1082 Amendments of Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ
Amendment 1 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) was established in order to contribute and to strengthen the promotion of gender equality in the Union, including gender mainstreaming in all relevant Union policies and the resulting national policies, the fight against discrimination based on sex, and raising Union citizens’ awareness of gender equality, and welcomes the prioritising of the work on several areas with outputs of high quality and high visibility, without losing focus on gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes that the outreach of EIGE’s communication activities grew significantly in 2017 and its publications have received positive feedback from users, which contributed to spreading the messages of gender equality and raising the citizen’s awareness in the Union;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes EIGE’s participation and its valuable contributions of gender aspects in the European Justice and Home Affairs Agencies’ network;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Takes note that the EIGE has advanced on some recommendations of the External Evaluation(2015); welcomes EIGE’s effort to shift toward a project-led organisation which will increase internal synergies and promote knowledge sharing across the units; appreciates that EIGE has started to implement an action plan addressing the recommendations and calls on the Institute to further continue this process to improve governance and efficiency;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the ongoing cooperation between the EIGE and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality and welcomes the EIGE’s contribution to the ongoing efforts of the Committee including on the study and promotion of gender budgeting and on gender aspects of Trafficking in Human Beings; welcomes in this respect in particular EIGE’s contribution to integrate to the Anti- Trafficking Directive and the Victims’ Rights Directive a gender perspective;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Points out the need of EIGE’s close cooperation not only with the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, but also with other parliamentary Committees in order to better realise gender mainstreaming in all policies and actions; calls for additional funding to be allocated to EIGE to increase the number of staffs, which will allow EIGE to provide assistance to its key stakeholders, for example, in implementing gender budgeting and other gender mainstreaming tools;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Welcomes the EIGE’s achievements in 2017, in particular its release of the Gender Equality Index 2017 (the Index), the development of harmonised definitions and indicators on gender-based violence, and its expanded gender mainstreaming platform and tools; appreciates the new feature of the Index which focuses on gaps among different groups of women and men and the fact that the Index will be updated on an annual basis since 2019; calls upon more methodological tools to be developed to better ensure gender mainstreaming in all policies and actions; calls on the Commission to include the Index in the European Semester as one of the monitoring tools;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Strongly recommends that EIGE, as the European Union expertise centre on gender equality, to be assigned to monitor the implementation of the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Deplores the circumstances of constant risk of budgetary cuts and lack of human resources under which EIGE must work;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Appreciates the work of EIGE on the topic of digitalisation and welcomes its project focusing on work-life balance, the gender pay and pension gap, and the development of a gender-sensitive parliament tool;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 94 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
12. Welcomes Parliament’s resolution of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU; emphasises that sexual harassment is a serious crime which is always under- reported, an extreme form of gender- based discrimination and one of the biggest obstacles to gender equality; welcomes the Bureau decision of 2 July 2018 to revise the functioning of the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members of the European Parliament and its procedures for dealing with complaints, as well as the addition of Article 34a to the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, concerning the financial consequences of a proven case of harassment of an accredited parliamentary assistant; nevertheless strongly regrets the slow and inadequate progress in the implementation of the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution; demands that full and undivided attention be given by Parliament’s president and administration to the full implementation of all requested measures, in particular by means of the 2017-2019 roadmap on 'preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members and APAs, Trainees or other staff', which should be revised as soon as possible to adequately include at least the following demands of the resolution with a clear timeline for implementation:
Amendment 149 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to improve work-life balance, acceptance by managers and, if relevant, equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; notes that flexible working timpublic awareness of work-life balance in the Parrangements can lead to gender discrimination in practice as these tools are used in the vast majority of cases by women and can impedeliament shall be further raised through workshops, trainings and publications; addresses that MEPs and staffs shall be well-informed that measures for improving work-life balance, such as maternity/paternity leave, parental leave, career progression; also recalls that te's leave, and flexible working might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office where they are visible and can networkarrangements would help achieve gender equality in the Parliament, encourage a better sharing of caring responsibilities between women and men, improve women's employment, well-being and will have long-term impacts on social and economic development;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2119(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the EU economy is continuing to grow, employment has risen considerably and the investment gap brought about by the crisis has almost closed; points out nevertheless that vulnerabilities persist, sustainable growth has not benefited everyone equally, and regioneconomic, social and territorial disparities are still a key issue of concern;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2119(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the view that investment, innovation, knowledge and structural reforms are keyan important part to making Europe stronger and more cohesive; points out, in this context, that investment under the cohesion policy plays a significant role alongside appropriate reforms in boosting sustainable economic growth, inclusiveness and institutional and administrative capacity;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2119(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take further measures to leverage private and public investments and more partnerships in order to create new jobs, to fully maximise the added value of cohesion policy funds and their complementarities and synergies with other Union programmes and financial instruments;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2119(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the proposals for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the strengthened links between cohesion policy and the European Semester process for delivering sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2119(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the strongerNotes the focus of the 2019 European Semester on investment needs to guide programming decisions for the period from 2021 to 2027 and the envisaged new annex to the 2019 country reports, in which investment needs that are relevant for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) during the 2021-2027 period will be identified;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2119(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for a thorough and complete monitoring of all housing tenures as well as research and examination, geographical differentiation between low demand areas and heated housing markets among other important issues in order to improve the analytical basis of the housing assessment in the Country Reports and the Country Specific Recommendations.
Amendment 48 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas there is an uneven spread of slaughterhouses across Member States,
Amendment 175 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to make programmes for the religious slaughter of animals available in slaughterhouses, given that a large proportion of exports of live animals are to Middle Eastern markets.
Amendment 208 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals by both land and sea, and calls for the monitoring of such practices to be stepped up; stresses that uniform standards on the conditions in which live animals are transported should be respected throughout the EU;
Amendment 259 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to identify types of support for the transport of live animals by air.
Amendment 322 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the European Commission to abolish the use of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) applied only to two Member States, as it is a discriminatory tool that is often abusively used for political purposes rather than acting as a European mechanism to safeguard and promote the rule of law;
Amendment 14 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Article 39 TFEU gives the CAP the objective of ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, in particular by increasing the individual earnings of persons engaged in agriculture, stabilising markets and assuring the availability of supplies;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the effect on farmers, given their fragile financial circumstances and fundamental role in our society, of market distortions arising from trade agreements with third countries, since agricultural markets are typified by intense agricultural price volatility which exacerbates farmers' weak position in the food chain;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the specific characteristics of agricultural activities make it essential to have collective organisations to enable all the objectives of the CAP to be attained, and of initiatives promoting the biodiversity, sustainability and durability of agricultural production, to be attained, provided that such arrangements are beneficial to consumers and society, and that such organisations must be considered compatible with Article 101 TFEU;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the interests of EU farmers are protected following the acquisition of Monsanto by the Bayer group, which could damage competition in the field of access to crop protection products and seeds.
Amendment 31 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need to safeguard women’s sexual and reproductive rights, to guarantee access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, including access to quality and affordable modern contraceptive methods, to ensure that women receive the recommended natal care and to prevent child and maternal mortality;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to reinforce the implementation of policies that empower girls and women, combat poverty and social exclusion and within the framework of SDG 5 and the ILO's 2018 'Women at Work' initiative, focus on providing women and girls with equal access to higher education and training, life-long learning, decent work and equal pay, equal access to financial services and representation in economic and political decision-making processes;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of making education and training in the STEM subjects accessible to women and girls, with particular emphasis on increasing their digital competences and increasing their participation in STEM sectors;
Amendment 89 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen using gender-sensitive approaches to meet the special needs of women and girls who are in need of international protection, with a particular focus on providing assistance to girls and women victims of gender- based violence in the country of origins and along the migration routes;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission report of 8 May 2018 on the development of childcare facilities for young children with a view to increase female labour participation, strike a work-life balance for working parents and bring about sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe (the ‘Barcelona objectives’) (COM(2018)0273),
Amendment 53 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas evidence shows that 80% of care in the EU is provided by unpaid informal carers and 75% of them are women; whereas regressive tax policies, underfunded public services and cuts to social services, including childcare and long-term care services, disproportionately affect women, as they often fill the gaps in caregiving, education and other kinds of family support, typically without remuneration, perpetuating women’s disproportionate responsibility for care10 ; __________________ 10 Institute of Development Studies (2016) Redistributing Unpaid Care Work – Why Tax Matters for Women’s Rights. Policy Briefing. Issue 109. January 2016.
Amendment 66 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the impact of taxation on gender gaps concerning corporate wealth, personal wealth and property is an under- developed area of research and there is an urgent need to ensure that gender- disaggregated data in these areas is available;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourage the Member States to enhance tax policies to improve the use of childcare services, such as tax breaks for families, tax allowances in the form of tax reduction or exemption, in order to promote women’s participation in the labour market and to minimize gender pay and pension gaps; emphasizes that these policies should particularly focus on low-income families, single parent and other disadvantaged groups of people;
Amendment 145 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets that femmenstruale hygienic productse and care products and services for children or older people are stillre not considered as basic products in all Member States; calls on all Member States to eliminate the so-called ‘care and tampon tax’ by making use of the flexibility introduced in the VAT Directive and applying exemptions or 0 % VAT rates to these essential basic goonsiders that period poverty is an ongoing issue in the EU where it is estimated by Plan International UK that 1/10 girls cannot afford sanitary products and that in2017 in the UK, 49% of girls missed at least one full day of school due to their periods;
Amendment 148 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes thCalls on all Member States to eliminate tax evasion and tax avoidance are major contributors to gender inequality in the Union and globally as they limit the resources available to governments to increase equality at national and international he so-called ‘care and tampon tax’ by making use of the flexibility introduced in the VAT Directive and applying exemptions or 0 % VAT rates to these essential basic goods; recognises that a reduction in price due to exemption of VAT on these products would have immeasurable benefit for young women; recognises that this would be a further step towards making sanitary products free in schools, universities and homeless shelters, and for women from low-income backgrounds, with the aim of eradicating period poverty complevtel17 ; y across the EU; __________________ 17 UN ‘Final study on illicit financial flows, human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of states on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, 2016.
Amendment 4 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Recalls the central role that Agriculture and forestry play in the achievement of the ambitions of the SDGs, the Paris Agreement and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health and food;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Where as CAP plays an important role in a sustainable productivity and a fair competitiveness of the sector in order to avoid the volatility of farm incomes, which, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, are on average still lower than in the rest of the economy;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the importance of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in terms of the budget and of its legacy to the history of the Union when the food security of postwar Europe was at stake; recalls that the CAP is still and it must continue to be one of the most important and most integrated policies, and that it will continue to contribute to building Europe’'s future and Europe's security and safety;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the necessity of more investments in agriculture and agri-food systems, as well as greater spending on research and development, to promote innovation, support sustainable production increases and find better ways to cope with issues like water scarcity and climate change;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of a well reformed CAP to respond to the maximum number of the challenges that will face the Union in the future; recalls that CAP needs to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with the agricultural crisis, sustain the possible proces, price and income volatility, health and market risks, and free trade agreements; stresses the importance of the future CAP in fostering innovation and research and development, including the agricultural aspects of the future Horizon Europe programme;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines the importance of rural development in supporting multi- functional agriculture and fostering partnerships between farmers, local communities, civil society and additional entrepreneurial activities, in order to generaste income from diversified economic activities.
Amendment 7 #
2018/2086(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points to the need to determine the weaknesses of each Member State and, using the available resources, promote measures tofor support by the authorities responsible for addressing problems by tightening up the criterion of ex ante conditionality and meeting the targets set;
Amendment 14 #
2018/2086(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
(10.) Considers that, within public administrations, innovation processes should be promoted so as to make for better connectivity and digitisation, while constantly keeping step with the rapid development of new technologies in the areas concerned; calls, therefore, for funding to be provided for in future programming for operations to deploy e- government in keeping with the principles and priorities set out in the EU e- Government Action Plan, while providing future beneficiaries with the information necessary to enable them to use the systems as rapidly as possible;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound survey of 17 November 2016 entitled ‘the 6th European Working Conditions Survey: 2015’,
Amendment 12 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound survey of 23 January 2018 entitled ‘European Quality of Life Survey 2016: Quality of life, quality of public services and quality of society’,
Amendment 19 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation of 22 May 2018 on High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems (COM(2018)271) and the Commission staff working document of 22 May 2018 accompanying the document Proposal for a Council Recommendation on High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems (SWD(2018)173),
Amendment 32 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the European Institute for Gender Equality’s 2017 Gender Equality Index Report: Measuring gender equality in the European Union 2005-2015;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to the publication of WeDo project in 2012 entitled ‘European Quality Framework for Long-term Care Services: Principles and guidelines for the wellbeing and dignity of older people in need of care and assistance’,
Amendment 40 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the achievement of gender equality has been slow and across the European Union women remain underrepresented in the labour market; whereas the employment rate of women in the EU is 64% (compare to 76% for men), leading to gender gaps in pension, poverty, social protection and women are at a greater risk of social exclusion; whereas the evidence suggests that one of the main causes of this is caring responsibilities;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in the EU, 10% of women in working age (15-64) either do not work or work part-time because of caring responsibilities (compare to 0.5% of men); whereas women tend to spend disproportionately more time than men on caring activities, around 38% of women are engaged in care for children, grandchildren, older people and/or people with disabilities every day for at least 1 hour (compare to 25% of men)1a; _________________ 1aEIGE, Gender Equality Index 2017 Report: Measuring Gender Equality in the European Union 2005-2015,
Amendment 49 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the lack of formal care services for children, elderly people, persons with disabilities and/or chronic diseases who are in need of long-term care can lead working carers, in particular women, to reduce their working hours, work part-time and to drop out of the labour market; whereas there is a gender gap between women and men working full-time at the EU level, which is 18.2%;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas evidence shows that 80% of care in the EU is provided by unpaid informal carers and 75% of them are women; whereas the traditional care model is not sustainable since there is an increased number of women being active in employment who are facing pressures from balancing work with caring responsibilities;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas young people who have caring responsibilities face particular barriers in accessing education and training, and in reconciling education with caring responsibilities; whereas there is a gender gap between young women and young men aged 15-24 who have caring responsibilities and 15% of young women involved in care at least 1 hour per day (compare to 3% of young men) 1a; _________________ 1aEIGE, Gender Equality Index 2017 Report: Measuring Gender Equality in the European Union 2005-2015,
Amendment 85 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the rise of women’s participation in the labour market increases the need for high-quality and affordable childcare, and the demand of places in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services across Europe is higher than the supply; whereas evidence shows that the childcare for children from 0 to 3 years of age is used mainly on a part-time basis (less than 30 hours per week) in more than half of Member States; whereas a full labour market participation of women requires childcare to be available full-time and to meet the demands during parents ‘working hours;
Amendment 89 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas public investment in childcare is a win-win strategy and the extra tax revenue generated by the increased participation of parents in labour market is enough to cover the cost of childcare; whereas the public expenditure on childcare of Member States is mostly on childcare for children from 3 to the mandatory school-going age;
Amendment 90 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) is effective in tackling inequality that affects children from early ages, preventing early school leaving therefore it has long-term effects on children’s life;
Amendment 91 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas due to the lack of financial support and limited provision of childcare, 16.2% and 3.9% of parents do not use formal ECEC services, respectively;
Amendment 109 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas public investment should be increased in care infrastructure and services and evidence in OECD countries shows that increased investment of GDP in care industry would lead to an increase of women’s employment;
Amendment 114 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas social service sector, including long-term care service for the elderly and childcare service, is one of the fastest growing economic sectors and therefore it is necessary to secure an adequate and qualified supply of formal carers in order to function effectively;
Amendment 117 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas long-term care services and childcare are oftentimes devalued and in many Member States this profession has a rather low profile and status, which is reflected by low wage level, unequal representation of women and men in the labour force, poor working conditions, and the absence of a formal employment contract;
Amendment 119 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas elderly people sometimes suffer from ageism and sexism and elder abuse is a social problem in all Member States, which is found in different types of care settings;
Amendment 120 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas long-term care users may have difficulties in affording private care services, which are usually more expensive than the care services provided by the public sector; whereas women are always more affected than men because of gender pay and pension gaps and they have to spend a higher share of their income on long-term care;
Amendment 121 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)
Recital F f (new)
Ff. Whereas it is reported that people from disadvantaged backgrounds are facing particular challenges when there is limited availability of high-quality care services, such as those from low-income families, living in rural areas, and children with ethnic minority or migrant backgrounds;
Amendment 137 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive on work-life balance for workers and carers and emphasises, in this context, the importance of the individual rights of leave and flexible working arrangements for helping working individuals to manage their private and professional lives; believes that for the purposes of future development, the aim should be to progressively extend parental and care leave9 , which should be paid at an adequate level, and to ensure non-transferable parental leave, guarantees in relation to dismissal, return on the same or equivalent post and protection from discrimination carried out on the basis of leave-taking decisions, and the extension of rights to those who need to take adequately paid leave in order to care for dependents other than children; _________________ 9 As called for in www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do? pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2010- 0373+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
Amendment 162 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that every person should have the right to choose quality care services that are suitable and accessible for them and their family;
Amendment 165 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes a variety of care services, such as early childhood care and education, care services for the elderly and care for persons with disabilities and/or chronic diseases who have long lasting health and care need, and that differing policy approaches have therefore been developed; Is of the opinion that care could be provided by formal and informal carers;
Amendment 177 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasizes that a wide range of care services is of particular importance to informal carers, which will be complementary to informal care and help to increase informal carer’s participation in employment;
Amendment 178 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the approach to the development of care services should take into account all categories of users and their differences and diverse preferences for the types of care services they require, including people with disadvantaged backgrounds, such as ethnic minorities, migrant families, people living in remote and rural areas, low income families; Bears in mind that the family concept used in legislation and policies should be understood in a broad sense;
Amendment 186 #
Amendment 197 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasizes that the quality of care services should be understood in multiple dimensions, including the quality of facilities and services, quality of teaching programs for children, professionalism of carers, quality of the premises and environment, the education levels of carers and their working conditions;
Amendment 202 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines that information about available care services and service providers should be accessible for parents, the elderly, people with disabilities and/or with chronic diseases who are in need of long-term care as well as informal carers;
Amendment 210 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Is of the opinion that the lack of investment in high-quality childcare for children below 3 years of age would extend women’s career breaks and create difficulties when they return to work;
Amendment 211 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that those planning, programming and providing care services have a responsibility to take cognisance of users’ needs and that care services for the elderly and persons with disabilities must be planned and developed with the participation of the users and should be designed and implemented in a rights- based approach in order to prevent elder abuse;
Amendment 220 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop guidance for Member States on developing comprehensive employment- friendly and accessible care services which include childcare, care services for the elderly and care for persons with disabilities and/or chronic diseases who are in need of long-term care, and which are based on the participation of and consultation with the intended users of the services to ensure their accessibility; and their needs could be met;
Amendment 228 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Further calls on the Commission to develop sector-specific statistics, harmonised definitions and indicators, to improve data collection and to assess the accessibility, quality and efficiency of care services for children, persons with disabilities and/or chronic diseases who are in need of long-term care and the elderly at an EU level; calls on the Commission to monitor their implementation and promote corrective action where and when may be needed;
Amendment 236 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to develop national plans for improving care services by paying heed not only to users’ needs, but also to the work-life balance and working conditions of the large numbers of carers; calls on the Member States to monitor their implementation and adopt corrective actions where and when may be needed;
Amendment 237 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to improve and to facilitate carer’s access to education, professional training and lifelong learning in order to ensure the quality and sustainability of care services;
Amendment 239 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Member States to take measures to improve carers’ working conditions, such as ensuring their rights in paid leave and that a formal employment contract is signed, and to significantly raise the wage level in the care sector;
Amendment 240 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Notes that informal carers should be better supported by trainings and recognition of acquired skills, psychological counselling and by carers’ breaks, which will benefit both informal carers and care recipients;
Amendment 249 #
2018/2077(INI)
16a. Calls on the Member States to ensure the coverage of care services, both in urban and rural areas, in order to improve the accessibility and availability of carer services for people with disadvantaged backgrounds, including people living in rural and remote areas;
Amendment 260 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Invites the Commission to revise the Barcelona targets and targets on early childhood education following consultations with the Member States;
Amendment 261 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines that the current challenge of reaching the Barcelona targets is to increase the provision of childcare for children between 3 and 4 years of age; welcomes the Commission’s recommendation to extend the target of Education and Training 2020 Strategy to offer childcare places for at least 95% of children between 3 years of age and the mandatory school age;
Amendment 266 #
2018/2077(INI)
18. Calls on the Commission to set up targets on care services for the elderly and for persons with disabilities and/or chronic diseases who are in need of long-term care, in consultation with the Member States and civil society;
Amendment 270 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the exchange of experiences and good practices on quality, accessibility and affordability of childcare and long- term care services, and to support peer learning and peer counselling among the Member States;
Amendment 276 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to include care for the elderly and for persons with disabilities and/or chronic diseases who are in need of long-term care in its monitoring and review of data in the European Semester and in the annual report on gender equality; calls on the Member States to consider including assessments of care services for the elderly and persons with disabilities in their country reporand/or chronic diseases who are in need of long- term care in their country reports, taking into account the feedbacks from carers and carer recipients; encourages the Member States to adopt and use corrective measures should progress prove to be slow;
Amendment 280 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to ensure equal access and fair treatment in care services for the elderly, children, and for persons with disabilities and/or chronic diseases who are in need of long- term care, with a particular focus on persons with disadvantaged backgrounds;
Amendment 281 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the status of care professions, to raise public awareness of recognizing the value of care services, to tackle the gender stereotypes that assume women should take the role of carers while men should be the breadwinner and support the family financially, and to promote men’s involvement in caring activities; addresses that informal carers play important roles in taking up caring responsibilities and they should be recognized as equal actors in care service provisions;
Amendment 282 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Invites the Member States to improve national Quality Frameworks of ECEC services by taking into account the Council Recommendation on High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care systems and encourages the Member States to review five crucial areas of ECEC services which are mentioned in the Recommendation: access, workforce, curriculum, evaluation and monitoring, governance and funding;
Amendment 286 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to increase investment in care services and improve the quality, availability and affordability of care, and to increase investment in special measures that enable carers to maintain an active professional life;
Amendment 301 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the provision of funding for all types of care services through the European Social Fund+ and other financial instruments whose purpose is to fund social infrastructure, without any prejudice to negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework;
Amendment 304 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide support for young carers, especially young women carers, in cooperation with NGOs and educational establishments, in order to reduce their burdens and to improve their participation in education and training activities;
Amendment 308 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Member States to increase public expenditure on childcare for children aged below 3 and encourages the Member States to take measures, such as providing minimum levels of free childcare, subsidies for new parents and childcare providers, and tax breaks for families to improve the use of ECEC, with a particular focus on low income families;
Amendment 312 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Welcomes that some Member States have introduced fiscal incentives for companies that provide childcare for their employees to improve work-life balance;
Amendment 313 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the provision of European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to support the provision of childcare facilities in rural areas, and to further utilize European Funds for Strategic Investments for funding ECEC projects;
Amendment 314 #
2018/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Encourages the Member States to promote a more efficient distribution of resources to increase the access and affordability of care services by targeting extra funding towards disadvantaged and vulnerable groups;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) publication, Cyber Violence against Women and Girls in June 2017,
Amendment 4 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the report of the EQUINET entitled "Harassment on the Basis of Gender and Sexual Harassment: Supporting the Work of Equality Bodies", published in 2014,
Amendment 30 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the effects of both physical and verbal harassment, including that perpetrated online, are harmful not only in the short term but also in the long term and can include, for instance, stress and severe clinical depression; whereas in addition to negative health outcomes, bullying and sexual harassment at workplace also have negative impacts on individual’s career, on organizations and society, such as increased absenteeism, reduced productivity and service quality, and the loss of human capital;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas along with the widespread use of online and social media, it is estimated that one in ten women have already experienced a form of cyber violence, including cyber stalking and harassment since the age of 15; whereas the statistics on cyber violence against women and girls are scarce in the EU and there is a lack of collection of sex- disaggregated statistics in the Member States;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to develop comprehensive national action plans and legislations on VAW, paying due attention to providing adequate resources, including but not limited to staff trainings and sufficient funds for equality bodies;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2055(INI)
7. Regrets that some Member States haven’t ratified the Istanbul Convention; Calls on all Member States which have not already done so to ratify and fully implement the Istanbul Convention without delay;
Amendment 67 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to obtain a clear picture of the issue of sexual harassment across the EU with better and scientifically more robust studies, and collection of sex- disaggregated data, including new challenges such as cyber bullying and cyber harassment;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure equal pay, equal treatment and employment opportunities between women and men, and to ensure women’s access to decision-making and senior management post both in public and private sectors as a means of avoiding the abuse of power and to promote gender equality, which is fundamental to combating VAW;
Amendment 133 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Highlights that education on gender equality at every level is a fundamental tool in avoiding and eliminating these forms of misconduct, in changing the mind-set and in reducing the cultural tolerance to sexism and sexual harassment; Emphasizes the need to introduce educational programs and debates by school in this area; Notes where necessary and proper, in cooperation with relevant NGOs and equality bodies, these programs and debates should include information and discussions about the prevention and measures against sexual harassment, in order to inform victims’ rights and to remind its links with the objectification of women;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that access to public services, in line with their development, is crucial for the 150 million- strong cross- border population, which is steadily increasing, and is hampered by numerous legal and administrative barriers; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts and step up cooperation to remove these barriers, especially when related to health services, transport, education, labour mobility, as well as regulation and business development;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the problems faced by the border regions are common to some extent, but also vary from region to region and depend on the individual characteristics of a given region, which makes an individual approach in tackling these obstacles a necessity; acknowledges the shared development potential of cross- border regions in general;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special situation of cross-border workers, who are most seriously affected by the challenges present in the border regions, including, in particular, the recognition of diplomas and other qualifications obtained after lengthy retraining, healthcare, transport and access to information on job vacancies, social security and taxation systems; calls, in this context, on the Member States to step up their efforts to overcome these obstacles and allow for greater powers and flexibility for regional authorities in border regions to improve the quality of life of cross-border workers;
Amendment 61 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that transport services are still insufficiently developed and coordinated in the border regions, which hampers cross- border mobility; stresses, furthermore, that cross-border transport infrastructure is also particularly adversely affected by complex regulatory and administrative arrangements; awaits the forthcoming Commission study on missing railway links along internal EU borders; underlines that any such study or future recommendations should be based on information and experience from local and regional authorities and take account of any proposals for cross-border cooperation and, where this is already in place, for better cross-border connections;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that mutual trust, political will and a flexible approach among multi-level stakeholders are vital to overcoming the abovementioned persistent obstacles and, boosting growth and development in border regions and creating new jobs; calls, therefore, for better coordination, dialogue, more effective exchanges of information and a further exchange of best practices among authorities; urges the Commission and the Member States to enhance such cooperation;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the eGovernment Action Plan 2016-202013 as a tool to achieve an efficient and inclusive public administration, and recognises the particular value of this plan for simplification measures in the border regions; is, however, concerned by the patchy implementation of the plan in some Member States; is also concerned about the low level of online services available for foreign entrepreneurs to start doing business in another country; _________________ 13 Commission communication of 19 April 2016 entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 – Accelerating the digital transformation of government’ (COM(2016)0179).calls on the authorities in cross-border regions to set up electronic portals for the development of cross-border business initiatives;
Amendment 113 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the positive role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes in the development and cohesion of border regions; calls on the Commission to preserve ETC as an important objective, with a more distinct role within cohesion policy post-2020, as well as a significantly increased budget; underlines at the same time the need to simplify the programmes and reduce the administrative burdens for beneficiaries and calls on authorities in cross-border regions to make more intensive use of the support provided through these programmes;
Amendment 116 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the positive role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes in the development and cohesion of border regions; calls on the Commission to preserve ETC as an important objective, with a more distinct role within cohesion policy post-2020, as well as a significantly increased budget; underlines at the same time the need to simplify the programmes while making them more flexible and reduceing the administrative burdens for beneficiaries;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that cohesion policy is one of the most important instruments to tackle the main priorities defined in the Commission’s draft budget for 2019 -: building a stronger and more resilient European economy; reducing disparities within the EU; creating jobs; bringing solidarity and security within and beyond EU borders; and ensuring a proper implementation of the EU budget;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women spend more time than men on unpaid care work, which is one of the main reasons for women’s underrepresentation in the labour market; whereas the demand for high-quality, accessible and affordable childcare and long-term care services is higher than current supply and some families from disadvantaged backgrounds have difficulties in affording to private care services;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the proposed 1,1 % rise in the level of payment appropriations, with decreases of 8,9 % and 3,6 % respectively for Cohesion fund and European territorial cooperation, as well as the 2,8 % increase in commitment appropriations under Heading 1b in the 2019 draft budget compared to the previous budget; is concerned that those amounts may not be sufficient to match the pace of implementation of the programmes under that heading and to prevent the reconstitution of a backlog of unpaid claims, or to show that the EU is able to fulfil its commitments and hence enhance its credibility;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of identifying support measures to consolidate the role of farmers in the supply chain, as well as new ways of encouraging farmer organisations;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the increased funding proposed by the European Commission for promotion measures, which are crucial to expand the share of European exports on markets across the world; underscores the importance of new markets for maintaining competitiveness and increasing the resistance of European agriculture to market crises such that arising from the Russian embargo;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms its request for increased resources, e.g. under the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the EU cohesion fund, to uphold women’s economic and social rights, especially through women’s employment and investment in high-quality, affordable public care services, and to reduce gender inequality, including through the use of existing instruments at Union and Member State level;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reaffirms the vital importance of the school fruit and vegetables scheme, especially given the current level of child malnutrition in the Union; calls on the Commission, therefore, to reduce the bureaucracy involved and stresses the need to promote healthy eating habits in children and the consumption of organic fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the insufficient execution of payments to young farmers in recent years and encourages Member States to promote the use of those appropriations the following year in order to boost generation renewal; considers that support for young people should focus more on their present needs rather than encouraging them to undertake major investments;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of rural development commitments and spending and their job creation potential in areas worse hit by unemployment; underlines the need to continue to provide initiatives for young farmers that promote innovation and generational renewal; observes that access to farm investment funding instruments should be better adapted to the investment needs and higher risk profiles of new entrants;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new delivery model (NDM) is, at the core of the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming, andinvolves many uncertainties regarding its implementation and mighto be welcomed, provided that it does not lead to the renationalization of the CAP, does not damage the proper functioning of the single market and ensures genuine simplification, not only at EU level but also at Member State and regional level, and flexibility for farmers, without adding new constraints on Member States and thus a new layer of complexity;
Amendment 195 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the scarcity of labour force in agriculture is a limiting factor for the development of the agricultural sector;
Amendment 234 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to develop the research capacity and infrastructure necessary to translate the results of research into farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension services;
Amendment 286 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the objectives of the Cork 2.0 Declaration for a Better Life in Rural Areas stipulate vibrant rural areas, multi- functionality, biodiversity in and outside agriculture, rare animal breeds and conservation crops, as well as organic agriculture, less-favoured areas and commitments in the context of Natura 2000, as well as the importance of efforts to avert the depopulation of rural areas, and the role of women and young people in this process;
Amendment 315 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas it is essential to ensure fair competition within the single market within the sector and with other players in the food chain, both up and downstream, and to further strengthen the position of farmers and incentives to prevent crises with active management tools to be deployed at sectoral level and by public authorities;
Amendment 401 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover botBelieves that the additional subsidiarity should be granted only on condition that there are: a strong common set of rules, objectives and indicators concerning the main types of possible intervention tools and the criteria for the selection of measures Member States will be able to apply in their national operational plans, in order to ensure a uniform approach of the CAP’stwo pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;of the CAP throughout the Union, and for Pillar I in particular to guarantee the respect of conditions of fair competition.
Amendment 426 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the greater responsibility of Member States in the implementation of the CAP , in order to make it more effective and better adapted to the realities of Europe's different agricultural models, provided that the CAP retains its common character and avoids distortions of competition between Member States;
Amendment 432 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. calls on the Commission to provide tools aiming to increase the use of synergies between CAP and cohesion policy funding
Amendment 450 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance; calls on the Commission to provide a single and simplified programme, while ensuring adequate monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 496 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules, while avoiding single market distortions;
Amendment 561 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded and believes that any cuts could generate acute crises in several sectors; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the next MFF at at least the current level in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyond 2020;
Amendment 570 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can onlyCAP can deliver its objectives only if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the next MFF at and thus calls for maintaining in constant euros the CAP budget in the MFF at least athe current levels in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyondafter 2020;
Amendment 645 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 661 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to establish a clearer definition of the genuine "active farmer", as the main beneficiary of the CAP support;
Amendment 675 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the existing systBelieves that the current basic payment scheme for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced by an EU- wide uniform method of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent is too complicated; welcomes the simple, justified, transparent and easily-executable Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) successfully applied in many Member States, and therefore calls for the SAPS to continue after 2020 and suggests to let it used in any Member State or by any farmer in the EU;
Amendment 767 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the sSingle mMarket can beis guaranteed, vVoluntary cCoupled sSupport (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less-favoured and mountainond reinforced, not only to prevent the loss of certain sectors on areas with specific difficulties but also as a tool to promote strategic productions, as protein crops, in the future, and with an yearly review to determine which sectors and productions should continue to receive support, as provided for in the Omnibus rRegulations, as well as thosein order to counter impacts which are more temporary in nature, and ariserising, for example, from a shift away from the oldcurrent entitlement scheme, for example or to compensate for the effects of Free Trade Agreements;
Amendment 784 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained in a flexible manner and to support other sectors, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
Amendment 816 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced bying farmers in many Member States and that each national strategy must be therefore address this issue throughtackled as part of a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measmobilizing all the financial resources in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operationof CAP: the additional payment of young farmers in the first pillar, the measures to help young second-pillar farmers set up, which should be made mandatory for the Member States, and the support from new financial instruments;
Amendment 839 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge that the new societal, technological and economic changes, such as clean energy, digitalisation, smart solutions have impacts on the rural life;
Amendment 844 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to support efforts to improve the quality of life in rural areas so as to encourage people – and especially young people – to remain or return to rural areas, and urges the Commission and Member States to support the development of new services by entrepreneurs, and chiefly by women and young people;
Amendment 852 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes worryingly that the lack of labour force in several agricultural sectors leads to the cessation of farming activities and calls for support for attracting workers in agriculture;
Amendment 853 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that this global approach must be consistent with all national competence systems in fields as diverse as taxation, social law, inheritance law, land law;
Amendment 855 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses on sharing the successful models from Member States which gather young and old farmers for generational renewal objectives;
Amendment 861 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to boost the potential of rural hubs for sustainable, inclusive growth and innovation, taking account of the interest of the wider rural communities;
Amendment 871 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Recalls that rural areas and settlements need a special attention and integrated efforts to develop smart villages;
Amendment 876 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls for a fair playing field for special technological improvements for rural hubs and grids;
Amendment 890 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including thesuccessful LEADER initiative, in supporting multi- functional agriculture that leads to a dynamic and innovative rural development and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas;
Amendment 903 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a multi-funded, investment approach in the post 2020 legislative period to ensure the smooth implementation of the integrated rural development tools, such as the smart villages initiative;
Amendment 920 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for the integration of the different networks in the rural area, such as the ENRD and the EIP under the Smart villages approach and with the help of the Leader method;
Amendment 923 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission to set up the smart villages initiative measures and to create the smart villages as priority of the next rural development policy;
Amendment 924 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Urges the Commission to keep in mind the possibility of a cross-fund integration during the preparation of the new legislation;
Amendment 961 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the Commission's future legislative proposals should be able to support the largest number of farmers in their efforts to modernize towards more sustainable agricultural development;
Amendment 969 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that this ambition for the CAP must be based on a first level corresponding to a simplified and reinforced conditionality and constituting a common base applicable to all farms, and on a second level to go beyond conditionality and including both the current climate and environmental measures of the second pillar and a new European incentive scheme in the first pillar;
Amendment 979 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Considers that the Commission must present an improved system, determined at European level, with mandatory enhanced conditionality applicable in all Member States, additional agri-environmental tools, along with a mandatory new European incentive scheme, to be settled by each Member State for farmers who can voluntarily participate and for which payment levels would reflect the level of ambition of the different environmental practices;
Amendment 981 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Proposes that this new form of greening should be accompanied by significant, coordinated and more efficient means in Pillar II through targeted tangible and intangible investments (knowledge transfer, training, advice, exchange of know-how, networking, EIP innovation) as another driver of change;
Amendment 990 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that this new framework should be underpinned by the possible allocation of a minimum amount of the total available budget to AEMs, including organic agriculture, support for biodiversity, agroforestry, and genetic diversity in animals and plants;
Amendment 1027 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation, research and modernisation in agriculture by supporting traininga strong advisory system, better adapted to beneficiaries 'needs and agricultural extension as a pre- condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering targeted training, the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States, with a general focus on new technologies and digitalization;
Amendment 1048 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to focus on the quality of life in rural areas, to make the living attractive for all people, especially for the young generation;
Amendment 1054 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to explore the new developments in technology and the applications tools in order to employ diverse methods of achieving sustainable food production and to respond to related challenges;
Amendment 1074 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to give more emphasis on the entrepreneur-opportunities for services to- and from the villages;
Amendment 1092 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to maintain the current common market organisation (CMO) framework, including the individual sector plans (wine, and fruit and vegetables) among other sectors and the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme, with the ultimate aim of strengthening the sustainability and competiveness of each sector while enabling access for all farmers;
Amendment 1130 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools to compensate the variations between cost of production and market price, while ensuring broad access;
Amendment 1179 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers as the main actors within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1189 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for enhanced support and promotion of local markets and short food supply chains. Stresses the need to develop local services related to short supply chains;
Amendment 1220 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth review of the current crisis reserve mechanism in order to create an independent financial instrument exempt from the budgetary principle of annuality, so as to permit budgetary transfers from one year to the next, thereby enabling quick and effective responses to crisis situations, including those involving animal and plant health, disease-related issues and food safenot subject to the principle of annuality of the budget so as to allow transfers from one year to the next, especially when market prices are sufficiently high, and will increase the speed and effectiveness of crisis responses, including animal health issues, plant diseases, food safety and security;
Amendment 1226 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for the existing system for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced by an EU-wide uniform method of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent;
Amendment 1242 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms, such as using the coupled support tools to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the CAP is a common policy and that a budget reduction may have disproportionate effects;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that that a budget reduction will jeopardise the implementation of CAP objectives, thereby compromising the monitoring and control process also;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas about one in three women has experienced physical and/or sexual violence since she was 15 years old and there is still a systemic underreporting of incidences or perpetrators of domestic violence in the EU, either because of fear or lacking of information about victim’s rights;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points to the need for sustained funding in the agricultural sector, given the significance of its contribution to food security, sustainable economic growth and regional development, job creation and combating climate change in particular;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to make use of the funds available under the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund to promote gender equality through education and health services, notably SRHR services, and to invest in high-quality public care services and women’s education and trainings in STEM and ICT sectors, and to invest in high-quality public care services, in order to encourage women’s access to employment and to better share family responsibilities between women and men;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to ensure that support for young farmers is more closely geared to their actual needs at any given time and that measures are taken to simplify and reduce bureaucratic obstacles that might deter young people from engaging in farming, while at the same time taking care not to encourage them to shoulder an excessive financial burden.
Amendment 53 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU and Member States continue to allocate sufficient funds for the fight against all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, with a particular focus on raising public awareness, informing women victims about their rights and available services, and providing trainings for relevant professionals, who are often initially contacted by women victims of gender-based violence.
Amendment 3 #
2018/2008(INI)
A. whereas consumers make an associative link between brand, product and quality and expect products of the same brand marketed under the same label to be identical in quality whether they are sold in their own country or in another Member State;
Amendment 17 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas analyses of product content and labelling have been carried out in approved laboratories in a number of EU countries, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia, on certain products marketed in Central and Eastern European countries;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas these analyses also show that certain products include less of the main ingredient, or ingredients that are considered to be less healthy and of poorer quality, or ingredients that have different taste, consistency and other sensory characteristics;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas current laboratory findings for dual quality products confirm that the lower quality products contain ingredients presenting a higher health risk to consumers;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the allocation of EUR 2 million to develop a methodology for, and conduct, comparative testing of food products in different Member States; expects the testing to be completed at the earliest possible date, preferably in 2018, with a view to introducing specific measures as soon as possible to ban these unfair practices;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to continue the discussions with the stakeholders – consumer organisations, manufacturers and national authorities within the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network – and awaits development of the common methodology for the comparative tests of food products in different Member States, which should permit greater clarity on the scope of the problem;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission, in view of the allocation of European funding for analyses, to make it compulsory for the findings thereof to be made public in all official EU languages, so that consumers can be properly informed about the quality of the products in question and make their choices accordingly;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly believes that, in response to European citizens’ concerns about different products being sold under the same brand in different Member States, the practice of ‘one brand, one product, different content and proportional composition’ needs to be stopped by means of an amendment to Directive 2005/29/EC of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices; strongly advocates that legislative changes be introduced to ensure that products of the same brand but of different quality or with different ingredients are marketed under different labels and that economic operators guilty of continued unfair practices be severely penalised and possibly banned from certain markets;
Amendment 74 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, until that practice is stopped, and in order to raise the profile of manufacturers’ initiatives on the use of local recipes, a system should be introduced for indicating, in a way that respects the consumer’s right of informed choice and consumer preferences, the local recipes used in the preparation of specific products; supports the active involvement of citizens in containing the spread of this practice by setting up a European alert system to identify dual quality products;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Insists on the importance of the notion of a "product of reference", against which consumer expectations are to be measured; highlights that consumers need to be adequately informed if a product differs from their expectations, as when inadequate information leads them to buy a product they would not otherwise buy;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Reminds the Commission Notice on the application of EU food and consumer protection law to issues of Dual Quality of food products (2017/C 327/01) which acknowledges producers' right to sell different products in different parts of the single market, due to local preferences, local and seasonal ingredients, or different places of manufacture; warns however that consumers must not be misled and calls on the national food authorities to establish, on a case-by-case basis, if this practice is illegal, based on the provisions of Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices, and their interplay with the fair information requirements in Regulation No 1169/2011 on Food Information;
Amendment 96 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of an agency or other specialised unit to monitor specialised authority or monitoring unit, keeping bureaucracy to a minimum, to verify consistency of composition and proportional use of ingredients in identically branded and packaged food products.
Amendment 4 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1 ; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets; _________________ 1 with several global players which have developed intensive, export oriented and highly competitive farming systems; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492. COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 6 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1(1); underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets, where a series of particular features affect the agricultural product circuit from producer to beneficiary; _________________ 1(1) COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 13 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges that the EU is the single largest exporter of agri-food products; perceives in this context the double phenomenon that on one hand, there is the need to maintain its market orientation and its compatibility with WTO rules whilst, on the other, that specific agricultural sectors cannot withstand full trade liberalisation and unfettered competition with imports;
Amendment 17 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reminds, that EU trade policy is not just about interest but also about values;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that the trade and agricultural policies are intertwined and that the EU trade policy is a tool in promoting EU’s agricultural interests and therefore can contribute to the achievement of objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP);
Amendment 19 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights that trade and agricultural policies lie at the core of implementing Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals. Focusing on inclusive, free and fair trade policies and aligning trade with the SDGs can significantly contribute to eradicating poverty and hunger worldwide.
Amendment 20 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Underlines that trade agreements and globalization can lead to increasing inequalities in and between countries, threatening ecological and social stability and fostering unsustainable production and consumption patterns. EU trade policy include the Agenda 2030 as their guiding principle to avoid negative impacts.
Amendment 21 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the EU to systematically evaluate the impact of its trade policies on the objectives of sustainable development and calls for establishing an evaluation mechanism to assure policy coherence of all EU strategies and policies
Amendment 22 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Acknowledges in this context that the WTO itself is a negotiating forum that offers rules and that the member countries themselves decide how far they want to go in removing trade barriers and distortions; reminds that with bilateral agreements the EU can set trade conditions over and above the WTO safety net;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, and avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standards, costs and constraints as regards, for example, environmental protection, fundamental labour rights and animal welfare;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges that no trade agreement will ever lower levels of regulatory protection; stresses that consumer rights need to be safeguarded when comprehensive trade agreements are negotiated and concluded and consumer welfare should be added among the objectives of future agreements; calls therefore on a self- standing chapter on “trade and consumer” within trade agreements commit to a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to implement an instrument that will make it possible to re- establish fairer conditions of competition and to take action against countries or undertakings practising unfair competition; takes the view that a more rigorous application of EU rules will also ensure that all undertakings that have a presence or are active in the EU and which infringe the rules are effectively punished;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for common measures of product information and labelling, the introduction of a mandatory country-of- origin labelling scheme for meat;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Calls for an improvement in the control of imports of goods to ensure they strictly meet European health, food safety, social and environmental rules notably by strengthening the checks on imported agri-foods at origin and upon their arrival in the EU;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges to exercise utmost care when it comes to the liberalisation of the market access in vulnerable agricultural sectors and consideration of various procedures when it comes to the most sensitive products (including their exclusion);
Amendment 65 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for more effective European legislation to protect trade in agricultural products, geared to current challenges and to increased transparency and predictability;
Amendment 67 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasizes our responsibility towards developing countries; calls on indicators that drive fair and sustainable trade for poor communities - not just trade for its own sake; reminds to integrate sustainable development goals into trade policy at all levels to avoid the risks of damage to livelihoods by giving real opportunities to developing countries and to ensure that development cooperation, which also aims to strengthen agricultural production in these countries, will not be undermined by trade agreements;
Amendment 72 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its serious concerns with respect to the possible conclusion of the ongoing free-trade negotiations with Mercosur involving major concessions in sectors such as beef, sugar and biofuels which could endanger the viability of local production in certain parts of the EU and have unwanted consequences for biodiversity and the workforce; recommends supporting initiatives aimed at consolidating labour rights;
Amendment 91 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its two resolutions of 26 October 2017 on the negotiating mandates for trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand2 and the emphasis placed by this Parliament on the need of “respecting the fact that there are a number of sensitive agricultural products which should be given appropriate treatment, for example, through tariff-rate quotas or allocated adequate transition periods, taking into proper consideration the cumulative impact of trade agreements on agriculture and potentially excluding from the scope of the negotiations the most sensitive sectors”; _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0419 and P8_TA(2017)0420 respectively.
Amendment 97 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reminds that the total number of farms in the EU has dropped by 26% from 2005 to 2013; points out that the agricultural production in some MS within the EU now takes place in fewer, larger and more capital-intensive farms and points out that this consolidation process is expected to be continued and already has and will continue to have an impact on the generational renewal in particular in the context with access to land and maintaining farm viability;
Amendment 100 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of strong coordination between Member States for the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the EU market; draws attention to the need to avoid the excessive concentration of farmland and forests in foreign (non-EU) hands; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the state of play of farmland concentration in the EU3(3) and calls for farmland and forests to be included in the scope of the proposed regulation; _________________ 3(3) Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197.
Amendment 101 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of strong coordination between Member States for the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the EU market, especially in the areas of farmland and forests; draws attention to the need to avoid the excessive concentration of farmland and forests in foreign (non-EU) hands; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the state of play of farmland concentration in the EU3 ; _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197.
Amendment 107 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to react strongly to US attacks against the WTO- compatible mechanisms of the CAP through the imposition of unjustified trade defence measures; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 15 March 2018 on US measures on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives)4 and expresses its concern with respect to the possible proliferation of such measures against other recipients of payments under the CAP; _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0091.
Amendment 116 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to create an advisory group on EU trade negotiations composed of representatives of a wide and balanced group of stakeholders; insists on the need for thea strong representation of EU farming organisations in such a group in view of the major impact of most of the negotiations in question on the agricultural sector.
Amendment 123 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Commission to ensure that recommendations of the advisory group are binding and enforceable.
Amendment 4 #
2018/0390(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The United Kingdom government has stated its intention not to require a visa from citizens of the EU-27 when travelling to the United Kingdom for short stays for business or tourism as from the date on which Union law ceases to apply to the United Kingdom. In case the United Kingdom introduces a visa requirement for nationals of at least one Member State in the future, the reciprocity mechanism provided for in [Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001]27this Regulation should apply. The European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States should act without delay in applying the mechanism. _________________ 27 See footnote 23.
Amendment 5 #
2018/0390(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The United Kingdom should thus be included in Annex II to [Regulation (EC) No 539/2001]28 as regards British citizens. This is entirely conditional upon the United Kingdom also granting reciprocal and non-discriminatory visa- free travel for all Union citizens, in line with the principles of full reciprocity and non-discrimination. To that end, a specific reciprocity mechanism should be established in order to address the unique situation of a former Member State. _________________ 28 See footnote 23.
Amendment 11 #
2018/0390(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 8 #
2018/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To that end, a verification procedure should be established whereby the Authority must, in certain circumstancesfollowing the final decision of the national supervisory authority or the European Data Protection Supervisor, ask the committee of independent eminent persons to assess whether a European political party or a European political foundation has deliberately influenced or attempted to influence the outcome of elections to the European Parliament by taking advantage of an infringement of the applicable rules on protection of personal data. Where the committee finds that to be the case, the Authority should impose sanctions in line with the effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctioning system established by the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014.
Amendment 12 #
2018/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Since the new procedure is triggered by a decision of a competent data protection supervisory authority, it shouldmust be possible for the European political party or European political foundation concerned to request that the sanction be reviewed if the decision of the supervisory authority is repealed or a remedy against that decision is successful.
Amendment 3 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In its resolution of 8 February 2018, the European Parliament called on the Commission to conduct an assessment of the summer-time arrangements provided by Directive 2000/84/EC together with the Member States and, if necessary, to come up with a proposal for its revision. That resolution also confirmed that it is essential to maintain a harmonised approach to time arrangements throughout the Union.
Amendment 4 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Commission has examined available evidence, which points to the importance of having harmonised Union rules in this area to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market and avoid, inter alia, disruptions to the scheduling ofand performance of passenger and goods transport operations and the functioning of information and communication systems, higher costs to cross-border trade, or lower productivity for goods and services. Evidence is not conclusive as to whether the benefits of summer-time arrangements outweigh the inconveniences linked to a biannual change of time.
Amendment 23 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Implementation of this Directive should be monitored. The results of this monitoring should be presented by the Commission in a preliminary report to the European Parliament and to the Council within one year of its entry into force, and a final report at the latest three years from its implementation. That report should be based on the information that is made available to the Commission by the Member States in a timely fashion to allow for the report to be presented at the specified time.
Amendment 33 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall present a preliminary report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Directive by 31 December 20240 at the latest, and subsequently a final report, by 31 December 2023 at the latest.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Assistance should also be provided in compliance with the agreements concluded by the Union with the beneficiaries listed in Annex I. Assistance should mainly focus on assisting the beneficiaries listed in Annex I to strengthen democratic institutions and the rule of law, reform the judiciary and public administration, respect fundamental rights and promote gender equality, tolerance, social inclusion and non-discrimination. Assistance should also support the key principles and rights as defined in the European Pillar of Social Rights17. Assistance should continue to support their efforts to advance regional, macro-regional and cross-border cooperation as well as territorial development, including through implementation of Union macro-regional strategies. It should also enhance their economic and social development and economic governance, underpinning a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth agenda, including through implementation of regional development, agriculture and rural development, social and employment policies and the development of the digital economy and society, also in line also with the flagship initiative Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans. The beneficiaries listed in Annex I should promote investments and ensure their visibility. __________________ 17 European Pillar of Social Rights solemnly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission at the Gothenburg Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth, Gothenburg 17 November 2017.
Amendment 39 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The transition from direct management of pre-accession funds by the Commission to indirect management by the beneficiaries listed in Annex I should be progressive and in line with the respective capacities of those beneficiaries, including local and regional authorities. Assistance should continue to make use of the structures and instruments that have proved their worth in the pre-accession process.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) To reinforce the effectiveness of public administration, bolster administrative capacities and support structural reforms and good governance at all levels;
Amendment 31 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1
'Copernicus core users' which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and have the additional role of driving the evolution of Copernicus, comprising the Union institutions and bodies and European national, or regional public bodies entrusted with a public service mission for the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of environmental, agricultural, sustainable growth, forestry, civil protection, safety or security policies;
Amendment 35 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a regional satellite navigation system which consists of centres and stations on the ground and several transponders installed on geosynchronous satellites and which augments and corrects the open signals emitted by Galileo and other GNSSs, inter alia for air-traffic management and air navigation services, as well as agriculture ('European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service or ‘EGNOS’);
Amendment 36 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an autonomous, user-driven, Earth observation system under civil control, offering updated and reliable geo- information data and services, comprising satellites, ground infrastructure, data and information processing facilities, and distribution infrastructure, and fully integrating the needs and requirements of securityregarding the security of Union citizens (‘Copernicus’);
Amendment 37 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide, or contribute to the provision of, high-quality and up-to-date and, where appropriate, secure space- related data, information and services without interruption and wherever possible at global level, meeting existing and future needs and able to meet the Union's political priorities, including as regards climate change, food security and safety and security and defence;
Amendment 39 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the role of the Union in the international arena as a leading actor in the space sector and strengthening its role in tackling global challenges and supporting global initiatives, including with regards to climate change, precision farming and sustainable development.
Amendment 42 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for Copernicus: to deliver accurate and reliable Earth Observation data and information, supplied on a long-term basis, to support the implementation and monitoring of the Union and its Member States' policies in the fields of the environment, water and forest management, climate change, agriculture and rural development, civil protection, safety and security, as well as the digital economy;
Amendment 44 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR [168,75] billion in current prices.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) for Galileo and EGNOS: EUR [9,710] billion;
Amendment 46 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) for Copernicus: EUR [5,88,75] billion;
Amendment 48 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a high-accuracy service (HAS), which shall be free of charge for users and shall provide, through additional data disseminated in a supplementary frequency band, high-accuracy horizontal and vertical positioning and synchronisation information intended mainly for satellite navigation applications for professional or commercial use;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) data and information processing component, which shall include activities for the generation of standardised value- added information to support water, environmental, agricultural, rural development and forestry monitoring, reporting and compliance assurance, civil protection and security services (Copernicus Services);
Amendment 56 #
2018/0236(COD)
– land monitoring and agriculture to provide information on the degree of land cover, land use and land use change, crop rotation and diversification, soil erosion, contamination and impermeability, the management of chemical substances and waste, urban areas, inland water quantity and quality, forests, agriculture and other natural resources, biodiversity and cryosphere;
Amendment 59 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
– Member States will be able to use the information and data resulting from monitoring of the agricultural area regarding the degree of land cover and farmland utilisation, so as to further reduce the administrative burden of granting farm subsidies;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) A modern internal market promotes competition and benefits consumers, businesses and employees. Making better use of the ever evolving internal market in services should help European businesses, irrespective of their size, create new jobs and grow across borders, offer a wider choice of services at better prices, and maintain high standards for consumers and workers. To achieve this, the Programme should contribute to the removal of remaining barriers, and to ensure a regulatory framework that can accommodate new innovative business models.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Regulatory obstacles in the internal market have been removed for many industrial products through prevention mechanisms, the adoption of common rules and, where no such Union rules exist, through the principle of mutual recognition. In areas where no Union legislation exists, the principle of mutual recognition means that goods that are lawfully marketed in one Member State enjoy the right to free movement and can be sold in another Member State. However, inadequate application of mutual recognition makes it harder for companies to access markets in other Member States, especially in the case of companies operating across borders. Despite the high degree of market integration in the area of goods, this leads to lost opportunities for the economy at large. The Programme should therefore aim to improve the application of mutual recognition in the area of goods and to reduce the number of illegal and non- compliant goods entering the market.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Placing on the market of products that are not compliant with Union law or type-approved puts those who comply at a disadvantage and may endanger consumers. Many entrepreneurs disregard the rules either through lack of knowledge or intentionally to gain a competitive advantage. Market surveillance authorities are often underfunded and constrained by national boundaries, while entrepreneurs trade at Union level, at a cross-border level, or even at a global level. In particular, in the case of e-commerce, market surveillance authorities have great difficulties in tracing non-compliant products imported from third countries and identifying the responsible entity within their jurisdiction. The Programme should therefore seek to strengthen product compliance by providing the right incentives to entrepreneurs, intensifying compliance checks and promoting closer cross-border cooperation among enforcement authorities. The Programme should also contribute to the consolidation of the existing framework for market surveillance activities, encourage joint actions of market surveillance authorities from different Member States, improve the exchange of information and promote convergence and closer integration of market surveillance activities.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As consumer markets know no borders with the constant rapid development of online trade and travel services, it is important to ensure that consumers residing in the Union can benefit from adequate protection when importing goods and services from economic operators based in third countries. The Programme should therefore allow supporting cooperation with relevant bodies located in key trading third country partners of the Union where necessary.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to meet the objectives of the Programme and to facilitate the lives of citizens and businesses, high-quality user- centric public services need to be put in place in all fields. This implies that public administrations will need to start working in new ways, bring down silos between the different parts of their administrations, and to engage in the co-creation of these public services with citizens and businesses at local, regional, cross-border and national level. Moreover, the continuous and steady increase of cross-border activities in the internal market requires the regular provision of up-to- date information on the rights and obligations of businesses and citizens, but also information explaining the administrative formalities and taxes inherent in the respective activities. In addition, provision of legal advice and helping to solve problems which occur at cross national level becomes essential. Furthermore, connecting regional and national administrations, where appropriate, in a simple and efficient manner as well as evaluating how the internal market works on the ground is necessary. The Programme should therefore support the following existing internal market governance tools: the Your Europe Portal which should be a backbone of the upcoming Single Digital Gateway, Your Europe Advice, SOLVIT, the Internal Market Information system and the Single Market Scoreboard in order to improve citizens' daily lives and businesses' ability to trade across borders.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Programme should also promote the correct and full implementation and application of the Union legal framework for anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing by the Member States and the development of future policies to address new challenges in the field, in order to pinpoint and implement the means of preventing and combating these phenomena. It should also support the relevant activities of the international organisations of European interest, such as the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism of the Council of Europe.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Strengthening the competitiveness of European enterprises while reassuring an effective level playing field and an open and competitive internal market is of outmost importance. SMEs are the engine of the European economy making up 99% of all businesses in Europe, providing two thirds of jobs, and contributing substantially to the creation of new jobs with a regional, cross-border and local dimension.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Programme should provide effective support for SMEs throughout their life-cycle, without any gender discrimination and with a focus on encouraging young people from rural areas to pursue entrepreneurial activities and hence prevent rural depopulation. It should build on the unique knowledge and expertise developed with regard to SMEs and industrial sectors and on a long experience in working with European, national and regional stakeholders. This support should build on the successful experience of the Enterprise Europe Network as a one-stop-shop to improve SMEs competitiveness and develop their business in the Single Market and beyond. The Network plans to continue delivering services on behalf of other Union programmes, notably for the Horizon2020 programme, using the financial resources of these programmes. Also the mentoring scheme for new entrepreneurs should remain the tool to enable new or aspiring entrepreneurs to gain business experience by matching with an experienced entrepreneur from another country and thus allow strengthening entrepreneurial talents. The Programme should further strive to grow and extend its geographical coverage and thus offer wider range of matching possibilities to entrepreneurs in complementarity with other Union initiatives where relevant.
Amendment 109 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) improving the competitiveness of enterprises with special emphasis on SMEs and achieving additionality through the provision of measures that provide various forms of support to SMEs, access to markets including the internationalisation of SMEs, favourable business environment for SMEs, the competitiveness of sectors, the modernisation of industry and the promotion of entrepreneurship, with the focus on entrepreneurship among women and young people from rural areas, so as to enable them to stay in such areas and prevent rural depopulation;
Amendment 139 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) fostering an entrepreneurial business environment and entrepreneurial culture, especially among women and young people, with the focus on young people in rural areas, including the mentoring scheme for new entrepreneurs and supporting start- ups, business sustainability and scale-ups and the creation of new services.
Amendment 16 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Union is built on solidarity, among its citizens and among its Member States. This common value guides its actions and provides the necessary unity to cope with current and future societal challenges at European and international level, which young Europeans are willing to help address by expressing their solidarity in practice.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Young people should be provided with easily accessible opportunities to engage in solidarity activities, which could enable them to express their commitment to the benefit of communities while acquiring useful experience, skills and competences for their personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, thereby improving their employability and making it easier for them to gain a foothold on the national, European and international labour market, including cross-border employment where applicable. Those activities should also support the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) These activities should be to the benefit of communities while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of volunteering, traineeships and jobs, projects or networking activities, IT and new technologies, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship – in particular social entrepreneurship –,citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non-food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion, and cooperation across borders. Such solidarity activities should include a solid learning and training dimension through relevant activities that can be offered to participants before, during and after the solidarity activity.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Volunteering activities (both within and beyond the Union) constitute a rich experience in a non-formal and informal learning context which enhances young people’s personal, socio-educational and professional development, active citizenship and employability and their access to the labour market. Volunteering activities should not have an adverse effect on potential or existing paid employment, nor should they be seen as a substitute for it. The Commission and the Member States should cooperate regarding volunteering policies in the youth field via the open method of coordination.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Young people’s spirit of initiative is an important asset for society and for the labour market. The European Solidarity Corps contributes to fostering this aspect by offering young people the opportunity to devise and implement their own projects aimed at addressing specific challenges to the benefit of their local communities, taking account of specific local, regional and cross-border factors where necessary. These projects are an opportunity to try out ideas and support young people to be themselves drivers of solidarity actions. They also serve as a springboard for further engagement in solidarity activities and are a first step towards encouraging European Solidarity Corps participants to engage in self-employment or setting up associations, non-governmental organisations or other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectors.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The scaling-up of European Solidarity Corps projects should be facilitated. At the same time, accurate and continually updated information regarding these opportunities must be provided for potential beneficiaries, irrespective of their - urban or rural - origins. Specific measures should be put in place to help promoters of European Solidarity Corps projects to apply for grants or develop synergies through the support of the European Structural and Investment Funds and the programmes relating to migration, security, justice and citizenship, health and culture.
Amendment 132 #
2018/0230(COD)
1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin thereof and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, (in particular when promoting the actions and their results,) by providing prompt, coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including, the media and the public.
Amendment 134 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, its target public, its duration 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 3.
Amendment 135 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The national agencies referred to in Article 23 shall develop a consistent strategy with regard to information and the effective outreach, as well as dissemination to all potential beneficiaries and exploitation of results of activities supported under the actions they manage within the Programme, shall assist the Commission in its general task of disseminating information concerning the Programme, including information in respect of actions and activities managed at national and Union level, and its results, and shall inform relevant target groups about the actions and activities undertaken in their country.
Amendment 136 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. Audits on the use of the Union contribution carried out by persons or entities, including by others than those mandated by the Union Iinstitutions or bodies, shall form the basis of the overall assurance pursuant to [Article [127] of the Financial Regulation and shall be carried out in accordance with the same criteria in all Member States.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) According to the 2018 Global Risks Report issued by the World Economic Forum, half of the ten most critical risks threatening the global economy relate to the environment. Such risks include air, soil and water pollution, extreme weather events, biodiversity losses and failures of climate-change mitigation and adaptation. Environmental principles are strongly embedded in the Treaties and many of the Union’s policies. Therefore, the mainstreaming of environmental objectives should be promoted in the InvestEU Fund related operations. Environmental protection and related risk prevention and management programmes, including cross-border programmes and those organised with third countries, should be integrated in the preparation and implementation of investments. The EU should also track its biodiversity-related and air pollution control-related expenditure in order to fulfil the reporting obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity and Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council15. Investment allocated to environmentally sustainability objectives should therefore be tracked using common methodologies coherent with that developed under other Union programmes applying to climate, biodiversity and air pollution management in order to allow assessing the individual and combined impact of investments on the key components of the natural capital, including air, water, land and biodiversity. _________________ 15 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 59 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Whereas the level of overall investment in the Union is increasing, investment in higher-risk activities such as research and, innovation and new technologies is still inadequate. The resulting underinvestment in research and, innovation and new technologies is damaging to the industrial and economic competitiveness of the Union and the quality of life of its citizens. The InvestEU Fund should provide the appropriate financial products to cover different stages in the innovation cycle and a wide range of stakeholders, in particular to allow the upscaling of and deployment of solutions at a commercial scale in the Union, in order to make such solutions competitive on world markets.
Amendment 63 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in the Union. However, they face challenges when accessing finance because of their perceived high risk and lack of sufficient collateral. Additional challenges arise from SMEs’ need to stay competitive by engaging in digitisation, internationalisation, marketing and innovation activities and skilling up their workforce. Moreover, compared to larger enterprises, they have access to a more limited set of financing sources: they typically do not issue bonds, have only limited access to stock exchanges or large institutional investors. The challenge in accessing finance is even greater for those SMEs whose activities focus on intangible assets. SMEs in the Union rely heavily on banks and debt financing in the form of bank overdrafts, bank loans or leasing. Supporting SMEs that face the above challenges and providing more diversified sources of funding is necessary for increasing the ability of SMEs to finance their creation, growth and development, withstand economic downturns, and for making the economy and the financial system more resilient during economic downturn or shocks. This is also complementary to the initiatives already undertaken in the context of the Capital Markets Union. The InvestEU Fund should provide an opportunity to focus on specific, more targeted financial products.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Member State compartment should be specifically designed to allow the use of funds under shared management to provision a guarantee issued by the Union. That combination aims at mobilising the high credit rating of the Union to promote national and regional investments while ensuring a consistent risk management of the contingent liabilities by implementing the guarantee given by the Commission under indirect management. The Union should guarantee the financing and investment operations foreseen by the guarantee agreements concluded between the Commission and implementing partners under the Member State compartment, the Funds under shared management should provide the provisioning of the guarantee, following a provisioning rate determined by the Commission based on the nature of the operations and the resulting expected losses, and the Member State would assume losses above the expected losses by issuing a back-to-back guarantee in favour of the Union. Such arrangements should be concluded in a single contribution agreement with each Member State that voluntarily chooses such option. The contribution agreement should encompass the one or more specific guarantee agreements to be implemented within the Member State concerned on the basis of fund rules and operational programme provisions. The setting out of the provisioning rate on a case by case basis requires a derogation from [Article 211(1)] of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No XXXX19 (the ‘Financial Regulation’). This design provides also a single set of rules for budgetary guarantees supported by funds managed centrally or by funds under shared management, which would facilitate their combination. _________________ 19
Amendment 82 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 88 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In selecting implementing partners for the deployment of the InvestEU Fund, the Commission should consider the counterpart’s capacity to fulfil the objectives of the InvestEU Fund and contribute its own resources, in order to ensure adequate geographical coverage and diversification, to crowd-in private investors and to provide sufficient risk diversification as well as new solutions to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations. Given its role under the Treaties, its capacity to operate in all Member States and the existing experience under the current financial instruments and the EFSI, the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) Group should remain a privileged implementing partner so as to receive 75 % of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Fund’s EU compartment. In addition to the EIB Group, national promotional banks or institutions should be able to offer a complementary financial product range given that their experience and capabilities at regional level could be beneficial for the maximisation of the impact of public funds on the territory of the Union. Moreover, it should be possible to have other international financial institutions as implementing partners, in particular when they present a comparative advantage in terms of specific expertise and experience in certain Member States. It should also be possible for other entities fulfilling the criteria laid down in the Financial Regulation to act as implementing partners.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 96 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The EU guarantee under the Member State compartment should be allocated to any implementing partner eligible according to [Article 62(1)(c)] of the [Financial Regulation] on the basis of a similar selection procedure for each Member State, including national or regional promotional banks or institutions, the EIB, the European Investment Fund and other multilateral development banks. When selecting implementing partners under the Member State compartment, the Commission should take into account the proposals made by each Member State. In accordance with [Article 154] of the [Financial Regulation], the Commission must carry out an assessment of the rules and procedures of the implementing partner to ascertain that they provide a level of protection of the financial interest of the Union equivalent to the one provided by the Commission.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) thecohesion, social resilience and inclusiveness of the Union;
Amendment 129 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
An additional amount of the EU guarantee may be provided for the purposes of the Member State compartment referred to in point (b) of Article 8(1), subject to the allocation by Member States, pursuant to [Article 10(1)] of Regulation [[CPR] number]28 and Article [75(1)] of Regulation [[CAP plan] number]29, of the corresponding amounts. _________________ 28 29 equivalent to the provisioning of the additional guarantee. The provisioning rate would be contained in the contribution agreement referred to in Article 9(3).
Amendment 140 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) sustainable infrastructure policy window: comprises sustainable investment in the areas of transport, energy, digital infrastructure, digital connectivity, supply and processing of raw materials, space, oceans and water, waste, nature and other environment infrastructure, equipment, mobile assets and deployment of innovative technologies that contribute to the environmental or social sustainability objectives of the Union, or to both, or meet the environmental or social sustainability standards of the Union;
Amendment 142 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) sustainable infrastructure policy window: comprises sustainable investment in the areas of transport, energy, digital connectivity, supply and processing of raw materials, space, oceans and water, waste, nature and other environment infrastructure, cultural heritage, equipment, mobile assets and deployment of innovative technologies that contribute to the economic, environmental or social sustainability objectives of the Union, or to both, or meet the environmental or social sustainability standards of the Union;
Amendment 146 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) research, innovation and digitisation policy window: comprises research and innovation activities, transfer of research results to the market, demonstration and deployment of innovative solutions and support to scaling up of innovative companies other than SMEs as well as digitisation of Union industry;
Amendment 148 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) SMEs policy window: access to and availability of finance for SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies;
Amendment 153 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) social investment and skills policy window: comprises microfinance, social enterprise finance and social economy; skills, education, training and related services; social infrastructure (including education, social and student housing); social innovation; health and long-term care; inclusion and accessibility; cultural activities with a social goal; integration of vulnerable people, including third country nationals.
Amendment 155 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Financing and investment operations under the sustainable infrastructure policy window referred to in point (a) of paragraph (1) shall be subject to climate, environmental and social sustainability proofing with a view to minimise detrimental impacts and maximise benefits on climate, environment and social dimension. For that purpose, promoters requesting financing shall provide adequate information based on guidance to be developed by the Commission before the entry into force of the Regulation. Projects below a certain size defined in the guidance shall be excluded from the proofing.
Amendment 158 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) estimate the impactsocial impact, including on the social inclusion of certain areas or populations.
Amendment 174 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The contribution agreements shall be implemented by the Commission through guarantee agreements, based on a standard template, signed with implementing partners pursuant to Article 14.
Amendment 185 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the EU compartment, the eligible counterparts shall have expressed their interest and shall be able to cover financing and investment operations in at least three Member States. The implementing partners may also cover togethertheir selection must ensure that financing and investment operations in at leastcover all three Member States by forming a group.
Amendment 190 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When selecting implementing partners, the Commission shall ensure that their proposal for the portfolio of financial products under the InvestEU Fund:
Amendment 194 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the commitment of the implementing partner to accept the decisions by the Commission and the Investment Committee as regards the use of the EU guarantee for the benefit of a proposed financing or investment operation, without prejudice to the decision-making of the implementing partner on the proposed operation without the EU guarantee;
Amendment 201 #
2018/0229(COD)
Amendment 202 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 203 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 204 #
2018/0229(COD)
Amendment 205 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 206 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The project teamimplementing partner shall prepare the scoreboard on the proposed financing and investment operations for the Investment Committee.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) providing a single point of entry for project development assistance for authorities and project promoters for centrally managed Union programmesUnion programmes under direct, indirect or shared management;
Amendment 230 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. In addition, each implementing partner shall submit every six months a report to the Commission on the financing and investment operations covered by this Regulation, broken down by the EU compartment and the Member State compartment by Member State, as appropriate. The implementing partner shall also submit this report to the Member State whose compartment it serves. The report shall include an assessment of compliance with the requirements on the use of the EU guarantee and with the key performance indicators laid down in Annex III to this Regulation. The report shall also include operational, statistical, financial and accounting data on each financing and investment operation and at the compartment, policy window and the InvestEU Fund level. One of those reports shall contain the information the implementing partners shall provide in accordance with [Article 155(1)(a)] of the [Financial Regulation].
Amendment 231 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 September 2025, the Commission shall carry outJune 2025, an interim evaluation on the InvestEU Programme, in particular on the use of the EU guarantee, should be carried out.
Amendment 232 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the implementation of the InvestEU Programme, but no later than four years after the end of the period specified in Article 1, the Commission shall carry out aan independent final evaluation of the InvestEU Programme, in particular on the use of the EU guarantee, should be carried out.
Amendment 236 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the InvestEU Programme and its actions and results, including through the national contact points of the Union programmes. Financial resources allocated to the InvestEU 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 3.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In order to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to stimulate new job creation, the Union needs an up-to-date, high-performance infrastructure tohat must help connect and integrate the Union and all its regions, in the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors. Those connections shouldmust help to improve the free movement of persons, goods, capital and services. The trans-European networks shouldmust facilitate cross-border connections, taking account of economic developments and trends in the services sector, foster greater economic, social and territorial cohesion and contribute to a more competitive social market economy and to combating climate change.
Amendment 13 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Programme shouldmust aim at supporting climate change, environmentally and socially sustainable projects and, where appropriate,focusing on programmes to prevent and combat the medium and long- term impact, seeking to achieve climate change mitigation and adopt suitable 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.
Amendment 19 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) An important objective of this Programme is to deliver increased synergies between the transport, energy and digital sector, bearing in mind the rapid development of new technologies in these areas. 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.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The trans-European transport network (TEN-T) guidelines as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 (hereafter ‘TEN-T guidelines) identify the infrastructure of the TEN-T, specify the requirements to be fulfilled by it and provide for measures for their implementation. Those guidelines envisage, in particular, the completion of the core network by 2030 through the creation of new infrastructure and new cross-border connections, as well as the substantial upgrading and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 38 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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 the improvement of existing cross-border links and the creation of 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 concerned.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Directive [recast Renewables Directive] stresses the need to set up an enabling framework comprising the enhanced use of Union funds, with explicit reference to enabling actions to support the implementation of cross-border cooperation projects in the field of renewable energy.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The achievement of the digital single market relies on the underlying digital connectivity infrastructure. The digitalisation of European industry and the modernisation of sectors like transport, energy, healthcare and public administration depend on universal access to reliable, affordable, high and very high capacity networks. Digital connectivity has become one of the decisive factors to close economic, social and territorial divides, supporting the modernisation of local economies and underpinning the diversification of economic activities. The scope of intervention of the Programme in the area of digital connectivity infrastructure should be adjusted to reflect its increasing importance for the economy and the society at large. Therefore, it is necessary to set out the cross-border and other digital connectivity infrastructure projects of common interest needed to meet Union's digital single market objectives, and to repeal Regulation (EU) No 283/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council29. _________________ 29 Regulation (EU) No 283/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 on guidelines for trans- European networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC (OJ L 86, 21.3.2014, p. 14).
Amendment 54 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
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, while allowing the development of new services and applications, taking account of the rapid and ongoing emergence of new technologies. The Programme should support easy 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.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
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 in areas such as user data security and protection. 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.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Unconnected territories in all areas of the Union, including in central ones, represent bottlenecks and unexploited potential to the digital single market. In most rural and remote areas, high quality Internet connectivity can play an essential role in preventing digital divide, and isolation and, developing new services and reducing the risk of depopulation by reducing the costs of delivery of both goods and services and partially compensating for remoteness. High quality Internet connectivity is necessary for new economic opportunities such as precision farming or the development of a bio- economy in rural areas. The Programme should contribute to providing all European households, rural or urban, with very high capacity fixed or wireless connectivity, focusing on those deployments for which a degree of market failure is observed and which can be addressed using low intensity grants. In doing so, the Programme should aim at achieving a comprehensive coverage of households and territories, as gaps in an already covered area are uneconomic to address at a later stage.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The deployment of backbone electronic communications networks, including with submarine cables connecting European territories to third countries on other continents or connecting European islands or overseas territories to the mainland, is needed in order to provide necessary redundancy for such vital infrastructure, and to increase the capacity and resilience of the Union's digital networks. However, such projects are often commercially non-viable without public supportcan become viable and can be implemented more quickly for the benefit of the entire community by developing public-private partnerships.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Adequate joint monitoring and reporting measures includon the basis of joingt indicators should be implemented in order to report the progress of the Programme towards the achievement of the general and specific objectives set out in this Regulation. This performance reporting system should ensure that the same set of data for monitoring implementation of the Programme and its results are collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner in all countries taking part in the programme, including third countries. It is necessary to impose proportionate reporting requirements on recipients of Union funds in order to collect relevant data for the Programme.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0228(COD)
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 and create cross border links in the field of renewable energy, taking into account the long-term decarbonisation commitments and with emphasis on synergies among sectors.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) to contribute to the development of projects of common and cross border interest relating to efficient and interconnected networks and infrastructure for smart, sustainable, inclusive, safe and secure mobility;
Amendment 94 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) EUR 11,285,4930,000,000,000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 101 #
2018/0228(COD)
4. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 may be also used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme and the sector-specific guidelines, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including corporate information and technology systems. This amount may also be used to finance accompanying measures to support the preparation of projects.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme and the sector-specific guidelines, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including corporate information and technology systems. This amount may also be used to finance accompanying measures to support the preparation of projects.
Amendment 104 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. The amount transferred from the Cohesion Fund shall be implemented in accordance with this Regulation, subject to paragraph 8 and without prejudice to Article 14(2)(b). While the EU contribution granted in accordance with the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund may exceed the total national allocations, the total reimbursement shall not exceed the amount transferred from the Cohesion Fund to the CEF. Any savings resulting from the implementation of the actions shall be made available to the Member State concerned to finance the eligible actions referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
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.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0228(COD)
8. As regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, 3100% 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.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with [point (a) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. WThere possible transfer of those resources shall be usedvoluntary and shall take place only for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with [point (a) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. WThere possible transfer of those resources shall be used for the benefit ofhave a voluntary basis and shall exclusively be used in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 120 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 4
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 4
– guarantees the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management, to monitor the programme and to protect its financial interests.
Amendment 125 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 129 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 130 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) with regard to actions contributing to the deployment of 5G systems, priority shall be given to deployment of 5G corridors along major terrestrial transport paths, including the trans-European transport networks. The extent to which the action contributes to ensuring corresponding coverage along major transport paths enabling the uninterrupted provision of synergy digital services, while maximising potential positive spill-overs for territories and population in the vicinity of the project deployment area shall also be taken into account. An indicative list of projects that could benefit from support is included in Part V of the Annex;
Amendment 138 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv
(iv) actions supporting new technologies and innovation, including automation, enhanced transport services, modal integration and alternative fuels infrastructure, in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from traffic;
Amendment 139 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
(viii) actions improving transport infrastructure accessibility for all users (persons with disabilities or reduced mobility) in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;
Amendment 174 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost; with the exception of funds transferred in the transport sector from the Cohesion Fund under the Regulation laying down common provisions.
Amendment 175 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost; with the exception of the resources transferred from the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 177 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) eligible costs shall not include value added tax ("VAT") according with art 126.3.C of EU, Euratom Regulation No 996/2012 for the cost categories when the relevant national authority declares them as eligible within the project application and when the VAT is not eligible according to the national VAT legislation or when it is paid by another beneficiary than the relevant entity according to the definition of directive2006/112/CE of 26 November 2006 art 13.1.
Amendment 178 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) (D) eligible costs shall not include value added tax ("VAT") in accordance with Article 126 (3)(c) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
Amendment 179 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (new)
(i) (e) For amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, expenditure shall be eligible for funding if incurred by a beneficiary or private partner and paid in connection with operations implemented between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2029.
Amendment 180 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) For the amount transferred from the Cohesion Fund, projects initiated and not finalised within the period 2014-2020 and not paid within that period are considered eligible expenditures;
Amendment 181 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Conditions for actions which are implemented in two implementation periods. (1) EU Contribution from the Cohesion Fund can be allocated to an action which is implemented over two periods and initiated according to the Regulation EC No. 1316/2013 if the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the action which has been selected within Regulation CE no 1316/2013 has two phases which can be clearly identified. (b) The expenditures declared in a payment claimed are not included in another claim within the second implementation phase. (c) In the second phase the actions is eligible according to this regulation. (d) The current Regulation is applicable to the second phase.
Amendment 182 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Amendment 183 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) (c) If the action has not been finalised by 31 December 2029 and is scheduled to be finalised in the next financial year (phasing), the grant reduction shall be proportionate to the activities already carried out to achieve the objectives of the action. This will result in two financially identifiable stages with separate audit trails;
Amendment 185 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The grant agreement may be terminated on the basis of the grounds specified in paragraph 1, except in duly justified cases.
Amendment 189 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding in line with EU provisions (in particular when promoting the actions and their results), by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public.
Amendment 190 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement periodic information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and ito its objectives 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 3.
Amendment 191 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 192 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 29 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 201654 , there is a need to evaluate this Programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, information correlated to existing needs and that comply with the GDPR Regulation, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Programme on the ground. _________________ 54 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Tallinn Digital Summit55 of September 2017 and the Conclusions of the European Council56 of 19 October 2017 indicated the need for Europe to invest in efficient digitising our economies and addressing the skills gap to maintain and enhance European competitiveness, our quality of life and social fabric. The European Council concluded that the digital transformation offers immense opportunities for innovation, growth and jobs, will contribute to our global competitiveness, and enhance creative and cultural diversity. Seizing these opportunities requires collectively tackling some of the challenges posed by the digital transformation and reviewing policies affected by the digital transformation, by creating effective and easily enforceable legislative rules. _________________ 55 https://www.eu2017.ee/news/insights/concl usions-after-tallinn-digital-summit 56 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/21 620/19-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf
Amendment 32 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council concluded in particular that the Union should urgently address emerging trends: this includes issues such as artificial intelligence and distributed ledgers technologies (e.g. blockchain), while at the same time ensuring a high level of data protection, digital rights and ethical standards. Addressing new digital trends must be in line with Union legislation on civil and fundamental rights of citizens. The European Council invited the Commission to put forward a European approach to artificial intelligence by early 2018 and called on the Commission to put forward the necessary initiatives for strengthening the framework conditions with a view to enable the EU to explore new markets through minimum risk-based radical innovations and to reaffirm the leading role of its industry.
Amendment 39 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The general objective of the Programme should be to support the digital transformation of industrylarge, small and medium-sized enterprises and to foster better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, research and technological development, for the benefit of businesses and citizens all over the Union. The programme shouldwill need to be structured into five Specific Objectives reflecting key policy areas, namely: high- performance computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advanced digital skills, and deployment, best use of digital capacities and interoperability. For all these areas, the Programme shouldwill need to also aim at better aligning Union, Member States and regional policies, and pooling of private and industrial resources in order to increase investment and develop stronger synergies.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Programme should be implemented through projects reinforcing essential digital capacities and their wide use. This should involve co-investments with Member States and, when needed, the private sector. This should notably require reaching a critical mass in procurement to obtain better value for money and guarantee that suppliers in Europe stay at the forefront of technology advancements. The program should also aim to protect the interests of the citizens of the European Union.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The high performance computing and the related data processing capacities in the Union should allowwill need to ensure wider use of high performance computing by industry and, more generally, in areas of public interest in order to seize unique opportunities that supercomputers bring to society as regards health, environment and security as well as competitiveness of industry, notably small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 47 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) For the high performance computing specific objective a joint undertaking is deemed the most suited implementation mechanism, in particular to coordinate national and Union strategies and investments in high performance computing infrastructure and research and development, pool resources from public and private funds, and safeguard the economic and strategic interests of the Union63 and its citizens. Moreover, high performance computing competence centres in Member States will provide high performance computing services to industry, academia and public administrations. _________________ 63 Impact Assessment accompanying the document "Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking" (https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single- market/en/news/proposal-council- regulation-establishing-eurohpc-joint- undertaking-impact-assessment)
Amendment 49 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The availability of large-scale data sets and testing and experimentation facilities are of major importance for the development of artificial intelligence. At the same time, these large-scale data sets need to be more secure and comply with the Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Cybersecurity is a challenge for the whole Union that cannot continue to be addressed only with fragmented national initiatives. Europe's cybersecurity capacity should be reinforced to endow Europe with the necessary capacities, both in technology and in legislation, to protect its citizens and businesses from cyber threats. In addition consumers should be protected when using connected products that can be hacked and compromise their safety. This should be achieved together with Member States and private sector by developing, and ensuring coordination between, projects reinforcing Europe's capacities in cybersecurity and ensuring the wide deployment of latest cybersecurity solutions across the economy, as well as by aggregating the competences in this field to ensure critical mass and excellence. . The Union must ensure that the provisions of the other treaties to which it is party are respected.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
Human activities in agriculture are exerting increasing pressure on soils, seas and oceans, water, air, biodiversity and other natural resources. Nourishing the planet's continuously growing population is directly dependent on the productivity of farming practices, on food safety and security, as well as on the health of natural systems and resources. However, combined with climate change, humanity's growing demand for natural resources creates environmental pressures that go far beyond sustainable levels, affecting ecosystems and their capacity to provide services for human well-being. The concepts of the circular economy, the bioeconomy and the blue economy provide an opportunity to balance environmental, social and economic goals and to set human activities on a path to sustainability.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Meeting the goals of sustainable development, guaranteeing the production and consumption of safe and healthy food, promoting sustainable practices in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry, ensuring access to clean water, soil and air for allcitizens, cleaning up the seas and oceans, preserving and restoring the planet’s vital natural systems and environment requires that we harness the potential of research and innovation. But the pathways for the transition to sustainability and ways to overcome resilient barriers are hardly understood. Making the transition to sustainable consumption and production and restoring planetary health requires investing in technologies, new business models, and social and environmental innovation. This creates new opportunities for a sustainable, resilient, innovative and responsible European economy, boosting resource efficiency, productivity and competitiveness, and generating jobs and growth.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3
Activities will build a knowledge base and deliver solutions to: sustainably manage and use natural resources from land and sea - and enhance the role of terrestrial and aquatic systems as carbon sinks; ensure food and nutrition safety and security, providing safe, healthy and nutritious diets; accelerate the transition from a fossil-based linear economy to a resource efficient, resilient, low emission, low-carbon circular economy, and supporting the development of a sustainable bio-based economy and the blue economy; and develop resilient and vibrant rural areas, coastal and urban areas.
Amendment 137 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Biodiversity status, ecosystem protection, climate mitigation and adaptation, food security and safety, agriculture and sustainable development forestry, land use and land use change, urban and peri-urban development, natural resources management, ocean exploitation and conservation, maritime security, and other relevant domains;
Amendment 149 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 1
Resilient and sustainable farming and forestry systems provide economic, environmental and social benefits in a changing context for primary production. In addition to contributing to security and food and nutrition security, they feed into dynamic value chains, manage land and natural resources as well as deliver a range of vital public goods including carbon sequestration, biodiversity preservation, pollination and public health. Integrated approaches are needed to promote the multiple functions of agro- and forest (eco)systems taking into account the changing context for primary production, notably in relation to climate and environment, resource availability, demography and consumption patterns. It is also necessary to address the spatial and socio-economic dimension of agriculture and forestry activities and mobilise the potential of rural areas.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 201 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– MNew modern food safety and authenticity systems, enhancing consumer confidence in the food system;
Amendment 71 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Open Science, Open Innovation, Open to the World constitute general principles, which should ensure excellence and impact of the Union's investment in research and innovation, both within the EU and under programmes of cooperation with third countries to achieve the proposed goals. They should be adhered in the implementation of the Programme, in particular for the strategic planning in respect of the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'.
Amendment 80 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' should be established through clusters of research and innovation activities, in order towith a particular focus on supporting small and medium- sized enterprises, especially those developed by young people, in order to reduce the present gaps among EU and non-EU countries, maximise integration across the respective work areas while securing high and sustainable levels of impact in relation to the resources that are expended. It will encourage cross- disciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy and cross-border collaboration in pursuit of the UN SDGs and the competitiveness of the Union's industries therein.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is important to support EU’s industry to stay or become world leader in innovation, new technologies, digitisation and decarbonisation, notably through investments in key enabling technologies that will underpin tomorrow's business. The Programme's actions should stimulate competitiveness and innovation in the EU and 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. This will ensure consistency between the actions of the programme and EU State aid rules, avoiding undue distortions of competition in the internal market.
Amendment 93 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Programme should seek synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, to informing potential beneficiaries, project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. With a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rules.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Programme should strengthen cooperation between European Partnerships and private and/or public sector partners at the international level including by joining up research and innovation programmes and cross-border investment in research and innovation, with a particular focus on new technologies which bring advantages to all sectors and bringing mutual benefits to people and businesses while ensuring that the EU can uphold its interests in strategic areas14. _________________ 14 See e.g. the Commission's proposal for a regulation establishing a framework for screening Foreign Direct Investment into the EU (COM (2017)487).
Amendment 104 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The pillar 'Open Innovation' should establish a series of measures for integrated support to the needs of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship aiming at realising and accelerating breakthrough innovation for rapid market growth at European level. It should attract innovative companies with potential for scaling up at international and at Union level and offer fast, flexible grants and co- investments, including with private investors. These objectives should be pursued through the creation of a European Innovation Council (EIC). This Pillar should also support the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and European innovation ecosystems at large, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Programme should promote and integrate cooperation with third countries and international organisations and initiatives based on common interest, mutual benefit and global commitments to implement the UN SDGs. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union's research and innovation excellence, attractiveness and economic and industrial competitiveness, to tackle global challenges, as embodied in the UN SDGs, and to support the Union's external policies. An approach of general opening for fair access and international participation and targeted international cooperation actions should be followed, including through appropriate eligibility for funding of entities established in low to middle income countries. At the same time, association of third countries to the Programme should be promoted.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and maximising benefits of their interactions across Europe, the Programme should engage and involve citizens and civil society organisations from all Member States in co-designing and co- creating responsible research and innovation agendas and contents, promoting science education, making scientific knowledge publicly accessible, and facilitating participation by citizens and civil society organisations in its activities, as well as encouraging existence of proper and fair remuneration systems for all researchers to avoid their leaving the Union. It should do so across the Programme and through dedicated activities in the part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'. The engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation should be coupled with public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support for the Programme. The programme should also seek to remove barriers and boost synergies between science, technology, culture and the arts to obtain a new quality of sustainable innovation.
Amendment 135 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) 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 actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives, which will allow the Union stay at the forefront of climate change fight.
Amendment 139 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) The current system of reimbursement of actual personnel costs should be further simplified building on the project-based remuneration approach developed under Horizon 2020 and, being necessary to promote the ‘equal pay for an equal excellence’ principle, to avoid researchers’ leaving the Union, which principle should be further aligned to the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) RCommon rules governing the exploitation and dissemination of results should be laid down to ensure that beneficiaries protect, exploit, disseminate and provide access to those results as appropriate. More emphasis should be given to exploiting the results, in particular in the Union. Beneficiaries should update their plans regarding the exploitation and dissemination of their results during and after the end of the action.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) The key elements of the proposal evaluation and selection system of the predecessor programme Horizon 2020 with its particular focus on excellence should be maintained. Proposals should continue to be selected based on the evaluation made by independent experts stemming from as many Member States as possible and in compliance with an adequate geographical representation at EU level. Where relevant, the necessity to ensure the overall coherence of the portfolio of projects should be taken into account.
Amendment 160 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation across the Union so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster its competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 162 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to support the creation and diffusion at European level of high-quality new knowledge, skills, technologies and solutions to global challenges;which allow adequate answers to global challenges, and to support participation of all European countries to the programme in order to reduce the gaps which are still present among them,
Amendment 168 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies to the benefit of its citizens, and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges;
Amendment 183 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharing excellence in order to make Europe attractive for non-EU researchers as well;
Amendment 185 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) reforming and enhancing the European R&I Systemresearch and innovation system with a particular focus on encouraging young researchers to stay in Europe.
Amendment 221 #
2018/0224(COD)
(a) Be established in cases where theyall Member States will more effectively achieve objectives of Horizon Europe than the Union alone;
Amendment 231 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The amount referred to in paragraph 1, first half sentence, may also cover expenses for preparation, monitoring, control, audit, evaluation and other activities and expenditures necessary for managing and implementing the Programme, including all administrative expenditure, as well as evaluating the achievement of its objectives within maximum 5% of the Programme’s budget. It may moreover cover expenses relating to the studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, in so far as they are related to the objectives of the Programme, as well as expenses linked to information technology networks focusing on information processing and exchange, including corporate information technology tools and other technical and administrative assistance needed in connection with the management of the Programme.
Amendment 237 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. OTaking into account the interests of the European Union, open access to scientific publications resulting from research funded under the Programme shall be ensured in accordance with Article 35(3). Open access to research data shall be ensured in line with the principle 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary'. Open access to other research outputs shallfrom Europe or from the world shall also be encouraged.
Amendment 239 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Open science practices beyond open access to research outputs and responsible management of research data shall be promoted, including those which are the result of cooperation agreements with third countries.
Amendment 240 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they have been assessed in a call for proposals under the Programme and can be implemented including by coordination with other programmes. Administrative simplification should also be aimed at;
Amendment 245 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– with the agreement of the Parliament and of the Council and on condition of periodic review, ensures a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Union programmes;
Amendment 262 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A proposal shall be evaluatedIndependent experts may evaluate a proposal on the basis of the following award criteria:
Amendment 264 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) quality and efficiency of the implementation, even in the case of institutes and other research entities which have already received EU funds.
Amendment 265 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(ca) encourages young graduates from Member States or other non-EU countries to take part in research programmes in Europe in order to take part in increasing the EU’s role in research and to prevent European researchers leave the EU
Amendment 272 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, for beneficiaries with project-based remuneration, costs of personnel are eligible up to the remuneration that the person is paid for work in similar projects funded by national schemes and which must comply with the equal pay for equal work principle, in order to encourage all researchers to stay active for a longer time in the research field.
Amendment 273 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Beneficiaries having received Union funding shall adequately protect their results in compliance with the existing intellectual property law, if protection is possible and justified, taking into account all relevant considerations, including the prospects for commercial exploitation. When deciding on protection, beneficiaries shall also consider the legitimate interests of the other beneficiaries in the action.
Amendment 274 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Prizes under the Programme shall be awarded and managed in accordance with Title IX of the Financial Regulation, unless otherwise specified in this Chapter. Prizes of up to EUR 100 000 can be awarded periodically for bringing one or several non-EU researchers which can help to European research development,
Amendment 293 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Nurturing excellence through mobility of researchers across borders, sectors and disciplines; fostering new skills through lifelong excellent training of researchers; strengthening human capital and skills development across the European Research Area and taking into account developments of new technologies; strengthening human capital and fostering career development in the country of origin, as well as skills development across the European Research Area in order to reduce the research gaps compared to other regions of the world; improving and facilitating synergies; promoting public outreach.
Amendment 295 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) Research Infrastructures: Endowing Europe with world-class sustainable research infrastructures which permanently keep up pace with the new technologies, which are open, and accessible to the best researchers from Europe and beyond and which encourage them to come and stay in Europe. In so doing the potential of the infrastructure to support scientific advance and innovation, and to enable open science, will be enhanced, alongside activities in related Union policy and international cooperation.
Amendment 300 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Democracy; Cultural heritage and traditions; Social and economic transformations; Disaster- resilient societies; Protection and Security; cybersecurity.
Amendment 306 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Climate science and solutions; Energy supply; Energy systems and grids; Buildings and industrial facilities in energy transition; Communities and cities; Industrial competitiveness in transport; Clean transport and mobility, but cross-border interconnection as well; Smart mobility; Energy storage.
Amendment 309 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Health; resilience and security; digital and industry; climate, energy and mobility; food and natural resources; support to the functioning of the internal market and the economic governance of the Union; support to Member States with implementation of legislation and development of smart specialisation strategies; analytical tools and methods for policy making; knowledge management; knowledge and technology transfer through specialised networks or exchange of good practices; support to science for policy platforms.
Amendment 316 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 10
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 10
– Inducement prize: prize to spur investment in a given direction, by specifying a target prior to the performance of the work;, as well as to stimulate attracting researchers to the European area,
Amendment 265 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 2250 804 135000 000 per school year.
Amendment 271 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for school fruit and vegetables: EUR 1350 608 466000 000 per school year; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 276 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for school milk: EUR 90 195 669100 000 000 per school year.; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 285 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Without exceeding the overall limit of EUR 2250 804 135000 000 laid down in paragraph 1, any Member State may transfer once per school year up to 20% of either one or the other of its indicative allocations.; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 106 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Involving paying agencies that have been accredited by the Member States is a crucial prerequisite under the new delivery model for having reasonable assurance that the objectives and targets set out in the relevant CAP Strategic Plans will be reached by the interventions financed by the Union's budget. It should, therefore, be explicitly provided in this Regulation that only expenditure effected by accredited paying agencies can be reimbursed from the Union's budget. In addition, the expenditure financed by the Union for the interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation should have a corresponding output regarding and should comply with the basic Union requirements and the governance systems.
Amendment 107 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) With a view to ensuring that the amounts for the financing of the CAP comply with the annual ceilings, the financial discipline mechanism by which the level of direct support is adjusted, should be maintained. However, the threshold of EUR 2000 should be abolished. An agricultural reserve should be maintained to support the agricultural sector in the event of market developments or major crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution. Article 12(2)(d) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) [New Financial Regulation] foresees that non-committed appropriations may be carried over to to the following financial year only. In order to significantly simplify the implementation for beneficiaries and national administrations, a roll-over mechanism should be used, using any unused amounts of the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector established in 2020. For this purpose a derogation from Article 12(2)(d) is necessary, allowing for non-committed appropriations of the agricultural reserve to be carried over without time limitation to finance the agricultural reserve in the following financial year(s). Furthermore, as regards the financial year 2020, a second derogation is necessary as the total unused amount of the reserve available at the end of year 2020 should be carried over to the year 2021 to the corresponding line of the new agricultural reserve without being returned to the budgetary lines which cover direct payment interventions under the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) An agricultural reserve should be maintained to support the agricultural sector in the event of market developments or major crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution. The initial amount of the agricultural reserve in 2021 should be set up in the budget of the common agricultural policy. Article 12(2)(d) of Regulation(EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 foresees that non- committed appropriations may be carried over to the following financial year only. For this purpose a derogation from Article 12(2)(d) is necessary, allowing for non-committed appropriations of the agricultural reserve to be carried over without time limitation to finance the agricultural reserve in the following financial year(s).
Amendment 138 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Member States should send the annual accounts and an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan to the Commission by 15 February N+1. Given the more complex nature of the result indicators and the necessary adaptation to the new delivery model, the deadline for the performance reporting on the realised results and distance to respective targets may be extended until 30 of April, at the latest. Where these documents are not sent, thus preventing the Commission from clearing the accounts for the concerned paying agency or checking the eligibility of the expenditure against reported outputs, the Commission should be empowered to suspend the monthly payments and to interrupt the quarterly reimbursement until the outstanding documents are received.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) As regards the multi-annual performance monitoring the Commission should also have the power to suspend payments. Accordingly in cases of delayed or insufficient progress towards targets, set out in the national CAP Strategic Plan, and where the Member State cannot provide duly justified reasons, the Commission should be empowered to request the Member State concerned to take the necessary remedial actions in accordance withpresent an action plan to be established in consultation with the Commission and containing clear progress indicators, by means of an implementing act. The action plan shall describe the necessary remedial actions and the expected timeframe for its execution. Where the Member State fails to submit or to implement the action plan or where it becomes evident that the action plan is manifestly insufficient to remedy the situation, the Commission should have the power to suspend the monthly or interim payments, by means of an implementing act.
Amendment 162 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary following the occurrence of irregularities and other cases of non-compliance to the conditions of the interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plans. However, the cost of implementing those procedures may also be disproportionate to the amounts which are or may be collected. Consequently, Member States should be permitted to halt recovery procedures in certain cases.
Amendment 163 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46 a) To ensure a level playing field between beneficiaries in different Member States, certain general rules should be introduced on controls and penalties at Union level.
Amendment 207 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an epizootic or a plant diseasepest affecting part or all of the beneficiary's livestock or crops respectively;
Amendment 223 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Competent authority 1. Member States shall designate an authority at ministerial level responsible for: (a) the issuing, reviewing and withdrawing of accreditation of paying agencies referred to inArticle 8(2); (b) the accreditation and withdrawal of the coordinating body referred to in Article 8(4); (c) the appointing of the certification body referred to in Article 11; (d) carrying out the tasks assigned to the competent authority under this Chapter. The competent authority shall, by way of a formal act, decide on the issuing or,following a review, the withdrawal of the accreditation of the paying agency and the coordinating body on the basis of an examination of the accreditation criteria to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with point (a) of Article 10(1). The competent authority shall inform the Commission of accreditations and withdrawals of accreditations without delay.
Amendment 234 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Paying agencies shall be departments or bodies of the Member States responsible for the management and control of expenditure referred in Article 5(2) and Article 6. They shall be responsible, in particular, for the drawn up and submission of the annual performance report referred in article 121(1) of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].
Amendment 240 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
However, where paying agencies are established at regional level, Member States shall, in addition, either accredit a paying agency at national level for aid schemes which, by their nature, have to be managed at national level or Member States shall confer the management of these schemes on their regional paying agencies. The accreditation of paying agencies accredited for period 2014-2020 shall be carried over to the programming period 2021-2027 provided that new system operations and procedures implemented by the paying agency will be subject of an examination of the accreditation criteria to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with point (a) of Article 10 (1).
Amendment 243 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Member States shall not appoint any new additional paying agency after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, except in case of administrative reorganization in the Member State.
Amendment 252 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the annual performance report referred to in article 121(1) of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and Article 52(1) showing that the expenditure was made in accordance with Article 35;
Amendment 258 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) the proper functioning of the govinternancel control systems put in place and of compliance with the basic Union requirements , which give the necessary guarantees concerning the outputs reported in the annual performance report, as provided for in points (b) and (c) of Article 63(6) of the Financial Regulation,
Amendment 270 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The deadline of 15 February referred to in the first subparagraph may be exceptionally extended by the Commission to 1 March, upon request by the Member State concerned, as provided for in the second subparagraph Article 63(7) of the Financial Regulation. By derogation of the first paragraph and of suparagraph 3 (c) of this article, for the performance reporting on the realised results and distance to respective targets the deadline may be extended until 30 of April, at the latest.
Amendment 298 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member Statecompetent authority for a minimum three year period, without prejudice to national law. Where it is a private audit body, and where the applicable Union or national law so requires, it shall be selected by the Member State by means of a public tendering procedure.
Amendment 303 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) the performance reporting on output indicators for the purposes of the annual performance clearance referred to in Article 52 demonstrating that Article 35 of this Regulation is complied with and the performance reporting on result indicators for the multiannual performance monitoring referred to in Article 115 of Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation], demonstrating that Article 35 of this Regulation is complied with, isare correct;
Amendment 319 #
2018/0217(COD)
A reserve intended to provide additional support for the agricultural sector for the purpose of market management or stabilisation or in the case of crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution (“the agricultural reserve”) shall be established at the beginning of each year in the EAGF. The initial amount of the agricultural reserve in 2021 shall be set up in the budget of the common agricultural policy.
Amendment 353 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The amount of the agricultural reserve shall be at least EUR 400 million in current prices at the beginning of each year of the period 2021-2027. The Commission may propose to adjust the amount of the annual reserve through the annual budgetary procedure or may adjust the amount of the agricultural reserve during the year when appropriate in view of market developments or perspectives in the current or following year, and taking into account the available appropriations under the EAGF.
Amendment 368 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 378 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
An adjustment rate for direct payments interventions referred to in point (c) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and Union financial contribution to the specific measures referred to in point (f) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and granted under Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 and Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, ,("the adjustment rate"), shall be determined by the Commission when the forecasts for the financing of the interventions and measures financed under that sub-ceiling for a given financial year indicate that the applicable annual ceilings will be exceeded.
Amendment 452 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
Amendment 454 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
Amendment 457 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. In the event of legal proceedings or of an administrative appeal having suspensory effect, the period for automatic decommitment referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 shall, in respect of the amount relating to the operations concerned, be interrupted for the duration of those proceedings or that administrative appeal, provided that the Commission receives a substantiated notification from the Member State by 31 January of year N + 34.
Amendment 465 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) that part of the budget commitments for which a declaration of expenditure has been made but for which reimbursement has been reduced or suspended by the Commission at 31 December of year N + 23;
Amendment 466 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Under EAFRD, an operation may receive different forms of support from the CAP Strategic Plan and from other European Structural and Investments Funds (ESI) Funds or Union instruments only if the total cumulated aid amount granted under the different forms of support does not exceed the highest aid intensity or aid amount applicable to that type of intervention as referred to in Title III of Regulation (EU) No…/… (CAP Strategic Plan Regulation). In such cases Member Statesexpenditure declared in a payment application shall not be declare expenditure to the Commission ford for either of the following:
Amendment 488 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. Reductions under this Article shall be applied in accordance with the principle of proportionality without prejudice to Article 51.
Amendment 508 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In case of delayed or insufficient progress towards targets in accordance with article 121 (9) Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] of the result indicators, as set out in the national CAP Strategic Plan and monitored in accordance with Articles 115 and 116 of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation], the Commission may ask the Member State concerned to implement the necessary remedial actions in accordance with an action plan with clear progress indicators, to be established in consultation with the Commissand where the Member State cannot provide duly justified reasons, the Commission may ask the Member State concerned to present and implement an action plan, to be established in consultation with the Commission . The action plan shall describe the necessary remedial actions and the expected timeframe for its execution.
Amendment 512 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where the Member States fails to submit or to implement the action plan referred to in paragraph 1 or if that action plan presented by the Member State is manifestly insufficient to remedy the situation, the Commission may adopt implementing acts suspending the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3) or the interim payments referred to in Article 30. The Commission will take into account the timeframe indicated for the execution of the action plan before any suspension procedure is taken.
Amendment 530 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) prior to 1 December but not before 16 October, pay advances of up to 50 % for direct payments interventions and for the measures referred to in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 and in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU)229/2013 respectively;
Amendment 580 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be reduced on the basis of the difference between the annual expenditure declared for an intervention and the amount corresponding to the relevant reported output in accordance with the national CAP Strategic Plan and taking account of justifications provided by the Member State. The reductions will only affect the expenditure declared for the intervention without a corresponding output.
Amendment 587 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53 a Recoveries for non-compliance 1. Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary for any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularities and other cases of non- compliance by beneficiares with the conditions of the interventions referred in the CAP Strategic Plan and bring legal proceeding to that effect as necessary. 2. On duly justified grounds, Member States may decide not to pursue recovery. A decision to this effect may be taken only in the following cases: (a) where the costs already and likely to be effected total more than the amount to be recovered, which condition shall be considered to have been met if: (i) the amount to be recovered from the beneficiary in the context of an individual payment for an intervention, not including interest, does not exceed EUR 100; or (ii) the amount to be recovered from the beneficiary in the context of an individual payment for an intervention, not including interest, falls between EUR 100 and EUR 250 and the Member State concerned applies a threshold equal to or higher than the amount to be recovered under its national law for not pursuing national debts; (b) where recovery proves impossible owing to the insolvency, recorded and recognised under national law, of the debtor or the persons legally responsiblefor the irregularity.
Amendment 595 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be excluded on the basis of the gravity of the deficiencies found taking into account the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 617 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amounts of the Union financing under the EAFRD which are cancelled and amounts recovered, and the interest thereon, that Member States will calculate after expiration of the period granted to the beneficiary for payment shall be reallocated to other rural development interventions in the same CAP Strategic Plan. However, the cancelled or recovered Union Funds may be reused in its entirety by Member States only for a rural development operation under the national CAP Strategic Plan and provided the funds are not reallocated to rural development operations which have been the subject of a financial adjustment.
Amendment 624 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2
Article 57 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall set up efficient management and control systems in order to ensure compliance with the Union legislation governing Union interventions. The control systems shall be described in the national CAP Strategic Plan as indicated in article 101 of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].
Amendment 628 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the case of penalties in the form of a reduction in the amount of aid or support, the amount of the penalty for a given year shall not exceed 100% of the amount of the aid application, payment claim or of the eligible amount to which the penalty is applied. the same maximum percentage shall apply to payments of an amount calculated on the basis of a quantity and/or the period concerned by the non- compliance.
Amendment 629 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
In the case of a penalty in the form of a suspension, withdrawal of an approval, recognition or authorisation or in the case of the exclusion from the right to participate in or benefit from an intervention under the CAP Strategic plan, the maximum period shall be set in three consecutive years.
Amendment 631 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) where the non-compliance is of a minor nature;
Amendment 632 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
(c b) where the non-compliance is due to obvious errors of the beneficiary in the aid application or payment claim, which are recognised by the competent authority and subject of correction and ajustment before communication of non-compliance by the competent authority to the beneficiary;
Amendment 646 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 58 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 650 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) which ensureing a non-discriminatory treatment, equity and the respect of proportionality when lodging a security;
Amendment 682 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set up a control and penalties system for the aid as referred to in Article 63.
Amendment 683 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 1 a (new)
2. For each of the interventions referred in Article 63(2) Member States shall ensure that the control sample for on-the- spot checks carried out each year covers at least 5% of all beneficiaires. This percentage shall be appropriately increased where any significant non- compliance in the context of a given intervention or measure is detected. Member States may reduce the level of on-the-spot checks where the error rates remain at an acceptable level.
Amendment 684 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 1 b (new)
3. If, in respect of a crop group defined by the Member State, the area declared for the purposes of any area-related intervention referred in Article 63(2) exceeds the area determined for payment, the aid shall be calculated on the basis of the area determined reduced by twice the difference found if that difference is more than either 3% or two hesctares, but no more than 20% of the area determined for payment. If the difference is more than 20% of the area determined for payment, no area-related aid or support shall be granted for the crop group concerned.
Amendment 686 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
4. Paragraphs 1 to 5 of Article 57 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 737 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) ‘reoccurrence’ of a non- compliance means the non-compliance with the same requirement or standard determined more than once within a consecutive period of three calendar years, provided that the beneficiary has been informed of a previous non- compliance and, as the case may be, has had the possibility to take the necessary measures to terminate that previous non- compliance.
Amendment 740 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) may, where appropriate and feasible, make use of remote sensing or the area monitoring system to carry out the on- the-spot checks referred to in point (a);
Amendment 763 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The administrative penalty referred to in the first subparagraph shall not apply to beneficiaries reciving an amount of aid equal or less to EUR 1250 per year.
Amendment 791 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of non-compliance due to negligence, the percentage of reduction shall be as a general rule 3% of the total amount of the payments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The reduction shall be determined on the basis of the assessment of the importance of the non- compliance, based on the criteria established in paragraph 1 of this article, and shall not exceed 5%.
Amendment 800 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States mayshall set up an early warning system that applies to individual cases of non-compliance occurring for the first time and which, given their minor severity, extent and permanence, shall not lead to a reduction or exclusion. The beneficiary shall be notified of the obligation to take remedial action. Where a subsequent check within three consecutive calendar years establishes that the non- compliance has not been remedied, the reduction pursuant to the first subparagraph shall be applied retroactively.
Amendment 806 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Member States may provide mandatory trainingshall foresee specific training on conditionality under the farm advisory system provided for in Section 3 of Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] to the beneficiaries who have received an early warning which can be made mandatory.
Amendment 811 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 3
3. In case of reoccurrence, the percentage reduction shall be higher than the one to be applied in case of non- compliance due to negligence and sanctioned for the first time. and shall not exceed 15%
Amendment 815 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In case of subsequent reocurrences, and if no justified reason is provided, the beneficiary shall be considered to have acted intentionally within the meaning of paragraph 4 of this article.
Amendment 819 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4
Article 86 – paragraph 4
4. In case of intentional non- compliance, the percentage shall be higher than the one applied in case of reoccurrence pursuant to paragraph 3 and may go as far as total exclusion from payments and may apply for one or more calendar years, to be determined on the basis of the assessment of the relevance of the non-compliance, based on the criteria established in paragraph 1 of Article 86.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The CAP must take a gender mainstreaming approach, considering that women in rural areas face particular challenges and sometimes multiple discrimination in education, vocational and professional trainings, employment and access to social protection. Meanwhile, the size of female-operated farms tends to be significantly smaller and the labour contribution of women, as farms’ spouse, is always not calculated so they have no independent income and their access to social protection could not be ensured, leading to gender pay and pension gaps in rural areas.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) Member States shall aim at promoting gender equality in rural areas and must take into account the vulnerabilities of women when they develop the Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan shall be developed, implemented, monitored and evaluated in a gender- sensitive manner. In this respect, Member States shall ensure women farmer’s access to farm advisory services and encourage women to take part in the CAP Monitoring Committee. Member States shall also strengthen their capacity in gender budgeting and in collecting sex- disaggregated data.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In the context of greater market- orientation of the CAP, as outlined by the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, market exposure, climate change and associated frequency and severity of extreme weather events, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary crises, may lead to risks of price volatility and increasing pressures on incomes. Thus, although farmers are ultimately responsible for designing their on-farm strategies, a robust framework should be set up to ensure appropriate risk management. To this aim, Member States and farmers may be able to draw on a Union-level platform on risk management for capacity-building in order to provide farmers with adequate financial instruments for investments and access to working capital, training, knowledge transfer and advice. Taking into account the existing gender gaps, including digital gender gap, a gender- perspective must be incorporated and Member States may develop sub- programmes in the Strategic Plan for supporting women farmers to utilise financial instruments and to upgrade their knowledge and skills.
Amendment 25 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, in particular childcare and long-term care services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio- economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies. Member States shall ensure equal employment opportunities between women and men and that their fundamental rights are protected.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) When providing decoupled direct support based on the system of payment entitlements, Member States should continue to manage a national reserve or reserves per group of territories. Such reserves should be used, as a matter of priority, for young farmers and farmers commencing their agricultural activity. In order to improve women’s involvement in agricultural sector, Member States may consider to support young women farmers in this respect. Rules on the use and transfers of payment entitlements are also necessary in order to guarantee a smooth functioning of the system.
Amendment 32 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) Taking into account the on-going development of digitalisation in agricultural sector, Member States may develop sub-programme to upgrade digital skills in rural areas and may take further measures to minimize the digital gender gap by facilitating women’s access to life- long learning, vocational and professional training in rural areas.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers, women farmers, and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding access to land, high prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new businesses and new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instruments for young farmers, women farmers and new entrants, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 2% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start- ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) Each CAP Strategic Plan should be subject to regular monitoring of the implementation and of progress towards the established targets. Such a performance, monitoring and evaluation framework of the CAP should be set up with the purpose of demonstrating the progress and assessing the impact and efficiency of policy implementation, as well as its impact on fundamental rights.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) The result-orientation triggered by the delivery model requires a strong performance framework, particularly since CAP Strategic Plans would contribute to broad general objectives for other shared managed policies. A performance-based policy implies annual and multi-annual assessment on the basis of selected outputs, result and impact indicators, as defined in the performance monitoring and evaluation framework. To this end, a limited and targeted set of indicators should be selected in a way which reflects as closely as possible whether the supported intervention contributes to achieving the envisaged objectives. These assessments, indicators and the performance monitoring and evaluation framework shall be developed in a gender-sensitive manner. Result and output indicators relating to climate- and environment- related objectives may include interventions set out in national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from Union legislation.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion, gender equality and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 46 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States will be able to add gender- sensitive indicators by breaking down the common output, result and impact indicators, which are set out in Annex I into details in their Strategic Plan.
Amendment 47 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States shall design the interventions of their CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the general principles of Union law, with respect for the principles of gender equality and non-discrimination.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall be able to develop sub-programmes in the Strategic Plan to promote young farmers’ and women farmers’ access to the farm advisory services.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) thematic sub-programme for women in rural areas;
Amendment 60 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h – indent 1 (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h – indent 1 (new)
– Member States may develop these interventions in a gender-mainstreaming approach and may be able to add gender- sensitive indicators to monitor and evaluate these interventions.
Amendment 63 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in basic services in rural areas, including childcare and long- term care services and infrastructure;
Amendment 66 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 3
Article 69 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall set conditions for the submission and the content of a business plan. Programmes with a particular focus on female entrepreneurship shall be encouraged.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69a Sub-programmes for women in rural areas 1. Member States shall grant support for the establishment of sub-programmes for women in rural areas under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6. 2. Member States may grant support under this type of interventions for sub- programmes to improve women farmers’ access to land, credit and financial instruments, to promote their performance in education and trainings, to upgrade their knowledge and skills in digitalisation and agriculture, and for sub-programmes to promote women’s employment in rural areas, to eliminate gender pay and pension gaps, to improve work-life balance and to further prevent women in rural areas from social exclusion.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Managing Authority of the CAP Strategic Plan or other designated intermediate bodies shall define selection criteria for interventions relating to the following types of interventions: investments, installation of young farmers and rural business start-up, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, after consultation of the Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 111. Selection criteria shall aim to ensure equal treatment of applicants without any form of discrimination, better use of financial resources and targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions.
Amendment 74 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) summary of the SWOT analysis as referred to in Article 103(2), a gender perspective shall be incorporated into the analysis;
Amendment 75 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where applicable, an analysis of the specific needs of vulnerable geographical areas, such as the outermost regions, and an analysis of the specific needs of vulnerable groups of people, such as women in rural areas;
Amendment 76 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Member States shall use the most recent and most reliable data for this assessment. Member States shall make use of sex- disaggregated data when necessary.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) An explanation as to which interventions will contribute to achieving greater gender equality and to promote women's development in rural areas;
Amendment 81 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
For the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), the SWOT analysis shall be developed in a gender-responsive manner when necessary.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall decide the composition of the Monitoring Committee and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant public authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 94(3). Member States shall ensure the composition of Monitoring Committee to include female members.
Amendment 88 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) A gender mainstreaming approach is used in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) support and facilitate to utilise gender mainstreaming approach at different levels;
Amendment 91 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) contribution to capacity building for Member States administrations in gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting of CAP Strategic Plans, collection of sex-disaggregated data; and creation of a platform for stakeholders to exchange the best practices in actions relevant to the specific objective of gender equality set out in Article 6 (1);
Amendment 92 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) data collection, storage and transmission, including the collection of sex-disaggregated data;
Amendment 93 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the ex-ante, interim, and ex post evaluations and all other evaluation activities linked to the CAP Strategic Plan, which shall be developed in a gender- sensitive manner;
Amendment 94 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assess the impact, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and Union added value of the CAP, including its impact on fundamental rights;
Amendment 95 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) assess the impact, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and coherence of the interventions of the CAP Strategic Plans, including its impact on fundamental rights;
Amendment 98 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) how to ensure gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting will be utilised in the proposed CAP Strategic Plan to promote gender equality in rural areas;
Amendment 99 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the suitability of the procedures for monitoring the CAP Strategic Plan and for collecting the data, including sex- disaggregated data, necessary to carry out evaluations;
Amendment 101 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 1
Article 126 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall carry out evaluations of the CAP Strategic Plans shall be carried out by the to improve the quality of the design and implementation of the plans, as well as to assess their effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, Union added value and impact in relation to their contribution to the CAP general and specific objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1). Such evaluations shall be carried out in a gender-sensitive manner.
Amendment 104 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 127 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 127 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A gender chapter shall be developed in the interim evaluation and ex post evaluation respectively, to evaluate the impacts and added value of CAP in promoting gender equality in rural areas.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 – paragraph 1
Article 128 – paragraph 1
In compliance with its reporting requirement pursuant to Article [38(3)(e)(i)] of the [New Financial Regulation], the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council the performance information referred to in that Article measured by the core set of indicators set out in Annex XII. Such indicators set out in Annex XII may be sex-disaggregated with an aim to achieving gender equality in the rural areas;
Amendment 484 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The use of common definitions entirely set at Union level has caused certain difficulties for Member States to cater their own specificities at national, regional, and local level. Member States should therefore be given thea high degree of flexibility to specify certain definitions in their CAP Strategic Plan. In order to ensure a common level playing field, a certain framework has, however, to be set at Union level constituting the necessary essential elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’).
Amendment 502 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Synergies between the EAFRD and Horizon Europe should encourage that the EAFRD makes the best use of research and innovation results, in particular those stemming from projects funded by Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for ‘agricultural productivity and sustainability’, leading to innovations in the farming sector and rural areas so as to ensure access for farmers to cutting-edge technology.
Amendment 507 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure legal certainty that support is paid for an agricultural area which is at the farmer's disposal and where an agricultural activity is exercised, a framework definition for ‘eligible hectare’ with the essential elements should be set out. In particular, in order to avoid double claims, Member States should set the conditions to determine whether the land is at the farmer’s disposal. Considering the likelihood of occasional and temporary use of agricultural land for an activity which is not strictly agricultural, and given the potential of certain non-agricultural activities to contribute to the income diversification of agricultural holdings, Member States should set appropriate conditions to include areas also used for non-agricultural activities as eligible hectares. The Commission should consider the most recent or most relevant year communicated by the Member States as the reference year for the total number of eligible hectares declared by them.
Amendment 519 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support should be targeted to genuine farmers. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine farmer’ displaying the essential elements should be set out. On the basis of this framework, in order to avoid any dangerous trends towards speculative land grabbing, Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuine farmers based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion in registers and ensure that genuine farmers actually receive CAP support. It should also not result in precluding support to pluri-active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non-agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio- economic fabric of rural areas.
Amendment 529 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The CAP must take a gender mainstreaming approach, considering that women in rural areas face particular challenges and sometimes multiple discrimination in education, vocational and professional trainings, employment and access to social protection. Meanwhile, the size of female-operated farms tends to be significantly smaller and the labour contribution of women, as farms’ spouse, is always not calculated so they have no independent income and their access to social protection could not be ensured, leading to gender pay and pension gaps in rural areas.
Amendment 531 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) Member States shall aim at promoting gender equality in rural areas and must take into account the vulnerabilities of women when they develop the Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan shall be developed, implemented, monitored and evaluated in a gender- sensitive manner. In this respect, Member States shall ensure women farmer’s access to farm advisory services and encourage women to take part in the CAP Monitoring Committee. Member States shall also strengthen their capacity in gender budgeting and in collecting sex- disaggregated data.
Amendment 534 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure consistency between the direct payments types of interventions and rural development types of interventions when addressing the objective of generational renewal, a frameworkspecifically corresponding definition for ‘young farmer’ with the essential elements should be set out at UnionMember State level.
Amendment 560 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, forestry and food systems, investing in technological development and digitalisation, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge for the purposes of investment in technology and rural digitalisation.
Amendment 582 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, reconversion, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 586 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In the context of greater market- orientation of the CAP, as outlined by the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, market exposure, climate change and associated frequency and severity of extreme weather events, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary crises, may lead to risks of price volatility and increasing pressures on incomes. Thus, although farmers are ultimately responsible for designing their on-farm strategies, a robust framework should be set up to ensure appropriate risk management. To this aim, Member States and farmers may be able to draw on a Union-level platform on risk management for capacity-building in order to provide farmers with adequate financial instruments for investments and access to working capital, training, knowledge transfer and advice. Taking into account the existing gender gaps, including digital gender gap, a gender- perspective must be incorporated and Member States may develop sub- programmes in the Strategic Plan for supporting women farmers to utilise financial instruments and to upgrade their knowledge and skills.
Amendment 604 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, in particular childcare and long-term care services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio- economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 614 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security, which should be understood as meaning access for all consumers to sufficient, safe and, nutritious and reasonably priced food at all times. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, food waste and animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote production with specific and valuable characteristics, while at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals and consumers’ demands.
Amendment 684 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a fairer distribution of income support, the Member States should decide that the amounts of direct payments above a certain ceiling should be reduced and the product should either be used for decoupled direct payments and in priority for the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, or be transferred to the EAFRD. In order to avoid negative effects on employment, labour should be taken into account when applying the mechanism.
Amendment 701 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Union legislation should provide that Member States should set requirements in terms of minimum area for receiving decoupled payments in their CAP Strategic Plan. Such requirements should relate to the need to avoid the excessive administrative burden and bottlenecks caused by managing numerous payments of small amounts and to that of ensuring an effective contribution of the support to the objectives of the CAP to which the decoupled direct payments contribute. In order to guarantee a minimum level of agricultural income support for all genuine farmers, as well as to comply with the Treaty objective in ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, an annual area- based decoupled payment should be established as the type of intervention ‘basic income support for sustainability’. In order to enhance better targeting of this support, the payment amounts can be differentiated, by groups of territories, based on socio-economic and/or agronomic conditions. In view of avoiding disruptive effects for farmers' income, Member States may choose to implement the basic income support for sustainability based on payment entitlements. In this case, the value of payment entitlements before any further convergence should be proportional to their value as established under the basic payment schemes pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, taking also into account the payments for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Member States should also achieve further convergence in order to continue to move progressively away from historical values.
Amendment 709 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) When providing decoupled direct support based on the system of payment entitlements, Member States should continue to manage a national reserve or reserves per group of territories. Such reserves should be used, as a matter of priority, for young farmers and farmers commencing their agricultural activity. In order to improve women’s involvement in agricultural sector, Member States may consider to support young women farmers in this respect. Rules on the use and transfers of payment entitlements are also necessary in order to guarantee a smooth functioning of the system.
Amendment 729 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In view of the acknowledged need to promote a more balanced distribution of support towards small and/or medium- sized farmers in a visible and measurable way, a specific decoupled payment per hectare, the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, should be established at UnionMember State level. To allow for a better targeting of this complementary support and in view of acknowledging the differences in farm structures across the Union, Member States should have the possibility to provide different amounts of complementary support to different ranges of hectares.
Amendment 737 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers and new entrants is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for this reason, Member States may establish a complementary income support for young farmers and new entrants. This type of interventions should be established to provide young farmersthem with an additional income support after the initial setting up.
Amendment 748 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. Member States should identify measures that will encourage farmers to implement organic schemes. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farming. These schemes may also include ‘entry- level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 766 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions, especially livestock sector and special crop production, that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties, and where other tools are not sufficient enough or don´t exist. Member States should be free to identify the sectors that should benefit from this. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regard.
Amendment 823 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints, including isolated areas with limited access. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 840 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) Taking into account the on-going development of digitalisation in agricultural sector, Member States may develop sub-programme to upgrade digital skills in rural areas and may take further measures to minimize the digital gender gap by facilitating women’s access to life- long learning, vocational and professional training in rural areas.
Amendment 859 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers, women farmers, and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding access to land, high prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new businesses and new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instruments for young farmers, women farmers and new entrants, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 2% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start- ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 862 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding access to land, high prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new businesses and new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instruments for young farmers and new entrants, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 23% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 886 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting uppromotion and support for the setting up and operation of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 903 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The EAGF should continue financing types of interventions in the form of direct payments and sectoral types of interventions for the funding of productive agricultural activities with a view to developing a sustainable agriculture, whereas the EAFRD should continue financing types of interventions for rural development as described in this Regulation. The rules for the financial management of the CAP should be laid down separately for the two funds and for the activities supported by each of them, taking into account that the new delivery model gives more flexibility and subsidiarity for Member States to reach their objectives. Types of interventions under this Regulation should cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027.
Amendment 920 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50%off of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
Amendment 921 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50%off of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
Amendment 950 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) 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 Program will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under the CAP are expected to contribute 430 % of the overall financial envelope of the CAP to climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Program's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 1021 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate the Funds on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, canshould include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Funds on the ground.
Amendment 1039 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) Each CAP Strategic Plan should be subject to regular monitoring of the implementation and of progress towards the established targets. Such a performance, monitoring and evaluation framework of the CAP should be set up with the purpose of demonstrating the progress and assessing the impact and efficiency of policy implementation, as well as its impact on fundamental rights.
Amendment 1040 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) The result-orientation triggered by the delivery model requires a strong performance framework, particularly since CAP Strategic Plans would contribute to broad general objectives for other shared managed policies. A performance-based policy implies annual and multi-annual assessment on the basis of selected outputs, result and impact indicators, as defined in the performance monitoring and evaluation framework. To this end, a limited and targeted set of indicators should be selected in a way which reflects as closely as possible whether the supported intervention contributes to achieving the envisaged objectives. These assessment, indicators and the performance monitoring and evaluation framework shall be developed in a gender-sensitive manner. Result and output indicators relating to climate- and environment- related objectives may include interventions set out in national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from Union legislation.
Amendment 1054 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) Mechanisms should be in place to take action to protect the Union’s financial interests in case the CAP Strategic Plan implementation deviates significantly from the targets set. Member States may thus be asked to submit action plans in case of significant and non-justified underperformance. TIn exceptional cases and after timely warnings, this could lead to suspensions and, in the end, reductions of the Union funds if the planned results are not achieved. Moreover, an overall performance bonus is established as part of the incentive mechanism based on allocating the performance bonus, in view of encouraging good environmental and climate performances.
Amendment 1128 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan at least the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer on the following basis:
Amendment 1242 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be definedthe Member States may define "genuine farmers" in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.
Amendment 1243 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined- Member States may further more define 'genuine farmer' in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.
Amendment 1258 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) a maximum age limit that may non indicative age limit without exceeding 405 years shall be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 1269 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii a (new)
(ii a) the support granted for young farmers for 10 years
Amendment 1288 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'new farmer' means a person or entity embarking on agriculture as a principal activity, not having been engaged in any farming activity for the previous 10 years, and under the conditions laid down by the Member States.
Amendment 1335 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Those objectives shall be complemented by the cross-cutting objective of modernising the sector by fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptake, providing farmers access to cutting-edge technology.
Amendment 1349 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food security and ensure reasonably priced feed supplies;
Amendment 1382 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) give farmers a firmer foothold on Union and international markets;
Amendment 1383 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) improve the farmers' position in the value chain, promoting and upholding cooperative ventures and supporting producer organisations;
Amendment 1460 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion, gender equality and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1527 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States will be able to add gender- sensitive indicators by breaking down the common output, result and impact indicators which are set out in Annex I into details in their Strategic Plan.
Amendment 1551 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States shall design the interventions of their CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the general principles of Union law, with respect for the principles of gender equality and non-discrimination.
Amendment 1736 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall be able to develope sub-programmes in the Strategic Plan to promote young famers’ and women farmers’ access to the farm advisory services.
Amendment 1808 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the cComplementary income support for young farmers and new entrants;
Amendment 1826 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay reduce the amount of direct paymentsbasic income support for sustainability to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceedingif the amount exceeds a threshold set up by each Member State, which may not be less than EUR 6150 000 as follows:. The reduction of the amount above the threshold set up by each Member State must beat least 15percent of payments, and a maximum of 100 per cent.
Amendment 1839 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay reduce the amount of direct paymentsbasic income support to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceeding EUR 60 000 as follows:a financial ceiling set by the Member State
Amendment 1853 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1854 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1866 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1871 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1886 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1887 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1898 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1904 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1929 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Before applying paragraph 1, Member States shall subtract from the amount of direct paymentsbasic income support to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter in a given calendar year:
Amendment 1940 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the salaries linked to an agricultural activity and related activities declared by the farmer, including taxes and social contributions related to employment; and
Amendment 1949 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the equivalent cost of regular and unpaid labour linked to an agricultural activity and related activities practiced by persons working on the farm concerned who do not receive a salary, or who receive less remuneration than the amount normally paid for the services rendered, but are rewarded through the economic result of the farm business.
Amendment 1960 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the direct support referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 29
Amendment 1966 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standarentire amounts of labour costs and salaries linked to an agricultural activity and related activities at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
Amendment 1971 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standarctual labour costs and salaries linked to an agricultural and related activity at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
Amendment 1982 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The estimated product of the reduction of payments shallmay primarily be used to contribute to the financing of the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability and thereafter of other interventions belonging to decoupled direct payments.
Amendment 2004 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2065 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall agree to the Member States declaring the most recent or most relevant year as the reference year for farmland for which basic income support is granted.
Amendment 2195 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay 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.
Amendment 2203 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure fair redistribution of support from bigger to smaller or medium-sized farms by providing for a redistributive income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2205 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay ensure redistribution of support from bigger to smaller or medium-sized farms by providing for a redistributive income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2238 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – title
Article 27 – title
27 Member States may provide for cComplementary income support for young farmers uander the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans. new entrants
Amendment 2240 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may provide for complementary income support for young farmers and new entrants under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2262 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective ‘attract young farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas’ set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 23% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a complementary income support for young farmers who have newly set up for the first time and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2315 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers whand take measures to encourage them to make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 2654 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) formation and organisation of producer groups
Amendment 3274 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers, new farmers and rural business start-up;
Amendment 3280 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) thematic sub-programme for women in rural areas;
Amendment 3281 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
( a) reconversion of agricultural production
Amendment 3299 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may develop these interventions in a gender-mainstreaming approach and may be able to add gender- sensitive indicators to monitor and evaluate these interventions.
Amendment 3340 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 3399 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken usually for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justified cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3490 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) However, rural development programmes may provide for specific derogations from this rule for investments in broadband and renewable energy. in this case, clear criteria ensuring complementarity with support under other Union instruments shall be provided.
Amendment 3529 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) investments in large infrastructures not being part of local development strategies, with the exception of broadband infrastructure aimed at delivering basic services in agriculture and rural areas;
Amendment 3535 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) investments in access infrastructure
Amendment 3551 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
However, rural development programmes may provide for specific derogations from this rule for investments in broadband and renewable energy. in this case, clear criteria ensuring complementarity with support under other Union instruments shall be provided.
Amendment 3571 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in basic services in rural areas, including the deployment of digital technologies and broadcasting infrastructure in agriculture and rural areas;
Amendment 3596 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) d) investments in access to farm and forest land, land consolidation
Amendment 3633 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the installation of young farmers and new farmers who fulfil the conditions included in the definition set out in point (e) of Article 4(1);
Amendment 3654 #
2018/0216(COD)
3. Member States shall set conditions for the submission and the content of a business plan. Programmes with a particular focus on female entrepreneurship shall be encouraged.
Amendment 3667 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a Subprogrammes for women in rural areas 1. Member States shall grant support for the establishment of sub-programmes for women in rural areas under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6. 2. Member States may grant support under this type of interventions for sub- programmes to improve women farmers’ access to land, credit and financial instruments, to promote their performance in education and trainings, to upgrade their knowledge and skills in digitalisation and agriculture, and for subprogrammes to promote women’s employment in rural areas, to eliminate gender pay and pension gaps, to improve work-life balance and to further prevent women in rural areas from social exclusion.
Amendment 3842 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Managing Authority of the CAP Strategic Plan or other designated intermediate bodies shall define selection criteria for interventions relating to the following types of interventions: investments, installation of young farmers and rural business start-up, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, after consultation of the Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 111. Selection criteria shall aim to ensure equal treatment of applicants without any form of discrimination, better use of financial resources and targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions.
Amendment 3879 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year ofrelevant financial period. Expenditures will be subject to reimbursement following the approval of the CAP Strategic Plan by the Commission.
Amendment 3889 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 80 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from Article 73(5) and the first subparagraph, in cases of emergency measures due to natural disasters, catastrophic events, spread of an epizootic or of plant diseases or adverse climatic events or a significant and sudden change in the socio-economic conditions of the Member State or region, the CAP Strategic Plan may provide that eligibility of EAFRD financed expenditure relating to amendments of the plan may start from the date on which the event occurred.
Amendment 3926 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(a) 780% of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
Amendment 3938 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 780% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions;
Amendment 3968 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 4350% of the eligible public expenditure in the other regions.
Amendment 3999 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 1
1. At least 58% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR].
Amendment 4022 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 320% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4023 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions of all types addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4070 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 1025% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4079 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 106% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4096 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 4115 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 25 %, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 1025 % is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III.
Amendment 4123 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 24%, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 106% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III.
Amendment 4325 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) summary of the SWOT analysis as referred to in Article 103(2); a gender perspective shall be incorporated into the analysis;
Amendment 4330 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where applicable, an analysis of the specific needs of vulnerable geographical areas, such as the outermost regions, and an analysis of the specific needs of vulnerable groups of people, such as women in rural areas;
Amendment 4348 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Member States shall use the most recent and most reliable data for this assessment. Member States shall utilize sex- disaggregated data when necessary.
Amendment 4368 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) An explanation as to which interventions will contribute to achieving greater gender equality and to promote women's development in rural areas;
Amendment 4388 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the annual planned outputs for the intervention, and where relevant, a breakdown per uniform or average unit amount of support;
Amendment 4392 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point g – introductory part
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point g – introductory part
(g) the annual planned unit amount of support, its justification and a justified maximum upper variation of that unit amount as referred to in Article 89. Where applicable, the following information shall also be provided:
Amendment 4394 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the resulting annual financial allocation for the intervention, as referred to in Article 88. Where applicable, a breakdown on amounts planned for grants and amounts planned for financial instruments shall be provided;
Amendment 4404 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Article 100 – paragraph 1
1. The target plan referred to in point (e) of Article 95(1) shall consist of a recapitulative table showing the targets as referred to in point (a) of Article 97(1), indicating the break-down in annual milestones.
Amendment 4435 #
2018/0216(COD)
For the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), the SWOT analysis shall be developed in a gender-responsive manner when necessary.
Amendment 4612 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall decide the composition of the Monitoring Committee and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant public authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 94(3). Member States shall ensure the composition of Monitoring Committee to include women members.
Amendment 4631 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) A gender mainstreaming approach is utilised in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 4661 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) support and facilitate to utilise gender mainstreaming approach at different levels;
Amendment 4666 #
2018/0216(COD)
(ea) contribution to capacity building for Member States administrations in gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting of CAP Strategic Plans, collection of sex-disaggregated data; and creation of a platform for stakeholders to exchange the best practices in actions relevant to the specific objective of gender equality set out in Article 6(1);
Amendment 4692 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) data collection, storage and transmission, including the collection of sex-disaggregated data;
Amendment 4695 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 115 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the ex-ante, interim, and ex post evaluations and all other evaluation activities linked to the CAP Strategic Plan, which shall be developed in a gender- sensitive manner;
Amendment 4706 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assess the impact, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and Union added value of the CAP, including its impact on fundamental rights;
Amendment 4711 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) assess the impact, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and coherence of the interventions of the CAP Strategic Plans, including its impact on fundamental rights;
Amendment 4868 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) how to ensure gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting will be utilised in the proposed CAP Strategic Plan to promote gender equality in rural areas;
Amendment 4869 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the suitability of the procedures for monitoring the CAP Strategic Plan and for collecting the data, including sex- disaggregated data, necessary to carry out evaluations;
Amendment 4872 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 1
Article 126 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall carry out evaluations of the CAP Strategic Plans shall be carried out by the to improve the quality of the design and implementation of the plans, as well as to assess their effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, Union added value and impact in relation to their contribution to the CAP general and specific objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1). Such evaluations shall be carried out in a gender-sensitive manner.
Amendment 4881 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 127 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 127 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A gender chapter shall be developed in the interim evaluation and ex post evaluation respectively, to evaluate the impacts and added value of CAP in promoting gender equality in rural areas.
Amendment 4883 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 – paragraph 1
Article 128 – paragraph 1
In compliance with its reporting requirement pursuant to Article [38(3)(e)(i)] of the [New Financial Regulation], the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council the performance information referred to in that Article measured by the core set of indicators set out in Annex XII. Such indicators set out in Annex XII may be sex-disaggregated with an aim to achieving gender equality in rural areas;
Amendment 22 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) 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 funding in a coherent manner to achieve the proposed objectives 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.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Specific objectives should be setMember States, in cooperation with the Commission, should set out the specific objectives for each instrument of the Programme. With regard to the reform delivery tool, they should consist of fulfilling concrete milestones and targets set out in relation to the completion of reform commitments, which would trigger the release of the financial incentives. With regard to the technical support instrument, they should be to assist national authorities in their endeavours to design and implement reforms, by taking into account good practices and lessons learned from peers. Those objectives should be pursued in all Member States under those two instruments and, in the context of the convergence facility, by those Member States whose currency is not the euro and which have taken and are continuing to take demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time- frame.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure that the reforms in the Member States supported by the Programme address all the key economic and societal areas, both financial support and technical support under the Programme should be provided by the Commission, upon request from a Member State, in a broad range of policy domains, which include areas related to public financial and asset management, institutional and administrative reform, business environment, the financial sector, markets for products, services and labour, education and training, sustainable development and measures to combat climate change, public health and social welfare.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to cater for additional needs under the Programme, Member States should have the possibility to transfer to the budget of the Programme resources programmed in shared management under the Union funds, in accordance with the procedure thereof. Transferred resources should be implemented in accordance with the rules of this Programme and should be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned in line with the objectives and strategies proposed.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) 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 actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed on the basis of joint criteria in the context of the relevant periodical evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 54 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) It is necessary to establish a clear and straightforward 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 imbalances so as to reduce them and achieve the objectives.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The Commission should assess the nature and the importance of the reform commitments proposed by the Member States and should determine the amount to be allocated on the basis of fair and transparent criteria. To that effect, it should take into account the substantive elements provided by the Member States and assess whether the reform commitments proposed by the Member States are expected to effectively address challenges identified in the context of the European Semester, whether they represent a comprehensive reform package, whether they are expected to strengthen the performance and resilience of the national economy and whether their implementation is expected to have a lasting impact in the Member State where relevant by strengthening the institutional and administrative capacity of the Member State concerned. In addition, the Commission should assess whether the internal arrangements proposed by the Member States, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators, are expected to ensure effective implementation of the reform commitments during a maximum period of three years.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In order to contribute to the preparation of high quality proposals and assist the Commission in the assessment of the proposals for reform commitments submitted by the Member States and in the periodic assessment of the degree of their achievement, provision should be made for the use of peer counselling and expert advice for the purpose of avoiding any penalties. In addition, the Council for Economic Policy Committee of the Council dealing with the European Semester, in consultation, where appropriate, with relevant Treaty-based committees, should be able to provide an opinion on the proposals for reform commitments as submitted by Member States. In the interest of simplification, the reporting by Member States on the progress made in the implementation of reform commitments should be made within the framework of the European Semester.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) For the purposes of transparency, the reform commitments adopted by the Commission shouldmust be communicated to the European Parliament and the Council and communication activities should be carried out periodically by the Commission as appropriate.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) For the purpose of sound financial management, specific joint rules should be laid down for budget commitments, payments, suspension, cancellation and recovery of funds. Payments should be based on a positive assessment by the Commission of the implementation of the reform commitments by the Member State. Suspension and cancellation of the financial contribution should be possible only when the reform commitments have not been implemented in a satisfactory manner by the Member State and only after the process has been properly examined. To ensure a sustainable impact of the reforms after they are implemented, a reasonable period defining the durability of the reforms after the payment of the financial contribution should be established. A period of five years should be considered to be a reasonable minimum to be applied. Appropriate contradictory procedures should be established to ensure that the decision by the Commission in relation to suspension, cancellation and recovery of amounts paid respects the right of Member States to provide observations.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In line with the rules and practice already existing under the SRSP, a light process for the submission of requests for technical support should be established. Respecting the overarching principle of equal treatment, sound financial management and transparency, appropriate joint criteria for the analysis of the requests submitted by Member States should be laid down. Those criteria should be based on the urgency, the severity and extent of the problems, as well as on the support needs identified in respect of the policy areas where technical support is envisaged.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) For the purposes of accountability, transparency and to ensure visibility of the Union action, subject to certain conditions that protect sensitive information, the cooperation and support plans shouldmust be provided to the European Parliament and the Council and communication activities should be carried out periodically by the Commission as appropriate.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The convergence facility should aim at providing both financial support and technical support to Member States (in addition to that already available under the two other instruments of the Programme), whose currency is not the euro and which have taken and are continuing to take demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time-frame, with a view to helping them prepare for membership in the euro area. To that effect, "demonstrable steps" should consist of a formal letter from the government of the Member State concerned to the Commission stating its clear commitment to join the euro area within a reasonable and defined timeframe and presenting a credible, time-bound roadmap, after consultation with the Commission, for implementing concrete measures to prepare for successful participation in the euro area, including steps to ensure full alignment of its national legislation with the requirements under Union law (including the Banking Union).
Amendment 71 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘technical support’ means measures that help Member States to carry out institutional, administrative and growth- sustaining structural reforms, including measures that help Member States, whose currency is not the euro, to prepare for participation in the euro area and implement the relevant programme;
Amendment 72 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘eligible Member State’, under the convergence facility, means a Member State, whose currency is not the euro and which has taken and is taking demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time-frame, in its preparation to join the euro area. Demonstrable steps shall consist of a formal letter from the government of the Member State concerned to the Commission stating its clear commitment to join the euro area within a reasonable and defined timeframe and presenting a credible time-bound roadmap, after consultation with the Commission, for implementing concrete measures to prepare for successful participation in the euro area, including steps to ensure full alignment of its national legislation with the requirements under Union law (including the Banking Union).
Amendment 82 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) business environment, including for small and medium-sized enterprises, focusing on rural SMEs for the development of rural areas, making them more competitive and attractive, and re- industrialisation, private sector development and public-private partnerships, product and service markets, investment, public participation in enterprises, privatisation processes, trade and foreign direct investment, competition and public procurement, sustainable sectoral development and support for research and innovation and digitisation;
Amendment 84 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) education and training, including long-term training to reduce unemployment, labour market policies, including social dialogue, for the creation of jobs, digital skills, the fight against poverty, the promotion of gender equality and social inclusion, social security and social welfare systems, public health and healthcare systems, as well as cohesion, asylum, migration and border policies;
Amendment 86 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) policies for implementing climate action, programmes to combat climate change, mobility, promoting energy and resource efficiency, renewable energy sources, achieving energy diversification and ensuring energy security, and for the agricultural sector, fisheries and the sustainable development of rural areas; and
Amendment 95 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The financial envelope for the Programme may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, which are required for the management of the Programme and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions at not only national but also regional and local level where appropriate, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, in so far as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, including corporate information technology tools, and all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme. Expenses may also cover, under each of the three instruments referred to in Article 3, the costs of other supporting activities such as quality control and monitoring of technical support projects on the ground and the costs of peer counselling and experts for the assessment and implementation of structural reforms.
Amendment 127 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) seminars, conferences and workshops, including exchanges of best practices, when appropriate;
Amendment 129 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) studies, research, analyses and surveys, evaluations and impact assessments, and the development and publication of guides, reports and educational material and information;
Amendment 43 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000 to 6 866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices). EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 000939 794 375 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 927 149225 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 1 044 914 876 in current prices) to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 45 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The EMFF must also contribute to other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).In particular, this Regulation highlights the following objectives: a) SDG.1 Eradicate poverty:the EMFF contributes to improving the living conditions of the most fragile coastal communities, especially those dependent on a single fish stocks threatened by overfishing, global change and environmental issues. b) SDG.3 Good health and well-being:the EMFF contributes to the fight against the pollution of coastal water bodies, responsible for endemic diseases, and to ensure good quality of food from fisheries and aquaculture. c) SDG.7 Clean energy:by financing the blue economy, the EMFF supports the deployment of marine renewables and ensure that this development is consistent with the protection of the marine environment and preservation of fish resources. d) SDG.8 Decent work and economic growth:The EMFF contributes to the development of the blue economy as a factor of economic growth.It also ensures that this economic growth is a source of decent jobs for coastal communities.In addition, the EMFF contributes to improving the working conditions of fishermen. e) SDG.12 Responsible Consumption and Production:The EMFF contributes to the rational use of natural resources and limits the waste of natural and energy resources. f) SDG.13 Fight against climate change:the EMFF devotes 30% of its budget to the fight against climate change. g) SDG.14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Amendment 53 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small-scale coastal fishing is carried out by fishing vessels below 12 metres and not using towed fishing gears. That sector represents nearly 75% of all fishing vessels registered in the Union and nearly half of all employment in the fishery sector. Operators from small-scale coastal fisheries are particularly dependant on healthy fish stocks for their main source of income. The EMFF should therefore give them a preferential treatment through a 100% aid intensity rate, including for operations related to control and enforcement, with the aim of encouraging sustainable fishing practices. In addition, certain areas of support should be reserved for small-scale fishing in fleet segment where the fishing capacity is balanced with the available fishing opportunities, i.e. support for the acquisition of a second- hand vessel and, for engine replacement or modernisation, for renovation and restoring of old infrastructure or new infrastructure such as auction halls or reception facilities. Furthermore, Member States should include in their programme an action plan for small-scale coastal fishing, which should be monitored on the basis of indicators for which milestones and targets should be set.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) having regard to the European Parliament resolution on the special situation of islands (2015/3014(RSP) and the European Economic and Social Committee’s opinion on ‘Specific problems facing islands’ (1229/2011), agriculture, breeding and fisheries constitute an important element of local island economies. European insular regions suffer due to lack of accessibility, particularly for SMEs, a low level of product differentiation and need a strategy in order to use all possible synergies between the European Structural and Investment Funds and other Union instruments with a view to counterbalancing the handicaps of islands and enhancing their economic growth, job creation and sustainable development. While Article 174 of the TFEU recognises the permanent natural and geographical handicaps specific to the situation of islands, the Commission must establish an ‘EU Strategic Framework for Islands’ with a view to linking up instruments that can have a major territorial impact.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) (new) There is a need for support measures in order to facilitate social dialogue and to use the EMFF to help train skilled professionals for the maritime and fisheries sector. The importance of modernising the maritime and fisheries sector and the role that innovation plays in this calls for reassessing the financial allocations for professional and vocational training in the EMFF.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 b (new)
Recital 35 b (new)
(35 b) Investment in human capital is also vital to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of fishing and maritime activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support advisory services, cooperation between scientists and fishermen, professional training, lifelong learning, and should stimulate the dissemination of knowledge, help to improve the overall performance and competitiveness of operators and promote social dialogue. In recognition of their role in fishing communities, spouses and life partners of self-employed fishermen should, under certain conditions, also be granted support for professional training, lifelong learning and the dissemination of knowledge, and for networking that contributes to their professional development.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) (new) The objectives and actions of the EMFF should be consistent with international and regional processes of the Union for the governance of the seas, such as the Agreement for the establishment of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (‘the GFCM Agreement’). This agreement provides an appropriate framework for multilateral cooperation to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea at levels which are considered sustainable and at low risk of collapse.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities throughout the single market related to oceans, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union's insular and outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services and being consistent with Union environmental legislation.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) Strengthening international ocean governance and enablingregional processes of the Union for the governance of the seas in order to enable safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 140 000 000866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices).
Amendment 79 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management as specified in Title II shall be EUR 5 311 000 000939 794 375 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EUR 102 000 000 14 076 262 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 128 566 125 in current prices)for the Azores and Madeira;
Amendment 82 #
2018/0210(COD)
(b) EUR 82 000 00091 708 367 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 103 357 081 in current prices) for the Canary Islands;
Amendment 83 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 131 000 00046 509 709 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 165 119 239 in current prices) for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint- Martin.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR 829 000 000927 149 225 in 2018 constant prices (EUR 1 044 914 876 in current prices).
Amendment 87 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], each Member State shall prepare a single programmenational programme and / or regional operational programmes to implement the priorities referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) (new) where applicable, the regional operational program for sub-national authorities responsible for fisheries and maritime affairs.
Amendment 93 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States concerned shall prepare as part of their programme, jointly with relevant authorities and stakeholders of their territories, regional operational programmes for each of their regions, including an action plan for each of their outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2), which shall set out:
Amendment 94 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, while fighting against marine litter and promoting community-led local development (CLLD) and fisheries local action groups (FLAGs);
Amendment 111 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) (new d) (a) facilitating access to credit, insurance and financial instruments, without excluding the necessity for grants;
Amendment 112 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (new) In order to reduce the administrative burden for small-scale inshore fishermen, the action plan shall take into account the possibility of a simplified single application form for EMFF measures or the previous existence of a simplified single form at regional or national level.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the first acquisition of a fishing vessel by a young fisher who, at the moment of submitting the application, is under 40 years of age and has worked at least fivthree years as fisher or has acquired adequate vocational qualification;
Amendment 117 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) (new) new eco-friendly and energy-efficient infrastructures, such as new auction halls or reception facilities
Amendment 118 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) (new) in order to improve their environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, the eco-friendly renovation and restoring of old building and infrastructures, given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity
Amendment 119 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equipped for sea fishing and be between 5 less thand 30 years old.
Amendment 120 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (new) The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may only be granted if it can be proved that the new infrastructure will improve the valorisation and quality of products and the sustainability of all fleets, without increasing fishing capacity and in accordance with the objectives of the CFP.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. (new) The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may only be granted if it can be proved that the old infrastructure will be renovated or restored in order to foster a diversification of the income given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity.
Amendment 123 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the fishing vessel is registered as active and has carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1290 days in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support;
Amendment 125 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (new) The EMFF may support the access of fishing and aquaculture enterprises to risk management tools such as incentives for insurance policies or mutual funds, in order to cover losses due to one or more of the following events: a) natural disasters, in compliance with provisions established with the EU Solidarity Fund; b) adverse major weather events; c) sudden changes in the quality and quantity of water for which the operator is not responsible; d) diseases in the aquaculture sector, failure to function or destruction of production facilities for which the operator is not responsible; e) costs of rescuing fishermen or fishing vessels in the event of accidents at sea during their fishing activities.
Amendment 131 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 930 consecutive days; andor
Amendment 133 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the economic losses resulting from the cessation amount to more than 30% of the annual turnover of the business concerned, calculated on the basis of the average turnover of that business over the preceding three calendar years.
Amendment 136 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) owners of fishing vessels which are registered as active and which have carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1290 days in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support; or
Amendment 139 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) fishers who have worked at sea for at least 1290 days in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support on board a Union fishing vessel concerned by the extraordinary cessation.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Amendment 144 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title
Article 20 – title
Collection and, processing and dissemination of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes
Amendment 145 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use, use and dissemination of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes in fisheries and aquaculture, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. (new) The Commission shall evaluate the possibility to create a Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) for European insular and outermost regions focusing on maritime and fisheries issues and come forward with appropriate proposals.
Amendment 151 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in ports to provide adequate reception facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter collected from the sea, as well as unwanted catches referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013;
Amendment 155 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Productive aquaculture investments under this Article may only be supported through grants and the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
The EMFF may support actions contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products as provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013. It may also support actions promoting the marketing, the quality and the value added of fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 158 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Amendment 162 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The EMFF may also support investments for the innovation in the processing of fishery and aquaculture products, as well as the promotion of partnership between POs and scientific entities.
Amendment 165 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Statistical information network of aquaculture 1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use of aquaculture management data as referred to in Article 34 (1) (a) and(e) and (5) and Article 35 ( 1) (d) of Regulation (EU) no. 1380/2013 in view of the establishment of a statistical information network on aquaculture and national work plans for its application. 2. By way of derogation from Article 2, the support referred to in paragraph 1 may also be granted for operations outside the territory of the Union. 3. Implementing acts shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 2, paragraph 2, paragraph 2. 4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts approving or amending the national work plans referred to in paragraph 1 by 31 December of the year preceding last year by which the work plan is to be applied.
Amendment 176 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) (new) (a) the support to actions for the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems providing compensations to fishers for the collection of lost fishing gears and marine litter from the sea.
Amendment 42 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The transition to clean energy is an essential contribution to the mitigation and alleviation of climate change with co- benefits for the environment. Actions for capacity building supporting the clean energy transition, funded until 2020 under Horizon 2020, should be integrated in the Programme since their objective is not to fund excellence and generate innovation, but to facilitate the uptake of already available technology that will contribute to climate mitigation and alleviation. The inclusion of these capacity building activities into the Programme offers potential for synergies between the sub- programmes and increases the overall coherence of Union funding. Therefore, data should be collected and disseminated on the uptake of existing research and innovation solutions in the LIFE projects, including from the Horizon Europe programme and its predecessors.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
It lays downprovides for the objectives of the Programme, the budget for the period 2021-2027, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
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 mainstream climate and environmental actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Programme are expected to contribute 61% of the overall financial envelope of the Programme to climate and environmental 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.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 5 457 900 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 3 55 200 000 000 for the field Environment, of which
Amendment 81 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
(1) EUR 2 153 200 000 000 for the sub- programme Nature and Biodiversity and
Amendment 83 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
(2) EUR 1 352 000 000 000 for the sub- programme Circular Economy and Quality of Life;
Amendment 85 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) EUR 1 952 700 000 000 for the field Climate Action, of which
Amendment 87 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
(1) EUR 951 700 000 000 for the sub- programme Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and
Amendment 89 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. At least 61 % of the budgetary resources allocated to projects supported by way of action grants under the sub- programme for Environment shall be dedicated to projects supporting the conservation of nature and biodiversity.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 106 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt multiannual work programmes for the LIFE Programme. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21a.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the LIFE Programme for the Environment and Climate Action. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides for the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice, with respect for fundamental rights and the different legal systems and traditions of the Member States. To that end, the Union may adopt measures to develop judicial cooperation in civil matters and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of crime prevention. Respect for fundamental rights as well as for common principles and values, such as non-discrimination, gender equality, effective access to justice for all, equality before the law, the rule of law and a well-functioning independent judicial system shall be ensured in the further development of a European area of justice.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Judicial training can involve different actors, such as Member States’ legal, judicial and administrative authorities, academic institutions, national bodies responsible for judicial training, European-level training organisations or networks, or networks of court coordinators of Union law. Bodies and entities pursuing a general European interest in the field of training of the judiciary, such as the European Judicial Training Network ('EJTN'), the Academy of European Law ('ERA'), the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary ('ENCJ'), the Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union ('ACA-Europe'), the Network of the Presidents of Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union ('RPCSJUE') and the European Institute of Public Administration ('EIPA'), should continue to play their role in promoting training programmes with a genuine European dimension for the judiciary and judicial staff, and could therefore be granted adequate financial support in accordance with the procedures and the criteria set out in the annual work programmes adopted by the Commission pursuant to this Regulation. Taking into account that women judges are underrepresented in the top positions, women judges, prosecutors and other legal professions shall be encouraged to participate in the training activities.
Amendment 63 #
2018/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Pursuant to Articles 81(2)(h) and 82(1)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, the Union shall support the training of the judiciary and judicial staff as a tool to improve judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters based on the principle of mutual recognition of judgments and of judicial decisions. Training of justice professionals is an important tool to develop a common understanding of how best to uphold the rule of law. It is also very important to increase the number of jobs in the legal profession in a bid to ensure more effective judicial cooperation and access to justice for any citizen of the Union. It contributes to the building of the European area of justice by creating a common judicial culture among justice professionals of the Member States. It is essential to ensure the correct and coherent application of law in the Union and mutual trust between justice professionals in cross- border proceedings. The training activities supported by the Programme should be based on sound training needs’ assessments, use state of the art training methodology, include cross-border events gathering justice professionals of different Member States, comprise active learning and networking elements and be sustainable.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Pursuant to Article 3(3) of the TEU, Article 24 of the Charter and the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Programme should support the protection of the rights of the child, and should mainstream the promotion of the rights of the child in the implementation of all of its actions. The United Nations should organise more information campaigns in each EU Member State.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Attitudinal and environmental barriers as well as lack of accessibility hinder the full and effective participation of people with disabilities in society, on an equal basis with others. People with disabilities are faced with barriers to, among other things, access the labour market, benefit from an inclusive and quality education, avoid poverty and social exclusion, enjoy access to cultural initiatives and media, or use their political rights. Women and girls with disabilities may encounter multiple forms of discrimination and may have difficulties in accessing to health services, including sexual and reproductive health services. As a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the UNCRPD), the Union and all its Member States have committed to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities. The provisions of the UNCRPD have become an integral part of the Union legal order.
Amendment 104 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring programme implementation and results are collected efficiently, effectively, and in a timely manner. Such data shall be sex- disaggregated when properly applied. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of Union funds and Member States.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out in a timely and gender-sensitive manner to feed into the decision- making process.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation in order to achieve set objectives. 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 funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the need for a transition to clean energy transition, technological change, rural depopulation and an increasingly ageing population, and hence workforce, and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in retraining and lifelong learning programmes for the acquisition of relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 34 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active and on-going interventions enabling adaptation to the demands of the labour market and (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting programmes encouraging jobseekers to enter self– employment and in connection with the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market, including as teleworkers and entrepreneurs, through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of traditional education and training and – as the case may be – retraining systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training, bearing in mind technological developments, and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, develop entrepreneurial spirit and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 42 #
2018/0206(COD)
(15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, and adaptation to social changes and the new demands of the labour market, thereby also fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, should be supported within this context.
Amendment 53 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market, including by improved access to the internet and hence to teleworking, with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including childrensex and geographic location, including children, women in rural areas, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community- based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
Amendment 69 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training, and poverty eradication thus enabling a swift and suitable adjustment to the demands of the labour market. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+ and to achieve the set objectives. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared- management and Health strands of ESF+ and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument. In particular, the Commission and the Member State should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding, including technical assistance thereof.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order to complement Member States action in line with the relevant strategies. The Health strand of the ESF+ should mainstream effective prevention models, innovative technologies and new business models and solutions to contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems of the Member States and facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for European citizens, with a particular focus on people with disadvantaged backgrounds. The Member States shall be aware that women and men are affected differently by health problems and women and children may need special psychological support, particular for cancer survivors. The Health strand of the ESF+ shall be developed, implemented, monitored and evaluated in a gender-sensitive manner.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work; including through programmes enabling the development of entrepreneurial activities. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to- work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10 % of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 88 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare and long- term care for older persons, persons with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 93 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and, career progression and retirement pensions. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with other persons and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and equal opportunities. The ESF+ should also promote the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care, in particular for those who face multiple discrimination. The ESF should not support any action that contributes to segregation or to social exclusion. Regulation (EU) No [future CPR] provides that rules on eligibility of expenditure are to be established at national level, with certain exceptions for which it is necessary to lay down specific provisions with regard to the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 94 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to reduce the administrative burden for the collection of data, Member States should, where such data are available in registers, allow managing authorities to collect data from registers, provided that such data is properly protected.
Amendment 97 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services and cross-border services should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes, especially at cross-border level, with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families – including single-parent families –, households or groups composed of such persons, whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 114 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that aid provided in the framework of the ESF+ support for addressing material deprivation respects the dignity and prevents stigmatisation of the most deprived persons. Such aid shall be developed in a gender-responsive manner to best meet the special needs of women, children and disadvantaged people.
Amendment 115 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point h
h) to provide guidance for the development of social infrastructure (including housing, child care and education and training, health care and long term care for older persons, persons with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses) needed for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 127 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, promoting and developing in the medium and long term self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 129 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) modernising labour market institutions and services at national, regional and local level to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions and mobility, including at cross-border level;
Amendment 133 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) promoting women’s labour market participation so they receive a pension at the end of their working lives, a better work/life balance including access to childcare, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 137 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills;, to keep pace with an ever-changing society and adjust to it,
Amendment 147 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii
(viii) promoting socio-economic integration of former EU Member States, of third country nationals and of marginalised communities such as the Roma;
Amendment 152 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 1
1. a smarter Europe through the development and ongoing adaptation of skills for smart specialisation in close conjunction with developments in new technologies, skills for key enabling technologies, industrial transition, sectorial cooperation on skills and entrepreneurship, the training of researchers, teaching staff, networking activities and partnerships between higher education institutions, vocational and educational training (VET) institutions, research and technological centres and enterprises and clusters, support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises and the social economy;
Amendment 154 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2
2. a greener, low carbon Europe through the improvement of education and training systems at the various stages of professional activity necessary for the adaptation of skills and qualifications, the upskilling of all, including the labour forcepersons in active employment and jobseekers, the creation of new jobs in sectors related to the environment, climate and energy, and the bioeconomy.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 10 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 to targeted actions and structural reforms to support youth employment and school-to-work transition, entrepreneurship, pathways to reintegrate into education or training and second chance education, in particular in the context of implementing Youth Guarantee schemes.
Amendment 197 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
When implementing such actions, Member States shall give priority to inactive and long-term unemployed young people, focusing on those in rural areas to prevent depopulation, and put in place targeted outreach measures.
Amendment 217 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the private sector, and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community-led local development strategies which take local characteristics into consideration.
Amendment 233 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the costs of purchasing food, promoting local purchasing where this is possible, and/or basic material assistance, including costs related to transporting food and/or basic material assistance to the beneficiaries delivering the food and/or basic material assistance to the end recipients;
Amendment 235 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the cost of collection, transport, storage and distribution of food donations and directly related information and awareness raising activities;
Amendment 237 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to provide specific support services to employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre- recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance to fill vacancies in certain sectors, with an emphasis on fields with labour shortages, professions, countries, border regions or for particular groups (e.g. vulnerable people);
Amendment 238 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to support the development of the market eco-system related to the provision of microfinance for micro-enterprises in start-up and development phases, in particular those that employ vulnerable people and ones started by young people in rural areas, to prevent depopulation;
Amendment 242 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) Strengthen crisis-preparedness, management and response in the Union, including via mixed cross-border response teams, to protect citizens against cross- border health threats.
Amendment 243 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) Capacity-building measures for crisis preparedness, management and response, taking into account potential climate change events;
Amendment 244 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Amendment 248 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
(iii) Health crisis preparedness exercises. and devising of responses based on potential scenarios;
Amendment 250 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
(iii) through support for the deployment, operation and maintenance of an IT infrastructure for data exchange and ensuring data protection;
Amendment 24 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Globalisation and technological change is likely to further increase the interconnectedness and interdependence of world economies. Labour reallocation is an integral and inevitable part of such economic change. If the benefits of change are to be distributed fairly, offering assistance to displaced workers and those threatened by displacement is of utmost importance. The ‘EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’' 22, is the Union policy instrument that sets the framework of best practice for anticipating and dealing with corporate restructuring. It offers a comprehensive framework on how the challenges of economic adjustment and restructuring and their employment and social impact should be addressed by adequate policy means. It also calls upon Member States to use EU and national funding in a way to ensure that the social impact of restructuring, especially the adverse effects on employment, can be cushioned more effectively. The main Union instruments to assist workers affected are the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which is designed to offer assistance in an anticipatory way, and the EGF, which is designed to offer assistance in the case of unexpected major restructuring events in a reactive manner. _________________ 22 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring, (COM(2013)882 final, 13.12.2013)and those involving a large number of people in a reactive manner.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The EGF was established by Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 for the multiannual financial framework from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013. The EGF has been set up to enable the Union to show solidarity towards workers who lost their jobs as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation. _________________ 23 Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1) and has affected various European industrial sectors.
Amendment 34 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As stated, in order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an application for support should be triggered when a major restructuring event causes a significant impact on the local or regional economy, especially in mono-industrial areas. Such an impact should be defined by a minimum number of job displacements within a specific reference period. Taking into account the findings of the mid-term evaluation, the threshold shall be set at 250 jobs displacement within a reference period of four months (or 6 months in sectoral cases). Taking into account that waves of dismissals in different sectors but the same region have an equally significant impact on the local labour market, regional applications shall be possible as well. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, including the outermost regions as referred in Article 349 of the TFEU, or in exceptional circumstances, applications could be submitted in case of a lower number of job displacements.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Financial contributions from the EGF should be primarily directed at active labour market measures aimed at reintegrating beneficiaries rapidly into sustainable employment, either within or outside their initial sector of activity through inclusion in retraining and skilling programmes. Measures should reflect the prospected needs of the local or regional labour market. However, whenever relevant, the mobility of displaced workers should also be supported in order to help find new employment elsewhere. A particular focus shall be laid on the dissemination of skills required in the digital age. The inclusion of pecuniary allowances in a coordinated package of personalised services should be restricted. Companies could be encouraged to participate in the national co-funding for the EGF-supported measures.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Considering the fact that the digital transformation of the economy is a constant and ongoing phenomenon and requires a certain level of digital competence of the workforce, the dissemination of skills required in the digital age should be a mandatory horizontal element of any coordinated package of personalised services offered.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) 1. The general objective of the programme is to demonstrate solidarity with and offer support to displaced workersfor the swiftest possible labour market re-entry of workers who have been made redundant and self- employed persons whose activity has ceased in the course of unexpected major restructuring events, referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 99 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. In small labour markets or in exceptional circumstances, in particular with regard to applications involving SMEs, where duly substantiated by the applicant Member State, an application for a financial contribution under this Article may be considered admissible even if the criteria laid down in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1 are not entirely met, when the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local or regional economy, particularly in mono-industrial areas. The applicant Member State shall specify which of the intervention criteria set out in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1 are not entirely met. The aggregated amount of contributions in exceptional circumstances may not exceed 15 % of the annual ceiling of the EGF.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point e
(e) the expected impact of the redundancies as regards the local, regional or, national or, where appropriate, cross- border economy and employment;
Amendment 126 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Support for targeted beneficiaries shall complement measures of the Member States at national, regional and local, local and, where appropriate, cross-border level including those co-financed by Union funds, in line with the recommendations set out in the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring.
Amendment 130 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that measures taken respect the principle of equality between men and women and that the integration of the gender perspective areis an integral part of, and are promoted during, the various stages of the implementation of the financial contribution from the EGF.
Amendment 131 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of the Commission, a maximum of 0.5 % of the annual ceiling of the EGF may be used for technical and administrative assistance for its implementation, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including corporate information technology systems, information and communication activities at national, regional, local and cross-border level, as appropriate, and those enhancing the EGF's visibility and other administrative and technical assistance measures. Such measures may cover future and previous programming periods.
Amendment 139 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Where a beneficiary accesses an education or training course for the purpose of retraining or business start-up, the duration of which is two years or more, the expenditure for such a course shall be eligible for EGF co-funding up to the date when the final report referred to in Article 20(1) is due, provided that the relevant expenditure have been incurred before that date.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to support the harmonious development of the Union's territory at different levels and to reduce existing disparities, the ERDF should support cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation, maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg).
Amendment 74 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The cross-border cooperation component should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the internal border regions, and to exploit and/or at the borders with the non-EU states and to exploit all the specificities of these regions and the untapped growth potential in border areas as evidenced in the Communication of the Commission 'Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions’23 ('Border Regions Communication'). Consequently, the cross- border component should be limited to cooperation on land borders and cross- border cooperation on maritime borders should be integrated into the transnational component. _________________ 23 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions' - COM(2017) 534 final, 20.9.2017.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The cross-border cooperation component should also involve cooperation between competent authorities at national, local and/or regional level in one or more Member States and one or more countries or other territories outside the Union. Covering internal and external cross-border cooperation under this Regulation should result in a major simplification and streamlining of applicable provisions for the programme authorities in the Member States and for the partner authorities and beneficiaries outside the Union compared to the programming period 2014-2020.
Amendment 107 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Based on the experience with the four traditional interregional cooperation programmes under Interreg and the lack of such cooperation within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal during the programming period 2014-2020, the interregional cooperation component should focus more specifically on boosting the effectiveness of cohesion policy. That component should therefore be limited to two programmes, one to enable all kind of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building for programmes under both goals and to promote European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and one to improve the analysis of development trends. Project-based cooperation throughout the Union should be integrated into the new component on interregional innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth'25 , in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisation or agrifood. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative”’. The two programmes under the interregional cooperation component should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of third countries. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final, 18.7.2017.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) OCommon objective criteria for designating eligible regions and areas should be established. To this end, the identification of eligible regions and areas at Union level should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council [5]26 . _________________ 26 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 124 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) With regard to NDICI assistance, the Union should develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on cooperation. This Regulation and the NDICI should therefore support the internal and external aspects of existing or future relevant macro-regional strategies. Those initiatives are strategically important and offer meaningful political frameworks for deepening relations with and among partner countries, based on the principles of mutual accountability, shared ownership and responsibility.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should add two Interreg-specific objectives, one to support an Interreg-specific objective strengthening institutional capacity, enhancing legal and administrative cooperation, in particular where linked to implementation of the Border Regions Communication, intensify cooperation between citizens and institutions and the development and coordination of existing or future macro- regional and sea- basin strategies, and one to address specific external cooperation issues such as safety, security, border crossing management and migration.
Amendment 145 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The major part of the Union support should be concentrated on a limited number of policy objectives in order to maximise the impact of Interreg and achievement of the proposed objectives by the deadline laid down.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iii) exchange of experience concerning the identification, transfer and dissemination of good practices in relation to sustainable urban development, including urban-rural linkages
Amendment 354 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) In duly justified cases, where the Interreg programme cannot be implemented as planned due to serious problems in relations between the participating countries.
Amendment 367 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 70 85%, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder.
Amendment 400 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under external cross-border and component 2 and 3 Interreg programmes the ERDF and, where applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shallmay also contribute to the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer and more secure Europe', in particular by actions in the fields of border crossing management and mobility and migration management, including the protection of migrants.
Amendment 428 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Member State hosting the prospective managing authority, shall submit an Interreg programme to the Commission by [date of entry into force plus nintwelve months;] on behalf of all participating Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries or OCTs.
Amendment 434 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
However, an Interreg programme covering support from an external financing instrument of the Union shall be submitted by the Member State hosting the prospective managing authority no later than sixtwelve months after the adoption by the Commission of the relevant strategic programming document under Article 10(1) or where required under the respective basic act of one or more of an external financing instrument of the Union.
Amendment 446 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point e – point i
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point e – point i
(i) the related types of actions, including a list of planned operations of strategic importance, and their expected contribution to those specific objectives and to macro-regional strategies and sea- basin strategies, where appropriaterespectively the set of criteria and the corresponding transparent selection criteria for such operation;
Amendment 473 #
2018/0199(COD)
The Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 510 % of the initial allocation of a priority and no more than 35 % of the programme budget to another priority of the same Interreg programme.
Amendment 562 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 6
Article 27 – paragraph 6
6. The managing authority shall publish the rules of procedures of the monitoring committee and all the dataecisions of and information shared with the monitoring committee on the website referred to in Article 35(2).
Amendment 592 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the values of output and result indicators for selected Interreg operations and values achieved by finalized Interreg operations.
Amendment 615 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) as a flat rate in accordance with Article [50(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]direct staff costs of an operation may be calculated at a flat rate of up to 20 % of the direct costs other than the direct staff costs of that operation, without there being a requirement for the Member State to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate.
Amendment 624 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(l a) as a flat rate in accordance with Article [49] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]
Amendment 634 #
Amendment 647 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority of an Interreg programme shall carry out the functions laid down in Articles [66], [68] and [69] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] with the exception of the task of selecting operations referred to in point (a) of Article 66(1) and Article 67 and of payments to beneficiaries referred to in point (b) of Article 68(1). Those functions shall be carried out in the whole of the territory covered by that programme, subject to derogations set out under Chapter VIII of this Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 68(4) of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the management verifications may be carried out by bodies or persons responsible for such verifications in relation to beneficiaries on its territory (the “controller(s)”). The managing authority shall satisfy itself that the expenditure of each beneficiary participating in an operation has been verified by a designated controller.”
Amendment 661 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
Article 45 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from [point (c) of Article 70(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], expenditure paid in another currency shall be converted into euro by each partner using the monthly accounting exchange rate of the Commission in the month during which that expenditure was submitted for verification to the managing authority or the controllers in accordance with [point (a) of Article 68(1)] of that Regulation. The method chosen shall be set out in the cooperation programme and shall be applicable to all beneficiaries. The use of the conversion rate as set by the programme shall be verified by the managing authority or by the controller in the Member State or third country in which the beneficiary is located.
Amendment 665 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, a participating Member State may specify when the audit authority is to be accompanied by an auditors from that participating Member State.
Amendment 668 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 9
Article 47 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission and the audit authority shall meet on a regular basis and at least once a year, unless otherwise agreed, to examine the audit strategy, the annual control report and the audit opinion, to coordinate their audit plans and methods and to exchange views on issues relating to the improvement of management and control systems. The Managing Authority will also be invited.
Amendment 741 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Article [57(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from external financing instruments of the Union if it has been incurred by a partner or the private partner of PPP operations in the preparation and implementation of Interreg operations from 1 January 2021 and paid after the date when the financing agreement with the respective third country, partner country or OCT was concluded.
Amendment 749 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 756 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 3
Article 58 – paragraph 3
3. Where an Interreg programme involves more than one third country, partner country or OCT, at least one financing agreement shall be signed by both parties before that date. The other third countries, partner countries or OCTs may sign their respective financing agreements at the latest oin 30 June of the second year following the year when the first budget commitment was madeone year after the respective Financing Agreement has been sent by the Commission to the third countries, partner countries or OCTs.
Amendment 761 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from Article 99of the Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument, the rules regarding decommitment with regard to cross border component of NDICI are fixed in the Regulation [NDICI] or in Council Decision (EU) [OCTP], respectively or in any act adopted thereunder
Amendment 32 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In its Border Regions Communication, the Commission referred among other measures to an initiative started under the Luxembourg Presidency in 2015: A number of Member States are considering the merits of a new instrument to simplify cross-border projects by making it possible, on a voluntary basis and agreed by the competent authorities in charge, for the rules of one Member State to apply in the neighbouring Member State, in order to shorten the time necessary for approval of the projects and of other documents required for implementation of the projects. This would apply to an individual project or action limited in time, located within a border region and initiated by local or regional authorities.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Commitment should be self- executing, meaning that pursuant to the conclusion of the Commitment certain legal provisions of one Member State are to be applied on the territory of the neighbouring Member State during the period of implementation of a programme financed by EU funding in the field/fields established by that Commitment. It should also be acceptable that the Member States are to adopt a legislative act to allow for the conclusion of a Commitment, in order to prevent national legislation formally adopted by a legislative body from being derogated from by an authority other than that legislative body and in breach of legal clarity and transparency or both.
Amendment 39 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Statement would still require a legislative procedure in the Member State. The authority concluding the Statement should make a formal statement that it will trigger by a certain deadline - at least six months before launching that programme, the legislative procedure necessary to amend the normally applicable national law and to apply, by way of an explicit derogation, the law of a neighbouring Member State.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Legal obstacles are predominantly felt by persons included in the border workers’ category and by those interacting on land borders, because people cross borders on a daily or weekly basis. In order to concentrate the effect of this Regulation to the regions closest to the border and with the highest degree of integration and interaction between neighbouring Member States, this Regulation should apply to cross-border regions within the meaning of the territory covered by neighbouring land border regions in two or more Member States at NUTS level 3 regions26. This should not prevent Member States from applying the Mechanism also to maritime and external borders others than those with EFTA countries. _________________ 26 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 48 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The key actor in the Member States requested to conclude a Commitment or Statement should be the respective national or regional Cross-border Coordination Points which is to liaise with all competent authorities in its Member State and with its counterpart in the neighbouring Member State. It should also be clearly established that the Cross-border Coordination Point may decide whether a procedure leading to the conclusion of a Commitment or a Statement is to be launched or whether for one or more legal obstacles a resolution has already found which could be applied. On the other hand, it should also be established that the Member State the legal provisions of which are to be applied in the other Member State may refuse such application outside its territory. Any decision should be duly justified and communicated in due time to all the partners.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The implementation of a self- executing Commitment should consist in the application of national provisions of another Member State. This should mean either the amendment of legally binding administrative acts already adopted in accordance with the normally applicable national law or, where this has not yet been done, the adoption of new administrative acts based on the legislation of another Member State within a deadline agreed by all the partners in order to be able to launch joint projects in due time. Where several authorities are each competent for different aspects of a complex legal obstacle, the Commitment should be accompanied by a timetable for each of these aspects. Respecting the subsidiarity principle, the adoption and transmission of those amended or new administrative acts should follow the national law on administrative procedures.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) It is also necessary to correctly inform persons resident in cross-border regions about the legislative changes made, and to establish a procedure for the provision of regular information on the benefits of the programmes.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the legal protection of persons resident in a cross-border region or those who live there for a limited period with regard to the Mechanism.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) build up and maintain a database covering all Cross-border Coordination Points concerning the territory of its Member State, ensure protection of the data in the database in compliance with the existing relevant legislation;
Amendment 94 #
2018/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a description of the joint project and of its context, of the corresponding legal obstacle in the committing Member State as well as of the rationale for resolving the legal obstacle; within a deadline agreed by all the partners in order to be able to launch joint projects in due time;
Amendment 15 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Moreover, Cohesion Fund investment is focused on a number of key priority areas in which the economic and social gap continues to widen, and targets in particular the differences between rural and urban areas, thereby neglecting rural areas stricken with poverty and stagnation;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council [new CPR]16 sets out common rules applicable to various funds including the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the Cohesion Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), the Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and the Border Management and Visa Instrument ('BMVI') which operate under a common framework ('the Funds'). _________________ 16 [Full reference - new CPR].
Amendment 22 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to identify the type of activities which can be supported by the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, harmonised specific policy objectives for providing support from those funds should be laid down to ensure that they contribute to one or more of common policy objectives set out in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [new CPR] .
Amendment 30 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In addition, investments under the ERDF should contribute to the development of a comprehensive high- speed digital infrastructure network, and to promoting clean and sustainable multimodal urban mobility, thereby fostering greater economic, social and territorial cohesion and helping to create a more competitive social market economy which can effectively combat climate change.
Amendment 34 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Investment in digital networks in rural areas of the EU is a source of untapped potential and is key to harnessing new economic opportunities such as precision agriculture and the development of a bio-based economy, and can help to achieve the EU’s objectives of developing a digital infrastructure network and promoting green and sustainable multimodal mobility.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation also sets out the specific objectives and the scope support from the Cohesion Fund with regard to the Investment for jobs and growth goal ('the Investment for jobs and growth goal') referred to in [point (a) of Article 4(2)] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR]. It also supplements rural development policy insofar as support for balanced territorial development is concerned.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) enhancing research and innovation capacities and, the uptake of advanced technologies and improving access to and the use and quality of technologies;
Amendment 50 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) eEnhancing and advancing the growth and competitiveness of SMEs;
Amendment 53 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'a greener, lower-carbon Europe by promoting and supporting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management ('PO 2') by:
Amendment 61 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management and disaster resilience;
Amendment 78 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and access to quality employment and support for worker mobility through developing social innovation and infrastructure;
Amendment 111 #
2018/0197(COD)
(da) Innovation and research
Amendment 115 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Low carbon economy.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) reduction of economic and social disparities;
Amendment 118 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) promoting sustainable development.
Amendment 177 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to maximise the contribution to territorial development, actions in this field should be based on integrated territorial strategies including in urban areas and peri-urban areas where appropriate. Therefore, the ERDF support should be delivered through the forms set out in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR] ensuring appropriate involvement of local, regional and urban authorities.
Amendment 183 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Within the framework of sustainable urban development, it is considered necessary to support integrated territorial development in order to more effectively tackle the economic, environmental, climate, demographic and social challenges affecting urban areas, including functional urban areas, while taking into account the need to promote urban-rural linkages, including through peri-urban areas where appropriate. The principles for selecting the urban areas where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented, and the indicative amounts for those actions, should be set out in the programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal with a minimum target of 6% of the ERDF resources allocated at national level for that purpose. It should also be established that this percentage should be respected throughout the programming period in the case of transfer between priorities within a programme or between programmes, including at the mid- term review.
Amendment 251 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, urban mobility, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management ('PO 2') by:
Amendment 273 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and disaster resilience, as well as disaster management, including at the cross- border level where appropriate;
Amendment 278 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
(v) promoting sustainable water management, and access to drinking water to all citizens;
Amendment 294 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) enhancing biodiversity, green infrastructure in the urban environment, urban mobility, and reducing pollution;
Amendment 315 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) 'a more connected Europe by enhancing mobility, energy security and regional ICT connectivity' ('PO 3') by:
Amendment 330 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) developing sustainable, climate resilient, intelligent and intermodal national, regional and local mobility, and where appropriate cross-border mobility,including improved access to TEN-T and cross-border mobility;
Amendment 342 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv a (new)
(iv a) promoting energy security;
Amendment 525 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in all types of infrastructure, including capital repair investments in the railway sector, plus ERTMS, by considering them as new investment objectives;
Amendment 538 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) productive investments which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, through direct aid for investment in SMEs;
Amendment 572 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in the environment, including investments related to sustainable development and energy presenting environmental benefits, benefits in accordance with the investment and infrastructure needs specific to each Member State;
Amendment 582 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the capital repair investments in the railway sector, including their equipment - ERTMS, by considering the new investment objectives;
Amendment 609 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investment in airport infrastructure except for outermost regions, or unless related to environmental protection or accompanied by investment necessary to mitigate or reduce its negative environmental impact;
Amendment 693 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay implement integrated territorial development, supported by the ERDF, exclusively through the forms referred to in Article [22] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR].
Amendment 700 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF shallmay support integrated territorial development based on territorial strategies in accordance with Article [23] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR] focused on urban areas ('sustainable urban development') within programmes under both goals referred to in Article 4(2) of that Regulation.
Amendment 728 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 742 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 203 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 229 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 256 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 323 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
Amendment 459 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. However, the Commission shall implement the amount of support from the Cohesion Fund transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility ('CEF'), the European Urban Initiative, Interregional Innovative Investments, the amount of support transferred from the ESF+ to transnational cooperation, the amounts contributed to InvestEU37 and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission under direct or indirect management in accordance with [points (a) and (c) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation. _________________ 37 [Regulation (EU) No […] on […] (OJ L […], […], p. […])].
Amendment 600 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) complementarities and synergies between the Funds and other Union instruments, including LIFE strategic integrated projects and strategic nature projects;
Amendment 668 #
Amendment 793 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 3 – title
Title 2 – chapter 3 – title
Amendment 796 #
Amendment 1013 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amendment and its compliance with this Regulation and with the Fund-specific Regulations, including requirements at national level, and may make observations within threone months of the submission of the amended programme.
Amendment 1030 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall approve the amendment of a programme no later than sixthree months after its submission by the Member State.
Amendment 1081 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may request the transfer of up to 5 % of programme financial allocations from any of the Funds to any other Fund under shared management or to any instruthe European Regional Development Funder direct or indirect management or the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 1087 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Transferred resources shall be implemented in accordance with the rules of the Fund or the instrument to which the resources are transferred and, in the case of transfers to instruments under direct or indirect management, for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1230 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, and for the Cohesion Fund support: 2,54 %;
Amendment 1440 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) value added tax ('VAT'), except for operations the total cost of which is below EUR 5 000 000 or where VAT is non- recoverable under national VAT legislation.
Amendment 1621 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The pre-financing for each Fund shall be paid in yearly instalments before 1 July of each year, subject to availability of funds, as follows:
Amendment 1630 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 2021: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1658 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 2022: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1673 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 2023: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1697 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 2024: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1714 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) 2025: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1736 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) 2026: 0.52 %
Amendment 1759 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Article 87 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to available funding, tThe Commission shall make interim payments no later than 60 days after the date on which a payment application is received by the Commission.
Amendment 1770 #
2018/0196(COD)
Amendment 1798 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1
Article 99 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall decommit any amount in a programme which has not been used for pre-financing in accordance with Article 84 or for which a payment application has not been submitted in accordance with Articles 85 and 86 by 26 December of the seconthird calendar year following the year of the budget commitments for the years 2021 to 2026.
Amendment 1802 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 2
Article 99 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1806 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 3
Article 99 – paragraph 3
3. The part of commitments still open on 31 December 202930 shall be decommitted if the assurance package and the final performance report for programmes supported by the ESF+, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund have not been submitted to the Commission by the time limit set out in Article 38(1).
Amendment 1858 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4
Article 104 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1897 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) of not more than 15 % of the total allocations for less developed regions to transition regions or more developed regions and from transition regions to more developed regions;
Amendment 1911 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7085 % for the less developed regions;
Amendment 1925 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 5560 % for the transition regions;
Amendment 1952 #
2018/0196(COD)
(c) 450 % for the more developed regions.
Amendment 1969 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The co-financing rate for the Cohesion Fund at the level of each priority shall not be higher than 7085 %.
Amendment 1994 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The co-financing rate for Interreg programmes shall be no higher than 7085 %.
Amendment 1 #
2018/0186(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Since the loss of a passport or travel documents can cause significant distress to citizens in third countries, it is necessary to establish a simplified procedure for cooperation and coordination between the assisting Member State and the unrepresented citizen’s Member State of nationality. At the same time, it is necessary to maintain sufficient flexibility in exceptional cases. In crisis situations, the assisting Member State should be able tohave the prerogative of issueing EU ETDs without prior consultation of the Member State of nationality. In order to ensure the effectiveness of this directive, crisis situations need to be comprehensively enumerated. In these situations, the assisting Member State shouldare obliged to notify the Member State of nationality as soon as possible of the assistance granted on its behalf to ensure that the Member State of nationality is adequately informed and obtain effective collaboration.
Amendment 2 #
2018/0186(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) For security reasons, recipients of EU ETDs shouldare obliged to return them once they have returned home safely. Moreover, a copy of each EU ETD issued shouldmust be stored at the issuing authority of the assisting Member State and another copy shouldmust be sent to the applicant’s Member State of nationality. The returned EU ETDs and stored copies shouldmust be destroyed after a cpertain periodiod of three years.
Amendment 3 #
2018/0186(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Unrepresented citizens should be able to apply for an EU ETD at the embassy or consulate of any Member State. As provided for by Article 7(2) of Directive (EU) 2015/637, Member States may conclude practical arrangements for the purpose of sharing responsibilities for providing EU ETDs to unrepresented citizens. Member States that receive EU ETD applications should assess, on a case by case basis, whether it is appropriate to issue the EU ETD or if the case should be transferred to the embassy or consulate which is designated as competent under the terms of any arrangement already in place. In order to decide on whether to issue EU ETDs, it is imperative to establish a concise and comprehensive set of criteria to be met by unrepresented applicants.
Amendment 4 #
2018/0186(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In line with its purpose as a single- journey document, the EU ETD shouldmust be valid for the period required to make that journey. In view of the possibilities and speed of modern-day travel, the validity of an EU ETD should, savmust be 15 calendar days, while in exceptional circumstances, not exceed 15 calendar dayit may be extended for the requested period but no more than 30 days. Applicants must, in such cases, provide evidence of exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 5 #
2018/0186(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To ensure that the information on additional technical specifications is not made available to more persons than necessary, each Member State shouldmust designate one body having responsibility for printing the uniform EU ETD and for the management and destruction of information. Member States should be able to change the body, if necessary. For security reasons, each Member State should communicate the name of the competent body to the Commission and the other Member States.
Amendment 6 #
2018/0186(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to increase the acceptance of EU ETDs, Union delegations in third countries shouldmust notify to the relevant authorities of third countries the uniform EU ETD format and any subsequent modifications to ensure recognition thereof by third countries and promote its use.
Amendment 9 #
2018/0186(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 applies to the processing of personal data carried out by Member States when implementing this Directive. The EU ETD system requires the processing of the personal data necessary for the purpose of verifying the identity of the applicant, printing the EU ETD sticker and facilitating travel of the data subject concerned. It is necessary to further specify safeguards applicable to the personal data processed, such as the maximum retention period of personal data collected and the body authorised to hold and make use of this data. A maximum retention period of three years is necessary to prevent possible abuses. The erasure of personal data of applicants shouldmust not affect Member States’ abilities to monitor the application of this Directive. _________________ 25 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 10 #
2018/0186(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) This Directive aims to promote consular protection as guaranteed by Article 46 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. It respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter, including the right to respect for private and family life and the right to the protection of personal data. This Directive shouldmust be interpreted and applied in accordance with those rights and principles.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 43 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To focus efforts where they are most needed, this Directive should only coverapply throughout, commencing with 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 subsequently extending to other plastics and the composition thereof.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) By retaining the value of products and materials for as long as possible and generating less waste, the EU economy can become more competitive and more resilient, while reducing the pressure on precious resources and the environment.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The objective of this Directive is to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the aquatic and land environment, and on human health and the ecosystem, as well as to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative business models, products and materials, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieveprevent and reduce to a significant reduction inextent the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive].
Amendment 115 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall adopt linear measures, starting from the areas mainly affected by the products listed in Annex I and subsequently extending them to other plastics in the field of agriculture.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Member States are making greater efforts to increase public awareness of the adverse effect of plastics on human health and of the need to recycle, reuse and reduce the consumption of plastics.
Amendment 165 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may provide incentives for producers to develop smarter and more recyclable plastics materials, making recycling processes more efficient, and tracing and removing hazardous substances and contaminants from recycled plastics.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Elements pointing to possible criminal conduct falling within the competence of the EPPO may, in practice, be present in initial allegations received by the Office or may emerge only in the course of an administrative investigation opened by the Office on the grounds of suspicion of administrative irregularity. In order to comply with its duty to report to the EPPO, the Office should therefore, as the case may be, report criminal conductinform the EPPO of the criminal conduct through a report. This report may be made at any stage before or during an investigation.
Amendment 33 #
2018/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 specifies the minimum elements that, as a rule, reports should contain. The Office may needIt is necessary for the Office to conduct a preliminary evaluation of allegations to ascertain these elements and collect the necessary information. The Office should conduct this evaluation expeditiously and through means which do not risk jeopardising a possible future criminal investigation. Upon completion of its evaluation, it shouldthe Office must report to the EPPO where a suspicion of an offence within its competence is identified.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In conformity with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the Office should in principle not open an administrative investigation parallel to an investigation conducted by the EPPO into the same facts. However, in certain cases, the protection of the Union’s financial interests may require that the Office carry out a complementary administrative investigation before the conclusion of criminal proceedings initiated by the EPPO with the purpose of ascertaining whether precautionary measures are necessary, or financial, disciplinary or administrative action should be taken. Due to complementarity, such complementary administrative investigations should only be carried out with EPPO approval. These complementary investigations may be appropriate, inter alia, when necessary to recover amounts due to the Union budget subject to specific time-barring rules, when the amounts at risk are very high, or where there is the need to avoid further expenditure in risk situations through administrative measures.
Amendment 39 #
2018/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 provides that the EPPO may request such complementary investigations to the Office. In cases where the EPPO does not request it, such a complementary investigation should also be possible on the initiative of the Office, under certain concise conditions. In particular, the EPPO should be able to object to the opening or continuation of an investigation by the Office, or to the performance of specific acts of investigation by it. The reasons for this objection should be based on the need to protect the effectiveness of the EPPO's investigation and should be proportionate to this aim. The Office should refrain from performing the action on which the EPPO raised an objection. If the EPPO does not object, the Office investigation should be conducted in close consultation with the EPPO.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The water resources of the Union are increasingly coming under pressure, leading to water scarcity and quality deterioration. In particular, climate change and drought are contributing significantly to the strain on the availability and supply of freshwater, arising from urban development and agricultureal practices.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union’s ability to respond to the increasing pressure on water resources could be enhanced by wider reuse of treated waste water. Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 mentions the reuse of water as one of the supplementary measures Member States may choose to apply to achieve the Directive’s objectives of good qualitative and quantitative water status for surface waters and groundwaters. Council Directive 91/271/EEC16requires that treated waste water be reused whenever appropriate. _________________ 15 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 16 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40), this being of great importance for humans and the ecosystem. Council Directive 91/271/EEC16 requires that treated waste water be reused whenever appropriate.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on “A Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources” 17 pointed to water reuse for irrigation or industrial purposes as an alternative water supply option requiring Union attention. _________________ 17 with a view to sustainable development, protection of the population and satisfaction of the needs of future generations. COM (2012) 673
Amendment 47 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 54 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to effectively protect the environment and human health, reclamation plant operators shouldwill be primarily responsible for the quality of reclaimed water. For the purposes of compliance with the minimum requirements and any additional conditions, set by the competent authority, reclamation plant operators should monitor continuously the quality of reclaimed water. It is therefore appropriate to establish the minimum requirements for monitoring, consisting of the frequencies of the routine monitoring and the timing and performance targets for validation monitoring. Certain requirements for routine monitoring are specified in accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) It is necessary to ensure the safand important to ensure economic reliability and security through the safe and secure use of reclaimed water, thereby encouraging water reuse at Union level and enhancing public confidence in it. Supply of reclaimed water for particular uses should therefore only be permitted on the basis of a permit, granted by competent authorities of Member States. In order to ensure harmonised approach at Union level, traceability and transparency, the substantive rules for that permit should be laid down at the Union level. However, the details of the procedures for granting permits should be determined by Member States. Member States should be able to apply existing procedures for granting permits which should be adapted to take account of the requirements introduced by this Regulation.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) plays a crucial role in delivering key EU objectives such as food security and safety; points out that the ever stricter rules with which farmers must comply governing food, health and environmental protection have increased, while the relative share of agriculture in the EU budget keeps declining;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that a possible reduction of the CAP budget will have disastrous effects, on the one hand removing incentives to ensure that the highest agricultural standards are met and, on the other, jeopardising food security and safety in the Union; farmers cannot be required to meet even more conditions without adequate support that simultaneously takes into account the specific needs of each Member State, particularly following investment and other efforts to support and protect the environment and provide public services while safeguarding biodiversity and food security and safety;
Amendment 18 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the CAP budget to be maintained in the 2021-2027 MFF at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget for the EU-27 in real terms, given the fundamental role of this policy; reaffirms its view that agriculture must not suffer any financial disadvantage as a result of political decisions such as the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU or the funding of new European policies; at the cost of the CAP, which is not a reliable measure to maintain or increase agricultural competitiveness, while the EU risks becoming an even bigger importer of agri-food products despite its agricultural potential.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Disagrees with the Commission’s proposal for the next MFF, which would entail substantial cuts to the CAP, it being essential to maintain the CAP budget by ensuring a budget allocation that allows achievement at European level of the objectives for which it was created; highlights the fact that the extent of the cuts varies according to the parameters used for the comparison; disagrees with the Commission’s approach of providing two calculation methods for the MFF (current vs constant);
Amendment 46 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that lower EU co-financing rates might result in difficulties for beneficiaries in the regions to access EU funding; as well as for the public budgets of the Member States that have to observe the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 52 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – point 1 (new)
(1) Records that the provisions should ensure an adequate balance/equilibrium in the share of funds at national level or as an alternative option to extend the scope of fund where the case may be;
Amendment 56 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The decommitment rules should be in line with the complexity of programmes focused on the long term investments and should not create additional burden in ensuring an effective budgetary implementation oriented towards achieving the Single Market objectives and reducing disparities;
Amendment 61 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the new provisions related to thematic concentration should be more tailored to Member States/ regional needs promoting a real internal cohesion in social, economic and territorial terms.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Amendment 69 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that reductions to Pillar II are hampering economic development in rural areas, the transition to a low-carbon economy, resistance to climate change, the development of new innovative agricultural technologies and sustainable forest management, as well as measures to promote social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas;
Amendment 8 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union will have effects on the relations of the United Kingdom and the Union with third parties, in particular in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO) of which both are original members. As this process will be on-going at the same time as the MFF negotiations, and taking into account the share dedicated to the agricultural sector in the MFF, this could expose said sector to a great extent, and as such a certain degree of caution will be required during the course of these negotiation.
Amendment 11 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In line with the WTO rules, such apportionment of tariff rate quotas that are part of the Union’s schedule of concessions and commitments will have to occur according to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (‘GATT 1994’). The Union will, therefore, following completion of preliminary contacts, engage in negotiations with WTO Members having a principal or substantial supplying interest or holding an initial negotiating right in relation to each of these tariff rate quotas. This negotiation process should not in any way lead to a greater degree of market access on the EU or UK market.
Amendment 18 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) For the agricultural TRQs concerned, Articles 184-188 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/20131 provides the necessary legal basis for administration of the TRQs once apportioned by the present Regulation. For the TRQs covering fisheries, industrial and certain processed agricultural products, administration is carried out pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 32/20002 . The TRQ quantities concerned are set out in Annex I to that Regulation, which should therefore be replaced by the quantities set out in Part B of the Annex to the present Regulation. There is however a need to take into account each parties specific agricultural sensitivities, and as such special consideration should be paid to these, while not furthering the degree of market access of either. _________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671) 2 Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 of 17 December 1999 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 (OJ L 5, 8.1.2000, p. 1).
Amendment 25 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 4 to amend the Annex to this Regulation and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 32/2000, while taking care not to extend the current level of market access, in order to take account of the following:
Amendment 27 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of [4] years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, or until such time as the process is finalized.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
(6) A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of [two months] of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by [one month/or as requested but no more than 40 working days] at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 6 #
2018/0154(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Asylum and managed migration statistics are fundamental for the study, definition and evaluation of a wide range of policies, particularly as regards responses to the arrival of persons seeking protection in Europ, including those who are in need of immediate assistance in Europe, such as victims of gender-based violence.
Amendment 8 #
2018/0154(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) Persecution on the basis of a person’s gender constitutes a ground for seeking and being granted international protection. The national and European statistical authorities shall collect the statistics on applications for international protection based on gender grounds, including gender-based violence.
Amendment 13 #
2018/0154(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation guarantees the right to respect for private and family life and, to the protection of personal data, non- discrimination and gender equality as set out in Articles 7, 8, 21 and 823 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 sets out a common framework for the creation of state-of-the-art, interoperable networks for the development of the internal market which should also take into account the development dynamics of the transport sector and of new technologies in the future. The trans-European transport networks (TEN- T) have a dual layer structure: the comprehensive network ensures connectivity of all regions of the Union whereas the core network consists of those elements of the network which are of the highest strategic importance for the Union. Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 defines binding completion targets for implementation, with the core network to be completed by 2030 and the comprehensive network by 2050. _________________ 22 Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 21 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Notwithstanding the necessity and binding timelines, experience has shown that many investments aiming to complete the TEN-T are confronted with complex permit granting procedures, cross-border procurement procedures and other procedures. A single framework should therefore be introduced to monitor the synchronisation of procedures across cross-border projects. This situation jeopardises the on time implementation of projects and in many cases results in significant delays and increased costs. In order to address these issues and make synchronised TEN-T completion possible,, harmonised action is necessary at Union level.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Notwithstanding the necessity and binding timelines, experience has shown that many investments aiming to complete the TEN-T are confronted with complexslow and cumbersome permit granting procedures, cross-border procurement procedures and other complex procedures. This situation jeopardises the on time implementation of projects and in many cases results in significant delays and increased costs. In order to address these issues and make synchronised TEN-T completion possible,, harmonised action is necessary at Union level.
Amendment 23 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the legal frameworks of many Member States priority treatment is given to certain project categories based on their strategic importance for the economy. Priority treatment is characterised by shorter timelines, simultaneous procedures or limited timeframes for appeals while ensuring that the objectives of other horizontal policies are also reached. When such a framework exists within a national legal framework, it should automatically apply to Union projects recognised as projects of common interest under Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, so as to enable the key objectives of such projects to be met at a pan-European level.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the legal frameworks of many Member States priority treatment is given to certain project categories based on their strategic importance for the economy. Priority treatment is characterised by shorter timelines, simultaneous, simplified procedures or limited timeframes for appeals while ensuring that the objectives of other horizontal policies are also reached. When such a framework exists within a national legal framework, it should automatically apply to Union projects recognised as projects of common interest under Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Core network projects should be supported by integrated permit granting procedures to make clear, transparent and cohesive management of the overall procedure possible and to provide a single entry point for investors. Member States should designate a competent authority in accordance with their national legal frameworks and administrative set-ups.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The establishment of a single competent authority at national level integrating all permit granting procedures (one-stop shop) should reduce the complexity, improve the efficiency and increase the transparency of the procedures so as to enable the projects to be efficiently implemented and the set objectives to be attained. It should also enhance the cooperation between Member States where appropriate. The procedures should promote a real cooperation between investors and the single competent authority and should therefore allow for the scoping in the pre-application phase of the permit granting procedure. Such scoping should be integrated in the detailed application outline and follow the procedure set out in Article 5(2) of 2011/92/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU.
Amendment 32 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Cross-border TEN-T infrastructure projects face particular challenges as regards the coordination of permit granting procedures. TIn order to avoid delays in the cross-border implementation of these projects, the European Coordinators should be empowered to monitor these procedures and to facilitate their synchronisation and completion.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The implementation of infrastructure projects on the TEN-T core network should be also supported by Commission guidelines that bring more clarity as regards the implementation of certain types of projects while respecting the Union acquis and striking a balance between development needs and the EU's climate change goals. For example the Action Plan for nature, people and the economy23 foresees such guidance to bring more clarity in view of respecting the Birds and Habitats Directives. Direct support related to public procurement should be made available for projects of common interests to ensure the best value for public money24 . Additionally, appropriate technical assistance should be made available under the mechanisms developed for the Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2021-2027, with the aim of providing financial support for TEN-T projects of common interest. _________________ 23 24COM(2017) 198 final. COM(2017) 198 final. 24 COM(2017) 573 final COM(2017) 573 final.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the responsible authority shall coordinate with the Member States on cross-border projects
Amendment 19 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The identification of a potential generalised deficiency requires a qualitative assessment by the Commissionn impartial, transparent, qualitative assessment at the initiative of the Commission, under the same conditions applicable to all Member States. That assessment cshould be based onfactor in all the information from all available sources and recognizsed institutions, including judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which is the only institution which can rule on fulfilment or otherwise of the conditions set out in the EU treaties, reports of the Court of Auditors, and conclusions and recommendations of relevant international organisations and networks, such as the bodies of the Council of Europe and the European networks of supreme courts and councils for the judiciary.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The possible measures to be adopted in the event of generalised deficiencies and the procedure to be followed to adopt them should be determinedclear, and should ensure equal criteria and equal treatment among all Member States. Those measures should include the suspension of payments and of commitments, a reduction of funding under existing commitments, and a prohibition to conclude new commitments with recipients.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure uniform implementation of this Regulation and in view of the importance of the financial effects of measures being imposed pursuant to this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Council which should act on the basis of a Commission proposal. To facilita and after the adoption of decisions which are required to protect the financial interests of the Union, reversed qualified majority voting should be usedpproval of the proposal by the European Parliament.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Before proposing the adoption of any measure pursuant to this Regulation is proposed for adoption, the European Court of Justice should have ruled on the situation regarding a breach of the rule of law. However, the Commission shouldmust inform the Member State concerned why it considers that a generalised deficiency regarding the rule of law might exist in that Member State. The Member State shouldmust be allowed to submit its observations. The Commission, Parliament and the Council should take those observations into account.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 41 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 'generalised deficiency as regards the rule of law' means a widespread or recurrent practice or omission, or measure by public authorities which affects the rule of law, with this situation being confirmed by a decision of the European Court of Justice, which is the only authority empowered to rule on matters concerning respect for the rule of law;
Amendment 67 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. One or more of tThe following appropriate measures may be adopted:
Amendment 70 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 86 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 92 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Where, based on a ruling of the European Court of Justice, the Commission finds that it hasere are reasonable grounds to believe that the conditions of Article 3 are fulfilled, it shall send a written notification to thate Member State concerned, setting out the grounds on which it based its findings, but only after first informing Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall provide all the necessary guarantees to ensure that the same criteria are applied to all Member States, in line with the principles of equal treatment and non- discrimination, in assessing the rule-of- law situation. It shall ensure that the same measures are taken in comparable cases.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may, based on a ruling of the European Court of Justice, request any additional information required for its assessment, both before and after having made a finding pursuant to paragraph 1.
Amendment 109 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Commission considers that the generalised deficiency as regards the rule of law is established, it shall submit a proposal for an implementing act onon the appropriate measures to the European Parliament. If the European Parliament, acting by majority of the votes cast, gives its consent to the appropriate measuresosal, the Commission shall submit a proposal for an implementing act to the Council.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The decision shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Council, unless it decides, by qualified majority, to reject the Commission proposal within one month of its adopttransmission by the Commission, or it shall be deemed to have been rejected.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Amendment 123 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assessand the independent panel of experts shall assess within one month the situation in the Member State concerned. OnceIf the generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law which on the grounds of which the appropriate measures were adopted cease to exist in full or in part, the Commission shall submit to the Council a proposal for a decision lifting those measures in full or in part. The procedure set out in paragraphs 2, 4, 5, 6 and 75 of Article 5 shall apply. The decision shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Council, unless it decides, by qualified majority, to reject the Commission proposal within one month of its adoption by the Commission.
Amendment 126 #
2018/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 41 #
2018/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Facilitating the use of financial information is necessary to prevent, detect, investigate or prosecute serious crimescrimes of terrorism and the funding thereof.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to enhance security in the Member States and across the Union, it is necessary to improve access to information by Financial Intelligence Units and public authorities responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of particularly serious forms of crimes, that endanger national and international security to enhance their ability to conduct financial investigations and to improve cooperation between them.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Given that in each Member States there are numerous authorities or bodies which are competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences, and in order to ensure a proportionate access to financial and other information under the present Directive, Member States should bare required to designate which authorities should be empowered to have access to the centralised bank account registries and request information from Financial Intelligence Units for the purposes of this Directive and are also required to delimit their powers.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To the extent that tax authorities and anti-corruption agencies are competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences under national law, they shouldmust also be considered authorities that can be designated for the purposes of this Directive. Administrative investigations shouldmust not be covered under the present Directive.
Amendment 53 #
2018/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The perpetrators of criminal offences, in particular criminal groups and terrorists, often operate across different Member States and their assets, including bank accounts, are often located in other Member States. Given the cross-border dimension of serious crimes, including terrorism, and of the related financial activities, it is often necessary for competent authorities carrying out investigations to access information on bank accounts held in other Member States, respecting the legal framework provisions and the principles of international cooperation in matters of criminal law.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to enhance legal certainty and operational effectiveness, this Directive should lay down rules to strengthen the Financial Intelligence Units' ability to share information with their designated competent authorities for all serious criminal offences with highly dangerous consequences in terms of peace, security and law and order.
Amendment 69 #
2018/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Sharing information between Financial Intelligence Units and with competent authorities shouldmust only be permitted where it is necessary on a case- by-case basis, either for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of serious criminal offences or for money laundering, the associated predicate offences and terrorist financing.
Amendment 88 #
2018/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To achieve the appropriate balance between efficiency and a high level of data protection, Member States should bare required to ensure that the processing of sensitive financial information that could reveal a person's race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health, sexual life or sexual orientation should be allowmay be envisaged only to the extent that it is strictly necessary and relevant to a specific investigation and authorised by a judicial institution.
Amendment 93 #
2018/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) It is essential to ensure that processing of personal data under this Directive fully respects the right to protection of personal data. Any such processing is subject to Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council and to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , in their respective scope of application. As far as the access of Asset Recovery Offices to centralised bank account registries and data retrieval systems is concerned, Directive (EU) 2016/680 applies while Article 5(2) of Council Decision 2007/845/JHA should not apply. As far as Europol is concerned, Regulation (EU) 2016/794 applies. Specific and additional safeguards and conditions for ensuring the protection of personal data shouldmust be laid down in this Directive in respect of mechanisms to ensure the processing of sensitive data and records of information requests. _________________ 18 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 3 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union including the respect for human dignity, the right to the integrity of the person, the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment, the right to equality before the law, non-discrimination, the rights of the child and the elderly, gender equality, private and family life, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to free movement and the right to an effective remedy.
Amendment 7 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3 a) Sex shall be a mandatary category with options of <F>, <M> or <X> in national identity cards to Union citizens. Member States shall determine who is eligible for options of <F>, <M> or <X> with full respect for the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and guidelines set out in the ICAO Document 9303 (seventh edition, 2015).
Amendment 10 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) Where difficulties are encountered in the collection of biometric identifiers, Member States shall ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to guarantee the dignity of the person concerned, including measures to prevent elderly women and women with disabilities from double-discrimination.
Amendment 11 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) The biometric identifiers shall be undertaken in a child-sensitive and in a gender-sensitive manner with respect for principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the UN Convention on the Rights ofthe Child and the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Amendment 14 #
Amendment 18 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
By 12 months after the entry into force at the latest, the Commission shall establish a detailed programme for monitoring the outputs, results and impacts of this Regulation, including its impact on fundamental rights.
Amendment 19 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
(2) No sooner than six years after the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. The evaluation shall be conducted according to the Commission's better regulation Guidelines, which shall include a Chapter examining the impact on fundamental rights.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 established harmonised rules concerning the making available, introduction, possession and use of substances or mixtures that couldan be misused for the illicit manufacture of explosives, with a view to limiting their availability to the general public, and ensuring the appropriate reporting of suspicious transactions throughout the supply chain. _________________ 31 Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors (OJ L 39, 9.2.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 25 #
2018/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The system to prevent the illicit manufacture of explosives shouldmust therefore be further strengthened and harmonised in view of the evolving threat to public security caused by terrorism, in view of the increasing number of suspect transactions, coupled with thefts and other serious criminal activities. This shouldmust also ensure the free movement of explosives precursors in the internal market, as well as promote competitiveness between economic operators and encourage innovation, by for example facilitating the development of safer chemicals to replace explosives precursors.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Members of the general public shouldmust not be ablepermitted to acquire, introduce, possess or use those explosives precursors at concentrations at or above certain limit values. However, it is appropriate to provide for members of the general public to be able to acquire, introduce, possess or use some explosives precursors above that concentration limit for legitimate purposes, only if they hold a licence to do so.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Licences may only be provided for substances in concentrations not exceeding the upper limit set by this Regulation. Above that upper limit, the risk in relation to the illicit manufacture of explosives outweighs the negligible legitimate use by the general public of these explosives precursors, for whom alternatives or lower concentrations can achieve the same effect. This Regulation should also determine which circumstances the competent authorities, should as a minimum,must also provide the authorities with an exhaustive set of objective criteria to be taken into account when considering whether to grant a licence. This should, together with the form annexed to this Regulation, facilitate the recognition of licenses in other Member States that apply licensing regime.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to apply the restrictions and controls of this Regulation, those economic operators selling to professional users or members of the general public with a licence should rely on information made available upstream in the supply chain. Each economic operator in the supply chain shoulis obliged therefore inform the recipient of that restricted explosives precursor that the making available, introduction, possession or use of that restricted explosives precursor by members of the general public is subject to a restriction as set out in this Regulation, for instance by affixing an appropriate label or by verifying that an appropriate label is affixed or by including this information in the safety data sheet compiled in accordance with Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 32 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p.1).
Amendment 36 #
2018/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Insofar as online marketplaces act as mere intermediaries between economic operators on the one hand, and members of the general public, professional users or farmers on the other hand, they should nomust be required to the same extent as economic operators to instruct their personnel involved in the sale of restricted explosives precursors or, verify the identity and, where appropriate, the licence of the prospective customer or request other information from the prospective customer. However, given the central role which online marketplaces that act as an intermediary play in online economic transactions, including as regards the sales of restricted explosives precursors, it is appropriate that they should inform, in a clear and effective manner, users who aim to make available restricted explosives precursors through the use of their services of the obligations under this Regulation. In addition, it is appropriate that online marketplaces that act as an intermediary take measures to help ensure that their users comply with their obligations regarding verification, for instance by offering tools to facilitate verification of licences. All such obligations on online marketplaces that act as an intermediary under this Regulation should be without prejudice to Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . _________________ 34 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market ('Directive on electronic commerce') (OJ L 178, 17.07.2000, p. 1).
Amendment 38 #
2018/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The choice of substances used by criminals for the illicit manufacture of explosives can change rapidly. It ishould therefore bessential to make it possible to bring additional substances under the regime provided by this Regulation, where necessary as a matter of urgency. In order to accommodate developments in the misuse of substances as explosives precursors 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 to list additional substances that are not to be made available to the general public, to amend the concentration limit values above which certain substances restricted under this Regulation are not to be made available to the general public, and to list additional substances in respect of which suspicious transactions are to be reported. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201635 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 35 JO L 123, 12.5. 2016, p. 1.
Amendment 53 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 defines “risk analysis” as a process consisting of three interconnected components: risk assessment, risk management and risk communication. For the purposes of risk assessment at Union level, it establishes the European Food Safety Authority (“the Authority”), as the responsible Union risk assessment body in matters relating to food and feed safetythe safety and security of food for human consumption and animal feed. Risk communication is an essential part of the risk analysis process.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is therefore necessary to ensure a comprehensive and continuous risk communication process for the public throughout risk analysis, involving Union and national risk assessors and risk managers. That process should be combined with an open dialogue between all interested parties to ensure the coherence and consistency within the risk analysis process.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Particular emphasis should be placed on explaining in a coherent, appropriate and timely manner not only risk assessment findings themselves but also how these findings are utilized to help inform risk management decisions along with other legitimate factors, where relevant.
Amendment 131 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a
Article 32 a
At the request of a potential applicant for a food law authorisation or of an applicant for renewal of an authorisation, the staff of the Authority shall advise on the relevant provisions and the required content of the application for authorisation. The advice provided by the staff of the Authority shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panels.
Amendment 136 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
1. A Union register of studies commissioned by business operators to obtain an authorisation under Union food law is hereby established. Business operators shall notify, without any unjustifiable delay, to the Authority the subject matter of any study commissioned to support a future application for an authorisation under Union food law. The register shall be managed by the Authority.
Amendment 147 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation No 178/2002
Article 32 e
Article 32 e
Without prejudice to the obligation of applicants for authorisations under food law to demonstrate the safety of a subject matter submitted to a system of authorisation, the Commission, in exceptional circumstances, may request the Authority to commission scientific studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in its risk assessment process. The studies commissioned may have a wider scope than the evidence subject to verification.; the studies commissioned must not create any delay in the risk assessment process.
Amendment 169 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
2. The Authority mayshall only accept to provide confidential treatment in relation to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concerned:
Amendment 61 #
2018/0082(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to the reasoned opinions submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the German Bundesrat, the Romanian Senate and the Swedish Parliament, asserting that, while the draft legislative act does not complyies with the principle of subsidiarity, the proportionality principle is respected only in part,
Amendment 88 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A minimum Union standard of protection against certain manifestly unfair trading practices should be introduced to reduce the occurrence of all such practices and to contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for agricultural producers. It should benefit all agricultural producers or any natural or legal person that supplies food products, including producer organisations and associations of producer organisations, provided that all those persons meet the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC12. Those micro, small or medium suppliers are particularly vulnerable to unfair trading practices and least able to weather them without negative effects on their economic viability. As the financial pressure on small and medium- sized enterprises caused by unfair trading practices often passes through the chain and reaches agricultural producers, rules on unfair trading practices shouldmust also protect small and medium-sized intermediary suppliers at the stages downstream of primary production. Protection of intermediary suppliers should also avoid unintended consequences (notably in terms of unduly raising prices) of trade diversion away from agricultural producers and their associations, who produce processed products, to non-protected suppliers. _________________ 12 OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.
Amendment 99 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The relevant rules shouldmust apply to business conduct by larger, that is to say non-small and medium-sized,all operators within the food supply chain as they are, irrespective of their size or organisational structure. If, on the cones who normally possess stronger relative bargaining power when trading with small and medium-sized supplierstrary, the rules apply to SMEs alone, this means that cooperatives or other types of association are excluded.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 182 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a minimum list of prohibited unfair trading practices between buyers and suppliers in the food supply chain and lays down minimum rules concerning their enforcement and arrangements for the coordination between enforcement authorities.
Amendment 215 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterprise.
Amendment 222 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
(-a) “unfair trading practice” means any practice which grossly deviates from good commercial conduct, is contrary to good faith and fair practice and is unilaterally imposed by one trading partner upon another, occurring when an enterprise: - submits or attempts to subject a trading partner to obligations that create a significant imbalance in the rights and obligations of the parties before, during or after the performance of the contract; - obtains or attempts to obtain, under threat of total or partial termination of contractual relations, manifestly unreasonable conditions concerning prices, payment terms, terms of sale or services not covered by the purchase obligations and sales.
Amendment 379 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) a buyer of agricultural products or food products refuses to enter into a written contract with a supplier or refuses to communicate to a supplier the general conditions of sale or does not provide them with sufficiently detailed or unambiguous information on the contractual terms and conditions of the purchase of agricultural or food products;
Amendment 496 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) a buyer obliges a supplier, in breach of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (anti-competitive price agreements), to reduce the price of food products already supplied if it finds that the producer has reduced the price for another distribution network, even if the reduction was effected at a later date; a buyer obliges a supplier to pay staff responsible for arranging sales areas or manipulating or selling products; a buyer obliges a supplier to assume the cost of logistics and various provisions under the following model: discount, monthly advance commission payments, discount for efficiency in acquisition, subsequent discount and new discount, which are transferred in the credit procedure (self-invoicing process) at the end of each month. a buyer requires a supplier to pay for the agreement to continue and keep the latter's products in its range; a buyer does not take into account the obligation to inform the supplier, thoroughly and unambiguously, about all the contractual provisions; a buyer makes the conclusion of a trade agreement dependent on payment of an annual fee and applies this retroactively; a supplier is obliged to supply the products only to the supplier's platforms.
Amendment 536 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. A supplierComplaints shall be address a complainted to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practicesupplier is established.
Amendment 554 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The enforcement authority, which receives the complaint, shall forward it to the competent enforcement authority of the State in which the buyer suspected of engaging in a prohibited business practice is established.
Amendment 585 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that their enforcement authority is properly equippedies have the necessary resources, including sufficient budgetary and other resources, expertise, procedures and other arrangements as well as a sufficient number of competent personnel at their disposal for the proper performance of their duties and shall confer on ithem the following powers:
Amendment 600 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to take a decision granting the supplier interim relief to put an end to the forbidden commercial practice, establishing an infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 and require the buyer to terminate the prohibited trading practice, and to annul the relevant clauses or illegal contracts. The authority may abstain from taking any such decision, if such decision would risk revealing the identity of a complainant or disclosing any other information in respect of which the complainant considers disclosure harmful to his interests, provided that the complainant has identified that information in accordance with Article 5(3);
Amendment 608 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine on the author of the infringement. The fine shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity of the infringement; repeated infringements by the same operator shall be taken into account when determining the sanction to be applied;
Amendment 615 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to publish systematically its decisions relating to points (c) and (d);
Amendment 621 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to inform buyers and suppliers about its activities, by way of annual reports, which shall inter alia describe the number of complaints received and the investigations initiated and closed by it. For each investigation, the report shall contain a summary description of the matter and the outcome of the investigatDoes not affect the English version.)
Amendment 645 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7b Coordinated enforcement tasks 1. The Network shall have the following tasks: (a) to discuss the application of this Directive on the basis of the annual reports referred to in Article 9(1); (b) to facilitate the exchange of information on relevant topics including on the results of investigations referred to in Article 6(1)(a) and new cases of unfair trading practices; (c) to coordinate and facilitate the exchange information and best practices concerning Member States national legislation and experience of enforcement in a coordinated and systematic way in order to improve the common understanding on which specific types of business practice should be considered UTPs and to better address potential cross-border UTPs; (d) to examine any question as regards the application of this Directive and adopt guidelines and recommendations in order to encourage consistent application, including by creating a common methodology for defining and setting penalties; (e) to promote and facilitate collaboration with other relevant networks and groups, notably the Supply Chain Initiative. 2. The Commission shall have the following tasks: (a) to establish and manage a website that provides for the possibility of information exchange between the enforcement authorities and the Commission, in particular in relation to the annual meetings; (b) to facilitate the organisation of common training programmes and exchanges of personnel between enforcement authorities, and where appropriate, with the enforcement authorities of third countries; (c) to organise the meetings of the Network referred to in Article 7a(2); (d) to facilitate technical or scientific expertise for the purpose of implementing enforcement administrative cooperation.
Amendment 660 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 71 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promote the exchange and dissemination of experiences and good practices, including examples of cooperation between the relevant national authorities and efforts in closing the gender pay and pension gaps;
Amendment 75 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The Member States and the Commission shall make efforts to limit the turnover of their representatives on the Management Board in order to ensure continuity of the Board's work. All parties shall aim to achievensure balanced representation between men and women on the Management Board.
Amendment 80 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – point k a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – point k a (new)
(ka) Implementing gender mainstreaming in all relevant activities, policies and programmes of the Authority;
Amendment 81 #
2018/0061(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Applicants who have been refused a visa should have the right to appeal which should, at a certain stage of the proceedings, guarantee an effective judicial appeal. More detailed information on the refusal grounds and procedures for appeal of negative decisions should be provided in the notification of the refusal. Appeal procedures should take a maximum of 10 days to ensure that disputes are resolved within a reasonable period.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0061(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The issuing of visas at the external border should remain exceptional. However, to promote short term tourism, Member States should be authorised to issue visas at the external border on the basis of temporary schemes, for which the organisational arrangements should be notified and published. Such schemes shouldmust be limited in scope and comply with the general rules for processing visa applications and the processing of personal data contained in the GDPR Regulation. The validity of the visa issued should be limited to the territory of the issuing Member State.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0061(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Flexible rules should be establishedIt is necessary to establish flexible and efficient rules to allow Member States to optimise the sharing of resources and to increaseextend consular coverage. Cooperation among Member States (Schengen Visa Centres) could take any form suited to local circumstances in order to increase geographical consular coverage, reduce Member States' costs, increase the visibility of the Union and improve the service offered to visa applicants.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0061(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Electronic visa application systems developed by Member States help to facilitate application procedures for applicants and consulates. AThe development of a common solution allowing full digitisation should be developedis necessary, making full use of the recent legal and technological developments and ensuring rapid and effective cooperation between countries.
Amendment 43 #
2017/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the intervention logic behind EU transport infrastructure investment should remain a well-balanced construction of centrally managed and shared management sources in order to address policy and funding needs; recalls that the CEF aims to address centrally the EU-wide priority of TEN-T corridors, including safety and environmental aspects, with additional CF assistance for cohesion countries lagging significantly behind other Member States in terms of development and infrastructure; recalls also that the ERDF and CF havehas a strong regional dimension that responds to local demand and they support the connectivity to TEN- T and mobility through secondary and tertiary nodes and multimodal terminals; underlines, in this context, that the relevant budgetary envelopes for the three funding sources need to be strengthened in an even manner in order to avoid asymmetric distribution of investment between the levels;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that infrastructure requires objective quantification of demand prior to setting the budget and the delivery methods; underlines that it should be possible for the ERDF and CF eligibility criteria to consider existing demand at NUTS 3 level;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses the view that the less developed regions with negative demographic trends or remote ones with low accessibility should be targeted more intensively by ERDF and CF transport infrastructure investments, while additional sources and delivery methods should be expanded in the transition and more developed regions;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfaction with the overall degree of progress shown by the Member States in implementing Directive 2009/128/EC; urges the Commission to promote the harmonisation of risk indicators at EU level and to oblige the Member States to provide more comprehensive information in their National Action Plans, which must be coherent and include measurable and achievable goals and targets, and to collect more reliable data on the health impacts of exposure to pesticides with regard to consumers, animals and the environment;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Appreciates the efforts made to ensure success regarding the sustainable use of pesticides in the EU by reducing the risks and the impact of pesticide use on human and animal health and the environment and promoting the use of practices and techniques that are an ecological alternative to pesticides;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that Member States step up their efforts to raise awareness regarding the use of pesticides and the effects thereof;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that procedures for plant protection from harmful organisms are an integral part of all good agricultural practice guidelines, bearing in mind that the use of pesticides is frequently essential for cultivation purposes;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that pesticides are important tools for the agricultural sector, not least for reducing, eliminating and preventing losses caused by pests, and therefore help stabilise farmers’ incomes so that they can produce safely and at affordable prices; highlights the fact that EFSA’s latest report on pesticide residues in food showed that 97.2 % of samples throughout Europe were within the legal limits of EU legislation, which bears witness to a very rigorous and safe food production system;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that European waters are becoming cleaner and, while callsing for greater investment in practices that prevent pesticides from reaching surface and deep water;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the need to focus on precision and digital agriculture, so as to prevent the dispersion of pesticides in areas where they are not needed; underlines the need for innovation and research into new low-risk substances and into the equipment and technology that could render them more efficient and reduce the potential exposure of farmers, operators and the general public.
Amendment 12 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy aims to promote harmonious development of the wholall regions of the entire Union, leading to a strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion, in a spirit of solidarity and with the aim of promoting growth, and reducing the backwardness of the least favoured regions;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that cohesion policy investments provide European added value by contributing to European public goods and to the Treaty objective of reducing disparities; takes the view that divergent practices in this area may run counter to the objective of cohesion and are liable to cause further problems for regions that are falling behind or are the most vulnerable to globalisation; considers that cohesion policy could contribute to the promotion of social and fiscal convergence by providing incentives; calls on the Commission to take better account of this aspect in the European Semester;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its commitment tofirm support for shared management and the principles of partnership and subsidiarity, which contribute to the added value generated by cohesion policy; stresses that the added value of this policy stems primarily from its ability to take account of the needs and specificities of each territory and to bring the European Union closer to its citizens;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that a major challenge for future cohesion policy will be to provide appropriate support to these regions, and that cohesion policy must both reduce disparities and prevent vulnerable regions from falling behind, by taking account of the different characteristics, trends and dynamics;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that social and fiscal convergence help to foster cohesion while improving the functioning of the single market; takes the view that divergent practices in this area may run counter to the objective of cohesion and are liable to cause further problems for territories which are lagging behind or are the most vulnerable to globalisation; considers that cohesion policy could contribute to the promotion of social and fiscal convergence by providing incentives; calls on the Commission to take better account of this aspect in the European Semestercohesion policy is vital to implement policies that ensure the functioning of the single market, backed by appropriate structural reforms that ensure a healthy investment environment;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports a strong thematic concentration on a limited number of priorities linked to major European political objectives, leaving managing authorities the task of drawing up their territorial strategies on the basis of their needs and the achievement of fundamental European objectives under the Treaties, leaving national managing authorities the task of tailoring their growth strategies to regional requirements, as well as ensuring that cohesion policy can offer integrated and differentiated solutions at local level; stresses that employment, innovation, support for SMEs, climate change and the circular economy should constitute priority areas for cohesion policy in future, while infrastructural development remains a priority for Eastern and Central European countries;
Amendment 186 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that vulnerability to climate change varies widely from one region to another; considers that the ESI Funds should be used as effectively as possible to help the EU meet its commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement; insists on the need for greater local and regional involvement in measures to combat climate change, accurate information for citizens regarding measures to be taken and exchanges of good practice between municipalities and regions in different parts of the Union; insists that funding under the solidarity instruments for use in the event of natural disasters should be made available as rapidly as possible;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the 7th Cohesion Report highlights the need to take account of indicators complementary to per capita GDP for the purpose of allocating funds, in line with the challenges and needs identified, including at sub-regional level, while continuing to give priority to GDP per capita indicators, taking into account the need to reduce existing disparities at European level; notes the importance of taking as a basis data which are of high quality, reliable and available; supports the use of social criteria, in particular the long- term unemployment rate and the youth unemployment rate, as well as life expectancy;
Amendment 226 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that financial instruments can be an effective lever and that they should be promoted if they generate added value; notes, however, that the use of financial instruments must not become an end in itself or a substitute for grants; stresses, however, that their effectiveness hinges on many factors (nature of the project, of the territory or of the risk) and that all regions, regardless of their level of development, must be free to determine the most appropriate method of financing; opposes any binding targets for the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 236 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the conditions governing the use of financial instruments to be simplified and for the coordination of these instruments with grants to be facilitated/non-reimbursable resources to be facilitated and the provisions of future regulations to be sufficiently flexible and to establish operational procedures allowing combination with grants for the same project; emphasises the importance of the complementary role played by national development banks and institutions in implementing financial instruments tailored to local needs; regards it as essential to harmonise the rules on financial instruments, however they are managed;
Amendment 256 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the smart specialisation strategies to be continued, and acknowledges the importance of ex-ante conditionalities, which have proved their worth, but stresses that they have been a source of complexity and delays in the development and launching of programming; calls on the Commission to reduce the number of ex ante conditionalities and, in this field, to improve compliance with the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity, making maximum use of existing strategic documents; notes at the same time that the conditionalities must be well defined, geared towards the investments most closely tailored to the growth and jobs agenda and accompanied by clear performance evaluation indicators to ensure equal treatment for all Member States.
Amendment 283 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to take account of the recommendations of the High-Level Group on Simplification in its future legislative proposals, so as to ensure a balance between performance, simplification and safety objectives for management authorities and the beneficiaries;
Amendment 305 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for requirements in respect of the programming, implementation and monitoring of ESI Funds in future to be based on the principle of differentiationproportionality, in accordance with the amounts allocated to programmes, the risk profile, the quality of administration and the level of financing by recipients;
Amendment 326 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that cohesion policy can help to meet new challenges, such as security or the integration of refugees under international protection, with due regard for the sovereignty of the Member States; stresses, however, that cohesion policy cannot be the solution to all crises, and opposes the use of cohesion policy funds to cover short-term financing needs outside its scope, which relates to medium and long-term social end economic development in the European Union;
Amendment 347 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls for every effort to be made to avoid delays in programming for the new period; stresses the importance of submitting all documents relating to the future legal framework on time in all the official languages, so as to ensure information that is as timely and accurate as possible for all concerned;
Amendment 352 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls for measures to raise the public profile of cohesion policy; calls on the Commission to enhance the role of the managing authorities and of project promoters who employ innovative local communication methods to inform people about the use of the funds in the territories; emphasises the need to improve information and communication not only downstream (ESI Funds achievements), but also upstream (financing possibilities), particularly in relation to small project organisers;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas preventing and responding to all forms of violence against girls and women, including early and forced marriages, is one of the targets in EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas there is an increasing concern about early and forced marriages in conflict-affected areas; whereas this practice tends to be justified by certain belligerent and extremist groups and has a deep impact on the health and well- being of women and girls;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that sufficient resources are being allocated to the programmes and activities against early and forced marriages in their external actions; encourages the EU Delegations to fulfil the EU’s commitment on Gender Action Plan 2016-2020, to closely monitor the situation and to develop relevant programmes in support of local legislative actions;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to integrate a gender perspective into peacebuilding and post- conflict reconstruction programs, to develop economic livelihood and education programmes for girls and women who are the victims of early and forced marriages, and to facilitate their access to health and reproductive services in conflict-affected areas;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that failure to ensure timely and correct transposition of the existing EU legislation addressing the principles of equal opportunities for and equal treatment of men and women in matters of education, employment and occupation, equal pay for equal work, and equal treatment of women and men in access to and the supply of goods and services, and the existing provisions to improve work- life balance and to end all forms of violence against women and girls ultimately deprives citizens and businesses of the benefits to which they are entitled under EU law.;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender is a ground forpersecution on the basis of a person’s gender constitutes a ground for seeking and being granted international protection under the 1951 UN Convention relating to the status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol (the Refugee Convention) as well as under different international and EU legal frameworks, including the Istanbul Convention, and women worldwide are affected disproportionately by sexual and others forms of gender-based violence;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in current refugee crisis, single women travelling alone or with children, women heads of household, pregnant and lactating women, people with disabilities, adolescent girls and elderly women are among those who are particularly vulnerable along migration routes to Europe and are facing particular greater risks of gender-based violence;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) statistics, since 2014 more than 15 thousand migrants have lost their lives or gone missing on the way to Europe in the Mediterranean; and whereas the Central Mediterranean remained the most deadly route with nearly two deaths for every 100 travellers in 2015, which is unacceptable;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the Istanbul Convention, in particular its Article 60, requires the parties to take necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that gender- based violence against women may be recognized as a form of persecution and to ensure that the grounds for asylum listed in the 1951 Refugee Convention are interpreted in a gender-sensitive manner;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women and girls can be subject to specific forms of gender-related persecution and discrimination in the countries of origin, including but not limited to female genital mutilation, forced marriage, domestic violence, rape, sexual violence, and ‘honour crimes’;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas criminal groups, smugglers and traffickers take advantage of the lack of safe passage into Europe, and women and girls who are in need of international protection become particularly vulnerable to sexual exploitation and are being forced to survival sex in exchange for continuing their journey, and therefore these women and girls are more exposed to the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas girls and women victims of gender-based violence who are in need of international protection may be reluctant to identify the true extent of the persecution suffered or feared and therefore, they require a supportive environment that they can be reassured of the confidentiality;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ERegrets that there is a great degree of gender inequality for women and girls who are forced to leave their countries of origin for international protection; emphasizes that oftentimes vulnerable economic and other type of dependence puts women and girls in third countries in a situation where it is even more improbable for them thean for men to safely seek asylum - according to the UNHCR in 2017, women comprised from 9 - 22 % of the sea arrivals to Italy, Greece and Spain1 ; __________________ 1 [1] https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/down load/63039
Amendment 36 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that gender-based violence, including sexual violence, has serious consequences on women and girls’ life and health, which could affect the mental health of women and lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety and depression;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Is deeply concerned and regrets the deaths and human rights violations at the EU external borders; believes that legal and safe route into the EU is a crucial step for women, girls and minors who are in need of international protection, which will improve their security and safety, prevent them from gender-based violence along migration routes and secure their fundamental rights;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a separate instrument on humanitarian visas, in addition and complementary to a Union programme on resettlement and humanitarian admission, to be established at the Union level in order to provide an additional safe and legal access to the EU territory for persons in need of international protection and calls on the Commission to deliver the legislative proposal wherein the third country nationals will receive the possibility to apply for a European humanitarian visa directly at any consulate or embassy of the Member States, while ensuring its gender-sensitive approach and effective protection of persons suffering gender-based persecution.
Amendment 47 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to incorporate a gender perspective into the proposal, to respect for the existing international and European guidelines and legal instruments, and to recognize gender-based persecution as a valid ground for seeking international protection;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to provide necessary and sufficient trainings to staffs and health professionals involved in dealing with children, girls and women victims of gender-based violence when they arrive in the EU, in order to provide specialised assistance and care services, including sexual and reproductive healthcare and psychological support;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Regrets that some Member States have not ratified the Istanbul Convention and reiterates its call for all Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention and to fully implement it without any delay;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls for shared responsibility and close cooperation among the European countries, international organizations, relevant stakeholders and sectors at different levels;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the collection of sex-disaggregated data in current refugee crisis and to ensure that a gender equality perspective is incorporated into relevant asylum policies;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Reminds the Commission and the Member States that the protection of persons in need of international protection is an issue which concerns all and a common response based on the principle of solidarity shall be given;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Calls on the Commission proposal to take account of women and girls who are victims of gender-based violence in countries of origin and are in need of international protection, such as their application might be prioritised in order to reduce the waiting time, and they should be able to be interviewed separately and be informed of the choice to have interviewers and interpreters of the same sex as themselves; recommends that special assistance to be given to these women and girls during the application of humanitarian visas and when necessary, second or subsequent interviews should be conducted; addresses that the interviewers should receive sufficient trainings before conducting the interviews;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Amendment 5 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global health issue that requires commitment and willingness of the Member States to cooperate within the EU and at the international level and a proactive, coordinated action; underlines the importance of taking a holistic approach to tackling AMR through the one-health approach, by ensuring coherence and coordination between human health, animal health and the environment;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls upon the Commission to support Member States in the development, assessment and implementation of national action plans against AMR, namely in what regards monitoring and surveillance systems and adequate support and incentive, taking into account the differences in reality among Member States;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take an ambitious approach to ensuring that the targets set out in their respective Action Plans are fully and effectively achieved, and to strictly monitorAction Plans, containing measurable (clearly defined quantitative or qualitative) goals, benchmarks and effective measures to achieve these goals, are effectively implemented, and theat results thatstrictly monitored have been achieved;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for legislative solutions that will assist farmers in reducing the need for the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, with the aim of prudent and responsible use of antimicrobialand consequently to reduce their use in livestock farming, reinforcing the obligation for a prudent and responsible use of these veterinary medicinal products; insists that such legislative solutions must address the prophylactic and metaphylactic use and the use in animals of antimicrobials that are of critical importance to human health;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2254(INI)
4. Calls for further research and development into new antimicrobials and encourages alternatives to be investigated, including the development of more sustainable farming systems based on less intensive farming models, underlying the need for incentives for EU and global coordination and cooperation on research programmes in order to stimulate the development of new antimicrobials, alternative therapies and (rapid) diagnostics;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the prevention and control of infections in animals are key to tackling AMR in agriculture and therefore disease prevention must be the first step for legislation tackling AMR in agriculture, both to, via ensureing a high standard of animal welfare and, among others, and thus reduceing the need to resort to antibiotics; emphasises that the prescription-only status for antibiotics and the accountability of professionals in the various sectors, as well as the cooperation between the veterinarian and the livestock farmers, are key factors for success; believes that antibiotics should never be used as compensation for poor hygiene or inadequate animal husbandry;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the crucial role of education and training programmes in raising awareness about antimicrobial resistance and the prudent use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine for farmers and, veterinarians, professionals, and all those involved in livestock farming;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 121 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that more cooperation between Member States, the Commission and the pharmaceutical industry is crucial in order to keep existing effective antimicrobials used in human and veterinary medicine on the market, explore alternative solutions to ensure availability of these antimicrobials on the market and promote its responsible use as well as preventive measures;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that awareness of the issue should be raised at the highest political level, involving all Heads of State and all relevant UN and international organizations and aim for compromises and ambitious outcomes; emphasises that international cooperation involving sharing information, knowledge and best practices in tackling AMR is crucial in the context of the one- health approach for the benefit of human and animal health globally.;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is if the opinion, nevertheless, that more could be done to increase general awareness of the impact of EU funding in Northern Ireland, in particular by informing the general public about the impact of EU-funded projects for the peace process and the general economic development of the region and promoting examples of best practice, with an emphasis on projects carried out at cross- border level;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes it desirable that, post- 2020, Northern Ireland should be able to continue to participate in the EU’s general cohesion funds if possible, as that would benefit economic and social development, particularly in disadvantaged and rural areas, and would help to reduce the gaps by comparison with other EU regions;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas lifelong learning plays an important role in increasing women's competitiveness and employability in the workplace; whereas only 15%1a of women with lower levels of education continue to participate in lifelong education and training, which would increase the difficulties they encounter in updating necessary skills in the changing labour market; __________________ 1a EIGE, Gender Equality Index 2017
Amendment 52 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to place greater emphasis on attracting girls to the STEM and ICT fields, on providing education and training opportunities for girls, as well as on addressing the digital gender gap through developing their digital skills;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the Member States to raise public awareness of lifelong learning and to integrate a gender perspective in developing relevant policies and programs, particularly with a focus on women with lower levels of education, both in urban and rural areas, in order to provide them with upskilling opportunities;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas local and regional authorities are the most conversant with local and regional issues and are at the forefront of the transition to a circular economy and whereas their contribution is key to the achievement of this shift;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transition to a stronger, more circular economy is a challenge for all European regions, but also represents key opportunities for those regions; to improve their trade balances and industrial competitiveness, and to create new jobs;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the importance of applying waste hierarchy as a prerequisite for achieving a circular economy, as well as the need for greater transparency in the supply chain, so that end-of-life products and materials can be monitored and recovered efficiently; furthermore recognises a negative trend of investment of ESI Funds into lower levels of the waste hierarchy, in particular mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facilities and incineration, which can lead to overcapacities and long-term technological lock-in, thus jeopardising the achievement of EU recycling targets;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of the role of public-private partnership in the design and planning of new products and services that take life cycle into account, with a view to implementing the four design models that could be used under a circular economy: designing for longevity; designing for leasing/service; designing for reuse in manufacture; designing for materials recovery.
Amendment 62 #
2017/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that projects related to the circular economy which have received cohesion policy support have brought greater benefits to more developed regions; therefore encourages less developed regions to increase their efforts to achieve technological leapfrogging by implementing more projects that meet circular economy principles, and by developing partnerships and closer cooperation with groups of beneficiaries, such as materials experts, chemists, manufacturers and recyclers, particularly within the framework of the 'Industry 2020 and the circular economy' initiative;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for better access to finance for local authorities, including through heightened cooperation with the EIB within the framework of the European Investment Advisory Hub, to enable increased investments in green jobs and in local energy transition, including energy efficiency, decentralised distribution of energy and the circular economy;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the circular economy is suitably incorporated into educational programmes and vocational training and re-training as an interdisciplinary subject so as to shape new attitudes which will then help to define new business models and create new jobs;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages regional and local authorities to further invest in education andal programmes and public awareness- raising aboutcampaigns on the benefits and advantages of all actions with the aim of implementing the circular economy through cohesion policy projects, thus increasing citizen participation and influencing consumer behaviour;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, for the next programming period, to implement a relevant tracking methodology for highly successful projects that can provide examples of good practices, so as to allow accurate monitoring of the contribution of cohesion policy to the achievement of a circular economy;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on all states to ensure that indigenous women and girls enjoy the full protection and guarantees against all forms of violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, gender-based killings, early and forced marriages, female genital mutilation and other harmful practices;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Commission and the EEAS to improve the education of indigenous women and girls, and to promote their access to sexual and reproductive health services in EU development cooperation programmes;
Amendment 57 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Where employers are required by legislation or collective agreements to provide training to workers to carry out the work for which they are employed, it is important to ensure that such training is provided equally without discrimination based on any ground such as sex, including to those in non-standard forms of employment. The costs of such training should not be charged to the worker nor withheld or deducted from the worker's remuneration.
Amendment 88 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the amount of paid leave to which the worker is entitled or, where this cannot be indicated when the information is given, the procedures for applying for, allocating and determining such leave;
Amendment 16 #
2017/0334(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Strengthening economic and social cohesion by reinforcing structural reforms throughout the whole reform process or at individual stages of that process is crucial for successful participation in the Economic and Monetary Union. That is particularly important for Member States which joined the Union at a later date and whose currency is not the euro, in their preparation to join the euro area.
Amendment 24 #
2017/0334(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) IBearing in mind the positive experience that the EU has had with the technical assistance offered to other countries that have already adopted the euro, it is also necessary to indicate that actions and activities of the Programme may support reforms that may help Member States which joined the Union at a later date and that wish to adopt the euro to prepare for participation in the euro area.
Amendment 25 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 28 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Recent experiences hasve shown that reliance on voluntary offers of mutual assistance, coordinated and facilitated by the Union Mechanism, does not always ensure that sufficient capacities are made available to address the basic needs of people affected by disasters in a timely and satisfactory manner, nor that the environment and property are properly safeguarded. This is particularly so where Member States and those in the near neighbourhood are simultaneously affected by recurrent disasters and collective capacity is insufficient to intervene in a timely manner.
Amendment 31 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Prevention is of key importance for protection against disasters and requires further action. To that effect, Member States should share risk assessments on a regular basis as well as summaries of their disaster risk management planning in order to ensure an integrated approach to disaster management, including in cross-border events, linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions as swiftly as possible. In addition, the Commission should be able to require Member States to provide specific prevention and preparedness plans in relation to specific disasters, including in cross-border events, notably with a view to maximising overall Union support to disaster risk management. Administrative burden should be reduced and prevention policies should be linked together at regional and cross-border level and strengthened, including by ensuring necessary links to other key Union policies and instruments, notably the European Structural and Investment Funds as listed in recital 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/201313 . _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).
Amendment 40 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) There is a need to reinforce the collective ability to prepare and respond to disasters notably through mutual support in Europe. In addition to strengthening the possibilities already offered by the European Emergency Response Capacity ('EERC' or 'voluntary pool'), from now on referred to as "European Civil Protection Pool", the Commission should also establish rescEU. The composition of rescEU should include joint emergency response capacities to respond to wildfires, large- scale floods and, earthquakes and other potential and unforeseen events, as well as a field hospital, and medical teams in line with World Health Organisation standards, that can be rapidly deployed to intervene rapidly and concomitantly in several different locations, if need be.
Amendment 46 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) It is beneficial for there to exist, at local, regional and cross-border level, on- going cooperation on the formation of mixed intervention teams and a simple common alert system for rapid intervention prior to the arrival of rescEU assistance, as well as regular public information campaigns on initial response measures in the event of a disaster which take regional specificities into account.
Amendment 48 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union should be able to support Member States where available capacities are insufficient to allow for an effective response to disasters, especially in the case of cross-border events, by contributing to the financing of leasing or rental arrangements for ensuring rapid access to such capacities or by financing their acquisition. This would substantially increase the effectiveness of the Union Mechanism, by ensuring availability of capacities in cases where an effective response to disasters would otherwise not be ensured, particularly for disasters with wide ranging impacts affecting a significant number of Member States. The drawing-up of lists of the most suitable equipment for use by one or more Member States and Union procurement of capacities should allow for economies of scale and better coordination when responding to disasters.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Reinforcing the European Civil Protection Pool requires enhanced Union financing in terms of adaptation and repair of capacities, as well as operational costs and a degree of flexibility to adapt in good time to situations that may arise.
Amendment 55 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of training and exercises andto reflect the continual development of new technologies and the latest innovations in the field of research that could be used in emergencies, and to enhance co-operation between Member States' national civil protection authorities and services, including at a cross-border level where applicable, it is necessary to establish a Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network that is based on existing structures.
Amendment 64 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) There is a need to simplify Union Mechanism procedures to ensure that Member States can access assistance and capacities needed in order to respond to natural or man-made disasters as rapidly as possible, including in response to cross- border events.
Amendment 76 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f (new)
(ea) to step up cooperation and the coordination of activities at cross-border level, where applicable, especially when third countries are involved;
Amendment 85 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(aa) take action to improve the knowledge base on disaster risks and facilitate the sharing of knowledge, the results of scientific research, best practices and information, including among Member States that face common risks; orchestrate action to harmonise the information on alert systems, including at cross-border level, based on events;
Amendment 49 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Work-life balance policies should contribute to the achievement of gender equality by promoting the participation of women in the labour market, tackling gender stereotypes that assume women should take the role of carers for children and for elderly and dependent relatives, while men should be the breadwinner and support the family financially, making it easier for men to share caring responsibilities on an equal basis with women, and closing gender gaps in earnings and pay. Such policies should take into account demographic changes including the effects of an ageing population.
Amendment 68 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Work-life balance remains however a considerable challenge for many parents and workers with caring responsibilities, with a negative impact on female employment. A major factor contributing to the underrepresentation of women in the labour market is the difficulty of balancing work and family obligations. When they have children, women tend to work less hours in paid employment and spend more time fulfilling unpaid care responsibilities. Having an ill or dependent relative has also been shown to have a negative impact on female employment, leading some women to drop out of the labour market entirely. The lower participation of women in employment and the interruption of women’s careers due to their assumption of caring responsibilities exacerbate the gender gap in earnings and pay, putting women at higher risk of poverty or social exclusion.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The current Union legal framework provides limited incentives for men to assume an equal share of caring responsibilities. Lack of paid paternity and parental leave in many Member States contributes to the low take-up of such leave by fathers. The imbalance in the design of work-life balance policies between women and men reinforces gender differences between work and care, and gender stereotypes that women should take more family care responsibilities. Conversely, use of work-life balance arrangements by fathers, such as leave or flexible working arrangements, has been shown to have a positive impact in reducing the relative amount of unpaid family work undertaken by women and leaving them more time for paid employment.
Amendment 132 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelve years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement in writing. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations, such as single parents and parents with children with a disability, or a long-term or serious illness.
Amendment 186 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Workers exercising their rights to leave or to request flexible working arrangements should be protected against any form of discrimination or any less favourable treatment on that ground.
Amendment 240 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “paternity leave” means paid leave from work for fathers to be taken on the occasion of the birth of a child;
Amendment 245 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “parental leave” means paid leave from work on the grounds of the birth or adoption of a child to take care of that child;
Amendment 287 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) “single parent” means a person who is neither married nor in a civil partnership and has sole parental responsibility for a child, which is granted by a national competent authority.
Amendment 312 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have an individual right to paid parental leave of at least four months to be taken before the child reaches a given age which shall be at least twelve. That four-month period shall be extended for single parents and parents of a child with a disability, or a serious or long-term illness.
Amendment 357 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall assess the need for the conditions of access and detailed arrangements for the application of parental leave to be adapted to the needs of adoptive parents, parents having a disability, single parents and parents with children with a disability, or a long-term or serious illness.
Amendment 407 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Employers shall consider and respond to requests for flexible working arrangements referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account the needs of both employers and workers. Employers shall justify any refusal of such a request in writing.
Amendment 430 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit any form of discrimination and less favourable treatment of workers on the ground that they have applied for, or have taken, leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6, or on the ground that they have exercised their right to flexible working arrangements referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 9 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ report entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU-widesurvey’, published in March 2014,
Amendment 32 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a wide range of health professionals are likely to come into contact with victims, especially victims of gender-based violence, and are often initially contacted by the victim to report a crime; whereas evidence shows that health professionals, such as doctors and other clinical professionals, receive limited training in responding effectively to gender-based violence;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas women victims of gender- based violence always require special support and protection, due to their particular vulnerability to secondary and repeat victimization;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas about two-thirds of women victims of gender-based violence do not report to an authority, because they fear retaliation, embarrassment and social stigma;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that individual assessments are timely offered to women victims of gender-based violence, if necessary, during their first contact with a competent authority, in order to prevent secondary and repeat victimisation, intimidationand retaliation;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that information about victim support services and victims’ rights is accessible to health professionals, who are often initially contacted by women victims of gender-based violence and therefore, can play an enhanced role in identifying and channelling cases of violence against women; encourages the Member States to provide targeted trainings for health professionals, enabling them to identify cases of potential abuse and to encourage women victims to contact a competent authority;
Amendment 207 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to guarantee support services such as access to reproductive health service, trauma support and counselling as a part of targeted support for victims with specific needs, such as children, women victims of gender-based violence, victims of human trafficking and people with disabilities;
Amendment 221 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Encourages the Member States to take measures, such as promoting awareness-raising in all areas of victims’ rights, setting up telephone helplines and women’s shelters, to encourage and facilitate reporting of gender-based violence, and to offer immediate assistance to women victims;