Activities of Dace MELBĀRDE
Plenary speeches (37)
Foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes (B9-0108/2019, B9-0111/2019)
The Rule of Law in Malta, after the recent revelations around the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia (debate)
Gender pay gap (debate)
Distortion of European history and remembrance of the Second World War (topical debate)
70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (debate)
Tackling Covid-19 disinformation and the impact on freedom of expression (debate)
Cultural recovery of Europe (debate)
The role of the European Supervisory Authorities in the Wirecard scandal (debate)
Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market - Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online - Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed - Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies - Civil liability regime for artificial intelligence - Intellectual property rights for the development of artificial intelligence technologies (continuation of debate)
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the VPC/HR on relations with Belarus (debate)
EU measures to mitigate social and economic impact of Covid-19 (debate)
The impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law (continuation of debate)
The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
European Citizens’ Initiative – Minority SafePack (continuation of debate)
European Year of Rail (2021) (debate)
Achieving an effective policy legacy for the European Year of Cultural Heritage (debate)
The arrest of Aleksei Navalny (debate)
Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)
Democratic scrutiny of social media and the protection of fundamental rights (debate)
Shaping digital education policy (short presentation)
Establishing Horizon Europe – laying down its rules for participation and dissemination - Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - European Institute of Innovation and Technology - Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (debate)
Revised industrial strategy for Europe (debate)
Erasmus+: the Union Programme for education and training, youth and sport (debate)
The 80th anniversary of the mass deportations of 14-18 June 1941 (debate)
Foreign interference in democratic processes (debate)
Direction of EU-Russia political relations (debate)
Disinformation and the role of social platforms (debate)
Europe’s Media in the Digital Decade (short presentation)
The European Education Area: a shared holistic approach (debate)
One youth, one Europe (topical debate)
Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)
Data Governance Act (debate)
Threats to the safety of journalists and media freedom, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day (debate)
Establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment (debate)
Cultural solidarity with Ukraine and a joint emergency response mechanism for cultural recovery in Europe (debate)
Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)
New European innovation agenda (debate)
Reports (2)
REPORT on achieving an effective policy legacy for the European Year of Cultural Heritage
REPORT on Europe’s Media in the Digital Decade: an Action Plan to Support Recovery and Transformation
Shadow reports (11)
REPORT on shaping digital education policy
REPORT on artificial intelligence in education, culture and the audiovisual sector
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European data governance (Data Governance Act)
REPORT on the European Education Area: a shared holistic approach
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Youth 2022
REPORT on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation
REPORT on the New European Bauhaus
REPORT on the implementation of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
REPORT on increasing innovation, industrial and technological competitiveness through a favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups
Opinions (2)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Rail (2021)
OPINION on establishing an EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism
Shadow opinions (17)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Opinion on recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (recast)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027: Boosting the Innovation Talent and Capacity of Europe
OPINION on the Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on the Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies
OPINION on intellectual property rights for the development of artificial intelligence technologies
OPINION on Strengthening Media Freedom: the Protection of Journalists in Europe, Hate Speech, Disinformation and the role of Platforms
OPINION on a European strategy for data
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency (recast)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts
Institutional motions (34)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and the importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law in Malta following the recent revelations surrounding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cultural recovery of Europe
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Minority SafePack ( one million signatures for diversity in Europe’
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, the military build-up on Ukraine’s border and the Russian attack in the Czech Republic
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the listing of German NGOs as ‘undesirable organisations’ by Russia and the detention of Andrei Pivovarov
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following the abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by Belarusian authorities
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
on the Russian aggression against Ukraine
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the EU Protection of children and young people fleeing because of the war in Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022, including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation
on the Increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on 90 years after the Holodomor: recognising the mass killing through starvation as genocide
DRAFT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on one year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine
on one year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on one year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on repression in Russia, in particular the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Aleksei Navalny
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the risk of the death penalty and the execution of singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on 30 years of Copenhagen criteria - giving further impetus to EU enlargement policy
Oral questions (1)
The outcome of the European Year of Youth
Written explanations (10)
InvestEU Programme (A9-203/2020 - José Manuel Fernandes, Irene Tinagli)
I voted in favour of the InvestEU programme. I especially applaud that the Parliament improved the text by making more explicit references to Cultural and Creative sectors (CCS) and their unique situation and the financing needs. In particular, it is important, as amended, to stress that CCS SMEs have been particularly badly hit by the COVID—19 crisis, but, more importantly, that they can play an important part in ensuring a sustainable economic recovery. As stated, the cultural and creative, audiovisual and media sectors are essential for our cultural diversity and for building democratic and cohesive societies.
Strengthening media freedom: the protection of journalists in Europe, hate speech, disinformation and the role of platforms (A9-0205/2020 - Magdalena Adamowicz)
I voted in favour of the Parliament’s resolution on strengthening media freedom: the protection of journalists in Europe, hate speech, disinformation and the role of platforms. It is no exaggeration to say that the pluralistic news media sector around the world is now facing an existential threat. Media operating in smaller markets, regional and local media, printed press, freelance journalists and other smaller players are in a particularly dire situation. The COVID-19 crisis had amplified the already existing issues.The media sector is at the forefront of the digitalisation and data revolution, where there no longer exist geographical boarders. The global online platforms have become the major gatekeepers of the information environment. During the COVID-19 crisis they have only further strengthened their positions – both in terms of advertising market as well as the time spent online by their users. We need to ensure that there is high quality and pluralistic content available online. Thus, I strongly support the call for the creation of a permanent European fund for journalists and increased allocations for investigative journalism as well as the importance of providing EU funding for innovation and digitalisation of the newsrooms.
MFF, Rule of Law Conditionality and Own Resources (B9-0428/2020, B9-0429/2020)
. ‒ I strongly welcome the agreement on the EUR 1.8 trillion recovery package — consisting of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) worth over EUR 1 trillion, combined with the EUR 750 billion Recovery Instrument — for the next seven years. This is an unprecedented amount of money in the EU’s history, which will help the Member States’ economies not only weather the current crisis, but can also contribute towards sustainable and future-oriented growth objectives of the EU as a whole. I specifically welcome the boosted funds for the EU’s education, cultural and research objectives, primarily through the Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe programmes. Similarly, I regard highly the fact that despite the initial differences of all parties, in particular, among the Member States, they were able to reach the terms of the above package in due time. At the same time, I consider that the unanimity requirement in the Council regarding the adoption of the MFF is still the correct approach not only for now, but also going forward, as this way legitimate concerns of all Member States involved are properly considered and dealt with in order to reach the best possible outcome for everyone involved.
European strategy for data (A9-0027/2021 - Miapetra Kumpula-Natri)
. ‒ I welcome the Commission’s communication on a European strategy for data, setting a vision and a roadmap for achieving Europe’s digital future based on clearly defined rules. Such strategy is among the preconditions for spurring the continent’s innovation and competitiveness. It also provides an opportunity for the EU to re-establish the level playing field in the digital domain.The EU must nevertheless make sure that any regulation is accompanied with targeted and adequate investment for the nascent technologies such as AI. The recovery and resilience facility gives a unique opportunity for Member States to invest heavily in digital transition. If the EU is to stay relevant on a global map, it needs to match the commitments to such technologies to those of our industrial competitors. Furthermore, we must continue addressing the digital divide, both among and within the Member States. At the same time, the much called for strengthening of the Union’s technological sovereignty must not be achieved at the expense of global cooperation.I remain positive about the foreseen steps to be taken within the context of the European strategy for data and hence voted in favour of the Parliament’s resolution.
Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (A9-0249/2021 - Malin Björk, Diana Riba i Giner)
Es balsoju par šo ziņojumu, jo tā galvenā būtība ir vēršanās pret vardarbību pret meitenēm un sievietēm. Un, kā ziņojumā tiek pareizi norādīts, šāda vardarbība Covid-19 seku ietekmē ir palielinājusies. Attiecībā uz dzimumu definēšanu, uzskatu, ka nevar ignorēt vardarbību pret cilvēku tikai tāpēc, ka viņš vai viņa sevi atšķirīgi izjūt un definē sabiedrībā.
Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (B9-0580/2022, RC-B9-0581/2022, B9-0581/2022, B9-0582/2022, B9-0583/2022, B9-0584/2022, B9-0585/2022, B9-0587/2022)
Korupcijai nav vietas demokrātiskās sabiedrībās un vēl jo vairāk institūcijās, kuru darbs ir tās stiprināt. Eiropas Parlaments ir Eiropas demokrātijas satvars, kurš izceļ, sargā un cīnās par Eiropas pilsoņiem un viņu prioritātēm. Lai atjaunotu un vēl vairāk stiprinātu uzticību Eiropas Parlamentam un Eiropas Savienības institūcijām kopumā, ir jāiegulda lielāks darbs caurskatāmības pasākumos un līdztekus jānodrošina, ka negodīgiem, koruptīviem vai apšaubābiem darījumiem, tai skaitā no trešajām valstīm, šeit nav veselīga augsne.
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 (A9-0292/2022 - David McAllister)
Es atbalstīju ziņojumu par kopējās ārpolitikas un drošības politikas īstenošanu. Tas precīzi atspoguļo galvenos ģeopolitiskos notikumus aizvadītajā gadā, īpaši vēršot uzmanību uz neprovocēto un nepamatoto Krievijas Federācijas militāro agresiju pret Ukrainu. Tomēr, lai arī es atbalstu ziņojumu, esmu pret tajā ietvertajiem mudinājumiem “pēc iespējas ātrāk” pāriet uz kvalificēta vairākuma balsošanu. Tas ir pretstatā tam, kā līdz šim tikuši pieņemti svarīgi lēmumi. Kvalificētā vairākuma balsojums ir arī pret mazo ES valstu interesēm.
Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (A9-0296/2022 - Tom Vandenkendelaere)
Es balsoju par gadskārtējo ziņojumu par kopējās drošības un aizsardzības politikas īstenošanu, tomēr esmu pret mudinājumiem tieši vai pastarpināti dot zaļo gaismu kvalificētā vairākuma balsojumiem. Tas ir pretstatā tam, kā ES valstu starpā tiek pieņemti lēmumi un būtu pretstatā politikai, kur katras valsts nostāja tiek pienācīgi ņemta vērā.
The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine (RC-B9-0063/2023, B9-0063/2023, B9-0064/2023, B9-0068/2023, B9-0069/2023, B9-0072/2023)
Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesas lēmumi Krievijai nav saistoši, jo valsts ir izstājusies no Eiropas Cilvēktiesību konvencijas. Tas ir tikai viens no soļiem kā Krievija mēģina izvairīties no atbildības starptautiskās sabiedrības priekšā par saviem noziegumiem un pārkāpumiem. Krievija katru dienu turpina savas zvērības Ukrainā.Tīšie uzbrukumi Ukrainas civiliedzīvotājiem, bombardējot daudzdzīvokļu mājas, enerģētikas infrastruktūru, skolas, slimnīcas un bērnu rotaļu laukumus, ir apzināta un aukstasinīgi plānota Krievijas stratēģija un kara taktika. Diemžēl šobrīd nevienai tiesai nav kompetences sodīt kara aizsācējus un kūdītājus – Putinu un citus siltos kabinetos sēdošos asiņainās agresijas režisorus. Tādēļ es atbalstīju šo rezolūciju, kura prasa nekavējoties sākt darbu pie īpaša tribunāla izveides, lai sodītu Krievijas politisko un militāro vadību un tās līdzskrējējus par agresijas noziegumiem pret Ukrainu.Īpaša tribunāla izveide nav vienkārša, taču plašs starptautiskās sabiedrības atbalsts tribunālam ir nepārprotams signāls Krievijas elitei un iedzīvotājiem – par pastrādātajiem noziegumiem Ukrainā būs jāatbild tiesas priekšā. Nesodāmība netiks pieļauta.
Nature restoration (A9-0220/2023 - César Luena)
Klimata pārmaiņas un dabas aizsardzība ir mūsu paaudzes lielākais izaicinājums, un mums šis izaicinājums ir jārisina pareizi. Es iestājos par bioloģiskās daudzveidības aizsardzību un, skatoties plašāk, atbalstu Eiropas Zaļo kursu un saistītos klimata mērķus. Tomēr mūsu kā likumdevēju uzdevums ir nodrošināt, ka izstrādātie tiesību akti ir pilnvērtīgi, tai skaitā no sociālā un ekonomiskā skatupunkta, un ņem vērā iesaistīto pušu intereses. Diemžēl Dabas atjaunošanas priekšlikums piedāvātajā redakcijā nebija pilnvērtīgs un, attiecīgi, nebija atbalstāms. Tostarp šajā ģeopolitiski sarežģītajā laikā, kad, no vienas puses, mēs runājam par pārtikas drošības nodrošināšanu un palielināšanu, mēs nedrīkstam, no otras puses, iet pretējā virzienā un pieņemt likumu, kas draud samazināt ražu. Tāpat nedrīkst ignorēt sabiedrības viedokli, kurš attiecībā uz šo likumdošanas priekšlikumu bija izteikti sašķelts un attiecīgi norāda uz priekšlikuma nepilnvērtīgo izstrādi. Ņemot vērā iepriekš minēto, es balsoju pret Dabas atjaunošanas likumprojektu.
Written questions (13)
Support for self-employed and freelance artists in the context of the COVID-19 crisis
Faster availability of therapies to fight coronavirus
Immediate cessation of funding to Turkey for cultural heritage matters
Minimum 2 % earmarking for CCS in national plans for the RRF evaluation process
Roadmap for reopening the cultural sector
Meaningful intellectual property rights for the audiovisual sector in the Digital Services Act
Protection of cultural diversity and European content in the audiovisual sector
Media and audiovisual action plan and the digital transformation of the audiovisual sector
The Media and Audiovisual Action Plan and the financial recovery of the audiovisual sector
Economic recovery of the film and audiovisual industry in the COVID-19 context
Support for remembrance projects and the Platform of European Memory and Conscience
Criticism of the 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation: lack of KPIs, enforcement mechanism and involvement of European Parliament
Russia’s military actions causing Ukraine’s energy infrastructure crisis
Amendments (918)
Amendment 28 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas common historical narratives and common evaluation of key historical events serve as a foundation for shared culture and identity;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas there remain gaps of historical awareness of key historical events between different regions within the EU;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas history must never be relativised, distorted or falsified for political purposes both from the EU member states and from the candidate countries;
Amendment 43 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas historical narratives in some EU Member States and candidate countries may be misused for political reasons thus opening the door to disinformation and undue Russian influence in the region; whereas disinformation campaigns, anti-European narrative and Russian propaganda are mainly spread through digital channels, thus accentuating the need for digital upskilling and media literacy campaigns in the EU;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas dealing with the past requires utmost impartiality, objectivity and dispassion both in historical scholarship and theamongst political realmians;
Amendment 51 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas while there are ‘historical facts’ grounded in professional historical work, there is no single monolithic, indisputable and everlasting ‘historical truth’ that one specific group or nation can monopolise and exclusively claim for itselfwhich can be used to negate another state’s history;
Amendment 71 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas European historical consciousness is understood as an individual as well as collective ability and skill to understand, (self-)critically assess and learn from history, which facilitates the recognition of the inextricable connection and interdependency between past, present and future which facilitates the recognition of the inextricable connection and interdependency between past, present and future;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the diverse and often conflicting histories of European nations and states make any effort to deal with history at a supranational political level a difficult and potentially dangerous endeavour, and that attempts to regulate how to commemorate and interpret the past always prove to be challenging;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the potential of the principle of historia magistra vitae and considers especially the dark elementtragic periods of Europe’s history – including communism, totalitarianism, racism, jingoaggressive nationalism and militarism and colonialism – not only to be a vigorous reminder of past mistakes whose repetition is to be avoided, but also as a call to work jointly towards democratic and inclusive societies in the Union and globally;
Amendment 99 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers a responsible, evidence- based and critical dealing with history a sine qua non for any democratic body politicpolitical and non-political State authority and democratic institutions, in order to sensitise current and future generations for achievements and aberrations of the past alike, strengthen a self-reflexive public discourse and foster understanding and reconciliation within and among particular social groups, nations and states, focusing on common European values;
Amendment 116 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its concern that there continues to be a latent competition and partial incompatibility between different memory frames and remembrance cultures in the Union, especially between Western and Eastern Europnot only between Western and Eastern Europe but also amongst some Eastern European countries due to the continuous Russian influence in the region; emphasises the need to bridge the gap of historical remembrance of key foundational events among European countries and people;
Amendment 120 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Union and the Member States to promote historical awareness and remembrance of Soviet and Russian crimes into education curricula, civic remembrance culture and public spaces;
Amendment 121 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to upscale media and digital literacy campaigns as main instruments against any disinformation campaigns; is worried by the current Russian propaganda, and asked the Member States and the Commission to already strengthen these instruments;
Amendment 123 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that the Union’s concern mainly with narrating a story about itself ex negativo, with the horrors of the past and especially National Socialism and Stalinism serving as a ‘negative foundation myth’communism, provides a strong sense of purpose for the European project, yet bears the risk of nurturing a teleological and simplistic black-and-white scheme of history which potentially hampers a fully informed understanding of Europe’s intricate past and reduces incentives to challenge stereotypes and sacred cows of national histories;
Amendment 128 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Maintains that Europe-wide understanding of Eastern European, Russian, and Soviet history is a crucial element to stopping the ongoing cycle of Russia’s imperial and colonial aggression in the continent; calls on the Union to evaluate and condemn 20th century communist and Soviet crimes; Encourages the Union and the Member States to promote historical awareness and remembrance of Soviet and Russian crimes into education curricula, civic remembrance culture, and public spaces; supports the building of a pan-European memorial to the victims of 20th century totalitarianisms in the EU capital, Brussels;
Amendment 129 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that the Russian aggression against Ukraine has been prepared and justified with a high level of historical disinformation coming from Russia and its allies; notes that Soviet communism and Stalinism in particular have not received political or legal Europe-wide evaluation and condemnation; highlights that the lack of awareness of Eastern European history and Soviet crimes increases the vulnerability of European societies;
Amendment 132 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Maintains that Europe-wide understanding of Eastern European, Russian, and Soviet history is a crucial element to stopping the ongoing cycle of Russia’s imperial and colonial aggression in the continent; encourages the Union and the Member States to promote historical awareness and remembrance of Soviet and Russian crimes into education curricula, civic remembrance culture, and public spaces; supports the building of a pan-European memorial to the victims of 20th century totalitarianisms in the EU capital, Brussels;
Amendment 136 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the need for a broader and more holistic understanding of European history for a (self-)critical European historical consciousness to emerge, in particular by widening the focus of current European remembrance initiatives;
Amendment 148 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges the crucial importance of approaching Europe’s past on the foundation of European core values such as humanism, tolerance, democracy and the rule of law, and of and on the religious and philosophical traditions that underpin such values, creating an open sphere of discussion that also makes it possible to address difficult elements of national histories and that provides for mutual understanding and reconciliation both within and between European nations;
Amendment 154 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to highlight, in teaching curricula, the various national historical identities of the Member States, allowing learners to understand the complexity of the European cultural and historical heritage and the uniqueness of each Member State’s past;
Amendment 158 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to revisecomplement current curricula and teaching methodologies with a view to shifting focus from national towardselements a related to European and global history and in order to allow for more emphasis on a supranational historical remembrance, in particular by allowing for multiple interpretations of the same historical period and event and by fostering corresponding teaching styles that favour reflection and discussion over knowledge transfer and that are guided by the overall objective of making students learn ‘how to think’ rather than ‘what to think’;enabling European students to critically assess of the same historical period and event
Amendment 169 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to provide tailor-made (history) teacher training that enables teachers to grasp transnational aspects of history, imparts adequate didactics and principles of modern teaching and is primarily concerned with forming self-reflective young peopleadapted guidelines and material that enables teachers to put an adequate focus on transnational aspects of history;
Amendment 191 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Requests that the European institutions, the Member States and candidate countries, educational institutions and civil-society actors step up efforts to abstain from and repudiate any attempt to instrumentalise history for political purposes and fight historical denialism both in the European Union and beyond;
Amendment 195 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. EspousesIs of the idea that the ideal of a ‘culture of remembering’ and historical consciousness based on shared European values and practices in approaching the past, yet at the same time avoiding any undue levelling or simplification of history;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its hope that on the basis of critical self-reflection relating to history and historical responsibility at national level, a truly European reflective discourse on the continent’s past may emerge, with history not being abused for power- political purposes; expresses its hope that a community of fate among European peoples will emerge from a common historical work for the better for the future generations;
Amendment 202 #
2023/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Envisions national collective memories eventually contributing to and merging into a European public sphere, withxpresses its hope that national remembrance cultures will complementing each other rather than being in competition, and will be able to dealings with history becoming an issue of civic rather than political action;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas fostering cross-sectoral innovation, encouraging collaboration and knowledge exchange among diverse industries, is imperative for driving creativity, efficiency, and transformative growth within the start-up and scale-up landscape;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas fostering an inclusive start-up ecosystem is paramount, underscoring the significance of diversity in teams and leadership as a catalyst for innovation, creativity, and resilience;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas robust digital infrastructure and widespread connectivity are fundamental prerequisites and essential enablers of inclusive digital innovation for start-ups and scale-ups; whereas there are significant regional differences within the EU in this regard; whereas there is a need for further investment and advancements in digital infrastructure to keep pace with evolving technologies and for the EU to remain at the forefront of innovation on the global stage;
Amendment 19 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas out of ten transversal technologies including AI, quantum computing and cloud, European leads in only two;1a _________________ 1a Securing Europe's competitiveness: Addressing its technology gap, McKinsey, 2022.
Amendment 20 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas the regulatory environment should be designed in a way to stimulate innovation, promote healthy competition, and ensure maximum benefits for consumers;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas there are noticeable historical disparities between the investment cultures of Europe and other regions of the world, notably in venture capital (VC) and angel investment;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, to propose harmonised and expansive definitions of a start- up and a scale-up respectively, taking into account how they differ from one another and the clear distinction between them and SMEs; is of the view that the definitions must be meticulously formulated, considering their subtleties and the clear differentiation from SMEs, with the goal of encompassing a wide scope in order to prevent inadvertent exclusion of any potential start-ups or scale-ups due to restrictive definition; notes that distinctive features of a start- up, inter alia, are rapid growth potential and innovation;
Amendment 30 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses concern about the factNotes that various communications have been published by the EU institutions on start- ups, despite no concrete definitions of a start-up and a scale-up having been adopted yet;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is worried that the failure to adopt proper definitions hinderscan undermine the effectiveness of existing policies and legislation; notes that, although start-ups and SMEs have some overlapping interests, they differ substantially once they enter the fundraising and growth phase; believes, therefore, that simply classing start-ups as SMEs, without a clear division, limits their growth, access to markets and investment opportunities;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses its appreciation for President Von Der Leyen’s announcement during the 2023 State of the EU address regarding the appointment of an EU SME envoy; further emphasises the necessity for this envoy to undertake a comprehensive analysis and furnish periodic reports on the status of European start-ups and scale-ups, encompassing their daily hurdles and predicaments;
Amendment 49 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop comprehensive policies, regulations and strategies that are aligned with the European start-up and scale-up initiative and foster a favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups, encompassing access to finance, avoiding excessive regulation and striving towards regulatory simplification, talent retention and acquisition, and support for internationalisation;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of policy frameworks that facilitate and support collaboration, removing bureaucratic hurdles and providing the necessary incentives to promote active participation from all stakeholders within the innovation ecosystem;
Amendment 57 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the fundamental challenge faced by European start-ups in accessing adequate finance, hindering their growth potential and ability to innovate at scale; urges governments, financial institutions, and private investors to collaborate and develop strategies to cultivate a more risk-tolerant investment culture;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Recognises that historically, Europe has faced challenges arising from a risk-averse investment culture, impeding startups in securing vital early-stage funding necessary for their growth and development; emphasises the urgency to bridge this gap and facilitate a conducive environment for start-ups to access essential early-stage funding; highlights the role of institutional investors, such as pension funds and insurance companies, to allocate a portion of their portfolios to venture capital, providing a vital source of long-term funding for start-ups;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to collaborate with financial institutions and industry stakeholders to establish a coordinated strategy for improving access to finance, setting measurable targets and regularly assessing progress;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls for a comprehensive approach to address the regional disparities and barriers that impede access to finance within the European start-up ecosystem, recognising the diverse financial landscapes across Member States and regions;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Recognises the current financial landscape, where start-ups face difficulties in accessing targeted funding due to bureaucratic hurdles and prolonged waiting periods post-grant approval; highlights the necessity to improve the existing EU funding structure, particularly the establishment of dedicated funding programmes, attuned to the distinctive requirements of start-ups, ensuring appropriate financial support is more easily available and not subject to undue administrative burden; stresses, in particular, the need to expedite the disbursement of approved funds, minimising the waiting period between grant approval and fund receipt;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Recognises that current financial mechanisms often lack accessibility and fail to adequately cater to the unique needs and dynamics of the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI); calls for the development of specialised financing schemes designed to support the growth, innovation, and sustainability of ventures within the CCSI, ensuring that they have equitable access to funding essential for their development and success;
Amendment 66 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Notes the role of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for supporting European start-up scene; believes, however, that there is a need for more efforts in this regard and, especially, targeted focus on industries that are underserved, particularly CCSI;
Amendment 67 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6i. Underlines that in addition to being a bedrock upon which modern economies thrive, digital infrastructure acts as a catalyst for fostering innovation by providing a conducive environment for start-ups and scale-ups to develop and deploy cutting-edge technologies; stresses the significance of bridging the digital divide, ensuring equitable access to digital infrastructure across urban and rural areas, to enable inclusivity and equal opportunities for all start-ups and scale- ups;
Amendment 68 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6j. Encourages Member States and the Commission to prioritise investments in digital infrastructure, adopting a forward-thinking approach that supports the growth and sustainability of start-ups and scale-ups, while bolstering Europe's digital leadership;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the creation of the European Innovation Council Fund to support innovative start-ups; calls for the Fund to have regard for geographical balance and pay special attention to widening countries that are currently financially underserved; urges the EIC to take proactive steps to address the significant disparity between widening and non-widening countries, as evidenced by the data;1a is of the view that these measures are crucial to ensure a fair distribution of funding and opportunities for startups across various ecosystems. _________________ 1a Based on EIC data from 2021-2022, it is evident that 70% of the available EIC funding is directed to only 6 out of the 28 Member States. Conversely, the Widening countries, comprising 15 nations and constituting 33% of the EU population, receive less than 10% of the funding. This pattern highlights a preference for companies from more established ecosystems, potentially widening the gap between well-established and less developed regions. There is an acute need for remedial actions, such as setting a minimum funding target for Widening countries or granting extra evaluation points if the proposal coordinator hails from a Widening country, to foster a more equitable allocation of EIC funding and support startups in less advanced ecosystems.
Amendment 80 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to support and facilitate the participation of innovative start-ups and scale-ups in EUfrom across the EU in Union funding programmes and projects contributing to the twin green and digital transition;
Amendment 98 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the European Investment Fund and national development banks to equitably increase their investments in start- ups and scale-ups, particularlyincluding those operating in emerging and high-potential sectors;
Amendment 103 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises the fundamental importance of creating an inclusive start- up ecosystem that provides equal opportunities and access for all individuals, regardless of their background or circumstances; calls on the Commission and the Member States for proactive initiatives and policies that actively promote inclusivity by addressing systemic barriers, biases, and prejudices, fostering a level playing field for underrepresented groups; encourages the development of relevant mentorship programs, networking opportunities as well as educational and other initiatives that specifically target underrepresented groups;
Amendment 108 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses the delicate equilibrium required to cultivate a technology landscape that embodies both competition and innovation; is of the view that regulatory mechanisms must adapt and evolve in sync with technological advancements to uphold competitiveness and innovation, especially in relation to European startups;
Amendment 110 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Advocates for a proactive approach in responding to emerging technologies and market shifts, ensuring that relevant regulatory frameworks are up-to-date and effective;
Amendment 113 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for strategic partnerships and initiatives that encourage collaboration, knowledge sharing, and resource pooling among academia, industry players, and government agencies, leveraging their collective strengths and expertise; encourages the provision of more targeted grants, low- interest loans, and equity investments by government agencies and private investors, ensuring a sustainable financial support system for start-ups and scale-ups at various stages of growth;
Amendment 114 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Underlines the potential for cross- sectoral innovation to drive breakthrough advancements, enhance competitiveness, and address complex societal challenges by promoting synergies between diverse sectors and industries; emphasises in this regard the critical need to foster cross- sectoral innovation within the European Union's start-up and scale-up ecosystem; advocates for incentives and funding mechanisms to support cross-sectoral projects, allowing start-ups and scale-ups to explore unconventional collaborations and merge diverse expertise, particularly in areas such as renewable energy, biotechnology, smart cities, and cultural and creative sectors and industries;
Amendment 118 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, where applicable, to establish entrepreneur-friendly tax regimes, targeted incentives and simplified administrative procedures to attract and retain talent, incentivise investment and scalability, and encourage entrepreneurship;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underscores the urgency to bridge the perceived talent gap and create an ecosystem where talent is not only abundant but also fully integrated into the technology sector;
Amendment 125 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Highlights the imperative of nurturing a robust tech ecosystem throughout Europe, providing enticing opportunities and a conducive environment to retain talent; emphasises the urgent necessity to substantially invest in technology-centric education and training programs, aligning curricula with evolving industry demands; notes in this regard that the Digital Education Action Plan, European Universities initiative and the European Education Area more broadly can be expanded to inter alia further faciliate establishment of strategic collaborations between academic institutions and industries to ensure graduates are well-prepared and equipped with the necessary skills demanded by the dynamic job market;
Amendment 126 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls for mechanisms to mitigate risks associated with international expansion, ensuring that start-ups and scale-ups have the necessary support and guidance to navigate uncertainties inherent in global markets;
Amendment 132 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes with concern that the EU as a whole has fewer undergraduate study programmes in AI than some much smaller countries; believes there is a need for a targeted approach at the EU level to rectify this;
Amendment 134 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Encourages the seamless integration of sustainability as an intrinsic theme within the operations of start-ups and scale-ups, emphasising their imperative role in adhering to eco-friendly practices and, where relevant, actively contributing to the principles of the circular economy;
Amendment 136 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to include start-ups and scale-ups in its skills and talent programmes and to highlight the opportunities that start-ups and scale-ups provide for young graduates, including employment; believes that the existing Union education programmes and initiatives, most notably Erasmus+, can be leveraged for the objectives;
Amendment 147 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends the establishment of regional start-up ecosystems that support local entrepreneurship, innovation hubs and incubators, and leverage each region’s strengths and resour, whilst at the same time facilitating access to finances;
Amendment 140 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 June 2023 on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (2022/2171(INI)),
Amendment 143 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
Having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals Target 12.3 (halve global per capita food waste),
Amendment 149 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) According to the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles71 , important changes are needed to move away from the currently prevailing linear way in which textile products are designed, produced, used and discarded, with a particular need to limit fast fash. It is crucial to address the challenges posed by fast fashion, whilst recognising that socially equitable fashion also plays a vital role in ensuring clothing accessibility to a broader population as well as the fact that clothing holds substantial cultural significance, and the shift to a circular economy should acknowledge and reshape this cultural value through research and innovation. That Strategy considers it important to make producers responsible for the waste that their products create and refers to the establishment of harmonised Union extended producer responsibility rules for textiles with eco-modulation of fees. It provides that the key objective of such rules is to create an economy for collection, sorting, re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, and to incentivise producers to ensure that their products are designed in respect of circularity principles. To that end, it foresees that a notable share of contributions made by producers to extended producer responsibility schemes have to be dedicated to waste prevention measures and preparation for re-use. It also supports the need for strengthened and more innovative approaches to sustainable management of biological resources to increase the circularity and valorisation of food waste and re-use of bio-based textiles. _________________ 71 COM(2022)141 final of 30 March 2022.
Amendment 154 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Having regard to the negative effects of food waste, Member States committed themselves to taking measures to promote the prevention and reduction of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDG Target 12.3 in particular, adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030. Those measures aimed to prevent and reduce food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households.
Amendment 166 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) To promote a uniform and consistent interpretation of food waste data and reporting across actors in the food supply chain and Member State authorities, the Commission shall provide comprehensive guidelines pertaining to the methodology for food waste measurement.
Amendment 180 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The textile sector is resource intensive. While, in relation to both the production of raw materials and textiles, as 73% of clothes and household textiles consumed in Europe are imported, most of the pressures and impacts related to the consumption of clothing, footwear and household textiles in the Union occur in third countries, they also affect the Union due to their global impact on climate and the environment. Therefore, preventing, preparing for re-use and recycling textile waste can help reduce the global environmental footprint of the sector, including in the Union. In addition, the current resource-inefficient waste management of textile waste is not in line with the waste hierarchy and leads to environmental harm both in the Union and in third countries, including through greenhouse gas emissions from incineration and landfilling.
Amendment 186 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The purpose of the extended producer responsibility for textiles, textile- related and footwear products is to ensure a high level of environmental and health protection in the Union, create an economy for collection, sorting, re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, in particular, fibre-to-fibre recycling, as well as incentives for producers to ensure that their products are designed in respect of circularity principles. The producers of textiles and footwear should finance the costs of collecting, sorting for re-use, preparing for re-use and recycling, and of the recycling and other treatment of collected used and waste textiles and footwear, including unsold consumer products considered waste that were supplied on the territory of the Member States after the entry into force of this amending Directive to ensure that the extended producer responsibility obligations do not apply retroactively and comply with the principle of legal certainty. Those producers should also finance the costs of carrying out compositional surveys of mixed collected municipal waste, support to research and development in sorting and recycling technologies, especially digital solutions, reporting on separate collection, re-use and other treatment and of providing information to end-users about the impact and sustainable management of textiles.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) It will also establish a Digital Product Passport as a tool to significantly enhance the traceability of textile products throughout their value chain. The product passport aims to empower consumers to make informed choices by providing better access to product information regarding end-of-life management. It will enable economic operators to accurately track the amount of textile waste generated, assist Member States in implementing and monitoring separate collection obligations for textiles for re-use, preparation for re-use, and recycling in accordance with Article 22. Furthermore, it will support the Commission in setting quantitative targets for reducing textile waste in the future.
Amendment 209 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order for Member States to achieve the targets set out in this Directive, Member States should revise their food waste prevention programmes to include new measures, involving multiple partners from the public and private sectors including producers, distributors, suppliers, retails and food service providers, with coordinated actions tailored to address specific hotspots as well as attitudes and behaviours that lead to food waste. In the preparation of these programmes, Member States could draw inspiration from the recommendations produced by the Citizens’ Panel on Food Waste.
Amendment 216 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 d
4d. ‘producer responsibility organisation’ means a legal entity that financially or financially and operationally organisesresponsible for organising and, if required, financing the fulfilment of extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers;.
Amendment 235 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) promoting and encouraging the use of tracking technologies to improve traceability along the supply chain, thus facilitating compliance with the food reduction targets;
Amendment 241 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) encouraging the development and deployment of more efficient and sustainable packaging solutions to reduce food spoilage, especially during transportation and storage;
Amendment 244 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Amendment 248 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a –– paragraph 3
Article 9 a –– paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste levels, taking into consideration input from all relevant stakeholders and drawing from scientific research where applicable.
Amendment 252 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a –– paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 a –– paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall strive to the extent possible to facilitate the harmonisation of food waste measurement by issuing pertinent guidelines aimed at assisting Member State authorities and relevant stakeholders throughout the supply chain and aimed at achieving a consistent interpretation of food waste data and reporting obligations.
Amendment 258 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing, distribution and manufacturing by 10 % in comparison to the amount generated ion 2020average from 2020 to 2022;
Amendment 268 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households, by 30 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020compared to the 2020-2022 average.
Amendment 315 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a –– paragraph 4
Article 22 a –– paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc cover the costs of the following in a manner that is proportionate and fair:
Amendment 330 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a –– paragraph 4
Article 22 a –– paragraph 4
(e) support to research and development to improve the sorting and recycling processes, in particular, in view of scaling up fibre-to-fibre recycling based on the predominant fibre category, without prejudice to Union state aid rules.
Amendment 352 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a –– paragraph 8
Article 22 a –– paragraph 8
8. Member States shall ensure that the extended producer responsibility schemes laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article are established by [P.O insert date thirty-six months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] in accordance with Articles 8, 8a, 22a to 22d.
Amendment 356 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a –– paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 22 a –– paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The European Commission shall consider establishing comprehensive guidelines for reporting by textile producers participating in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles. These guidelines shall at least encompass, but not be limited to: (a) Defining the method (i.e. digital), structure and format of data reporting to ensure consistency and ease of data aggregation for Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs); (b) Providing clear information on reporting schedules (i.e., annual) and deadlines to encourage timely data submission and analysis; (c) Standardising the essential information to be included in the reports; (d) Promoting the adoption of common data standards and protocols among textile producers to facilitate seamless data exchange;
Amendment 367 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b –– paragraph 6 –– point a
Article 22 b –– paragraph 6 –– point a
(a) receives applications for the registration of producers referred to in paragraph 2 via an electronic data- processing system the details of which shall be prominently made available on the competent authorities’ website;
Amendment 371 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b –– paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 22 b –– paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The Commission shall assess the feasibility of establishing a Union-wide register for producers of textile, textile- related, and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. This assessment shall encompass the potential benefits, challenges, and administrative capacity required for the implementation of such Union-wide register.
Amendment 374 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c –– paragraph 2
Article 22 c –– paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require producer responsibility organisations intending to fulfil the extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers in accordance with Articles 8a(3), 22a, 22b, 22d and this Article to obtain an authorisation by a competent authority. The authorisation process shall include: (a) Clear criteria for the qualifications and competencies of producer responsibility organisations, ensuring that they have the necessary expertise in waste management, sustainability, and environmental impact assessment; (b) Detailed procedures for the resolution of disputes or issues that may arise between producer responsibility organisations and producers, including mechanisms for appealing decisions related to waste management responsibilities; (c) Specific guidelines for reporting, data sharing, and cooperation among producer responsibility organisations, producers, and other stakeholders to achieve the objectives of waste prevention and sustainability.
Amendment 387 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c –– paragraph 5 –– point b
Article 22 c –– paragraph 5 –– point b
(b) ensure the collection, free of chargewith a flexible schedule that adapts to demand, of such used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products collected at the connected collection points, with a frequency that is proportionate to the area covered and the volume of such used and waste textile and footwear products usually collected through those collection points;.
Amendment 424 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point d
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point d
(d) the impact on economy, the environment, human health as well as social and human rights of textile production, in particular fast-fashion practices and consumption, recycling and other recovery and disposal and inappropriate discarding of textile and footwear waste, such as littering or discarding in mixed municipal waste.
Amendment 426 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point d a (new)
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point d a (new)
(da) information on the environmental and social certifications or labels for sustainable textiles and footwear, enabling consumers to make informed choices when purchasing products.
Amendment 427 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 d b (new)
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 d b (new)
(db) guidance on the responsible disposal of textiles and footwear at the end of their life cycle, such as directing consumers to recycling centres or textile collection points.
Amendment 428 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14
Article 22 c – paragraph 14
14. Member States shall ensure that the producer responsibility organisation provide the information referred to in paragraph 13 on a regular basis, that the information is up to date and provided bymade accessible through, but not limited to, the following means of: :
Amendment 432 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point a
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point a
(a) a website or other means of electronic communicationuser-friendly website;
Amendment 434 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point c
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point c
(c) community engagement through education programmes and campaigns;
Amendment 435 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point d
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point d
(d) signposting in aofficial state language, or EU languages, which can be easily understood by users and consumers.
Amendment 439 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 15
Article 22 c – paragraph 15
15. Where, in a Member State, multiple producer responsibility organisations are authorised to fulfil extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers, Member States shall ensure that they cover the whole territory of the Member State, guaranteeing uniform service quality across the territory, of the separate collection system for used and waste textile, textile- related, and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. Member States shall entrust the competent authority or appoint an independent third party to oversee that producer responsibility organisations fulfil their obligations in a coordinated manner and, in accordance with the Union competition rules, to ensure fair competition and prevent market distortion.
Amendment 441 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 16
Article 22 c – paragraph 16
16. Member States shall requirmandate that producer responsibility organisations, with due diligence, ensure the strict confidentiality of the data in their possession as, especially regardsing proprietary information or information directly attributable to individual producers or their authorised representatives. This confidentiality shall be maintained throughout data handling, storage, and reporting processes, with robust security measures and data protection standards in place to prevent unauthorised access or potential data breaches.
Amendment 448 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b a (new)
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b a (new)
(ba) clear and concise data regarding the environmental impact of textile, textile-related, and footwear products, emphasising the role of these products in contributing to sustainability and waste prevention, including the impact on the environment and human health, particularly with respect to fast-fashion practices and consumption, recycling and other recovery, and disposal. This information shall also address inappropriate discarding of textile and footwear waste, such as littering or discarding in mixed municipal waste, and the steps taken to mitigate these impacts.
Amendment 450 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b b (new)
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b b (new)
(bb) at least each year quantities of textile waste collected from social enterprises;
Amendment 451 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 18
Article 22 c – paragraph 18
18. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations provide fora transparent and non- discriminatory selection procedure, based on transparent award criteria, without placing disproportionate burden on small and medium-sized enterprises to procure waste management services from waste management operators referred to in paragraph 6(a) and from waste management operators to carry out subsequent waste treatment for waste management operators, based on clear and fair award criteria. The selection procedure shall recognise the market- based pricing principles that account for economies of scale. It is crucial to prevent any disproportionate burden on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) whilst still considering the operational realities of waste management operators thereby ensuring equitable access to waste management services, taking into account fair market pricing practices.
Amendment 456 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 2
Article 22 d – paragraph 2
2. “Member States shall ensure that the collection, loading and unloading, transportation, and storage infrastructure and operations and, as well as all other handling processes of textile waste, including at subsequent sorting and treatment operations, receives adequate protection from adverse weather conditions and other potential sources of contamination such as pollutants, chemicals or hazardous materials in order to prevent damage and cross-contamination of the collected textiles. SAdditionally, separately collected used and waste textiles shall be subject to a rigorous screening process at the separate collection point. This screening aims to identify and remove non-target items or materials or, as well as substances that are apotential sources of contamination.
Amendment 459 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
With regard to textiles other than the products listed in Annex IVc, as well as unsold textile, textile-related, and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, Member States shall ensure that the different fractions of textiles materials and textiles items are kept separate at the point of waste generation where such separation facilitates subsequent re-use, preparation for re-use, or recycling. This separation should be carried out efficiently to maximise resource recovery and environmental benefits, including fibre-to- fibre recycling where technological progress allows. and in a cost-effective manner;
Amendment 475 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) items that are assessed as not suitable for re-use are sorted for recycling and, where technological progress and economic feasibility allows, specifically for fibre-to-fibre recycling based on the predominant fibre category.
Amendment 480 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – second subparagraph (new)
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – second subparagraph (new)
Member States may establish mechanisms for the regular monitoring and auditing of sorting operations to ensure compliance with the requirements outlined in (a), (b), (c), and (d).
Amendment 487 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 6
Article 22 d – paragraph 6
6. By 31 December 2025, and subsequently every 5five years thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14)Based on the findings, competent authorities have the authority to compel producer responsibility organisations to expand their collection network and conduct awareness campaigns as outlined in Article 22c(13) and (14) so as to improve the efficient collection and recycling of textiles.
Amendment 493 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 8 – point d
Article 22 d – paragraph 8 – point d
(d) appropriate protection against damage during transportation, loading and unloading, in particular, through sufficient packaging and appropriate stacking of the load, ensuring that the integrity and quality of the textiles for re-use are maintained throughout the transport process.
Amendment 494 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 9 – point b – point 1
Article 22 d – paragraph 9 – point b – point 1
(1) a comprehensive description of the item or items present in the bale, reflecting the most detailed sorting granularity that the textile items have undergone during the sorting or preparation for re-use operations such as . This description should include, but not be limited to, type of clothes, size, colour, gender, material composition, and any other relevant characteristics that contribute to efficient re-use and recycling.
Amendment 497 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 9 – point b – point 2
Article 22 d – paragraph 9 – point b – point 2
(2) the name and address of the company responsible for the final sorting or preparation for re-use, ensuring transparency in the process and accountability for the quality of the items.
Amendment 506 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 29 a – paragraph 2
Article 29 a – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall designate the competent authorities responsible for the coordination of the food waste reduction measures implemented in order to reach the target set out in Article 9a(4) and inform accordingly the Commission by [P.O. insert the date of within threesix months after the entry into force of this amending Directive]. The Commission shall subsequently publish that information on the relevant EU website.;
Amendment 68 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The rapid evolution of technologies, the exponential growth in broadband traffic and the increasing demand for advanced very high-capacity connectivity have further accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the targets laid down in the Digital Agenda in 201031 have mostly been met, but they have also become obsolete. The share of households having access to 30 Mbps internet speeds has increased from 58.1% in 2013 to 90% in 2022. Availability of only 30 Mbps is no longer future-proof and not aligned with the new objectives set in Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 for ensuring connectivity and widespread availability of very high capacity networks. Therefore, in the Decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European Parliament and Council33 , the EU set updated targets for 2030 that better correspond to the expected connectivity needs of the future where all European households should be covered by a gigabit network, with all populated areas covered by performance of at least equivalent to that of 5G. _________________ 31 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, 19.05.2010, COM(2010)245. 32 Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (OJ L 321, 17.12.2018, p. 36). 33 Decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (OJ L 323, 19.12.2022, p. 4).
Amendment 74 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) To achieve those targets, there is a need for policies to reduce the administrative burden, speed up and lower the costs of the deployment of very high- capacity fixed and wireless networks across the Union, including proper planning, coordination and the reduction of administrative burdens.
Amendment 91 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) This Regulation aims to strengthen and harmonise rights and obligations applicable across the Union to accelerate the roll-out of very high capacity networks and cross-sector coordination. Due to the persistent fragmentation of electronic communications markets in individual national markets, undertakings providing or authorised to provide electronic communications networks are unable to achieve economies of scale. This can have a strong downstream effect on cross-border trade and services provision, since many services can only be provided where an adequately performant network is in place across the Union. While ensuring an improved level playing field, this Regulation does not prevent national measures in compliance with Union law that serve to promote the joint use of existing physical infrastructure or enable a more efficient deployment of new physical infrastructure by complementing the rights and obligations laid down in this Regulation. For example, Member States could shorten the deadlines to grant permits necessary for deployment, extend provisions on civil works coordination also to privately funded projects or require that more information on physical infrastructure or planned civil works is provided to a single information point in electronic format, provided that they do not violate Union law including the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 190 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where they are not part of a network and are owned or controlled by public sector bodies: buildings, including rooftops and walls, or entries to buildings, and any other asset including street furniture, such as light poles, street signs, traffic lights, billboards, bus and tramway stops and metro stations.
Amendment 199 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
(8) ‘fibre-readygigabit-capable in-building physical infrastructure’ means in-building physical infrastructure intended to host optical fibre, wireless or other elements;
Amendment 384 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
In-building physical infrastructure and fibre wiring
Amendment 388 #
2023/0046(COD)
1. All buildings at the end user’s location, including elements under joint ownership, newly constructed or undergoing major renovation works, for which applications for building permits have been submitted after [ENTRY INTO FORCE + 12 MONTHS], shall be equipped with a fibre-readygigabit-capable in- building physical infrastructure up to the network termination points as well as with in- building fibre wiring.
Amendment 392 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. By [ENTRY INTO FORCE + 12 MONTHS], all buildings at the end-users’ location, including elements thereof under joint ownership, undergoing major renovations as defined in point 10 of Article 2 of Directive 2010/31/EU shall be equipped with a fibre-readygigabit-capable in- building physical infrastructure, up to the network termination points, as well as with in- building fibre wiring. All multi-dwelling buildings undergoing major renovations as defined in point 10 of Article 2 of Directive 2010/31/EU shall also be equipped with an access point.
Amendment 397 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Based on industry's best practices, Member States shall adopt the relevant standards or technical specifications that are necessary for the implementation of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 before [ENTRY INTO FORCE + 915 months]. Those standards or technical specifications shall set at least:
Amendment 404 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Buildings equipped in accordance with this Article shall be eligible to receive a ‘fibre-readygigabit-capable’ label.
Amendment 410 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shallmay set up certification schemes for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with the standards or technical specifications referred to in paragraph 4 as well as for qualifying for the ‘fibre-readygigabit-capabale’ label provided for in paragraph 5 before [ENTRY INTO FORCE + 128 months]. Member States shall make the issuance of the building permits referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 conditional upon compliance with the standards or technical specifications referred to in this paragraph on the basis of a certified test report.
Amendment 422 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. In the absence of available fibre- readygigabit- capable in-building physical infrastructure, every public electronic communications network provider shall have the right to terminate its network at the premises of the subscriber, subject to the agreement of the subscriber, provided that it minimises the impact on the private property of third parties.
Amendment 459 #
2023/0046(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. It shall apply from [624 months after its entry into force].
Amendment 10 #
2023/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Court also concluded that if a Member State introduces legislation that contradicts an EU directive, but does so before the directive is adopted, it does not automatically violate EU law as the directive's desired outcome cannot be considered as severely threatened before the relevant directive becomes a formal part of the EU legal framework.
Amendment 21 #
2023/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
(-1) The following Article is inserted: Article 1 a Review 1. By no later than 31 December 2026, the Commission shall propose a comprehensive revision of Directive 2012/19/EU. This revision shall be substantiated by an extensive socio- economic and environmental impact assessment. As regards the photovoltaic panels, the Commission shall in particular assess and incorporate the following considerations: (a) initiate a new "photovoltaic panels" category under the WEEE Directive so as to disassociate photovoltaic panels from the existing WEEE category 4, "large equipment", as referenced in Annexes III and IV. (b) when determining collection targets, consider the projected lifespan of waste photovoltaic panels available for collection instead of the volume of products introduced to the market. To ensure these targets are both realistic and achievable, the Commission may take into account factors such as technological advancements, market dynamics changes, and variations in the lifespan of photovoltaic panels. (c) establish a mechanism to ensure that the upcoming costs associated with the collection, treatment, recovery, and environmentally sound disposal of waste from photovoltaic panels - from both private households and other users - are appropriately financed in case of a producer's failure or liquidation. The proposal shall explicitly clarify which entities, such as government bodies, industry groups, or the producers themselves, would be responsible for implementing and managing this mechanism. 2. As part of the revision process, the Commission shall actively seek and incorporate the input of key stakeholders including producers, consumers, waste management companies, and environmental bodies.
Amendment 28 #
2023/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For historical waste from EEE referred to in Article 2(1)(a) other than photovoltaic panels being replaced by new equivalent products or by new products fulfilling the same function, the financing of the costs shall be provided for by producers of those products when supplying them. Member States may, as an alternative, provide that users other than private households also be made, partly or totally, responsible for this financing. For other historical waste from EEE referred to in Article 2(1)(a) other than photovoltaic panels, the financing of the costs shall be provided for by the users other than private households.
Amendment 30 #
2023/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 15 –– paragraph 2
Article 15 –– paragraph 2
2. In order to enable the date upon whicTo definitively establish twhen EEE was plaintroduced ton the market to be determined unequivocally, Member States shallmust ensure that a mark on the EEE specifies that the latteris applied to the EEE indicating it was placed on the marketunched after 13 August 2005. Preferably,The preferred method for this is the European Standard EN 50419:2022 shall be applied for this purpose.
Amendment 32 #
2023/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [one yeareighteen months after the entry into force] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 45 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 86 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
Amendment 100 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is deeply concerned that the Creative Europe programme is underfinanced, despite its budget increase in the current MFF, with the necessary frontloading of the budget to the years 2021 and 2022 causing dramatic funding shortages in the following years, potentially bringing further harm to the cultural and creative sectors that have only slowly started recovering, and thus having a long-lasting negative impact on our European cultural ecosystem and its role in international cultural relations;
Amendment 137 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the social and societal importance of the international mobility of cultural creators such as authors, performers and artists; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their role in the EU’s international relations; reiterates in this context its repeated calls urging the Commission to establish a European Status of the Artist, ensuring fair contractual situations and working conditions for everyone working in the cultural and creative sectors, and increasing opportunities for international mobility;
Amendment 125 #
2022/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recognizes the importance of the introduction of a minimum VoD quota and considers that ensuring its effective implementation is a priority; calls on the European Commission, Member States and audiovisual regulators to proceed to a detailed monitoring of its concrete implementation in all Member States as well as to assess its impact on the geographical, cultural, linguistic and artistic diversity of audiovisual works available to the European audience, including authored works; considers that equating a season of a series with one title should be assessed in due time in light of the objective of ensuring a balanced representation of cinematographic works and TV series;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Stresses the importance of prominence, promotion and discoverability of European works and that they should be the subject of more attention and proposals, on the continuity of the work done by ERGA on the matter; calls on the Commission to present guidelines on how Member States can ensure the prominence and the discoverability of European works, with a view to improving access to a greater cultural and linguistic diversity, and suggests that these guidelines may define the terms of prominence and discoverability; stresses the need for access to online consumption data in order to properly evaluate the impact of the prominence obligation in particular;
Amendment 132 #
2022/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Insists on the importance of the article 13.2 on the possibility to introduce financial obligations (contributions to funds or direct investment obligations) on the basis of a targeted derogation to the country-of-origin principle, as Member States retain full competence over their cultural policies including for the audiovisual sector; highlights that financial obligations are instrumental in stimulating private investments and public support policies to the benefit of European works and to sustain local audiovisual ecosystems in a changing market context; encourages Member States implementing financial obligations to make sure that they benefit European independent producers and authors as well as different audiovisual genres and the linguistic expressions;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2022 on the need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
Amendment 55 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the achievement of the SDGs represents a challenge, especially taking into account the current geopolitical situation and its mid- and long-term ramifications; whereas in the short and medium term progress towards achieving some of the goals will not only slow down, but is likely to be reversed;
Amendment 118 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. 1. Reaffirms its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs; stresses that, in the light of the pandemic, the SDGs provide a unique pathway to both ensure a recovery that would leave no one behind and build back better a more equitable and , however, that due to the pandemic, Russia's invasion of and aggression against Ukraine as well as other geopolitical developments, timely and full implementation of SDGs is an increasilient worldng challenge;
Amendment 160 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the immensportance of not leaving anyone behind; notes, inter alia, the value of civil society organisations in this regard; deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement;
Amendment 175 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact thatBelieves that more efforts to mainstream the SDGs across EU policies have not matured beyond a mapping exercise; recallare needed; believes that manysome EU internal policies may not only contribute to the implementation of the SDGs, but might also have a very high ecological, social and economic spillover impact on developing countries;
Amendment 184 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is highly concerned that the key provisions of policy coherence for development are acutely lacking inPoints to the landmark ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package,7 and the Commission’s work in generalwhich is another step to help promote the achievement of the SDGs; notes, however, that the current geopolitical situation may require adjustments to the package; _________________ 7 COM(2021)0550.
Amendment 199 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad public participatory consultation process, involving a diverse range of stakeholders, including relevant industry representatives and, more broadly, the private sector;
Amendment 224 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that reliable, comparable and up-to-date statistics with multiple data points are needed to better assess the Union's and especially the Member States' progress towards achieving the SDGs; notes in this regard the role of Eurostat;
Amendment 256 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to take stock of the progress made and of the findings of the Eurostat annual SDGs monitoring report during Parliament’s plenary session every September,every year and consider an annual exercise alongside the State of the Union, thus initiating a ‘State of the Union SDGs’;
Amendment 265 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the EU budget, coupled with the NextGenerationEU recovery package, is a pivotal tool for implementing the SDGs, due to its size of EUR 1.8 trillion, long- term reach and multinational dimension9 ; _________________ 9 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'The Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget', 2021.
Amendment 278 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to track EU budget expenditure on climate, biodiversity, clean air, migration and gender equality10 ; regrets, however, that no progress has been made to track SGDs-related expenditure in its entirety, especially in relation to education and energy; _________________ 10 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'Budgetary control of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget – What measures are in place to ensure effective implementation?', 2021.
Amendment 286 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes efforts made to integrate the SDGs into the European Semester; reminds, however, that the European Semester is first and foremost an exercise for economic and fiscal policy coordination within the EU, thus also striving to ensure sound management of the Member States' budgets;
Amendment 297 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that long-term public and private financing must be aligned with the SDGs; urges the Commission to embed the 2030 Agenda in economic and financial policies and legislation;
Amendment 298 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the urgency of requiring financial institutions, private equity funds and other institutional investors to define and adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress;
Amendment 305 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. RegretNotes that the EU still has no standalone plan to finance the SDGs; exhorts the Commission to urgently come up with such a plan, bearing in mind the post- COVID-19 estimated annual SDG financing gap of EUR 4.2 trillion11 ; underlines that the absence of such a plan, with clearly defined, quantifiable targets, prohibits comprehensive SDG expenditure tracking under the EU budgetacknowledges, at the same time, that the EU's policies and actions implicitly and explicitly -- and increasingly -- promote the SDGs; notes that, according to one study, the estimated SDG financing gap stands at USD 4.2 trillion (EUR 3.8 trillion)11; _________________ 11 OECD, 'Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2021 – A New Way to Invest for People and Planet', Paris, 2020.
Amendment 316 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the importance of innovation and technology in order to help meet the SDGs; highlights in this regard that more financing to relevant technologies is necessary;
Amendment 317 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Without prejudice to the principle of subsidiarity and acknowledging that taxation is a national competence, notes that tax policies can also play their role in promoting the achievement of the SDGs;
Amendment 318 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Is of the view that successful and timely implementation of the SDGs also rests on aligning political priorities with economic incentives; stresses the role of the private sector in helping to achieve the SDGs;
Amendment 319 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Stresses the role of education in helping to achieve the SDGs; notes the importance of learning about sustainability from early childhood on; believes that the promotion of sustainable development and, more broadly, the SDGs can be achieved through a lifelong learning approach;
Amendment 320 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Encourages more effort to be made to help countries strengthen their productive capacities so that they can produce more goods and services and thus add more value to both their societies and economies;
Amendment 324 #
Amendment 333 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists that a global political reset and intensified multilateral cooperation with friendly and reliable partners will be necessary in order for the EU and its partners to make meaningful progress in the coming eight years; recalls that, as the world’s most successful integration project with a track record of successfully championing multilateralism, the EU is uniquely placed to accelerate progress on SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals); calls, therefore, on the EU to assume a leadership role at the 2022 HLPF and the 2023 SDG Summit in defining this political reset;
Amendment 336 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact on, inter alia, the food sector, progress on some of the SDGs, notably 1, 2 and 10 may not only slow, but be reversed, both within the EU and globally; is especially concerned about rising food prices and their impact on least developed countries and the resulting increase in poverty, food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger;
Amendment 338 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Is of the view that the fulfilment of SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), primarily due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the former's increased use of energy as a geopolitical weapon, is further undermined; calls for more efforts to be made to increase the win-win aim of increasing energy security and energy efficiency which in turn is, in the long term, likely to promote energy affordability;
Amendment 347 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the fact that Europe faces its greatest SDG challenges in the areas of affordable and clean energy, sustainable diets and agriculture, climate and biodiversity (SDGs 7, 2, 12, 13, 14 and 15); calls on the Commission to develop a robust comparative analysis of SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 14 (life below water), as trends cannot be calculated due to insufficient comparable data over the past five years;
Amendment 37 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Chemical pollution of surface and groundwater poses a threat to the aquatic environment, with effects such as acute and chronic toxicity in aquatic organisms, accumulation of pollutants in the ecosystem and loss of habitats and biodiversity, as well as to human health. Setting achievable and enforcable environmental quality standards helps to implementhe efforts towards the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment.
Amendment 39 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) It is first and foremost the responsibility of Member States to strive towards achieving the Environmental Quality Standards for priority hazardous substances within an appropriate timeline.
Amendment 41 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
Amendment 52 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) The 86.7 µg/L EQS proposed for surface water not used for the abstraction and preparation of drinking water originates from a scientific evaluation of the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER), taking into account Ecotox studies and scientific public literature. As such, the science-based 86.7 µg/L EQS for glyphosate should preferably apply to all surface water bodies. Any quality standard for surface water used for the abstraction of drinking water should take into account the technical capacity of existing treatment measures for removing glyphosate.
Amendment 67 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) To ensure that the legislation intended for preventing pollution of surface water and groundwater is up to date in relation to the pace of new and emerging chemicals that have the potential, as pollutants, to cause significant risks to human health or the aquatic environment, policy mechanisms to detect and assess such substances of emerging concern should be strengthened. In this regard, an approach that allows monitoring and analysis of additional numbers of such substances or groups of substances under the watch lists for surface water and groundwater should be devised, but only in cases where the Commission can demonstrate that those substances pose a high risk of irreparable damage. The Commission's demonstration in that regard shall be proposed and undergo public consultation in accordance with existing rules regarding proposals to change EU legislation.
Amendment 70 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Considering the growing awareness of the relevance of mixtures and therefore of effect-based monitoring for determining chemical status, and considering that sufficiently robust effect-based monitoring methods already exist for estrogenic substances, Member States should apply such methods to assess the cumulative effects of estrogenic substances in surface waters over a period of at least two years. This will allow the comparison of effect- based results with the results obtained using the conventional methods for monitoring the three estrogenic substances listed in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. That comparison will be used to assess whether effect-based monitoring methods may be used as reliable screening methods. The relevant assessments should be limited to using only such screening methods that have been proven to provide accurate data by the scientific community and, furthermore, have undergone public consultation in accordance with existing rules regarding proposal to change EU legislation. Using such screening methods would have the advantage of allowing the effects of all estrogenic substances having similar effects to be covered, and not only those listed in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. The definition of EQS in Directive 2000/60/EC should be modified to ensure that it may, in the future, also cover trigger values that might be set for assessing the results of effect-based monitoring.
Amendment 77 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The review of the list of priority substances in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC has concluded that several priority substances are no longer of Union wide concern and should therefore no longer be included in Part A of Annex I to that Directive. Those substances should therefore be considered as river basin specific pollutants and included in Part C of Annex II to Directive 2008/105/EC together with their corresponding EQS. Considering that those pollutants are no longer considered to be of Union wide concern, the EQS need only be applied where those pollutants could still be of significant national or regional or local concern.
Amendment 81 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) To ensure effective and coherent decision-making and develop synergies with the work carried out in the framework of other Union legislation on chemicals, the European Chemicals Agency (‘ECHA’), should be given a permanent and clearly circumscribed role in the prioritisation of substances to be included in the watch lists and in the lists of substances in Annexes I and II to Directive 2008/105/EC and Annexes I and II to Directive 2006/118/EC, and in the derivation of appropriate science-based quality standards, based on scientific principles. The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) of ECHA, should facilitate the carrying out of certain tasks conferred on ECHA by providing opinions. ECHA should also ensure better coordination between various pieces of environmental law through increased transparency as regards pollutants on a watch list or the development of Union wide or national EQS or thresholds, by making relevant scientific reports publicly available. ECHA should also identify cost-effective levels of products and process controls.
Amendment 90 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during the preparation of delegated acts, its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. Such consultations should be organised in a manner to ensure unhindered participation and adequate time for contribution of the relevant parties. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as the Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 94 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) It is necessary to take into account scientific and technical progress in the area of monitoring of the status of water bodies in accordance with the monitoring requirements set out in Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC. Therefore, Member States should be allowed to use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in- situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing.
Amendment 95 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) Monitoring of the status of water bodies increases costs and administrative burdens of the Member States, especially those with scarcer resources and already stretched administrative apparatus. In light of this, the European Commission should work towards designating a single European monitoring facility that is able to carry out the necessary monitoring requirements when so requested by the Member States, thus easing their financial and administrative burdens. The use of such facility should be voluntary and without prejudice to arrangements already set in place by the Member States.
Amendment 108 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Directive 2000/60/EC
(30) ‘Priority substances’ means substances listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC, that is substances which present a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment in a high proportion of Member States.’;, as determined by the Commission after public consultation.
Amendment 115 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 2 – point 30 a)
Article 2 – point 30 a)
(30a) ‘Priority hazardous substances’ means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised in scientific reports, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment.
Amendment 119 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 2 – point 35)
Article 2 – point 35)
(35) ‘Environmental quality standard’ means the concentration of a particular pollutant or group of pollutants in water, sediment or biota not to be exceeded in order to protect human health and the environment or a trigger value for the adverse effect on human health or the environment of such a pollutant or group of pollutants measured using an appropriate and scientifically-establisehd effect-based method.’;
Amendment 128 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)
(iv) Member States shall implement the necessary measures to progressively reduce pollution from priority substances and river basin specific pollutants, and to cease or phase out emissions, discharges and losses of priority hazardous substances. to levels that achieve established environmental quality standards;
Amendment 133 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
2000/60/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c)
Amendment 156 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be informed of, and may be invited to assist in, any cooperation referred to in paragraph 2. Where appropriate, the Commission shall, taking into account the reports established pursuant to Article 13, consider whether further action needs to be taken at Union level in order to reduce the transboundary impacts on water bodies.;
Amendment 167 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 20 a – paragraph 4
Article 20 a – paragraph 4
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 on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. Member States must be given ample time to select and notify their relevant experts.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The watch list shall contain a maximum of five substances or groups of substances and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs or administrative capacity for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst those substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. This watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.
Amendment 193 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
As soon as suitable monitoring methods, following public discussions and involvement of relevant stakeholders, for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.
Amendment 203 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall put in place mechanisms for monitoring each substance or group of substances in the watch list at selected representative monitoring stations over a 24-month period. The monitoring period shall commence within six months of the establishment of the watch list.
Amendment 209 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6aa (new)
Article 6aa (new)
(6 a) The following Article 6aa is inserted Article 6aa European monitoring facility The European Commission shall work towards designating a single European monitoring facility that is able to carry out the necessary monitoring requirements when so requested by the Member States, thus easing their financial and administrative burden. The use of such facility shall be voluntary and without prejudice to arrangements already set in place by the Member States.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall present a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.
Amendment 218 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 223 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 224 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 227 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 228 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point ga (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point ga (new)
(g a) comments and feedback from national regulatory authorities and other relevant bodies;
Amendment 229 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point gb (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point gb (new)
(g b) when setting EQS for metals, bioavailability, in order to account for variablity in water chemistries;
Amendment 259 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall present a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to review, for the first time by … [OP: Please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS for those substances set out in Part A of Annex I and the list of pollutants set out in Part A of Annex II.
Amendment 263 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 264 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 267 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 269 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 279 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The watch list shall contain a maximum ofno more than 10 substances or groups of substances at any one time, and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs or administrative burden for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst the substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. The watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.
Amendment 286 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
As soon as suitable monitoring methods, following public discussion and involvement of relevant stakeholders, for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.
Amendment 289 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point e
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point e
(e) research projects and scientific publications, including information on trends and predictions based on modelling or other predictive assessments and data and information from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processingprovided the models or other predictive assessments -- as well as sensors and devices used are widely accepted in the scientific community as sound science-based approaches.
Amendment 292 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall put in place mechanisms for monitoring each substance or group of substances in the watch list at selected representative monitoring stations over a 24-month period. The monitoring period shall commence within six months of the inclusion of the substance in the list.
Amendment 294 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Each Member State shall select at least one monitoring station, plus one station if it has more than one million inhabitants, plus the number of stations equal to its geographical area in km2 divided by 60 000 (rounded to the nearest integer), plus the number of stations equal to its population divided by five million (rounded to the nearest integer).
Amendment 296 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8ba (new)
Article 8ba (new)
(7 a) The following Article is inserted Article 8ba European monitoring facility The European Commission shall work towards designating a single European monitoring facility that is able to carry out the necessary monitoring requirements when so requested by the Member States, thus easing their financial and administrative burden. The use of such facility shall be voluntary and without prejudice to arrangements already set in place by the Member States.
Amendment 298 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8d – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 8d – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. In setting and applying for EQS for the river basin specific pollutants, Member States may take into account metal bioavailablility.
Amendment 320 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI
Annex VI
Directive 2008/105/CE
Annex II Part B Point da (new)
Annex II Part B Point da (new)
(d a) when setting EQS for metals, bioavailability models shall be considered to account for various water quality parameters that affect bioavailability of metals.
Amendment 2 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 4 on quality education, Goal 11 on sustainable cities and communities and Goal 13 on climate action,
Amendment 11 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2021 on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU (2020/2261(INI))2a; _________________ 2a Texts adopted: P9_TA(2021)0430
Amendment 24 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
— having regard to the Davos Baukultur Quality System entitled "Eight criteria for a high-quality Baukultur"; 1a _________________ 1a https://davosdeclaration2018.ch/media/D BQS-en.pdf
Amendment 34 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe finds itself in a moment of ecological, digital and social transition, which is being accelerated by the economic and social impact of COVID- 19 and geopolitical tensions linked to; whereas, furthermore, Europe's geopolitical situation is changing due to the Russian aggression against and the war on Ukraine in a context of; whereas there is rising populism and anti-European sentiment;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has been responding to the challenges of environmental degradation, climate change and the increasing scarcity of natural resources with far-reaching and ambitious political endeavours such as the European Green Deal, which is driving the quest for renewal and innovation; whereas more needs to be done, especially at local, regional and national levels matched by ambitious funding, including at EU level;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas culture is a strategic sector for the EU which helps to bolster its economy, through its significant contribution to its GDP and employment and its indirect contribution to other sectors and industries, chiefly tourism and hospitality; whereas culture also enables us to live better together and to build democratic and free societies, and yet it has been one of the areas hardest hit by the pandemic and is recovering more slowly than the rest of the EU economy;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Union has only had limited competence in the field of culture thus far, with Creative Europe being the sole programme dedicated to culture and whose funding still falls far short of the needs of our European cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas architecture, urban and territorial planning, design, the arts, sociology and engineering are complementary and instrumental for building an inclusive society society based on the principles of sustainability and inclusiveness; whereas the NEB can improve urban planning and help minimise ill-effects of unsustainable development;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a high-quality built environment is the result of the work of talented and skilled professionals with novel ideas in the construction, urban planning, industrial design and other fields, and the creative and cultural sectors and industries more broadly;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas building a better future starts and continues with quality education and training, including in their digital forms, that are accessible to everyone, including through a lifelong learning approach; whereas access to quality education is a fundamental right;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, in light of the sustainability and greening agendas, it is vital that more effort is devoted towards cost-effective repurposing, renovation and restoration of building stock and infrastructure as opposed to demolition and newly builds;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2255(INI)
F. whereas cultural heritage is increasingly impacted by underinvestment, bad policy planning, poorly managed tourist flows, disregard for its long-term viability, climate change ands well as environmental degradation;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the promotion of quality sustainable, aesthetic and energy-efficient buildings and infrastructure also rests on a supportive regulatory framework; whereas public procurement must evolve and avoid trappings of the past whereby the cheapest offers without regard to other qualities must implicitly or even explicitly be prioritised or chosen;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas Russia's aggression against and war in Ukraine, and Russian forces' deliberate targeting of public infrastructure, housing stock and other civilian infrastructure as well as cultural heritage are deplorable; whereas the New European Bauhaus must have an external dimension that seeks to help Ukraine, including through planning and rebuilding efforts;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas cultural heritage can promote the NEB priorities; whereas in order to help protect and promote cultural heritage, including through quality restoration and renovation and repurposing, the NEB must play its role;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the historic Bauhaus movement, aided by innovation in building materials and techniques, was a truly bottom-up initiative which created a paradigm shift in design, architecture and the arts which delivered radical innovationrethinking and reflected true cultural and social changes in a progressive artistic and educational context;
Amendment 127 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative and emphasises that it must primarily focus on improving the quality of people’s lives by rethinking the status quo and transforming the spaces, buildings, cities and territories in which they live through making them more accessible, inclusive and sustainable; highlights in this regard the importance of having good design from the outset, which inevitably includes aspects such as cost-effectiveness, energy efficiency and sustainability;
Amendment 137 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the NEB should be part of a broader Cultural Deal for Europe and support as well as achieve mutual benefits with the Creative Europe programme for the cultural and creative sectors; reiterates in this context that the Creative Europe budget shall not be reallocated to fund the NEB;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the NEB as a creative and interdisciplinary initiative which brings togetherfor the first time explicitly brings together the arts (including architecture, and design, the arts) and science ato the forefront of EU policies for the first time, making the European Green Deal a tangible, posi, thus also being in a position to contribute to other Union's programmes and initiatives, including its digital and green transitions; believes that the NEB's contribution should not be limited to just a few objectives and inclusive experience for all; policy programmes, but rather be wide and embrace and channel new ideas, concepts and thinking;
Amendment 150 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the enormous creative potential that the NEB can unleash by opening up new opportunities for artists, performers and other cultural creators, especially with regards to collaboration across different professions within and beyond the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirms that the NEB also has the potential to reshape the way policies are conceived and to define the environment of the future by meeting the need for spaces adapted to new ways of lifeand changing ways of life that promote sustainability;
Amendment 175 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the NEB must be innovative, embrace technology and be accessible, affordable, socially fair and inclusive, and must actively involve EU citizens and, community-based organisations in a bottom-up way –and all other relevant stakeholders in a bottom-up way throughout all the relevant steps -- from project design to roll-out and evaluation – while avoiding any elitist approaches;
Amendment 181 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that this innovative cultural movement has the potential to position Europe as a global frontrunner in the area of architecture, design, culture, technology and energy efficiency by promoting ways of living better together, which can also be applied beyond the EU; concedes that the EU has in many of the above areas lost its competitiveness or influence; believes that innovation must be adequately supported and hence public and private investment in research and development is paramount;
Amendment 208 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to raise awareness about this initiative and to improve the coordination between all levels of governance, which should have timely access to information and equitable access to opportunities and funding; regrets that some NEB related initiatives, due to their short deadlines, have already effectively limited participation of some of the interested parties;
Amendment 219 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Brings attention to the fact that access to EU funding can be onerous for micro and small enterprises and, by extension and especially, for a significant share of stakeholders of the cultural and creative sectors; calls, therefore, for tailored funding models and procedures with minimised administrative burden to be devised so as to help unlock the funding streams to the above parties;
Amendment 277 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to make the principles ofemerging from the NEB an integral part of all relevant future legislation, while at the same time highlighting the need for synchronisation between the NEB and the existing Union legislation, programmes and initiatives, so that the NEB does not merely duplicate or undermine the established objectives and priorities, but instead adds new value;
Amendment 289 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls, in addition, for specific criteria to be developed for the relevant sectors, in particular, but not limited to, construction and architecture, energy, mobility, design, tourism, cultural heritage, technology, education and skills, crafts, and the arts;
Amendment 298 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the lack of clarity on funding for the NEB from 2023 onwards; calls for the Horizon Europe Regulation to be amended during the mid-term revision of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) in order to create an NEB mission funded with EUR 500 million; underlines that the programme should also be supported by other relevant programmes in order to generate additional impact; believes, furthermore, that existing funding allocated through Union programmes such as the Horizon Europe's funding for EIT, can help implement the objectives of the NEB;
Amendment 302 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the lack of clarity on funding for the NEB from 2023 onwards; calls for the Horizon Europe Regulation to be amended during the mid-term revision of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) in order to create an NEB mission funded with EUR 500 million; underlines that the programmeinitiative and its aims should also be supported by other relevant programmes in order to generate additional impact;
Amendment 310 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to table a proposal as soon as possible to make the NEB an EU programme by the next MFF whereby concrete ideas and objectives are accompanied with dedicated funding; insists that this will require fresh resources with a dedicated and stable budget line; underlines that this new programme must not reduce funding for other programmes nor divert focus from their agreed political priorities;
Amendment 316 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop a clear and feasible plan for attracting public and, more importantly, private investment; encourages the Member States, subject to their fiscal scope, to allocate adequate funding to the NEB and initiatives supporting the aims of the NEB, including, to the extent possible, through their recovery and resilience plans and the European structural and investment funds;
Amendment 329 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to set up an evidence-based monitoring and evaluation mechanism, starting with year 2022, which should continuously review all NEB activities at the EU and national levels, and report regularly to Parliament and the Council; expects to receive the first monitoring report in 2022without delay;
Amendment 343 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the NEB movement should promote more sustainable, socially inclusive and innovative ways of life based on new models of planning, constructing and inhabiting our built environment in order to suit emerging needs and help to ensure decentquality and affordable housing for all;
Amendment 348 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that the NEB should play a key role in promoting greater circularity in the built environment, including, where appropriate, by promoting renovation and adaptive re-use over new development and demolition; is of the view, however, that, going forward and in line with the Union's climate objectives, renovation should be cost- effective and implemented to the highest standards applicable, especially energy efficiency whereby nearly zero emissions building standard being the absolute minimum;
Amendment 354 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Believes that a key objective of the NEB should be the promotion of sustainable construction materials as well as simple and locally tested building techniques that meet the highest energy efficiency standards; considers, however, that innovation and commercialisation of novel building materials and techniques, including 3D printing, remains untapped; urges a direct funding under the auspices of the NEB to be devoted to relevant research, development and bringing to the market of the applicable products;
Amendment 356 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Believes that the NEB can help revitalise the Soviet era building stock and in this regard calls for a specific focus on such architecture and its related challenges, namely, the need to improve aesthetics, energy efficiency and their integration and role in the wider redevelopment processes; calls, among other initiatives, to explore the idea of transforming such building developments into the NEB clusters;
Amendment 361 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to draw up innovative educational curricula for the development of spatial skills and to integrate green and digital skills within higher education andtheir existing curricula, including through a lifelong learning approach, which will also help tocontribute towards delivering the European Skills Agenda; calls for the EU to financially and otherwise support and promote such endeavours; calls on the Commission to make mobility opportunities, especially for skilled professionals within CCSI, an integral part of the NEB;
Amendment 371 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognize the NEB as a tool to contribute to the up- and reskilling of cultural professionals and the improvement of their overall working conditions, particularly in the context of the green and digital transitions and of the cultural recovery of Europe;
Amendment 377 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Member States and the Commission to integrate all aspects of the knowledge triangle – innovation, research and education – by promoting partnerships between universities, research organisations and industry, including the relevant micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in close cooperation with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the Joint Research Centre; believes that the EIT's KIC on CCSI should actively embrace and promote the NEB, especially in Member States and regions where innovation capacity is moderate;
Amendment 388 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that one of the aims of the NEB cshould supportbe promotion of energy security and efficiency by encouraging investment and incentivising low-tech, low-energy solutions and could facilitate the digital transition by improving connectivity to mitig, without prejudice to the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Fit for 55 package more broadly, by encouraging investment and incentivising low-tech, low-energy solutions; underlines the importance thate the digital divide; underlines the importance of the NEBNEB could play in helping to fighting energy poverty through cost-effective innovative solutions for the building, construction, industrial and materials sectors;
Amendment 400 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the NEB to betas an opportunity to promoter, protect and re-use Europe’s rich and diverse cultural heritage from the impact of climate change; ; underlines that through smart renovation, transformation and adaptive re-use, heritage sites can find new and extended uses thus also gaining new social, environmental and economic value, while at the same time enhancing their cultural significance; stresses the impact of climate change, poorly managed tourism and other challenges;
Amendment 406 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Is of the view that cultural heritage can and must be at the centre of living spaces' revitalisation efforts; highlights the need for a specific focus through the NEB on cultural heritage reuse, repurposing and renovation activities, including energy efficiency improvements; calls, in this regard, for a dedicated cultural heritage strand within the NEB which would also facilitate the sharing of best practices;
Amendment 412 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Believes that the NEB should have a dedicated external dimension, with specific focus on Ukraine, whereby the NEB could, among other initiatives, involve and liaise with the Ukrainian CCSI and its professionals as well as help the country's rebuilding efforts;
Amendment 420 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to connect the NEB to the Renovation Wave, taking advantage ofin order to ensure that the inRenovative solutions that the project offers in the comprehensiveon Wave goes beyond energy efficiency interventions only, and achieve a truly holistic and quality renovation of ourthe building stock, mincluding with regard to energy efficiencydful of the site specific contexts and other relevant aspects;
Amendment 424 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Believes that the implementation of the NEB at its core must encompass the bottom-up approach and as much as possible serve as a forum, a platform and an incubator for devising new ideas, concepts, products and services; urges the Commission, therefore, to speed up and sufficiently fund on a permanent basis the forthcoming NEB lab whereby relevant stakeholders at all levels can participate and contribute to realising the NEB's aims and objectives;
Amendment 441 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the creation of an NEB label based on clear criteria applied in an inclusive way in order to recognise projects and products for achieving key NEB goals and help them get access to funding; notes, however, that successful devising of the label must involve all relevant stakeholders, especially industry experts; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU funding schemes create incentives to apply for the label; calls for market uptake of the label to be explored;
Amendment 456 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that the NEB should embrace as well as promote the potential of the CCSI, including cultural creators, as drivers of sustainable economic growth and a source for innovative, high- quality services and products;
Amendment 459 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee the adequate and continuous involvement of all stakeholders from the cultural and creative sectors in the implementation and monitoring of the NEB, and to facilitate the exchange of good practices, mutual learning, and capacity building to ensure the NEB will create tangible, sustainable, cultural, social and economic benefits;
Amendment 472 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the future NEB lab to make innovative and independent recommendations, to feed them and collaborate with other institutions, national and, where applicable, regional governments, and stakeholders and to establish clear operating and reporting rules in line with the initiative;
Amendment 485 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to create and regularly update a publicly accessible database of NEB projects and actions so as to make the results of the initiative more visible and to further develop the NEB based on best practices;
Amendment 489 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the communication and outreach efforts of the NEB to be enhanced in order to stimulate EU citizens’ knowledge of and, interest and participation in the initiative, in particular through participatory public outreach activities and a platform and tools providing information, best practices and educational content;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the cultural and creative sectors and the people directly and indirectly employed in them were among those hit first and the hardest by the pandemic, were one of the last to be supported by the governments -- and often to an inadequate extent -- and will be the last to recover;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the European cultural and creative sectors including industries account for between 4 and 7 % of the EU’s GDP and for about 8.7 million jobs in the EU; emphasizes that these figures are not adequately reflected in the national recovery and resilience plans, leaving the cultural and creative sectors considerably underrepresented in the EU’s overall effort to overcome the pandemic and support the recovery and resilience of the European economy;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Emphasizes that the European Parliament repeatedly and with an overwhelming majority - e.g. in its resolution of 17 September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe and in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU - called on the Commission and the Member States to include culture in the national recovery and resilience plans and to earmark at least 2 % of the RRF budget to culture;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Recalls that atypical employment (part-time and fixed-duration contracts, temporary work and economically dependent self-employment) is commonplace for authors, performers, artists and many other cultural creators, often leading to precarious working conditions; highlights that the pandemic has exposed and exacerbated this situation which poses a fundamental threat to the EU’s cultural ecosystem, to Europe’s cultural diversity and to our democracy and society;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that only 14 Member States have explicitly included culture in their RRF plans, while applauds those that have done so; fears that this heterogeneity of public investments may leads to recovery of CCS at different speeds, causing increased disparities within the EU’s cultural ecosystem and threatening Europe’s cultural diversity;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Opposes the Commission’s approach to incorporate not strictly cultural interventions such as tourism and energy efficiency of cultural buildings in the calculations on what constitutes spending on CCS, resulting in misleading statistics; calls for a recalculation and reassessment of the data availablethe breakdown of the data so as to better understand the absolute sums devoted by Member States to CCS directly;
Amendment 70 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls previous requests urging the Member States to dedicate at least 2 % of the budget of each national RRF plan to culture and 10 % to education; criticises the fact that these already misleading numbers have been achieved at an aggregated EU level only;
Amendment 77 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Member States to put the recovery and resilience of the cultural and creative sectors at the core of their investments into culture, with a particular focus on improving the overall situation of authors, performers, artists and all other cultural creators who are the ones to create the cultural works that our democracy, society and economy benefit from;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Underlines that any action taken to help the cultural and creative sectors in their recovery should not only be aimed at economic recovery, but also be used for the improvement of the working conditions of authors, performers, artists and all other cultural creators as well as for their up- and reskilling with regards to i.a. knowledge of their rights, the opportunities of the digital era and the possibilities of international mobility;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that for the correct implementation of the RRF a special focus should also be given to micro and small organisations, including those operating in rural areas;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need for sustainable structural reforms targeting education and the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular regardthose targeting social security in the latter; regrets that such reforms are not prioritised and are planned in only a minority of Member States;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to commit to transparency and to examine the possibility of redirecting unused or savedexamine the possibility of urging Member States, where possible, to redirect more RRF resources to culture, education, youth, sports and media;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and the Member States to extend the continuous involvement of all relevant stakeholders to the implementation and monitoring of the RRF plans.
Amendment 55 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s communication entitled ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future’ and points out shortcomings that need to be overcome; stresses that the sector's potential to reduce its emissions is greatly, among others, dependents on investment in environmentally sustainable public transport systems, which mustcould give rise to a paradigm shift in mobility, which is overly focused on individual transport;
Amendment 170 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates that the objective of global emissions reduction in the transport sector should be grounded in a regulatory approach that is no longer exclusively focused on market-based instruments, makes each economic agent responsible and paves the way for the rapid dissemination of the best available technologies while keeping in mind that this should be economically viable at all times.
Amendment 181 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that transport is essential for citizens to exercise their fundamental rights, such as, for example the right to work. Stresses that every strategy should keep this principle in mind. It is therefore of crucial importance to monitor 'transport poverty', meaning that citizens travel less or not at all, simply because they can not afford it.
Amendment 197 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the potential of public transport and the potential it has to lower the GHG-emissions of the transport sector; underlines however that this never can be the sole solution as this form of transport is not feasible in all areas and Member States, especially not those with more remote areas.
Amendment 57 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are lawsuits or other legal actions (e.g. injunctions, asset-freezing) based on civil and criminal law, as well as the threats of such actions, with the purpose of preventing acts of public participation including investigating and reporting on breaches of Union and national law, corruption or other fraudulent practices or of blocking public participationengaging in advocacy or activism through the exercise of legally guaranteed civil liberties;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas SLAPPs claims arise from the public participation of the defendant, on matters of public interest, which lack legal merits, are manifestly unfounded, and are characterised by the abuse of rights or of process by the plaintiff, exerting excessive claims in matters in which the defendant is exercising a legally protected right, therefore using the judicial process for purposes other than genuinely asserting, vindicating or exercising a right;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas SLAPPs have become an increasingly widespread practice used against journalists, academics, civil society and NGOsctors, NGOs and other actors engaging in public participation, as demonstrated by many cases throughout the Union, such as the chilling case of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was reportedly facing 47 civil and criminal defamation lawsuits, (resulting in the freezing of her assets) on the day of her strongly condemned assassination on 16 October 2017, and the lawsuits her heirs continue to face; whereas other illustrative and alarming cases include Realtid Media, which was repeatedly threatened with a lawsuit in a different jurisdiction from where the reporting in question took place, and Gazeta Wyborcza, which continues to be sued by a number of public entities and officials on a regular basis, or the Slovenian investigative news outlet Necenzurirano recently hit by 39 lawsuits, amongst others;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas non-cross-border SLAPP cases are increasingly more used within the Member States, by both private companies and public entities, aiming to limit free speech and the right to information, producing a chilling effect against journalists, academics, civil society and NGO representatives, relying on psychologically and financially draining their targets in order to force them to abandon exposing matters of public interest;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that SLAPPs are a direct attack on the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms; underlines that fundamental rights and democracy are linked to upholding the rule of law, and that undermining media freedom and public democratic participation, including freedom of expression, of information, of assembly and of association, threatens Union values as enshrined in Article 2 of the TEU; welcomes the fact that the rule of law report includes SLAPP lawsuits in its assessment of media freedom and pluralism across the Union, and points to best practices in countering them; calls for the annual report to include a thorough assessment of the legal environment for the media, and investigative journalism in particular; calls on the Commission to also issue country-specific recommendations within the framework of the annual rule of law report for future years, including for issues concerning the situation of media freedom within the Member States;
Amendment 153 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that the use of SLAPPs has a negative impact on the enjoyment of internal market freedoms by individuals and organisations engaging in public participation and vulnerable to such claims, such as journalists or civil society activists, as the absence of the same level of protection against these claims, within the jurisdictions of certain Member States, discourages them to operate confidently all across the Union;
Amendment 160 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that SLAPPs constitute a misuse of Member States’ justice systems and legal frameworks, especially for successfully addressing ongoing common challenges outlined in the Justice Scoreboard, such as caseload administration and case backlogs; recalls that a properly functioning justice system delivers judgements without undue delay, and manages judicial resources so as to maximise efficiency, and that this is only possible where judges and judicial bodies are not burdened with the handling of claims that are later on dismissed as abusive and lacking in legal merit; stresses therefore that SLAPPs constitute an severe hampering of the effective access to justice;
Amendment 182 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that in recent years online hate speech has become increasingly widespread against journalists, NGOs, rights defenders, academics and other civil society actors, including those defending LGBTQI or women's rights, thus threatening media freedom, freedom of expression and public safety given that online hate speech can incite real-world violence;
Amendment 200 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that SLAPPs are often meritless, frivolous or based on exaggerated claims, and that they are not initiated for the purposes of obtaining a favourable judicial outcome but rather only to intimidate, harass, tire out, put psychological pressure on or consume the financial resources of those targeted, such as journalists, academics, civil society and NGOs, with the ultimate objective of blackmailing and forcing them into silence through the judicial procedure itself; points out that this chilling effect can lead to self- censorship, suppressing participation in democratic life, and also discourages others from similar actions, from entering into these professions or from proceeding with relevant associated activities;
Amendment 212 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that an imbalance of power between the claimant and the defendant in terms of financial resources is a common feature of SLAPPs; highlights that unpredictably large damages' award claims in matters such as libel, are capable of producing a strong chilling effect against their targets and therefore the admissibility of laying such claims should require highly careful scrutiny and very strong justifications;
Amendment 219 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses, with regard to this problem, that all Member States lack harmonised minimum standards to protect journalists, academiclegislation on and harmonization of minimum standards to sufficiently protect SLAPP targets such as journalists, academics, rights defenders, activists, civil society actors and NGOs and to ensure that fundamental rights are upheld in the Member States;
Amendment 247 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Agrees with the numerous academics, legal practitioners and victims who point to the need for legislative action against the growing problem of SLAPPs; urgently calls, therefore, for the Brussels Ia and Rome II Regulations to be amendmentsed in order to prevent ‘libel tourism’ or ‘forum shopping’; urgently calls for the introduction of a uniform and predictable choice of law rule for defamation, as well as for proposals for binding Union legislation on establishing minimum standards, harmonised and effective safeguards for victims of SLAPPs across the Union, including through a directive or a regulation; argues that without such legislative action, SLAPPs will continue to threaten the rule of law and the fundamental rights tof freedom of expression, association and information in the Union; is concerned that if measures only address lawsuits regarding infordefamation, actions based on other civil matters or criminal procedures may still be used;
Amendment 260 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Affirms that legislative measures at Union level could be based on Article 81 of the TFEU (for cross-border civil lawsuits) and Article 82 of the TFEU (for threats of lawsuits in cross-border cases), and separately on Article 114 of the TFEU to protect public participation in order to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market by exposing corruption and other distortions; asserts that the latter measure could also address attempts to prevent investigation and reporting on breaches of Union law using the same legal base asa similar approach to the one that led to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (the ‘Whistleblower Directive’);
Amendment 267 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that it is essential to adopt a legislative measure protecting the role of actors engaging in public participation, such as journalists, academics, civil society and NGOs in preventing breaches of Union law and ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market; urges the Commission to present a proposal for legislation that sets out safeguards for persons investigating and, reporting on or exposing these matters of public interest; highlights that such a proposal shall include rules on the early dismissal of abusive lawsuits, alongside deterrent measures aiming to disincentivise claims intended to suppress public participation such as civil penalties or administrative fines, including cost- shifting sanctions; underlines that these measures should apply to both cross- border and non-cross border cases of SLAPPs;
Amendment 291 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to present a proposal for a measure that develops judicial cooperation in civil matters so as to address cross-border SLAPP cases by providing for rules on the early dismissal of abusive lawsuits and other actions in court that have the purpose of preventing public participation, which should include dissuasive cost-shifting sanctions, consideration of abusive motives even if the lawsuit or action is not dismissed, costs and damages; calls on the Commission, further, to address questions giving rise to forum shopping and libel tourism in a forthcoming review of the Brussels Ia and Rome II Regulations;
Amendment 318 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the urgent need for a robust fund for supporting victims of SLAPPs; stress the importance for victims and potential victims of SLAPPs to have easy and accessible information about these type of cases, legal aid and support, including psychological support for victims and their family members;
Amendment 348 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 1a (new)
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 1a (new)
support for the creation of dedicated national networks of specialised lawyers, legal practitioners and psychologists, easily available for victims of SLAPPs and their families;
Amendment 348 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 1a (new)
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 1a (new)
support for the creation of dedicated national networks of specialised lawyers, legal practitioners and psychologists, easily available for victims of SLAPPs and their families;
Amendment 350 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 3
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 3
the creation of a specific Union fund to provide financial support to victims of SLAPPs and their family members, including in terms of financial aid, legal assistance and psychological support;
Amendment 350 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 3
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 3
the creation of a specific Union fund to provide financial support to victims of SLAPPs and their family members, including in terms of financial aid, legal assistance and psychological support;
Amendment 357 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 4
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 4
support for independent bodies (such as ombudspersons) able to deal with complaints from persons threatened or faced with SLAPP suits, and to provide assistance to them, and support for media self-regulatory bodies dealing with ethical complaints by the public and promoting the importance of ethics and professional journalistic practices;
Amendment 357 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 4
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 4
support for independent bodies (such as ombudspersons) able to deal with complaints from persons threatened or faced with SLAPP suits, and to provide assistance to them, and support for media self-regulatory bodies dealing with ethical complaints by the public and promoting the importance of ethics and professional journalistic practices;
Amendment 362 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 6
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 6
a ‘one-stop-shop’/support hub which victims of SLAPPs can contact and where they can receive guidance and easy access to information on and support against SLAPPs, including regarding ‘first aid’, legal aid, financial and psychological support, including through peer exchange networks;
Amendment 362 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 6
Annex – point 1 – part II – indent 6
a ‘one-stop-shop’/support hub which victims of SLAPPs can contact and where they can receive guidance and easy access to information on and support against SLAPPs, including regarding ‘first aid’, legal aid, financial and psychological support, including through peer exchange networks;
Amendment 369 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 2 – part I – introductory part
Annex – point 2 – part I – introductory part
A legislative proposal for a general protection measure would have the dual aim of protecting persons investigating or report, reporting, or exposing matters of public interest concerning:
Amendment 369 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 2 – part I – introductory part
Annex – point 2 – part I – introductory part
A legislative proposal for a general protection measure would have the dual aim of protecting persons investigating or report, reporting, or exposing matters of public interest concerning:
Amendment 372 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 2 – part I – point a
Annex – point 2 – part I – point a
(a) possible breaches of Union law;
Amendment 372 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 2 – part I – point a
Annex – point 2 – part I – point a
(a) possible breaches of Union law;
Amendment 395 #
2021/2036(INI)
A proposal for a civil procedure measure applicable in both cross-border and non- cross-border cases should include:
Amendment 397 #
2021/2036(INI)
A proposal for a civil procedure measure applicable in both cross-border and non- cross-border cases should include:
Amendment 400 #
2021/2036(INI)
(b) the obligation for courts to summarily dismiss abusive lawsuits; at a very early stage;
Amendment 402 #
2021/2036(INI)
(b) the obligation for courts to summarily dismiss abusive lawsuits at a very early stage;
Amendment 409 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a
(a) a bespoke rule concerning claims arising from public participation, distinguishing jurisdiction in such cases from ordinary torts, whereby the habitual residence of the defendant as the sole forum;
Amendment 410 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a
(a) a bespoke rule concerning claims arising from public participation, distinguishing jurisdiction in such cases from ordinary torts, whereby the habitual residence of the defendant as the sole forum;
Amendment 416 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 3 – part II – point b
Annex – point 3 – part II – point b
(b) that the applicable law is the law of the place where the investigation or reporting took placeto which a publication is directed and, supplementary, the place of editorial control.
Amendment 418 #
2021/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 3 – part II – point b
Annex – point 3 – part II – point b
(b) that the applicable law is the law of the place where the investigation or reporting took placeto which a publication is directed and, supplementary, the place of editorial control.
Amendment 1 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the Protocol on the system of public broadcasting in the Member States annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam protocol),
Amendment 10 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions on the recovery, resilience and sustainability of the cultural and creative sectors of 18 May 2021,
Amendment 11 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
Amendment 12 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
Citation 9 c (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions on strengthening resilience and countering hybrid threats, including disinformation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic of 15 December 2020,
Amendment 31 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the cultural and creative sectors, of which news media and audiovisual sectors(including all editorial media such as television, radio, print and digital media) and audiovisual sectors (covering players of broadcasting, video and multimedia industries across different stages of the value chain – from the development to exhibition) are an integral part, have been among the hardest hit by the fallout from COVID-19; whereas these sectors are also expected to recover at a more moderate pace than the general economy;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the audiovisual sector plays a vital part in fostering the resilience of our democratic societies; whereas the news media and audiovisual sectors are mostly composed of SMEs; whereas the heterogeneity of these sectors is also one of its strengths, helping to promote and strengthen Europe’s cultural, linguistic, social and political diversity;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the creation of a tailor- made interactive tool helping media companies to access the EU funding opportunities; considers that smaller media organisation in particular could benefit largely from customised training and support;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of the cross-sectoral strand in the Creative Europe programme, which for the first time provides for actions focused on the news media; considers, however, that the support is inadequate given the financial needs of the sector; calls on the Commission to increase financing to the news media sector under the cross- sectoral strand already within this programming period;
Amendment 90 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes establishement of an equity-based pilot through InvestEU, that will be able to support the news media sector in innovative ways; calls on the Commission to provide this pilot with adequate financial means;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that some parts of the audiovisual ecosystem are not covered by current support measures; invites the Commission to continue exploring tailored support schemes, such as insurance guarantees for co-production; urges particular attention be paid in all support actions to Member States with low audiovisual production capacity;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that favourable tax policies can help recovery and resilience of thesmedia and cultural and creative sectors; encourages Member States with adequate fiscal scope to help boost media and cinema consumption through VAT rates that accommodate this;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that support for strengthening independent mediaand pluralistic media sector and media and information literacy should also be an integral part of the EU’s foreign policy; stresses that stronger political and financial support is needed in particular in the European Neighbourhood and Enlargement region;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the fact that the current crisis risks speeding up news media consolidation to the detriment of media pluralism in the Union; considers that these trends are particularly unwelcome in smaller markets where the choice is already limited; notes that whilst as a last resort mergers can benefit the smaller players whereby their consolidation effectively prevents bankruptcies, warns at the same time that such consolidations must not be accepted as a norm; asks, therefore, for the competition authorities to remain vigilant and consider the long-term impact of mergers and acquisitions not only on market share, but also on linguistic and cultural diversity;
Amendment 143 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern that global online platforms have a vast disruptive impact on the media sector, as they dominate the data and advertising market, and have radically changed audience consumption patterns; underlines the need for a level playing field; in this respect stresses that current legislation does not regulate pivotal issues in the information ecosystem such as access to data, digital advertising, algorithmic transparency, platform accountability, must-show and other questions; considers that timely adoption of the relevant legislation to help address these shortcomings is a matter of urgency, notably the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Considers the importance of implementation and enforcement of the AVMSD and Copyright directive; encourages the Commission to explore how to assist the media sector in respect to the new neighbouring right to ensure a possibility for fair negotiations with the platforms; recognises that the role and capacity of European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) should be strengthened;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the additional challenges for news media operating in smaller markets, including local, regional and niche media, which have limited revenues, and are not viable using current commercial business models, and which cannot embrace new ones that media operating in larger markets can; stresses the emergence of the ‘news deserts’ that can have a significant adverse effect on cultural and linguistic diversity; believes, therefore, that public funding mechanisms that fully respect editorial independence and are based on the arm’s length principle are increasingly necessary;
Amendment 166 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that it is essential to ensure and maintain the independence of private and public service media from political interference, including from external actors; acknowledges the specific situation Member States which are exposed to geopolitical risks arising from third country interference in their information space, including through media financing; believes that the best viable antidote is a more robust media landscape with steady revenue streams; considers increased transparency to be important, and therefore welcomes the Media Ownership Monitor initiative; calls on the Commission to ensure a more comprehensive monitoring of the political economy of the news media sector in the European Union and in the European Neighbourhood and Enlargement region;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Believes that the EU can contribute to ensuring that international media freedom standards are further strengthened both within and beyond the EU; believes that the Commission's forthcoming proposal on media freedom ("European Media Freedom Act") could aid such efforts;
Amendment 179 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses concern about the disruptive trends created by the large platforms, as they can undermine competition in the long term, and reduce opportunities for other actors; asks the Commission to monitor the situation closely and, if appropriate, take necessary action to make conditions for competition more equitable;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the progress made in working out a global solution to effectively taxing the digital economy, in particular the June 2021 tax agreement between the G7 countries, based on digital businesses paying tax according to their economic activities in each country; considers that these new sources of revenue should also be channelled by Member States to support their audiovisual and news media sectors;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2017(INI)
14. CNotes the fundamentally different challenges of the news media and audiovisual sectors, despite some similarities; considers that, in the absence of an overarching news media policy to date, the news media needs a separate sectoral strategy; calls on the Commission to elaborate comprehensive European news media and audiovisual sector strategies;
Amendment 199 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need for transformation in the news media sector, including through the digitalisation of newsrooms, the uptake of artificial intelligence (AI), changes and improvements to content creation and presentation, as well as better distribution and subscription models, including micro-payments; notes that the above require additional investment and skills that news media sector players often lack, especially those with small market share; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide tailored support for the digital transformation of the sector; in this regard calls on the Commission to earmark funding for transformation of the sector in Horizon Europe;
Amendment 217 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. UCalls on the Commission to elaborate overarching media and information literacy strategy; underlines the added value of including the media sector in media and information literacy initiatives;
Amendment 229 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges that the existing creation and distribution models in the European audiovisual sector are largely based on territorial exclusivity, and ownership of intellectual property rights by European players, including independent producers and creators;
Amendment 241 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that video on demand (VOD) platforms and other innovations are reshaping the audiovisual media landscape, and by extension creating challenges and also opportunities for incumbent players; notes that in many respects, an irreversible transformation is under way, with, inter alia, creation of new markets; encourages the sector’s legacy players to entercontinue to enter these new markets and embrace innovative business models; calls on the Commission to conduct a study on the impact of the large VOD platforms on the European audiovisual markets;
Amendment 253 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Points to the lack of women in leadership positions and brings attention to the need to increase diversity within the media sector, including through programmes to encourage career in media;
Amendment 258 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of reducing the audiovisual sector’s carbon footprint, especially at the production stage, which accounts for most CO2 emissions; notes that digital solutions such as virtual production techniques can facilitate this reduction; believes that the current MFF provides a unique opportunity for funding greening projects and reaching net zero emissions for the sector within this decade; calls on the Commission to conduct a study on the CO2 emissions across the value chain and elaborate targeted measures; invites the Commission to support exchange of the best practice in reducing carbon footprint;
Amendment 271 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that financing for digitisation and promoting the availability of Europe’s audiovisual and film heritage is necessary in order to make it more accessible; calls on the Commission to explore support options for audiovisual and film heritage under the Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 20 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to follow the trajectory of the Union regarding the pace of digital transformation, achievable digital targets should be established. These targets should be linked to concrete areas, where progress should collectively be made within the Union as well as in each Member State. The targets follow the four cardinal points identified in the Digital Compass Communication, identified as the essential areas for the digital transformation of the Union: digital skills, digital infrastructures, digitalisation of businesses and of public services.
Amendment 27 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society. Digitally empowered and capable citizens will be ablebetter equipped to take advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Decade. Moreover, digital training and education, accessible to everyone and through a lifelong learning approach, should support a workforce in which people can acquire specialised digital and other skills to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with convergence between women and men, as well as to be able to better fully participate in the society. In addition, an essential enabler for taking advantage of the benefits of digitisation, for further technological developments and for enabling Europe’s digital leadership is a sustainable digital infrastructure for connectivity, microelectronics and the ability to process vast data. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe including in rural and remote areas40 is needed. Societal needs for access to reliable and fast internet as well as upload and download bandwidth are constantly growing. By 2030, networks with gigabit speeds should become available at, accessible conditionsand affordable for all those who need or wish such capacity. Moreover, microprocessors which are already today at the start of most of the key, strategic value chains are expected to be in even higher demand in the future, in particular the most innovative ones. Climate neutral highly secure edge node guaranteeing access to data services with low latency wherever businesses are located and quantum capacity are also expected to be critical enablers. _________________ 40 Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas. COM(2021) 345 final.
Amendment 35 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Beyond enablers, all the above mentioned targets and technologies will be at the core of new products, new manufacturing processes and new business models based on fair sharing of data in the data economy. The transformation of businesses will depend on their ability to adopt new digital technologies rapidly and across the board, including in industrial and services ecosystems that are currently lagging behind.
Amendment 41 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Democratic life and public services will also crucially depend on digital technologies and therefore they should be fully accessible for everyone, as a best–in- class digital environment providing for easy-to-use, efficient, easily accessible and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards.
Amendment 45 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Commission should review these digital targets by latest June 2026 to assess whether they still meet the high level of ambition of the digital transformation and update them or introduce additional digital targets, if necessary.
Amendment 47 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A harmonious, inclusive and steady progress towards the digital transformation and towards the achievement of the digital targets in the UnionMember States as well as Union as a whole, requires a comprehensive, robust, reliable, flexible and transparent form of governance, based on close cooperation and coordination between the Union institutions, bodies and agencies, and the Member States. An appropriate mechanism should ensure coordination of convergence and the consistency and effectiveness of policies and measures at Union and national level. Therefore, it is necessary to lay down provisions on a monitoring and cooperation mechanism implementing the Digital Compass Communication.
Amendment 49 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This mechanism should include an enhanced monitoring system to identify gaps in the strategic digital capacities of the Union. It should also include a reporting mechanism, among others, on the progress towards the 2030 vision and corresponding digital targets as well as on the more general state of compliance with the objectives set in this Decision. It should establish a cooperative framework between the Commission and Member States to identify solutions, addressing weaknesses and to propose targeted and achievable actions for effective remedies.
Amendment 51 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In particular, the Commission should report on the progress towards the digital targets, detailing the degree of Union progress in relation to the projected trajectories for each target, the assessment of the efforts necessary to reach each target, including investment gaps in digital capacities and raising awareness about the actions needed to increase digital preparedness and sovereignty. The report should also include an assessment of the implementation of relevant regulatory proposals as well as of the actions undertaken at Union and Member States level.
Amendment 52 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of this analysis the report would include specific recommended policies, measures and actions. When recommending policies, measures or actions in the report, the Commission should take into account the most recent data available, the joint commitments undertaken, the policies and measures defined by Member States as well as progress regarding recommended actions identified in earlier reports and addressed in the course of the annual cooperation. In addition, the Commission should take into account the differences in individual Member States’ potential to contribute to the digital targets and their starting points, as well as the policies, measures and actions already in place and considered appropriate to achieve the targets, even if their effects have not yet materialised.
Amendment 54 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should, together with Member States, develop projected trajectories for the Union to reach the digital targets as laid down in this Decision. These projected trajectories should then be translated by Member States into national trajectories, where possible. The different potential of Member States to contribute to the digital targets as well as their starting points should be taken into account and reflected in national trajectories. These trajectories should help assess progress over time at Union and national level respectively.
Amendment 58 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure that cooperation between the Commission and the Member States is efficient and effective, Member States should submit to the Commission national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps covering the period up to 2030 (‘national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps’) proposing, where possible and measurable at national level, national trajectories, describing all the instruments adopted, planned or implemented with a view to contributing to the achievement at Union level of the objectives of this Decision and the digital targets. These national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps should be a crucial tool for the coordination of the policies of the Member States and for ensuring predictability for the market. Member States should take into account relevant sectoral initiatives, both at Union and national level, and ensure consistency with them. During the annual cycle of cooperation, Member States could, where relevant, propose adjustments to their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps to take into account the evolution of the digital transition at Union and national level and to respond, in particular, to the Commission recommended policies, measures and actions.
Amendment 64 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a human-centered, inclusive, secure and open digital environment where digital technologies and services respect and enhance Union principles and values as well as its competitiveness;
Amendment 67 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reinforce Member States’ collective resilience and bridge the digital divide notably by promoting basic and specialised digital skills for allacross the EU, accessible to everyone, and fostering the development and uptake of high- performing digital education and training systems, including through a lifelong learning approach;
Amendment 82 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure digital sovereigntelf-sufficiency notably by a secure and accessible digital infrastructure capable to process vast volumes of data that enables other technological developments, supporting the competitiveness of the Union's industry;
Amendment 83 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the deployment and the use of digital capabilities giving access to digital technologies and data on easy and fair terms in order to achieve a high level of digital intensity and innovation in Union’s enterprises, in particular micro, small and medium ones;
Amendment 86 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure that democratic life, public and key private services ands well as health and care services are accessible online for everyone, in particular disadvantaged groups including persons with disabilities, offering inclusive, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards;
Amendment 101 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) at least 80% of those aged 16-74 have at least basic digital skills, with significant progress to be achieved by every Member State;
Amendment 115 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) all European households and public schools are covered by a Gigabit network, with all populated areas covered by 5G;
Amendment 123 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) more than 90% of Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (‘SME’) in each Member State reach at least a basic level of digital intensity;
Amendment 125 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) digitalisation of public services:
Amendment 127 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) 100% online accessible provision of key public and private services for Union citizens and businesses;
Amendment 136 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) By [six months after the entry into force of this Decision- specific date to be inserted by OP], Member States shall submit to the Commission their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps which shall entail practically attainable policies, measures and actions and be consistent with, and contribute to achieving at Union level, the objectives and digital targets set out in this Decision. Member States and the Commission shall take into account relevant sectoral initiatives and ensure consistency with them.
Amendment 138 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States and the Commission shall closely cooperate to identify ways to address deficiencies in areas where progress was insufficient to achieve one or more of the digital targets set out in Article 4 or where significant gaps and shortages have been identified based on the results of the report on the ”State of the Digital Decade”. This analysis shall take into account, in particular, the different capacities of Member States toeconomic, logistical and other capacities of Member States as well as their starting points for contributeing to some of the digital targets ands well as the risk that delays on certain of these targets may have a detrimental effect on the achievement of other digital targets.
Amendment 140 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
(4) In addition, where the Commission concludes that national measures are insufficient and put at risk the timely achievement of the objectives and digital targets set out in this Decision, it may propose tailored measures as appropriate and exercise its powers under the Treaties in order to ensure the collective achievement of those objectives and targets.
Amendment 141 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall closely cooperate with private and public stakeholders, including trade organisations, professional associations and social partners, to collect information and develop recommended policies, measures and actions for the purposes of the implementation of this Decision.
Amendment 144 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(2) The Member States shall cooperate with private and public stakeholders, including trade organisations, professional associations and social partners, in line with the national legislation, when adopting their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and their adjustments.
Amendment 146 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) reinforcing the Union’s technology excellence and industrial competitiveness in critical technologies, digital products, services and infrastructures that are essential for economic recovery, growth and prosperity, for citizens’ democratic participation, security and safety;
Amendment 112 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine has significantly altered the geopolitical situation, including priorities as regards to energy. The EU's energy policies must reflect the new realities as a matter of urgency. Inter alia, energy efficiency cannot be seen as a standalone priority, but must be viewed in the broader context where energy security and independence are the overarching priorities of the Union. Moreover, energy efficiency initiatives, in addition for them needing to demonstrate clear cost- effectiveness, must not directly or implicitly hamper or delay steps to increase energy security and supply side solutions.
Amendment 114 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Energy efficiency is amongst the key areas of action, without which the full decarbonisation of the Union´s economy cannot be as easily achieved47 . The need to capture the cost-effective energy saving opportunities has led to the Union´s current energy efficiency policy. In December 2018, a new 2030 Union headline energy efficiency target of at least 32,5% (compared to projected energy use in 2030) was included as part of the 'Clean Energy for All Europeans package’. _________________ 47 Communication A Clean Planet for all – A European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy (COM/2018/773 final), where the role of energy efficiency as a condition sine qua non for all decarbonisation scenarios is assessed.
Amendment 118 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The sum of national contributions communicated by Member States in their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) falls short of the Union’s level of ambition of 32,5%. The contributions collectively would lead to a reduction of 29,4% for final energy consumption and 29,7% for primary energy consumption compared to the projections from the 2007 reference scenario for 2030. That would translate in a collective gap of 2,8 percentage points for primary energy consumption and 3,1 percentage points for final energy consumption for the EU 27. To deliver the Union's energy efficiency target, each Member State needs to proportionally and based on its economic ability contribute to closing the gap.
Amendment 120 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) While the energy savings potential remains large in all sectors, there is a particular challenge related to transport, as it is responsible for more than 30% of final energy consumption, and the energy saving potential within the sector is far from exhausted as well as to buildings, since 75% of the Union´s building stock has a poor energy performance, with significant differences amongst the Member States. Another increasingly important sector is the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, which is responsible for 5-9% of the world's total electricity use and more than 2% of all emissions, while acknowledging the efforts already made by the relevant sector. In 2018, data centres accounted for 2,7% of the electricity demand in the EU28.48 In that context, the Union’s Digital Strategy49 highlighted the need for highly energy-efficient and sustainable data centres and transparency measures for telecoms operators as regards their environmental footprint. Furthermore, the possible increase in industry’s energy demand that may result from its decarbonisation, particularly for energy intensive processes, should also be taken into account. _________________ 48 See also European Commission, Final study report, Energy-efficient Cloud Computing Technologies and Policies for an Eco-friendly Cloud Market, https://digital- strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/energy- efficient-cloud-computing-technologies- and-policies-eco-friendly-cloud-market. 49 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Shaping Europe's digital future (COM(2020) 67 final).
Amendment 125 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The higher level of ambition requires a stronger promotion of cost- effective energy efficiency measures in all areas of the energy system and in all relevant sectors where activity affects energy demand, such as the transport, water and agriculture sectors. Improving cost-effective energy efficiency solutions throughout the full energy chain, including energy generation, transmission, distribution and end-use, will benefit the environment, improve air quality and public health, reduce GHG emissions, improve energy security, cut energy costs for households and companies, help alleviate energy poverty, and lead to increased competitiveness, more jobs and increased economic activity throughout the economy, thus improving citizens' quality of life. That complies with the Union commitments made in the framework of the Energy Union and global climate agenda established by the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Amendment 129 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Energy efficiency improvements need to be made whenever they are more cost-effective than equivalent supply-side solutions, while acknowledging that supply-side solutions in the current geopolitical context is the most urgent priority for the Union. This Directive takes a step forward towards climate neutrality by 2050 , under which energy efficiency is to be treated as an energy source in its own right. The energy efficiency first principle is an overarching principle that should be taken into account across all sectors, going beyond the energy system, at all levels, including in the financial sector. Energy efficiency solutions should be considered as the first option in policy, planning and investment decisions, when setting new rules for the supply side and other policy areas. While the energy efficiency first principle should be applied without prejudice to other legal obligations, objectives and principles, they should also not hamper its application or exempt from applying the principle. The Commission should ensure that energy efficiency and demand-side response can compete on equal terms with generation capacity. Energy efficiency improvements need to be made whenever they are more cost- effective than equivalent supply-side solution, without prejudice to other legal obligations, objectives and principles. That should help exploit the multiple benefits of energy efficiency for the Union, in particular for citizens and businesses. Implementing energy efficiency improvement measures should also be a priority in alleviating energy poverty.
Amendment 139 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Energy efficiency should be recognised as a crucial element and a priority consideration in future investment decisions on the Union's energy infrastructure. The energy efficiency first principle should be applied taking primarily the system efficiency approach and societal perspective into consideration. Consequently, it should help increase the efficiency of individual end-use sectors and of the whole energy system. Application of the principle should also support investments in energy-efficient solutions contributing to environmental objectives listed in Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council50 . _________________ 50 OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13–43.
Amendment 141 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The energy efficiency first principle was defined in the Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council51 and is at the core of the Energy System Integration Strategy52 . While the principle is based on cost- effectiveness, its application has wider implications, which can vary depending on the circumstances. The Commission prepared dedicated guidelines for the operation and application of the principle, by proposing specific tools and examples of application in various sectors. The Commission has also issued a recommendation to Member States that builds on the requirements of this Directive and calls for specific actions in relation to the application of the principle, without prejudice to other priorities as regards to energy policy. _________________ 51 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, PE/55/2018/REV/1, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1–77. 52 An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration COM(2020) 299 final.
Amendment 144 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to have an impact, the energy efficiency first principle needs to be consistently applied by decision makers in all relevant policy, planning and major investment decisions – that is to say large- scale investments with a value of more than 50 euro million each or 75 euro million for transport infrastructure projects – affecting energy consumption or supply. T, whilst at the same time considering the cost-effectiveness of the application of the relevant principle. As such, the proper application of the principle requires using the right cost-benefit analysis methodology, setting enabling conditions for energy efficient solutions and proper monitoring. Demand side flexibility can bring significant benefits to consumers and to society at large, and can increase the efficiency of the energy system and decrease the energy costs, for example by reducing system operation costs resulting in lower tariffs for all consumers. Member States should take into account potential benefits from demand side flexibility in applying the energy efficiency first principle and where relevant consider demand response, energy storage and smart solutions as part of their efforts to increase efficiency of the integrated energy system.
Amendment 146 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The energy efficiency first principle should always be applied in a proportional way and the requirements of this Directive should not entail overlapping or conflicting obligations on Member States, where the application of the principle is ensured directly by other legislation. TAmong others, this might be the case for the projects of common interest included in the Union list pursuant to [Article 3 of the revised TEN-E regulation], which introduces the requirements to consider the energy efficiency first principle in the development and assessment for those projects.
Amendment 149 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Low and medium income households, vulnerable customers, including final users, people facing or risking energy poverty and people living in social housing should benefit and must not be directly or indirectly harmed from the application of the energy efficiency first principle such as through increased utility bills, including in the short and medium term. Energy efficiency measures should be implemented as a priority to improve the situations of those individuals and households or to alleviate energy poverty. A holistic approach in policy making and in implementing policies and measures requires Member States to ensure that other policies and measures have no adverse effect, including in short-term, on these individuals and households.
Amendment 154 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Whilst acknowledging the vital and immediate importance of energy security, more effort needs to be made to further promote cost-effective energy efficiency initiatives that have no adverse economic impact on end users in the short, medium or long term.
Amendment 158 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Reaching an ambitious energy efficiency target also requires barriers to be removed in order to facilitate investment in energy efficiency measures. The LIFE Clean Energy Transition sub-programme will dedicate funding to support development of the European best practice in energy efficiency policy implementation addressing behavioural, market, and regulatory barriers to energy efficiency.
Amendment 159 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The current geopolitical situation has also changed the policy considerations as regards to energy, with energy security being the top priority. As Member States and Union as a whole attempt to increase energy security, greenhouse gas reduction ambitions may in the short term be undermined.
Amendment 175 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) It would be preferable for the energy efficiency target to be achieved as a result of the cumulative implementation of specific national and European measures promoting energy efficiency in different fields. Without prejudice to other priorities in energy area, Member States should be required to set national energy efficiency policies and measures that are proportional to their economic capacity. Those policies and measures and the individual efforts of each Member State should be evaluated by the Commission, alongside data on the progress made, to assess the likelihood of achieving the overall Union target and the extent to which the individual efforts are sufficient to meet the common goal.
Amendment 178 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The public sector is responsible for around 5 to 10% of total Union’s final energy consumption. Public authorities spend approximately 1.8 trillion euro annually. This represents around 14% of the Union’s gross domestic product. For that reason the public sector constitutes an important driver to stimulate market transformation towards more efficient products, buildings and services, as well as to trigger behavioural changes in energy consumption by citizens and enterprises. Furthermore, decreasing energy consumption through energy efficiency improvement measures can in the long- term potentially free up public resources for other purposes. Public bodies at national, regional and local level should fulfil an exemplary role as regards energy efficiency. The New European Bauhaus initiative can play a role in helping to achieve these aims.
Amendment 181 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To lead by example, the public sector should set its own decarbonisation and energy efficiency goals. Energy efficiency improvements in the public sector should reflect the efforts required at Union level. To comply with the final energy consumption target, the Union should decrease its final energy consumption by 19% by 2030 as compared to the average energy consumption in years 2017, 2018 and the time period between 2017-2019. An obligation to achieve an annual reduction of the energy consumption in the public sector by at least 1,7% should ensure that the public sector fulfils its exemplary role. Member States retain full flexibility regarding the choice of energy efficiency improvement measures to achieve a reduction of the final energy consumption. Requiring an annual reduction of final energy consumption has a lower administrative burden than establishing measurement methods for energy savings.
Amendment 192 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Member States should support public bodies in planning and the uptake of energy efficiency improvement measures, including at regional and local levels, by providing guidelines promoting competence building and training opportunities and encouraging cooperation amongst public bodies including amongst agencies. For that purpose, Member States that have spare administrational and economic capacity could set up national competence centres on complex issues, such as advising local or regional energy agencies on district heating or cooling. Furthermore, the involvement of the private sector in finding the best solutions is strongly encouraged.
Amendment 222 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Where using an obligation scheme, Member States should designate obligated parties among transmission system operators, energy distributors, retail energy sales companies and transport fuel distributors or retailers on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria. The designation or exemption from designation of certain categories of such distributors or retailers should not be understood to be incompatible with the principle of non-discrimination. Member States are therefore able to choose whether such transmission system operators, distributors or retailers or only certain categories thereof are designated as obligated parties. To empower and protect vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing, and to implement policy measures as a priority among those people, Member States can require obligated parties to achieve such energy savings that do not translate in increased costs in other areas for the relevant groups among vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing. For that purpose, Member States can also establish energy cost reduction targets. Obligated parties could achieve these targets by promoting the installation of measures that lead to energy savings and financial savings on energy bills, such as the installation of insulation and heating measures.
Amendment 235 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Member States' energy efficiency improvement measures in transport are eligible to be taken into account for achieving their end-use energy savings obligation. Such measures include policies that are, inter alia, dedicated to promoting more efficient vehicles, a modal shift to cycling, walking and collective transport, or mobility and urban planning that reduces demand for transport. In addition, schemes which accelerate the uptake of new, more efficient vehicles or policies fostering a shift to fuels with reduced levels of emissions, except policy measures regarding the use of direct fossil fuel combustion, that reduce energy use per kilometre are also capable of being eligible, subject to compliance with the rules on materiality and additionality set out in Annex V to this Directive. Policy measures promoting the uptake of new, less-polluting fossil fuel vehicles that replace the ageing car fleets should notalso qualify as eligible measures under the energy savings obligation.
Amendment 238 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Member States and obligated parties should make use of all available means and technologies , except regarding the use of direct fossil fuel combustion technologies, to achieve the cumulative end-use energy savings required, including by promoting cost- effective and sustainable technologies in efficient district heating and cooling systems, efficient heating and cooling infrastructure and energy audits or equivalent management systems, provided that the energy savings claimed comply with the requirements laid down in Article 8 and Annex V to this Directive. Member States should aim for a high degree of flexibility in the design and implementation of alternative policy measures. Member States should encourage actions resulting in energy savings over the long lifetimes, provided they do not adversely affect final users, especially lower income households, in the short-term.
Amendment 254 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) Where energy audits are carried out by in-house qualified experts, the necessary independence would require these experts not to be directly engaged in the activity audited.
Amendment 256 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) The information and communications technology (ICT) sector another important sector which receives increasing attention. In 2018 the energy consumption of data centres in the EU was 76,8 TWh. This is expected to rise to 98.5 TWh by 2030, a 28% increase. This increase in absolute terms can as well be seen in relative terms: within the EU, data centres accounted for 2,7% of electricity demand in 2018 and will reach 3,21% by 2030 if development continues on the current trajectory75 . Europe’s Digital Strategy already highlighted the need for highly energy-efficient and sustainable data centres and calls for transparency measures for telecommunication operators on their environmental footprint. To promote sustainable development in the ICT sector, particularly of data centres, Member States should collect and publish data, which is relevant for the energy performance and water footprint of data centres. Member States should collect and publish data only about data centres with a significant footprint, for which appropriate design or efficiency interventions, for new or existing installations respectively, can result in a considerable reduction of the energy and water consumption or in the reuse of waste heat in nearby facilities and heat networks. A data centre sustainability indicator can be established on the basis of that data collected. In relation to the above, the Commission should involve all relevant stakeholders and carry out the necessary consultations. _________________ 75 https://digital- strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/energy- efficient-cloud-computing-technologies- and-policies-eco-friendly-cloud-market
Amendment 262 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) Lower consumer spending on energy should be achieved by assisting consumers in reducing their energy use by reducing the energy needs of buildings and improvements in the efficiency of appliances, which should, in places where viable, be combined with the availability of low-energy transport modes integrated with public transport and cycling. However, it must be acknowledged that reduced spending on energy is not helpful to households and individuals if spending in other areas, as a consequence, is increasing. Member States should also consider improving connectivity in rural and remote areas.
Amendment 265 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) It is crucial to continue raiseing the awareness of all Union citizens about the benefits of increased energy efficiency and to provide them with accurate information on the ways in which it can be achieved and the potential savings, whilst acknowledging that a number of existing ways for energy reduction are not viable for many households and individuals. Citizens of all ages should also be involved in the energy transition via the European Climate Pact and the Conference on the Future of Europe. Increased energy efficiency is also highly important for the security of energy supply of the Union through lowering its dependence on import of fuels from third countries.
Amendment 270 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) IWhere cost-efficient and technically feasible, it is necessary to provide for frequent and enhanced feedback on energy consumption where technically feasible and cost-efficient in view of the measurement devices in place. This Directive clarifies that whether sub- metering is cost-efficient or not depends on whether the related costs are proportionate to the potential energy savings. The assessment of whether sub-metering is cost-efficient may take into account the effect of other concrete, planned measures in a given building, such as any forthcoming renovation.
Amendment 294 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 123
Recital 123
(123) ERenewable energy generated on or in buildings from renewable energy technologies reduces the amount of energy supplied fromdemand for fossil fuels. The reduction of energy consumption and the use of energy from renewable sources in the buildings sector are important measures to reduce the Union's energy dependence and greenhouse gas emissions, especially in view of ambitious climate and energy objectives set for 2030 as well as the global commitment made in the context of the Paris Agreement. For the purposes of their cumulative energy savings obligation Member States may take into account energy savings from policy measures promoting renewable technologies to meet their energy savings requirements in accordance with the calculation methodology provided in this Directive . Energy savings from policy measures regarding the use of direct fossil fuel combustion should not be counted.
Amendment 309 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 339 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In conformity with the energy efficiency first principle, Member States shall ensure that cost-effective and technically feasible energy efficiency solutions are taken into account in the planning, policy and major investment decisions related to the following sectors:
Amendment 354 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) promote and, where cost-benefit assessments are required, ensure the application of cost-benefit methodologies that allow proper assessment of widerpotential benefits of energy efficiency solutions from the societal and economic perspective;
Amendment 389 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e – point i
(i) GDP evolution and forecast as well as relevant fiscal capacity;
Amendment 390 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e – point i a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e – point i a (new)
(ia) demographic changes
Amendment 391 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e – point i b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e – point i b (new)
(ib) share of people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable customers and, where applicable, people living in social housing;
Amendment 400 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where the Commission concludes, on the basis of its assessment pursuant to Article 29(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, that insufficient progress has been made towards meeting the energy efficiency contributions, except in cases where there were provable economic constraints, Member States that are above their indicative trajectories referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall ensure that additional measures are implemented within one year following the date of reception of the Commission's assessment in order to ensure getting back on track to reach their energy efficiency contributions. Those additional measures shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following measures:
Amendment 423 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that regional and local authorities, establish specific energy efficiency measures in their decarbonisation plans after consulting stakeholders and the public, including the particular groups at risk of energy poverty or more susceptible to its effects, such as women, persons with disabilities, older persons, children, and persons with a minority racial or ethnicprimarily lower income households and people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Amendment 426 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States, subject to their administrative capacity, shall support public bodies in the uptake of energy efficiency improvement measures, including at regional and local levels, by providing guidelines, promoting competence building and training opportunities and encouraging cooperation amongst public bodies.
Amendment 465 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that contracting authorities and contracting entities, when concluding public contracts and concessions with a value equal to or greater than the thresholds laid down in Article 8 of Directive 2014/23/EU, Article 4 of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 15 of Directive 2014/25/EU, purchase only products, services, buildings and works with high energy-efficiency performance in accordance with the requirements referred to in Annex IV to this Directive , whilst also considering the cost-effectiveness of the relevant purchases.
Amendment 470 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States may require that contracting authorities and contracting entities take into account, where appropriate, economic viability and cost effectiveness, wider sustainability, social, environmental and circular economy aspects in procurement practices with a view to achieving the Union’s decarbonisation and zero pollution objectives. Where appropriate, and in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex IV, Member States shall require contracting authorities and contracting entities to take into account Union green public procurement criteria.
Amendment 474 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Where these are not in place already, Member States shall establish legal and regulatory provisions, and administrative practices, regarding public purchasing and annual budgeting and accounting, necessary to ensure that individual contracting authorities are not deterred from making investments in improving energy efficiency and from using energy performance contracting and third-party financing mechanisms on a long-term contractual basis.
Amendment 495 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall implement energy efficiency obligation schemes, alternative policy measures, or a combination of both, or programmes or measures financed under an Energy Efficiency National Fund, as a priority among people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable customers and, where applicable, people living in social housing. Member States shall ensure that policy measures implemented pursuant to this Article have no adverse short and long term effect on those persons. Where applicable, Member States shall make the best possible use of funding, including public funding, funding facilities established at Union level, and revenues from allowances pursuant to Article 22(3)(b) with the aim of removing adverse effects and ensuring a just and inclusive energy transition that also ensures security of supply.
Amendment 517 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Where retail energy sales companies are designated as obligated parties under paragraph 2, Member States shall ensure that, in fulfilling their obligation, retail energy sales companies do not create any implicit or explicit barriers that impede consumers from switching from one supplier to another.
Amendment 527 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may require obligated parties to work with local authorities or municipalities to promote cost-effective energy efficiency improvement measures among people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable customers and, where applicable, people living in social housing. This includes identifying and addressing the specific needs of particular groups at risk of energy poverty or more susceptible to its effects. To protect people affected by energy poverty vulnerable customers and, where applicabledvantageous to all parties involved, people living in social housing, Member States shall encourage obligated parties to carry out actions such as renovation of buildings, including social housing, replacement of appliances, financial support and incentives for energy efficiency improvement measures in conformity with national financing and support schemes, or energy audits.
Amendment 552 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The energy audits referred to in the first subparagraph may be carried out by in- house experts or energy auditors provided that the Member State concerned has put in place a scheme to assure and check their impartiality, expertise and quality, including, if appropriate, an annual random selection of at least a statistically significant percentage of all the energy audits they carry out.
Amendment 566 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all information on available energy efficiency improvement measures, individual actions and financial and legal frameworks is transparent and widely disseminated to all relevant market actors, such as final customers, final users,, consumer organisations, civil society representatives, renewable energy communities, citizen energy communities, local and regional authorities, energy agencies, social service providers, builders, architects, engineers, environmental and energy auditors, and installers of building elements as defined in by Article 2(9) of Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 567 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall take appropriate measures and incentives to promote and facilitate an efficient use of energy by final customers and final users . These measures shall be part of a national strategy such as the integrated national energy and climate plan in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, or the long term renovation strategy as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU .
Amendment 568 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) fiscal and tax incentives;
Amendment 572 #
2021/0203(COD)
3. Member States shall establish appropriate conditions for market actors to provide adequate and, targeted and easy to digest information and advice to final consumers , including vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and, where applicable, people living in social housing on energy efficiency.
Amendment 584 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
c) where applicable, carry out early, forward-looking investments into energy efficiency improvement measures before distributional impacts from other policies and measures show effect while taking into account security of supply and affordability of energy aspects;
Amendment 614 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) be based on the information and data provided in the comprehensive assessments carried out pursuant to paragraph 1 and provide an estimate and mapping of the potential for increasing energy efficiency, including via high- efficiency cogeneration, waste heat recovery, and renewable energy in heating and cooling in that particular area;
Amendment 633 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
a. until 31 December 20259, a system using at least 50% renewable energy, 50% waste heat, 75% cogenerated heat or 50% of a combination of such energy and heat going into the network;
Amendment 637 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 652 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point c
c. from 1 January 2035, a system using at least 50% renewable energy and waste heat, where the share of renewable energy is at least 20% or a system using at least 75% of high efficiency cogenerated heat and renewable energy, where the share of renewable energy is at least 10%;
Amendment 675 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that where a district heating and cooling system is built or substantially refurbished it meets the criteria set out in paragraph 1 applicable at such time when it starts or continues its operation after the refurbishment. In addition, Member States shall ensure that when a district heating and cooling system is built or substantially refurbished, there is no increase in the use of fossil fuels other than natural gas in existing heat sources compared to the annual consumption averaged over the previous three calendar years of full operation before refurbishment, and that any new heat sources in that system do not use fossil fuels other than natural gas.
Amendment 697 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. National energy regulatory authorities shall apply the energy efficiency first principle in accordance with Article 3 of this Directive in carrying out the regulatory tasks specified in Directives (EU) 2019/944 and 2009/73/EC regarding their decisions on the operation of the gas and electricity infrastructure , including their decisions on network tariffs .
Amendment 712 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, where appropriate, directly or via the European financial institutions, assist Member States in setting up financing facilities and project development assistance facilities at national, regional or local level with the aim of increasing investments in energy efficiency in different sectors , and protecting and empowering vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and, where applicable, people living in social housing including by integrating an equality perspective so that no one is left behind and negatively economically affected, both in short and long term.
Amendment 714 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall adopt measures that ensure thatand allocate adequate funding energy efficiency lending products and other incentives, such as green mortgages and, green loans, secured and unsecured, as well as green grants are offered widely and in a non- discriminatory manner by financial institutions and, where applicable, relevant government agencies, and, are visible and accessible to all qualifying consumers. Member States shall adopt measures to facilitate the implementation of on-bill and on-tax financing schemes. Member States shall ensure that t banks and other financial institutions receive information on opportunities to participate in the financing of energy efficiency improvement measures , including through the creation of public/private partnerships.
Amendment 716 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. BNo later than by 31 December 20243 the Commission shall provide guidance for Member States and market actors on how to unlock private investment.
Amendment 717 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 9
Article 28 – paragraph 9
9. Member States may set up an Energy Efficiency National Fund, without the requirement to set up a new administrative agency. The purpose of this fund shall be to implement energy efficiency measures, including measures pursuant to Article 8(3) and Article 22 as a priority among vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and, where applicable, people living in social housing, and to implement national energy efficiency measures to support Member States in meeting their national energy efficiency contributions and their indicative trajectories referred to in Article 4(2). The Energy Efficiency National Fund may be financed with revenues from the allowance auctions pursuant to the EU Emission Trading System on buildings and transport sectors. The Fund's financial resources shall by no means be used to finance any other initiatives or objectives that do not directly promote energy efficiency measures.
Amendment 721 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 10
Article 28 – paragraph 10
10. Member States may on a case-by- case basis allow public bodies to fulfil the obligations set out in Article 6(1) by means of annual contributions to the Energy Efficiency National Fund equivalent to the amount of the investments required to achieve those obligations. However, such practice shall not undermine the energy efficiency objectives or result in state-aid rules being abused.
Amendment 741 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 3
— direct emissions of the carbon dioxide from cogeneration production that is fuelled with fossil fuels, are less than 270 gCO2 per 1 kWh of energy output from the combined generation (includingcombining electrical, heating/cooling, power and mechanical energy) as of 1 January 2030.
Amendment 746 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 4
— When a cogeneration unit is built or substantially refurbished, Member States shall ensure that there is no increase in the use of fossil fuels other than natural gas in existing heat sources compared to the annual consumption averaged over the previous three calendar years of full operation before refurbishment, and that any new heat sources in that system do not use fossil fuels other than natural gas.
Amendment 765 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point h
Annex V – point 2 – point h
(h) Energy savings as a result of policy measures regarding the use of direct fossil fuel combustion in products, equipment, transport systems, vehicles, buildings or works shall not count towards the fulfilment of energy savings obligation as from 1 January 202435;
Amendment 769 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point k
Annex V – point 2 – point k
(k) for policies that accelerate the uptake of more efficient products and vehicles, except those regarding the use of direct fossil fuel combustion, full credit may be claimed, provided that it is shown that such uptake takes place before expiry of the average expected lifetime of the product or vehicle, or before the product or vehicle would usually be replaced, and the savings are claimed only for the period until end of the average expected lifetime of the product or vehicle to be replaced;
Amendment 73 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero- and low- emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to consumers and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. Within the global context, also the EU automotive chain must be a leading actor in the on- going transition towards zero-emission mobility. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards are technology neutral in reaching the fleet-wide targets that they set. Different technologies are and remain available to reach the zero-emission fleet wide target. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. Zero and low-emission vehicles, which also include well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway.
Amendment 78 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) At the same time, the risk of a possible massive import of undesirable, high-emission vehicles decommissioned from the fleet in Member States with a GDP above the Union average to Member States with a GDP below the Union average, contributing to the carry-over of harmful emissions from road transport from one Member States to the others, should be taken into account inasmuch as it hinders the renewal of their own national car fleet. Moreover, this internal Union carbon leakage phenomenon creates an additional problem for some Member States, related not only to air quality and road safety, but also to meeting the Effort Sharing Regulation targets.
Amendment 91 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the period 2030 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that will deliver a strong signal to accelerate the uptake of zero- and low-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in zero- and low-emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategy to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of zero- and low- emission vehicles and associated technologies, as well as the need for up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities. Where appropriate, financial support should be considered at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy.
Amendment 109 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26 foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up-skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of zero - and low-emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobility. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sector as part of its progress report. The Commission should also recognise that, with the technical progress in construction of ever more advanced zero- and low-emission car engines, the methodology used for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles is no longer relevant inasmuch as it does not take into account all the emissions occurring during the whole life- cycle of a vehicle. The methodology should be therefore reassessed in the progress report. __________________ 26 Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
Amendment 140 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With the stricter EU fleet-wide targets from 2030 onwards, manufacturers will have to deploy significantly more zero-emission vehicles on the Union market. In that context, the incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles (‘ZLEV’) would, in most cases, no longer serve its original purpose and would risk undermining the effectiveness of Regulation (EU) 2019/631. The ZLEV incentive mechanism should therefore be removed as of 2030. Before that date and therefore throughout this decade. The ZLEV incentive mechanism should therefore be removed as of 2030, except for the Member States with a share of ZLEV in their fleet lower than the Union average in 2029, where the incentive mechanism for ZLEV will continue to support those Member States in their gradual transition towards zero emission road mobility. Phasing out of the incentives should closely correlate with the level of development of the ZLEV market. Full termination of public support to this kind of technologies should be allowed only when perfect substitutability between electric cars and conventional fuel vehicles is achieved, in particular as the cost parity of both modes of transport is concerned. Before 2030, and, in the aforementioned exceptional case, beyond it, the incentive mechanism for ZLEV will therefore continue to support the deployment of vehicles with emissions from zero up to 50 g CO2/km, including battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell electric vehicles using hydrogen and well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. After that date, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles continue to count against the fleet- wide targets that vehicle manufacturers must meet.
Amendment 156 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In view of the increased overall greenhouse gas emissions reduction objectives and to avoid potential market distorting effects, the reduction requirements for all manufacturers present in the Union market should be aligned, except for those responsible for less than 1 000 new vehicles registered in a calendar year. Consequently, the possibility for manufacturers responsible for between 1 000 fewer thand 10 000 passenger cars or between 1 000 fewer thand 22 000 light commercial vehicles newly registered in a calendar year to apply for a derogation from their specific emission targets should cease from 2030 onwards.
Amendment 186 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph -5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -5 a (new)
(-a) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘-5a. This Regulation shall be reviewed no later than five years after its entry into force and supplemented by new measures for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles that will take into account the emissions during the whole life-cycle of a vehicle, as well as on the fuel and/or energy used for propulsion of the vehicle, based on the methodologies set out in Article7(10).’
Amendment 286 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 a – paragraph 1
Article 14 a – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2025, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall report on the progress towards zero emission road mobility. The report shall in particular monitor and assess the need for possible additional measures to facilitate the transition, including through financial means. It shall also reassess the methodology used for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles.
Amendment 292 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 a – paragraph 2
Article 14 a – paragraph 2
In the reporting, the Commission shall consider all factors that contribute to a cost-efficient progress towards climate neutrality by 2050. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles, progress in achieving the targets for the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential contribution of innovation technologies and sustainable alternative fuels to reach climate neutral mobility, impact of possible extension of ETS to road transport sector, impact on Member States GHG and air quality targets, annual purchases of new zero- and low-emission vehicles as well as second-hand vehicles for different European emission standards (EURO) per Member State, impact on consumers, progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition towards zero emission road mobility.
Amendment 54 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The purpose of this Regulation is to improve the functioning of the internal market by laying down a uniform legal framework in particular for the development, marketing and use of artificial intelligence in conformity with Union values without hampering innovation, deployment and uptake of Artificial Intelligence and the beneficial contributions the technology can bring to individuals, businesses as well as society and economy at large. This Regulation pursues a number of overriding reasons of public interest, such as a high level of protection of health, safety and fundamental rights, and it ensures the free movement of AI- based goods and services cross-border, thus preventing Member States from imposing restrictions on the development, marketing and use of AI systems, unless explicitly authorised by this Regulation.
Amendment 59 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Artificial intelligence systems (AI systems) can be easily deployed in multiple sectors of the economy and society, including cross border, and circulate throughout the Union. Certain Member States have already explored the adoption of national rules to ensure that artificial intelligence is safe and is developed and used in compliance with fundamental rights obligations. Differing national rules may lead to fragmentation of the internal market and decrease legal certainty for operators that develop or use AI systems. A consistent and high level of protection throughout the Union should therefore be ensured, while divergences hampering the free circulation, innovation, deployment and uptake of AI systems and related products and services within the internal market should be prevented, by laying down uniform obligations for operators and guaranteeing the uniform protection of overriding reasons of public interest and of rights of persons throughout the internal market based on Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). To the extent that this Regulation contains specific rules on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data concerning restrictions of the use of AI systems for ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement, it is appropriate to base this Regulation, in as far as those specific rules are concerned, on Article 16 of the TFEU. In light of those specific rules and the recourse to Article 16 TFEU, it is appropriate to consult the European Data Protection Board.
Amendment 61 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Artificial intelligence is a fast evolving family of technologies that can contribute and is already contributing to a wide array of economic and societal benefits across the entire spectrum of industries and social activities. By establishing an accommodative framework which entails improving prediction, optimising operations and resource allocation, and personalising digital solutions available for individuals and organisations, the use of artificial intelligence can provide key competitive advantages to companies and entire industries, and support socially and environmentally beneficial outcomes, for example in healthcare, farming, education and training, media, sports, infrastructure management, energy, transport and logistics, public services, security, justice, resource and energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 72 #
2021/0106(COD)
(5 a) In order to help promote the development, uptake and understanding of AI, the Union needs to put further effort into education and training, thus, inter alia, addressing the shortage of ICT professionals and AI undergraduate courses, digitally skilled workers as well as lack of even basic digital skills amongst significant share of the EU population;
Amendment 73 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) Moreover, lack of both public and private investment is currently undermining development and use of AI systems across the Union, especially when compared to other major industrial economies. Special attention, incentives and support should be devised to promoting AI uptake amongst SMEs, including those in education and cultural and creative sectors and industries;
Amendment 76 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The notion of AI system should be clearly defined to ensure legal certainty, while providing the flexibility to accommodate future technological developmentsand commercial certainty, and be in line with internationally accepted definitions, while providing the flexibility to accommodate future technological developments. The Commission should pursue dialogue with key international organisations so as to ensure that there is alignment and common understanding of precisely what AI systems entail. The definition should be based on the key functional characteristics of the software, in particular the ability, for a given set of human-defined objectives, to generate outputs such as content, predictions, recommendations, or decisions which influence the environment with which the system interacts, be it in a physical or digital dimension. AI systems can be designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy and be used on a stand- alone basis or as a component of a product, irrespective of whether the system is physically integrated into the product (embedded) or serve the functionality of the product without being integrated therein (non-embedded). The definition of AI system should be complemented by a list of specific techniques and approaches used for its development, which should be kept up-to–date in the light of market and technological developments through the adoption of delegated acts by the Commission to amend that list.
Amendment 79 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the purposes of this Regulation the notion of publicly accessible space should be understood as referring to any physical place that is accessible to the public, irrespective of whether the place in question is privately or publicly owned. Therefore, the notion does not cover places that are private in nature and normally not freely accessible for third parties, including law enforcement authorities, unless those parties have been specifically invited or authorised, such as homes, private clubs, offices, warehouses and factories. Online spaces are not covered either, as they are not physical spaces. However, the mere fact that certain conditions for accessing a particular space may apply, such as admission tickets or age restrictions, does not mean that the space is not publicly accessible within the meaning of this Regulation. Consequently, in addition to public spaces such as streets, relevant parts of government buildings and most transport infrastructure, spaces such as cinemas, theatres, shops, museums, monuments, cultural places, cultural institutions and shopping centres are normally also publicly accessible. Whether a given space is accessible to the public should however be determined on a case- by-case basis, having regard to the specificities of the individual situation at hand.
Amendment 80 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the purposes of this Regulation the notion of publicly accessible space should be understood as referring to any physical place that is accessible to the public, irrespective of whether the place in question is privately or publicly owned. Therefore, the notion does not cover places that are private in nature and normally not freely accessible for third parties, including law enforcement authorities, unless those parties have been specifically invited or authorised, such as homes, private clubs, offices, warehouses and, factories. Online spaces and other private spaces. Online spaces, whether publicly accessible or not, are not covered either, as they are not physical spaces. However, the mere fact that certain conditions for accessing a particular space may apply, such as admission tickets or age restrictions, does not mean that the space is not publicly accessible within the meaning of this Regulation. Consequently, in addition to public spaces such as streets, relevant parts of government buildings and most transport infrastructure, spaces such as cinemas, theatres, shops and shopping centres are normally also publicly accessible. Whether a given space is accessible to the public should however be determined on a case-by-case basis, having regard to the specificities of the individual situation at hand.
Amendment 82 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) This Regulation does not intend to restrict research and development activities in the European Union and applies only to AI systems that are placed on the market.
Amendment 85 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to introduce a proportionate and effective set of binding rules for AI systems, a clearly defined risk- based approach should be followed. That approach should tailor the type and content of such rules to the intensity and scope of the risks that AI systems can generate. It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain artificial intelligence practices, to lay down requirements for high-risk AI systems and obligations for the relevant operators, and to lay down transparency obligations for certain AI systems. However, it is important to distinguish between the parties who develop and make the system and those who promote or market the product.
Amendment 109 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Technical inaccuracies of AI systems intended for the remote biometric identification of natural persons can lead to biased results and entail discriminatory effects. This is particularly relevant when it comes to age, ethnicity, sex or disabilities. Therefore, ‘real-time’ and ‘post’ remote biometric identification systems should be classified as high-risk. In view of the risks that they pose, both types of remote biometric identification systems should be subject to specific requirements on logging capabilities and human oversight. The high risk of non-remote biometric identification systems intended to be used in publicly accessible spaces, workplaces and education and training institutions should be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 111 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34 a) Deployment of AI systems in education is crucial in order to help modernise entire education systems and increase educational quality, both offline and online, and to accelerate digital education, thus also making it available to a broader audience. AI-aided digital education, whilst not a replacement for an in-person learning, is increasingly necessary to promote societal and economic growth, promote inclusiveness and increase educational attainment and accessibility to individuals.
Amendment 116 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) AI systems used in education or vocational training, notably for determining access or assigning persons to educational and vocational training institutions or to evaluate persons on tests as part of or as a precondition for their education should be considered high-risk, since they mapoorly designed AI systems may negatively determine the educational and professional course of a person’s life and therefore affect their ability to secure their livelihood. When improperly designed and used, such systems may violate the right to education and training as well as the right not to be discriminated against and perpetuate historical patterns of discrimination. All other applications of AI systems in education and training, such as systems used to monitor students during tests, should by default be considered minimal risk.
Amendment 117 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) The application of AI systems in news media is growing, helping to automate mundane tasks, raise efficiency and improve quality offer. To raise competitiveness and embrace innovation, it is vital that AI-aided automation efforts such as automatically written articles are being deployed by newsrooms. As such relevant AI applications, for which there is editorial oversight, are considered minimal risk.
Amendment 139 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 85
Recital 85
(85) In order to ensure that the regulatory framework can be adapted where necessary, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to amend the techniques and approaches referred to in Annex I to define AI systems, the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex II, the high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III, the provisions regarding technical documentation listed in Annex IV, the content of the EU declaration of conformity in Annex V, the provisions regarding the conformity assessment procedures in Annex VI and VII and the provisions establishing the high-risk AI systems to which the conformity assessment procedure based on assessment of the quality management system and assessment of the technical documentation should apply. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making58 . Such consultations may involve qualified specialists, including from the private sector and industries, with skills and knowledge relevant to the task. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 58 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 142 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 86 a (new)
Recital 86 a (new)
(86 a) Given the rapid technological developments and the required technical expertise in conducting the assessment of high-risk AI systems, the delegation of powers and the implementing powers of the Commission should be exercised with as much flexibility as possible. The Commission should regularly review Annex III ,while consulting with the relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 150 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. This Regulation shall not affect or undermine research and development activities related to AI systems and their output.
Amendment 154 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3 a) 'deployer' means an entity that puts into service an AI system developed by another entity without modification;
Amendment 164 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 44 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 44 a (new)
(44 a) 'deep fake' means manipulated or synthetic audio or visual media which feature persons purported to be authentic and truthful;
Amendment 167 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In the drafting process of the relevant delegated acts, the Commission shall have input of all relevant stakeholders, including the European Artificial Intelligence Board as well as developers of AI systems and industry experts.
Amendment 172 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the placing on the market, putting into service or use of an AI system that deploys subliminal techniques beyond a person’s consciousness in order to materially distort a person’s behaviour in a manner that causes or is likelyintended to cause that person or another person physical or psychological harm;
Amendment 176 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the placing on the market, putting into service or use of an AI system that deliberately exploits any of the vulnerabilities of a specific group of persons due to their age, physical or mental disability, in order to materially distort the behaviour of a person pertaining to that group in a manner that causes or is likely to cause that person or another person physical or psychological harm;
Amendment 205 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. When adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall have input of all relevant stakeholders, including the European Artificial Intelligence Board as well as developers of AI systems and industry experts.
Amendment 209 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the extent to which potentially harmed or adversely impacted persons are dependent on the outcome produced with an AI system with a distinction to be made between an AI system used in an advisory capacity or one to directly inform decision-making process, in particular because for practical or legal reasons it is not reasonably possible to opt-out from that outcome;
Amendment 210 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(g a) the extent to which the relevant AI systems benefit individuals and society at large;
Amendment 211 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g b (new)
(g b) the extent to which the AI system acts autonomously;
Amendment 212 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g c (new)
(g c) general capabilities and functionalities of the AI system independent of its intended purpose;
Amendment 218 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. High-risk AI systems which make use of techniques involving the training of models with data shall be developed, to the extent technically feasible, on the basis of training, validation and testing data sets that meet the quality criteria referred to in paragraphs 2 to 5.
Amendment 219 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. To the extent technically feasible, training, validation and testing data sets shall be subject to appropriate data governance and management practices. Those practices shall concern in particular,
Amendment 220 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) examination in view of possible biases, in particular deviations that could affect health and safety of people or lead to discrimination;
Amendment 222 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Training, validation and testing data sets shall take into account, to the extent technically feasible and required by the intended purpose, the characteristics or elements that are particular to the specific geographical, behavioural or functional setting within which the high-risk AI system is intended to be used.
Amendment 223 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. High-risk AI systems shall be designed and developed with capabilities enabling the automatictechnical possibility for recording of events (‘logs’) while the high- risk AI systems is operating. Those logging capabilities shall conform to recognised standards or common specifications.
Amendment 226 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. HumanThe degree of human oversight shall be proportionate to the relevant risks, the level of automation and the intended purpose of the AI system. The relevant oversight shall be ensured through either one or all of the following measures:
Amendment 227 #
2021/0106(COD)
(a) fulsufficiently understand the capacities and limitations of the high-risk AI system and be able to duly monitor its operation, so that signs of anomalies, dysfunctions and unexpected performance can be detected and addressed as soon as possible;
Amendment 229 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. High-risk AI systems shall be designed and developed in such a way that they achieve, in the light of their intended purpose, an appropria reasonably expected level of accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity, and perform consistently in those respects throughout their lifecycle.
Amendment 230 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. HSufficient and technically feasible measures shall be taken to ensure that high-risk AI systems shall be resilient as regards errors, faults or inconsistencies that may occur within the system or the environment in which the system operates, in particular due to their interaction with natural persons or other systems.
Amendment 231 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Providers of high-risk AI systems shall, upon request by a national competent authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the high-risk AI system with the requirements set out in Chapter 2 of this Title, in an official Union language determined by the Member State concerned. Upon a reasoned request from a national competent authority, providers shall also give that authority access to the logs automatically generated by the high- risk AI system, to the extent such logs are under their control by virtue of a contractual arrangement with the user or otherwise by law. In accordance with Article 70(2), the national competent authorities shall not disclose and keep confidential all trade secrets or otherwise commercially sensitive information contained in the information received.
Amendment 233 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2
Article 41 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, when preparing the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1, shall gather the views of applicable stakeholders, including industry representatives, SMEs as well as other relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectorial Union law.
Amendment 234 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. High-risk AI systems that have been certified or for which a statement of conformity has been issued under a cybersecurity scheme pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council63 and the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in compliance with the cybersecurity requirements set out in Article 15, where applicable, of this Regulation in so far as the cybersecurity certificate or statement of conformity or parts thereof cover those requirements. _________________ 63 Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) and on information and communications technology cybersecurity certification and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 (Cybersecurity Act) (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 238 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Users of an AI system that generates or manipulates image, audio or video content that appreciably resembles existing persons, objects, places or other entities or events and would falsely appear to a person to be authentic or truthful (‘deep fake’), shall disclose that the content has been artificially generated or manipulated. Users shall be able to opt out of such disclosure notifications.
Amendment 240 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
However, the first subparagraph shall not apply where the use is authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate and prosecute criminal offences or where the content forms part of an evidently artistic, creative or fictional cinematographic and analogous work, or it is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and the right to freedom of the arts and sciences guaranteed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, and subject to appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of third parties.
Amendment 241 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
However, the first subparagraph shall not apply where the use is authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate and prosecute criminal offences or where the content forms part of an evidently artistic, creative or fictional cinematographic and analogous work-or it is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and the right to freedom of the arts and sciences guaranteed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, and subject to appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of third parties.
Amendment 246 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall regularly asses certification and compliance costs for small-scale providers and, within its merit, try to take reasonable steps to minimise the compliance costs for the above providers.
Amendment 247 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) work towards promoting uptake of AI within the EU, especially amongst SMEs;
Amendment 248 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1
1. The Board shall be composed of the national supervisory authorities, who shall be represented by the head or equivalent high-level official of that authority, and the European Data Protection Supervisor. Other national authorities mayor international authorities and relevant stakeholders, including from the private sector, shall be invited to the meetings, where the issues discussed are of relevance for them.
Amendment 249 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4
Article 57 – paragraph 4
4. The Board mayshall, where relevant, invite external experts and observers to attend its meetings and may hold exchanges with interested third parties to inform its activities to an appropriate extent. To that end the Commission may facilitate exchanges between the Board and other Union bodies, offices, agencies and advisory groups, including High Level Expert Group on AI.
Amendment 250 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contribute to uniform administrative practices in the Member States, including for the functioning of regulatory sandboxes referred to in Article 53 so as to help promote and unleash the full potential of AI;
Amendment 251 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) identify and help address existing bottlenecks;
Amendment 252 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. AUpon reasoned request access to data and documentation in the context of their activities, the market surveillance authorities shall be granted full access to the training, validation and testing datasets used by the provider, including through application programming interfaces (‘API’) or other appropriate technical means and tools enabling remote access.
Amendment 258 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. In compliance with the terms and conditions laid down in this Regulation, Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties, including administrative fines, applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are properly and effectively implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate, and dissuasive. They shall take into particular account the interests and market position of small-scale providers and start-up and their economic viability.
Amendment 259 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 71 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) the size and market share of the operator committing the infringement, while also taking into consideration the size of the operator;
Amendment 261 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
1. Biometric identification, unless for private use, and categorisation of natural persons:
Amendment 15 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the CCSI mainly comprise small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), freelancers and self-employed entrepreneurs, who often draw on irregular and mixed incomes from different sources, and do not benefit from social security schemes, such as pension, unemployment and healthcare;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas it has been conclusively proven that cultural content distributed during the COVID-19 lockdown periods greatly improved the psychological condition of European citizens and prevented a worsening of mental health issues caused by the prolonged isolation;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns severely limited the possible revenue streams for the vast majority of artists, performers and cultural workers; whereas ongoing income from authors’ and adjacent rights remained one of the few remaining revenue sources; whereas in many Member States such rights are not properly respected by distribution platforms, who pressure rights holders into relinquishing their rights, sometimes in perpetuity, as part of their contracts, thus severely limiting their ability to sustain themselves from their work;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas public grants are considered the most effective form of financial support for the CCSI, but are often difficult to access, locked behind multiple layers of bureaucracy, which especially discourages young, aspiring artists and creators from applying;
Amendment 112 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)
Recital S b (new)
S b. Whereas culture, arts, cultural heritage, and cultural diversity are of great value to European society from a cultural, educational, democratic, environmental, social, human rights and economic point of view and should be promoted and supported. Whereas Education and culture are key to building inclusive and cohesive societies for all, fostering integration, and sustaining European competitiveness;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)
Recital T b (new)
T b. whereas the state of national aid programmes during the crisis, particularly aid to CCS workers who do not fall under national definitions of artists, including but not limited to freelancers such as writers and authors, was and continues to be fragmented;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Encourages greater synergy between the cultural and educational sector and promotes greater participation of artistic and cultural schools and institutions in activities under Erasmus+, and in other actions under EU programmes, both for students and teachers;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to transposeaccelerate the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright in the digital single market and, in particular, to guarantee fair remuneration for authors and performers;
Amendment 171 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Recognises the crucial role of culture and arts in promoting cultural diversity and fostering inclusive societies and the fight against any kind of discrimination;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to support vocational training programmes and initiatives for the career development of all authors, performers and cultural creators, and in particular to support them in acquiring digital, entrepreneurial and other skills in order benefit from digital opportunities to promote their work and collaborate with other artists;
Amendment 250 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to gather and share reliable data on the best practices and methods for distributing aid to the CCS; furthermore calls for exchanging best practices on the most efficient ways to distribute recovery funding in the short and mid-term, in order to ensure maximum coverage of the CCS, so that no artist or cultural worker is left behind;
Amendment 260 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Welcomes that during the crisis many cultural ecosystems of workers and organisations adapted to new digital distribution formats showing innovative ways of reaching their audience, nevertheless, digital engagement should not replace cultural experiences in person;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the objective of a continuous improvement of the EU’s and the Member States’ education, training and skills policies in order to deliver quality education and comprehensive lifelong learning and the upgrading of skills and reskilling, notably of people with lower levels of education, and upholds the need to prepare for the future impact of artificial intelligence on the labour market and public spheres due to continuous technological progress, including from automation and artificial intelligence;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the opinion that the unprecedented EU financial support for a post-COVID-19 recovery should strive for sustainable economic growth that is inclusive and benefit all equally, addressing structural socio-economic disadvantages between states and regions, and emphasises that the European green and digital transition cannot be effectively achieved without a gradual and comprehensive transformation of the education and training systems with a particular focus on those that are being left behind by the transition;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the area of education as severe discrepancies in digital education exists between the member states, with 32% of pupils in some Member States not having had any access to education for several months, in this regard; underlines that a green and digital transition indue to a variety of reasons, both structural and material; underlines that a sustainable recovery of the EU should be based on fairness in society, and should address areas such as employment, skills and education and should strive to provide support to those who have been hit hardest by the COVID- 19 pandemic and the green and digital transition, such as young people, women and vulnerable groups, without leaving behind those that do not belong to a specific group but have nevertheless suffered from unemployment, lack of opportunities or investment;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to develop National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) with at least 25 %dequate earmarking for social investment,and to prioritise, especially in the country- specific recommendations, targeted investments in digital infrastructure and equipment for educational establishments and learners in order to enable equal access to distance and online learning for all children with disabilities, and children from disadvantaged groups and remote and rural area; stresses the need for such infrastructure to be integrated with plans for hybrid learning, in order to ensure that children are able to learn in a social environment, in contact with their teachers and peers;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to include a strong focus on culture with at least 25 % of the national RRF budget allocated to the CCSs, as the whole sector was among the most severely affected by the global COVID-19 pandemicis and in the medium-term will continue being among the hardest hit, potentially the most severely affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic; Reiterates the fact that artists and CCS professionals today struggle to make ends meet in the current state of economic and social activity and have resorted to extraordinarily innovative digital solutions; Urges, therefore, the Member States to dedicate sufficient financial support to such solutions and to ensure they become and remain economically viable in the long term;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures to reinforce their digital infrastructure and connectivity of schools, community and learning centres and accelerate reforms implementing the digital transformation ensuring that all Europeans can take advantage of it and with a particular effort to provide online education accessible to all, in this context reminds the necessity to adequately train the teachers and trainers, whose role in digital transformation is crucial; Urges the Commission to support those Member States that are further behind in establishing their digital infrastructure and connectivity, by making available additional expert consultation;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 and in particular target 4.7,
Amendment 27 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the Council Recommendation of 22 May 2018 on key competences for lifelong learning1a, _________________ 1ahttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:3201 8H0604(01)&from=EN
Amendment 39 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas private average global rate of return for education remains high and stable over the decades;1a _________________ 1a Psacharopoulos, G. and H. A. Patrinos (2018) Returns to Investment in education: A Decennial Review of the Global Literature, World Bank Group, April 2018. Available at: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bits tream/handle/10986/29672/WPS8402.pdf
Amendment 41 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the economic, social and political challenges the EU and its Member States are faced with today, including lack of competitiveness, climate change, various forms of extremism and populism, and the COVID- 19 pandemic, requirnecessitate appropriate high quality educational answd, wherse andppropriate, concerted European action;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the realities of educational infrastructure, expertise and resources vary within and across Member States, and whereas those differences have become further pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular in the digital sphere;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the realities of educational infrastructure, expertise and resources varresources as well skills and expertise vary vastly within and across Member States, and whereas those differences have become further pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Parliament has called on Member States to prioritise investments in education and training, valuing education spending as an investment in our common future; whereas quality investment in education has a higher return and as such quantitative spending on education alone does not necessarily deliver the desired results; whereas a number of Member States with modest educational spending have world-class competitive education systems;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas Member States have not fully achieved the objectives and benchmarks of the Education and Training 2020 (ET 2020) framework, in particular the aims of enhancing equitable and quality education, reducing the rate of early leavers from education and training, and bringing the share of 15-year-olds who are under-skilled in reading, mathematics and science below 15 %; whereas such targets cannot be achieved by zeroing in on education alone but must instead be tackled by a more comprehensive approach, inter alia, by ensuring adequate social safety nets and other mechanisms are in place to help avoid situations whereby social disadvantage and economic pressures translate into implicit obstacles to educational attainment;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas high quality data collection and statistics on education and training are among the pre-requisites to better understand the relevant challenges across the Union and divergences within it as well as to help address them;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas, whilst stressing the importance of in-person learning, digital education and a sufficient level of digital skills should be seen as part of a future oriented education, not as a subset or an alternative to existing ways of learning and teaching; whereas over two-thirds of Europeans (42%) lack even basic digital skills, with significant disparities within and between Member States; whereas the Skills Agenda aims to ensure that 70 % of 16- to 74-year-olds have basic digital skills by 2025, an average increase of two percentage points per year as against an annual increase of 0,75 percentage points between 2015 and 2019;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the importance of quality and accessible education and that the European Education Area (EEA) initiative should provide more and, better and more accessible opportunities for every single European citizen to study, train and work abroad, and cultivate an environment where skills and diplomas are recognised throughout Europe, pursue research and work wherever one is;
Amendment 68 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 71 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the role of the EEA in fostering a sense of European belonging and in providing economic opportunities by addressing existing and forthcoming educational challenges, including insufficient levels of digital education and training across the EU;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers education a driver for European economic and social prosperity, and for ensuring that the EU is a globally competitive player and leading thecharacterised by increased levels of entrepreneurship and leading innovations, thus also helping to drive the Union's twin green and digital transitions;
Amendment 82 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of encouraging and supporting educational mobility; notes the importance of cultivating an environment where skills and qualifications are recognised throughout Europe;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Reiterates the significance of massive open online courses (MOOCs) as a necessary element to promote upskilling and reskilling of the workforce in an interactive and accessible manner; believes that the EEA should promote uptake and development of MOOCs and reflect such objectives in the European approach to micro-credentials;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Notes that there is currently no single, agreed definition covering the "microcredentials" term; as such considers that uniform EU-wide standards need to be defined in order to effectively promote their mutual recognition among Member States as well as to ensure that employers trust their value;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the variety of visions of, and approaches to, an EEA, which express a common wish to provide a new impetus for the ‘European project’; believes that the EU's role should primarily be focused on bridging the existing gaps and promoting solutions with transnational dimensions, while the educational content and methods of teaching remain a national competence;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Appreciates the Commission’s efforts to foster an EEA, while noting the need for a more holistic approach, requiring meaningful cooperation and coordination between all actors and stakeholders; and openness to novel ideas; is of the view that for the EEA to be successful in the long term, its continuous evolvement, embracing additional and new concepts and priorities, is of the utmost importance;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Cautions that the Commission’s proposals are still mainly a strategic outline rather than a concrete policy roadmap, and thus suggests setting clear priorities and realisticmid and long- term priorities and achievable targets and deadlines for the actions that should be adopted, including clearly defined interim deliverables; considers that any larger- scale initiatives need to take into account the fiscal and other capacities of the Member States and, where appropriate, be accompanied with adequate financing from the MFF;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Council’s response to the Commission’s proposals, in particular its focus on the importance of vocational education and training (VET) and lifelong learning opportunities; stresses that due to digitalisation and other trends, VET systems need to become even more learner-centred and adaptive to align with the changing world of work and future challenges;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that the EEA must not only promote, but actively support lifelong learning through targeted initiatives in order to make it truly accessible to everyone, most notably by targeting people in the EU's rearmost regions, those with low skillset at risk of technological unemployment and persons with disabilities, among others;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the urgent need to develop a common implementation strategy and roadmap that includes the European institutions, Member States and all relevant stakeholders, and defines their respective responsibilities; believes that establishment of an EEA platform can promote progress in this regard;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the potential of using European policy coordination tools as part of the means to achieve the common objectives of an EEA; is of the view, however, that the European Semester is a tool for coordination of economic policies across the European Union and aims to ensure that governments observe fiscal responsibility;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Reminds that the EU fiscal rules will apply again to governments from 2023 and, as a consequence, any spending needs to be proportional to Member States' long term ability to have balanced budgets and service debt interest payments;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for all EU institutions and Member States to agree on the same vision, priorities, targets and benchmarks regarding anthe EEA, while acknowledging existing diversities in Europethe different starting points and capacities of the Member States as well as the prevailing gaps between and within the Member States;
Amendment 112 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights inclusiveness as a central dimension of an EEA and a prerequisite for achieving quality education for all, ensuring that no talent is left behindone is left behind, regardless of age, socioeconomic or professional status or geographical location; stresses in this regard the need to ensure that, where applicable, a tailored approach is taken towards vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports with vigilance the use of quantitative indicators and benchmarks to allow the continuous comparison and monitoring of Member States’ progress towards common objectives and to incentivise further policy actions, while at the same time reiteratingcautioning against overambitious medium-term targets; is concerned that the EU-wide average targets and the means to achieve them risk concealing the great divergences between and within the Member States, potentially implicitly increasing the gaps further; warns that individual progress achieved at the Member States' level in any given timeframe is more important than the average EU-level improvement of quantitative relevant numbers; reiterates the need for supplementary qualitative indicators and benchmarks;
Amendment 123 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Points out that without reliable and frequent statistical data, the observing of the overall trends across Member States and, by extension, of achieving EEA related targets, is not possible; highlights the need to improve the quality as well as to increase the frequency of such data gathering; notes, within this context, the importance of national statistical offices and the Eurostat;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for synergies and cooperation between the EEA, the European Research Area and the European Higher Education Area to be exploited andas well as between the various Union programmes, especially the Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and Creative Europe; asks in particular for a further strengthening of the Erasmus+ programme for the benefit of all teachers and learners;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Aims to foster media and information literacy, digital literacy and critical thinking at all stages of learningand formats of learning -- formal, non-formal and informal -- as a central means to empower responsible European citizens with the required skillset for the 21st Century;
Amendment 143 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a common framework devising that defines the minimum quantitative thresholds on the development of digital competences and on learning about the EU throughout all appropriate levels and areas of education;
Amendment 144 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a common framework on the development of digital competences and on learning about the EUfor both learners and educations throughout all appropriate levels and areas of education;
Amendment 150 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of enhancing competences and motivation in the education profession, especially supported throughthrough supporting the improved recognition of educators’ value to society and by bolstering pedagogical autonomy; believes that teachers and educators more generally need to be adequately compensated for their work and their working conditions improved in order to prevent burnout and minimise the high turnover of these professionals; is of the view that, in addition to higher pay, automation in education, most notably through deploying artificial intelligence aided tools to take over or help with carrying out mundane tasks like test grading and registering attendance, is also part of the solution;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the need for Member States to take action to support the development of linguistic competences at all levels, including in primary and secondary education, to embrace the Council of Europe’s goal of ‘plurilingualism’ and to achieve the benchmark of all pupils having a sufficient knowledge of English at the end of lower secondary education;
Amendment 162 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Deems it fundamental for EEA to take a more prominent role in promoting understanding, study and research of cutting edge technologies such as AI;
Amendment 164 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Notes that whilst higher education in the EU remains high-class and globally competitive, in certain areas it is failing to deliver; states with great concern that none of the EU-based higher education institutions are amongst the top 10 world universities for computer science studies;1a is troubled that the EU as a whole does not have sufficient supply of specialised AI undergraduate programmes, with some countries lacking such studies at the relevant level altogether;2a is of the view that the EEA in synergy with the relevant EU funding programmes, notably Digital Europe and Horizon Europe, must facilitate the development of AI specific undergraduate study programmes across all Member States as a matter of urgency and, more broadly, map out and give forward guidance on the future trends so as to ensure that higher education is synchronised with the needs of the labour market; _________________ 1a The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 2aLopez-Combo, M. et al (2020) Academic Offer of Advanced Digital Skills in 2019-20. International Comparison: Focus on Artificial Intelligence, Higher Performance Computing, Cybersecurity and Data Science, European Commission.
Amendment 171 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that effective portability of educational attainment credentials is a necessary prerequisite to further promote intra-EU mobility and strengthen the single market as well as a cornerstone for the EEA; calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the expansion of automatic mutual recognition of learning outcomes and study periods abroad, including in VET; believes that such mutual recognition framework has to gradually be expanded beyond the EU, especially with geographically close countries;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a concrete European Education Area Strategic Framework 2030 (EEASF 2030) by the end of 2022 with a comprehensive steering, monitoring and evaluation mechanism, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ‘ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’ and particularly SDG Target 4.7 to 'ensure all learners acquire knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development';
Amendment 196 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Seeks clarity on the level of involvement expected from stakeholders, education sectors that have been underrepresented so far, and relevant civil society actors and relevant civil society actors, many of which have been underrepresented so far;
Amendment 199 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to establish an EEA Platform as an interactive public gateway to support Member States and stakeholders in exchanging information and promoting cooperation and exchange of good practices; believes that such a platform should be adequately funded and all its contents should be available in all official EU languages;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the need forto also ensure a European dimension in education by strengthening a distinct European perspective in students’ curricula and teachers’ training, including with support from Jean Monnet actions and teacher academies; proposes that these teacher academies be called ‘Comenius Teacher Academies’;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises the need to provide learners with comprehensive knowledge about the diverse European history and cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, and to foster a critical European memory and historical consciousness; believes that targeted funding and initiatives to increase research on European history as well as promotion of public history are necessary;
Amendment 217 #
2020/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need to further familiarise learners with European politics, including the European integration process, the institutions and policies of the EU, the rights emerging from EU citizenship and how to actively participate in the EU’s democratic processes;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a European strategy for data (COM(2020)0066) and endorses its objective to increase and improve the use of data in the EU and to create a single market for data in order to harness economic growth, competitiveness, innovation, job creation and societal progress; believes that the EU should turn to soft law solutions for emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI);
Amendment 4 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that in order to create a free and secure data flow with personal data and the protection of privacy at its core, it must be supported by data savvy and well- informed citizens across the Member States; points out that there are currently significant divergences between and within Member States and on the basis of socioeconomic status, age group and other factors with regard to the digital literacy of their citizens; calls onnotes that the Commission tohas proposed ambitious targets for digital literacyskills in the EU through the Digital Education Action Plan, aiming, on average, to increase digital skills by 2 percentage points annually until 2025; calls on the Commissiond to provide substantial support to the Member States to help them to achieve these targets and stresses the role of Recovery and Resilience Facility; requests that special attention be paid to equal access to digital infrastructure, internet coverage, adequate IT equipment and digital tools and resources, without prejudice to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses thatNotes the significance "Reskill and upskill" -- the adaptation of education systems to support digital skills and education and vocational training for all ages -- flagship projects under Recovery and Resilience Facility; believes the EU should also prioritise digital literacy and competencies in its cohesion policy for 2021 and beyond, with a focus on supporting schools, teachers and the heads of education institutions in implementing digital education throughout curricula and on sharing best practices and know-how, without creating additional administrative or financial burdens; consbelieves that Covid-19 providers that education should be focused on practical skills for the future and be based on a long-term and comprehensive analysis of labour market needs; welcomes the Commission’s proposal to develop a common European skills databasean opportunity to rethink the education systems and gear them towards embracing digital solutions and quality hybrid model of education, combining in-person and e- learning solutions; considers that education and training should be focused on general knowledge and traversal skills, whilst also considering the future trends and the labour market needs;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Is deeply concerned about insufficient AI specific higher education programmes in the EU as well as lack of AI researchers pursuing an academic career in European universities; is of the view that in order to remain competitive, the EU needs to foster and retain a large pool of digital talent with advanced digital skills;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the urgent need to close the EU’s digital skills gap andthrough implementing and following through clear strategies at both national and EU levels through a genuine life-long learning approach; considers that enhanced graduate tracking and labour market data sharing will also be invaluable tools to achieve this endbridge the digital skills gap; stresses the importance of fully abiding by EU rules on personal data protection when using these tools;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the fact that while the increased use of data will transformcan help enable evolution of our education systems, it will nevertheless beis essential to maintain a human-centred and personalised approach to students and their needs; notes that emerging educational technologies are useful in aiding teachers in improving their effectiveness thanks to an increased understanding of the students' learning methods and styles, by helping to identify learning difficulties and by better assessing the individual progress achieved; considers that open access to education and to scientific data and publications based on the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles is essential for successful innovation and science;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the implementation of the European data strategy should take account of the specific needs of vulnerable grouparious groups such as the elderly as well as those living in remote and rural areas; recalls that almost 100 million persons with disabilities in the EU are facing particular challenges in accessing digital tools, resources and quality education; calls on the Member States to make every effort to ensure that the above groups and especially persons with disabilities have full access to digital tooleducation and the relevant tools, resources and infrastructure in order to harness the full potential of digitalisation and prevent a widening of gaps between different parts of society in terms of access to digital education;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that digital skills should increasingly be seen not only within the context of the labour market, but also for active participation in the society and the democratic processes; stresses, therefore, that promotion of digital skills learning should be focused on all demographics, not only those in the working age;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to explore the potential merits and scope of creating a common European data space for the cultural and creative industry at large; believes that the digitalisation of cultural heritage is necessary to both promote and protect cultural heritage and could be useful and beneficial in a wide variety of ways, by for instance facilitating physical protection and preservation or, enabling three- dimensional virtual applications which could be suitable for a number of sectors, including tourism and, more broadly, by bringing cultural heritage to wider audiences, especially to those who were previously unable to access it; calls for the development of a common European data space on cultural heritage, which could be built on the basis of the Europeana Digital Service Infrastructure.
Amendment 42 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Emphasises that providing access for media companies to relevant data, such as audience reach and advertising data, from market dominant platforms is crucial to help prevent unfair competition and strive to level the playing field;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas inclusive, equitable and adequately funded quality education is the cornerstone of the green and digital transitionsfor individual and societal growth, helping also to accelerate green and digital transitions and promotes sustainable economic development;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas digital technologies are reshaping society, making basic digital skills and digital literacy now essential for all citizenseveryone;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas basic transversal skills such as numeracy and critical thinking are as important as the acquisition of digital skills and competences;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 432 % of Europeans lackstill lack even the basic digital skills, with significant disparities within and between the Member States and on the basis of socioeconomic status, age, income, education level and employment; whereas the Skills Agenda aims to ensure that 70 % of 16- to 74-year- olds have basic digital skills by 2025; whereas data shows a lack of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and in computing studies, that women are underrepresented in high-tech jobs, and a persistent gender pay gap, an average increase of 2 percentage points per year; whereas to date the percentage of people that have at least basic digital skills has increased by only 3 percentage points in four years, from 55% in 2015 to 58% 2019;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas digital skills should increasingly be seen not only within the context of the labour market, but also for active participation in society and democratic processes;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas embracing digital technologies harbours substantial potential for teachers and learners across education sectors and settings;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas record investments in learning technology companies in recent years has enhanced various e-learning solutions;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas access to high-quality digital infrastructure, resources, content and equipment that is adapted to educational needs is a prerequisite for digital learning; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden digital transition in education have laid bare the gaps in access across the Unionto distance or on online education have exposed the digital divide within and between the Member States;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the sudden shift to online and distance learning and, in most parts of Europe, to remote emergency education exposed the fact that education systems were generally ill-prepared for this transition; whereas this shift also revealed alarming gaps in the digital skills of teachers, parents and learners and often in their ability to use digital technologies effectively;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the shift to online and, more importantly, distance learning has exacerbated existing inequalities, leaving disadvantaged and vulnerable learners and often learners with disabilities further behind, in certain scenarios increasing drop- out rates across education sectors, and revealing an absence of pastoral and social support in the digital environment; whereas there is an urgent need to improve the quality of online education to improve inclusivity and engagement; whereas advanced quality digital education solutions already exist and need to be further embraced;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas museums, libraries and archives are important and relevant non- formal education settings that work in close collaboration with schools and universities;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic will herald profound changes and may well not be the last pandemic; whereas it would be unforgivable not to be properly prepared to deliver full-scale quality digital education for all in the event of a potential second wavehas increased the necessity to deliver full-scale quality digital education for all; whereas the EU has lagged behind in embracing and adopting the already existing digital solutions for education;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the hybrid model of education combining in-person learning with distance and online learning will remain well after Covid-19 and offers a range of benefits;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Amendment 77 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the updated Digital Education Action Plan as a further step towards a more comprehensive digital skills and education strategy; believes that the plan will have been a success if, by its completion, digital education is considered a significanttruly becomes a part of education policy and has delivered clear, consistent and positive results in terms of access, equity and quality across the Union; acknowledges the different starting points of Member States and urges against one-size-fits-all strategies;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the decision to align the plan with the multiannual financial framework (MFF), as this allows for a longer-term perspective and ties it in with the relevant funding instruments; underlines the importance of the plan in delivering thstriving to contribute towards the creation of a genuine European Education Area;
Amendment 92 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes, however, that delivering the plan effectively also depends on coordination across a broad range of programmes; calls on the Commission to ensure effective synergies between these programmes;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the importance of the ‘Connect’ and ‘Reskill and upskill’ flagship investment priorities in the Recovery and Resilience Facility for driving the digital education agenda; calls for 10 % of the facility’s funding to be allocated to education and encourages therelevant Member States to increase their digital education funding;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the value of pilot projects and preparatory actions initiated by Parliament in ensuring more Union- wide cooperation to tackle the educational gaps between Member States, regions and rural and urban areas; calls for consideration to be given to their mainstreaming into programmes;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s scheduled mid-term review of the plan and its intention to ramp up data collection; reiterates the need for a clear implementation timetable; remains convinced that the plan needs a clearer governance and coordination structure, in which Parliament should be involved, to monitor developments and performance on an ongoing basis; calls on the Commission, therefore, to establish a forum bringing together the Member States, Parliament and other relevant stakeholders and experts; urges the Commission to better integrate digital education into the European Semester exercise;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Digital Education Hubs as a first step towards a co-creation process involving key stakeholders; calls on the Commission to supervisewhilst respecting the principle of subsidiarity to supervise where necessary implementation at national level and ensure fair representation and independence within the hubs; calls on the Commission to fully involve Parliament in creating European and national hubs and in nominating relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the persistent digital divide in the Union; regrets the fact that in some Member States, like Romania, efforts to provide access to quality digital education have failed, leaving more than 30 % of pupils without access to education for several months; shares the Commission’s analysis that fast and reliable internet and quality digital equipment in educational establishments, non-formal settingnotes the Commission’s analysis that fast and reliable internet and quality digital equipment in educational establishments, non-formal settings and at home are among the prerequisites for effective digital education; notes, however, that certain Member States thanks to dedicated public investments are far ahead in their development and use of digital solutions for education; believes that public-private partnerships cand the home are prerequisites for effective speed up the pace of developing and adopting digital education solutions;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that broadband should be considered a public good and be universally accessible and affordable as a critical step in closing the digital divide; calls for specific measures to enhance access for remote, rural and mountain areas with low connectivity and limited access to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, blockchain, new educational devices or gamification, in the light of their growing importance and potential; calls for a new initiative on AI and robotics for education;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for a new initiative on AI and robotics for education; notes that AI- based applications in education are facilitating progress in various disciplines such as language learning and maths;
Amendment 146 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the plan’s focus on supporting school and university connectivity through the Connecting Europe Facility and efforts to publicise EU funding opportunities; calls on the Commission to work closely with Member States, local authorities and relevant stakeholders to ensure that EU support dovetails with national schemes, in particular to support disadvantaged groups; calls on the Commission to target support at other educational and community establishments besides schools;
Amendment 147 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Highlights the positive role AI can play in fostering equity and quality in education for all stakeholders, including by easing of the workload of educational staff and making educational content more engaging and customised for students' needs; is concerned about the fact that public investment in AI in the Union has been vastly lagging behind that of other major economies; calls for increased focus on public investment in AI;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Notes that AI-enabled personalised learning experiences can not only help increase students' motivation and help them reach their full potential, but also help reduce drop-out rates; further notes that AI can increasingly help teachers improve their effectiveness thanks to an increased understanding of the students' learning methods and styles, by helping to identify learning difficulties and by better assessing the individual progress achieved;
Amendment 153 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Is deeply concerned about insufficient AI-specific higher education programmes in the EU as well as a lack of AI researchers pursuing an academic career in EU-based universities; is of the view that in order to remain competitive, the EU needs to foster and retain a large pool of digital talent with advanced digital skills;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Calls for dedicated initiatives to increase the awareness and understanding of both the opportunities and limitations of AI in educational settings;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Believes that embracing digital technologies has to go hand-in-hand with modernising existing curricula and learning and teaching methods; stresses in this regard the importance of providing teachers with digital learning opportunities;
Amendment 166 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that greater attention be devoted to teacher training as the plan is rolled out so as to ensure that teachers not only possess digital skills, but can also teach them; calls for a pan-Union initiative to develop new pedagogical methods for the digitaland assessment methods for educators and learners to succeed in the digital environment, recognising specific digital challenges such as asynchronous learning and the importance of fostering critical engagement with digital content in today's passive online environment; underlines the increasingly important role played by parents and tutors in distance learning and calls for them to be given special training and support mechanisms;
Amendment 182 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the challenge of cyberthreats, cyberbullying, data and privacy protection, dangerous online games and disinformation in the digital environment; warmly welcomes, therefore, the increased focus on digital and information literacy in the revised plan; looks forward to the swift adoption of the Media Action Plan and the guidelines for teachers and educational staff; calls on the Commission to be more ambitious and to launchwork with local stakeholders, including media organisations. and work out tailored large-scale digital literacy campaigns suitable for local audiences;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the need to enhance digital resources and tools at Union level to open up lifelong learning opportunities and to enable full and quality access to university and post- universityhigher education courses and materials; calls on the Commission to create an Online European University withserving as a platform for distance and online education content available across Europe;
Amendment 205 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Highlights the importance of cultural institutions as key providers of digital resources and the need to address issues ensuring the quality, reusability and interoperability of those resources;
Amendment 208 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that special attention should be paid to digital proficiency and accessibility to digital education as well as quality and, where applicable, tailored educational content for lower- skilled adults, persons with disabilities, persons from vulnerable groups and older people; points out that in 2018, just 4.3 % of low- skilled adults used any form of adult learning;
Amendment 218 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores, therefore, the continued absence of measures targetingfor lower- skilled adult learners and older people; stresses that this omission undermines the essential lifelong learning dimension of digital education and hampers efforts to ensure that everyone has essential life skills; calls on the Commission, therefore, to work with regional and local authorities to put further measures in place to ensure that these population groups can truly benefit from and help shape the digital transition;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses that in order to promote inclusion and active citizenship, promotion of digital skills learning should be focused on all demographics, not only those in the working age;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that cultural tourism has significant potential to generate growth and jobs in the EU, with as many as four in ten tourists already choosing their destination on the basis of its cultural offering; stresses, in this regard, that some cultural destinations see excessive and often unmanageable numbers of tourists, surpassing their reception capacities and putting cultural heritage at risk and often undermining local lifestyles and traditions; highlights, meanwhile, that other regions in Europe with rich cultural offering still have underdeveloped tourism sectors; believes that developing and promoting tourism in such regions would not only broaden the choice for people seeking new destinations and experiences, but could also help reduce tourist flows to excessively visited and popular sites and locations as well as help lessen the socioeconomic inequalities between various regions and Member States;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member StateIs concerned about tourism becoming increasingly homogenous with tourists demanding as well as tour operators and tourist destinations providing uniform experiences that undermine local traditions and cultural and linguistic diversities; calls on the Member States and other relevant stakeholders to further promote sustainable cultural tourism and uphold cultural rights, paying particular attention to local economies, lifestyles and, traditions and environment, and ensuring that local industries and, communities and other relevant stakeholders are closely involved;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that tour operators can and must play an increasing role in promoting sustainable tourism by, inter alia, encouraging customers to reduce their waste, promoting sustainable activities and educating them about the places they are visiting, especially the value and protection of cultural heritage;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a holistic approach to sustainable cultural tourism must also include engagement with and among civil society networks and greater cooperationwithin and between the Member States;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists on the need, without prejudice to the principle of subsidiarity, to promote and supplement the capacities of the Member States in education and training in the field of sustainable and responsible tourism;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned about the impact on cultural heritage sites of poorly managed tourism and uncontrolled development; is further concerned that due to COVID-19 outbreak and the associated economic downturn which may have an impact on funding for culture both at national and the EU level, the protection of cultural heritage from, inter alia, human-made hazards may be seriously undermined; calls on the Commission to propose concrete measures to preserve and protect cultural heritage in the light of these human- made hazards;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the important role European initiatives can play in encouraging travel to less well-known and less popular destinations and rural areas and low-season travel so as to promote sustainability, responsibility and accessibility in tourism, especially for persons with disabilities; welcomes the European Smart Tourism Awards with explicit award categories for accessibility, sustainability, digitalisation as well as cultural heritage and creativity, thus also helping to facilitate exchange of best practices in cultural heritage protection.
Amendment 71 #
2020/2038(INI)
8a. Considers that Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme help highlighting diverse European history and promoting cultural heritage; believes that the programme must evolve by increasingly advocating for sustainability in tourism, including protection for cultural heritage;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that fundamental rights constitute an objective system of values which ensures that fundamental communication freedoms and property, as well as its protection, are not alterable, including by private-law agreements or business terms and conditions;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that any forthcoming legislative proposals on digital services should be compliant with the protection of fundamental rights, including respect for freedom of expression, private life, cultural and linguistic diversity, freedom of arts and personal data protection;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2022(INI)
1b. Points out that media ecosystem suffers from disruptive effects of online platforms; emphasises that public authorities have a positive obligation to adopt a legal framework, which fosters the development of independent and pluralistic media;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for all protective measures which might at the same time be detrimental to fundamental rights to remain tasks for the State that are subject to thorough judicial review and for no public- authority tasks to be transferred to private- sector firms or individuals;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that some harmful content or partially accurate information may not necessarily be illegal; notes that automatic filtering tools may lead to filtering out of legal content; considers it necessary to ensure that content owners can defend their rights to a sufficient extent, when their content has been removed;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for recognition of the fact that those services developed in the EU which guarantee effective and comprehensive privacy protection and maximum digital freedom represent an advantage in global competition that should not be underestimated, and calls on the Commission to promote their development in a more targeted manner via clear and efficient solutions fit for digital age;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that any new obligations on platforms should be proportional to their market share and financial capacity, in order to encourage fair competition and promote innovation; believes that such approach would help strengthen information and media plurality and cultural and linguistic diversity;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2019(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for steps to be taken to especially safeguard the availability and accessibility of content for which editorial responsibility isand liability are already taken or which is produced by journalists and all other media that are already subject to a generally recognised independent oversight on other platforms or in other services so that their content is not subjected to any further controladditional controls; notes, therefore, that compatible frameworks are needed for online and offline environments;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2019(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that due to constant and rapid technological progress and the associated development of new products and services, many of which cannot yet be anticipated, any new relevant legislative proposals should as much as possible also be forward looking instead of only concentrating on addressing the immediate challenges related to online platforms and current dominant market players;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2019(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights that relevant forthcoming legislative proposals should aim to strengthen the digital single market, and thus must avoid creating new barriers that prevent growth in digital services; stresses that any new obligations on platforms should be proportional to their market share and financial capacity, in order to help even the level playing field and promote competition instead of stifling it;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2019(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 13 #
2020/2019(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that communication always takes place in a given context, which is why automated procedures may support individual decisions on the legality of content; highlights, however, that adequate measures are needed to ensure that illegal content is promptly removed and does not reappear; is, therefore, of the view that illegal content must be tackled as effectively online as it is dealt with offline; notes that due to the constant technological progress, baut may under no circumstances replace themomated procedures sometimes already are, and may increasingly be an effective tool to help moderate content and, where appropriate, even support individual decisions on the legality of content;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2019(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that in addition to transparency obligations, regulations on theeffective yet proportionate measures, aimed at broadening the information environment and that do not stifle innovation, impede competition or limit the users’ choice on the discoverability and findability of content and, where applicable, restrictions on explicit self- referencing can make a significant contribution to the dissemination of lawful content.promotion of information and media pluralism, cultural and linguistic diversity and access to quality public value content; highlights in this regard the importance of qualified algorithmic transparency;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 13 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on platform operators not only to immediately delete illegal or seriously harmful content after positive identification, but also to continuously transmit it to the law enforcement authorities for the purpose of further investigation and prosecution, including the metadata necessary for this purpose, ; acknowledges, however, that larger and established platforms can devote more financial resources for coordinated inauthentic behaviour detection and content moderation than emerging or niche companies and therefore the ability of smaller platforms to prevent, detect, and remove illegal or seriously harmful content can be limited; highlights the need to increase responsibilities and update liability framework for online platforms, considering different regulatory regime for platforms that have systemic role (i.e. platforms that act as gatekeepers or have a capacity to structure markets); stresses that, as such platform operators play an increasing role as distributors and gatekeepers of news media and cultural content, they must not only safeguard, but actively promote cultural and linguistic diversity;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that the technical capabilities to identify illegal content and coordinated inauthentic behaviour, especially due to continuous improvements in machine learning and the advances of AI in general, are constantly evolving; insists that the uptake of automated detection procedures must be embraced by the industry;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Is of the view that the spread and effectiveness of disinformation, and propaganda and other information manipulation operations need to and can be partly countered by helping citizens to develop media and digital literacy as well as critical thinking and by strengthening independent professional journalism and quality media;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the protection and promotion of freedom and diversity of opinion and expression, information, the press, artistic and cultural forms of expression, as well as the protection of the privacy of communication between individuals, form the basis of liberal democracy and that this applies online without restriction; demands therefore that the use of all technologically feasible means of combating harmful or illegal content on the internet in this context be subjected to careful prior constitutional vetting and therefore rejects prior checks on content as disproportionate;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Is of the view that trustworthy quality media content prominence requirements, tailored for relevant markets and respecting national language laws, should be considered for platforms that act as gatekeepers;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 46 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises that providing access for media companies to relevant data (i.e. audience reach and advertising data) from market dominant platforms is crucial to help prevent unfair competition;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls for an increased cooperation between media regulatory authorities or bodies and other national regulatory authorities both within and among Member States in order to more effectively address market dominant platforms' impact on media ecosystems; to share best practices as well as to better tackle specific issues, such as disinformation; considers, in this regard, the necessity for a coordination at the EU level; calls on the Commission to explore possibilities for expanding the competences of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) to also encompass dominant platforms' supervision;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. EConsiders that governance of technology must be implemented in a way that does not disrupt innovation or curtail freedom of expression; emphasises that open, network and technology-neutral access to the internet must be particularly protected by law because it forms the basis for the necessary interoperability of services and systems, ensures diversity, enables fair competition and the creation of a digital service infrastructure that includes access for every single citizen of the Union to quality information, media, educational, scientific and cultural offers; calls therefore on the Commission to step up efforts to ensure the equal, non-discriminatory treatment of all data traffic in the Union an; recalls the 2017 report’s commissioned for the Commission findings that "there appears to be little reason to believe that zero- rating gives rise to competition concerns.";1a considers, however, that the Commission may need to critically re- examine the impact of zero-rated offers on competition in the Union. in the future; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/competition/publicati ons/reports/kd0217687enn.pdf
Amendment 2 #
2020/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that artificial intelligence (AI) should serve humanityand technology, more broadly, should serve humanity, not the other way round, and that its benefits should be widely shared; stresses that, in the long-term, AI may in some areas even surpass human intellectual capacity; stresses the need therefore to establish adequate safeguards such as human control and verificationincluding, when reasonable, design systems with human-in-the-loop control and review processes of AI decision- making;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the EU should play an essential role in laying down basic principles on the development, programming and use of AI, notably in its regulations and codes of conduct; is of the view, however, that such principles should not stifle the advancement of AI or impede competition;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that due to technological advances AI can not only perform some activities which used to be exclusively human, but that it can also acquire and develop autonomous and cognitive features, through experience learincreasingly mimic some cognitive human functions, notably learning, understanding and reasoning; stresses that AI systems can quasi-autonomously create and generate cultural and creative works, with only minimumal human input; notes, moreover, that AI systems can even evolve in an unpredictable way, by creating original works unknown to their initial programmers;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to address copyright issues relating to AI-generatedproduction of cultural and creative workoutputs by autonomous creative robots or with the assistance of AI-generated technologies; underlines, in that context, the need to assess whether the notion of the human creator as the basis for the intellectual property rights (IPR) system is still adequate for AI-generated works; considers that thorough research is needed to understand whether automatically assigning the copyright of AI-generated works to the copyright holder of the AI software, algorithm or programme may not be the best way forward;is the best way forward; welcomes the Commission’s call for a study on copyright and new technologies;1a _________________ 1ahttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single- market/en/news/call-tender-study- copyright-and-new-technologies- copyright-data-management-and-artificial
Amendment 47 #
2020/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. ECalls on the Commission to support a horizontal and technologically neutral approach to IPR applicable to AI- generated works; expresses concern about the potential vacuum left between IPR and the development of AI, which could make cultural and creative industries vulnerable to AI-generated copyright-protected works; calls on the Commission to support a horizontal and technologically neutral approach to IPR applicable to AI- generated works;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the need to address the issue of liability for copyright infringements made by AI systems, as well as the issue of data ownership.; stresses, however, that a clear distinction has to be made between autonomous infringements and the copying of third party works that were facilitated or not prevented by the operator of the AI software;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the creation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the areas of culture, education and information policyal and creative sectors (CCS), education as well as media and online platforms, similar to other sectors, not only has enormous potential, but has also raisesd and will continue to raise a wide range of ethical issues that need to be addressed; stresses, however, that governance of technology must be implemented in a way that does not disrupt innovation or curtail freedom of expression;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to develop clear, comprehensive and tailored criteria for the use of AI in education, media and creative sect, CCS and online platforms, by developing benchmarks for ethically responsible and accepted uses of AI technologies in these areas; underlines that these criteria must be constantly adjusted to reflect the progress in AI technologies; so as to also responsibly help harness the full potential of AI; highlights in particular the need to address personal user data collection and privacy concerns in education, as well as liability issues in cases where automated learning processes lead to undesirable outcomes;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notices that AI personalised learning systems are increasingly being deployed in schools and universitiesRecognises the enormous potential that AI and robotics can contribute towards education, in particular in easing teachers' workload and addressing the increasing shortage of educational staff; notices, however, that AI-based applications for teaching and learning are, albeit slowly, being deployed at various levels of education, which is not only changing the role of teachers in the learning process to one more of facilitation, but the processes themselves; stresses that this gradual shift should be reflected in curricula and in methods used to deliver instructions; considers that teachers’ skills need to be upgraded beyond the basic ICT competencies in order to not only harness the full potential of AI, but to also understand its limitations and to help identify the potential ethical concerns in education;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that where machine learning is used in the selection of potential students, adequate safeguards must be implemented, including informing applicants of these procedures and their rights in this regard; notes that the relevant algorithms need to be trained on broad data sets in order to prevent the algorithms from unfairly discriminating against certain groups; is of the view that the relevant decisions taken with the help of automated processes need to be explainable, including, if necessary, to the rejected students;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the greatowing potential of AI in the areas of information and media, media and online platforms, including as a powerful tool to fight disinformation; is concerned, however, about its dual use in the sector, especially the potential to manipulate public opinion online and the rise of AI-enabled computational propaganda and false information; underlines that, if notAI is not properly understood and regulated, it might have alsoalso have ethically adverse effects by spreading fake news,such as creating information bubbles and exploiting biases incorporated into AI algorithms;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to raise awareness and understanding in the general public about the role and impact of AI through formal and non-formal education, including about the use of algorithms and their impact, inter alia, on jobs and privacy; considers that education should empower citizens to develop new forms of critical thinking and digital literacy, including ‘algorithm awareness’ and the ability to reflect on the impact of AI on information, knowledge, and decision-making;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance for transparency and accountability of algorithms used by media streaming companies, in order to ensureof understanding algorithms used by video and music streaming services as well as spoken audio services and online e-book e-commerce stores, in order to ensure that the users also benefit from access to culturally and linguistically diverse content based on their interests; stresses that such algorithms should be designed in such a way that they do not privilege specific works by limiting their ‘personalised’ suggestions to solely the most popular works;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that sport has always embraced technological innovation; considers, nevertheless, that the use of AI technologies is increasingly raising questions of fair competition in sport; stresses that this area needs a regulatory framework. whereby those teams with the most financial resources can acquire the best technology, thus potentially giving them an unfair advantage; stresses, in this regard, the need to make the relevant technology widely accessible; is of the view that further monitoring is needed to understand whether a regulatory framework in this area may be necessary in the future;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in order to fight against disinformation and fake news, reinstate a climate ofHighlights that news media is a critical public good which is holding those in power accountable and enables individuals to make informed decisions; stresses, therefore, that people's access to information and quality journalism is of paramount importance; considers that in order to fight against disinformation and political propaganda, increase trust in the media and counter threats to democratic political processes, a sector-specific comprehensive strategy is needed, based inter alia on which entails equitable access to trustworthy information sources, support and strengthening of independent media and quality journalism, including reinvigorating local news ecosystems, as well as improvement of media and information literacy, and aimed at empowering citizens to identify news sources and critically assess media content and, understanding the difference between editorial and commercial content, and to recognise the difference between opinion and fact;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the Joint Communication of 10 June 2020 entitled 'Tackling COVID-19 disinformation - Getting the facts right' (JOIN(2020) 8),
Amendment 15 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to work in close cooperation with the Member States and civil society organisations to help develop commontailored curricula on media literacyinformation and media literacy as well as data literacy, including algorithmic awareness, and to reach out to all citizens through formal, non-formal and informal education, and including through lifelong learning; believes that the updated Digital Education Action Plan can play a role in facilitating these initiatives;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that media itself can and must play an important role in promoting media literacy;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls to streamline and integrate media literacy in other EU programmes that support education and media as a tool for inclusion and to develop critical thinking among citizens;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that media pluralism is under serious threat both online and offline due to the excessive concentration of media ownership, which has often resulted in dominant actors in the media sector using information to pursue political and so, social or commercial objectives and in the lowering of the quality, diversity and reliability of the information available; points out that media face a systemic market failure hampering the sustainability of quality journalism, especially in smaller markets, including local and regional media markets, in particular considering the disruptive effects of online platforms which have contributed to audiences and advertising moving online; recognises that public authorities have a positive obligation to foster media pluralism;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to increase direct and indirect support to independent media and quality journalism; calls on the Commission to launch a dedicated fund, ensuring an arm's length principle, for these activities;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 42 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is of the view that trustworthy quality media content prominence requirements, tailored for relevant markets and respecting national language laws, should be considered for platforms that act as gatekeepers;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that creating the right environment and level playing field is vital to mitigate disruptive effects of online platforms; highlights that the right framework inter alia would involve treating online environment similar to offline, including for advertising and taxation, and updating competition rules to make them fit for digital age;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Highlights the need to increase responsibilities and update liability framework for online platforms; considers that providing access for media companies to relevant data (i.e. audience reach and advertising data) from market dominant platforms is crucial to help prevent unfair competition; stresses, however, that any new obligations on platforms should be proportional to their market share and financial capacity in order to help even the level playing field and promote competition instead of stifling it;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas according to the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, the situation concerning the independence of the press differs significantly between Member States, with some Member States ranking among the top 5 best performers, while the worst entry ranking as low as 111th out of 180;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that national, including regional and local media, and in particular public service media, have an important responsibility to adequately reflect the cultural, linguistic, social and political diversity and to inform citizens extensively about all topics that are relevant to their everyday lives, including independent and critical coverage of EU policies and newaffairs.
Amendment 103 #
2020/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas disinformation related to COVID-19 may have dangerous consequences on public health, cause panic and social unrest and needs to be addressed; whereas measures to combat disinformation cannot be used as a pretext for introducing disproportionate restrictions on press freedom;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is deeply shattered by the murders of Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta and Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová in Slovakia due to their investigative work, and reiterates the importance of an; recalls the essential role that investigative journalism holds in fighting organised crime by collecting and connecting relevant information, exposing criminal networks and illicit activities; highlights the fact that these activities expose them to an increased personal risk level; calls on national law enforcement authorities to fully cooperate with Europol and other relevant international organisations in order to conduct independent investigation to brs, identifying and bringing to justice the perpetrators of and masterminds behind these crimes;
Amendment 124 #
2020/2009(INI)
3. Strongly reiterates its call on the Commission to treat attempts by Member State governments to damage media freedom and pluralism as constituting a serious and systematic abuse of powers and as going against the fundamental values of the EU as enshrined in Article 2 TEU; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s intention to include a specific chapter on monitoring media freedom and pluralism in its Annual Report on the Situation of the Rule of Law within the EU; encourages the Commission to actively cooperate with the Council of Europe, exchanging best practices and making sure that measures undertaken are complementary; urges the Commission to take into account the impact of the emergency measures taken in 2020 in the context of COVID-19 on press freedom, media pluralism and safety of journalists; in this context, recalls Parliament’s repeated call for a permanent, independent and comprehensive mechanism covering democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in the EU;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its concern that few specific legal or policy frameworks protecting journalists and media workers from violence, threats and intimidation can be identified at national level within the EU; calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure the effective protection and safety of journalists and other media actors as well as of their sources, including in a cross-border context; strongly reiterates its call on the Commission to present proposals to prevent so-called ‘Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation’ (SLAPP); highlights that there are significant differences with respect to the freedom of the press and protection of journalists situations between Member States; calls on the Commission to come forward with a comprehensive Directive proposal aiming to establish minimum standards against SLAPP practices, across the EU;
Amendment 260 #
2020/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that different forms of misinformation and disinformation, as well as other forms of information manipulation relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to proliferate around the world and have potentially harmful consequences for public security, health and effective crisis management; welcomes the Joint Communication on Tackling COVID-19 disinformation, of 10 June 2020; recalls that all measures to combat disinformation, including those taken in the context of the COVID-19 emergency, need to be necessary, proportionate and subject to regular oversight, and may under no circumstances prevent journalists and media actors from carrying out their work or lead to content being unduly blocked on the internet;
Amendment 62 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In particular, online intermediation services, online search engines, operating systems (including those for smart TVs, digital voice assistants and alike), web browsers, online social networking, video sharing platform services, number- independent interpersonal communication services, cloud computing services and online advertising services all have the capacity to affect a large number of end users and businesses alike, which entails a risk of unfair business practices. They therefore should be included in the definition of core platform services and fall into the scope of this Regulation. Online intermediation services may also be active in the field of financial services, and they may intermediate or be used to provide such services as listed non-exhaustively in Annex II to Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . In certain circumstances, the notion of end users should encompass users that are traditionally considered business users, but in a given situation do not use the core platform services to provide goods or services to other end users, such as for example businesses relying on cloud computing services for their own purposes. _________________ 32Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services, OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1.
Amendment 66 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The obligations laid down in this Regulation are limited to what is necessary, proportionate and justified to address the unfairness of the identified practices by gatekeepers and to ensure contestability in relation to core platform services provided by gatekeepers. Therefore, the obligations should correspond to those practices that are considered unfair by taking into account the features of the digital sector and where experience gained, for example in the enforcement of the EU competition rules, shows that they have a particularly negative direct impact on the business users and end users. In addition, it is necessary to provide for the possibility of a regulatory dialogue with gatekeepers to tailor those obligations that are likely to require specific implementing measures in order to ensure their effectiveness and proportionality. The obligations should only be updated after a thorough investigation on the nature and impact of specific practices that may be newly identified, following an in-depth investigation, as unfair or limiting contestability in the same manner as the unfair practices laid down in this Regulation while potentially escaping the scope of the current set of obligations.
Amendment 68 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The conduct of combining end user data from different sources or signing in users to different services of gatekeepers in order to combine personal data gives them potential advantages in terms of accumulation of data, thereby raising barriers to entry. To ensure that gatekeepers do not unfairly undermine the contestability of core platform services, they should enable their end users to freely choose to opt-in to such business practices by offering a less personalised alternative. The possibility should cover all possible sources of personal data, including own services of the gatekeeper as well as third party websites, and should be proactively presented to the end user in an explicit, clear and straightforward mannerbe prohibited combining personal data of end users.
Amendment 77 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) The conditions under which gatekeepers provide online advertising services to business users including both advertisers and publishers are often non- transparent and opaque. This opacity is partly linked to the practices of a few platforms, but is also due to the sheer complexity of modern day programmatic advertising. The sector is considered to have become more non-transparent after the introduction of new privacy legislation, and is expected to become even more opaque with the announced removal of third-party cookies. This often leads to a lack of information and knowledge for advertisers and publishers about the conditions of the advertising services they purchased and undermines their ability to switch to alternative providers of online advertising services. Furthermore, the costs of online advertising are likely to be higher than they would be in a fairer, more transparent and contestable platform environment. These higher costs are likely to be reflected in the prices that end users pay for many daily products and services relying on the use of online advertising. Transparency obligations should therefore require gatekeepers to provide advertisers and publishers to whom they supply online advertising services, when requested and, to the extent possible and free of charge, with information that allows both sides to understand the price paid for each of the different advertising services provided as part of the relevant advertising value chain.
Amendment 85 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Gatekeepers are often vertically integrated and offer certain products or services to end users through their own core platform services, or through a business user over which they exercise control which frequently leads to conflicts of interest. This can include the situation whereby a gatekeeper offers its own online intermediation services through an online search engine. When offering those products or services on the core platform service, gatekeepers can reserve a better position to their own offering, in terms of ranking, or engage in self-preferencing through other settings, as opposed to the products of third parties also operating on that core platform service. This can occur for instance with products or services, including other core platform services, which are ranked in the results communicated by online search engines, or which are partly or entirely embedded in online search engines results, groups of results specialised in a certain topic, displayed along with the results of an online search engine, which are considered or used by certain end users as a service distinct or additional to the online search engine. Other instances are those of software applications which are distributed through software application stores, or products or services that are given prominence and display in the newsfeed of a social network, or products or services ranked in search results or displayed on an online marketplace, or products or services to which users are directed following a request to a digital voice assistant. In those circumstances, the gatekeeper is in a dual- role position as intermediary for third party providers and as direct provider of products or services of the gatekeeper. Consequently, these gatekeepers have the ability to undermine directly the contestability for those products or services on these core platform services, to the detriment of business users which are not controlled by the gatekeeper.
Amendment 89 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In such situations, the gatekeeper should not engage in any form of differentiated or preferential treatment in ranking or through other settings on the core platform service, whether through legal, commercial or technical means, in favour of products or services it offers itself or through a business user which it controls. To ensure that this obligation is effective, it should also be ensured that the conditions that apply to such ranking are also generally fairnd other relevant settings are also generally fair and non-discriminatory. Ranking should in this context cover all forms of relative prominence, including display, rating, linking or voice results. To ensure that this obligation is effective and cannot be circumvented it should also apply to any measures and settings that may have an equivalent effect to the differentiated or preferential treatment in ranking. The guidelines adopted pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 should also facilitate the implementation and enforcement of this obligation.34 _________________ 34Commission Notice: Guidelines on ranking transparency pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ C 424, 8.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 95 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) The conditions under which gatekeepers provide online advertising services to business users including both advertisers and publishers are often non- transparent and opaque. This often leads to a lack of information for advertisers and publishers about the effect of a given ad. To further enhance fairness, transparency and contestability of online advertising services designated under this Regulation as well as those that are fully integrated with other core platform services of the same provider, the designated gatekeepers should therefore provide advertisers and publishers, when requested, with free of charge access to the performance measuring tools of the gatekeeper and thegranular information that is necessary for advertisers, advertising agencies acting on behalf of a company placing advertising, as well as for publishers to carry out their own independent verification of the provision of the relevant online advertising services.
Amendment 101 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In particular gGatekeepers which provide access to software application storcore platform services serve as an important gateway for business users that seek to reach end users. In view of the imbalance in bargaining power between those gatekeepers and business users of their software application storcore platform services, those gatekeepers should not be allowed to impose general conditions, including pricing conditions and conditions obliging transfer of data or certain rights, that would be unfair or lead to unjustified differentiation. Pricing or other general access conditions should be considered unfair if they lead to an imbalance of rights and obligations imposed on business users or confer an advantage on the gatekeeper which is disproportionate to the service provided by the gatekeeper to business users or lead to a disadvantage for business users in providing the same or similar services as the gatekeeper. The following benchmarks can serve as a yardstick to determine the fairness of general access conditions: prices charged or conditions imposed for the same or similar services by other providers of software application storrelevant services; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application storcore platform service for different related or similar services or to different types of end users; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application store for the same service in different geographic regions; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application storcore platform service for the same service the gatekeeper offers to itself. This obligation should not establish an access right and it should be without prejudice to the ability of providers of software application storcore platform services to take the required responsibility in the fight against illegal and unwanted content as set out in Regulation [Digital Services Act].
Amendment 106 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) In the context of proceedings carried out under this Regulation, the undertakings concerned should be accorded the right to be heard by the Commission and the decisions taken should be widely publicised. While ensuring the rights to good administration and the rights of defence of the undertakings concerned, in particular, the right of access to the file and the right to be heard, it is essential that confidential and commercially sensitive information be protected. Furthermore, while respecting the confidentiality of the information, the Commission should ensure that any information relied on for the purpose of the decision is disclosed to an extent that allows the addressee of the decision to understand the facts and considerations that led up to the decision. Finally, under certain conditions certain business records, such as communication between lawyers and their clients, may be considered confidential if the relevant conditions are met.
Amendment 107 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – introductory part
Recital 79 – introductory part
(79) The objective of this Regulation is to ensure a contestable and fair digital sector in general and core platform services in particular, with a view to promoting and ensuring innovation, high quality of digital products and services, fair and competitive prices, as well as a high quality and choice for end users in the digital sector. This cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can only, by reason of the business model and operations of the gatekeepers and the scale and effects of their operations, be fully achieved at Union level. The Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 109 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – point 1
Recital 79 – point 1
This Regulation fully respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 16, 47 and 50 thereof. Accordingly, this Regulation should be interpreted and applied with respect to those rights and principles.
Amendment 110 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down harmonised rules ensuring contestablmpetitive and fair markets in the digital sector across the Union where gatekeepers are present so as to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 113 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall not impose on gatekeepers any further obligations by way of laws, regulations or administrative action for the purpose of ensuring contestable and fair markets. This is without prejudice to rules pursuing other legitimate public interests, in compliance with Union law. In particular, nothing in this Regulation does not precludes Member States from imposing obligations, which are compatible with Union law, on undertakings, including providers of core platform services where these obligations are unrelated to the relevant undertakings having a status of gatekeeper within the meaning of this Regulation in order to protect consumers or to fight against acts of unfair competition.
Amendment 115 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) web browsers;
Amendment 124 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) 'Web browser' means independent or embedded software application that permits to access and interact with content hosted on servers that are connected to the internet;
Amendment 150 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) refrain from combining personal data sourced from these core platform services with personal data from any other services offered by the gatekeeper or with personal data from third-party services, and from signing in end users to other services of the gatekeeper in order to combine personal data, unless the end user has been presented with the specific choice and provided consent in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. ;
Amendment 161 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) provide advertisers and publishers to which it supplies advertising services, upon their request and free of charge, with information concerning the price paid by the advertiser and publisher, as well as the amount or remuneration paid to the publisher, for the publishing of a given ad and for each of the relevant advertising services provided by the gatekeeper.
Amendment 171 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) allow the installation and effective use of third party software applications or software application stores using, or interoperating with, operating systems of that gatekeeper and allow these software applications or software application stores to be accessed by means other than the core platform services of that gatekeeper. The gatekeeper shall not be prevented frombe allowed to takinge proportionate measures to ensure that third party software applications or software application stores do not endanger the integrity of the hardware or operating system provided by the gatekeeper or the security or user-experience of the end- users;
Amendment 174 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) refrain from treating more favourably in ranking and other settings services and products offered by the gatekeeper itself or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking compared to similar services or products of third party and apply fair and non- discriminatory conditions to such ranking and other settings;
Amendment 189 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) apply fair and non-discriminatory general conditions of access and usage for business users to its software application storecore platform services designated pursuant to Article 3 of this Regulation.
Amendment 201 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. When the Commission pursuant to Article 3(6) designates as a gatekeeper a provider of core platform services that does not yet enjoy an entrenched and durable position in its operations, but it is foreseeable that it will enjoy such a position in the near future, it shall declare applicable to that gatekeeper onlyrelevant obligations laid down in Article 5(b) and Article 6(1) points (e), (f), (h) and (i) as specified in the designation decision. The Commission shall only declare applicable those obligations that are appropriate and necessary to prevent that the gatekeeper concerned achieves by unfair means an entrenched and durable position in its operations. The Commission shall review such a designation in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4.
Amendment 207 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. When three or more Member States request the Commission to open an investigation pursuant to Article 15 because they consider that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper, the Commission shall within four months examine whether there are reasonable grounds to open such an investigation and justify its decision to open or refuse to open an investigation.
Amendment 177 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36 a) Very large online platforms should provide for the possibility to communicate to their points of contact in every of the official languages of the Member States where they provide services. Other providers of intermediary services should ensure that the choice of language does not impose a disproportionate burden on Member States' authorities and make every effort to establish effective communication options. Recourse to a possible language barrier should not be used to ignore or deny communication with a Member States' authorities and should not be used as an excuse for inaction. Where necessary, Member States' authorities and providers of intermediary services may reach a separate agreement on the language of communication.
Amendment 196 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Recipients of the service should be able to easily and effectively contest certain decisions of online platforms that negatively affect them. Therefore, online platforms should be required to provide for internal complaint-handling systems, which meet certain conditions aimed at ensuring that the systems are easily accessible and lead to swift and fair outcomes. Such internal systems should be available also to individuals or entities that have submitted a notice. In addition, provision should be made for the possibility of out-of-court dispute settlement of disputes, including those that could not be resolved in satisfactory manner through the internal complaint- handling systems, by certified bodies that have the requisite independence, means and expertise to carry out their activities in a fair, swift and cost- effective manner. The possibilities to contest decisions of online platforms thus created should complement, yet leave unaffected in all respects, the possibility to seek judicial redress in accordance with the laws of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 201 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) Action against illegal content and against activities incompatible with the platform’s terms and conditions can be taken more quickly and reliably where online platforms take the necessary measures to ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers through the notice and action mechanisms required by this Regulation are treated with priority, without prejudice to the requirement to process and decide upon all notices submitted under those mechanisms in a timely, diligent and objective manner. Such trusted flagger status should only be awarded to entities, and not individuals, that have demonstrated, among other things, that they have particular expertise and competence in tackling illegal content or activities incompatible with the platform’s terms and conditions, that they represent public or collective interests and that they work in a diligent and objective manner. Such entities can be public in nature, such as, for terrorist content, internet referral units of national law enforcement authorities or of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’) or they can be non-governmental organisations and semi- public bodies, such as the organisations part of the INHOPE network of hotlines for reporting child sexual abuse material and organisations committed to notifying illegal racist and xenophobic expressions online. For intellectual property rights, organisations of industry and of right- holders could be awarded trusted flagger status, where they have demonstrated that they meet the applicable conditions. The rules of this Regulation on trusted flaggers should not be understood to prevent online platforms from giving similar treatment to notices submitted by entities or individuals that have not been awarded trusted flagger status under this Regulation, from otherwise cooperating with other entities, in accordance with the applicable law, including this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council.43 _________________ 43Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA, OJ L 135, 24.5.2016, p. 53
Amendment 228 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Very large online platforms should deploy the necessary means to diligently mitigate the systemic risks identified in the risk assessment. Very large online platforms should under such mitigating measures consider, for example, enhancing or otherwise adapting the design and functioning of their content moderation, algorithmic recommender systems and online interfaces, so that they discourage and limit the dissemination of illegal content, adapting their decision-making processes, or adapting their terms and conditions. They may also include corrective measures, such as discontinuing advertising revenue for specific content, or other actions, such as improving the visibility of authoritative information sources. Very large online platforms may reinforce their internal processes or supervision of any of their activities, in particular as regards the detection of systemic risks. They may also initiate or increase cooperation with trusted flaggers, organise training sessions and exchanges with trusted flagger organisations, and cooperate with other service providers, including by initiating or joining existing codes of conduct or other self-regulatory measures. Any measures adopted should respect the due diligence requirements of this Regulation and be effective and appropriate for mitigating the specific risks identified, in the interest of safeguarding democracy and public order, protecting privacy and fighting fraudulent and deceptive commercial practices, and should be proportionate in light of the very large online platform’s economic capacity and the need to avoid unnecessary restrictions on the use of their service, taking due account of potential negative effects on the fundamental rights of the recipients of the service.
Amendment 230 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Very large online platforms should, where appropriate, conduct their risk assessments and design their risk mitigation measures with the involvement of representatives of the recipients of the service, relevant regulatory authorities, representatives of groups potentially impacted by their services, independent experts and civil society organisations.
Amendment 236 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Advertising systems used by very large online platforms pose particular risks and require further public and regulatory supervision on account of their scale and ability to target and reach recipients of the service based on their behaviour within and outside that platform’s online interface. Very large online platforms should ensure public access to repositories of advertisements displayed on their online interfaces to facilitate supervision and research into emerging risks brought about by the distribution of advertising online, for example in relation to illegal advertisements or manipulative techniques and disinformation with a real and foreseeable negative impact on public health, public security, civil discourse, political participation and equality. Repositories should be searchable, easy to access and functional and should include the content of advertisements and related data on the advertiser and the delivery of the advertisement, in particular where targeted advertising is concerned.
Amendment 238 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In order to appropriately supervise the compliance of very large online platforms with the obligations laid down by this Regulation, the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment or the Commission may require access to or reporting of specific data. Such a requirement may include, for example, the data necessary to assess the risks and possible harms brought about by the platform’s systems, data on the accuracy, functioning and testing of algorithmic systems for content moderation, recommender systems or advertising systems, or data on processes and outputs of content moderation or of internal complaint-handling systems within the meaning of this Regulation. Investigations by researchers on the evolution and severity of online systemic risks are particularly important for bridging information asymmetries and establishing a resilient system of risk mitigation, informing online platforms, Digital Services Coordinators, other competent authorities, the Commission and the public. This Regulation therefore provides a frameworks for compelling access to data from very large online platforms to vetted researchersthe Digital Services Coordinator and the Commission on the one hand, and, to vetted researchers, on the other hand. All requirements for access to data under thatose frameworks should be proportionate and appropriately protect the rights and legitimate interests, including trade secrets and other confidential information, of the platform and any other parties concerned, including the recipients of the service.
Amendment 254 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91
Recital 91
(91) The Board should bring together the representatives of the Digital Services Coordinators and possible other competent authorities under the chairmanship of the Commission, with a view to ensuring an assessment of matters submitted to it in a fully European dimension. In view of possible cross-cutting elements that may be of relevance for other regulatory frameworks at Union level, the Board should be allowencouraged to cooperate with other Union bodies, offices, agencies and advisory groups with responsibilities in fields such as equality, including equality between women and men, and non- discrimination, data protection, electronic communications, audiovisual services, detection and investigation of frauds against the EU budget as regards custom duties, or consumer protection, as necessary for the performance of its tasks.
Amendment 268 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘online platform’ means a provider of a hosting service which, at the request of a recipient of the service, stores and disseminates to the public information, unless that activity is a minor and purely ancillary feature of another service and, for objective and technical reasons cannot be used without that other principal service, and the integration of the feature into the other service is not a means to circumvent the applicability of this Regulation.
Amendment 269 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) ‘recommender system’ means a fully or partially automated system, designed as a separate tool from the principal service offered and used by an online platform to suggest in its online interface specific information to recipients of the service, including as a result of a search initiated by the recipient or otherwise determining the relative order or prominence of information displayed;
Amendment 296 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Providers of intermediary services shall specify in the information referred to in paragraph 2, the official language or languages of the Union, which can be used to communicate with their points of contact and which shall include at least one of the official languages of the Member State in which the provider of intermediary services has its main establishment or where its legal representative resides or is established. Very large online platforms should provide for the possibility to communicate to their points of contact in every of the official languages of the Member States where they provide services.
Amendment 297 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of intermediary services shall includepublish information on any restrictions that they impose in relation to the use of their service in respect of information provided by the recipients of the service, inter alia, in their terms and conditions. That information shall include information on any policies, procedures, measures and tools used for the purpose of content moderation, including algorithmic decision-making and human review. It shall be set out in clear and unambiguous language and shall be publicly available in an easily accessible format. Providers of intermediary services shall inform of changes to their terms and conditions in a timely manner.
Amendment 314 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the number of notices submitted in accordance with Article 14, categorised by the category, including the type of alleged illegal content concerned, any action taken pursuant to the notices by differentiating whether the action was taken on the basis of the law or the terms and conditions of the provider, and the average time needed for taking the action;
Amendment 323 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of hosting services shall put mechanisms in place to allow any individual or entity to notify them of the presence on their service of specific items of information that the individual or entity considers to be illegal content or information that is incompatible with the terms and conditions of the provider. Those mechanisms shall be easy to access, user- friendly, and allow for the submission of notices exclusively by electronic means.
Amendment 324 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 shall be such as to facilitate the submission of sufficiently precise and adequately substantiated notices, on the basis of which a diligent economic operator can identify the illegality or incompatibility of the content in question. To that end, the providers shall take the necessary measures to enable and facilitate the submission of notices containing all of the following elements:
Amendment 326 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) an explanation of the reasons why the individual or entity considers the information in question to be illegal content or incompatible with the provider’s terms and conditions;
Amendment 330 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) sufficiently precise information enabling the identification of the illegal or incompatible content, where relevant, including a clear indication of the electronic location of that information, in particular the exact URL or URLs, and, where necessary, additional information enabling the identification of the illegal content;
Amendment 352 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Online platforms shall provide recipients of the service, and individuals or entities that have submitted a notice, for a period of at least six months following the decision referred to in this paragraph, the access to an effective internal complaint-handling system, which enables the complaints to be lodged electronically and free of charge, against the following decisions taken by the online platform on the ground that the information provided by the recipients is illegal content or incompatible with its terms and conditions:
Amendment 354 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) decisions to remove, restrict or disable access to the information;
Amendment 355 #
2020/0361(COD)
(c) decisions to suspend or terminate the recipients’ account.;
Amendment 356 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) decisions not to act upon the receipt of a notice.
Amendment 376 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it has particular expertise and competence for the purposes of detecting, identifying and notifying illegal content or content incompatible with the platform’s terms and conditions;
Amendment 380 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) it represents public or collective interests and is independent from any online platform;
Amendment 405 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the natural or legal person on whose behalf the advertisement is displayed, and who finances the advertisement;
Amendment 424 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) initiating or adjusting cooperation with media service providers;
Amendment 444 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms that display advertising on their online interfaces shall compile and make publicly available through application programming interfaces a searchable, easy to access and functional repository containing the information referred to in paragraph 2, until one year after the advertisement was displayed for the last time on their online interfaces. They shall ensure that the repository does not contain any personal data of the recipients of the service to whom the advertisement was or could have been displayed.
Amendment 445 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the natural or legal person on whose behalf the advertisement is displayed, and who finances the advertisement;
Amendment 446 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) whether the advertisement was intended to be displayed specifically to or concealed specifically from one or more particular groups of recipients of the service and if so, the main parameters used for that purpose;
Amendment 447 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the total number of recipients of the service reached and, where applicable, aggregate numbers for the group or groups of recipients to whom the advertisement was targeted specifically.;
Amendment 449 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) whether the advertisement has been labelled, moderated, or disabled.
Amendment 452 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. In order to be vetted, researchers shall be affiliated with academic institutions, media, civil society or international organisations representing the public interest, be independent from commercial interests, have proven records of expertise in the fields related to the risks investigated or related research methodologies, and shall commit and be in a capacity to preserve the specific data security and confidentiality requirements corresponding to each request.
Amendment 460 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms shall publish the reports referred to in Article 13 within six months from the date of application referred to in Article 25(4), and thereafter every six months. The reports shall include information disaggregated by Member State and provide information on the human and technical resources allocated for the purpose of content moderation for each official language of the Union.
Amendment 1027 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of hosting services shall put mechanisms in place to allow any individual or entity to notify them of the presence on their service of specific items of information that the individual or entity considers to be illegal content or information that is incompatible with the terms and conditions of the provider. Those mechanisms shall be easy to access, user- friendly, and allow for the submission of notices exclusively by electronic means.
Amendment 1035 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 shall be such as to facilitate the submission of sufficiently precise and adequately substantiated notices, on the basis of which a diligent economic operator can identify the illegality or incompatibility of the content in question. To that end, the providers shall take the necessary measures to enable and facilitate the submission of notices containing all of the following elements:
Amendment 1039 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) an explanation of the reasons why the individual or entity considers the information in question to be illegal content or incompatible with the provider’s terms and conditions;
Amendment 1046 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a clear indication of the electronic location of that information, in particular the exact URL or URLs, and, where necessary, additional information enabling the identification of the illegal or incompatible content;
Amendment 1144 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Online platforms shall provide recipients of the service, and individuals or entities that have submitted a notice, for a period of at least six months following the decision referred to in this paragraph, the access to an effective internal complaint-handling system, which enables the complaints to be lodged electronically and free of charge, against the decision taken by the provider of the online platform not to act upon the receipt of a notice or against the following decisions taken by the online platform on the ground that the information provided by the recipients is illegal content or incompatible with its terms and conditions:
Amendment 1151 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) decisions whether or not to remove or disable access to or restrict visibility of the information;
Amendment 1160 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) decisions whether or not to suspend or terminate the provision of the service, in whole or in part, to the recipients;
Amendment 1162 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) decisions whether or not to suspend or terminate the recipients’ account.
Amendment 1165 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) decisions whether or not to restrict the ability to monetise content provided by the recipients;
Amendment 1172 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) decisions whether or not to apply labels or additional information on content.
Amendment 1269 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it has particular expertise and competence for the purposes of detecting, identifying and notifying illegal content or an incompatibility of the content with the platform’s terms and conditions;;
Amendment 1321 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Online platforms shall suspend, for a reasonable period of time and after having issued a prior warning, the provision of their services to recipients of the service that frequently provide manifestly illegal content or that is incompatible with their terms and conditions.
Amendment 1490 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the natural or legal person on whose behalf the advertisement is displayed and the natural or legal person who finances the advertisement;
Amendment 1636 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) identification and assessment of the most prominent and recurrenteach of the systemic risks reported by very large online platforms or identified through other information sources, in particular those provided in compliance with Article 31 and 33;
Amendment 1713 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms that display advertising on their online interfaces shall compile and make publicly available through application programming interfaces a searchable, easy to access and functional repository containing the information referred to in paragraph 2, until onthree years after the advertisement was displayed for the last time on their online interfaces. They shall ensure multi- criterion queries can be performed per advertiser and per all data points present in the advertisement. They shall ensure that the repository does not contain any personal data of the recipients of the service to whom the advertisement was or could have been displayed. They shall make sure that if advertisements have been labelled, moderated, or disabled, these labels shall be clearly visible and identifiable for users and researchers.
Amendment 1758 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Very large online platforms shall provide access to data pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 through online databases or application programming interfaces, as appropriate, and with an easily accessible and user-friendly mechanism to search for multiple criteria, such as those reported in accordance with the obligations set out in Articles 13, 23 and 33.
Amendment 1763 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. In order to be vetted, researchers shall be affiliated with academic institutions, journalists, civil society organisations or international organisations representing the public interest, shall be independent from commercial interests, have proven records of expertise in the fields related to the risks investigated or related research methodologies, and shall commit and be in a capacity to preserve the specific data security and confidentiality requirements corresponding to each request.
Amendment 1770 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 5
Article 31 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall, after consulting the Board, and no later than one year after entry into force of this legislation, adopt delegated acts laying down the technical conditions under which very large online platforms are to share data pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 and the purposes for which the data may be used. Those delegated acts shall lay down the specific conditions under which such sharing of data with vetted researchers can take place in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, taking into account the rights and interests of the very large online platforms and the recipients of the service concerned, including the protection of confidential information, in particular trade secrets, and maintaining the security of their service.
Amendment 1796 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms shall publish the reports referred to in Article 13 within six months from the date of application referred to in Article 25(4), and thereafter every six months. The reports shall include information disaggregated by Member State and clearly stating the human and technical resources allocated for the purpose of content moderation for each official EU language.
Amendment 726 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Portable batteries incorporated in appliances shall be readily removable and replaceable by the end-user or by qualified independent operators during the lifetime of the appliance, if the batteries have a shorter lifetime than the appliance, or at the latest at the end of the lifetime of the appliance.
Amendment 730 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A battery is readily replaceable where, after its removal from an appliance, it can be substituted by a similar batterytechnically identical battery meeting high quality standards, without affecting the original design, functioning, safety or the performance of that appliance.
Amendment 997 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 1003 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) 655 % by 31 December 2025;
Amendment 1055 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1060 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 655 % by 31 December 2025;
Amendment 115 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Over the last few years, dDigital technologies have the potential to transformed the economy and society, affecting all sectors of activity and daily life. DProductive use of data is at the centre of this transformation: data-driven innovation will bring enormous benefits for both economies and citizens, for example through improved personalised medicine, new mobility, and its contribution to the European Green Deal23 . In its Data Strategy24 , the Commission described the vision of a common European data space, a Single Market for data in which data could be used irrespective of its physical location of storage in the Union in compliance with applicable law. It also called for the free and safe flow of data with third countries, subject to exceptions and restrictions for public security, public order and other legitimate public policy objectives of the European Union, in line with international obligations. In order to turn that vision into reality, it proposes to establish domain- specific common European data spaces, as the concrete arrangements in which data sharing and data pooling can happen. As foreseen in that strategy, such common European data spaces can cover areas such as health, mobility, manufacturing, financial services, energy, or agriculture or thematic areas, such as the European green deal or European data spaces for public administration or skills. _________________ 23Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the European Green Deal. Brussels, 11.12.2019. (COM(2019) 640 final) 24 COM (2020) 66 final.
Amendment 129 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Action at Union level is necessary in order to help address the barriers to a well- functioning data-driven economy and to create a Union-wide governance framework for data access and use, in particular regarding the re-use of certain types of data held by the public sector, the provision of services by data sharing providers to business users and to data subjects, as well as the collection and processing of data made available for altruistic purposes by natural and legal persons. This is without prejudice to obligations and commitments in trade agreements concluded by the EU.
Amendment 154 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Conditions for re-use of protected data that apply to public sector bodies competent under national law to allow re- use, and which should be without prejudice to rights or obligations concerning access to such data, should be laid down. Those conditions should be non-discriminatory, proportionate and objectively justified, while not restricting competition. In particular, public sector bodies allowing re- use should have in place the technical means necessary to ensure the protection of rights and interests of third parties. Conditions attached to the re-use of data should be limited to what is necessary to preserve the rights and interests of others in the data and the integrity of the information technology and communication systems of the public sector bodies. Public sector bodies should apply conditions which best serve the interests of the re-user without leading to a disproportionate effortburden for the public sector. Depending on the case at hand, before its transmission, personal data should be fully anonymised, so as to definitively not allow the identification of the data subjects, or data containing commercially confidential information modified in such a way that no confidential information is disclosed. Where provision of anonymised or modified data would not respond to the needs of the re-user, on- premise or remote re-use of the data within a secure processing environment could be permitted. Data analyses in such secure processing environments should be supervised by the public sector body, so as to protect the rights and interests of others. In particular, personal data should only be transmitted for re-use to a third party where a legal basis allows such transmission. The public sector body could make the use of such secure processing environment conditional on the signature by the re-user of a confidentiality agreement that prohibits the disclosure of any information that jeopardises the rights and interests of third parties that the re-user may have acquired despite the safeguards put in place. The public sector bodies, where relevant, should facilitate the re-use of data on the basis of consent of data subjects or permissions of legal persons on the re-use of data pertaining to them through adequate technical means. In this respect, the public sector body should support potential re-users in seeking such consent by establishing technical mechanisms that permit transmitting requests for consent from re-users, where practically feasible. No contact information should be given that allows re-users to contact data subjects or companies directly.
Amendment 175 #
2020/0340(COD)
Amendment 186 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Public sector bodies should be able to set and charge fees for the re-use of data but. The public sector bodies should also be able to decide to make the data available at lower or no cost, for example for certain categories of re-uses such as non- commercial re-use, or re-use by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, so as to incentivise such re-use in order to stimulate research and innovation and support companies that are an important source of innovation and typically find it more difficult to collect relevant data themselves, in line with State aid rules. Such fees should be reasonableproportional, transparent, published online and non- discriminatory, and should be publicly available, including online.
Amendment 189 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to incentivise and promote the re-use of these categories of data, Member States should establish a single information point to act as the primary interface for re-users that seek to re-use such data held by the public sector bodies. It should have a cross-sector remit, and should complement, if necessary, arrangements at the sectoral level. In addition, Member States should designate, establish or facilitate the establishment of competent bodies to support the activities of public sector bodies allowing re-use of certain categories of protected data. Their tasks may include granting access to data, where mandated in sectoral Union or Member States legislation. Those competent bodies should provide support to public sector bodies with state-of-the-art techniques, including secure data processing environments, which allow data analysis in a manner that preserves the privacy of the information. Such support structure could support the data holders with management of the consent to re-use, including consent to certain areas of scientific research when in keeping with recognised ethical standards for scientific research. Data processing should be performed under the responsibility of the public sector body responsible for the register containing the data, who remains a data controller in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 insofar as personal data are concerned. Member States may have in place one or several competent bodies, which could act in different sectors.
Amendment 198 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) A specific category of data intermediaries includes providers of data sharing services that offer their services to data subjects in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Such providers focus exclusively on personal data and seek to enhance individual agency and the individuals’ control over the data pertainrelating to them. They would assist individuals in exercising their rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular managing their consent to data processing, the right of access to their own data, the right to the rectification of inaccurate personal data, the right of erasure or right ‘to be forgotten’, the right to restrict processing and the data portability right, which allows data subjects to move their personal data from one controller to the other. In this context, it is important that their business model ensures that there are no misaligned incentives that encourage individuals to make more data available for processing than what is in the individuals’ own interest. This could include advising individuals on uses of their data they could allow and making due diligence checks on data users before allowing them to contact data subjects, in order to avoid fraudulent practices. In certain situations, it could be desirable to collate actual data within a personal data storage space, or ‘personal data space’ so that processing can happen within that space without personal data being transmitted to third parties in order to maximise the protection of personal data and privacy.
Amendment 204 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to increase trust in such data sharing services, in particular related to the use of data and the compliance with the conditions imposed by data holders, it is necessary to create a Union-level regulatory framework, which would set out highly harmonised requirements related to the trustworthy provision of such data sharing services. This will contribute to ensuring that data holders and data users have better control over the access to and use of their data, in accordance with Union law. Both in situations where data sharing occurs in a business-to-business context and where it occurs in a business-to- consumer context, data sharing providers should offer a novel, ‘European’ way of data governance, by providing a separation in the data economy between data provision, intermediation and use. Providers of data sharing services may also make available specific technical infrastructure for the interconnection of data holders and data users. In that regard, it is of particular importance to shape that infrastructure in such a way that MSMEs do not encounter technical or other impediments for their participation in the data economy.
Amendment 208 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) A key element to bringIt is paramount for the EU to enable a competitive environment for data sharing. One of the key elements to ensure trust and more control for data holder and data users in data sharing services is the neutrality of data sharing service providers as regards the data exchanged between data holders and data users. It is therefore necessary that data sharing service providers act only as intermediaries in the transactions, and do not use the data exchanged for any other purpose. This will also require structural separation between the data sharing service and any other services provided, so as to avoid issues of conflict of interest. This means that the data sharing service should be provided through a legal entity that is separate from the other activities of that data sharing provider except for services to improve the usability of the data . Data sharing providers that intermediate the exchange of data between individuals as data holders and legal persons should, in addition, bear fiduciary duty towards the individuals, to ensure that they act in the best interest of the data holders.
Amendment 211 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) To help promote proper functioning of the market, data intermediaries should take reasonable measures to ensure interoperability.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure the compliance of the providers of data sharing services with the conditions set out in this Regulation, such providers should have a place of establishment in the Union. Alternatively, where a provider of data sharing services not established in the Union offers services within the Union, it should or designate a representative. Designation of a representative is necessary, given that such providers of data sharing services handle personal data as well as commercially confidential data, which necessitates the close monitoring of the compliance of such service providers with the conditions laid out in this Regulation. In order to determine whether such a provider of data sharing services is offering services within the Union, it should be ascertained whether it is apparent that the provider of data sharing services is planning to offer services to persons in one or more Member States. The mere accessibility in the Union of the website or of an email address and of other contact details of the provider of data sharing services, or the use of a language generally used in the third country where the provider of data sharing services is established, should be considered insufficient to ascertain such an intention. However, factors such as the use of a language or a currency generally used in one or more Member States with the possibility of ordering services in that other language, or the mentioning of users who are in the Union, may make it apparent that the provider of data sharing services is planning to offer services within the Union. The representative should act on behalf of the provider of data sharing services and it should be possible for competent authorities to contact the representative. The representative should be designated by a written mandate of the provider of data sharing services to act on the latter's behalf with regard to the latter's obligations under this Regulation.
Amendment 227 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to support effective cross- border provision of services, the data sharing provider should be requested to send a notification only to the designated competent authority from the Member State where its main establishment is located or where its legal representative is located. Such a notification should not entail more than a mere declaration of the intention to provide such services and should be completed only by the providing information set out in this Regulation. After the relevant notification the data sharing provider should be able to start operating in other Member States without further notification obligations.
Amendment 235 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Legal entities that seek to support purposes of general interest by making available relevant data based on data altruism at scale and meet certain requirements, should be able to register as ‘Data Altruism Organisations recognised in the Union’. This could lead to the establishment of data repositories. As registration in a Member State would be valid across the Union, and this should facilitate cross-border data use within the Union and the emergence of data pools covering several Member States. Data subjects in this respect would consent to specific purposes of data processing, but could also consent to data processing in certain areas of research or parts of research projects as it is often not possible to fully identify the purpose of personal data processing for scientific research purposes at the time of data collection. Legal persons could give permission to the processing of their non-personal data for a range of purposes not defined at the moment of giving the permission. The voluntary compliance of such registered entities with a set of requirements should bring trust that the data made available on altruistic purposes is serving a general interest purpose. Such trust should result in particular from a place of establishment within the Union, as well as from the requirement that registered entities have a not-for-profit character, from transparency requirements and from specific safeguards in place to protect rights and interests of data subjects and companies. Further safeguards should include making it possible to process relevant data within a secure processing environment operated by the registered entity, oversight mechanisms such as ethics councils or boards to ensure that the data controller maintains high standards of scientific ethics, effective and clearly communicated technical means to withdraw or modify consent at any moment, based on the information obligations of data processors under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as well as means for data subjects to stay informed about the use of data they made available.
Amendment 244 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) To promote trust and bring additional legal certainty to granting and withdrawing of consent, in particular in the context of scientific research and statistical use of data made available on an altruistic basis, a European data altruism consent form should be developed and used in the context of altruistic data sharing. Such a form should contribute to additional transparency for data subjects that their data will be accessed and used in accordance with their consent and also in full compliance with the data protection rules. It could also be used to streamline data altruism performed by companies and provide a mechanism allowing such companies to withdraw their permission to use the data. In order to take into account the specificities of individual sectors, including from a data protection perspective, there should be a possibility for sectoral adjustments of the European data altruism consent form.
Amendment 253 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to successfully implement the data governance framework, a European Data Innovation Board should be established, in the form of an expert group. The Board should consist of representatives of the Member States, the Commission and representatives of relevant data spaces and specific sectors (such as health, agriculture, transport and statistics)media, cultural and creative sectors, transport and statistics) as well as other relevant stakeholders. The European Data Protection Board should be invited to appoint a representative to the European Data Innovation Board.
Amendment 268 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 281 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(2) This Regulation is without prejudice to specific provisions in other Union legal acts regarding access to or re- use of certain categories of data, or requirements related to processing of personal or non-personal data. Where a sector-specific Union legal act requires public sector bodies, providers of data sharing services or registered entities providing data altruism services to comply with specific additional technical, administrative or organisational requirements, including through an authorisation or certification regime, those provisions of that sector-specific Union legal act shall also apply. Any additional requirements shall be non-discriminatory, proportionate and objectively justified.
Amendment 297 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2 a) 'data intermediary' means a provider of a service which through the provision of technical, legal and other means establishes relation with data holders, including data subjects and an indefinite number of potential data users, and which assists both parties in a transaction of data assets between the two.
Amendment 311 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) 'data re-user' is a natural or legal person who re-uses data as defined in point (2) of this Article;
Amendment 325 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘data altruism’ means the consent by data subjects to process personal data pertaining to them, or permissions of other data holders to allow the use of their non- personal data without seeking a rewardprofit, for purposes of general interest defined, where applicable, in accordance with the national legislation, such as scientific research purposes or improving public services;
Amendment 377 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to access and re-use the data within a remote secure processing environment provided and controlled by the public sector ;
Amendment 409 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 11
Article 5 – paragraph 11
Amendment 424 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
(3) Public sector bodies shall ensure that any fees can also be paid online through widely available cross-border payment services, without discrimination based on the place of establishment of the payment service provider, the place of issue of the payment instrument or the location of the payment account within the Union.
Amendment 428 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
(4) Where they apply fees, public sector bodies shall take measures to incentivise the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1) for non- commercial purposes and bysuch as research and by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in line with State aid rules.
Amendment 432 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall designate one or more competent bodies, which may be sectoral, to support the public sector bodies which grant access to the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1) in the exercise of that task. In order to fulfil the conditions set out by this Regulation, Member States may delegate the tasks to already existing one or more competent bodies, without being required to set up new ones.
Amendment 455 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(3) Requests for the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1) shall be granted or refused by the competent public sector bodies or the competent bodies referred to in Article 7 (1) within a reasonable timeout undue delay, and in any case wino later thian two months from the date of the request.
Amendment 481 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point d
(d) a website where above information on the provider and the activities can be found, where applicable;
Amendment 483 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point h
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point h
(h) optionally, and indicative list of the Member States where the provider intends to provide services.
Amendment 492 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
(9) TUsing electronic means and permitting for the use of automated tools, the competent authority shall notify the Commission of each new notification. The Commission shall keep a register of providers of data sharing services.
Amendment 493 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
(9) The competent authority shall notify the Commission of each new notification. The Commission shall keep and regularly update a public register of all providers of data sharing services.
Amendment 506 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) the provider shall ensure that the procedure for access to its service is fair, transparent and non-discriminatory for both data holders and data users, including as regards to prices;
Amendment 516 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) the provider to the extent possible shall ensure interoperability with other data sharing services;
Amendment 523 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) the provider shall take measures to ensure a high level of security for the storage and transmission of non-personal data;
Amendment 528 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) where a provider provides tools for obtaining consent from data subjects or permissions to process data made available by legal persons, it shall specify the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the data use is intended to take place and ensure that data subjects are also provided with tools to withdraw consent.
Amendment 540 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
(4) The competent authority shall have the power to require the cessation of the breach referred to in paragraph 3 ewither immediately or within a reasonable time limit or, in extreme and duly justified cases, immediately, and shall take appropriate and proportionate measures aimed at ensuring compliance. In this regard, the competent authorities shall be able, where appropriate:
Amendment 544 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to impose dissuasive financial penaltifines which may include periodic penalties, including ones with retroactive effect;
Amendment 545 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) to require cessation or postponementpostponement or cessation of the provision of the data sharing service., the latter in case where serious breaches have not been addressed, despite being previously identified and communicated;
Amendment 547 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
(5) The competent authorities shall communicate the measures imposed pursuant to paragraph 4 and, the reasons on which they are based as well as the necessary steps to be taken to rectify the relevant shortcomings to the entity concerned without delay and shall stipulate a reasonable period for the entity to comply with the measures.
Amendment 559 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
(1) Each competent authority designated pursuant to Article 20 shall keep a regularly-updated public register of recognised data altruism organisations.
Amendment 562 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall maintain a publicly accessible and regularly updated Union register of recognised data altruism organisations.
Amendment 574 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) operate on a not-for-profit basis and be legally and structurally independent from any entity that operates on a for-profit basis;
Amendment 576 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) perform the activities related to data altruism take place through a legally independent structure, separate from other activities it has undertaken.
Amendment 599 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
(7) Any entity entered in theEntities register ofed as recognised data altruism organisations shall submit any changes of the information provided pursuant to paragraph 4 to the competent authority within 14 calendar days from the day on which the changes takes place.
Amendment 620 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
(2) The entity shall also ensure that the data is not be used for other purposes than those of general interest for which it permits the processing as well as that the obtained consent from data subjects or permissions to process data made available by legal persons can be easily withdrawn.
Amendment 625 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
(3) Where an entity entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations provides tools for obtaining consent from data subjects or permissions to process data made available by legal persons, it shall specify the jurisdiction or jurisdictions outside the Union in which the data use is intended to take place.
Amendment 626 #
2020/0340(COD)
Competent authorities for registration of data altruism organisations
Amendment 627 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
(1) Each Member State shall designate one or more competent authorities responsible for the register of recognised data altruism organisations and for the monitoring of compliance with the requirements of this Chapter. The designated competent authorities for the registration of data altruism organisations shall meet the requirements of Article 23.
Amendment 633 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
(3) The competent authority for the registration of data altruism organisations shall undertake its tasks in cooperation with the data protection authority, where such tasks are related to processing of personal data, and with relevant sectoral bodies of the same Member State. For any question requiring an assessment of compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the competent authority shall first seek an opinion or decision by the competent supervisory authority established pursuant to that Regulation and comply with that opinion or decision.
Amendment 648 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
(1) In order to facilitate and ease the collection of data based on data altruism, the Commission may adopt implementing acts developing a European data altruism consent form. The form shall allow the collection of consent across Member States in a uniform format. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 29 (2).
Amendment 654 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
(4) The form shall be available in a manner that candigital format that also permits it to be printed on paper and read by humans as well as in an electronic, machine-readable form.
Amendment 657 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
(1) The competent authorities designated pursuant to Article 12 and Article 20 shall be legally distinct from, and functionally independent of any provider of data sharing services or entity included in the register of recognised data altruism organisations. The functions of the competent authorities designated pursuant to Article 12 and Article 20 may be carried out by the same entity.
Amendment 660 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
(5) The competent authorities shall have at their disposal the adequate financial and human, human and technical resources to carry out the tasks assigned to them, including the necessary technical knowledge and resources.
Amendment 673 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall establish a European Data Innovation Board (“the Board”) in the form of an Expert Group, consisting of the representatives of competent authorities of all the Member States, the European Data Protection Board, the Commission, relevant data spaces and other representatives of competent authoritierelevant stakeholders in specific sectors.
Amendment 681 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
(2) Stakeholders and relevant third parties mayshall be invited to attend meetings of the Board and to participate in its work.
Amendment 687 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4 a) The Board's deliberations and, where relevant, documents shall be made public.
Amendment 688 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – title
Article 27 – title
Tasks of the European Data Innovation Board
Amendment 691 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to advise and assist the Commission in developing a consistent practice of the competent authorities in the application of requirements applicable to data sharing providers as well as entities carrying out activities in relation to data altruism;
Amendment 704 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) to advise and assist the Commission in developing consistent guidelines for cybersecurity requirements for the exchange and storage of data;
Amendment 709 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to facilitate the cooperation between national competent authorities and, where relevant, European and international bodies under this Regulation through capacity- building and the exchange of information, in particular by establishing methods for the efficient exchange of information relating to the notification procedure for data sharing service providers and the registration and monitoring of recognised data altruism organisations.
Amendment 726 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The addressee of the decision shallmay ask the opinion of the relevant competent bodies or authorities, pursuant to this Regulation, in order to determine if these conditions are met.
Amendment 151 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Considering that the cultural and creative sectors and industries have been hit particularly hard by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic due to, amongst other things, the closure of cinemas, theatres and other cultural venues, the sudden stop of ticket sales and low advertisement sales, the Union and its Member States should earmark at least 2% of the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the support of these sectors, which are of utmost importance for the economies, social cohesion, tourism and recreation.
Amendment 2 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms the importance of programmes in the fields of education and culture and the need to provide adequate funding if they are to deliver on their increased ambitions, as well as to enable more participants to enjoy their benefits, particularly those with fewer opportunities or from remote regions; considers that cultural, educational and creative programmes have the capacity to both strengthen their social objectives with a special focus on inclusion while ensuring the level playing field, and can contribute to the EU’s goal of tackling global challenges such as economic growth, job creation and climate change;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the value of Creative Europe in supporting the EU’s audiovisual, creative and cultural sectors; insists that funding levels match the ambition of the programme and that the 2021 budget be in line with the demand to double funding for Creative Europe under the next MFF; underlines that the creative and cultural industries (CCIs) are an important part of the EU economy and their adequate funding will contribute not only for the necessary and needed cultural spread, but also for economic growth;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Insists that the adequate funding of the Creative Europe programme is accompanied by a restructuring of the way the funds are distributed, and notably with a focus on artistic quality with lower administrative burdens;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a genuine revisioncontinuous improvement of the EU’s and the Member States’ education, and training and skills policies to deliver quality education and lifelong learning, addressing, in particular, the digital skills gap and the need for adaptation to the realities of the digitalised economy, and of preparing for the future imthe growing skills gap, especially digital competences as well as skills for the digital future such as ability to work in changing environments and adaptability, creative thinking, problem- solving, critical thinking and media literacy; notes that the potential upcoming wave of automation may have a severe impact on a number of professions, industries and the labour market in general; notes, however, that throughout the pacst of artifautomation and technologicial intelligence on the labour markettransformation has both destroyed and created jobs with the net effect being zero or slightly positive, whilst at the same time living standards have improved vastly; stresses that theselabour policies should promote personal and societal development while respecting, among other things, the goals of the energy transition towards the low-carbon economy;
Amendment 10 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that socio-economic disadvantage is frequently a predictor ofcan often lead to poor educational outcomes and vice versa; insists that a properadequately funded, quality education and lifelong learning system can help break this vicious circle and promote social inclusion and equal opportunities; supports the plans to make the European Education Area a reality in the foreseeable future with the aim of allowing everyone access to a quality educationfuture-proof education including gaining of transferable core skills required to succeed in the future; highlights the importance of mutual recognition of education qualifications across the Member States; calls on the Commission to assistcontribute where necessary the Member States in reforming and modernising their education systems, including digital learning; notes, however, that education and the organisation of education systems is the responsibility of the Member States;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asserts that quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) has a positive impact on all children, boys and girls, and even more so on children belonging to less privileged socio-economic backgrounds, thereby contributing to reducing social inequalities; stresses that ECEC has an impact on children’s development, learning and well- being in the short-term, and creates the building blocks for improving later long- term life outcomes;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that investing in human capital, with a particular focus oincluding in young people and people with fewer opportunities, is key to boosting knowledge-intensive, sustainable and inclusive growth, in a context of increasing skills shortages, especially in STEM fields, and mismatches in a rapidly changing world of work, particularly in the era of digitalisation; underlines the importance of continuous development of skills, including transversal skills; notes the role of entrepreneurship education in order to motivate young people to opt to set up in businesses;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the European Structural and Investment Funds can provide options for better access to education materials and information, and the active inclusion of young people, especially those living in rural and remote areas; notes in this regard that innovative teaching and learning techniques combined with access to digital information sources can play a big role;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that in 2018, in the EU, 16.5 % of 20-34-year-olds – one in six young people – were neither in employment nor in education and training (NEETs)1, and; notes, however, that vast differences in NEET proportion exist between Member States, with Sweden and the Netherlands scoring lowest at 8.0% and 8.4% respectively and Greece (26.8%) and Italy (28.9%) having the largest proportion of NEETs; further points out that the share of early school leavers in 2018 was 10.6 %2; recognises that these figures are as low as they were in the first quarter of 2008, and the lowest since this data began to be compiled in the first quarter of 2006; calls, nevertheless, on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to reduce early school leaving and the percentage of NEETs, and to improve educational outcomes, taking into account regional disparities, as well as to implement comprehensive preventive strategies and to engage early school leavers in education and training; ____________ 1 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products- eurostat-news/-/DDN-20190627-1 2 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/32 17494/10164469/KS-EI-19-001-EN- N.pdf/33ab6c0c-a0c6-5294-3948- b1fb9973d096
Amendment 35 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to fostpromote further cooperation between education and businesses with a view to addressing current and upcoming skills mismatches, including by fostering technical and digital skills, as well as vocational training and dual studies, and to put in place effective and comprehensive methodologies for the recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for an increase in the quality and efficiency of education and training systems, the strengthening of comprehensive lifelong learning and the upgrading of skills, notably ofs well as upskilling and reskilling of workforce, notably people with lower levels of education, workers who are employed in industries at high risk of elimination in near future, people close to retirement age as well as disadvantaged groups, including people with a migrant background; reiterates its support to citizenship education in schools as a key pillar of developing European democracy;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that an all-encompassing approach to education policy, enjoying strong political and public support, is vital to the educational reform process, and that in order to achieve these objectives, it is essential to involve both society as a whole andas well as all relevant and interested stakeholders, including parents;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2212(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that effective governance and adequate funding for all educational settings, modern quality educational resources and teaching, motivated and competent teachers and lifelong learning are crucial for achieving equity, diversity and excellence in education; stresses, in this context, to strive for gender balance in teaching and the need to attract greater numbers of motivated candidates with sound academic or professional backgrounds and pedagogical skills into the teaching profession.; notes that lack of adequate remuneration for teachers and staff in a number of Member States is a major reason why the field currently lacks motivated professionals in those Member States;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to the Leeuwarden Declaration of 23 November 2018 on the Adaptive Re-use of the Built Heritage31a, _________________ 31ahttps://www.ace- cae.eu/uploads/tx_jidocumentsview/LEEU WARDEN_STATEMENT_FINAL_EN- NEW.pdf
Amendment 14 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas culture and cultural heritage help strengthen ones identity, promote social cohesion, stability and understanding in the society;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cultural heritage provides a major contribution to the cultural and creative sectors in Europe and beyond;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas over 300 thousand people in Europe are employed in the cultural heritage sector, while 7.8 million jobs in Europe are indirectly linked to the sector;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas nearly a third of UNESCO World Heritage List are located in EU-27, including 326 cultural sites, 26 natural sites and five mixed sites; whereas Europe as a whole accounts for nearly a half of UNESCO’s World Heritage List;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity includes at least 131 inscriptions that are attributed to EU-27 countries;
Amendment 23 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas Europe and the North America accounts for 52 percent of inscriptions in the UNESCO’s Memory of the World International Register;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas 48 European sites have thus far been awarded the European Heritage Label;
Amendment 35 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that cultural heritage is an invaluable resource, enabling us to reflect on history and critically engage with it, helping to identify not only different memories, but also the common threads that bind us all, thus promoting diversity, cohesion, solidarity and understanding;
Amendment 64 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges the significance and value of volunteering for protecting cultural heritage and highlighting the importance of it and the knowledge, expertise and energy that volunteers bring for the cause; welcomes the specific call for cultural heritage under European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the roleincreasing role that digital education can play in enabling learning about and through cultural heritage; notes the need to develop high- quality e-learning initiatives including massive open online courses (MOOCs) in order to make learning about cultural heritage more accessible and enhance heritage-related skills across Europe; considers in this regard that the Digital Education Action Plan can contribute significantly to the cause and calls for the foreseen update of the Plan to encompass support for cultural heritage education;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its concern about the lack of skilled craftspeople, restoration professionals and heritage experts, which as well as the lack of systemic approach and efficient mechanisms for transmitting their skills and knowledge to others, which in turn is putting European heritage at risk;
Amendment 80 #
2019/2194(INI)
8. Reiterates the need to improve socio-economic and labour conditions and gender balance and to promote mobility opportunities for different specialists employed in the cultural heritage sector; notes that the foreseen economic crisis should not stop such efforts;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to set up a new Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) on cultural and creative industries (CCI) within the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), reflecting social diversity and where cultural heritage should also be seen as a source of inspiration for contemporary creations and solutions;
Amendment 86 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. SHighlights the significance of digital cultural heritage, with increasing number of people having unparalleled opportunities to access and engage with cultural material; acknowledges the increasing relevance of digital cultural heritage, especially during pandemics and the associated lockdowns whereby virtual museum tours, exhibitions, digital libraries and online encyclopaedias as well as other similar digital solutions provide solace and only means for people to access and engage with cultural heritage and culture more broadly; stresses the importance of digitising cultural material so as not only to preserve it for future generations (the storing function), but to also make it more easily accessible to a larger audience by bringing cultural heritage online;
Amendment 89 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the quick response of various museums, galleries, libraries and other cultural institutions by making cultural heritage widely and freely available online to the public throughout the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that relevant technological advances such as digital survey, 3D modelling and printing, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) as well as the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data are opening new possibilities for not only capturing, preserving and visualising cultural heritage, but also processing, analysing and, reconstructing and developing applications for it;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Acknowledges that the cost of digitising existing material, often also due to lack of relevant IT skills at the local level, remains high and cannot always be done using public funds alone; calls for an increased use of the EU’s Structural Funds to co-finance digitisation efforts; notes the importance of partnerships between public institutions and private sector, including the tech industry, in order to accelerate the cultural heritage digitisation activities and, by using innovative tools, to make them accessible to the widest possible audience; stresses the need to ensure that the material in the public domain also remains in the public domain after digitisation; highlights the importance of the Europeana project, serving as Europe’s digital library, archive and museum and education platform;
Amendment 93 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Underlines the need to also promote the existence and value of digitised archives as well as improve digital skills of the public so that the uptake of the digital content is increased;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Believes that online encyclopaedias are an invaluable resource of verified and trustworthy information that enable access to and play a role in preserving and promoting cultural heritage and are also a vital tool for classifying and providing sustained access to born digital cultural heritage; is of the view that more resources should be devoted to promotion, development and advancement of online encyclopaedias;
Amendment 95 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that interoperability is key to ensuring that digital content is usable and reusable; highlights in this regard the role of standards and frameworks;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for an increased cooperation between Member States as well as the relevant sectors in order to comprehensively promote digitised cultural heritage; welcomes the Declaration of cooperation on advancing the digitisation of cultural heritage which to date has been signed by nearly all EU Member States;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the need to develop a comprehensive EU framework with adequate funding for the protection and promotion of digitised and born-digital cultural heritage; notes the need for national preservation policies with selection decisions that are based on clearly defined principles and carried out in an accountable manner; notes the invaluable contribution digital curators can provide in ensuring digital cultural heritage is protected and available to public;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for a comprehensive update to the Commission’s Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation of 27 October 2011 in order to reflect the technological progress and challenges and opportunities of the past decade; states, however, that the focus on digital heritage should not come at the expense of protecting existing tangible and intangible heritage;
Amendment 107 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that the cultural heritage sector’s contribution to economic development is noteworthy, with spillover effects in other economic sectors; notes that over 300 000 people in Europe are employed in the cultural heritage sector, while 7.8 million jobs in Europe are indirectly linked to it51 ; is of the view, therefore, that economic support throughout the crises to the cultural heritage sector and for people employed in it is crucial; _________________ 51 http://blogs.encatc.org/culturalheritagecoun tsforeurope/wp- content/uploads/2015/06/CHCfE_FULL- REPORT_v2.pdf.
Amendment 110 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that sustainable cultural tourism has a significant potential to generate growth and jobs in the EU, as already four out of ten tourists choose their destination on the basis of its cultural offering; stresses, however, that the promotion of cultural tourism needs to be done in an inclusive manner with regard to local communities and economies, lifestyles and traditions and needs to balance between economic, social, cultural and environmental needs;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that the existence of cultural heritage sites encourages people to travel and learn about different societies and cultures; reminds that 72% of those surveyed between ages 15-24 agree that the presence of cultural heritage can have an influence on their holiday destination; highlights in this regard the role DiscoverEU initiative can play; notes, however, that the initiative has not benefited youth equally; calls on the Commission to find ways for better involvement of youth from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and those from rural and remote areas of the Member States as well as from Member States without good rail links to other EU countries;
Amendment 113 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Member States to put strong mechanisms in place to prevent overexploitation of cultural heritage, including through tourism; warns against the influence of short-term commercial interests that risk undermining the authenticity of cultural sites and practices and degrading their quality; welcomes in this regard the launch of Cultural Heritage In Action programme which via peer-learning strives to help strengthen cultural heritage policies at a local and regional level;
Amendment 117 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recommends further efforts to encourage travel to less well-known and popular destinations and rural areas, as well as low-season travel so as to promote sustainability and accessibility in tourism, especially for people with disabilities;
Amendment 120 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is concerned about the impact on cultural heritage of pollution, vandalism, theft, poorly managed tourism and uncontrolled development, as well as of global warming and climate change, in particular due to increased occurrences of extreme weather events, including heavy downpours, heatwaves, floods, fire and wind risk; calls on the Commission to propose concrete actions for preserving and protecting cultural heritage in light of these natural and human-made hazards;
Amendment 123 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Is further concerned about the threats to cultural heritage due terrorism, both within Europe and beyond; condemns destruction of cultural heritage sites; believes that the EU should play a more active role in promoting restoration, conservation and protection of cultural heritage across the world;
Amendment 125 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Is of the view that the EU should include protection of cultural heritage as one of the conditions for the accession candidate countries;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Acknowledges the European Framework for Action on Cultural Heritage; stresses that the actions encompassed within the Framework need to be fulfilled and matched with adequate resources;
Amendment 134 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Is of the view that the findings and recommendations of the relevant studies commissioned by the Commission should be reflected in its actions for preserving cultural heritage;
Amendment 140 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for a more strategic cooperation between the European Union and other international organisations, in particular UNESCO and the Council of Europe in order to better coordinate efforts in preserving and promoting cultural heritage;
Amendment 141 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that nearly three quarters of Europeans surveyed think public authorities should allocate more resources to cultural heritage; highlights the need to increase EU funding to activities related to cultural heritage; is, however, concerned that the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis and the austerity measures implemented by the governments in the long term will often result in decreased funding for protection and promotion of cultural heritage;
Amendment 144 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses the need for an increased funding for cultural heritage and culture more broadly in the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and notes the need for synergies between other sectorial policies as well as the various Union programmes and funding schemes in order to truly bring cultural heritage to the fore;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for increased efforts to build on the momentum of the EYCH in order to develop it into a durable policy legacy at local, regional, national and European levels, since this in its turn would make a positive economic, cultural and social contribution to the lives of European citizens and help develop the sense of belonging to the European cultural space and of shared responsibility for preserving, enriching and promoting cultural heritage;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2072(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its strounwavering commitment to multilingualism in the Union as one of the fundamental prerequisites for the proper functioning of the Union’s democratic system; highlights the need to treat translation and language services of all Member State languages equally; acknowledges the role that the Centre plays in facilitating the work of the Union’s agencies and bodies by means of delivering high-quality translation and language services in all official languages of the Union;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2072(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that the Centre has not completed the anti-fraud plan which was targeted to be implemented by the end of 2018 and which had an implementation rate of 66 % in 2018; urges the Centre to speed up the implementation of that plan; invites the Centre to report to Parliament on its progress by the second half of 2020;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the conclusion of the Court of Auditors that complex rules increase the risk of error, which results in a higher percentage of material errors in certain programmes; concludes that there is a need to simplify the application and reporting process; calls, therefore, on the Commission to reduce the bureaucratic burden for applicants and beneficiaries of European financing;
Amendment 6 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the need for increased financing of the Erasmus+ and the Creative Europe programmes, keeping in mind the success of the programmes and the added value they bring;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the internal control system of EACEA still needs major improvements, as identified by the reservations raised in the second phase of an audit on the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe grant management; calls on EACEA to adopt all the necessary corrective actions, in order to guarantee the highest quality implementation of the programmes and undertakes to follow this implementation in the upcoming implementation reports of the programmes.;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Erasmus+ programme is a strategic investment inthat, primarily for Europe’s young generation, supports education and training opportunities across Europe, helps increase social cohesion and building of a European sense of belonging; reaffirms that a substantial increase in the budget for the Erasmus + programme is critical and highly expected by citizensis of vital importance in order to align it better with the demand for the programme, as demonstrated by the volume of applications received, which exceeds by far the available funding; calls therefore for an adequate increase of the funding over the draft budget for 2020 across all Erasmus+ budget lines; reiterates Parliament’s support for a tripling of the budget for the Erasmus+ programme in the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and its intention to stand up for that increase; highlights that Erasmus+ is a one of the most well known Union programmes, whilst its budget is relatively small, constituting less than 2 % of the current MFF; notes, therefore, that tripling of the budget would not undermine the priorities set for the next MFF and is also compatible with the moderated spending aims of the Council;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the cuts proposed by the Council to the Creative Europe programme, which would further undermine its rolobjective in supporting the Union’s cultural and creative sectors and audiovisual works, thus fostering a European sense of belonging, social cohesion, jobs and growth; insists that funding levels should match the ambitions of the programme and recalls that it has been chronically underfundedthe programme’s budget has been very small and inadequate; consequently, in opposition to the cuts, asks for the budget lines corresponding to the Creative Europe programme to be restored and reinforced in order to boost the efforts to reinforce the creative and cultural sectors; reiterates Parliament’s support for a doubling of the budget of the Creative Europe programme in the next MFF and its intention to stand up for that increase; calls on the Commission to continue to support the multilingual offer of European quality cultural TV programming across Europe through the Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is alarmed by the conclusions of the Rapid case review of the European Court of Auditors on Euronews, stating that in the Financial Regulation there is no longer any reference to the fact that Euronews is pursuing a general Union interest; therefore urges the Commission to endreassess its cooperation with Euronews.
Amendment 100 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2
3.2. Supporting the innovation and entrepreneurial capacity of higher education 11
Amendment 106 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Each KIC is organised around five to ten of co-location centres (CLCs22 ) which are intended to act as geographical hubs for the practical integration of the knowledge triangle. They are organised and structured according to their respective national and regional innovation context and build on a pan- European network of existing labs, offices or campuses of a KICs’ core partners. __________________ 22 A ‘Co-location centre’ is a geographical area where the main KICs knowledge triangle partners are based and can easily interact, providing the focal point for the KICs’ activity in that area.
Amendment 111 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
— Activities supporting innovation toInnovation and entrepreneurial activities to help develop innovative, products, processes and services that address a specific business opportunity;
Amendment 112 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 14
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 14
In the backdrop of persisting regional disparities in innovation performance, the EIT launched a Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) in 2014 to widen its regional outreach to modest and moderate innovator countries. Through the RIS. Through the RIS, so far run on a voluntary basis, the EIT has moderately expanded its activities across Europe and now offers nowlimited opportunities for regionstakeholders in Member States with low innovation performance to engage in knowledge triangle activities as part of the a KIC community. This is also reflected in the share ofLess than one tenth of the EIT funding allocatedis going to EU-13 partners (8.3% as compared to 4.8% in Horizon 2020 as of 201891.7% for EU-15 countries).
Amendment 124 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
The EIT as an integral part of the Horizon Europe programme will contribute delivering on its overarching objectives and priorities. The KICs will be part of the Institutionalised European Partnerships, meaning they will follow a set of principles and life-cycle criteria to ensure a more coherent, transparent, open and impact- driven approach. The EIT general objectives therefore reflect the overall role of the EIT in Horizon Europe and its place in the [Innovative Europe Pillar].
Amendment 126 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) Strengthen sustainable innovation ecosystems across Europe; Particular attention shall be paid to geographical balance;
Amendment 140 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
The integration of the knowledge triangle by the EIT and KICs at EU, Member States, regional and local levels will remain a core task for strengthening innovation ecosystems and making them sustainable, as well as for developing new solutions to global challenges. The EIT will continue support a portfolio of KICs (see Figure 2) and will further strengthen its successful platform for launching, growing and managing them. KICs will continue to operate through co-location centeres (CLCs). The KICs will continue to pursue financial sustainability in order to achieve financial independence from the EIT grant in the long-term (at the latest, after 15 years) through leveraging public and private investment.
Amendment 141 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 143 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
The EIT shall ensure that EIT RIS activities is used to attract and facilitate integration of potential new partners that add value to the KICs, thus extending EIT's pan-European coverage, and are fully integrated in KIC's multi-annual strategies. The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme, steered by the EIT and implemented by KICs, has been so far run on a voluntary basis. From 2021 on, the EIT RIS will become an integral part of the KIC’ multi- annual strategy, thus expanding the EIT's pan-European reach. The EIT will continue to provide guidance and support to KICs in the preparation and implementation of multi- annual EIT RIS strategies and in their implementation. EIT RIS activities will continue with improved support to the innovation capacity of EU- 13 countries and regions that underperform in terms of innovation in order to foster their integration in the KICs' communities. The EIT budget devoted to implementing EIT RIS activities will be at least 120% of the overall EIT support funding to KICs, thereby striving to increasinge the number of KIC partners from targeted regionMember States. Activities supported through the RIS will aim to:
Amendment 145 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
— improve the innovation capacities of the local ecosystem, via capacity building activities and closer interactions between the local innovation actors (SMEs, clusters, networks, regional authorities, HEIs, research organisations, VET institutions);
Amendment 146 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- support the objective of attracting new partners to KICs by establishing new CLCs so as to improve geographical balance.
Amendment 147 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
— link local innovation ecosystems to pan-European innovation ecosystems through cooperation with EIT KICs and their co-locations centres.
Amendment 148 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 3
In addition, in order to ensure KICs’ deeper integration in local innovation ecosystems, each KIC will be required to develop and implement a strategy aiming at strengthening the relationship with regional and local innovation actors, especially those from EU-13 countries, and the EIT will actively monitor the implementation. A “place-based” innovation approach should be integrated within the KIC’s multi-annual strategy and business plan and build on KIC’s CLCs (and RIS), thus leveraging on their role as gateway for accessing a KIC community and interacting with the co-located partners. KICs should demonstrate links with local Smart Specialisation Strategies and with the activities of relevant thematic platforms and interregional initiatives, including the Managing Authorities of ESI Funds. The EIT will also monitor how CLCs and RIS beneficiaries operate and how they integrate in the local innovation ecosystems.
Amendment 151 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Based on a proposal from the EIT Governing Board and an analysis thereof, athe first KICnew KIC will be launched in the field of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) is proposed to be launched ino later than 2022 with a call for proposals to be published in 2021. This priority field has the strongest complementarity with the eight KICs that have already been launched by the EIT, as well as with the potential priority areas for other European Partnerships to be launched in the framework of Horizon Europe. CCI are a sector with a high growth potential, many grass-roots initiatives and strong citizen appeal. They are strongly embedded in their local and regional ecosystems. However, CCI are still a very fragmented sector and the innovators and business creators lack the needed entrepreneurial and innovation skills. These bottlenecks would be best tackled by a KIC thanks to its knowledge triangle integration approach, long-term perspective and place- based approach. A factsheet summarizing the challenges of the CCI field and the expected impact of the future KIC is included in Annex 1B to this SIA.
Amendment 156 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – introductory part
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – introductory part
3.2. Supporting the innovation and entrepreneurial capacity of higher education
Amendment 158 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Through the knowledge triangle integration model, the EIT has helped to bridge the persistent gap between higher education, research and innovation. In particular, the EIT is a key tool for the development of human capital through its distinctive focus on entrepreneurial education. However, the impact of the EIT remains limited toand must be further extended beyond the KICs’ partners.
Amendment 162 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
In cooperation with the Commission, the EIT, through its KICs, shall design and launch activities to support the development of innovation and entrepreneurial capacity of HEIs, starting in 2021.
Amendment 167 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 8
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 8
The EIT will in particular target HEIs from EU-13 countries that are moderate and modest innovators and other low performing regions that wishin order to strengthen their innovation footprint and Smart Specialisation Strategies. The EIT will allocate to this measure at least 2530% of the overall budget allocated to these activities.
Amendment 169 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – point 1 – paragraph 2
In order to ensure wider dissemination and better understanding of the opportunities offered by the EITInstitute, the EIT will explore the possibility to reinforce guidance and assistance to new potential partners on aspects related to participation in EIT KICs across Europe by building on existing and, where necessary, establishing new networks of information across Europe.
Amendment 171 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 4 – paragraph 1
The EIT will provide operational guidance to and continuously monitor the KICs on' compliance with sound management principles set in the EIT regulation, the principles and criteria set out for European Partnerships in the Horizon Europe regulation ands well as alignment with Horizon Europe priorities in order to maximize their performance and impact. Appropriate corrective measures will be taken in case a KIC underperforms or delivers inadequate results.
Amendment 173 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 176 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 4 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 4 – paragraph 3
As KICs operate across the entire value chain of innovation, they will ensure an appropriate balance of education, entrepreneurship and innovation activities in their Business Plan portfolio. KICs operations will be implemented through a lean, efficient and cost-effective structure that would keep administrative and overhead costs to a minimum4%. EIT will ensure that KICs will achieve their expected impacts through a broad range of activities, identified in the KICs’ Business Plans, which effectively support the fulfilment of their objectives.
Amendment 177 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 5 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 5 – paragraph 2
Firstly, the EIT will introshall gradually reduce athe co-funding rate in order to increase the levels of private and public investments. The adaptation of the funding model will facilitate the KICs in the transition towards financial sustainability. It will incentivise them to decrease gradually during the duration of the framework partnership agreements the share of EIT funding in their Business Plan while increasing the level of co-investment from non-EIT sources. Fixed decreasing co-funding rates will be applicable across phases of the entire KICs’ life cycle (start-up, ramp-up, maturity, exit from the EIT grant) as presented below.
Amendment 178 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 5 – paragraph 4
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 5 – paragraph 4
Secondly, the grant allocation process currently used will be geared more strongly towards competitive performance and results and the use of multiannual grants. The EIT funding will be directly tied to progress made in the areas defined in the EIT regulation, inter alia, taking into account their openness to new partners as well as the striving towards geographical balance. The EIT Governing Board will provide stronger incentives to KICs in particular based on their individual performance in order to ensure the highest level of impact. The EIT will therefore amend its competitive funding provisions in order to improve its impact as part of Horizon Europe.
Amendment 179 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The EIT shall develop general principles for its relations with the KICs after the termination of the framework partnership agreement in line with the Horizon Europe framework for European Partnerships. Subject to an in-depth independent study in close cooperation with the Commission, by the end of 2023, the EIT will define its relations with the KICs that will stop receiving support grants in the course of the 2021-2027 programming period. Subject to a positive outcome of a final review, the EIT may conclude a “Memorandum of Co- operation” with each KIC, aiming to maintain cooperation with KICs after the termination of the framework partnership agreement. This Memorandum should include, inter alia, rights and obligations linked to:
Amendment 185 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Around EUR [2500] million (83,3 % of the total EIT budget) is envisaged to fund existing and new KICs and includes EUR [200] million% for the Regional Innovation Scheme. Through the introduction of a co- funding rate, the KICs are expected to mobilise a further EUR [1500] million of other public and private sources. The budget for the launch of two new KICs (to be launched in 2022 and 2025, respectively) will be around EUR [300] million. Should additional budget to that of the EIT become available, the EIT could also launch additional KICs.
Amendment 186 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The EIT will launch a new support action to facilitate the establishment of new CLCs in Member States which are not represented or remain underrepresented in the current KICs.
Amendment 187 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
The EIT will launch a new support action to help develop the entrepreneurial and innovation capacity of HEIs. This action will require horizontal project management and monitoring services. Around EUR [400] million14% of the EIT budget (max. 14%) is needed to implement these activities, with EUR [120] million dedicated to the start-up phase (first 3 years) and the rest for the scale-up phase (final 4 years)
Amendment 188 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 6
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 6
Overall, it will be a responsibility of the EIT to regularly monitor the operational performance of the KICs and to adapt continuously its monitoring systems in line with Horizon Europe monitoring and reporting framework for European Partnerships and in cooperation with the Horizon Europe common corporate services. The results of such monitoring will feed intodetermine the KICs business planning processes and into the EIT's decision- making on the allocation of the budget and preparation of the framework partnership agreements with the KICs as beneficiaries.
Amendment 189 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 8
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 8
The tables below provides the non- exhaustive lists of management and monitoring indicators and their targets that would be monitored by the EIT in 2021-2027. These indicators provide the main input and output orientations for monitoring the achievement of EIT’s key objectives for the period 2021-2027 such as fostering innovation and entrepreneurship through better education, increasing its regional impact and openness towards potential partners and stakeholders, and bringing new innovative solutions to global challenges to market.
Amendment 191 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 9 a (new)
The continuous monitoring of KICs shall inter alia address the following aspects: - Progress towards improving geographical balance and ensuring pan- European coverage and openness; - Progress towards financial stability; - KICs' administrative and management costs; - Effectiveness in business acceleration.
Amendment 193 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 10
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 10
Amendment 206 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
— Producers, distributors, broadcasters, cinema theatres and all types of cultural organizsations need to innovate in order to attract new generations of audiences.
Amendment 212 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
— A significant share of regional smart specializsation priorities in Europe refer to culture under different angles (e.g. cultural heritage, creative industries, etc.). Given the important role of culture and creativity for the economic and social development of cities and regions and their ability to further help address disparity issues across Europe, the potential of the CCI KIC is high.
Amendment 213 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
CCI are able to drive innovation in other sectors of the economy. Current challenges related to European employment, economic resilience, and smart growth, include economic issues such aslack of innovation, skills (especially digital skills), unemployment (especiallyin particular youth unemployment) an, underemployment, as well as increased global competition.
Amendment 216 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 4 – indent 2
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 4 – indent 2
— European industries are challenged byhave largely failed to embrace digitizalisation and globalization and their powerful impact on the way artists produce and distribute their works and relate to their audiences. The collapse of DVD markets, new consumer expectations and the continued power of US studios together with the rise of global digital giants like Amazon, ITunes, Google and Netflix have impacted the traditional value chainthe shifting consumer expectations, falling behind in relevant innovation and thus unable to reap the benefits of the changing consumer expectations. The rise of the video streaming services including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+ as well as the forthcoming ones including Quibi and HBO Max, combined with the continued, albeit diminishing power of US studios have impacted the way artists produce and distribute their works and relate to their audiences.
Amendment 219 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 5
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 5
Finally, the role of Europe as a global actor includes the need to enhance the dissemination of the cultural content created in Europe. Europe needs to remain competitive in the global digital race for creation and development of new technologies (e.g. machine learning and AI, IoT, blockchain) for which CCI are important generators of content, products and services globally. Moreover, on a global scale, CCI (e.g. design, architecture, etc.) contribute actively to the sustainable development and drive green innovation, while cultural content (literature, film and the arts) can raise awareness of ecological problems and inform public opinion.
Amendment 222 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 1
An EIT KIC on CCI – with its holistic and integrated approach - will help address all challenges defined abovestrive to tackle the above-mentioned challenges. By covering nearly all sectors of our lives, society and economy, such KIC will be highly relevant in terms of economic and societal impact, unlocking strategic opportunities for economic, technological as well as social innovation.
Amendment 226 #
2019/0152(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2
Culture-based and creativity-driven innovations boost European competitiveness either directly by creating new enterprises and jobs or indirectly by creating cross-sector benefits to the wider economy, improving quality of life and increasing the attractiveness of Europe. CCIs are increasingly seen as new sources of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and jobs., employing already more than 12 million people in the EU, which amounts to 7.5% of all EU people in employment.
Amendment 44 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘innovation’ means the process, including its outcome, by which new ideas respond to societal or economic needs and demand and generate new products, services, processes, experiences or business and organisational models that are successfully introduced into an existing market or that are able to create new markets and that providedeliver value to industries and society;
Amendment 48 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2 a) ‘co-location centre’ means a geographical area where the main KICs knowledge triangle partners are based and can easily interact, providing the focal point for the KICs’ activity in that area;
Amendment 50 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘partner organisation’ means any legal entity which is a member of a KIC and may include, in particular, higher education institutions, vocational education and training providers, research organisations, public or private companies, financial institutions, regional and local authorities, foundations and non-profit organisations from across the Union;
Amendment 53 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘Regional Innovation Scheme’ (‘RIS’) means an outreach scheme targeted at partnerships between higher education institutions, research organisations, companies and other stakeholders, in order to foster in EU- 13 countries, in order to strive for geographical balance and thus enable innovation all across the Union, in particular by attracting and integrating new partners into the KICs;
Amendment 58 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The EIT’s mission is to contribute tohelp increase sustainable Union economic growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of theall Member States and the Union in order to address major challenges faced by the industries and the society. It shall do this by promoting synergies and cooperation among, and integrating, higher education, research and innovation of the highest standards, including by fostering entrepreneurship.
Amendment 66 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The SIA shall define the priority fields and strategy for the EIT for the seven-year period concerned, taking into account the Union framework programme supporting research and innovation, and shall include an assessment of its socioeconomic impact and its capacity to generate the best innovation added-value across the Union. The SIA shall take into account the results of the monitoring and evaluation of the EIT as referred to in Article 19.
Amendment 68 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The SIA shall be aligned with the objectives of the Union framework programme supporting research and innovation, the strategic multiannual planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation and other requirements of that programme, and foster synergies with other relevant Union programmes of the respective MFF, in particular with those supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, education and regional development. It shall also establish appropriate synergies and complementarities between the EIT activities and other Union initiatives , policies and instruments .
Amendment 69 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The SIA shall include an estimate of the required financial needs to implement the set strategy and sources in view of the future operation, long-term development and funding of the EIT. It shall also contain an indicative financial plan covering the period of the respective MFF .
Amendment 70 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) raise awareness among potential partner organisations and encourage their participation in its activities, especially from Member States that are currently vastly underrepresented in EIT;
Amendment 72 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) select and designate KICs in the priority fields in accordance with Article 9 and define their rights and obligations by framework partnership agreements and grant agreements , ensure their openness, provide them with appropriate support, apply appropriate quality control measures and continuously monitor and periodically evaluate their activities;
Amendment 73 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) aid the existing KICs' transition to financial sustainability and ensure corrective measures are taken in case a KIC underperforms or delivers inadequate results;
Amendment 74 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) continuously monitor the KICs' compliance with sound management principles in order to maximize their performance and impact, taking appropriate corrective measures in case a KIC underperforms or delivers inadequate results;
Amendment 76 #
2019/0151(COD)
(f) promote the dissemination of best practices for the integration of the knowledge triangle, including among KICs, in order to develop a common innovation and knowledge transfer culture, and encourage participation in outreach activities, includingespecially in the RIS;
Amendment 85 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ensure their openness to new members from across the Union whenever they add value to the partnership so as to ensure geographical balance;
Amendment 86 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) establish and implement strategies forto meet performance targets as well as to achieve financial sustainability.
Amendment 87 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. A partnership shall be selected and designated by the EIT to become a KIC following a competitive, open and transparent procedure, respecting geographical balance. The criteria of the Union framework programme supporting research and innovation for the selection of European partnerships shall apply. The EIT Governing Board may further specify those criteria, by adopting and publishing criteria for the selection of KICs based on the principles of excellence and innovation relevance..
Amendment 91 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
The EIT shall, on the basis of indicators set out, inter alia, in the Union framework programme supporting research and innovation and in the SIA, and in close cooperation with the Commission, organise continuous monitoring and periodic external evaluations of the output, performance, results and impact of each KIC. The results of such monitoring and evaluations shall be reported to the European Parliament and to the Council and shall be made public.
Amendment 92 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The EIT and the KICs shall ensure that their activities are conducted with a high level of transparency. In particular, the EIT and the KICs shall set up an easily accessible, free website providing comprehensive and up-to-date information about their activities .
Amendment 93 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) appropriate indicators for monitoring and evaluating the KICs and EIT activities using an impact-oriented approach;
Amendment 94 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The EIT shall ensure that its activities, including those managed through KICs, shall be subject to continuous and systematic monitoring and periodic independent evaluation in accordance with its financial rules , to ensure both the highest quality of outcome, scientific excellence and the most efficient use of resources. The outcomes of the evaluations shall be made public and published on the website referred to in Article 16(1) of this Regulation.
Amendment 95 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall provide for evaluations of the EIT with the assistance of independent experts selectewith relevant qualifications selected on merit and on the basis of a transparent process in accordance with its financial rules . Those evaluations shall examine how the EIT fulfils its mission, cover all activities of the EIT and the KICs and assess the European added value of the EIT, the impact, effectiveness, sustainability, efficiency and relevance of the activities pursued and their coherence and/or complementarity with relevant national and Union policies , including synergies with other parts of the Union framework programme supporting research and innovation . They shall take into account the views of stakeholders, at both European and national level and feed into the Commission programme evaluations provided for in the Union framework programme supporting research and innovation .
Amendment 96 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may carry out further evaluations of themes or topics of strategic relevance, with the assistance of independent experts selectewith relevant qualifications selected on merit and on the basis of a transparent process , to examine the progress made by the EIT towards the objectives set, identify the factors contributing to the implementation of the activities and identify best practices. By carrying out those further evaluations , the Commission shall fully consider the administrative impact on the EIT and the KICs.
Amendment 97 #
2019/0151(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The content and structure of the budget of the EIT shall be established in accordance with its financial rules. The expenditure of the EIT shall include the staff, administrative, infrastructure and operational expenses. Administrative expenditure shall be kept to a minimumcapped to a percentage defined in the Strategic Innovation Agenda.