly believes that joint meetings between the EPSCO Council and the Ecofin Council should be held with a view tof promoting coordinated socio-economic policies geared towards strengthening competitiveness in Europe and giving growth and quality jobs a sustainable boost;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the social indicators scoreboard in the Alert Mechanism Report is important in order to identify, in advance, the social impact of measures designed to correct macroeconomic imbalances; calls on the Commission to assess its scope and effectivenessensure that such indicators are given the same level of importance as economic ones in the European Semester;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the economic governance framework must help to set up the right environment in Europe to foster entrepreneurship, particularly amongst younger people; is concerned that over the course of the crisis, SMEs have experienced a decline in employment share;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that shifting taxation away from labour can help stimulate growth and increase employment rates;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes with grave concern that long term unemployment has doubled over the course of the crisis; notes also that this increase was even higher among low skilled workers; calls on the Commission to ensure that the fight against long-term unemployment is reflected in its policies and country-specific recommendations;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Believes that the rising levels of inequality in Europe should be given the upmost importance in the context of the Union’s Economic framework; believes that one of the best ways to combat this rising inequality is to redouble the efforts in creating more quality jobs in Europe;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 136 #

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that social partners should have an increased role in the economic governance framework both at European and national level; believes that such a reinforced role would increase the democratic legitimacy of the economic governance framework whilst safeguarding citizens’ rights;
2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2014/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 604/2013
Article 8 – paragraph 4b – first subparagraph
Where an applicant as referred to in paragraph 4a is present in the territory of a Member State without having lodged an application there, that Member State shall inform the unaccompanied minor, within six months from the arrival of the minor, of the right to make an application and give him or her an effective opportunity to lodge an application in that Member State.
2015/02/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 206 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10
10. Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the PPE, in a language which can be easily understood bythe official language of that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by PPE which they have placed on the market.
2015/03/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 213 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Importers shall indicate, on the PPE, their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted, or where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the PPE. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood bythe official language of the end-users and market surveillance authorities.
2015/03/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 221 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before making PPE available on the market, distributors shall verify that it bears the CE marking, is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity or a simplified EU declaration of conformity, and that it is accompanied by the instructions set out in point 1.4 of Annex II in a language which can be easily understood bythe official language of the end-users in the Member State in which PPE is to be made available on the market and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 8(5) and (6) and Article 10(3).
2015/03/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) It sAs uniform visas allow the hould be clear which is the Member State competent for examining an application for a visa, in particular where the intended visit covers several Member Stateser to circulate within the Schengen area and as such visas are issued according to the common rules laid down in this Regulation, applicants should be able to lodge their application at the consulate of any Member State in their country of residence.
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #

2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Visa applicants should be able to lodge an application in their country of residence even where the Member State competent under the general rules is neither present nor represented in that country.deleted
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 165 #

2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. TheAny Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for a uniform visa shall be: (a) the Member State whose territory constitutes the sole destination of the visit(s); (b) if the visit includes more than one destination, or if several separate visits are to be carried out within a period of two months, the Member State whose territory constitutes the main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length of stay, counted in days; or (c) if no main destination can be determined, the Member State whose external border the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the territory of the Member Statespresent in the third country where the applicant lodges the application shall be competent for examining and deciding on an application for a uniform visa or an airport transit visa.
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 190 #

2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7 – point a (new)
(a) without prejudice to Articles 18(3), 18 (10) and 43(3) applicants shall only be required to appear in person for the collection of finger prints, in accordance with Article 12 (2) and (3);
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 191 #

2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7 – point b (new)
(b) VIS registered applicants shall not be required to appear in person when lodging an application, where their finger prints have been entered into the VIS less than 59 months before.
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 192 #

2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
General rulesElements required for lodging an application
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 193 #

2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Applicants shall appear in person for the collection of fingerprints, in accordance with Article 12 (2) and (3).deleted
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 194 #

2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. VIS registered applicants shall not be required to appear in person when lodging an application, where their fingerprints have been entered into the VIS less than 59 months before.deleted
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 205 #

2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The technical requirements for the photograph shall be in accordance with the international standards as set out in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) document 9303 Part 1, 67th edition.
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 94 #

2014/0091(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Action is needed to further develop complementary private retirement savings such as occupational pensions. This is important since social-security systems are coming undeemployees can improve their fincreasing pressure, which means that citizens will increasingly rely onancial situation after retiring through occupational retirement pensions as a complement in the future. Occupational retirement pensions should be developed, without, however, calling into question the importance of social- security pension systems in terms of secure, durable and effective social protection, which should guarantee a decent standard of living in old age and should therefore be at the centre of the objective of strengthening the European social model.
2015/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2014/0091(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, notably, the right to protection of personal data, the right to conduct a business, the right to property, the right of collective bargaining and action and the right to a high level of consumer protection, in particular by ensuring a higher level of transparency of retirement provisioning, informed personal financial and retirement planning as well as facilitating cross-border business of institutions for occupational retirement provision and businesses. This Directive must be implemented in accordance with these rights and principles.
2015/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2014/0091(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) As very long-term investors with low liquidity risks, institutions for occupational retirement provision are in a position to invest in non-liquid assets such as shares as well as in instruments that have a long- term economic profile and are not traded on regulated markets, multilateral trading facilities or organised trading facilities within prudent limits. They can also benefit from the advantages of international diversification. Investments in shares in currencies other than those of the liabilities and in instruments that have a long-term economic profile and are not traded on regulated markets, multilateral trading facilities or organised trading facilities should therefore not be restricted except on prudential grounds.
2015/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2014/0091(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) Institutions should be allowed to invest in other Member States in accordance with the rules of their home Member States in order to reduce the cost of cross-border activity. Therefore the host Member States should not be allowed to impose additional investment requirements on. However, if the institution works on a cross-border basis it may be asked by the competent authority of the host Member State to apply limits for investment, provided that such rules also apply to institutions located in other host Member States.
2015/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2014/0091(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
(53) An internal market forThe institution's requires mutual recognadherence to prudential standards should be supervised by the competent authoritiones of prudential standards. The institution'the institution's home Member State. If the institution works on a cross-border basis, its adherence to thoseprudential standards should additionally be supervised by the competent authorities of the institution’s homest Member State. Member States should attribute to competent authorities the necessary powers to use preventive or corrective measures if institutions breach any of the requirements of this Directive.
2015/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 123 #

2014/0091(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – point c
(c) ’sponsoring undertaking’ means any undertaking or other body, regardless of whether it includes or consists of one or more legal or natural persons, which under national legislation is legally obliged or voluntarily commits to offering a pension scheme and which has an employment relationship with the scheme members and beneficiaries;
2015/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #

2014/0091(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 10
10. Member States shall ensure that an institution carrying out cross-border activity shall not be subject to any requirements concerning information to members and beneficiaries imposed by the competent authorities of the host Member State in respect of the members which that cross-border activity concerns.
2015/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 160 #

2014/0091(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the main objective of prudential supervision as set out in paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that, in the exercise of their general duties, the competent authorities shall duly consider the potential impact of their decisions on the stability of the financial systems concerned in the Union, in particular in emergency situations, taking into account the information available at the relevant time.deleted
2015/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 162 #

2014/0091(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 61 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities duly consider the potential impact of their actions on the stability of the financial systems in the European Union, in particular in emergency situations.deleted
2015/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 136 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) The Commission should monitor demand and supply on the European labour market and analyse labour trends on an ongoing basis, in collaboration with Eurostat and the EURES network.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 260 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) facilitation of mutual learning within the EURES networking, and exchange of best practice and mutual learning within the EURES networks by organising annual conferences under the coordination of the EURES European Coordination Office;
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 263 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the analysis of the demand and supply on the labour market within the Union, as well as the geographic and occupational mobility;
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 338 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The National Coordination Office promotes the EURES portal and the collaboration with stakeholders such as career guidance services, universities, chambers of commerce, social services and organisations involved in apprenticeships and traineeships schemes.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 348 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a The responsibilities of EURES cross- border partnerships 1. Cross-border partnerships shall be established as service providers covering a particular cross-border area. 2. Cross-border partnerships shall, in particular, undertake to provide the following: (a) information on living and working conditions, in particular regarding social security and fiscal regimes; (b) counselling, placement and recruitment services for jobseekers, workers and employers; (c) support for the networking of EURES advisors in the cross-border region; (d) coordination of the cooperation between the partners in the EURES cross- border partnerships; (e) cross-border activities to improve transparency on the labour market and to remove obstacles to mobility; (f) issuing multilingual publications for frontier workers, job seekers and employers and promote fair mobility. 3. Cross-border partnerships shall be considered to be permanent networks with clearly defined objectives. The activities of the EURES cross-border partnerships are to be financed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013. 4. Each cross-border partnership shall draw up a multi-annual work programme for the organisations participating on an equal footing in the partnership.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 471 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) may exclude job vacancies which due to their nature or to national rules are only open to citizens of a specific country.deleted
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 574 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) where necessary, to provide assistance with thefor the use of the EURES portal, such as for uploading of such job applications and on relevant national job search portals andon the EURES portal;
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 601 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) where necessary, to provide assistance for the use of the EURES portal, namely support with the registration as an employer on the EURES portal;
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that the European Public Prosecutor's Office should have competence for offences related to fraud against the financial interests of the European Union. With that in mind, recalls that the relevant criminal offences are to be laid down in the proposed Directive on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (the so-called 'PIF Directive'). While acknowledging the progress made by the co-legislators in negotiations for the adoption of the PIF Directive, calls on the Council to renew its efforts to find agreement on that directive as a pre-condition for the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 21 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Deems it crucial to ensure within a short period of time the establishment of a single, strong, independent EPPO that is able to investigate, prosecute and bring to court the perpetrators of criminal offences affecting the Union’s financial interests; and considers that any weaker solution would be a cost for the Union budget;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Points out that it is of the utmost importance that the relationship between the European Public Prosecutor´s Office and other existing bodies, such as Eurojust and OLAF, should be defined and clearly demarcated. Calls on the Council to clarify the competence of each existing body in charge of protecting the Union's financial interests;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 36 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that Member States must involve national judicial self-governing bodies in the nomination procedures for European Delegated Prosecutors in accordance with national laws and practice;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 37 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Takes the view that in order to ensure the full independence of the European Prosecutors, and to prevent any perceived conflict of interest, the position of European Prosecutor should be a full- time position. In that respect, does not agree with the draft provision authorising them to discharge their duties on a part- time basis as proposed in Article 11(3) of Council document 166993/14 of 18 December 2014 on the Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (hereafter 'the Council text');
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 38 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the provision of an annual reporting to the EU Institutions in order to guarantee a continuous assessment of the activities carried out by the new body; contained in the Council text; calls on the Council to ensure that the annual report contains, inter alia, details on the willingness of national authorities to cooperate with the European Public Prosecutor's Office;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that rules governing the division of jurisdiction between the EPPO and the national authorities should be clear and avoid any misinterpretation in the operational phase:, the EPPO should have jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute the offences constituting fraud to the Union's financial interests according to the directive on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law; the powers of the European Public Prosecutor's Office should extend to offences other than those affecting the Union's financial interests only where cumulatively: (a) the particular conduct simultaneously constitutes an offence affecting the Union's financial interests and other offences; and (b) the offences affecting the Union's financial interests are predominant and the other are merely ancillary; and (c) the other offences would be barred from further trying and punishment if they were not prosecuted and brought to judgment together with the offences affecting the Union's financial interests; In case of disagreement between the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the national prosecution authorities over the exercise of competence, the College of the European Public Prosecutor's Office shall decide who shall investigate and prosecute. The determination of competence in accordance with those criteria should always be subject to judicial review;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 48 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Takes note that the option of a collegiate structure is under scrutiny by the Member States, instead of the hierarchical one initially proposed by the European Commission; in this regard, believes that the decisions concerning the choice of the competent jurisdiction, the dismissal ofecision to prosecute, the decision to dismiss a case, the decision to reallocate a case and the decision on transaction should all be taken at the central level by the Chambers; Permanent Chambers referred to in Article 9 of the Council text;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 62 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the legislator to ensure streamlined procedures for the EPPO to obtain the authorisation of investigative measures in cross-border cases, in accordance with the law of the Member States where the measure in question is executedrequested and executed; recalls that the co-legislators agreed on criteria for Member States to request investigative measures based on the principle of mutual recognition in Directive 2014/41/EU regarding the European Investigation Order in Criminal Matters. Considers that the same criteria should apply in respect of investigative measures to be authorised by the EPPO particularly with regard to the grounds for refusal;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 65 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Council to ensureprovide clarity regarding the admissibility of the evidence gathered by the EPPO throughout the Union, as this is crucial for the effectiveness of the prosecutions. The conditions for admissibility of evidence should be such as to respect all rights guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the European Convention on Human Rights, and the European Court of Human Rights case law in accordance with Article 6 of the Treaty on the European Union;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 73 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Affirms that the right to a judicial remedy should be upheld at all times in respect of the EPPO's activity and recognises also the need for the EPPO to operate effectively without undue delay; therefore, any decision taken by the European Public Prosecutor's Office should be subject to judicial review before the competent court; in that regard, insists that decisions taken by the European Public Prosecutor before or independently from the trial, such as the decision to launch an investigation, the choice of jurisdiction for prosecution, the dismissal of a case or a transaction, should be subject to judicial review before the Union Courts;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 75 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls thatGiven that the proposals for legislative measures at Union level regarding the procedural rights of suspected and accused persons in criminal proceedings have not yet all been adopted and that protection of those rights at Union level is in any case not comprehensive, reiterates the necessity for the new Office shouldto carry out its activities within full respect for the rights enshrined inof suspects and accused in so far as they are enshrined in Article 6 of the Treaty on the European Union, Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as well as in those legal framework provided by the Union on theislative measures already adopted at Union level on procedural rights of suspected and accused persons in criminal proceedings and on the protection of personal data;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 80 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Recalls that the proposed Directive on Legal Aid has not yet been adopted by the co-legislators. Affirms that if and when adopted that Directive should apply equally to all suspects and accused under investigation or being prosecuted by the European Public Prosecutor's Office. Emphasises that in the absence of an agreed EU directive on legal aid, it is imperative that all suspects and accused in investigations and prosecutions carried out by the European Public Prosecutor's Office have the right to legal aid in accordance with the relevant national law;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 81 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Emphasises that all suspects and accused in investigations and prosecutions carried out by the European Public Prosecutor's Office have the right to the protection of their personal data, also applying to judicial co-operation in criminal matters and police co-operation, as stated by Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 83 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. With reference to Article 19(2) of the Council text, insists that national authorities carrying out investigations of offences which may fall under the competence of the European Public Prosecutor's Office should be obliged to inform the European Public Prosecutor's Office of such an investigation. To ensure the independence and effectiveness of the Office, reiterates the need for the European Public Prosecutor's Office to have the right to take over such investigations where it determines that that is appropriate;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 84 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Stresses that the processing of personal data carried out by the EPPO are subject to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data, under the supervision of European Data Protection Supervisor;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 86 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. So as to ensure legal consistency amongst different instruments setting out Union data protection law, calls for the adaptation of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 to the data protection rules that will be established by the proposed data protection package which includes a proposal for a (General Data Protection Regulation), and a proposal for a DIRECTIVE regarding the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and the free movement of such data;
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 87 #

2013/0255(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19 d. Stresses that specific provisions on data protection contained in EPPO should only complement and particularize Regulation 45/2001 and only to the extent it is necessary.
2015/01/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 114 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Air carriers already collect and process PNR data from their passengers for their own commercial purposes. This Directive should not impose any obligation on air carriers to collect or retain any additional data from passengers or to impose any obligation on passengers to provide any data in addition to that already being provided to air carriers. For charter, private and freighted flights, PNR data should also be collected and transferred to the Passenger Information Unit of the relevant Member State.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 119 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The definition of terrorist offences should be taken from Articles 1 to 4 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism37. The definition of serous crime should be taken from Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedure between Member States38. However, Member States may exclude those minor offences for which, taking into account their respective criminal justice system, the processing of PNR data pursuant to this directive would not be in line with the principle of proportionality. The definition of serious transnational crime should be taken from Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA and the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organised Crime. __________________ 38 OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1. 37 OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 3. Decision as amended by Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA of 28 November 2008 (OJ L 330, 9.1.2.2008, p. 21).
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 126 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) PNR data should be transferred to a single designated unit (Passenger Information Unit) in the relevant Member State, so as to ensure clarity and reduce costs to air carriers and other commercial operators or non-commercial flight operators.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 141 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The Commission supports the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) guidelines on PNR. These guidelines should thus be the basis for adopting the supported data formats for transfers of PNR data by air carriers and other commercial operators or non- commercial flight operators to Member States. This justifies that such supported data formats, as well as the relevant protocols applicable to the transfer of data from air carriers and other commercial operators or non-commercial flight operators should be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure foreseen in Regulation (EU) No….. of the European Parliament and the Council [……………..]
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 144 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) The Member States should take all necessary measures to enable air carriers and other commercial operators or non- commercial flight operators to fulfil their obligations under this Directive. Dissuasive, effective and proportionate penalties, including financial ones, should be provided for by Member States against those air carriers and other commercial operators or non-commercial flight operators failing to meet their obligations regarding the transfer of PNR data. Where there are repeated serious infringements which might undermine the basic objectives of this Directive, these penalties may include, in exceptional cases, measures such as the immobilisation, seizure and confiscation of the means of transport, or the temporary suspension or withdrawal of the operating licence. .
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 155 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Taking fully into consideration the right to the protection of personal data and the right to non-discrimination, no decision that produces an adverse legal effect on a person or seriously affects him/her should be taken only by reason of the automated processing of PNR data. Moreover, no such decision should be taken by reason of a person's race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religiousn or philosophical beliefs, political opinion, trade union membership,sexual orientation or gender identity, trade union membership and activities, and the processing of biometric data or of data concerning health or sexual life.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 177 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) The processing of PNR data domestically in each Member State by the Passenger Information Unit and by competent authorities should be subject to a standard of protection of personal data under their national law which is in line with Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed the European data protection acquis, including the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters41 (‘Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA’)specific data protection requirements set out in this Directive. __________________ 41 OJ L 350, 30.12.2008, p. 60.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 201 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) This Directive does not affect the possibility for Member States to provide, under their domestic law, for a system of collection and handling of PNR data for purposes other than those specified in this Directive, or from transportation providers other than those specified in the Directive, regarding internal flights subject to compliance with relevant data protection provisions, provided that such domestic law respects the Union acquis. The issue of the collection of PNR data on internal flights should be the subject of specific reflection at a future date.deleted
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 209 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) As a result of the legal and technical differences between national provisions concerning the processing of personal data, including PNR, air carriers and other commercial operators or non-commercial flight operators are and will be faced with different requirements regarding the types of information to be transmitted, as well as the conditions under which this information needs to be provided to competent national authorities. These differences may be prejudicial to effective cooperation between the competent national authorities for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences or serious crime.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 213 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular the right to the protection of personal data, the right to privacy and the right to non-discrimination as protected by Articles 8, 7 and 21 of the Charter and has to be implemented accordingly. The Directive is compatible with data protection principles and its provisions are in line with the Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA. Furthermore, and in order to comply with the proportionality principle, the Directive, on specific issues, will have stricter rules on data protection than the Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 223 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) In particular, the scope of the Directive is as limited as possible, it allows retention of PNR data for period of time not exceeding 5 years, after which the data must be deleted, the data must be anonymised (masked out) after a very short period, the collection and use of sensitive data is prohibited. In order to ensure efficiency and a high level of data protection, Member States are required to ensure that an independent national supervisory authority is responsible for advising and monitoring how PNR data are processed. All processing of PNR data must be logged or documented for the purpose of verification of the lawfulness of the data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring proper data integrity and security of the data processing. Member States must also ensure that passengers are clearly and precisely informed about the collection of PNR data and their rights.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 229 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive provides conditions for the transfer by air carriers of Passenger Name Record data of passengers of international flights to and from the Member States, as well as the processiflights between the Union and third countries, as well as the use, retention and exchange of that data, including its collection, use and retention by the Member States and its exchange between them by Member States.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 233 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This Directive shall not apply to flights within the territory of the Union or the means of transport other than airplanes.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 234 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The PNR data that is collected pursuant to this Directive may not be used for border control purposes.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 249 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) 'other commercial operator' means an undertaking, company or tour operator that may operate charter flights or book a number of seats on an airplane;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 250 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) 'other non-commercial flight operator' means a private undertaking that may operate private planes or privately freighted flights;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 251 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 'international flight' means any scheduled or non-scheduled flight by an air carrier or other commercial operator or a non-commercial flight operator planned to land on the territory of a Member State originating in a third country or to depart from the territory of a Member State with a final destination in a third country, including in both cases any transfer orchartered flights, private planes, privately freighted flights, as well as transit flights;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 258 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘Passenger Name Record’ or 'PNR data' means a record of each passenger’s travel requirements which contains information necessary to enable reservations to be processed and controlled by the booking and participating air carriers and other commercial operators or non-commercial flight operators for each journey booked by or on behalf of any person, whether it is contained in reservation systems, Departure Control Systems (DCS) or equivalent systems providing the same functionalities;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 275 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ’serious crime’ means the offences under national law referred to in Article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA if they are punishable by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years under the national law of a Member State, however, Member States may exclude those minor offences for which, taking into account their respective criminal justice system, the processing of PNR data pursuant to this directive would not be in line with the principle of proportionality;deleted
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 287 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i – introductory part
(i) ‘serious transnational crime’ means the offences under national law referred to in Article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA if they are punishable by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years under the national law of a Member State, and if : trafficking in human beings, sexual exploitation of children, illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, illicit trafficking in weapons, cybercrime and other computer related crime, illicit trafficking in munition and explosives if:
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 306 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up or designate an authority competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences and seriouscertain types of serious transnational crime or a branch of such an authority to act as its 'Passenger Information Unit' responsible for conducting risk assessments in accordance with Article 4 as well as collecting PNR data from the air carriers, storing them, analysing them and transmitting the result of the analysis to the competent authorities referred to in Article 5. Its staff members may be seconded from competent public authorities.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 310 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Passenger Information Unit must implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized disclosure or access, in particular where the processing involves the transmission of data over a network, and against all other unlawful forms of processing.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 315 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. All members of the Passenger Information Unit who have access to PNR data shall have had received specifically tailored training on processing of PNR data in full compliance with data protection principles and fundamental rights.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 317 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The activities specified for in Article 9a(new)(4) shall only be carried out by specifically designated personnel of the Passenger Information Unit.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 321 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Passenger Information Unit must notify the National Supervisory Authority referred to in Article 12 before carrying out any wholly or partly processing operation.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 329 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Data Protection Officer 1. Member States shall provide that the head of the public authority responsible for monitoring the application of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and for contributing to their consistent application throughout the Union, appoints a Data Protection Officer within the Passenger Information Unit. 2. Member States shall provide that the data protection officer shall be designated on the basis of professional qualities and, in particular, expert knowledge of data protection law and practices and ability to fulfil the tasks referred to in this Directive. 3. Member States shall provide that the Data Protection Officer shall be responsible: (a) to raise awareness, to inform and advise the members of the Passenger Information Unit of their obligations in accordance with the data protection provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, in particular with regard to technical and organisational measures and procedures; (b) to monitor the implementation and application of the policies in relation to the protection of personal data, including the assignment of responsibilities, the training of staff involved in the processing operations and the related audits; (c) to monitor the implementation and application of the data protection provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, in particular as to the requirements related to data protection by design, data protection by default and data security and to the information of data subjects and their requests in exercising their rights under the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive; (d) to ensure compliance with the data protection provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, in particular, through conducting random sampling of data processing operations; (e) to ensure that the documentation referred to in Articles 11f (new) and 11g (new) is maintained; (f) to monitor the documentation, notification and communication of personal data breaches pursuant to Articles 11l (new) and 11m (new); (g) to monitor the response to requests from the supervisory authority, and to co- operate with the supervisory authority at the latter's request or on his/her own initiative, especially on matters relating to data transfers to other Member States or to third countries; (h) to act as the contact point for the supervisory authority on issues related to the processing of PNR data and to consult with the supervisory authority, if appropriate, on his/her own initiative. 4. Member States shall provide that the data protection officer is properly and in a timely manner involved in all issues which relate to the protection of personal data within the Passenger Information Unit. 5. Member States shall ensure that the data protection officer is provided with the means to perform his/her duties and tasks referred to in this Article effectively and independently, and does not receive any instructions as regards to the exercise of the function. 6. Member States shall provide that any other professional duties of the data protection officer are compatible with that person's tasks and duties as data protection officer and do not result in a conflict of interests. 7. Member States shall provide the data subject with the right to contact the data protection officer, as a single point of contact, on all issues related to the processing of his or her PNR data. 8. Member States shall provide that the name and contact details of the data protection officer are communicated to the supervisory authority and to the public.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 406 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Conditions for access to PNR data by competent authorities 1. The competent authorities referred to in Article 5 may submit, on a case-by-case basis, an electronic and duly reasoned request to the Passenger Information Unit for the transmission of specific PNR data or the results of the processing of specific PNR data, when this is strictly necessary for the purpose of prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of a specific terrorist offence or a certain type of serious transnational crime. The request for such data may be based on any one or a combination of the PNR data elements set out in the Annex. The reasoned request shall set out reasonable grounds to consider that the transmission of PNR data or the results of the processing of PNR data will substantially contribute to the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of the criminal offence in question. 2. Prior to the transmission of PNR data or of the results of the processing of PNR data from the Passenger Information Unit to a competent authority in reply to a request made in accordance with paragraph 1, a court or an independent administrative body shall verify, in a timely manner, whether all the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are fulfilled. 3. In an exceptional case of urgency where there is need to prevent an immediate and serious threat to public security associated with a terrorist offence or a type of serious transnational crime, the Passenger Information Unit may transmit the PNR data or the results of the processing of PNR data immediately upon receipt of a request by a competent authority. In such an exceptional case of urgency, a court or an independent administrative body may only verify ex- post whether all the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are fulfilled, including whether an exceptional case of urgency actually existed. The ex-post verification shall take place without undue delay after the processing of the request. 4. Where an ex-post verification in accordance with paragraph 3 determines that the transfer of PNR data or the results of the processing of PNR data was not justified, all the authorities that have received such data shall erase the information communicated by the Passenger Information System. 5. Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall also apply when a competent authority referred to in Article 5 submits an electronic and duly reasoned request to the Passenger Information Unit of its Member State in order to request the transmission of PNR data or the results of the processing of PNR data from a Passenger Information Unit of another Member State in accordance with Article 7, or from a third country in accordance with Article 8. 6. The decision for transfers pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 5 shall be made by the head of Passenger Information Unit to which the request was made. The Data Protection Officer shall be informed each time a transfer is made pursuant to this Article and he/she shall inform the supervisory authority of such transfers.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 412 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall adopt a list of the competent authorities entitled to request or receive PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data from the Passenger Information Units in order to examine that information further or take appropriate action for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences and serious transnational crime. In the framework of this Directive, Europol shall be entitled, within its mandate, to request from the Passenger Information Units PNR data or relevant analytical information obtained from PNR data that may be necessary in a specific and duly justified case to prevent, detect, investigate, or prosecute terrorist offences and certain types of serious transnational crime.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 455 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In the cases of chartered flights, air carriers shall make sure to transmit all PNR data onto the concerned Passenger Information Unit.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 456 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. In the cases of private planes or privately freighted flights, Member States should adopt the necessary measures to ensure that non-commercial flight operators provide PNR data for all passengers
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 460 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Air carriers shall transfer PNR data by electronic means, other commercial operators and non-commercial flight operators shall transfer PNR data by electronic means, providing sufficient guarantees in respect of the technical and organisational security measures, using the common protocols and supported data formats to be adopted in accordance with the procedure of Articles 13 and 14 or, in the event of technical failure, by any other appropriate means ensuring an appropriatthe same level of data security:
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 471 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may permit air carriers and other non-commercial flight operators to limit the transfer referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 to updates of the transfer referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 533 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Exchange of information under this Article mayshall take place using any existing channels for European and international law enforcement cooperation, in particular Europol and national units under Article 8 of Council Decision 2009/371/JHA of 6 April 2009. The language used for the request and the exchange of information shall be the one applicable to the channel used. Member States shall, when making their notifications in accordance with Article 3(3), also inform the Commission with details of the contacts to which requests may be sent in cases of urgency. The Commission shall communicate to the Member States the notifications received.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 547 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A Member State may transfer PNR data and the results of the processing of PNR data to a third country, only on a case-by- case basis, only on the basis of an international agreement between the Union and that third country and if:
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 552 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA are fulfilldeleted,
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 569 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the transfer is strictly necessary for the purposes of this Directive specified in Article 1(2), and.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 579 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the third country agrees to transfer the data to another third country only where it is necessary for the purposes of this Directive specified in Article 1(2) and only with the express authorisation of the Member State.deleted
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 596 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
A Member State may transfer PNR data and the results of the processing of PNR data to a third country only if: (a) the third country receiving the data agrees not to transfer the PNR data and the results of the processing of PNR data to another country. (b) the third country submits a duly reasoned request to a competent authority referred to in Article 5 of the Member State concerned; (c) the reasoned request sets out reasonable grounds to consider that the transmission of the PNR data or the results of the processing of the PNR data will substantially contribute to the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of the terrorist offence or a serious transnational crime in question; and (d) a court verified, in a timely manner, that all conditions set out in paragraphs (a) and (e) are fulfilled.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 605 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Derogations 1. Where an international agreement between the Union and a third country exists, PNR data may not be transferred to the third country in question if, in the case in question, the legitimate interests of the data subject in preventing any such transfer outweigh the public interest in transferring such data. 2. By way of derogation from Article 8, Member States shall provide that a transfer of personal data to a third country, where no international agreement exists, may take place only on condition that: (a) the transfer is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another person; or (b) the transfer of the data is essential for the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public security of a Member State or a third country. 3. Any transfers of PNR data and the results of the processing of PNR data to a third country on the basis of this Article may take place only on condition that: (a) the third country submits a duly reasoned request to a competent authority referred to in Article 5 of the Member State concerned; (b) the reasoned request sets out reasonable grounds to consider that the transmission of the PNR data or the results of the processing of the PNR data will fulfil the condition set out in paragraph 2; and (c) a court verified, in a timely manner, that all conditions set out in paragraph 2 and subparagraphs 3(a) and 3(b) are fulfilled. 4. The decision for transfers pursuant to this Article shall be made by the Head of Passenger Information Unit to which the request was made. The Data Protection Officer shall be informed each time a transfer is made pursuant to this Article and he/she shall inform the supervisory authority of such transfers. 5. All transfers pursuant to this Article shall be documented and the documentation shall be made available to the supervisory authority on request, including the date and time of the transfer, information about the recipient authority, the justification for the transfer and the data transferred.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 674 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Depersonalisation of data 1. Upon expiry of the period of 30 days, specified in Article 9, all data elements which could serve to identify the passenger to whom PNR data relate, shall be depersonalised through masking at the user interphase. For the purposes of this Directive, the data elements which could serve to identify the passenger to whom PNR data relate and which shall be filtered and depersonalised are: (a) name(s), including the names of other passengers on the PNR and number of travellers on the PNR travelling together; (b) address and contact information, including the IP address; (c) general remarks to the extent that it contains any information which could serve to identify the passenger to whom the PNR relate; and (d) any collected Advance Passenger Information. 2. The obligation to depersonalise data through masking in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to cases where the processing of PNR data in accordance with Article 4(2)(a) and (b) resulted in a positive match, in which case such data shall not be depersonalised through masking until it has been subject to human intervention by a member of the Passenger Information Unit in order to verify whether a competent authority needs to take action.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 676 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – title
Penalties against air carriers and non- commercial flight operators
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 681 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure, in conformity with their national law, that dissuasive, effective and proportionate penalties, including financial penalties, are provided for against air carriers and other non- commercial flight operators which, do not transmit the data required under this Directive, to the extent that they are already collected by the them, or do not do so in the required format or otherwise infringe the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 719 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Processing of special categories of data 1. Member States shall prohibit the processing of PNR data revealing race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation or gender identity, trade-union membership or activities, and the processing of biometric data or of data concerning health or sex life. 2. In the event that PNR data revealing such information are received by the Passenger Information Unit, they shall be deleted without delay. To that end, upon the receipt of PNR data from air carriers, Member States shall apply automated and manual controls to identify and delete sensitive data from PNR data obtained. 3. In order to identify and delete any sensitive data from PNR data retained, members of the Passenger Information Unit shall undertake manual checks before any further manual processing and prior to any transfer of PNR data to competent authorities in accordance with Article 4(2), to the Passenger Information Unit or another Member State in accordance with Article 7, or to a third country in accordance with Article 8.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 728 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 f (new)
Article 11f Documentation 1. Member States shall provide that the Passenger Information Unit maintains documentation of all processing systems and procedures under their responsibility. 2. The documentation shall contain at least the following information: (a) the name and contact details of the organisation and personnel in the Passenger Information Unit entrusted with the processing of PNR data, the different levels of access authorisation and the personnel having such authorisations; (b) a description of the category or categories of data subjects and of the data or categories of data relating to them; (c) the recipients of the personal data; (d) all transfers of data to a third country, including the identification of that third country and the legal grounds on which the data are transferred, a substantive explanation shall be given when a transfer is based on Article 8a (new) of this Directive; (e) the time limits for retention and erasure of the different categories of data; (f) the results of the verifications of the measures that the processing of PNR data is performed in compliance with applicable data protection provisions; (g) an indication of the legal basis of the processing operation for which the data are intended. 3. The Passenger Information Unit shall make all documentation available, on request, to the supervisory authority.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 729 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 g (new)
Article 11g Keeping of records 1. Member States shall ensure that records are kept of at least the following processing operations: collection, alteration, consultation, disclosure, combination or erasure. The records of consultation and disclosure shall show in particular the purpose, date and time of such operations and as far as possible the identification of the person who consulted or disclosed PNR data, and the identity of the recipients of such data. 2. The records shall be used solely for the purposes of verification of the lawfulness of the data processing, self-monitoring and for ensuring data integrity and data security, or for purposes of auditing, either by the Data Protection Officer or by the supervisory authority. 3. The Member State shall ensure that the Passenger Information Unit shall make the records available, on request, to the supervisory authority.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 730 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 h (new)
Article 11h Security of processing 1. Member States shall provide that the Passenger Information Unit implements appropriate technical and organisational measures and procedures to ensure a high level of security appropriate to the risks represented by the processing and the nature of the PNR data to be protected, having regard to the state of the art and the cost of their implementation. 2. In respect of automated data processing, each Member State shall provide that the Passenger Information Unit, following an evaluation of the risks, implements measures designed to: (a) deny unauthorised persons access to data-processing equipment used for processing PNR data (equipment access control); (b) prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or removal of data media (data media control); (c) prevent the unauthorised input of data and the unauthorised inspection, modification or deletion of stored PNR data (storage control); (d) prevent the use of automated data- processing systems by unauthorised persons using data communication equipment (user control); (e) ensure that persons authorised to use an automated data-processing system only have access to the data covered by their access authorisation (data access control); (f) ensure that it is possible to verify and establish to which bodies PNR data have been or may be transmitted or made available using data communication equipment (communication control); (g) ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which PNR data have been input into automated data- processing systems and when and by whom the data were input (input control); (h) prevent the unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of PNR data during transfers of the data or during transportation of the data media (transport control); (i) ensure that installed systems may, in case of interruption, be restored (recovery); (j) ensure that the functions of the system perform, that the appearance of faults in the functions is reported (reliability) and that stored PNR data cannot be corrupted by means of a malfunctioning of the system (integrity). 3. Member States shall provide that the Passenger Information Unit observes the requisite technical and organisational measures under paragraph 1.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 731 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 i (new)
Article 11i Right to judicial remedy 1. Without prejudice to any available administrative remedy, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, Member States shall provide for the right of every natural person to a judicial remedy if they consider that that their rights laid down in provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive have been infringed as a result of the processing of their personal data in non- compliance with these provisions. 2. Member States shall ensure that final decisions by the court referred to in this Article will be enforced.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 732 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 j (new)
Article 11j Liability and the right to compensation Member States shall provide that any person who has suffered damage, including non-pecuniary damage, as a result of an unlawful processing operation or of an action incompatible with the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive shall have the right to claim compensation for the damage suffered.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 734 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 l (new)
Article 11l Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority 1. Member States shall provide that in the case of a personal data breach, the Passenger Information Unit, without undue delay and, where feasible, not later than 24 hours, the personal data breach to the supervisory authority. The Passenger Information Unit shall provide, on request, to the supervisory authority a reasoned justification in cases of any delay. 2. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall at least: (a) describe the nature of the personal data breach including the categories and number of data subjects concerned and the categories and number of data records concerned; (b) communicate the identity and contact details of the Data Protection Officer referred to in Article 3a (new) or other contact point where more information can be obtained; (c) recommend measures to mitigate the possible adverse effects of the personal data breach; (d) describe the possible consequences of the personal data breach; (e) describe the measures proposed or taken by the Passenger Information Unit to address the personal data breach and mitigate its effects. In case all information cannot be provided without undue delay, the Passenger Information Unit can complete the notification in a second phase. 4. Member States shall provide that the Passenger Information Unit documents any personal data breaches, comprising the facts surrounding the breach, its effects and the remedial action taken. This documentation must be sufficient to enable the supervisory authority to verify compliance with this Article. The documentation shall only include the information necessary for that purpose. 5. The supervisory authority shall keep a public register of the types of breaches notified.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 735 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 m (new)
Article 11m Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject 1. Member States shall provide that when the personal data breach is likely to adversely affect the protection of the personal data and/or the privacy of the data subject, the Passenger Information Unit shall, after the notification referred to in Article 11l (new), communicate the personal data breach to the data subject without undue delay. 2. The communication to the data subject referred to in paragraph 1 shall be comprehensive and use clear and plain language. It shall describe the nature of the personal data breach and contain at least the information and the recommendations provided for in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 11l (new) and information about the rights of the data subject, including redress. 3. The communication of a personal data breach to the data subject shall not be required if the Passenger Information Unit demonstrates to the satisfaction of the supervisory authority that it has implemented appropriate technological protection measures, and that those measures were applied to the PNR data concerned by the personal data breach. Such technological protection measures shall render the data unintelligible to any person who is not authorised to access it. 4. The communication to the data subject may be delayed or restricted, in a specific case, to the extent that such a delay or restriction constitutes a necessary and proportionate measure: (a) to avoid obstructing official or legal inquiries, investigations or procedures; (b) to protect public security; (c) to protect the rights and freedoms of others.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 751 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. All transfers of PNR data by air carriers, other commercial operators and non- commercial flight operators to the Passenger Information Units for the purposes of this Directive, shall be made by electronic means or, in the event of technical failure, by any other appropriate means,and carried out via a processor of data that provides sufficient guarantees in respect of the technical security measures and organizational measures governing the processing to be carried out. In the event of technical failure, the PNR data shall be transferred by other appropriate means whilst maintaining the same level of security. All transfers of PNR data shall be made for a period of one year following the adoption of the common protocols and supported data formats in accordance with Article 14.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 777 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) review the feasibility and necessity of including internal flights in the scope of this Directive, in the light of the experience gained by those Member States that collect PNR data with regard to internal flights. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council within two years after the date mentioned in Article 15(1);deleted
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 783 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) undertake a review of the operation of this Directive and submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council within four years after the date mentioned in Article 15(1)feasibility, necessity and proportionality of this Directive, in the light of the experience gained by the Member States. Such review shall cover all the elements of this Directive, with special attention to the compliance with standard of protection of personal data, the length of the data retention period and, the quality of the assessments and the effectiveness of the sharing of the data between the Member States. It shall also contain the statistical information gathered pursuant to Article 18. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council within two years after the date mentioned in Article 15(1);
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 790 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Limitation This Directive shall loose its effect after a period of seven years. The Commission may propose to extend the effect of this Directive for further seven-year-periods. The decision of extension shall be taken by ordinary legislative procedure after the approval by the European Parliament and the Council.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE