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Amendment 4 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that Parliament's reading of the 2019 Budget fully does not fully reflects the political priorities adopted by an overwhelming majority in its abovementioned resolutions of 15 March 2018 on general guidelines and of 5 July 2018 on a mandate for the trilogue; recalls that at the core of those priorities are: sustainable growth, innovation, competitiveness, security, the fight against climate change and the transition to renewable energy and migration, and a particular focus on young people;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that Europe's citizens expect the Union to strain every sinew to ensure economic growth and foster job creation; recalls that meeting those expectations requires investments in research and innovation, education, infrastructure, SMEs and employment, particularly among the young people of Europe, and that any failure in that regard will foster disillusionment with the European ideal; expresses wonderment that the Council yet again proposes cuts to the very programmes that are designed to make the Union economy more competitive and innovative; stresses moreover that many of these programmes, for example Horizon 2020, are heavily oversubscribed, which constitutes a poor use resources and means that many excellent projects do not receive funding; highlights also the fact that programmes such as Erasmus +, Horizon 2020 and the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) provide a vivid demonstration of the advantages of working together across the Union and help create a feeling of European belonging; decides therefore to reinforce considerably Erasmus + and to strengthen programmes that contribute to growth and job creation, including Horizon 2020, the components of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) that are not related to defence spending or furthering our reliance on fossil fuels, and COSME;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its commitment to its pledges made during the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) negotiations, namely to minimise the impact of EFSI-related cuts on Horizon 2020 and CEF in the framework of the annual budgetary procedure; proposes, therefore, not only to offset those cuts by restoring the original annual profile of those two programmes, in order to allow them to fully accomplish the objectives agreed during the adoption of the relevant legislation, but also revising the character of the EFSI in order to turn it into an ambitious social and environmental public investment plan for Europe, detached of its condition of financial instrument and engaged with a transition plan for an ecological change of production model;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that youth unemployment remains unacceptably high in certain Member States and that the situation of young people in NEET (not in education, employment or training) situations and the long-term unemployed is particularly worrying; stresses that young people are the most at risk of poverty and social and economic exclusion; decides therefore to reinforce the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) beyond the level proposed by the Commission; stresses that such reinforcement should in no way be seen as a frontloading of the YEI allocation endorsed in the context of the MFF mid-term revision; and urges for making this initiative anemployment plan linked to a social and environmental public plan for Europewhich engages to the Member States to increase the level of absorptionof the funding and create more quality youth employment;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 41 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that in the light of recent security concerns across the Union, funding under Heading 3 should also pay particular attention to measures which will lead to enhancing security of Union citizens; decides for this reason to reinforce agencies in the field of Justice and Home Affairs which, due to increased workload and additional tasks, have been facing shortage of staff and funding in the past years;highlights the need for reflection on the causes of a lack of economic security for the European population, and its links to the lack of social protection, precarious labour conditions, and inequalities which drive social conflicts.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 43 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that part of the solution to the migratory and refugee crisis as well as to the security concerns of Union citizens lies in addressing the root causes of migration and devoting sufficient financial means to external instruments that aim at tackling issues such as poverty, lack of employment, education and economic opportunities, instability, conflict and climate change; is of the opinion that is of the Uopinion should make optimal use of financial means under Heading 4 wthat Member States should recognize their responsibility for a number ongoing conflicts, and economic exploitation, as well as ending the unethichal proved to be insufficient to equally address all external challengesactice of externalising EU borders to third countries in order to allow for the optimal use of financial means under Heading 4;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 48 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that Parliament has not been duly involved in the discussions on the extension of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT); reiterates its longstanding position that new initiatives must not be financed to the detriment of existing Union external projects; maintains, while recalling its support for the continuation of the FRT, that, given the stretched situation under Heading 4 to respond to external challenges, including migration, the Union budget should contribute to the financing of the second tranche in the same proportion as for the first one, i.e. EUR 1 billion, while the Member States should contribute EUR 2 billion to its financing, provided Turkey complies the Human Rights;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 49 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls to the Council and to the Commission that would be more efficient to apply the austerity criteria, to all those wasteful administrative expenses, the unjustified building policy, or the travel expenses of MEPS, in order to bring the EU institutions practices closer to the citizens living standards; the limiting of higher wage scales is required to avoid cuts to staff numbers, which are needed to carry out the important role of the EU;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 54 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights yet again the fact that SMEs are an essential part of the Union economy and play a crucial role in job creation throughout the Union; believes that there is a need to create an SME- friendly business environment, as well as to support SME clusters and networks, , especially concerning the economically independent SMEs, at all levels, of the transnational and oligopolistic network, and supporting also cooperative companies which bring social, solidarity and ethic practices; notes, however, with deep concern the Council cuts to the SME instrument, which send a contradictory signal to businesses in the Union; considers that the Union budget can be a key tool in making SMEs more competitive and more innovative and in fostering the spirit of enterprise in the Union; recalls in this regard COSME and Horizon 2020;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 57 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Expresses its intention to pay particular attention to the implementation by the Commission of the agreements found on the European Defence Industrial Development Programme and the European Solidarity Corps, which should be set out in the Amending Letter, to be issued by the Commission in October 2018;deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 61 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Raises the necessity of the implementation of a programme for providing economic and social security by establishing a policy of investment aligned with the needs of the working classes; an employment policy based on economic security and social protection and a more sustainable environment;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 68 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. In line with the agreement reached on the revision of the Structural Reforms Support Programme (SRSP), agrees with the transfer of EUR 40 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 17,2 million in payment appropriations from subheading 1b to Heading 2;deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 74 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Decides, in line with its Europe 2020 targets and with its international commitments to tackle climate change, to propose an increase of EUR 15,620 million above the level of the DB for climate- related actions;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 77 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Reiterates its long-standing conviction that the Heading 3 ceiling has proven vastly insufficient to adequately fund the internal dimension of essential challenges related on the one hand to internal security, and on the other hand to migrationto migration, a lack of funding has been further compounded by the fundamentally flawed approach to migration at the European level;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 80 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Expects the pressure on some Member States’ migration and asylum systems, as well as on their borders, to remain high in 2019, and is of the opinion that additional funding is needed in the field of migration, also in view of any future, unpredictable needs in this area; reinforcIs of the opinion that additional funding is needed in the field of migration, in order to address the root causes offorced migration that is the result of poverty, climate change and war; calls for a recognition of the EU’s role in these causes of migration; urges the reinforece of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund as regards supporting legal migration to the Unionmigrant population at risk, safe route and rescue operation policy, and promoting the effective integration of third-country nationals and enhancing fair and effective return strategies, in particular to support Member States in improving integration measures for migrants, especially children and unaccompanied minors;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 85 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that internal security must remain one of the Union’s main priorities and stresses the role of the Internal Security Fund (ISF) as the key financial instrument to support Member States in the area of security, including in the fight against terrorism and radicalisation, serious and organised crime and cybercrime; decides therefore to increase budgetary appropriations of the ISF, also to strengthen support for border management and to provide assistance for victims of terrorist acts;deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 86 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Regrets that after the publication, on 3 February 2014, of its first EU Anti- Corruption report, the Commission refused to continue this practice of annual reports and instead integrated anti-corruption policies in the Economic Semester; notes that the country-specific reports in the context of the economic semester do not contain a clear description of the state of play, nor do they contain recommendations on anti- corruption measures for all Member States; urges the Commission once more to submit to Parliament a second EU Anti-Corruption report, and in this context not to evaluate anti-corruption efforts only in terms of economic loss but to also analyse the detrimental effects of corruption for the fundamental rights of European citizens;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 95 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Believes that promoting peace, security and justice in developing countries are paramount in addressing the root causes of forced migration and corresponding humanitarian challenges in the Southern Neighbourhood; underlines the importance of supporting good governance, democracy, the rule of law and vibrant civil society to effectively combat poverty over the long-term, and address the challenges of the climate change in developing countries; decides therefore to increase resources for the Development and Cooperation Instrument (DCI) and the Southern part of the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) under its various strands, to reflect also the considerable stress under which ENI will continue to be in 2019;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 107 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50 a. Considers that in its resolution of 18 April 2018 on the Integrity Policy of the Commission, Parliament expressed its concerns with the appointment procedures for its senior officials, reiterates its call on the Commission to review before the end of 2018 its administrative procedure for the appointment of senior officials with the objective of fully ensuring that the best candidates are selected within a framework of maximum transparency and equal opportunities; calls on the Commission to also review its recruitment policies for officials more generally with a view to avoid conflicts of interest, such as were noted by NGO’s (https://corporateeurope.org/power- lobbies-revolving- doors/2018/04/financial-regulators-and- private-sector-permanent-revolving);
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 113 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Endorses, as a general rule, the Commission's estimates of the budgetary needs of agencies; considers, therefore, that any further cuts proposed by the Council would endanger the proper functioning of the agencies and would not allow them to fulfil the tasks they have been assigned; is concerned that in general the visibility of agencies for European citizens is still limited, whereas for their accountability and independence a high level of visibility is required;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 114 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. Recalls that most of the agencies pointed out that they do not want to be dependent on fees, which do not guarantee a steady flow of income; furthermore, stresses that conflicts of interest as a consequence of having to rely on fees should be avoided; calls upon the Commission to examine the possibility of introducing a system whereby the fees are paid to the Commission instead of to the agencies directly and that the agencies continue to be funded through the EU- budget;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 137 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Acknowledges that, according to the European Court of Auditors, the costs of the geographic dispersion of Parliament amount to EUR 114 million per year and notes the finding, in its resolution of 20 November 2013 [Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0498] on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions, that 78 % of all missions by Parliament staff coming under the Staff Regulations arise as a direct result of the fact that Parliament’s services are geographically dispersed; recalls that the estimate of the environmental impact of that dispersal is between 11 000 to 19 000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; reiterates its call on the Council to develop a comprehensive strategy in order to agree on a single seat for Parliament;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 138 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62 a. Takes note of the Bureau decision to decide to select two options, structural renovation and redesign, for further elaboration of the PHS building; urges the Secretary-General and the Bureau to publish a detailed budget for each of these options in addition to all technical specifications;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 140 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
64. Welcomes the decision of 25 September 2018 of the General Court confirming the Parliament’s refusal to grant access to documents relating to MEPs’ subsistence allowances, travel expenses and parliamentary assistance allowances (Judgment in Cases T-639/15 to T-666/15 Maria Psara and Others v Parliament and T-94/16 Gavin Sheridan v Parliament);deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 144 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64 a. Takes note of the decision of 25 September 2018 of the General Court confirming the Parliament’s refusal to grant access to documents relating to MEPs’ subsistence allowances, travel expenses and parliamentary assistance allowances (Judgment in Cases T-639/15 to T-666/15 Maria Psara and Others vParliament and T-94/16 Gavin Sheridan vParliament); reminds the Bureau that the plenary has appealed for greater transparency and an urgent need to audit the General Expenditure Allowance; welcomed, in this regard, the creation of an ad hoc working group for defining and publishing the rules concerning the use of the general expenditure allowance; regrets, however, that the based on the report of its working group the Bureau could only agree on a non-exhaustive list of eligible expenses, and on the need for each Member of Parliament to have a separate bank account dedicated to funds received as part of the General Expenditure Allowance; reiterates its call on the Bureau to make the following additional changes concerning the General Expenditure Allowance: - all receipts pertaining to the General Expenditure Allowance shall be kept by Members; - the unspent share of the General Expenditure Allowance shall be returned at the end of the mandate;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 150 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
66. recalls that, in a note to the Bureau dated 8 March 2018, its Secretary-General accepted that the pension fund linked to the Member’s voluntary pension scheme “will exhaust its capital well before the end of the pension obligations and possibly already by 2024”; recalls furtherefmore upon the Secretary-General and the Bureau, while respecting fully the Statute for Members, to urgently establish with the pension fund a clear plan for the Parliament assuming and taking over its obligations and responsibilities for itsthat Parliament is the guarantor for the payment of pension rights when and if this fund is unable to meet its obligations; expresses its serious concerns with the fact that this way tax-payers money is wasted; asks the Secretary-General to develop proposals for dissolving the fund, while returning to participating (former) Members voluntary pension scheme immediately after the 2019 electionthe contributions they paid themselves;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 152 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66 a. Observes that a policy of limiting the higher wage scales and other similar expenses might prevent the need for any cuts to staff numbers;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 157 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
76. Maintains unchanged the overall level of the Ombudsman’s budget for 2019 as proposed by the Commission in the DB; stresses that the number of cases at the European Ombudsmanhas increased significantly and that the Office of the European Ombudsman risks of becoming quickly understaffed and underfunded; stresses that, moreover, this lack of resources may hinder the Ombudsman taking up new and highly necessary tasks, such as the assistance of whistleblowers inside the EU-institutions, which the Ombudsman expressed her willingness to take upon herself, if Commission and Parliament were to decide that an EU referral body for whistle blowers is required;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 160 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
78. Restores the DB on all lines cut by the Council;deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 162 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
79. Increases a number of lines above the DB in line with EEAS own estimates;deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 164 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
80. Restores the 28 posts + 5 more and related appropriations cut by the Council as it is a moderate staff increase that is justified by the EEAS’s significant new responsibilities, in particular those connected to Brexit (creation of a new Union delegation in London and a new unit in the headquarters), and the adoption of a number of initiatives in the field of security and defence in recent monthsrecalls the importance of the EEAS role in third countries where human rights defenders are at risk.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesTakes note the Commission proposal and believes that it corresponds broadly to Parliament’s own priorities; intends to further defend an appropriate level of appropriations corresponding to the latter; notes the increase of 3.1 % in commitment appropriations and points out that it is still insufficient to address the challenges of Europe;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the roleDeplores the design of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducingwhich is unable to promote properly, in a distributed and well selected way, the investment gap in the EU; reiterates its longstanding position that any new initiatives within the MFF must be financed by new appropriations and not to the detriment of the existing programmes; reiterates also that the cuts made to Horizon 2020 and CEF to finance the extension of EFSI should be reversed in the 2019 budget; Europe needs another type of public investment plan, involved in the change of the production model, based in friendly environmentally technologies;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. NotDeplores the commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, namely through the agreement on the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), as a first stage of the European Defence Fund; believes that this shared commitment will contribute to achieving economies of scale and greater coordination among Member States and businesses, allowing the EU to retain its strategic autonomy and become a genuine world playernot solve the security problems of Europe, which have to be faced through social, economic and labour policy within Europe, and a more cooperative strategy with Third Countries;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 48 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Agrees that migration remains a top Union priority in 2019; deems it crucial to maintain spending in this area at a high and stable level; it entails that the migration policy should be based on promoting the development cooperation in origin to prevent the root causes of forced migrations, to get ready safe paths to those who has not choice than to move, and preparing social and labour integration policy at destination to make natives and migrants life as productive and inclusive as possible;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 52 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that several important legislative initiatives under negotiation or in the early stages of implementation, such as the revision of the Dublin Regulation, the establishment of the Entry/Exit System and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System, the upgrading of the Schengen Information System and the initiative on interoperability of EU information systems for security, borders and migration management are expected to have significant budgetary implications for the 2019 budget, and underlines the importance of adequate financing to match the Union’s ambition in these areas;deleted
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 75 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. NotDeplores that a total of EUR 3 728.5 million in commitment appropriations is proposed for Heading 3, which represents a 6.7 % increase over 2018, and that the total for payment appropriations is EUR 3 486.4 million, i.e. a 17 % increase over last year’s proposals; underlines, however, that these increases follow years of declining funding levels and that overall funding for different key areas such as migration, border management or internal security still represents only 2.3 % of total proposed EU spending in 2019;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 78 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Expects the pressure on some Member States’ migration and asylum systems, as well as on their borders, to remain high in 2019, and urges the Union to remain vigilant regarding any future, unpredictable needs in these areas;deleted
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 86 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Believes that in the context of a wide range of security concerns, including changing forms of radicalisation, violence and terrorism that surpass individual Member States’ capacity to respond, the EU budget should encourage cooperation on security-related matters; in this context, questions how this high-risk security context is reconcilable with the proposed significant decrease of commitment appropriations (- 26,6 %) for the Internal Security Fund (ISF);deleted
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 110 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Notes the overall increase in the draft budget 2019 of the allocations for the decentralised agencies, of +10.8 % (without taking into account assigned revenues) and +259 posts; welcomes the fact that for the majority of the agencies their own budget increases while the EU contribution decreases; notes in this regard that Parliament is currently exploring the possibilities of further extending the fee- financing of decentralised agencies; notes with satisfactioconcern that agencies with ‘new security tasks’ (ESMA, EU-LISA and FRONTEX) are granted a significant increase in appropriations and establishment plan staff, while another social priorities are diminishing, as it happens in the ground of social cohesion and agriculture;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that although more than 65 % of battery electric vehicles and plug- in hybrid electric vehicles are produced outside the Union and new mobility will lead to a shift in skills, it is crucial to ensure the momentum to boost our industry and create new quality jobs in Europe; calls on the Member States to accelerate the uptake of research related to electro- mobility by making full use of EU funds; calls, therefore, for adequate and ambitious EU funding under the next multiannual financial framework to address potential gaps;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on transmission system operators and distribution system operators to ensure the stability of local grids and to mitigate a future energy consumption peak and thus a de facto potential increase in energy prices; stresses, therefore, the crucial need to develop and invest in smart charging technologies, including smart grids; underlines that although smart charging should respect sustainable criteria and will go hand in hand with self- consumption and active consumers, security of supply is essential;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of public supervision for ensuring fair access for electricity providers to recharging points in order to avoid a monopoly situation; calls on the Commission to promote open access for all relevant actors to the market to ensure that consumers have a free choice of energy suppliers and energy source100% renewable energy based to recharging points;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 46 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the importance of maintaining a harmoniszed marketframework by promoting the interoperability between servers and data formats, and standardised protocols for the fleet of vehicles; welcomes the recent achievements by CEN-CENELEC in partially overcoming the problem of standardisation.
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 48 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls the European Commission to review the definition of alternative fuels. It is scientifically proven that, due to methane emissions, some alternative fuels, such as natural gas and biogas, have little or no environmental benefits and therefore do not represent a sustainable solution in a medium and long-term perspective. Therefore, natural gas and biogas, shall not be considered as clean fuels.
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. In order to be consistent with the objectives of sustainability, batteries should be produced with the minimum environmental impacts inside and outside the Union, especially regarding the process of extraction of material used for the building of the batteries. The greenhouse gas emissions during all the production process should be taking into account. The Commission should come forward, in line with the revision of Directive 2006/66/EC, with ambitious objectives of recyclability of batteries.
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2018/2014(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned at the fact that such lay-offs may further compound the unemployment situation that the region in question have been facing since the onset of the economic and financial crisis; notes in particular that, in 2017, 19 % of the population of 2,7 million people was at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #

2018/2014(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers that the vocational training to be provided must broaden the spectrum of opportunities for the unemployed people, that the training activities should be related to a prospective study of employment trends, which should be included within the actions of this financing, and that tit should expand the options of professional careers without any gender bias or limitation to non-qualified employment.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2018/2014(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Considers that the approved programme should support, through advice and financial support, initiatives for the formation of cooperatives to be undertaken by the persons receiving the personalised services envisaged.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2018/2014(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls for the modification of the initiative structures by supressing the action on "tutoring after reintegration into work" and reducing the budget for other actions, including "intensive job- search assistance", in order to make the financing of workers cooperatives creation feasible.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #

2018/2014(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Points out that the coordinated package of personalised services benefiting from the EGF should be targeted, in terms of its design, to initiatives conducive to employment, to the upskilling of workers and to making the most of their employment histories as to reach out to the business community, including cooperatives, and should be coordinated with existing Union programmes, including the European Social Fund; is convinced that a coherent strategy would reduce the risk of relocation and create and environment conducive to the return of industrial production to the Union; stresses that a serious policy of preventing and pre- empting restructurings should be given priority over any use of the EGF; stresses also the importance of a genuine industrial policy at Union level to bring sustainable and inclusive growth;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #

2018/2014(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the social partnerPoints out that strong social dialogue based on mutual trust and shared responsibility is the best tool with which to seek consensual solutions and common outlooks when predicting, preventing and managing restructuring processes; stresses that that could help prevent job losses and, therefore, new EGF cases;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #

2018/2014(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that this help contributes to mitigate transitory situations of unemployed people, which is why it is important to apply it in that sense; notes, nevertheless, that the globalisation adjustment fund would have more long-term projection in the future if it strengthened a large-scale public investment plan which would be favourable to an industry with a productive model based in renewable raw materials that offers alternatives for decent employment and more added value, having in mind the industrial reactivation of vulnerable areas, as it is the case of the Ordes Region.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 28 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure that the Union's and its Member States' international obligations are respected in the implementation of this Regulation, actions relating to products or technologies the use, development or production of which are prohibited by international law should not receive funding under the Fund. In this respect, the eligibility of actions related to new defence products or technologies, such as those that are specifically designed to carry out lethal strikes without any human control over the engagement decisions, should also be subject to developments in international lawbe outlawed completely.
2018/10/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Fund is to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the European defence industry, by supporting collaborative actions and cross-border cooperation between legal entities throughout the Union, including SMEs and mid-caps as well asturn the European defence industry into a platform for protecting EU citizens and to gradually scale back the European defence industry, develop cross-border cooperation between Member States and fostering the better exploitation of the industrial potential of innovation, research and technological development, at each stage of the industrial life cycle, thus contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy and to a purely defensive concept. The Fund should also contribute to the freedom of action of the Union and its autonomy, in particular in technological and industrial terms.
2018/10/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 49 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the European Defence Fund for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 13 000 000 000 in current prices.
2018/10/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 50 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) up to EUR 41 100 000 000 for research actions;
2018/10/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 51 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to EUR 81 900 000 000 for development actions.
2018/10/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 104 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 0
PRejects the proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Defence Fund (Text with EEA relevance)
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) In line with the Rome Declaration23 , tThe Union budget should enable a Europe that is safe and secur, secure and nuclear- free; this is a dimension where the nuclear decommissioning programmes have contributed so far and may further contributewhich should be at the core of the future European energy policies, together with a continuous support for renewable energy and energy efficiency. After shut-down of a nuclear facility, the main positive impact to be achieved is the progressive decrease of the level of radiological hazard for the workers, the public and the environment in the concerned Member States but also in the Union as a whole. _________________ 23 Declaration of the leaders of 27 member states and of the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission (25 March 2017)http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/ press/press-releases/2017/03/25/rome- declaration/pdf
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The decommissioning of the nuclear facilities covered by this Regulation should be carried out with recourse to the best available technical expertise, and with due regard to the nature and technological specifications of the installations to be decommissioned, in order to ensure safety, especially preventing health impacts, for the general public and workers and the highest possible efficiency, thus taking into account international best practices.
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies through the abandonment of nuclear energy and to the achievement of an overall target of 2540 % of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of its mid-term evaluation.
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 17 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes the Dedicated Financial Programme for the 'Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Management of Radioactive Waste' (the 'Programme'), with the focus on needs identified on a current basis. For the period of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, it will support Bulgaria and Slovakia to safely decommission their first generation nuclear reactors, and the implementation of the decommissioning process and management of radioactive waste of the Commission's own nuclear installations at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) sites, while ensuring the protection of workers, in particular health impacts, the general public and the environment.
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'decommissioning plan' means the document containing detailed information on the proposed decommissioning and covering the following: the selected decommissioning strategy; the schedule, type and sequence of decommissioning activities; the waste management strategy applied, including clearance, and the workers protection programme; the proposed end state; the storage and disposal of the waste from decommissioning; the timeframe for decommissioning; the cost estimates for the completion of decommissioning; and the objectives, expected results, milestones, target dates, as well as the corresponding key performance indicators, including earned value based indicators. The plan is prepared by the nuclear facility license holder and is reflected in the multiannual work programmes of the Programme;
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Programme may finance eligible costs of an action up to the maximum rate as set out in Annexes I and II. The maximum Union co-financing rate applicable under the Kozloduy programme or the Bohunice programme shall be no higher than 560%. The remaining co-financing shall be provided by Bulgaria and Slovakia respectively.
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the implementation of the Programme, but no later than fivetwo years after the end of the period specified in Article 1 of this Regulation, a final evaluation of the Programme shall be carried out by the Commission.
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3Transparency shall be guaranteed by ensuring effective public information and opportunities for all stakeholders concerned, including local authorities and the public, to participate in the decision-making processes in accordance with national and international obligations.
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2
2. Projects and activities funded in the period 2021-2027 are subject to a maximum EU co-financing rate set at 560%.
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2018/0252(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2
2. Projects and activities funded in the period 2021-2027 are subject to a maximum EU co-financing rate set at 560%.
2018/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2018/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Ensuring internal security, which is a competence of the Member States, is a shared endeavour to which the EU institutions, relevant Union agencies and Member States should jointly contribute. In the period 2015 to 2020, the Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have defined common priorities as set out in the European Agenda on Security of April 201510, which were reaffirmed by the Council in the renewed Internal Security Strategy of June 201511 and by the European Parliament in its Resolution of July 201512. That shared strategy aimed at providing the strategic framework for the work at Union level in the area of internal security, and defined the main priorities for action to ensure an effective Union response to security threats for the period 2015-2020, namely tackling terrorism and preventing radicalisation, promoting preventive and inclusive practices for the development of democracy and dialogue, disrupting organised crime and fighting cybercrime. _________________ 10 COM(2015) 185 final of 28 April 2015. 11 Council Conclusions of 16 June 2015 on the renewed European Union Internal Security Strategy 2015-2020. 12 European Parliament resolution of 9 July 2015 on the European Agenda on Security (2015/2697(RSP)).
2018/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2018/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to support efforts at strengthening the capabilities in relation to combatting and preventing crime, including terrorismfinancial cybercrime, tax crimes and cross-border money-laundering, in particular through increased cooperation between public authorities, civil society and private partners across the Member States.
2018/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2018/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) EUR 1 250 000 000 to the Member States in accordance with the criteria in Annex I;
2018/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In its conclusions of 19 October 2017, the European Council reaffirmed the need to pursue a comprehensive, pragmatic and resolute approach to migration management that aims to restore control of external borders and reduce irregular arrivals and the number of deaths at sea, and should be based on a flexible and coordinated use of all available Union and Member State instruments. This approach is proving controversial, failing to take account of the drastic reduction in migrant figures recorded by the International Organisation for Migration over the last three years, which has not prevented a humanitarian crisis of massive proportions owing to control procedures that are endangering the lives of those being forced to make the journey. The European Council further called to ensure significantly enhanced returns through actions at both EU and Member States level, such as effective readmission agreements and arrangements.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitivenesslong-term solidarity in the Union and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policchannelling irregular migration, focusing on international policies that reduce the motivation for forced migration and the continued use of unsafe routes for those with no option but to flee their country. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counterdirect irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countriethrough ordered channels.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Considering the high levels ofat migration flows to the Union in the last years cand the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societie be absorbed by societies as wealthy as those in Europe and have actually been diminishing over the last three years, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for early integration of legally staying third-country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Member States should give preference tomay provide the option for voluntary return. In order to promofacilitate voluntary return, Member States should envisage incentives such as preferential treatment in the form of enhanced return assistance should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons. This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both returnees and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectiveness.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Voluntary and enforced returns are nevertheless interlinked, with mutually reinforcing effect, and Member States shoulThe forced return of migrants can only be justified twherefore be encouraged to reinforce the complementarities between these two forms of return. The possibility of removals is an important elem evidence exists that a serious crime has beent contributing to the integrity of the asylum and legal migration systems. The Fund should therefore support actions of Member States to facilitate and carry out removals in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, where applicable, and with full respect for the fundamental rights and dignity of returneesmmitted, infringing national law and causing injury to a person in the host territory.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In addition to supporting the return of persons as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregular migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventingThe fund must be deployed in the three main areas of forced migration: the reasons for population displacement in countries impoverished by the international division of labour, climate change, armed conflicts, and ideological, ethnic or political persecution; measures to channel displaced people along safe and regulated routes; and an orderly integration process in the country of dexisting legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ imation. This approach will make it possible to guarantee the right to choose the territory of preference, including the territory of origin, thereby obviating one of the underlying factors behind forced migration systems.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) The employment of irregular migrants creates a pull factor for illegal migrationn opportunity for exploiting migrant labour and undermines the development of a labour mobility policy built on lregalulated migration schemes accompanied by guarantees. The Fund should therefore support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16, which prohibits the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals and provides for sanctions against employers who infrvides for sanctions against employers who fail to respect the labour rights of those in their charge, making them responsible for regularisinge that prohibitione situation of their workers. _________________ 16 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 28 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of legally staying third-country nationals, and counter irregular migration through efficient and sustainable return policy, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) The policy objective of this Fund will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy windows of the InvestEU. Financial support should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner and actions should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or distort competition in the Internal market. Actions should have a clear European added value.deleted
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2018/0248(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to contribute to countering irreducing the causes of forced migration, that is to say poverty as a regsular migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countriet of the unequal international division of labour, climate change, armed conflicts and social, ethnic or political persecution; to provide safe routes, as well as funding to ensure settlement under acceptable conditions.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) provides that any European state which respects the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, and commits to promote these values, may apply to become a member of the Union. A European State which has applied to join the Union can become a member only when it has been confirmed that it meets the membership criteria established at the Copenhagen European Council in June 1993 (the ‘Copenhagen criteria’) and provided that the Union has the capacity to integrate the new member. The Copenhagen criteria relate to the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities, the existence of a functioning marke, socially just economy as well as the capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union, and the ability to assume not only the rights but also the obligations under the Treaties, including adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary ufor social and economic convergence within the Union.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The enlargement process is built on established criteria and fair and rigorous conditionality. Each beneficiary is assessed on the basis of its own merits. The assessment of progress achieved and the identification of shortcomings aim to provide incentives and guidance to the beneficiaries listed in Annex I to pursue the necessary far-reaching reforms. For the prospect of enlargement to become a reality, a firm commitment to the principle of the 'fundamentals first'15 remains essential. Progression towards accession depends on each applicant's respect for the Union's values and its capacity to undertake the necessary reforms to align its political, institutional, legal, administframework of coexistence and cooperation between European countries, so that true collaborativeon and economic systems with the rules, standards, policies and practices in the Union. _________________ 15 The 'fundamentals first' approach links rule of law and fundamental rights with the two other crucial areas of the accession process: economic governance – strengthened focus on economic development and improved competitiveness – and the strengthening of democratic institutions and public administration reform. Each of the three fundamentvergence can be possible with recognition of the diversity of social and economic models and policies that provide mutual benefits and thereby foster sustainable development, mechanisms alleviating externals is of crucial importance for the reform processes in the candidate countries and potential candidates and addresses key concerns of the citizensmbalances (whether deficits or surpluses), a complementary and cooperative international division of labour, the distribution of wealth and production.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The Union should provide support to the transition towards accession for the benefit of the beneficiaries listed in Annex I, based on the experience of its Member States. This cooperation should focus in particular on the sharing of experience acquired by the Member States in the reform processes that are compatible with true convergence, the prevention of new economic crises and mechanisms for responding to economic cycles and measures abandoning the failed structural adjustment policies.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Enhanced strategic and operational cooperation between the Union and the beneficiaries listed in Annex I on security is pivotal to addressing effectively and efficiently security and terrorism threatfinancial and tax-related crimes.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) It is essential to further step up cooperation on migration including border management, ensuring access to international protection, sharing relevant information, strengthening the development benefits of migration, facilitating legal and labour migration, facilitating the creation of safe routes and preparing rescue operations to respond to the humanitarian crisis at the borders, enhancing border control and pursuing our effort in the fight against irregular migration, trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) It is in the Union's interest to assist the beneficiaries listed in Annex I in their efforts to reform with a view to Union membership. Assistance should be managed with a strong focus on results and with incentives for those who demonstrate their commitment to reform through efficient implementation of pre- accession assistance and progress towards meetthe processes of improvement that lead to an accession process that goes hand-in-hand with true convergence and the development of a complementary and cooperative economy for the EU framework that is socially and economically inclusive withing the membership criteriacandidate country.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of IPA III shall be to support the beneficiaries listed in Annex I in adopting and implementing the political, institutional, legal, administrative, social and economic reforms required by those beneficiaries to comply with Unionthe values and to progressively align to Union rules, standards, policies and practices with a view to Union membership, thereby contributing to their stability, security and pof cooperation, complementarity and true convergence as principles leading to integration within a mutually beneficial and supportive Eurosperityan framework.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) To strengthen the rule of law, democracy, the respect of human rights, fundamental rights and international law, civil society and security as well as improve migration management including border managementthe integration of migrants;
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 28 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) To reinforce the effectiveness of public administration and support structural reforms, decoupled from adjustment policies, and good governance at all levels;
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) To strengthen economic and social development including through increased connectivity and regional development, agriculture and rural development and social and employment policies, to reinforce environmental protection, increase resilience to climate change, while making strides to prevent it or mitigate its effects, accelerate the shift towards a low- carbon economy and develop the digital economy and society.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Strengthening economic governance: Interventions shall aim at supporting participation in the economic reform programme (ERP) process and systematic cooperation with international financial institutions on fundamentals of economic policy. Enhancing the capacity to strengthen macroeconomic stability and supporting progress toward with a view to fostering genuine convergence and building an economy that works for society, encouraging investments coupled with a shift in the production model towards the widespread use of renewable energies and job creation, as well as bmecoming a functioning market economy with the capacity to cope with competitive pressures and market forces within the Unhanisms for attenuating economic cycles and strengthening social cohesion;.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) Improving the private-sector environment and competitivenessthe viability, economic stability and social utility of enterprises, including smart specialisation, as key drivers of growth, job creation and cohesion. Priority shall be given to projects which improve the business environment.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 36 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Readiness of enlargement countries on public administration reform (source: European Commission), in terms of strengthening their public sector, limiting unjustified privatisations or outsourcing, reducing red tape and making them more efficient in solving their citizens' concerns.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 37 #

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. Composite indicator on the readiness of candidate countries and potential candidates on fundamental areas of the economic criteria (functioning market economy and competitiveness) (source European Commissionstrengthening of investment, increasing the proportion of wages in national income and reducing social and energy poverty).
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme has the general objective to support tax authorities and taxation to enhance the functioning of the single market, foster Union competitivenescontribute to the advancement of tax harmonisation and cooperation among Member States and protect the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States.
2018/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 156 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. The strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national or Union funding, or by both. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the European Structural and Investment Funds, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and the InvestEU Fund, where relevant.deleted
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 161 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The InvestEU Fund should contribute to improving theinvestment comopetitiveness ofration in the Union, including in the field of innovation and digitisation, thescientific excellence, the energy sustainability of the Union's economic growth,production model the social resilience and inclusiveness and the integration of the Union capital markets, including solutions addressing their fragmentation and diversifying sourreal convergences of financing for theall Union enterpristories. To that end, it should support projects that are technically and economically viable by providing a framework for the use of debt, risk sharing and equity instruments underpinned by a guarantee from the Union's budget and by contributions from implementing partners. It should be demand-driven while support under the InvestEU Fund should at the same time focus on contributing to meeting policy objectives of the Unionmeans of direct public investment mechanisms with democratically decided programmes, together with private partnerships that do not condition programme priorities. It should be geared towards changing the energy and production model, achieving real convergence, creating decent jobs and preventing economic crises.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 9 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should therefore mainstream climate action and lead to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives18. Actions under this Programme are expected to contribute 60% of the overall financial envelope of the Programme to climate objectives, based inter alia on the following Rio markers: i) 100 % for the expenditures relating to railway infrastructure, alternative fuels, clean urban transport, electricity transmission, electricity storage, smart grids, CO2 transportation and renewable energy; ii) 40 % for inland waterways and multimodal transport, and gas infrastructure - if enabling increased use of renewable hydrogen or bio- methane. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. In order to prevent that infrastructure is vulnerable to potential long term climate change impacts and to ensure that the cost of greenhouse gas emissions arising from the project is included in the project's economic evaluation, projects supported by the Programme should be subject to climate proofing in accordance with guidance that should be developed by the Commission coherently with the guidance developed for other programmes of the Union where relevant. _________________ 18 COM(2018) 321, page 13. COM(2018) 321, page 13.
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to improve the completion of transport projects in less developed parts of the network, a Cohesion Fund allocation should be transferred to the Programme to finance transport projects in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund. In an initial phase and within a limit of 70 % of the transferred envelope, the selection of projects eligible for financing should respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. The remaining 30 % of the transferred envelope should be allocated on a competitive basis to projects located in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund with priority to cross-border links and missing links. The Commission should support Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund in their efforts to develop an appropriate pipeline of projects, in particular by strengthening the institutional capacity of the public administrations concernednew public resources from the EU budget and additional Member State contributions will be necessary.
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The Communication on "Connectivity for a Competitive Digital Single Market - Towards a European Gigabit Society"30 (the Gigabit Society Strategy) sets out strategic objectives for 2025, in view of optimising investment in digital connectivity infrastructure. Directive (EU) 2018/XXX [European Electronic Communications Code] aims inter alia at creating a regulatory environment which incentivises private investments in digital connectivity networks. Investments of that kind must always be coordinated by public and democratic bodies. It is nevertheless clear that network deployments will remain commercially non-viable in many areas throughout the Union, due to various factors such as remoteness and territorial or geographical specificities, low population density, various socio-economic factors. The Programme should therefore be adjusted to contribute to the achievement of these strategic objectives set out in the Gigabit Society Strategy, complementing the support provided for the deployment of very high capacity networks by other programmes, in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund and the InvestEU fund. _________________ 30InvestEU fund, which has so far been used for military and security investment and other contributions which strengthen the Union’s own resources and the Member States’ contributions. _________________ 30 COM(2016) 587. COM(2016) 587.
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) The policy objectives of this Programme will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guaranteepublic-private cooperation agreements under the policy window(s) [...] of the InvestEU Fund, coordinated by public and democratic bodies. The Programme's actions should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value.
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of these reform priorities. These strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund, the European Investment Stabilisation Function, InvestEU and, the Connecting Europe Facility, and other additional resources which may be established, where relevant. Financial support should also be used in a manner consistent with Union and national energy and climate plans where relevant.
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) to adapt the TEN-T networks to military mobility needs;deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) up to EUR 30,624,115,493,000 for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2)(a), of which:
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) EUR 11,285,493,000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion FundEuropean Union budget, which should come from resources used to date for military or security purposes;
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) EUR 6,500,000,000 from the Defence cluster for the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(a)(ii);deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to EUR 8,650,000,000 for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2)(b), out of which up to 120% for the cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 28 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. As regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, 30 % of these amounts shall be made available immediately to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority to cross- border and missing links. Until 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 70 % of the resources transferred. As of 1 January 2024, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation.deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Programme may provide funding in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, in particular grants and procurement. It may also provide financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations. Blending operations decided under this Programme shall be implemented in accordance with the InvestEU Regulation and Title X of the Financial Regulation.
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy shall involve at least two Member States, or fewer in a Member State where the impact of the project will be considerable and advantageous for the other Member States, and shall be included in a cooperation agreement or any other kind of arrangement between Member States or arrangements between Member States and third countries as set out in Articles 6, 7, 9 or 11 of Directive 2009/28/EC. These projects shall be identified in accordance with the criteria and procedure laid down in Part IV of the Annex to this Regulation.
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 37 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) economic, social and environmental impact (benefits and cosclimate, environmental, social and economic viability impact, including an assessment throughout the lifetime of the projects);
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cross-border dimension;deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 43 #

2018/0228(COD)

(b) as regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum co-financing rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as referred to in the Regulation (EU) XXX [CPR]. These co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 85 % for actions relating to cross-border links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph;deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Grants may be used for combination with financing from the European Investment Bank or National Promotional Banks or other development and public financial institutions as well as from private-sector finance institutions and private-sector investors, including through Public Private Partnerships. All investments financed or co-financed by the EU must be coordinated by public and democratic bodies in the definition of their projects, in line with the general interest criterion.
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 45 #

2018/0228(COD)

2a. Grants may not be combined with funds granted to Energy Community projects.
2018/09/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 63 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) In order to be in line with the Paris Agreement and the long term EU climate objectives and to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to stimulate job creation, the Union needs an up-to-date, high-performance infrastructure to help connect and integrate the Union and all its regions, in the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors. Those connections should help to improve the free movement of persons, goods, capital and services. The trans-European networks should facilitate cross-border connections, foster greater economic, social and territorial cohesion and contribute to a more competitive social market economy and to combatingfight against climate change.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 66 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) In order to achieve smart, sustainable, PRM-accessible and inclusive growth and to stimulate job creation, the Union needs an up-to-date, high- performance infrastructure to help connect and integrate the Union and all its regions, in the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors. Those connections should help to improve the free movement of persons, goods, capital and services. The trans-European networks should facilitate cross-border connections, foster greater economic, social and territorial cohesion and contribute to a more competitive social market economy and to combating climate change.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 74 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The aim of the Connecting Europe Facility (the ‘Programme’) is to accelerate investment in the field of trans-European networks and to leverage funding from both the public and the private sectors, while increasing legal certainty and respecting the principle of technological neutralityin line with the EU climate and energy objectives. The Programme should enable synergies between the transport, energy and digital sectors to be harnessed to the full extent, thus enhancing the effectiveness of Union action and enabling implementing costs to be optimised.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 75 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The aim of the Connecting Europe Facility (the ‘Programme’) is to accelerate investment in the field of trans-European networks and to leverage funding from both the public and the private sectors, while increasing legal certainty and respecting the principle of technological neutrality. The Programme should enable synergies between the transport, energy and digital sectors to be harnessed to the full extent, thus enhancing the effectiveness of Union action and enabling implementing costs to be optimised.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 85 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Programme should aim at supporting climate change, environmentally and socially sustainable projects and, where appropriate, climate change mitigation and adaptation actions. In particular, the contribution of the Programme to achieving the goals and objectives of the Paris Agreement as well as the proposedto both keep global average temperature rise well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, as well as pursue efforts to limit temperature increase to 1.5°C. 2030 climate and energy targets shall be increased and long-term decarbonisation objective should be reinforced.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 88 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Programme should aim at supporting climate change, environmentally and socially sustainable projects to restore the Union’s energy independence and combat climate change, and, where appropriate, climate change mitigation and adaptation actions. In particular, the contribution of the Programme to achieving the goals and objectives of the Paris Agreement as well as the proposed 2030 climate and energy targets and long-term decarbonisation objective should be reinforced.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 92 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should therefore mainstream climate action and lead to the achievement of an overall target of 250% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives18 . Actions under this Programme are expected to contribute 680% of the overall financial envelope of the Programme to climate objectives, based inter alia on the following Rio markers: i) 100% for the expenditures relating to railway infrastructure, alternative fuels, cleansustainable urban transport, electricity transmission, electricity storage, smart grids, CO2 transportationrenewable energy and renewable energrgy efficiency; ii) 40% for inland waterways and multimodal transport, and gas infrastructure - if enabling increased use of renewable hydrogen or bio- methane. Relevant climate actions wishall be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. In order to prevent that infrastructure is vulnerable to potential long term climate change impacts and to ensure that the cost of greenhouse gas emissions arising from the project is included in the project's economic evaluation and the infrastructure is compliant with the sector specific emission reduction and decarbonization pathways, projects supported by the Programme should be subject to climate proofing in accordance with guidance that should be developed by the Commission coherently with the guidance developed for other programmes of the Union where relevant. Guiding principles for climate proofing should be in line with the energy efficiency first principle and the general exclusion of direct and indirect subsidies for fossil fuels from the EU programmes. __________________ 18 COM(2018) 321, page 13
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 125 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) An important objective of this Programme is to deliver increased synergies between the transport, energy and digital sector. For that purpose, the Programme should provide for the adoption of cross-sectoral work programmes that could address specific intervention areas, for instance as regards connected and automated mobility or alternative fuels. In addition, the Programme should allow, within each sector, the possibility to consider eligible some ancillary components pertaining to another sector, where such an approach improves the socio-economic benefit of the investment. Synergies between sectors should be incentivized through the award criteria for the selection of actions.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 138 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve the objectives laid down in the TEN-T guidelines, it is necessary to support with priority the cross-border links and the missing links and to ensure, where applicable, that the supported actions are consistent with the corridor work plans established pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and to the overall network development regarding performance and interoperability, without, however, neglecting the development and maintenance of European cycle paths.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 168 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to promote investments in favour of smart, sustainable, inclusive, PRM-accessible, safe and secure mobility throughout the Union. In 2017, the Commission presented20 "Europe on the move", a wide-ranging set of initiatives to make traffic safer, encourage smart road charging, reduce CO2 emissions, air pollution and congestion, promote connected and autonomous mobility and ensure proper conditions and rest times for workers. These initiatives should be accompanied by Union financial support, where relevant through this Programme. __________________ 20 Commission Communication "Europe on the move: An agenda for a socially fair transition towards clean, competitive and connected mobility for all" – COM(2017) 283.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 177 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The TEN-T guidelines require, with regard to new technologies and innovation, that the TEN-T enables the decarbonisation of all transport modes by stimulating energy efficiency as well as the use of alternative fuels. Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council21 establishes a common framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the Union in order to minimise dependence on oil and to mitigate the environmental impact of transport and requires Member States to ensure that recharging or refuelling points accessible to the public are made available by 31 December 2025. As outlined in the Commission proposals22of November 2017, a comprehensive set of measures to promote lowzero-emission mobility is necessary including financial support where the market conditions do not provide a sufficient incentive. __________________ 21 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1). 22 Commission Communication "Delivering on low-emission mobility A European Union that protects the planet, empowers its consumers and defends its industry and workers" – COM(2017) 675.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 183 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In the context of its Communication "Sustainable Mobility for Europe: safe, connected, and clean"23, the Commission highlighted that automated vehicles and advanced connectivity systems will make vehicles safer, easier to share and more accessible for all citizens, including those who may be cut-off from mobility services today, such as the elderly and disabled. In this context, the Commission also proposed an "EU Strategic Action Plan on Road safety" and a revision of Directive 2008/096 on Road Safety infrastructure management. __________________ 23 COM(2018) 293. COM(2018) 293.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 202 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Following the Joint Communication on improving military mobility in the European Union of November 201724 , the Action Plan on Military Mobility adopted on 28 March 2018 by the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy25 highlighted that transport infrastructure policy offers a clear opportunity to increase synergies between defence needs and TEN-T. The Action Plan indicates that by mid-2018, the Council is invited to consider and validate the military requirements in relation to transport infrastructure and that, by 2019 the Commission services will identify the parts of the trans-European transport network suitable for military transport, including necessary upgrades of existing infrastructure. Union funding for the implementation of the dual-use projects should be implemented through the Programme on the basis of specific work programmes specifying the applicable requirements as defined in the context of the Action Plan. __________________ 24 JOIN(2017) 41 25 JOIN(2018) 5deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 221 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 identifies the trans-European energy infrastructure priorities which need to be implemented in order to meet the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, identifies projects of common interest necessary to implement those priorities, and lays down measures in the field of the granting of permits, public involvement and regulation to speed up and/or facilitate the implementation of those projects, including criteria for the eligibility of such projects for Union financial assistance. The list of projects of common interest, eligibility criteria and TEN-E guidelines should be revised before the end of 2021 to take fully into account the goals and objectives of the Paris Agreement as well as the Union’s climate and energy targets for 2030 and beyond; and to unlock bottlenecks for increased investments for electricity and smart grid projects. __________________ 27 Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 229 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Regulation [recast Governance of the Energy Union] put the emphasis on the energy efficiency first principle which means to consider, before taking energy planning, policy and investment decisions, whether cost-efficient, technically, economically and environmentally sound alternative energy efficiency measures could replace in whole or in part the envisaged planning, policy and investment measures, whilst still achieving the objectives of the respective decisions.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 240 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Innovative infrastructure technologies that enable the transition to a low carbon energy and mobility systems and improve security of supply, seeking greater energy independence for the Union are essential in view of the Union's decarbonisation agenda. In particular, in its Communication of 23 November 2017 "Communication on strengthening Europe's energy networks"28 , the Commission emphasised that the role of electricity, where renewable energy will constitute half of the electricity generation by 2030, will increasingly be driving the decarbonisation of sectors so far dominated by fossil fuels, such as transport, industry and heating and cooling and that accordingly, the focus under the trans- European energy infrastructure policy is increasingly on electricity interconnections, electricity storages and smart grids projects. To support the Union's decarbonisation objectives, due consideration and priority should be given to technologies and projects contributing to the transition to a low carbon economyn economy with zero CO2 emissions. The Commission will aim at increasing the number of cross-border smart grid, innovative storage as well as carbon dioxide transportation projects to be supported under the Programme. __________________ 28 COM(2017) 718.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 243 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Innovative infrastructure technologies that enable the transition to a lowzero carbon energy and mobility systems and improve security of supply are essential in view of the Union's decarbonisation agenda. In particular, in its Communication of 23 November 2017 "Communication on strengthening Europe's energy networks"28 , the Commission emphasised that the role of electricity, where renewable energy will constitute half of the electricity generation by 2030, will increasingly be driving the decarbonisation of sectors so far dominated by fossil fuels, such as transport, industry and heating and cooling and that accordingly, the focus under the trans- European energy infrastructure policy is increasinglyshould be put on electricity interconnections, electricity storages and smart grids projects. To support the Union's decarbonisation objectives, due consideration and priority should be given to technologies and projects contributing to the transition to a lowzero carbon economy and subsidies for fossil fuels projects should be banned. The Commission will aim at increasing the number of cross- border smart grid, innovative storage as well as carbon dioxide transportation projects to be supported under the Programme. __________________ 2. __________________ 28 COM(2017) 718 COM(2017) 718
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 258 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Schools, universities, libraries, local, regional or national administrations, main providers of public services, hospitals and medical centres, transport hubs and digitally intensive enterprises are entities and places that can influence important socio-economic developments in the area where they are located. Such socio- economic drivers need to be at the cutting edge of Gigabit connectivity in order to provide access to the best services and applications for European citizens, business and local communities. The Programme should support access to Gigabit connectivity for these socio- economic drivers with a view to maximising their positive spill-over effects on the wider economy and society, including by generating wider demand for connectivity and services.(Does not affect English version)
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 260 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In addition, building on the success of the WiFi4EU initiative, the Programme should continueHaving into account that the Wifi4EU initiative hasn't yet been implemented by the Commission, despite the efforts made by the Parliament in approving this initiative on time. Reinforced efforts should be made in order to support the provision of free, high quality, high speed, local wireless connectivity in the centres of local public life, including entities with ato citizens and visitors in public missionspaces such as public authorities and providers of public services as well as outdoor spaces accessible to the general public, in order to promote the Union's digital vision in larks, squares, public buildings, libraries, health centres, community centres, schools and others. Special attention should be provided to the most rural and remote areas, which face the risk of depopulation and isolation, preventing the digital divide and promoting social communitiesinclusion and interconnectivity.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 262 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In addition, building on the success of the WiFi4EU initiative, the Programme should continue to support the provision of free, high quality, local wireless connectivity in the centres of local public life, including entities with a public mission such as public authorities and providers of public services as well as, on public transport vehicles and in outdoor spaces accessible to the general public, in order to promote the Union's digital vision in local communities.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 266 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) The viability of the anticipated next generation digital services, such as Internet of Things services and applications which are expected to bring significant benefits across various sectors and for society as a whole, will require uninterrupted cross- border coverage with 5G networks, in particular in view of allowing users and objects to remain connected while on the move. However, the cost sharing scenarios for 5G deployment across these sectors remain unclear and the perceived risks of commercial deployment in some key areas are very high, such as environment and public health haven't been duly assessed. Road corridors and train connections are expected to be key areas for the first phase of new applications in the area of connected mobility and therefore constitute vital cross-border projects for funding under this Programme.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 269 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) 5G is more than an evolution of mobile broadband and has the potential to be a key enabler of the future digital world as the next generation of ultra-high broad band infrastructure that should provide affordable, agile, flexible, interactive, reliable and highly personalised services aiming to improve every citizen's life, namely through transformation of processes in all sectors such as: public sector, education, healthcare, research, energy, utilities, manufacturing, transportation, the automotive industry, audiovisual, farming precision, among others.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 276 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Actions contributing to projects of common interest in the area of digital connectivity infrastructure shall deploy the technology best suited for the specific project, while proposing the best balance between state-of-the-art technologies in terms of data flow capacity, transmission security, network resilience, energy sustainability and cost efficiency, and should be prioritised by way of work programmes taking into account criteria set out in this Regulation. Deployments of very high capacity networks can include passive infrastructure, in view of maximising socio-economic as well as environmental benefits. Finally, when prioritising actions, the potential positive spill-overs in terms of connectivity shall be taken into account, for example when a project deployed can improve the business case for future deployments leading to further coverage of territories and population in areas which have remained uncovered so far.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 277 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Cooperation between academia, research institutions, the private sector and the public sector on research and development concerning 5G should be reinforced and encouraged through the continued involvement all relevant sectors in the process.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 294 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) The policy objectives of this Programme will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy window(s) [...] of the InvestEU Fund. The Programme's actions should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 307 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of these reform priorities. These strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund, the European Investment Stabilisation Function, InvestEU and the Connecting Europe Facility, where relevant. Financial support should also be used in a manner consistent with Union and national energy and climate plans where relevant.deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 316 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Horizontal financial rules adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the basis of Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply to this Regulation. These rules are laid down in the Financial Regulation and determine in particular the procedure for establishing and implementing the budget through grants, procurement, prizes, indirect implementation, and provide for checks on the responsibility of financial actors. Rules adopted on the basis of Article 322 TFEU also concern the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, as the respect for the rule of law and human rights is an essential precondition for sound financial management and effective EU funding.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 331 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementingdelegated powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards adoption of work programmes. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 . __________________ 40 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13)
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 342 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “alternative fuels” means alternative fuels as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/94/EUpower sources which significantly contribute to the decarbonisation of the transport, are fossil-free (excludes gas and biogas) and fulfil the sustainability criteria;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 376 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) “Energy efficiency first” means the prioritisation, in all energy planning, policy and investment decisions, of measures to make energy demand and energy supply more efficient, by means of cost-optimal energy end-use savings, demand-side response initiatives and more efficient conversion, transmission and distribution of energy;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 393 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) “studies" means activities needed to prepare project implementation, such as preparatory, mapping, feasibility, evaluation, testing and validation studies, including in the form of software, and any other technical support measure, including prior action to define and develop a project and decide on its financing, such as reconnaissance of the sites concerned and, preparation of the financial package, environmental impact assessments, strategic environmental assessments and assessments of accessibility for persons with reduced mobility (PRM);
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 408 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme has the general objective to develop and modernise the trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and digital and to facilitate cross-border cooperation in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency, taking into account the long-term decarbonisation commitmentsParis Agreement, the zero emission objective and with emphasis on synergies among sectors.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 437 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) to contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to efficient and interconnected networks and infrastructure for smart, sustainable, inclusive, safe and secure mobility that is accessible for persons of reduced mobility (PMR), as well as tourism focusing on sustainable mobility;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 453 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) to adapt the TEN-T networks to military mobility needs;deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 468 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) In the energy sector, to contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to further integrshall fully take part of the decarbonisation of the internal energy market, interoperability of networks across borders and sectors, facilitating decarbonisation and ensuring security of supply, and toeconomy, prioritizing energy efficiency solutions and facilitate interoperability of networks across borders and sectors ensuring energy independence, and should facilitate cross- border cooperation in the area of renewable energy, including through energy communities;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 475 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) In the energy sector, to contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to further integration of thean efficient internal energy market, the reduction or elimination of Member States’ energy isolation, interoperability of networks across borders and sectors, facilitating decarbonisation and energy efficiency and ensuring security of supply, and to facilitate cross- border cooperation in the area of energy, including renewable energy;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 530 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i i
(iii) EUR 6,500,000,000 from the Defence cluster for the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(a)(ii);deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 543 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to EUR 8,650,000,000 for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2)(b), out of which up to 120% for the cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 552 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall not depart from the amount referred to in subparagraph 2 (a) (ii).deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 597 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 4 a (new)
– respect the fundamental rights.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 614 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy shall have significative impacts in one Member State or involve at least two Member States and shall be included in a cooperation agreement or any other kind of arrangement between Member States or arrangements between Member States and third countries as set out in Articles 6, 7, 9 or 11 of Directive 2009/28/EC. These projects shall be identified in accordance with the criteria and procedure laid down in Part IV of the Annex to this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 626 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the applicant demonstrates, that the project would not materialise in the absence of the grant, or that the project cannot be commercially viable in the absence of the grant. This analysis shall take into account any revenues resulting from support schemes.deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 650 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) with regard to projects deploying operational digital platforms, priority shall be given to actions based on state-of-the- art technologies, taking into account aspects such as interoperability, cybersecurity, data privacy, energy efficiency and sustainability and re-use.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 653 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the extent to which the deployed technology is best suited for the specific project, while proposing the best balance between state-of-the-art technologies in terms of data flow capacity, transmission security, network resilience, environment protection and energy and cost efficiency.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 663 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Only actions contributing to the achievement of the objectives referred to in Article 3 are eligible for funding. Such actions include in particular studies, works and other accompanying measures necessary for the management and implementation of the Programme and the sector-specific guidelines, including environmental impact and strategic environmental assessments and assessments of accessibility for persons of reduced mobility (PMR).
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 695 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) actions implementing sections of the comprehensive network located in outermost regions in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, including actions relating to the relevant urban nodes, maritime ports, inland ports and rail-road terminals of the comprehensive network as defined at Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, and in particular actions aimed at improving transport between the seas and oceans surrounding the continent of Europe, making it unnecessary to sail all the way around;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 709 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) Actions relating to smart, sustainable, inclusive, PRM (persons with reduced mobility) accessible, safe and secure mobility:
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 747 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point vii
(vii) actions improving transport infrastructure resilience to holiday tourism, climate change and natural disasters;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 763 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ix a (new)
(ixa) actions supporting European cycle path networks;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 766 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Under the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(a)(ii): actions, or specific activities within an action, supporting transport infrastructure on the TEN-T Network in order to adapt it to military mobility requirements with the purpose of enabling a civilian-military dual-use of the infrastructure.deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 786 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) actions relating to projects of common interest as set out at Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013;Pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, actions relating to projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in Annex II.1 and 4 of this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 796 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. actions supporting energy efficiency projects.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 809 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. All projects shall be subject to climate, environmental and social sustainability proofing with a view to guarantee no negative impacts on climate, environment and social dimension. For that purpose, an assessment shall be provided based on guidance to be developed by the Commission, using the 1.5 and 2 degrees climatic scenarios and the energy efficiency first principle. In line with the international commitments, the Programme shall not support investment related to production, processing, distribution, transmission, storage or combustion of fossil fuels.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 843 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) economic, social and environmental impact (benefits and costs)Climate, environmental, economic and social (benefits and costs), including through a lifecycle assessment;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 847 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Energy efficiency first principle;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 852 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) Compliance with the Paris Agreement and the climate and energy EU long term objectives;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 861 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cross-border dimension;deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 934 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (a), the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 30 % of the total eligible cost. The co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 50 % for actions relating to cross-border links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph, for actions supporting telematic applications systems, for actions supporting new technologies and innovation, for actions supporting improvements of infrastructure safety in line with relevant Union legislation, for actions supporting accessibility for persons with reduced mobility (PRM) and for actions located in outermost regions;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 945 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) as regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum co- financing rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as referred to in the Regulation (EU) XXX [CPR]. These co- financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 85 % for actions relating to cross-border links – including those relating to European cycle paths – under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 960 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) The co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 75 % for actions contributing to the development of projects of common interest which, based on the evidence referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, provide a high degree of regional or Union-wide security of supply, strengthen the solidarity of the Union or comprise highly innovative solutionsprojects in the area of renewable energy.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 990 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Grants cannot be combined with funds granted to Projects of Energy Community’s Interest.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 1055 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – table – Transport – Specific Objectives and Indicators
Transport Efficient and Number of cross-border and missing links interconnected networks addressed with the support of CEF and infrastructure for (including actions relating to urban nodes, smart, sustainable, maritime ports, inland ports and rail-road inclusive, safe and secure terminals of the TEN-T core network) secure mobility Number of CEF supported actions contributing to the digitalisation of transport Number of alternative fuel supply points built or upgraded with the support of CEF Number of CEF supported actions contributing to the safety of transport Adaptation to military Number of transport infrastructure mobility requirements components adapted to meet military mobility requirements deleted deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1068 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – table – Energy – Indicators
Energy Contribution to Number of CEF actions contributing to interconnectivity and projects interconnecting MS networks and integration of markets removing internal constraints Security of energy Number of CEF actions contributing to supply projects ensuring resilient gas network Number of CEF actions contributing to the smartening and digitalisation of grids and increasing energy storage capacity Sustainable development Number of CEF actions contributing to through enabling projects enabling increased penetration of decarbonisation renewable energy in the energy systems, including energy communities Number of CEF actions contributing to cross-border cooperation in the area of renewables Number of CEF actions contributing to the implementation of energy efficiency first principle
2018/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1169 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self- seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed, including other shrub and/or tree species which can be grazed or produce livestock feed, but are effectively areas grazed by animals or maintained in a suitable state through a minimum of agricultural activity as defined by the Member States; Member States may also decide to consider permanent grassland: land which can be grazed and which forms part of established local practices where grasses and other herbaceous forage are traditionally not predominant in grazing areas, areas which can be grazed in which grasses and other herbaceous forage are not predominant or even present in the grazing areas but where animals graze or are kept in a suitable state through a minimum of agricultural activity;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1187 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) 'agro-silvopastural systems' shall be the land-use systems that combine keeping trees and farming, including livestock farming, on the same land in symbiosis with integrated management practices that ensure a balance between the productions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1489 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) promote women's equality and participation in the farming sector and in production and business structures in rural areas.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1593 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an administrative penalty shall be imposed on beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67 who do not comply with the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land as well as the social and labour standards established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1602 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the rights of agricultural workers and farmers
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1700 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Obligations of Member States relating to social and labour conditions 1. Member States shall ensure that all recipients of CAP funds comply with social and labour law as regards both owners and co-owners, as well as permanent or temporary workers employed to carry out work related to the running of the holding. 2. Based on the seriousness of the infringements, Member States shall establish the severity of the sanctions, up to and including the loss of entitlement to support. 3. To this end, Member States shall provide for appropriate coordination between labour and social security authorities and agricultural authorities to ensure monitoring of employment and activity data. 4. The Commission may assist the Member States with the design of that tool.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1815 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the complementary income support for new women farmers
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1818 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) the income support for persons whose principal activity is farming.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2059 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide to differentiate the amount of the basic income support per hectare amongst different groups of territories faced with similar socio-economic or agronomic conditions, in particular island territories, without allowing the continued use of the historical reference period as a reference basis for the calculation of basic support entitlements under any circumstances. In granting this basic income support, consideration shall be given to the sustainability of the holdings with the highest socio-environmental value (Natura 2000 and SATV).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2067 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States having applied the basic payment scheme as laid down in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, may decide to grant the basic income support based on payment entitlements in accordance with Articles 20 to 24 of this Regulation. These payment entitlements shall expire in any event no later than 31 December 2026 in accordance with Articles 19.1a and 19.1b.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2069 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall describe in the Strategic Plan for the CAP the process to be set up for the termination of payment entitlements, which shall start no later than 31 December 2023.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2070 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. At the latest in claim year 2027, the support shall be paid as a uniform amount per hectare in all Member States, allowing for the possibility of differentiating the value of payment entitlements in accordance with Article 18(2).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2128 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) women who enter farming, whether as owners or co-owners of a holding or as members of a company dedicated to agricultural activity;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2177 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall grant annual income support per agricultural work unit to farmers whose principal activity is farming.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2178 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The beneficiaries of the support provided for in the previous paragraph shall be: a) natural persons of 18 years or over who are neither retired nor in receipt of a total disability allowance in respect of all farming activities, and who derive at least 50 % of their total income from farming activities on their own holding and spend less than 50 % of their total working time on activities unrelated to farming; and b) legal persons where at least half of the partners and at least half of the share capital or shares are or are held by natural persons whose principal activity is farming. For legal persons made up exclusively or for the most part of other legal persons, account will be taken of associations or links with other companies in order to determine whether these links or associations mean that at least half of the partners and at least half of the share capital or the shares are or are held by natural persons whose principal activity is farming.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2179 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 c (new)
For each relevant year, the payment per annual agricultural work unit shall be calculated by dividing the financial allocation of 15 % of the national allocation for direct support as defined in Article 86(5a) for this action included in the approved CAP Strategic Plan, by the number of annual agricultural work units recorded for each beneficiary.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2185 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for a complementary redistributive income support for sustainability (‘redistributive income support’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans. To implement this, Member States shall set aside at least 20 % of their national allocation under the first pillar.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2211 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall use the following set of criteria to define the threshold for said small and medium-sized farms entitled to complementary support: number of hectares, profitability for the sector and productivity for the regions classified in line with Article 18(2). In all cases and for the purposes of this calculation, Member States shall take the average size of farms in each region and sector into account.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2274 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may lay down specific provisions so that young farmers who join farms operating as a cooperative do not lose their right to benefits when setting up. These provisions shall keep the principle of proportionality and identify the young farmer’s participation in the cooperative.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2277 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27a Complementary support for farms located in areas with natural or other specific constraints 1. Member States may provide for support for regions with natural or other specific constraints under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans in order to contribute to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1). 2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. 3. Member States may only provide support under this type of intervention where it is to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and lost income related to the natural or other specific constraints in the region concerned. 4. Additional costs and lost income referred to in paragraph 3 shall be calculated in respect of natural or other specific constraints in the area through a comparison with areas that are not affected by natural or other specific constraints. 5. Payments shall be granted annually per hectare. Member States shall determine what percentage of the total amount earmarked for direct payments shall be set aside for this complementary support.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2279 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 b (new)
Article 27b Complementary support for women setting up in farming 1. Member States may provide for complementary income support for women farmers under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans. 2. As part of their obligation to further the equality and empowerment of women in the sector as laid down in point (j) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 2 % of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(5), Member States may provide complementary income support for five years for women farmers who have newly set up for the first time provided they are entitled to a payment under basic income support in Article 17. 3. The complementary income support for women farmers shall take the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare. Member States may lay down specific provisions so that women who join farms operating as a cooperative do not lose their right to benefits when setting up. These provisions shall keep the principle of proportionality and identify the woman’s participation in the cooperative.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination isand the framework to identify nNational rReform priorities and monitorProgrammes have to change their implemorientation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priori, in order to alter the adjustment objectives. Those strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion fund, the European Social Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant for undertaking reforms committed with an expansive economic policy. This policy has to be able of reinforce social investments, counter-cyclical economic policy, and provide a strong cohesion policy, within a Europe based on solidarity.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 61 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The economic and financial crisis has shown that developing sound and resilient economies and financial systems built one vulnerability of European economies and financial systems. The depth and duration of the subsequent recession, as well as the asymmetry of the current recovery, demonstrate the need for economic reform in order to build strong economic and social structures helpsin Member States to respond more efficiently to. This should allow economies to withstand shocks and recover more swiftly from them. The implementation of structural reforms is among the Union’s policy priorities because such reforms seek to set the recovery on a sustainable path, unlock the growth potential, strengthen the adjustment capacity and support the process of upward convergence. Pursuing structural reforms can also contribute to strengthening economic and social cohesion, boosting productivity and investment and creating good conditions for sustainable growth and employment in the Union.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 64 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Structural reforms can contribute to achieving a high degree of resilience of domestic economies and sustainable convergence among Member States, which is crucial for successful and smooth participation in the Economic and Monetary Union. That high degree of sustainable convergence is particularly important for Member States, whose currency is not the euro, in their process of preparation to join the euro area.deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 74 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The Commission's Communication of 6 December 201720 , part of a package of initiatives to deepen the Economic and Monetary Union, proposed to create a reform delivery tool and a convergence facility as new budgetary instruments. The objective of such instruments was to strengthen resilience of domestic economies and unleash positive spillover effects across Member States by providing incentives for the implementation of structural reforms that contribute to those objectives and are essential for the stability ofreforms. The European Parliament is of the opinion that modification is needed to the economic architecture of the Eurozone, and paving the way to set the conditions of a real convergence in the field of investment, employment rate and income and wealth distribution at social and territory level. A Monetary Union in a single market, without an internal distribution mechanism, will only intensify the Eeconomic and Monetary Uniondivergence between core and peripheries. __________________ 20 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council and the European Central Bank, new budgetary instruments for a stable euro area within the Union framework, COM(2017) 822 final
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 78 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, it is necessary to strengthen the current framework for the provision of support to Member States by offering direct financial support, alongside technical support. To that end, a new Reform Support Programme ('the Programme') should be established to provide effective incentives to step up the implementation of structural reforms in the Member States. The Programme should be comprehensive and should also benefit from the experience gained by the Commission and the Member States from the use of the other instruments and programmes. The Programme should also continue the actions and the mode of operation of the SRSP, since they have been proven very useful, and have been appreciated by Member States, for strengthening the administrative capacity of national authorities in various policy domains. The Programme should also include targeted support for reforms in Member States whose currency is not the euro and which have taken demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time-frame.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 86 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The Programme's overall objective is the enhancement of cohesion, competitivenesseconomic cooperation, productivity, growth, and employment. For that purpose, it should provide financial incentives for addressing challenges of a structural nature, and should help to strengthen the administrative capacity of the Member States insofar as their institutions and economic and social sectors are concerned.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 104 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) With regard to the reform delivery tool, it is necessary to identify the types of reforms that should be eligible for financial support. To ensure their contribution to the objectives of the Programme, the eligible reforms should be those addressing the challenges identified in the context of the European Semester of economic policy coordination, including those proposed to address the country-specific recommendationof economic recessions, increased unemployment, or a financial crises, attributing a more important role of intervention to the public policies.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 122 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) It is necessary to establish a process for the submission of proposals for reform commitments by the Member States, and the content thereof. With a view to ensuring the expediency of procedures, a Member State should submit the proposal for reform commitments together with its national reform programme, but in the form of a separate annex, which may also be submitted at a different point in time. While participation in the Programme is voluntary, Member States experiencing excessive imbalances should be particularly encouraged to come forward with reform proposals under the reform delivery tool, which address the problems that led to such excessive imbalanwhose economies have been damaged by recessive economic policy that were imposed through the conditionality of financial assistance programmes should be given additional support for the implementation of growth-enhancing reforms and the strengthening of social services.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 144 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) Appropriate guidelines should be set out, as an annex to this Regulation, to serve as a basis for the Commission to assess - in a transparent and equitable manner - the proposals for reform commitments put forward by the Member States and to determine the financial contribution in conformity with the objectives and any other relevant requirements laid down in this Regulation. In the interest of transparency and efficiency, a rating system for the assessment of the proposals for reform commitments should be established to that effect. This rating system will provide for the possibility of a broad spectrum of economic policies within the Programme. This is necessary in order to ensure that The Programme does not restrict the Member States' ability to implement economic policies and reform agendas that reflect the democratic mandate of their national governments.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 153 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) To foster the stability of the reform commitments, a Member State should have the possibility to amend the reform commitments only once within the period of implementation, where objective circumstances justify such a course of actionor in the event of a change of government at national level with a democratic mandate for different economic policies or reform agenda.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 159 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) The technical support instrument under the Programme should continue to support, the implementation of reforms undertaken at the initiative of the Member States, reforms in the context of economic governance processes or actions related to the implementation of Union law, and reforms in relation to the implementation prioritise assistance to countries who have experienced an exacerbated recession due to the harmful economic conditionality of economic adjustment programmes. It should also provide technical support for the preparation and implementation of reforms to be undertaken under the other Programme instruments.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 160 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) Provisions on the implementation of the technical support instrument should be laid down, in particular the management modes, the forms of funding for the technical support measures and the content of work programmes, which should be adopted by way of implementing acts. In view of the importance of sustaining the efforts of Member States in pursuing and implementing reforms, it is necessary to allow for a co-financing rate for grants of up to 100% of the eligible costs. To allow for a rapid mobilisation of technical support in case of urgency, provision should be made for the adoption of special measures for a limited period of time. To that effect, a limited amount of the budget within the work programme of the technical support instrument should be set aside for special measures.deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 177 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘financial support’ means a financial contribution to a Member State for the purpose of the implementation of structural reforms identified in the context of the European Semester process in accordance with Article 2-a of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/9728 , and for the purpose of implementation of reforms that are relevant for preparation for participation in the euro area; __________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies (OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 1)reforms, including reforms that are relevant for preparation for participation in the euro area;
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 181 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
6a. "Real convergence and acceptable conditions of integration in the Eurozone". The EU assumes the commitment of addressing the necessary reforms to prepare the conditions of having an economic area conceived for an optimal integration of all the old and new Member States. This implies that the EU is obliged to give steps in the way of implementing policy for a real convergence. In other words, economic and employment policies to tackle first the lower levels of unemployment or investment in peripheral countries, due to the privileges enjoyed by the countries with external surplus, and the implementation of an internal redistributive and automatic mechanisms for off-setting the single market trends, which creates divergences within the Eurozone.
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 210 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The general and the specific objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 shall refer to policy areas related to cohesion, ecompetitivenessnomic cooperation and efficiency, productivity, research and innovation, smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, jobs and investment, and in particular to one or more of the following:
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 220 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) fairer business environment, including for small and medium-sized enterprises, re- industrialisation, private sector development, product and service markets,sustainable development, public investment, public participation in enterprises, nationalization and privatisation processes, trade and foreign direct investment, competition andfair trade, public procurement, sustainable sectoral development and support for research and innovation and digitisation;
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 223 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) education and training, democratic labour market policies for protecting workers and quality of work and employment conditions, including social dialogue, for the creation of jobs, digital skills, the fight against poverty, the promotion of social inclusion, social security and social welfare systems, public health and healthcare systems, as well as cohesion, asylum, migra reception and border policiesintegration;
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 229 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) policies for implementing climate action, mobility, promoting energy and resource efficiency, renewable energy sources, achieving energy diversification and ensuring energy securitytransition away from hydro- carbons, and for the agricultural sector, fisheries and the sustainable development of rural areas; and
2019/01/16
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 266 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Pursuant to the objectives set out in point (a) of Article 4 and point (a) of Article 5(2), structuralThe reforms eligible for financing under the Programme shall be those reforms aimed at addressing challenges identified in the context of the European Semester of economic policy coordinationof economic recession, unemployment increase, low level of investment, and the reinforcement of the means of public administration and public policy for tackling the economic cycles and inequalities at social and territorial level.
2019/01/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 275 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Annex I lays down aThe maximum financial contribution available for each Member State out of the overall envelope of the reform delivery tool referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2). Such a maximum financial contribution is calculated for each Member State using the criteria and methodology set out in that Annex, bais calculated for each Member State using a criteria and indicators based on the population of each Member State, the level of unemployment, and the inversed onf the population of each Member Stataverage per capita income. Such a maximum financial contribution shall be available for allocation to each Member State, in part or in full, at each stage and call of the allocation process set out in Article 10.
2019/01/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 316 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a – point 1 – indent 1
– in the country-specific recommendations and in other relevant European Semester documents officially adopted by the Commission; ordeleted
2019/01/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 321 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a – point 1 – indent 2
– where applicable, in the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure laid down by Regulation (EU) 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 ; __________________ 30Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances (OJ L 306, 23.11.2011, p.25)deleted
2019/01/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 359 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. Where the Member State concerned has not taken the necessary measures within a period of six months from the suspension, the Commission shall cancel the amount of the financial contribution pursuant to Article 14(1) of the Financial Regulation after having given the Member State concerned the possibility to present its observations within a period of two months from the communication of its conclusions.deleted
2019/01/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 391 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Structural reforms eligible for financing under the convergence facility shall be reforms that help eligible Members States in their preparation to join the euro area. Those reforms shall be aimed at addressing challenges identified for having a stronger public administration and policy with means to overcome economic recessions and low level of employment or investment. At the same time, the EU will develop a new architecture for avoiding the contextfailures of the European Semester of economic policy coordinationzone, as it is not underpinned by an internal redistributive mechanism nor a basis for a real convergence among the Member States.
2019/01/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 404 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of the reporting on the financial support activities referred to in subparagraph 1, the Commission may use the content of the relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission under the European Semester, as appropriate.deleted
2019/01/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 92 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union fundingfunding should be used in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion fund, the European Social Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development,, the EISF and InvestEU, where relevant.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 102 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) EISF support should be given in case one or several Member States whose currency is the euro or other Member States that participate in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II) are confronted with a large asymmetric shock. Changes in unemployment rates are highly correlated with business cycle fluctuations in such Member States. Strong increases in national unemployment rates above their long-term averages are a clear indicator of a large shock in a specific Member State. Asymmetric shocks affect one or several Member States significantly more strongly than the average of Member States. It should be noted that the asymmetric shocks are caused by the Eurozone’s own economic architecture. Therefore, the stabilisation mechanism must operate in a compensatory manner to counteract the economic divergence and the tendency to deepen the unequal relationship between the centre and the periphery it causes, for example as regards the balance of payments or the intensity of the economic cycle.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 124 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Member States whose currency is the euro which benefit from financial assistance by the ESM, the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM) or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and which are under a macro-econoopt for EISF funding, should submict adjustment programme within the meaning of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 should not benefit from EISF support since their financing needs including for maintaining public investment are addressed via the financial assistance granted. _________________ 12 Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability, (OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 1) project that favours the development of synergies and complementarity between investment projects financed, that is in accordance with a viable budget and that is liable to boost their economy in the medium term.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 151 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The maximumideal level of eligible public investment that could be supported by EISF loan for a Member State should be automatically set on the basis of a formula which captures the ratio of public eligible investment to gross domestic product (GDP) in the Union over a period of five years before the Member State concerned requests a loan and its GDP over the same period. The maximum level of eligible public investment should also be scaled by means of scaling factor (α) towards the fixed ceiling in the Union budget. That factor is deo be granted and allocated in proportion to the needs duly indicated by the candidate countries for funding should depend on the level of deficit in their balance of payments. The purpose of this automatic shock-absorption mechanism should be to stabilise this macroeconomic parameter and create jobs by boosting economic investment, which constitutes a joint instrument for fostermined such that with hindsight of the recent crisis, all the EISF support could have been provided to the Member States concerned, had the mechanism been in placeg real demand and the improvement of the quality of supply as well as the candidate country's macroeconomic relationship with the European economic framework.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 157 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The amount of EISF loan should also be automatically determined on the basis of a formula which firstly takes into account the maximum level of eligible public investment that can be supported under EISF and secondly the severity of the large asymmetric shock. The support determined on the basis of that formula should also be scaled in function of the severity of the shock by means of a factor (β). That factor is determined such that for a shock that increases unemployment by more than 2.5 percentage points, the maximum support is made available to the Member State concerned. An EISF loan could be increased up to the maximum level of eligible public investment in case the asymmetric shock is particularly severe as reflected by other indicators of the Member State's position in the economic cycle (e.g. confidence surveysthe effective rate of return) and a deeper analysis of the macroeconomic situation (as conducted in particular in the context of the macroeconomic forecast and the European Semester). With a view to ensure that as many Member States as possible could qualify for support under EISF, the loan to a Member State should not exceed 30 percent of the remaining available means under the ceiling set for calibrating the loans under EISF to the available means in the Union budget.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 178 #

2018/0212(COD)

(30) In order to increase the impact of public investment and potential EISF support the quality of Member States' public investment systems and practices should be ensured and where appropriate strengthened. An assessment by the Commission should be carried out regularly and take the form of a report and if warranted contain recommendations to improve the quality of public investment systems and practices in Member States. A Member State could request technical assistance from Commission. The latter could undertake technical missions. At any rate, within the macroeconomic parameters consistent with boosting investments, ensuring coherence and complementarity between them in programmes with a holistic approach and a medium-term perspective, technical assistance may only put forward suggestions since the economic sovereignty of the requesting country must be respected.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 180 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) In order to give the automatic stabilisation programme coherence, it would appear necessary to operate both in countries affected negatively by asymmetric shocks and in those that benefit. Thus, along with setting criteria for boosting public investment in peripheral countries experiencing asymmetric shocks, which are the result of a balance of payments deficit, it will be necessary to establish ways to ensure that the countries with surpluses carry out measures to correct their surpluses, such as establishing an indicator for automatically increasing real wages.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 200 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The EISF shall provide financial assistance in the form of automatic transfers of funds, loans and interest rate subsidies for public investment to a Member State which is experiencing a large asymmetric shock.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 350 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The outstanding amount of loans granted to Member States under this Regulation shall be limited to EUR 3100 billion in principal. Member States shall establish channels and a timetable for scheduling regular contributions to ensure that levels of public investment in terms of GDP in peripheral countries subject to asymmetric shocks do not fall below the EU average.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 11 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Union environmental, climate and relevantated clean energy policy and legislation have delivered substantial improvements to the state of the environment. However,been insufficient and we are facing major environmental and climate challenges remain, which, if left unaddressed, will have significant negative consequences for the Union and the well-being of its citizens.
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Complying with the Union's commitments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change requires the transformation of the Union into an energy efficient, low -carbon and climate -resilient society, committed to changing its model of production so as to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change and be resistant to its consequences. This in turn requires actions, with a special focus on sectors that contribute most to theplay a part in increasing current levels of CO2 output and pollution, contributing to the implementation of the 2030 energy and climate policy framework and the Member States' Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans and preparations for the Union's mid-century and long-term climate and energy strategy. The Programme should also include measures contributing to the implementation of the Union's climate adaptachange adaptation, mitigation and prevention policy to decrease vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change.
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The improvement of governance on environmental, climate change and related clean energy transition matters requires an energy transition policy that changes the model of production, promoting a shift towards environmental efficiency, minimising industry's use of materials and generation of waste, as well as greenhouse gases emissions, and changing technological and energy systems so that renewable energies predominate, while at the same time necessarily reducing the consumption of material goods. It also requires the involvement of civil society by raising public awareness, consumer engagement, and broadening of stakeholder involvement, including non-governmental organisations, in consultation on and implementation of related policies.
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should prepare and support market players for the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy by testing new business opportunitiesforms of production and consumption, upgrading professional skills, facilitating consumers' access to sustainable products and services, engaging and empowering influencers and testing novel methods to adapt the existing processes and business landscape. To support a broader market uptake of sustainable solutions, general public accept in manufacturing, a chancge andof consumer engagementculture should be promoted so that well-being and minimising the consumption of material goods go hand in hand.
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectivesspending the major part of the EU budget, and initially over 50% of it, on supporting climate objectives and on the adoption of sustainable manufacturing and consumer practices as part of an energy transition plan. Actions under this Programme are expected to contribute 61% of the overall financial envelope of the Programme to climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques and approaches for reaching the objectives of the Union legislation and policy on environment and climate action, including the transition to clean renewable energy, and to contribute to the application of best practice in relation to nature and biodiversity;
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 510 450 000 000 in current prices.
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 35 500 000 000 for the field Environment, of which
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 30 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
(2) EUR 13 350 000 000 for the sub- programme Circular Economy and Quality of Life;
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 31 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
(1) EUR 1 950 000 000 for the sub- programme Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and
2018/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Marine lit150 million tons of plastics and microplastics have accumulaterd is of a transboundary nature and is recognized as a global problem. Rn the world’s oceans and seas, causing severe damage to marine fauna and flora, the climate and global biodiversity; according to the UN, if nothing is done, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050; reducing marine litter is a key action for the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 which calls to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.36 The Union must play its part in tackling marine litter and aim to be a standard setter for the world. In this context, the Union is working with partners in many international fora such as G20, G7 and United Nations to promote concerted action. This initiative is part of the Union efforts in this regard. _________________ 36 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) To focus efforts where they are most needed, this Directive should commonly cover the most found single-use plastics products, which are estimated to represent around 86% of the single-use plastics found, in counts, on beaches in the Union and also fishing gear. The transition to a circular economy will necessitate a reduction in the overall use of single use plastic. .
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) For certain single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives are not yet readily available and the consumption of most such single- use plastic products is expected to increase. To reverse that trend and promote effortsmove towards more sustainable solutions Member States should be required to take the necessary measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of those products, without compromising food hygiene or food safety, good hygiene practices, good manufacturing practices, consumer information, or traceability requirements set out in Union food legislation44 . Reductions in overall consumption of single use products is crucial in transitioning to a circular economy. _________________ 44 Regulation (EC) 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1-24), Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p.1-54), Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 on materials intended to come into contact and other relevant legislation related to food safety, hygiene and labeling (OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p.4-17).
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) For other single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives that are also affordable are readily available. In order to limit the adverse impact of such products on the environment, Member States should be required to prohibit their placing on the Union market. By doing so, the use of those readily available and more sustainable alternatives as well as innovative solutions towards more sustainable business models, re-use alternatives and substitution of materials would be promoted.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) With regard to single-use plastic products for which there are no readily available suitable and more sustainable alternatives, Member States should, in line with the polluter pays principle, also introduce extended producer responsibility schemes to cover the costs of waste management and clean-up of litter as well as the costs of awareness-raising measures to prevent and reduce such litter. At the same time, Member States should ensure that additional costs will not be supported by citizens and the sanctions for producers are dissuasive enough.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Directive 2008/98/EC lays down general minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes. Those requirements should apply to extended producer responsibility schemes established by this Directive. This Directive, however, establishes additional extended producer responsibility requirements, for examplenotably, the requirement on producers of certain single-use plastic products to cover the costs of clean-up of litter, as well as other measures that would be effective in reducing the impact of plastic on the environment and human health. .
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201648 , the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Directive. That evaluation should be based on experience gathered and data collected during the implementation of this Directive and data collected under Directive 2008/56/EC or Directive 2008/98/EC. The evaluation should provide the basis for an assessment of possible further measures and an assessment whether, in view of monitoring of marine litter in the Union, the Annex listing single-use plastic products needs to be reviewed. The evaluation should also consider whether scientific and technical progress that has taken place in the meantime, including the development of biodegradable materials and the development of criteria or a standard for biodegradability of plastics in the marine environment, as foreseen in the European Plastics Strategy, allows the setting of a standard for biodegradation of certain single-use plastic products in the marine environment. That standard would include a standard to test if, as a result of physical and biological decomposition in the marine environment, plastics would fully decompose into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water within a timescale short enough for the plastics not to be harmful for marine life and not lead to an accumulation of plastics in the environment. If that is the case, single-use plastic products that meet such a standard could be exempted from the prohibition on placing on the market. While the European Strategy for Plastics already envisages action in this area, it also recognises the challenges in relation to determining a regulatory framework for plastics with biodegradable properties due to different marine conditions across seas in order to expand the list of single use plastic items. There should be no consideration of biodegradability in reviewing the annex. _________________ 48 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The objective of this Directive is to prevent and significantly reduce the impact of certain plastic productplastics on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health, as well as to promote the transition to a non-toxic circular economy with innovative business models,through a reduction in productsion and materials, thus also contriconsumption of single use plastics, with sustainable butsing to the efficient functioning of the iness models, non-toxic products and maternial markets.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'plastic' means a material consisting of a polymer within the meaning of Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, to which additives or other substances may have been added, and which can function as a main structural component of final products, with the exception of natural polymers that have not been chemically modified;
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'single-use plastic product' means a product that is made wholly or partly from plastic and that is not conceived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span,unlikely to accomplish multiple trips or rotations within its life span by being returned to the producer for refill or re-used for the same purpose for which it was conceived;
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) 'producer' means any natural or legal person that, manufactures, processes, treats, sells or imports single-use plastic products or fishing gear containing plastic as understood in Article 8(1) of Directive 2008/98. A producer may be qualified as such irrespective of the selling technique used, including distance contracts within the meaning of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 201150 , places on the market single-use plastic products and fishing gear containing plastic except persons carrying out fishing activities as defined in Article 4(28) of Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council51 ; _________________ 50 Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 64–88). 51 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p.22).
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
(14 a) "Food or drink outlet" means any establishment where food and/or drink can be provided for consumption instore/on the spot, including but not limited to restaurants, fast food stores, cafés and food trucks.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve a significant50% reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six year2025 and an 80% reduction by 2030. Member States shall establish a baseline by [18 months after the end- date for transposition of this Directive]. Member States shall adopt plans for the achievement of these reductions, including the measures taken.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall also take the necessary measures to achieve a 35% reduction by 2025 and a 60% reduction by 2030 in the consumption of the products listed in Part F of the Annex, with baseline as above.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall adopt an implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the significant reduction targets in the consumption of the single-use plastic products referred to in paragraph 1 by ...[12 months before the end date for transposition of this Directive]. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on market of the single-use plastic products listed in Part B of the Annex. Given that products other than those covered by this Directive are significant contributors to marine litter, the Member State will be empowered to apply to those products the same measures applicable to the items listed in Part B of the Annex. The Member State shall inform the Commission of the adoption of these measures, including their rationale, scientific evidence in support and details on their practical implementation and enforcement.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 138 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall ensure that, by 2025, the products referred to in paragraph 1 are made with at least 35% of non-toxic recycled content. By 2022, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the methodology for the calculation of recycled content. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2) of this Directive.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member States shall ensure that the product requirements for all products referred to in this Directive shall prevent the use of hazardous chemicals in their composition.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 166 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that extended producer responsibility schemes are established for fishing gear containing plastic placed on the Union market, in accordance with the provisions on extended producer responsibility in Directive 2008/98/EC with the addition of the following requirements: (a) modulate financial contributions to promote the placing on the market of fishing gear designed for reuse and recycling; (b) establish sufficient deposit-refund schemes to encourage the return of fishing gear that is no longer in use; (c) include monitoring, tracking and reporting programmes; and (d) achieve a recycling target of at least 25% for fishing gear by 2025 and 75% by 2030.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In accordance with the provisions on extended producer responsibility in Directive 2008/98/EC, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the financial contributions paid by the producer to comply with its extended producer responsibility obligations are modulated, for individual products or groups of similar products, notably by taking into account their durability, reparability, re-usability and their recyclability and the presence of hazardous substances hereby taking a life-cycle approach and aligned with the requirements set by relevant Union law, and when available, based on harmonised criteria in order to ensure a smooth functioning of the internal market. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a reporting system is in place to make publicly available i) the quantity of the products placed in the market and the waste flows resulting from those (ii) the financial contribution paid by producers of products per unit sold or per tonne of product placed on the market; (iii) the allocation of financial prevention and management; and (iv) the extent to which the scheme(s)reduce the amount of plastic in residual waste.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
For the proper functioning of an effective collection system of all types of plastic waste, public awareness on waste management at the local and regional level should be ensured.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 189 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission introduce a mandatory traceability system for chemicals in plastics; stresses the urgent need to remove harmful chemicals from plastics so that their reuse and recycling can be done in a safe way for both workers of waste facilities and end-users alike;
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 192 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive by … [sixthree years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. The evaluation shall be based on the information available in accordance with Article 13. Member States shall provide the Commission with any additional information necessary for the purposes of the evaluation and the preparation of the report referred to in paragraph 2.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) sufficient scientific and technical progress has been made, and criteria or a standard for biodegradability in the marine environment applicable to single- use plastic products within the scope of this directive and their single-use substitutes have been developed, in order to determine which products no longer need to be subject to the restrictions on placing on the market, where appropriate.deleted
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) Any review shall not consider criteria or standards for the biodegradability or disintegration in the marine environment of single-use plastic products.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 13
13. ReconfirmAs the Werner Report, in 1970, and the McDougal Reports, in 1977, stated, the Union requires a greater increase of its public resources just to pave the way to offsetting the divergences caused by the single market and the current economic architecture. Therefore, reconsiders its formal position that the level of the 2021-2027 MFF should be set at EUR 1 324 074,1 billion in 2018 prices, representing 1,34 % of the EU-27 GNI, in order to ensure the necessary level of funding for key EU policies that will enable them to fulfil their mission and objectives;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 237 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 1 – Article 2 - paragraph 1
1. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall urges to finish with the current scheme of ceilings, increasing them significantly, dturning each budgetary procedure and when implementing the budget for the year concerned,the MFF into a flexible and organised system of EU programmes planning, endowing with enough resources the action lines to be undertaken. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall, during each budgetary procedure comply with the expenditure ceilings set out throughout the cycles, compensating the Annex (‘MFF ceilings’)deficits with surpluses within the MFF period. The sub-ceiling for Heading III as set out in the Annex is established without prejudice to the flexibility between the two pillars of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The adjusted ceiling to be applied to pillar I of the CAP following the transfers between the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and direct payments shall be laid down in the relevant legal act and the MFF shall be adjusted accordingly under the technical adjustment provided for in Article 5 of this Regulation.
2018/10/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 238 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 1 – Article 3 - paragraph 4
4. For each of the yearsThroughout the period covered by the MFF, the total appropriations for payments required, after annual adjustment and taking account of any other adjustments and revisions as well as the application of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 2, may not be such as to produce a call-in rate for own resources tha should not exceeds the own resources ceiling set in accordance with the Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union adopted in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 311 TFEU (‘Own Resources Decision’) in force.
2018/10/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 51 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. BelieveReiterates its views that the 2019 EU budget must primarily answer to the challenges the EU youth is facing;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 58 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomeRecalls the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to increase the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018; expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate great ambition to fight youth unemployment; underlines that the 2019 budget should reflect the ambition to enhance the fight of youth unemployment; insists on the emergency to boost financing of all programs enhancing the creation of long- term quality jobs, in particular those promoting youth integration, complementing Member States efforts to guarantee a diversified labour qualification instead of precocious specialisation, as the means to increase resilience and enable societal adaptation while struggling demographic regression and sectorial qualified labour short comes.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 65 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. BelievStresses that, in the light of the celebration of its 30th anniversary, Erasmus+ remains the leading multicultural-service learning programme to fostering youth mobility and inculcate key, supporting community-based research as a model approach to advocate solidarity and promote social justice among other European values in young people, together with the EU’s culture programmes; believeinsists that the 2019 Erasmus+ budget should be sufficient to answer, while complying to all objectives set up in its program, should have its budget sufficiently reinforced to the extent of enabling a positively answer to all eligible demands;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 76 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Insists on the Unions commitment to peace and calls upon the Member States to agree upon a ban on the use of the EU budget to finance or guarantee any research programs or dual technological development projects with military applicability;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 88 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund;deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 95 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Emphasises EU commitment to peace building and to conflict resolution, in particular in such a challenging period; calls upon the Member States, the Council and the Commission to commit to a European Convention to ban investment, development and implementation of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, and to develop all efforts to support and develop the creation of such a worldwide Convention.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 100 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to realistic operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies, enabling them to accomplish their growing tasks of fighting organised crime, terrorism and border management; ostering social integration, promotion and compliance of human rights and solidarity; strengthening the rule of law and justice, good governance, democratic decision- making, control and accountability practices, for and with both private and public sectors; supporting the pooling of excellence, creating and reinforcing synergies in education, research, innovation and training; strongly enhancing sustainability, responsibility, efficiency and control, in particular in sectors such as health, food and environment; sustaining and nurturing the expansion of our cultural and creative sectors, increasing their sustainability and resilience by improving, e.g., artists working conditions; insists that the agencies role is fundamental in ensuring and guaranteeing the pursuit of the EU citizen public interest, in producing "public goods", in particular in all non- market driven sectors, for the safeguard of the intangible public assets.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 111 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Considers the Union must do its utmost to support the EU and its Member States in reaching their climate goals as laid out in the Paris Agreement, in particular enhancing the support to renewable energy transition to lower emissions source; recalls the importance of ensuring sufficient biodiversity funding, in particular by increasing the allocations to programmes such as LIFE +;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 124 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Insists on the need to reinforce support to the Union programs which foster growth and creation of long-term quality jobs, in particular for the youth, complementing Member States efforts to guarantee a diversified labour qualification instead of precocious specialisation, as the means to increase resilience and enable societal adaptation while struggling demographic regression, sectorial qualified labour short comes and welfare systems sustainability; the consideration of specific tailor-made measures might prove useful to attend specific sectors and/or regions specially affected or that have become much more vulnerable.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 125 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Recalls the significant increase on an ageing population in need of special and dedicated care, in particular the elderly; calls upon the Commission to step up with further support measures to address the demographic challenges and reiterates its support to initiatives such as "villages for person’s with dementia", where due care is provided for since early stage.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 126 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. BelievStresses that gender-related discrimination, notably on the labour market, is not only incompatible with the values of the EU, but also constitutes a serious impediment to economic growth; expects as it disempowers women from engaging in meaningful employment: the gender pay gap, lack of services and the fact that women disproportionately bear the burden of impoverishment constitutes a serious impediment to economic growth; underlines, the key contribution of women’s empowerment in achieving more inclusive, equitable, peaceful and sustainable growth societies; reiterates that the 2019 budget toshould support further investment in helping to secure better access to the labour market for women, for instance through infrastructure which supports the reconciliation of private and professional lives; which are required to address the gender inequality.
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 134 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recalls the important contribution the Union has made to encouraging peace and reconciliation in Ireland, in particular through PEACE and INTERREG programmes, which are targeted at Northern Ireland and border counties in the south; notes that the result of the UK referendum might create grave problems for the peace process, and undermines the integrity of the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement; calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue its support for the peace process through the continued funding of the PEACE and associated programmes;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 138 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Considers that regionalisation and socio-economic objectives need to play a greater role under the Common Fisheries Policy, broadening the scope of the European Maritime & Fisheries Fund; calls upon the commission to facilitate the access and simplify the procedures for funding, also for parties as the Fisheries Local Action Groups, social enterprises and cooperatives; expresses particular concern regarding the potential adverse impact the United Kingdom´s withdrawal from the European Union will have on fisheries, particularly for neighbouring coastal Member States such as Ireland;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that funds previously earmarked for development cooperation are used to fund policies under the European Agenda on Migration in order to influence third countries as regards their policies on the management of migration towards the EU without addressing the underlying causes driving such migrations, such as climate, poverty, military conflict and social or political discrimination, or the tiered consequences which need to be dealt with in the event of migrations: as regards their origin, the movement of persons, their reception and integration in the host countries. The policies elaborated neither prevent nor limit the negative consequences but exacerbate them.
2018/02/05
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls also for trust funds and other financial instruments to play an ever- diminishing role, given that they are established with public guarantees to finance private initiatives where, in the end, if they fail, the cost is borne by the tax-payer, but if they are successful, they contribute to private profit. European external action should be an expression of international solidarity and mutual collaboration and this type of instrument only makes sense for non-strategic actions and for those which cannot be shouldered by public initiatives alone so that the risk must be shared with private initiative.
2018/02/05
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #

2017/2258(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that the funds and other financial instruments devoted to humanitarian and cooperation development policies should be progressively included within the framework of the EU Budget, and under the European Parliament monitoring and democratic scrutiny in order to verify the solidarity orientation of these resources;
2018/02/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2017/2258(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of these instruments for the provision of global public goods such as climate change, conflict prevention, stability and the Sustainable Development Goals; urges for fighting against the causes of forced migration addressing at the same time an strategy for building a safe path for migrants and guaranteeing the social inclusion of this social group when migration has already occurred;
2018/02/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2017/2258(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the need to ensure policy coherence for development as well as to respect the Busan development effectiveness principles, while also furthering donor coordination and joint programming with Member States; the development cooperation policy has to be carried out in the terms posed by the countries and population that need it, ensuring their partaking in the decision- making process, assuming the responsibility of a transparent and efficient application;
2018/02/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related challenges will increase in the years ahead and effective action is reliant on two equally important strategies: on the one hand, continued, cross-sectoral investments in research & innovation (R&I) and, on the other hand, comprehensive strategies for timely tackling the excessive and inappropriate use of antimicrobials both in humans and animals, so that better tools, products and approaches can be developed following a One Health approach;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics both in humans and animals is turning AMR into a massive threat for the future of humankind;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the need to increase funding for R&I regarding the rare diseases (orphan drugs);
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises the need to increase the funding for different instruments under H2020 so as to boost the research for improving our knowledge on detection, emergence and spread of AMR, prevention measures and effective infection control;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls that the most rapid and cost-effective strategy for addressing AMR is to ensure the adequate and rational use of the existing antimicrobials; highlights that all actors involved in the antimicrobials life-cycle chain shall take responsibility and cooperate towards this goal, including in particular the pharmaceutical, health and livestock industries; calls on the Commission to update and strengthen its guidelines and requirements for a prudent and rational use of antimicrobials in humans and animals;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that substantial R&D efforts are made for increasing knowledge and properly assessing the role of the human, animal and manufacturing waste streams play in the development and spread of AMR, as foreseen in the One-Health action plan;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the EU should be at the forefront of the fight to address AMR, providing practical guidance to ensure sustainable effective action, in line with the Global Action Plan agreed by the World Health Assembly in 2015; expresses the urgent need to foster partnerships throughout the EU in order to enhance the exchange of best practices and improve knowledge on AMR;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that the EU should co- fund the Member States so as to help them establish and implement their national One-Health action plans against AMR;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance to improve awareness and understanding of AMR through effective sanitation, prevention measures, education and training, including EU public awareness campaigns and targeted training for health professionals, pharmacists, veterinaries and livestock breeders;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the significant part that the pharmaceutical industry shall play in this long-term effort on Combating AMR. Calls on the Commission to further explore the requirements of this contribution by the pharmaceutical industry, namely, interalia, by asking for AMR information in the labelling of antimicrobial products and involving the industry in the monitoring and evaluation of the average use of each commercialized product;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2017/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls, as stated in the Commission Guidelines for the prudent use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine, that the untargeted use of antimicrobials, its use in sub-therapeutic doses and its use for inappropriate periods of time severely increases the risk of development of AMR; stresses that the EU livestock industry must remain a global leader in phasing out the misuse of antimicrobials as a matter of routine, specially through feed and drinking water, and calls on the Commission for further strengthening the requirements for the use of antimicrobials in the livestock industry;
2018/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas traditional indigenous territories encompass approximately 22% of the world’s land surface and are estimated to hold 80% of the planet’s biodiversity; whereas indigenous reservations constitute the main barrier against deforestation; whereas the tropical forests inhabited by indigenous peoples and local communities contribute, at least for one quarter, to store carbon across the tropical forest biome, making them valuable in any strategy to address climate change;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas human rights treaties 1 a recognise the right of indigenous peoples to their ancestral lands and resources and provide that states must consult indigenous peoples in good faith in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent pertaining to projects that can have a negativen impact on their ways of life or that can lead to the displacement of their populations;, such consultation to take place before legislative and administrative measures affecting them are adopted and applied; _________________ 1a Cross-cutting amendment.
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognises indigenous peoples’ collective and individual rights, in particular their rights to their lands, their possessions, their natural resources, their territories, their culture, their identity and their language, to employment, health and education, and to determine freely their political status and economic development;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the collective and individual rights of indigenous peoples continue to be violated in various regions of the world, and as a result they continue to face physical, psychological and sexual violence as well as racism, exclusion, discrimination, forced evictions, destructive settlement, illegal expropriation of their traditional domains or deprivation of access to their resources and livelihoods; whereas, according to the UN, indigenous peoples are facing greater violations of their rights than was the case 10 years ago;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 35 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas indigenous peoples face alarming poverty, disease and illiteracy rates, insufficient access to health care, education, civil rights, including political participation and representation; whereas there is a lack of awareness and understanding for indigenous peoples, and their cultures, languages, beliefs and symbols; whereas they face ongoing disrespect and often find themselves seriously threatened; a UN report published in 2016 1 b estimates that 95% of the almost 6 700 languages spoken in the world today are at risk of vanishing by the end of the century, the great majority of those threatened being indigenous languages; whereas, because these indigenous languages are a core component of the identity and culture of the people who use them, their loss is a direct threat to the existence of those people and to global cultural diversity; whereas very particular attention must therefore be paid to preserving indigenous peoples’ threatened languages and their cultural rights; _________________ 1b http://undocs.org/en/E/C.19/2016/10
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas many indigenous peoples continue to be victims of murder, extrajudicial executions, mutilation, torture, rape, arbitrary detentions, a high suicide rate, physical assault, harassment, mass population displacement – particularly in South America, Africa and South-East Asia – and intimidation for defending the right to their ancestral territories and its natural resources, including the access to water and food, as well as to their spiritual sites and sacred burial grounds;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 49 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas nowadays there is a trend towards the militarisation of some reserves and protected areas, which sometimes overlap with the lands of indigenous and local communities, causing serious human rights violat(Does not affect the English versions;.)
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas indigenous women are victims of violence and of dual discrimination, on grounds of both their culture and their gender; whereas, according to the UN, at least one indigenous woman in three is raped at some point in her life; whereas rates of maternal mortality, teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, among indigenous populations are higher than the average; whereas indigenous women are particularly affected by growing inequality in various forms, the incidence of which is greater on women than on men because, inter alia, they do the most dangerous and poorly paid types of work;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 53 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas, globally, more than 100 indigenous peoples have decided to refuse contact with the outside world; whereas these communities are the most vulnerable on the planet, their existence being imperilled in particular by oil prospecting, deforestation and drug trafficking and the infrastructure associated with those activities;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 55 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas in recent years there has been a disturbing increase in homicides, attacks and other forms of violence against human rights defenders and activists in the context of the defence of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, environmental rights and land rights; and, although 2018 is the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the NGO Front Line Defenders reports that 2017 saw the murder of 312 human rights defenders, 67% of them activists defending indigenous peoples’ land rights and environmental rights;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the term ‘land grabbing’ refers to any acquisition by private or public parties of rights to substantial tracts of land, whether in the form of outright ownership, achieved through the direct purchase of the land from its previous owner, or of rights of use, achieved through the conclusion of leases conferring rights in rem and concentrating land in the hands of big (public or private) landowners, to the detriment of local populations;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 60 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), between 2006 and 2011, international investors negotiated to buy or lease 50-80 million hectares of farmland in developing countries; whereas two-thirds of that land is in sub- Saharan Africa; whereas, since 2008, there has been an exponential increase in land grabbing, particularly by multinational agri-food companies; whereas, in a report published in 2016, the NGO Grain estimated that, over the previous decade, there had been 491 cases, in 78 countries, of foreign investors grabbing large tracts (i.e. 500- plus hectares) of land that had been used for food production;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 61 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas the structural connection between, on the one hand, land grabbing and the concentration of farmland ownership and, on the other, food insecurity, affects indigenous peoples particularly severely; whereas, according to the FAO, after 10 years in which the incidence of famine in the world has slowly declined, it is once again on the increase, with a rise in 2016 of 38 million in the number of people suffering from malnutrition worldwide, and children are particularly hard hit;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the obligation to protect and provide access to remedy under the European Convention on Human Rights applies both to extraterritorial activities and to domestic activities with extraterritorial impact; whereas the degree of commitment of the EU and its Member States to their extraterritorial obligations is currently very weak;(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU, the Member States and their partners in the international community to adopt all necessary measures for the full recognition, protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples; welcomes the work that NGOs are doing on these issues both internationally and in the countries concerned;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU to make sure that all its development, investment and trade policies respect the human rights of indigenous peoples as enshrined in human rights treaties and conventions and in the legal instruments that deal with indigenous peoples’ rights in particular;(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 85 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Appeals to all states that have not yet ratified ILO Convention No 169 1 c on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, and in particular to the EU and its Member States, to do so as quickly as possible, and calls on the EU to make every effort to support its ratification and implementation in all partner countries; _________________ 1c List of countries that have not ratified ILO Convention No 169: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=N ORMLEXPUB:11310:0::NO:11310:P113 10_INSTRUMENT_ID:312314:NO
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 90 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU Member States and the European Union to support and vote in favour of the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas that will be voted in 2018 in the UN Human Rights Council;(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 104 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the EU and its Member States to redouble their efforts in order to ensure the physical integrity and the legal assistance of indigenous, environmental and land rights defenders; to that end, asks for an assurance that the European Union Human Rights Defenders mechanism will be continued and for an increase in its funding so that it can address alarming developments in the situation of human rights defenders almost everywhere in the world, attaching particular importance to environmental activists and to those defending the rights of indigenous peoples, including their right to land;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 110 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Denounces the continuing criminalisation of those who defend the rights of indigenous peoples, and the right to land, throughout the world; against this background, asks the European Union to use every available means to ensure the safety of the 2017 Sakharov Prize finalist and defender of indigenous peoples’ and environmental rights Lolita Chavez, who faces prosecution in some 10 cases in Guatemala, as well as multiple death threats;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 127 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the International Criminal Court’s 2016 announcement that land grabbing and environmental destruction are the root causes of very many human rights violations and may henceforth bring charges of crimes against humanity;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 133 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the EU and its Member States to monitor and publicly report the land acquisitions involving EU-based corporations and actors or EU-funded development projects in countries where such deals could result in the violation of human rights, instructing and capacitating EU Delegations; asks them, in association with the relevant NGOs, to be extra vigilant, including in ensuring, notably through use of the and embassies for that purposhoc mechanism, that human rights defenders are protected and safe;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 136 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses, once again, the inalienable right of peoples, and particularly indigenous peoples, to their resources and lands; stresses therefore that the issue of food sovereignty, understood as ‘the right of populations, their states or union of states, to define their own agricultural and food policies, whilst avoiding dumping products in any other country’, is crucial in seeking to put an end to land grabbing and food insecurity and to guarantee the rights of indigenous peoples and the right to food, as set down in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and that achieving that goal will mean moving away from the intensive farming and monocultures advocated by the agri-food sector, to the detriment of traditional farming, and developing partnerships based on the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals; calls, therefore on the Member States to work on a world food plan, under the guidance of the FAO and with resources from an agricultural assistance fund financed through a tax on agri-food companies; stresses that this clearly implies a shift away from a system of farming founded on commercial negotiations, and the conclusion of new cooperation-based agreements as part of a sustainable approach to the shared development of agriculture in a way that is respectful of people and the planet;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 147 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Business and human rights(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 150 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends that the EU develops a European regional action plan for business and human rights, guided by the principles enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and calls for the development of national action plans focused on this issue;(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 153 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the EU to set up a grievance mechanism whereby indigenous and local communities can lodge complaints regarding violations and abuses of their rights resulting from EU-based business activities or EU development or investment projects, regardless of the country where the violations and abuses occurred, in order to ensure that the victims have effective access to justice, as well as to technical and legal assistance; calls on the EU and the Member States to engage in the negotiations to adopt a legally binding international human rights instrument for transnational corporations and other companies; calls, in this context, on the EU to support the negotiations under way at UN level with a view to concluding a binding treaty on the liability of multinationals;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 167 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU to fulfil its extraterritorial duties related to human rights, and resolves to request legislative proposals from the Commission and to work together with the European Council to create legislation to prevent and sanction extraterritorial violations of the rights of indigenous peoples and of local communities;(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 168 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for the introduction of effective arrangements for monitoring, and imposing penalties on, EU companies established in third countries or any companies exporting products to the EU, with a view to ensuring the observance of human rights, and in particular indigenous peoples’ rights; calls specifically for the establishment of joint and several liability between contracting and subcontracting enterprises so that, regardless of the nationality of the subcontractor committing the illegal act, those affected can take action against the main company, whether in the country where the illegal act has been committed or in the main company’s country of origin (the country in which it has its seat); calls for the inclusion in all economic agreements between the Union and third countries of an ad hoc clause worded along the following lines: ‘Undertakings that invest in a third country shall have civil and criminal liability for crimes and infringements committed by them and by their directors, management and members of decision- making bodies – whether single-member or collegiate. The said liability shall extend not only to the act of committing offences but also to aiding and abetting, collaborating in or instigating them, as well as incitement to and concealment of offences, so as to establish joint and several liability between contracting and subcontracting enterprises and to enable those affected to take action against the main company’;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 171 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Sustainable development toand indigenous people
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 173 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Highlighting the key role played by indigenous people, through their lifestyle and development models, in protecting the environment
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 191 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Recommends that greater prominence be given to this issue in the EU’s foreign policy, including in its human rights dialogues with third countries, EU policy documents as well as in trade, cooperation and development agreements negotiated or concluded with other countries; calls on the EU and its Member States to take into account the result of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in order to ascertain the conformity of their policies with the rights of indigenous peoples;(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 200 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the EU to ensure that all EU-funded development projects that could in any way negatively affect the livelihoods, lands and resources of indigenous peoples rigorously comply with the principle of free, prior and informed consent;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 207 #

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the EU to establish the obligation to carry out impact assessment studies prior to the conclusion of trade and cooperation agreements and to the implementation of development projects, in order to measure and prevent their deleterious effects on the rights of indigenous and local communities, and to suspend the execution of such agreements and projects in the event of blatant violation of those rights;
2018/02/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2017/2135(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Draft amending budget No 5/2017 provides at the same time for the reduction by the amount of EUR 275 million of the payment appropriations within the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) under Heading 3 (Security and Citizenship), due to an expected under-implementation caused by a late adoption of the legal bases and delay in programming;deleted
2017/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2017/2135(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of Draft amending budget No 5/2017, as submitted by the Commission, and of the Council’s position there and requests considering transferring resources, mainly from the budgetary lines for ITER project, mainly the lines 32 05 01 02 “Construction, operation and exploitation of the ITER facilities”, as it has shown a problematic development in financial terms and in its workability in giving a decentralised and sustainable solution, with an amount of EUR 125 million , and from the line 32 02 01 01 regarding gas networks extension due to its redundant implementation for the Union needs, taking EUR 150 million;
2017/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2017/2135(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the timely adoption and entry into force of the European Fund for Sustainable Development and calls for its swiftexperimental implementation for a short time, fin full observance of the rules and priorities set by the legislatording out first the outcomes of a policy which conditions aid for development cooperation to the migration flows controls in neighbourhood countries before extending this project for longer, in full observance of human rights, and free and endogenous development principles of the peoples, and with a particular attention to its accountability provisions;
2017/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 4 #

2017/2135(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the low implementation of the AMIF and the Internal Security Fund (ISF) by the Member States; recalls that a budgetary transfer (DEC 18/2017) already reduces the payment appropriations within Heading 3 (Security and Citizenship) by EUR 284 million, using AMIF and ISF as a source for reinforcements under another heading; calls the Member States to respect their political agreements and to do their utmost within their competences to reflect the importance of this Union priority;
2017/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas ecodesign brings economic benefits for consumers and contributes significantly to the Union’s climate, energy and circular economy policies;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 4 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas more than 80% of the environmental impact of a product is determined at the design stage;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Commission estimates that the Ecodesign Directive, together with the Energy Labelling Regulation, contributes to around half of the energy savings target for 2020, and has a larger potential in the longer term1a, and that both legal acts should reduce dependence on fossil fuels imports by 23% for natural gas and 37% for coal2a; __________________ 1aCommunication from the Commission, Ecodesign Working Plan 2016-2019, COM(2016)0773 2aReport from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, Review of Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the indication of labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products, COM(2015)0345
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the Union is a signatory party of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and is therefore required to take action on phasing out those hazardous substances, by also limiting their use at the product design stage;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the design stage plays a role of outmost importance in promoting the durability, upgradability, reparability and recyclability of a product;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee have asked on several occasions for a broadening of the scope of the Ecodesign Directive, along with consumer protection stakeholders, the scientific community and a wide range of civil society organisations;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to be broadened to include resource efficiency, the circular economy and health; considers it necessary to combine resource efficiency and circularity of materials with continuous and improved energy savings; stresses that energy should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for both energy consumption, emissions, water consumption and material use; believes that focusing on the criteria of durability, upgradability, reparability and recyclability will also provide a unique opportunity for job development;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the use of materials and substances of critical importance, such as Rare Earth Elements (REE), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and water shall be specifically considered under the broadened ecodesign criteria;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that the existing Ecolabel criteria could serve as a sound basis to incorporate resource conservation and circularity requirements in the ecodesign criteria; notes that this would be faster, safer and more cost-effective than developing, testing and implementing new criteria;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls for taking into account the historical improvement rate for setting new requirements when revising the sectorial and horizontal regulation;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to optimise and safeguard the decision-making process; emphasises that ecodesign measures should be adopted individually and within the deadlines; calls on the Commission to justify delays and to set aside the necessary resources for implementation; believes, in addition, that voluntary agreements should no longer be given priority; reiterates the paramount importance of ensuring full coherence with other sector-specific regulations, such as waste, water, health, hazardous substances, energy efficiency and environmental protection; stresses that adapting the Ecolabel criteria to the Ecodesign Directive would enhance and ensure policy coherence;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to optimise the market surveillance of products placed on the market through better cooperation between the Commission and the Member States, and among the Member States themselves, and to consider certification by an independent body (third-party certification); stresses that test protocols should be closer to real-life conditions; highlights the wide potential of fast screening methods in detecting the products and types of products that are more likely not to comply with the Ecodesign Directive;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the proven efficacy of combining dissuasive sanctions with measures affecting the brand reputation of a product in order to enhance compliance with legislation; calls on the Commission to further exploit this combination within the Ecodesign Directive, for example by communicating publicly the brand name of non-compliant manufacturers;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the development of structural funding so that the Union and Member States can ensure adequate monitoring of policy development, undertake market surveillance, consult at national level and design proactive communication strategies.
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates the importance of preparing an independent testing programme under Horizon 2020 to identify issues related to possible planned obsolescence, as foreseen in the EU Action Plan for Circular Economy;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to make full use of the green public procurement strategies (GPP) in order to privilege ecodesign products in all investments and to promote a widespread use of green procurement also in the private sector;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2017/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Takes the opportunity to reiterate to the Commission the urgent need for developing additional ecodesign directives covering non energy-related products, together with appropriate labelling criteria, in order to give clear guidance to EU industry and enable consumers to make well-informed choices in all sectors of the internal market;
2018/01/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas a fully functioning internal energy marketn appropriate framework is essential for further stimulating R&D and maximising the market uptake of new technologies across all EU regions by providing economies of scale and regulatory and investment certainty, thereby enabling the EU to reap the full potential of energy innovation and fostering efficiency, a sustainable technology-neutral use of indigenous sources, and storage and transport solutions;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s energy policy and financing instruments, specially public investments, should primarily focus on a gradualpid and just transition to high- efficiency, low-emission systems and avoid setting technology-specific benchmarks that distort market mechanis and 100% renewable systems;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the life-cycle assessment (LCA) of energy sources, distribution networks and technologies should be taken as reference when addressing concrete policies and incentives aimed at fostering lowzero-emission solutions at EU level;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a cost-effectivejust energy transition towards environmentally friendly, consumer-orientrenewable based and more digitalised, decentralised systems with active customers and communities requires research and the deployment of innovation in all energy system sectors, including non- technology specific, systemic solutions; recognises that this transition is fostering new organisational models, particularly in energy generation, transmission, distribution and storage, business and needs management, as well as service provision; underlines the role that sustainable and community-based large- scale pilot projects can play in deploying systemic energy innovation;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that innovations tackling energy poverty must be considered as a priority;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that research and innovation in energy crucially depends on predictability and certainty, which require long-term policy vision in line with the Union's long-term energy and climate goals for 2050 and the Paris Agreement, sustained targeted incentives and patient equity capital in order to attain the necessary critical mass for market deployment; welcomes the focus on key technologies, as confirmed in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) and Commission communication; stresses, however, the need for greater prioritisation of cross- cutting, systemic innovation in energy, as innovation is not only technology-driven;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. SIs concerned about the variety and complexity of the existing financial instruments and stresses the need for greater coherence between the relevant funds, including structural funds, dedicated to technology-neutralenergy efficiency and renewable energy projects, and for the existing financing instruments at EU and Member State level to be made more comprehensible; calls on the Commission to provide mapping of different funding and financing instruments and introduce cross-cutting sustainability criteria; considers that the possibility of pooling the various instruments should be assessed;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to propose a focused, long-term, technology- open energy-industrial strategy as an integral part of the EU strategy and action plan for a consistent and comprehensive energy dimension of the EU’s industrial policy;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the fundamental role that re-use and cascade use of materials can play in energy savings and sustainable energy innovations and calls on the Commission and Member States to step up their efforts for ensuring coherence and consistency among both policy fields;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b
(b) reinforce existing stakeholder fora on energy research and innovation, especially on energy efficiency and renewable and establish new ones where necessary; provide tools for inter-sectoral, inter- disciplinary and inter-regional exchanges, including on energy innovation projects, national and local long-term energy innovation policies, joint investment opportunities, the appropriation of the energy transition by citizens and grass-root initiatives;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
(c) establish a compendium of best practices, policy and financing instruments in energy, including PPPs, public procurement and tax incentives, exchange and information mechanisms, communication tools and campaigns, as well as operational guidelines on mobilising clean energy innovation, deployment and prosumer involvement, so as to ensure that the EU can adequately support all stages of the innovation cycle, and ultimately provide a practical toolkit for the Member States, local authorities and stakeholders;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls that energy innovation policies have to go in line with the EU commitment to conserve and enhance CO2 sinks while preserving biodiversity, especially in forests, lands and seas;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates Parliament’s call for an increased overall budget of EUR 120 billion for FP9 and urges the Commission to increase by 50 % the proportion of sustainable energy-related financing under FP9 from the corresponding H2020 level, so as to ensure sufficient funding to support effective implementation of the Eenergy Untransition;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the role of the SET- Plan, the Knowledge Innovation Community (KIC) InnoEnergy and the relevant Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) in driving energy innovation; stresses the need to better connect these various frameworks together with, inter alia, the InnovFin initiative, the EFSI and the proposed Pan-European Venture Capital Fund(s)-of-Funds programme (VC FoF) as part of a coordinated, focused investment strategy in clean energy innovation that would help early-stage projects and start- ups effectively overcome the ‘valley of death’ and reach the market maturity levels needed for global expansion; considers that effective incentives for investment in energy innovation, such as not considering public investments as public deficit as established by the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union, by means of national investment funds and pension funds, could play a crucial role in mobilising the necessary equity capital;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that citizen-driven energy innovation opens untapped opportunities for innovation financing; calls on the Commission to explore effective ways to promote energy innovation crowdfunding and to consider the setting up of a clean energy innovation crowd equity fund, considers, nevertheless, that those new ways of financing shall be additional and complementary to the current ones;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to privilege investments and research focusing in energy- cooperatives and community-driven models of the self-generation of decentralized renewable energy;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises the role that the Paris Agreement couldan play in fostering global efforts for accelerated clean energy innovation; calls on the Commission to explore means by which capacity-building measures under the Agreement can help strengthen energy innovation ecosystems in developing countries;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourage technology transfers to developing countries’ citizen and community-driven and public initiatives, in a spirit of cooperation;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to exploit the full potential of the Mission Innovation initiative by seeking synergies with initiatives such as the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and with global equity and investment funds, and through a possible coordinated division of labour in energy innovation on a global scaleother possible stakeholders;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of enhancing the promotion of cleansustainable energy technology exports within the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTA)its foreign policies, including through a dedicated support facility and focused assistance from EU delegations in third countries;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that accelerating clean energy innovation requires Europeans to undergo a change in their mindset that would transcend simple awareness of energy issues and move towards a deeper understanding of the behavioural changes and newneeded, specially energy savings and production and consumption new patterns, needed to meet the pressing challenges of sustainable growth, so as to reap the advantages of the digital revolution and innovation in all fields and succeed in energy transition;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises the importance of a fully democratic involvement of European citizens and communities, as an essential tool to a successful energy transition; recognises the need for systemic education and engagement schemes designed to enable society to fully engage in the transformation of the energy system and enable Europeans of all ages to gradually progress from awareness and understanding to active involvement and taking a guiding role; calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the private sector to promote conscious consumer choices and energy-related citizens’ engagement through, inter alia, EU-supported awareness campaigns, comprehensive information on energy bills and price comparison tools, the promotion of self- generation, demand response and cooperative sharing schemes, participatory budgets for energy-related investments, tax and investment incentives, as well as by steering technological solutions and innovations;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that regions and cities have a crucial role to play in enhancing sustainable energy models; calls the Commission and Member States to include them, together with civil society, in the dialogue for elaboration and implementation of the energetic transition;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2017/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission and the Member States to assist EU regions in taking coordinated steps to incentivise energy innovation at local and trans- regional level with the aim of developing coherent strategies; stresses that particular focus should be put on regions faced with the challenges of phasing-out lignite and coal generation and mining industries; underlines the need for assisting them in the development of inclusive, local just transition strategies and addressing societal, socio-economic and environmental impacts along with the reconversion of sites; inclusive stakeholder processes should develop how best to attract alternative new and innovative businesses and start-ups or industries with the aim of building a sustainable regional economy and boost peoples´ dignity, and to replace electricity generation capacity with renewables or energy efficiency solutions; calls for research and innovation policies to focus on how to revitalise concerned regions in terms of sustainable employment and growth perspectives, in particular where retiring lignite or coal-generating capacity is linked to mining activities;
2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #

2017/2079(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the measures will be guided by a study to be carried out on job creation and productive activities in the region of Castilla y León, in order to better define the initiatives referred to in the package;
2017/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #

2017/2079(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the fact that the intervention plan will include a monitoring initiative in which the social actors should be able to participate, the purpose of which is to guarantee that the proposal is implemented in accordance with the recommendations of a study, to be carried out as part of the actions included in the initiative, concerning vocational training demands and activity opportunities, as well as to guarantee the sound management of the budget provided for;
2017/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 60 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the introduction of new own resources should have a dual purpose, i.e. first, to bring about a substantial reduction in the proportion of GNI-based contributions, thus creating savings for Member State budgets, and second, to enable the financing of an higher level of EU spending and investment under the post-2020 MFF, alsos well as covering the gap resulting from the withdrawal of the UK; recalls in this context that the new own resources do not aim to increase the overall fiscal burden for the EU taxpayeraim to address the economic and social challenges facing the EU;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 68 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the suppression of all rebates and corrections, while ensuring fair treatment between Member States; underlines in this context that Brexit will mean that the UK rebate and the related ‘rebates on the rebate’ will become obsolete and cease to exist, while reform of the statistical VAT-based own resource will become inevitable, both in terms of its full harmonisation and because, given its regressive nature, it will account for a smaller proportion of the EU’s revenues;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 78 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Acknowledges that the GNI-based contribution provides a reliable and stable source of revenue for the EU budget, and benefits from very strong support from a large majority of Member States; recommends that, with a view to establishing a progressive regime, national contributions should be established that are GNI-based and weighted according to an indicator related to per capita income, with the result being that richer countries make larger contributions; believes, therefore, that it should be preserved as a balancing and residual resource for the EU budget, which would put an end to the budgetary logic of ‘fair return’; stresses the need, in this context, to ensure that the GNI contribution is classified in the same manner in all national budgets, namely as revenue attributed to the EU and not as expenditure of national governments;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 88 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that, since its inception almost 50 years ago, VAT has been used as a base for calculating one of the own resources of the EU budget, and that this resource currently represents around 12 % of EU revenue; emphasises, once again, the regressive and unfair nature of VAT and the need to reduce or even eventually abolish it;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 91 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Supports an in-depth reform of the VAT system in the EU, which should aim at broadening the tax base, reducing the scope for fraud and compliance costs, and generating new revenuecutting rates for essential goods and raising them for goods whose manufacture is harmful to the environment; considers that a fraction of such new revenue should be allocated to the EU budget;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 108 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Calls for the development of a European tax on corporate tax that harmonises both the tax base at European level, such as the establishment of an effective minimum rate at European level, and tax declarations based on country-by- country reporting, meaning that tax is paid in the place where companies actually conduct their business;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 135 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. Calls, in principle, for the creation of a new own resource for the Union budget to be levied on transache profits made in each country by multinationals in the digital seconomytor; considers, however, that in view of the important ongoing negotiations at both EU and OECD level, it is too early to decide on the exact arrangements for the establishment of such a resource;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 150 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Underlines that a carbon border adjustment tax, as a new own resource for the EU budget, should also have the effect of ensuring a level playing field in international trade and reducing the offshoring of production, while internalising the costs of climate change into the prices of imported goods; emphasises, however, that such a tax must not penalise ordinary consumers;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 165 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 17 a (new)
Takes the view that an additional source of revenue should be based on the establishment of a European tax on assets and wealth, the primary aim of which would be to have a register of actual owners, along the lines of a property register at European level; points out that such a tax could initially be levied at a minimum rate in order to achieve this first objective;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 4 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of completing the energy union, the digital single market, the capital markets union and the European research areaConsiders that the future MFF should promote increased public investment to support research and innovation, knowledge economy, environmentally sustainable infrastructure and SMEs, so that to achieve sustainable growth, creation of stable and quality jobs and a low-carbon circular economy, consistent with 2030 climate and energy efficiency goals;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Whereas Council Regulation No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the years 2014-2020 provides that the Commission should present its proposal for the future post-2020 MFF before 1 January 2018;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Whereas the legislative proposals for the next MFF need to be presented as soon as possible, so that the new funding can be agreed before the end of the current programming period in order to prevent delays in programming and implementation for the new period;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Whereas according to the Treaty, the Parliament and the Council constitute the two arms of the budgetary authority; therefore the Parliament should be fully involved in the decision making, as well as, in the implementation of the new MFF;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Whereas the adoption of the last MFF 2014-2020, involved up to 1% of Member States' GNI, represented a sharp reduction from the previous MFF and undermined territorial, economic and social cohesion and the principle of solidarity within the EU;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Whereas suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the budgetary challenge deriving from the United Kingdom's departure from the EU does not have a negative effect on the next MFF budget;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Points out that the economic and social crisis that hit the Member States in 2007/2018 is far from over, while new priorities, challenges and unforeseen crises need to be addressed; therefore post-2020 MFF budget should at least be equivalent to the current period, if not increased;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Recalls its opposition to macroeconomic conditionality and rejects any proposal that the next MFF should maintain the link between disbursement of funds and the implementation of structural reforms, economic governance, European Semester and the rule of law in Member States;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Calls on the Commission to structure the next MFF in a manner that clearly reflects the current and new priorities and allow a response to unforeseen crises; in this context it underlines that new priorities should be financed with fresh money without jeopardizing long-term policy objectives and programmes like HORIZON 2020 and COSME that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that funding should be guaranteed for thea new job-creating industrial policy strategy so that the EU can become the world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation; calls for the necessary financial programme to be safeguarded through a dedicated investment programme that facilitates the development of a comprehensive industrial strategythat is an important driver for growth, employment and innovation in Europe;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next MFF period should make provision for adequaten increase in EU funding, including structural and investment funds, in order to deepen the integration of the EU energy market, especially for key energy infrastructure projects such as projects of common interest (PCIs)reach affordable, secure and clean energy and secure the Union resources in the field of research, development and innovation;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for an upgraded and, more effective and environmentally sustainable Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) which will close the missing links in Europe’s energy and digital backbone by supporting the development of high- performance, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans-European networks in the fields of energy and digital services;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that, in the next MFF, financial instruments canshould not replace grants in financing energy efficiency, renewable energy, innovative technologies for conventional energy and R&I projects, as only grants are suitable for stable funding and can maximise output on the ground;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. StressReiterates that the next MFF provides an opportunity for the UnionMember States to demonstrate that it stands togethere solidarity that is embedded in the Union and its ablecapacity to address political developments such as Brexit, the rise of nationalistextremist right-wing movements ands well as changes in global leadership; underlines thatstresses its full commitment to the respect of rule of law and democracy and calls upon all stake holders and civil society to commit to an inclusive, progressive and collaborative process to duly, fully and timely address the current societal, political, environmental and economical challenges; divisions and self- centredness are not an answer to globcal issues and to citizens’ concern, regional, national nor global issues; considers that the Brexit negotiations, and in particular, show that the benefits of being a Union memberthe commitment to the rule of law and democracy, the full respect of the framework of the commitments previously assumed, as within the Good Friday Agreement, remain as a key reference that the benefits of an inclusive, progressive and collaborative process greatly outweigh the costs of contributing to its budgetless harmonious solutions;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 94 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of completing thea reoriented digital single market by makingin order to make sure that a full use of spectrum, 5G and internet connectivity, and by making further progress on EU telecom rules will lead to job creation, facilitate SMEs accession to finance and strengthen the rights of workers and consumers;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Further stresses the need to better coordinate EU instrumentfunds relating to investment in SMEs, information and communication technology and energy infrastructure, and considers that a combination of grants and innovative financial instruments could facilitate project implementation and stimulate private financingvironmentally sustainable energy infrastructure;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that Europe should offer prospects to the younger generation as well as to the future-oriented undertakings that make the EU more successful in the global arena; is determined to substantially scale up, among others, two of its flagship programmes, namely the Research Framework Programme and Erasmus+, which cannot satisfy the very high demand involving top quality applications with their current means; calls also for progress to be made in thestands firm in its support to substantially increase the resources to fight against youth unemployment and in support for micro, small and medium-sized, as well as, social enterprises by equipping the successor programmes of the Youth Employment Initiative and the programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) with greater financial means;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 117 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the need to continue with Horizon 2020 and to provide it with at least the same share of funding as at present in order to respond to societal challenges and secure Europe’s global competitiveness and industrial leadership in innovation; considers that programmes such as the successor programme to Horizon 2020 should receive twice the funding available under the current framework programme in order to respond to societal challenges and alleviate the research and innovation funding gap; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings, on supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEs have better access to risk capital;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the future framework is expected to integrate two new types of financial support featuring prominently on the Union’s economic agenda, namely the continuation of the investment support schemes, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investment, and the development of a fiscal capacity for the euro area and of financial stabilisation functions, possibly through the proposed European Monetary Fund;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 131 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an upgraded EFSI that would make it possible to bridge the gap between research and the market and would focus on boosting market innovationthe Commission to facilitate greater synergies and complementarities between the different EU funds and programmes, including cohesion policy, Horizon 2020 and Connecting Europe Facility, while complying with their respective specific rules;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the next EU budget should include sufficient space-related funding to continue and further develop the EU’s flagship Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus space programmers; reminds that all research and innovations shall have an exclusive focus on civil applications;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that a stronger and a more ambitious Europe can only be achieved if it is provided with reinforced financial means; calls, in the light of the above- mentioned challenges and priorities, and taking into account the UK’s withdrawal from the Union, for a significant increase of the Union’s budget; estimates the requiredconsiders that the MFF expenditure ceilings at 1.3 % of the GNI of the EU-27, notwithstanding the range of instruments to be counted over and above the ceilingshould be several times higher than the percentage of the GNI of the EU-27 set as a ceiling so far, in order to be able to compensate for the external imbalances between the centre and the periphery resulting from the Union’s economic architecture and to be able to cope with the risks of future economic, humanitarian and environmental crises;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 152 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Believes strongly that space- related funding in FP 9 should be higher than under Horizon 2020 and that the necessary amounts should be allocated to the future Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) on innovative materials for space equipment; calls for the establishment of an integrated GOVSATCOM ensuring cost-effective secure satellite communication services for European public authorities; recalls its long- standing position that the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) support framework should be converted into a Union programme and that its remit should be extended, and considers that the budget allocated to this activity should be increased accordingly;deleted
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention toStrongly rejects further EU militarisation through the European Defence Fund and the recent Commission proposal for a European defence industrial development programme which is intended to cover the period 2019-2020; welcomes the Commission’s intention to submit both a more substantial defence industrial development programme and a programme to support defence research as part of the MFF; considers that these programmes should not draw funds away from other programmes in the same heading. at the expense of other programmes;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 166 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls the importance of enhanced flexibility that allows the mobilisation of additional resources to respond to unforeseen situations; stresses however that intensive recourse to MFF flexibility instruments is not the best way to face complicated crises that are likely to continue; therefore an in-depth reform of the financing system of the Union towards a genuine system of own resources is needed, including new own resources, in order to reduce the share of GNI-based national contributions with a view to abandon fair return and omit all rebate mechanisms and to make the EU budget more effective, stable, sustainable and predictable, while improving transparency for the citizens;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Points out that while acknowledging the need to consolidate and further increase flexibility within MFF, all funds, financial instruments, financial mechanisms and agencies’ finances should be recorded in the union balance sheet, in full compliance with the principle of the unity of the budget and on the grounds of democratic accountability and transparency;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Approves the overall architecture of the MFF special instruments, notably the Flexibility Instrument, the Emergency Aid Reserve, the EU Solidarity Fund, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), and points to their extensive mobilisation under the current MFF; calls for improvementsa substantial increase to be made to their financial envelopes and operating provisions;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 329 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 16
A stronger, more equitable1a and sustainable economy __________________ 1a In spite of the joint declaration attached to the 2014-2020 MFF on gender mainstreaming, there has been little progress in this field and no clear gender equality strategy with specific objectives, concrete targets and allocations, has emerged from the MFF 2014-2020. An iconic reference underlining the potential in which the overall financial framework of the Union may contribute to increase gender equality and ensure gender mainstreaming is of the utmost importance, in the context of this report.
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 344 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
68. Believes that tThe next MFF should see a greater concentration of budgetary resources in areas that demonstrate a clear European added value and stimulate economic growth, competitiveness andconvergent economic and sustainable green growth, quality and long-term employment; stresses, in this context, the importance of research and innovation in creating a sustainable, world-leading, knowledge- based economy, and regrets that, due to the lack of adequate financing, only a small proportion of high-quality projects in this field has received EU funding under the current MFF;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 351 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Notes that the next MFF must support the EU and its member states in reaching their climate goals as laid out in the Paris Agreement; stresses that EU funds should support the renewable energy transition to lower emissions source; stresses the importance of guaranteeing biodiversity funding, through programmes such as the LIFE Programme and ensuring its continuation in the next MFF;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 362 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Insists on the Union’s commitment to peace and calls upon the Member States to agree upon a ban on the use of the EU budget to finance or guarantee any dual technological development projects with military applicability;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 508 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
82. Considers maintaining the financing of cohesion policy post-2020 for the EU-27 at least at the level of the 2014- 2020 budget to be of the utmost importance; stresses that GDP should remain one of the parameters for the allocation of cohesion policy funds, but believes that it should be complemented by an additional set of social, environmental and demographic indicators to better take into account new types of inequalities between EU regions and enable every country to benefit from this policy; supports, in addition, the continuation under the new programming period of the elements that rendered cohesion policy more modern and performance-oriented under the current MFF;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 526 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
83. Is strongly committed to the delivery of Social Europe and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, andreorienting the European integration process so as to make Social Europe its highest priority; calls for the European Pillar of Social Rights to be implemented through legislative convergence on a most favoured nation basis; points to the existing instruments contributing to these goals, notably the ESF, the Youth Employment Initiative, the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived, the EGF and EaSI; believes not only that they should be safeguarded in the next MFF, but that their funding should be increased to match their aims;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 554 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)
84a. Underlines the need to step up with support measures to address the demographic challenges, in particular, the significant increase on an ageing population in need of special and dedicated care, in particular the elderly; reiterates its support to initiatives such as "villages for person’s with dementia" where due care is provided for since early stage.
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 573 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)
85a. Recognises the importance of addressing public health threats at a global as well as EU level, notes the importance of robust health programmes to tackle transnational public health issues; calls for a safeguarding of funding for research and development for rare diseases; calls for increased funding for tackling anti-microbial resistance across the EU.
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 612 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 a (new)
88a. Expresses its dedication to the pursuit of peace; calls upon the Member States, the Council and the Commission to commit to a European Convention to ban investment, development and implementation of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, and to develop all efforts to support and develop the creation of a worldwide Convention;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 648 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
93. Believes that the next MFF must support the establishment of a European Defence Union; awaits, following the Commission’s announcements in this area, the relevant legislative proposals, including a dedicated EU defence research programme and an industrial development programme complemented by Member States’ investment in collaborative equipment; recalls that increased defence cooperation, the pooling of research and equipment and the elimination of duplications could lead to considerable efficiency gains, often estimated at around EUR 26 billion per year;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 649 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
93. Believes that the next MFF must support the establishment of a European Defence Union; awaits, following the Commission’s announcements in this area, the relevant legislative proposals, including a dedicated EU defence research programme and an industrial development programme complemented by Member States’ investment in collaborative equipment; recalls that increased defence cooperation, the pooling of research and equipment and the elimination of duplications could lead to considerable efficiency gains, often estimated at around EUR 26 billion per year;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. NotesConsider the increase of 5,5 % in commitment appropriations and 5,3 % in payment appropriations in budget lines related to the remit of ITRE Committee under Heading 1a of the Union budget compared to 2016; welcom not sufficient; notes the focus of 2018 budget on the success of young generations; calls on the Commission to provide new increased levels of support for young researchersresearch, specially for research in the field of renewable energy;
2017/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Rejects the establishment of the European Defence Fund and consequently the financing of military research;
2017/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 4 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. IDeeply regrets the significant Council cuts in commitment appropriations of 0.5 billion EUR and of 120 million EUR in payment appropriations in the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation with an overwhelmingly negative impact on Horizon2020; notes that these cuts are a contradiction to current lack of R&D investments of approximately 150 billion EUR per year; therefore intends to completely reverse the cuts proposed by the Council; is concerned that insufficient funding for Horizon 2020 has resulted in a low success rate for applications; calls the Commission to respect the breakdown of Horizon 2020 budget as described in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 1291/2013;
2017/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 6 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that the Union budget should give priority to policies of real convergence, integration and cohesion, based on social progress and solidarity, safeguarding and promoting the creation of decent, quality and stable jobs, prioritising the sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of the environment; insists that the Union budget has proven to be scarce despite its potential to become a key resource in tackling crises and responding to measures which were not anticipated during the negotiation of the MFF 2014- 2020, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the migration and refugee humanitarian challenges or geopolitical tensions in Europe's neighbourhood causing a number of serious challenges and emergencies, while within the Union the pace of economic recovery and the continuous sluggishness of both public and private investment levels led to an investment gap and the aggravation of inequalities between the Member States, its regions and its citizens;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to exclude financing fossil fuels infrastructure projects, specially natural gas, from the CEF funding;
2017/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Reminds that the goals of the Energy Union and the European climate goals are among the current main legislative priorities; calls on the Commission to provide the necessary financial resources for investments in this field and political urgencies; calls on the Commission to exclude financing research dedicated to fossil fuels and nuclear; calls on the Commission to provide the necessary financial resources for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, in particular for active customers and local energy communities;
2017/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the need to immediately put an end to the austeritarian policies trend, both at national and Union level; insists on a new strategy for the Union, to enable a social Europe, a path for decent, quality, long-term employment, to enlarge social protection and ensure health and education coverage to all, based upon social cohesion, integrative communities and robust public sectors, guaranteeing the highest levels of living one path that pays heed to the development needs of each region, each Member State, in particular the least developed ones, favouring real convergence between regions, Member States and enhancing all efforts to efficiently reduce the current economic and social gaps;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the goals of the Digital Single Market need to be achieved to promote digital inclusion for our economy, public sector and our people and that for this, legislative initiatives such as WIFI4EU are crucial;calls on the Commission to provide sufficient funding for related budget lines and to keep its investment commitment for WIFI4EU between 2017 and 2020;
2017/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Rejects any use of the Union budget to finance a militarist EU program; recalls that EU funds, including research grants from the Commission, cannot fund military projects; stresses that the concept of dual-use technology shall not be used as a loop-hole to fund projects with a de facto military aim such as drones for high-tech warfare and security surveillance; insists in an alternative set of programmes that support a more social Europe reinforcing sustainable development, strengthened, environment-friendly internal demand based on progressive wages, full employment with rights, social welfare, eradicating poverty and social exclusion and improved social and economic cohesion;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 48 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that part of the solution to the migratory and refugee crisis as well as to the security concerns of Union citizens lie in addressing the root causes of forced migration and devoting sufficient financial means to external instruments that aim at tackling issues such as poverty, lack of employment, education and economic opportunities, instability, conflict and climate change; is of the opinion that the Union should make an optimal use of financial means under Heading 4 which proved to be insufficient to equally address all external challenges;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 58 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Concludes that, for the purpose of adequately financing all pressing needs, and considering the very tight MFF margins in 2018, all means available in the MFF Regulation in terms of flexibility and in terms of substantial raising of the ceilings will need to be deployapplied; expects that the Council will share this approach and that an agreement will easily be reached in conciliation, allowing the Union to rise to the occasion and effectively respond to the challenges ahead;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 71 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of stimulating cooperative defence research in Europe for addressing key capability shortfalls at a time when international developments increasingly require Europe to step up its efforts on defence; fully supports the increased allocation for the Preparatory Action on defence research; reiterates, nevertheless, its longstanding position that new initiatives should be financed through fresh appropriations and not at the expense of existing EU programmes;deleted
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 83 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Insists on criticizing and denouncing the EFSI as it failed in bridging the investment gap across the Union; insists that instead a major and more ambitious public investment plan should have been implemented across the territories of the Union to help implement strategic, structural investments which would provide a high level of added value to the economy, the public sector, the environment and society;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 87 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Decides, in line with its Europe 2020 targets and with its international commitments to tackle climate change, to propose an increase of EUR 21,2 million above the level of the DB for climate- related actions; raises that the new expenditure devoted to address climate change has to be implemented exclusively in renewable resources under a democratic economic model, prioritizing the development of social, decentralised and cooperative economy;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 96 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Poses the need of adopting a rather different approach for migration and refugees crisis, on one hand, and for the raising of terrorism cases, on the other; states clearly that, concerning forced migration, the Union has to give a solidarity response from the origin, allowing to those affected countries to go ahead freely and in equality, for taking the opportunity to give a better future for its population, forming safe routes in the transit, to finalise with the circumstances which make human traffic a business, and providing duly social and labour integration for the people which have not other remedy that staying with us in the destination; considers, as regards terrorism, that the Union and its Member States should halt any economic transaction with those countries which promotes extremist fanaticism, and pursuing those groups which were showing dangerous behaviour through police intelligence means; finally, considers that defence investment should be adjusted, as it hasn't nothing to do with the mentioned issues;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 98 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Is convinced that, in order to effectively tackle security concerns of Union citizens, the budget of the Internal Security Fund must be boosted to equip the Member States better in the fight against terrorism, cross-border organised crime, radicalisation and cybercrime; underlines, in particular, that sufficient resources must be provided for reinforcing security infrastructures and boosting information-sharing between law enforcement agencies and national authorities, including through improving the interoperability of information systems;deleted
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 138 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. Stresses the need for the urgent establishment of a European authority empowered to fight tax evasion;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 159 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)
58 a. Considers that the Union budget should already integrate a new line for Own Resources of the Union, in the form of new taxes such as a corporate tax for multinationals, a carbon tax, or a tax on financial transactions;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 168 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62 a. Stresses that the need for greater transparency regarding GEAs for MEPs makes it advisable for each MEP to submit end-of-year public reports of the accounts relating to those allowances; calls, in addition, for such public reporting to become mandatory as from 2019 following the revision of the Statute for Members;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 4 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in its resolution of 15 March 2017, Parliament confirmed that growth, jobs, sustainability and secuolidarity are the core issues and main priorities for the 2018 EU budget;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in general terms the Commission proposal corresponds to Parliament’s view that the 2018 EU budget must enable the EU to continue to generate growth and jobs while ensuring the securitysocial integration of its citizens;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision of the Commission to already include in the draft budget the results of the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020; is convinced that while the formal adoption is still blocked in the Council,notes its formal adoption by the Council and highlights that the proposal of the Commission sends a strong signal about the importance of thise MFF revision, and the need for increased flexibility in the EU budget that cshould enablimprove the Union to effectivelycapacityto respond to new emergencies and finance its political priorities; underlines that the European Parliament acted swiftly to grant its consent to the revised MFF Regulation, and expects that the Council will finalise without any further delay the adoption of the MFF revisfollowing the UK elections on 8 June 2017; furthermore, stresses the need for specific measures to ensure support for the regions, most notably Ireland, which will be particularly affected in the case of a negotiated exit from the Union, following the UK elections on 8 June 2017invocation by the United Kingdom of Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, in accordance with the expressed will of its citizens;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its firm conviction that in order to achieve sustainable growth and, decent, quality and long-term job creation in the EU, boosting investments in research, innovation, infrastructure, education and SMEs are key; welcomes in this respect the proposed reinforcements to Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Erasmus+ as these programmes will contribute directly to reaching these goals; regrets, however, thatdeeply disagrees with the proposed allocation for COSME, is even lower in comparison with the 2017 budget and; points to the need to further reinforce SMEs, which are the main source of job creation in the EU and have a crucial role in; highlights that such measures if accompanied with a set of robust policies and investments to reinforce the public sector could be the trigger to finally reducinge the investment gap and, decrease disparities among regions and Member States and thus contributing to the prosperity of the EU;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the EU initiatives in the field of defence research, which will contribute to achieving economies of scale in the sector and thus lead to greater coordination among Member States in the field;deleted
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 94 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that whisustainable growth and jobs shoulddecent, quality and long-term job creation remain the underlying priority of the EU budget, obtaining sustainable progress in these fields will be impossible if the citizens feel unsafe or insecurecitizens and the EU budget should further enhance a sustainable progress in these fields; emphasises, moreover, that the unprecedented mobilisation of special instruments has shown that the EU budget was not initially designed to address the magnitude of the migration and refugee crisisunprecedented demands to try to tackle the successive financial, economic and social crises, and therefore to effectively and substantially overcome the investment gap, contribute to real convergence by reducing the development disparities between regions, Member States and existing economic, social and regional discrepancies', enhance territorial cohesion, ensure migration and refugees' integration while guaranteeing a solid humanitarian and development aid solidarity; believes that moving to a post- crisis approach is premature given the volatility of the situation in the EU Neighbourhood and the terrorist threatsafeguarding expectations within the EU; questions therefore the proposed cuts in Heading 3 compared to the 2017 Budget, in particular in AMIF, which do not seem to be in line with the EU pledge to deal in an efficient manner with the migration and refugee crisis, enforce security and tackle terrorism and radicalisationsolidarity and peace;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 99 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Believes that it is necessary a break with the current European Union policies if we want that the problems of sustainable economic growth, unemployment, poverty, social exclusion and inequality (mainly in income) to be truly resolved; stresses that a new strategy is needed to establish a new direction for Europe, that is, a path of full employment, decent jobs, living wages, social and economic cohesion and social protection for all, guaranteeing the highest levels of living one path that pays heed to the development needs of each Member State, in particular the least developed countries, favouring real convergence contributing to reducing the development gap between Member States and existing economic, social and regional disparities;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 110 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the increase proposed for the eastern component of the European Neighbourhood Instrument responding to Parliament’s previous calls; is convinced that in order to counter the activities of an increasingly aggressive Russian Federation, the EU’s support, especially for the countries that have signed Association Agreements, is essential;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 124 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Insists that the Union budget should not finance initiatives which could be to the detriment of existing Union social policies and programs, in particular, reiterates its commitment to financing initiatives which can actively promote peace, integration and cohesion objectives in the Union; recalls that, while respecting provisions enshrined in the Treaties, strengthened cooperation in the the EU and its Members States should by no means undermine the commitment to peace, to sustainable development and to neutrality;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 125 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes in this respect the numerous references in the draft budget to the necessity of a deletter of amendment which may partially pre-empt Parliament’s position in the budgetary procedure; regrets that, instead of already including them in the draft budget, the Commission has announced that possible new initiatives in the area of security and migration and a possible extension of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey may be proposed as part of an upcoming letter of amendment; urges the Commission to provide details as to these upcoming proposals in a timely manner so that the budgetary authority can properly examine them; stresses that these potential initiatives should not disregard, let alone replace, requests and amendments put forward by Parliament in the context of this budgetary procedure;d
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 133 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Highlights that the social and solidarity economy (SSE) represents today over 2 million enterprises, 180 000 are cooperatives; underlines that the SSE sector employs over 4 and a half million people in the EU and generates over 10 % of the EU GNI; calls for further support and simplification of the access to financing to SSEs, in particular by widening the scope of existing programs and financial instruments at EU and Member States' level, while calling for concrete new measures to further promote and expand cooperatives and social enterprises model economy, as this remains under-represented and under- financed when compared to other enterprise models, despite its importance in terms of share of GNI and employment in the Union; reiterates the role of the SSEs in strengthening sustainable, smart growth, in the creation of decent and sustainable jobs, in cohesion and social integration, and that it should be further supported and made accessible, while underlining that the SSE sector remains an important provider of social, health, educational, environmental, energy production and distribution services.
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 135 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates, regarding the extension of the EFSI, that Parliament opposes any further cuts to the CEF, and takes the view that the additional EUR 1.1 billion allocated to the EU guarantee should be taken only from unallocated margins (for an amount of EUR 650 billion) and expected net positive income (for an amount of EUR 450 billion); recalls that the CEF envelope (ICT strand) also integrates the new Wifi4EU initiative; insists on keeping the commitment to invest EUR 120mio in Wifi4EU initiative between 2017 and 2019;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 169 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the proposed EUR 3 473.1 million in commitment appropriations for Heading 3; stresses the need to adopt a human rights-based approach on migration; condemns the increasing focus on returns, detention and externalisation of border control in EU policies, that are jeopardising human rights; reiterates its commitment to the principle of solidarity among Member States in financing the efforts needed to adequately provide for migrants and refugees; emphasises the need for joint, comprehensive and sustainable solutions to the current migration and refugeehumanitarian crisis, and to addressing safety and security concerocial integration concerns of all EU citizens; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s proposal for an additional EUR 800 million dedicated to tackling these issues;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 174 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Is of the opinion that the importance and urgency of these issues is not in line with the significant decreases in commitment (-18.9 %) and payment appropriations (-21.7 %) proposed for Heading 3 compared with the 2017 budget, notably on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), and the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Justice programme; considerJustice programme; welcomes the role played by instruments such as the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in providing support to Member States to respond to the needs of migrants, asylum- seekers and refugees, and calls for adequate budgeting for these funds; insists that those cuts proposed by the Commission are not fully justifiable givendespite the delays in implementation of the agreed measures and the delays in the adoption of the new legal proposals bearing in mind the urgent demands for humanitarian aid; calls therefore on the Commission to ensure that adequate budgetary resources are provided for and that any additional needs will be swiftly addressed;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 177 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Furthermore believes that cooperation among Member States in security related matters could be further enhanced through increased support from the EU budget; questions how such an objective could be reached while relevant budgetary lines of the ISF are significantly decreased compared to 2017 Budget;deleted
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 210 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Recalls the decision taken by the Parliament within the 2017 EP budget procedure, which establishes the creation of an interpretation in International Sign language Service, for all plenary debates and calls upon the Administration to implement this decision without further delay;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 211 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 (a) new
Other Special Instruments
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 212 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Recalls the commitment by Parliament, the Council and the Commission to ensure and be consistent with the principle of the unity of the Union budget also on what regards the future integration of all Other Special Instruments in the EU budget; it furthermore insists on the closing of all ad-hoc financial instruments which have been created above and outside the EU Budget, with respect to the prerogatives of the budgetary authority;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 214 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43 c. Highlights the importance of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) which was set up to respond to major natural disasters and express European solidarity to disaster-stricken regions within Europe and takes note of the proposed increase in commitment and payment appropriations for the EUSF; calls upon the Commission to assess without delay if a further increase will be necessary bearing in mind, in particular, the earthquakes' in Italy and the fires in Portugal, which have had a dramatic and substantial impact on human life in particularly deprived regions; calls for the adaptation of the rules for mobilizing this fund, to allow a more flexible and timely mobilization, covering a wider range of disasters with significant impacts and reducing the time between the disaster and the availability of funds.
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 217 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44 a. Opposes the proposal of the Commission to increase the Preparatory Action for Defence and Security, while underlining that the mentioned research window under the post-2020 MFF needs additional funding; insists this initiative should not be financed at the expense of the existing research funds and by the EU Budget.
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 223 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Reiterates its conviction that the European agencies active in the Justice and Home Affairs field must be provided with the necessary operational expenditure and staffing levels to allow them to achieve the additional tasks and responsibilities they have been given in recent years; welcomes, in this regard, the substantial staff increases proposed for the European Coast and Border Guard Agency (Frontex) and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), which it considers a minimum to ensure that theseis agenciesy can effectively perform theirits operations; requests the Commission to reassess whether the proposed operational funding (-23.6 % compared to 2017) and staffing levels (-4) for Eurojust will indeed allow this agency to fulfil in an effective manner its key role in the promotion of judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, including in the fields of drug policy and crime prevention;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the introduction of the euro is one of the European project’s most significant political achievedevelopments and a cornerstone of EMU constructionthe EMU, there remains no clear route towards real convergence, social inclusion, and a cooperative and complementary economy within the EU. The detrimental impact of the EMU is further exacerbated by the monetary policy of the ECB and the economic restrictions of the Growth and Stability Pact;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 34 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the financial and economic crisis has revealed the weaknesses of the euro architecture, highlighting the need for the swift completion of the EMUreform of the economic architecture, in order to off-set the external imbalances within the Eurozone, and correct the internal divergences, which creates a structured disadvantage for the countries on the European periphery;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 55 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas membership of a common currency area requires common rules and obligations, as well as common tools to respond to symmetric and asymmetric shocks and for the promotion of solidarity and socioeconomic upward real convergence; whereas risk reduction and risk sharing should go hand in hand in deepening the EMU in terms of investment, unemployment rate or income and wealth distribution;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 83 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas in the short term, the ESM reform should contribute in particular to the banking union, providing a proper common financial backstop for the Single Resolution Fund (SRF), witfinancial sustainability of the banking sector, ensuring the social function of credit, preventingany socialisation of losses, making sure shareholders and big creditors are not bail-out at the expense of taxpayers; this might imply the asset conversion of banks into public ownership. The ESF shoutld prejudice to the need to establish a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS)ovide financing to endowing a financial basis for a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS), or make punctual public interventions possible in order to recover valuable assets and protecting useful employment;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 110 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the proper functioning of an EMU depends on the existence of an institution serving as a ‘lender of last resort’; acknowledges, in this context, the positive contribution of the ESM, despite its intergovernmental nature, towards addressing the weaknesses of the institutional setting of the EMU, namely by providing financial assideplores that the ECB is not allowed to play this role, giving priority, for instance, to several Member States affected by the financial crisis and the Great Recessionfinance the private financial sector instead the public sector;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 148 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the primary mission of the new ESF should continue to be to provide transitional financial assistance to Member States in need, on the basis of the agreed adjustment programmes; stresses that the ESF must have adequate firepower for that purpose; opposes, therefore, any attempt to turn the reformed ESM into an instrument for banks only, or to reduce its financial capacity to support Member Statf intervening in the private banking sector, and having an appropriate European Deposit Insurance Scheme or an equivalent system to coordinate the existing national deposit insurance schemes; stresses that the ESF must have adequate firepower for that purpose; opposes, therefore, any attempt to turn the reformed ESM into an instrument to protect the interest of private banks, or for delivering the financial support to Member States to rescue private banks, overloading the productive classes with higher and more regressive taxes, or cutting public expenditure for social policies and public services; recalls that financial assistance provided to Member States under the new ESF has to be complemented by other fiscal capacity tools, including precautionary instruments, to promote economic and financial stabilisation, to promote investment and upward socioeconomic convergence in the euro area;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 172 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that evaluation of the financial assistance requests made by the ESF, as well as its decision-making on the design of the adjustment programmes, in cooperation with other institutions, should in no way replace, duplicate or overlap the normal macroeconomic and fiscal surveillance provided for in the EU’s financial rules and regulations, which must remain the Commission’s exclusive competence;deleted
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 198 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for a swift ESM reform that also redefines its role, functions and financial tools, so that the new ESF can offer liquidity support in case of resolution and serve as a financial backstop for the SRF; calls for the SRF to be made operational as soon as implementation of an coordinated Deposit Insurance Scheme, and to address any banking crisis in a manner which protects ordinary citizens and ensures that those resposnsible and, in any case, before 2024for triggering such crises do not benefit from the subsequent policy responses;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 213 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the risks arising from the delay in completing the banking union; welcomes, in this context, the European Council’s commitment to a common backstop for the SRF and recalls the need also to establish the EDIS;deleted
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 38 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The European Strategy for Low- Emission Mobility16 sets a clear ambition: by mid-century, greenhouse gas emissions fromIn order to meet the Union's commitments made at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Paris in 2015, the decarbonisation of the transport willsector needs to be at least 60% lower than in 1990 anccelerated and greenhouse gas emissions from that sector should be firmly on the path towards zero emission. Emissions of air pollutants from transport that harm our health need to be drastically reduced without delay. Emissions from conventional combustion engines will need to further reduce after 2020. Zero- and low emission vehicles will need to be deployed and gain significant market share by 2030. __________________ 16 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility (COM(2016) 501 final).
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) An evaluation of Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 in 2015 concluded that those Regulations have been relevant, broadly coherent, and have generated significant emissions savings, whilst being more cost-effective than originally anticipated. They have also generated significant added value for the Union that could not have been achieved to the same extent through national measures. However, that evaluation also concluded that actual CO2 savings achieved are considerably less than those suggested by the type-approval test performance and that the ‘emissions gap’ between type- approval test and real-world performance has considerably undermined the effectiveness of the CO2 performance standards as well as consumers' trust in the potential fuel savings of new vehicles.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Better designed on car labelling providing consumers with comparable, reliable and user friendly information about the benefits of low emission cars, including information concerning air pollutants and running costs in addition to CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, could support the uptake of the most fuel efficient and environmentally friendly cars across the Union. The Commission should therefore review Directive 1999/94/EC no later than 31 December 2019 and put forward a relevant legislative proposal.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Reduction levels for the Union- wide fleets of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles should therefore be set for 2025 and for 2030, taking into account the vehicle fleet renewal time and the need for the road transport sector to contribute to the 2030 climate and energy targets and long-term climate goals. This stepwise approach also provides a clear and early signal for the automotive industry not to delay the market introduction of energy efficient technologies and zero- and low-emission vehicles.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) A dedicated incentive mechanismsales mandate should be introduced to facilitate and accelerate a smooth transition towards zero-emission mobility. This creditingmandatory mechanism should be designed so as to promote the deployment on the Union market of zero- and low- emission vehicleswill create volume certainty thus incentivising domestic production.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Setting a benchmark for the share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in the EU fleet together with a well-designed mechanism for adjusting a manufacturer's specific CO2 target based on the share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in the manufacturer's own fleet should provide a strong and credible signal for the development and deployment of such vehicles while still allowing for the further improvement of the efficiency ofsales mandate would provide a strong and credible signal for the production and marketing as such vehicles in the Union and ensure manufacturers make timely investments and supply adequate vehicles theat conventional internal combustion enginessumers wish to buy.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In determining the credits for the zero- and low-emission vehicles, it is appropriate to account for the difference in CO2 emissions between the vehicles. The adjustment mechanism should ensure that a manufacturer exceeding the benchmark level would benefit from a higher specific CO2 target, whereas a manufacturer not achieving the benchmark would have to comply with a stricter CO2 target. In order to ensure a balanced approach, limits should be set to the level of adjustment possible within that mechanism. This will provide for incentives, promoting a timely roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure and yielding high benefits for consumers, competitiveness, and the environment.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) It is of critical importance to consider the inevitable social impacts of the low-carbon transition in the automotive sector and to be proactive in addressing the unavoidable job implications that will be particularly pronounced in certain most affected regions. It is paramount therefore that current measures facilitating the low- carbon transition are also accompanied by targeted programmes for redeployment, re-skilling and up-skilling of workers, as well as education conducted in close dialogue with the social partners. Such efforts should be co-financed by earmarked revenues from the collected excess emissions premiums.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) The effectiveness of the targets set out in this Regulation in reducing CO2 emissions in reality is strongly dependent on the representativeness of the official test procedure. In accordance with the Opinion of the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM)23 and the recommendation of the European Parliament, following its inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector24 , a mechanism should be put in place to assess the real world representativeness of vehicle CO2 emissions and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151. The Commission should have the powers to ensure the public availability of such data, and, where necessary, develop the procedures needed for identifying and collecting the data required for performing such assessmentsmost reliable way to ensure the real world representativeness of type-approval values is by introducing a real-world CO2 emissions test, which the Commission should be empowered to develop. That test should be developed by means of delegated acts and introduced at the latest two years after the date of application of this Regulation. However, in the meantime, and until it becomes applicable, compliance should be ensured by using data from the fuel consumption meters to be reported by manufacturers coupled with a not-to-exceed (NTE) limit of a maximum of 15 % above the type- approval values measured as of 2021 using the WLTP test. __________________ 23 High Level Group of Scientific Advisors, Scientific Opinion 1/2016 "Closing the gap between light-duty vehicle real-world CO2 emissions and laboratory testing" 24 European Parliament recommendation of 4 April 2017 to the Council and the Commission following the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (2016/2908(RSP))
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes CO2 emissions performance requirements for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles in order to ensure the proper functioning of the internal machievement of the Union’s climate commitments and tarkget s.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. From 1 January 2025 the following EU fleet-wide and manufacturers targets shall apply:
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 125% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part A of Annex I;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 125% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part B of Annex I;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) for the share of zero and low emission vehicles, a sales target equal to a 20% market share of the sales of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in 2025, determined in accordance with point 6.3 of Part A of Annex I and point 6.3 of Part B of Annex I;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 350% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part A of Annex I;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet- wide target equal to a 350% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part B of Annex I.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) for the share of zero and low emission vehicles, a sales target equal to a 40-60% market share of the sales of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in 2030, determined in accordance with point 6.3 of Part A of Annex I and point 6.3 of Part B of Annex I.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 257 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall adopt, by 2. means of implementingdelegated acts, detailed provisions for a procedure to approve the innovative technologies or innovative technology packages referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2) of this Regulation. Those detailed provisions shall be based on the following criteria for innovative technologies:
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 261 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Until the real-world CO2 emissions test becomes applicable, compliance shall be measured on the basis of data from fuel consumption meters and subject to a not-to-exceed (NTE) limit of a maximum of 15 % above a manufacturer’s specific CO2 emissions that is measured for the purpose of type approval certification procedures initiated from 2021 onwards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure that the public is informed of how the real world representativeness evolves over time.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 286 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall by 31 December 2019 review Directive 1999/94/EC in order to provide consumers with accurate, robust and comparable information on the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and air pollutant emissions of new passenger cars placed on the market.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) The Union is committed to a sustainable, competitive, secure and decarbonised energy system19 . The Energy Union and the Energy and Climate Policy Framework for 2020 to 203020 establish ambitious commitments for the Union to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 % by 2030 as compared with 1990, to increase the proportion of renewable energy consumed by at least 27 %35 %20a, to make energy savings of at least 27 %35 % 20b, and to improve the Union’s energy security, competitiveness and sustainability. __________________ 19 European Council Conclusions of 24 October 2014. 20 Commission Communication on a policy framework for climate and energy from 2020 to 2030 (COM(2014)0013) 20aAmendments adopted by the European Parliament on 17 January 2018 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast) (COM(2016)0767 – C8-0500/2016 – 2016/0382(COD)) 20b Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 17 January 2018 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (COM(2016)0761 – C8- 0498/2016 – 2016/0376(COD))
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) In its European Strategy for Low- Emission Mobility21 the Commission announced that in order to meet the Union's commitments at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) held in Paris in 2015, the decarbonisation of the transport sector must be accelerated and that therefore zero-emissions of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant emissions from transport should be firmly on the path towards zero-emissionmust be reached by mid-century. Moreover, emissions of air pollutants from transport that are harmful to health need to be significantly reduced without delay. This can be achieved by an array of policy initiatives, including the use of public procurement of clean vehicles. __________________ 21 COM( 2016) 501 final.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to be consistent with the objectives of sustainability, batteries should be produced with the minimum environmental impact inside and outside the Union, especially regarding the process of extraction of material used for the building of the batteries. The greenhouse gas emissions during all the production process should be taken into account. The Commission should come forward, in the revision of Directive 2006/66/EC, with ambitious objectives for the recyclability of batteries.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) As was announced in the Commission's Communication "Europe on the Move: an agenda for a socially fair transition towards clean, competitive and connected mobility for all"23 this proposal forms part of a second package of proposals, which will contribute to the Union's drive towards low-emission mobility. This package, which is presented in the Commission's Communication "Delivering on low-emission mobility - A European Union that protects the planet, empowers its consumers, and defends its industry and workers" includes a combination of supply- and demand- oriented measures to put the EU on a path towards low-emission mobility and at the same time strengthen the competitiveness of the EU's mobility eco-system. The promotion of clean vehicles should be done in parallel with the development of public transport, as this is the best way to reduce the number of vehicles on the road and consequently to reduce the CO2 emissions. __________________ 23 COM (2017) 283 final.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles are used for different purposes and have different levels of market maturity, and it would be beneficial that public procurement provisions acknowledge these differences. The Impact Assessment illustrated the added value of adopting an approach based on alternative fuels until technology-neutral requirements for CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles have been set at Union level, which the Commission intends to propose in the futureIt is scientifically proven that, due to methane emissions, some alternative fuels, such as natural gas and biogas, have little or no environmental benefits and therefore do not represent a sustainable solution in a medium and long term perspective. On the other hand, due to the state of the art in technology, biofuels can be more useful in other transport modes rather than the road sector. Therefore, those options must be left aside and the main focus for the road transport sector must be put on electric vehicles supplied by 100% renewable energy. The Impact Assessment further recognised that markets for low- and zero- emission urban buses are characterised by increased market maturity, whereas markets for low- and zero-emission trucks are at an earlier stage of market development.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Setting minimum targets for clean vehicle procurement by 2020, 2025 and by 2030 at Member State level should contribute to policy certainty for markets where investments in low- and zero- emission mobility are warranted. The minimum targets support market creation throughout the Union. They provide time for the adjustment of public procurement processes and give a clear market signal. The Impact Assessment notes that Member States increasingly set targets, depending on their economic capacity and how serious the problem is. Different targets should be set for different Member States in accordance with their economic capacity (Gross Domestic Product per capita) and exposure to pollution (urban population density). Minimum procurement targets should be complemented by the obligation of the contracting authorities, entities and operators to consider relevant energy and environmental aspects in all their procurement procedures. The Territorial Impact Assessment of this amended Directive illustrated that the impact will be evenly distributed among regions in the Union.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Life-cycle costing is an important tool for contracting authorities and entities to cover energy and environmental costs during the life-cycle of a vehicle, including the cost of greenhouse gas emission and other pollutant emissions on the basis of a relevant methodology to determine their monetary value. Given the scarce use of the methodology for the calculation of operational lifetime costs under Directive 2009/33/EU and the information provided by contracting authorities and entities on the use of own methodologies tailored to their specific circumstances and needs, there should be no methodology mandatory to use, but contracting authorities, contracting entities or operators should be able to choose any life-costing methodology in order to support their procurement processes.deleted
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In view of the urgent need to switch to a zero-emission transport model, market rules, such as the inclusion of environmental costs, are not the adequate solutions. Binding measures are to be preferred to deliver the needed and expected results.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) a vehicle of category L, M1 or M2 with a maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO2g/km and real driving pollutant emissions below a percentage of the applicable emission limits as referred to in Table 2 in the Annex , or;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 92 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point aa (new)
(aa) a vehicle running on alternatives fuels with the exception of natural gas in gaseous form (compressed natural gas (CNG)), liquefied form (liquefied natural gas (LNG)) or biomethane;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) an electric vehicle supplied by electricity fully produced by renewable sources.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. ‘high performance and sustainable battery’ means a battery based on 100% renewable energy with very low environmental impacts, high recyclability and high energy density.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – table 2
Table 2: Emission-thresholds for light-duty vehicles Vehicle 2020 2025 2025 2030 categories CO2 CO2 g/km RDE air CO2 RDE air CO2 g/km CO2 RDE air g/km*** pollutant g/km*** pollutant g/km*** pollutant pollutantemissions* emissions* emissions* as emissions* as as as percentage of percentage of emission emission limitspercentage percentage of of of emission emission emission limits** limits** limits** M1 L vehicles 250 0 80% 0 0 0 n.a. M2 M1 50 90% 25 80% 0 n.a. vehicles M2 250 90% 80% 25 080% 0 n.a. N1 vehicles N1 4 80 90% 80% 40 080% 0 n.a. vehicles __________________ * Real driving emissions of ultrafine particles in #/km (PN) nitrogen oxides in mg/km (NOx) measured according to the applicable version of Annex IIIA, Regulation 2017/1151. ** The applicable emission limit found in Annex I of Regulation (EC) 715/2007, or its successors. *** Electric vehicles as defined in Article 2(2) of Directive 2014/94/EU are only counted with zero-emissions at tailpipe provided it is proven, in accordance with Directive 2009/28/EC [as amended by COM(2016)0767], that the electricity used is fully based on renewables, otherwise the default CO2 value of the respective Member States´ electricity sector shall be counted.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EU
Annex – table 3
Table 3: Alternative fuel requirementEmission-thresholds for heavy-duty vehicles Vehicle 2020 2025 2030 categories CO2 RDE air Alternative fuels M3, N2, N3 vehicles Electricity*, hydrogen, natural gas includingCO2 RDE air CO2 RDE air g/km* pollutant g/km* pollutant g/km* pollutant emissions emissions emissions as as as percentage percentage percentage of of of emission emission emission limits biomethane, in gaseous form (compressedlimits limits M3 90% 80% 0 n.a. N2 class 331 90% 241 80% 0 N2 class 349 90% 254 80% 1 N2 class 349 90% 254 80% 2 N3 class 349 90% 254 80% 3 N3 class 504 90% 367 80% 4 natural gas (CNG)) and liquefied formN3 class 737 90% 537 80% 5 N3 class 349 90% 254 80% 6 N3 class 504 90% 367 80% 7 N3 class 737 90% 537 80% 8 N3 class 504 90% 367 80% 9 N3 class 737 90% 537 80% 10 N3 class 698 (liquefied natural gas (LNG) 90% 508 80% 11 N3 class 737 90% 537 80% 12 N3 class 698 90% 508 80% 13 N3 class 737 90% 537 80% 14 N3 class 698 90% 508 80% 15 N3 class 698 90% 508 80% 16 N3 class 698 90% 508 80% 17 __________________ *For use in a Electric vehicles as defined in Art.icle 2 (2) of Directive 2014/94/EU, provided that electricity is used for a relevant part of the operational use of the vehicle. are only counted with zero-emissions at tailpipe provided it is proven, in accordance with Directive 2009/28/EC [as amended by COM(2016)0767], that the electricity used is fully based on renewables, otherwise the default CO2 value of the respective Member States´ electricity sector shall be counted.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 111 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The Agency should develop and maintain a high level of expertise and operate as a point of reference establishing trust and confidence in the single market by virtue of its independence, the quality of the advice it delivers and the information it disseminates, the transparency of its procedures and methods of operation, and its diligence in carrying out its tasks. The Agency should proactively contribute to national and Union efforts while carrying out its tasks in full cooperation with the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and the Member States. In addition, the Agency should build on input from and cooperation with the private and public sectors as well as other relevant stakeholders. A set of tasks should establish how the Agency is to accomplish its objectives while allowing flexibility in its operations.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The Agency should aggregate and analyse national reports from CSIRTs and CERT-EU, setting up common rules, language and terminology for exchange of information. The Agency should also involve the private and public sectors, within the framework of the NIS Directive which laid down the grounds for voluntary technical information exchange at the operational level with the creation of the CSIRTs Network.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The Agency should actively contribute towards raising the awareness of the public about risks, threats and vulnerabilities related to cybersecurity and provide guidance on good practices for individual users aimed at citizens and organisations. The Agency should also contribute to promote best practices and solutions at the level of individuals and organisations by collecting and analysing publicly available information regarding significant incidents, and by compiling reports with a view to providing guidance to businesses and citizens and improving the overall level of preparedness and resilience. The Agency should furthermore organise, in cooperation with the Member States and the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies regular outreach and public education campaigns, starting at school level, directed to end-users, aiming at promoting safer individual online behaviour and raising awareness of potential threats in cyberspace, including cybercrimes such as phishing attacks, botnets, financial and banking fraud, as well as promoting basic authentication and data protection advice. The Agency should play a central role in accelerating end-user awareness on security of devices.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) The smooth functioning of the Agency requires that its Executive Director be appointed on grounds of merit and documented administrative and managerial skills, as well as competence and experience relevant for cybersecurity, and that the duties of the Executive Director be carried out with complete independence. The Executive Director should prepare a proposal for the Agency’s work programme, after prior consultation with the Commission, and take all necessary steps to ensure the proper execution of the work programme of the Agency. The Executive Director should prepare an annual report to be submitted to the Management Board, draw up a draft statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure for the Agency, and implement the budget. Furthermore, the Executive Director should have the option of setting up ad hoc Working Groups to address specific matters, in particular of a scientific, technical, legal or socioeconomic nature. The Executive Director should ensure that the ad hoc Working Groups’ members are selected according to the highest standards of expertise, taking due account of a representative gender balance, as appropriate according to the specific issues in question, between the public administrations of the Member States, the Union institutions and the private sector, including industry, users, and academic experts in network and information security.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) The Agency should have a Permanent Stakeholders’ Group as an advisory body, to ensure regular dialogue with the public and private sector, consumers’ organisations and other relevant stakeholders. The Permanent Stakeholders’ Group, set up by the Management Board on a proposal by the Executive Director, should focus on issues relevant to stakeholders and bring them to the attention of the Agency. The composition of the Permanent Stakeholders Group and the tasks assigned to this Group, to be consulted in particular regarding the draft Work Programme, should ensure sufficient representation of stakeholders in the work of the Agency.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 182 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) Recourse to European cybersecurity certification should remain voluntarybe voluntary for assurance levels considered basic or substantial but should be mandatory for assurance levels considered medium and high, unless otherwise provided in Union or national legislation. However, with a view to achieving the objectives of this Regulation and avoiding the fragmentation of the internal market, national cybersecurity certification schemes or procedures for the ICT products and services covered by a European cybersecurity certification scheme should cease to produce effects from the date established by the Commission by means of the implementing act. Moreover, Member States should not introduce new national certification schemes providing cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products and services already covered by an existing European cybersecurity certification scheme.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 320 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
(1) in cooperation with industry, SMEs, relevant research and academic stakeholders as well as consumer protection organisations in a clear and transparent process, preparing candidate European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products and services in accordance with Article 44 of this Regulation;
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 329 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 3
(3) compiling and publishing guidelines and developing good practices concerning the cybersecurity requirements of ICT products and services, in cooperation with national certification supervisory authorities and the industry; , industry, SMEs, relevant research and academic stakeholders and consumer protection organisations;
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 338 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) facilitate the establishment and take-up of European and international standards for risk management and for the security of ICT products and services, as well as draw up, in collaboration with Member States, industry, SMEs, research and academic stakeholders and consumer protection organisations, advice and guidelines regarding the technical areas related to the security requirements for operators of essential services and digital service providers, as well as regarding already existing standards, including Member States' national standards, pursuant to Article 19(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/1148;
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 342 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) perform and disseminate regular analyses of the main trends and vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity market both on the demand and supply side, with a view of fostering the cybersecurity marksafety in the Union.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 347 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) perform long-term strategic analyses of cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities and incidents in order to identify emerging trends and help prevent problems related to cybersecurity;
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 348 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide, in cooperation with experts from Member States authorities, industry, SMEs, relevant research and academic stakeholders, and consumer protection organisations, advice, guidance and best practices for the security of network and information systems, in particular for the security of the internet infrastructure and those infrastructures supporting the sectors listed in Annex II of Directive (EU) 2016/1148;
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 350 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) develop strategic and wide spread campaigns with the aim to raise awareness of the public about cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, and provide guidance and training on good practices for individual users aimed at citizens and organisations;
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) organise, in cooperation with the Member States and Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies regular outreach campaigns to increase cybersecurity awareness of its potential risks and threats to citizens life and its visibility in the Union.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 360 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) advise the Union and the Member States on research needs and priorities in the area of cybersecurity, with a view to enabling effective responses to current and emerging risks and threat, threats and vulnerabilities, including with respect to new and emerging information and communications technologies, and to using the most advanced risk-prevention technologies effectively without putting at risks citizens' privacy and liberty rights;
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board shall be composed of one representative of each Member State, and two representatives appointed by the Commission. All representatives shall have equal voting rights.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Members of the Management Board and their alternates shall be appointed in light of their knowledge in the field of cybersecurity, taking into account relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills. The Commission and Member States shall make efforts to limit the turnover of their representatives in the Management Board, in order to ensure continuity of that Board’s work. The Commission and Member States shall aim to achieve a gender balanced representation between men and women on the Management Board.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 382 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board, acting on a proposal by the Executive Director, shall set up a Permanent Stakeholders’ Group composed of recognised experts representing the relevant stakeholders, such as the ICT industry, SMEs, providers of electronic communications networks or services available to the public, consumer protection groups, academic and academic experts in the cybersecurity and data protection, and representatives of competent authorities notified under [Directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code] as well as of law enforcement and data protection supervisory authorities.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 417 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, after having conduced an open and transparent consultation with relevant stakeholders, adopt and publish a multiannual Union work programme for European cybersecurity certification schemes, which shall identify common actions to be undertaken at Union level and strategic priorities. The work programme shall in particular include a priority list of identified ICT products, processes and services subject to a European cybersecurity certification scheme. Prior to adopting the work programme, the Commission shall consult ENISA and have the utmost regard of its opinion.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 552 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2
2. The certification shall be voluntaryfor the assurance level medium and high shall be mandatory. For the assurance levels basic and substantial it shall be voluntary, but the manufacturer must be obliged to comply with the minimum security standards, unless otherwise specified in Union law.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1 #

2017/0213(APP)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Gives its consent to the draft Council decision; under the condition of including a new research programme in the following terms: The European Parliament, committed with the decarbonisation of the industry, calls upon for including a new research programme as a priority among the existing ones. This project should research on the ground of the substitution of coal and steel for another sustainable raw materials, and in for inserting in the production process the circular economy approach, enhancing the recycling processes, mainly concerning the steel production.
2018/01/30
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
PRejects the proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2017/0017(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In the light of the resolution adopted at ICAO's 39th Assembly in October 2016 on the implementation of a global market-based measure from 2021 to offset international aviation emissions above 2020 levels, it is consideredn't appropriate to continue the existing derogation pending further progress on the design elements and the implementation of the global market-based measure. In this regard, the adoption of Standards and Recommended Practices by ICAO to complement that Resolution and implement the global system is planned for 2018. However, its concrete operationalisation will require action by ICAO parties at domestic level. Also, governance arrangements must be developed by ICAO, including a registry system. In this context, the current derogation of the EU ETS obligations for flights to and from third countries should be extended, subject to the review on implementing the ICAO scheme, in order to promote momentum in ICAO and facilitate the operationalisation of the ICAO scheme. As a result of the extension of the derogationAs a result, the amount of allowances to be auctioned and issued for free, including from the special reserve, should be the same as would correspond to 2016, and should be proportional to the reduction of the surrender obligationreduced.
2017/06/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #

2017/0017(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Aviation has also an impact on climate through releases of nitrogen oxides, water vapour and sulphate and particles at high altitudes. It is highly important to take action in order to address the non-CO2 effects of aviation in view of increasing scientific evidence. Therefore, pending scientific progress, all impacts of aviation should be addressed.
2017/06/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2017/0017(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 2017, by way of derogation from Articles 3d to 3f and until amendments subsequent to the review referred to in Article 28b have entered into force, aircraft operators shall be issued, each year, the lower number of allowances that correspondscompared to the year 2016. From 20218 onwards that number of allowances shall be subject to the application of the linear factor in Article 9.
2017/06/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2017/0017(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28b – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the relevant ICAO standards and recommended practices (SARP's), ICAO Council approved recommendations relevant to the global measure or other legal instruments as well as on domestic measures taken by third countries to implement the global market-based measure to be applied to emissions from 2021, and on other relevant international developments. This reporting shall be done by 1 January 2018, 1 January 2019 and regularly afterwards in accordance with the ICAO's standards-making procedures.
2017/06/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2017/0017(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28b – paragraph 2
2. The report should consider ways for those ICAO instruments to be implemented in Union law through a revision of this Directive. The report shall also consider the rules applicable in respect of flights within the European Economic Area (EEA) as appropriate. The reports shall also examine the ambition and overall environmental integrity of the global measure including its general ambition in relation to targets under the Paris Agreement, level of public participation, enforceability, transparency, penalties for non-compliance, processes for public input, monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions registries and accountability.
2017/06/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
(9) The Union’s macro-financial assistance should be an exceptional financial instrument of untied and undesignated balance-of-payments support, which aims at addressing the beneficiary’s immediate external financing needs and should underpin the implementation of a policy programme containing strong immediate adjustment and structural reforminvestment measures designed to improve its production model and the balance-of- payments position in the short term.
2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
(10) Given that there is still a significant residual external financing gap in Moldova's balance of payments over and above the resources provided by IMF and other multilateral institutions, the Union macro-financial assistance to be provided to Moldova is, under the current exceptional circumstances, considered to be an appropriate response to Moldova's request for support to the economic stabilisation, in conjunction with the IMF programme. The Union's macro-financial assistance would support the economic stabilisation and the structural reform agenda of Moldovainvestment plans of Moldova in order to innovate and enhance its production model, supplementing resources made available under the IMF's financial arrangement.
2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
(18) A pre-condition for granting the Union's macro-financial assistance should be that Moldova respects effective democratic mechanisms – including a multi-party parliamentary system – and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights. In addition, the specific objectives of the Union's macro-financial assistance should strengthen the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public finance management systems, the governance and supervision of the financial sector in Moldova and promote structural reforms aimed at supporting sustainable and inclusive growth, and employment creation and fiscal consolidation. Both the fulfilment of the preconditions and the achievement of those objectives should be regularly monitored by the Commission and the European External Action Service.
2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 24
(24) The Union's macro-financial assistance should be subject to economic policy conditions, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding. In order to ensure uniform conditions of implementation and for reasons of efficiency, the Commission should be empowered to negotiate such conditions with the Moldovan authorities under the supervision of the committee of representatives of the Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. Under that Regulation, the advisory procedure should, as a general rule, apply in all cases other than as provided for in that Regulation. Considering the potentially important impact of assistance of more than EUR 90 million, it is appropriate that the examination procedure be used for operations above that threshold. Considering the amount of the Union's macro-financial assistance to Moldova, the examination procedure should apply to the adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding, and to any reduction, suspension or cancellation of the assistance,deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall make macro- financial assistance of a maximum amount of EUR 100 million available to Moldova ("the Union's macro-financial assistance"), with a view to supporting Moldova's economic stabilisation and a substantive reform agendainvestment plans based on the innovation and diversification of its economy, in order to make its economy more independent and of higher quality. Of that maximum amount, up to EUR 60 million shall be provided in the form of loans and up to EUR 40 million in the form of grants. The release of the Union's macro-financial assistance is subject to the approval of the Union budget for the relevant year by the European Parliament and the Council. The assistance shall contribute to covering Moldova's balance of payments needs as identified in the IMF programme.
2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. The Union's macro-financial assistance shall be made available for a period of two and a half years, starting from the first day after the entry into force of the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 3(1).deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 7(2), shall agree with the Moldovan authorities on clearly defined economic policy and financial conditions, focusing on structural reforminvestment and diversification plans and sound public finances, to which the Union's macro-financial assistance is to be subject, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding ("the Memorandum of Understanding") which shall include a timeframe for the fulfilment of those conditions. The economic policy and financial conditions set out in the Memorandum of Understanding shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings referred to in Article 1(3), including the macroeconomic adjustment and structural reform programmes implemented by Moldova with the support of the IMF.
2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) a continuous satisfactory track record of implementing a policy programme that contains strong adjustment and structural reform measuresmeasures in line of a new investment plan for diversification and a enhanced production model supported by a non- precautionary IMF credit arrangement; and
2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) ensuring that Moldova makes good progress in implementing measures to prevent money laundering and tax evasion, through an international commitment of automatic exchange of tax information and identification of real investors and beneficial owners;
2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
— having regard to Articles 174 to 178 and 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important rolUnderlines the potential transformative role which can be played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, securthe Union Budget shall be used in such a way to give priority to policies of real integration and cohesion, based on social progress and solidarity, safeguarding and promoting decent, quality and stackling populism are the main concerns at EU level andble job creation, sustainable use of natural resources, protection of the environment which are the main concerns at EU level; the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues, however underlines that the EUnion budget remains part of the solution to these issuehas proven to be scarce despite its potential to become an important resource in addressing the recent crises and responding to the needs which were not anticipated during the negotiation of the MFF 2014-2020, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the migration and humanitarian crisis, geopolitical tensions in Europe's neighbourhood causing a number of serious challenges and emergencies, while within the EU the pace of economic recovery and a continuous lowering of both public and private investment levels below its potential led to an investment gap and the aggravation of inequalities between EU Member States, its regions and its citizens; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and, ensure the safetywellbeing and safekeeping of its citizens;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 45 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the EU budget must 2. be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; is of the opinion that, while growth and jobs continue to remain the core priorities of the EU budgetReiterates its conviction whereas in order to offset economic recovery, the new latent crisis trends and the increased divergence in the EU, it is necessary to provide an adequate increase to the Union's budget to ensure the adequate level of resources in next year's budget with particular emphasis on the programs and projects aimed at boosting growth and decent employment, eradicating poverty, investing in smart, sustainable, green growth, development and humanitarian aid; underlines that contributions to this increase should result from an increase in the payments made by Member States with the highest GNI and the highest per capita income, correcting the current biased and unfair system of contribution keys; reiterates that it is imperative to increase support to Member States, especially those facing economic recession, for investment in infrastructure, social facilities, research, innovation and development; believes that the EU budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously while ensuring its core commitments to territorial cohesion and social integration, to growth and creation of jobs in particular to youth, obtaining sustainable progress in these fields will notonly be possible should EU citizens feel unsafe or insecurethe EU ensure its citizens wellbeing and safekeeping;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 69 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that the social and solidarity economy (SSE) represents today over 2 million enterprises, 180 000 are cooperatives; underlines that the SSE sector employs over 4 and a half million people in the EU and generates over 10 % of the EU GNI; urges for further support and simplification of the access to financing to SSEs, in particular by widening the scope of existing programs and financial instruments at EU and Member States' level, while calling for concrete new measures to further promote and expand cooperatives and social enterprises model economy, as this remains under-represented and under- financed when compared to other enterprise models, despite its importance in terms of share of GNI and employment in the Union; reiterates the role of the SSEs in strengthening sustainable, smart growth, in the creation of decent and sustainable jobs, in cohesion and integration, and that it should be further supported and made accessible, while underlining that the SSE sector remains an important provider of social, health, educational, environmental, energy production and distribution services.
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 72 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that investments in research and innovation represent a pre- condition for achieving genuine competitiveness in the EU; regrets the fact that, as a result of an alarmsmart, sustainable and green growth in the EU; regrets the fact that, subordinating most of EU research funding to an allegiance of strict market ruled schemes' as had as a result an alarmingly lack of financial support in research and innovation, the acute reduction of grants has had a particular detrimental impact on public research centers and universities, in particular to those which are not based on the wealthier EU Member States'; reiterates its conviction that scarce resources are often met with correspondingly low success rate of applications, fewer; calls, therefore, for the enhancement of the resources made available to research and innovation dissociated from loan's schemes, in order to ensure the boost of high- quality projects in the field of research and innovation which are receiving EU funding; calls in this respect for an adequatincrease in the level of appropriations to be ensured for Horizon 2020;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 96 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the important role and potential ofTakes the view that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, and recognises the positive results achieved so far; welcomes also the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle and the geographical balance, has fallen short vis-à-vis its objectives; is deeply concerned with the fact that while mobilizing a considerable amount of EU funding, it did not effectively contribute to reducing disparities among regions and Member States, nor to the investment gap in the Union and it failed to address the geographical and sectorial imbalances detected; furthermore, it is concerned with its potential to induce rent seeking and asset stripping by private investors at the expense of the Union budget via public-private partnerships, the privatization of profits and the socialization of losses and sparely contributing to additional investment; it deeply regrets that its unsatisfactory performance in effectively tackling and promoting a public funded instrument which was designed as to highly improve accessibility to funding for SMEs and SSEs; it is also concerned that via the EFSI, the European Investment Bank acquired too much levy over the Union budget, while displaying a poor track record in terms of sectorial and regional distribution of investments and the support of SMEs; takes note of the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, while insisting on the urgent need to review its current regulatory framework; reiterates it call for a meaningful public investment programme in support of the real economy, which should be based on solidarity and territorial cohesion;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 147 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recalls the previous problems entailed by the lack of payment appropriations for the LIFE programme, which impeded and delayed its proper implementation; underlines that the Union ratified the COP 21 agreement and calls on the Commission to dedicate part of EU's financial resources to respect its international commitments; notes that the EU budget is expected to allocate 19,2 % of expenditure to this aim; strongly encourages the Commission to pursue this track so to apply the 20 % target, in line with the Commission's commitment to mainstream climate action in the current MFF;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 178 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund (ISF) andStresses the need to adopt a comprehensive and human rights-based approach linking migration with development and guaranteeing the integration of migrant workers and asylum seekers and refugees; notes the role played by instruments such as the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in addressing the effects of the migratory and refugeehumanitarian crisis, and calls for adequate budgeting in the coming years for theseis funds; welcomes also the role of EU agencies in the area of justice and home affairs, such as Europol and the European Border and Coast Guard,is area and calls, in this context, for their mandate to be executed through adequate budgeting and staffing; is convinced that the EU needs to invest more in strengthening its borders, enhancing cooperation between law enforcement agencies, fighting terrorism and radicalisation and ensuring sound return operations;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 185 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supports initiatives in the field of defence research with the aim of encouraging better cooperation between Member States; recallsReiterates its conviction that the Union budget should not finance initiatives which could be to the detriment of existing Union policies and programs, in particular, reiterates its commitment to financing initiatives which can actively promote peace, integration and cohesion objectives in the Union; is convinced that, while respecting provisions enshrined in the Treaties, strengthened cooperith an already underfinanced Union budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects in relation into the field of defence is needcommon security and defence policy should be sole financed, in order to meet the security challenges that the EU is facing, which are generated by prolonged instability in the EU neighbourhood and uncertainty regardf they so decide, by the Member States and not by the Union budget; recalls that, while respecting provisions enshrined in the Treaties, strengthened cooperation in the the EU and its Members States should by no means underminge the commitment of certain EU partners towards NATO objectives; to peace, to sustainable development and to neutrality;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 200 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms its conviction that in order to tackle the root causes ofHighlights the need to ensure and guarantee that human, civil rights and liberties, social protection, including protection for the most vulnerable, healthcare, social and financial benefits are implemented in full compliance with international law, in particular UN Human Rights Charter and Convention relation to the Refugee Status, the Convention of the Rights of the Child, the Geneva Convention, the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees, the Council of Europe's Recommendations on Refugees and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; reaffirms its conviction that in order to tackle the migratory and refugeehumanitarian crisis, the EU needs to step up its role through investments in the countries of origin of the refugees and migrants; notes thatrecalls that the primary objective of the Union's development policy must remain the reduction of poverty; underlines the key role of investments in infrastructure, housing, education, medical services and support for SMEs are part of the solution to tackle the ; welcomes therefore coherent and coordinated initiatives' within a framework to promot causes of migration; welcomes theree and reinforce investments in public services and capacity building in Africa and the neighborhood countries which reinforce the External Investment Plan as a coherent and coordinated framework to promote investments in Africa and the Neighbourhood countriesrule of law, good governance and the role of civil society stakeholders; considers that a sustainable management of the humanitarian crisis on the long term demands the inclusion of all the emergency funds within the EU budget, allowing for a better accountability of all EU's actions in this field;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 253 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Reiterates its conviction that in order to offset the weak economic recovery, the new latent crisis trends and the increased disparities among regions and Member States in the EU, it is necessary to provide a rupture to the current neo-liberal and austerity policies; underlines the need to increment solidarity and the redistributive role of the EU BUDG, while acknowledging that this can only be possible in a context in which Member States implement concrete measures towards more progressive tax systems, while effectively tackling their current regressive character; reiterates its position that an adequate increase of the Union's budget is necessary to ensure the adequate level of resources with particular emphasis on the programs and projects aimed at boosting growth and decent employment, eradicating poverty, investing in smart, sustainable, green development; underlines that contributions to this increase should result from an increase in the payments made by Member States with the highest GNI and the highest per capita income, correcting the current biased and unfair systems of contribution keys; furthermore, it reiterates that it is imperative to increase support to Member States, especially those facing economic recession, for investment in infrastructure, social facilities, research, innovation and development; considers that the contributions to the EU Budget from the Member States should not be accounted when calculating Member States' structural deficits;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that there is a visible gap between the documented results of cohesion policy interventions and the added value of the policy in general, on the one hand, and the perception and recognition of EU-funded projects on the ground, on the other; believes that this gap needs to be addressed urgently, especially given the increased scepticism regarding the EU that can currently be observed in many Member States; calls for both strengthening the resources devoted to cohesion policies and ensuring that beneficiaries get information on the source of the support in the documentation related, including the due EU logo.
2017/04/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Commission to consider earmarking a dedicated financial envelope for information and communication activities as part of the technical assistance relating to the ESIFs; considers that the ongoing revision of the Common Provisions RegConsiders that the best communication policy consists of in a well-designed set of measures which covers the social needs of the EU population, in the framework of the simplification presented as part of the MFF mid-term review/revision package provides an excellent opportunity in this contextforming in due time where these set of policies come from.
2017/04/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 1 #

2016/2298(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings1a, which will apply to insolvency proceedings opened after 26 June 2017, ________________ 1a OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 19.
2016/11/30
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2016/2298(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
- Having regard to the Commission Recommendation of 12 March 2014 on a new approach to business failure and insolvency (C(2014)1500),
2016/11/30
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2016/2298(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
- Having regard to the Commission Communication of 30 September 2015 entitled “Action Plan on Building a Capital Markets Union” (COM 2015)0468),
2016/11/30
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 4 #

2016/2298(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 d (new)
- Having regard to the Commission Communication of 28 October 2015 entitled “Upgrading the Single Market: more opportunities for people and business”(COM(2015)0550),
2016/11/30
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #

2016/2298(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 e (new)
- Having regard to Directive 2008/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer1a which should aim to ensure the payment of, inter alia labour rights, the payment of unpaid wages, and by extension, the due indemnities, _______________ 1a OJ L 283, 28.10.2008, p. 36.
2016/11/30
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2016/2298(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Commission to supervise the company, without prejudice to the immediate granting of aid to workers, and to follow up on the ongoing court proceedings concerning the possible unfair administration of the company and other allegations of misappropriation and that in case those allegations are confirmed, if applicable, addresses those responsible so that they can be prosecuted, punished and make the necessary compensation;
2016/11/30
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2016/2298(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers those funds to be essential and that, for the future, the activities promoted by globalisation adjustment funds should be framed in line with reindustrialisation strategies, considers also that this should involve support measures for workers in a situation of restructuring caused by situations of unfeasible production, with a greater weight of public investments that reinforce, update, innovate and improve the productive fabric of the affected regions and that this would be an explicit support for the development of production techniques based on renewable energies or that promote circular economy, giving continuity to jobs, undelines that. in the medium term, those funds and actions should contribute to the change of the productive model, guaranteeing the future of the productive sectors;
2016/11/30
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 1 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effectiveneeds to be a successful and effective way of reaching common standards to the advantage of the European people, consumers' needs and workers' rights and safety;
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 22 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls on the Commission to support an EU presence in international ICT fora;
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ICT priority areas as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as public eHealth, smart and efficient energy use, intelligent public transport systems and advanced manufacturing will rely; Considers that public institutions should democratically settle these priorities as the public sector supports the most important of technology development in the EU;
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls for a continuous dialogue between the European Parliament, the Commission, the Council and the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs).
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to rationalise the number of platforms and coordination mechanisms maximizing the participation of all relevant stakeholders, such as public authorities, workers organizations and civil society organisations;
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Asks the Commission to regularly update the European Parliament on the progress of ICT standardisation in Europe and in other markets in the framework of a comprehensive reporting about standardisation and its contribution to public health, consumers' rights, workers' safety and to reindustrialisation.
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the negative impact that globalization has had for both European and third countries workers, with the re- localization of industries in Europe and the development of less added value but more environmental and social costs in third countries. Considers that any model for the future industries should be based in the principle of "local production for global market".
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, with appropriate involvement of manufacturing industries, trade unions, SMEs and NGOs;
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to develop with international partners an agenda for closer cooperation based on specific areas of common interest;deleted
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. AcknowledgWelcomes the recent landmark decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Huawei-ZTE;
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Considers that open knowledge and licenses are the best instrument to boost innovation and technology development. Encourage the research institutions that use EU funds to use open patents and licenses in order to have a bigger role on standard setting;
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #

2016/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the need for an evidence- based approach to monitoring and further developing the licensing framework, including the evaluation of open licensing schemes, in order to ensure a dynamic ecosystem;
2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas energetic efforts to reindustrialise Europeand rebalance the economy of Member States must be pursued with the aim of combining competitiveness andgrowth and quality job creation with social and environmental sustainability;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas it is an imperative for European industrial strategy to create a digital single marketshape digitalization in a socially-just manner;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the digitalisation of industrial manufacturing can be an important stepping stone in increasing the resilience, sustainability and competitiveness of our economy;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2016/2271(INI)

F. whereas digitalisation has the potential toshould increase efficient use of resources, energy and capital, contributing to a more integrated circular economy and industrial symbiosis;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas digitaliszation can contribute to safer working conditions, to greater product safety, and to the individualisad the individualisation and decentralisation of production should be made compatible with decent working conditions and decentralisation ofgreater production safety;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas there is widespread concern as regards the labour market effects of digitalisation in industrial manufacturing on workers as well as its possible effects on workplace democracy and regional development;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission’s Communication on Digitising European Industry;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Strengthening economic dynamics, cohesion and resilience vis-à-vis technological transformations and disruptions;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) Ensuring public control over critical digital infrastructure and knowledge, as well as favouring open access to new digital technologies;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 80 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Fostering quality job creation and improving working standards and the attractiveness of industrial sector jobs through a socially just transformation;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Strengthening European cohesion through a reliable European investment policy (in digital infrastructure) and a coordinated European industrial policy con the basis oftributing to sustainable moderniszation and regional cohesion, through a territorially-based approach;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2016/2271(INI)

(f) Strengthening economic, policy and social innovation through the principles of openness and accessibility of public and private data and information, with due consent and respect for private safety, both for workers and consumers;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point i
(i) Improving energy security through a digitised, more flexible industrialthe flexibility of energy production;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point j
(j) Partnering with other macro- regions in the world in developing innovative and fair digital open marketsContributing to the development of digital technology at a global level;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of an EU governance structure coordinated EU forum for the digitalisation of industry that facilitates the coordination of national initiatives and platforms on industrial digitalisation; calls on the Commission to consider setting a non- binding orientation target, that allows the EU to remain a global industrial leadert the frontier of digital development; underlines the importance of advancing digitalisation particularly in those regions that are lagging behind; expects that, besides industry leaders and the social partners, as well as stakeholders from academia, the standardisation community, trade unions, policy-makers and civil society as wewill asbe industry leaders, especially SMEs, will also be invited to play an active rolevited to play an active role; stresses the importance, in order to ensure a socially-just digital transition, of involving workers' representatives at every step of its digital strategy;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to establish a specific industrial foresight unit that examines manufacturing and digitalisation trends, studies pertinent developments in other regions, identifies new key technologies and ensures that European leadership in these areas is maintained and new trends are integrated into policies and actionsnew trends are integrated into policies and actions in order to allow the European economy to benefit from new digital developments, while embedding them in a policy framework that ensures data protection and privacy and worker's rights as well as a more cohesive European economy;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Creating conditions for successful industrial digitalisation: infrastructure, investment, innovation, social dialogue
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that integrated industrial digitalisation must be based on strong enabling conditions and strengthened social dialogue;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights in this context the need to advance public investment in connectivity through 5G and fibre optics as an instrument for convergence and ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry; stresses the importance of public control and regulation of said sector, in order to better serve the needs of a changing economy; highlights the importance of timing the transition to ensure that enough spectrum remains available for current users such as radio and television broadcasters, considering also their importance for European creative and cultural industries;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that clusters and synergies between SMEs, industrial players, the skilled crafts sector, start-ups, academia, finance and other stakeholders can be successful models in advancing digital manufacturing and innovation; notes the importance of utilising digitalisation for advancing business model innovationshighlights the fundamental role of the public sector in creating new digital knowledge and innovation; notes the importance of digitalisation in changing business models and calls on the EU and Member States to ensure labour legislation is adapted to the new environment, in order to preserve workers' rights and strengthen collective bargaining;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the important role of cities in providing digital infrastructure and support for SMEs, entrepreneurs and industry, and the immense opportunities which digital- industrial innovation holds for cities; asks the Commission to look into the US ‘Cities Innovation Technology Investment Initiative (CITIIS)’; welcomes the publication of a European Digital City Index;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the role that public procurement can play in advancing new industrial digital innovations and technology; asks the Commission to include a digital check in its REFIT Programmestresses, however, that digitalization of public services must not be used to advance austerity measures in the public sector or to reduce necessary physical services; calls, in this respect, for the involvement of workers in the public sector in the definition and implementation of public digital strategies;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 215 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of financing the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; expresses disappointment that the European Fund for Strategcalls for the strengthening of public Iinvestment (EFSI) has so far invested only 11 % in digital projectsin digital innovation and research;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 246 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the role of cybersecurity within the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; considers cyber-resilience as crucial and cybersecurity as a core sector for European digitalisation efforts; believes that producers are responsible for ensuring safety and security standards on the basis of the available state of the art technology; notes that cybersecurity requirements for theexpresses concern and the lack of cybersecurity in the current Internet of Things (IoT) and calls for the development of IT security standards musthat strengthen European cyber- resilience; believes that European standardisation bodies have a special role to play in this respect;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 263 #

2016/2271(INI)

17. Stresses the need for monitoring of data sovereignty; believes that industrial data protection and data ownership, especially b2b, require special attention; notes that open data and open standards can promote new technologies and calls for EU-financed projects to ensure them;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 270 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the potential of digitising industry for the purpose of sectoral data retrieval and of governance by public and semi-public authorities and market participants, but calls for strong public regulation ensuring data safety and privacy;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 273 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recognises the importance of protectsharing technical know-how as regards the exchange and interlinkage of industrial- digital components while at the same time allowing and furthering connectivity;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 283 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that European leadership in industrial digitalisation requires a strong and open standardisation strategy; emphasises the important and unique make-up of Europe’s standardisation bodies, including their inclusive approach; calls on the Commission to promote the development of open standards and welcomes its intention to guarantee access to standard essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory) conditions; calls for an EU coordinated approach towards international fora and consortia such as the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC);
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 292 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the fact that the digital transformation of industry will have a major societal impact on areas ranging from employment, working conditions, workers’ rights to education and skills; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adequately study the social effects of industrial digitalisationzation in consultation with the social partners and to adapt social and labour legislation accordingly;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 307 #

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that Europe faces a digital gap in terms of skills; calls for the implementation of a skills guarantee, after consultation and with participation of social partners, and the right to (re- )training and life-long- learning; emphasises the importance of ensuring the promotion and recognition of digital skills; calls on industry to grant employees a paid ‘digital sabbatical’; asks the Commission to launch a pan-European up-skilling initiative;
2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Urges to redefine the priority lines of Horizon 2020’s projects in order to promote those engaged with the extension and feasibility of renewable resources, the development of techniques less intensive in using raw materials, the increase of industrial eco-efficiency and the generation of decent employment, within a change of production model strategy.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) From a financial point of view, Europe needs another and a different Public Investment Plan for Europe, having a programme like Horizon 2020 an increasing and more relevant weight, making the Research and Innovation programmes reach at least a 3% GDP level at European level possible. Meanwhile, claims to re-establish the budgetary resources taken from Horizon 2020 into EFSI, In order to reinforce Innovation and Research programmes within a wide environmental sustainability and employment generation strategy for Europe.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In view to make the results within the Horizon 2020 programme more visible, requires an evaluation of each project in basis of qualitative and quantitative analysis.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The line applied to Euratom so far should be used strictly to projects engaged with orderly dismantling management of nuclear installations and safe treatment of nuclear waste created so far.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that public universities and research bodies should be preferably eligible for these initiatives, due to their capacity to design the project with a more universal and longer term perspective.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Horizon 2020 programmes should prioritise supranational projects, devoting their resources preferably to those European projects which count with teams from several Member States, making the exchange of knowledge and synergies easier, including within each Project teams from Member States economically less developed.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesRegrets the fact that although the investment mobilised by EFSI to date, which amounts to EUR 169.9 billion and accounts for 52 % of the total target investment to be mobilised by 2018, recent data on national accounts do not indicate any surge in investment since EFSI was launched; reiterates that only direct public investment can close the large investment gap in Europe;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the lack of official information on the amount of used guarantee; notes, however, that unofficial information indicates a and of the multiplier of 14.1effect; calls on the EIB to make the exact multiplier public and to use the OECD calculation methodology;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, according to the EY 2016 independent evaluation, EU-15 received over 90 % of EFSI support and the 13 new Member States received about 9 %; regrets the disproportionate benefit from a market-driven instrument such as EFSI to certain larger Member States with more developed capital markets; recalls that three Member States should not account for more than 45 % of total EFSI funding and therefore calls on the EFSI Steering Board to continuously monitor sectoral and geographical spread, especially in crucial sectors such as modernizing and improving productivity and sustainability of all Member- States economies;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Regrets the relative lack of investments in countries facing severe economic imbalances and undergoing violent structural adjustments;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 46 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that 31 % of the EFSI funding was used for SMEs, 22 % for energy projects, 21 % for RDI and 10 % for the digital sector; regrets, however, the lack of information regarding the additionality of the projects funded; calls for an urgent improvement of the sectorial diversification as well as the consideration of any further extension of support to other sectors;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to revise the current definition of additionality by adding new factors and in particular the sectorial and geographical diversification; notes that geographical concentration is working against the principle of cohesion; recalls that the current regulation enabled the possibility of projects with lower-than- minimum risk than EIB Special Activities; notes that many projects could have been carried out without EFSI support and calls the EIB to ensure real additionality;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that National Promotional Banks are not well established in all Member States and that their limited geographical spread poses additional barriers to the EFSI geographical coverage; considers that the establishment of National Promotional Banks should be a high EFSI priority in order to address regions where support is needed, to boost small scale projects and to improve regional and sectorial diversification; calls on the EIB and the Commission to ensure that National Promotional Banks are high in the priorities of the European Advisory Investment Hub; calls on the Commission to encourage and support the establishment of National Promotional Banks in regions where their presence is limited;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. StresseRegrets the needlack for transparency in the selection of EFSI operations, especially the need for information concerning additionalityrelated to the use of the scoreboard and the criteria applied in the selection of EFSI operations towards the EU institutions as well as for all EU citizens; stresses the need for accessible, accurate and updated information especially concerning additionality, their contribution to growth and job creation and the reasons for granting the EU guarantee;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for publication of all information of all EFSI operations and decisions on the European Investment Project Portal (EIPP);urges the Commission to increase EIPP potential and visibility;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2016/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas energy is a basic human good and an important goal of the EU energy strategy must be to combat energy poverty and ensure equal access to affordable energy for all; whereas energy and climate policies must be better interlinked;
2016/06/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2016/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Member States to fully implement the Third Energy Package and gas network codes;deleted
2016/06/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 200 #

2016/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that the completion of the internal gas market and the elimination of regulatory obstacles would greatly improve the liquidity of gas markets; urges stakeholders to finalise the network code on rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures for gas as soon as possible;deleted
2016/06/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 235 #

2016/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the necessity of eliminating all barriers to global free trade of LNG; urges, in this context, US policy makers to increase investment certainty by introducing clear criteria and deadlines in the authorisation process for gas exports to non-FTA countries;deleted
2016/06/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
— having regard to Articles 174 to 178 and 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reiterates its firm conviction that, in this particular current context, initiatives such as the suspension of the ESI funds by the European Commission, as foreseen by Article 23(15) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 (Common Provisions Regulation - CPR), are not only unfair and disproportionate, but also legally unsustainable;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls instead for the establishment of emergency plans to support the economies of countries in which the troika has intervened, which shall provide added financial resources to implement investment policies in order to reach social and economical convergence, while establishing the necessary exceptions to the functioning of the single market and common policies;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses that the Union budget should be used in such a way to give priority to policies of real convergence, integration and cohesion, based on social progress and solidarity, safeguarding and promoting decent, quality and stable job creation, sustainable use of natural resources and protection of the environment; underlines that the Union budget has proven to be scarce despite its potential to become an important resource in tackling recent crises and responding to needs which were not anticipated during the negotiation of the MFF 2014- 2020, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the migration and refugee crisis or geopolitical tensions in Europe's neighbourhood causing a number of serious challenges and emergencies, while within the Union the pace of economic recovery and a continuous lowering of both public and private investment levels below its potential led to an investment gap and the aggravation of inequalities between Member States, its regions and its citizens;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Reiterates its conviction whereas in order to offset the weak economic recovery, the new latent crisis trends and the increased divergence in the Union it is necessary to provide an adequate increase to the Union's budget to ensure the adequate level of resources in next year's budget with particular emphasis on the programs and projects aimed at boosting growth and decent employment, eradicating poverty, investing in smart, sustainable, green growth, development and humanitarian aid; underlines that contributions to this increase should result from an increase in the payments made by Member States with the highest GNI and the highest per capita income, correcting the current biased and unfair system of contribution keys; reiterates that it is imperative to increase support to Member States, especially those facing economic recession, for investment in infrastructure, social facilities, research, innovation and development;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasis that peace and stability are core values that need to be maintained by the Union; considers that the Good Friday agreement which has proven vital to peace and reconciliation must be protected; underlines the need for specific measures and programs to ensure support for any region which might be affected in case of a negotiated exit from the Union upon the invocation of Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, in accordance with the expressed will of its citizens;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Insists on the need to provide the Union with new own resources, among others, with new own resources based upon taxation of financial transactions and the appropriate taxation of all multinationals which are involved in tax evasion; considers this to be is an adequate answer to the large majority of the Union citizens requests;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its conviction that the Union budget should find ways of financing new initiatives which are not to the detriment of existing Union programmes and policies and is disappointed thatreiterates its objection to the proposal of financing the Preparatory Action for defence research, which will amount to EUR 80 million in the next three years will be squeezed under the current budget of the MFF; is convinced that with an already underfinanced Union budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects in relation to the common security and defence policy also need additional financial means by the Member Statesshould be sole financed, if they so decide, by the Member States and not by the Union budget; considers that the current MFF mid-term review/revision should be used by the Member States in that respect;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 71 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Recalls that cohesion policy represents the main Union investment policy and its legal objective of reducing disparities between European regions by strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 75 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses that further efforts to increase investment should be made, in particular by developing new financial instruments based upon a new European public investment plan financed by new own resources on the basis of a more progressive tax regime; insists that the contributions to the Union budget from the Member States should not be accounted when calculating Member States' structural deficits; believes that those elements should be taken into consideration in the preparation of the draft budget for 2017 insofar as this should help identify priorities within an economic context; calls, consequently, for more synergies and complementarity between in particular public investment policies by the Member States budgets and the Union budget, in particular those aimed at promoting the growth and sustainable employment creation which is the cornerstone for the Union;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 125 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32 c. Rejects any use of the Union budget to finance a militarist Union program; defends the need for an alternative set of programmes that support a more social Europe reinforcing sustainable development, strengthened, environment-friendly internal demand based on progressive wages, full employment with rights, social welfare, eradicating poverty and social exclusion and improved social and economic cohesion;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 127 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 e (new)
32 e. Expresses its deep concern at the high number of allegations of inhumane treatment and reception conditions of refugees and asylum-seekers within the refugee and asylum reception centres, in particular those receiving Union financial support and the lack of adequate protection of unaccompanied minors all along the route to a safe place and calls for a thorough investigation of the 10 000 missing children as reported by EUROPOL; calls for a thorough investigation of all measures and projects in particular those which have been benefiting from Union financial support, and which are being implemented with the support of the Member States in the field of migration, asylum and border management, to check their compliance with European and international law, in particular the UN Human Rights Charter, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Convention on the Rights of the Child , the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the 2017 Budget should focus on initiatives that contribute to the energy transition and to knowledge- based, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth across the EU;
2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that multiannual programmes such as COSME, CEF and Horizon 2020 constitute necessary investment in the EU’s global competitiveness and in the, oriented towards the European general interest, constitute necessary investments to accomplishment of the goals of Europe 2020 strategy;
2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets in this context the considerable negative impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the level of financing for Horizon 2020 and CEF; is deeply concerned that the shortage of funds in Horizon 2020 has contributed to a drop in the success rate from 20%-22% in the 7th Framework Programme to 13%-14% in Horizon 2020, which endangers the establishment of the European Research Area; reiterates the view that budget lines for Horizon 2020 and CEF should be restored as much as possible in the 2017 budgetin the 2017 budget; calls for boosting investment based on additional own resources, with progressive profiles and greater redistributive fiscal capacity for the European Union; refuses the use of financial instruments;
2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 21 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is provided with sufficient resources to be able to execute the additional tasks delegated to it by EU legislation, particularly by the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive; is concerned that failing to provide adequate resources would seriously hamper the EU’s ability to ensure proper functioning of the Digital Single Market that delivers essential digital services to all EU citizens;
2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the importance of completing the Internal Energy Market in order to accomplish the goals of the Energy Union, especially energy security and resilience to disruptions in energy supplies; highlights the necessity of providing adequate funds to projects of common interest aimed at ensuring the diversification of energy sources and supply routes and connectivity of power and gas networks;deleted
2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the necessity of providing sufficient funds to projects dedicated to improve the energy efficiency, to address the energy poverty and to increase the share of renewables in the energy mix, in line with the goals of Paris Agreement;
2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the need to assign sufficient resources to ensure that it executes the tasks conferred on it by EU legislative authorities, in particular with respect to the completion of the Internal Energy Market, the development of infrastructure of European common interest and the monitoring of trading on wholesale energy markets; is concerned that persisting funding shortages may hamper the functioning, integrity and transparency of energy markets, heighten the risk of market abuse and prevent energy consumers and citizens from reaping the full benefits of market liberalisationcitizens from having access to energy;
2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the importance of the ITER programme and to the need to support it with appropriate financing and to eliminate delays in payments.deleted
2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the significant delays, extra costs and the potential very negative environmental impacts of the ITER programme; calls the Commission to stop financing it immediately; urges the Commission to convert the ITER project in a research centre for development of renewable energy technologies supporting decentralization and diversification;
2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 48 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets thatWelcomes the internalisation of security staff that was prompted by both considerations of security and cost- efficiency, but regrets the fact that it has led to limitations of entrances and opening hours to keep within the agreed budget; points out that costs arising from for example sick leave and other types of leave were not properly factored in; calls on the Secretary-General to submit a proposal to continue efforts to internalise services that are needed, in particular to ensure that Parliament excels in its legislative role and that support is provided for Members and staff and to augment Parliament's cybersecurity and IT teams working to develop Parliament's own software;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 69 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the current depiction of Members' parliamentary activities on Parliament's website is not accurate and transparent enough; suggests that a more detailed and accurate system of weighing and categorising of parliamentary activities is necessary in order to give a better and more detailed overview of Members' activities which in turn would contribute to a better communication and liaison with citizens; calls in particular for explanations of vote and one-minute speeches to be shown separately from plenary speeches; expects the relevant Bureau working group to present its agenda and findings to the Committee on Budgets as soon as it is available;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 72 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Takes the view that the professional training courses available to Parliament staff are mostly unsuitable for political group staff and accredited parliamentary assistants, given the constraints on them and what they need, effectively giving Members less certainty that persons working directly or indirectly for them will be given ongoing training in connection with the various assignments they may be given;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 73 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its call to the Bureau on the definition of more precise rules regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under the general expenditure allowance, which could include cost effective measures such as Members publishing their spending records, as already practiced by a growing number of Members, and could be accompanied by a simplified system for re-paying the unused funds; reiterates that this should not require additional staff for Parliament's administration;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 87 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the proposal to reduce its establishment plan in 2017 by 60 posts in line with the agreement reached with the Council on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure on 14 November 2015;deleted
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 91 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Secretary-General to open up internal competitions to all categories of staff, including accredited parliamentary assistants;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 94 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Backs the introduction of international sign language interpretation for all plenary debates so that they at least are genuinely accessible to all European citizens;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 97 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the progress that has been made regarding translation and interpretation efficiencies; asks the Secretary-General to make further rationalisation proposals, taking social rights into account, such as increased translation and interpretation on demand; takes the view that interpretation and translation are core components of a European democracy that is open to all, and accordingly calls for no reform to be allowed that detracts from maximum accessibility to Parliament's activities and documents on as inclusive a basis as possible;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 98 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Takes the view that the budget article entitled 'Measures to assist the institution's staff', and in particular the grants paid to staff organisations from the 'welfare expenditure' heading, 1630-03, ought to be managed more transparently and jointly by staff as a whole, i.e. by the Staff Committee and the APA Committee;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 101 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Takes the view that a third procedure should be introduced so that a contract between a Member and an assistant can be terminated by mutual consent;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 102 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for an annual report from the Secretary-General on senior officials whose contracts with Parliament have ended and who, in their new jobs, may find themselves in a conflict of interest as referred to in Article 16 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 110 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that the car fleet should consist of more cost- and fuel-efficient and secure cars; underlines thatcalls on the Secretary-General to submit a report on a complete shift to electric locomotion at the end of the decade should be studied;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 120 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Questions Parliament's decision to fund a Parlamentarium in Berlin without proposing similar facilities in all EU capitals; takes the view that there ought to be Parlamentarium centres only in cities where Parliament meets;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 123 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Calls on the Secretary-General to submit a report on the firms and organisations which have been given access to Parliament so that they can hold forums on their activities; calls on the Secretary-General to maintain a balance between the different sectors and different types of organisation given access to Parliament;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 132 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Welcomes the introduction of measures, stemming from the revision of the Financial Regulation, for greener and more social public procurement; regrets that there is no unit equivalent to EMAS that addresses social issues, in particular when contractual arrangements are drawn up for public procurement procedures involving EU institutions, and monitors contract performance; calls for such a unit to be set up in Parliament;
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the 2017 budget will be affected byhave to be increased in order to properly address the ongoing refugee crisis;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas in order to offset the weak economic recovery, the new latent crisis trends and the increased divergence in the EU it is necessary to provide an adequate increase to the Union's budget to ensure the adequate level of resources in next year's budget with particular emphasis on the programs and projects aimed at boosting growth and decent employment, eradicating poverty, investing in smart, sustainable, green growth and development; underlines that contributions to this increase should result from an increase in the payments made by Member States with the highest GNI and the highest per capita income, correcting the current biased and unfair system of contribution keys; reiterates that it is imperative to increase support to Member States, especially those facing economic recession, for investment in infrastructure, social facilities, research, innovation and development;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. NoteHighlights that the Union budget has proven to be a crucialBudget should be used in such a way to give priority to policies of real convergence, integration and cohesion, based on social progress and solidarity, safeguarding and promoting decent, quality and stable job creation, sustainable use of natural resources and protection of the environment; stresses that the Union budget has proven to be scarce despite its potential to become an important resource in tackling recent crises and responding to needs that hadwere not been anticipated during the negotiation of the MFF 2014-2020, such as the migration and refugee crisis or geopolitical tensions in the European neighbourhood producing a number of serious emergencies, while in the Union a continuous lowering of investment levels has ledpublic and private investment levels led to an increase of inequalities as well as to an investment gap;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the capacity of the Union budget to tackle these crises arises so far principally from the use of all means available agreed upon in the MFF negotiations, and particularly the use of special instruments such as the flexibility instrument; recalls Parliament’s decisive role in shaping those instruments during the MFF negotiations; highlights, however, that if the crises continue to worsen even the full activation of the existing flexibility provisions will beis already insufficient to address the problems; in this context, invites the Council to reconsider its position on the question of budgeting the MFF special instruments so as to alleviate the constraints weighing on the Union budget and to propose a new budget line to adequately respond to the refugee crisis; reiterates in that connection its long- standing position that the payment appropriations for the special instruments (the flexibility instrument, the EU Solidarity Fund, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund and the Emergency Aid Reserve) should be calculated over and above the MFF ceilings, as is the case for commitments; expects these issues to be resolvedconsiders that a thorough revision of the MFF should be taken as an opportunity to better address shortcoming key issues and the upcoming crisis within the Budget of the Union, to secure a reasonable level of flexibility and to establish higher ceilings for most demanded EU programmes Budget lines, with an emphasis on social development;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the Commission’s European Economic Forecast (Autumn 2015), which indicates a modestlow recovery; stresses, however, that this recovery remains worryingly weak and too slow for a prompt return to full employment to be achieved, with long- term and very long-term unemployment on the rise, notably in the Union's poorest regions and among the youth; regrets the persistence and the aggravation of the disparities in terms of economic development between the European regions and between the European countries, as well as the deepening of the gap between the poorest and the richest Europeans; notes, furthermore, the appearance of new challenges, such as the slowdown in emerging market economies and global trade, with particular pressure arising from volatility on Chinese markets, the need to tackle the refugee crisis, and persisting geopolitical tensions;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 63 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the Union budget has in recent years been a collateral victim of Member States’ fiscal consolidation efforts aimed at complying with their obligations under the Stability and Growth Pact, which have led them to consider their contribution to the Union budget as a burden and to treat it as an adjustment variable; considers that the contributions to the EU Budget from the Member States should not be accounted when calculating Member States' structural deficits;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 76 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the fact that the Union has had to face numerous crises in recent years; recalls that a solution has still not been found for the Europe-wide migrant and refugee crisis, which escalated in 2015 with a sudden and massive increase in the numbers of refugees and migrants travelling to the Union to seek asylum, which has further impacted on the internal crisis; underlines that the Union budget should be used as part of a European solution to overcome these emergencies; calls on the commission to Draft a mechanism to strongly sanction Member States that violate the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 90 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that further efforts to increase investment should be made, in particular by developing new financial instruments based upon a new European public investment plan financed by new own resources on the basis of a more harmonised and progressive tax regime;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 103 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers the European Youth Initiative (YEI), in particular, to be a fundamental contribution to the Union’s priority objective for jobs and growth, and therefore reiterates its commitment to continued funding for this programme with a view to scaling it up and thereby offering a greater number of young people the prospect of effectively entering the labour market by receiving a good quality offer of employment, continued education or apprenticeship; recalls the commitment made by the three institutions to ‘ensure appropriate funding via an Amending Budget in 2016, by making use of all available means provided for in the MFF, and primarily of the Global Margin for Commitments’; notes that the figures for implementation indicate full success in terms of absorption capacity; deeply regrets that during the negotiations of the EU Budget 2016 the YEI financing got halted after the very first year of its implementation while youth unemployment remains at its highest rates in the EU; calls on the Commission to present its evaluation of the YEI at the latest by the end of April 2016, and at all events in time for the inclusion of a prolongation of the programme in the EU budget 2017, while also laying the groundwork for the search for a permanent source of funding for the YEI as part of the revision of the MFF;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 110 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is alarmed by increasing poverty, particularly among children; recalls its report advocating the establishment of a child guarantee in order to lift children out of poverty, provide for an environment suitable for their personal development and avoid their being socially excludedsion7 ; considers education, childcare, health services, housing and security to be basic needs to which every European child has the right; __________________ 7 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0403.
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 120 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the mobilisation of significant budgetary means spread over 2015 and 2016 to address the migration and refugee, crisis both internally within the Union and externally in refugees’ countries of origin; stresses, however, that they are insufficient and that substantial additional financial means are urgently required to address this crisis, as the increase in numbers of refugees and migrants cannot be considered a temporary phenomenon; highlights that longer-term solutions should be sought, not only in the annual budgetary procedure, but also in the upcoming interim revision of the MFF;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 134 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the setting-up of the Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis and of the Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing the root causes of irregular migration and displacement of people in Africa; urges the Member States to stand by their promises and contribute to these funds; underlines that the Member States have reconfirmed their commitment, at the informal meeting of EU Heads of State or Government held to discuss migration on 23 September 2015, the European Council of 15 October 2015, and the Valletta summit of 11-12 November 2015; stresses, however, that further financial efforts will be needed to provide humanitarian assistance along the transit routes and to manage the challenges posed by increasing numbers of refugees; reminds that the above funds were created in response to the lack of flexibility and funding in the EU budget; insists that the actions undertaken to tackle the migration and refugee problem should not come at the cost of the EU´s development policies in other areas; considers that a sustainable management of the migration crisis on the long term demands the inclusion of the emergency funds within the EU budget, allowing for a better accountability of all EU's actions in this field;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 145 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the principle and objectives ofHighlights the need to ensure and guarantee that human, civil rights and liberties, social protection, including protection for the most vulnerable, healthcare, social and financial benefits are implemented in full compliance with international law, in particular UN Human Rights Charter and Convention relation to the Refugee Status, the Convention of the Rights of the Child, the Geneva Convention, the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees, the Council of Europe's Recommendations on Refugees and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; within this framework, acknowledges the EUR 3 billion Refugee Facility for Turkey, and calls on each Member State to take on its share, but raises the question of how the Union contribution should be made available within the respective ceilings of the Union budget for 2016 and 2017; deplores the fact that Parliament was not properly involved in either the setting- up of the facility or the mobilisation of the Union’s contribution, as shown by the Commission’s announcement of its intention to finance the Union contribution by redeployment from the recently adopted Union budget for 2016 and by pre-empting the margins of the 2017 budget; considers these actions to be clear infringements of Parliament’s rights as an arm of the budgetary authority; is deeply concerned with the allegations of mistreatment in the Turkish refugee detention facilities; calls for a thorough investigation of these events and calls for an enhancement of the synergies with the local and national authorities as well as with the international organizations operating on the field to guarantee the adequate support and assistance both to refugees and to all those applying for the refugee status, to prevent the EU from being accused of complicity in violations of basic Human Rights;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 164 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the agreement reached on 12 December 2015 in Paris by the 196 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on a universal, binding, dynamic and differentiated agreement to face the challenge of climate change; regrets, however, the fact that there is no clarity on how donor countries will meet the yearly USD 100 billion goal to support developing countries, or in particular on how they will agree on a common methodology to account for climate finance; notes that this issue is to be resolved before COP 22 in Marrakesh, and expects the Commission to anticipate such financing in its draft budget for 2017; calls on the commission to deliver a consolidated EU regulation framework proposal to be implemented in all EU Member States and at the EU level in full compliance with all the engagements taken in Paris;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 174 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts in developing the ‘EU Budget Focused on Results’ strategy; stresses that particular attention should be paid to the performance of financial instruments under the Union funding programmes; believes, furthermore, that, apart from the Union institutions, considerable responsibility also lies with the Member States, given the fact that 80 % of the budget is under ‘shared management’; calls on the Member States, therefore, to do their utmost to guarantee sound financial management and the reduction of errors, and to avoid any delays in the implementation of programmes under their responsibility; calls on all Member States to promote and set in place concrete measures to actively fight against corruption in public contracts;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 183 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Confirms its support for the ITER research programme and is committed to securing appropriate financing for it; is concerned, however, that further delays and additional costs may arise regarding this programme, as well as at the related potential repercussions for the Union budget; regrets, therefore, that it was unable to assess the level of the 2016 ITER appropriations against the updated payment plan and schedule; expects this revised plan to be included in the preparation of the draft budget for 2017; calls for a proper accountability mechanism that will offer a clear overview of the amount in financial resources provided for the international project and will evaluate the efficiency of their use; calls on the Commission and the Member states to launch a program for the development of new revolutionary clean and renewable energies with the same approximate level of financing;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 196 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its position in favour of an in-depth reform of the system of Union own resources, and gives the highest political importance to the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources created as part of the MFF 2014-2020 agreement; expects the Commission and the Council to take on board the final outcome, which is expected by the end of 2016, including any new candidate for own resources; recalls that the leading idea behind the own resources reform is to make the Union budget more stable, more sustainable, more predictable, and more autonomous, while also alleviating the burden of excessive spending from national budgets and improving transparency for the citizens; insists on the need to provide the EU with new own resources, among others, with new own resources based upon taxation of financial transactions and the appropriate taxation of all multinationals which are involved in tax evasion; considers this to be is an adequate answer to the large majority of the EU citizens requests;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 94 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Promoting renewable forms of energy is one of the goals of the Union energy policy. The increased use of energy from renewable sources, together with energy savings and increased energy efficiency, constitutes an important part of the package of measures needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comply with the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which requires the rise in global temperatures to stay below 2 Celsius degrees from pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit it at 1.5 Celsius degrees, and the Union 2030 energy and climate framework, including the binding target to cut emissions in the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. It also has an important part to play in promoting the security of energy supply, technological development and innovation and providing opportunities for employment and regional development, especially in rural and isolated areas or regions with low population density. Finally, it provides an opportunity for a transition towards a more democratic energy model, through public ownership of renewable energy projects and decentralized and collective forms of energy management.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) In particular, increasing technological improvements, incentives for the use and expansion of public transport, the use of energy efficiency technologies and the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources in the electricity, heating and cooling sectors as well as in the transport sector are very effective tools, together with energy efficiency measures, for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Union and the Union's dependence on imported coal, gas and oil.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Directive 2009/28/EC established a regulatory framework for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources which set binding national targets on the share of renewable energy sources in energy consumption and transport to be met by 2020. Commission Communication of 22 January 201412 established a framework for future Union energy and climate policies and promoted a common understanding of how to develop those policies after 2020. The Commission proposed that the Union 2030 target for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union should be at least 27%, though this target would likely be met without any action at Union level. __________________ 12 "A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030" (COM/2014/015 final).
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) The European Parliament, in its Resolutions on "A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030" and on "the Renewable energy progress report", has favoured a binding Union 2030 targets of at least 30% of total final energy consumption from renewable energy sources, stressing that that target should be implemented by means of individual national targets taking into account the individual situation and potential of each Member State.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) It is thus appropriate to establn light of the need to set a realistic path towards the achievement of the goals in the Parish a Union binding target of at least 27% sharegreement, it seems necessary to develop a set of binding targets for renewable development in the Member States that achieves at least a binding 45% target of renewable energy in the EU in 2030. Member States should definevelop their contribution to the achievement of this target as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans through the governance process set out in Regulation [Governance].
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The establishment of a Union binding renewable energy targets for 2030 would continue to encourage the development of technologies which generate renewable energy and provide certainty for investors. A tTarget defined at the Union level would leave greater flexibility for Member States to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets in the most cost-effective manner in accordance withs must take into account the differences in Member States in their capability to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets according to their specific circumstances, energy mixes and capacities to produce renewable energy.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The national targets set for 2020 shouldmust constitute Member States' starting point and minimum contribution to the new 2030 framework. Under no circumstances the national share of renewables should fall below such contribution and, in case this happens, the relevant Member States should take the appropriate measures to ensure that this baseline is maintained as well as contribute to the financial instrument referred to in Regulation [Governance].
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Member States should take additional measures in the event that the share of renewables at the Union level does not meet the Union trajectory towards the at least 27% renewable energy target. As set out in Regulation [Governance], if an ambition gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, the Commission may take measures at Union level in order to ensure the achievement of the target. If a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Progress Reports, Member States should apply the measures set out in Regulation [Governance], which are giving thdoes not achieve binding renewable energy targets, also at Union level. The Commission should be empowered to assess the development of renewable energy at Member State level, including their compliance with the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, and to take measures in order to ensure the achievem enough flexibility to chooset of the targets.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) In order to support Member States' ambitious contributions to the Union target, a financial framework aiming to facilitate investments ininvestment in renewable energy, a financial framework ensuring reliable access to finance for renewable energy projects in those Member States should be established, also through the use of financial instruments.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 151 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The Commission should focus the allocation of funds on the reduction of the cost of capital of renewables projects, which has a material impact on the cost of renewable energy projects and on their competitiveness.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The Commission should facilitate the exchange of best practices between the competent national or regional authorities or bodies, for instance through regular meetings to find a common approach to promote a higher uptake of cost-efficient renewable energy projects, encourage investments in new, flexible and clean technologies, and set out an adequate strategy to manage the retirement of technologies which do not contribute to the reduction of emissions or deliver sufficient flexibility, based on transparent criteria and reliable market prindicators of economice signalsustainability.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 159 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) Support schemes for electricity generated from renewable sources have proved to be an effective way of fostering deployment of renewable electricity. If and when Member States decide to implement support schemes, such support should be provided in a form that is as non-distortive as possible for the functioning of electricity markets. To this end, an increasing number of Member States allocate support in a form where support is granted in additi, while taking into account the particularities of different technologies and the different abilities of small and large producers to respond to market revenuesignals.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 167 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Electricity generation from renewable sources should be deployed at the lowest possible cost for consumers and taxpayers. When designing support schemes and when allocating support, Member States should seek to minimise the overall system cost of deployment, taking full account of grid and system development needs, the resulting energy mix, and the long term potential of technologies. Member States may use tenders to award support to renewable projects. In all cases, renewable energy mechanisms should be clear, transparent and predictable.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, rRenewables support policies should be spredictable and avoid frequent and retroactive changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost-effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability, as well as the self- production of energy to minimize support costs.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) To create opportunities for reducing the cost of meeting the national and Union targets laid down in this Directive and to give flexibility to Member States to comply with their obligation not to go below their 2020 national targets after 2020, it is appropriate both to facilitate the consumption in Member States of energy produced from renewable sources in other Member States, and, where appropriate, to enable Member States to count energy from renewable sources consumed in other Member States towards their own renewable energy share. For this reason, cooperation mechanisms are required to complement the obligations to open up support to projects located in other Member States. Those mechanisms include statistical transfers, joint projects between Member States or joint support schemes.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) Member States should be encouraged to pursue all appropriate forms of cooperation in relation to the objectives set out in this Directive. Such cooperation can take place at all levels, bilaterally or multilaterally. Apart from the mechanisms with effect on target renewable energy share calculation and target compliance, which are exclusively provided for in this Directive, namely statistical transfers between Member States, joint projects and joint support schemes, cooperation can also take the form of, for example, exchanges of information and best practices, as provided for, in particular, in the e-platform established by Regulation [Governance], and other voluntary coordination between all types of support schemes.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) It should be possible for imported electricity, produced from renewable energy sources outside the Union to count towards Member States’ renewable energy shares In order to guarantee an adequate effect of energy from renewable sources replacing conventional energy in the Union as well as in third countries it is appropriate to ensure that such imports can be tracked and accounted for in a reliable way and that they are in full respect of international law. Agreements with third countries concerning the organisation of such trade in electricity from renewable energy sources will be considered. If, by virtue of a decision taken under the Energy Community Treaty18 to that effect, the contracting parties to that Treaty are bound by the relevant provisions of this Directive, the measures of cooperation between Member States provided for in this Directive should be applicable to them. __________________ 18 OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18. OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 225 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
(43) Guarantees of origin issued for the purpose of this Directive have the sole function of showing to a final customer that a given share or quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources. A guarantee of origin can be transferred, independently of the energy to which it relates, from one holder to another. However, wWith a view to ensuring that a unit of renewable energy is disclosed to a customer only once, double counting and double disclosure of guarantees of origin should be avoided. Energy from renewable sources in relation to which the accompanying guarantee of origin has been sold separately by the producer should not be disclosed or sold to the final customer as energy from renewable sources.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
(45) It is important to provide information on how the supported electricity is allocated to final customers. In order to improve the quality of that information to consumers, Member States should enmay issure that guarantees of origin are issued for all units of renewable energy produced. In addition, with a view to avoiding double compensation, renewable energy producers already receiving financial support should not receive guarantees of originthe financial value of guarantees of origin provided to renewable energy producers should be deducted from the financial support they receive. However, those guarantees of origin shouldmay be used for disclosure so that final consumers can receive clear, reliable and adequate evidence on the renewable origin of the relevant units of energy. Moreover, for electricity that received support, the guarantees of origin shouldmay be auctioned to the market and the revenues should be used to reduce public subsidies for renewable energy.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 261 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
(52) It is appropriate to allow for the development of decentralised renewable energy technologies under non- discriminatoryfavourable conditions and without hampering the financing of infrastructure investments. The move towards decentralised energy production has many benefits, including the utilisation of local energy sources, increased local security of energy supply, shorter transport distances and reduced energy transmission losses. Such decentralisation also fosters community development and cohesion by providing income sources and creating jobs locally.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 340 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets aminimum binding national and Union targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030. It also lays down rules on financial support to electricity produced from renewable sources, self-consumption of renewable electricity, and renewable energy use in the heating and cooling and transport sectors, regional cooperation between Member States and with third countries, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and information and training and access to the electricity grid for energy from renewable resources. It establishes sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
(aa) ‘renewable self-consumer’ means an active customer or group thereof as defined in Directive [MDI Directive] who consumes and may store and sell renewable electricity which is generated within his or its premises, including a multi-apartment block, an industrial, commercial or shared services site or a closed distribution system, provided that, for non-household renewable self- consumers, those activities do not constitute their primary commercial or professional activity;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 417 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point aa a (new)
(aa a) "renewable energy community" means a local energy community, including municipalities and energy cooperatives, that acts as a renewable self- consumer;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 432 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
(ee) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from waste and residual feedstocks listed in part A of Annex IX, and that do not have a significant impact on land uses;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 462 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point uu a (new)
(uu a) 'energy poverty' means a household's inability to afford the necessary domestic energy services which guarantee decent human standard levels of comfort and health, as such costs represent a significant proportion of disposable income.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 471 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title
Union binding overallBinding targets for 2030
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 484 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 2745%.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 492 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States' respective contributions to this overall 2030 target shall be set andnational binding 2030 targets are listed in Annex I. Additionally, Member States shall notifiedy to the Commission their strategies to achieve said targets, as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation [Governance].
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 507 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall support the high ambition of Member States through an enabling framework comprising the enhanced use of Union funds, in particular financial instruments, especially in view of reducing the cost of capital for renewable energy projects.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 509 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. In case the Commission finds in the 5. context of the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation [Governance] that the Union trajectory is not collectively met or that the baseline referred to in paragraph 3 is not maintained, Article 27(4) of that Regulation shall applythat the national binding targets are not individually met or that the Union trajectory is not collectively met or that the baseline referred to in paragraph 3 is not maintained, it will be empowered to apply sanctions. The Commission shall also monitor that Member States legislation and policies for renewable energy are consistent and do not undermine the objectives set in this Directive.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 512 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title
Financial sSupport for electricity from renewable sources
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 514 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to State aid rules, iIn order to reach the Union target set in Article 3(1) and the national targets set in Article 3(2), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as to avoid unnecessary distortions of electricity markets and ensure that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraints, while providing the necessary flexibility to take into account the particularities of different renewable technologies and the constraints of renewable energy communities and self-consumers. Support schemes shall be predictable, stable and transparent.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 537 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Support for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as to integrate progressively electricity from renewable sources in the electricity market and ensure that renewable energy producers are responding to market price signals and maximise their market revenuese profitability of renewable investments as well as to favour the introduction of more efficient and sustainable renewable technologies and the development of self-consumption.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 549 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that support for renewable electricity is granted in an open, detailed, transparent, competitive, non- discriminatory and cost-effective manner. and cost- effective manner, with the necessary exceptions to promote new, more sustainable renewable technologies or the development of small-scale production and renewable energy communities. If tender procedures are used, Member States shall be allowed to choose between technology-neutral or specific tender procedures.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 583 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission and the Member States shall assess the effectiveness of their support for electricity from renewable sources at least every four years and report on their operation to the European Parliament and the Council. Decisions on the continuation or prolongation of support and design of new support shall be based on the results of the assessments, considering their overall effectiveness in achieving renewable targets and other goals, such as affordability and the development of energy communities.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 601 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that all public administrations (national, regional or local) integrate the consumption of renewable energy in their activities. Member States shall include in their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans intended targets for this consumption for 2025 and 2030.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 607 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Public investments in renewable energy shall be excluded from public deficit calculations in the context of the SGP and Economic Governance rules;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 616 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall open support for electricity generated from renewable sources to generators located in other Member States under the conditions laid down in this Articlewhen it is necessary to contribute to the achievement of the targets set for renewable energy and climate policy.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 622 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that support for at least 10% of the newly- supported capacity in each year between 2021 and 2025 and at least 15% of the newly-supported capacity in each year between 2026 and 2030 is open to installations located in other Member States.deleted
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 636 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Support schemes may be opened to cross-border participation through, inter alia, opened tenders, joint tenders, opened certificate schemes or joint support schemes. The allocation of renewable electricity benefiting from support under opened tenders, joint tenders or opened certificate schemes towards Member States respective contributions shall be subject to a cooperation agreement setting out rules for the cross-border disbursement of funding, following the principle that energy should be counted towards the Member State funding the installation.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 645 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess by 20253 the benefits on the cost-effective deployment of renewable electricity in the Union of provisions set out in this Article. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission may propose to increase theset percentages set out in paragraph 2for support to installations in other Member States.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 656 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to adaptations necessary to comply with State aid rules, Member States shall ensure that the level of, and the conditions attached to, the support granted to renewable energy projects are not revised in a way that negatively impacts the rights conferred thereunder and the economics of supported projects.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 687 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Statistical transfers between Member 1. statistical transfer of a specified amount of energy from renewable sources from one Member State to another Member State. The transferred quantity shall be: (a) energy from renewable sources that is taken into account in measuring the renewable energy share of the Member State making the transfer for the purposes of this Directive ; and (b) from renewable sources that is taken into account in measuring the renewable energy share of Member State accepting the transfer for the purposes of this Directive . 2. paragraph 1 may have a duration of one or more years. They shall be notified to the Commission not later than 12 months after the end of each year in which they have effect. The information sent to the Commission shall include the quantity and price of the energy involved. 3. only after all Member States involved in the transfer have notified the transfer to the Commission.Article 8 deleted States Member States may agree on the deducted from the amount of added to the amount of energy The arrangements referred to in Transfers shall become effective
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 696 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) there is reasoned evidence that the Member State is unable to reach its renewable energy targets by other means;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 701 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) make a statistical transfer of specified amounts of energy from renewable sources from one Member State to another Member State in accordance with Article 8; ordeleted
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 704 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that any national rules concerning the authorisation, certification and licensing procedures that are applied to plants and associated transmission and distribution network infrastructures for the production of electricity, heating or cooling from renewable energy sources, and to the process of transformation of biomass into biofuels or other energy products, are proportionate and necessary, necessary and simplified; giving preference to public entities, renewable self-consumers and energy communities. To this end, Member States shall set-up single administrative points, as set in article 16 of this regulation, to support renewable self-consumers and energy communities in their administrative procedures and in the fulfilment of the technical requirements referred in paragraph 2 of this article.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 708 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) simplified and less burdensome authorisation procedures, including through simple notification if allowed by the applicable regulatory framework, are established for decentralised devices for producing energy from renewable sources, including renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 747 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that public procurement contracts and new public buildings, and existing public buildings that are subject to major renovation, at national, regional and local level fulfil an exemplary role in the context of this Directive from 1 January 2012 onwards. Member States may, inter alia, allow that obligation to be fulfilled by providing that the roofs of public or mixed private-public buildings are used by third parties for installations that produce energy from renewable sources or by setting renewable energy consumption targets in the provision of public goods and services.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 756 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities at national, regional and local level include provisions for the integration and deployment of renewable energy transport and the development of renewable transport modal shift when planning, designing and implementing local, urban, regional and national mobility and transport plans.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 763 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall remove regulatory and administrative barriers to corporate long- termindustrial long-term bilateral and multilateral power purchase agreements to finance renewables and facilitate their uptake.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 769 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The single administrative contact point shall guide the applicant through the application process in a transparent manner, provide the applicant with all necessary information, support coordinate and involve, where appropriate, other authorities, and deliver, in the case of small-scale projects and renewable self- consumers and energy communities, a legally binding decision at the end of the process.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 779 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The permit granting process referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed a period of three year18 months, except for the cases set out in Article 16(5) and Article 17. In the case of projects below 1MW, the procedure shall not exceed 9 months.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 820 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall aim to boost quality job creation in the sector. To this end, Member States shall develop together with the social partners, a global strategy for training and skills development in the sector of renewable energy with the objective of supporting quality job creation in the sector.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 835 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may require that transfers of guarantees of origin reflect an exchange of physical energy transfers.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 852 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
The guarantee of origin shall have no function in terms of a Member State’s compliance with Article 3. Transfers of guarantees of origin, separately or together with the physical transfer of energy, shall have no effect on the decision of Member States to use statistical transfers, joint projects or joint support schemes for target compliance or on the calculation of the gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in accordance with Article 7.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 872 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 8
8. Where an electricity supplier is required to prove the share or quantity of energy from renewable sources in its energy mix for the purposes of Article 3 of Directive 2009/72/EC, it shallmay do so by using guarantees of origin. Likewise, guarantees of origin created pursuant to Article 14(10) of Directive 2012/27/EC shallmay be used to substantiate any requirement to prove the quantity of electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration. Member States shall ensure that transmission losses are fully taken into account when guarantees of origin are used to demonstrate consumption of renewable energy or electricity from high efficiency cogeneration.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 878 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 13
13. Where energy suppliers market energy from renewable sources or high- efficiency cogeneration to customers with a reference to environmental or other benefits of energy from renewable sources or from high-efficiency cogeneration , Member States shallmay require those energy suppliers to use guarantees of origin to disclose the amount or share of energy from renewable sources or from high efficiency cogeneration
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 880 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 14
14. Member States shall assess and report every two years on the functioning of their Guarantee of Origin schemes. These reports shall be made public, and shall include an independent assessment of their contribution to the development of renewable energy consumption. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 establishing the rules to monitor the functioning of the system set out in this Article.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 890 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall take the appropriate steps to develop transmission and distribution grid infrastructure, intelligent networks, storage facilities and the electricity system, in order to allow the secure operation of the electricity system as it accommodates the further development of electricity production from renewable energy sources, including interconnection between Member States and between Member States and third countries. Member States shall also take appropriate steps to accelerate authorisation procedures for grid infrastructure and to coordinate approval of grid infrastructure with administrative and planning procedures. Or. en (See wording of Article 16 (1) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 891 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Subject to requirements relating to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, based on transparent and non-discriminatory criteria defined by the competent national authorities: (a) Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources; (b) Member States shall also provide for either priority access or guaranteed access to the grid-system of electricity produced from renewable energy sources; (c) Member States shall ensure that when dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shall give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources in so far as the secure operation of the national electricity system permits and based on transparent and non- discriminatory criteria. Member States shall ensure that appropriate grid and market-related operational measures are taken in order to minimise the curtailment of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. If significant measures are taken to curtail the renewable energy sources in order to guarantee the security of the national electricity system and security of energy supply, Members States shall ensure that the responsible system operators report to the competent regulatory authority on those measures and indicate which corrective measures they intend to take in order to prevent inappropriate curtailments. Or. en (See wording of art 16(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 892 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to set up and make public their standard rules relating to the bearing and sharing of costs of technical adaptations, such as grid connections and grid reinforcements, improved operation of the grid and rules on the non-discriminatory implementation of the grid codes, which are necessary in order to integrate new producers feeding electricity produced from renewable energy sources into the interconnected grid. Those rules shall be based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria taking particular account of all the costs and benefits associated with the connection of those producers to the grid and of the particular circumstances of producers located in peripheral regions and in regions of low population density. Those rules may provide for different types of connection. Or. en (See wording Article 16(3) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 893 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Where appropriate, Member States may require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to bear, in full or in part, the costs referred to in paragraph 3. Member States shall review and take the necessary measures to improve the frameworks and rules for the bearing and sharing of costs referred to in paragraph 3 by 30 June 2011 and every two years thereafter to ensure the integration of new producers as referred to in that paragraph. Or. en (See Article 16(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 894 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to provide any new producer of energy from renewable sources wishing to be connected to the system with the comprehensive and necessary information required, including: (a) a comprehensive and detailed estimate of the costs associated with the connection; (b) a reasonable and precise timetable for receiving and processing the request for grid connection; (c) a reasonable indicative timetable for any proposed grid connection. Member States may allow producers of electricity from renewable energy sources wishing to be connected to the grid to issue a call for tender for the connection work. Or. en (See wording of Article 16 (5) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 895 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. The sharing of costs referred in paragraph 3 shall be enforced by a mechanism based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria taking into account the benefits which initially and subsequently connected producers as well as transmission system operators and distribution system operators derive from the connections. Or. en (See wording of Article 16(6) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 896 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 f (new)
-1f. Member States shall ensure that the charging of transmission and distribution tariffs does not discriminate against electricity from renewable energy sources, including in particular electricity from renewable energy sources produced in peripheral regions, such as island regions, and in regions of low population density. Member States shall ensure that the charging of transmission and distribution tariffs does not discriminate against gas from renewable energy sources. Or. en (See wording of Article 16(7) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 897 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 g (new)
-1g. Member States shall ensure that tariffs charged by transmission system operators and distribution system operators for the transmission and distribution of electricity from plants using renewable energy sources reflect realisable cost benefits resulting from the plant's connection to the network. Such cost benefits could arise from the direct use of the low-voltage grid. Or. en (See wording of Article 16 (8) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 914 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a Member States shall take into account the specificities of energy grid from small- scale installations, renewable self- consumers and energy communities, in order to facilitate their access to the grid.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 925 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) are entitled to carry out self- consumption and sell, without penalizing charges, fees or taxes, including through power purchase agreements, their excess production of renewable electricity without being subject to disproportionate procedures and charges that are not cost- reflective;
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 940 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) are not considered as energy suppliers according to Union or national legislation in relation to the renewable electricity they feed into the grid not exceeding 10 MWh for households and 500 MWh for legal persons on an annual basis. In the case these legal persons are renewable energy communities or public bodies, including municipalities or entities directly or indirectly controlled by municipalities, the annual limit shall be calculated as the sum of the individual limit of all households of the municipality; and
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 964 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that renewable self-consumers living in the same multi-apartment block, or located in the same commercial, industrial or shared services, site or closed distribution system, are allowed to jointly engage in self- consumption as if they were an individual renewable self-consumer. In this case, the threshold set out in paragraph 1(c) shall apply to each renewable self-consumer concerned.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 971 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The renewable self-consumer's installation may be managed by a third party for installation, operation, including metering, and maintenance. The self- generated electricity flowing through the cables of common areas of blocks and sites shall be considered as self-consumed electricity.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 978 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall not hinder final customers from becoming renewable self-consumers, by introducing, inter alia, cumulative or single-installation volume or capacity caps, burdensome and disproportionate procedures, charges, contractual arrangements and technical rules
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1000 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) at least 51% of the shareholders or members with voting rights of the entity are natural persons or public bodies;
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1094 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall support the development of actions and programs to tackle energy poverty in this sector. Supporting measures in this sense shall have adequate funding from Member States and from EU funds in order to guarantee access to energy as a basic social right.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1095 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Member States shall develop renewable heating and cooling solutions, in a cost-effective manner, in new public buildings and while renewing old public buildings. Prioritizing public building with vulnerable population, such as schools, hospitals, elder houses, etc.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1153 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Member States shall integrate district heating and cooling in public buildings, supporting financially the development of the adequate investments to make it possible, and maximizing the contribution of public systems to district heating and cooling. Member States shall develop, in full cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, a strategy for the identification of the needs and priorities in this area.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1154 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Member States shall ensure that regional and local authorities, when developing urban planning strategies and plans, integrate sustainable heating and cooling solutions in their approach. Actions as regards of, inter alia, urban tree planning or urban waste management, need to take into account the possibilities of sustainable district heating and cooling. These plans and strategies shall be developed, in full collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1180 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share shall be at least equal to 1.50% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.85.0% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.62.3% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X.
2017/07/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1207 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2 times their energy content.
2017/07/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1267 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 a (new)
(See wording of Article 22 ofArticle 29 a Reporting by the Member States 1. Each Member State shall submit a report to the Commission on progress in the promotion and use of energy from renewable sources by 31 December 2021, and every two years thereafter. The sixth report, to be submitted by 31 December 2031, shall be the last report required. These reports shall be elaborated in consultation with the social partners and relevant civil society stakeholders. The report shall detail, in particular: (a) the sectoral (electricity, heating and cooling, and transport) and overall shares of energy from renewable sources in the preceding two calendar years and the measures taken or planned at national level to promote the growth of energy from renewable sources taking into account the indicative trajectory in part B of Annex I, in accordance with Article 5; (b) the introduction and functioning of support schemes and other measures to promote energy from renewable sources, and any developments in the measures used with respect to those set out in the Member State's national renewable energy action plan, and information on how supported electricity is allocated to final customers for the purposes of Article 3(6) of Directive 2003/54/EC; (c) how, where applicable, the Member State has structured its support schemes to take into account renewable energy applications that give additional benefits in relation to other comparable applications, but may also have higher costs, including biofuels made from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material; (d) the functioning of the system of guarantees of origin for electricity and heating and cooling from renewable energy sources and the measures taken to ensure the reliability and protection against fraud of the system; (e) progress made in evaluating and improving administrative procedures to remove regulatory and non-regulatory barriers to the development of energy from renewable sources; (f) measures taken to ensure the transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, and to improve the framework or rules for bearing and sharing of costs referred to in Article 16(3); (g) developments in the availability and use of biomass resources for energy purposes; (h) changes in commodity prices and land use within the Member State associated with its increased use of biomass and other forms of energy from renewable sources; (i) the development and share of biofuels made from feedstocks listed in Annex IX including a resource assessment focusing on the sustainability aspects relating to the effect of the replacement of food and feed products for biofuel production, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2009/28/98/EC and wording of Article 2(9)a of Directivethe biomass cascading principle, taking into consideration the regional and local economic and technological circumstances, the maintenance of the necessary carbon stock in the soil and the quality of the soil and the ecosystems; (j) the estimated impact of the production of biofuels and bioliquids on biodiversity, water resources, water quality and soil quality within the Member State; (k) the estimated net greenhouse gas emission saving due to the use of energy from renewable sources; (l) the estimated excess production of energy from renewable sources compared to the indicative trajectory which could be transferred to other Member States, as well as the estimated potential for joint projects, until 2020; (m) the estimated demand for energy from renewable sources to be satisfied by means other than domestic production until 2020; (n) information on how the share of biodegradable waste in waste used for producing energy has been estimated, and what steps have been taken to improve and verify such estimates; and (o) the amounts of biofuels and bioliquids in energy units corresponding to each category of feedstock group listed in part A of Annex VIII taken into account by that Member State for the purpose of complying with the targets set out in Article 3(1) and (2), and in the first subparagraph of Article 3(4). (p) the effects and challenges of the transition towards the renewable energy targets on labour conditions in the energy sector, along with proposed actions to ensure the development of renewable energy contributes to decent job creation; 2. In estimating net greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels, the Member State may, for the purpose of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, use the typical values given in part A and part B of Annex V. 3. In its first report, the Member State shall outline whether it intends to: (a) establish a single administrative body responsible for processing authorisation, certification and licensing applications for renewable energy installations and providing assistance to applicants; (b) provide for automatic approval of planning and permit applications for renewable energy installations where the authorising body has not responded within the set time limits; or (c) indicate geographical locations suitable for exploitation of energy from renewable sources in land-use planning and for the establishment of district heating and cooling. 4. In each report the Member State may correct the data of the previous reports. Or. en 2015/1513 for letter (i) and Art 2(9)b of the same directive for letter (o).)
2017/07/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1270 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(See wording of3a. In its reports, the Commission shall, in particular, analyse: (a) the relative environmental benefits and costs of different biofuels, the effects of the Community's import policies thereon, the security of supply implications and the ways of achieving a balanced approach between domestic production and imports; (b) the impact of increased demand for biofuel on sustainability in the Community and in third countries, considering economic and environmental impacts, including impacts on biodiversity; (c) the scope for identifying, in a scientifically objective manner, geographical areas of high biodiversity value that are not covered in Article 3017(3); (5d) of Directive 2009/28/CE and Article 2(10)c of Directivethe impact of increased demand for biomass on biomass using sectors; (e) the availability and sustainability of biofuels made from feedstocks listed in Annex IX, including an assessment of the effect of the replacement of food and feed products for biofuel production, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC and the biomass cascading principle, taking into consideration the regional and local economic and technological circumstances, the maintenance of the necessary carbon stock in the soil and the quality of soil and ecosystems; (f) information on, and analysis of, the available scientific research results regarding indirect land-use change in relation to all production pathways, accompanied by an assessment of whether the range of uncertainty identified in the analysis underlying the estimations of indirect land-use change emissions can be narrowed and the possible impact of Union policies, such as environment, climate and agricultural policies, can be factored in; and (g) technological developments and availability of data on the use, economic and environmental impacts of biofuels and bioliquids produced in the Union from dedicated non-food crops grown primarily for energy purposes. Or. en 2015/1513 for letters (e), (f) and (g).)
2017/07/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 239 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Decision-making The Agency shall adopt and publish adequate and proportionate rules of procedure for all Agency tasks under Chapter I. For all Agency decisions, the rules of procedure shall ensure a transparent and reasonable decision- making process guaranteeing fundamental procedural rights based on the rule of law, in particular the right to be heard, the right to access file and the duty to give reasons. For all other Agency tasks under Chapter I, the rules of procedure shall at least ensure that fundamental procedural rights are guaranteed.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 6 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) It is projected that the need for coordination of national regulatory actions will increase further in the coming years. Europe's energy system is in the middle of its most profound change in decades. More marketGreater integration of systems for distributing available extracted energy and the change towards more variable electricity production requires increased efforts to coordinate national energy policies with neighbours and to use the opportunities of cross-border electricity trade. The market must, therefore, be allowed to develop under a regulatory framework that ensures fair and efficient production and limits its potential impact on the environment, while prioritising the development of renewable energy and the supply of energy in sufficient amounts to the entire population and eliminating the pockets of energy poverty that have increasingly sprung up among vulnerable groups;
2017/07/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Experience with the implementation of internal market rules has shown that uncoordinated national action can lead to severe problems for the marketenvironment and the supply of affordable energy, notably in closely interconnected areas where decisions of Member States often have a tangible impact on their neighbours. To achieve the positive effects of the internal electricity market for consumer welfare, security of supply and decarbonisation Member States, and in particular independent national regulators, are required to cooperate on those regulatory measures which have a cross- border effect.
2017/07/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The Agency should contribute to the efforts of enhancing energy security and eliminating energy poverty.
2017/07/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) The Agency should have the necessary powers to perform its regulatory functions in an efficient, transparent, reasoned and, above all, independent manner. The independence of the Agency from electricity and gas producers and transmission and distribution system operators is not only a key principle of good governance but also a fundamental condition to ensure market confidencethe universal provision of affordable energy in suitable conditions, while increasing the share of renewable and sustainable energies in the overall energy mix. Without prejudice to its members’ acting on behalf of their respective national authorities, the Board of Regulators should therefore act independently from any market interest, should avoid conflicts of interests and should not seek or follow instructions or accept recommendations from a government of a Member State, from Union institutions or another public or private entity or person . The decisions of the Board of Regulators should, at the same time, comply with Union law concerning energy, such as the internal energy market, the environment and competition. The Board of Regulators should report its opinions, recommendations and decisions to the Union institutions.
2017/07/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The Agency should be mainly financed from the general budget of the Union, by fees and by voluntary contributions, without compromising the Agency's neutrality or independence. In particular, the resources currently pooled by regulatory authorities for their cooperation at Union level should continue to be available to the Agency. The Union budgetary procedure should remain applicable as far as any subsidies chargeable to the general budget of the Union are concerned. Moreover, the auditing of accounts should be undertaken by an independent external auditor in accordance with Article 107 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013.33 . _________________ 33 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42).
2017/07/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) any voluntary contributions from the Member States or from the regulatory authorities, under Article 20(1)(g), without compromising the Agency's neutrality or independence;
2017/07/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Despite significant progress in integrating and interconnecting the internal electricity market, some Member States or regions still remain isolated or not sufficiently interconnected. This is particularly the case for insular Member States or Member States located in the periphery. The Agency in its work should appropriately take account of the specific situation of these Member States or regions.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Since the stepwise harmonisation of the Union energy markets involves finding regional solutions regularly as an interim step, it is appropriate to reflect the regional dimension of the internal market and to provide for appropriate governance mechanisms. Regulators responsible for coordinated regional approvals should be able to prepare Board of Regulators decisions on issues of regional relevance in a regional subcommittee of the Board of Regulators, unless those issues are of general importance for the Union.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) The Agency should have the necessary powers to perform its regulatory functions in an efficient, transparent, reasoned and, above all, independent manner. The independence of the Agency from electricity and gas producers and transmission and distribution system operators is not only a key principle of good governance but also a fundamental condition to ensure market confidence. Without prejudice to its members’ acting on behalf of their respective national authorities, the Board of Regulators should therefore act independently from any market interest, should avoid conflicts of interests and should not seek or follow instructions or accept recommendations from a government of a Member State, from Union institutions or another public or private entity or person. The decisions of the Board of Regulators should, at the same time, comply with Union law concerning energy, such as the internal energy market, the environment and competition. The Board of Regulators should report its opinions, recommendations and decisions to the Union institutions.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2016/0378(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In cases where the network codes and guidelines developed pursuant to Chapter VII of [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2] provide for the development of proposals for terms and conditions or methodologies for the implementation of those network codes and guidelines which require regulatory approval by all regulatory authorities or by all regulators of the concerned region, the terms and conditions or methodologies shall be submitted for revision and approval to the Agency. Before approving the terms and conditions or methodologies, the Agency shall revise and change them where necessary in order to ensure that they are in line with the purpose of the network code or guideline and contribute to market integration, non-discrimination and the efficient functioning of the market for the benefit of the people. The procedure for the coordination of regional tasks in accordance with Article 7 shall apply.
2017/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The electricity sector in the Union is undergoing a profound transformation, characterised by more decentralised markets with more players, better interlinked systems and a higher proportion of renewable energy. In response, Directive xxx/ Regulation xxx [Reference to the proposed Electricity Directive and Electricity Regulation] aim to upgrade the legal framework governing the Union's internal electricity market, so as to ensure that markets and networks function in an optimal manner, to the benefit of businesses and consumerEU citizens.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation sets out a common framework of rules on how to prevent, prepare for and manage electricity crisis situations, bringing more transparency in the preparation phase and during an electricity crisis and ensuring that, even in a crisis, electricity is delivered where it is needed most. It requires Member States to cooperate at regional level, in a spirit of solidarity. It also sets out a framework for an effective monitoring of security of supply in Europe via the Electricity Coordination Group. This should result in better risk preparedness at a lower cost. It should also strengthen the internal energy market by enhancing trust and confidence across Member States and ruling out inappropriate state interventions in crisis situations, in particular avoiding undue curtailment of cross-border flows.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) To ensure the coherence of risk assessments that builds trust between Member States in a crisis situation a common approach to identifying risk scenarios is needed. Therefore, ENTSO-Ethe Agency should develop a common methodology for risk identification in cooperation with the Agency, with ENTSO-E proposing the methodology and the Agency approving itENTSO-E.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) On the basis of this common methodology, ENTSO-Ethe Agency should regularly draw up and update regional crisis scenarios and identify the most relevant risks for each region such as extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, fuel shortages or malicious attacks. When considering the crisis scenario of gas fuel shortage, the risk of gas supply disruption should be assessed based on the gas supply and infrastructure disruption scenarios developed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas pursuant to Article 6.6 of the Gas Security of Supply Regulation [proposed Gas Security of Supply Regulation]. Member States should establish and update their national crisis scenarios on this basis, in principle every three years. The scenarios should provide the basis for the risk- preparedness plans. When identifying risks on national level the Member States should also describe possible risks they see in relation to the ownership of infrastructure relevant for security of supply, and possible measures taken, if any, to address such risks (such as general or sector- specific investment screening laws, special rights for certain shareholders, etc.), with an indication why in their view such measures are justified.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The [proposed Electricity Regulation] prescribes the use of a common methodology for the medium to long-term European resource adequacy assessment (from 10 year-ahead to year ahead), with a view to ensuring that Member States' decisions as to possible investment needs are made on a transparent and commonly agreed basis. This assessment has a different purpose than the short-term adequacy assessments which are used to detect possible adequacy related problems in short time-frames, namely seasonal outlooks (six months ahead) and week-ahead to intraday adequacy assessments. Regarding short-term assessments, there is a need for a common approach to the way possible adequacy- related problems are detected. The ENTSO-E, under the supervision of the Agency, is to issue, winter and summer outlooks to alert Member States and transmission system operators to security of supply related risks that might occur in the following six months. To improve these outlooks, they should be based on a common probabilistic methodology proposed by ENTSO-E and approved by the Agency. In order to reinforce the regional approach to assessing risks, ENTSO-E should be able to delegate tasks related to seasonal outlooks to regional operational centres.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) This Regulation should enable electricity undertakings and customers to rely on market mechanisms as laid down in [proposed Electricity Directive and Electricity Regulation] for as long as possible when coping with electricity crisis situations. Rules governing the internal market and system operation rules shcould be resuspected evennded in crisis situations. This means that non-market measures, such as forced demand disconnection, or the provision of extra supplies outside normal market functioning should be taken only as a last resort, when all possibilities offered by the market have been exhaustedwhen the continuation of market activities could lead to the further deterioration of a crisis situation. Therefore forced demand disconnection can be introduced only after all possibilities for voluntary demand disconnection have been exhausted. In addition, any non-market measures should be necessary, proportionate, non- discriminatory and temporary.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) The transparency obligations should ensure that all measures taken to prevent or manage crisis situations respect internal market rules and are in line with the principles of co-operation and solidarity which underpin the Energy Union.deleted
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the cooperation between Member States in view of preventing, preparing for and handling electricity crises in a spirit of solidarity and transparency and in full regard for the requirements of a competitive internal market for electricity.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of the name and the contact details of the competent authority, once designated and make it public.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: two months after entry into force of this Regulation], ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a proposal forthe Agency shall establish a methodology for identifying the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios in a regional context.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When considering the risks of gas disruption in the context of identifying the risks pursuant paragraph 2(c), ENTSO-Ethe Agency shall use the gas supply and infrastructure disruption scenarios developed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas pursuant to Art. 6.6 of the Gas Security of Supply Regulation [proposed Gas Security of Supply Regulation].
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Before submitting the proposed methodology, ENTSO-Ethe Agency shall conduct a consultation exercise involving at least the industry and consumer organisations, environmental organisations, trade- unions, distribution system operators, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities. ENTSO-EThe Agency shall duly take into account the results of the consultation.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Within two months of receiving the proposed methodology, the Agency shall either approve the proposal or amend it. In the latter case, it shall consult ENTSO- E before adopting the amended version and publish it on its website.deleted
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. ENTSO-EThe Agency shall update and improve the methodology regularly in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 5. The Agency or the Commission may request such updates and improvements with due justification. Within six months from the request, ENTSO-Ethe Agency shall submit to the Agency a draft of the proposed changes. Within a period of two months of receiving the draft, the Agency shall amend or approve the changes and publish it, the Agency shall publish the changes on its website.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By [OPOCE to insert exact date: ten months after entry into force of this Regulation] and on the basis of the methodology adopted pursuant to Article 5, ENTSO-Ethe Agency shall identify the most relevant electricity crisis scenarios for each region. It may delegate tasks relating to the identification of regional crisis scenarios to the regional operational centres.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. ENTSO-EThe Agency shall submit the regional electricity crisis scenarios identified to the Electricity Coordination Group for consultation.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. ENTSO-EThe Agency shall update the scenarios every three years, unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By [OPOCE to insert exact date: two months after entry into force of this Regulation], ENTSO-E shall submit to the Agency a proposal forthe Agency shall establish a methodology for assessing short-term adequacy, namely seasonal adequacy as well as week-ahead to intraday adequacy, which shall cover at least the following:
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2016/0377(COD)

2. Before submitting the proposedestablishing a methodology, ENTSO-Ethe Agency shall conduct a consultation involving at least the industry and consumer, environmental organisations, trade-unions, distribution system operators, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities. ENTSO-EThe Agency shall duly take into account the results of the consultation.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Within two months of receiving the proposed methodology, the Agency shall either approve the proposal or amend it. In the latter case, it shall consult ENTSO- E before adopting the amended version and publish it on its website.deleted
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. ENTSO-EThe Agency shall update and improve the methodology regularly in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3. The Agency or the Commission may request such updates and improvements with due justification. Within six months from the request, ENTSO-Ethe Agency shall submit to the Agency a draft of the proposed changes. Within a period of two months of receiving the draft, the Agency shall amend or approve the changes and publish it, the Agency shall publish the changes on its website.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. ENTSO-EThe Agency shall carry out seasonal adequacy outlooks according to the methodology developed pursuant to Article 8. It shall publish the results at the latest by 1 December each year for the winter outlook and by 1 June for the summer outlook. It may delegate tasks relating to the outlooks to regional operational centres. It shall present the outlooks to the Electricity Coordination Group, which may give recommendations on the results, where appropriate.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the regional and national electricity crisis scenarios identified pursuant to Articles 6 and 7, the competent authority of each Member State shall establish a risk-preparedness plan, after consulting the electricity and gas undertakings, the relevant environmental organisations, trade-unions, organisations representing the interests of household and industrial electricity customers and the national regulatory authority (where it is not the competent authority).
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. The Member States shall make the plans publicensure that all relevant information is made public and easily accessible, while ensuring that the confidentiality of sensitive information is preserved, notably information on measures relating to the prevention and mitigation of malicious attacks.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 182 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) identify possiblethe contribution of non- market measures to be implemented in electricity crisis situations, specifying the trigger, conditions and procedures for their implementation, and indicating how they comply with the requirements set out in Article 15;
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 184 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) provide a detailed load shedding plan, stipulating when loads are to be shed, in what circumstances and what values of load are to be shed. The plan shall specify which categories of electricity users are to receive special protection against disconnection, and justify the need for such protection, notably with regard to public safety and, personal security and the continuity of essential public services;
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 187 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) Take into account the environmental impacts of the defined measures;
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 188 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. As far as possible, priority should be given to measures based on renewable energy sources.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 205 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Where necessary and possible Member States shall offer each other assistance to prevent or mitigate an electricity crisis. Such assistance shall be subject to fair compensation, taking into account the financial capacities of the Member States.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2016/0377(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Non-market measures may be activated in a crisis situation and only if all options provided by the market have been exhausWhen the functioning of the market can jeopardize the resolution of the crisis, non-market measures shall be activated. They shall not unduly distort competition and the effective functioning of the electricity market. They shall be necessary, proportionate, non- discriminatory and temporary.
2017/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Moderation of energy demand is one of the five dimensions of the Energy Union Strategy adopted on 25 February 2015. Improving energy efficiencyImproving energy efficiency for environmental and social purposes will benefit the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy security by reducing dependence on energy imports from outside the Union, cut energy costs for households and companies, help alleviate energy poverty and lead to increased jobs and economy-wide economic activity. This is in line with the Union commitments made in the framework of the Energy Union and global climate agenda established by the Paris Agreement of December 2015 by the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change to keep a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council9 is an element to progress towards the Energy Union, under which energy efficiency should be treated as an energy source in its own right. The 'energy efficiency first' principle should be taken into account when setting new rules for the supply side and other policy areas. The Commission should ensure thatprioritise energy efficiency and demand side response can compete on equal terms withagainst generation capacity. Energy efficiency needs to be considered whenever energy system relevant planning or financing decisions are taken. Energy efficiency improvements need to be realised whenever it is more cost-effective than equivalent supply-side solutions. This should help to exploit the multiple benefits of energy efficiency for Europe's society, in particular for citizens and businesses. __________________ 9 Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1).
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) With the objective of achieving the ambitious energy efficiency target, financial barriers should be removed. Therefore, public investments in energy efficiency shall not be considered as public deficit as established by the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) There are no binding targets at national level in the 2030 perspective. The need for the Union to achieve its energy efficiency targets at EU level, expressed in primary and final energy consumption, in 2020 and 2030 should be clearly set out in the form of a binding 340 % target. This clarification at Union level should not restrict Member States as their freedom is kept to set their national contributions based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity. Member States should set their national indicative Member States should set their national binding energy efficiency contributiontargets taking into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 1321 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 987846 Mtoe of final energy. This means that primary energy consumption should be reduced by 234 % and final energy consumption should be reduced by 1729 % in the Union compared to 2005 levels. A regular evaluation of progress towards the achievement of the Union 2030 target is necessary and is provided for in the legislative proposal on Energy Union Governance.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In view of the climate goals of the Paris Agreement and the climate and energy framework for 2030 the energy savings obligation should be extended beyond 2020. Extending the commitment period beyond 2020 or even beyond 2030 would create greater stability for investors and thus encourage long term investments and long term energy efficiency measures, such as the renovation of buildings.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Member States are required to achieve a cumulative end-use savings requirement for the entire obligation period, equivalent to 'new' savings of 1.52 % of annual energy sales. This requirement could be met by new policy measures that are adopted during the new obligation period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 or by new individual actions as a result of policy measures adopted during or before the previous period, but in respect of which the individual actions that trigger energy savings are actually introduced during the new period.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 192 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) I125 million Europeans are affected by energy poverty, therefore improvements to the energy efficiency of buildings should benefit in particularas a priority consumers affected by energy poverty. Member States can already require obligated parties to include social aims in energy saving measures, in relation to energy poverty, and this possibility should now be extended to alternative measures and transformed into an obligation while leaving full flexibility to Member States with regard to the size, scope and content of such measures. In line with Article 9 of the Treaty, the Union's energy efficiency policies should be inclusive and therefore also ensure accessibility of energy efficiency measures for energy poorlow-income consumers.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Energy generated on or in buildings from renewable energy technologies reduces the supplied fossil energy. The reduction of energy consumption and the use of energy from renewable sources in the buildings sector are importantkey measures to reduce the Union’s energy dependency 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 Conference of the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) held in Paris in December 2015. Support for renewable energy generated on or in buildings for own use should be complementary and additional to Members States should therefore' energy savings requirements under Article 7. Therefore, Member States should not be able to take into account a certain amount of renewable energy generated on or in buildings for own use into account to satisfy their energy savings requirements. For this purpose Member States should be allowed to use calculation methodologies established under Directive 2010/31/EU.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 241 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) In order to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of Directive 2012/27/EU, a requirement for a general review of the Directive and a report to the European Parliament and the Council by 28 February 20242 should be introduced.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. This Directive establishes a common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency within the Union, in accordance with the 'energy efficiency first' principle, in order to ensure that the Union’s 2020 20 % headline targets and its 2030 340 % binding headline targets on energy efficiency are met and paves the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond those dates, in line with the climate commitments made under the Paris Agreement and Union's long term energy and climate targets for 2050. It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and provides for the establishment of bindicativeng national energy efficiency targets and contributions for 2020 and 2030.;
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 333 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Each Member State shall set bindicativeng national energy efficiency contributionstargets expressed in terms of an absolute level of primary energy consumption and final energy consumption, towards the Union's 2030 target referred to in Article 1 paragraph 1 in accordance with Articles [4] and [6] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union]. When setting those contributions, Member States shall take into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 1321 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 987846 Mtoe of final energy. Member States shall notify those contributiontargets to the Commission as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with the procedure pursuant to Articles [3] and [7] to [11] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union].;
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 342 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall evaluate whether the sum of the national targets submitted by the Member States are in line with the 2030 primary and final energy consumption targets at the EU level. In case the sum does not meet with the objectives, the Commission and the Member States shall take additional measures to secure the compliance of the Union's 2030 energy efficiency targets as set in Article 1.
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 365 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) new savingsand additional savings, cumulative to savings achieved under point (a), each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 of 1.5 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volume, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019.
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) new savingsand additional savings, cumulative to savings achieved under point (a), each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 of 1.5 2 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volume, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019.
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 394 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall continue to achieve new annual savings ofeach year of at least 1.5% for ten year periods after 2030, unless reviews by the Commission by 2027 and every 10 years thereafter conclude that this is not necessary to achieve the Union's long term energy and climate targets for 2050in line with the Union's long term energy and climate targets for 2050. Members States shall ensure that all savings counted are new, additional and cumulative.
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 398 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall continue to achieve new annual savings of 1.5each year of at least 2% for ten year periods after 2030, unless reviews by the Commission by 2027 and every 10 years thereafter conclude that this is not necessary to achieve the Union's long term energy and climate targets for 2050in line with the Union's long term energy and climate targets for 2050. Members States shall ensure that all savings counted are new, additional and cumulative.
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 405 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of point (b), and without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, Member States may count only those energy savings that stem from new policy measures introduced after 31 December 2020 or policy measures introduced during the period from 1 January2014 to 31December 2020 provided it can be demonstrated that those measures result in individual actions that are undertaken after 31 December 2020 and deliver savings.deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 415 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The sales of energy, by volume, used in transport may be partially or fully excluded from these calculations.deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) exclude from the calculation all or part of the sales, by volume, of energy used in industrial activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC;deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 447 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) exclude from the calculation of the energy savings requirement referred to in paragraph 1 the verifiable amount of energy generated on or in buildings for own use as a result of policy measures promoting new installation of renewable energy technologies.deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 457 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. All the options chosen under paragraph 2 shall be taken only for the period referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 and the options taken together must amount to no more than 25 % of the amount of energy savings referred to in paragraph 1. Member States shall apply and calculate the effect of the options chosen for the periods referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 separately:
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 463 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) for the calculation of the amount of energy savings required for the period referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 Member States may make use of points (a), (b), (c), and (d) of paragraph 2;deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 468 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) for the calculation of the amount of energy savings required for the period referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 Member States may make use of points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 2, provided individual actions in the meaning of point (d) continue to have a verifiable and measurable impact after 31 December 2020.deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 498 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) shall include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring a sharethe majority of energy efficiency measures to be implemented as a priority in low- income households affected by energy poverty and in social housing. For this purpose, specific measures should be implemented to facilitate and encourage participation of local energy communities, in particular those that are driven by social aims connected to the saving obligations;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 531 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
2. In designing alternative policy measures to achieve energy savings, Member States shall take into account the effect onestablish specific measure dedicated to low-income households affected by energy poverty.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 536 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7b – paragraph 3
3. For all measures other than those relating to taxation measures, Member States shall put in place measurement, control and verification systems under which documented audits are carried out on a statistically significant proportion and representative sample of the energy efficiency improvement measures put in place by the participating or entrusted parties. This measurement, control and verification shall be conducted independently of the participating and entrusted parties. Member States shall ensure that no double counting of energy savings are made between policy measures and individual actions.;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 631 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 24 – paragraph 12
12. The Commission shall evaluate this Directive by 28 February 20242 at the latest, and every five years thereafter, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council. That report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals for further measures.;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Processing of personal data within the ETIAS Information System by any user shall not result in discrimination against third country nationals on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. It shall fully respect human dignity and integrity. Particular attention shall be paid to children, the elderly and persons with a disabilfunctional diversity.
2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Given that different technologies may be used by different countries or citizens, and given the possibility of IT failure, a conventional system should also be established to allow applicants to submit their applications by post or to present them in person and have them physically processed in Member States' embassies and consulates.
2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The public website and the mobile app for mobile devices shall be available in all the official languages of the Member States, and in versions suitable for use by persons with functional diversity.
2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) if the applicant belongs to one of the categories of applicants referred to in points (b) to (f) of Article 16(2) for whom the travel authorisation fee is to be waived, to be selected from a predetermined list;in this case, the applicant shall include with their application any relevant documents needed to prove that their purpose of travel falls under one of the categories set out in points (b) to (f) of Article 16(2).
2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. A travel authorisation fee of EUR 5between EUR 5 and EUR 10 shall be paid by the applicant for each application, the precise amount being calculated according to the per capita income of each Member State of origin.
2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The travel authorisation fee shall be waived for children undereighteen years. applicants belonging to one of the following categories: a) children aged under 18; d) representatives of non-profit organisations, aged under 30 and participating in seminars, conferences, or sports, cultural or educational events organised by non-profit organisations;
2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The travel authorisation fee shall be charged in euro and shall be due when the application has been accepted.
2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The travel authorisation fee shall be repaid to the applicant if their application is rejected.
2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 78 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Union's ambitious External Investment Plan (EIP) is needed to support investments starting in Africa and the Union's Neighbourhood as a means to promote the sustainable development goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ('the 2030 Agenda') as well as the commitments under the recently revised European Neighbourhood Policy thus addressing root causes of migration. It should also contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (COP 21), essentially poverty and inequality reduction, in alignment with the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles (ownership, alignment with national strategies, harmonization, democratic accountability and results). It should also contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (COP 21). The EU external investment should focus in the people more in need and on those areas more affected or likely to be affected by climate change.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 94 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) This is in line with the Union Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy which embeds challenges such as migration and resilience in the overall EU foreign policy, ensuring coherence and synergies with European development and Neighbourhood policies.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 101 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The EIPFSD should provide an integrated financial package to finance investments starting in regions of Africa for countries that are signatories to the Pafoster decent job creation, sustainable and equitable economic opportunities for all, with particular focus on youth and on furtnhership Agreement betweening gender equality and the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 200022 and the Neighbourhood countries, thereby creating growth and employment opportunities, maximising additionality, delivering innovative products, and crowding-in private sector fundspowerment of women in line with the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020, while strengthening the rule of law, good governance, and human rights and respect for equitable access to and use of natural resources in any country. __________________ 22 OJ L 317, 15.12.2000 as last amended by OJ L 287, 4.11.2010
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 147 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The Union should make available a guarantee of EUR 1 5000 000 000 to establish the EFSD Guarantee. Member States and other contributors are invited to contribute further to support the EFSD Guarantee Fund in the form of cash (Member States and other contributors) or guarantees (Member States) in order to increase the liquidity cushion and thus allow the increase of the total volume of EFSD Guarantee. The Union should make available a guarantee of EUR 1 5000 000 000 to establish the EFSD Guarantee. Member States, public financial institutions and other contributors should be invited to provide additional funding to the EFSD Guarantee Fund under conditions that should be established in an agreement to be concluded between the Commission on behalf of the Union and all the contributors.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 173 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) In order to fulfil the political commitments of the EU on renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change mitigation and adaptation, a minimum share of 240% ofor the funding should be allocated under the EFSD should be devoted to financing and investment operations relevant for these sectors thus contributing to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. When investments under the EFSD, the European Commission should also mainstream environmental sustainability criterion in all projects.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 184 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A goal to be achieved is to reinforce the development cooperation policies focused in those most in need with a special focus on combating poverty and reducing inequalities. The funds have to be provided to feasible investment projects which in alignment with TEU Art 21 and the sustainable development goals, while following internationally agree development effectiveness principles and including local communities wills, without any detriment against the freedom of people's mobility.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 185 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The EFSD shall contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda with a particular focus on sustainablprinciples underpinning the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, such as that of leave no one behind, as well as all the Goals and targets therein, with an especially focus on combating poverty and inequalities, and shall be guided by the objectives set out in Articles 21 TEU and 208 TFEU and the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles- especially ownership, alignment, harmonisation, democratic accountability and results-, thus contributing to the Union's development objectives, with a particular focus on poverty eradication, inequality reductions, long-term sustainable and inclusive growth, decent job creation, technology transfer and the sharing of knowledge, socio-economic sectors and on the support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises, thus addressing. In so doing, the EFSD shall, inter alia, contribute to addressing specific socio-economic root causes of forced migration and contributing to sustainable reintegration of returned migrants in their countries of origin while maximising additionality, delivering innovative products and crowding in private sector fund(poverty, inequality, demographic growth, lack of employment and economic opportunities and climate change among others) and foster sustainable reintegration of migrants when voluntarily willing to return to their countries of origin or transit, as well as strengthen resilience of host communities.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 202 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The management of the EFSD shall be ensured by the Commission., taking into account the guidelines and criteria proposed by the European Parliament and, with the democratic participation in the process of people and local communities from the regions where the investment would take place
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 212 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The strategic board shall be composed of representatives of the Commission and of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (High Representative), of the Member States and of the EIB. The European Parliament and representatives of local communities shall be invited as observers in order to enhance transparency and democratic accountability; The Commission may invite other contributors to become membobservers of the strategic board having regard where appropriate to the view of the board. Partner Countries and relevant regional organisations, the eligible counterparts and the European Parliament may be given observer status, where appropriate. The strategic board shall be co-chaired by the Commission and the High Representative. The recommendations of the European Parliament shall be guide the priority lines of the Strategic Board. The European Parliament has to shall be duly informed about the accomplishment of them with an annual report.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 236 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to economic, endogenous and social development, with particular focus on sustainability and job creation (in particular for youth and women), thus addressingthe achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, having its essential focus on poverty eradication and inequality reductions; This operations shall be guided by the objectives set out in Articles 21 TEU and 208 TFEU and the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles- especially ownership, alignment, harmonization, democratic accountability and results-, thus contributing to the Union's development policy objectives, with a particular focus on poverty eradication, inequality reductions, long- term sustainable and inclusive growth, decent job creation, technology transfer and the sharing of knowledge, socio- economic sectors and on the support to local micro, small and medium sized enterprises. In so doing, the EFSD shall, inter alia, contribute to addressing specific socio-economic root causes of forced migration and contributing to sustainable reintegration of returned migrants in their countries of origin; (poverty, inequality, demographic growth, lack of employment and economic opportunities and climate change among others), and foster sustainable reintegration of migrants when voluntarily willing to return to their countries of origin or transit, as well as strengthen resilience of host communities by boosting the creation of sustainable and decent jobs, in particular for youth and women;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 242 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) The financing and investment operations eligible for support through the EFSD Guarantee shall never be used as a form of conditionality for beneficiary countries cooperation with the EU on migration issues;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 244 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) targetstrengthen socio-economic sectors, in particular infrastructure including sustainclean and renewable energy, water, transportlow-carbon mobility, green technology, information and communications technologies, environment, sustainable use of natural resources and blue growth, social infrastructure, human capital, in order to improve the socio-economic environment;ustainable consumption and production, human capital, with the objective of promoting an inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development that benefits all and leaves no one behind
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 260 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide finance in favour of local micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises with a particular focus on private sector developmentsustainably boosting local community economy;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 266 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide sustainable financial instruments aimed at addressing the bottlenecks to privatelocal investments, including first loss guarantees to portfolios guarantees to private sectorlocal projects such as loan guarantees for small and medium-sized enterprises and guarantees for specific risks for infrastructure projects and other risk capital;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 269 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) maximise private sector leverage by addressing bottlenecks to investment.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 278 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) are technically viable and are sustainable from an environmental and social point of view while respecting human rights; and
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 279 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) maximise the mobilisation of private sector capitallocal investment capacity, ensuring that private investment aligns with democratically agreed socially useful public projects, while being also responsible of the investment in order to avoid the privatization of profits and the socialization of loses which could derivate from the investments.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 305 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) any other form of funding or credit enhancement, equity or quasi- equity participations.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 306 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that provide adequate financial guarantees, by derogation from Article 58(1)(c)(vii) of Regulation (EU) No 966/2012deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 308 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) bodies governed by the private law of a partner country that provide adequate financial guarantees, by derogation from Article 58(1)(c)(vii) of Regulation (EU) No 966/2012.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 315 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
11a. An assessment of the additionality and of compliance with the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, the mobilisation of private sector resources, the estimated and actual outputs and the outcomes and impact of the financing and investment operations covered by the EFSD Guarantee on aggregated basis, including the impact on sustainable development, especially on poverty and inequalities reduction and decent job creation, climate change, gender equality and eradication of poverty in the long term; This assessment shall be complemented by a publicly available online platform containing the disaggregated data in an open source, machine readable format and the open publication of other related documents, including project plans, environmental, gender, and social impact assessments, reports and impact evaluations. The platform should include the names of beneficial owners of EFSD project promoters and that all final beneficiaries are disclosed to the public.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 318 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Aggregate net payments from the general budget of the Union under the EFSD Guarantee shall not exceed EUR 1 5000 000 000. Payments for guarantee calls shall be made, where necessary, by the contributing Member States or other contributors on pari passu basis with the Union, without prejudice to paragraph 4.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 357 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) An assessment of the compliance of EFSD projects with the principles of EU External Action as set out in Article 21 of EU Treaties.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 360 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) An assessment of the compliance of EFSD projects with the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 372 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Grievance and redress mechanism The guarantee should be granted in priority to counterparts who have in their governance structure an efficient and independent grievance mechanism. The European Commission shall establish during the first year of operations of the EFSD an EU centralised Grievance Mechanism for all EFSD supported projects. This grievance mechanism shall be contacted directly by stakeholders affected by EFSD operations, and by stakeholders dissatisfied with how their complaints are addressed by the grievance mechanisms of EFSD counterparts. The European Commission shall assess the possibility for the European Ombudsman to host this Grievance Mechanism.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 382 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to be eligible for financing under the EFSD, all beneficiaries, whether corporations or financial intermediaries, that are incorporated in different jurisdictions have to disclose country level information about their sales, assets, employees, profits and tax payments in each country in which they operate in their audited annual reports.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 53 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 58 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
(–1) There is an investment gap in the EU that is compromising the resumption of economic growth.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 60 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 b (new)
(–1b) There are some reservations with regard to the implementation of the EFSI, particularly in relation to additionality, excessive geographical and thematic concentration and the governance model, concerns which have also been expressed in the Court of Auditors report.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 60 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The extended EFSI should address remaining market failures and sub-optimal investment situations and continue to mobilise privateublic sector financing in investments crucial for Europe’s future job creation – including for the youth –, and growth and competitiveness with strengthenwith ensured additionality. They include investments in the areas of energy, environment and climate action, social and human capitaleconomy and related infrastructure, healthcare, research and innovation, cross- border and sustainable transport, as well as the digital transformation. In particular, the contribution of operations supported by the EFSI to achieving the Union’s ambitious targets set at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) should be reinforced. Energy interconnection priority projects and eand the EU 2050 commitment to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95%, must be reinforced. Energy efficiency projects should also be increasingly targeted. In addition, EFSI support to motorways should be avoided, unless it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross-border transport projects involving at least one cohesion countryor fossil fuel projects must be avoided. For reasons of clarity, although they are already eligible, it should be explicitly laid down that projects in the fields of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture come within the general objectives eligible for EFSI support.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 c (new)
(–1c) The plan to turn the EFSI into a permanent instrument could transform it into a further anti-democratic element in the distribution among the Member States of private investment with public support.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 62 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 d (new)
(–1d) Only a genuinely public investment plan geared to social, economic and territorial cohesion will be capable of helping to increase aggregate demand and carry out investment in public infrastructure, which may subsequently leverage and boost private investment. Only a plan of this nature can be effective in reviving growth, fighting unemployment and combating social, economic and territorial inequalities.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 68 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Additionality, a key feature of the EFSI, should be strengthened in the selection of projects. In particular, operations should only be eligible for EFSI support if they address clearly identified market failures or sub-optimal investment situations. Operations in infrastructure under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window linking two or more Member States, including e-infrastructure, should be considered additional given their inherent difficulty and their high added value for the Union.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Due to their potential to increase the efficiency of the EFSI intervention, blending operations combining non- reimbursable forms of support and/or financial instruments from the Union budget, such as those available under the Connecting Europe Facility, and financing from EIB Group, including EIB financing under the EFSI, as well as other investors should be encouraged. Blending aims to enhance the value added of Union spending by attracting additional resources from private investors and to ensure the actions supported become economically and financially viable.deleted
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 78 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to reinforce the take-up of the EFSI in less-developed and transition regions and to encourage social and regional cohesion through the creation of quality jobs and the broadening and improvement of the productive base of Member States, especially those most affected by the crisis, the scope of the general objectives eligible for EFSI support should be enlarged.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In line with the exceptional market demand for SME financing under the EFSI which is expected to continue, the EFSI SME Window should be enhanced. Particular attention should be paid to social enterprises, including through the development and deployment of new instrument with additional resources, as well as the support capacities for SME of the advisory hub. Particular attention should be paid to social enterprises.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) With a view to enhancing the transparency of EFSI operations, the Investment Committee should explain in its decisions, which are made public and accessible, the reasons why it deems that an operation should be granted the EU guarantee, with particular focus on compliance with the additionality criterion. The scoreboard of indicators should be made public once an operation under the EU guarantee is signapproved.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) should be enhanced and its activities should focus on needs not covered adequately under current arrangements. It should pay particular attention to supporting the preparation of projects involving two or more Member StatesSME and projects that contribute to achievingquality job creation in line with the objectives of COP21. Notwithstanding its objective to build upon existing advisory services of the EIB and the Commission, so to act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union, the EIAH should also contribute actively to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI and support the EIB where needed in originating projects. It should also actively contribute to the establishment of investment platforms and provide advice on the combination of other sources of Union funding with the EFSI in order to maximise the number of projects, the number of beneficiaries and the job creation impacts.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 121 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
To better address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, EIB special activities supported by the EFSI shall typically have features such as subordination, participation in risk- sharing instruments, cross-border characteristics, exposure to specific risks or other identifiable aspects as further described in Annex IIFSI shall maximise the number of projects aiming to maximise the number of beneficiaries and the potential leverage effect. To this end at least one third of total guarantees will be used to support MSMEs and cooperatives.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
EIB projects carrying a risk lower than the minimum risk under EIB special activities may also be supported by the EFSI if the use of the EU guarantee is required to ensure additionality as defined in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.deleted
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The projects supported by the EFSI that consist of physical infrastructure linking two or more Member States or of the extension of physical infrastructure or services linked to physical infrastructure from one Member State to one or more Member States, shall also be considered to provide additionality.deleted
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In Article 5 the following paragraph is added: 2a. To this end, the EFSI shall assess the environmental and social performance of every project supported. In order to not only base the additionality criteria by financial or risk variables but also for their environmental and social impact.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 132 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(3a) In Article 6(1) the following subparagraph is added: The Investment Committee shall be responsible to ensure that overall, projects under the EU guarantee foster European social and regional cohesion.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2 – second sentence
Decisions approving the use of the EU guarantee shall be public and accessible, and include the rationale for the decision, with particular focus on compliance with the additionality criterion. The publication shall not contain commercially sensitive information. In reaching its decision, the Investment Committee shall be supported by the documentation provided by the EIB.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 138 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) expansion of the use or supply of renewable energy-a) in paragraph 2, point b point i is replaced by the following: (i) expansion of the use or supply of renewable energy, avoiding any finance to fossil fuel infrastructures such as gas pipelines;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point -a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
(-aa) in paragraph 2 point c is replaced by the following: (c) development of transport infrastructures, and equipment and innovative technologies for transport, avoiding any finance to intensive fossil fuel infrastructures such as motorway and airports, in particular through:
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a
The EIB shall target that at least 480 % of EFSI financing under the infrastructure and innovation window supports projects with components that contribute to climate action, in line with the COP21 commitmentscluding at least 35% of EFSI financing to support energy efficiency projects, are in line with the COP21 commitments and the EU 2050 commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 80-95%. The Steering Board shall provide detailed guidance to that end.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EIB loans, guarantees, counter- guarantees, capital market instruments, any other form of funding or credit enhancement instrument, including subordinated debt, equity or quasi-equity participationsany other form of funding instrument, including in favour of national promotional banks or institutions, investment platforms or funds;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 161 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(6a) in Article 10(2) the following point is added: (ca) detailed information on the tax payments resulting from its investment and lending operations under the EFSI
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 166 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – second sentence
Such support shall include providing targeted support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, on the use of innovative financial instruments and on the use of public-private partnerships, taking into account the specificities and needs of Member States with less-developed financial markets technical assistance available.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) leveraging local knowledge to facilitate EFSI support across the Union and contributing where possible to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI referred to in Section 8 of Annex II by supporting the EIB to originate operations;
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 181 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. In order to achieve the objective referred to in paragraph 1 and to facilitate the provision of advisory support at local level, the EIAH shall seek to use the expertise of the EIB,and collaborate with the Commission, national promotional banks or institutions, and the managing authorities of the European Structural and Investment Funds.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – second sentence
Cooperation between, on the one hand, the EIAH and, on the other hand, a national promotional bank or institution, an international public financing institution or an institution or a managing authority, including those acting as a national advisor, having expertise relevant for the purposes of the EIAH, may take the form of a contractual partnership.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 19 – paragraph 1 b (new) –
(11a) in Article 19, the following paragraph is added: In its financing and investment operations, the EIB shall apply the principles and standards set out in Union law on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, including a requirement to take reasonable measures to identify the beneficial owners where applicable. In its financing and investment operations under the EFSI and through investment platforms and national promotional banks, the EIB shall make both direct funding or funding via intermediaries contingent upon the disclosure of both country-by-country tax relevant data along the lines of the CRD IV provision for credit institutions, as well as disclosure of beneficial ownership information according to the EU Anti- Money Laundering Directive.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 193 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(12a) in Article 22(2) the following subparagraph is added after the second subparagraph: The EIB shall terminate with financial intermediaries having a negative track record in terms of transparency, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning practices, or use other harmful tax practices such as ‘tax rulings’ and abusive transfer pricing.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 is amended as follows: (1) replaced by the following: ‘1. implementation of the CEF for the period 2014 to 2020 is set at EUR 29 992 259 000 in current prices. That amount shall be distributed as follows: (a) 000, of which EUR 11 305 500 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund; (b) 091 602 000; (c) These amounts are without prejudice to the application of the flexibility mechanism provided for under Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013(*). ________________ (*) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-20 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884). ’Article 2 deleted in Article 5, paragraph 1 is The financial envelope for the transport sector: EUR 23 895 582 telecommunications sector: EUR 1 energy sector: EUR 5 005 075 000.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The approach of annually binding national limits taken in Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be continued from 2021 to 2030, with the start of the trajectory calculation in 202017 on the average of the greenhouse gas emissions during 2016 to 2018 and the end of the trajectory being the 2030 limit for each Member State. An adjustment to the allocation in 2021 is provided for Member States with both a positive limit under Decision 406/2009/EC and increasing annual emission allocations between 2017 and 2020 determined pursuant to Decisions 2013/162/EU and 2013/634/EU, to reflect the capacity for increased emissions in those years. The European Council concluded that the availability and use of existing flexibility instruments within the non-ETS sectors should be significantly enhanced in order to ensure cost- effectiveness of the collective Union effort and convergence of emissions per capita by 2030. __________________ 19 Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] lays down accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals relating to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). While the environmental outcome under this Regulation in terms of the levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions that are made is affected by taking into account a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of 280 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of these removals divided among Member States according to the figures in Annex III should be included as an additional possibility for Member States to meet their commitments when needed. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 7 to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in the flexibility provided by that Article. Before adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should evaluate the robustness of accounting for managed forest land based on available data, and in particular the consistency of projected and actual harvesting rates. In addition, the possibility to voluntarily delete annual emission allocation units should be allowed under this Regulation in order to allow for such amounts to be taken into account when assessing Member States' compliance with requirements under Regulation [ ]In order to achieve an adequate level of permanent greenhouse gas emission reductions and to meet the Paris Agreement objectives, the use of offsets in the land use sector or the ETS sectors to reduce efforts should not be considered under this Regulation.
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure efficient, transparent and cost-effective reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and of other information necessary to assess progress with Member State's annual emissions allocations, the requirements for annual reporting and evaluation under this Regulation are integrated with the relevant Articles under Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, which should therefore be amended accordingly. The amendment of that Regulation should also ensure that progress of Member States in making emission reductions continues to be evaluated annually, taking into account progress in Union policies and measures and information from Member States. Every two years, the evaluation should include the projected progress of the Union towards meeting its reduction commitments and of Member States towards fulfilling their obligations. However, the application of deductions should only be considered at five-year intervals, so that the potential contribution from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland taking place pursuant to Regulation [ ] can be considered. This is without prejudice to the duty of the Commission to ensure compliance with the obligations of Member States resulting from this Regulation or to the power of the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings for this purpose.
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In line with the fulfilment of the Paris Agreement objectives of holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre- industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C, Member States shall continue reducing the greenhouse gas emissions covered by this Regulation annually in a linear manner beyond 2030, leading to a reduction of 60% compared to 2005 levels by 2040 and 95% by 2050 compared to 2005.
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to the greenhouse gas emissions from IPCC source categories of energy, industrial processes and product use, agriculture and waste as determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, excluding emissions from the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC. For the purposes of this Regulation, greenhouse gas emissions from bio-energy shall not be treated as zero pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, except for bio-energy that is produced exclusively from waste and residues managed in accordance with the waste hierarchy priorities laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council22a. 22a Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 202017 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3 and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. This implementing act shall also specify, based on the percentages notified by Member States under Article 6(2), the quantities that may be taken into account for their compliance under Article 9 between 2021 and 2030. If the sum of all Member States' quantities were to exceed the collective total of 100 million, the quantities for each Member State shall be reduced on a pro rata basis so that the collective total is not exceeded.deleted
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State whose greenhouse gas emissions for a given year are below its annual emission allocation for that year, taking into account the use of flexibilities pursuant to this Article and Article 6, mayshall not be able to bank up that excess part of its annual emission allocation to subsequent years until 2030.
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. In order to achieve an adequate level of permanent greenhouse gas emission reductions in the Union, Member States shall not be able to use credits or allowances from projects issued pursuant to Article 24a (1) of Directive 2003/87/EC for compliance under Article 9, without any quantitative limit and while avoiding double-countingto fulfil their commitments under this Regulation. In the same line, the use of offsets in the land use sector to reduce efforts under this Regulation shall not be considered.
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Flexibility for certain Member States 1. limited cancellation of up to a maximum of 100 million EU ETS allowances as defined in Article 3(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC collectively taken into account for their compliance under this Regulation are listed in Annex II to this Regulation. 2. shall notify the Commission by 31 December 2019 of any intention to make use of a limited cancellation of allowances up to the percentage listed in Annex II for that Member State, for their compliance under Article 9. 3. Central Administrator designated under Article 20 of Directive 2003/87/EC (thereafter "the Central Administrator") shall take into account the quantity referred to in Article 4(4) for that Member States' compliance under Article 9. One- tenth of the quantity of allowances determined pursuant to Article 4(4) shall be cancelled pursuant to Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC for each year from 2021 to 2030.Article 6 deleted following reduction of EU ETS allowances Member States that may have a Member States listed in Annex II At a Member State's request, the
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Additional use of up to 280 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed 1. State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that: (a) account for that Member State for all years of the period from 2021 to 2030 does not exceed the level set in Annex III for that Member State; (b) Member State's requirements under Article 4 of Regulation [ ][LULUCF]; (c) more net removals under Regulation [ ][LULUCF] from orticle 7 deleted grassland To the extent that a Member the cumulative quantity taken into such quantity is in excess of that the Member State has not acquired ther Member States than it has transferred; and (d) with the requirements of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF]. 2. the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the Commission shall be empow has complied Whered to adopt a delegated act to modify paragraph 1 of this Article in order to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation.he delegated act to update
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State exceed its annual emission allocation for any specific year of the period, the Member State shall pay an excess emissions penalty equal to EUR 100 for each tonne of CO2 equivalent of the excess greenhouse gas emissions.
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The amount contained in Annex IV to this Regulation shall be added to the allocation for the year 2021 for each Member State referred to in that Annex.deleted
2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Natural gas (gas) remains an essential component of the energy supply of the Unionfor few Member States. A large proportion of such gas is imported into the Union from third countries.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The European Union is committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80- 95% below 1990 levels by 2050 and to holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 ºC above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 ºC. To reach this objectives, 80% of the world's known fossil fuels reserves need to stay in the ground. Therefore this objectives will require to organise an important phase-out of oil, coal and gas during the next 35 years.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Gas highly contributes to climate change due to the significant amount of methane leaked all along its lifecycle. Therefore, it does not represent a low- carbon energy sources.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) Access to affordable energy is a basic social right and energy poverty must be tackled.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 d (new)
(1d) As the gas accounts for almost 50% of the EU´s primary energy consumption for heating and cooling, of which 80% is used in buildings, Member States should primarily focus on energy efficiency measures, particularly in the buildings, in order to reduce gas demand and thus EU dependence on foreign suppliers.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Energy efficiency measures has a fundamental role to play towards a secure energy system. Reduced gas consumption should be a priority to insure Europe's energy sovereignty and secure gas supply.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) An internal gas market that operates smoothlysupervised by national regulatory authorities is the best guarantee of security of energy supply across the Union and to reduce the exposure of individual Member States to the harmful effects of supply disruptions. Where a Member State's security of supply is threatened, there is a risk that measures developed unilaterally by that Member State may jeopardise the proper functioning of the internal gas market and damage the gas supply to customers in oTo allow ther Members States. To allow the internal gas market to function even in the face of to cope with a shortage of supply, provision must be made for solidarity and coordination in the response to supply crises, as regards both preventive action and the reaction to actual disruptions of supply.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The infrastructure standard should oblige Member States to maintain a minimum level of infrastructure such as to ensure a degree of redundancy in the system in the event of a disruption of the single largest infrastructure. As an analysis by reference to the N-1 indicator constitutes a purely capacity-based- approach, the results of N-1 should be complemented with a detailed analysis that also captures gas flowslimit redundancy and also take in consideration gas consumption's trends (The European gas demand has declined by 14% since 2000 and by 23% since 2010) and impacts of energy efficiency policies (the European Union gas imports fall by 2.6% for every 1% improvement in energy efficiency according to COM(2014)520) in order to limit the risk of stranded assets and a new carbon lock- in.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The Regulation lays down security of supply standards that are sufficiently harmonised and cover at least the situation that occurred in January 2009 when gas supply from Russia was disrupted. These standards take account of the difference between Member States, public service obligations and customer protection measures, as referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2009/73/EC. Security of supply standards should be stable, so as to provide the necessary legal certainty, should be clearly defined, and should not impose unreasonable and disproportionate burdens on natural gas undertakings. They should also guarantee equal access for the Union natural gas undertakings to national customers.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 251 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The complementarity of European gas and electricity systems and demand side management can significantly improve European resilience and energy security and at the same time support the development of renewable energies.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 259 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The roles and responsibilities of all natural gas undertakings and competent authorities should therefore be defined precisely in order to keep the internal gas market functioning properlyunder the supervision of national regulatory authorities, particularly in the event of supply disruptions and crises. Such roles and responsibilities should be established in such a way as to ensure that a three-level approach is respected which would involve first the relevant natural gas undertakings and industry, then Member States at national or regional level, and then the Union. This Regulation should enable natural gas undertakings and customers to rely on market mechanisms for as long as possible when coping with disruptions. However, it should alsoas a priority provide for mechanisms that can be deployed when markets alone are no longer able to deal adequately with a gas supply disruption.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 263 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In the event of a supply crisis, market playernational regulatory authorities should be given sufficient opportunity to respond to the situation with market-based measures. Where market measures have been exhausted and they. Where market measures are still insufficient, Member States and their competent authorities should take measures to remove or mitigate the effects of the supply crisis.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Demand-side measures, such as reducing heating and cooling demand in buildings by coordinated energy efficiency measures, fuel switching or reducing the gas supply to large industrial consumers in an economically efficient order, may have a valuable role to play in ensuring energy security, if they can be applied quickly and significantly reduce demand in response to a supply disruption. More should be done to promote efficient energy use, particularly where demand-side measures are needed. The environmental impact of any demand and supply-side measures proposed must be taken into account, with preference being given, as far as possible, to measures that have least impact on the environment. At the same time, security of supply and competitiveness aspects must be taken into account as a priority. Environmental assessment of each new gas infrastructures must be conducted.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 280 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) The preventive action plans and emergency plans should be updated regularly and published. They should be subject to peer review. The peer review process allows for early identification of inconsistencies and measures that could endanger other Member States' security of supply, thereby ensuring that plans from different regions are consistent with one another. It also enables Member States to share best practice. The plans should be coherent with the EU energy and climate targets on greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency and renewable energy. The plans should be regularly updated in order to ensure their coherence with those objectives.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 329 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) The Commission should take into account the political situations of the third countries suppliers of gas. The respect of democratic and environmental standards and human rights should guide the external energy policy of the European Union and Member States.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 342 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
This Regulation establishes provisions aimed at safeguarding the security of gas supply by ensuring the proper and continuous functioning of the internal market in natural gas ("gas"), by allowing for exceptional measures to be implemented when the market can no longer deliver the required gas supplies and by providing for a clear definition and attribution of responsibilities among natural gas undertakings, the Member States and the Union regarding both preventive action and the reaction to concrete disruptions of supply. This Regulation also provides transparent mechanisms, in a spirit of solidarity, for the coordination of planning for, and response to, an emergency at Member State, regional and Union levels. Whenever possible, sustainable measures will be preferred over the construction of new gas infrastructures.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 352 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) 'protected customer’ means a household customer connected to a gas distribution network, including household in situation of energy exclusion, and, in addition, where the Member State concerned so decides, may also mean one or more of the following:
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 368 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) "Energy security" means a way to make the EU less reliant on external energy supplies, specially reducing the internal demand through energy efficiency measures and increasing internal production via the development of renewable energy.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 377 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 2
(2) ‘essential social service' means a healthcare, and emergency or security service;
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 385 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. The measures to ensure the security of supply contained in the preventive action plans and in the emergency plans shall be clearly defined, transparent, proportionate, non-discriminatory and, verifiable, shall not unduly distort competition and the effective functioning of the internal market in gas and compatible with 2030 and 2050 climate objectives, shall be demand- based and not supply-based, and shall not endanger the security of gas supply of other Member States or of the Union as a whole.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 418 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. National regulatory authorities shall take into account the efficiently incurred costs of fulfilling the obligation set out in paragraph 1, including how energy efficiency measures to reduce gas demand may contribute to the more sustainable approach to fulfilling the N-1 formula, and the costs of enabling permanent bi- directional capacity so as to grant appropriate incentives when fixing or approving, in a transparent and detailed manner, the tariffs or methodologies in accordance with Article 41(8) of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 429 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall require the natural gas undertakings, that it identifies, to take measures, in close collaboration with electricity undertakings to ensure the supply of gasenergy to the protected customers of the Member State in each of the following cases:
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 443 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The competent authority shall identify the natural gas and electricity undertakings referred to in the first subparagraph and specify them in the preventive action plan. Any new measures envisaged to ensure the supply standard shall comply with the procedure established in Article 8(4).
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 489 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) including electricity systems which can be also used as a complementarity solution to transport electricity powered by gas;
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 517 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities of the Member States of each region as listed in Annex I, after consulting the natural gas and electricity undertakings, the relevant organisations representing the interests of household and industrial gas customers, including electricity producers, the national environmental agency, and the national regulatory authorities, where they are not the competent authorities, shall establish jointly:
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 525 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a sustainable preventive action plan containing the measures, including energy efficiency measures, to be adopted to remove or mitigate the risks identified in the region, including risks of purely national dimension, in accordance with the risk assessment undertaken pursuant to Article 6 and in accordance with Article 8; and
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 530 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an emergency plan containing the measures, including demand-side management measures, through coordination with the electricity authorities, to be taken to remove or mitigate the impact of a gas supply disruption in the region, including events of purely national dimension, in accordance with Article 9.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 559 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) may distort competition or hamper the functioning of the internal energy market;deleted
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 566 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) is not in line with the EU climate and energy targets.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 613 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the costs and benefits of the measures, assessed against alternative market based-measures;deleted
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 627 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) likely to distort the Union internal market;deleted
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 765 #

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. A Gas Coordination Group is established to facilitate the coordination of measures concerning security of gas supply. The Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, in particular of their competent authorities, as well as the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (the "Agency"), the ENTSO for Gas and Electricity and representative bodies of the industry concerned, and those of relevant customers and environmental protection authorities. The Commission shall, in consultation with the Member States, decide on the composition of the Group, ensuring it is fully representative. The Commission shall chair the Group. The Group shall adopt its rules of procedure.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the Commission should undertakeCalls for a comprehensive review of the functioning of the current MFF, followed by a legislative revision including an adjustment on the ceilings, in order for the EU to respond to a number of unforeseen serious crises that is faced with, and address new political priorities;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that according to the Treaty, the Parliament and the Council constitute the two arms of the budgetary authority; therefore calls for the full involvement of the Parliament in the mid- term review and revision of the MFF regulation;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, while the MFF Regulation has to a large extent remained unchanged since its adoption, the framework conditions for its implementation have changed; highlights the fact that, following a genuine review, a legislative proposal should addres intensive recourse to MFF flexibility instruments after exhausting all available margins is not the best way to face complicated crises that are likely to continue; therefore a permanent system allowing for the mobilization of additional resources twhese challenges; points out in this regard that the new instruments, such as EFSI, that have been set up since the adoption of the MFF Regulation should be duly incorporated inton needed should be established through a genuine review, accompanied by a legislative proposal; while acknowledging the need to consolidate and further increase flexibility within MFF, points out that any new financial instrument should be set up according to the community method, in full compliance with the principle of the unity of the EU budget without any negative financial impact on the agreed programmesand on the grounds of democratic accountability and transparency;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the social, economic, environmental, migratory and terrorist crises faced by the EU provide all the more grounds for a substantial revision of the MFF, which, as it stands, has demonstrated its limitations as regards effectively addressing recent crises and the EU's new political priorities;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, in this respect, that while a review aims at assessing and evaluating the functioning of the MFF against its implementation, new economic conditions and other new developments, and as such could maintain the legislative status quo, a revision implies a modification of the MFF Regulation, which also includes (besides the legislative provisions) the MFF ceilings, on a basis of due respect for Article 312 TFEU and the limitations on the scope of the MFF revision laid down in the last sentence of Article 2 of the MFF Regulation; recalls that this article stipulates that the pre- allocated national envelopes shall not be reduced through a revision; stresses in this context that Article 323 TFEU requires that the financial means to fulfil the Union’s legal obligations in respect of third parties are being ensuredpoints to the principle of budget unity as the sole guarantee of genuinely democratic decision-taking and oversight in connection with expenditure; stresses therefore that revision of the MFF cannot result in a reduction of envelopes for heading 1b on cohesion policy, for heading 2 on rural development and the EMFF, or for jointly managed programmes under headings 3 and 4, i.e. AMIF, ISF or the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa; stresses in this context that Article 323 TFEU requires that the financial means to fulfil the Union’s legal obligations in respect of third parties are being ensured; takes the view accordingly that the fact that, for most spending items, envelopes cannot be reduced and the imperative for the EU to honour its commitments in other sectors make it all- important to raise ceilings;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that new political priorities should not be proposed at the expense of the agreed programmes of the current MFF, in particular H2020, CEF, COSME, Galileo and Copernicus, and pre-allocated national envelopes; therefore any redeployment of funds to the benefit of new financial instruments, such as EFSI, should not have any negative financial impact on agreed programmes with proven added value, such as H2020, CEF and COSME;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a further strengthening of coordination, and a maximising of synergies between, ESIF funds and EU programmes such as Horizon 2020, COSME and CEF;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that a review of the MFF in 2016 should take stock of a number of serious crises and new political initiatives, together with their respective budgetary consequences, which were not anticipated at the time of the MFF’s adoption; notes, inter alia, the migration and refugee crisis, external emergencies, internal security issues, the crisis in agriculture, the funding of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the persistent high level of unemployment, especially among young people, and the payment crisis in the EU budget; observes that, in order to finance the additional pressing needs, an unprecedented recourse to the MFF’s flexibility mechanisms and special instruments was deemed necessary, as the MFF ceilings proved to be too tight in some headings; considers that, over the past two years, the MFF has essentially been pushed to its limits; considers that an upward revision of MFF ceilings is warranted by the fact that flexibility instruments and margins have been fully utilised;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 31 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that Union programmes have not significantly contributed to ensuring access to finance for SMEthe majority of SMEs in the EU and especially for the ones operating in countries facing severe and persistent financial crisis; calls for further consideration to be given to ways of extendmeeting the programme to even more SMEs and meeting the various needs of SMEsvarious urgent needs of the SMEs and especially of the ones in danger of shut down, more adequately;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that Union funding can actually trigger and catalyse actions that Member States are unable to carry out on their own and create synergies and complementarities with Member States’ activities; encourages Member States to better explore areas in which the EU is not taking action;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the MFF programmes on the basis of theirNotes that given the fact of the late implementation of the current framework, the revision of the MFF is a key point in the management of EU spending in order to assess whether investment programmes performance against stipulated targets and objectives, present adequate absorption capacity and generate EU added value, taking into account the late implementation of the current framework.; underlines also that the mid-term review/revision is an opportunity for an MFF comprehensive simplification encompassing reforms in application, management, reporting and control of funds;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the conflicts in Syria, the Middle East and several regions in Africa have had humanitarian, security and migratory consequences on an unprecedented scale; recalls that the EU has been directly impacted, with more than one million refugees reaching Europe in 2015 alone and more expected in the coming years; recalls that this crisis led to a major financial response on the EU’s part and hence, which, albeit insufficient by any standard, has had a significant impact on the EU budget, notably on headings 3 (Security and Citizenship) and 4 (Global Europe);
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 52 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that significant budgetary means have been deployed to tackle the root causes of the refugee and migration crisis by Points out that migration/refugee- related actions are inforcing specific EU programmes under Heading 4; recalls the reallocations in favour of migration/refugee-related actionssufficient by any standard despite the reallocation of EUR 170 million to them in the course of 2015, as well as the approval in 2016 of an additional EUR 130 million under Heading 4 for migration/refugee-related activities, together withfor them and the reshuffling of EUR 430 million under the Instrument for Pre- accession Assistance, the Development Cooperation Instrument and the European Neighbourhood Instrument; recalls, furthermore, that in order to address the external dimension of the migration and refugee crisis the Commission has made various additional proposals having an impact on the EU budget, such as those for the establishment of EU trust funds (the Madad Trust Fund and the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, with an estimated initial budgetary impact of EUR 570 million and EUR 405 million respectively), as well as of the Refugee Facility for Turkey, for which EUR 1 billion is to be funded from the EU budget, not counting possible additional funding; stresses, however, that further pressure on the Union budget mightwill arise from other planned actions announced by the Commission such as the ‘London pledge’ or from events such as the EU- Turkey summit of 18 March 2016; is concerned, however, that owing to the magnitude of the problems the EU is facing further actions might still be required; points out in addition that migration/refugee-related actions must not be overly outsourced to non-EU countries and that it is the duty of the EU to mount its own response too;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 59 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for an immigration clause to be established so as to exclude Member State spending on migrant reception and integration from excessive-deficit calculations;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 62 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls for stepped-up EU budget support for Member States bearing the brunt of migration flows, such as Greece and Italy;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 66 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that, since the global economic and financial crisis, the EU has suffered from low levels of investment; notes in particular that in 2014 total investment was 15 % below the 2007 level, which corresponds to an investment drop of EUR 430 billion; considers that the austerity measures imposed and weak investment have slowsed economic recovery and hasve had direct repercussions onin terms of growth, jobs, increased poverty, a fresh upsurge in inequalities, disparities between EU regions and Member States, and competitiveness;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 69 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that the main threat for the EU economy is the low level of solvency of the private banking system and the high risk of a domino effect if there are some banks "too big to fail" which finally could fall. Deplores that the debates on the changes regarding the capacity budgetary of the Eurozone are being used in order that sustaining a financial regulation and a monetary policy that are protecting rentists practices, jeopardising the investment and employment. These policies are clearly flexible for the oligopolies of the financial system, but unable accomplishing the social and productive function of credit. The integration of the European Stability Mechanism, the future European Monetary Fund, as a huge financial instrument, into the Treaties could be the financing tool to justify several consequences at the same time: the socialisation of private debt into public debt, through the higher public expenditure to restore the liabilities of the banking system, and the cuts in the field of tax collection, the progressivity of the fiscal regime and their corresponding public, social and labour policies;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 74 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines that, in response to this pressing problem, the new Commission in 2014 proposed an clearly insufficient and poorly conceived investment plan for Europe and the establishment of EFSI, with the aim of mobilising EUR 315 billion in new investment in the real economy; notes that the guarantee provided by the Union for EFSI is covered by a Guarantee Fund of EUR 8 billion constituted in the EU budget;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 75 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines that, in response to this pressing problem,Notes that the new Commission in 2014 proposed an investment plan for Europe and the establishment of EFSI, with the aim of mobilising EUR 315 billion in new investment in the real economy; notes that the guarantee provided by the Union for EFSI is covered by a Guarantee Fund of EUR 8 billion constituted in the EU budget;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 87 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that youth unemployment remains dramatically highhas reached an extremely worrying level and represents one of the most pressing and serious problems that the EU is currently facing; highlights the fact that 4.4 million young persons under 25 were unemployed across the Union in February 2016 and that this corresponds to a proportion of over 40 % in several Member States and over 60% in several EU regions;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 95 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the fact that the EU budget makes a signin insufficaient contribution to the fight against unemployment, especially throug and that both the European Social Fund and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), though they are positive actions, are not sufficient; stresses also that, despite the initial delays in the designation of national authorities and the implementation of the YEI, the current figures indicate full absorption capacity; notes that an evaluation of this initiative will soon be concluded, and expects that the necessary adjustments will be introduced to ensure its successful implementation; calls for the establishment of new programmes with a view to giving substance to a genuinely social Europe;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 103 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Is particularly concerned, however, at the lack of new commitment appropriations for the YEI as of 2016, given that its entire original envelope was frontloaded in 2014- 2015 (Article 15 of the MFF Regulation); stresses that in supporting this frontloading Parliament never intended that the initiative should be terminated after only two years of funding and that other MFF mechanisms, such as the Global Margin for Commitments, were put in place with the purpose of ensuring its continuation; also notes the frontloading of appropriations, on the basis of the same article, for Erasmus + (EUR 150 million), this being another EU programme that makes a major contribution to improving the employability of young people, which was fully implemented in the first two years of this period;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 108 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls the recent terrorist attacks in France and Belgium and the increased threat levels in other Member States, which call for more coordinated and reinforced action at EU level; underlines that the Union already has the Internal Security Fund as an appropriate instrument and has several agencies operating in this field; considers that more European action, and therefore funding, will be needed in this area to provide an adequate response to this threat, mainly taking measures in order to halting any economic and trade relationship with all those economic players who trade with the so-called Daesh, sanctioning those companies or States which take advantage of the armament selling or the purchasing of oil and gas at low price;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 128 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for an early response to be made to the impact of the abolition of sugar quotas in 2017, which is likely to undermine the sugar cane sector in the outermost regions, and for provision to be made for support measures for small- scale sugar cane planters in those regions;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 165 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Urges the Commission, when preparing its legislative proposal, to take into consideration the following demands of Parliament regarding changes to the MFF Regulation, with respect both to the figures and to the raising of ceilings and to several provisions relating to the functioning of the MFF which need to be applicable already for the current MFF;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 167 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Points out that the specific envelopes for regions and Member States initially provided for under the MFF must simply be complementary and in no way result in a reduction in funding granted to regions and Member States in line with the criteria laid down in cohesion policy regulations; calls for any reduction in envelopes to be rectified as part of this mid-term revision;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 169 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Calls for stepped-up budget support for all Member States carrying out excessive-deficit reduction programmes;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 170 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Calls for the investment clause to be revised so that national and regional investments which co-financed ESI funds are excluded from the calculation of national deficits under the Stability and Growth Pact;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 189 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Strongly supports the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), as a means of ensuring an urgent response in the fight against youth unemployment, following the necessary adjustments brought about by the ongoing evaluation; considers that this can only be achieved through the provision of an adequate level of commitment appropriations for the YEI for the remaining years of the current MFF; in order to increase the utilisation rate of this funding, very low in those less developed regions, which need in a larger extent this sort of budgetary line; points out the necessity of making easier the anticipation of available funds at the outset of the programs; notes that this should entail an upwards revision of the ceilings of Subheading 1b, as no margins are available;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 199 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that the magnitude of the migration and refugee crisis goes to show that additional needs with significant budgetary consequences may be expected to arise in the coming years; underlines, moreover, that the need for internal security in the EU and the fight against terrorism are expected also to necessitate additional funding to back up reinforced action at EU level; is of the firm opinion that, even with the mobilisation of the small margins available under Heading 3 (Security and Citizenship) and existing flexibility provisions, the resources available will not be sufficient to tackle the increased needs under this heading; calls, therefore, for significant reinforcements for the AMIF and the Internal Security Fund, as well as for the Union agencies operating in the field, as well as other initiatives that can be undertaken; considers that an upward revision of the ceilings under Heading 3 is required;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 203 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Expects that concerted action to effectively respond to the external dimension of the migration and refugee crisis will intensify over the coming years, and will be accompanied by increased requests for funding under Heading 4 (Global Europe); which entails implementing solutions in origin, persecuting those practices which promoting directly or indirectly the Daesh and those who are taking advantage of human traffic, guaranteeing a safe mobility for the people under refugee status, and setting the resources needed in order to provide a worthy social integration during the period of stay for this population in Europe; underlines that such requests for additional funding should not be deployed to the detriment of the EU’s existing external action, including its development policy; calls, therefore, for a significant reinforcement of appropriations under this heading;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 274 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. AcknowledgDeplores the increased role of financial instruments in the Union budget as a complementary form of funding as compared to subsidies and grants; recognises the potential of these instruments in terms of increasing the financial, and therefore the political, impact of the Union budgetnd acknowledges that the budget must go beyond a sum of subsidies and grants, and claims for a new strategy fostering public investment in well selected sectors at European level. The financial instruments are failing in order to attract enough private capital insofar the investors are searching higher profit rates than the low interest provided; furthermore, these funds persist in concentrating investments in activities that would be likewise carried out; and, finally, integrate particular interests and private actors into public activities which detract a surplus and determine functioning conditions which prevent undertaking projects that were looking fully for the general interest; and they issue bonds backed by public guarantees, putting the risk charge into the public contributions; underlines, however, that a shift from traditional financing to more innovative instruments is not advisable in all policy areas, as not all policies are entirely market-driven; underlines that increasing use of financial instruments should not lead to a reduction in the Union budget; recalls Parliament’s repeated calls for greater transparency and democratic scrutiny regarding the implementation of financial instruments supported by the Union budget;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 321 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Calls for the introduction of one or several new own resources, ideally with a clear link to European policies that create added value, through progressive tax figures, reinforcing the fiscal capacity to tackle the financial, economic and environmental crisis along cycles; notes that a large number of possible new own resources have already been discussed by the High Level Group, and eagerly awaits its recommendations;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
– having regard to the judgment of the European Court of Justice in Case C- 370/12 Pringle v Ireland [2012],deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 33 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Treaty on European Union establishes the creation of the single market, whose currency is the euro; whereas the European Monetary Union currently consists of 19 members, two of whom have opt-out clauses, the remaining seven EU Member States having yet to join; whereas no financial liability will be incurred by the two countries with opt-outs from EMU in the framework of any fiscal capacity for the euro area;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 72 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas it became apparent during the sovereign debtfinancial crisis that the European Treaties do not provide the euro area with the instruments to deal effectively with shocks; whereas the economic governance framework has, in fact proven to be counter-productive as it forces Member States to adopt pro-cyclical measures;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 78 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, following real convergence in the run-up to the introduction of the common currency, the euro area witnessed structural divergence between 1999 and 2009, which made the euro area as a whole less resilient to shocks; whereas regulatory adjustments and structural reforms aimed at reducing risks and improving convergence have been introduced since 2009 at both European and national level, but some euro area Member States still require solidarity and sustainable reforms in their catching-up processthis situation can only be overcome with an increase in investment and a change of productive model;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 95 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas progress has been achieved in addressing the flaws of EMU throughausterity measures prescribed in legislation such as the Six- Pack and the Two-Pack regulations, as well as through the introduction of the European Semester and the creation of new instruments such as the ESMe European Semester and enforced as conditions for financial assistance from the ESM have deepened the economic crisis and led to a depression in some Member States;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 110 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Member States under duress have been forced to adopt harsh adjustment programs at enormous social and economic costs; whereas several national governments resigned after financial assistance was withheld; whereas this has severely damaged the reputation of the EU, its institutions and some Member States;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 116 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas a great deal of trust has been lost in the process, both between Member States and on the part of citizens and the markets in the EU institutions and the Union as a whole;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 125 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the ECJ ruled in the Pringle case that the ESM is consistent withU Budget could be reinforced with the ECB’s surpluses, or the surplus of the TFEU and opened the door to a possible integration of that mechanism into the acquis communautaire within the current limits of the Treaties;Budget, discounted to the Member States every year in their national contributions.
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 172 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the introduction of the euro as a common currency has eliminated tried and tested policy options for counterbalancing asymmetric shocks such as exchange rate fluctuation; reiterates that the relinquishing of autonomy over monetary policy therefore requires alternative adjustment mechanisms to cope with asymmetric macroeconomic shocks in order to make the euro zone an optimal currency area able, inter alia, to implement a proper policy mix to achieve real and social convergence priorities under full democratic control;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 184 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that EMU exposed its vulnerability in the context of the global financial and economic crisis when unsustainable imbalances, triggered by capital flows fromcaused by beggar-thy-neighbour policies in core euro area nations to the periphery and a rising public spending ratio in some Member States, aggravated and led to a sovereign debt crisis, in which government borrowing costs dramatically increased in some Member Stateand by capital flows to the periphery leading to elevated debt levels (private or public), which caused a dramatic increase in government borrowing costs in some Member States, following the rise in public spending due to bank bailouts and initial counter- cyclical policy responses to the crisis, jeopardising, in the absence of a proper fiscal backstop, the mere existence of the euro area;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 191 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the narrow focus on public deficit and debt level does not address the main causes of the euro crisis; stresses that unsustainable current account imbalances had developed before the crisis, due to beggar-thy-neighbour policies in some Member States, which led to increasing debt levels (public and private) in deficit countries;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 206 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the crisis has proved that a common monetary policy without a common fiscalplementary fiscal, industrial, social and cohesion policyies cannot address asymmetric shocks to the euro area; reiterates that mere coordination of national fiscal policies withe fiscal policy response, especially throut credible enforcement mechanisgh the fiscal adjustment programs, has not preventcaused an investment gap, has proved insufficient to trigger growth-enhancing, sustainable and socially balanced structural reforms and has not enhanced depressing growth, and severely hampering the national capacity to absorb economic shocks;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 221 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Observes that the stabilisation of the economic cycle since the beginning of the crisis has relied almost exclusively on the ECB, and that the reduced options available for monetary policy in a context of zero lower bound rates have led the ECB to implement unconventional monetary policy measures; recalls that the President of the ECB has called for integrated institutions, for a stronger and proactive fiscal policy on the euro area scale and for euro area Member States to deliver on structural reform;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 229 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the results achieved since the crisis broke in terms of risk reduction and better coordination; points in particular to the many measures taken by the EU institutions to address the shortcomings revealed by the crisis by strengthening coordination of national fiscal policies, in particular via the adoption of the Six-Pack and the Two- Pack Regulations; welcomes furtherNotes the fact that the EU institutions have set up frameworks for action in current and future crises, namely by creating the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM), the temporary European Financial Stabilisation Facility (EFSF) and its permanent successor, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM); underlines, however,stresses that these mechanisms dramatically lack transparency, democratic oversight and parliamentary control, and hence ownership;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 241 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that in 2012 the Commission introduced in its ‘Blueprint for a deep and genuine EMU’ the idea of a Convergence and Competitiveness instrument for euro area Member States, whereby euro area Member States could get financial support for ‘reform packages that are agreed and important both for the Member States and for the good functioning of the euro area’, and that this financial support ‘could be set up in principle as part of the EU budget’ and be established by secondary law on the basis of Article 352 TFEU and financed by either a commitment on the part of the euro area Member States or a legal obligation to that effect enshrined in the EU’s own resources legislation as ‘assigned revenues’; considers the review by the Commission of the European Semester, including the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP), as a follow-up to this approach;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 250 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the four pillars set out in the Five Presidents’ Report: completing the economic, financial and fiscal Union and strengthening democratic accountability, legitimacy and the institutional setting; emphasises that this report reiterates the view set out in the Blueprint of the Commission and the Four Presidents’ Report, coordinated by then President of the European Council Mr Herman van Rompuy,Stresses that a shock absorption capacity at euro area level is needed to complement automatic stabilisers at national level, whose functioning is limited, as was shownhas been limited by the imposition of deficit constraints on Member States budgets and austerity policies during the crisis;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 263 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Makes it clear that rapid action is needed to ensure the sustainability of the euro providing proper living conditions for all citizens; stresses that this requires strong joint efforts on the part of the EU and its Member States to complete the EMU and to restore the trust of citizens and markets;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 278 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that in order to regain trust, the euro must deliver on its promise of stability, convergence, growth and jobs; regards a fiscal capacity as a vital element Takes the view that incentives for sound fiscal policymaking and for addressing structural weaknesses at national and European level are needed, as well as fighting tax avoidance, halting this enterprise, which can be successful only if solidarity is closely linked to responsibility, meaning that financial suppe fiscal devaluation race among Member States, and taking into account that a morte is provided on the basis of clear criteriantegrated European economy needs some kind of new common fiscal figures;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 289 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Takes the view that financial instruments such as the ESM model pose several problems to the EU economy functioning and stability; as public investment is conditioned by the interests of private investment; as decision making is determined by the most powerful Member States providing the biggest contributions; and it is less redistributive than a model based in progressive taxes; finally, that the public guarantee system means that any losses in the projects will be taken in charge by public institutions while main profits go to the private sector.
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 305 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that incentives for sound fiscal policymaking and for addressing structural weaknesses at national level, taking into account the aggregate euro area fiscal stance, are core elements for the functioning of the euro area; considers that a fiscal capacity should, moreover, address specific concerns for the euro area in the case of absorbing shockand European level, fighting tax avoidance, halting the fiscal devaluation race among Member States, and taking into account that a more integrated European economy needs some kind of new common fiscal figures;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 309 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Takes the view that incentives for sound fiscal policymaking and for addressing structural weaknesses at national and European level, are core elements for fighting tax avoidance, halting the fiscal devaluation race among Member States, and taking into account that a more integrated European economy needs some kind of new common fiscal figures;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 351 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that three different functions have to be fulfilled; argues, first, that in order to foster economic and social convergence within the euro area and to improve the economic competitiveness and resilience of the euro area, Member States’ structural reforms should be incentivised in good economic times; argues, secondly, that differences in the business cycles of euro area Member States stemming from structural differences create the need for; argues that structural differences of euro area Member States create the need for coherent, cohesion and industrial, policies as well as an instrument to address asymmetric shocks; considers, thirdly, that symmetric shocks should be addressed so as to increase the resilience of the euro area as a whole;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 373 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Argues in consequence that three pillars of a fiscal capacity should be distinguished, wherein action should be undertaken in the framework of a common toolbox to address the different functions, i.e. incentivising convergence and sustainable structural reformsfostering social and regional convergence through public investment , absorbing asymmetric shocks, and absorbing symmetric shocks; takes note of the various proposals regarding designs put forward on this matter by politicians and academia;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 387 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Demands that the ESM be integrated into the Union’s legal framework and evolve towards a Community mechanism, as provided for in the ESM Treaty and as constantly requested by the European Parliament and foreseen in the Five Presidents’ report; underlines that the ECJ Pringle case-law and jurisprudence open up the possibility of bringing the ESM within the Union’s framework, within the existing Treaties, on the basis of Article 352 TFEU; calls, therefore, on the Commission to bring forward as a matter of urgency a legislative proposal to that end; demands that the ESM be made fully accountable to the European Parliament;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 414 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the ESM, whilst fulfilling its ongoing tasks, to be further developed and turned intocreation of a European Monetary Fund (EMF) with adequate lending and borrowing capacities, equipped with a banking license, and a clearly defined mandate, including its contribution to a euro area fiscal capacity; stresses that an EMF should be managed by the Commission and held democratically accountable by the European Parliament; emphasises that with the involvement of national parliaments would be involved in the process, given that their constitutional prerogatives regarding financial resources could be affected; insists that access to funding by the EMF is not subject to any recessionary macroeconomic conditionality;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 436 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for the ESM to be dismantled, and for the funds used until now as public guarantees for the bond issuing to be transferred to the EU budget, over and above the ceilings of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), and thus put under democratic control by the Parliament;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 446 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the EFSM and the balance of payment facility should be integrated into the same budgetary chapter as the ESM once the latter is integrated into Community law, thereby providing resources for financial assistance to countries outside the euro area but committed to joining on the basis of the agreed rules;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 454 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that compliance with a convergence code should be the condition for access to funding from the ESM/EMF; reiterates its call on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal to this end;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 469 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Pillar 1: A convergence code to promote convergence and incentivise the implementation of structural reformssocial and regional convergence
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 478 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that significant progress in convergence and sustainable structural reforms is needed in order to reconcile fiscal consolidation,social and regional convergence is needed in order to promote growth, jobs, productivity, competitiveness andand to strengthen the European social model across all Member States so as to effectively prevent asymmetric shock; considers that financial support from the European level for the implementation of agreed structural reforms in the Member States, while keeping the responsibility for implementation at the national level, is therefore indispensable;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 486 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. The EU must to change this approach, taking seriously into account an investment plan for Europe based in a reinforced EU budget under a progressive model of contributions, from national contributions keeping in mind the personal income average and the population of each Member State; leaving aside the rebates and unfair discounts, and establishing new own resources as the Financial Transactions Tax, a harmonised Corporation Tax and an environmental tax on the emission of greenhouses gases;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 489 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. The real convergence needed by the EU should be based on the increases of direct and indirect wages in those Member States with external surplus, and the fostering of investment, including a European public investment plan in the long term, focused on the most damaged regions more damaged by austerity policies and their dependent position in the European chain of value.
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 490 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. A crucial challenge to highlight is how to advance in the field of financial and fiscal regulation in order to halt the boost of rentist practices in the banking system;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 493 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its call for the adoption of a ‘convergence code’, as a legal act resulting from the ordinary legislative procedure, to streamline the existing coordination of economic policies into a more effective convergence of economic policies within the European Semester;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 509 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
26. Suggests that the convergence codemethod to define criteria to be reached within five years, building on the merits of the Maastricht criteria andshould be built on the principles of transparency, democratic accountability ensuring the participation of social partners and civil society at the core of the decision making process,, focusing for the first period on convergence requirements regarding:
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 523 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
– taxation: base and rate of corporate taxespecially corporate tax base reflective of economic substance as well as corporate tax rates, including minimum rates, and progressive inheritance and wealth taxation,
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 535 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 2
– labour market, including minimum wagpublic employment programs to actively fight unemployment, promote collective bargaining, labour and union rights, decent minimum wages, and improvement of social protection schemes,
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 562 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 – paragraph 2
This five-year period should in exchange allow for a phasing-in of the new tasks attributed to the ESM/EMF;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 574 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that a financial instrument is needed to work as an incentive-based mechanism for convergence and sustainable structural reforms with clear conditionality; believes that the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP), which is designed to provide technical support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, and economic and social sectors with a view to enhancing growth and jobs, can be further developed as a contribution to this function of the fiscal capacity;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 585 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that a financial instrument is needed to work as an incentive-based mechanism for convergence and sustainable structural reforms with clear conditionality; believes that the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP), which is designed to provide technical support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, and economic and social sectors with a view to enhancing growth and jobs, can be further developed as a contribution to this function of the fiscal capacis are limited and problematic tools, insofar they include private investors, which could indirectly condition the use or the success of the fund. Their guarantees on the bond issuing are based in national and intergovernmental contributions putting in risk decision making in fully democratic terms on how to apply the fund. The well-known financial instruments put already in practice have been imposing unfair, hard and counterproductive conditionalities for entire Member States, eroding their sovereignty;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 586 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. The EU needs to establish an automatic fiscal mechanism in order to correct imbalances of the payment balance among the Member States, based in higher wage evolution indicators for those Members with recurrent external surpluses and further investment plans in the most deprived regions within Members States with external deficits. Searching for real convergence has to be understood as a path towards fiscal harmonisation, measures against unemployment in those regions with a higher rate, a higher minimum wage standard, a European unemployment benefit scheme, among other measures to foster European public investment.
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 600 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Is convinced that increased social and regional convergence within the euro area will significantly increase the capacity of its Member States to absorb asymmetric shocks; believes, however, that no matter how great the efforts regarding convergence and sustainable structural reforms, asymmetric shocks with an impact on the stability of the euro area as a whole cannot be ruled out completely, given the strong integration of the euro area Member States; stresses, therefore, the need to have an instrument available for this emergency which provides an immediate stabilisation effect;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 609 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the two models for the shock absorption function are featured most prominently in the academic literature: a Rainy Day Fund and a European Unemployment Benefit Scheme;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 625 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Points out that the Rainy Day Fund should be funded by all the Member States on the basis of a cyclically sensitive economic indicator and used for payments to all Member States suffering from economic downturns;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 651 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Acknowledges that the model of a European Unemployment Benefit Scheme wcould foster convergence of labour markets in the medium term; insists that the a European Unemployment Benefit Scheme must be complemented by policies that enhance the creation of decent employment;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 684 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Warns that future symmetric shocks could destabilise the euro area as a whole since the currency area is not endowed with the instruments to cope with another crisis of the extent of the previous one; is convinced that the right instrument to deal with symmetric shocks depends on the nature of the shock; recalls that the EMF should be used as an appropriate financial resource;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 698 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that in the case of symmetric shocks brought about by a lack of internal demand, monetary policy alone cannot reignite the economy, particularly in a context of zero lower bounds; is therefore convinced that public and private investment must be increased, withe administrative burden reduced and a proper regulatory framework developed, with a view to stimulating view to stimulating potential growth and crowding-in private investment; is also convinced that public policies oriented to directly increase internal demand should be pursued by Member States and supportential growthd at EU level;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 707 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that symmetric shocks that are caused by a lack of supply must be diminished by improving the competitiveness of the euro area via appropriate financial incentives, including via the financing of professional training or financial incentives for R&D spending;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 716 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that symmetric shocks that are caused by a lack of supply must be diminished by improving the competitivenessapacity of the eEuro area via appropriate financial incentives, including via the financing of professional training or financial incentives for R&D spendingpean economy, through a crucial and democratic public action in strategic sectors at European, national and regional level;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 722 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Considers that instability in the financial sector could also poses severe challenges for the euro area as a whole; urges completion of the Banking Union in order to lessen these challenges; calls for the fiscal capacity to operate as a fiscal backstop for the Banking Union, as agreed in the SRM;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 723 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Considers that instability in the financial sector could also pose severe challenges for the euro area as a whole; urges completion of the Banking Union in order to lessen these challenges; calls for the fiscal capacity to operate as a fiscal backstop forfor a new financial regulation across Europe, establishing a banking tax for those practices qualified as rentist, demanding full compliance with the social function of credit, and the reinforcement of balance sheets of the Bbanking Union, as agreed in the SRM;system through resources coming from dividends, shareholders and senior financial creditors
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 769 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Calls urgently for the European Parliament and national parliaments to be given a strengthened role in the renewed economic governance framework in order to reinforce democratic accountability; calls for increased national ownership in the European Semester in order to improve compliance with the CSRs, participation and transparency;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 772 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Argues that national ownership could be improved by including national parliaments in the procedures; insists, however, that the competences of the EP and the national parliaments conferred upon these institutions by the Treaties should be respected and that mixing of these competences be avoided;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 784 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that in order to provide for a genuine EMU, a euro area treasury should be created for collective decision- making, supervision and management of the budgetary capacity for the euro area; calls for the inclusion of this treasury within the European Commission with full macroeconomic, fiscal and financial competences; calls for a vice-president of the European Commission to head the treasury and simultaneously to act as president of the Eurogroup; urges full accountability of this treasury to the European Parliament;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 804 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Considers that those non-euro countries that do not have an opt-out will eventually become part of the EMU and therefore may join the governance framework on a voluntary basis with a special status;deleted
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 817 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Acknowledges that the current political climate characterised by deep inequality, mistrust and uncertainty is not conducive to proper reformspolicy to achieve and complete EMU; believes, therefore, that a comprehensive roadmap, including clear milestones within an agreed timetable and taking into account the political situation, should be urgently adopted with a clear commitment by euro area Heads of State and Government to achieving a genuine and completeprogressive and democratic EMU;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 14 #

2015/2342(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the insufficient size of Heading 4 and the Emergency Aid Reserve in particular has led the Commission to resort to satellite budgetary mechanisms, such as trust funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, to top up the funding available; notes that this aim has not always been met with full success; trust funds, by their inter-governmental nature, make it difficult to implement a common, democratic migration policy, and encourage a dynamic of ‘he who pays the piper calls the tune.’ Current policy entrusts countries such as Turkey with role of buffer state and ‘border guardian’ on behalf of other countries. Turkey is just one example. This policy stigmatises people in a situation of forced mobility as a threat, while they are victimised by a multitude of global phenomena (inequality between centre and periphery, climate change, international conflicts, etc.) that have given rise to a tragic humanitarian crisis.
2016/10/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2015/2342(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores that the new satellite mechanisms result in bypassing the budgetary authority and undermine the unity of the Union budget; stresses that the creation of funding instruments outside the EU budget must remain an exception; urges for such instruments to be brought under Parliament's oversight and calls for guidelines for their incorporation into the EU’s budget and the scope of its powers.
2016/10/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2015/2342(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that refocusing the EU’s external financing instruments towards security, peace building and conflict resolution, migration and border management poses new challenges in relation to the initial objectives and principles of these instruments; calls for the introduction of a common migration policy for the EU as a whole, with sufficient budgetary resources, addressing the factors (poverty, wars, climate change) causing forced displacement; urges for the safe movement of people to be ensured by means of safe corridors; calls for social integration mechanisms to be set up in countries of destination for people in a situation of forced mobility.
2016/10/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2015/2342(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes, however, the Commission proposal for a new European External Investment Plan, with a new focus on investment to promote economic and social development in the EU Neighbourhood and Africa; expresses doubts, however, as to whether the proposal is ambitious enough to fully harness the EU’s borrowing and lending potential; calls for a review of the MFF and the structure of the budget to make the latter more ambitious, by providing it with additional income streams and a more progressive fiscal capacity with a view to addressing the humanitarian crisis caused by the forced movement of persons, and the other crises Europe faces.
2016/10/19
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the energy transition should guarantee the European energy security and sovereignty, producing our own energy independently and reducing drastically the importation of fossil fuels;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point b
b. empower citizens to produce and store their own cleanrenewable energy, take energy- saving measures, and become active participants in the energy market through consumer choice and the possibility of safely and confidently participating in demand response;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Towards a well-functioning energy market benefiting consumeritizens
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #

2015/2323(INI)

6. Calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to rigorously ensure full implementation of the Third Energy Package, and calls for its revision to take account of the following recommendations:
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c
c. Recommends developing rules for price comparison tools to ensure that consumers can access independent, up-to-date and understandable comparison tools; believes those tools should also include the energy generation costs for every type of technology, the energy mix used and more information about the energy companies such as ethical responsibility, job quality and gender equality; believes Member States should develop accreditation schemes covering all price comparison tools, in line with CEER guidelines;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Democratising the energy system by helping consumeritizens take ownership of the energy transition, produce their own energy and become energy-efficient
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that access to capital, high upfront investment costs and long repayment periods represent barriers to the take-up of self-generation and energy efficiency measures; calls, therefore, for the development of new business models and innovative financial instrumentspublic financial support to incentivise self-generation, consumption and energy efficiency for all consumers; considering the importance of self-generation and energy efficiency measures, suggests that the public funds mobilised to reach those objectives should not be considered as public deficit in the terms of the TSCG ; suggests that this should become a priority for the EIB, EFSI and the Structural Funds;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recommends self-consumed energy should not be monitored and should be free of taxes and fees, recommends the establishment of a contractual framework between consumers who produce their own energy and suppliers; in case of a positive net balance, during a period of one year, consumers should be paid for the provided energy.
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 305 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends reducing to an absolute minimum the administrative barriers to new self-generation capacity, suggests establishing a "one-stop-shop" to provide information and suggests replacing lengthy authorisation procedures with a simple notification requirement; suggests that the revision of the renewable energy directive could include specific provisions to remove barriers and promote community/cooperative energy schemes;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 384 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the development of a strong EU framework to fight energy poverty, including a broad, common but non- quantitative definition of energy poverty, focusing on the idea that access to affordableconsidering energy as a public social good and access to energy ias a basic social right; urges the Commission to prioritise measures to alleviate energy poverty in upcoming legislative proposals and to present a dedicated action plan by mid- 2017;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 388 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that, as a basic rule, it is forbidden to cut off power supplies to European citizens in financial difficulties; recommends social services as the responsible structure to determinate the poverty situation, suggests that suppliers should propose social tariffs adequate to consumers economics capacities;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission's planned transformation of the electricity market must contribute to efficiency and, security of supply and to achieving the goal for the European Union to become the world number one in renewable energies;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the integration of the energy markets willcan enhance achievement of the Treaty goals of secure, low-costaffordable and sustainable energy;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas national capacity markets make it harder to integrate electricitechanisms distort national and potentially also EU-energy markets and run contrary to the objectives of the common energy policy;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas national duties, fixed prices, subsidies, feed-in priorities and lack of interconnectors prevent a functioning internal market in electrifossil fuels and nuclear energy continue benefiting from subsidies whose costs befall taxpayers and society and thus delay the full market integration of largely CO2-free energy sourceare seldom included in power price calculations;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the support for renewables is necessary due to clear distortion of the energy market due to significant subsidies to the incumbent sector;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the transformation of the energy market and endorses the view that the transformed electricity market should enhance regional cooperation on security of energy supply and should focus on more market and less regulationthe integration of variable supply of renewable energy and decentralized renewable energy generation to the benefit of citizens;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the existing regulatory framework of the European markets to be adjusted to allow for a growing share of renewable energy sources; stresses that a new market design for electricity must promote sustainable, renewable and efficient electricity supply;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to be more pro-actively involved in the design of a European internal market in electricity and to avoid undermining the objectives of Articles 114 and 194 TFEU by means of permanent capacity marketechanisms;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends implementing tax models which penalise the use of fossil fuels and CO2 generation and favour the use of renewable energies as part of a framework based on reducing energy consumption;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the right of Member States to determine the conditions for the use of their energy resources, the national energy mix and the overall structure of their energy supply; nevertheless underlines the EU's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions domestically and to increase the share of renewable energies and improve energy efficiency;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 237 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the closer linkage of differing priorities in the national energy mix, such as wind energy with nuclear or with water reservoirspatchable renewable power generation with variable renewable energy sources;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that network expansion in particular is indispensablemight be necessary with a view to completing the internal market in electricity with a growing share of renewables; regrets that there are still large gaps in the interconnections between Member States, leading to network bottlenecks and significantly impairing cross-border energy trading; calls for the electricity interconnection objectives to be differentiated by region and aligned with the ENTSO-E ten-year network plan;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that new approaches should be developed to overcome bottlenecks and achieve a smart distribution grid that allows for the smooth integration and provision of services by decentralised generators, prosumers and consumers;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recommends separating the ownership of transmission and distribution networks found in the case of some suppliers in some Member States, systematically establishing distribution networks governed by public or collective interest criteria;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 272 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that rapid network expansion and the removal of network bottlenecks are also essential if uniform price zones are to be retained, and that the splitting of bidding zones could be a sensible market economy approach to reflect actual electricity shortages in certain regions; takes the view that in closely integrated electricity networks the allocation of price zones should be decided together with all neighbours concerned in order to prevent both the inefficient use of networks and the reduction of cross-border capacities, which is incompatible with the internal market; stresses that decentralized small scale production increases security of supply and reduces the investment needs in infrastructure;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 285 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Is sceptical ofCriticises capacity mechanisms on the grounds of high cost and the risk of market distortions, and stresses that national capacity marketstresses that capacity mechanisms diminish the overall acceptance and also the feasibility of the energy system transformation; stresses that they increase costs and lock in inflexible and unsustainable generation capacity; stresses that national capacity mechanisms are subject to the EU rules on competition and state aid;
2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 318 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for national capacity mechanisms only to be authorised where a full, detailed analysis of the production and supply situationd transparent generation adequacy assessment at regional level has been carried out in advance and a bottleneck has been identified which cannot be eliminated by less stringent measures such as a strategic reserve; stresses that the adopted measures must be temporary;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 323 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Insists that national capacity markets should be open to cross-border participation and should only create the capacity strictly necessary for security of supply;deleted
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Insists that, before a capacity market is authorised, it must be shown that all efforts have been made to reinforce the internal market and dismantle obstacles to flexibility;deleted
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 385 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the expectation of future price surges can create incentives for producers and investors to invest in production capacity, particularly in high- efficiency modern gas-fired power stations, urges politicians not to intervene in the market even in the event of large price surges and calls, in the medium term, for the complete abolition of regulated final consumer prices;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 415 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Supports the EU's goal of increasing the share of renewables to 30%; notes, however, that the permanent subsidising that until and unless the external costs of renewables is outdated and that renewables too must react to market signals in this new energy system, since otherwise market signals for all electricity producers will be heightened disproportionatelyrgy are reflected in a strong ETS, providing a high enough and stable carbon price, and a fully flexible power market without over-capacity is in place to allow for balanced prices to develop, supportive and bridging measures for renewables must be continued; stresses that it is crucial to Member States to get the possibility to continue national support schemes, specifically for local small scale, decentralised renewable energy production;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 434 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that the Member States must meet ambitious specific quantitative objectives for the share of renewables in energy consumption, irrespective of the market situation, and therefore stresses the importance of promoting renewables in a way that focuses on competition and cost efficiency; therefore regards the promotion of investment as more compatible with the market than feed-in priorities and fixed priceertainty for investors in renewable energy sources; therefore regards feed-in priorities and fixed prices as necessary for meeting investors’ needs;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 449 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. InsistStresses that, with the increasing technical maturity and widespreadgrowing use of renewable energy sources, subsidy rules must be geared to market conditions in order to keep costs for energy consumers within reasonable boundthe objective of support schemes is to allow newer and more costly technologies, to progress along their learning curve; demands that support schemes take into consideration the different maturity levels, specific barriers as well as risk profiles of different renewable energy technologies;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 458 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Warns against mixing energy supply objectives withStresses the link between energy policy and climate policy objectives; calls for the ETS to be consistently reinreforcmed and the market to be redesigned with a view to greater flexibility, so that in future CO2 and fuel prices can give more support to the expansion of renewablesin a way to help achieve the decarbonisation objectives of the European economy whilst allowing a ‘just transition’ for all workers without undermining quality of life or generating windfall profit;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 468 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for operators of renewable power plants to be held strictly responsible for balancing within their areas and stresses that, in the event of departure from the schedule announced by the operator, an appropriate compensatory energy price should be charged;deleted
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 484 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urges the Member States to regulate in such a way that encourages small-scale (individual and communal) own consumption of renewables, with net balance systems;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 487 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Is convinced that, alongside renewables, all energy sources which serve the objective of gradual decarbonisation will continue to have a role to play in electricity generation;deleted
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 504 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that, for a medium- term transitional period, national responsibility for the energy mix cannot be questioned and therefore that both nuclear power, which is largely CO2- neutral, and the use of national energy reserves together with high-efficiency gas- fired power stations and coal-fired electricity generation using the latest technology, can make vital contributions to the integration of renewables;deleted
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 530 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Urges the Member States to establish the judicial and administrative mechanisms needed to spur the involvement of local communities in electricity generation by making them stakeholders in small-scale renewable electricity generation projects;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 541 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Urges the Member States to establish local-level intelligent electricity generation grids enabling efficient and proximity management of electricity generation and consumption;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 548 #

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for measures to facilitate necessary investments in distribution systems which are not yet prepared for taking in growing quantities of renewables or for digitalisation; in this connection, data collection and distribution must be accorded a greater role and data protection must be secured; each party requesting data from consumers should provide justification why the data is needed, i.e. the burden of proof should be extended to DSOs/metering operators;
2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the European budget couldshall relieve the strain on national budgets and bolster fiscal consolidation efforts by providing own resources as well as rationaliswhile complementing and reinforcing public services, providing own resources as well as ensuring due assessment and effective accounting expenditure; firmly believes that wider ranging management of public money at EU level would make it possible to achieve economies of scale and hence cut spending, especially in the diplomatic and military fields;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2015/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges that the euro area have its own budget in order to counteract asymmetric shocks and reward reform efforts; believes the European Stability Mechanism to be a prototype of such a tool; calls for budgetary policy and monetary policy to be brought into a policy mix to boost growth and job creation.deleted
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas increased energy efficiency and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection and supply securi, in line with the COP 21 agreement to limit global warming below 2°C, and pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C, supply security and energy sovereignty; whereas the Energy Efficiency Directive provides an important basis in this connection;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is making good progress towards its environmental targets for 2020 (reducing CO2 emissions, increasing the share of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency) and is playing a leadingn important role at world level;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 45 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Energy Efficiency Directive only inadequately implemented – savings targets achieved nonethelesprovides framework for reaching energy savings targets
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States; considers, therefore, that one reason why the energy efficiency targets are being achieved lies in the fact that citizens and undertakings themselves have an interest in low energy consumption and cutting costsregrets the substantial delays in implementation despite that citizens and undertakings themselves have an interest in low energy consumption and cutting costs; highlights that the European Commission assessed in the energy efficiency progress report to the European Parliament and the Council that currently only 17.6% primary energy savings will be achieved by 2020 according to the national indicative targets and that the 20% target will probably not be reached;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Member States to quickly implement the EU legislation in order to take the necessary measures to achieve the energy saving targets;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls Parliament's resolutions of 5 February 2014, 26 November 2014 and 15 October 2015, which call for three binding energy and climate targets for 2030, in particular the 40 % energy efficiency target;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the directive’s flexibility has allowed many Member Statese existence of many loopholes in the existing directive in particular in Article 7; calls the European Commission to rembark on energy efficiency measurove these loopholes;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the Energy Efficiency Directive became an Energy Saving Directive as a result of political decisions; calls for the focus of the directive to be turned more towards energy efficiency considerations;deleted
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 121 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Competing legal provisions slow down environmental progress, create red tape and increase energy costsdeleted
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Criticises the 2 000 or soNotes that energy reporting obligations imposed on businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers who bear the consequences of an overly complex reporting systemas part of a framework, are essential to evaluate the progress on the implementation of the existing EU legislation;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that energy saving rules and rules on increased use of renewable energy sources have a direct and indirect impact on the carbon footprint and the ETS system (certificate prices)pricing instruments such as the ETS system (certificate prices) is not appropriate tool to reach energy efficiency target; notes that low ETS certificate prices reduce the incentives for investment in energy saving;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that national legislation (exit from coal, payment schemes for renewable energy, capacity markets) restricts the scope for European solutions that provide the best possible results in terms of cost and supply and cancels out the price advantages obtained through energy saving; calls for increased possibilities for binding coordination by ththe Energy Efficiency Directive gives the necessary flexibility that enables Member States to tailor European solutions that provide the best possible results in terms of cost and supply according to national circumstances; notes that Member States have the possibility to introduce more stringent measures that are Ccommissionpatible with Union law (Article 1.2);
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 184 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for the prioritisation of energy efficiency measures focus on low-income populations, especially regarding social building renovation in order to eradicate the energy poverty;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Energy legislation needs to be more coherent and more flexible
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that a barrier-free internal energy market will optimisepublic supervision of the energy market will enable the control of the costs of energy production and distribution and significantly improve energy efficiency across Europe;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States; considers the flexibility of the rules to be a major factor in guaranteeing their acceptance; asks that the calculation of certification schemes and energy-saving measures should not be hampered by overly restrictive interpretations and time limitsnotes that actions under Article 7.2 are no longer relevant and that the statistical removal of energy used in transport and ETS sectors from setting the target has diminished the effectiveness of the energy savings requirement;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 244 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that more flexibility is needed in order to reach the EU’s climate protection and efficiency targets; calls for ‘target flexibility’ for Member States; takes the view that rebates should be available for targets relating to energy saving and increasing the share of renewable energy sources (Article 3 of the Energy Efficiency Directive) where for example the CO2 targets have been exceeded must be collectively increased and binding targets for energy efficiency are essential to ensure ambitious objectives, and to allow sufficient flexibility for Member States to tailored the measures at the national level;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be adapted in line with the EU’s climate protection targets for 2030, as the minimum basis and in line with the COP 21 agreement;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets the Court of Auditors' criticism of less-than-effective energy efficiency projects supported by the EU Structural Funds (2007 to 2013); cCalls for improved guidelines and more intensive Commission monitoring with a view to making better use of the Structural Funds and EFSI for energy efficiency investments; suggests that the public funds mobilised for energy efficiency measures should not be considered as public deficit in the terms of the TSCG;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #

2015/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is working on guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9 to 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive; considers cost transparency – taking account of cost- effectiveness and technical feasibility – to be a prerequisite for energy saving; takes the view that this topic could potentially be included in the Buildings Directive; considers that the basis of cost- effectiveness should not be the decisive criteria to implement energy efficiency measures;
2016/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the Court of Auditors report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU budget would be about 114 million EUR per year if the European Parliament centralised its activities; reiterates the call on Parliament and the Council to address, in order to create long term savings, the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by Parliament in several previous resolutions;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade and investment policies must be aimed at creating sustainable growth and high-quality, decent jobs, and that future trade agreementese policies should be drawn up in such a way as to form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition and reciprocity;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #

2015/2105(INI)

1a. In the context of world market contraction and recession, trade and investments policies should take this into account and take alternatives to promote the job creation and sustainable and environmental friendly growth, boosting the public investment as a key priority for economic recovery;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Having regard to the Report of ITUC "Frontlines report 2016 - Scandal inside the global supply chain of 50 top companies";
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Whereas trade and investment policies should repeal the participation of multinationals companies that you use tax rulings and tax avoidance;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of SMEs to trade and investment, given that there are more than 600 000 SMEs in the EU, which account for one third of EU exports, representing the majority of the social fabric and of the job creation in Europe;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls trade and investment policies to have into account the full respect of EU and international law and policies, specifically in what regards occupied and under conflict territories, as well as in full compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 64 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls the European Commission to promote the women employment and decent working conditions in the development of the implementation of trade and investment policies;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls the Commission to support the inclusion of minorities in the trade and investment policies;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 78 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls the trade and investment policies of the EU to fully respect the public ownership of strategic assets and to refuse the unfair and unsustainable exploitation of natural resources for trade purposes specifically on the third and poorest countries,
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the European Commission in the development of their trade and investment policies to avoid the delocalisation of European manufacturing facilities to outside the EU, in order to maintain jobs in the EU Member States;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the requirement in the Commission’s ‘Investment Plan for Europe’ to boost investment within the EU, and considers trade strategies to be an essential means of achieving this goal.deleted
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that the development of robotics in the EU will have a strong impact on industrial relations. Believes that this impact should be addressed in a balanced manner so as to promote the reindustrialisation and allow also the workers to enjoy the productivity gains for example by reducing the working time without loss of salary;
2016/09/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Considers that in order to maximize the benefits of robotics, it must not to be used for a mere substitution of workers, but it must help to create more quality jobs and scale-up the whole production of a company;
2016/09/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that in order to implement a socially balanced framework on robotics that allows the development of European industries without mass destruction of jobs, social partners, both trade union and industry, have to be involved and considered at EU, Member States and industry level;
2016/09/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
(56) The fees and charges levied by the Agency should be set in a transparent, fair, non-discriminatory and uniform manner. They should not jeopardize the competitiveness of the Union’s industry concerned. Furthermore, they should be established on a basis which takes due account ofand being weighted in a bonus-malus system basis on the fees and charges collected from the aviation industry. This bonus-malus system, from and around the system of general rates of fees and charges, would favour enhances in the field of safety and ecological sustainability all over the chain of value. It would increase slightly the charges percentage on those business activities staying behind the average level of innovations. It has to be determined after an annual evaluation by an independent commission created by the Agency and supervised by the European Parliament. They should not jeopardize the operability of the legal or natural personsUnion’s industry concerned to pay, in particular regarding small and medium- sized enterprises.
2016/05/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 75 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The circular economy sector has an enormous job creation potential. Member States should ensure that labour standards are not lowered as a result of the resource transition, which should be based on the creation of quality jobs.
2016/07/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Commission and Member States should develop measures to guarantee the sustainable recovering of landfill area or landfill damaged area;
2016/07/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) It is necessary to take into account the Food and Agriculture Organization reports entitled “Food wastage footprint: Full-cost accounting” and "Food wastage footprint: Impacts on natural resources “ in order to better assess the real costs of food waste and bear in mind the best practices in this field.
2016/07/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) In order to achieve the objectives of this Directive, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices both between Member States, civil society organizations, regional and local authorities and social partners including trade-unions, and the waste industry. This could be achieved through the establishment of communication platforms.
2016/07/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Union funds that are allocated to support the transition to the circular economy could therefore be used for research programmes on the treatment of hazardous waste. Extended producer responsibility schemes should be applied for any hazardous waste putting the burden on the producer of this kind of waste that should be the responsible of their collection and environmental costs.
2016/07/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The Union is one of the larger importers of raw materials of the world; the circular economy is an opportunity to reduce our dependency on imports; this could lead to a reduction of many conflicts at global level, a better environmental performance and to the development of a more resilient European industry.
2016/07/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) The Commission should promote support measures for small establishments or undertakings in order to be able to achieve goals set.
2016/07/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 323 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 5 a (new)
- promote the production of organic fertilizers and environmental efficient uses of food wastage, animal by-products and bio-waste such as worm composting.
2016/07/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Biodegradable municipal waste accounts for a large proportion of municipal waste. Landfilling of untreated biodegradable waste poses significant negative envioronmental effects in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air. While Directive 1999/31/EC already sets landfill diversion targets for biodegradable waste it is appropriate to put in place further restrictions on the landfilling of biodegradable waste by prohibiting the landfilling of biodegradable waste that has been separately collected in accordance with Article 22 of Directive 2008/98/EC. The Commission and the Member States should encourage the use of alternative measures for the sustainable treatment of biodegradable waste in line with new technologies and techniques such as worm composting, bio-digestion, etc.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) A progressive reduction of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reduction should avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union's long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such obligation should not lead to the creation of overbe compatible with the development of adequate capacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste and should not contribute to increased waste incineration capacity or an over-use of landfills. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction target defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Member States should ban the shipment of waste to other Member States or to third countries. Competent authorities should promote the local treatment of waste following the principle of 0 km waste.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) The Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices both between Member States, regional and - specially- local authorities, involving all relevant civil society organizations, including the social partner and environmental and consumer organizations.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) To adequately implement and enforce the objectives of this Directive it is necessary to ensure that the local authorities of the territories where landfills are located are recognized as relevant actors, as they suffer directly the consequences of landfilling. In this respect, public and democratic consultation should be ensured in the localities and supra-municipal areas where a landfill is going to be established beforehand and appropriated compensation should be established for the local population.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 d (new)
(8d) In order to ensure the proper implementation of this regulation local platforms of control should be set, with the participation of social partners, local administrations and civil society organizations to ensure that landfilling areas respect national and EU regulation.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 41 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 e (new)
(8e) The European Commission should ensure that every landfill in the EU is in full compliance with the Environmental Impact Assessment requirements, and that the latter are renewed on a regular basis, at minimum every 8 years.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 f (new)
(8f) The European Commission should guarantee that every landfill in the EU is audited in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU and national law.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management and waste landfill capacity is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparing the reports on compliance with the targets set out in Directive 19991/31/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recent methodology developed by the Commission and the national statistical offices of the Member States.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) In order to supplement or amend Directive 1999/31/EC, in particular with the view to adapting its Annexes to scientific and technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 16. It is particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. Any amendments to the Annexes should only be made in line with the principles laid down in this Directive. To this end, as regards Annex II, the Commission should take into account the general principles and general procedures for testing and acceptance criteria as set out in Annex II. Moreover, specific criteria and test methods and associated limit values should be set for each class of landfill, including if necessary specific types of landfill within each class, including underground storage, and specific data of its maximum capacity. Proposals for the standardisation of control, sampling and analysis methods in relation to the Annexes should be considered for adoption by the Commission where appropriate within two years after the entry into force of this Directive.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Extended producer responsibility schemes should apply to hazardous waste. Producer of this kind of waste should be held responsible for its collection and all related environmental and public health costs.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to better implement the objectives of landfills, in line with the protocol 26 of the TFEU, Member State policies should be based in public management and ownership in order to ensure that it is environmental policy objectives, and not the maximization of profit, that guides landfill policy.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Commission and Member States should ensure the development of plans for the sustainable recovery and sustainable alternative usage of landfills and landfill-damaged areas.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is inserted: "(2a) Member States shall ban every waste on landfills that have been filled.";
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 2030 the amount of municipal waste landfilled is reduced to 10% of the total amount of municipal waste generated. This objective shall be implemented without increasing the level of waste incineration.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 5 with a view to reducing it and introducing restrictions to the landfilling of non-hazardous waste other than municipal waste. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. Additionally the Commission shall assess the feasibility of introducing maximum levels of kilogramme of landfilled waste per area of authorized landfill.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – point c a (new)
(4a) in Article 7, the following point is inserted: '(ca) this capacity shall be considered the maximum capacity;';
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – point g a (new)
(4b) in Article 7, the following point is inserted: '(ga) these plans shall include regeneration, reparation and alternative sustainable uses for landfills;';
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 8 – point a – point iv a (new)
(4c) in Article 8(a), the following point is added: '(iva) the maximum capacity has not been achieved;';
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
ANNEX IIIa
(10a ) the following Annex is added: 'Annex IIIa Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy. 1. Economic instruments: 1.1 progressive increase of landfill taxes and/or fees for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); 1.2 introduction or increase of incineration taxes and/or fees or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste; 1.3 progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems incentivising municipal waste producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; 1.4 measures to improve existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes; including taxes on the industries that produces hazardous waste 1.5 extension of the scope of the producer responsibility schemes to new waste streams; 1.6 economic incentives for local authorities to promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes; 1.7 measures to support the development of the re-use sector; 1.8 measures to supress harmful practices not consistent with the waste hierarchy. 2. Further measures: 2.1 technical and fiscal measures to support the development of markets for re-used products and recycled (including composted) materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials; 2.2 measures to increase public awareness of proper waste management and litter reduction, including ad-hoc campaigns to ensure waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate collection schemes; 2.3 measures to ensure an appropriate coordination, including by digital means, between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the involvement of other key stakeholders including social partners, local authorities and civil society organizations; 2.4 use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in order to finance the development of the waste management infrastructure needed to meet the relevant targets and to compensate the localities where a landfill is located; 2.5 creation of communication platforms to foster exchange of best practices between social partners, local authorities, civil society organizations and also Member States; 2.6 any relevant alternative or additional measures aiming at meeting the same purpose.' 2.7 Environmental audit of landfill.'
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Recital 4
(4) "In order to implement the precautionary and preventive principles and in line with the waste hierarchy and the Community strategy for waste management, the generation of waste must be avoided as much as possible." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:02fa83cf-bf28-4afc-8f9f- eb201bd61813.0005.02/DOC_1&format=PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 1
Article 1 of Directive 2000/52/EC is replaced by the following: "This Directive lays down measures which aim, as a first priority, at the prevention of waste from vehicles and, in addition, following the waste hierarchy steps, at the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of end-of life vehicles and their components so as to reduce the disposal of waste, as well as at the improvement in the environmental performance of all of the economic operators involved in the life cycle of vehicles and especially the operators directly involved in the treatment of end-of life vehicles." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:02fa83cf-bf28-4afc-8f9f- eb201bd61813.0005.02/DOC_1&format=PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6(1) of Directive 2000/52/EC is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that all end- of life vehicles are stored (even temporarily) and treated in accordance with the waste hierarchy priorities and the general requirements laid down in Article 4 of Directive 75/442/EEC, and in compliance with the minimum technical requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive, without prejudice to national regulations on health and environment." . Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:02fa83cf-bf28-4afc-8f9f- eb201bd61813.0005.02/DOC_1&format=PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 c (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
"1.Article 7(1) of Directive 2000/52/EC is replaced by the following: "1. Having regard to the waste hierarchy priorities and the environmental impact of transport, Member States shall take the necessary measures to encourage the reuse and repair of components which are suitable for reuse, the recovery of components which cannot be reused and the givrecycling of preference to recyclingmaterials when environmentally viable, without prejudice to requirements regarding the safety of vehicles and environmental requirements such as air emissions and noise control." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:02fa83cf-bf28-4afc-8f9f- eb201bd61813.0005.02/DOC_1&format=PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
"1. Member States shall not, on the grounds dealt with in this Directive, impede, prohibit, or restrict the placing on the market in their territory of batteries and accumulators that meet the requirements of this Directive." Article 6(1) of Directive 2006/66/EC is deleted. Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 7
Article 7 of Directive 2006/66/EC is replaced by the following: "Member States shall, having regard to the environmental impact of transport, take necessary measures to ensure the practical implementation of waste hierarchy priorities, including to maximise the separate collection of waste batteries and accumulators and, to minimise the disposal of batteries and accumulators as mixed municipal waste in orderand to achieve a high level of recycling for all waste batteries and accumulators." lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF). Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 d (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 1
"1. TArticle 15(1) of Directive 2006/66/EC is replaced by the following: "1. Without losing sight of the waste hierarchy priorities and the environmental impact of transport, treatment and recycling may be undertaken outside the Member State concerned or outside the Community, provided that the shipment of waste batteries and accumulators is in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (1)." Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent illegal shipment of waste.". Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 e (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
In Directive 2006/66/EC, point a of Article 20(1) is replaced by the following: "(a) the potential effects on the environment and human health of the substances used in batteries and accumulators;" lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF) as well as the environmental overall performance of each type of battery and accumulator throughout their entire life cycle, including its average useful life, its potential for repair and reuse and the concrete presence of hazardous substances;" Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 23 – paragraphs 1 a - 1 d (new)
(aa) the following paragraphs are inserted: '1a. Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 10, 11 and 12 for each calendar year to the Commission. They shall report this data electronically within 18 months of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected. The data shall be reported in the format established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 1d. The first report shall cover the data for the period from 1 January [enter year of transposition of this Directive + 1 year] to 31 December [enter year of transposition of this Directive + 1 year]. 1b. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report. 1c. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall assess of the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up every three years. 1d. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting data in accordance with paragraph 1a. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24.'. Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Recital 2
(2) "The objectives of the Union's environment policy are, in particular, to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment, to protect human health and to utilise natural resources prudently and rationally. That policy is based on the precautionary principle, the waste hierarchy and the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should, as a priority, be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay." lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 4
Article 4 of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "Member States shall, without prejudice to the requirements of Union legislation on the proper functioning of the internal market and on product design, including Directive 2009/125/EC, encourage cooperation between producers, repairers and recyclers and measures to promote the design and production of EEE, notably in view of facilitating repair, re-use, dismantling and recovery of WEEE, its components and materials. In this context, Member States shall take appropriate measures so that the ecodesign requirements facilitating re-use and treatment of WEEE established in the framework of Directive 2009/125/EC are applied and producers do not prevent, through specific design features or manufacturing processes, WEEE from being repaired and re-used, unless such specific design features or manufacturing processes present overriding advantages, for example, with regard to the protection of the environment and/or safety requirements." lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 d (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 6 – Title
"Disposal and transport of collected WEEE" lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)In Directive 2012/19/EU, the title of Article 6 is replaced by the following: "Use of collected WEEE". Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 e (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "2. Member States shall ensure that the collection and transport of separately collected WEEE is carried out in a way which allows optimal conditions for preparing for re-use, recycling and the confinement of hazardous substances. In order to maximise preparing for re-use, Member States shall promote that, prior to any further transfer, collection schemes or facilities provide, where appropriate, for the separation at the collection points of WEEE that is to be prepared for re-use from other separately collected WEEE, in particular by granting access for personnel from re-use centres." Having regard to the waste hierarchy priorities and the environmental impact of transport and without prejudice of the application of the "producer's responsibility" principle, the access to separately collected WEEE by repair and re-use local operators shall be promoted." Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 f (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following "2. Proper treatment, other than preparing for re-use, and recovery or recycling operations according to the waste hierarchy priorities shall, as a minimum, include the removal of all fluids and a selective treatment in accordance with Annex VII." Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 h (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8(3) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall ensure that producers or, third parties acting on their behalf or third operators present in the market set up systems to provide for the recovery of WEEE using best available techniques. The systems may be set up by producers individually or collectively. Member States shall ensure that any establishment or undertaking carrying out collection or treatment operations stores and treats WEEE in compliance with the technical requirements set out in Annex VIII." Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 i (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 1
"1. TArticle 10(1) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "1. Without losing sight of the waste hierarchy priorities and the environmental impact of transport, the treatment operation may also be undertaken outside the respective Member State or the Union provided that the shipment of WEEE is in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 of 29 November 2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes does not apply (2)." lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF) Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent illegal shipment of waste." Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 j (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11(1) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "1. Regarding all WEEE separately collected in accordance with Article 5 and 6 and sent for treatment in accordance with Articles 8, 9 and 10, Member States shall ensure that producers meet the minimum targets set out in Annex V." Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 k (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
In Directive 2012/19/EU, point d of Article 14(2) is replaced by the following: "(d) the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in EEE;" , as well as the environmental overall performance of each concrete EEE placed in the market throughout their entire life cycle, including its average useful life, its potential for repair and reuse and the concrete presence of hazardous substances;". Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE