Activities of Giuseppe FERRANDINO
Plenary speeches (6)
EU strategy for mobility and transport: measures needed until 2030 and beyond (debate)
Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 23 April 2020 - New MFF, own resources and Recovery plan (debate)
Multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (debate)
Saving the summer tourism season - EU support to the hospitality sector (debate)
Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (debate)
Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) (debate)
Reports (2)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107, and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 1999/62/EC, 1999/37/EC and (EU) 2019/520, as regards the charging of vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures
Shadow reports (2)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community
REPORT on the impact on the fishing sector of offshore wind farms and other renewable energy systems
Shadow opinions (7)
OPINION on New Circular Economy Action Plan
OPINION on establishing an EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism
OPINION on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience
OPINION on the challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era
OPINION on the EU-India future trade and investment cooperation
Opinion on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 (COM(2021)0805 - 2021/0423 (COD)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency
Written explanations (29)
Draft amending budget No 2/2019: reinforcement of key programmes for EU competitiveness: Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ (A9-0004/2019 - John Howarth)
Draft amending budget No 3/2019: proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Romania, Italy and Austria (A9-0006/2019 - John Howarth)
Ho votato a favore dell'aumento di bilancio dedicato all'assistenza agli Stati membri in caso di gravi catastrofi naturali; un supporto all'Italia in relazione alle alluvioni e frane a seguito di forti precipitazioni, dalle zone alpine settentrionali alla Sicilia. Una dimostrazione tangibile della solidarietà dell'UE, dell'Europa che si adopera per supportare i suoi Stati membri nei momenti di criticità.
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU (B9-0038/2019, B9-0039/2019)
Il Parlamento europeo sull'accordo di ritiro già negoziato, ribadisce una "Brexit ordinata", una soluzione equa ed equilibrata, nel rispetto dei principi dell'UE. Il valore dell'accordo di recesso deve tendere a garantire la certezza giuridica in vista della salvaguardia dei diritti e delle scelte di vita di cittadini europei e britannici, offre un meccanismo di backstop per salvaguardare lo status quo in Irlanda, proteggendo l'accordo del Venerdì Santo e la cooperazione nord-sud. La massima priorità del Parlamento europeo resta la salvaguardia dei diritti e delle scelte di vita dei cittadini UE nel Regno Unito e dei cittadini britannici nell'UE. Il Regno Unito dovrebbe assumersi la piena responsabilità di un'uscita senza accordo; uno scenario "no deal " non eliminerebbe gli obblighi del Regno Unito in materia di transazioni finanziarie, protezione dei diritti dei cittadini e rispetto dell'accordo del Venerdì Santo. Il rispetto di tali preliminari condizioni è necessario per l'approvazione da parte del Parlamento europeo di qualsiasi relazione futura tra Unione europea e il Regno Unito.
Adjustments to the amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument for 2019 to be used for migration, refugee inflows and security threats (A9-0013/2019 - John Howarth)
Ho votato a sfavore della proposta di rettifica di bilancio, che prevede la riduzione degli stanziamenti da utilizzare per la migrazione, l'afflusso di rifugiati e le minacce alla sicurezza. Ritengo che occorra essere proattivi nel gestire la migrazione È necessaria una solidarietà tra gli Stati membri che garantisca il perseguimento di una protezione efficacie, una politica di integrazione e un irremovibile proposito di migliorare la capacità di monitoraggio degli afflussi dei rifugiati, da parte di tutti gli Stati, tale anche, da arginare una minaccia alla sicurezza.
Foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes (B9-0108/2019, B9-0111/2019)
Ho votato a favore della risoluzione sulle ingerenze elettorali e la disinformazione nei processi democratici nazionali ed europei; perché non venga distorta la logica democratica occorrono libere elezioni nazionali ed europee. Mi rammarico che il Parlamento abbia votato a sfavore dell'opportunità di istituire una commissione speciale sulle ingerenze elettorali straniere, anche con riferimento esplicito ai fondi stranieri che la Lega per Salvini avrebbe ottenuto per la campagna elettorale.
Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and own resources: time to meet citizens' expectations (B9-0110/2019, B9-0112/2019, B9-0113/2019)
Ho votato a favore della risoluzione sul quadro finanziario 2021-2027; tuttavia , mi discosto dalla linea del Gruppo su alcuni emendamenti, perché ritengo fondamentale incrementare i fondi di coesione, opporsi alla riduzione dei tassi di cofinanziamento, integrare una politica a sostegno del clima e dell'ambiente, supportare il turismo sostenibile, potenziare la lotta all'evasione fiscale e prevedere sanzioni a carico di società che beneficiano di sovvenzioni dell'UE e si trasferiscono oltre i confini europei.
EU-China Agreement on certain aspects of air services (A9-0041/2019 - Tomasz Piotr Poręba)
Ho votato a favore della raccomandazione sull'accordo relativo ad alcuni aspetti in materia di servizi aerei tra UE e Cina poiché si tratta di un accordo che risponde efficacemente ad un obiettivo primario della politica esterna dell'UE in materia di trasporto aereo, dal momento in cui è rivolto a conformare al diritto dell'Unione gli esistenti accordi bilaterali sui servizi aerei.Inoltre, l'accordo è una conseguenza diretta della giurisprudenza della Corte di giustizia dell'Unione europea.In aggiunta, dal punto di vista sostanziale, cospicui sono stati i progressi registrati a partire dalla stipula di tale accordo; come, ad esempio, una graduale apertura del mercato e la creazione di condizioni sempre più favorevoli alla concorrenza equa e leale.
Ongoing hearings under article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (B9-0032/2020)
Ho votato a favore della risoluzione sulle audizioni in corso, ai sensi dell'articolo 7, paragrafo 1 del TUE, sulla Polonia e l'Ungheria. Ritengo che sia in Polonia che in Ungheria, si stiano verificando violazioni sostanziali dei diritti fondamentali in materia di democrazia e stato di diritto. Il fatto che L'ONU, l'OSCE e il Consiglio d'Europa abbiano segnalato come preoccupante la situazione nei due Stati, ha ulteriormente supportato la mia posizione a favore della risoluzione. In Polonia abbiamo raggiunto una fase senza precedenti, con i giudici che rischiano di affrontare gravi azioni disciplinari quando applicano il diritto dell'UE, interpretato dalla Corte di giustizia europea.In Ungheria, inoltre, Orban ora tenta di limitare il modo in cui la cultura e l'arte sono gestite, attraverso una ristrutturazione del modo in cui si finanziano le istituzioni culturali e la loro leadership, al fine di sottometterle al suo controllo politico. Come membro del gruppo S&D, condanno fermamente il preoccupante declino di entrambe le situazioni sociali di Ungheria e Polonia, gli evidenti rischi e violazioni dello stato di diritto e sostengo la società civile e gli attori, che si sforzano di preservare praticamente questi principi fondamentali.
COP15 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Kunming 2020) (B9-0035/2020)
Ho votato a favore della risoluzione del Parlamento europeo, sulla 15a riunione della Conferenza delle parti, della Convenzione sulla diversità biologica (COP15), per la necessità di arginare i problemi legati al declino della natura e della salute degli ecosistemi.In particolare, ho espresso voto a favore, per garantire la protezione di almeno il 30% di aree terrestri e marine, il ripristino di almeno il 30% degli ecosistemi degradati nell'UE entro il 2030, affinché la COP15 adotti disposizioni relative alle nuove tecnologie, inclusi gli sviluppi sulla biologia sintetica. Inoltre, ho votato a favore dell'adozione dello status giuridico e dei diritti riconosciuti per beni comuni ed ecosistemi globali, per il divieto globale di glifosato e diserbanti simili, nonché per la costruzione di una nuova cornice sul tema nel rispetto del principio di precauzione.Ritengo infatti che sono necessari piani più ambizioni, che proteggano il nostro ambiente e la nostra biodiversità.
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (A9-0004/2020 - Guy Verhofstadt)
Ho votato a favore perché il mio voto non è un voto alla Brexit in quanto tale ma piuttosto un parere positivo per un'uscita ordinata della Gran Bretagna, che se non fosse stato raggiunto avrebbe provocato conseguenze dannose per le relazioni presenti e future.Il gruppo S&D continuerà a promuovere un metodo costruttivo nel mantenimento e nella costruzione di relazioni future a favore dei nostri interessi comuni, preservando allo stesso tempo il processo di pace irlandese, l'integrità del mercato unico ed i diritti dei cittadini. L'UE deve promuovere e supportare il perseguimento dei nostri elevati standard condivisi di tutela ambientale, sociale e del lavoro.
Common charger for mobile radio equipment (RC-B9-0070/2020, B9-0070/2020, B9-0072/2020, B9-0074/2020, B9-0075/2020, B9-0076/2020, B9-0085/2020)
Ho votato a favore, perché ritengo opportuno esprimere la mia preoccupazione (e quella di S&D) per la mancanza di sviluppi in questo senso e perciò, continuo a promuovere una campagna a favore di un caricabatterie comune per apparecchiature radio mobili (inclusi telefoni cellulari, tablet, lettori di e-book, smart telecamere, dispositivi elettronici indossabili e altri dispositivi elettronici di dimensioni medio-piccole).Il raggiungimento di questo obiettivo infatti, impatterebbe positivamente sulla vita dei cittadini europei e sulla salute dell'ambiente.
Gender pay gap (B9-0069/2020, B9-0073/2020, B9-0083/2020, B9-0084/2020)
Il principio della parità retributiva per la parità di lavoro, è sancito dall'articolo 157 (TFUE). Tuttavia, ancora oggi, le donne nell'UE guadagnano meno degli uomini.Ho votato a favore, poiché ritengo che l'uguaglianza di genere, sia linfa vitale per la crescita intelligente e sostenibile dell'Unione europea come, tra l'altro, indica la direzione presa dalla prossima strategia Europa 2020.S&D chiede da tempo, alla Commissione, di elaborare misure globali vincolanti, per combattere il divario retributivo di genere.
European Climate Law (A9-0162/2020 - Jytte Guteland)
La proposta si inserisce nel contesto di una nuova strategia di crescita, mirata a trasformare l'UE in una società giusta e prospera che migliori la qualità di vita delle generazioni attuali e future e che nel 2050 non genererà emissioni nette di gas a effetto serra e in cui la crescita economica sarà dissociata dall'uso delle risorse.Ho votato a favore della proposta di legge sul clima più ambiziosa al mondo volta a ridurre le emissioni del 60%, abbassare le temperature di 1,5° entro il 2050, perché condivido questi obiettivi. L'Unione europea darà prova di leadership a livello mondiale, fornirà un esempio così potente a paesi come gli Stati Uniti, India e Cina che li costringerà a seguirla a ruota, impegnandosi a loro volta in politiche ambiziose.Questa proposta garantirà inoltre sviluppo sostenibile, occupazione e nuove opportunità; garantirà il futuro per un pianeta che abbiamo il dovere di preservare per le generazioni attuali e future.
The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward (A9-0154/2020 - Petri Sarvamaa)
Ho votato a favore della strategia forestale dell'Unione europea perché in linea con il Green Deal Europeo e con la strategia sulla biodiversità.Questo testo riconosce l'importanza del settore forestale e della capacità di offrire posti di lavoro e opportunità, tenendo presente la dimensione ambientale.Il testo sottolinea l'importanza delle foreste lungo i corsi d'acqua e per il controllo dell'erosione e come fonte di materie prime, e con il gruppo S&D ci siamo spesi affinché solo gli avanzi alla fine della catena del valore del legno siano accettabili come biomassa a fini energetici.Il testo prevede misure di mitigazione degli incendi, la lotta contro i parassiti e il ruolo dei fondi della PAC nel sostenere la silvicoltura. Le società rurali dei sistemi agroforestali vivono di questo e pertanto devono ricevere finanziamenti sufficienti per prevenire la desertificazione e lo sfruttamento eccessivo.Inoltre il gruppo S&D ha chiesto di migliorare il testo al fine di combattere il disboscamento illegale, chiedendo a tutti gli Stati membri di affrontare più attentamente questo fenomeno.
Application of railway safety and interoperability rules within the Channel tunnel (C9-0212/2020)
La proposta è volta a modificare la Direttiva n. 2016/798 per quanto riguarda l'applicazione delle norme di sicurezza e di interoperabilità ferroviarie, al fine di affrontare specificamente la situazione del collegamento fisso sotto la Manica dopo il ritiro del Regno Unito dall'UE.La modifica consente di riqualificare la commissione intergovernativa quale unica autorità di sicurezza responsabile dell'intera infrastruttura e ciò a vantaggio dell'esercizio sicuro del collegamento fisso sotto la Manica.Affinché questo avvenga è necessario adattare la Direttiva n. 2016/798 e pertanto ho votato a favore della proposta.
Organic production: date of application and certain other dates (C9-0286/2020)
Ho votato a favore della proroga al 2022 dell'applicazione del regolamento UE n. 2018/848 relativo alla produzione biologica.Questo rinvio permette agli operatori del settore del biologico dell'intera Comunità europea di avere più tempo per adeguarsi al regolamento prima della sua effettiva entrata in vigore.Lo scoppio della pandemia di COVID-19 e la relativa crisi sanitaria gravano pesantemente su questi ultimi. Sarebbe quindi problematico per loro affrontare questa situazione di emergenza sanitaria e al contempo garantire la corretta attuazione del nuovo regolamento previsto in origine per il 2021.
Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee (B9-0310/2020)
Ho votato a favore della riforma del programma Garanzia giovani perché ritengo che sia importante rafforzare questo strumento che ha aiutato e aiuterà milioni di giovani a varcare la soglia del lavoro retribuito. Basta a tirocini o stage gratuiti.Le ricadute economiche della pandemia COVID-19 stanno ancora una volta creando enormi ostacoli ai giovani per trovare lavori di qualità. I tassi di disoccupazione e di inattività nell'UE stanno aumentando e milioni di persone rischiano di perdere il lavoro. È probabile che i giovani siano i più colpiti dalle conseguenze negative della crisi.La Garanzia per i giovani deve essere inserita in una serie coerente di politiche sociali e assistenziali. I contratti di tirocinio, stage o apprendistato devono assumere la forma di accordi scritti e legalmente vincolanti, specificando i compiti del tirocinante e includendo una remunerazione dignitosa. Con questo provvedimento si introducono criteri vincolanti per le offerte di lavoro, dando così dignità al lavoro.
Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market (A9-0181/2020 - Alex Agius Saliba)
Il commercio elettronico influisce sempre più sulla vita quotidiana delle persone, delle aziende e dei consumatori nell'Unione europea. In questi anni le piattaforme online ed i servizi digitali si sono molto sviluppati e quindi era necessaria una revisione della direttiva sul commercio elettronico la cui sua adozione risale al 2000.Ho votato a favore di questa relazione perché ritengo che il quadro normativo proposto punti a garantire e proteggere sul web i diritti degli utenti e dei consumatori.La relazione affronta questioni quali la vendita e la distribuzione di prodotti illegali e non sicuri, e stabilisce misure per garantire un contesto equo e regolamentato diretto a sfruttare al meglio il mercato unico digitale.
Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online (A9-0177/2020 - Tiemo Wölken)
Le piattaforme online hanno bisogno di regole e standard procedurali chiari su come trattare i contenuti. Ho votato a favore di tale relazione perché questa proposta evita che siano società private a vigilare su internet e prevede che vi sia un sistema di rimozione dei contenuti che fornisca chiarezza giuridica alle piattaforme e che garantisca i diritti fondamentali degli utenti. La procedura di rimozione dei contenuti è prevista solo per i contenuti illegali e non per quelli dannosi; si vedrebbe applicata solo alle piattaforme con un potere di mercato significativo mentre sono escluse le piattaforme non commerciali o con un numero molto ridotto di utenti.
Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies (A9-0186/2020 - Ibán García Del Blanco)
Con l'Intelligenza Artificiale (IA) che sta rapidamente diventando parte della nostra vita quotidiana, è giunto il momento di guardare seriamente alle opportunità e ai rischi che queste nuove tecnologie pongono e allo stesso tempo di lavorare per renderle più affidabili per i cittadini.Pertanto ho votato a favore della relazione recante raccomandazioni alla Commissione che si prefigge l'obiettivo di fissare in Europa norme vincolanti per lo sviluppo etico, la diffusione e l'uso dell'IA e di farne un leader mondiale in questo contesto.
Civil liability regime for artificial intelligence (A9-0178/2020 - Axel Voss)
Ho votato a favore della relazione che stabilisce chiare norme sulla responsabilità civile derivante dall'impiego dell'IA e dall'apprendimento automatico. Reputo infatti importante avere regole adeguate per rassicurare gli europei che possono avere fiducia nelle nuove tecnologie e garantire un equo compenso e l'accesso alla giustizia per i cittadini e i consumatori.
Intellectual property rights for the development of artificial intelligence technologies (A9-0176/2020 - Stéphane Séjourné)
Ho votato a favore della relazione volta a definire un sistema di proprietà intellettuale efficace a seguito dello sviluppo delle tecnologie di IA.Infatti ritengo che la leadership globale dell'UE nell'IA richieda un siffatto sistema, atto a promuovere l'innovazione, salvaguardando al contempo la creazione umana e l'inventariazione. Le creazioni umane assistite dall'IA non sono le stesse delle creazioni generate autonomamente dall'IA. I dati non devono essere posseduti ma gestiti, condivisi e resi accessibili.
Recommendation to the VPC/HR and to the Council in preparation of the 10th Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) review process, nuclear arms control and nuclear disarmament options (A9-0020/2020 - Sven Mikser)
Ho votato a favore della relazione sulla preparazione del processo di revisione del 2020 del trattato di non proliferazione delle armi nucleari (TNP), il controllo degli armamenti nucleari e le opzioni di disarmo nucleare.Ritengo infatti che per preservare la stabilità strategica e contenere una nuova corsa agli armamenti sia particolarmente importante avere un ordine internazionale basato su regole, ripristinare l'impegno degli Stati nel controllo degli armamenti e disarmo nucleare e ripristinare la fiducia transfrontaliera. Reputo altresì fondamentale l'adozione di misure concrete ed efficaci durante la decima conferenza di revisione del TNP ed infine richiamare Stati Uniti e Russia alle loro responsabilità per il possesso di arsenale nucleare e per il ritiro dal trattato INF. Questi ed altri sono gli obiettivi che si prefigge la relazione in questione.
EU Blue Card Directive (A8-0240/2017 - Javier Moreno Sánchez)
La direttiva del 2009 sulla Carta blu UE mirava ad agevolare l'ammissione e la mobilità dei lavoratori di Paesi terzi altamente qualificati. Tuttavia tale direttiva non è riuscita a conseguire in maniera efficace gli obiettivi prefissati.Pertanto la revisione della direttiva Carta blu rappresenta un'opportunità per rafforzare le vie sicure e legali di accesso in Europa; l'obiettivo principale è inviare un segnale positivo sulla migrazione della forza lavoro, migliorando l'attrattiva della Carta blu, tentando di incrementarne l'utilizzo in tutta l'Unione e garantendo che funzioni sia per i cittadini di Paesi terzi altamente specializzati, sia per i potenziali datori di lavoro dell'UE, sia per le amministrazioni che devono recepire, applicare e far rispettare la direttiva.Ho votato a favore di tale relazione in quanto ritengo che è giunto il momento che l'Unione europea adotti la migrazione legale come antidoto agli stereotipi negativi sulla migrazione. La revisione della Carta blu è un primo passo importante, ulteriori lavori sulla migrazione legale sono urgentemente necessari.
Visa Facilitation Agreement between the EU and Cabo Verde (A9-0264/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
La relazione in questione ha pilotato la conclusione di un accordo sulle norme semplificate in materia di visti con Capo Verde.Ho votato a favore di tale relazione in quanto le nuove norme ridurranno le tasse per i visti, semplificheranno la possibilità di ottenere un visto per ingressi multipli con un periodo di validità sempre più lungo e semplificheranno l'elenco dei documenti giustificativi da fornire con la domanda di visto per i cittadini capoverdiani.Ritengo che tutto ciò, oltre a essere un chiaro segnale di approfondimento delle relazioni tra l'UE e la Repubblica di Capo Verde, sia un fattore importante per garantire lo sviluppo di legami economici, umanitari, culturali, scientifici e di altro tipo, facilitando il rilascio dei visti ai propri cittadini, sulla base della reciprocità.
Direction of EU-Russia political relations (A9-0259/2021 - Andrius Kubilius)
L'UE deve urgentemente passare da un approccio meramente reattivo a un approccio proattivo nei confronti della Russia. Sebbene i cinque principi guida dell'UE, concordati dal Consiglio "Affari esteri" nel marzo 2016, per una politica nei confronti della Russia rimangano validi, essi devono essere integrati da un approccio di politica estera più strategico che consenta all'UE di raggiungere i suoi obiettivi nelle relazioni con la Russia.L'interesse principale dell'Unione europea è preservare la libertà, la stabilità e la pace nel continente europeo e altrove. Attualmente, l'Europa è minacciata dalle politiche aggressive delle autorità russe, che rappresentano una delle sfide principali per l'agenda strategica e di politica estera dell'UE.Per questo motivo ho votato a favore di tale proposta, in quanto ritengo che l'impegno selettivo con la Russia sulle questioni globali dovrebbe essere utilizzato per ancorare fermamente la Russia nella cooperazione multilaterale e nella responsabilità globale.
Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (A9-0257/2021 - Sylvie Brunet)
Le politiche occupazionali e sociali devono tenere il passo con la digitalizzazione dei mercati del lavoro. Ho votato a favore di tale proposta in quanto ritengo che sia necessario un quadro giuridico completo per garantire che tutti i lavoratori delle piattaforme godano degli stessi diritti sociali e occupazionali, della stessa tutela della salute e della sicurezza nonché dello stesso accesso all'apprendimento permanente dei lavoratori dell'economia tradizionale.Inoltre, è necessario che tutte le società della piattaforma adempiano ai loro obblighi di datori di lavoro e rispettino le loro responsabilità settoriali. I lavoratori di piattaforma non devono essere considerati in alcun modo una terza categoria di occupazione: ogni lavoratore dovrebbe essere classificato come lavoratore subordinato o autonomo sulla base dei fatti e dei criteri nazionali applicabili.
Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (A9-0249/2021 - Malin Björk, Diana Riba i Giner)
Tale relazione progressista richiede che la violenza di genere sia inclusa come una nuova area di criminalità elencata all'articolo 83 paragrafo 1, TFUE.La violenza di genere contro le donne, le ragazze e le persone LGBTIQ+ è un reato grave. Essa rappresenta una violazione diffusa dei diritti fondamentali e un ostacolo alla parità di genere nell'Unione europea.Ho votato a favore di tale relazione in quanto ritengo che è giunto il momento che l'Unione europea agisca con decisione per porre fine a questa violazione dei diritti fondamentali che si è aggravata durante la pandemia.Inoltre, in assenza di una strategia globale dell'UE per combattere tale fenomeno e con una legislazione diversa in ciascuno degli Stati membri, è essenziale una direttiva UE. Affinché la direttiva sia efficace, essa dovrebbe essere accompagnata dall'introduzione della violenza di genere come nuovo settore della criminalità elencato all'articolo 83(1) del TFUE, il che servirebbe come base giuridica per garantire norme minime comuni per tale fenomeno.
Strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body (A9-0260/2021 - Daniel Freund)
La relazione propone la conclusione di un accordo interistituzionale per la creazione di un organismo etico indipendente dell'UE per il Parlamento e la Commissione aperto alla partecipazione di tutte le istituzioni, agenzie e organi dell'UE.Ho votato a favore dell'istituzione di questo organismo etico indipendente in quanto tale proposta garantirà una migliore applicazione delle norme etiche in tutta l'UE e aumenterà la fiducia nelle istituzioni europee. Inoltre, ritengo che al futuro organismo etico indipendente dell'UE dovrebbero essere conferiti adeguati poteri investigativi, nonché il potere di richiedere e avere accesso ai documenti amministrativi, al fine di consentirgli di effettuare valutazioni ben motivate e ben documentate.
Written questions (40)
Front-of-pack labelling schemes
Coronavirus
Intermodal transport and financial programming
Situation on the border between Greece and Turkey
Health emergency in the EU
Role of the European Parliament in the decision-making process
Crisis in the tourism sector
Unfair commercial practices and air passenger rights
Refusal of the Hungarian Parliament to ratify the Istanbul Convention
COVID-19’s impact on aircrew employment
Reviving the tourist industry
Competitiveness of Europe’s steel industry: case of Acciai Speciali Terni
Death of UN field officer Mario Paciolla in Colombia
EMFF transitional fund
Brenner Pass and respect for the free movement of goods principle
The EU’s response to Erdogan’s speeches against France
European response to terrorism
Limits on the supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses
Delays to the EU vaccination campaign
Independent radio station Klubradio to be taken off air in Hungary
Human rights situation in Turkey
Association agreements between the EU and Andorra, Monaco and San Marino
Sexual violence against children as a weapon of war in conflict zones
COVID-tested flights and harmonisation of European travel protocols
Protecting journalism in Europe: wire-tapping of journalists as part of the enquiry into NGOs
The arbitrary arrest, detention and death sentence of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali
Approval of planned aid measures for the rail freight sector
State aid and the aviation sector
Socioeconomic consequences of cuts to fishing days in the western Mediterranean
Redundancies at the GKN plant in Campi Bisenzio
Dolphin massacre in the Faroe Islands
Russia’s interference in the freedom of the press
Ghost flights in the European Union
Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Russian propaganda on an EU national TV channel
Right to terminate a pregnancy in Malta: the case of Andrea Prudente
Arrest and detention of Alessia Piperno and another eight EU citizens in Iran
F-Gas Regulation
Ban on plastic packaging for unprocessed fruit and vegetables sold in France as of 20 June 2023
Young Italians possibly excluded from the 2024 European elections
Amendments (507)
Amendment 209 #
2023/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) To promote consumer protection, enhance customer trust and ensure a level playing field, it is necessary to lay down rules on who is eligible to access customers’ data. Such rules should ensure that all data users are authorised and supervised by competent authorities. This would ensure that data can be accessed only by regulated financial institutions or by firms subject to a dedicated authorisation as financial information service providers’ (‘FISPs’) which is subject to this Regulation. Eligibility rules on FISPs, are needed to safeguard financial stability, market integrity and consumer protection, as FISPs would provide financial products and services to customers in the Union and would access data held by financial institutions and the integrity of which is essential to preserve the financial institutions’ ability to continue providing financial services in a safe and sound manner. Such rules are also required to guarantee the proper supervision of FISPs by competent authorities in line with their mandate to safeguard financial stability and integrity in the Union, which would allow FISPs to provide throughout the Union the services for which they are authorised.
Amendment 245 #
2023/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 302 #
2023/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘customer data’ means personal and non-personal data that is collected, stored and otherwise processed by a financial institution or a financial information service provider as part of their normal course of business with customers which covers both data provided by a customer and raw data generated as a result of customer interaction with the financial institution or a financial information service provider. Data generated by the financial institution or a financial information service provider, even if such data are obtained by processing data provided directly by the customer, should not, in any case, be considered as customer data;
Amendment 316 #
2023/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘data holder’ means a financial institution other than an accountr a financial information service provider that collects, stores and otherwise processes the data listed in Article 2(1) ;
Amendment 584 #
2023/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [OP please insert the date = 2436 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. However, Articles 9 to 13 shall apply from [OP please insert the date = 1824 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 181 #
2023/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) To ensure that, in the context of advised services, due consideration is given to portfolio diversification, financial advisors should be systematically required to consider the needs of such diversification for their clients or customers, as part of the suitability assessments, including on the basis of information provided by those clients or customers on their existing portfolio of financial and non-financial assets.
Amendment 620 #
2023/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 24c – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 24c – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Such records shall be kept for a period of five years and, where requested by the competent authority, for amaximum period of up to sefiven years. Those records shall be retrievable by the investment firmsurance undertaking or insurance distributor upon request ofby the competent authority.
Amendment 853 #
2023/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 26 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
. Member States shall ensure that marketing communications of insurance- based investment products are developed, designed and provided in a manner that is fair, clear, not misleading, balanced in terms of presentation of benefits and risks, and appropriate in terms of content and distribution channels for the target audience and where related to a specific insurance-based investment product to the target market identified pursuant to Article 25(1).
Amendment 874 #
2023/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Article 18 and Article 19(1) and (2), Member States shall ensure that insurance intermediaries and insurance undertakings distributing insurance- based investment products provide customers in good time before the customers are bound by an insurance contract or offer, with appropriate information in personalised form about the insurance-based investment products proposed to those customers. That information shall contain all of the following:
Amendment 881 #
2023/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(v) how the recommended insurance- based investment products take into account the diversification of the customer’s portfolio, based on the information provided by the customers;
Amendment 918 #
2023/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 105 #
2023/0166(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 90 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) In order to further the Union’s transition towards a circular economy, the reuse and refill of packaging should be encouraged and promoted. Large retailers should make consumer laundry detergents available to consumers in refill stations. The safety of consumers should be ensured.
Amendment 161 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – introductory part
(34) ‘batch’Model means a defined quantity of finiscombination of thed products that meets the following conditions: name and the unique formula (as per the provisions for the Unique Formula Identifier (UFI), irrespective of whether a UFI code is required under Annex VIII to the CLP.
Amendment 164 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 1
Amendment 170 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 2
Amendment 172 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 3
Amendment 201 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The non-intended presence of a prohibited substance or ingredient that stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, or from the manufacturing process or storage or migration from packaging and that is technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice, shall be permitted provided that, despite such presence, surfactants and detergents are safe for human health and the environment under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use.
Amendment 288 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it shall correspond to a specific batchmodel of the detergent or surfactant;
Amendment 316 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. BeNo later than 60 months after the entry into force of the implementing acts defining technical requirements for the digital product passport and the data carrier and the establishment of the EU registry for the unique product identifier and the unique operator identifier, economic operators shall upload, before placing a detergent or surfactant on the market, economic operators shall upload, in the registry established under Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) …/… on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products the unique product identifier and the unique operator identifier for the detergent or surfactant.
Amendment 70 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The REPowerEU Communication13 outlined a plan to make the Union independent from Russian fossil fuels well before the end of this decade. The Communication highlights the importance, among others, of further increasing the efficiency and reducing fossil consumption in the transport sector, where electrification can be combined with the use of fossil-freeCO2 neutral fuels, including hydrogen to replace fossil fuels. __________________ 13 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, REPowerEU Plan, COM(2022)230 final of 18.5.2022.
Amendment 78 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to users and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen-powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. The automotive industry remains one of the pillars of the EU economy, contributing 7% of European GDP, providing 4.6 million jobs and remaining at the cutting edge of technological innovation with EUR 60 billion invested each year in research and development. The industry needs to be supported in its environmental and digital transition, as European manufacturers are now facing a triple bind, with tightened environmental regulations, increasing investment needs in innovation and heightened international competition. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards must become technology neutral in reaching the fleet-wide targets that they set. Zero and low-emission vehicles, which run on advanced biofuels or synthetic fuels as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/20011a. Zero-emission and low- emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen-powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. __________________ 1a Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast).
Amendment 234 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
(23a) "CO2 Neutral Fuels" means renewable fuels as defined in Directive 2018/20011a, including biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin or recycled carbon fuels;
Amendment 243 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
(23b) "Carbon Correction Factor" means a factor reflecting the CO2 intensity and share of CO2 neutral fuels;
Amendment 270 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2030 to 2034 by 435 %,
Amendment 278 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(c) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2035 to 2039 by 655 %,
Amendment 301 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2040 onwards by 980%.
Amendment 328 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
1. For vehicles referred to in point 4.2 of Annex I, manufacturers shall comply with the minimum shares of zero-emission vehicles in their fleet of new heavy-duty vehicles as laid down in point 4.3 of Annex I. For new urban buses the share of zero- emissions vehicles shall beaverage CO2 emissions shall be reduced by 80% as from the reporting period of the year 2030 and 100% as from the reporting period of the year 20305.;
Amendment 372 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(5a) (ba) in Article 4, first paragraph, the following point (c) is inserted: the application of the Carbon Correction Factor (CCF) in accordance with paragraph 7 of Annex I;
Amendment 524 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2.1
Annex I – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2.1
Amendment 593 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. CALCULATION OF THE CARBON CORRECTION FACTOR (CCF) For each fuel or blend of fuels i, the CCFi shall be calculated according to the following method: 6.1. When the share of CO2 neutral fuels is 100%, CCFi = 1. 6.2. When the share of CO2 neutral fuels is 0%, CCFi = 0. 6.3. For blends of CO2 Neutral Fuels and conventional fuels, the CCFi shall be calculated according to the following formula: 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑺𝒏;𝒊 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 Where: CCFi is the Carbon Correction Factor for a specific blend of CO2 neutral fuel i and conventional fuel. SHARESn;i is the percentage of CO2 neutral fuel i over the total consumption of fuel i, calculated from SHARES database.
Amendment 299 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests from diseases and parasites, natural disasters and other disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change, particularly in the regions of Europe facing the highest average temperature rises, such as the Mediterranean, and that strengthening forests’the resilience of the various forest ecosystems is a matter of urgency; notes the role that restoration and afforestation can play in strengthening resilience and enhancing biodiversity; notes that sustainable forest management consists of a broad array of actions and adaptive practices, many of which can play a key role in climate mitigation;
Amendment 64 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 82 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is normally not possible to sufficiently assess the endocrine disrupting properties for human health and the environment and the persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile properties of a mixture or of a multi-constituent substance on the basis of data on that mixture or substance. The data for the individual substances of the mixture or for the individual constituents of the multi- constituent substance should therefore normally be used as the basis for hazard identification of those multi-constituent substances or mixtures. However, in certain cases, data on those multi- constituent substances themselves may also be relevant. This is the case in particular where that data demonstrates endocrine disrupting properties for human health and the environment, as well as persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile properties, or where it supports data on the individual constituents. Therefore, it is appropriate that data on multi-constituent substances are used in those cases.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Amendment 148 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
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Amendment 788 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 800 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1168 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging:
Amendment 1222 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to compostable or biobased plastic packaging. Compliance with the requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2 can be achieved by incorporating biobased plastics.
Amendment 1250 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered toshall adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of plastic packagingincluding a mass balance approach, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3). The requirements set in paragraphs 1 and 2 may also be fulfilled by the use of recyclates of the equivalent amount and polymer type in other products.
Amendment 1275 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8
Article 7 – paragraph 8
8. As of 1 January 2029, the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content contained in packaging under paragraph 1 shall comply with the rules laid down in the implementing act referred to in paragraph 7, provided it has been published within the indicated deadline.
Amendment 1283 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
By 1 January 2028, the Commission shall assess the need for derogations from the minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 1, points b and d, for specific types of plastic packaging according to Annex II table 1, or for the revision of the derogation established under paragraph 3 for specific plastic packaging. Based on this assessment, the Commission is empowered to shall adopt by 1 January 2028 delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend this Regulation in order to:
Amendment 1692 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 1806 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1812 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1820 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1833 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1844 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 1851 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 474 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 485 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
By 31 December 20357, Member States shall ensure that urban wastewater from all urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above areis subject to tertiary treatment in accordance with paragraph 4 before discharge.
Amendment 500 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 202530, Member States shall establish a list of areas on their territory that are sensitive to eutrophication and update that list every five years starting on 31 December 2030.5
Amendment 507 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 203540, Member States shall ensure that for 50 % of the agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. that are discharging into areas included in the list referred to in paragraph 2urban wastewater from 50 % of urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. and not applying tertiary treatment on [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Directive] urban wastewater entering collecting systems is subject to tertiary treatment in accordance with paragraph 4 before discharge into those areas included in the list referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 517 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
By 31 December 20405, Member States shall ensure that urban wastewater entering collecting systemsfrom all urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. is subject to tertiary treatment in accordance with paragraph 4 before discharge into the areas included in athe list referred to in paragraph 2 with regard to all agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e.
Amendment 530 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Samples taken in accordance with Article 21 and Part D of Annex I of this Directive shall comply with the parametric values set out in table 2 of Part B of Annex I. The maximum permitted number of samples which fail toannual mean of the samples for each parameter shall be conform to the relevant parametric values of table 2 of Part B of Annex I is set out in table 42 of Part DB of Annex I.
Amendment 535 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27 to amend Parts B and D of Annex I in order to adapt the requirements and methods referred to in the second subparagraph to technological and scientific progress.
Amendment 538 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 3 and 4, Member States may decide that an individual urban wastewater treatment plants situated in an area included in a list referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be subject to the requirements set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 where it can be shown that the minimum percentage of reduction of the overall load entering all urban waste water treatment plants in that area is :
Amendment 540 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) 82,5 % for total phosphorus and 80 % for total nitrogen by 31 December 203540;
Amendment 551 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) 90 % for total phosphorus and 85 % for total nitrogen by 31 December 20405.
Amendment 559 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Discharges from urban waste water wastewater treatment plants of 10 000 p.e. and above into a relevant catchment area of an area sensitive to eutrophication included in a list referred to in paragraph 2 shall also be subject to paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.
Amendment 662 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take measures to ensure that producers who place any of the products listed in Annex III on the market have extended producer responsibility.
Amendment 684 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall consider pre- financing the needed investments until the extended producer responsibility schemes are operational.
Amendment 688 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) When the abovementioned pre- financing is in place, extended producer organisations referred to in Article 10 shall reimburse to Member States the corresponding amounts once the extended producer responsibility schemes are operational.
Amendment 689 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27 to extend the list of products covered by extended producer responsibility of Annex III on the basis of the results of the monitoring required under Article 21(4).
Amendment 701 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall exonerate producers from their extended producer responsibility under paragraph 1 where the producers can demonstrate any of the following:that the products they place on the market do not generate micro-pollutants in urban wastewater.
Amendment 706 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 844 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by 31 December 202530 for urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above and the collecting systems connected to them;
Amendment 858 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by 31 December 20305 for urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. and the collecting systems connected to them.
Amendment 867 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the total annual energy from renewable sources, as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, producgenerated at national level byon- or off-site urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 10 000 p.e. and above by their owners or their operators, or bought from external sources, is equivalent to at least:
Amendment 882 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 50 % of the total annual energy used bydemand of such plants by 31 December 20340;
Amendment 896 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 75 % of the total annual energy used bydemand of such plants by 31 December 20345;
Amendment 910 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 100 % of the total annual energy used bydemand of such plants by 31 December 20450.
Amendment 92 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) To that end a Short Term Instrument for increasing the collaboration of the Member States in the defence procurement phase (the ‘Instrument’) should be established. It will incentivise Member States to pursue collaborative actions and in particular, when they procure in order to fill these gaps, to do so jointly, increasing the level of interoperability and strengthening and reforming their defence industrial capabilities. The Instrument should be seen as an emergency mechanism necessary to deal with the current emergency situation, and its structure and eligibility conditions should be without prejudice to the upcoming European Defence Investment Programme (EDIP).
Amendment 238 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the actions shall be carried out by a consortium of at least threfive Member States;
Amendment 246 #
2022/0219(COD)
4. Contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement shall be established and have their executive management structures in the Union. They shall not be subject to control by a non- associated third country or by a non- associated third country entity, or alternatively shall have been subject to screening within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/452 and, where necessary, mitigation measures, taking into account the objectives referred to in Article 3.
Amendment 263 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. The infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources of the contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement which are used for the purposes of the common procurement shall be located on the territory of a Member State or of an associated third country. Where no competitive substitutesthere are no readily available alternatives in the Union or in an associated third country, contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement may use their assets, infrastructure, facilities and resources located or held outside the territory of the Member States or of the associated third countries provided that such use does not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States and is consistent with the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 9
Article 8 – paragraph 9
9. Common procurement procedures and contracts shall also include a requirement for the defence product to not be subject to a restriction by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediary legal entities, that limits Member States' ability to use it.
Amendment 274 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. For the purposes of this Article, ‘subcontractors involved in the common procurement’ means all of the following:ny entity which provides critical inputs that possess unique attributes essential for the functioning of a product and is allocated at least 10 per cent of the value of the contract.
Amendment 277 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – point a
Amendment 279 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – point b
Amendment 282 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – point c
Amendment 287 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. The cost of components originating in non-associated third countries shall not exceed 30 per cent of the value of the end product.
Amendment 148 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the special nature of SoHOs, resulting from their human origin, and the increasing demands for these substances for human application or for the manufacture of products regulated by other Union legislation, or as the starting and raw material thereof, it is necessary to ensure a high level of health protection for donors as well as for recipients. SoHOs should be obtained from individuals whose health status is such that no detrimental effects will ensue as a result of the donation. This Regulation should therefore include principles and technical rules to monitor and protect donors. As different types of donation imply different risks for donors, with varying levels of significance, the monitoring of donor health should be proportionate to those levels of risk. This is particularly important when donation involves some risk to the donor’s health due to a need for pre-treatment with medicinal products, a medical intervention to collect the substance or a need for donors to donate repeatedly. Donations of oocytes, bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells and plasma should be considered to imply a significant risk.
Amendment 182 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) As a matter of principle, programmes promoting the donation of SoHOs should be founded on the principle of voluntary and unpaid donation, altruism of the donor and solidarity between donor and recipient. Voluntary and unpaid SoHO donation is also a factor which can contribute to high safety standards for SoHOs and therefore to the protection of human health. It is also recognised, including by the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics24, that while financial gain should be avoided, it may also be necessary to ensure that donors are not financially disadvantaged by their donation. Thus, compensation to remove any such risk is acceptable but should never constitute an incentive that would cause a donor to be dishonest when giving their medical or behavioural history or to donate more frequently than is allowed, posing risks to their own health and to that of prospective recipients. Such compensation should, therefore, be set by national authorities, at a level appropriate in their Member State to reach such objectives. _________________ 24 Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO). Guide for the implementation of the principle of prohibition of financial gain with respect to the human body and its parts from living or deceased donors (March 2018). Available at https://rm.coe.int/guide-financial- gain/16807bfc9a.
Amendment 251 #
2022/0216(COD)
(37) It is necessary to promote information and awareness campaigns at national and Union level on the importance of SoHOs. The aim of these campaigns should be to help European citizens to decide whether to become donors during their lifetime and let their families or legal representatives know their wishes regarding donation after death. As there is a need to ensure the availability of SoHOs for medical treatments, Member States should promote the donation of SoHOs, including plasma, of high quality and safety, thereby also increasing self- sufficiency in the Union. Member States are also urged to take steps to encourage a strong public and non-profit sector involvement in the provision of SoHO services, in particular for critical SoHOs and the related research and development.
Amendment 448 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 64
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 64
(64) ‘compensation’ means making good of any lossexpenses and inconveniences associated with donation;
Amendment 458 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 70 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 70 a (new)
(70 a) ‘risk-based approach’ shall mean one that uses techniques to determine the areas of risk where ‘risk’ is identified as the probability of an event occurring that will have an impact on the achievement of objectives, taking into account the severity of its outcome and/or the likelihood of non-detection by other methods.
Amendment 481 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) have sufficient resources, operational capacity, and subject matter expertise to achieve the aims of, and fulfil their obligations under, this Regulation;
Amendment 613 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) verify, by means of a registry, that donors are not donating more frequently than indicated as safe in technical guidelines as referred to in Article 56 and demonstrate that their health is not compromised;
Amendment 623 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) develop and implement a plan for monitoring the donor’s health after the donation in the cases where the SoHO donations imply a significant risk to a donor as referred to in paragraph 3;
Amendment 642 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may allow for the compensation or reimbursement from the SoHO entities to donors for losses related to their partimaking good any expenses and inconveniences associpation ined with their donations through fixed rate allowances. In such case, Member States shall establish the conditions for such allowances in national legislation, including the setting of an upper limit that ensures that allowances are financially neutral and consistent with the standards laid down in this Article. They may delegate the setting of conditions for such allowances to independent bodies that are established in accordance with national legislation.
Amendment 754 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2
Article 62 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall make all reasonable efforts to promote public participation in SoHO donation activities, in particular for critical SoHOs, with a view to ensuring a resilient supply and responsive increases in donation rates when risks of shortage are detected. In so doing, they shall encourage the collection of SoHOs with a strong public and non- profit sector involvementthe involvement of all relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 759 #
2022/0216(COD)
(1) Member States shall also establish national plans to increase sufficiency for critical SoHOs in the Union. The European Commission shall provide guidance and support, such as promoting the exchange of best practices and relevant evidence and experience, across Member States.
Amendment 801 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall nominate two permanent members and two alternates representing the SoHO National Authority and, where the Member State chooses, the Ministry of Health. The SoHO National Authority may nominate members from other competent authorities, but those members shall ensure that the views and suggestions they make are endorsed by the SoHO National Authority. The Board may also invite experts and observers to attend its meetings, and may cooperate with other external experts as appropriateshall, in agreement with the Commission, invite representatives of the industry, including both the public and private sector, as well as consumers, patients and health professionals, to participate in certain aspects of the Board’s work, under conditions determined beforehand by the Board. Other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies shall have an observer role.
Amendment 31 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) A further simplification and shortening of the administrative permit- granting processes in a coordinated and harmonised manner is necessary in order to ensure that the Union reaches its ambitious climate and energy targets for 2030 and the objective of climate-neutrality by 2050, while taking into account the “do no harm” principle of the European Green Deal. The introduction of shorter and clear deadlines for decisions to be taken by the authorities competent for issuing the authorisation for the renewable energy installations on the basis of a complete application, will accelerate the deployment of renewable energy projects. These processes must also offer the possibility of issuing automatic authorisation for the project, using a ‘tacit consent’ procedure, in cases where the time limits set by law for issuing the authorisation are not complied with and the project has met all the necessary requirements, which can be subsequently verified by the authorities. It is appropriate however to make a distinction between projects in areas particularly suitable for the deployment of renewable energy projects, for which deadlines can be particularly streamlined (renewables go-to areas), and projects located outside those areas.
Amendment 43 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Food production remains a primary goal that must not be treated as secondary to the production of energy. However, the two activities can and must coexist. To this end, the production of various types of renewable energy will have to be facilitated on sites that can easily be reached by farmers, in line with the needs of the farm.
Amendment 52 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Solar energy production as a secondary activity, using solar plants installed on new or existing artificial surfaces such as farming or agro- industrial structures, should not be limited exclusively to self-consumption but should, where feasible, allow energy in excess of self-consumption needs to be produced and sold. This would have the double advantage of supplementing the income of entrepreneurs and farmers while making it easier to meet national and European targets for the production of alternative energy.
Amendment 72 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 1
— give priority to artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areas, parking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, farming and agro- industrial structures, in particular all roofs of farm buildings, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture;
Amendment 77 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2
— exclude Natura 2000 sites and, productive farmland, agricultural areas producing high-quality agri-food products and products with a special connection to the local landscape and culture, nature parks and reserves, the identified bird migratory routes as well as other areas identified based on sensitivity maps and the tools referred to in the next point, except for artificial and built surfaces located in those areas such as rooftops, parking areas or transport infrastructure.
Amendment 1230 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1347 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) providing personalised healthcare consisting in assessing, maintaining or restoring the state of health of natural persons, based on the health data of other natural persons.; analyze general trends and patterns in population health status to develop more competitive rates for insurance products
Amendment 1369 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a) taking decisions detrimental to a natural person based on their electronic health data, including but not limited to offers of employment, offering less favourable terms in the provision of goods or services; in order to qualify as “decisions”, they must produce legal effects or similarly significantly affect those natural persons;
Amendment 1375 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) taking decisions in relation to a natural person or groups of natural persons to exclude them from the benefit of an insurance contract or to modify their contributions and insurance premiums; except for purposes consistent with scientific research activities, such as the analysis of general trends and patterns in the state of population health, and the development and innovation of products and services in the health or care sector, including in particular the purposes set forth in Article 34 points (e), (f), and (h)
Amendment 397 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 2024, the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, with a global warming potential of 2 500 or more, for the servicing or maintenance of stationary refrigeration equipment is prohibited.
Amendment 607 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 12
Annex IV – point 12
(12) Any self-contained stationary refrigeration equipment that contains fluorinated 1 January fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more. 2025
Amendment 4 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. having regard to the political and commercial significance of improving relations with India – a strategic partner of the EU- in the field of trade including the field of agriculture, food and GIs, which an FTA will greatly enhance;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Ministerial Conference has repeatedly reproached IndiaIndia has been reproached at ILO Ministerial Conferences for non-compliance with ILO conventions, including in the field of agriculture;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the fact thatNotes that while India’s legal order allows the cultivation of genetically modified organisms for the purpose of processing them into food and feed, its GMO regime is similar to the EU’s in terms of rigorousness and strictness;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to the fact that India’s legal order seems to imposes less stringent restrictions on the agricultural use of hormonal and antimicrobial preparations, while underlining that exports to the EU of products not in compliance with EU rules in these areas remain forbidden;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2177(INI)
Amendment 38 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the above circumstancesany greater market access in an FTA to Indian agricultural products should not result in giveing Indian companies and multinational corporations involved in trading in Indian agricultural products and foodstuffs an unfair competitive advantage over EU farmers that can be classified as dumpingdue to lower standards not in compliance with international law;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the existing high value duties imposed by India on several EU agricultural products (wine, citrus fruits, olive oil, dairy products, fruit and vegetables) as well as the high number of non-tariff barriers applied by India on the import of EU agricultural products;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2177(INI)
6. Notes that, as a result of the above circumstances, the EU-India agricultural and food trade balance last year reached a deficit of EUR 1.8 billion, andwhile that imbalances in agricultural trade between the EU and India is steadily increasingremained stable in the last decade, so there is an interest for the EU producers to be able to access the Indian market to redress/address this imbalance;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to negotiate a separate agreement on the protection of geographical indications before negotiating an EU-India trade agreement, stresses that the conclusion of the trade agreement and the investment agreement between the EU-India should be conditional on the latter;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission not to negotiate a reduction in the existing tariff and non-tariff protectionNotes that the trade agreement is a real opportunity to gain access to this major and rapidly growing market and calls ofn the EU’s common internal market for agricultural products that can be grown in the EU and for foodstuffs produced from themCommission to negotiate a reduction or removal of the existing tariff for the EU agricultural products;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the text of the agreement - as consistently done in previous EU FTAs - provides protection of the EU’s common internal market by preventing: (i) the importation of non- authorized genetically modified organisms in foodstuffs, feed and seeds; (ii) the importation of agricultural products and foodstuffs with higher levels of pesticide residues than providallowed for in EU law, through systemic application of EU rules on MRLs; (iii) the importation of agricultural products and foodstuffs in whose production hormonal preparations which are banned in the EU have been used; (iv) the introduction of antimicrobial- resistant strains of microbes.
Amendment 69 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Draws attention to the fact that the trade agreement will require both parties to make robust commitments on both the social and environmental aspects of sustainability including the relevant ILO conventions, the decent work agenda, key environmental conventions including the Paris Cop21 commitments on climate change, and cooperation on animal welfare;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 28 April 2021 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107 and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/16271a _________________ 1a (EP-PE_TC1-COD(2019)0272)
Amendment 9 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to the judgement number 1801790 given on July 15th, 2021 by the fourth chamber of the Administrative Court of Montpellier
Amendment 18 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas objective 14.b of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals calls for providing “access of small- scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets”;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the STECF assessment of the social dimension of the CFP found that in 2020 only 16 out of 23 coastal Member States replied to the Commission’s request to inform it of the allocation method used; whereas according to STECF, several of those responses were of limited use as they contained only broad descriptions of the national fishing fleet or simply emphasised the intent of their allocations without outlining the ‘transparent and objective criteria’;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. Whereas according to STECF the Commission’s 2020 request to Member States to provide information on their allocation system included a question on impact assessment and only two Member States (Sweden and Denmark) reported conducting such an assessment;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas according to STECF Ireland is the only member state that is reported to cite Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 in its management rules and descriptions;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas very often the management of fishing opportunities is bureaucratic and distant from fishers and the stakeholders involved in the sector; whereas regulations are often complex and opaque and in many cases, policy consultations are not accessible to most fishers;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas some stocks are mainly targeted by differentparticular fleet types, but many others are targeted by both small-scale and large-scale fleets;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas on November 10th, 2020 the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission have reached an agreement on the Regulation establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107 and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627; Whereas such agreement was then voted down by the Council contradicting a decision already agreed with the other two institutions;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that fish stocks are a natural common goods thatpublic resource and so too are shares or rights to harvest them; Stresses in this regard that they should not be considered commodities and should be managed in a way that guarantees the highest long-term benefits for society and minimises the impact on ecosystems; Stresses also, in this regard, that no actor should be granted an indefinite, exclusive right to fish stocks that are owned commonly;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that in fisheries under quota management the problem of choke species has the potential to shut down fishing operations before the end of the season with potentially significant economic implications for fishers; underlines in this regards that a good quota system should include a fair degree of flexibility as it would allow fishers who need an extra quotas for a choke species and fishers who have available quotas to arrive at a mutually beneficial outcome;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that the Member States are not transparent and are not making public what criteria they apply when distributing fishing opportunities; recalls that an objective allocation methods entails the clear and unambiguous description of well-defined allocation criteria including a clear description of the relative weightings of criteria or the conditions for their use in case of multiple criteria for allocation;
Amendment 94 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that transparent allocation criteria provides stability and legal certainty for operators; stresses therefore that information on the functioning of the system of fishing opportunities, including the method of allocation, should be easily accessible and capable of being understood by the general public so as to facilitate a consistent, rule-based allocation method that allows fora better scrutiny, less influence by particular interests and a more predictability for fishers;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onUnderlines that quota shares represent the entitlement to a public resource; calls on in this regard the Member States to make their respective methods of distributing fishing opportunities and the final quota allocation of each producer organisation and each vessel publicly available through the establishment of a compulsory public register at the national level, in line with the applicable data protection legislation;
Amendment 103 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the Commission, in its capacity of guardian of the treaties, has the obligation to guarantee the full respect of the prescriptions enshrined in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013; In this regard, calls on the Commission to ensure the correct application by all the member states of the binding transparency provision of Article 17 with regards to national quota allocation processes through an active and constant monitoring activity and, if necessary, to open an infringement procedure for those Member States that fail to comply with that requirement;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that producer organisations (POs) play an essential role in distributing fishing opportunities among the different vessels, yet relatively few small-scale fishers belong to POs, and even fewer small-scale fishers have their own dedicated POs limiting therefore their capacity to exploit this channel to access fishing opportunities;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the allocation methods smust involve all stakehould be developed in consultation withers in an interactive and collaborative manner and should ensure representation from all fleet segments, producers organizations, Cofradias associations, workers organizations, fishing communities and other relevant stakeholders,; considers that allocation methods should be based on the best available scientific advice, and should include notice periods to allow fishers to adapt;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to design allocation systems in a way so as to guarantee simplicity, avoid obscure bureaucratic practices and, ultimately, allow operators and stakeholders to be able to monitor the allocation criteria and process;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the Member States have only marginally modified their fishing opportunity allocation methodsin general have not drawn a direct line between Article 17 and their national quota allocation systems; In this regards, notes that there are no recorded instances of member states changing their allocation methods in 2014 when the reformed CFP and Article 17 came into force, suggesting a minor or non-existent impact since the reform of the CFP in 2013;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the use of transparent and objective criteria of an environmental, social or economic nature is an obligation for Member States under Article 17 of the CFP;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the current allocation methods, exceedingly based on historical rights criteria, allow for a certain level of economic stability in the fishing sector, but, at the same time, contribute to reinforcing trends, such as economic concentration in the fishing sector and the difficulty of, that distort competition, erect barriers at the entrance and renders the sector little attractingve for new young fishers; considers, furthermore, that these methods do not provide incentives to fishers who implement fishing practices with a reduced environmental impact, do not provide fair opportunities to small- scale fishers and threaten their existence; in this regards, calls on Member States to adequately protect small-scale fisheries with substantial ad hoc quotas and guarantee that any future increase in quotas, due to good stock management or a successful recovery plan, is redistributed mainly among this segment of the fleet;
Amendment 161 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to incentivise operators, through their allocation processes, to establish and strengthen social dialogue with unions and workers’ organisations as well as to fully apply collective bargaining agreements in order to promote social sustainability and fair working conditions within the fisheries sector;
Amendment 167 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Members States, in line with Article 17 of the CFP, to use age criteria when allocatingallocate a fair share of the fishing opportunitiesy available to them, in order to support the entry into the business of young fishers on the basis of experience and age criteria as well as to those who decide to enter the sector for the first time in order to even entry barriers, correct market failures, support the entry into the business of young fishers and ultimately facilitate the much needed generational renewal in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 178 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to engage in more proactive work with the Member States to investigate ways to distribute fishing opportunities in line with the recommendations laid down inprovisions of Article 17 of the CFP, and to publish guidelines on the usecorrect implementation of the transparent and objective criteria of a social and environmental criterianature when allocating fishing opportunities;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the fact that the translation of the original Article 17 wording “shall use” into other languages may have weakened the legally binding imperative of this element inasmuch as in certain cases it has been translated to be suggestive rather than imperative; Stresses therefore the fact that the adoption of Article 17 into national law, particularly regarding the legally binding terminology, should be reviewed and updated where necessary; calls in this regard the Commission to address this issue within its upcoming report on the functioning of the CFP as well as in a possible future review of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation;
Amendment 185 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission, in its upcoming report on the functioning of the CFP, to analyse the implementation of Article 17 by the Member States and make proposals on how to improve its implementation; in this regard, calls on the Commission to consider the establishment of a legal instrument aimed at introducing the obligation to list publicly the details of the criteria used for allocating quota among the different segment of the fleet and the beneficiaries of the allocations through a national transparency register; Calls on the Commission to also consider the setting up of a permanent mechanism aimed at monitoring the correct implementation of the transparency requirement and the correct balancing of social, economic and environmental obligations listed in Article 17;
Amendment 187 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that the EU is still missing a legislative tool in order to implement the ICCAT decisions taken during its latest sessions; Stresses with deep concern that such a normative void risks to endanger the allocation of important quota for the EU fisheries sector; Urges therefore the Presidency of the Council to come up with an alternative proposals to the agreement already reached between the parties that is able to correspondingly meet the position of the European Parliament;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas agriculture on islands is hampered by their remote location, insularity and environmental specificities, small holdings, limited diversity in production, dependence on local markets, the climate crisis, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and a lack of energy, limitations in the access to fresh water and digital infrastructure;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas insular territories in the Union account for 80% of European diversity and represent a landscape and environmental treasure that requires specific protection;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas a substantial part of the socio-economic development of islands is based on sectors with a high temporary rate as it is the case for agriculture and tourism; whereas this socio-economic development is sometimes threatened by the islands’ own geological, geographical, climatic specificities, and diverse characteristics;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas islands have faced specific difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic due to their geographical isolation and difficulties in accessing basic supplies from mainland territories, such as fuel or water;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain appropriate funding, including through thedequate levels of funding via POSEI programmes for the outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands in its entirety within the CAP and without budget cuts, to enhance agricultural competitiveness, ensure sustainable management of natural resources and support balanced territorial development on EU islands;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to maintain the long-term co-financing rate for the outermost regions at 85% for the EAFRD in order to ensure the socio- economic development of these territories and thereby alleviate the problems arising from their remote location;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Urges the Commission to increase the financial allocations for POSEI in the event of exceptional situations, such as the current one faced by the agricultural sector in the island of La Palma (Canary Islands) after the eruption of the volcano which began on 19 September 2021; calls for urgent action by the EU to ensure that the aid reaches the affected farmers in a rapid and effective manner; recalls that the eruption endangers a unique agricultural sector such as the Canary Islands banana industry, with estimated losses that exceed 100 million euros;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to strengthen both the integrated territorial development approach towards islands and initiatives such as those on smart villages and digital innovation hubs with regard to islands in order to support sustainable agriculture and food production; highlights the importance of promoting the smart use of energy and water in order to ensure that islands make the most out of their scarce resources available;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 57 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to utilise all available tools under cohesion policy to reinforce food sovereignty and the self-sustainability of islands and make them an integral part of the transition towards sustainable food systems, thus turning geographical handicaps into opportunities;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the specific problems faced by European islands during COVID-19; calls on the Commission to take into account their impact on agriculture and livestock farming in islands where the isolation and cessation of the economy put at risk the access to basic supplies as fuel and water from mainland territory;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the Commission to promote island policies during regional planning processes to support sustainable agriculture, food production and agro- tourism with funds complementary to those from the EAFRD; urges it also to assess the real cost of insularity.
Amendment 72 #
2021/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas to specifically integrate the particularities of outermost regions and Aegean islands; stresses that the Rural Observatory represents a unique opportunity for the production of adequate and updated high-quality data for island territories focused, amongst others, on access to land, establishing the grounds for the development of a holistic agricultural and economic development of islands;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the key role that workers in the transport sector have played during the most difficult moments of the pandemic to ensure that essential supplies to urban centres, including those of medical supplies and personnel, have remained open supplies of the most basic items, including medicinal products;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Underlines that transport workers in cities have higher exposure to the risk of infection than the rest of the population of working age, notes that these challenging circumstances and changes in trajectories has put strains on the entire urban supply chain;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses that urban mobility must be aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives and be more fair, inclusive, accessible, affordable and safe, whilst also promoting active and healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in order to ensure safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable commuting options and to complement public transport with on-demand and shared transport services; highlights that EU, national and regional awareness-raising campaigns on the safe use of public transport would help and encourage citizens to regain trust in collective passenger transport;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that public transport systems have struggled to regain market shares in terms of users once restrictive measures have been softened or removed;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights the importance of awareness-raising measures for passengers to regain trust in public transport after the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses that public collective transport remains the backbone of sustainable transport, moving large numbers of passengers over long distances;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a revision of the Commission guidelines on developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans to include a new objective to improve the resilience of mobility systems in case of rapid fluctuations in mobility demand; calls for those urban mobility plans to foster multimodality and to tackle some side effects resulting from overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas, such as congestion and rising transport costs, throughout, for instance, balanced socio-economic arrangements to ensure there is no discrimination against EU citizens;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to better integrate the EU road safety targets and actions into the guidelines on the sustainable urban mobility plans by monitoring and promoting best practices, including establishing an indicator on using EU funding for improving urban road safety effectively;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes that new personal mobility devices (e-scooters, electric bikes, among others) raise a number of serious concerns related to the safety of the devices themselves, their safe use, as well as to the lack of safe parking spaces in urban areas; calls on the Commission to issue guidelines for Member States on managing these safety aspects, including traffic rules; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the need to implement EU and national awareness- raising and education campaigns on the safe use of micromobility devices, with a particular focus on vulnerable road users and the redesigning of urban public spaces to include safe parking areas for these devices;
Amendment 60 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls on the Commission, in view of the upcoming revision of the Urban Mobility Package, to promote synergies between safety and sustainability measures in urban areas; calls, in this regard, for the reprioritisation of transport infrastructure in urban areas, including the repurposing of public spaces towards sustainable and safer transport modes such as public transport, walking, cycling and other personal mobility devices (e-scooters, electric bikes, etc), while taking into consideration the special needs of vulnerable road users; encourages greater investments for parking and other mobility connectivity zones in the entry of urban areas, providing for easy access to different modes of public transport, in view of the need to reduce urban congestion and CO2 emissions;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service; calls on local authorities to develop dedicated sustainable urban logistics plans that integrate freight into the planning of more dynamic and flexible uses of curb space; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work closely with regions and cities, particularly across borders, to enhance and complete relevant missing last-mile infrastructure and multimodal and cross- border connections throughout the TEN- T, thus enabling more seamless and efficient mobility system for passenger transport and freight logistics, which in turn prevents congestion and reduces emissions;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the swift finalisation of the Common European Data space for mobility which could have a positive impact in public transportation systems in terms of efficacy and efficiency and could consequently attract more users;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the increase of active mobility such as walking, bicycling and calls on cities to ensure sufficient infrastructure for active mobility and to make this an integral part of urban mobility and infrastructure design;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Believes that, where appropriate and in full respect of the principle of subsidiarity, the cycling and walking infrastructure put in place in Member States as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic should remain in place and be expanded, in order to further promote safe active mobility;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2075(INI)
5 b. Calls for an EU action plan to implement a single and multimodal ticketing system which allows consumers to book and reserve a journey involving multiple operators, including cross-border connections, and different means of transport;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recalls that almost 40 percent of all road fatalities in Europe occur in urban areas and that vulnerable road- users account for 70% of these fatalities; stresses that it is imperative to improve road safety in urban areas and that particular attention should be paid to improving the safety of vulnerable road users;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Welcomes that the EU has reaffirmed its long-term strategic goal to get close to zero deaths and zero serious injuries on European roads by 2050, known as Vision Zero, calls for increased efforts to reach the medium-term goal to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 50 % by 2030;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Calls on the Commission to reflect the changing nature of urban mobility in its upcoming EU urban mobility framework;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 108 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Underlines that the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has highlighted and exposed strong disparities between urban and rural areas, such as in the quality and access to basic services i.e. healthcare and transport services; recalls that rural areas, which are home to 30.6% of the EU population, and particularly sparsely populated ones, suffer from a shortage of quality transport infrastructures as well as from low frequency of collective public transport services, which directly affect their connectivity, accessibility and ultimately their socioeconomic development; reiterates that improving and reinforcing rural-urban connectivity can play a decisive role in reversing depopulation trends and addressing post- COVID demographic changes and behaviours, such as the increased spread of teleworking or rural tourism;
Amendment 112 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of the home delivery sector and specifically the use of vans and powered two-wheeled vehicles such as mopeds and bicycles, boosting the emergence of new types of platform work and business models; calls on the Commission to ensure that professional van drivers undergo appropriate training and to address the issue of van drivers’fatigue and speeding, particularly as a result of the large increase in the number of home deliveries; calls on the Commission to come up with a recommendation on the safety of delivery personnel, including requirements for employers and companies to ensure the provision and use of safety equipment and safe vehicles, as well as training in the digital tools they might have to use, such as applications and interactive platforms;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for concrete measures to support the best practices currently employed by national, regional and local authorities, recalls the importance of modern, seamless TEN-T networks and high-speed cross-border services across Europe for unlocking the potential of international collective sustainable transport to make tourism more sustainable throughout every season of the year;
Amendment 125 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that cohesion policy should contribute to better integrating women in policy planning for regional and urban development to design gender- inclusive cities and communities in the post-COVID era;
Amendment 128 #
2021/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Recalls, in this respect, the need to strengthen urban nodes and public transport, which are an important part of tourists’ experiences and citizens’ everyday lives in tourist destinations;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the significant role played by geographical indications (GI) and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG) in enhancing consumer trust in keyparts of the food chain, thereby protecting the reputation of the EU food and drink sector in the single market and international markets, despite the fact that they only represent 7 % of total EU food and drink sales;.
Amendment 10 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that GIs have major economic value in the agriculture sector; the value of all these products has increased to more than EUR 75 billion, which corresponds to more than 7% of the total EU food and drink sales, of which over one fifth derives from exports outside the EU; stresses, therefore, the need to protect GI and TSG as intellectual property rights, both within the single market and worldwide through bilateral and multilateral agreements with non-EU countries;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. regrets the refusal, in the framework of the ongoing negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement, of granting exclusive protection to flagship EU geographical indications, in particular in the wine sector; calls on the Commission to further enhance the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, notably Geographical Indications, in all EU trade agreements;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Believes that GIs should be better protected against all practices of commercial misconduct in Union law, including when used as ingredients or in services; highlights the importance to ensure that the reputation of the GIs in question is not weakened by a third party.
Amendment 31 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. NRecalls the growth in importance of online sales during the COVID crisis, when agro-tourism was halted, preventing visits to many direct sellers, and notes the still greater potential of the online market for GIs and TSGs, but stresses that it can only be achieved if intellectual rights are better protected; calls on the Commission to be at the forefront of online protection by including it in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, mostly online; points out that the protection of GIs should apply to all goods that are sold through means of electronic commerce and that procedures should be made available to GIs producers to prevent the registrations in bad faith of domain names that undermine GIs protection;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. stresses on the necessity of guaranteeing a better protection for GIs and TSGs; calls on the Commission to work at international level, and in particular when negotiating bilateral agreements, to protect the system of GIs as a whole;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Invites the Commission to improve and overall strengthen the IP control system and its enforcement for GIs at EU level and to legally define the concepts of "Agro-Food Fraud and Crime" and "imitation" at EU level, in order to avoid that EU quality production continues to be counterfeited, causing huge economic damage to both EU farmers and economic operators; in this respect, invites the Commission to fully assess the potential of IT tools, such as AI and blockchain;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential to protect intellectual property rights to, by promote ing innovation, in particular with the aim of introducing more resilient agricultural varieties to cope with climate change and help to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that varieties obtained through sustainable biotechnologies, should only be protected under the Community Plant Variety Right and not under the patent law, since these varieties cannot be distinguished from other existing ones.
Amendment 1708 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 18/23
Annex 1 – part 18/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Pula - Buzet (HR) - Divača (SI) - Trieste (IT) rail freight/passenger line Lupoglav – Buzet - state border (SI) - Prešnica (SI)
Amendment 1723 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 19/23
Annex 1 – part 19/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: Rijeka - Divača (SI) - Trieste (IT) road connection Kanfanar – Umag – State border - (SI) road connection
Amendment 218 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The quality of the national AML/CFT framework, together with the long-standing reputation and experience of the host member state in the fight against Money Laundering and Terrorism financing, should be among the essential factors to determine the location of establishment of the seats of the Authority. In addition, a balanced geographical distribution and presence of the seats of EU authorities across Member States is crucial to ensure equal treatment and proximity to all EU citizens; for this reason, the seat of the Authority should be established in a city where no other EU agencies or independent authorities are already located.
Amendment 351 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The choice of the location of the seat of the Authority shall take into consideration the following essential factors: (a) it shall be determined on the basis of proven quality, the good reputation and effectiveness of the national AML/CFT framework and activities; (b) it shall ensure a balanced distribution and presence of Union authorities across the EU among all Member states; (c) it shall ensure that the seat of the Authority is established in a city where no other EU agency or independent authority are already located.
Amendment 195 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Implementation in Member States should ensure that a sufficient number of publicly accessible recharging points is installed, in particular at public transport stations, such as port passenger terminals, airports or railway stations. A sufficient number of publicly accessible fast recharging points dedicated to light-duty vehicles should also be deployed to increase consumer convenience in particular across the TEN-T network, the main roads and in urban areas, to ensure full cross-border connectivity and allow electric vehicles to circulate throughout the Union.
Amendment 210 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) A sufficient number of publicly accessible fast recharging points dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles should also be deployed along the TEN-T network and the main roads to ensure full connectivity throughout the Union. That infrastructure should have sufficient power output to allow the recharge of the vehicle within the driver’s legal break time. In addition to fast recharging points along the network, heavy-duty vehicles should also be able to use publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for overnight recharging along the main transport network to specifically support the electrification of the long haul sector.
Amendment 225 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The increasing number of electric vehicles in road, rail, maritime and other transport modes will require that recharging operations are optimised and managed in a way that does not cause congestion and takes full advantage of the availability of renewable electricity and low electricity prices in the system. Smart recharging in particular can facilitate the integration of electric vehicles into the electricity system further as it enables demand response through aggregation and through price based demand response. System integration can further be facilitated through bi-directional recharging (vehicle-to-grid). All normal recharging points at which vehicles are typically parked for a longer period should therefore support at least smart recharging.
Amendment 455 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38
(38) ‘publicly accessible’ alternative fuels infrastructure, means an alternative fuels infrastructure– on-grid or off-grid - which is located at a site or premise that is open to the general public, irrespective of whether the alternative fuels infrastructure is located on public or on private property, whether limitations or conditions apply in terms of access to the site or premise and irrespective of the applicable use conditions of the alternative fuels infrastructure;
Amendment 460 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41
(41) ‘recharging point’ means a fixed or mobile, on-grid or off-grid interface that allows for the transfer of electricity to an electric vehicle, which, whilst it may have one or several connectors to accommodate different connector types, is capable of recharging only one electric vehicle at a time, and excludes devices with a power output less than or equal to 3,7 kW the primary purpose of which is not recharging electric vehicles.;
Amendment 462 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41 a (new)
(41 a) ‘off-grid recharging point’ means a charging point based on the temporal decoupling between the provision of the charging service for an electric vehicle and the withdrawal of the electricity from the grid;
Amendment 466 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 45
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 45
(45) ‘recharging station’ means a single physical installation at a specific location, consisting of one or more recharging points;
Amendment 503 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- – no region or territory is left behind and that regional disparities in the deployment of the infrastructure for alternative fuels are well-addressed in the formulation and implementation of national policy frameworks, through fixed, off-grid or mobile charging point.
Amendment 706 #
Amendment 711 #
Amendment 727 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. From the date referred to in Article 24, operators of recharging points shall ensure that all publicly accessible normal power recharging points operated by them are capable at least of smart recharging.
Amendment 787 #
2021/0223(COD)
LNG/bio-LNG and CNG/bio-CNG infrastructure for road transport vehicles
Amendment 792 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure until 31 JanuaryDecember 20259 that an appropriate number of publicly accessible refuelling points for LNG/bio-LNG and CNG/bio-CNG are put in place, at least along the TEN-T core network, in order to allow LNG/bio-LNG and CNG/bio-CNG heavy-duty motor vehicles to circulate throughout the Union, where there is demand, unless the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits.
Amendment 802 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
To this end, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 31 December 2030: (a) In urban areas, CNG/bio-CNG stations are installed according to a spatial density criterion (1 station/8- 10km2) to promote the use of natural gas and biomethane in the cities, including for the public transport.Member States shall consider more stringent criteria for LNG/bio-LNG and CNG/bio-CNG stations in urban and suburban areas where air quality is particularly poor; (b) In order to facilitate the public access for heavy duty vehicles, LNG/bio-LNG and CNG/bio-CNG refuelling stations are built along the main highway axis. Without prejudice to the previous paragraphs, Member States shall promote the installation of LNG/bio-LNG and CNG/bio-CNG refuelling stations in the proximity of logistics areas, deposits and multi-purpose LNG refuelling stations in the port areas, which could serve a variety of applications, as well as in the airports for refuelling ground movement vehicles (e.g. passenger vehicles or to support aircraft taxiing, etc.).
Amendment 969 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) National targets and measures to promote alternative fuels infrastructure: 1. along the road networks which are not included in the core and comprehensive TEN-T networks, in particular with respect to publicly accessible recharging points.In particular, Member States shall ensure that high and medium-levels road networks for both light and heavy mobility are adequately covered by the recharge infrastructure; 2. in urban areas for both light and heavy-duty mobility for which no mandatory targets are set out in this Regulation, in particular with respect to publicly accessible recharging points such as the ones installed in parking and commercial areas.
Amendment 971 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) measures to promote a sufficient number of publicly accessible high power recharging points for both light and heavy- duty mobility, ensuring an adequate coverage both on main roads and in urban areas;
Amendment 1046 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 111 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 119 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 130 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
Amendment 134 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46
Recital 46
Amendment 138 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
Amendment 147 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 154 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
Amendment 159 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
Amendment 163 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 169 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
Amendment 176 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
Amendment 182 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
Amendment 186 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
Recital 55
Amendment 191 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
Recital 56
Amendment 207 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 210 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
Amendment 217 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 60
Recital 60
Amendment 403 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter IVa
Chapter IVa
Amendment 408 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30a
Article 30a
Amendment 410 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30b
Article 30b
Amendment 413 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30c
Article 30c
Amendment 415 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30d
Article 30d
Amendment 428 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Amendment 430 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30f
Article 30f
Amendment 435 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Amendment 436 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30h
Article 30h
Amendment 444 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30i
Article 30i
Amendment 448 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annexes
Annexes
Amendment 477 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex III
Annex III
Amendment 482 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IIIa
Annex IIIa
Amendment 146 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) While instruments such as carbon pricing or targets on the carbon intensity of activity promote improvements in energy efficiency, they are not suited to bring about a significant shift towards renewable and low-carbon fuels in the short and medium term. A specific regulatory approach dedicated to the deployment of renewable and low-carbon marine fuels and substitute sources of energy, such as wind or electricity, is therefore necessary is therefore necessary to be implemented in a goal-based, technology neutral and cost effective manner.
Amendment 322 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(ra) "established total electrical demand of the ship at berth" means the higher value, expressed in kilowatts/hours, of the total demand in electricity of the ship at berth, including hotel and cargo handling workloads, provided in its Electrical load balance or Electrical load study referred to in Publication IEC 60092 – Electrical Installations in Ships. In case the ship is not able to provide this reference, the value considered is 30% of the total rated installed power of the main engines of the ship.
Amendment 397 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, a ship at berthmoored at the quayside in a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State shall connect to on- shore power supply and use it for all energy needs whileits electrical power demand at berth.
Amendment 417 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) that are at berthmoored at the quayside for less than two hours, calculated on the basis of hour of departure and arrival monitored in accordance with Article 14;
Amendment 423 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) that use zero-emission technologies, as specified in Annex III; for their electrical power demand at berth, while moored at the quayside;
Amendment 429 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) that are unable to connect to on- shore power supply, e.g. due to unavailable connection points at the visited berth in a port;
Amendment 450 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. From 1 January 2035, the exceptions listed in paragraph 3, points (d) and (e), may not be applied to a given ship, in total, more than five times during one reporting year. A port call shall not be counted for the purpose of compliance with this provision where the company demonstrates that it could not have reasonably known that the ship will be unable to connect for reasons referred to in paragraph 3, points (d) and (e). In line with Article 28, the European Commission should present a report on the availability of infrastructure for on shore power supply in European ports by 2030. Unless it is ascertained the infrastructure is available in the ports visited by the ship, the exceptions under paragraph 3 should remain.
Amendment 581 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The penalties referred to in Article 20(1) and 20(2) shall be allocated to support common projects aimed at the rapid deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector. Projects financed by the funds collected from the penalties shall stimulate the production of greater quantities of renewable and low carbon fuels for the maritime sector, facilitate the construction of appropriate bunkering facilities or electric connection ports in ports, and support the development, testing and deployment of the most innovative European technologies in the fleet as well as stimulating fleet renewal, across the European Union maritime technology industry to achieve significant emission reductions.
Amendment 278 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a "Book & Claim" Scheme for purchase of sustainable aviation fuels Member States may adopt a "book & claim" scheme to allow all fuel suppliers to compensate for quotas not released for consumption at minor or logistically constrained airports, as a weighted average over all the aviation fuel supplied across their territory. Aircraft operators may buy a certificate linked to the amount of sustainable aviation fuel acquired from the aviation fuel supplier. Under this scheme, the national minimum share of obligations for sustainable aviation fuel supplies shall be deemed fulfilled.
Amendment 4 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy of 11 December 2013,
Amendment 6 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the common fisheries policy,
Amendment 9 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1224/2009, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1005/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control (COM(2018)368),
Amendment 12 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products,
Amendment 15 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 e (new)
Citation 2 e (new)
- having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,
Amendment 16 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 f (new)
Citation 2 f (new)
- having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),
Amendment 17 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 g (new)
Citation 2 g (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of control measures for establishing the conformity of fisheries products with access criteria to the EU market (2017/2129(INI)),
Amendment 18 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 h (new)
Citation 2 h (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives’,
Amendment 19 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 i (new)
Citation 2 i (new)
- having regard to Scientific Opinion No 3/2017, ‘Food from the Oceans - How can more food and biomass be obtained from the oceans in a way that does not deprive future generations of their benefits?’,
Amendment 22 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the fishery and aquaculture sectors are an integral part of the EU food system, and whereas the resilience and sustainable development of the EU food systemse sectors depends on the work of European fishers and fish farmers, as they play a key role in supporting the economic and social dimension of coastal and many inland communities;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the unprecedented public health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will have repercussions for trade and the market, and has come as a serious blow to fishers throughout Europe; whereas, despite the health risks and the low price of fish, European fishers have continued to work, identifying themselves as key workers;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas fishing is a victim rather than a cause of climate change, as demonstrated by the many natural phenomena, such as the increase in water temperature, which have had, and will continue to have, an extremely negative impact on the profitability of the sector;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas fish caught in the wild is the source of animal protein that has by far the smallest carbon footprint; whereas, compared with other animal proteins, fish caught in the wild has the lowest environmental impact as it lives in the wild and does not require any land, artificial feeding, water supply, antibiotics or pesticides, and it is therefore the best combination for European citizens in terms of food security and climate protection;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas efficient science-based fisheries management founded on ambitious, internationally agreed management targets have meant that the European fisheries sector is a global leader in terms of sustainability; whereas the sector has for a long time helped to provide European consumers with high quality products that meet high nutrition and food safety standards;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas EU consumers are showing an increasing interest in the country of origin of fishery products and their traceability throughout the food chain; whereas the existing EU legislation does not require origin to be stated on the final prepared or preserved product; whereas the information on traceability is thus lost in the food value chain;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas the current marketing standards apply to 75% of landings in the EU, but to less than 10% of fishery products imported from third countries; whereas this creates unfair competition for the EU fishing fleet;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas one of the objectives of the common fisheries policy is to help to supply the EU market with highly nutritional food and to reduce the EU market’s dependence on food imports from third countries; whereas the current pandemic has made it even more apparent that the EU needs to be able to fully guarantee food security for its citizens and reduce its reliance on food imports from third countries;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ExpressesStresses that the common fisheries policy and European ocean governance are an integral part of the EU system and food supply chain, which interact closely with the European health and environment pillars at the core of the Farm to Fork Strategy; expresses, therefore, disappointment at the lack of prominence and ambition of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Farm to Fork Strategy; stresses that the current strategy should instead be integrated with a cross- cutting approach to fishing that considers the main EU legislation on the subject, in the light of the objectives it contains, taking due account of the three pillars of sustainable development: social, economic and environmental;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that whilst the Strategy rightly highlights the role of farmers as ‘custodians of the land’, it does not give the same recognition to small-scale traditional fishing, whose fishers are the backbone of the European fishing industry and who have, for some time, been at the forefront of achieving the Strategy’s objectives; whereas European fishers should be regarded and recognised as the true ‘custodians of the sea’ and have a key role to play in achieving the Strategy’s objectives;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the Commission’s recognition of key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that fishery workers, not just agri-food sector workers, fall under this category; calls on the Commission, therefore, to step up efforts to improve the position of European fishers in the value chain by enhancing workplace health and safety, guaranteeing them a decent wage and protecting their freedom of movement, especially in times of crisis;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2260(INI)
1c. Stresses that, in order to fully and effective achieve the Strategy’s objectives, an extensive preliminary socio-economic impact assessment is needed to consider all possible repercussions of the proposed measures on EU coastal communities and on the productivity and competitiveness of EU fisheries; stresses, further, that the transition to a sustainable model of production and consumption should happen gradually and in a manner that is commensurate with the EU fishing industry’s capabilities;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that the agreement of the fisheries sector should, in particular, be a necessary part of fully achieving the objectives of the Strategy and correctly applying its rules; expresses its disappointment, in this regard, at the Strategy’s total failure to mention any involvement of representatives from the sector in institutional forums or a bottom- up approach that fully involves European fishers in drawing up the rules that they have to apply;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses that very often the transposition of fair and acceptable principles risks turning into onerous and excessive practices that are difficult for fishers to apply without ever really achieving the objectives that these principles set out to achieve; stresses, therefore, that the proposals in the Strategy should not pose an excessive financial and bureaucratic burden for operators in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Agrees with the Commission on the need to ensure that the key principles enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights are respected, especially with regard to precarious, seasonal and undeclared workers; stresses, to this end, that practical steps should be taken in order to meet this need, through greater cooperation with Community bodies for social dialogue, such as the EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Sea Fisheries (EUSSDC), when drawing up legislative initiatives to achieve the Strategy’s objectives;
Amendment 112 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s assessment of the CFP, due by 2022, with a focus on the risks triggered by climate change for the sustainability of species; agrees with the proposal to draw up an emergency plan to ensure the EU’s food supply and food safety in the event of future crises;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support green business models, such as those based on carbon sequestration, in order to make supply chains more sustainable; stresses, in this regard, that certain aquaculture practices, such as mussel or oyster farming, can be a successful model for the future in the context of the CO2 trading system, and calls on the Commission to invest in this type of green business in the context of the Strategy’s objectives;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to take action to accelerate the market deployment of energy efficiency solutions in the agriculture and food sectors; stresses, in this regard, that such actions should also take the aquaculture sector into account in order to deploy all potential forms of energy production involved in these types of farming and to promote a zero-consumption production system;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to promote organic production systems; stresses, in this regard, that in contrast to organic agriculture, organic aquaculture still has ample untapped potential for development, and it is therefore necessary to invest even greater resources in its growth;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses the fact that all too often organic products are put in a price bracket that is beyond the reach of most European consumers; stresses, therefore, the need to establish a fair price system at EU level for organic products so that they are no longer the privilege of a few, but can form the basis of healthy eating for all;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Welcomes the Commission’s willingness to place a greater focus on investing in technology and green and digital practices, but expresses disappointment at the lack of any mention of fisheries and the aquaculture sector; stresses the urgent need to support fishers and actors in the fish product supply chain in the transition to more digital practices by investing heavily in training, and financing for digitisation and conversion to ‘green’ practices and tools;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests that the Commission and the Member States improveHighlights the importance of improving and streamlining the labelling of all fisheries products at EU level, whether fresh, frozen, processed or from aquaculture, marketed in restaurants and through retailers to allow traceability from the place of origin; stresses that this step will enhance the value of sustainable products and protect consumer rights; stresses that, to this end, the labelling must be objective, based on scientific data, non-discriminatory with regard to the actual nutritional value of the foods and able to provide exhaustive and specific information on the nutrients in the product based on the reference intakes of the average consumer, without misleading and influencing purchasing choices, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011;
Amendment 147 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that a double standard between products from the EU and third countries could put EU fisheries at a competitive disadvantage in the absence of a global convergence of sustainability standards; stresses, to this end, that the labelling and traceability rules for EU products should also be applied to imported products; stresses, moreover, the need to change the current legislation which allows EU and third country products to be combined in production lines without having to declare the origin of the final product;
Amendment 152 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the European Commission to put forward a proposal for a revision of Article 35 of the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation, so that the mandatory provisions for consumer information can be extended to prepared or preserved fish, crustaceans, molluscs and caviar (in accordance with codes 1604 and 1605 of the Integrated Tariff of the European Union (TARIC)) and can guarantee fair competition;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to continue to promote the responsible exploitation of fisheries resources an; stresses, in this regard, that EU fisheries have already made significant efforts to meet the objectives for sustainable exploitation of stocks by significantly reducing the fleet and fishing days, despite the significant sacrifices involved, in order to ensure that their fishing activity is sustainable both in terms of catches and in terms of the environmental impact on the marine ecosystem; stresses that any further restrictive measures could seriously jeopardise the survival of the sector and, in particular, the survival of small-scale traditional fishing; calls, therefore, for any further action to be accompanied by a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the socio-economic impact on the sector and on coastal communities; stresses the need to combat IUU fishing by strengthening the policy of sustainable fisheries agreements with non- EU countries for European vessels providing quality products;
Amendment 164 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that, in order to ensure the safety of imports of fishery products and protect consumers, trade agreements concluded with third countries should include chapters on sustainable fishing that are in line with the EU’s sustainable development policies, the common fisheries policy and the provisions of the IUU Regulation; stresses that the EU should continuously monitor the efforts to combat IUU fishing put in place by third countries that have been granted preferential tariffs for fishery and aquaculture products; stresses that it is essential for the EU to make full use of the instruments at its disposal in accordance with the IUU Regulation, including the ‘red card’, if a country that has been granted preferential tariffs fails to comply with the EU requirements in terms of labour rights and sustainable fisheries;
Amendment 175 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of EMFAF in sustaining and modernising the sector, favouring generational renewal, and promoting the active participation of women, associations, including guilds (‘cofradías’), producer organisations and the retail sector; welcomes the Commission’s intention to invest in research, innovation and technology, and stresses that the new EMFAF should also be used to support research and innovation programmes and projects aimed at reducing food waste and to promote a sustainable food system; stresses, moreover, the need to integrate the current European research and innovation programmes with the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity 2030 Strategies and with the new EMFAF, in order to maximise potential synergies between different sectors;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RWelcomes the Commission’s intention to give consumers the necessary tools to make informed, healthy and sustainable food choices; recommends that appropriately funded, far-reaching and effective dedicated awareness campaigns aimed at consumers be launched in order to bolster fish consumption, highlight the properties and benefits of fish products, and help consumers to choose wisely when buying fresh fish products; stresses, moreover, that these campaigns should be promoted by working closely with trade associations and specific professional bodies, such as nutritionists, doctors and paediatricians, in order to take targeted and effective action to help European consumers.
Amendment 200 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Criticises the fact that the Strategy fails to mention any of the problems derived from polluting EU seas with microplastics and nanoplastics, which pose a worrying threat to the health of European consumers; stresses the need to step up research and data collection concerning the impact of marine litter, nanoplastics and microplastics on fishery resources and human health, while promoting actions to raise awareness among European consumers of the problem of plastic pollution;
Amendment 210 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the European Commission’s commitment to combating food waste as a pillar of a genuinely sustainable food system; highlights that the fisheries and aquaculture sector should be fully involved in the implementation of this objective.
Amendment 213 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that, in order to fully adhere to the European circular economy and food waste reduction objectives, virtuous behaviour such as reusing fishery products that have been caught and that fall below the minimum conservation reference size for which there is a ban on discards, should also be promoted and encouraged in fisheries.
Amendment 216 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Stresses that in the aquaculture sector it has long been common practice to reuse unused (or usable) animal products for human consumption; points out that, in the interests of a circular economy, considerable investment is needed to create synergies between aquaculture and food waste, and to support virtuous processes in the interests of a circular economy in order to reuse aquaculture waste (such as algae) for feeding fish.
Amendment 622 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the Mediterranean Diet, inscribed by UNESCO in 2010 in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is known as a healthy and balanced diet with a high nutritional, social and cultural value based on respect for the territory and biodiversity, which guarantees the conservation and development of traditional and artisanal activities related to sustainable fishing and agriculture and plays a protective role in the primary and secondary prevention of the main chronic degenerative diseases;
Amendment 908 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of unsustainable production practices in agriculture, and especially animalimal farming and food production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; acknowledges that healthy animals require less natural resource inputs like feed and water and that effective management practices of livestock can lead to a 30% decrease in GHG emissions1a; recognises anaerobic digestion and composting as an effective solution to recycle organic waste materials and prevent GHG emissions, while producing renewable energy, enabling reuse of nutrients and carbon, thus improving soil fertility; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; _________________ 1aFAO, "Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production" (2013)
Amendment 1092 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewardefforts made by European farmers and food producers, in particular SMEs, in order to reduce their climate and environmental impact and stresses the importance to reward production models improving carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivisedbe incentivised through climate funding; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1236 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new, innovative, digital and ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production, as well as adopting innovative cultivation techniques with the aim of reducing inputs per unit of product and restoring soil fertility;
Amendment 1656 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed tostresses that a robust set of initiatives must be developed to promote healthier diets by enhanced consumer food and nutrition education, and restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatoryharmonised EU-wide front- of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent scienceable to provide exhaustive and nutrient-specific information, based on independent science and on the reference intakes of the average consumer, without misleading and influencing purchasing choices, as provided by Regulation (EU)1169/2011;
Amendment 1698 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that healthy products, including food, may contain natural or synthetic ingredients, which have different impacts on the environment and the health of consumers. Calls for the introduction of mandatory labelling schemes for healthy products, indicating whether an ingredient is of synthetic origin when obtained by a chemical synthesis, especially in the case natural equivalents exist;
Amendment 1756 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one, while recognising the need to properly reward farmers and food producers for the social, economic and environmental added value they create by complying with the objectives of the strategy;
Amendment 1872 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy andfood, with the right balance between plant-based foods and less red andmeat, less processed meatproducts, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets, taking into account the cultural and regional diversity of European foods and diets, would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy, balanced and varied diets, which include also an increased consumption of plant- based dieproducts;
Amendment 2059 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. WelcomesRegrets that the proposed revision of EU rules on date marking is not accompanied by a comprehensive revision of rules on the distribution of food stuffs, with the objectives of identifying and eliminating potential barriers to waste reduction, promoting efficiency as well as boosting competition and innovation; stresses that any change to date marking rules should be science based and should improve the use of date marking by actors in the food chain and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, against the background of a sharp economic downturn, EU agri-food trade has remarkably remained broadly stable over the course of 2020, for both exports and imports, thanks in large part to the best efforts of farmers and SMEs in the agri-food sector; highlights that the Union’s yearly agri-food trade surplus exceeded EUR 60 billion; recalls in this context that agriculture and agri-food are key drivers for EU exports and economic recovery;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the remarkablenoteworthy resilience of European agriculture; underlines its socio-economic importance as well as the high number of companies and jobs involved; stresses the importance of Europe’s agri-food production for the vitality and development of its rural areas; underlines that the success of European agriculture is strictly connected with the Common Agriculture Policy, that through the years has been the instrument to improve farmers' condition and guarantee food security in the EU;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls, however, that some European agri-food markets are in a highly vulnerable situation after a significant loss in sales, threatening their long-term sustainability; notes that the pandemic has had a significant impact on the wine, spirit and liqueur sectors, among others, given the drop in exports in terms of both volume and value; calls for further support, including, in particular, the extension of the extraordinary measures for the wine sector, to reactivate these exports and regain market share;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that any EU economic stimulus plans and export support measures need to consider agriculture in view of the importance and diversity of the sector; also stresses that the review and overhaul of EU trade policy, as well as the announced reform of the World Trade Organization, must be an opportunity to better defend the European agricultural model and farmers’ interests; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standards and to this extent frequent and thorough controls should be put in place to guarantee this compliance from products from third countries;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. underlines that the crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic should be an opportunity to rethink the EU trade policy especially for what concerns its environmental impact and to put EU agriculture concerns, especially of the most vulnerable sectors, as high priorities in the trading negotiations with third partners; is convinced that the EU should use its position as a major global player to set the benchmark and direct international standards for sustainable food systems, based on respect for human and labour rights, fair competition, the precautionary principle, environmental protection and animal welfare in accordance with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the EU, in line with its Green Deal principles, should not import products coming from deforested areas or with lower environmental standards; recalls therefore the need to have a full transparent supply chain to guarantee the respect of EU standards as well as a high level information for the consumers;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Amendment 92 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the overall importance of a well-functioning internal market in order to enhance Europe’s export capacity and secure our producer network; stresses that the model of the EU agriculture, based mainly on small- and medium-sized family farms with limited financial capacity, could suffer from an unfair competition deriving from free trade agreements; calls therefore the Commission and the Member states to be prepared to defend and support this model with a coherent and holistic trade policy, taking into account all costs and benefits deriving from it.
Amendment 4 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that, following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, more than 10 years ago, the Commission drew up a tourism strategy to maintain Europe’s status as the world’s No 1 tourist destination and tourism as the third largest socio-economic activity; also welcomes the subsequent agenda for sustainable European tourism, which recalls that rural areas invest in tourism in order to diversify their economies and increase their added value;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 26 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that agro-tourism represents an important additional source of income for many farms and offers a wide range of opportunities to maintain the attractiveness of rural areas and create jobs through the entire tourism value chain;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the significance of the involvement of all regional and local actors as well as social and economic actors in the development of guidelines to ensure the appropriate balance between tourism and conservation of biodiversity, agriculture and cultural traditions;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the production processes and the wide range of services of general interest provided by agriculture, as well as the diversity of certain activities and facilities, make farms places of discovery and experiences, where people of all ages can discover the cultural and natural heritage safeguarded by the rural communities and experience farming first hand and gain a better understanding of the responsibilities inherent in dealing with animals and natural resources;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that tourism in rural areas should promote sustainable and responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), especially in relation to water, food, energy and plastic usage;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Outlines the necessity to strongly and decisively counter the counterfeiting market of food and wine products, marked by the PDO, PGI, TGS and GI in general;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Asks to carefully evaluate the crucial role of “wine and food” tourism, conveying investments in this sector, which turns out to be of vital importance to revive rural tourism;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2038(INI)
4. Considers that the integration and interlinking of sustainable local production, processing and marketing with tourist accommodation and the gastronomy sector promotes European cultural heritage and customs, as well as local traditions and food culture and gastronomy as a unique experience;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that accessibility and other requirements to increase competitiveness can be supported by the CAP Strategic Plans, the EAFRD funds and LEADER measures to promote targeted local development strategies and boost innovative approaches which because of their very nature are linked to rural communities and contribute to sustainable tourism.;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the necessity to promote the short chain system in depopulating rural areas and supports the promotion of direct initiatives in inland rural areas, such as "carrovaning”, craft and “food and wine” workshops focused on the production and step-by-step processing of certain agricultural products;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines the urgent necessity to invest funds on the architectonic preservation of historically and culturally relevant villages, as well as to encourage the conversion of abandoned agricultural structures to family-run accommodation activities;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out the importance of the broadband extension, considering that cottages and farms are not always located in easily accessible points: proposes the creation of assistance services for touristic businesses operating in rural areas, guaranteeing free business consultancy and distributing material to prevent environmental impact.
Amendment 1 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the current negotiation will be of decisive importance for the future of the Member States and the United Kingdom (UK) and, in that context, fishing and the management of living marine resources are essential issues; whereas the fisheries sector directly and indirectly represents hundreds of thousands of jobs, provides a livelihood for many coastal areas and coastal communities, contributes to fix population thus fighting demographic decline, contributes to safe and healthy food for millions of consumers, and promotes a strong environmental model;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that no comprehensive agreement can be concluded between the EU and the UK if it does not include a complete, balanced and long-term fisheries agreementagreement on fisheries and fisheries- related matters, allowing the continuation under optimal conditions of access to waters, resources and markets of the parties concerned; Recalls the need for the agreement on fisheries to be concluded by 1 July 2020;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the greatest mutual benefit will be obtained by maintaining reciprocal accesnd equal access for fishers to waters and resources, by defining common, coherent and stable principles and rules, enabling open access of fishing and aquaculture products to markets without causing economic or social tensions through unbalanced competition;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need to include in the draft agreement proposal, the distribution percentages that are currently applied for the stocks to be shared between both parties in Annex FISH-2 (Allocation of fishing opportunities) in accordance with the principle of relative stability in force. The fact that the percentages of the stocks to be shared between both parties have been left empty might be seen as an initial concession to the United Kingdom, lowering the objectives of the current mandate;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Urges the Commission to include provisions on the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities within Union and United Kingdom waters;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for adequate cooperation and consultation mechanisms, a common scientific approach and guarantees that the UK will continue to contribute to data collection and the scientific assessment of stocks; and urges the parties to continue their active and loyal cooperation in matters of fishing control and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of including a reference in the agreement on the obligation of cooperation within the framework of coastal States, as provided by International Law, which is essential for fisheries management measures and the sustainability of shared stocks;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that the current context of crisis resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak does not facilitate the negotiations for an agreement within the demanding timetable established; calls, therefore, on the parties to be flexible so that the transitional period can be extended if necessary and to provide certainty for the sector;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that in case the extension of the transitional period is agreed, the current distribution of TACs and quotas should be extended accordingly in order to provide legal certainty to the fisheries sector;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. However, urges the Commission and the Member States to prepare for all scenarios, both the extension of the transitional period and the no-deal, and to devise the necessary measures to support the sector as well as the regulatory frameworks appropriate to either scenario;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to clarify the liability of Transport and Tourism platforms; invites therefore the Commission to set a uniform obligation for platforms to verify the legality of the service offered and the service provider andinformation provided by the service provider through the introduction of due diligence protocols, urges the Commission to act on illegal content, through a legally binding Notice and Action procedure.
Amendment 47 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the importance of data also as strategic public goods and underlines the relevance of data access in the platform economy; highlights the vital role data plays for local governments in enforcing and developing policies in the fields of Transport and Tourism; welcomes the Communication of the European Commission on a European data strategy1, in particular the development of common European data spaces in strategic economic sectors, such as transport and mobility, in compliance with data protection rules; invites therefore the Commission to carefully work on a Common European mobility data space as detailed in the roadmap 1 European Commission, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Social and Economic Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a European data strategy, 19.02.2020, COM(2020) 66 final
Amendment 13 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that at the peak of the confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the fishing sector, in particular small-scale coastal fishing vessels, continued to operate maintaining the regular supply of local markets, guaranteeing Union citizens access to healthy marine food, particularly in isolated coastal areas and regions where supply chains were hampered by logistical constraints
Amendment 18 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the negotiations on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union seem to be moving towards a no-deal scenario, and the social and economic consequences for the fishing fleets operating in UK waters will be huge; emphasises that financial support for the Union fishing fleet operating in those waters, now third country waters, needs to be ensured from the beginning of 2021 and that fishermen who are already in a difficult situation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be subject to a double penalty .
Amendment 34 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates that the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) must be given the additional funding and equipment it needs to carry out its activities properly and to ensure that the EU meets its sustainable fishing goals, in particular with the changes to Fisheries Control Regulation that are now being negotiated and, seems to increase the competences and tasks to be assumed by EFCA;
Amendment 58 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that it is also necessary to strengthen further important priorities in the heading; calls, inter alia, for a substantial increase in the amount dedicated to SME objectives and actions, in particular with the scope of supporting and increasing the participation of women in SMEs and their access to markets; recalls the important role that Union agencies play in helping to achieve Union policy objectives; calls therefore for sufficient funding and staffing for all agencies in line with their tasks and responsibilities;
Amendment 60 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. reiterates the demand for a substantial increase in the amount dedicated to support SMEs, in particular in the tourism sector, so as to build up their capacity to recover from the consequences of the pandemic, in areas such as sustainability, digitalisation and innovation and foster concrete actions to promote EU tourism businesses; moreover, reiterates EP request to create a new specific budget line in order to take into consideration that this sector, which is of paramount importance for the whole EU economy, competitiveness, employment and social development, has been particularly hard hit by the COVID- 19 crisis and is experiencing a rapid and sharp drop in demand and a surge in job losses, putting many European SMEs at risk;
Amendment 65 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Because of their position, gatekeepers might in certain cases restrict the ability of business users of their online intermediation services to offer their goods or services to end users under more favourable conditions, including price, through other online intermediation services or alternative distribution channels. Such restrictions have a significant deterrent effect on the business users of gatekeepers in terms of their use of alternative online intermediation services or alternative distribution channels, limiting inter-platform contestability, which in turn limits choice of alternative online intermediation or distribution channels for end users. To ensure that business users of online intermediation services of gatekeepers can freely choose among alternative online intermediation services and channels, and differentiate the conditions under which they offer their products or services to their end users, it should not be accepted that gatekeepers limit business users from choosing to differentiate commercial conditions, including price. Such a restriction should apply to any measure with equivalent effect, such as for example increased commission rates or de- listing of the offers of business users.
Amendment 72 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) In order to ensure the full and lasting achievement of the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission should be able to assess whether a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper without meeting the quantitative thresholds laid down in this Regulation; whether systematic non- compliance by a gatekeeper warrants imposing additional remedies; and whether the list of obligations addressing unfair practices by gatekeepers should be reviewed and additional practices that are similarly unfair and limiting the contestability of digital markets should be identified. Such assessment should be based on market investigations to be run in an appropriate timeframe, by using clear procedures and legally binding deadlines, in order to support the ex ante effect of this Regulation on contestability and fairness in the digital sector, and to provide the requisite degree of legal certainty.
Amendment 85 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘Ancillary service’ means services provided in the context of or together with core platform services, including payment services as defined in point 3 of Article 4 and technical services which support the provision of payment services as defined in Article 3(j) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, fulfilment, services, parcel delivery services, as defined in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 2018/644, freight transport services and identification or advertising services;
Amendment 94 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where a provider of core platform services meets all the thresholds in paragraph 2, it shall notify the Commission thereof within three months after those thresholds are satisfied and provide it with the relevant information identified in paragraph 2.. That notification shall include the relevant information identified in paragraph 2 for each of the core platform services of the provider that meets the thresholds in paragraph 2 point (b). The notification shall be updated whenever other core platform services individually meet the thresholds in paragraph 2 point (b). Following notification by a provider of core platform services, the Commission shall take the decision to conduct a market investigation under Article 15 within 60 days.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
A failure by a relevant provider of core platform services to notify the required information pursuant to this paragraph shall not prevent the Commission from designating these providers as gatekeepers pursuant to paragraph 4 at any time. The possibility for the Commission to conduct a market investigation in the event of a failed notification by a provider of a core platform service shall not be subject to time limitation.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The Commission mayshall identify as a gatekeeper, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15, any provider of core platform services that meets each of the requirements of paragraph 1, but does not satisfy each of the thresholds of paragraph 2, or has not presented sufficiently substantiated arguments in accordance with paragraph 4.
Amendment 98 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) other structural market characteristics, such as the consistent growth of the platform’s core service market share in a given digital sector leading to a dominant market position over a three year timeframe.
Amendment 101 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. For each gatekeeper identified pursuant to paragraph 4 or paragraph 6, the Commission shall, within 60 days, identify the relevant undertaking to which it belongs and list the relevant core platform services that are provided within that same undertaking and which individually serve as an important gateway for business users to reach end users as referred to in paragraph 1(b).
Amendment 102 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8
Article 3 – paragraph 8
8. The gatekeeper shall comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6 within sixthree months after a core platform service has been included in the list pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Article.
Amendment 104 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. The Commission shall, without undue delay and at the latest within six months, open proceedings pursuant to Article 18 where a gatekeeper does not comply with the obligation set in paragraph 8.
Amendment 107 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In respect of each of its core platform services identified pursuant to Article 3(7), and ancillary services, a gatekeeper shall:
Amendment 109 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) allow business users to offer the same products or services to end users through third party online intermediation services or through their own direct sales channels at prices or conditions that are different from those offered through the online intermediation services of the gatekeeper;
Amendment 110 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Amendment 112 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) refrain from requiring business users to use, offer or interoperate with an identification service of the gatekeeper, or any other ancillary service, of the gatekeeper itself or of third parties belonging to the same undertaking, in the context of services offered by the business users using the core platform services of that gatekeeper;
Amendment 123 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In respect of each of its core platform services identified pursuant to Article 3(7), and ancillary services, a gatekeeper shall:
Amendment 126 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) refrain from using, in competition with business usdirectly or through third parties belonging to the same undertaking, in competition with business users and with ancillary service providers, any data not publicly available, which is generated through activities by those business users, including by the end users of these business users, of its core platform services or provided by those business users of its core platform services or by the end users of these business users;
Amendment 128 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 130 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) refrain from treating more favourably, including in ranking services - core platform and ancillary services - and products offered by the gatekeeper itself or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking compared to similar services or products of third party and apply fair and non-discriminatory conditions to such ranking;
Amendment 134 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) provide business users, or third parties authorised by a business user, free of charge, with effective, high-quality, continuous and real-time access and use of aggregated orand non-aggregated data, that is provided for or generated in the context of the use of the relevant core platform services by those business users and the end users engaging with the products or services provided by those business users; for personal data, provide access and use only where directly connected with the use effectuated by the end user in respect of the products or services offered by the relevant business user through the relevant core platform service, and when the end user opts in to such sharing with a consent in the sense of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679; ;
Amendment 139 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraph 2 of this Article is without prejudice to the powers of the Commission under Articles 25, 26 and 27. Following a decision under paragraph 2 of this Article, if the Commission finds the gatekeeper in non-compliance under Article 25 and a decision under article 26 is taken, the non-compliance period is considered to have commenced from the implementation deadline in Article 3(8).
Amendment 140 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. A gatekeeper may, within the deadline set in Article 3(8), request the opening of proceedings pursuant to Article 18 for the Commission to determine whether the measures that the gatekeeper intends to implement or has implemented under Article 6 are effective in achieving the objective of the relevant obligation in the specific circumstances. A gatekeeper may, with its request, provide a reasoned submission to explain in particular why the measures that it intends to implement or has implemented are effective in achieving the objective of the relevant obligation in the specific circumstances. The Commission shall adopt its decision within six months from the opening of proceedings pursuant to Article 18. If in its decision the Commission finds the gatekeeper is non-compliant under Article 25 and a decision under Article 26 is taken, the non-compliance period is considered to have commenced from the implementation deadline in Article 3(8).
Amendment 149 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 34 to update and strengthen the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6 where, based on a market investigation pursuant to Article 17, it has identified the need for new obligations addressing practices that limit the contestability of core platform services or are unfair in the same way as the practices addressed by the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6.
Amendment 154 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the purpose of the investigation and the specific aim sought to be achieved.
Amendment 155 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may conduct a market investigation for the purpose of examining whether a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper pursuant to Article 3(6), or in order to identify core platform services for a gatekeeper pursuant to Article 3(7). It shall endeavour to conclude its investigation by adopting a decision in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 32(4) within twelvesix months from the opening of the market investigation.
Amendment 156 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. In the course of a market investigation pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall endeavour to communicate its preliminary findings to the provider of core platform services concerned within sixfour months from the opening of the investigation. In the preliminary findings, the Commission shall explain whether it considers, on a provisional basis, that the provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper pursuant to Article 3(6).
Amendment 158 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. A gatekeeper shall be deemed to have engaged in a systematic non- compliance with the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6, where the Commission has issued at least threewo non-compliance or fining decisions pursuant to Articles 25 and 26 respectively against a gatekeeper in relation to any of its core platform services within a period of five years prior to the adoption of the decision opening a market investigation in view of the possible adoption of a decision pursuant to this Article.
Amendment 159 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission may conduct a market investigation with the purpose of examining whether one or more services within the digital sector should be added to the list of core platform services or to detect types of practices that may limit the contestability of core platform services or may bprima facie unfair and which are not effectively addressed by this Regulation. It shall issue a public report at the latest within 24 months from the opening of the market investigation.
Amendment 166 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall adoptendeavour to adopt, within six months from the opening of the proceedings under Article 18, a non- compliance decision in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 32(4) where it finds that a gatekeeper does not comply with one or more of the following:
Amendment 167 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. In the non-compliance decision adopted pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall order the gatekeeper to cease and desist with the non-compliance within an appropriate deadline and to provide explanationsspecify mandatory corrective measures a non- compliant gatekeeper shall implement to comply with the obligations in Articles 5 and 6. The gatekeeper shall also present its own plan on how it planintends to comply with the decision and the corrective measures.
Amendment 171 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The powers conferred on the Commission by Articles 26 and 27 shall be subject to a threfive year limitation period.
Amendment 172 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Before adopting a decision pursuant to Article 7, Article 8(1), Article 9(1), Articles 15, 16, 22, 23, 25 and 26 and Article 27(2), the Commission shall give the gatekeeper or undertaking or association of undertakings, together with other relevant stakeholders, including consumer organisations and business users, concerned the opportunity of being heard on:
Amendment 177 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. When three or more Member States request the Commission to open an investigation pursuant to Article 15 because they consider that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper, the Commission shall within four months examine whether there are reasonable grounds to open such an investigation. The result of any such investigation shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 33 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. A just climate and energy transition must not leave anyone behind and should create conditions to eradicate energy poverty. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.
Amendment 42 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. Тhe transfer mechanism shall be flexible, in order to allow Member States to assess the best way to allocate resources.
Amendment 52 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the JTF and to ensure a level playing field, reducing the off-shoring of production and additional funds to deploy policies restricting the emissions the Commission shall introduce a carbon border tax mechanism as an EU own resources.
Amendment 64 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers and self- employed persons whose activity has affected as a result of significant structural changes, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job- search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.
Amendment 73 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Joint distribution of funds should be carried out following the principle of "priority regions with high carbon intensity", which includes cumulative those that rely heavily on coal (and coal plants) and GDP per capita below the EU average.
Amendment 85 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The territorial just transition plans are to be submitted as soon as possible but not later than one year after the entry into force of this Regulation. That poses an implementation challenge for managing authorities and for the Member States, as the adoption of these plans is necessary to release the funding. Conditional pre- financing for technical assistance should, therefore, be made available before the adoption of the plans in order to alleviate this challenge.
Amendment 142 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers and self-employed persons;
Amendment 146 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) active inclusion of jobseekers;, including income support for transitioning workers and mobility grants for workers who need to move for a new job
Amendment 154 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Supported activities must meet the following criteria: - Contribution of job creation activities; - Contribution to reducing CO2 emissions; - Contributing to security of supply (eg if it is necessary to replace the phased interrupted power for electricity); -Contribution to the circular economy, air quality, rehabilitation of sites, upgrading and retraining of workers and/or self- employed persons.
Amendment 5 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— - having regard to The European Union's European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP);
Amendment 15 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
— - having regard to EU Biodiversity strategy for 2030;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is a common good to be protected, andone of the areas with the greatest biodiversity in the world in addition to being a basin that is home to coastal communities that depend largely on fishing, and particularly small-scale fishing; whereas its current worrying environmental status is worrying, partly as a result of overfishing, and is havingis seriously endangering not only biodiversity but also the survival of a sector whose loss of profitability may have extremely negative repercussions for the industry as a whole;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. having regard to the significant socioeconomic impact of restrictions on fishing activities; , which undermine the profitability of thousands of companies to the point of endangering their very survival, with a potentially devastating impact on employment and social cohesion in coastal areas;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the majority of the Mediterranean fishing fleet consists of small-scale artisanal fishing vessels, accounting for some 80% of the fishing fleet and 60% of jobs in the Mediterranean basin, and whereas some fleets have shrunk significantly decreased in size;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas healthy level of fish stocks needs to be reached to prevent a loss of jobs and to sustain important economic sectors that depend on fisheries;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas fishing and aquaculture are among the hardest hit sectors, as demand has seen a sudden decline.
Amendment 71 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. having regard to a range of temporary and targeted COVID measures proposed by the Commission to address the challenges faced by the seafood community;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 101 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to ensure that every legislative proposal to restrict fishing activities takes account of its socioeconomic impactis preceded by a wide- ranging impact assessment to quantify its possible socioeconomic impact on coastal communities and on the productivity and competitiveness of EU fisheries undertakings and the production chain, and is supported by scientific data that are kept up to date and shared with fishers’ associations;
Amendment 108 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the lack of precise quantification of the consequences for fish stocks of all possible impacts over and beyond fishing activities, such as pollution, global warming, alien species, exploitation of hydrocarbons, dredging and maritime transport; stresses that this lack of information does not allow for sufficiently adequate and effective decision-making to ensure the conservation of fish stocks and marine ecosystems;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that any future legislative measures to promote the recovery of fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea that have an impact on the fishing activity of the European fisheries sector should be implemented gradually and in proportion to the sector's capacity for action; stresses, in addition, the importance of ensuring that any future legislative proposal does not impose an excessive bureaucratic and financial burden on the European fisheries sector, particularly on small-scale fisheries;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Emphasises that any legislative initiative aimed at protecting and rebuilding stocks in the Mediterranean Sea should not be limited solely to measures restricting fishing activities, but should take a holistic approach to the problem and jointly address all the threats to stock depletion;
Amendment 115 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the urgent need to renew the very elderly fishing fleets operating in the Mediterranean, as regards both vessel and engine design, in order to reduce the environmental impact of fishing on the environment and improve safety and working conditions on board;
Amendment 126 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Calls on the Commission to consider integrating fisheries into the EU Neighbourhood Policy, as a tool for invigorating regional cooperation;
Amendment 158 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CStresses that acceptance by the fisheries sector above all is also indispensible to achieve fully any Mediterranean restocking goals and ensure the proper implementation of rules laid down by the EU legislature; calls on the Commission accordingly to improve and step up cooperation and dialogue with the advisory councils, taking due account of their views and acknowledging the importance of fishers for coastal communities and the need to involve fishers, relevant professional organisations and civil society organisations in the formulation of rules to be implemented and decision-making processes;
Amendment 159 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to improve and step up cooperation and dialogue with the advisory councils, taking due account of their views and acknowledging the importance of fishers for coastal communities and the need to involve fishers, relevant professional organisations and civil society organisations in decision-making processes; as co-management is key to develop sustainable fisheries in coastal waters;
Amendment 174 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, through its agencies, to step up its efforts to monitor EU territorial waters in order to identify third-country vessels illegally fishing in EU territorial waters and protected marine areas and make the conditions in which EU fishers work safer and, where necessary,; stresses that it is essential to provide these agencies with adequate funding and manpower to this end;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the marine waste visible on beaches and on the surface of open bodies of water represents only a fraction of a much further reaching pollution phenomenon; whereas this waste stems from activities on land but also at sea, and ranges from nanoplastics to containers lost at sea, from wrecks of semi-sunken vessels to waste that is potentially very hazardous to fishermen and the quality of their catches, such as explosives or other war debris;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the impact of marine waste on the fisheries sector is felt more by small-scale fisheries than industrial fisheries, since smaller vessels are more vulnerable to damage by waste to their propellers, engines and fishing gear,and since marine litter is more concentrated in shallow marine waters, where most small- scale fishing takes place;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas marine waste can be carried by currents over long distances, and it can thus have negative effects on areas and sectors that are far from its point of origin and that are not responsible for its production;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the fisheries sector has for some time acted as a first line of defence against pollution caused by marine waste, although this is only a small contribution to tackling the problem on a global scale, fishermen and aquaculture producers having for some time played an active and proactive role in contributing to cleaner seas;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the costs of disposing of marine waste are very often covered, while labour costs, costs deriving from lack of space aboard vessels, and costs relating to damage to fishing gear and engines are not covered;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 97 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 98 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to strengthen communication and coordination between the Member States and between sea basins so as to ensure an integrated approach allowing fishing vessels to land marine waste in any Union port;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to foster inclusive solutions and dialogue between the representatives of all categories affected by the problem of marine waste; stresses, further, the need to strengthen the bottom-up approach, promoting practical solutions for workers in the fishing sector, with a view to ensuring more effective implementation of the rules;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to champion an ambitious governance model in international UN negotiations on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions and to recognise the ocseans as a common good, with a view to adopting a new approach that prioritises individual and collective responsibilities over the traditional principles of freedom and sovereign rights, as laid down in the Law of the Sea, and thus ensures that the sea is protected;
Amendment 125 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the data collected by Member States on the loss, marketing and collection of fishing gear to be recorded in a database at national or sea-basin level and harmonised in a single report to make it easier to identify and tackle marine waste and ensure better monitoring and better assessment at European level;
Amendment 129 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that in order to improve and enhance the effectiveness of the legislative framework and governance relating to the collection, disposal and recycling of marine waste, it is essential to proceed with and broaden awareness raising, prevention and training projects aimed at those working in the fishing sector, thereby promoting greater involvement in those issues;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to play a major role in the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science and to support digitisation and the use of artificial intelligence with a view to improving our understanding of the ocseans and our impact on them;
Amendment 140 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to step up research and data collection on the impact of marine waste on fisheries and ecosystems and the impact of nano- and microplastics on both fishery resources and human health; calls, further, on the Commission to conduct an assessment of the social and economic contribution of fishermen through ‘Fishing for Litter’ projects, with a view to quantifying more accurately the contribution of the fisheries sector to action for cleaner seas;
Amendment 145 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the shortage of available data and studies makes it difficult to quantify the exact extent to which damage caused by marine litter is affecting the fisheries sector and its negative economic consequences for fishermen; calls, therefore, on the Commission to increase collection of data on the amount and type of litter in European waters and its effect on fishing, increasing, too, the collection of data on the amount of waste landed, disposed of and delivered for recycling;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for information on the loss of fishing gear at sea to be put to more effective use when it comes to tackling marine pollution through improved data- sharing among Member States and EU agencies, and for this information to be used to develop new tools for identifying and tracking fishing gear lost at seagreater harmonisation in the recording of data on the quantity and quality of marine waste collected and landed; stresses the need to develop new tools for identifying and tracking fishing gear lost at sea and electronic applications for assisting fishermen to record data on marine waste; stresses the need to create an integrated platform for recording and reporting landings of marine litter, for example using the requirements of Directive (EU) 2019/883 obliging port operators to issue a waste delivery receipt to the master of the vessel;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2160(INI)
8a. Stresses the need for annual mapping of marine waste collected through the ‘Fishing For Litter’ programme in relation to the various catchment basins with a view to obtaining information on the origin of the marine litter caught and strengthening campaigns for selective collection;stresses that this must be linked to existing mapping efforts; urges the Commission to draw up an annual report on the amount of marine waste landed in ports through the FFL programme, including the volumes, materials and types of items caught;
Amendment 168 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of strengthening cooperation and promoting synergies with start-ups and private initiatives involved in the eco-design and recycling of fishing gear; stresses, further, the need to strengthen a model for synergy between the fisheries and research areas; urges the Commission, therefore, to organise future projects for the circular economy for fishing gear in relation to existing EU funding programmes for research and innovation;
Amendment 173 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that in order to accelerate the development of the circular economy in the fishing and aquaculture sector, it is essential to plan future legislative solutions to the problem of marine waste collection and disposal in conjunction with the Farm to Fork Strategy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 174 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Stresses that it is essential, as regards the circular economy for fishing gear, to fully involve fishermen and other fisheries operators in the fishing sector when identifying new materials and designing new fishing gear;
Amendment 175 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 180 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that very few Member Sates have used resources within the framework of the current EMFF to fund ‘Fishing For Litter’ actions, the total contribution amounting to only a small percentage of all of the measures implemented or envisaged in the 2014- 2020 period to support the EU fishing fleet; stresses, further, that for the present the activity of collecting marine litter consists almost exclusively of largely voluntary initiatives and programmes, for the most part privately funded; calls therefore on the Commission to step up identification, sharing and promotion of best practices with a view to encouraging the adoption FFL programmes in a greater number of Member States;
Amendment 187 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to draw up an EU-level action plan to combat littering in Union seas;
Amendment 188 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses how strengthening and extending existing good practices also involves simplification and streamlining of administrative processes for all vessels participating in ‘Fishing for Litter’ campaigns, regardless of their home port or size; stresses, therefore, the need for harmonisation and a more complementary approach to the rules on landing of marine waste collected during FFL actions in Member State ports;
Amendment 193 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13 Urges the Member States to take action to clear up areas in rivers and estuaries where marine waste has accumulated; urges, further, the Member States to establish a ‘special fund for cleaning the seas’, managed through the EMFF or other relevant budget lines, in order to support collection of marine litter by fishing vessels, ensure provision of adequate on-board waste storage facilities and monitoring of passively fished litter, improve operator training, promote voluntary participation in initiatives for collection of sea litter, and cover the costs of both waste treatment and the personnel required for the operation of such programmes;
Amendment 198 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the role of fishermen in voluntary collection programmes which make it possible to identify, collect and recycle marine waste, such as the ‘Fish for Litter’ programme must be promoted and supported, including with financial incentives and reward schemes to encourage good practices; stresses, further, that to reduce to a minimum the health and safety risks for fisheries operators, fishermen should be adequately trained on how to handle marine waste properly during collection, landing, disposal and delivery for recycling;
Amendment 206 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the Commission to go beyond the aims of Directive (EU) 2019/883, studying and quantifying in economic terms the environmental damage caused by man-made marine waste and setting up a ‘Marine Litter Fund’ to combat discharges of waste into the sea, mitigate damage to fisheries, and protect the seas and oceans.
Amendment 78 #
2019/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights the importance of taking into consideration morphological and geographical characteristics of areas in where OWFs should be settled in.
Amendment 81 #
2019/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that the Mediterranean Sea should be evaluated separately taking into account its own characteristics with regard to the potential and the requirements for the development of offshore renewable energy.
Amendment 88 #
2019/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that potential artificial reef effects are in particular not confirmed for commercial species and are limited to the operational phase of an offshore wind turbine and that decommissioning may make any benefits temporary;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Proposes to assess the combination and integration of OWFs within maritime protected areas (MPAs) against clearly defined habitat and biodiversity conservation objectives, including those pertaining to fisheries resources;prohibit the settlement of OWFs in MPAs, which role is fundamental to preserve biodiversity
Amendment 128 #
2019/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that today, fishing activities (active or passive) in OWFs are currently limited or prohibited in mostall Member States;
Amendment 131 #
2019/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned about the fact that, separately from prohibitions and restrictions to fishing activities, fishers tend to avoid fishing in OWFs even if access is permitted because of the risk of accidental damage, snagging and loss of fishing gear, and that consequently the fear of potential exposure to prosecution is a source of concern that hinders co- existence;
Amendment 150 #
2019/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. States that maritime spatial planning must play a key role, by distinguishing each maritime area with regard to its own characteristics (Baltic Sea, North Sea,Channel, Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea) and has to put greater emphasis on the assessment of achieving co-location options, which is of the utmost importance in achieving a win- win situation for both sustainable fisheries and the offshore energy sector and including the effective participation of fisheries in the decision making process (as opposed to the overly vague notions of “consultation” and “observers”), the satisfaction of commitments made and the prior resolution of usage conflicts;
Amendment 160 #
2019/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Highlights the importance to vehicle investments on research and development of tidal energy conversion systems, which could have a less damaging impact on economical, social and envirnomental aspects
Amendment 175 #
2019/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that further EU legislation might beis required in casegiven that evidence suggests that Member States’ maritime spatial planning does not guarantee the fair inclusion of fisheries;
Amendment 9 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes the time is ripe for a more fundamental reshaping of EU transport financing with a view to establishing a net zero transport sector by 2050 and guarantee full alignment with the Paris Agreement and the sustainable development goals;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the EU transport policy is essential for economic, social and environmental sustainability and therefore priority should be given to the quality and sustainability of projects, and their usefulness for citizens and businesses, including in the more outlying areas of the European Union, rather than their quantity or size;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2028(BUD)
4. Recalls that aquaculture is becoming an important element in the objective to cope with increasing consumption of fisheries products in the Union, and that its further development can provide a sustainable alternative to fishing, as aquaculture already employs 85.000 people throughout the European Union.
Amendment 36 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to help communities that depend on fisheries to diversify their economies into other maritime activities such as tourism, marine conservation, data collection and research, and help them to add more value to their fishing activities.
Amendment 4 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Senegal's Country Strategic Plan (2019–2023),
Amendment 5 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to Senegal’s National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Jobs (2015–2020),
Amendment 19 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas illegal and unreported fishing (IUU) not only depletes the natural resource base and lowers natural productivity, but also negatively affects fishers’ livelihoods and national revenues;
Amendment 21 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas strategic objectives under Senegal’s Country Strategic Plan (2019– 2023) include sustainable management and improved productivity of fisheries and an overall increase in market access and competitiveness for the fishing industry;
Amendment 22 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the fisheries sector provides employment for over 600,000 Senegalese, about 17%of the working population;
Amendment 42 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 a (new)
- collecting data to identify gender gaps
Amendment 43 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 b (new)
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 b (new)
- fostering empowerment and leadership through the formation of women's associations within the fisheries and aquaculture sector
Amendment 60 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a global study on the impact of EU bilateral fisheries agreements and, in particular, on the benefits arising from sectoral support and the activity of the European fleet in third country waters to local economies (development of sustainable fishing, local employment, infrastructure, social improvements, etc.); having a unified and consistent approach towards all Western African countries respectively;
Amendment 62 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission to manage small pelagic at a regional level, as the FAO’s working group on small pelagics in north-western Africa recommends, given that Senegal shares these stocks with Morocco, Mauritania and Gambia. Joint research programmes should be established and the Commission should ensure that all scientific committees meet at the same time, or within a few days of one another.
Amendment 68 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recommends participation of stakeholders in the preparation of operational programs, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; by involving local fishing communities and consulting with them in accordance with the Senegalese law;
Amendment 69 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls upon increased clarity and harmonisation of reporting in marine protected areas (MPAs) as well as agreed holistic management plan which allocates roles and determines the body responsible for the overall coordination of management activities;
Amendment 3 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the overall objective of the EU-Guinea Bissau Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) is to increasenhance fisheries cooperation between the EU and Guinea-Bissau, in the interests of both parties, by promoting a sustainable fisheries policy and the sound and sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in Guinea- Bissau’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)fishing zones, in addition to the development of the Guinea-Bissau fisheries sector; (The fisheries partnership agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2007 to 15 June 2011, which is the basis for the new Protocol, contains in Article 2 the reference to "Guinea-Bissau fishing zones". The change from "Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)" to "fishing zones" is introduced for consistency with and its blue economy; Or. en the FPA.)
Amendment 4 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU-Guinea Bissau SFPA is of considerable importance in the context of the SFPAs concluded by the EU with third countries, and is currently the third most important in terms of the funds involved, and offers the added advantage of being one of only three agreements allowing access to mixed fisheries;
Amendment 5 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the contribution of Guinea- Bissau’s fisheries to the country’s wealth is very low (3.5% of GDP in 2015), although the funds that it will receive through the SFPA as financial compensation for access to resources make a significant contribution to its national public finances;
Amendment 6 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas compared to the previous Protocol, the EU financial contribution has been increased from 9 000 000 euros to 11 600 000 per year as regards the annual amount for access to fishery resources and from 3 000 0000 euros to 4 000 000 per year as regards the support of Guinea-Bissau’s sectoral fisheries policy;
Amendment 7 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas during the first period covered by the Protocol the fishing opportunities granted to EU fleets are as follows: 3 700 GRT for shrimp freezer trawlers, 3 500 GRT for fin-fish and cephalopods freezer trawlers and 15 000 GRT for small pelagic trawlers, 28 tuna freezer seiners and longliners, and 13 pole-and-line tuna vessels; whereas during the second period the fishing opportunities granted to EU fleets are as follows: 2 500 tonnes for shrimp freezer trawlers, 11 000 for fin-fish freezer trawlers, 1 500 tonnes for cephalopod freezer trawlers and 18 000 tonnes for small pelagic trawlers, 28 tuna freezer seiners and longliners, and 13 pole-and- line tuna vessels;
Amendment 8 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, although the EU has had fisheries agreements with the first fisheries agreement between the EEC and Guinea- Bissau since the early 1980s, the development cooperation component of these agreements (sectoral support) has done nothing to promote either significantdated back to 1980; whereas the previous protocol to the Agreement expired on 23 November 2017; whereas the performance of the development cooperation component of these agreements (sectoral support) has not been globally satisfactory; whereas, notwithstanding, progress has been recorded in fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance, sanitary inspection capacity and the participation of Guinea- Bissau in regional fisheries bodies; whereas the sectoral cooperation needs to be enhanced in order to better promote the development of the local fisheries sector orand the development of related industries and activities so as to ensure that a greater proportion of the added value created by the exploitation of the country’s natural resources remains in Guinea-Bissau;
Amendment 13 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas trade in fishery products from Guinea-Bissau has been banned by the EU for many years owing to the country’s inability to comply with the sanitary measures required by the EU; whereas the delay in the analytical laboratory’s certification process (CIPA) is the main barrier to the export of fishery products from Guinea-Bissau to the EU; whereas the Guinean authorities and the European Commission are working together in the certification process in order to overcome the ban;
Amendment 14 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Guinean authorities have a legitimate ambition to see an increase inre is a need to ensure that a greater proportion of the added value generated from the exploitation of fishery resources in the Guinean EEZ, since currently most of this added value does notfishing zones remains within the country;
Amendment 17 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas compared to the previous Protocol, the number of seamen to be signed on in the Union fleet has been significantly increased; whereas the owners of Union vessels shall endeavour to sign on additional Guinean seamen; whereas the competent authorities of Guinea-Bissau shall draw up and keep up to date an indicative list of qualified seamen who are candidates to be signed on by Union vessels;
Amendment 19 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas Guinea-Bissau is one of the 13 countries under the scope of the project ‘Improved regional fisheries governance in western Africa (PESCAO)’ adopted by Commission Decision C(2017) 2951 of 28 April 2017 which, among other objectives, aims to strengthen the prevention of and responses to IUU fishing by improving monitoring, control and surveillance at national and regional level.
Amendment 24 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the importance of the EU- Guinea Bissau SFPA, both for Guinea Bissau and for EU fleets operating in Guinea-Bissau waterfishing zones; emphasises that there is scope for more effective progress in terms of fisheries cooperation between the EU and Guinea-Bissau and considers that it should thereforereiterates its call on the Commission to take every step required to go beyond previous protocols on the implementation of this agreement;
Amendment 28 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the objectives of the EU-Guinea Bissau SFPA have had differing degrees of success: while, on the one hand, the agreement has offered and provides considerable fishing opportunities for EU vessels in the Guinea-Bissau EEZfishing zones and European shipowners have made considerable use of these opportunities, on the other hand, the local fisheries sector has not, overall, developed enough or in a satisfactory manner;
Amendment 29 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that this protocol contains a non-discrimination clause (Article 3) whereby Guinea-Bissau undertakes not to grant more favourable technical conditions to other foreign fleets operating in Guinea-Bissau's fishing zone that have the same characteristics and target the same species; calls on the Commission to follow closely fisheries agreements with third countries in Guinea-Bissau's fishing zone;
Amendment 32 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a transition in the management of fishing opportunities (from fishing effort management to total allowable catch management) poses a challenge to this Protocol; calls on the Commission and the competent authorities of Guinea-Bissau to promote, without delay, an appropriate and effective transition, which safeguards the necessary reliability and effectiveness of the ERS and the processing of catch data;
Amendment 34 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the need for significant progress in the development of the Guinea- Bissau fisheries sector, including the fishing industry and related activities, and calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures – including a possible revision and the bolstering of the sectoral support component of the agreement, along with the creation of conditionmeasures to increase the absorption rate of this support – in order to ensure an effective reversal of the path taken in recent decadese financial contribution – in order to achieve this objective;
Amendment 35 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that the EU-Guinea Bissau SFPA will not achieve its objectives if it does not increase added value in Guinea-Bissau as a result of the exploitation of its fishery resources; indicatesconsiders it of utmost importance to comply with the provisions set out in the Protocol on sectoral support, so that it contributes to the full implementation of the national strategy for fisheries and the blue economy; identifies in this regard as priority areas for EU support, mobilising the necessary technical and financial assistance to:
Amendment 40 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
b. construction ofdeveloping key infrastructure for fisheries and related activities, such as ports (both industrial and artisanal), sites for landing, storing and processing fish, markets, distribution and marketing structures, quality analysis laboratories;
Amendment 43 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
d a. supporting small-scale fishing;
Amendment 51 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to prioritise and urgentlyand the competent authorities of Guinea- Bissau to enhance their cooperation in order to establish the conditions for the export of Guinea-Bissau fishery products to the EU, in particular as regards the verification of the required sanitary conditions and certification of the analytical laboratory (CIPA), sinco as to overcome the current ban constitutes a significant barrier to, boost the development of the local fisheries sector and, consequently, to the achievement ofprogress towards achieving the SFPA objectives;
Amendment 54 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the need to increasenhance the contribution of the SFPA to the local creation of direct and indirect jobs, either on vessels operating under the SFPA or in fishing activities, both upstream and downstream; considers that the Member States can play a key role and be an active part in capacity-building and training efforts in order to achieve this;
Amendment 58 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that there is a need to improve the quantity and quality of data on all catches (target and by-catch), on the conservation status of fishery resources in the EEZfishing zones of Guinea-Bissau and, in general, on the impact of the SFPA on ecosystems, and that an effort should be made to develop the capacity of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to acquire such data; calls on the Commission to help ensure that the bodies responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Agreement, namely the Joint Committee and Joint Scientific Committee, can operate smoothly, with the involvement of artisanal fishermen’s associations, trade unions, representatives of coastal communities and Guinea-Bissau civil society organisations;
Amendment 62 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that, in view of a possiblthe event of the closure of fisheries or the setting of restrictions on fisherieintroduction of fishing restrictions, in order to ensure that resources are sustainable as foreseen in the Procotol, local fishing needs should be addressed first, on the basis of sound scientific advice;
Amendment 64 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the need, with a view to improving the sustainability of fishing activities, to improve the governance, control and surveillance of the EEZfishing zones of Guinea Bissau and to combat IUU fishing, inter alia, by stepping up the monitoring of vessels (through the VMS system);
Amendment 66 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses the importance of allocating the fishing opportunities provided by the SFPA on the basis of the principles of equity, balance and transparency;
Amendment 69 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the European Commission to forward to Parliament the minutes and conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Committee, the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 5 of the Protocol and the results of its annual evaluations, information on the coordination of this programme with the strategic plan for the development of Guinea-Bissau’s fisheries (2015-2020), the minutes and conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Scientific Committee, as well as information on IUU fishing in the Guinean EEZfishing zones, the integration of EU economic operators in the Guinean fisheries sector (Article 10 of the Protocol) and the verification of compliance with the obligations of shipowners (e.g. in relation to the contribution in kind provided for in Chapter V of the Annex to the Protocol); calls on the Commission to present to Parliament, within the last year of application of the Protocol and before the opening of negotiations for its renewal, a full report on its implementation;
Amendment 71 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the European Commission to better integrate the recommendations now madeof the European Parliament in the EU- Guinea -Bissau SFPA, taking them into account, inter alia, in the procedures for the renewal of the Protocol;
Amendment 8 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas Viet Nam is the world's forth producer of aquaculture products;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Appreciates that the EVFTA strengthen cooperation between the partners in the fight against IUU fishing under its “Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter” and underlines the importance of strengthening the constructive dialogue with Vietnam in order to successfully address the global challenges posed by illegal fishing
Amendment 24 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses its appreciation for the cooperation framework in the promotion of the development of sustainable aquaculture, provided by the "Trade and Development Chapter";
Amendment 29 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of implementing Vietnam’s new fisheries legislation at provincial level and communicate the importance of compliance to the local stakeholders in the fisheries sector
Amendment 31 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EncouraUrges the Vietnamese authorities to closely monitor the country’s fishing fleet and to implement measures to ensure the full traceability of fisheries products destined for export to the EU market;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to closely monitor the country’s fishing fleet and to implement measures to ensure the full traceability of fisheries products destined for export to the EU market. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all products entering the EU market comply with EU phyto-sanitary standards;
Amendment 37 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that fishing and aquaculture products are conditional sectors of investments, as described in Vietnam s investment framework, which prohibits investments deemed as detrimental to the environment, among other areas.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to allocate sufficient financial and human resources to the fight against IUU fishing at both the national and provincial level
Amendment 40 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is of the opinion that preferential tariffs should be based on conditions, i.e. a coupling with controls, and a review on the achievement of those conditions, such as the level of reduction of fishing capacity
Amendment 41 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that preferential tariffs should also be accompanied by monitoring and auditing of the implementation of the Vietnamese Action Plan to tackle IUU fishing and review of the commitments made by Vietnam under Article 13.9 of the EU-Viet Nam FTA;
Amendment 45 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the ‘yellow card’ notification should be seen as a means to encourage the Vietnamese authorities to persevere in their efforts to tackle IUU fishing activities; believes that further extension of the ‘yellow card’ should be accompanied by clear operational targets and timelines with a view to implement the measures needed and to give a constructive sense to the sanction;
Amendment 52 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of including all EU fish products protected with a geographical indication of origin in chapter 12 of the FTA on intellectual property.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission to provide specific financial and technical support to Vietnam in order to facilitate the implementation of environmental sustainability standards for seafood products. Moreover, calls on the European Commission to also incentivize individual Vietnamese fisheries to help meet sustainability standards
Amendment 58 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to make full use of all the tools at its disposal, including the ‘red card’, should Viet Nam fail to fulfil the conditions for sustainable fisheries. in order to ensure the safety of imports of fish and seafood products into the EU market and to protect its consumers.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to step up awareness campaigns and capacity building initiatives to discourage the inappropriate use of antibiotics in aquaculture and prevent the insurgence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Amendment 45 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 49 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall make a proposal to the Council and Parliament, by means of a delegated act, to suspend all or part of the commitments or payments for one or more of the programmes of a Member State in the following cases:
Amendment 51 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 52 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 57 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 59 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 62 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. The scope and level of the suspension of commitments or payments to be imposed shall be proportionate, shall respect the equality of treatment between Member States and shall take into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, in particular the level of unemployment, the level of poverty or social exclusion of the Member State concerned in relation to the Union average and the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The impact of suspensions on programmes of critical importance to address adverse economic or social conditions shall be a specific factor to be taken into account.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
In case of persistent non-compliance, the suspension of commitments may exceedis subject to a ceiling of twice the maximum percentages set out in the first sub-paragraph.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Council shallmmission shall submit a delegated act lifting the suspension of commitments on a proposal from the Commission, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 8, in the following cases:
Amendment 68 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 2
After the Council has liftedlifting of the suspension of commitments, the Commission shall re- budget the suspended commitments in accordance with Article [8] of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) [ […] (MFF regulation)].
Amendment 69 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 70 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. The procedure set out in paragraphs 7 to 10 shall be applied only where: (a) application of the relevant instruments of economic governance with regard to points (b) to (e) of paragraph 7 has been requested in advance, (b) the Commission has demonstrated, by means of an impact assessment, that the persistence of excessive macroeconomic imbalances is caused by insufficient implementation of these instruments, and (c) one of the cases referred to in points (b) to (e) of paragraph 7 is putting cohesion policy expenditure in that Member State at risk.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall keep the European Parliament informed of the implementation of this Article. In particular, the Commission shall, when one of the conditions set out in paragraph 7 is fulfilled for a Member Staand the Council continuously informed in the course of the procedure referred to in paragraph 7. In particular, the Commission shall immediately submit to the European Parliament the reasons for its proposal, accompanied by an impact analysis pursuant to point (b) of paragraph 11a, and by an analysis of the expecte,d immediately inform the European Parliament and providepact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State, and details of the Funds and programmes which could be subject to a suspension of commitments for the purpose of the structured dialogue to ensure a meaningful debate and facilitate a transparent implementation process.
Amendment 73 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 74 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 3
The Commission shall transmit the proposal for suspension of commitments or the proposal to lift such a suspension, to the European Parliament and to the Council immediately after its adoption, stating the reasons for the proposal.