Activities of Heléne FRITZON
Plenary speeches (165)
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 October 2019 (debate)
Taking forward the Horizontal anti-discrimination Directive (debate)
Climate and ecological emergency (topical debate)
High-level UN political declaration on Universal Health Coverage (debate)
Presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and their programme (debate)
The European Green Deal (debate)
EU disability strategy post 2020 (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 12 and 13 December 2019 (debate)
Cross-border organised crime and its impact on free movement (debate)
Gender pay gap (debate)
Sustainable investment plan, just transition fund and Roadmap on Social Europe (debate)
European Parliament's position on the Conference on the Future of Europe (debate)
Coronavirus outbreak (debate)
Commission Work Programme 2020 (debate)
The EU priorities for the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)
Coronavirus: ensuring fundamental rights and a coordinated European response (debate)
Coronavirus outbreak, state of play and ensuring a coordinated European response to the health, economic and social impact (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the German Presidency (debate)
The EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (continuation of debate)
Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020 (continuation of debate)
State of the Union (topical debate) (debate)
Women in decision making on company boards, including the state of play on the directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (debate)
The impact of Covid-19 outbreak on long-term care facilities (debate)
EU measures to mitigate social and economic impact of Covid-19 (debate)
Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 10-11 December 2020 (debate)
Abortion rights in Poland (debate)
Pharmaceutical strategy for Europe (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 10-11 December 2020 – MFF, Rule of Law Conditionality and Own Resources – Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 – Proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources – Regulation on the protection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States (debate)
Preparation of an EU Strategy on COVID-19 vaccination, including its external dimension (debate)
The need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Portuguese Presidency (debate)
Decent and affordable housing for all (debate)
The gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period - The EU Strategy for Gender Equality - Closing the digital gender gap: women’s participation in the digital economy (continuation of debate)
Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive (debate)
The de facto abortion ban in Poland (debate)
The state of play of the EU’s COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy (debate)
Challenges ahead for women’s rights: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (debate)
European Semester: annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 – European Semester: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 (debate)
Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, in preparation of the Social Summit in Porto in May (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 25 and 26 March 2021 – Digital Green Certificate (debate)
Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 25 and 26 March 2021 - The outcome of the high level meeting between the EU and Turkey of the 6th of April (debate)
Digital Green Certificate - Union citizens - Digital Green Certificate - third country nationals - The accessibility and affordability of Covid-testing (debate)
European Child Guarantee (debate)
Erasmus+: the Union Programme for education and training, youth and sport (debate)
Meeting the Global COVID-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries (debate)
EU Digital COVID Certificate - Union citizens – EU Digital COVID Certificate - third-country nationals (debate)
Women in politics – combatting online abuse (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 – Relaunch of the Malta Declaration and the use of an effective solidarity mechanism (debate)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 (debate)
State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital COVID Certificate regulations (debate)
European Medicines Agency (debate)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health (debate)
Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (continuation of debate)
The impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children (debate)
EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority: ensuring a coordinated EU approach for future health crises and the role of the European Parliament in this (debate)
The state law relating to abortion in Texas, USA
The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 21-22 October 2021 (debate)
The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland (debate)
Coordination of Member States’ measures in light of increasing cases of COVID-19 in the EU (debate)
The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (topical debate)
The International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and the State of play on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention (continuation of debate)
Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020 (debate)
European Year of Youth 2022 (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants (debate)
The European Commission Guidelines on inclusive language (topical debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency (debate)
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the European Union (topical debate)
Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer(debate)
One youth, one Europe (topical debate)
The EU priorities for the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (continuation of debate)
Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work (debate)
Russian aggression against Ukraine (continuation of debate)
Role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism (debate)
EU Gender Action Plan III (debate)
Debriefing of the European Council meeting in Paris on 10 March 2022 - Preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 March 2022 (debate)
EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (debate)
The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (debate)
Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 30-31 May 2022 (debate)
Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court (debate)
EU action plan for the social economy (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Czech Presidency (continuation of debate)
State of the Union (debate)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health (debate)
Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)
UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (debate)
Setting up a comprehensive framework for missing children and missing persons at risk (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)
Whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right in the EU (topical debate)
REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)
Esports and video games (debate)
Prevention, management and better care of diabetes in the EU on the occasion of World Diabetes Day (debate)
Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (debate)
The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (debate)
Outcome of COP27 (debate)
Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations (debate)
A need for a dedicated budget to turn the Child Guarantee into reality - an urgency in times of energy and food crisis (debate)
Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate) (debate)
Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate) (debate)
The humanitarian situation in Ukraine due to Russia’s attacks against critical infrastructure and civilian areas (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Swedish Presidency (debate)
Consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach (debate)
New developments in allegations of corruption and foreign interference, including those related to Morocco, and the need to increase transparency, integrity and accountability in the European institutions (debate)
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)
The EU priorities for the 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)
Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body (debate)
Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (debate)
More Europe, more jobs: we are building the competitive economy of tomorrow for the benefit of all (topical debate)
Women activism – human rights defenders related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) (debate)
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)
Children forcibly deported from Ukraine and the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin (debate)
Keeping people healthy, water drinkable and soil liveable: getting rid of forever pollutants and strengthening EU chemical legislation now (topical debate)
EU Global Health Strategy (debate)
IPCC report on Climate Change: a call for urgent additional action (debate)
Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector (debate)
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union - Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - EU accession: judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement (debate)
Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU (debate)
Coordinated action to address antimicrobial resistance (debate)
Marking the World Day against Child Labour (debate)
Humanitarian and environmental consequences of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam - Sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community (debate)
Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)
Nature restoration (debate)
Nature restoration (debate)
Surface water and groundwater pollutants (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights (debate)
Violence and discrimination in the world of sports after the FIFA Women’s World Cup (debate)
Decent Housing for All (topical debate)
Statement by the President
Question Time with Commissioners - European measures to prevent and to fight the rise of organised crime
Question Time with Commissioners - European measures to prevent and to fight the rise of organised crime
Water scarcity and structural investments in access to water in the EU (debate)
Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support (debate)
Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families (joint debate – International Day of the Rights of the Child)
UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (debate)
Recent developments at the EU’s external border between Finland and Russia and the need to uphold EU law (debate)
Review of the Spanish Presidency of the Council (debate)
EU strategy to assist young people facing the housing and cost of living crisis (topical debate)
Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 and preparation of the Special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 - Situation in Hungary and frozen EU funds (joint debate - European Council meetings)
Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime (debate)
Gender aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meetings, in particular the special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 (debate)
EU2040 climate target (debate)
The fight against hate speech and disinformation: responsibility of social platforms within the Digital Services Act (topical debate)
The EU priorities for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)
Statements by the President
Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2023 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2023 (joint debate - European security and defence)
Next steps towards greater patient safety by swiftly ensuring the availability of medical devices through a targeted transitional period (debate)
EU climate risk assessment, taking urgent action to improve security and resilience in Europe (debate)
Need to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia (debate)
This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo (debate)
This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo (debate)
Union code relating to medicinal products for human use - Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and rules governing the European Medicines Agency (joint debate - Pharmaceutical package)
New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union (debate)
The use of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine’s victory and reconstruction (debate)
The attack on climate and nature: far right and conservative attempts to destroy the Green Deal and prevent investment in our future (topical debate)
Shadow reports (6)
REPORT on the gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period
REPORT on equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020
REPORT on the EU action plan for the social economy
REPORT on esports and video games
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on mercury as regards dental amalgam and other mercury-added products subject to manufacturing, import and export restrictions
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on ensuring food security and long-term resilience of the EU agriculture
Institutional motions (15)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the criminalisation of sexual education in Poland
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU priorities for the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the de facto ban on the right to abortion in Poland
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on meeting the global COVID-19 challenge: effects of the waiver of the WTO TRIPS Agreement on COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on meeting the global COVID-19 challenge: effects of the waiver of the WTO TRIPS Agreement on COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the state law relating to abortion in Texas, USA
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the state law relating to abortion in Texas, USA
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the EU Protection of children and young people fleeing because of the war in Ukraine
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturning of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the United States and the need to safeguard abortion rights and women’s heath in the EU
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European Year of Youth 2022 legacy
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the creation of a European initiative for an annual designation of European Capitals of Children
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on including the right to abortion in the EU Fundamental Rights Charter
Oral questions (1)
Ukrainian women fleeing the war lack access to abortion
Written explanations (138)
Situation in Venezuela (RC-B9-0006/2019, B9-0006/2019, B9-0007/2019, B9-0008/2019, B9-0009/2019, B9-0010/2019, B9-0011/2019)
. – Den humanitära, ekonomiska och politiska krisen i Venezuela måste omedelbart lösas. Vi socialdemokrater vill fortsatt se demokratiska, fria och rättvisa val i landet så snart som möjligt, och anser att det är den främsta uppgiften för interimspresidenten Juan Guaidó. Vi är mycket oroade över FN:s nya rapport som vittnar om användandet av utomrättsliga avrättningar, tortyr samt brist på mat, sjukvård och tillgång till elektricitet för stora delar av den venezolanska befolkningen. Det är viktigt att Europaparlamentet stöder Norges medlarinsatser samt de medlarinsatser som sker med hjälp av den internationella kontaktgruppen ICG där Sverige är medlem.
Employment and social policies of the euro area (A9-0016/2019 - Yana Toom)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om sysselsättnings- och socialpolitiken i euroområdet. Betänkandet lyfter fram många bra saker som exempelvis vikten av att främja en god arbetsmiljö på jobbet.Däremot valde vi att avstå i de omröstningar som handlar om att inrätta ett europeiskt system för återförsäkring av arbetslöshetsförmåner och ett nytt finansiellt instrument för att bekämpa långvarig arbetslöshet. Ett fungerande eurosamarbete är viktigt och förslaget om en återförsäkring av arbetslöshetsförmåner är tänkt som en stabiliserande mekanism inom eurozonen. Exakt hur denna typ av system utformas är primärt en fråga för eurozonen. Det är dock viktigt att poängtera att det inte får handla om att EU ska ha en gemensam arbetslöshetsförsäkring eller att systemet ska träffa länder utanför valutasamarbetet.Kampen för full sysselsättning är en prioriterad fråga för oss socialdemokrater. Ett nytt finansiellt instrument för att bekämpa långvarig arbetslöshet skulle kunna vara positivt, men ramen för EU-budgeten måste i så fall begränsas. Vad gäller uppmaningen att presentera ett rättsligt instrument om minimilöner vill vi påminna om att löner och lönebildning är en nationell kompetens och ska hanteras enligt nationell praxis samt att nationella system för relationerna på arbetsmarknaden ska respekteras fullt ut.
General budget of the European Union for 2020 - all sections (A9-0017/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om paketuppgörelserna i block 1, 2, 6, och 7 samt avstod i omröstningen om budgetresolutionen för 2020. Flera poster i parlamentets budget har hög prioritet. Här finns välfungerande verksamheter med tydliga europeiska mervärden. Investeringar i forskning och utveckling inom Horisont 2020 och kampen mot ungdomsarbetslöshet inom ungdomssysselsättningsinitiativet hör till det bästa som görs i EU-samarbetet. Vi ser gärna betydande satsningar på ett flertal program som parlamentet förespråkar. En rättvis klimatomställning måste prioriteras i EU:s budget. Som huvudregel anser vi emellertid att de satsningar som genomförs ska kompenseras genom lämpliga besparingar i lågprioriterade delar av EU:s budget. Exempelvis hade vi gärna sett omprioriteringar från jordbruksstödet till EU:s klimat- och jämställdhetspolitik. I år röstade vi för block 3 eftersom det finns angelägna satsningar på miljö och klimat inom detta block. Samtidigt motsätter vi oss ökningarna för jordbruksstödet. Eftersom enskilda anslag i budgetprocessen generellt inte har prövats mot varandra i syfte att omdisponera medel till prioriterade områden, bidrar detta sammantaget till att parlamentet kraftigt överskrider det fastlagda budgettaket för den fleråriga budgetramen. Således kan vi inte heller ställa oss bakom parlamentets förslag till budget för 2020.
2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (A9-0035/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om uppgörelsen för EU:s budget 2020.Uppgörelsen om nästa års budget prioriterar viktiga insatser för klimatet samt stöd till ungdomar inom ungdomssysselsättningsinitiativet och Erasmusprogrammet. Investeringar i forskning och utveckling inom Horisont 2020 hör, tillsammans med kampen mot ungdomsarbetslöshet inom ungdomssysselsättningsinitiativet, till det bästa som görs i EU-samarbetet. Här finns välfungerande verksamheter med tydliga europeiska mervärden.Vi ser gärna betydande satsningar på klimatet och jämställdheten i Europa. En rättvis klimatomställning måste prioriteras de kommande åren i EU:s budget. Som huvudregel anser vi emellertid att de satsningar som genomförs ska kompenseras genom lämpliga besparingar i lågprioriterade delar av EU:s budget.Eftersom enskilda anslag i budgetprocessen generellt inte har prövats mot varandra i syfte att omdisponera medel till prioriterade områden, bidrar detta sammantaget till att budgeten lämnar små eller obefintliga marginaler under ett flertal rubriker, vilket kräver en omfattande användning av de särskilda instrumenten i syfte att kringgå de årliga budgettaken. Således kan vi inte heller ställa oss bakom uppgörelsen om EU:s budget 2020.
Climate and environmental emergency (RC-B9-0209/2019, B9-0209/2019, B9-0211/2019, B9-0212/2019, B9-0215/2019, B9-0216/2019, B9-0218/2019, B9-0220/2019)
. – Vi socialdemokrater har varit drivande i Europaparlamentets process att utlysa ett nödläge för klimatet och miljön. Europa måste omedelbart öka sina åtaganden för att minska klimatutsläppen mer och snabbare än i dagsläget. Vi välkomnar därför att kammaren antagit denna resolution. För att inte äventyra resolutionen i sin helhet röstade den socialdemokratiska gruppen emot samtliga ändringsförslag från den konservativa partigruppen, inklusive ett ändringsförslag om att Europaparlamentet ska ha ett enda säte. Vi stöder självklart detta krav i sak, men röstade emot sagda ändringsförslag för att inte äventyra resolutionen.
2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) (B9-0174/2019)
. – Vi socialdemokrater välkomnar att Europaparlamentet antagit en progressiv resolution, som kommer att ge parlamentets delegation till COP25 ett starkt mandat att verka utifrån. Vi stöder att kärnkraften fasas ut och ersätts med el från förnybara källor samt ökad energieffektivisering. Sverige och Europa har goda förutsättningar och måste framöver satsa mer på miljö- och klimatvänlig energi från bland annat vind, vatten och skog. Vi stödjer Sveriges mål om 100 procent förnybar energiproduktion men konstaterar att kärnkraften i dag utgör en betydande del av elproduktionen och att utfasningen måste beakta sysselsättning, elpriser och elsystemets konkurrenskraft.
Fair taxation in a digitalised and globalised economy - BEPS 2.0 (B9-0238/2019)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater, Heléne Fritzon, Johan Danielsson, Jytte Guteland, och Evin Incir, valde att avstå vid omröstningen om resolutionen om rättvis beskattning och globaliserad ekonomi: BEPS 2.0.Vi står bakom resolutionens syfte att bekämpa företagens aggressiva skatteplanering, skadliga skattekonkurrens, skatteflykt och skatteundandragande. De medlemsstater inom unionen och andra stater som erbjuder fördelaktiga skattearrangemang för skatteminimering för företag och privatpersoner bör hamna på EU:s svarta lista över skatteparadis. Vi står även bakom arbetet med OECD:s BEPS-regler mot internationell skatteflykt och skatteundandragande, samt EU:s DAC6-regler för obligatoriskt, automatiskt informationsutbyte mellan nationella skattemyndigheter i syfte att komma åt skattefusk och skatteundandragande.Samtidigt är vi generellt emot EU-koordination inom ramen för OECD:s BEPS-arbete. Vidare anser vi inte att medlemsstaternas beskattningsrätt ska flyttas till EU. Enhällighetsregeln om skattefrågor i ministerrådet bör således kvarstå i syfte att bejaka subsidiaritetsprincipen, samt för att bevara legitimiteten för skattesystemen bland medborgarna i EU:s medlemsstater.
Gender pay gap (B9-0069/2020, B9-0073/2020, B9-0083/2020, B9-0084/2020)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för resolutionen om lönegapet mellan kvinnor och män. Resolutionen innehåller många bra skrivningar, och vi välkomnar särskilt uppmaningen till kommissionen att presentera en ny och ambitiös jämställdhetsstrategi för EU, inklusive konkreta åtgärder för att minska löneskillnaderna mellan kvinnor och män.Kvinnor tjänar i genomsnitt 16 % mindre än män, trots att de har högre utbildning. Det är oerhört viktigt att bekämpa lönegapet. Därför kan vi också se fördelarna med EU-reglering om lönetransparensåtgärder. I det avseendet är det emellertid viktigt att påminna om att detta inte får inkräkta på partsautonomin på arbetsmarknaden. Flera av de ändringsförslag som handlade om bindande åtgärder för insyn i lönesättningen samt om arbetsvärdering var mycket detaljerade och långtgående och därför valde vi att avstå i omröstningen om dessa ändringsförslag.
Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in the United Kingdom (A9-0100/2020 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta med den socialdemokratiska gruppen i Europaparlamentet och uppmana rådet att i dagsläget inte ingå ett nytt samarbete gällande fingeravtrycksuppgifter inom ramen för Prümbeslutet. Vi ser mycket positivt på fördjupat samarbete kring brottsbekämpning med Storbritannien, vilket inkluderar informationsutbyte i förebyggande syfte och utredning av brott. Det är viktigt att Storbritannien och EU tillsammans adresserar regionala och globala utmaningar. Avtal kräver ömsesidighet och respekt för de gemensamma reglerna och Storbritannien ingår sedan 2019 i Prümbeslutet rörande DNA. I nuläget ser vi dock med oro på att Storbritannien ännu inte uppfyller kraven om fullständig ömsesidighet och att man inte heller förklarat sig villig att uppfylla denna del av Prümbeslutet för det existerande samarbetet kring DNA. Skulle Storbritannien fram till den översyn som ska ske den 15 juni 2020 ha ändrat inställning är förutsättningarna för ett samarbete även kring fingeravtrycksuppgifter andra och avtal rörande fingeravtrycksuppgifter bör då ingås. Vi ser därutöver positivt på att frågor om brottsbekämpning och straffrättsligt samarbete hanteras inom ramen för det nya partnerskapsavtal (brexit) med Storbritannien som just nu förhandlas för att få ett så heltäckande avtal som möjligt.
New MFF, own resources and Recovery plan
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater, Heléne Fritzon, Johan Danielsson, Jytte Guteland, och Evin Incir, valde att avstå vid omröstningen om resolutionen om den fleråriga budgetramen, egna medel och återhämtningsplanen.Vi står bakom resolutionens avsikt att inrätta en återhämtningsfond som i ett exceptionellt läge kan bidra till återhämtning i en global hälsokris. Resolutionen innehåller värdefulla tydliggöranden om vikten av att EU:s nästa långtidsbudget ska utgå från principerna om den europeiska pelaren för sociala rättigheter, den gröna given som ska bidra till en hållbar och socialt rättvis omställning, samt det faktum att krisen drabbar kvinnor och minoriteter hårdast.Vi är positiva till en breddning av unionens egna medel – närmare bestämt en avgift på icke-återvunnen plast och intäkter från försäljning av utsläppsrätter – för ändamålsenlig finansiering av EU:s nästa långtidsbudget. Samtidigt vänder vi oss kraftigt emot ett avskaffande av Sveriges rabatter på medlemsavgiften. Vi är också kritiska till återhämtningsfondens betydande storlek, fördelningen mellan bidrag och lån, samt fondens finansiering via s.k. återhämtningsobligationer.Sammanfattningsvis kan vi inte stödja resolutionens andemening om att EU:s budget ska växa kraftigt i omfattning. Som huvudregel anser vi att budgetrestriktivitet bör utgöra en vägledande princip i utformningen av nästa långtidsbudget. Följaktligen kan vi inte stödja parlamentets resolution om den fleråriga budgetramen.
Amendment of the EU-Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement (accession of Bulgaria and Romania) (A9-0005/2020 - Sven Schulze)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater anser att luftfartsavtal är viktiga för EU:s samarbete med tredje länder och är till fördel för både unionen och tredje länder. Vi anser också att alla EU:s medlemsländer ska behandlas lika och ingå i de avtal som union ingår, även de medlemsländer som anslutit sig till unionen efter att avtalen undertecknats. Dock accepterar vi inte länders olagliga ockupation av territorier. Därför har de svenska socialdemokraterna vid tidigare omröstningar under föregående mandatperiod valt att inte rösta för luftfartsavtalet med Marocko med anledning av ockupationen av Västsahara.
Competition policy - annual report 2019 (A9-0022/2020 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om konkurrenspolitiken. Betänkandet behandlar ett flertal sektorer inom ramen för EU:s konkurrenspolitik, där åtskilliga utmaningar kvarstår. Bland annat understryker betänkandet att internationellt samarbete är av största vikt i en globaliserad värld för att säkerställa att konkurrensreglerna genomdrivs effektivt, samtidigt som kommissionen bör sträva efter att inkludera konkurrensregler i EU:s frihandelsavtal, samt inom ramen för Världshandelsorganisationens (WTO) arbete.Gällande skrivningen om en gemensam konsoliderad bolagsskattebas, vill vi likväl betona att skattepolitiken fortsatt bör räknas till nationell kompetens. Vi står entydigt bakom rekommendationernas avsikt att bekämpa skatteflykt och skatteundandragande. De medlemsstater inom unionen som erbjuder fördelaktiga skattearrangemang för skatteminimering bör hamna på EU:s svarta lista över skatteparadis. Vi står även bakom OECD:s BEPS-regler mot internationell skatteflykt och skatteundandragande samt EU:s DAC-regler för obligatoriskt automatiskt informationsutbyte.Vidare anser vi att kontaktspårningsappar kan användas i den pågående pandemin för att kartlägga och minska smittspridningen, samtidigt som det är av största vikt att användardata som samlas in hanteras i enlighet med gällande lagstiftning om integritet och dataskydd. Vid en översyn av EU:s konkurrensregler behöver en lämplig avvägning göras mellan främjandet av EU:s mål om klimatneutralitet senast 2050 och rättvisa konkurrensregler på den inre marknaden.
Guidelines for the 2021 Budget - Section III (A9-0110/2020 - Pierre Larrouturou)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater, Heléne Fritzon, Johan Danielsson, Jytte Guteland och Evin Incir, valde att avstå vid omröstningen om riktlinjer för EU:s budget 2021.Övergripande behandlar betänkandet Europaparlamentets prioriteringar för EU:s budget 2021, med fokus på de utmaningar som unionen står inför i samband med den globala covid-19-pandemin. I ett exceptionellt läge behöver unionen visa prov på solidaritet med de medlemsstater som drabbats hårdast av krisen. Därför står vi bakom resolutionens avsikt att inrätta en återhämtningsfond som kan bidra till återhämtning i en global hälsokris. Dock behöver fördelningen av lån och bidrag till medlemsstaterna ändras jämfört med kommissionens förslag.I syfte att finansiera en återhämtningsplan som grundar sig på den gröna given och digitaliseringens utmaningar, bör systemet för egna medel breddas med intäkter från EU:s utsläppshandelssystem samt en avgift för icke-återvunnen plast. På så vis kan vi säkra en hållbar finansiering av EU:s budget.En rättvis klimatomställning måste prioriteras under de kommande åren i EU:s budget. Som huvudregel anser vi emellertid att de satsningar som genomförs ska kompenseras genom lämpliga besparingar i lågprioriterade delar av EU:s budget. Europaparlamentets mycket expansiva budgetförslag för långtidsbudgeten frångår denna viktiga princip. Således kan vi inte heller ställa oss bakom Europaparlamentets riktlinjer för EU:s budget 2021.
Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020 (B9-0229/2020)
. – Vi står bakom uppgörelsen om långtidsbudgeten och återhämtningspaketet som kan bidra en gemensam europeisk återhämtning. Det är en uppgörelse mellan EU:s 27 medlemsstater där Sverige har spelat en viktig roll i förhandlingsarbetet. Det är en långtidsbudget som prioriterar klimat och miljöåtgärder och ett återhämtningspaket kopplat till den pågående pandemin med riktade investeringar i den gröna och digitala omställningen.Vi välkomnar den nya mekanismen för rättsstatens principer och de grundläggande demokratiska värderingarna. Den ska dock implementeras omedelbart när den nya budgeten börjar gälla.Vi vänder oss bestämt emot att bidragsdelen i återhämtningspaketet måste öka, samt att rabatterna föreslås att avskaffas.Vi ser en risk med att Europaparlamentet säger nej till uppgörelsen och att det även finns en risk för att viktiga åtgärder försenas. Följaktligen kan vi inte stödja parlamentets resolution om den fleråriga budgetramen.Vi valde därför vid den extra sessionen 23 juli i EU-parlamentet att avstå vid omröstningen om resolutionen om slutsatserna från Europeiska rådets extra möte den 17–21 juli 2020.
Draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union (A9-0146/2020 - José Manuel Fernandes, Valerie Hayer)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om Europaparlamentets betänkande om rådets beslut om systemet för Europeiska unionens egna medel.Övergripande ställer vi oss bakom rådets föreslagna text om egna medel som förhandlats fram i samband med rådsöverenskommelsen om EU:s nästa fleråriga budgetram för 2021–2027, samt återhämtningsinstrumentet.Samtidigt som vi ställer oss bakom betänkandets målsättning om att successivt bredda unionens egna medel, främst när det gäller ett ökat uttag av miljö- och klimatavgifter – exempelvis inom ramen för EU:s utsläppshandelssystem – så kan vi inte heller anta den samling förslag till nya egna medel som presenteras i betänkandet. När det gäller förslagen om en gemensam konsoliderad bolagsskattebas och förslaget om skatt på digitala tjänster har dessa ännu inte antagits av rådet. Därför är det förhastat att redan nu föreslå att en del av den europeiska företagsbeskattningen ska slussas till EU:s budget.Dagens system med medlemsavgifter baserade på medlemsstaternas bruttonationalinkomst torde verka återhållande på EU:s allmänna utgifter – ett relativt transparent budgetsystem som främjar nationellt ansvarsutkrävande och demokratisk legitimitet i medlemsstaterna. Således kan vi inte stödja den mycket ambitiösa ansatsen i betänkandet som föreslår en mängd nya skatter och avgifter, samtidigt som detta samfällt innebär en relativt kraftig begränsning av medlemsstaternas beskattningsrätt.
Just Transition Fund (A9-0135/2020 - Manolis Kefalogiannis)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater anser att fonden för en rättvis omställning är ett viktigt steg i rätt riktning för främjandet av en social, ekologisk och ekonomisk hållbar omställning i EU. Detta för att nå unionens långsiktiga klimatstrategi och klimatneutralitet senast år 2050. Därför stöder vi Europaparlamentets betänkande om fonden för en rättvis omställning.Vi motsätter oss dock inkludering av naturgas i förslaget. För oss är det självklart att EU måste främja en energipolitik som är både hållbar för miljön och klimatet och samtidigt består av förnybara energikällor. Vi valde därför att rösta nej till att inkludera fossila bränslen.
Situation in Russia, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny
. – Vi röstade för den gemensamma resolutionen om situationen i Ryssland, särskilt gällande förgiftningen av oppositionspolitikern, bloggaren och juristen Aleksej Navalnyj. Det är viktigt att EU starkt och gemensamt markerar mot att politiska mord och förgiftningar används som instrument av den ryska regimen för att tysta oppositionella.Vi svenska socialdemokrater i Europaparlamentet fördömer mordförsöket på Navalnyj. Vi vill se ett omedelbart stopp på trakasserier, förföljelser och våld mot den politiska oppositionen, meningsmotståndare och civilsamhället i landet. Eftersom vi vill se en positiv utveckling i landet är vi skeptiska till den gemensamma resolutionens skrivning om att helt isolera Ryssland i internationella forum. Total isolering skulle omöjliggöra påverkan för förändring. Vi ser mervärdet av dialog också med länder vars statsskick och/eller värderingar vi inte delar.
Covid-19: EU coordination of health assessments and risk classification and the consequences on Schengen and the single market (RC-B9-0257/2020)
. – För oss socialdemokrater är det en självklarhet att alla medborgare i Europa ska ha tillgång till jämlik och ekonomiskt överkomlig hälso- och sjukvård av hög kvalitet. Hälso- och sjukvårdspolitiken är politiken är nationellt ansvar, men den pågående covid-19-krisen har tydliggjort behovet av bättre samordning och starkare samarbete mellan EU-länderna på hälsoområdet. Vi ser att det idag finns ett behov att stärka hälso- och sjukvården i flera EU-länder. Därför har vi valt att ställa oss bakom Europaparlamentets uppmaning till kommissionen att lägga fram ett förslag till direktiv om miniminormer för högkvalitativ hälso- och sjukvård.I enlighet med Europaparlamentets resolution om EU:s folkhälsostrategi från 8 juli 2020 är det för oss fundamentalt att EU:s medlemsstater behåller behörigheten i fråga om förvaltningen, organisationen och finansieringen av sina hälso- och sjukvårdssystem, samtidigt som patientsäkerhet, anständiga normer för arbete och anställning för vårdpersonal samt europeisk motståndskraft mot pandemier och andra folkhälsokriser garanteras.
Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies (A9-0186/2020 - Ibán García Del Blanco)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om en ram för etiska aspekter av artificiell intelligens, robotteknik och tillhörande teknik. Betänkandet är omfattande och lyfter på ett bra sätt fram möjligheterna som artificiell intelligens, robotteknik och tillhörande teknik medför men belyser också utmaningarna. EU behöver på ett övergripande plan stärka sin kapacitet för användning av artificiell intelligens, robotteknik och tillhörande teknik och vi är positiva till att just etiska riktlinjer lyfts fram i diskussionen.En viktig del av betänkandet handlar om integritet och biometrisk igenkänning. Betänkandet betonar de möjligheter som teknikens utveckling medför också inom detta område men understryker samtidigt vikten av att grundläggande principer såsom dataskydd, integritetsskydd och att strikt ändamålsbaserad begränsning måste respekteras. Vi valde dock att rösta emot ett ändringsförslag som bland annat yrkar på att kommissionen i sitt kommande lagstiftningsförslag ska föreslå ett förbud mot spridning och användning av teknik för ansiktsigenkänning på offentlig plats, så länge som riskerna med tekniken inte åtgärdats. Även om ändringsförslaget lyfter fram många viktiga aspekter som vi delar, såsom brister och farhågor med tekniken för ansiktsigenkänning, är ändringsförslaget långtgående och dessa saker behandlas också på ett bra sätt på andra ställen i betänkandet.
Economic policies of the euro area 2020 (A9-0193/2020 - Joachim Schuster)
. – Vi svenska Socialdemokrater röstade för betänkandet om den ekonomiska politiken i euroområdet. Vi noterar med oro att 2020 förväntas EU drabbas av den djupaste recessionen under hela EU:s historia, vilket förväntas öka arbetslösheten i euroområdet från 7,5 procent 2019 till 9,5 procent 2020, samtidigt som en ny topp för euroområdets samlade skuldkvot nås (102,7 procent). Därför instämmer vi i betänkandets slutsats att en översyn av det finanspolitiska ramverket efter covid-19-krisen både behöver främja tillväxtfrämjande offentliga utgifter i samband med klimatförändringarna och digitaliseringen, samt trygga social, ekonomisk och miljömässig motståndskraft, samtidigt som en sund och långsiktigt hållbar budgetförvaltning säkerställs.Vi vänder oss emellertid mot betänkandets inkludering av kommissionens meddelande Mot ett mer effektivt och demokratiskt beslutsfattande inom EU:s skattepolitik , vars slutsatser föreskriver en övergång från enhällighetsbeslut i skattefrågor till beslut med kvalificerad majoritet. Skattefusk och skatteundandragande är ett globalt fenomen och därför anser vi att en genomgripande reform av det internationella företagsskattesystemet helst ska verkställas inom ramen för OECD-samarbetet. Således välkomnar vi de senaste framstegen inom OECD som innebär att ny skiss presenterats för ett nytt globalt företagsskattesystem, som bland annat innebär att teknikjättar tvingas betala en större andel av sin bolagsskatt i Europa och i utvecklingsländer.
Employment and social policies of the euro area 2020 (A9-0183/2020 - Klára Dobrev)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om sysselsättning och socialpolitik i euroområdet 2020. Vi instämmer i oron att Covid-19 krisen sannolikt kommer att öka de nuvarande ojämlikheterna.Vi reserverar oss dock för vissa delar i betänkandet och avstod i omröstningar som handlar om att undersöka eller införa instrument på EU-nivå för exempelvis arbetslöshetsåterförsäkring. Vi välkomnar kommissionens fokus att stärka barns förutsättningar genom EU:s barngaranti men vi ställer oss kritiska till att införa gratis barnomsorg. För oss socialdemokrater är det viktigt att barnomsorgen är tillgänglig och har ett överkomligt pris, samtidigt anser vi att fokus i första hand bör vara att bygga ut barnomsorgen i Europa. På samma sätt ställer vi oss också frågande till utarbetandet av en EU-ram för omsorgstjänster. För oss är det viktigt att varje medlemsland kan tillhandahålla omsorgstjänster av hög kvalité som kommer många till del. Vi vill påminna om att dessa frågor i huvudsak är nationell kompetens. Vad gäller uppmaningen om att presentera en europeisk ram om minimilöner vill vi påminna om att löner och lönebildning är en nationell kompetens och ska hanteras enligt nationell praxis och att nationella system för relationerna på arbetsmarknaden ska respekteras fullt ut.
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 - all sections (A9-0206/2020 - Pierre Larrouturou, Olivier Chastel)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i voteringen om paketuppgörelsen i block 4, 5, 8 och 9, röstade emot i block 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 och 17 samt röstade emot i voteringen om budgetresolutionen för 2021.Ett flertal satsningar i parlamentets budget återfinns inom välfungerande områden. Forskningsprogrammet Horisont Europa, investeringar i transportinfrastruktur, arbetet för jämlikhet samt unionens yttre åtgärder hör till det bästa som görs i EU-samarbetet. En rättvis klimatomställning måste prioriteras i EU:s budget.Vi ser positivt på vissa satsningar i parlamentets förslag. Som huvudregel anser vi emellertid att utgiftsökningarna ska kompenseras med omprioriteringar i EU:s budget.Exempelvis behöver omdisponeringar göras från EU:s betydande jordbruksstöd till förmån för EU:s klimat- och miljöinsatser samt unionens jämställdhetsarbete. Vi avstod i voteringen om block 4, trots flera goda miljösatsningar, eftersom rubriken innehåller ökade satsningar inom EU:s jordbrukspolitik som vi inte vill se. Som övergripande princip förordar vi dock omprioriteringar i EU:s budget inom befintlig ram istället för generella utgiftsökningar.Eftersom budgetutskottet inte har prövat enskilda anslag mot varandra i syfte att omdisponera medel, bidrar detta sammantaget till att parlamentet mycket kraftigt överskrider budgettaken i EU:s kommande långtidsbudget. Således kan vi inte ställa oss bakom parlamentets förslag till budget för 2021.
Sustainable Europe Investment Plan - How to finance the Green Deal (A9-0198/2020 -Siegfried Mureşan, Paul Tang)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för initiativbetänkadet om investeringsplanen för ett hållbart Europa – finansiering av den gröna given. Betänkandets innehåll rymmer konkreta förslag om hur den gröna given kan finansieras med både offentliga och privata medel, samt säkerställer att EU inte ska finansiera aktiviteter som vållar skada för människor eller klimatet. Att säkra en realistisk och konkret finansiering är avgörande för att lyckas med den gröna omställningen, varför vi i valde att ställa oss bakom betänkandet. Av detta skäl valde vi också att avstå i omröstningarna på några punkter, som om de antagits hade äventyrat betänkandet som helhet.Betänkandet innehåller emellertid skrivningar om introducerandet av nya egna medel som vi anser är problematiska och vänder oss emot. Som huvudregel anser vi att nya prioriteringar i huvudsak ska finansieras genom omprioriteringar inom befintlig budgetram och att närhetsprincipen ska tillämpas på budgetområdet. Mot den bakgrunden avböjer vi betänkandets samlade förslag av skatter på unionsnivå som föreslås gå in som egna medel i EU:s budget.Vi svenska socialdemokrater kommer fortsättningsvis vara pådrivande för klimatomställningen på unionsnivå. Därtill måste även medlemsstaterna ta ett betydande ansvar för att ställa om i hållbar riktning, exempelvis genom införandet av en ambitiös och effektiv beskattning av koldioxid.
Tackling homelessness rates in the European Union (B9-0363/2020)
. – Vi socialdemokrater stödjer den resolution om hemlöshet som Europaparlamentet antagit 23 november 2020. Vi oroas över situationen för de över 4 miljoner människor som är hemlösa i EU och uppgifterna om att antalet hemlösa i EU ökat kraftigt under de senaste tio åren. Rätten till bostad är stadgad i FN:s konvention om de mänskliga rättigheterna. Vi vänder oss mycket starkt emot att det idag finns länder i Europa som, likt Ungern, kriminaliserat hemlöshet. EU har ett ansvar att stå upp för och försvara de mänskliga rättigheterna. Det är grundläggande för att få ingå i Europeiska unionen och ska vara en förutsättning för att ta del av gemensamma EU-medel. Samtidigt är det viktigt att komma ihåg att EU inte har någon beslutsfattande kompetens gällande EU-ländernas bostadspolitik, utan detta är nationell kompetens.
Stocktaking of European elections (A9-0211/2020 - Pascal Durand)
. – Vi socialdemokrater röstade för betänkandet om utvärdering av valet till Europaparlamentet 25 november 2020. Det är ett ambitiöst betänkande som dels analyserar det senaste valet, dels innehåller ett antal förslag om åtgärder för att öka intresset för parlamentsvalet och nya diskussioner inför framtiden. I fråga om transnationella listor anser vi dock att det inte skulle vara en framgångsrik metod för att öka intresset eller det demokratiska inflytandet för medborgarna.
A strong social Europe for Just Transitions (A9-0233/2020 - Dennis Radtke, Agnes Jongerius)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om ett starkt socialt Europa för rättvisa omställningar. Vi vill se ett EU som verkar för att öka den sociala rättvisan i hela Europa.För oss är det viktigt att arbetstagares ställning i Europa stärks samtidigt som ansvarsfördelningen mellan EU och medlemsstaterna respekteras. Initiativ på EU-nivå får inte på något sätt äventyra den svenska partsmodellen. Därför röstade vi emot delar i betänkandet som handlar om att införa obligatoriska målsättningar inom socialpolitiken. Vi kan inte heller stödja det föreslagna direktivet om europeiska minimilöner. Vi vill påminna om att löner och lönebildning är en nationell kompetens och ska hanteras enligt nationell praxis och att nationella system för relationerna på arbetsmarknaden ska respekteras fullt ut. Vi reserverar oss också mot andra delar i betänkandet och avstod från att rösta på avvägda ställen för förslag om ny EU-lagstiftning på arbetsmarknadsområdet då kraven ibland berör sådant som medlemsstaterna bör lagstifta om själva. Samtidigt välkomnar vi exempelvis de progressiva arbetsmiljömässiga krav som betänkandet innehåller, erkännandet av partsmodellen och vikten av att stärka parterna på arbetsmarknaden, öka andelen arbetsmiljöinspektörer och vikten av att förbättra anställningstryggheten.
Sustainable corporate governance (A9-0240/2020 - Pascal Durand)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om betänkandet som behandlar hållbar bolagsstyrning. I likhet med betänkandet välkomnar vi den kommande översynen av direktivet om icke-finansiell rapportering och vi stödjer att omfånget av rapporteringskraven utökas till att omfatta alla stora företag och koncerner i enlighet med redovisningsdirektivet.Betänkandet lyfter också på ett bra sätt fram vikten av mångfald och delaktighet i företagen, vilket leder till bättre affärsbeslut, samt vikten av arbetstagarinflytande i företagens beslutsprocesser för att bättre integrera företagens långsiktiga mål och inverkan.Däremot kan vi inte ställa oss bakom de mycket långtgående skrivningarna i betänkandet som behandlar lagförslag om hållbar bolagsstyrning. Utan tvekan har också företagen ett ansvar att aktivt bidra till ökad hållbarhet och därmed bidra till att vi uppfyller våra hållbarhetsåtaganden. Men att lagstifta om att ändra aktiebolagens syfte från att som nu generera vinst till aktieägarna till att dessutom främja hållbarhet är att gå för långt, och det riskerar också att slå helt fel. Därför valde vi också att avstå i omröstningen om betänkandet.
Implementation of the EU water legislation (B9-0401/2020)
. – Vi stöder den resolution som Europaparlamentet antagit om genomförandet av EU:s vattenlagstiftning. Sunda och välmående vattenresurser är grundläggande såväl för människors hälsa och samhället som för miljön och klimatet. Det är därför oroande att hälften av EU:s vattenförekomster fortfarande inte uppvisar god status. Kommissionens genomförda Fitness Check visar också att det finns avsevärda brister i hur EU-länderna genomfört EU:s vattenlagstiftning.På ett par punkter tycker vi dock att resolutionen går bortom regelverkets omfattning. Ett sådant exempel är de specifika skrivningarna med detaljerade krav i koppling till taxonomin och att energi- och transportrelaterade projekt ska anses vara hållbara endast när de omfattar naturliknande fisktrappor. Vi håller med om att fisktrappor är mycket viktiga för den biologiska mångfalden, men vi vill vara öppna för andra relevanta tekniska lösningar där det finns sådana lösningar som håller samma kvalitet för fiskbeståndet.Vi oroas av dagens omfattande utsläpp av mikroplast i miljön från fyllnadsmaterial på konstgräsplaner, som är mycket problematisk ur miljösynpunkt. Då Europeiska kemikaliemyndighetens (Echa) kommitté för samhällsekonomisk analys ännu inte har tagit ställning till frågan eller möjliga ersättningsalternativ, tycker vi emellertid att det är förhastat av Europaparlamentet att i dagsläget uppmana kommissionen att snabbt föreslå ett förbud mot denna användning.
European Arrest Warrant and surrender procedures between Member States (A9-0248/2020 - Javier Zarzalejos)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater röstade för betänkandet om implementeringen av den europeiska arresteringsordern då vi ser den som en viktig del av det rättsliga och polisiära samarbetet inom EU, vilket är ett samarbete som vi ser mycket positivt på. Den europeiska arresteringsordern bygger på principen om ömsesidigt erkännande. Därtill är respekten för de mänskliga rättigheterna och rättsstatens principer en förutsättning för samarbetet. Den europeiska arresteringsordern är särskilt viktig för bekämpandet av organiserad och allvarlig brottslighet. Frihetsberövanden ska tillgripas i de fall där andra åtgärder inte kan anses vara tillräckliga och brotten är allvarliga. Vi är positiva till åtgärder som syftar till att förbättra samarbetet och öka förtroendet mellan medlemsstaterna utan att rambeslutet öppnas upp för förhandling. Åtgärderna bör istället inriktas på korrekt implementering. Vi anser därutöver att harmonisering av vissa processrättsliga regler, så som fri bevisprövning eller häktning, inte ligger i linje med principen om subsidiaritet.
Artificial intelligence: questions of interpretation and application of international law (A9-0001/2021 - Gilles Lebreton)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta emot betänkandet om artificiell intelligens: frågor om tolkning och tillämpning av internationell rätt. Utan tvekan har vi en snabb teknikutveckling vad gäller artificiell intelligens (AI) inom området för civil och militär användning, men tyvärr är betänkandet inte tillräckligt progressivt vad avser användningen av AI och respekten för grundläggande rättigheter. Det innehåller delvis motstridiga uppgifter rörande ett eventuellt förbud för dödliga autonoma vapensystem, och det går delvis emot en tidigare antagen resolution från Europaparlamentet inom detta område.I voteringen valde vi också att rösta emot ett förslag om en uppmaning till EU-kommissionen om att överväga att införa ett moratorium för offentliga myndigheters användning av system för ansiktsigenkänning. Även om betänkandet på ett bra sätt lyfter fram brister och farhågor med tekniken för ansiktsigenkänning och vikten av att respektera grundläggande rättigheter, vilket vi givetvis håller med om, anser vi inte att ett moratorium för offentliga myndigheters användning av system för ansiktsigenkänning är rätt väg att gå för att komma till rätta med de problem som finns.
The latest developments in the National Assembly of Venezuela (RC-B9-0056/2021, B9-0056/2021, B9-0060/2021, B9-0062/2021, B9-0064/2021, B9-0065/2021)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater röstade för den resolution som behandlar valet i Venezuela i december 2020. Det står klart att valet inte reflekterar folkets vilja och att oppositionen tystas och förföljs. Oppositionen måste tillåtas verka fritt och alla politiska fångar släppas. Det utgående parlamentet och dess ledare utgör tillsammans med andra delar av oppositionen och civilsamhället nyckelaktörer för att nå en fredlig och demokratisk framtid i Venezuela. Vi tror att nyckeln till framgång är att arbeta brett och inkluderande. Vi är fortsatt oroade över den humanitära, politiska och ekonomiska krisen i Venezuela. Denna är orsakad av regimens misskötsel och hårda förtryck mot sin egen befolkning. Detta är oacceptabelt och det är prioriterat att detta får ett slut. Vi står därför bakom EU:s sanktioner som införts mot individer kopplade till kränkningar och övergrepp av mänskliga rättigheter samt underminering av demokrati och rättsstatens principer i Venezuela.EU och dess medlemsstater måste agera både för att få ett slut på den akuta humanitära krisen och för en långsiktig och fredlig lösning på den ohållbara situationen i landet.
Decent and affordable housing for all (A9-0247/2020 - Kim Van Sparrentak)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om anständigt och rimligt prissatta bostäder för alla. Vår utgångspunkt är klar och tydlig: bostadspolitiken är i grunden medlemsstaternas behörighet och ska så förbli. Därför valde vi exempelvis att avstå i voteringen om att Europaparlamentet uppmanar EU-kommissionen att säkerställa att elleverantörer antar skyddssystem för att garantera energiförsörjning i hemmet. Vi valde också att rösta emot ett ändringsförslag som mycket detaljerat stakar ut att EU-kommissionen och medlemsstaterna ska säkerställa att det finns tillräckligt många lämpliga och rimligt prissatta subventionerade bostäder i EU, så kallad social housing , även om syftet på många sätt är lovvärt.Men samtidigt kan vi inte bortse från att det finns en rad utmaningar med den rådande bostadssituationen i Europa, vilket också tydligt framkommer i betänkandet. Självklart är det så att där EU kan agera för att åstadkomma positiva förändringar välkomnar vi det, men det måste ske med respekt för varje lands bostadssystem och traditioner.
The right to disconnect (A9-0246/2020 - Alex Agius Saliba)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att lägga ner våra röster i omröstningen om det lagstiftande initiativbetänkandet ”rätten att koppla ifrån”. Vi instämmer i oron om att allt fler arbetstagare i Europa inte har möjlighet att ”koppla ner”. Det är ett reellt problem som måste hanteras. För oss socialdemokrater råder det ingen tvekan om att alla arbetstagare ska ha rätt att koppla ifrån och inte ständigt behöva vara tillgängliga. Det är avgörande för en god arbetsmiljö att säkerställa balansen mellan arbetsliv och fritid och tillförsäkra att arbetstagare får vila samt tid till återhämtning. Det är möjligt att EU:s arbetstidsregler kan behöva en översyn för att ta höjd för detta. Men förslaget som parlamentet röstade om var alltför detaljerat och respekterade inte den ordning vi har i Sverige då arbetsmarknadens parter kan reglera frågan i kollektivavtal. Vi tror att det är fel väg att från EU sätta enhetliga detaljerade regler kring hur rätten att koppla ifrån ska regleras på respektive arbetsplats i Europa. Vi vill påminna om att initiativ på EU-nivå inte på något sätt får äventyra den svenska partsmodellen utan nationella system för relationer på arbetsmarknaden ska respekteras fullt ut.
The EU Strategy for Gender Equality (A9-0234/2020 - Maria Noichl)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om EU:s strategi för jämställdhet. Vi vill se ett jämställt EU och välkomnar de progressiva förslag som betänkandet innehåller, däribland åtgärder för att bekämpa det könsrelaterade våldet, initiativ som stärker sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa och rättigheter samt åtgärder som ökar kvinnors delaktighet på arbetsmarknaden. Vi välkomnar förslaget om att medlemsstaterna ska vidta åtgärder mot fattigdom i kombination med menstruation men anser att medlemsstaterna bör besluta om metod. Vi betonar att intimhygienprodukter ska vara giftfria då de används regelbundet av en stor del av befolkningen. Vi reserverar oss mot uppmaningen till medlemsstaterna att införa bindande kvoter i sina valsystem. För oss socialdemokrater är det en självklarhet att ha varvade listor och att kvinnor och män ska ha rättvis representation. Dock anser vi att alla partier går till val baserat på det egna partiets grundsyn och värderingar och att det därmed är upp till de enskilda partierna att ta sitt ansvar.Vi stödjer uppmaningen om att stärka kopplingen mellan jämställdhet och klimatomställningen samt förslag om att stänga klyftan mellan könen i den digitala ekonomin. Vidare välkomnar vi uppmaningen till kommissionen och medlemsstaterna om att vidta jämställdhetsmedvetna åtgärder som svar på covid-19-krisen.
New Circular Economy Action Plan: see Minutes (A9-0008/2021 - Jan Huitema)
. – Vi socialdemokrater stödjer att EU vidareutvecklar arbetet med den cirkulära ekonomin, som spelar en viktig roll i samhällets och ekonomins omställning till ökad hållbarhet. Därför ställer vi oss positiva till kommissionens handlingsplan för cirkulär ekonomi och stödjer parlamentets initiativbetänkande om densamma. Vi delar ambitionen att främja en utveckling där den ekonomiska tillväxten frikopplas från dagens intensiva resursanvändning. Europa måste öka hållbarheten i materialanvändningen, produktionen och konsumtionen för att nå målsättningarna under den gröna given och målet att bli klimatneutralt till senast år 2050. Grön offentlig upphandling och skatteincitament är viktiga styrmedel för att nå dessa målsättningar. För oss är det viktigt att denna typ av styrmedel utformas på ett vis som ger medlemsländerna fullgod flexibilitet i genomförandet och utan att öka den administrativa bördan.
Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive (A9-0011/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater röstade för betänkandet om genomförandet av direktiv 2011/36/EU om förebyggande och bekämpande av människohandel och om skydd av dess offer. Vi anser att både EU och dess medlemsstater måste göra ytterligare kraftansträngningar för att till fullo implementera direktivet. Ett effektivt rättsligt samarbete och effektiva verktyg är avgörande i kampen mot människohandel. Arbetet måste koncentreras till förebyggande arbete och att hämma efterfrågan, exempelvis genom att agera mot nyttjandet av tjänster som utförs av personer som utsätts för människohandel. Därtill är bland annat kampen mot fattigdom, för ökad jämlikhet och jämställdhet och för lagliga vägar till EU viktiga i det förebyggande arbetet mot människohandel. Vi ser mycket positivt på att betänkandet har ett genusperspektiv då över nittio procent av offren för människohandel för sexuellt utnyttjande är kvinnor och flickor. För att bekämpa efterfrågan uppmanar vi alla EU:s medlemsstater att införa den svenska sexköpslagen. För oss är det prioriterat att människohandlare åtalas och döms. Därtill måste offren för människohandel vara fredade från repressalier och få stöd. Detta måste åstadkommas samtidigt som rätten till en opartisk domstol, rättvis rättegång och rätten till försvar garanteras.
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty (A9-0006/2021 - Özlem Demirel)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om minskad ojämlikhet med särskilt fokus på fattigdom bland förvärvsarbetande. Betänkandet belyser på ett bra sätt orsakerna och konsekvenserna av växande ojämlikhet och fattigdom och inkluderar många bra och konkreta förslag för att motverka den rådande situationen.En viktig del av betänkandet behandlar minimilöner och kommissionens förslag till direktiv om tillräckliga minimilöner. Även om vi välkomnar att betänkandet tydligt lyfter fram och betonar att direktivet bör innehålla tydliga skyddsåtgärder i de medlemsstater där lönerna i regel följer de kollektivavtal som förhandlats fram av arbetsmarknadens parter, kunde vi inte rösta för flera separata skrivningar som berör kommissionens förslag. Vi stödjer inte det föreslagna direktivet om minimilöner. Löner och lönebildning är en nationell kompetens och ska hanteras enligt nationell praxis, och nationella system för relationerna på arbetsmarknaden ska respekteras fullt ut.En annan viktig del berör minimiinkomst. Ett effektivt lägsta inkomstskydd i hela unionen kan bidra till att minska sociala ojämlikheter och skillnader inom och mellan medlemsstaterna. Sedan tidigare har EU antagit rådsrekommendationer inom detta område, och i linje med nyligen antagna rådsslutsatser om minimiinkomster (oktober 2020) valde vi att rösta för uppmaningen till kommissionen om att lägga fram en EU-ram om minimiinkomst.
A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (A9-0019/2021 - Yannick Jadot)
. – Vi socialdemokrater stödjer en EU-mekanism för koldioxidjustering vid gränserna som ett möjligt verktyg för att främja att likvärdiga klimatkrav införs på importerade varor som de som ställs på varor tillverkade i unionen.Vi noterar att EU är världens största importör av koldioxid, och att dessa importer är cirka tre gånger större än de utsläpp som exporteras från EU till omvärlden. Det är visserligen ett kvitto på att unionen ligger i framkant i arbetet med att minska de egna klimatutsläppen, men tydliggör samtidigt också vikten att förmå vår omvärld att skärpa sina klimatkrav.En mekanism för koldioxidjustering vid EU:s gränser kan fungera som ett incitament för att göra de produkter som säljs på EU:s marknad klimatsmartare, och skapa mer jämlik konkurrens mellan tillverkare i och utanför unionen. För att en sådan mekanism ska vara aktuell, måste den vara fullt förenlig med WTO:s regelverk.Vi beklagar att parlamentets kammare tagit ställning för att koldioxidmekanismen inte ska räkna bioenergi som klimatneutralt, samt att mekanismens införande ej längre villkoras med en gradvis utfasning av dagens kostnadsfria allokering av utsläppsrätter till industrin under EU:s utsläppshandel. Vi reserverar oss för utfallet i parlamentets kammare på dessa punkter men stödjer parlamentets betänkande i dess helhet.
European Semester: employment and social aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021 (A9-0026/2021 - Lina Gálvez Muñoz)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om den europeiska planeringsterminen för samordning av den ekonomiska politiken: sysselsättning och sociala aspekter i den årliga strategin för hållbar tillväxt 2021. Betänkandet betonar på ett bra sätt vikten av att tydligare lyfta fram sociala aspekter inom planeringsterminen samt att reformer och investeringar i medlemsstaterna bör vägledas av den sociala pelaren och hållbarhetsmålen.Vi välkomnar också skrivningarna om att stärka barns förutsättningar och behov genom EU:s kommande barngaranti, men vi ställer oss kritiska till att införa gratis barnomsorg. Det är medlemsstaterna som beslutar om detta och för oss socialdemokrater är det viktigt att barnomsorgen är tillgänglig och har en rimlig avgift, samtidigt anser vi att fokus i första hand bör vara på att bygga ut barnomsorgen i Europa.Avslutningsvis beklagar vi att det antagna betänkandet välkomnar kommissionens förslag till direktiv om tillräckliga minimilöner i EU. Vi stödjer inte det föreslagna direktivet om minimilöner. Löner och lönebildning är en nationell kompetens och ska hanteras enligt nationell praxis, och de nationella systemen för relationerna på arbetsmarknaden ska respekteras fullt ut. Därför röstade vi också emot skrivningen som välkomnar kommissionens förslag.
Children's Rights (B9-0164/2021)
. – Vi socialdemokrater ser fram emot kommissionens kommande tioårsstrategi för att stärka arbetet med barns rättigheter inom EU. Rättighetsarbete bör ha en intersektionell utgångspunkt och adressera olika typer av utmaningar och diskriminering i ett samlat grepp. Vi anser att planen måste fokusera på de frågor som berör barn mest utifrån ett långsiktigt perspektiv. Vi välkomnar därför förslagen som berör social och ekonomisk utsatthet då barnfattigdom ger långvariga negativa följdverkningar. Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt, både online och offline. Ytterligare kraftansträngningar måste dessutom göras för att garantera att barn inte utsätts för övergrepp. Vidare har Socialdemokraterna tagit ställning mot surrogatmödraskap. Vi anser inte att det är för barnets bästa eller att det går i linje med en feministisk politik. De förslag som lagts i denna fråga kommer dock från företrädare för ett parti vars värderingar vi inte delar och vars intentioner i detta fall går stick i stäv med våra. Detta är ett parti som aktivt motarbetar kvinnors rättigheter och som inte för en politik med barnets bästa i fokus. Vi valde därför att inte stödja dessa förslag eftersom vi inte delar intentionen bakom dem.
European strategy for data (A9-0027/2021 - Miapetra Kumpula-Natri)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för initiativbetänkandet om upprättandet av en EU-strategi för hållbar turism. Detta eftersom betänkandet innehåller angelägna åtgärder för att stödja turismsektorn under pandemin, liksom i dess återhämtning. I betänkandet redogörs det även för viktiga moderniseringsinsatser syftande till att skapa en mer hållbar turismsektor.Vi ställer oss dock kritiska till att betänkandet förespråkar att en europeisk byrå för turism ska inrättas. Betänkandet föreslår även ett införande av en EU-märkning för hygiencertifiering och fastställande av hälsostandarder inom EU. Vi vill poängtera att hälsofrågor är en nationell kompetens. Förslagen får därför inte leda till en onödig detaljreglering på EU-nivå.Betänkandet förespråkar också en specifik budgetpost för turism i den kommande fleråriga budgetramen. I sammanhanget vill vi understryka att detta i stället måste ske genom en omfördelning av medel inom nuvarande budgetramar.
Guidelines for the 2022 Budget - Section III (A9-0046/2021 - Karlo Ressler)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om de allmänna riktlinjerna för utarbetandet av budgeten för 2022, avsnitt III – kommissionen.Betänkandet fastställer Europaparlamentets prioriteringar inför budgetprocessen för unionens budget 2022, och innehåller angelägna överväganden i det fortsatta arbetet. Budgeten bör fortsatt bidra till återhämtningen i ekonomin men samtidigt främja en hållbar omställning och en inkluderande och mer jämställd union. Vidare efterfrågas ett snabbt antagande av EU:s jämställdhetsstrategi, inklusive en jämställdhetsintegrerad EU-budget. I betänkandet betonas särskilt behovet av stöd till små- och medelstora företag, utbildning, kultur- och ungdomssatsningar, inklusive den kreativa sektorn, klimat och biologisk mångfald samt satsningar inom unionens utvecklingssamarbete.Pandemin har utsatt medlemsstaternas hälso- och sjukvårdssystem för stora påfrestningar och samtidigt blottlagt en otillräcklig produktionskapacitet för vaccinationer. Samtidigt motsätter vi oss fler EU-befogenheter på hälsoområdet, vilket är medlemsstaternas kompetensområde.Vidare röstade vi emot ett ändringsförslag inom ramen för EU:s klimatlag som förordade en minskning av växthusgasutsläpp med minst 60 procent jämfört med 1990 års nivå senast 2030. Vi stöder till fullo ambitiösa utsläppsminskningar till 2030. Dock vill vi inte i detta betänkande föregripa de pågående förhandlingarna om EU:s klimatlag.
Strengthening the international role of the euro (A9-0043/2021 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om att stärka eurons internationella roll. Betänkandet berör bland annat den Europeiska centralbankens penningpolitik, eurosamarbetets utformning och funktion, konkurrensfrågor och handel.I syfte att stärka eurons internationella roll förordar betänkandet en fördjupning av det monetära samarbetet, inklusive ett färdigställande av bankunionen och kapitalmarknadsunionen. Europaparlamentet betonar att en starkare internationell roll för euron kommer att skapa djupare, mer likvida och integrerade europeiska finansmarknader och göra dem mindre sårbara för växelkurschocker samt ge företag och medlemsstater mer tillförlitlig tillgång till finansiering.Vidare betonar betänkandet behovet av en trovärdig finanspolitisk ram som främjar långsiktig tillväxt och säkerställer stabilitet och hållbarhet i de offentliga finanserna. Vi anser således att en översyn av stabilitets- och tillväxtpaktens regelverk krävs i syfte att värna hållbara statsskuldsnivåer i medlemsstaterna, samtidigt som åtstramande åtgärder bör undvikas i direkta krissituationer.Vi vill understryka att fördjupningen av valutasamarbetet i första hand är en angelägenhet för euroländerna, men att ett välfungerande eurosamarbete även ligger i icke-euroländers intresse. Den fördjupade integrationen får dock inte leda till att den inre marknaden skadas eller till att icke-euroländernas ställning försvagas. Den svenska folkomröstningen om euron måste respekteras, och en svensk anslutning till valutasamarbetet är därför inte aktuell.
Digital taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European Digital Tax (A9-0103/2021 - Andreas Schwab, Martin Hlaváček)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater, Heléne Fritzon, Johan Danielsson, Jytte Guteland, och Evin Incir, valde att avstå vid omröstningen om betänkandet om digital beskattning: OECD-förhandlingarna, digitala företags skatterättsliga hemvist och en eventuell europeisk digital skatt.Vi står bakom resolutionens avsikt att bekämpa företagens aggressiva skatteplanering, skadliga skattekonkurrens, skatteflykt och skatteundandragande. De medlemsstater inom unionen samt övriga stater som erbjuder fördelaktiga skattearrangemang för skatteminimering för företag och privatpersoner bör hamna på EU:s svarta lista över skatteparadis. Vi står även bakom arbetet med OECD:s BEPS-regler mot internationell skatteflykt och skatteundandragande samt EU:s DAC-regler för obligatoriskt automatiskt informationsutbyte mellan nationella skattemyndigheter i syfte att komma åt skattefusk och skatteundandragande.Vidare anser vi inte att medlemsstaternas beskattningsrätt ska flyttas till EU. Enhällighetsregeln om skattefrågor i ministerrådet bör således kvarstå i syfte att bejaka subsidiaritetsprincipen samt för att bevara legitimiteten för skattesystemen bland medborgarna i EU:s medlemsstater.
European Child Guarantee (B9-0220/2021)
. – För oss svenska socialdemokrater var det självklart att rösta för resolutionen om den europeiska barngarantin. Miljontals barn inom EU lever idag i en situation där de riskerar att drabbas av fattigdom eller social utestängning. Det är helt oacceptabelt och djupt oroväckande. En europeisk barngaranti kommer inte att lösa dessa problem, men den ger oss ytterligare ett verktyg att lyfta barns rättigheter och bekämpa växande ojämlikheter.I de enskilda voteringarna valde vi att rösta för en textparagraf som bland annat uppmanar till en översyn av Barcelonamålen och som lyfter fram vikten av att överbrygga den digitala klyftan i våra samhällen. I samma punkt beklagar vi dock att Europaparlamentet uppmanar till EU-initiativ för att stödja online- och distansundervisning i skolan. Varje land ansvarar för sitt eget utbildningssystem och vi stödjer inte ett sådant EU-initiativ.En annan viktig del av resolutionen behandlar utveckling av ny teknik för att upptäcka och avlägsna material som innehåller barnpornografi och sexuella övergrepp mot barn. Vi stöder självklart uppmaningen till ett nära samarbete med aktörer i den privata sektorn för att utveckla sådan teknik, men vi tycker att privata plattformar borde kunna finansiera sig på egen hand.
2019 Discharge: EU general budget - European Parliament (A9-0044/2021 - Petri Sarvamaa)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av Europeiska unionens allmänna budget för budgetåret 2019, avsnitt I – Europaparlamentet.Betänkandet noterar att Europeiska revisionsrättens samlade revisionsbevis visar att utgifterna för administration inte innehåller väsentliga fel. Däremot noterar betänkandet med oro att revisionsrätten fann fel i en betalning till ett av de europeiska politiska partierna. Vi beklagar att parlamentet även i årsrapporterna för 2014, 2015 och 2016 rapporterat om liknande brister i transaktioner som rör politiska grupper och ett europeiskt parti. Parlamentet bör därför kontinuerligt förbättra sina utgiftsrelaterade kontrollmekanismer.Vidare beklagar betänkandet att det inte finns något system för ledamöter som tillfälligt är frånvarande, såsom möjlighet till föräldraledighet eller sjukskrivning. Därefter följer en ytterst problematisk formulering om att dessa brister rimmar illa med unionens grundläggande värden ”eftersom det signalerar att en röst på en kvinnlig kandidat kan innebära tillfällig icke-representation i Europaparlamentet”.Vi vill därför tydligt klargöra att formuleringarna i det angivna stycket representerar en förlegad syn på kön, som förutsätter att enbart kvinnor är föräldralediga. I syfte att möjliggöra ett jämställt deltagande på arbetsmarknaden bör systemen för föräldraledighet, både i Europaparlamentet och i en vidare mening, utformas lika, oavsett kön.
2019 Discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (A9-0081/2021 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för att inte bevilja ansvarsfrihet om genomförandet av budgeten för Europeiska gräns- och kustbevakningsbyrån (Frontex) för budgetåret 2019.Frontex är EU:s största myndighet och fyller en viktig och helt nödvändig funktion. Utan fungerande yttre gränser kan vi inte heller upprätthålla den fria inre rörligheten på ett säkert sätt.Vi är oroande av de missförhållanden inom myndigheten som rapporterats, trakasserier av alla slag är helt oacceptabla. Vi är också djupt oroade av uppgifterna om att Frontex personal vid flera tillfällen medverkat vid myndighetsutövning som inte levt upp till de mänskliga rättigheterna. De yttre gränserna ska upprätthållas samtidigt som rätten att söka asyl respekteras. Därtill är vi oroade över den senfärdighet som uppvisats i att adressera dessa återkommande och allvarliga problem. Vi har mot denna bakgrund inte heller förtroende för den verkställande direktören och anser att han borde avgå omedelbart.Vi välkomnar inrättandet av parlamentets övervakningsgrupp och vill utöver denna se att oberoende utredningar genomförs, att de organisatoriska krav som ställts på myndigheten uppfylls samt att myndigheten hädanefter upprätthåller de grundläggande rättigheterna, både internt och i sin myndighetsutövning.
Challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment (A9-0139/2021 - Angel Dzhambazki)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om utmaningar för organisatörer av idrottsevenemang i den digitala miljön. Piratkopiering av sportsändningar online är ett ökande problem som tyvärr orsakar svårigheter och kostnader för europeisk idrottsrörelse. Därför välkomnar vi åtgärder som bidrar till att komma tillrätta med dessa problem.Däremot har vi invändningar mot flera av de föreslagna åtgärderna i betänkandet. Därför valde vi också att rösta för flera av de lagda ändringsförslagen. Istället för en sektorspecifik lagstiftning inom detta område anser vi att det vore bättre om den kommande lagstiftningen om digitala tjänster också tog upp de problem som finns inom denna sektor. Vi ifrågasätter också rimligheten i att intrångsgörande direktsändningar av idrottsevenemang ska avlägsnas eller göras oåtkomliga inom högst 30 minuter. Nya regler för att avlägsna eller blockera terrorisminnehåll online stipulerar exempelvis att detta ska ske inom en timme.Avslutningsvis anser vi också att de föreslagna reglerna rörande användandet av certifierade betrodda anmälare i syfte att ta bort eller avlägsna innehåll online är mycket långtgående. Därför valde vi att avstå vid flera omröstningar som behandlade just certifierade betrodda anmälare.
Accelerating progress and tackling inequalities towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 (B9-0263/2021)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för Europaparlamentets resolution om att påskynda framstegen och åtgärda ojämlikheterna för att utrota aids som ett folkhälsohot senast 2030. Kampen mot aids behöver prioriteras och vi välkomnar därför att FN anordnar ett toppmöte om hiv/aids den 8–10 juli 2021.Covid-19-pandemin innebär ytterligare utmaningar för arbetet med att bekämpa aids, vilket äventyrar målet om att senast 2030 utrota aids som ett folkhälsohot. Vi socialdemokrater har under hela pandemin arbetat hårt för att säkerställa en rättvis och global tillgång till vaccin, både genom att häva exportförbud och inte minst genom Sveriges och EU:s bidrag till det internationella vaccinsamarbetet Covax.Inom WTO förs det just nu diskussioner om att slopa vaccinpatent för vaccin mot covid-19. Länder som USA har välkomnat detta och kommissionen är beredd att vara en del av diskussionen. Vi socialdemokrater stöder WTO:s generaldirektörs ansträngningar för att hitta en pragmatisk lösning i frågan, samtidigt som vi värnar om immaterialrätten.Den globala produktionskapaciteten behöver öka. Om patenträtten är ett hinder för ökad produktion behöver vi säkerställa att de undantag som finns i patenträtten också fungerar. Vi socialdemokrater kommer att fortsätta vara en solidarisk och konstruktiv kraft för att hela världen ska vaccineras. Ingen är säker förrän alla är säkra.
New Avenues for Legal Labour Migration (A9-0143/2021 - Sylvie Guillaume)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om betänkandet om nya vägar för laglig arbetskraftsmigration. Arbetskraftsmigration i sig är något helt normalt. Vidare kan arbetskraftsmigration i vissa fall vara ett alternativ till att söka sig till Europa irreguljärt. Vi håller med om att möjligheter till arbetskraftsmigration är viktigt för Europas och Sveriges ekonomiska utveckling. Vi håller också med om att det utnyttjande av lågkvalificerad arbetskraft som försiggår i alla medlemsstater är ett allvarligt problem som drabbar redan utsatta och fattiga personer. Det finns också poänger i att existerande EU-lagstiftning på området blir mer sammanhängande.Vi håller däremot inte med om behovet av harmonisering på EU-nivå av reglerna på detta område. Arbetskraftsmigration bör fokuseras på yrken där det råder stor brist på arbetskraft och där rätt kvalifikationer inte går att hitta på den svenska eller europeiska arbetsmarknaden. EU och Sverige måste vara attraktiva för dessa arbetssökande och revideringen av blåkortsdirektivet har därför varit välkommet. Jobb som kräver kort eller ingen utbildning ska i första hand tillsättas med arbetslösa personer som redan bor i Sverige. Dessa frågor hanteras bäst av medlemsstaterna, särskilt då det råder stora olikheter i hur arbetsmarknaden fungerar i medlemsländerna.
The adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom (B9-0272/2021)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om resolutionen om tillräckligt skydd av personuppgifter i Förenade kungariket. Vi håller med om huvudbudskapet i resolutionen som innebär en kritik mot att Storbritannien under sin tid som medlem i EU och därefter inte i alla lägen levt upp till och respekterat skyddet av personuppgifter. Vi anser att det krävs förbättringar i implementeringen av existerande regelverk och i vissa delar även justeringar av samma regelverk för att Storbritannien fullt ut ska uppnå en tillräcklig skyddsnivå i enlighet med EU:s standarder.Däremot håller vi inte med om vissa av skrivningarna i resolutionen, särskilt den som uppmanar nationella myndigheter att ignorera kommissionens kommande adekvansbeslut. Vi anser att det är en alltför långtgående åtgärd utan stöd i lag.
ETIAS consequential amendments: police and judicial cooperation (A9-0254/2020 - Jeroen Lenaers)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningarna gällande ändringar i förordningen om EU-systemet för reseuppgifter och resetillstånd (Etias) eftersom vi anser att vissa grundläggande principer för lagstiftning har frångåtts i ärendena. Uppdraget från parlamentet var begränsat till att föreslå konsekvensförändringar, vilket innebar nödvändiga tillägg och ändringar för inrättande av interoperabilitet och för att möjliggöra jämförelser mellan berörda EU-informationssystem. Förslagen innehöll däremot substantiella förändringar vilka inte hade stöd i förhandlingsmandatet från parlamentet. Med detta sagt så stöder vi Etias fullt ut och anser att det är viktigt att skapa ett gemensamt system för förhandskontroll och inresetillstånd för tredjelandsmedborgare i EU och Schengen. Förhandskontrollerna avgör huruvida resenärers vistelse innebär en säkerhetsrisk, en risk för irreguljär invandring eller en hög epidemirisk. Etias bidrar därför till att den yttre säkerheten fungerar på ett tillfredställande sätt, vilket är en förutsättning för den fria rörligheten inom EU och Schengen.
ETIAS consequential amendments: borders and visa (A9-0255/2020 - Jeroen Lenaers)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningarna gällande ändringar i förordningen om EU-systemet för reseuppgifter och resetillstånd (Etias) eftersom vi anser att vissa grundläggande principer för lagstiftning har frångåtts i ärendena. Uppdraget från parlamentet var begränsat till att föreslå konsekvensförändringar, vilket innebar nödvändiga tillägg och ändringar för inrättande av interoperabilitet och för att möjliggöra jämförelser mellan berörda EU-informationssystem. Förslagen innehöll däremot substantiella förändringar vilka inte hade stöd i förhandlingsmandatet från parlamentet. Med detta sagt så stöder vi Etias fullt ut och anser att det är viktigt att skapa ett gemensamt system för förhandskontroll och inresetillstånd för tredjelandsmedborgare i EU och Schengen. Förhandskontrollerna avgör huruvida resenärers vistelse innebär en säkerhetsrisk, en risk för irreguljär invandring eller en hög epidemirisk. Etias bidrar därför till att den yttre säkerheten fungerar på ett tillfredställande sätt, vilket är en förutsättning för den fria rörligheten inom EU och Schengen.
ETIAS consequential amendments: ECRIS-TCN (A9-0083/2021 - Jeroen Lenaers)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningarna gällande ändringar i förordningen om EU-systemet för reseuppgifter och resetillstånd (Etias) eftersom vi anser att vissa grundläggande principer för lagstiftning har frångåtts i ärendena. Uppdraget från parlamentet var begränsat till att föreslå konsekvensförändringar, vilket innebar nödvändiga tillägg och ändringar för inrättande av interoperabilitet och för att möjliggöra jämförelser mellan berörda EU-informationssystem. Förslagen innehöll däremot substantiella förändringar vilka inte hade stöd i förhandlingsmandatet från parlamentet. Med detta sagt så stöder vi Etias fullt ut och anser att det är viktigt att skapa ett gemensamt system för förhandskontroll och inresetillstånd för tredjelandsmedborgare i EU och Schengen. Förhandskontrollerna avgör huruvida resenärers vistelse innebär en säkerhetsrisk, en risk för irreguljär invandring eller en hög epidemirisk. Etias bidrar därför till att den yttre säkerheten fungerar på ett tillfredställande sätt, vilket är en förutsättning för den fria rörligheten inom EU och Schengen.
Competition policy – annual report 2020 (A9-0168/2021 - Johan Van Overtveldt)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om konkurrenspolitiken – årsrapport 2020. Bland annat understryker betänkandet att EU:s konkurrenspolitik syftar till att säkerställa lika spelregler inom samtliga sektorer, driva på innovation och ge konsumenterna fler och bättre valmöjligheter på den inre marknaden.För oss socialdemokrater är det självklart att EU och det internationella samfundet måste göra mer för att få ut vaccin i hela världen. Med återkommande rapportering om nya varianter och mutationer är det uppenbart att ingen är säker förrän alla är säkra.Vi är också övertygade om att patenträtten är och har varit central för att snabbt få fram tillförlitliga och effektiva vaccin. Det är en princip vi vill värna och som kommer att bli viktig när vi hanterar både denna och kommande pandemier. Vi avstod därför i voteringen om ändringsförslaget om ett tillfälligt undantag i patenträtten.Den slutliga resolutionen uppmanar till att eliminera handelshinder, att öka donationerna av vaccin och underlätta överföring av teknik och kunskap för vaccinproduktion i hela världen; åtgärder som tillsammans kan göra skillnad för människor här och nu.Vi hoppas kunna fortsätta spela en konstruktiv roll i att hitta en tredje väg för en väsentligt högre global vaccinproduktion, utan att äventyra immaterialrätten.
EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (A9-0179/2021 - César Luena)
. – Den biologiska mångfalden är satt under stort hot från mänsklig påverkan. Våra ekosystem måste vara i balans för att förse oss med mat, rent vatten, virke, fånga upp koldioxid, skydda oss mot översvämningar och ge turism och återhämtning.Samtidigt överlappar vissa åtgärder för biologisk mångfald med skogspolitiken, som är nationell kompetens. Flera av EU-kommissionens målsättningar för strikt skydd av exempelvis ur- och naturskogar är dessutom omöjliga att på ett välgrundat sätt ta ställning till då det saknas tydliga definitioner av vilken skog som skulle omfattas.Vi har därför konsekvent markerat genom att rösta emot eller avstå i omröstningarna om ändringsförslag som rör bindande krav på skydd och strikt skydd av våra skogar.Det är viktigt att betona den mångfacetterade roll som skogen har i klimatomställningen och undvika lagstiftning som inte gör klimatnytta men strider mot nationella kompetenser.Dettaa initiativbetänkande är inte bindande och har ett brett omfång även kring områden som inte berör skogen. Om bindande åtgärder senare presenteras kommer vi socialdemokrater att fortsätta att försvara Sveriges hållbara skogsbruk.
Meeting the Global Covid-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries (RC-B9-0306/2021, B9-0306/2021, B9-0307/2021, B9-0308/2021, B9-0309/2021, B9-0310/2021, B9-0311/2021)
. – För oss socialdemokrater är det självklart att EU och det internationella samfundet måste göra mer för att få ut vaccin i hela världen. Med återkommande rapportering om nya varianter och mutationer är det uppenbart att ingen är säker förrän alla är säkra.Vi är också övertygade om att patenträtten är och har varit central för att snabbt få fram tillförlitliga och effektiva vaccin. Det är en princip vi vill värna och som kommer att bli viktig när vi hanterar både denna och kommande pandemier. Vi avstod därför i omröstningen om ändringsförslaget om ett tillfälligt undantag för patenträtten inom ramen för diskussionen om Trips.Istället har vi drivit på för att bredda resolutionen med ett flertal åtgärder som kommer att göra större skillnad även på kort sikt. Den slutliga resolutionen uppmanade till att eliminera handelshinder, öka stödet till Covax, underlätta överföring av teknik och kunskap för vaccinproduktion och stöd till infrastruktur för distribution av vaccin ut i hela världen.Detta paket av åtgärder kan göra skillnad för människor här och nu. Vi hoppas nu kunna fortsätta spela en konstruktiv roll i att hitta en tredje väg som får upp vaccinproduktionen utan att hota immaterialrätten.
Challenges and opportunities for the fishing sector in the Black Sea (A9-0170/2021 - Ivo Hristov)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om utmaningar och möjligheter för fiskerisektorn i Svarta havet.Betänkandet innehåller många viktiga punkter om behovet av ökat samarbete kring Svarta havet för att säkerställa hållbara fiskbestånd, minskade föroreningar och hållbar utveckling av kustsamhällen. Betänkandet innehåller även viktiga punkter kring behovet av forskning, insamling av statistik och insatser för att minska det olagliga fisket i Svarta havet.Vi vill däremot betona att vi ej står bakom betänkandets skrivningar om att fiske- och vattenbrukssektorn inte skulle bidra till klimatförändringarna. Även om klimatförändringarnas konsekvenser drabbar kustsamhällen och fiskesektorn hårt, går det ej att förneka att sektorn också har ett jobb att göra med att minska sina utsläpp. Vi ställer oss också kritiska till betänkandets skrivningar om att uppmana medlemsstaterna att anslå medel till särskilda kampanjer för att öka fiskkonsumtionen och utveckla särskilda bidrag för att öka storleken på nuvarande fiskeflotta, inte minst givet de problem som råder med överfiskning.
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health (A9-0169/2021 - Predrag Fred Matić)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om situationen för sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa och rättigheter i EU, inom ramen för kvinnors hälsa. Sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa och rättigheter (SRHR) är ett fundament för att kvinnor ska kunna åtnjuta sina grundläggande mänskliga rättigheter. Betänkandet innehåller viktiga delar om garanterad tillgång till SRHR i EU utan diskriminering, däribland tillgång till sex- och samlevnadsundervisning, moderna preventivmedel samt säker och laglig abort.Vi valde att rösta minus i två enskilda voteringar som rör den så kallade samvetsklausulen. Vi anser att en samvetsklausul, som innebär rätt för vårdpersonal att vägra medverka i vissa typer av vård med hänvisning till sin samvetsfrihet, inte ska kunna åberopas. Vi tycker att en samvetsklausul är oförenlig med att värna den fria aborten och sexuella och reproduktiva rättigheter och att hänvisningen till en sådan klausul kan få allvarliga konsekvenser för kvinnors hälsa. Vi betonar att full tillgång till laglig och säker abort krävs för kvinnors rätt till sin egen kropp och makt över sina egna liv.
Regulatory fitness, subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law Making 2017, 2018 and 2019 (A9-0191/2021 - Mislav Kolakušić)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om bättre lagstiftning avseende åren 2017, 2018 och 2019 samt unionsrättens ändamålsenlighet, subsidiaritet och proportionalitet. Det är oerhört viktigt att värna både subsidiaritets- och proportionalitetsprincipen inom EU-samarbetet och betänkandet lyfter på ett bra sätt vikten av att exempelvis stärka samarbetet med de nationella parlamenten inom EU.Däremot valde vi att avstå i en enskild votering om att Europaparlamentet efterlyser en översyn av EUF-fördraget och införandet av en direkt initiativrätt på lagstiftningsområdet för Europaparlamentet, som ju direkt företräder EU-medborgarna. Vi påminner om att Europaparlamentet redan idag har initiativrätt och även om denna rätt skulle kunna stärkas valde vi att inte rösta för skrivningen då det inte specificeras närmare hur och på vilket sätt detta ska genomföras samt eftersom det också skulle krävas en grundlig diskussion och utredning innan man gör en sådan ändring.
European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (A9-0222/2021 - Gabriel Mato)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om den interinstitutionella överenskommelsen om förordningen om Europeiska havs-, fiskeri- och vattenbruksfonden. Överenskommelsen skulle innebära en ökning av andelen av fondens budget som kan nyttjas för kapacitetshöjande åtgärder, inte minst förvärv av större fiskefartyg. Trots införda begränsningsregler kvarstår våra farhågor kring fondens effekt på överkapacitet och således överfiske. Den skulle då gå emot målen om hållbart fiske inom den gemensamma fiskeripolitiken och åtaganden inom Agenda 2030. Vi noterar också att flera civilsamhällesorganisationer aktiva på havs- och miljöområdet i linje med detta varnat för effekterna av flera av de subventioner av fiskesektorn som fonden skulle möjliggöra.
Common system of value added tax: conferral of implementing powers to the Commission to determine the meaning of the terms used in certain provisions (A9-0201/2021 - Irene Tinagli)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att avstå i voteringen om betänkandet rörande mervärdesskattedirektivet och förslaget om att tilldela kommissionen genomförandebefogenheter för att fastställa innebörden av termer som används i vissa bestämmelser. Vårt beslut handlar i grund och botten om principiella ställningstaganden. Självklart är det viktigt att EU-kommissionen har de befogenheter som krävs för att säkerställa en enhetlig tillämpning av mervärdesskattedirektivet inom EU. Men vi kan inte stödja förslaget som inskränker medlemsstaternas befogenheter på skatteområdet eller innebär en övergång till ett beslutsförfarande med kvalificerad majoritet på skatteområdet.
Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure (A9-0214/2021 - Gabriele Bischoff)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet rörande ändringar i arbetsordningen som utskottet för konstitutionella frågor föreslagit. De föreslagna ändringarna kommer generellt att innebära en förbättring av den interna arbetsordningen inom Europaparlamentet. Dessutom kommer de nya reglerna att innebära en bättre könsbalans i utskotten och i delegationerna, då det bland annat ställs krav på att ordförande och första vice ordförande i ett utskott inte får vara av samma kön samt att det införs ett krav på att könsbalans också ska gälla för presidiets övriga medlemmar. Med utgångspunkt ifrån hur processen ser ut idag ställer vi oss dock frågande till hur dessa bestämmelser ska genomföras i praktiken. Utan efterföljande krav på exempelvis en gemensam valberedning, eller en process där partigrupperna nominerar både en kvinna och en man till posterna, är vår uppfattning att det kommer att bli svårt att i praktiken genomföra dessa nya bestämmelser.
The impact on the fishing sector of offshore windfarms and other renewable energy systems (A9-0184/2021 - Peter van Dalen)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om inverkan på fiskerisektorn av havsbaserade vindkraftsparker och andra system för förnybar energi.Betänkandet innehåller viktiga skrivningar gällande behovet av samarbete och dialog med fiskare och fiskesamhällen vid etablering av havsbaserad vindkraft samt behovet av forskning om livscykeln för vindkraftverk, inte minst med fokus på återvinning och nedmontering av avvecklade vindkraftsparker och möjligheten att etablera vindkraftsparker även på djupare vatten.Vi delar däremot inte betänkandets skrivningar om att vindkraftsparker endast kan byggas om man kan garantera att de inte får några negativa miljömässiga, ekologiska, ekonomiska, socioekonomiska eller sociokulturella konsekvenser för fiskare eller vattenbrukare. Byggnation av vindkraft, liksom annan elproduktion och infrastruktur, innebär en nödvändig avvägning mellan olika legitima intressen, inklusive allmänintresset, och det är omöjligt att ge absoluta garantier att en förändring inte får negativa effekter för någon part, även om det övergripande målet att minimera dylika konsekvenser såklart är styrande. Vi ställer oss även kritiska till skrivningarna om att EU-lagstiftning kan komma att krävas för att garantera fiskares inkludering i fysisk planering av bl.a. vindkraft i kust- och havsområden då vi bedömer att detta i dagsläget bäst hanteras på nationell, regional och kommunal nivå.
Citizens’ dialogues and citizens’ participation in EU decision-making (A9-0213/2021 - Helmut Scholz)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om att stärka medborgardialogerna och medborgarnas deltagande i EU:s beslutsfattande. Betänkandet reflekterar på ett bra sätt kring hur vi kan förbättra EU:s kapacitet att engagera medborgarna, framförallt ungdomar, för att utveckla den Europeiska offentliga sfären och stärka EU:s demokratiska legitimitet.Däremot valde vi att avstå vid flera tillfällen i de enskilda voteringarna. Bland annat om en skrivning som uppmuntrar till att inrätta ett oberoende forum för det civila samhället, akademiska partner och arbetsmarknadens parter. Vi stödjer givetvis generellt att det civila samhället, akademiska partner och arbetsmarknadens parter involveras i arbetet med att diskutera och stärka medborgardialogerna och medborgarnas deltagande i EU:s beslutsfattande, men tyvärr är skrivningen i texten högst oklar och det framkommer heller inte vad syftet egentligen ska vara med detta forum.Vi kunde heller inte stödja yrkandet om att inrätta en permanent mekanism för medborgarnas deltagande med en formellt bindande uppföljningsprocess. Det är ett mycket långtgående förslag och redan idag finns det forum och processer som normalt redan ska fånga upp detta.
Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020 (A9-0194/2021 - Beata Szydło)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för icke-lagstiftningsbetänkandet ”om den gamla kontinentens åldrande”. Detta för att resolut markera mot den oroande utvecklingen i flera medlemsländer där demografiska utmaningar används som svepskäl för åtgärder som syftar till att begränsa sexuella och reproduktiva rättigheter, inte minst kvinnors grundläggande fri- och rättigheter, samt underminera kvinnors ställning på arbetsmarknaden. Dessa markeringar lyftes in i betänkandet tack vare vår grupp. Vår röst för detta icke-lagstiftningsbetänkande ska endast tolkas utifrån vikten av att markera i dessa grundläggande frågor och inte som stöd till övriga skrivningar i betänkandet kring bl.a. könsdifferentierad pensionsålder, utvecklandet av nya system för att hantera lantarbetares arbetslöshet eller krav på en vårdgiv för Europa. Vi vill särskilt understryka att vård- och omsorgsfrågor är och bör förbli en nationell kompetens.I omröstningen valde vi även att stödja kravet på ett rättsligt europeiskt ramverk för distansarbete. Distansarbete är ett viktigt verktyg för att hantera demografiska utmaningar på mindre orter och i glesbygd. Vi anser att EU bör garantera skäliga miniminivåer kring arbetsmiljöaspekterna av distansarbete samt utforska ett förtydligande av bestämmelserna vid gränsöverskridande distansarbete. Det bör rimligtvis kräva förändringar också i lagstiftning, inte minst en översyn av existerande direktiv om arbetsplatser och skärmarbete.
Annual Report on the functioning of the Schengen area (A9-0183/2021 - Tanja Fajon)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om årsrapporten om Schengenområdets funktionssätt. Vi delar den oro som betänkandet uttrycker över de ihållande och allvarliga rapporterna om våld och handgripliga avvisningar vid de yttre gränserna. Vi välkomnar betänkandets uppmaningar till kommissionen och medlemsstaterna om att främja och genomföra effektiva, oberoende och snabba utredningar av beskyllningar om handgripliga avvisningar och misshandel vid gränserna och att säkerställa att brister omedelbart åtgärdas. Det är för oss självklart att Schengenregelverket måste genomföras i överensstämmelse med stadgan om de grundläggande rättigheterna.Beträffande kontroller vid de inre gränserna anser vi, mot bakgrund av att det är varje medlemsstats ansvar att upprätthålla lag och ordning och skydda den nationella säkerheten, att berörd medlemsstat ska ha inflytande i förfarandet. Det är endast den enskilda medlemsstaten som har den fullständiga, operativa, bilden när det gäller hot mot den allmänna ordningen eller den inre säkerheten i landet.
Direction of EU-Russia political relations (A9-0259/2021 - Andrius Kubilius)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater i Europaparlamentet valde att avstå i omröstningen om betänkandet för de politiska förbindelserna mellan EU och Ryssland.Vi anser att det är viktigt att ta tydlig ställning mot Rysslands alltmer aggressiva inrikes- och utrikespolitik och vill se en positiv och demokratisk utveckling i landet. Vi har i en tidigare resolution bland annat fördömt mordförsöket på Aleksej Navalnyj, och vi vill se ett omedelbart stopp på trakasserier, förföljelser och våld mot den politiska oppositionen, meningsmotståndare och civilsamhället i landet. Däremot är vi skeptiska till flertalet skrivningar i betänkandet. Total isolering av Ryssland skulle omöjliggöra påverkan för förändring. Vi ser mervärdet av dialog och samarbeten också med länder vars statsskick och/eller värderingar vi inte delar för att påverka i rätt riktning. Mot bakgrund av detta valde vi att avstå i omröstningen.
Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (A9-0257/2021 - Sylvie Brunet)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om rättvisa arbetsvillkor, rättigheter och socialt skydd för plattformsarbetare i samband med nya anställningsformer kopplade till den digitala utvecklingen.I takt med den ökande digitaliseringen har plattformsekonomin växt och blivit en allt viktigare del av den europeiska ekonomin. Tyvärr sammanfaller utvecklingen med en viktig debatt om arbetsvillkoren inom sektorn. För även om plattformsekonomin öppnar upp nya möjligheter, finns det tyvärr otaliga exempel på missbruk, osäkra förhållanden och kringgående av gällande regler och standarder på arbetsmarknaden. Detta är fullständigt oacceptabelt.Betänkandet lyfter på ett bra sätt fram de utmaningar som finns i plattformsekonomin. Självklart behövs också åtgärder på EU-nivå för att hantera gränsöverskridande problem. Däremot ställer vi oss tveksamma till om bindande EU-lagstiftning på området är rätt väg att gå. Skulle det trots allt bli aktuellt med bindande regler, vill vi lyfta fram vikten av att dessa regler respekterar de nationella arbetsmarknadsmodellerna och parternas autonomi samt att arbetstagarbegreppet fortsättningsvis regleras på nationell nivå.
Fishers for the future (A9-0230/2021 - Manuel Pizarro)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om fiskare för framtiden: locka en ny generation arbetskraft till fiskerinäringen och skapa sysselsättning i kustsamhällen. Detta då betänkandet tar upp viktiga utmaningar och lösningar för att locka yngre till fiskenäringen. Inte minst betonar det hur arbetsmiljön på fiskefartyg behöver förbättras och hållbarhetsarbetet fortsätta för att säkra stabila fångster över tid.Vi ställer oss dock kritiska till de förslag i betänkandet som går emot målen om hållbart fiske inom den gemensamma fiskeripolitiken och åtaganden inom Agenda 2030. Detta inte minst givet de problem som råder med överfiskning. Där ingår förslagen att kraftigt öka anslagen till fiskeripolitiken, att anslå medel till särskilda kampanjer för att öka exporten av europeisk fisk och fiskprodukter samt att införa särskilda inköpsbidrag som skulle öka storleken på nuvarande fiskeflotta.
Plans and actions to accelerate a transition to innovation without the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education (RC-B9-0425/2021, B9-0425/2021, B9-0426/2021, B9-0427/2021, B9-0428/2021, B9-0429/2021, B9-0432/2021)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för Europaparlamentets resolution om planer och åtgärder för att påskynda övergången till innovation utan djurförsök inom forskning, lagstadgad testning och utbildning. Vi ser i dag en positiv utveckling där djurförsök ersätts med andra metoder, något vi vill påskynda och uppmuntra. Vi stöder resolutionens uppmaning till kommissionen om att utarbeta en EU-omfattande handlingsplan i syfte att driva på en avveckling av förfaranden för levande djur för vetenskapliga ändamål.Verktygslådan med testmodeller utan djurförsök utvecklas kontinuerligt och innehåller teknik för organ-på-chip, sofistikerade datorsimuleringar, 3D-kulturer av mänskliga celler för läkemedelstestning och annan modern teknik. Vi röstade för begäran om att handlingsplanen ska innehålla tydliga minskningsmål och riktade medel för att säkerställa tillgången till metoder utan djurförsök inom alla forskningsområden i syfte att avveckla alla djurförsök senast 2030. Det är emellertid helt avgörande att en utfasning av djurförsök inte på något vis äventyrar människors hälsa och miljön. Därför är slutdatumet 2030 avhängigt av att alternativa metoder understöds och fortsätter att utvecklas. En fullständig avveckling 2030 kräver dock fullgoda alternativ till djurförsök. Djurförsök som likväl utförs på grund av brist på alternativa metoder måste genomföras under optimala förhållanden som minimerar smärta, ångest och lidande och skyddar de berörda djurens välbefinnande.
Implementation of EU requirements for exchange of tax information (A9-0193/2021 - Sven Giegold)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om EU:s krav på utbyte av skatteinformation. Betänkandet reflekterar på ett bra sätt hur vi kan förbättra transparensen mellan medlemsländernas skattemyndigheter och på så vis bekämpa skattebedrägeri, skatteundandragande och skatteflykt. Däremot kan vi inte stödja förslag som tar bort förtydligande om medlemsstaternas befogenheter på skatteområdet eller innebär en övergång till ett beslutsförfarande med kvalificerad majoritet på skatteområdet.
The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda (A9-0258/2021 - Michèle Rivasi)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater i Europaparlamentet valde att rösta för betänkandet om utvecklingspolitikens roll som svar på förlusten av biologisk mångfald i utvecklingsländerna, inom ramen för genomförandet av Agenda 2030.Vi anser att betänkandet innehåller viktiga skrivningar, vi delar den stora oron för förlusten av biologisk mångfald i utvecklingsländerna och vill se ambitiösare svar inom ramen för genomförandet av Agenda 2030.Vi menar dock att användandet av genetiskt modifierade gendrivande organismer ska vara möjligt, men det bör endast ske vid beaktande av försiktighetsprincipen, omfattande etiska bedömningar och konsekvensanalyser.
Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters (A9-0232/2021 - Petar Vitanov)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om artificiell intelligens inom straffrätten och polisens och rättsväsendets användning av artificiell intelligens i brottsärenden.Vi välkomnar särskilt att betänkandet tar avstamp i de mänskliga rättigheterna, rättssäkerhet och förhindrande av diskriminering. Det är nödvändigt för att skydda människors integritet och att bygga den tillit som behövs hos allmänheten för användning av AI på detta område. Potentialen för AI inom rättsskipningen är samtidigt betydande, särskilt inom ekonomisk brottslighet som annars kan vara både svårupptäckt och svårutredd. I vissa avseenden anser vi däremot att betänkandet är för kritiskt. Vi anser att utgångspunkten måste vara fri forskning. Reglering av AI ska inte inverka negativt på att använda liknande tekniker på andra områden. Vidare måste regleringarna vara proportionerliga i förhållande till syftena och får inte hindra brottsbekämpningen och rättskipningens behov. Medlemsstaterna ska också fortsatt kunna vidta nödvändiga åtgärder för sin nationella säkerhet.
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (B9-0476/2021, B9-0477/2021)
. – EU har en lång väg kvar att gå för att öka investeringar för miljö- och klimatvänliga ändamål. Taxonomiförordningen är ett viktigt verktyg för att vägleda investerare att bidra till EU:s gröna giv och samtidigt bekämpa falsk klimatutlysning, så kallad grönmålning. Det är viktigt att undvika förseningar för taxonomin som ska börja träda i kraft vid årsskiftet.Det första utkast till taxonomi som presenterades under hösten 2020 hade flera väsentliga svagheter, för både svenskt skogsbruk och förnybar energiförsörjning, exempelvis genom biomassa. Det förslag på delegerade akter som presenterades i juni 2021 och som Europaparlamentet nu har att ta ställning till har gått i rätt riktning, särskilt i och med att biobränslen inte längre ses som ett övergångsbränsle.Samtidigt kvarstår vissa problematiska aspekter, särskilt kopplat till hur skogsbruket behandlas. Exempelvis beaktas enbart skogens förmåga att agera kolsänka som positiv klimateffekt. Därmed negligeras den positiva klimateffekt trävaror kan ha i att ersätta fossila råvaror, såsom cement eller plast, i exempelvis byggande. Den invändning vi hade att ta ställning till var allmänt formulerad och lyfte inte specifikt denna kritik. Även detta spelade in i hur vi röstade.I övrigt är vår linje att det hade varit bättre om detta förslag hade genomgått en ordinarie lagstiftningsprocess. Det utformades som en delegerad akt och därmed gavs inte Europaparlamentet möjlighet att påverka innehållet. Detta beslutades dock i taxonomiförordningen och var inget vi kunde påverka nu. Därför avstod vi i omröstningen om de delegerade akterna i taxonomiförordningen.
The Arctic: opportunities, concerns and security challenges (A9-0239/2021 - Anna Fotyga)
. – Under de senaste decennierna har Arktis varit en region med fred, avspänning och konstruktivt internationellt samarbete mellan de åtta arktiska staterna. De arktiska staterna och det internationella samfundet bör fortsatt arbeta för att lösa tvistefrågor i enlighet med folkrätten i syfte att Arktis ska förbli en fredlig region.I betänkandet uppmanas återstående medlemsstater att utan dröjsmål ratificera ILO:s konvention nr 169 om ursprungsfolk och stamfolk samt att genomföra artikel 19 i FN:s förklaring om urbefolkningars rättigheter. Vi vill dock reservera oss mot ett erkännande av kollektiva rättigheter – som inte ingår i folkrätten – och som inte står över enskilda mänskliga rättigheter. Vi anser vidare att erkännandet av denna konvention är en nationell angelägenhet.De tre grundpelarna för EU:s integrerade Arktispolitik, det vill säga att reagera på klimatförändringar och skydda den arktiska miljön, främja hållbar utveckling och stärka internationellt samarbete, bör införlivas i EU:s reviderade Arktisstrategi. EU bör ta en ledande roll i arbetet för att skapa en ambitiös plan för klimatåtgärder i Arktis, som tar itu med minskningen av de globala utsläppen av växthusgaser.
The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (A9-0261/2021 - Alex Agius Saliba)
. – Än idag återstår ett omfattande arbete för att säkerställa lika rättigheter för personer med funktionsvariationer inom EU. Framkomlighet, fri rörlighet inom EU och tillgång till nödvändiga hjälpmedel som teckenspråk är alla exempel på områden där detta viktiga arbete återstår. Vi stödjer därför fullt ut det betänkande som nu antagits i EU-parlamentet.Däremot fanns i texten en problematisk formulering om särskilda undantag från medborgarskapsprov för personer med funktionsvariationer. Det är viktigt att säkerställa likabehandling, och därför hade det varit önskvärt med en mer specifik skrivning om vilken typ av funktionsvariation man åsyftar. Det finns stor variation på funktionsvariationer och långt ifrån alla skulle kunna medföra nackdelar vid ett medborgarskapsprov. Därutöver ifrågasätter vi även användandet av medborgarskapsprov på principiell basis.Det är välkommet att EU-parlamentet nu tar tydlig ställning för att snabba på arbetet med inkludering av personer med funktionsvariationer.
Reforming the EU policy on harmful tax practices (including the reform of the Code of Conduct Group) (A9-0245/2021 - Aurore Lalucq)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater stödjer EU:s arbete för att förhindra skatteflykt, skatteundandragande och skadlig skattekonkurrens. Uppförandekoden och dess högnivågrupp är viktiga instrument i arbetet mot skadlig skattekonkurrens.Däremot anser vi att utgångspunkten för uppförandekodgruppens mandat även fortsättningsvis bör omfatta frågor som rör företagsbeskattning. Ytterligare åtgärder mot skatteundandragande är en angelägenhet för respektive medlemsland och inte en fråga för uppförandekodgruppen.
Farm to Fork Strategy (A9-0271/2021 - Anja Hazekamp, Herbert Dorfmann)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för jord-till-bord-strategin, som sätter ut riktningen mot en mer hållbar livsmedelssektor. Det är viktigt både för miljö och hälsa med ambitiösa målsättningar för minskad användning av exempelvis bekämpningsmedel och antibiotika.Vi valde att avstå i den del som handlade om avtalet mellan EU och Mercosur. Det är viktigt att EU driver på för fler frihandelsavtal och att de blir ekologiskt och socialt hållbara. Att ta ställning redan nu till ett avtal som sannolikt kommer att omförhandlas hade inte varit konstruktivt. I stället ser vi fram emot att behandla det slutliga avtalet när det väl kommer till EU-parlamentet för godkännande.Det fanns också en skrivning i kompromissen som vi inte röstade om separat, om en studie kopplad till nya genomiska tekniker, däribland gensaxen CRISPR/Cas9, som vi också ser positiva möjligheter med.
Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (A9-0274/2021 - Lina Gálvez Muñoz)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om sysselsättning och socialpolitik i euroområdet 2021. Vi valde dock att i omröstningen markera mot ett flertal skrivningar i betänkandet. Vi anser inte att avvecklingen av den generella undantagsklausulen i stabilitets- och tillväxtpakten ska kopplas till den pågående processen att omförhandla pakten. Det är viktigt att EU:s medlemsstater återgår till en sund finanspolitik som säkerställer hållbara offentliga finanser på medellång sikt så fort omständigheterna medger. Vi delar kommissionens bedömning att en återgång till 2019 års BNP-nivå är ett rimligt huvudkriterium för en avaktivering av klausulen.
The situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU (A9-0283/2021 - Monica Semedo)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om situationen för kulturarbetare och den kulturella återhämtningen i EU. Betänkandet lyfter på ett bra sätt fram de utmaningar och problem som finns inom den kulturella och kreativa sektorn, vilket också förvärrats dramatiskt under den pågående covid-19-pandemin. Det handlar bland annat om osäkra arbetsvillkor inom sektorn och det faktum att många kulturarbetare stått utan regelbunden inkomst under den pågående pandemin. Vi välkomnar också att betänkandet på ett tydligt sätt lyfter fram och betonar jämställdhetsaspekter i den kulturella och kreativa sektorn.Vad gäller de olika konkreta åtgärder som presenteras i betänkandet beklagar vi uppmaningen till kommissionen om att lägga fram förslag om en europeisk yrkesstatus för konstnärer, med en gemensam ram för arbetsvillkor och miniminormer för alla EU-länder. Trots att det tydligt framkommer i texten att detta ska ske samtidigt som man fullt ut respekterar medlemsstaternas och EU:s respektive ansvarsområden när det gäller arbetsmarknad och kulturpolitik är detta ett mycket långtgående förslag som vi inte stöder.
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections (A9-0281/2021 - Karlo Ressler, Damian Boeselager)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för i voteringen om paketuppgörelsen i ett flertal block för budgeten 2022. Många goda satsningar återfinns inom välfungerande områden, såsom forskning, infrastruktur, jämlikhet, klimatåtgärder samt unionens yttre åtgärder. Dessa delar bör prioriteras i EU:s budget.Däremot röstade vi emot blocken inom rubrik 7 och avstod i voteringen om budgetresolutionen för 2022. Som övergripande princip förordar vi omprioriteringar i EU:s budget inom befintlig ram i stället för generella utgiftsökningar. Vi är också principiellt emot inrättandet av särskilda instrument utanför budgettaken som återanvänder förfallna forskningsbidrag och således minskar återflödet till medlemsstaterna.
The European Education Area: a shared holistic approach (A9-0291/2021 - Michaela Šojdrová)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om det europeiska området för utbildning: ett gemensamt helhetsgrepp. Vi välkomnar särskilt att betänkandet på ett bra sätt lyfter fram behovet av att säkerställa utbildning av hög kvalitet för alla, liksom främjandet av det livslånga lärandet. Det är också positivt att texten understryker vikten av förbättrade arbetsvillkor för personal inom utbildningsområdet samt uppmanar till att främja jämställdhet och motverka diskriminering inom utbildning.Vi beklagar dock flera av förslagen som finns omnämnda under kapitlet om en starkare europeisk dimension i utbildningen. Vår utgångspunkt är klar: beslut om finansiering och politik inom utbildning är nationella beslut, och några av förslagen, som exempelvis att utveckla en övergripande europeisk strategi och en gemensam ram för medborgarutbildning med en europeisk dimension, är i detta avseende långtgående.
Statute and funding of European political parties and foundations (A9-0294/2021 - Charles Goerens, Rainer Wieland)
. – Vi socialdemokrater röstade för betänkandet om utvärdering av stadgarna för finansiering av europeiska politiska partier och stiftelser. Vi ser gärna anpassade administrativa förfaranden som möjliggör för partierna och stiftelserna att på ett bättre sätt nå ut till medborgarna i EU:s medlemsstater. Dessa regler ska också bidra till ökad transparens. Vi tycker att det är viktigt att partierna och stiftelserna bidrar till att medborgarna kan informera sig och engagera sig i politiken inom EU. Det är viktigt att de partier och stiftelser som mottar EU-medel respekterar EU:s grundläggande värden och är demokratiska. Däremot tror vi inte att ökad harmonisering i fråga om till exempel valregler skulle bidra till det demokratiska inflytandet för medborgarna. Därför bör valregler även i fortsättningen vara nationella.
Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD (A8-0200/2019 - Peter Jahr)
. – Inom ramen för EU:s jordbrukspolitik 2023–2027 valde vi svenska socialdemokrater att avstå i voteringen om de strategiska planerna, vi röstade för den horisontella lagstiftningen, och vi röstade emot den samlade marknadsordningen.Vi välkomnar att överenskommelsen innebär en ökad miljö- och klimatambition jämfört med den innevarande perioden. Det är positivt att en större andel av medlen öronmärks för miljö- och klimatåtgärder samt djurvälfärd. Den sociala konditionaliteten, som innebär att jordbrukare och andra stödmottagare ska kunna åläggas ett ”administrativt vite” om de bryter mot EU-rättsliga bestämmelser kopplat till arbetsrätt och arbetsmiljö, förbättrar jordbrukspolitikens sociala dimension. Inriktningen mot en mer marknadsorienterad jordbrukspolitik är ett steg i rätt riktning.Samtidigt lever inte jordbrukspolitiken upp till ett antal grundprinciper som bör vägleda varje framtida reform. Utgifterna behöver minskas väsentligt och samtidigt effektiviseras. Det frikopplade stödet riskerar att leda till höjda markpriser och markarrenden, vilket i förlängningen inte är ett stöd för jordbrukarnas inkomster. Snarare riskerar det att hämma strukturutveckling och möjligheten för nya lantbrukare att komma in i sektorn. Klimat- och miljöutgifterna måste ge en väsentligt större klimat- och miljönytta jämfört med det föregående decenniet och verkligen bidra till att få ned koldioxidutsläppen i jordbruket. Ett tak bör införas för utbetalningar till de största jordbruken, samtidigt som en större omfördelning görs till de mindre jordbruken – med särskilt fokus på ett jämställt företagande. En större andel av utgifterna bör öronmärkas till åtgärder för djurväldfärd.När det gäller den horisontella lagstiftningen ser vi positivt på införandet av effektiva kontrollsystem mot intressekonflikter, oegentligheter och olaglig användning av EU-medel. De strategiska planerna ger en ökad flexibilitet för medlemsstaterna att anpassa jordbrukspolitiken till lokala förhållanden. Vidare innebär det resultatbaserade ramverket att årliga resultat- och utvärderingsrapporter kan bidra till att uppnå målen i de strategiska planerna.Den samlade marknadsordningen lever fortsatt inte upp till principerna om frihandel, ett marknadsorienterat jordbruk och konkurrens på lika villkor, särskilt i förhållande till tredjeländer. Verktyg för reglering av livsmedelsproduktion kan leda till prisdumpningar och att jordbrukare i utvecklingsländer drabbas extra hårt. Vi är kritiska mot det faktum att vinproducenterna även fortsättningsvis är undantagna från kravet på en innehållsförteckning på etiketten eller förpackningen. Bestämmelsen motverkar att konsumenterna gör informerade val, vilket i förlängningen kan drabba folkhälsan.Nästa reform av EU:s jordbrukspolitik måste på allvar uppfylla medborgarnas förväntningar om ett grönt, modernt och djurvänligt europeiskt jordbruk. Bara så kan jordbruket ställa om och leva upp till Parisavtalet, den gröna given samt unionens mål om koldioxidneutralitet senast 2050.
Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring (A8-0199/2019 - Ulrike Müller)
. – Inom ramen för EU:s jordbrukspolitik 2023-2027 valde vi svenska socialdemokrater att avstå i voteringen om de strategiska planerna, vi röstade för den horisontella lagstiftningen, och vi röstade emot den samlade marknadsordningen.Vi välkomnar att överenskommelsen innebär en ökad miljö- och klimatambition jämfört med den innevarande perioden. Det är positivt att en större andel av medlen öronmärks för miljö- och klimatåtgärder samt djurvälfärd. Den sociala konditionaliteten som innebär att jordbrukare och andra stödmottagare ska kunna åläggas ett ”administrativt vite” om de bryter mot EU-rättsliga bestämmelser kopplat till arbetsrätt och arbetsmiljö förbättrar jordbrukspolitikens sociala dimension. Inriktningen mot en mer marknadsorienterad jordbrukspolitik är ett steg i rätt riktning.Samtidigt lever inte jordbrukspolitiken upp till ett antal grundprinciper som bör vägleda varje framtida reform. Utgifterna behöver minskas väsentligt och samtidigt effektiviseras. Det frikopplade stödet riskerar att leda till höjda markpriser och markarrenden vilket i förlängningen inte är ett stöd för jordbrukarnas inkomster. Snarare riskerar det att hämma strukturutveckling och möjligheten för nya lantbrukare att komma in i sektorn. Klimat- och miljöutgifterna måste ge en väsentligt större klimat- och miljönytta jämfört med det föregående decenniet, och verkligen bidra till att få ned koldioxidutsläppen i jordbruket. Ett tak bör införas för utbetalningar till de största jordbruken, samtidigt som en större omfördelning görs till de mindre jordbruken – med särskilt fokus på ett jämställt företagande. En större andel av utgifterna bör öronmärkas till åtgärder för djurväldfärd.När det gäller den horisontella lagstiftningen ser vi positivt på införandet av effektiva kontrollsystem mot intressekonflikter, oegentligheter, och olaglig användning av EU-medel. De strategiska planerna ger en ökad flexibilitet för medlemsstaterna att anpassa jordbrukspolitiken till lokala förhållanden. Vidare innebär det resultatbaserade ramverket att årliga resultat- och utvärderingsrapporter kan bidra till att uppnå målen i de strategiska planerna.Den samlade marknadsordningen lever fortsatt inte upp till principerna om frihandel, ett marknadsorienterat jordbruk och konkurrens på lika villkor, särskilt i förhållande till tredjeländer. Verktyg för reglering av livsmedelsproduktion kan leda till prisdumpningar och att jordbrukare i utvecklingsländer drabbas extra hårt. Vi är kritiska mot det faktum att vinproducenterna även fortsättningsvis är undantagna från kravet på en innehållsförteckning på etiketten eller förpackningen. Bestämmelsen motverkar att konsumenterna gör informerade val, vilket i förlängningen kan drabba folkhälsan.Nästa reform av EU:s jordbrukspolitik måste på allvar uppfylla medborgarnas förväntningar om ett grönt, modernt och djurvänligt europeiskt jordbruk. Bara så kan jordbruket ställa om och leva upp till Parisavtalet, den gröna given, samt unionens mål om koldioxidneutralitet senast 2050.
Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other Regulations (A8-0198/2019 - Eric Andrieu)
. – Inom ramen för EU:s jordbrukspolitik 2023-2027 valde vi svenska socialdemokrater att avstå i voteringen om de strategiska planerna, vi röstade för den horisontella lagstiftningen, och vi röstade emot den samlade marknadsordningen.Vi välkomnar att överenskommelsen innebär en ökad miljö- och klimatambition jämfört med den innevarande perioden. Det är positivt att en större andel av medlen öronmärks för miljö- och klimatåtgärder samt djurvälfärd. Den sociala konditionaliteten som innebär att jordbrukare och andra stödmottagare ska kunna åläggas ett ”administrativt vite” om de bryter mot EU-rättsliga bestämmelser kopplat till arbetsrätt och arbetsmiljö förbättrar jordbrukspolitikens sociala dimension. Inriktningen mot en mer marknadsorienterad jordbrukspolitik är ett steg i rätt riktning.Samtidigt lever inte jordbrukspolitiken upp till ett antal grundprinciper som bör vägleda varje framtida reform. Utgifterna behöver minskas väsentligt och samtidigt effektiviseras. Det frikopplade stödet riskerar att leda till höjda markpriser och markarrenden vilket i förlängningen inte är ett stöd för jordbrukarnas inkomster. Snarare riskerar det att hämma strukturutveckling och möjligheten för nya lantbrukare att komma in i sektorn. Klimat- och miljöutgifterna måste ge en väsentligt större klimat- och miljönytta jämfört med det föregående decenniet, och verkligen bidra till att få ned koldioxidutsläppen i jordbruket. Ett tak bör införas för utbetalningar till de största jordbruken, samtidigt som en större omfördelning görs till de mindre jordbruken – med särskilt fokus på ett jämställt företagande. En större andel av utgifterna bör öronmärkas till åtgärder för djurväldfärd.När det gäller den horisontella lagstiftningen ser vi positivt på införandet av effektiva kontrollsystem mot intressekonflikter, oegentligheter, och olaglig användning av EU-medel. De strategiska planerna ger en ökad flexibilitet för medlemsstaterna att anpassa jordbrukspolitiken till lokala förhållanden. Vidare innebär det resultatbaserade ramverket att årliga resultat- och utvärderingsrapporter kan bidra till att uppnå målen i de strategiska planerna.Den samlade marknadsordningen lever fortsatt inte upp till principerna om frihandel, ett marknadsorienterat jordbruk och konkurrens på lika villkor, särskilt i förhållande till tredjeländer. Verktyg för reglering av livsmedelsproduktion kan leda till prisdumpningar och att jordbrukare i utvecklingsländer drabbas extra hårt. Vi är kritiska mot det faktum att vinproducenterna även fortsättningsvis är undantagna från kravet på en innehållsförteckning på etiketten eller förpackningen. Bestämmelsen motverkar att konsumenterna gör informerade val, vilket i förlängningen kan drabba folkhälsan.Nästa reform av EU:s jordbrukspolitik måste på allvar uppfylla medborgarnas förväntningar om ett grönt, modernt och djurvänligt europeiskt jordbruk. Bara så kan jordbruket ställa om och leva upp till Parisavtalet, den gröna given, samt unionens mål om koldioxidneutralitet senast 2050.
Legal migration policy and law (A9-0314/2021 - Abir Al-Sahlani)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om betänkandet med rekommendationer till kommissionen om politik och lagstiftning för laglig migration. Vi delar helhjärtat bedömningen att det behövs bättre politik för säkra och lagliga vägar in i Europa. Därför beklagar vi också betänkandets ensidiga fokus på arbetskraftsinvandring. Arbetskraftsinvandring stärker ekonomi och välfärd när den sker till bristyrken och till kollektivavtalsenliga löner och villkor. Arbetskraftsinvandring från länder utanför EU till yrken där det inte råder någon brist på arbetskraft riskerar däremot att öka klyftorna och har i Sverige lett till omfattande fusk och exploatering. Det minskar dessutom möjligheterna för arbetslösa, inte minst nyanlända, i Sverige att komma in på arbetsmarknaden. Arbetskraftsinvandring kan i vissa fall vara ett alternativ för de som söker sig till Europa irreguljärt. Men syftet med arbetskraftsinvandring bör inte vara att erbjuda en alternativ migrationsrutt för de med asyl- och skyddsbehov.Betänkandet innehåller en del vällovliga förslag för att stärka matchning och validering samt minska missbruket av EU:s arbetskraftsinvandringsregler. Däremot innehåller betänkandet också förslag om att flytta makten över arbetskraftsinvandring från nationell nivå till EU-nivå, inklusive för låglöneyrken. Det är något vi svenska socialdemokrater inte kan ställa oss bakom. I liknande anda föreslås att EU ska ta fram ett nytt program för arbetskraftsinvandring riktat till entreprenörer och egenföretagare. Utöver att vi motsätter oss kompetensförflyttningen som detta innebär så ser vi också särskilda problem med fusk och missbruk kopplat till dessa förslag. Sådana potentiella sidoeffekter berörs mycket otillräckligt i betänkandet och det viktiga löntagarperspektivet saknas. Det saknas också en motivering till, eller förklaring av, mervärdet av att EU ska bestämma regler och villkor kopplat till arbetskraftsinvandring för 27 medlemsstater med stora skillnader i förutsättningar, behov och arbetsmarknadsmodeller.
Multilateral negotiations in view of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, 30 November to 3 December 2021 (B9-0550/2021)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om behovet av ett temporärt TRIPS-undantag men röstade för resolutionen i sin helhet. Gemensamma, hållbara och globala lösningar på handelsområdet bör ligga till grund för den kommande ekonomiska återhämtningen för att säkra konkurrenskraft och välstånd, och således stöder vi reformeringen av WTO. För oss är det en självklarhet att EU och det internationella samfundet måste göra mer för att fler människor i världen ska få tillgång till vaccin.Patenträtten är och har varit central för att snabbt få fram tillförlitliga och effektiva vaccin och vi behöver värna om den principen när vi hanterar denna och kommande pandemier. Vi bör använda existerande flexibilitet i det nuvarande ramverket och därför valde vi att avstå i omröstningen om ett TRIPS-undantag.
International procurement instrument (A9-0337/2021 - Daniel Caspary)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om det internationella upphandlingsinstrumentet. Förslaget är bättre än tidigare och omfattar bland annat ett förenklat förfarande, en prisjusteringsmekanism samt en integrering av miljökrav och sociala och arbetsrättsliga krav i förfarandena för offentlig upphandling. Vi är däremot skeptiska till ett internationellt upphandlingsinstrument i sin helhet och särskilt förslagen om lägre tröskelvärden och kravet på ett godkännande från kommissionen för undantag från IPI-instrumentet.
Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans (A9-0298/2021 - Lukas Mandl)
. – Socialdemokraterna anser att vi har goda skäl att fördjupa samarbetet med våra grannländer i västra Balkan och stödjer fortsatt deras ambition om EU-integration. Vi vill emellertid understryka att viseringsfrihet för Kosovo stöds först då de formella kriterierna för viseringsfrihet är genomförda och när identifierade risker har omhändertagits på ett godtagbart sätt.
Impact of national tax reforms on the EU economy (A9-0348/2021 - Markus Ferber)
Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för initiativbetänkandet om effekterna av nationella skattereformer för EU:s ekonomi.Betänkandet uttalar sig om nationell skattepolitik i EU-medlemsstaterna med grund i artiklarna 110–113 i fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt (EUF-fördraget), som medger harmonisering av lagstiftningen om omsättningsskatter, punktskatter och andra indirekta skatter eller avgifter i den mån det är nödvändigt för att säkerställa att den inre marknaden fungerar och för att undvika en snedvridning av konkurrensen.Betänkandet fokuserar särskilt på skattepolitikens särskilda effekt för små och medelstora företag, pågående eller planerat arbete vad gäller att harmonisera skatteregler på EU-nivå samt parlamentets rekommendationer för reformer.Vi delar betänkandets syn på att stora skillnader i skatteregler mellan medlemsländer försvårar för företag att handla mellan och verka i olika EU-länder, och att små och medelstora företag drabbas särskilt hårt vid regelkrångel. Det kan medföra negativa konsekvenser för arbetstillfällen i Sverige och resten av Europa.Vi ser även positivt på skrivningarna om OECD-överenskommelsen om en minsta gemensam bolagsskattesats och hur den kan bidra till att motverka skatteplanering och skatteundandragande, något som på lång sikt är helt väsentligt för att säkra välfärdens finansiering.Texten innehöll även två mer problematiska skrivningar. Dels en skrivning som ”noterar begränsningarna” i den nuvarande beslutsprocessen i skattefrågor i EU, och dels en skrivning till stöd för ett brett tillämpningsområde för kommissionens kommande förslag om bolagsskatt, BEFIT (Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation).Vad gäller den första frågan motsätter vi oss alla initiativ att ändra regeln om enhällighetsbeslut i skattefrågor på EU-nivå. Den principen är helt central för att värna medlemsstaternas självbestämmande och skattesuveränitet. Den aktuella skrivningen rekommenderade inte på något sätt de fördragsändringar som krävs för att riva upp enhällighetsregeln, utan förhöll sig enbart till regelverket i gällande fördrag. I och med detta ansåg vi det vara godtagbart att tolerera skrivningen.I frågan om bolagsskatt stödjer vi OECD-överenskommelsen om fördelning av beskattningsrätt för att få bukt med skatteundandragande och skatteplanering. Vi är dock emot en bredare tillämpning än vad den balanserade överenskommelsen innebär. På det här området lyfter betänkandet aspekter som skulle vara att gå längre än vad OECD-överenskommelsen medger. Vi motsatte oss de skrivningarna, men gjorde bedömningen att de inte var problematiska nog att motivera ett nej i slutomröstningen. Inte minst då kommissionens förslag ej presenterats ännu.Vi kunde inte ta ställning till någon av dessa enskilda skrivningar, utan kunde enbart rösta om betänkandet i sin helhet.
Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (A9-0296/2021 - Jérémy Decerle)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i voteringen om jordbruksutskottets genomföranderapport om produktionsdjurens välbefinnande, samt att stödja den alternativa rapporten som tidigare antagits av utskottet för miljö, folkhälsa och livsmedelssäkerhet.Det alternativa förslaget konstaterar brister i EU-direktiven om produktionsdjurens välbefinnande och bedömer att de är föråldrade, ofta otillräckliga och saknar artspecifikt skydd för vissa arter såsom mjölkkor, slaktkycklingar och avelshöns, kaniner, får och kalkoner. Rapporten uppmanar kommissionen att se över lagstiftningen om djurs välbefinnande och hälsa, samt säkerställa att kraven är tydliga, exakta och ändamålsenliga när det gäller att skydda produktionsdjur i samband med födseln, uppfödning, transport och slakt.Vidare betonar rapporten att det i direktivet om värphöns och direktivet om kalvar har funnits en kombination av undantag, vaga villkor och en avsaknad av särskilt skydd i EU-lagstiftningen parallellt med olika nationella regler, vilket har snedvridit konkurrensen på den inre marknaden. Rapporten framhåller att ohälsosam kost med för mycket salt, socker, fett och animaliskt protein utgör viktiga riskfaktorer för sjukdom och dödlighet i EU. En hållbar kost med mer växtbaserade livsmedel och med färre animaliska livsmedel kan bidra positivt till den globala hälsan, klimatet och miljön, och innebära att målen i den gröna given och Parisavtalet uppnås snabbare.Jordbruksutskottets rapport fastslår i sin tur att investeringar i bättre djurskydd leder till ökade produktionskostnader och en ökad arbetsbörda för uppfödarna, oavsett vilken sorts uppfödning det rör sig om, och ytterligare offentliga stöd från EU:s jordbrukspolitik för investeringar i djurskydd efterfrågas. Inkomststödet i pelare I för åren 2023–2027 kräver dock en öronmärkning på minst 25 procent för miljö, klimat och djurens välbefinnande. Dessutom öronmärks minst 35 procent i pelare I (landsbygdsfonden) gällande satsningar inom miljö, klimat, och djurens välbefinnande. Dessa stöd torde stimulera till ytterligare investeringar i bättre djurskydd 2023–2027, samtidigt som jordbrukarnas absorptionsförmåga för stöd till djurens välbefinnande bör säkerställas.Jordbruksutskottet anser att åtgärder för bättre djurens välbefinnande kan vara kontraproduktiva och undergräva hållbarhetsaspekter såsom hälsa och säkerhet, bekämpning av antimikrobiell resistens samt insatser för att minska växthusgasutsläppen. Vi delar inte utskottets bild om att det föreligger en målkonflikt mellan skärpta djurskyddsregler i EU och klimat och hälsa. Istället bör skärpningar av EU:s djurskyddslagstiftning kunna utformas på ett sådant sätt att produktionsdjurens välbefinnande säkerställs, samtidigt som miljö, klimat, och hälsa, samt jordbrukarnas konkurrenskraft beaktas och värnas.
Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 (A9-0358/2021 - Nathalie Loiseau)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att avstå i voteringen om den gemensamma säkerhets- och försvarspolitiken.Betänkandet understryker nya och framväxande hot som utgår från statliga och icke-statliga aktörer i en multipolär värld, såsom terrorism, den ökade förekomsten av auktoritära styren, hybridhot, såsom it-attacker, desinformation och utländsk inblandning. Betänkandet betonar en ökad militarisering i världen, med tilltagande global maktkonkurrens och geopolitiska spänningar, minskade nedrustningsinsatser och internationella vapenkontrollsystem, spridning av massförstörelsevapen, kärnvapen, och användning av kemiska vapen.Betänkandet noterar en situation av instabilitet och oförutsebarhet vid unionens gränser och i dess närmaste grannskap. Den ryska aggressionen mot Ukraina och Georgien utgör ett direkt och indirekt hot mot den europeiska säkerhetsordningen. Därför understryker betänkandet att ett aktivt engagemang i unionens grannskap ligger i EU:s intresse. Betänkandet noterar med oro den tilltagande militariseringen på Krimhalvön och Ryska federationens försök att destabilisera området kring Svarta havet. EU bör stå upp för folkrätten som det gemensamma regelsystem världens stater har kommit överens om, inklusive varje stats suveräna likställighet och territoriella integritet.I linje med betänkandet anser vi att EU:s röst i utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiken behöver stärkas. Unionen bör kunna agera när stater begår övergrepp mot sina egna befolkningar, eller hotar grannländer med vapen och ekonomiska påtryckningar. Genom att slopa kravet på enhällighet inom vissa områden av utrikespolitiken kan EU agera snabbare och tydligare. Vi behöver också stärka vår förmåga att klara vår egen säkerhet. Men säkerhet kan inte byggas ensidigt. Fördjupade relationer med andra, även utanför EU, är en förutsättning för att vi ska kunna skapa en säker värld och gemensam säkerhet.Vi vänder oss dock emot betänkandets skrivningar om genomförandet av ”ett gemensamt europeiskt försvar” samt en ”verklig europeisk försvarsunion”. Den svenska försvarspolitiska inriktningen innebär att vi bygger säkerhet tillsammans med andra. Vi förordar dock inte en militär utveckling inom EU som för tankarna till någon slags gemensam armé. Den snabbinsatsstyrka som förordas i betänkandet får anses duplicera EU:s existerande stridsgrupper.Vidare understryker betänkandet att behovet av att systematiskt ta hänsyn till den europeiska försvarstekniska och försvarsindustriella basens bidrag till EU:s strategiska autonomi. Försvarstekniska samarbeten och forskning bör fortsatt stödjas men det får inte ske på bekostnad av mindre medlemsstater, inklusive svensk försvarsindustri, som bidrar till att säkerställa Sveriges militära alliansfrihet. EU bör fortsatt värna unionens grundläggande principer som öppenhet, innovation och frihandel.
Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament – annual report 2020 (A9-0021/2022 - Irène Tolleret, Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om jämställdhetsintegrering i Europaparlamentet – årsrapport 2020. Vi anser att jämställdhetsintegrering är en effektiv strategi och måste vara en av de viktigaste prioriteringarna i jämställdhetspolitiken. För att Europaparlamentet fullt ut ska kunna implementera jämställdhetsintegrering i EU-politiken är det nödvändigt att strategin också efterlevs inom Europaparlamentet.Vi valde att avstå i separata omröstningar som rör könsfördelning i politiska partier och grupper samt förslaget om varvade listor i översynen av EU:s vallag. För oss svenska socialdemokrater är det en självklarhet att ha varvade listor för alla val. Socialdemokraternas införande av varvade listor var en av de största och viktigaste reformerna för att förändra representationen av män och kvinnor i det politiska landskapet i Sverige. Vi anser dock att partiernas självständighet är viktig och att EU inte bör reglera eller styra partiernas politiska beslut. Vidare avstod vi i omröstningen om ändringsförslaget som rör vem som väljs i händelse av lika röstetal. Vi anser att regeln bör ses över i sin helhet och inte byggas på ledamöternas åldrar.
Implementation of citizenship education actions (A9-0060/2022 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att avstå i voteringen om betänkandet om genomförande av insatser för medborgarutbildning. Betänkandet lyfter fram många bra saker som syftar till att stärka medborgarutbildningen inom EU, och vi välkomnar särskilt de skrivningar som betonar vikten av ett livslångt lärande. Samtidigt finns det flera mycket långtgående förslag i betänkandet som vi inte stöder. Det handlar bland annat om att Europaparlamentet anser att delade befogenheter på utbildningsområdet bör införas inom EU, och att Europaparlamentet vill inrätta en ny permanent struktur inom EU som ska ansvara för att skapa synergier på europeisk nivå inom medborgarutbildning och förvalta de EU-resurser som finns inom detta område. Ett annat oerhört märkligt förslag är uppmaningen till kommissionen att överväga möjligheten att stödja uppförandet av ett EU-monument i varje kommun i medlemsstaterna för att ge medborgarna en visuell symbol för den europeiska integrationen. Vi valde att aktivt rösta emot dessa förslag under voteringen, men då dessa saker kvarstår i betänkandet valde vi att avstå i slutvoteringen om betänkandet.
Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (A9-0083/2022 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta emot betänkandet om allmänna direkta val av ledamöter av Europaparlamentet. Betänkandet innehåller tyvärr många mycket långtgående förslag som vi inte stöder. Det handlar om förslaget om att införa en EU-omfattande valkrets, det vill säga transnationella listor, och att medborgarna ska ha rätt att rösta på en kommissionsordförande i ett system med toppkandidater via de gemensamma EU-listorna. Vi ifrågasätter starkt att införandet av en gemensam valkrets skulle vara rätt väg att gå för att öka den demokratiska legitimiteten i unionens beslutsprocess.Dessutom valde vi att avstå i voteringen om de förslag som rör obligatoriska varvade listor, alltså växelvis kvinnliga och manliga kandidater på listan, eller kvoter. För oss socialdemokrater är jämställdheten oerhört viktig och för oss är det självklart med varvade listor sedan mycket lång tid tillbaka men vi vänder oss emot att med lagstiftning reglera och påverka partiinterna processer och partiernas nomineringsordningar.Då dessa förslag, tillsammans med andra långtgående förslag som att inrätta en europeisk valmyndighet och att lagstiftningen fastställer att varje unionsmedborgare från 16 år ska ha rösträtt i val till Europaparlamentet, dock utan att det ska påverka befintliga konstitutionella ordningar, antogs av Europaparlamentet så valde vi att rösta emot betänkandet.
The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (B9-0228/2022, B9-0229/2022, B9-0235/2022)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater står bakom det viktiga syftet med konferensen om Europas framtid – att stärka demokratin i Europa och öka medborgarnas möjlighet att diskutera EU-frågor kopplade till Europas framtid. Konferensen har givit medborgare runtom i unionen en möjlighet att delta i det demokratiska samtalet om EU:s framtid och gemensamma utmaningar. Vi värdesätter engagemanget och de idéer som diskuterats inom ramarna för konferensen. Vi välkomnar särskilt förslaget om att införa ett socialt protokoll till EU:s fördrag, i det fall fördragen revideras. Det kan också finnas anledning att se över kravet på enhällighet på vissa politikområden.Vi valde att rösta mot punkten om att begära att ett konvent sammankallas genom att aktivera förfarandet för revidering av fördragen som föreskrivs i artikel 48. Vi valde även att avstå i omröstningen om resolutionen i sin helhet. Att genomföra fördragsändringar är en lång, omfattande och potentiellt uppslitande process med mycket osäker utgång. Vi anser därför att de förslag och idéer som presenterats under konferensen istället bör analyseras vidare inom EU institutionerna. Vi hoppas att konferensen leder till fortsatt ökad delaktighet, kunskap och engagemang i EU-frågor. Med de samhällsutmaningar vi står inför är det av högsta vikt att vi uppmuntrar till fortsatt diskussion om Europas framtid.
Preservation, analysis and storage at Eurojust of evidence relating to genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and related criminal offence (C9-0155/2022)
. – För oss svenska socialdemokrater är det viktigt att aggressionsbrott bekämpas på alla nivåer och med full kraft. Vi valde dock att rösta emot ändringsförslaget att inkludera det i förslaget till ändring i Eurojustförordningen av i huvudsak följande skäl:Rysslands invasion av Ukraina har enligt kommissionen gjort det extremt brådskande att genomföra ändringarna i Eurojustförordningen. För att kunna bistå i arbetet med att utkräva ansvar, bl.a. för de brott som begås i Ukraina, är det därför viktigt att Eurojust så snart som möjligt kan påbörja arbetet med att hantera bevisning enligt förslaget. Förslaget från rådet innehöll inte den formuleringen eftersom en inkludering av aggressionsbrottet i förslaget hade riskerat att försena hela förslaget, bl.a. eftersom flera av medlemsländerna idag inte har aggressionsbrottet i sina brottskataloger. Vidare har ICC, som förslaget syftar att stödja, inte behörighet att utöva jurisdiktion över detta brott eftersom medlemsstaterna inte kunnat enas om någon definition av aggressionsbrottet. Därutöver var målet med förslaget främst att bidra i hanteringen av bevisning genom skapandet av en bevisbank, och när det gäller just aggressionsbrottet så är det inte avsaknad av bevisning utan snarare jurisdiktion och gällande immunitetsregler som utgör de huvudsakliga utmaningarna. Aggressionsbrottet bör därför hanteras på andra sätt inom EU.
Social Climate Fund (A9-0157/2022 - David Casa, Esther de Lange)
. – Klimatomställningen måste påskyndas, men då måste vi också beakta rättvise- och solidaritetsaspekter. Därför valde vi svenska socialdemokrater att rösta för den sociala klimatfonden som syftar till att hjälpa dem som är mest drabbade av energi- och mobilitetsfattigdom i Europa. En viktig utgångspunkt för oss socialdemokrater är att fonden motverkar negativa sociala effekter av det nya utsläppshandelssystemet för vägtransporter och byggnader.Det nya utsläppshandelssystemet som antogs var således en förutsättning för oss för att kunna stödja slutvoteringen av den sociala klimatfonden. Vi är fortsatt emot det direkta inkomststödet och anser därför att det är viktigt att inkomststödet är temporärt och begränsas med tydliga tak. Vi vill framförallt att fonden används för att snabba på omställningen genom klimatinvesteringar inom dessa sektorer. Stödberättigade åtgärder och investeringar bör endast användas för att tillhandahålla kortfristigt överbryggande stöd fram till dess att mer hållbara och långvariga strukturella investeringar kan användas fullt ut.
Common European action on care (A9-0189/2022 - Milan Brglez, Sirpa Pietikäinen)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för initiativbetänkandet om kommissionens kommande omsorgsstrategi. Vi bör främja nationsöverskridande samarbeten inom välfärden genom att underlätta dataöverföring, informationsutbyte och samverkan. Däremot röstade vi emot ändringsförslag som handlar om europeiska lagstiftningsåtgärder på vård- och omsorgsområdet. Vård och omsorg är och ska förbli en nationell befogenhet.En välfungerande välfärd i medlemsländerna är av största vikt, inte minst efter pandemins negativa effekter på jämlikheten och jämställdheten. Den stora majoriteten av omsorgsgivare och vårdgivare i Europa är kvinnor som antingen arbetar oavlönat eller är underbetalda. Alla människor ska ha rätt till en god hälsa och vård på lika villkor men genomförandet är medlemsstaternas ansvar.
Mental health in the digital world of work (A9-0184/2022 - Maria Walsh)
. – Den psykiska ohälsan i Europa är ett arbetsmiljöproblem som har förvärrats i och med covid-19-pandemin och den digitala omställningen. Hälso- och sjukvården har varit under kraftig belastning under de senaste åren. Allt fler arbetstagare jobbar också hemifrån. En europeisk strategi för psykisk hälsa behövs för att förbättra arbetsmiljön för Europas arbetstagare.Vad gäller förslagen om nya bindande initiativ, såsom distansarbete och rätten att koppla ifrån, påminner vi om att detta är fel väg att gå. EU ska inte sätta enhetliga detaljerade regler kring hur detta ska regleras på respektive arbetsplats i Europa. Detta är för arbetsmarknadens parter att bestämma över. Vi valde därför att rösta för betänkandet men avstod i ändringsförslag som uppmanar till ny EU-lagstiftning kopplad till distansarbete och rätten att koppla ifrån.
2021 Report on Kosovo (A9-0179/2022 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel)
. – Vi socialdemokrater välkomnar Europaparlamentets betänkande om livsmedelstrygghet i utvecklingsländer och ambition att EU ska ta en mer aktiv roll i att bekämpa global hunger. Vi beklagar all överdriven finansiell spekulation i jordbruks- och livsmedelsvaror men vill framhålla de effektiva regelverk som redan existerar för hur spekulationer bör regleras för att undvika mycket volatilitet med derivat. Därmed instämmer vi inte i betänkandets skrivning om att all spekulation bör stoppas.
Addressing food security in developing countries (A9-0195/2022 - Beata Kempa)
. – Socialdemokraterna anser att vi har goda skäl att fördjupa samarbetet med Kosovo och stöder fortsatt ambitionen om EU-integration. Vi vill emellertid understryka att viseringsfrihet för Kosovo stöds först då de formella kriterierna för viseringsfrihet är genomförda och när identifierade risker har omhändertagits på ett godtagbart sätt.
National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal (RC-B9-0339/2022, B9-0339/2022, B9-0340/2022, B9-0341/2022, B9-0342/2022, B9-0343/2022, B9-0344/2022)
. – Enhällighetsregeln för beslut i skattefrågor är central för att vi ska kunna säkerställa att EU:s skatteregler är proportionella och inte undergräver svensk ekonomi. I detta betänkande lade parlamentet fram långtgående förslag om att riva upp vetorätten eller att på olika sätt kringgå densamma. Det går emot vår uppfattning och riskerar att splittra den inre marknaden. Därför kunde vi inte stödja betänkandet.Socialdemokraterna stöder den globala överenskommelsen om en miniminivå för bolagsskatt för stora multinationella företag. Vi vill att lagen kommer på plats så snart som möjligt, och längre fram vill vi gärna se mer ambitiösa regler. Överenskommelsen försvårar skatteflykt och skatteundandragande, vilket kommer att gynna svensk ekonomi och välfärd. När Europaparlamentet tog ställning till det lagförslaget den 19 maj 2022 röstade vi för.
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (A9-0223/2022 - Rainer Wieland, Charles Goerens)
. – Vi socialdemokrater stödjer kommissionens arbete för att underlätta för europeiska politiska partier och stiftelser att nå ut till medborgarna i EU:s medlemsstater och arbetet för ökad transparens.För oss svenska socialdemokrater är det en självklarhet att prioritera jämställdhet såväl inom vårt parti som i all vår politik. Socialdemokraternas införande av varvade listor var en av de största och viktigaste reformerna för att förändra representationen av män och kvinnor i det politiska landskapet i Sverige. Vi anser dock att partiernas självständighet är viktig och att EU inte bör reglera eller styra partiernas politiska beslut. Av detta skäl valde vi att avstå i särskilda omröstningar som rör krav om att europeiska politiska partier bland annat ska inkludera regler om jämställdhet i sin interna styrning.Vidare innehåller förslaget möjligheter för europeiska partier att finansiera nationella folkomröstningskampanjer, vilket i praktiken skulle kunna ske utan inblandning av nationella partier. Detta tror vi riskerar att försvaga de nationella partierna och tycker därför inte att europeiska politiska partier ska vara inblandade på nationell nivå på det sättet.
Key objectives for the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama (B9-0414/2022)
. – Inom ramen för resolutionen inför konferensen om handel med utrotningshotade arter röstade vi Socialdemokrater emot ett förbud av all import av jakttroféer från Cites-listade arter. Cites listar arter som är utrotningshotade eller riskerar att bli utrotningshotade och arter som liknar andra arter som är utrotningshotade i syfte att gemensamt reglera handeln med produkter från dessa arter.I dag finns ett EU-regelverk för handel med jakttroféer som är bredare än Cites-listade arter där en vetenskaplig kommitté kan införa riktade restriktioner. Vi anser att det inte bör vara tillåtet med handel med jakttroféer i de fall det bidrar till att ytterligare öka risken för artens utrotning. Däremot finns flera exempel, som bland annat Internationella naturvårdsunionen (IUCN) lyfter fram, där handel med jakttroféer tvärtom bidrar till ett ökat bevarande.Cites-listan har inte utformats utifrån idén om totalt förbud med jakttroféer, och vi bedömer att ett sådant generellt förbud riskerar att bli kontraproduktivt i arbetet mot artutrotningen.
The EU’s response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (RC-B9-0416/2022, B9-0416/2022, B9-0417/2022, B9-0418/2022, B9-0419/2022, B9-0420/2022, B9-0421/2022, B9-0422/2022)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för en resolution om EU:s svar på ökningen av energipriserna i Europa. Vi bör främja nationsöverskridande samarbeten för att bekämpa energipriserna. Vi står fast i att en svår energikris inte är något som en enskild grupp ska betala för. Därför hade vi gärna sett en möjlighet att återinvestera mer av övervinsterna från grön energi till ytterligare investeringar i förnybara energislag till förmån för att öka omställningen.Vi tycker att det är bra att utveckla samarbeten med våra grannländer för att säkra en energitillgång även i framtiden. Däremot tror vi att dessa exceptionella åtgärder som medlemsstaterna har beslutat om bör fortsätta vara tillfälliga. Alla människor ska ha rätt till energi, men genomförandet är medlemsstaternas ansvar.
UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (B9-0461/2022)
. – Inför COP27 antog Europaparlamentet en resolution om prioriteringar för att snabba på klimatomställningen.En fråga som lyftes var klimatflyktingars skyddsstatus – där valde vi att avstå. Redan idag har miljontals människor tvingats lämna sina hem till följd av klimatkrisen. Om inte omfattande ambitionshöjningar snabbt kommer på plats, bland annat under COP27, går vi mot en situation där hundratals miljoner människor kommer tvingas lämna sina hem.Idag finns ingen särskild skyddsgrund i EU för klimatflyktingar att begära asyl. För oss socialdemokrater är det viktigt att upprätthålla dagens system där det egna landet främst ska ansvara för omlokalisering av människor som tvingas lämna sina hem. I de fall detta inte är möjligt, mot bakgrund av vårt gemensamma delansvar till klimatkrisens konsekvenser, kommer EU på sikt behöva ompröva såväl flyktingbegrepp som framtida migrationspolitik.
System of own resources of the European Union (A9-0266/2022 - Valérie Hayer, José Manuel Fernandes)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om nya egna medel. EU måste ha tillräckliga medel för att finansiera viktiga initiativ, men vi måste slå vakt om orimliga ökningar på inbetalningarna till EU. Det gäller också förslag om nya inkomstkällor för EU, även om dessa inte direkt påverkar nivån på vår EU-avgift, som i detta fall.Vi stödjer införandet av klimattullar och en utsläppshandel som leder till större och snabbare utsläppsminskningar. Vi har även tidigare röstat för principen om att en del av intäkterna från dessa båda instrument ska komma EU till del. Vi har också stöttat att införa en miniminivå på bolagsskatt för stora multinationella företag med syfte att förhindra skatteplanering, i enlighet med den globala överenskommelsen genom OECD. Det är centralt för att säkra välfärdens finansiering i framtiden.
Protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe (RC-B9-0503/2022, B9-0503/2022, B9-0504/2022, B9-0509/2022, B9-0514/2022, B9-0518/2022, B9-0519/2022, B9-0520/2022)
. – Vargbeståndet ser väldigt olika ut i Europa och därför är det viktigt att frågan behandlas på lokal och regional nivå. Vi socialdemokrater värnar biologisk mångfald. Det är viktigt att främja samexistens mellan rovdjur och människor, men det får inte ske på bekostnad av en levande landsbygd och människors – och djurs – trygghet. Därför röstade vi socialdemokrater för att vargen fortsättningsvis ska skyddas i art- och habitatdirektivet, men gå från att vara strikt skyddad till förvaltningsbar, förutsatt att gynnsam bevarandestatus upprätthålls.
Discharge 2021: EU general budget - European Parliament (A9-0086/2023 - Isabel García Muñoz)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att rösta för betänkandet om ansvarsfrihet för Europaparlamentets budget 2021. Vi stöder de åtgärder som syftar till att bekämpa korruption samt öka transparens och insyn i parlamentets verksamhet. Vissa delar av betänkandet stöder vi dock inte. För oss är det en självklarhet att parlamentet har en skyldighet att respektera den geografiska balansen bland personalen i EU-institutionerna, inte minst för ett land som Sverige som redan är underrepresenterat inom institutionerna. Vidare är flexibilitet i parlamentets verksamhet viktigt för att öka representationen i parlamentet, men balansen mellan jobb och privatliv måste fortsättningsvis också respekteras. Därför valde vi att rösta emot skrivningar som uppmanar till att ledamöter som exempelvis är lediga eller långtidssjuka bör kunna votera på distans. Slutligen valde vi att avstå i omröstningar om den frivilliga pensionsfonden, eftersom det just nu pågår en utredning i parlamentet angående ärendet.
Impact on the 2024 EU budget of increasing European Union Recovery Instrument borrowing costs (A9-0163/2023 - Johan Van Overtveldt)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att avstå i omröstningen om konsekvenserna för EU:s budget av de ökade lånekostnaderna för Europeiska unionens återhämtningsfond. Vi anser att EU måste fullgöra sin rättsliga skyldighet att återbetala lånekostnaderna i samband med återhämtningsinstrumentet på ett effektivt sätt, men orimliga ökningar av EU:s budget måste undvikas.
Artificial Intelligence Act (A9-0188/2023 - Brando Benifei, Dragoş Tudorache)
. – Vi svenska socialdemokrater välkomnar det nödvändiga förslaget om att reglera AI. Vi anser dock att vi inte får försumma AI:s potential när det gäller inre säkerhet, grov brottslighet och terroristbekämpning. Vi ska ha regler som beaktar fördelarna med AI, men också dess nackdelar. Detta är nödvändigt för att Sverige och Europa ska kunna konkurrera på den internationella arenan. För att se till att AI inte används på ett orättvist diskriminerande och integritetskränkande sätt anser vi dessutom att högriskanvändning måste förhandsgodkännas av en rättslig myndighet, särskilt när det gäller biometriska identifieringssystem.
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (A9-0185/2023 - Marlene Mortler)
. – Matsäkerhet är en avgörande framtidsfråga. Pandemin och kriget i Ukraina har satt ljuset på sårbarheter i livsmedelskedjan och klimatförändringarna har stor påverkan på jordbruket. Det är vår skyldighet att säkra en hållbar och motståndskraftig jordbrukssektor som kan möta dessa utmaningar. Vi socialdemokrater röstade för resolutionen i sin helhet då den lyfter fram flera viktiga aspekter, men vi vill betona att det finns brister i betänkandet relaterat till hållbarhet. Bland annat måste vikten av en hållbar användning av bekämpningsmedel erkännas. Vid omröstningen om skrivelserna som rör biobränslen valde delegationen att avstå eftersom skrivningarna målar upp obefogade motsättningar. Vår ståndpunkt är tydlig: biobränslen är oerhört viktiga i klimatomställningen och utfasningen av fossila bränslen behöver ske så snabbt som möjligt.
Quality traineeships in the EU (A9-0186/2023 - Monica Semedo)
. – Vi socialdemokrater valde att avstå i voteringen om betänkandet om praktikplatser av hög kvalitet i EU. Praktik kan vara ett sätt att underlätta för unga att komma in på arbetsmarknaden och vi stöder generellt att praktikplatser ska vara av hög kvalitet vad gäller exempelvis lärande, innehåll och arbetsuppgifter. Vi beklagar också att det tyvärr förekommer arbetsplatser där praktikanter blir utnyttjade som gratis arbetskraft. Detta är oacceptabelt. Men samtidigt är frågan om praktik komplicerad då den berör olika delar av arbetsmarknaden liksom att det ser olika ut inom olika sektorer och branscher. Dessutom ser regelverket kring praktik olika ut i olika medlemsstater. Då de båda förslagen till lagstiftande rättsakter i betänkandet är oerhört detaljerade och innehåller känsliga skrivningar rörande ersättning till praktikanter valde vi alltså att avstå i voteringen om betänkandet, trots att det underliggande syftet med betänkandet är bra och lovvärt.
Draft amending budget No 2/2023: Entering the surplus of the financial year 2022 (A9-0225/2023 - Fabienne Keller)
Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (A9-0290/2023 - José Manuel Fernandes, Christian Ehler)
Vi svenska socialdemokrater i Europaparlamentet stöttar inte parlamentets betänkande om förslaget om inrättande av den europeiska plattformen för strategisk teknik (STEP). Det råder ingen tvekan om att EU:s konkurrenskraft är oerhört viktig. Däremot finns det flera mycket problematiska delar i såväl kommissionens som parlamentets förslag som riskerar att snedvrida konkurrensen i EU, vilket vi inte kan ställa oss bakom.
Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future (A9-0283/2023 - Isabel Carvalhais)
Ägarskiften i lantbruket är avgörande för att säkra vår försörjningsförmåga. Unga lantbrukare måste ges bättre förutsättningar att etablera sig i branschen. Socialdemokraterna i Europaparlamentet anser att fler insatser behövs för att bemöta de olika hinder som står i vägen för nästa generation livsmedelsproducenter. Vi valde dock att avstå i omröstningen för betänkandet eftersom det listar flera långtgående förslag på områden som är nationell kompetens för medlemsländerna.
Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) (A9-0343/2023 - Christian Ehler)
Vi socialdemokrater i Europaparlamentet stöder ambitionen att stärka EU:s position inom strategiskt viktiga teknologier, ökad försörjningstrygghet och den gröna omställningen. Vi anser att det i grunden är positivt att stärka EU:s långsiktiga konkurrenskraft genom riktat stöd till kritiska tekniker och industrier. Vi anser dock inte att kärnkraften och dess status som en kritisk teknik är något som EU bör lagstifta om, och vi har därför röstat blankt i den delen av förslaget. Vi stöder inte heller inrättande av en suveränitetsfond eller åtgärder som riskerar att snedvrida konkurrensen i EU, såsom kommissionens förslag om att utöka långtidsbudgeten för en europeisk plattform för strategisk teknik.
Implementation of the European Solidarity Corps programme 2021-2027 (A9-0308/2023 - Michaela Šojdrová)
Vi svenska socialdemokrater stöder ambitionen att möjliggöra för ungdomar att delta i utbytes- och volontärprojekt för att tackla samhälleliga och humanitära utmaningar. Däremot gör resolutionens kraftiga tonvikt på att dubblera budgeten och införa en särskild visumkategori för deltagare i solidaritetskåren att delegationen avstår från att stödja betänkandet.
Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (A9-0337/2023 - Guy Verhofstadt, Sven Simon, Gabriele Bischoff, Daniel Freund, Helmut Scholz)
Vi svenska socialdemokrater i Europaparlamentet valde att rösta nej till parlamentets betänkande om ändringar i fördragen.Europa befinner sig i ett oroligt omvärldsläge och EU har visat prov på flexibilitet och handlingskraft inom ramen för nuvarande fördrag. Vi anser inte att EU:s fördrag bör öppnas upp och förhandlas om i detta läge.Om EU:s grundfördrag skulle öppnas upp anser vi inte att det bör ske på det sätt som parlamentet föreslagit. Förslagen är alldeles för långtgående. Därför har vi markerat mot den absoluta majoriteten av förslagen även i enskilda omröstningar.Skulle en fördragsförändring hamna på bordet är vi socialdemokrater öppna för att stärka Artikel 7-förfarandet om att värna rättsstatens principer, att övergå till majoritetsomröstning i vissa utrikesfrågor för att stärka EU:s röst i världen och att tillföra ett socialt protokoll till fördragen så att sociala och fackliga rättigheter värnas. I övrigt tycker vi att det är viktigt att EU står upp för grundläggande rättigheter, inte minst rätten till fri och säker abort. Denna linje har vi gett uttryck för i enskilda omröstningar men ska inte tolkas som ett oreserverat stöd för de skrivningar som föreslagits av parlamentet.
Job creation – the just transition and impact investments (A9-0342/2023 - Sara Matthieu)
Vi socialdemokrater i Europaparlamentet stöder betänkandets övergripande inriktning. Klimatomställningen måste vara rättvis och dess ekonomiska konsekvenser kan inte ensidigt åligga unionens enskilda medborgare. Vi stöder däremot inte de skrivningar som i för hög utsträckning inkräktar på medlemsländernas nationella kompetens inom viktiga områden, eller syftar till att utöka EU-budgeten med nya eller stärkta fonder. Därför valde vi att rösta emot skrivningar som bland annat handlar om ett direktiv om tillräcklig minimiinkomst, inrättandet av en europeisk suveränitetsfond, utvidgning av Fonden för en rättvis omställning, samt skrivningar om att stärka det europeiska instrumentet för tillfälligt stöd för att minska risken för arbetslöshet i en krissituation (SURE).
Revised pollinators initiative - a new deal for pollinators (B9-0463/2023)
Socialdemokraterna står bakom ökade satsningar och regleringar, inklusive på EU-nivå, för att stärka den biologiska mångfalden och skydda livsviktiga pollinerare. Därför röstar vi för resolutionens övergripande ambitioner. Däremot stödjer Socialdemokraterna inte förslag om nya fonder på EU-nivå eller ökad detaljreglering av skogsbruket för att nå dessa mål.
Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (A9-0260/2023 - Nicola Beer)
Vi socialdemokrater röstade ja till ramen för säkerställande av trygg och hållbar försörjning av kritiska råvaror. Det är viktigt att vi får ett regelverk på plats för att skapa så hållbara utvinningsprocesser som möjligt. Vi står upp för att samrådsprocesser ska ske demokratiskt och i enlighet med den internationella folk- och urfolksrätten. Vi hade gärna sett att förslaget varit ännu tydligare på den punkten eftersom den internationella folkrätten fortsatt gäller i EU:s medlemsländer såväl som i tredje land.
Small modular reactors (A9-0408/2023 - Franc Bogovič)
Vi socialdemokrater valde i dag att avstå i omröstningen om initiativbetänkandet om små modulära reaktorer. Vi socialdemokrater är ett teknikoptimistiskt parti. Sverige behöver mer av all fossilfri energiproduktion. Däremot är vi försiktiga med skattebetalarnas pengar och måna om att varje medlemsstat får möjlighet att välja sin egen energimix.
Implementation of the Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027 (A9-0413/2023 - Milan Zver)
Erasmus+-programmet är ett av våra allra viktigaste verktyg för att främja kulturutbyte och vidga unga människors utbildningsmöjligheter och vyer. Tusentals unga svenskar får varje år möjligheten att studera eller praktisera utomlands till gagn för individens och samhällets utveckling. Vi stöder Erasmus+-programmet och betänkandet. Däremot står vi inte bakom betänkandets finansieringsförslag och understryker att budgetbeslut fattas i den ordinarie processen för EU:s fleråriga budgetram.
Implementation of the Creative Europe programme 2021-2027 (A9-0425/2023 - Massimiliano Smeriglio)
Programmet Kreativa Europa utgör en viktig samarbetsplattform som stärker förutsättningarna för kulturarbetare och de kreativa näringarna. Vi välkomnar att programmets administrativa processer förenklas för att underlätta för mindre organisationer. Däremot står vi inte bakom betänkandets finansieringsförslag och understryker att budgetbeslut fattas i den ordinarie processen för EU:s fleråriga budgetram.
Implementation of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme 2021-2027 – citizens' engagement and participation (A9-0392/2023 - Łukasz Kohut)
Programmet för medborgare, jämlikhet, rättigheter och värden stöder europeiska civilsamhällesorganisationer för att öka samhällsengagemanget bland minoriteter och andra utsatta grupper. Att stärka samhällsgemenskapen och medborgarnas deltagande i demokratin är avgörande för ett öppet, starkt och fritt samhälle. Däremot står vi inte bakom betänkandets finansieringsförslag. Programmet befinner sig fortfarande i ett tidigt skede, vilket gör det svårt att dra några slutsatser om dess framgång och effektivitet. En noggrann utvärdering bör göras innan budgetökningar övervägs, och vi understryker att sådana beslut fattas i den ordinarie processen för EU:s fleråriga budgetram.
European historical consciousness (A9-0402/2023 - Sabine Verheyen)
För oss socialdemokrater är det ett grundläggande samhällsansvar att utbilda alla medborgare, särskilt våra unga, om Europas gemensamma historia för att förstå vår nutid. Vi står därför bakom betänkandet om att öka det europeiska historiemedvetandet. Det handlar om att levandegöra en konfliktfylld historia där berättelser ur olika synvinklar får utrymme. Vi anser att det är lika viktigt att förstå både nationella, europeiska och globala perspektiv på vår gemensamma historia och att det ska speglas i historieutbildningen. All historieundervisning ska vara grundad i fakta, och skolor och universitet ska åtnjuta full akademisk frihet. Vi vänder oss därför mot detaljstyrning av utbildningsväsendet och historieundervisningen om Europas gemensamma historia, i såväl det svenska utbildningsväsendet som i EU:s program. Både faktakunskaper och förmågan att kunna tänka kritiskt är varandras förutsättningar för ett historiskt medvetandegörande.
Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget (A9-0446/2023 - Markus Pieper)
Icke-statliga organisationer (NGOs) har en viktig roll i att företräda civilsamhället och främja våra gemensamma rättigheter och värderingar. Vi svenska socialdemokrater värnar civilsamhällets självständighet och särart. Krav på transparens och ansvarsskyldighet ska gälla alla mottagare av EU-finansiering. Däremot står vi inte bakom antaganden eller åsikter som syftar till att misstänkliggöra icke-statliga organisationer.
Gender aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis (A9-0430/2023 - Alice Kuhnke)
Vi svenska socialdemokrater i Europaparlamentet röstade för betänkandet om jämställdhetsaspekter i samband med de ökande levnadskostnaderna och effekterna av energikrisen. Det är ett viktigt betänkande som belyser att kvinnor drabbas oproportionerligt hårt av dessa kriser. Dock finns det delar av betänkandet som vi inte står bakom, bland annat ett omfattande socialbidrag och bostadspolitiska förslag som tillhör och ska fortsätta att tillhöra nationell behörighet. Vi avstod i omröstningen gällande att kommissionen ska utse en jämställdhets- och klimatsamordnare för EU med tillräcklig personal och finansiering. Jämställdhet och klimat är högt prioriterade frågor för Socialdemokraterna, men vi ser i nuläget inte hur denna åtgärd skulle uppnå önskade resultat.
Revision of the European Labour Authority mandate (B9-0059/2024)
Europeiska arbetsmyndigheten (ELA) har en viktig funktion i att förena medlemsländernas kamp mot den gränsöverskridande arbetslivskriminaliteten. Mer behöver göras för att få ordning och reda på våra arbetsplatser. ELA måste ges förutsättningar till att fullgöra sina uppgifter och skapa bättre samordning och stärka regelefterlevnaden i hela Europa. Däremot är vi svenska socialdemokrater kritiska till att ELA ska kunna initiera och genomföra inspektioner på egen hand, eller väcka talan inför en domstol i den berörda medlemsstaten vid allvarliga överträdelser. Parlamentets ståndpunkt inkluderar därför viktiga formuleringar om skillnader i medlemsländernas nationella system, där vissa medlemsländer har yrkesinspektioner som utförs av arbetsmarknadens parter, och vikten av att respektera arbetsmarknadsparternas autonomi, rättigheter och befogenheter.
Driving licences (A9-0445/2023 - Karima Delli)
Vi socialdemokrater röstade för att ta körkortsdirektivet vidare till förhandling med Europeiska unionens råd. Parlamentets förhandlingsmandat innehåller flera socialdemokratiska framgångar, däribland höjda körvikter för husbilar samt bättre möjligheter att rekrytera busschaufförer till linjetrafik på svensk landsbygd. Det uppdaterade direktivet skulle dessutom möjliggöra införandet av digitala körkort (som komplement till det fysiska) med erkännande i hela EU. Samtidigt är inte förhandlingsmandatet perfekt. Vi socialdemokrater tog i omröstningen bland annat strid för att förhindra att åldersgränsen för de svenska A-traktorerna höjs från 15 till 16 år. Vi lade själva ett förslag som innebar bibehållen åldersgräns vid 15 år i kombination med de högre kraven på teori- och körprov för ökad säkerhet samt högre tillåten maxhastighet, upp till 45 km/tim. Det förslaget föll i delomröstningen. Att direktivet nu går vidare till förhandling ger oss möjlighet att lyfta frågan om åldersgränsen för A-traktorer igen utan att äventyra andra framgångar. Mot bakgrund av kommissionens uppfattning om att det svenska systemet för A-traktorer inte är i överensstämmelse med det nuvarande körkortsdirektivet är det särskilt viktigt att fortsätta arbeta för permanenta lösningar. Alternativet till fortsatt förhandling är att den svenska A-traktorn riskerar att förbjudas helt och hållet.
Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector (A9-0370/2023 - Henna Virkkunen)
Detta förslag syftar till att adressera EU:s brist på bussförare och göra yrket som bussförare mer attraktivt. Vi svenska socialdemokrater i Europaparlamentet anser att avsikterna bakom detta förslag är goda, men att förslaget riskerar att motverka syftet. En viktig orsak till att rekryteringsbehovet inte möts handlar om arbetsmiljö och arbetstider. Att oproportionerligt öka arbetsgivarens möjligheter att dela upp och skjuta upp dagliga och veckovisa raster riskerar att förvärra den situationen. Det kan också få negativa effekter för både arbetstagares hälsa och för trafiksäkerheten. Därför valde vi svenska socialdemokrater att rösta emot förslaget.
Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 (A9-0065/2024 - Deirdre Clune)
Vi socialdemokrater vill ha en stark och välfungerande tullunion, framför allt för att främja handel och bekämpa den gränsöverskridande brottsligheten. Den svenska tullmyndigheten bedriver ett viktigt brottsbekämpande arbete och det är mycket viktigt att myndigheten även i fortsättningen ska kunna göra prioriteringar som är bäst för Sverige. Vi anser att förslaget i sin nuvarande utformning riskerar att försvaga den svenska tullens arbete och att medlemsstaterna är bäst lämpade att reglera icke-straffrättsliga sanktioner med hänsyn till nationella förutsättningar. Vi uppmanar Sveriges regering att ta hänsyn till detta i förhandlingarna i rådet.
Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure implementing the parliamentary reform “Parliament 2024” (A9-0158/2024 - Salvatore De Meo)
Vi svenska socialdemokrater röstade för betänkandet om ändringar av parlamentets arbetsordning för genomförandet av parlamentsreformen "Parlament 2024"' och står bakom ambitionen att stärka hur parlamentet arbetar med jämställdhet i sin arbetsordning. Vi valde dock att rösta emot tre ändringsförslag som rör krav på specifik könsrepresentation i utskotten. Socialdemokraternas införande av varvade listor var en av de största och viktigaste reformerna för att förändra representationen av män och kvinnor i det politiska landskapet i Sverige. Vi anser dock att partiernas självständighet är viktig och att EU inte bör reglera eller styra partiinterna processer och nomineringsordningar. Vi anser dock att partiernas självständighet är viktig och att EU inte bör reglera eller styra partiinterna processer och nomineringsordningar. För att uppnå jämställdhetsmålen krävs således att partierna tar sitt ansvar.
Urban wastewater treatment (A9-0276/2023 - Nils Torvalds)
Vi står inför stora investeringsbehov i vatten och avlopp de kommande åren. Det är avgörande att vi investerar i rening som ger mesta möjliga miljönytta och att kostnaderna delas rättvist så att det inte slår mot hushållen. Socialdemokraterna har kämpat för och stödjer många delar i det nya avloppsvattendirektivet, särskilt det nya producentansvaret och skärpta miljökrav på rening. Men vi motsätter oss att Sverige och Finland mister det undantag våra länder haft för naturlig kväveretention som sker i vår berggrund, som redan prövats i Europeiska domstolen. Det kommer att tvinga svenska inlandskommuner att göra stora investeringar i kväverening utan någon bevisad miljönytta och kan leda till kraftigt ökade VA-avgifter för en miljon svenska hushåll. Genom att rösta nej vill vi markera vår principiella hållning att EU-domstolens beslut ska respekteras och investeringar ska ha bevisad miljönytta.
Written questions (14)
President’s political activities in relation to gender equality
Situation of women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia
Gender equality as one of the Council’s priorities
Supporting investments in services of general interest
Poland’s abortion ban ruling
Technical criteria for taxonomy risks counteracting the purpose of the regulations
Need for urgent action – Dr Djalali
What tools does the VP/HR have to stop sexual violence in Tigray?
Forced deportations of Ukrainian citizens
EU cardiovascular health strategy and gender equality
Sweden’s derogation on tax exemption for biogas in the light of the judgment in Landwärme v Commission
Commission proposal for a new regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on the management of end-of-life vehicles
Origin labelling for fossil energy imported into the EU
Russian oil tankers escaping EU sanctions in the Baltic Sea
Amendments (2130)
Amendment 29 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 27 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2023 on a European Day for the victims of the global climate crisis;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas there has been inadequate collective progress towards achieving the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement since it was adopted in 2015, according to the UNEP emissions gap report 2022, the commitments made so far by the signatories to the Paris Agreement will not be sufficient to achieve its common goal and will result in global temperature rise of 2.8° C by the end of the century, indicating that the world is still dangerously off track to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas people in the richest 1% of the global population are set to have per capita consumption emissions in 2030 that are still 30 times higher than the global per capita level, while the footprints of the poorest half of the world population are set to remain several times below that level1a; __________________ 1a Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and Oxfam, 'Carbon Inequality in 2030', November 2021 https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/ bitstream/handle/10546/621305/bncarbon -inequality-2030-051121-en.pd
Amendment 57 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital B b (new)
Amendment 87 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas methane is responsible for approximately a third of current warming; whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in its Sixth Assessment Report the finding that deep reductions in anthropogenic methane emissions are needed by 2030 to stay below 1,5° C;
Amendment 126 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses concern at the findings of the UNEP’s emissions gap report 2022, in particular that, despite more ambitious climate pledges, predicted emissions leave the world on a path to a 2.8° C temperature rise if national pledges are fully implemented in combination with other mitigation measures, far beyond the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to well below 2° C and pursuing 1.5° C; stresses that only an urgent system-wide transformation can deliver the enormous cuts needed to limit greenhouse gas emissions by 2030;
Amendment 140 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the first GST is a key process for enhancing the collective ambition of climate action and support because it offers a pivotal opportunity to correct course;
Amendment 142 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the intention to present a global target for renewable energy at COP28 and believes that such target should be based on accurate and forward- looking analysis of infrastructure needs, land use, social and environmental constraints;
Amendment 148 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Urges all Parties to the UNFCCC to increase their NDCs on the basis of the assessment of the first GST in order to close the emissions gaps, and to close the implementation gaps by stepping up mitigation policy implementation to achieve the stated commitments;
Amendment 164 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates that adaptation action in the short, medium and long term, is an inevitable necessity for all Parties if they are to minimise the negative effects of the climate and biodiversity crises, stressing the particular vulnerabilities to climate change impacts of developing countries, especially the least developed countries and small island developing states;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for the Commission and the Member States to take on roles as bridge-builders between developed, developing and least developed countries, with the aim to step up the work of the High Ambition Coalition on both mitigation and adaptation finance and the operationalisation of the loss and damage finance facility; recognises that these are essential components of global climate justice;
Amendment 208 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the UNFCCC, all Parties and the authorities of the United Arab Emirates to ensure equitable access to COP 28 and full and unrestricted participation in COP28 for all citizens and civil society organisations; calls on the EU and its Member States to collaborate with the UNFCCC and all Parties to avoid future conflicts of interests in upcoming presidencies;
Amendment 221 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the UNFCCC and the Parties to ensure that the decision- making process to beis protected from interests that run counter to the goals of the Paris Agreement and to ensure that fossil fuel companies shall not exert any undue and improper influence over public officials and the UNFCCC public decision-making process that may compromise the goals of the Paris agreement;
Amendment 260 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that all climate policies should be pursued in line with the principle of a just transition towards climate neutrality and in close cooperation with civil society and social partners; considers, therefore, that more transparency, stronger social partnerships and civil society engagement at local, regional, national and EU level are fundamental to achieving climate neutrality across all sectors of society in a fair, inclusive and socially sustainable manner;
Amendment 268 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the scientific-based assessment of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change with regards to the EU 2040 greenhouse gas reduction target, relative to 1990; recalls that the assessment takes into account both feasibility and fairness; urges the European Commission to take this scientific recommendation into account when proposing the EU-wide 2040 climate target and the greenhouse gas budget for 2030-2050;
Amendment 304 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that not all developed country Parties have fulfilled their part of the USD 100 billion climate finance goal; Calls for developed country Parties, including the EU and its Member States, to ensure that the USD 100 billion climate finance goal can be met and disbursed on average between 2020 and 2025, and to further detail the way forward for the new post-2025 climate finance goal;
Amendment 305 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential to advance the Bridgetown Agenda and to make the international financial system fit for the 21st century; calls for major international financial institutions to swiftly adopt and develop green finance; highlights the role of the European Investment Bank (EIB) as the EU’s climate bank and its Climate Bank Roadmap and updated Energy Lending Policy and the additional efforts of the European Investment Fund (EIF) to spearhead climate investments; welcomes the fact that the European Central Bank has committed to integrating climate change considerations into its monetary policy framework; urges multilateral development banks, including the EIB, and development finance institutions, which typically provide financial support in the form of debt- generating instruments, to implement responsible lending and borrowing principles, and to align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement and gather and use high-quality climate risk, vulnerability and impacts data to guide the direction of investments towards 1.5° C aligned investments;
Amendment 323 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the importance of increasing grants-based finance, especially for adaptation, and that climate finance provided in the form of loans can exacerbate debt distress of developing countries; notes that 50% of the EU’s total climate finance in 2020 was provided in the form of grants and urges the EU and all Member States to increase grants based finance, particularly for adaptation and especially for least developed countries and small island developing states;
Amendment 334 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that direct fossil fuels subsidies in the EU still amount to some EUR 55-58 billion annually; calls on the Commission and all Member States to implement concrete policies, timelines and measures to phase out all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible, and by 2025 at the very latest; encourages other Parties to undertake similar measures and to work on developing a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty;
Amendment 339 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Welcomes the work of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and encourages all Parties to adopt the coalition’s commitments to align all policies and practices in the remit of finance ministries with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to adopt effective carbon pricing policies, as laid down in the Helsinki Principles;
Amendment 348 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that currently 80% of habitats in the EU are in a bad state; Emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring biodiversity, ecosystems, soils and oceans to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement; stresses in this regard the need for an EU agreement on the Nature Restoration Law;
Amendment 358 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that nature-based solutions (NBSs) and ecosystem-based approaches are key tools supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as protecting and restoring forests, reducing emissions, for disaster-risk reduction and protecting biodiversity;
Amendment 366 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need to protect indigenous rights and environmental defenders by ensuring effective and robust regulatory protection of the environment, labour rights, land rights, indigenous peoples’ rights, livelihoods and cultures, including to free, prior and informed consent; calls on the Parties to ensure that commitments made at COP28 to implement the Paris Agreement align with existing international human rights obligations and standards applicable to business operations;
Amendment 372 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of effectively and swiftly implementing the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted during the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 375 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that climate mechanisms depend on the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems currently affected by global warming, pollution, overexploitation of marine biodiversity, acidification, deoxygenation and coastal erosion; stresses that the IPCC recalls that the ocean is part of the solution to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change;
Amendment 382 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls the current state of our oceans; Stresses the important role oceans play in absorbing carbon dioxide; Calls on the Parties to continue work on the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue;
Amendment 393 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a quantified, science- based assessment of the progress made since the adoption of the Global Methane Pledge at COP26, the Pledge’s participants having agreed to voluntarily contribute to a collective effort to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30 % percent from 2020 levels by 2030; calls on all Parties to join the Global Methane Pledge and to increase efforts to reach the reduction of methane by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030;
Amendment 396 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses that all sectors must contribute to the reduction of emissions, including the defence sector; underlines the need for the defence sector to contribute to the Union's climate neutrality objectives while maintaining operational effectiveness; calls in this respect on Member States to introduce disaggregated mandatory reporting of emissions by the defence sector to the UNFCCC;
Amendment 404 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that the transport sector is the only sector in which emissions have risen at EU level since 1990 and that this is not compatible with the EU’s climate goals, which require greater and faster reductions in emissions from all sectors of society, including the aviation and maritime sectors; Welcomes in this regard the inclusion of maritime and aviation emissions in the EU emissions trading system, which will foster greater ambition at international level, including in the International Maritime Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization;
Amendment 406 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that there is a growing scientific and political interest in Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) as a proposed set of climate engineering approaches to artificially reflect sunlight and cool the planet, such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI); stresses that SRM does nothing to address the root cause of climate change, provides no scientific certainty on the effect and endangers climactic and geopolitical stability, potentially in a catastrophic fashion; recalls that a UN resolution on global governance has been blocked; calls on the Commission to take action on SRM by initiating a non-use agreement to stop its deployment, restrict its development, and object to future institutionalisation of SRM in international institutions, in consistency with the precautionary principle and in the absence of evidence of its safety and a full global consensus on its acceptability.
Amendment 419 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes that only sustained and ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions will help Parties to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement; Stresses that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies should only be considered for unabated residual emissions and not as alternatives to mitigation policies;
Amendment 424 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Recalls that 23 % of global GHG emissions and approximately 10 % of EU GHG emissions originate from agriculture, and acknowledges the significant potential for GHG emissions reduction in the agricultural sector; stresses that a transition towards regenerative agriculture, shorter supply chains and healthier, more balanced and sustainable diets, including through increased consumption of sustainably produced plants and plant-based foods, would contribute significantly to reducing agricultural emissions while releasing pressure on land and helping restore ecosystems;
Amendment 431 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Stresses that private jets are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes per passenger; Encourages all Parties to take measures, in the form of taxation or other policies, to discourage the use of private jets;
Amendment 444 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for the EU to mainstream gender into all climate and environmental policy-making, and urges the Commission and Member States to increase the coherence between support for gender and climate through external action instruments and through the EIB, including through enhancing participation of women and women’s organisations in governance and decision-making, their access to finance, and to programmes which support the role of women in climate governance, and particular sectors such as agriculture and forestry, with a specific focus on indigenous women;
Amendment 447 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Amendment 9 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Report 20221a _________________ 1a https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/Th e-Sustainable-Development-Goals- Report-2022.pdf
Amendment 24 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— Having regard to the Commission Communication on decent work worldwide for a global just transition and sustainable recovery (COM(2022) 66 final, in particular its commitments included to achieve the SDGs,
Amendment 25 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
— having regard to the 2022 UN Transforming Education Summit on 16- 19 September in New York;
Amendment 48 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
Amendment 54 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, with less than seven years to go until the deadline for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the new geopolitical landscape and the multiple crises in various areas have further hindered the achievement of the SDGs; whereas collective action on a new scale is urgently needed to respond to poverty that is ruining hundreds of millions of lives and to respond to the unprecedented threats to the habitability of our planet posed by the interlinked climate and biodiversity crises; whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs are key to addressing the current challenges and reorienting the global compass towards a socially and environmentally just transition that leaves no one behind;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, despite some progress on certain SDGs before the crises, some trends are now reversed; whereas, according to the SDNS Sustainable Development Report 2022, for the second year in a row, the world is no longer making progress on the SDGs and the average SDG Index score further declined in 2021;
Amendment 73 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas reducing inequalities (SDG 10) is inextricably linked to the overall implementation of the Agenda 2030 and to effective climate action; whereas sustainable resource mobilisation is essential for transformative public action; whereas tax justice, climate justice and intergenerational justice must be urgently pursued both within developed and developing countries;
Amendment 81 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 88 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas the COVID crisis required forceful public policy responses, for which developed countries rapidly found resources, and a wide consensus emerged on the need for a transformative “build back better” approach responding also to the deepening climate crisis; whereas, at the same time, the very asymmetric impact of the COVID crisis rapidly exacerbated the inequality crisis plaguing the world;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas education is a key resource for achieving the SDGs and a lifeline for people in crisis situations; whereas yet hundreds of millions of the most vulnerable children, youth and adults are still excluded from education today; whereas the education-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda have been severely derailed and risk leaving learners and societies ill-equipped to face an uncertain future;
Amendment 102 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
A f. Whereas the Commission has not yet devised an integrated plan for the EU’s implementation of Agenda 2030 or a financing plan for the SDGs, as requested several times by the EP, notably the resolution of 23 June 2022; whereas the Commission has committed to taking a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to SDG implementation;
Amendment 107 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
A g. Whereas there is a significant annual SDG investment gap of $USD 4 trillion and the fiscal space for relevant policies in developing countries’ is critically reduced by huge and further increasing debt burdens, external shocks related to the cumulating crises and the absence of a conducive international environment for domestic resource mobilisation;
Amendment 113 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
A h. whereas France will host an international summit on 22 and 23 June 2023 on the theme of a "New Global Financial Pact" in order to take stock of all the ways and means to strengthen financial solidarity with the countries of the Global South, especially in the context of the current and future crises they are facing;
Amendment 117 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
A i. whereas the 8th Union Environment Action Programme forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives defined under the UN 2030 Agenda and its SDGs; whereas the achievement of the environmental- and climate-related SDGs underpins the social and economic SDGs;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A j (new)
Recital A j (new)
A j. whereas the Joint Statement on legislative priorities for 2023 and 2024 sets the overarching objective to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development through the legislative proposals put forward;
Amendment 128 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A k (new)
Recital A k (new)
A k. whereas the success of the European Green Deal and the pledge of a just green transition is inextricably linked to the achievement of the SDGs;
Amendment 130 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A l (new)
Recital A l (new)
A l. whereas 2023 is a pivotal year for the review of the SDGs and a push for their realisation by 2023, especially with the EU presenting its first Voluntary Review report at the HLPF in July 2023 and the global SDGs Summit on 19-20 September 2023 marking the mid-term of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs;
Amendment 140 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals with their 169 accompanying measurable targets, especially in light of the new deteriorating geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increaseding levels of inequality and poverty ; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compassthe only evidence-based universal policy roadmap for people’s prosperity and to, protecting the planet and averting the climate crisis; recalls that athe pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society;
Amendment 190 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has disrupted the global energy supply systems, and has underscored the need to rapidly end dependence on fossil fuels and phase out all relevant subsidies and shift to renewable energy sources; stresses, in this regard, the urgency for the EU and Member States to make concerted efforts to progress towards SDG 7 to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all; underlines that security of energy supply, universal access and affordability in the long term can only be attained through renewable energy deployment; stresses that achieving SDG 7 will contribute to the attainment of several other SDGs, including in relation to poverty eradication, gender equality, climate change, food security, health, education, sustainable cities and communities, clean water and sanitation, decent jobs, innovation, transport, and refugees; highlights that the implementation of SDG 7 should be aligned with a just, inclusive and equitable energy transition with universal energy access, green jobs, diversified economies, people’s well-being and the empowerment of women, local communities and vulnerable groups to leave no one behind;
Amendment 193 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Welcomes the outcome of the UN 2023 Water Conference; calls on the EU and Member States to put forward ambitious commitments to advance on SDG 7; stresses that water policies must prioritise the sustainable management of rivers, lakes, wetlands, springs, and aquifers, guaranteeing their good ecological status, within the framework of the human right to a healthy environment and as key to confronting ongoing crises of pollution, deforestation, desertification, biodiversity loss, and climate change; highlights that water and sanitation services should be guided by the respect for human rights, leaving no one behind, including those who live in situations of vulnerability, marginalization or poverty; stresses that privatisation or commodification of water and sanitation services are detrimental to the complete fulfilment of human rights, and should therefore not be considered as policies at the global, national or local level, or in international cooperation, but that, instead, public ownership and management, strengthened through public-public and public-community partnerships, should be promoted;
Amendment 224 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester as its compass and to use the country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvement, including recommendations for country-specific SDG targets ; suggests that reporting on the implementation of the SDGs should be an opportunity to streamline the European Semester, notably in country reports and national reform programmes;
Amendment 246 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recognises that the SDGs have to be strengthened through the creation of effective legal and regulatory frameworks, policies and practices at EU and Member States’ level to promote their implementation;
Amendment 250 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the cornerstone of the follow- up and review framework for the 2030 Agenda and a key accountability tool; welcomes the Ccommission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023tment of nine EU Member States to present their national voluntary review at the 2023 HLPF and invites all Member States to engage in this process in the following years; emphasizes that voluntary national reviews can only serve the purpose of providing accountability if they are done in an objective manner that focuses on shortcomings as much as on achievements;
Amendment 254 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023;highlights the importance of the EU voluntary review containing: a. a reaffirmation of the EU’s commitment to deliver the Agenda 2030 and the accompanying Goals; b. a strategic overview of the EU commitments and targets to progress towards the SDGs, including, where applicable, quantified and time-bound targets for 2030; c. a comprehensive summary of EU internal and external actions in support of the implementation of the SDGs, as well as policy coherence between action at both levels, including potential trade-offs, having regard to impacts on partner countries; d. orientations on actions to be undertaken to take the implementation of the 2030 Agenda further, in particular in anticipation of the 2024-2029 Commission political priorities .
Amendment 272 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally; notes that its implementation will enable partner countries to achieve their own development goals (e.g. the AU Agenda 2063) and their self-reliance on the path to a just and equal society; stresses in this context that the universality of the SDGs as a common agenda represents an opportunity to restore trust and position the EU as a bridge builder between the Global North and the Global South;
Amendment 314 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates its support for the work of Eurostat in relation to the SDGs monitoring in the EU; Points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs and better measuring policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groupscross- border and long-term distributional impact on territories and specific marginalized and vulnerable groups, in the EU and globally;
Amendment 322 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses that a minimum level of data and statistical disaggregation should be ensured in the Eurostat SDG monitoring, closer aligned to the global SDG monitoring framework, covering, where appropriate, geographic location, gender, income, education level, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, impairment and other characteristics;
Amendment 328 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, furthermore, that important evidence-based data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to the their impact on poorest and most marginalised peoplevulnerable and marginalised groups and territories people; highlights that accurate and reliable data is crucial to measure progress and identify bottlenecks; regrets the lack of comprehensive ODA reporting per SDG by the EU and all Member States; calls for strengthening and accelerating human, institutional and infrastructure data capacity building, especially in the developing countries and EU internal monitoring tools, such as the Gender Marker or the newly established Inequality Marker;
Amendment 335 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation; stresses that regular comprehensive reviews of SDGs progress at sub-national and local level can reinforce vertical and horizontal coherence, stimulate local participation, facilitate peer-learning between regions and cities at global level and contribute to the overall SDG implementation; strongly supports, in this regard, the work of the Joint Research Center on localising the SDGs inter alia through the “REGIONS2030: Monitoring the SDGs in the EU regions - Filling the data gaps” project and the European Handbook for SDGs Voluntary Local Reviews; calls for a European platform for VLRs to foster exchange and learning as well as twinning approaches across Europe for accelerated SDG implementation at local level; suggests that this data be integrated in the EU cohesion policies;
Amendment 343 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that there is a growing awareness that economic growth, as measured primarily by GDP, has little to do with prosperity and well-being and that sustainability must be at the core of economic systems; regrets that no policy at EU level aims at a paradigm shift or reform of our economic systems, including the replacement of GDP growth with a measure of progress based on the well-being of people and planet as the key measure of economic performance; Calls on the Commission to present the ‘beyond GDP’ dashboard without delay, as set out in the 8th environment action programme;
Amendment 362 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Draws attention to the fact that, with global GDP now over USD 100 trillion and the capitalisation of global equity and fixed income markets being around USD 250 trillion, global financial resources are sufficient for a big push towards closure of the SDG financing gap and should be made available for this, including through wealth and profit taxes and effective international measures against tax competition, tax avoidance and evasion;
Amendment 376 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the preparaadoption of an EU financing plan for the SDGs; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should guide all EU financing tools and their programming, especially the MFF, NDICI-Global Europe, EFSD+, the EU’s main development financing tools; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a social taxonomy to complement the green taxonomy and help implement the European Green Deal;
Amendment 382 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses that important EU investment strategies like the Global Gateway must be clearly oriented towards and fully assessed against the need to implement the 2030 Agenda with its “leave no one behind” principle and encompassing the whole social, economic and environmental dimension;
Amendment 385 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Highlights the urgency to require financial institutions to define and adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios and other assets with the SDGs and regularly report on progress inter alia in the context of their ESG reporting;
Amendment 388 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Encourages all actors across society, including public and private profit and non-profit entities, to engage in regular voluntary reporting on SDG implementation;
Amendment 389 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18 d. Underlines the importance of making the Union budget consistent with the 17 SDGs and their respective sub- targets; invites the Commission to examine the modalities of a dedicated methodology for tracking SDGs expenditure in the Union budget, complementary to the climate and biodiversity tracking methodologies already in place; requests that a comprehensive mapping of the financial envelopes of existing and future Union policies, programmes and funds, including of the investments and structural reforms pursued under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, be made to ensure coherence with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 390 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Amendment 391 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18 f. Calls on the EU and international partners to fully engage in real commitments and action during the international summit on the "New Global Financial Pact" in Paris in June to facilitate vulnerable countries' access to the financing they need to address the consequences of current and future crises and to implement Agenda 2030;
Amendment 417 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that more than half of the world’s 69 poorest countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one; welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s push for a global SDG stimulus package and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors; emphasises the need both for rapid debt relief, ending the “too little, too late”1asyndrome and unnecessary aggravation of debt situations, and for systemic changes towards a rules-based multilateral order capable of preventing new debt crises;Reiterates its call on the Commission, in consultation with all major international actors and the countries concerned, to draw up a genuine strategy to save developing countries from excessive indebtedness;Notes that the Common Debt Framework still does not provide concrete debt reliefand calls for an enhanced multilateraldebt relief initiative with an effective mechanism to engageprivate creditors, debt relief in return for SDG achievement and climate action (debt swaps) and measures to facilitate lender coordination on new loan contracts; _________________ 1a https://www.undp.org/publications/dfs- avoiding-too-little-too-late-international- debt-relief
Amendment 421 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Points to the pertinence of its 2018 resolution “Enhancing developing countries’ debt sustainability”1a, which has only increased since new pressures and the lack of adequate action are now resulting in a new big debt crisis; Reaffirms the calls made in this resolution for the systematic consideration of resource needs in the context of human rights, including the right to development, and the prioritisation of these needs, for the establishment of an international debt repayment mechanism, for the transformation of the UNCTAD Principles to Promote Responsible Lending and Borrowing into legally binding and enforceable instruments, for the sanctioning of lenders who lend to manifestly corrupt governments or in violation of the law established by the national parliament of the borrowing state; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-8-2018-0104_EN.html
Amendment 426 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Welcomes the UN Secretary- General’s push for a global SDG Stimulus to Deliver Agenda 2030 and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors; calls for a collective response from the EU and its Member States to the SDG Stimulus initiative; calls also on the Commission to start without delay parallel preparation of proposals for such a plan;
Amendment 435 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Reiterates its support for private sector engagement to increase developmental investments in developing countries, but also warns of the risks involved, for example the erosion of universal access to quality public services or the overcompensation of private investors; Notes with great concern that the overall evidence of the development effectiveness of subsidising private investment remains weak;
Amendment 443 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Insists that Official Development Assistance (ODA), as defined in the OECD, should always have as its primary objective the promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries; Stresses that the principles of development effectiveness should be followed, that human rights must be fully respected by all actors benefiting from blended finance and guarantees, and that the private sector entities involved must have a transparent ownership structure, practice country-specific reporting and refrain from tax avoidance; Calls on the Commission to ensure full transparency in private sector cooperation so that it is open to effective stakeholder, parliamentary and public scrutiny;
Amendment 446 #
2023/2010(INI)
22 c. Highlights that the NDICI-Global Europe mid-term review provides an opportunity to assess the EU’s contribution to achieve the SDGs worldwide and reaffirms its support towards the Agenda 2030 by setting out clear and measurable commitments for the coming years;
Amendment 468 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Suggests that the UN should push all Member States to support the introduction of concrete timelines and implementation plans that are binding for the signatory states towards 2030 and beyond; Furthermore calls on the UN to prepare a post-Agenda 2030 strategy well ahead of time;
Amendment 469 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission as well as to the Secretary General of the United Nations and the President of the United Nations General Assembly .
Amendment 13 #
2023/0272(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Considering the availability of mercury-free alternatives and the current transition to mercury-free fillings used in many Member States, it is appropriate to prohibit the use of dental amalgam for dental treatment of all members of the population, whilst maintaining the possibility of using dental amalgam for patients with specific medical needs. Further, the transition to mercury free alternatives for dental fillings has already advanced in many Member States, highlighting the feasibility and need for this prohibition. In order to prevent dental amalgam, which is prohibited on the Union market, being manufactured for export from the Union, it is necessary to prohibit the manufacture and export of dental amalgam. Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2017/852 should therefore be amended accordingly.
Amendment 19 #
2023/0272(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The phase out of dental amalgam by 2025 at the latest is not only technically feasible but a cost efficient way of preventing additional mercury pollution. It serves the interest of citizens who can already benefit from mercury free alternatives that are more effective, affordable, commonly used and preferred by dental practitioners in the Union.
Amendment 26 #
2023/0272(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The export of mercury-added products, particularly mercury added lamps poses risks for the importing countries. This is especially relevant where importing countries lack capacity to effectively and safely collect and recycle these products, which is crucial to mitigate the risk of mercury pollution in the environment. In line with the Union approach of reducing use and demand of mercury-added products, it is necessary to ban exports to third countries in parallel with Union market prohibitions of these products.
Amendment 42 #
2023/0272(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
-1a Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. The import of mercury, mercury compounds, and the import of the mixtures of mercury listed in Annex I, including mercury waste from any of the large sources referred to in points (a) to (d) of Article 11, for purposes other than disposal as waste shall be prohibited. Such import for disposal as waste shall only be allowed where the exporting country has no access to available conversion capacity within its own territory. " Or. en (32017R0852)
Amendment 47 #
2023/0272(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2017/852
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. From 1 January 2025, dental amalgam shall not be used for dental treatment of any member of the population, except when deemed strictly necessary by the dental practitioner based on the specific medical needs of the patient.;
Amendment 69 #
2023/0272(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - paragraph 1 – point 2 a
Annex - paragraph 1 – point 2 a
Regulation (EU) 2017/852
Annex I
Annex I
(1a) In Annex I, the following point is added: ‘Mercury compounds prohibited for export from 1 January 2025 - Mercuric azanide chloride (Hg(NH2)Cl, CAS RN 10124-48-8)’
Amendment 71 #
2023/0272(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex - paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2017/852
Annex II - part A – point 4 a (new) and 4 c (new)
Annex II - part A – point 4 a (new) and 4 c (new)
Amendment 160 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. However, given the legally binding nature of suchThe targets, they should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). The establishment of legally binding targets should thus follow a step-wise approach, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3.
Amendment 167 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure that the step- wise approach towards the achievement of the global target delivers its objectives, tThe levels set for the legally binding targets on reduction of food waste, should be reviewed and revised, if appropriate, to take into account the progress made by Member States over time. This would allow for a possible adjustment of the targets in view of strengthening the Union’s contribution and further aligning with SDG Target 12.3, to be reached by 2030 and providing direction for further progress beyond that date.
Amendment 194 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In view of the key role of social enterprises and social economy entities in the existing textile collection systems and their potential to create local, sustainable, participatory and inclusive businesses models and quality jobs in the Union, in line with the objectives of the EU Social Economy Action Plan79 , the introduction of extended producer responsibility schemes should maintain and support the activities of social enterprises and social economy entities involved in used and waste textiles management. These entities therefore should be regarded as partners in the separate collection systems supporting the scale-up of re-preparation for re-use, re- use and repair and creating quality jobs for all and in particular for vulnerable groups. _________________ 79 COM (2021) 778 final of 9 December 2021.
Amendment 205 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Exports of used and waste textiles outside the EU have been steadily increasing with exports representing the greatest share of the re-use market for post- consumer textiles generated in the EU. In view of the significant increase of the collected textile waste after the introduction of separate collection by 2025 it is important to strengthen the efforts to combat illegal shipments of waste to third countries disguised as non-waste for the purpose of ensuring high environmental protection. Building on Regulation …/… [P.O. insert the institutions and serial number, and complete the footnote for the Regulation on the Shipment of waste]84 and in view of the objective to ensure the sustainable management of post-consumer textiles and tackle illegal shipments of waste, it should be provided that all separately collected used textiles, textile- related and footwear products undergo a sorting operation prior to their shipment. Furthermore, it should be provided that all separately collected used textile, textile- related and footwear items are regarded as waste and subject to Union waste legislation, including on the shipments of waste, until they have undergone a sorting operation by a trained sorting for re-use and recycling operator. The sorting should be carried out in accordance with the harmonised sorting requirements that deliver high quality re-usable fraction that meet the needs of the receiving second hand textile markets in the EU and globally and by establishing criteria to distinguish between used goods and waste. Shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products should be accompanied by information demonstrating that those items are the output of a sorting or a preparing for re-use operation and that the items are suitable for re-use. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that not all reusable second-hand clothes that are exported are reused in recipient countries and might be discarded without use, overwhelming the recipient countries’ waste management systems. Additional measures to reduce exports of second- hand textiles by maximising local re-use should be prioritised. _________________ 84 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted.
Amendment 251 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive by laying out the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of primary production food waste, including mature edible food intended for human consumption that is left unharvested or used on the farm at primary production.
Amendment 263 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 150 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;
Amendment 272 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households, by 350 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020.
Amendment 282 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive 2008/98/EC
5a. Member States may continue to generate sustainable biogas from waste, in line with Directive 2009/28/EC.
Amendment 288 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 9 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall conduct an assessment on the appropriate levels for the setting of targets for the reduction of all primary production food waste, including mature food left unharvested or used on farms. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 311 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 3
Article 22 a – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of relevant actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and verification of the extended producer responsibility scheme referred to in paragraph 1. Representatives of local authorities, waste management operators, social enterprises and other operators shall be included in the governance of the extended producer responsibility scheme.
Amendment 317 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 1
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 1
(1) the collection of those used products for re-use and the separate collection of waste products for preparation for re-use and recycling in accordance with Articles 22c and 22d, , including necessary communication work,
Amendment 323 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point a – point 4
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point a – point 4
(4) collection, transport and treatment referred to in points (1) and (2) of waste generated by social enterprises and other non-waste operators that are part of the collection system referred to in Article 22c, paragraphs 5 and 11;
Amendment 325 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 4 a (new)
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 4 a (new)
(4a) collection, transport and treatment of the textile waste that remains in mixed municipal waste.
Amendment 333 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) appropriate controls, including auditing.
Amendment 344 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 6
Article 22 a – paragraph 6
6. The costs to be covered referred to in paragraph 4 shall not exceed the costs that are necessary to provide the services referred to in that paragraph in a cost- efficient way in line with the waste hierarchy and shall be established in a transparent way between the actors concerned.
Amendment 345 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 7
Article 22 a – paragraph 7
7. Online platforms shall ensure that producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IV c are registered in the register of the producers referred to in Article 22b in the Member State where the consumer is located, before placing products from those producers onto their platforms. For the purpose of compliance with Article 30, paragraph 1, points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Member States shall ensure that providers of online platforms, falling within the scope of Chapter 3, Section 4 of that regulation, allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers offering textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc to consumers located in the Union obtain the following information from producers;
Amendment 354 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8
Article 22 a – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall ensure that the extended producer responsibility schemes laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article are established by [P.O insert date thirtyeighteen months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] in accordance with Articles 8, 8a, 22a to 22d.
Amendment 378 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) are based on the weight of the products concerned and, for textile products lis, are modulated ion Part 1 of Annex IVc, are moduthe basis of the volumes of the products platced on the basismarket and of the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted]** that are most relevant for the prevention of textile, textile-related and footwear waste and for the treatment of textileshis waste in line with the waste hierarchy and the corresponding measurement methodologies for those criteria adopted pursuant to that Regulation or on the basis of other Union law establishing harmonised sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile, textile- related and footwear products, and that ensure the improvement of environmental sustainability and circularity of textilehese products;
Amendment 384 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 4
Article 22 c – paragraph 4
4. Where necessary to avoid distortion of the internal market and ensure consistency with the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to Article 4 read in conjunction with Article 5 of Regulation.../... [P.O. insert the serial number for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted], the Commission mayshall adopt implementing actdelegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down the fee modulation criteria for the application of paragraph 3, point (a), of this Article. That implementingdelegated act shall not concern the precise determination of the level of the contributions and shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of this Directive.
Amendment 390 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) ensure the collection, free of charge, of waste generated by social enterprises and other non-waste operators from such textile, textile-related and footwear products collected through the connected collection points, in coordination with social enterprises and other operators.
Amendment 395 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) consists of collection points set up by the producer responsibility organisations and waste management operators on their behalf in cooperation with one or more of the following: social enterprises and social economy entities, distributors, public authorities or third parties carrying out collection on their behalf of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, and other voluntary collection points;
Amendment 397 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) maintains a sustained increase of the separate collection rate to achieve technically feasible levelshe collection target taking into account good practices.
Amendment 406 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 10
Article 22 c – paragraph 10
10. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations are not allowed to refuse the participation of local authorities, social enterprises and other preparation for re-use and re-use operators in the separate collection system established pursuant to paragraph 5.
Amendment 412 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 11
Article 22 c – paragraph 11
11. Without prejudice to paragraph 5, points (a) and (b), and paragraph 6, point (a), Member States shall ensure that social enterprises are allowed to maintain and operate their own separate collection points and that they are given equal or preferential treatment in the location of the separate collection points. Member States shall ensure that local authorities, social enterprises and social economy entities that are part of the connected collection points in accordance with paragraph 6, point (a) are not required to hand over collected used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc to the producer responsibility organisation.
Amendment 416 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 12
Article 22 c – paragraph 12
12. Member States shall ensure that collection points set up in accordance with paragraphs 5, 6 and 11 are not subject to the registration orand permit requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 422 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point c
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point c
(c) the role of consumers in contributing to the separate collection of used and waste textile and footwear, including the location of collection points, and how to correctly donate textiles;
Amendment 429 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14
Article 22 c – paragraph 14
14. Member States shall ensure that the producer responsibility organisation, in cooperation with local authorities, provide the information referred to in paragraph 13 on a regular basis, that the information is up to date and provided by means of:
Amendment 446 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(a) at least each year, subject to commercial and industrial confidentiality, the information on the amount of products placed on the market, the rate of separate collection of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, including such unsold products and quantities of textile waste collected from social enterprises, on the rates of re- use, preparation for re-use and recycling, specifying separately the rate of fibre-to- fibre recycling, achieved by the producer responsibility organisation, and on the rates of other recovery, disposal and exports;
Amendment 449 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b a (new)
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b a (new)
(ba) Member States shall audit the websites of producer responsibility organisations every two years.
Amendment 466 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 22 d – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall conduct an assessment on appropriate levels for the setting of separate targets for 2030 on textile waste prevention, preparation for re-use, re-use, recycling of textiles and phasing out landfilling of textiles. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 469 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the sorting operation is to generate textiles for re-use and preparation for re- use, prioritising local preparation for re- use and re-use networks;
Amendment 479 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the sorting operation follows the principle of proximity, prioritising local sorting and minimising environmental impacts from transportation;
Amendment 485 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 6
Article 22 d – paragraph 6
6. By 31 December 2025 and every 53 years thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14).
Amendment 490 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 7
Article 22 d – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that, in order to distinguish between used and waste textiles, shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products suspected of being waste may bare inspected by the competent authorities of Member States for compliance with the minimum requirements set out in paragraphs 8 and 9 for the shipments of used textile, textile related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc and monitored accordingly.
Amendment 513 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Directive 2008/98/EC
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [P.O. insert date eighteentwelve months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 286 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) It is currently possible for applicants for marketing authorisation of generic, biosimilar, hybrid and bio-hybrid medicinal products to conduct studies, trials and the subsequent practical requirements necessary to obtain regulatory approvals for those medicinal products during the term of protection of the patent or Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) of the reference medicinal product, without this being considered patent or SPC infringement. The application of this limited exemption is however fragmented across the Union and it is considered necessary, in order to facilitate the market entry of generic, biosimilar, hybrid and bio-hybrid medicinal products that rely on a reference medicinal product, on day one after loss of the patent and SPC protection of the said reference medicinal product, to clarify its scope in order to ensure a harmonised application in all Member States, both in terms of beneficiaries and in terms of activities covered. The timely entry of generic and biosimilar medicinal products into the Union market is important in order to increase competition, reduce prices, ensure that national healthcare systems are sustainable and improve patients’ access to affordable medicines. The exemption must be confined to conduct studies and trials and other activities needed for the regulatory approval process, health technology assessment and for obtaining pricing and reimbursement request, even though this may require substantial amounts of test production to demonstrate reliable manufacturing. During the term of protection of the patent or SPC of the reference medicinal product, there can be no commercial useplacing on the market of the resulting final medicinal products obtained for the purposes of the regulatory approval process.
Amendment 298 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) It will allow all steps required to effectively launch on day-one after patent and SPC protection, inter alia, to conduct studactivities to support regulatory approval, health technology assessment, pricing and reimbursement as well as the manufacture or purchase of patent protected active substances for the purpose of seeking marketing authorisations during that periodaforementioned purpose, contributing to the market entry of generics and biosimilars on day one of loss of the patent or SPC protection.
Amendment 555 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the results of all studies performed and details of all information collected in compliance with an agreed paediatric investigation plan;. In the absence of randomised controlled studies involving an active comparator group, scientific substantiation is required as to why the studies referred to could not be carried out.
Amendment 592 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 646 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The marketing authorisation holder shall ensure that package sizes of the medicinal product correspond to usual dosing and treatment durations and comprehensive shelf-life documentation of the finished, and where applicable, intermediate as well as ready-to-use medicinal product is provided. The Agency may, on its own initiative or upon request of the competent authority of a Member State require the marketing authorisation holder to develop additional package sizes and provide for additional in-use shelf-life data as necessary.
Amendment 692 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 6
Article 28 – paragraph 6
Amendment 736 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) to conduct post-authorisation efficacy studies where concerns relating to some aspects of the efficacy of the medicinal product are identified and can be resolved only after the medicinal product has been marketed, timeframes and penalties for non-compliance shall be defined;
Amendment 737 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Amendment 811 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 56 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. The marketing authorisation holder shall also be responsible for making the medicinal product available in therapy-appropriate package sizes and provide for comprehensive shelf-life documentation. Requests by the Agency pursuant to Article 22 paragraph 8 shall be complied with by the marketing authorisation holder without delay.
Amendment 1213 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A regulatory data protection period of fourone years shall be granted for a medicinal product with respect to a new therapeutic indication not previously authorised in the Union, provided that:
Amendment 1237 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 2
Article 84 – paragraph 2
2. The data protection period referred to in paragraph 1 may only be granted once for any given medicinal product and provided that an established medicinal product continues to be available to patients during treatment without direct or indirect unreasonable changes in price or conditions.
Amendment 1403 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 123 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 123 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) scientific guidance on post- authorisation efficacy studies in accordance with the consultation process laid down under Article 162 of revised Regulation (EU) No 726/2004.
Amendment 759 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i a (new)
Annex III – point 4 – point i a (new)
(ia) The principle of free and prior informed consent (FPIC) based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Amendment 793 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) requirements ensuring free and informed prior consent (FPIC), enabling an indigenous and/or local community to exercise its fundamental right to give or withhold consent;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas nature and biodiversity are the foundations of food and, without strong political action to conserve and restore nature and biodiversity, including access to clean water and good conditions for pollinators, food security and the right to food will be irreversibly endangered;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the climate and biodiversity crisis is a direct threat to food production through extreme weather events (including exceptional droughts in Southern Europe), rapidly changing farming conditions and by spurring conflicts over scarce resources;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Russia’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine has resulted in severe loss of lives and livelihood as well as environmental and material damages while also disrupting food security both in Ukraine and globally;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas land used for livestock and animal feedstock production occupies nearly 80% of global agricultural land while producing less than 20% of the world’s supply of calories;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the UN identifies the current global food system as the primary driver of the loss of biodiversity, wildlife and habitat;
Amendment 54 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the just and urgent transition to agro- ecological practices and organic farming that require less or no fertilisers to enable the European Union to break the vicious circle of dependence on Russian imports of especially fertilisers and fossil fuels; reiterates its full support for the European Green Deal and the ambitions, targets and goals of the farm to fork, biodiversity and zero-pollution strategies; welcomes their published and announced legislative proposals, including those related to the reduction in the use of pesticides and their associated risks and the setting of EU food waste reduction targets which will be crucial to safeguard long- term sustainability of food production by e.g. protecting pollinators;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that by speeding up the just green transition, the European Green Deal will contribute to greater food security and reminds that any short-term or interim solutions always run the risk of switching one dependence for another in the long-term;
Amendment 97 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the strict application of the One Health principle to link human health, animal health and environmental issues in all policies that affect the availability and accessibility of food; stresses that food safety must never be jeopardised and emphasises the importance of steering policies in a just and socioeconomically fair way towards promoting nutritional, affordable and long-term sustainably produced food in line with nature-based solutions and for proper and transparent labelling to facilitate healthy choices by the consumer;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the availability of plant proteins, if consumed directly, is more than sufficient to meet global protein needs; acknowledges the positive impact that plant-based diets have on humans, animals, the planet and food security; Calls on the commission to promote plant based diets and steer up its production; stresses that reducing the number and density of farmed animals can effectively combat the climate and biodiversity crises, decrease the risk of zoonotic diseases and contribute to food security in the short and long terms: Highlights that land used for livestock and animal feedstock production occupies nearly 80% of global agricultural land while producing less than 20% of the world’s supply of calories;
Amendment 144 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that crop-based biofuel production negatively affects food security in instances where it directly competes with food production; recognises that sustainably produced biofuels, e.g. from by-products from farming could also replace fossil fuels and reduce dependency on Russia and thus play a positive role to ensure food security; denounces, moreover, the focus on short- term policy measures for example, on fertilisers;
Amendment 157 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its position on new genomic breeding techniques1 ; regrets the biased nature of the current impact assessment and calls on the Commission to restart the process in an inclusive manner; calls on the Commission to properly assess the long-term practical consequences on health, biodiversity and social inclusion of approving GMOs targeted at increasing resistance against pesticides; __________________ 1 Resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system. OJ C 184, 5.5.2022, p. 2.
Amendment 162 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to promote innovation and research for socially, economically and environmentally sustainable solutions to food insecurity that also tackles the climate and biodiversity impact of the agricultural sector;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. IHighlights how conflict, the climate and biodiversity crisis and the pandemic have been turning points for a previously declining world hunger, now affecting around 10% of the world population; is concerned that the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports mainly benefits Western feed and livestock industries instead of alleviating pressures in the Global South2 ; __________________ 2 https://ruralsociologywageningen.nl/2022/1 1/11/crisis-and-capitalism-a-deep-dive- into-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-the- global-politics-of-food/
Amendment 171 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the adverse gender impacts of rising food insecurity as women tend to cut back on their food consumption in times of food shortage and women and girls account for 60% of the undernourished; notes that 60% of women living in Africa south of Sahara work in the agricultural sector and are highly susceptible to a changing climate for its food and water security;
Amendment 178 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a strategy to regionalise the supply chain of the most important commodities, including GM-free animal feed for which Ukraine was previously a key source, in light of current geopolitical tensions, while also supporting food autonomy in third countries, and to ensure the supply of local and sustainable plant proteins;
Amendment 197 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it irresponsible that the EU continues to support environmentally harmful and cruel practices under the common agricultural policy and common fisheries policy. and regrets that the €100 billion of CAP funds attributed during 2014-2020 to climate action had little impact on agricultural emissions, which have not changed significantly since 20102a; calls on the Commission to develop a roadmap to reduce methane emissions from the agricultural sector by 2030 in line with the Global Methane Pledge. __________________ 2a https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocI tem.aspx?did=58913
Amendment 206 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that food security also includes the aspects of food safety and nutrition and should be seen in a short-, mid- and long-term perspective;
Amendment 209 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Underlines that pursuing the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy within the European Green Deal is the way forward: reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system including in accordance to the Methane Pledge, strengthening its resilience, ensuring food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards competitive sustainability from Farm to Fork, tapping into new sustainable opportunities, is paramount in this global effort for food security and resilience in food systems;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas all EU policies should integrate the gender perspective and social dimension, through gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting;
Amendment 65 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas too little attention is still being paid to women’s needs in public transport or infrastructure planning; whereas understanding transport patterns and mobility is fundamental to the development of gender-sensitive transport policies, so that female transport users can share safe, accessible, reliable, sustainable and non-discriminatory modes of transport;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas more women than men use public and more sustainable modes of transport, and often perform trip chaining;
Amendment 98 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the design of vehicles, including safety features, is often assumesdapted to a larger, stereotypically male physical form, leading to lower efficacy for smaller people such as women in average;
Amendment 108 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas mobility barriers hinder women’s access to jobs and key services, such as health and education, affecting both their own and their children’sdependants' human capital accumulation;
Amendment 114 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas only 22% of the transport workforce consists of women; whereas women are underrepresented in transport employment at all levels and are particularly rare in management roles; whereas underrepresentation in decision- making, planning and research reinforces the lack of gender mainstreaming in transport;
Amendment 124 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the working environment in the transport sector does not takeyet take enough into consideration women-specific needs, which has wider implications for women’s safety and mobility;
Amendment 128 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas transport companies face significant recruitment problems; whereas the employment of women, among others due to working conditions incompatible to work-life-balance and care responsibilities and low salaries; whereas the employment of women, together with improvement of working conditions, could be a remedy for staff shortages in the transport sector12; _________________ 12 European Commission, Directorate- General for Mobility and Transport, Good staff scheduling and rostering practices in transport – Final report, Publications Office of the EU, Luxembourg, 2021.
Amendment 151 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms the EU’s commitment to achieving gender equality in transport, while noting the progress achieved so far; underlines that concrete measures are needed to improve security, mobility- access and employment opportunities for women;
Amendment 160 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls upon Member States to implement the Women on Boards Directive and the Pay Transparency Directive as soon as possible;
Amendment 161 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that gender stereotyping and prejudice exclude women from economic, political and social activities, leading to a lack of efficiency and, increased waste of human resources, lack of income and economic independence for women and prohibiting the political participation of women; identifies the need for resources to ensure that women are represented in research and decision- making on transport matters;
Amendment 179 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to promote social dialogue and collective bargaining that promotes gender equality and safety of the workforce in the transport sector;
Amendment 183 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the differing expectations, travel patterns, needs and experiences of women as transport users; calls for relevant legislation in transport to fully integrate women’s needsupon the Commission to analyse the specific needs for women as transport users; calls to integrate a gender perspective for legislation in transport;
Amendment 255 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that women play a large role in shaping the mobility choices of families, and that their negative experiences using public and sustainable modes of transport can be off- putting;
Amendment 269 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that female transport workers at all levels face barriers such as gender bias, as well as a lack of or ill- suited facilities, leading to harassment and violence lack of proper work life- balance, unequal treatment and discrimination, such as lower pay than men for equal work or work of equal value as well or adequate sanitary facilities; notes, as a result, the difficulty in attracting and keeping women in transport jobs;
Amendment 274 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Highlights the gender pay gap in the transport sector, which is to a large extend due to women earning less for for equal work, or work of equal value; Calls on an extensive study to define and analyse the gender pay gap in the sector;
Amendment 279 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Underlines that the masculine culture in the transport sector can lead to harassment and gender based violence;
Amendment 282 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Calls on the Commission to promote equal training opportunities for men and women. Highlights that training is one of the cornerstones of professional and personal development to maintain an equivalent professional level for men and women;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas prostitution, its exploitation, and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation are increasingcontinue to increase in Europe; whereas figures globally decreased due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns; whereas human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation was the most common form of human trafficking in the EU in 2020 (55%, Eurostat) and the victims are predominantly women and girls; whereas they are gender- specific phenomena with a global dimension and affect the most marginalised members of our societies, with the vast majority of people in prostitution being women and girls and almost all sexnd buyers being men; overwhelmingly men according to the OSCE;
Amendment 36 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas prostitution, its exploitation, and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation are increasing; whereas they are gender- specific phenomena with a global dimension and affect the most marginalised members of our societies, with the vast majority of people in prostitution being women and girls and almost all sex buyers being men; whereas these phenomena are therefore both a cause and a consequence of gender inequalities;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the internationally accepted wording used in most legally binding texts is prostitution of women and prostitution; whereas this text intentionally does not use the wording “sex work” not wanting to mask the violence and abuse that people and especially women in prostitution encounter in their large majority; whereas using this wording however does not seek to discriminate people that consider themselves as sex worker;
Amendment 59 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas different regulatory measures concerning prostitution have different effects on gender equality impacting a society’s understanding of gender issues and inequalities and conveying messages and norms to it;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas gender equality and women’s rights, their self-determination and safety, need to be in the heart of any regulation aimed at discouraging the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation of persons; whereas policies tackling demand have to be especially focused on educational, social or cultural measures, including through bilateral and multilateral cooperation;
Amendment 67 #
2022/2139(INI)
C b. whereas prostitution exists within a system in which different actors interact, with pimps and others trying to maximize their profits from prostitution and sex buyers who constitute the demand;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas various studies show that women in prostitution face more violence and exploitation than women on average; whereas sex must be based on consent which should always be given freely and voluntarily and cannot be substituted by the exchange of money;
Amendment 75 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas, among other things, a lack of high quality and easily accessible and sufficiently financed exit programmes leads to women and people staying in prostitution while they would prefer leaving it;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there are strong links between prostitution and organised crime such as human trafficking; whereas in particular women and girls in vulnerable situations are trafficked for the purpose of prostitution and prostitution serves at the same time as an incentive for human trafficking;
Amendment 106 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas numerous factors can cause people to enter prostitution, including poverty, social exclusion and a migration background; , lack of comprehensive integration and migration policies and measures, as well as deficient social and labour policies; whereas these causes need to be urgently and thoroughly addressed in order to tackle the circumstances and restraints leading to a lack of alternatives;
Amendment 124 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas prostitution has cross- border implications and affects women’s rights and gender equality; whereas the disparity of legislation on prostitution in the EU benefits traffickers and organised crime networks which can operate in quasi impunity ; whereas all Member States have a legal obligation to discourage and end human trafficking and organised crime and therefore need to address the issue at EU level ;
Amendment 131 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas Russia’s war against Ukraine increases the risk of trafficking with Ukrainian women and girls who are in a particularly vulnerable situation while fleeing and relocating;
Amendment 133 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas demand reduction measures need a special focus on online advertisement and contact facilitation thus ensuring efficiency in the prevention of the exploitation of the prostitution of others;
Amendment 138 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
H d. whereas leaving prostitution is often a difficult and lengthy process and requires comprehensive socio-economic support and individual counselling taking into account the different pull and push factors in order to provide need-oriented support programs for people wanting to leave prostitution and making these programs a success for all of them;
Amendment 141 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
Recital H e (new)
H e. whereas preventive measures need to follow a holistic approach, reforming society as a whole with a focus on social, labour and migration policies, reducing vulnerabilities and thus the susceptibility to exploitation or choices that have to be taken based on the lack of alternatives;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)
Recital H f (new)
H f. whereas accurate and comparable data across EU countries are still lacking;
Amendment 145 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H g (new)
Recital H g (new)
H g. whereas every Member State’s regulation of prostitution must aim at ending human trafficking and organized crime, particularly focussing on the protection of people in vulnerable situations;
Amendment 146 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H h (new)
Recital H h (new)
H h. whereas a report of the German Federal Office of Criminal Investigation reveals that more than half of the human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation cases in Germany are prosecuted because of third-party reporting; whereas in conclusion the report states that victims of exploitation rarely identify themselves as such or refrain from reporting due to a lack of trust in authorities and the police;
Amendment 148 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H i (new)
Recital H i (new)
Amendment 150 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H j (new)
Recital H j (new)
H j. whereas new digital technologies and tools have increased securing the anonymity of traffickers, pimps and clients and therefore making law enforcement more difficult;
Amendment 153 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H k (new)
Recital H k (new)
H k. whereas there is a need for specific examples and concrete definitions of force, coercion, exploitation of vulnerability, abuse of power or inequalities in existing prostitution laws and regulations in various EU Member States;
Amendment 154 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H l (new)
Recital H l (new)
H l. whereas the 1949 UN Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others expresses in its preamble that prostitution and the accompanying evil of the traffic in persons for the purpose of prostitution are incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person;
Amendment 155 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H m (new)
Recital H m (new)
H m. whereas prosecution bodies in the Netherlands estimate, that of the around 30.000 people in prostitution up to 70% of are considered to be forced into prostitution, by violence or lured into it by a so-called "loverboy";
Amendment 156 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H n (new)
Recital H n (new)
H n. whereas OSCE research has shown that the use of prevention measures, aiming at reducing demand, remain low in general, but are highly concentrated in countries where buying sex is illegal or the use of services from trafficking victims is criminalized;
Amendment 157 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H o (new)
Recital H o (new)
H o. whereas in the case of Germany by the end of 2021 23 700 people officially registered as people in prostitution while estimates vary between 90 000 and 400 000 people in prostitution in this country;
Amendment 163 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that approaches to regulatinge prostitution vary across the EU and target three key components of this system: prostituted persons, the purchase of sex (i.e. demand), and pimping; stresses that the different laws have different effects on women in prostitution, their rights, women’s rights in general, gender equality, demand, trafficking, society and neighbouring countries;
Amendment 176 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that women in prostitution experience more violence than women on average; refers to a 20193 study by the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, according to which 41 % of the women in prostitution surveyed had experienced physical or sexual violence (or both) in the context of prostitution;
Amendment 181 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the findings of this study with regard to the experiences of women in prostitution with abuse in childhood and adolescence with 43% stating that they have experienced sexual abuse during their childhood and 52% reporting frequent or occasional physical punishment from their parents;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the deterioration of the social and economic situation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased all forms of abuse and violence against women, including prostitution in violation of their human rights; warns that this will be further aggravated by the current energy and cost-of-living crisis;
Amendment 198 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. highlights the acute risk of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation Ukrainian women and girls face due to their vulnerable situation fleeing from Russia’s war against Ukraine and relocating in other countries;
Amendment 205 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. highlights that technology facilitates the demand and the activities of human traffickers and pimps; in this context strongly regrets that the EU Digital Services Act does not particularly address human trafficking;
Amendment 211 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns the fact that women in prostitution lack legal security because of their criminalisation, meaning they face the constant threat of police and judicial persecution, are subject to additional vulnerability and stigmatisation that negatively affect their health, including their mental health, consequently experience difficulties in contacting support services and lack access to fundamental rights; deplores the fact that, at the same time, clients, brothel owners and human traffickers often remain unpunished;
Amendment 227 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that an increasing number of countries are taking up and implementing the Nordic/Equality model; supports the feminist background of this model and its goal of achieving gender equality, inducing a paradigm shift and highlights the model’s positive effects on the rights of people in prostitution, the normative effect in society and the fight against human trafficking;
Amendment 229 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to train and educate the police in order to ensure that people in prostitution and the police communicate on a basis of trust and therefore are able to detect exploitation as fast and effective as possible; recalls that migrants, racialized and trans people are overrepresented in prostitution and condemns that they are especially targeted and criminalised by the police; calls for the same comprehensive training for the judiciary;
Amendment 236 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. calls for an EU-wide approach based on the Nordic/Equality Model to finally use all promising instruments that have proven efficient to reduce human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation;
Amendment 244 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Highlights that the approach of discouraging the demand that fosters trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is therefore of utmost importance in order to combat the exploitation of women and girls, to protect victims and to achieve gender equality and should therefore be developed further in the revision of the EU Anti-Trafficking directive;
Amendment 246 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. whereas the demand for “sexual services” is universal and does not make a difference between voluntarily, forced, or trafficked people in prostitution; whereas it is therefore impossible to separate the discussion about prostitution and its potential regulation from the discussion around the fight against human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and the discussion about societal factors leading to a lack of alternatives for people in vulnerable situations to earn their lives and ultimately leading to prostitution;
Amendment 247 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Notes that the “knowing use” approach of victims of trafficking has proven to be ineffective in order to reduce sexual exploitation due to the impossibility to prove a buyer’s knowledge; wants to raise awareness about the fact that clients who want to buy a “sexual service” inevitably, due to the high number of persons forced or lured into prostitution, de facto buy exploitation;
Amendment 251 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the decriminalisation of pimping and of the purchase of sex increases demand, empowers the demand side and normalises sex buying; underlines that the stigmatisation of people, especially women, in prostitution nevertheless persists; refers to studies showing that the normalization of buying women’s bodies goes hand in hand with a greater use of violence against women and a greater sense of entitlement towards women in prostitution and women in general;
Amendment 256 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Underlines the importance of discouraging demand in a way that does not harm or create negative repercussions for those in prostitution and provide sufficient safeguards;
Amendment 259 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls for demand reduction measures with a special focus on online advertisement and contact facilitation, ensuring efficient measures to prevent the exploitation of the prostitution of others;
Amendment 262 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Calls for demand reduction measures with a special focus on online advertisement and contact facilitation, ensuring efficient measures to prevent the exploitation of the prostitution of others;
Amendment 264 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned that the legalisation of prostitution promotes legal structures behind which traffickers can hide making it difficult for police and law enforcement bodies to combat trafficking in human beings effectively; stresses in this regard the Europol SOCTA 2021 highlighting that exploiters increasingly seek to exploit their victims in the context of supposedly voluntary business agreements and that this type of exploitation is particularly common in jurisdictions where prostitution has been legalised;
Amendment 273 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is increasing due to high demand; points out that this is particularly visible in countries with a liberal regulatory model, whereas countries that follow approaches like the Nordic/Equality model are no longer big markets for human trafficking for that purpose; notes that due to the demand reducing measures in these countries, trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation decreases;
Amendment 285 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the different approaches to regulation in the EU have different effects and that women in prostitution have different rights and levels of protections in different EU Member States; underlines that, according to the European Women’s Lobby, on average, 70 % of the individuals in prostitution in the EU are migrant women and that trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation mostly affects women and girls coming from the east of the European Union; underlines the case of Germany where the majority is of Romanian, Bulgarian or Hungarian origin reflecting the social and economic differences in the EU and only 1/5 of the registered people in prostitution have the German citizenship; underlines that most of the people, especially women, in prostitution (78%) are between 21 and 44 years old;
Amendment 295 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls for measures on EU level in order to effectively tackle the cross-border implications of prostitution;
Amendment 311 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the different effects of different regulatory measures on men, young people and society as a whole; stresses that the normalization of prostitution has a negative impact on young people's perceptions and expectations of sexuality and the relations between women and men and their understanding of gender equality;
Amendment 313 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 316 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Condemns the negative effects of certain types of pornography, reproducing harmful stereotypes and altering the perceptions about relationships and sexuality and thus hampering gender equality;
Amendment 319 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the Member States’ legal obligation to protect women’s rights and physical integrity and promote gender equality, and highlights the EU’s role in doing this within the international community and in creating equal protection and equal rights across Member States;
Amendment 333 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to take action in the areas of prevention, decriminalisation of people in prostitution,and especially women in prostitution, sufficiently financed, easily accessible, high quality and human rights based exit programmes, demand reduction, punishment of clients, destigmatisation and the elimination of stereotypes; calls on the Member States to reduce demand while protecting women and their rights, to end the criminalisation and stigmatisation of people and especially women in prostitution and to ensure exit strategies and unconditional access to social security systems and reintegration;
Amendment 353 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that it is punishable as a criminal offence to exploit the prostitution of another person even with the consent of that person;
Amendment 359 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for specific measures to assiston Member States to implement specific measures and to provide sufficient financial support to assist people and especially women in prostitution with their social and professional reintegration; calls for such exit programmes to work gradually, for women to be supported on their personal paths and for people’s potential to be recognised, with and professional training and further education programmes being adapted to take account of this, with a special focus on people with migration background;
Amendment 376 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Commission to put forward awareness-raising campaigns with the aim of discouraging the demand, highlighting the link between the demand for sexual services and the phenomenon of trafficking for sexual exploitation and the high numbers of women being trafficked inside and to the European Union; furthermore calls for awareness- raising for the particular risks people and especially women in prostitution face, including the high prevalence of gender- based violence; calls for these campaigns to further target young people and men while also dismantling stereotypes;
Amendment 383 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Calls for full access to non- discriminatory and universal health and social services as well as to the justice system for everyone, especially for people and women in prostitution;
Amendment 387 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Highlights that people who had to commit criminal acts in the framework of their exploitation should not be charged for these;
Amendment 388 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24 d. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to investigate how the demand for prostitution fuels human trafficking and to take into consideration reports by Europol that prove that legalised environments facilitate the exploitation of victims for human traffickers;
Amendment 389 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24 e. Calls on Europol to step up the cross-border collaboration and exchange of information, in particular with regard to data collection;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas sexual harassment means any form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that occurs in the course of, linked with, or arising in matters of employment, occupation, self-employment, education, in public spaces and any other area of life, with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment; whereas women and girls are disproportionately affected by sexual harassment; whereas perpetrators are predominantly men;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas gender based violence, including abuse and harassment must be seen in the light of broader perspectives such as sexism, harmful gender stereotypes and unequal power relations in society and working life; whereas various dimensions are needed to understand what creates superiority and inferiority in society and working life; whereas feminist trade unionism is an important tool to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and for bringing about change by taking the starting point that gender, as well as other intersecting identities, shapes people's position in the labour market and societies as a whole;
Amendment 36 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas gender-based violence is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality; whereas to prevent and combat gender-based violence, including sexual harassment, it is crucial that the EU and Member States make significant progress towards achieving gender equality by concrete action and fully implementing gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting in all policy areas and decision- making;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the MeToo movement has shown the magnitude and nature of sexual harassment and has sparked an international movement and a debate about the underlying causes and possible responses; whereas despite the public response, the progress in addressing the issue of sexual harassment after five years of the MeToo movement is not sufficient and there is a need for urgent action;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), also known as confidentiality clauses, are legally binding agreements that prevent a person or organisation from sharing information; whereas the MeToo movement raised public awareness of the misuse of NDAs, exposing their use to protect individuals; whereas the misuse of NDAs in the context of sexual harassment is of concern and need to be addressed;
Amendment 47 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one in two women (55 % ) have been sexually harassed in the EU; whereas 32 % of all victims in the EU said the perpetrator was a superior, colleague or customer; whereas 75 % of women in professions requiring qualifications or top management jobs have been sexually harassed; whereas 61 % of women employed in the service sector have been subjected to sexual harassment7a; whereas the proportion of women who have ever worked and have experienced any unwanted behaviour with a sexual connotation in the workplace varies between Member States, ranging from 11 % to 41 %7 ; whereas cyber harassment, like other forms of gender-based cyber violence, has become increasingly common; _________________ 7 EU survey on gender-based violence against women and other forms of inter- personal violence (EU-GBV) – first results – 2022 edition. 7a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights report of 3 March 2014 entitled "Violence against women".
Amendment 51 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 56 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas harassment is widespread butand under-reported; whereas harassment is often linked to other forms of discrimination in addition to gender- based discrimination, which has to be addressed with an intersectional approach and from all angles; whereas harassment in the workplace has serious consequences for the physical and psychological health and well-being of employees and therefore its prevention and treatment should be a priority for every employer;
Amendment 60 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas victims of sexual harassment are often unlikely to report it; whereas this is often due to the normalisation of sexual harassment, lack of awareness about what constitutes sexual harassment, fear of reprisals, lack of effective redress or reporting mechanisms, lack of specialised support services for victims, secondary victimisation, and stereotypes blaming the victim instead of the perpetrator;
Amendment 65 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas sexual harassment in education is widespread and under- reported; whereas harassment in education has serious consequences for the physical and mental health and well- being of students, impacts the students learning and has life long implications; whereas harassment and violations in education risks becoming normalized which has severe consequences not only in education but also in workplaces and every part of society; whereas the progress in addressing the issue of sexual harassment in education, including preventive measures, is not sufficient;
Amendment 71 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas despite the progress made in addressing the issue of sexual harassment after the MeToo movementand the fact that some Member States, individual companies, schools and other actors have implemented measures to prevent and combat sexual harassment the progress is not sufficient and there is still a lot to be done withinto eliminate harassment in the EU and the European institutions and beyond; whereas the European institutions have started to adapt their internal rules and procedures in order to better prevent, identify, counter and sanction harassment; whereas the implementation of prevention mechanisms has given rise to a certain degree of reluctance resulting not only from ignorance of the phenomenon of harassment but also from the lack of clarity of the existing legal rules;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas sexual harassment and other types of violence, offensive or unwanted behaviour in the workplace must be understood as a health and safety issue and not as individual problems of the victim or the perpetrator; whereas no part of the labour market nor working life is protected from sexual harassment, but the incidence varies, as do the expressions the harassment can take;
Amendment 76 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas studies show that working conditions, job security and type of work are risk factors for being exposed of sexual harassment at work; whereas collective bargaining is an important tool for preventing and combating violence and sexual harassment, including gender- based violence in workplaces, third-party harassment, and the effects of domestic violence at work;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2138(INI)
E c. whereas sexual harassment is a widespread phenomenon that undermines equality at work, while it can affect anyone, sexual harassment particularly affects women, and reinforces stereotypes about their abilities and aspirations; whereas sexual harassment can have a silencing effect and negative impact on victims’ pay, career progression and working conditions, and potentially drive individuals out of the world of work; whereas it also contributes to fewer women entering or remaining in the labour market, adding to the labour force participation gap, and to women being paid less than men and thereby exacerbating the gender pay gap;
Amendment 79 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Amendment 82 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in its previous resolutions, Parliament called for the introduction of several concrete measures introducingcluding the introduction of mandatory anti- harassment training for all Members as soon as they take office in the beginning of the mandate, and a zero-tolerance approach but, several years on, only some of them have been fully implemented and more needs to be done;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the European institutions in general and the European Parliament in particular, as a legislator, should set an example for all employerMember States, employers, and EU institutions; whereas Members of the European Parliament, both as the directly elected representatives of EU citizens and as legislators, have a special responsibility to carry out their duties respecting the highest standards and EU law;
Amendment 96 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Strongly condemns all forms of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, and all forms of harassment, notably sexual harassment; welcomes in this regard the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence; reiterates its call on the Commission to submit on the basis of Article 83(1) TFEU a proposal for Council decision identifying gender based violence as a new area of crime;
Amendment 97 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms the EU’s commitment to tackling gender-based violence and welcomes the proposal for a directive on combating violence (COM(2022)0105); calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that sexual harassment is included as a criminal offence in the field of work, as per existing EU anti-discrimination directives, and any other sphere of life, in line with the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 103 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that gender equality is a core value of the EU and must be mainstreamed in all EU policies, activities and programmes; regrets the slow progress towards gender equality in the EU and recalls that gender based violence is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality; stresses the urgent need for progress and insists that the EU and its Member States fully commit to speeding up progress including by implementing gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting in all EU policies, activities and programmes;
Amendment 118 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on all Member States to ensure that any intentional form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment are punishable as criminal offences;
Amendment 122 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that educational institutions and employers, including the European institutions, should behave as exemplary employers and establish zero-tolerance standards; establish zero-tolerance standards towards any type of harassment and work actively on prevention of harassment, adequate victim protection and support, and countering all forms of discrimination and should apply strict implementation of rules in this regard;
Amendment 126 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on Member States, in consultation with the social partners, to ensure that employers take appropriate measures to prevent and address instances of sexual harassment, cyber violence and third-party violence at work; stresses that employers must be prevented from dismissing, discriminating or in any way disadvantaging workers who are victims of sexual harassment;
Amendment 127 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on Member States to ensure that employers, in cooperation with trade union representatives, take appropriate measures to provide a safe working environment and support to victims of sexual harassment; highlights in this context that workers shall have the right to receive support from a trade union and the workplace health and safety representative;
Amendment 128 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls om Member States to take measures to promote collective bargaining on workplace practices on preventing and addressing instances of sexual harassment, including through awareness-raising and training of workers and employers, trade union representatives and workplace health and safety representatives;
Amendment 129 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Underlines that social partners play a key role in addressing harassment at work, including sexual harassment and cyber violence at work;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set goals to reduce the number of precarious jobs and involuntary part-time work in order to improve the situation of women in the labour market and to reduce the risk of sexual harassment in the world of work;
Amendment 131 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Amendment 132 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4 g. Highlights that the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and Recommendation (No. 206) are the first international labour standards to provide a common framework to prevent, remedy and eliminate violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence and harassment; calls on the Member States, who have not yet ratified the Convention, to do so without delay;
Amendment 134 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that, in spite of the progress initiated by the MeToo campaignmovement, which helped to break the silence and raise awareness of the need to implement better working conditions for all staff, cases of sexual harassment still occur all over the EU and within the European institutions, including Parliament; recalls that these cases cast a shadow over the functioning of our institutions and undermine the confidence of EU citizens in them;
Amendment 141 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RecallUnderlines the importance of prevention, withhich can be achieved by information and awareness-raising efforts, andtrainings of employers, trade union representatives and workplace health and safety representatives, the promotion of zero- tolerance for harassment campaigns and policies; considers that the existing campaigns should be reinforced; , and to provide advisory and psychological assistance to victims, as well as advice on police contacts and referrals to providers of legal recourse;
Amendment 147 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that gender-based violence, sexual harassment and sexist language occurs in educational settings; emphasizes that all students have the right to a safe learning environment without any type of harassment, including sexual harassment; calls on all Member States to ensure that educational institutions have a zero-tolerance approach to any forms of misconduct, offers support to victims, and are obliged to prevent harassment and sexual harassment;
Amendment 148 #
2022/2138(INI)
6 b. Emphasizes that challenging gender prejudices and stereotypes are important preventive measures in all spheres of society, including throughout the education cycle, from primary school to lifelong learning, and can reduce gender imbalances in all spheres of life;
Amendment 149 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Underlines the central role of men and boys in ending all forms of harassment and sexual harassment; calls on all Member States and actors to actively involve men in awareness-raising and prevention campaigns, as well as education campaigns and action for gender equality;
Amendment 153 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that sexual harassment cases are still under-reported because victims do not use the existing channels, demonstrating the need for further effort, among other things, victims fear that relationships at work would be negatively affected; that the report would not be believed or taken seriously; embarrassment; fear of a negative impact on career or lack of procedures to facilitate reporting; stresses the need for further efforts to raise awareness of reporting procedures and support to victims with regard to the prevention of sexual harassment;
Amendment 160 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with Eurostat and EIGE, to improve, promote and ensure research on evidence-based practices and the systematic collection of relevant, sex- and age-disaggregated, comparable data on cases of sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination and psychological harassment, including cyber harassment, at national, regional and local level;
Amendment 162 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to carry out research into the causes and consequences of sexual harassment, including the impact that sexist and stereotyped advertisements may have on the incidence of violence and harassment;
Amendment 163 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. reiterates its recommendation to revise the Staff Regulations, especially Article 22c thereof, in order to align it with the standards of the Whistle-blower Directive;
Amendment 195 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that the measures to address sexual harassment in the Parliament are not strong enough and do not include all of the actions requested in previous resolutions; welcomes the fact that this parliamentary term is the first in which Members have been required to sign a declaration confirming their commitment to complying with the Code of Appropriate Behaviour; notes with concerns that despite efforts taken there are still cases of sexual harassment in Parliament;
Amendment 215 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the work of the Advisory Committee on Harassment and its prevention at the workplace and the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members of the European Parliament; calls for full transparency about how Parliament is addressing issues of harassment, while protecting the identity of those affected, and invites both committees to draft and publish their monitoring reports and risk assessments annually on the European Parliament website; calls for an independent evaluation of the measures in place by external and auditors selected in a transparent procedure; recommends, in line with its previous resolutions, that a task force of independent experts be set up with a mandate to examine the situation of sexual harassment and abuse in Parliament, in order to carry out an evaluation of its existing Advisory Committees dealing with complaints concerning harassment, and propose adequate changes;
Amendment 220 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. reiterates its call for measures to aim to provide protection against victimisation of or retaliation against complainants, victims, witnesses and whistle-blowers;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of advancing women’s rights and equality of opportunity between men and women worldwide, which are crucial toat mental health is an integral part of the right to health and well-being and that the realisation of human rights; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer from discrimination and violence, especially in countries under strict Islamic regimes, and that such societies fail to provide them with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and political and economic representation; are discrepancies in how mental health issues affect men and women. Highlights the significance of adopting a gender- sensitive approach to research and treatment of mental health illnesses as well as of mainstreaming mental health in general and for effective communication strategies to target stereotypes regarding mental health.
Amendment 51 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Condemns all violence against walls for sexual and reproductivehealth and rights to becomen and children and notes the alarming increase in such violence worldwide, in particular during the COVID-19 crisis; welcomes the EU’ integral part of the EU’s promotion of humanrights in the world. Access to contraception, comprehensive sexuality andrelationships education, universal access to SHRH services, as well as eafforts, alongside those of its international partners, aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against women and children;dabilityand accessibility of SRHR health centres in particular, should all be promoted,as should coordinated support of civic organisations which fight for SRHR and providingsupport to those in need.
Amendment 53 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasizes the importance of setting a leading example by enshrining SRHR in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Amendment 59 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that any conflict, such as the war in Ukraine, creates an opportunity for human traffickers who are misusing people’s vulnerability. Calls for the establishment of safe and legal migration routes and legal guarantees, as well as transparent information campaigns, so that people who are fleeing conflict and/or distress are not susceptible to falling into trafficking chains.
Amendment 68 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on global actors and the Member States to forcefully tackle the plight of women and girls throughout the world who are subjected to human trafficking and sexual exploitation; supports efforts to rescue and rehabilitate victims and to rigorously prosecuteDeplores that around the world, more than 35 % of women have been victims of sexual violence. Calls for ratification and effective implementation of international instruments aimed at targeting this terrible crime, such as the Istanbul convention and the UN General Assembly Resolution on International cooperation on access to justice for survivors of sexual violence. Highlights, the need of providing victims with effective reparations and reform male and female offenders, including by dismantling criminal gangs who prey on those duped into taking deadly journeys to enter the EU illegally; legal provisions which count with a difficult and often long investigation as well as with instances that happened a long time ago.
Amendment 73 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for the identification of gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in the Article 82(1) TFEU.
Amendment 75 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Highlights the need to tackle discrimination against women and harmful stereotypes from early childhood, as those are one of the major driving factors of GBV. Highlighting that many women are facing intersectional and multiple discrimination. Calls for better protection of women from vulnerable groups, such as LGBTIQ, women with disabilities, with a migrant background, older women and women from rural areas.
Amendment 82 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to promote healthcare pracfor collection and deep analysis of gender-disaggregated data and gender mainstreaming in healthcare sector in order to bridge the disparitices that benefit women and girls at all stages of development and aging;in the quality of treatment of men and women. Later diagnosis, inadequate treatment, and lack of women in studies are all prevalent issues for access to quality healthcare for women.
Amendment 99 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts in its new EU action plan on human rights and democracy 2020-2024 to protect and empower women and girls by going beyond stereotypes; stresses that these efforts must, to the extent possible, be made while fully respecting the right of peoples to self- determinDeplores that trans and gender- diverse persons continue to face discrimination and difficulties with legal gender recognition.Calls to abolish the still prevalent harmful practice of sterilization, as enshrined in Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rightsa condition for legal gender recognition.
Amendment 105 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Is concerned that EU’s anti- gender movements are heavily financed byforeign actors, who are seeking to curb, among others, sexual and reproductivehealth and rights, against LGBTIQ rights and equality in general. Calls for a careful analysis of this issue and ensuring that European money, as well as foreign donations, do not finance organisations that are actively targeting equality and trying to restrict the rights of others.
Amendment 114 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the EU leaders to promote and ensure the respect of the rights of human rights defenders, particularly women’s and LGBTIQ rights defenders, and to protect them from attacks and threats from state and non-state actors.
Amendment 1 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission Communication of 27 October 2011 on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation3a, _________________ 3a OJ L 283, 29.10.2011, p. 39–45.
Amendment 2 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission Communication of 11 May 2022 entitled ‘A Digital Decade for children and youth: the new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+)' (COM(2022)212),
Amendment 7 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to conclusions adopted by the Council on 21 May 2014 on cultural heritage as a strategic resource for a sustainable Europe9a, _________________ 9a OJ C 183, 14.6.2014, p. 36–38.
Amendment 9 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European video game ecosystem has become a leading cultural and creative industry (CCI) all over the world, with an estimated European market size of EUR 23.3 billion in 2020counting over 4.900 game studios, 200 game publishers and 87.000 professionals employed11 , and has great potential for growth; whereas this industry is the only CCI to have experienced turnover growth during the COVID-19 crisis12 ; _________________ 11 ISFE,The European Game Developers Federation, EGDF (2019) “2019 Europe’san Video Games Industry, ISFE-EGDF Key Facts, 2021.nsight Report”. [Online] 12 EY, Rebuilding Europe: the cultural and creative economy before and after the COVID-19 crisis, January 2021.
Amendment 10 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the large European consumer market, estimated at EUR 23.3 billion in 20201a, is fragmented and mainly operated through non-European platforms that also intermediate in the distribution and exploitation of European games worldwide; _________________ 1a ISFE, Europe’s Video Games Industry, ISFE-EGDF Key Facts, 2021
Amendment 11 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the success of European video game streamers and e-sports clubs and tournaments shows that younger generations of European citizens are actively seeking to participate in the new creator economy driven by video games; whereas national, regional and global e- sports tournaments could be perceived as fostering cultural exchanges and promote European culture and values;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the video game ecosystem constitutes an integral part of the cultural and creative industries, which has successfully inspired many other creative and cultural industries, such as films and books;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the video game industry employed approximately 87 000 people in Europe in 201913 , of whom only an estimated 20 % are women14 ; _________________ 13 ISFE, Europe’s Video Gamonly 20% of the employees in the video game industry in Europe are women14; whereas the number of women working in any role or competing in e- sports is only around 5%; whereas getting more women into video games, including on senior management positions, and e- sports should be framed as a national, international and strategic priority; whereas there is a lack of available data on persons with disabilities Iandustry, ISFE-EGDF Key Facts, 2021. minorities employed by the video game sector; _________________ 14 Ibid.
Amendment 18 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas half of all Europeans consider themselves to be video game players, of whom almost half are women, and the average age of a video game player in Europe is 31.3 years15 ; _________________ 15 Ibid. whereas, although there is still a long way to go, continued efforts are being made by the video game sector to increase accessibility in their offer in accordance with the principles of equality and non- discrimination15a; _________________ 15 Ibid. 15a Aguado Delgado, J. et all (2020) “Accessibility in video games: a systematic review”. [Online]
Amendment 19 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas half of all Europeans consider themselves to be video game players, of whom almost half are women, and the average age of a video game player in Europe is 31.3 years15; whereas in the EU 73 % of children aged 6-10, 84 % of 11-14 year olds and 74 % of young people aged 15-24 play video games15a; _________________ 15 Ibid. 15a COM(2022)212.
Amendment 24 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the video game industry has a complete value chain based on innovation and creativity, bringing together a wide range of skills and know-how; whereas a video game is first and foremost a work of intellectual property (IP) on which the value chain is based; whereas the issue of IP ownership and control increases the complexity of the legal structure of the ecosystem, and creates new legal challenges for streamers, developers, publishers and third-party content holders;
Amendment 31 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas so-called loot boxes containing random objects are becoming more common in video games and usually are accessible through the game or can optionally be paid for with real money; whereas they can lead to problematic game designs, which could have negative psychological and financial consequences through unwanted or uncontrolled purchases, especially for children and young people; whereas, loot boxes have previously been classified as gambling in Belgium, the Netherlands and Slovakia, and were banned in Belgium and the Netherlands15a; _________________ 15a Cerulli-Harms, A et al. (2020), Research for IMCO Committee - Loot boxes in online games and their effect on consumers, in particular young consumers, European Parliament, Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies, Brussels.
Amendment 34 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas competitive video gaming, otherwise known as e-sport, could be considered not only part of the video game sector, but also part of the culture, media and sports sectors, and has clear digitale-sports are competitions in which individuals or teams play video games, in person or online, generally in front of spectators; whereas the definition encompasses a human element, such as players, a digital element, such as video games, and a competitive elements;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the European games industry is currently struggling with a chronic talent shortage in unfilled positions;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas there are indications that teachers that have used video games in the classroom in primary education observed in some cases a significant improvement in several key skills such as problem-solving and analytical, social and intellectual skills, as well as an increase in concentration;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
K b. whereas video games have the ability to bring the school environment closer to pupils’ everyday reality in which video games often figure prominently;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas e-sport is still a young sector at EU and national levelphenomenon with high capacity to evolve and transform other audiovisual formats at EU and national level and which is developed differently across Member States;
Amendment 51 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas e-sports represents opportunities and challenges for the European society; whereas challenges includes the stigma against women, precautions against cheating, the discrepancy between the publisher's control and the use of its product as a contribution to society as well as environmental sustainability;
Amendment 54 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas e-sports have a major strength compared to traditional sports since it can be practiced by people from completely different situations and backgrounds and the potential for e-sports to be inclusive is therefore substantial;
Amendment 62 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas many players, in particular female players, have experienced harassment and hate from other players online;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the video game and e-sport sector is above all founded on a highly internationalised market with few barriers to the circulation of goods and services but their distribution mainly operates through non-European platforms;
Amendment 66 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
O a. whereas the problem of illicit betting is an issue that also affects the video game industry and regulations to tackle this issue are required to ensure the integrity, safety, and sustainable growth of the sector;
Amendment 75 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Council to formally acknowledge the value of the video game ecosystem as a major CCI with strong potential for growth; calls for the development of a coherent European long-term video game strategy, also taking into account e- sports, as a complement to already existing national strategies and in order to support EU actors and EU start-ups in these sectors;
Amendment 76 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Council to formally acknowledge the value of the video game ecosystem as a major CCI with strong potential for further growth; calls for the development of a long-term video game strategy, also taking into account e- sports;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the creation of a truly integrated European video game sector entails increasing the number of co- productions involving European actors; welcomes the fact that the Creative Europe Programme funds the European video game sector; regrets, however, the low amount of funding committed so farat those funds are not well coordinated with the needs of the sector, and the low amount of funding committed so far; calls in this regard on the Commission and the Member States to further invest in R&D and training in order to maximise the game creation opportunities across Member States and to retain European talents;
Amendment 82 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to support public and private initiatives that contribute to the development of a more competitive European video games landscape, by paying special attention to talent development, IP creation and business positioning;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CallsUnderlines the importance to promote and support trade and marketing of video games created in Europe at the global level; calls in this context on the Commission to map and define the European video game industry, and to fostassess and, if appropriate, consider the creation of a ‘European Video Game’ label to improve the discoverability and encourage the dissemination of video games created in Europe;
Amendment 91 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CallsStresses that it is essential to have harmonised, reliable and comparable European industry data on the video game and e-sports sectors in order to deliver evidence-based assessments and recommendations; calls for aligning relevant NACE codes in which video game developers, publishers and e-sports are reviewed, clarified and streamlined; calls furthermore on the Commission to create a European Video Game Observatory to support and provide decision-makers and stakeholders with harmonised data, assessments and concrete recommendations with a view to developing the sector; considers that the European Video Game Observatory should be seen as a knowledge network to support dialog for a more integrated sector;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that the cross-border enforcement of intellectual property rights of game developers and artists must be adequately protected and ensure fair remuneration;
Amendment 106 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights the benefits of cross- platform online games both for the user experience by enabling players to interact easily across different platforms and for game developers, and calls on the video game industry to make every effort to make the fullest possible use of this feature;
Amendment 110 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. (new) Underlines that e-sports and video games must fully comply with European and human rights values; stresses in this context that inclusion, tolerance and promoting a fair and safe environment to play, while also filling the digital and social gap within and between countries is essential; welcomes in this context already existing tools in promoting these values, such as guiding principles of e-sports engagement adopted by the industry and e-sports Code of Conducts that exists at national level to promote e-sports that are fun, fair, and enjoyed by players and organisers around the world in an open and inclusive environment;
Amendment 117 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to finance the establishment of a European Video Game Academy responsible for thelaunch initiatives promotion ofng video games showcasing European values;
Amendment 122 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that video games can quickly becomeare an integral part of the European cultural heritage to be preserved and promoted; suggests that support be provided for the creation of an archive to preserving the moste culturally significant European video games and encourages the provision of support in cooperation with the video game industry;
Amendment 123 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Refers, in connection with the creation of this archive, to existing projects such as the International Computer Game Collection (ICS) and numerous video game museums across the EU, which could be built upon;
Amendment 129 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that video games can be a valuable teaching tool for actively involving learners in a curriculum; believes that the deployment of video games in school should be done in parallel with raising teachers’ awareness of how best tohighlights that teachers should be adequately trained and closely associated in decision making around the use of video games in theifor educational or teaching purposes;
Amendment 140 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the importance of European training courses dedicated to thefill the gap between the current European curricula and the required set of knowledge and skills for video game professions; stresses the importance of developingat leading educational programmes in Europe focusing on video games and of pursuing a proactivere mainly offered by private institutions and, in line with European values of democratisation of technology, calls for better curricula to be implemented in public institutions and universities; welcomes proactive education policyies to foster gender equality and inclusivity in the sector; recalls that the principle of digital literacy must necessarily embrace society at large so that citizens understand the risks and opportunities associated with video games and are able, for example, to make effective use of parental control tools;
Amendment 147 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Underlines the importance of lifelong learning and stresses that throughout their careers, teachers should receive regular training to acquire the necessary skills to help their students become digitally competent;
Amendment 149 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Underlines that beyond formal education, libraries can play on important role in bridging the digital gap between different socio-economic groups by ensuring that video games culture and its benefits are accessible for all socio- economic groups; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure sufficient funding for libraries in order to provide for an on-site access to fast internet connections and the latest game and gaming devices helping to bridge this gap;
Amendment 157 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the work carried out by organisations such as Pan European Game Information (PEGI) since 2003 to inform video game players and parents about the content of video games and in protecting minors from potentially inappropriate content; recalls that the role of parents is key in ensuring that children play video games safely;
Amendment 158 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines that e-sports and video games highlight the problems of ecological, social, and economic sustainability in a digital society and whereas the ecological challenges focuses on electricity consumption as well as the consumption of rare resources in the production of hardware and the travel of e-sports teams to competitions; welcomes in this context the initiatives taken by the videogame industry to protect the environment and to improve the energy efficiency of its devices and services; highlights the potential in raising environmental awareness through video games by incorporating new features in and out of the games, such as modes, maps, themed events, storylines and messaging that highlight environmental themes like conservation restoration and this should be further promoted;
Amendment 165 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Highlights that the gambling industry is and should remain separate from the video game sector; stresses that, in relation to the perceived risks of monetised asset tools, gambling-related regulations should be reviewed and if necessary adapted to address the latest developments in entertainment software without this regulation affecting the video games sector;
Amendment 167 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the video game industry to improve the working conditions of all those involved in the development of video games and to ensure compliance with national and EU legislation on workers’ rights, fair pay and physical and mental health, and to support collective representation and unionisation in this sector; deplores the repeated reports of so-called 'crunch' working hours and unpaid overtime, especially in the final phase of video game development, and stresses the responsibility of video game developers and publishers to ensure healthy and fair working conditions for their workers;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Insists that women and men must receive equal pay for equal work and calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to eliminate the gender pay gap in the video games sector;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13 d. Is of the opinion that for many people video games serve not only as leisure activities, but also as recreation, and satisfy basic psychological needs, through, inter alia, solving challenging tasks or puzzles, and competitions with other players, which require a high degree of concentration, and foster the development of skills and capabilities such as problem solving, spatial and hand-eye coordination, teamwork, as well as eyesight and speed;
Amendment 170 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13 e. Highlights the role that video games can play, beyond their recreational nature, in the development of skills, general knowledge, historical and civic education, and of a culture of remembrance;
Amendment 171 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13 f. Highlights that so-called loot boxes, where game content can be obtained by means of a random generator, but also through the use of real money, are increasingly common in video games; warns against the danger posed for under-age players by gambling mechanisms and micro-transactions, especially with regard to gambling addiction and financial burdens; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to consider legislative steps to combat loot boxes that can optionally be purchased with real money, and micro-transactions for under-age players, without ruling out the possibility of a ban;
Amendment 175 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that e-sport and traditional sports are different sectors, especially given the fact that video games used for competitive gaming or e-sports belong to a private entity and are played in a digital environment; believes, however, that they may complement and learn from each other and promote similar values and skills, such as fair play, teamwork, antiracism and gender equality;
Amendment 189 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Underlines that negative stigmatisation around e-sports and gaming are still widespread throughout society; stresses that if e-sports is to be promoted and utilised, such stigmatisations should be combatted through for instance education;
Amendment 193 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 203 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. WStresses that gamers and e-sports athletes can suffer from a lack of exercise and high stress levels due to a lack of work-life separation; warns that intensive video gaming, in particular for players seeking to become professionals, can lead to addiction and toxic behaviour; believes that the EU should adopt a responsible approach to video games and e-sports by promoting them as part of a healthy lifestyle including physical activity;
Amendment 205 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Warns that intensive video gaming, in particular for players seeking to become professionals, can lead to addiction and toxic behaviour in rare cases as recognised by the WHO; believes that the EU should adopt a responsible approach to video games and e-sports by promoting them as part of a healthy lifestyle including physical activity;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 7 April2022 on the EU’s protection of children and young people fleeing the war in Ukraine,
Amendment 34 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
Amendment 41 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 c (new)
Citation 14 c (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 29 November 2018 on the situation of women with disabilities,
Amendment 43 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 d (new)
Citation 14 d (new)
— having regard to the EP Report on the implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD,
Amendment 54 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas approximately 1 in 6 people in the EU live with some kind of disability; whereas 50.6 % of persons with disabilities are employed and 28.4 % are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, compared to 74.8 %7 and 18.4 % respectively of persons without disabilities8 ; whereas the EU activity rate of persons with disabilities is only 61.0 % compared to 82.3 % of people without disabilities; _________________ 7 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/BRIE/2020/651932/EPRS_BRI(2020) 651932_EN.pdf 8 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Disability_statist ics_-_poverty_and_income_inequalities
Amendment 59 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women with disabilities are at higher risk of unemployment and poverty or social exclusion comparing to men with disabilities and women without disabilities, with only 20% of women with disabilities in full-time employment, comparing to 29% of men with disabilities and 48% of women without disabilities;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas between 2011 and 2016 the gap in tertiary attainment between persons with and without disabilities widened – from 7% to 9%;
Amendment 77 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the employment rate of persons with disabilities remains significantly lower than that of persons without disabilities;. whereas the latest data from the EU-SILC, shows that the disability employment gap was 24.5 % in 2020;
Amendment 82 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the key obstacles to the employment of persons with disabilities include disability-related stereotypes, bureaucratic difficulties in accessing the available services, lack of strategic vision in governance, insufficient monitoring of policy implementation, limited training resources for employers and lack of specialist support;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas the disadvantage experienced by persons with disabilities extends far beyond the realm of employment;. whereas the social and financial situation of persons with disabilities in the EU is significantly worse than that of persons without disabilities;
Amendment 96 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas during the pandemic on average, 71% of persons with disabilities were at risk of depression;
Amendment 98 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas lockdowns and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic particularly affected young people;. whereas 57% of persons with disabilities aged 18 to 29 reported feeling lonely - 23% more than young people without disabilities;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B i (new)
Recital B i (new)
Bi. whereas having a disability is synonymous with structural or educational disadvantage and discrimination; .whereas support measures focusing on aspects other than employment – for instance, poverty reduction, access to housing and childcare, accessible public transport, and personal assistance – also play a key role in providing opportunities for people with disabilities to access and remain in the workforce;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B j (new)
Recital B j (new)
Bj. whereas political participation does not affect all persons with disabilities equally; whereas those with more severe impairments, as well as persons with particular types of impairment – for example, persons with intellectual disabilities –disproportionately face barriers to their participation in the political life; whereas these individuals are often some of the most isolated and excluded;
Amendment 122 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the importance of a holistic definition and application of accessibility and its value as an indispensable basis for persons with disabilities to have equal opportunities as recognised in the UNCRPD and in line with the UN CRPD General Comment No 2, taking into account the diversity of the needs of persons with disabilities and promoting universal design as a principle of the EU;
Amendment 134 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission and Member states to adopt a holistic life cycle policy approach to support prevention of discrimination and to ensure effective retention and inclusion of PwD in the labour market;
Amendment 137 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on all Member States that have not yet ratified the Optional Protocol to the CRPD to do so without further delay, and for the EU to fully ratify it; calls on the Council to take the necessary steps to ensure the accession of the EU to the Optional Protocol;
Amendment 138 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on the Member States to take active measures to safeguard non- discrimination for all , and to ensure that PwD can exercise their labour and trade union rights on equal terms with others; urges the EU to ratify the Istanbul Convention that is supposed to have a transversal impact on all EU legislation with a specific focus on women with disabilities who face multiple and intersectional discrimination and are more vulnerable to harassment at the workplace;
Amendment 145 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that income- and disability- related assistance are complementary in promoting the effective participation of persons with disabilities in the labour market; calls, therefore, on Member States to unbundle income- and disability-related assistance10 ; _________________ 10 UN Special Rapporteur, as salaries are not a substitution for the coverage onf the rights of persons with disabilities, ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities’, presented to the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, August 2015.costs related to disabilities; calls therefore on Member States to unbundle income and disability- related assistance;
Amendment 158 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls sheltered workshops should be a step, a temporary period for workers with disabilities in their working life cycle; in that respect, calls the Member States to develop inclusive models of sheltered and supported employment, respecting the rights of persons with disabilities, that serve as measures for effective inclusion and later transition to the open labour market;
Amendment 162 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Is concerned that in some Member States, persons with disabilities working in sheltered workshops are not formally recognised as workers under the law, are paid less than the minimum wage and are not entitled to the same social protection as regular workers; urges the Commission to ensure that Member States respect the principle of equal treatment and equal pay for work of equal value for all workers;
Amendment 172 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that teleworking could help increase the employment of persons with disabilities as a form of disability accommodation and a tool to achieve greater work-life balance and reduce pain- and fatigue-related barriers to the labour market; cautiowarns, however, against the use of teleworking by employers to avoid making reasonable accommodations or creating inclusive workplace cultures for workers with disabilities11 ; _________________ 11 Schur, L.A., Ameri, M. & Kruse, D. ‘Telework After COVID: A ‘Silver Lining’ for Workers with Disabilities?’, J Occup Rehabil 30, pp. 521–536, 6 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-020- 09936-5
Amendment 176 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls that future telework policies should be developed from a disability rights perspective and involve people with disabilities in their design and when new collective agreements are negotiated on telework, or when companies revise their telework policies to ensure they are disability-friendly;
Amendment 178 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to monitoring the respect of Principles No 2 and 3 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, providing for equality of treatment and opportunities regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression between men and women, regardless of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation recalls on monitoring the adoption of the measures established by the UNCRPD;
Amendment 188 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages public employment services to roll out personalised measures to improve the employability and retention of persons with disabilities in the labour market; calls on Member States to provide guidance, training and financial aid to support job creation, recruitment, entrepreneurship and self- employment for persons with disabilities.;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that while supporting and promoting the labour market participation of people with disabilities is crucial, adequate and inclusive social protection mechanisms also need to be put in place to ensure support is available for all people with disabilities, irrespective of their employment status;
Amendment 201 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes that labour market support measures must take into account disability and tailor-made policy responses to support the inclusion of persons with disabilities in employment; highlights that people with disabilities, their family , and their representative organisations governments, trade unions and NGOs representing the voices of people with disabilities – play an important role in the provision of support; notes that the active involvement of persons with disabilities, including through their representative organisations, in policy development and law making has not yet been formalised as a requirement or put in practice in all EU Member States. Calls on the Members States to use intersectional disaggregated data in order to monitor the inclusion of pwd in the labour market;
Amendment 211 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that persons with disabilities are as among the most marginalized and at-risk population in any crisis-affected community; stresses further that as a consequences of war people with disabilities in situations of armed conflict face violent attacks, forced displacement, and ongoing neglect in the humanitarian response to civilians caught up in the fighting, are abandoned in their homes or in deserted villages for days or weeks, with little access to food or water;
Amendment 220 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on Member States to ensure the participation of persons with disabilities in the electoral process in 2024 and in the law making process; Calls on Member States to eliminate barriers that can exclude persons with disabilities from the opportunity to influence the development and implementation of the laws and policies which shape their daily lives;
Amendment 229 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Encourages National public authorities to ensure that the requirement to register to vote or for reasonable accommodation does not result in persons with disabilities being excluded from elections;. calls on Member States to include measures ensuring that the registration process is accessible by redesigning relevant websites in line with EU standards;
Amendment 232 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Notes that complaints mechanisms, both judicial and non- judicial, should be made more accessible for persons with disabilities; . calls on Member States to lift restrictions on the right of persons deprived of legal capacity to bring complaints independently of their guardian and take effective measures to make sure that information about how and where to complain is accessible to all persons with disabilities through the production of information materials in different and accessible formats distributed through support and advocacy organisations for persons with disabilities, including disabled persons organisations (DPOs);
Amendment 237 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Amendment 243 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Calls on the Commission to revise the Cross-border health care Directive to bring it in line with the UN CRPD in order to guarantee access to affordable and quality cross-border healthcare for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 244 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Is of the opinion that the European Funds must adhere to the UNCRPD and Structural Funds should continue to foster transition from institutional to community and family- based care, finance support services to realise the right to live independently , and that the ex ante conditionalities must be concrete and quality-assessed; calls on the EU to ensure all funding programmes are accessible and include a dedicated budget for accessibility; furthermore, the Commission shall make sure that all funds are actively invested in research to develop better and more affordable assistive technology for persons with disabilities and towards increasing the participation of persons with disabilities in all EU funded programmes;
Amendment 246 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 j (new)
Paragraph 4 j (new)
4j. Highlights that harassment at work, including sexual harassment and retaliation for speaking up, hinders access to work and employment, job retention and equal career paths, in particular for women with disabilities, and that specific actions are needed in Member States to prevent, combat and sanction harassment against persons with disabilities;
Amendment 249 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 k (new)
Paragraph 4 k (new)
4k. Stresses that the low activity rate of persons with disabilities is, as well, a huge obstacle hindering socioeconomic inclusion which must be improved by European and national programmes aiming at the activation and training of persons left outside the labour market;
Amendment 250 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 l (new)
Paragraph 4 l (new)
4l. Reminds that reasonable accommodation is a right for workers with disabilities which is not always covered or understood by employers, who, sometimes, either have stigma about capabilities and necessities of persons with disabilities, or do not have enough support in terms of information and resources regarding its application in the workplace; calls on the Commission to revise Directive 2000/78/EC and propose, among others, the EU harmonised minimum standards for reasonable accommodation for workers with disabilities;
Amendment 251 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 m (new)
Paragraph 4 m (new)
4m. Underlines the need to offer specialised protection and care to persons with disabilities coming from Ukraine; recalls the importance of the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, the Child Guarantee, the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030, as well as all existing EU legal instruments, including the Temporary Protection Directive in supporting the Member States to help them address the specific needs of persons with disabilities fleeing the war in Ukraine;
Amendment 252 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 n (new)
Paragraph 4 n (new)
4n. Repeats Its call on the Member States to implement the reinforced Youth Guarantee to ensure offers of high quality, including providing fair remuneration and access to social protection, prohibiting the abuse of atypical contracts, and ensuring working environments that are adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 253 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 o (new)
Paragraph 4 o (new)
4o. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the challenges and rights violations experienced by persons with disabilities during the COVID- 19pandemic, and to adopt targeted measures for paths of psychological support and reintegration into the labour market;
Amendment 254 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 p (new)
Paragraph 4 p (new)
4p. Recalls the Commission to develop those measures in coordination and communication with persons with disability and all the organisations involved, starting from the European Parliament’s CRPD network;
Amendment 256 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 r (new)
Paragraph 4 r (new)
4r. Calls on the Members State to implement the Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers that introduces a carers’ leave of five working days per year; insists that special arrangements in terms of carers’ leave, paternity leave, parental leave and flexible working hours should be considered for parents in particularly disadvantaged situations, such as those with disabilities or parents of children with disabilities or long-term illnesses ,without any repercussions from the employer;
Amendment 258 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 t (new)
Paragraph 4 t (new)
4t. Highlights the importance to consider and treat with equal attention also the persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, adopting measures for their future after the carers’ death;
Amendment 91 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) All Member States have established equality bodies pursuant to Directive 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. A diverse system of equality bodies has been put in place, and good practices have emerged. However, many equality bodies face challenges, in particular concerning the resources, independence and powers necessary to perform their tasks62 . It is important to point out that in a number of Member States, equality bodies also have competences in promoting equality and tackling discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and expression and sex characteristics. Since this is not the case in all Member States, this leads to differing levels of protection against discrimination as regards the matters covered by those Directives across the Union. _________________ 62 See the detailed analysis in SWD(2021) 63 final “Equality bodies and the implementation of the Commission Recommendation on standards for equality bodies”.
Amendment 113 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Equality bodies can only effectively play their role if they are able to act with complete independence without being subject to any external influence. For that purpose, Member States should take into account a number of criteria that contribute to the independence of equality bodies. Equality bodies should not be set up as part of a ministry or body taking instructions directly from the government. Any staff member or person holding a managerial position – for example as member of a board managing the equality body, head of the equality body, deputy or in case of interim – should be independent, qualified for their position, and selected through a transparent process. Equality bodies should be able to manage their own budget and resources, including by selecting and managing their own staff, while respecting the principle of gender balance on all levels of staff, and be able to set their own priorities.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) To ensure that equality bodies actively consider the objective of equality between women and men, in all their diversity, when implementing provisions in the areas referred to in this Directive, Member States should actively promote gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting, as internationally recognised tools to reach gender equality.
Amendment 191 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Equality data, in particular sex- disaggregated data and gender statistics, are crucial for raising awareness, sensitising people, quantifying discrimination, showing trends and shifts in social attitudes over time, proving the existence of discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination, evaluating the implementation of equality legislation, demonstrating the need for positive action, and contributing to evidence-based policymaking75 . Equality bodies have a role to play in contributing to the development of relevant equality data for those purposes, for example by organising regular roundtables gathering all relevant entities. They should also collect and analyse data on their own activities or conduct surveys and should be able to access and make use of statistical information collected by other public or private entities – such as the national statistical offices, national courts, labour and education inspectorates, trade unions, media or civil society organisations - concerning the matters they are entrusted with under Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. That statistical information should not contain any personal data and should be available in an accessible format so that it can be readily used by equality bodies. Member States should ensure that equality bodies receive sufficient funding for their data collection and analysis tasks. The work of equality bodies on equality data should take into account existing guidance and resources on equality data, including those developed in the framework of the Subgroup on Equality Data of the Union’s High Level Group on Non- Discrimination, Equality and Diversity. _________________ 75 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (‘the Racial Equality Directive’) and of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (‘the Employment Equality Directive’) SWD(2021) 63 final.
Amendment 381 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article12a Gender mainstreaming Member States shall actively take into account the objective of equality between men and women when formulating and implementing laws, regulations, administrative provisions, policies and activities in the areas referred to in this Directive.
Amendment 384 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – title
Article 14 – title
Data collection and access to equality data statistics
Amendment 390 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies can access publicly accessible statistics related to the rights and obligations derived from Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU collected by public and private entities including public authorities, trade unions, companies, and civil society organisations where they deem such statistics necessary to make an overall assessment of the situation regarding discrimination in the Member State, and for drawing up the report referred to in Article 15, point (c).
Amendment 393 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall allow equality bodies to make recommendations on which data is tocould be collected in relation to the rights and obligations derived from Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU, to public and private entities including public authorities, trade unions, companies and civil society organisations. Member States shall also allow equality bodies to play a coordination role in the collection of equality data.
Amendment 238 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) There are now technologies available and used widely worldwide that limit evaporative emissions of volatile organic compounds during the use, parking and refuelling of a vehicle with petrol fuel. It is therefore appropriate to setAs these technologies are already proven and cost-effectively implemented in other markets and regions, it is therefore appropriate for the EU to align with other markets by setting the emission limits for such volatile organic compounds at a lower level and to introduce emission limits for the refuelling phase.
Amendment 239 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) For the control of refuelling emissions, on-board refuelling vapour recovery has been implemented in other markets and regions for more than 15 years with a demonstrated vapour control efficiency. On-board refuelling vapour recovery requires no annual maintenance or inspections to maintain a higher level of refuelling vapour control efficiency while remaining compatible with the current Stage II petrol stations.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Non-exhaust emissions consist of particles emitted by tyres and brakes of vehicles and evaporative emissions, including refuelling emissions. Emissions from tyres is estimated to be the largest source of microplastics to the environment. As shown in the Impact Assessment, it is expected that by 2050, non-exhaust emissions will constitute up to 90% of all particles emitted by road transport, because exhaust particles will diminish due to vehicle electrification. Those non-exhaust emissions should therefore be measured and limited proportionally to the EU reduction target for microplastics emissions, with a minimum reduction of 30% of measured rates by 2030 as stated in the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan. The Commission should prepare a report on tyre abrasion by the end of 2024 to review the measurement methods and state- of-the- art in order to propose tyre abrasion limitfor tyre abrasion. The report should be accompanied by a delegated act setting out tyre abrasion limits. In its work the Commission should, if possible, take into account the work performed in the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations. In the absence of an agreement on tyre abrasion limits at UN level, the Commission should put forward, by end of 2025 at the latest, tyre abrasion limits based on a method that takes into account existing testing practices.
Amendment 281 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Manufacturers may opt to produce vehicles and replacement parts which comply with lower emission limits or with better battery durability than what is required in this Regulation, or which include advanced options including geofencing and adaptive controlsgeofencing. Consumers and national authorities should be able to identify such vehicles and replacement parts through appropriate documentation. An environmental vehicle passport (EVP) should therefore be made available., and information on tyre abrasion and mileage should be included in the tyre label established in accordance with Regulation (EU)
Amendment 285 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 306 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powersthe power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be conferrdelegated ton the Commission in relation to obligations of manufacturers as part of type-approval and procedures, test and methodologies to be applied for declaration of conformity, conformity of production check, in-service conformity- check and environmental vehicle passport (EVP); options and designations of vehicles; requirements, tests, methods and corrective measures related to durability of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units, as well as registration and communication capabilities of OBM systems, including for the purpose of periodic technical inspections and roadworthiness checks; requirements and information to be provided by manufacturers of multistage vehicles as well as procedures to determine the CO2 value for these multistage vehicles; technical elements, administrative and documentation requirements for emission type-approval, checks and inspections and market surveillance checks, as well as reporting obligations, in- service conformity and conformity of production checks; methods and tests to (i) measure exhaust emissions in the lab and on the road, including random and worst- case RDE test cycles, the use of portable emissions measurement systems for verifying real driving emissions, and idle emissions, (ii) determine the CO2 emissions, fuel and energy consumption, the electric range and engine power of a motor vehicle, (iii) provide specifications for gear shift indicator (GSI) (iv) determine the impact of O3, O4 trailers on the CO2 , fuel and energy consumption, electric range and engine power of a motor vehicle, (iv) measure crankcase emissions, evaporative emissions, brake emissions, (v) evaluate compliance with minimum performance requirements of battery durability, (vi) assess the in-service conformity of engines and vehicles; compliance thresholds and performance requirements, as well as (vii) test and methods to ensure performance of sensors (OBD and OBM); (viii) methods to ensure and assess security measures; specification and characteristics of driver warning systems and inducement methods and to assess their correct operation; (ix) methods to assess the correct operation, effectiveness, regeneration and durability of original and replacement pollution control systems; (x) methods to ensure and assess security measures including vulnerability analysis and tampering protection; (xi) methods to assess the correct functioning of types approved under specific EURO7 designations; (xii) criteria for emission type-approvals for small and ultra-small volume manufacturers; (xiii) checks and test procedures for multistage vehicles; (xiv) performance requirements for test equipment; (xv) specification of reference fuels; and (xvi) methods for assessing the absence of defeat devices and defeat strategies; (xvii) to measure tyre abrasion, as well as (xviii) EVP format, data and method of communication of the EVP data. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council50 . _________________ 50 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 339 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation lays down rules for the initial emission type approval, conformity of production, in-service conformity, market surveillance, the durability of pollution control systems and traction batteries, on-board monitoring systems, security provisions to limit tampering and cybersecurity measures, and the accurate determination of CO2 and pollutant emissions, electric range, fuel and energy consumption and energy efficiency.
Amendment 348 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Regulation applies to motor vehicles of categories M1, M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3, as well as trailers of O3 and O4 categories as specified in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/858, including those designed and constructed in one or more stages, and to systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles and tyres.
Amendment 382 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 36
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 36
Amendment 461 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 71
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 71
(71) ‘environmental vehicle passport’ or ‘EVP’ means an up-to-date record on paper and digital form containing information on the environmental performance of a vehicle at the moment of registration, including and throughout its lifetime. For this purpose, it is updated by manufacturers, national authorities and testing centres during in-service conformity, market surveillance checks, periodic technical inspections and roadworthiness tests by retrieving the data from the OBD port, including the data transmitted by the OBFCM device of the vehicle. The EVP includes the level of pollutant emission limits, in-use CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, energy consumption, electric range and engine power, and battery durability and state of health and other related values;
Amendment 487 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Manufacturers shall ensure that the new vehicles they manufacture, which are sold, registered or put into service in the Union, are type approved in accordance with this Regulation. Manufacturers shall ensure that the new components or separate technical units, including engines, traction batteries, brake systems, tyres and replacement pollution control systems requiring type- approval which they manufacture and which are sold or put into service in the Union are type approved in accordance with this Regulation
Amendment 513 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Manufacturers shall design and construct components or separate technical units, including engines, traction batteries, brake systems, tyres and replacement pollution control systems to comply with this Regulation, including complying with the emission limits set out in Annex I.
Amendment 560 #
Amendment 664 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. In order to demonstrate compliance with the emission type-approval rules during emission type-approval, the manufacturer shall perform the tests specified in tables 1, 3, 5 7 and 9 of Annex V. For the purpose of verifying the conformity of production with the requirements of this Regulation vehicles, components and separate technical units shall be selected at the premises of the manufacturer by the type approval authority or the manufacturer. In-service conformity shall be checked for the periods prescribed in table 1 of Annex IV. Manufacturers shall issue and updated environmental vehicle passport (EVP) after in-service conformity checks, mentioning updated values for the information mentioned in Article 3 (71) of this Regulation. In accordance with Regulation 2018/858 and Directive 2014/45/EU, manufacturers shall allow for competent authorities and testing centres to update the EVP with accurate data from the OBD port and the OBFCM device of the vehicle.
Amendment 669 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The manufacturer shall provide the type-approval authority with a signed declaration of conformity as regards the RDE, CO2 ambient temperature correction, OBD, OBM, emission and battery durability, continuous or periodic regeneration, anti-tampering and crankcase requirements as specified in Annex V. The manufacturer shall provide to the type- approval authority a signed declaration of conformity on the use of adaptive controls and geofencing options when the manufacturer selects these options.
Amendment 679 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Manufacturers shall issue the environmental vehicle passport (EVP) for each vehicle to be communicated at the point of sale together with the vehicle and deliver that passport to the purchaser of the vehicle together with the vehicle, extracting the relevant data from sources such as the certificate of conformity and the type-approval documentation. The manufacturer shall ensure that EVP data are available for display in the vehicle electronic systems and can be transmitted from on- to off- board.
Amendment 714 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When performing tests, checks and inspections, national authorities and testing centres should update the environmental vehicle passport (EVP) with updated values for the information mentioned in Article 3 (71) of this Regulation.
Amendment 784 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. With effect from 1 July 2025, the sale or installation of a system, component or separate technical unit intended to be fitted on an M1, N1 vehicle approved under this Regulation, shall be prohibited if the system, component and separate technical unit is not ofand tyres of categories C1, C2 and C3 are not type approved in compliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 796 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. With effect from 1 July 2027, the sale or installation of a system, component or separate technical unit intended to be fitted on an M2, M3, N2, N3 vehicle approved under this Regulation, shall be prohibited if the system, component and separate technical unit isand tyres of categories C1, C2 and C3 are not type approved in compliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 813 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Economic operators and independent operators shall not tamper with the vehicle and its systems. Non- compliance or tampering shall result in significant financial penalties of 50% of the list price per vehicle.
Amendment 823 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 826 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing actsbe empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 16 for all the phases of emission type-approval, including conformity of production, in-service conformity and market surveillance, addressing procedures and tests for emission type-approval, testing methodologies, administrative provisions, amending and extending emission type- approvals, data access, documentation requirements and templates for all of the following:
Amendment 856 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing actsdelegated acts to supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 16 for all phases of the emission type- approval, including in- service conformity, conformity of production and market surveillance, to lay down the following:
Amendment 926 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 958 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) setting out abrasion limits for tyre types in Annex I referring to the work performed in the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29); or, in the absence of an agreed methodology at the UN level, to an alternative method based on existing testing practices.
Amendment 971 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts setting out abrasion limits for tyre types listed in Annex I by end of 2025 at the latest.
Amendment 972 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 14 and 15 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from... [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 975 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 14 and 15 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 976 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 14 and 15 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 982 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. By 1 September 2031, on the basis of the information supplied in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an evaluation report on the application of this Regulation, including an evaluation of the exhaust and non- exhaust emission reductions achieved.
Amendment 1024 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 3
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 3
Amendment 1031 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 4
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 4
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Only for N1 Emission Emission emissions M1, N1 vehicles vehicles with budget for all budget for all power to mass Only for N1 trips less than trips less than 18 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 ratio19 less than 10 km for M1, 10 km only for vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass 35 kW/t N 1 vehicles N N1 vehicles with ratio20 less than with power to mass 35 kW/t mass ratio less than than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip PM in mg 4.52 4.5 2 4520 45 20
Amendment 1039 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 5
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 5
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1 trips less than trips less than vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass N1 vehicles N1 vehicles with ratio less than power to mass 35 kW/t ratio less than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip PN10 in # 61×10 11 61×10 11 6×10 12 61×1012
Amendment 1041 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 6
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 6
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1 trips less than trips less than vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass N 1 vehicles N 1 vehicles with ratio278 less than power to mass 35 kW/t ratio less than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip CO in mg 5400 6300 54000 6300 0
Amendment 1049 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 7
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 7
Amendment 1056 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 8
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 8
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission Only for N1 emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1vehicles with trips less than trips less than vehicles withM1, N1 vehicles power to mass 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass ratio44 less than N 1 vehicles N N1 vehicles with ratio43 less than35 kW/t power to mass 43 35 kW/t ratio less thanMeasured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 44 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 35 kW/tratio less than per km per km per trip per trip NMHC in mg 35 kW/t per km 68 per km 90 per trip 680 per trip 900 Deleted
Amendment 1074 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1 trips less than trips less than vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass N 1 vehicles N 1 vehicles with ratio556 less than power to mass 35 kW/t ratio less than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip NH3 in mg 3 20NH in mg 20 200 200 55 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 10 10 100 100
Amendment 1075 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 a (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 a (new)
Amendment 1076 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 b (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 b (new)
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant58 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 59 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 Pollutant Emission Emission emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1 trips less than trips less than vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass N N1 vehicles N N1 vehicles with ratio5960 less than power to mass 35 kW/t 35 kW/t ratio less than 35 kW/t 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip CH4+N2O 45 55 450 550
Amendment 1077 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 c (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 c (new)
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission Only for N1 emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1vehicles with trips less than trips less than M1, N1 vehicles with power to mass 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass ratio less than N1 vehicles N1 vehicles with ratio less than 35 kW/t power to mass 60 35 kW/t Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 ratio less than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip HCHO 5 10 50 100
Amendment 1085 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 2 – Row 3
Annex I – Table 2 – Row 3
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M2, M3, N2 and N3 vehicles with internal combustion engine and internal combustion engines used in those vehicles Pollutant Hot emissions Emission budget Optional idle emissions Cold for all trips less emission limits Cold emissions than 3*WHTC long long per kWh per kWh per kWh per hour NOx in mg 350175 90 150 5000 76 Cold emissions refers to the 100th percentile of moving windows (MW) of 1 WHTC for vehicles, or WHTCcold for engines 77 Hot emission refers to the 90th percentile of moving windows (MW) of 1 WHTC for vehicles or WHTChot for engines 78 Applicable only if a system is not present that automatically shuts down the engine after 300 seconds of continuous idling operation (once the vehicle is stopped and brakes applied)
Amendment 1090 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 2 – Row 5
Annex I – Table 2 – Row 5
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M2, M3, N2 and N3 vehicles with internal combustion engine and internal combustion engines used in those vehicles Pollutant Hot emissions Emission budget Optional idle emissions Cold for all trips less emission limits Pollutant Cold emissions than 3*WHTC emissions long per kWh per kWh per kWh per hour PN10 in # 5x10 11 21x10 11 32x10 11
Amendment 1109 #
2022/0365(COD)
Euro 7 evaporative emission limits for petrol fuelled M1, N1 vehicles Pollutant emissions M1, N1 with maximum mass N1 with maximum mass up to 2650 kg equal or more than 2650 kg Evaporative emissions (in hot 0.750 g at worst day + hot 0.530 g at worst day + hot soak soak + 2 day diurnal test) soak
Amendment 1119 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 4 – Row 2
Annex I – Table 4 – Row 2
Euro 7 Euro 7 brake particle emission limits in standard driving cycle applying until 31/12/2034 Emission limits in mg/km per M1, N1 vehicles M2, M3 vehicles vehicle Brake particle emissions 73 (PM10)
Amendment 1127 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 5 – Row 2
Annex I – Table 5 – Row 2
Euro 7 Euro 7 brake particle emission limits in applying from 1/1/2035 Emission limits in M1, N1 vehicles M2, M3 vehicles N2, N3 vehicles mg/km per vehicle Brake particle emissions 32 (PM10)
Amendment 1137 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 - Title
Annex II – Table 1 - Title
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles applying until 31/12/2029
Amendment 1140 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 – Section I – Row 1
Annex II – Table 1 – Section I – Row 1
Amendment 1149 #
2022/0365(COD)
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles OVC-HEV 805% 70%
Amendment 1152 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 – Section I – Row 3
Annex II – Table 1 – Section I – Row 3
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles PEV 805% 70%
Amendment 1159 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 – Section II – Row 1
Annex II – Table 1 – Section II – Row 1
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles Range based MPR Start of life to 5 Vehicles more than 5 Vehicles up to years or 100 000 km years or 100 000 km, additional lifetime* whichever comes and up to whichever first comes first of 810 years years or 16240 000 km
Amendment 1161 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 a (new)
Annex II – Table 1 a (new)
EURO 7 minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles applying from 01/01/2030 Battery energy Start of life to 5 Vehicles more than Vehicles up to based MPR years or 100 000 km 5 years or 100 000 additional lifetime* whichever comes km, and up to first whichever comes first 10 years or 240 000 km OVC-HEV 90% 80% PEV 90% 80% Range based MPR Start of life to 5 Vehicles more than Vehicles up to years or 100 000 km 5 years or 100 000 additional lifetime* whichever comes km, and up to first whichever comes first of 10 years or 240 000 km OVC-HEV PEV
Amendment 1163 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Title
Annex II – Table 2 – Title
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles applying until 31/12/2029
Amendment 1164 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 1
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 1
Amendment 1165 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 2
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 2
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles OVC-HEV 785% 65% 70%
Amendment 1166 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 3
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 3
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles PEV 785% 6570%
Amendment 1189 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Section II – Row 1
Annex II – Table 2 – Section II – Row 1
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles Range based MPR Start of life to 5 Vehicles more than 5 Vehicles up to years or 100 000 km years or 100 000 km, additional lifetime* whichever comes and up to whichever first comes first of 810 years or 16240 000 km
Amendment 1202 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 a (new)
Annex II – Table 2 a (new)
EURO 7 minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles applying from 01/01/2030 Battery energy based Start of life to 5 years Vehicles more than 5 Vehicles up to MPR or 100 000 km years or 100 000 km, additional lifetime* whichever comes first and up to whichever comes first 10 years or 240 000 km OVC-HEV 90% 80% PEV 90% 80% Range based MPR Start of life to 5 years Vehicles more than 5 Vehicles up to or 100 000 km years or 100 000 km, additional lifetime* whichever comes first and up to whichever comes first of 10 years or 240 000 km OVC-HEV PEV
Amendment 1204 #
2022/0365(COD)
Conditions for testing compliance of M1, N1 vehicles with exhaust emission limits with any market fuel and lubricant within the specifications issued by the manufacturer of the vehicle Ambient temperature 0 -7°C to 35°C -10°C to 0-7°C or 35°C to Ambient temperature 45°C * The same emission strategy shall be used when a vehicle is run outside those conditions, unless there is a technical reason approved by the type approval authority.
Amendment 1206 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Table 1 – Row 4
Annex III – Table 1 – Row 4
Conditions for testing compliance of M1, N1 vehicles with exhaust emission limits with any market fuel and lubricant within the specifications issued by the manufacturer of the vehicle 71600 m More than 71600 m Maximum altitude and below 1 800 m * The same emission strategy shall be used when a vehicle is run outside those conditions, unless there is a technical reason approved by the type approval authority.
Amendment 1258 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Table 1 – Row 2
Annex IV – Table 1 – Row 2
Lifetime of vehicles, engines and pollution control systems Lifetime of vehicles, M1, N1 and M2 N2, N3<16t, M3<7.5t: N3>16t, M3>7.5t engines and replacement pollution control devices Main lifetime Up to 16200 000 km or 8 300 000 km or 8 years,10 700 875 000km or 15 12 years, whichever years, whichever comes first years, whichever comes first comes first comes first
Amendment 1260 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Table 1 – Row 3
Annex IV – Table 1 – Row 3
Lifetime of vehicles, engines and pollution control systems Lifetime of vehicles, M1, N1 and M2 N2, N3<16t, M3<7.5t: N3>16t, M3>7.5t engines and replacement pollution control devices Additional lifetime After main lifetime After main lifetime After main lifetime and up to 2040 000 km and up to 375700 000 km and up to 8751 200 000km or 106 years whichever or 15 years comes first km or 15 years
Amendment 55 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In 2019, the Commission performed an evaluation of Council Directive 91/271/EEC under the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme38(the ‘evaluation’). It became apparent from that exercise that certain provisions of the Directive needed to be updated. Three important sources of remaining load of pollution from urban wastewater that could be avoided were identified, namely storm water overflows and urban runoff, potentially mal- functioning individual systems (i.e. systems treating domestic wastewater that is not entering collecting systems) and small agglomerations that are currently not completely covered by Directive 91/271/EEC. Those three sources of pollution constitute a significant pressure on surface water bodies in the Union. Moreover, the report of the evaluation also highlighted the need to improve the transparency and governance of the urban wastewater activities, to seize the opportunity offered by the urban wastewater treatment sector to use its potential for renewable energy development and make tangible steps towards energy neutrality as a contribution to climate neutrality and to harmonise urban wastewater surveillance of health parameters, such as the COVID-19 virus and its variants, as a support for public health action. The wastewater sector is one of the four main sectors responsible for methane emissions, next to agriculture, energy and waste.Therefore the Commission should propose by 2025 in line with the Methane Pledge of COP26 a roadmap on reducing methane emissions by 2030.The wastewater sector should be climate neutral by 2050 at the latest, in line with the UN Race to Zero campaign and the European Climate Law. _________________ 38 Commission Staff Working Document, Executive Summary of the Evaluation of the Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991, concerning urban waste-water treatment (SWD(2019) 701 final).
Amendment 93 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) It is of great importance that the Commission takes the enormous difficulties and challenges for wastewater treatment into account, such as in the revision of Regulation EC/1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (the ‘REACH Regulation’) regarding the phase out of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In its communication of 14 October 2020 entitled "Chemical Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment", the Commission pointed out that PFAS require special attention, considering the large number of cases of contamination of soil and water - including drinking water - in the Union and globally, the number of people affected with a full spectrum of illnesses and the related societal and economic costs, and it set the objective to phase out PFAS in the Union, unless it is proven essential for society.
Amendment 119 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Micro and nanoplastic pollution is often caused by dyeing and washing processes of synthetic textiles as synthetic microfibers are released into wastewater. Most micro-plastics from textiles are released during the first five to ten washes, which only solidifies the link between fast fashion and micro-plastic pollution. Measures are needed to reduce the amount of micro-plastics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers.
Amendment 132 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Exonerations from the extended producer responsibility obligations should nevertheless be possible where products are placed on the market in small quantities, i.e. less than 21 tonnes of products, since the additional administrative burden for the producer would in such cases be disproportionate compared to the environmental benefits. Exonerations should also be possible when the producer can demonstrate that no micro-pollutants are generated at the end of life of a product. It might be the case for instance where it can be proven that the residues from a product are rapidly biodegradable in the wastewaters and the environment or not reaching the urban wastewater treatment plants. The Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts to establish detailed criteria to identify the products placed on the market that do not generate micro-pollutants in wastewaters at the end of their life. When developing these criteria, the Commission should take into account scientific or other available technical information, including relevant international standards.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure the protection of the environment and human healtealth in line with the One Health approach, Member States should ensure that the collecting system and urban wastewater treatment plants built to comply with the requirements of this Directive are designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to ensure sufficient performance under all normal local climatic conditions.
Amendment 171 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the protection of the environment, direct discharges of biodegradable non-domestic wastewater into the environment from certain industrial sectors should be subject to prior authorisation on national level and appropriate requirements. Those requirements should ensure that direct discharges from certain industrial sectors are subject to secondary, tertiary and quaternary treatment as necessary for the protection of human healtealth in line with the One Health approach and the environment.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) This Directive acknowledges the 'One Health' approach as recognised by the World Health Organization, an integrated and unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals and ecosystems. The 'One Health' approach recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment, including ecosystems, are closely interlinked and interdependent. It is therefore appropriate to lay down that wastewater treatment should encompass avoiding adverse health effects including epidemics, and to respect the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. In respect to the G7 commitment to acknowledge the rapid rise in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) at the global scale, it is necessary to promote the prudent and responsible use of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicines.
Amendment 183 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to protect the environment and human healtealth in line with the One Health approach, Member States should identify the risks caused by urban wastewaters management. On the basis of that identification, and where necessary to comply with the requirements of the Union water legislation, Member States should take more stringent measures for the urban wastewater collection and treatment than the measures required to comply with the minimum requirements set out in this Directive. Depending on the situation, those more stringent measures can include, inter alia, the establishment of collecting systems, the development of integrated urban wastewater management plans or the application of secondary, tertiary or quaternary treatment to urban wastewater for agglomerations or urban wastewater treatment plants that do not reach the p.e. thresholds triggering the application of the standard requirements. They can also include more advanced treatment than the treatment necessary to respect the minimum requirements or disinfection of treated urban wastewaters necessary to comply with Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council55. _________________ 55 Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC (OJ L 64, 4.3.2006, p. 37).
Amendment 189 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Sustainable Development Goal 6 and the associated target requiring Member States to ‘achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations’ by 2030.56Furthermore, Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights57states that everyone has the right to access essential services of good quality, including water and sanitation. Against that background, and in accordance with the recommendations in the WHO Guidelines for Sanitation and Health58and the provisions of the Protocol on Water and Health59Member States should tackle the issue of access to sanitation at national level. That should be done through actions aimed at improvensuringaccess to sanitation for all, for example by setting up sanitation facilities in public spaces, as well as by encouraging the availability of appropriate sanitation facilities in public administrations and public buildings free of charge and\or making them affordable to all. Sanitation facilities should allow the safe management and disposal of human urine, faeces and menstrual blood. They should be safely managed, which implies that they should be accessible to all at all times, including for people with particular needs, such as children, older persons, persons with disabilities and homeless people, that they should be placed in a location that ensures minimal risk to the safety of users, and that they should be hygienically and technically safe to use. Such facilities should also be sufficient in number to ensure that the needs of people are met and waiting times are not unreasonably long. _________________ 56 Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015 (A/70/L.1) 57 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Establishing a European Pillar of Social Rights (COM/2017/0250 final). 58 WHO Guidelines on Sanitation and Health, 2018. 59 Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, 17 June 1999.
Amendment 207 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) The financement of the quaternary treatment however should be financed fully by the polluting sectors through the national EPR schemes and not transferred onto citizens through water bills. As an additional measure in line with implementation assessment the European Commission should ensure that appropriate financial means are provided for wastewater treatment to ensure complex fulfilment of this Directive through all Member States through the investment programs of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF, post-2027) such as the European Regional and Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund (ERDF-CF) and if necessary creation of the special Water industry transition fund to leave no-one behind.
Amendment 223 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Pursuant to the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making68, the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Directive within a certain period of time from the date set for its transposition. That evaluation should be based on experience gained and data collected during the implementation of this Directive, on any available WHO recommendations, and on relevant scientific, analytical, and epidemiological data. In the evaluation, particular attention should be given to the possible necessity to adapt of the list of products to be covered by extended producer responsibility according to the evolution of the range of products placed on the market, the improvement of knowledge on the presence of micro-pollutants in the wastewaters and their impacts on public health and the environment, and data from the new monitoring obligations on micro- pollutants in the inlets and outlets of the urban wastewater treatment plants. In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the zero pollution objective for water pollution, Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should be guided by the ‘precautionary principle’ and the ‘polluter pays principle’ established in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the European Green Deal. _________________ 68 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14).
Amendment 238 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive lays down rules on the collection, treatment, and discharge of urban wastewater , to protect the environment and human healtealth in line with the One Health approach while progressively eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and improving the energy balance of urban wastewater collection and treatment activities. It also lays down rules for the implementation of the extended producer responsibility on access to sanitation, on transparency of the urban wastewater sector and on the regular surveillance of public health relevant parameters in urban wastewaters . .
Amendment 259 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'agglomeration' means an area where the pollution load of urban wastewater is sufficiently concentrated (150 p.e. per hectare or above) for urban wastewater to be collected and conducted to an urban wastewater treatment plant or to a final discharge point;
Amendment 325 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
(19a) ‘polluter pays principle’ means a principle according to which polluters should bear the costs of their pollution or environmental damage, including the cost of measures taken to prevent, control and remedy pollution, as well as the costs the polluters impose on society;
Amendment 339 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
(21a) ‘One Health Approach’ means an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals, plants and ecosystems. It recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment including ecosystems are closely interlinked and inter-dependent;
Amendment 340 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘public concerned’ means the public affected or likely to be affected by, or having an interest in, the decision- making procedures for the implementation of the obligations laid down in this Directive, including non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment;
Amendment 352 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
(24a) ‘direct greenhouse gas emission’ means emission that occurs from sources that are owned or controlled by the urban wastewater treatment plant and collecting systems and include process gas emission such as nitrous oxide and methane.
Amendment 358 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 b (new)
(24b) `indirect greenhouse gas emission´ means emission from the generation of purchased electricity brought into the urban wastewater treatment plant and collection systems and its operation.
Amendment 423 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) storm water overflow or urban runoff poses a risk to the environment or human healtealth in line with the One Health approach;
Amendment 460 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall ensure to increase green space in urban areas in line with the EU platform for urban greening [and Article 6 on Restoration of urban ecosystems in the Regulation on nature restoration] in order to reduce storm water overflows based on natural solutions.
Amendment 542 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) 82,590 % for total phosphorus and 870 % for total nitrogen at a temperature of 12 °C by 31 December 2035 ;
Amendment 550 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) 905 % for total phosphorus and 850 % for total nitrogen at a temperature of 12 °C by 31 December 2040.
Amendment 558 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Days during which the effluent temperature falls below 12 °C are not relevant for the calculation of nitrogen removal
Amendment 594 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On 31 December 2030, Member States shall have established a list a list of areas on their national territory where the concentration or the accumulation of micro-pollutants and micro-plastics represents a risk for human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment. Member States shall review that list every five years thereafter and update it if necessary.
Amendment 604 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The list referred to in the first subparagraph shall include the following areas, unless the absence of risk for human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment in those areas can be demonstrated based on a risk assessment:
Amendment 657 #
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 the full extended producer responsibility in line with the polluters pay principle.
Amendment 665 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The realisation of the extended producer responsibility will be carried out through the establishment of extended responsibility schemes not later than 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 712 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the quantity of the product they place on the market is below 21 tonnes at Union level per year;
Amendment 767 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) information on the hazardousness of the products referred to in point (i) in the wastewaters and their biodegradability at the end of their life;
Amendment 792 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) Member States shall ensure that the producer responsibility organisations are controlled by a public body according to the rules set in Article 10 (3).
Amendment 840 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that energy audits of urban wastewater treatment plants and collecting systems are carried out every four years. Those audits shall be carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2012/27/EU and include an identification of the potential for cost-effective use or production of renewable energy, with a particular focus to identify and utilise the potential for biogassewage production, while reducing methane and nitrous oxide emissions. The first audits shall be carried out:
Amendment 863 #
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, produced at national level byon- or off-site by resources from urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 10 000 p.e. and above and independently if it is used on- or off- site the urban wastewater treatment plant, or bought from external sources, is equivalent to at least:
Amendment 924 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States shall ensure that the energy audits as referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article are accompanied by an action plan laying down a set of measures on reducing energy consumption using best available technologies and practices in a cost- effective way, and providing for an independent review of this action plan every four years.
Amendment 953 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. By [18 months after adoption of the Directive], Member States shall establish a list of wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above, and 36 months after adoption of the Directive a list of wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 10 000 p.e. and above where a quantified, time- bound Water Reuse Plan must be deployed for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and environmental uses, taking into account climate change projections on the availability of water, to alleviate the pressures on the quantitative status of groundwater bodies as referred to in Directive 2000/60/EC, and surface water bodies in which treated urban waste water is discharged. Member States shall systematically promote the reuse of treated wastewater from all urban wastewater treatment plants. Where treated wastewater is reused for agricultural irrigation, it shall comply with the requirements established under Regulation (EU) 2020/741 .
Amendment 969 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall establish by 31 December 2025 binding water reuse targets at Member States level accompanied with an action plan laying out a set of measures in achieving them by 1 January 2028 in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), taking into account the One Health approach.
Amendment 972 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States shall take all necessary measures to anticipate and adapt their urban wastewater collection and treatment infrastructures to address increased loads of domestic wastewater, including the construction of new infrastructures where necessary.All precautionary measures shall be taken to avoid deterioration of ecological and of chemical status of affected water bodies.Member States shall be considered to comply with the objectives set out in Directive 2000/60/EC if all following criteria are met: (a) alternative ways to address the increase in domestic wastewater loads and run off loads, including the consideration of alternative points of discharge, would not produce more environmental benefits or they would involve excessive cost; (b) all technically feasible mitigation measures are set out in the authorisation of a wastewater treatment plant referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 and effectively implemented to minimize the impacts from urban wastewater on the affected water bodies including where so required more stringent emission controls, with the aim of meeting the objectives set out in Directive 2000/60/EC and the environmental quality standards set in accordance with Directive 2008/105/EC. Compliance with these criteria shall be demonstrated in the relevant River Basin Management Plans developed under Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 984 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) any other public health parameters that are considered relevant by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) or the competent authorities of the Member States for monitoring.
Amendment 1009 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [OP please insert the date = the last day of the second year after the date of entry in force of this Directive], Member States shall identify the risks caused by urban wastewater discharges to the environment and human healtealth in line with the One health approach and at least those related to the following:
Amendment 1062 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) identify categories of people including Roma people and homeless persons, without access, or with limited access, to sanitation facilities, including vulnerable and marginalised groups, and provide reasons for such lack of access;
Amendment 1072 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for all agglomerations of 10 000 p.e. and above, encouragfinalise the establishment of a sufficient number of sanitation facilities in public spaces by 1 January 2030, which are freely and, in particular for women, safely accessible.
Amendment 1086 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that sludge management routes are conform to the waste hierarchy provided for in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Such routes shall maximize prevention, re-use and recycling of resources and minimize the adverse effects on the environment. Member States shall ensure that the phosphorus in sewage sludge is recovered and recycled to high quality products, respecting the One Health approach and the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 1097 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27 to supplement this Directive by setting out the minimum reuse and recycling rates for phosphorus and nitrogen from sludge, in order to take into account available technologies for phosphorus and nitrogen recovery in sludgewastewater and sludge. When sewage sludge incineration is employed, a minimum recovery rate for phosphorus should be set at 80%.
Amendment 1107 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the greenhouse gases produceddirect and indirect greenhouse gases imported, produced, exported (scope 1, scope 2, scope 3) by all operational activities of the urban wastewater treatment plant, and the energy used and produced by urban wastewater treatment plants and collecting systems of above 10 000 p.e.
Amendment 1138 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
The Commission shall envisage in the next Multiannual Financial Framework resources for the Water treatment transition fund that will be available for all Member States to enable equally good level of water as a strategic sector in the EU, if assessment shows that some Member States or regions are not able to reach the targets without EU support.
Amendment 1141 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 1152 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) by 31 December 2025, set up a data set containing information on all direct and indirect green house gas emissions from all operational activities with a breakdown between different gasses, emission sources, and on the total energy used and renewable energy produced by each urban wastewater treatment plant of 10 000 p.e. and above as well as a calculation of the percentage of achievement of the targets set out in Article 11(2) and update that data set annually thereafter;
Amendment 1161 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) by 31 December 2030, set up a data set containing the list of areas identified as areas where the concentration or the accumulation of micro-pollutant represents a risk for human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment in accordance with Article 8(2) and update that data set every 5 years thereafter;
Amendment 1195 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In addition, Member States shall ensure that all persons connected to collecting systems receive regularly and at least once a year, in the most appropriate form, including on their invoice or by digital means, such as smart applications, without having to request it, the following information:
Amendment 1201 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) information on the compliance of the collection and treatment of urban wastewater with Articles 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 in the form of a percentage of compliance , including a comparison between the actual releases of pollutants in receiving waters with the limit values set out in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of Annex I;
Amendment 1209 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall establish by 31 December 2026 on the basis of common guidance by the Commission, inter alia on harmful and significant water contamination levels, an EU alert system based upon the Cell Broadcast technology to inform the public in case of water pollution above the threshold set by Union or national legislation.
Amendment 1222 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that, in accordance with the relevant national legal system, members of the public concerned have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or another independent and impartial body established by law to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions or acts or omissions subject to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 19 or 821 of this Directive when at least one of the following conditions is met:
Amendment 1233 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Article shall not exclude the possibility of a preliminary review procedure before an administrative authority and shall not affect the requirement of exhaustion of administrative review procedures prior to recourse to judicial review procedures, where such a requirement exists under national law.
Amendment 1241 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, where damage to human healtealth in line with the One Health approach has occurred as a result of a violation of national measures that were adopted pursuant to this Directive, the individuals affected have the right to claim and obtain compensation for that damage from the relevant natural or legal persons and, where appropriate, from the relevant competent authorities responsible for the violation.
Amendment 1245 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that, as part of the public concerned, non- governmental organisations promoting the protection of human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment and meeting any requirements under national law are allowed to represent the individuals affected and bring collective actions for compensation. Member States shall ensure that a claim for a violation leading to a damage cannot be pursued twice, by the individuals affected and by the non- governmental organisations referred to in this paragraph.
Amendment 1263 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the population or the environment affected by the violation, bearing in mind the impact of the infringement on the objective of achieving a high level of protection of human healtealth in line with the One Health approach and the environment.
Amendment 1301 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part D – paragraph 5
Annex I – Part D – paragraph 5
Note 1: Natural nitrogen retention shall notmay be taken into account in the calculation of the minimum percentage reduction.
Amendment 1307 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part D – paragraph 8
Annex I – Part D – paragraph 8
Note 2: The percentage of removal shall be calculated on dry weather flow for at least six substances. The number of substances in category 1 shall be twice the number of substances in category 2. If less than six substances can be measured in sufficient concentration, the competent authority shall designate other substances to calculate the minimum percentage of removal when it is necessary. The average of the percentages of removal of all substances used in the calculation shall be used in order to assess whether the required 80 % minimum percentage of removal has been reached.
Amendment 1324 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 1
Annex III – point 1
1. Medicinal products for human and veterinary use falling within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council80. _________________ 80 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67–128).
Amendment 635 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘favourable reference area’ means the total area of a habitat type in a given biogeographical region or marine region at national level that is considered the minimum necessary to ensure the long- term viability of the habitat type and its species, and all its significant ecological variations in its natural range, and which is composed of the area of the habitat type and, if that area is not sufficient, the area necessary for the re-establishment of the habitat type with due account taken to all the 17 sustainable development goals, in particular the “Affordable and clean energy” (no7) socio-economic (no 8), the “climate action” (13) goals, the “life under water” (14) and “Life on land” (15) goals;
Amendment 662 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘local administrative unit’ or ‘LAU’ means a low-level administrative division of a Member State below that of a province, region or state,"urban centres" and "urban clusters" means territorial units classified using grid-based typology established in accordance with Article 4b.2 of Regulation (ECV) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council109 ; _________________ 109 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 664 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Amendment 665 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Amendment 669 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘urban green space’ means all gtreen urban areas; broad-leaved forests; coniferous forests; mixed forests; natural grasslands; moors and heathlands; transitional woodland-shrubs and sparsely vegetated areas - as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on the basis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council110 ; _________________ 110 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).s, bushes, shrubs, permanent herbaceous vegetation, lichens and mosses - as found within urban centres and urban clusters;
Amendment 706 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050. When justified by a Member State, the restoration target set for a habitat group by 2030 can be achieved by restoring respective share within another habitats group.
Amendment 770 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall, unless shown otherwise by 2030, be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 795 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3, until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that there is no permanent net deterioration of areas in which good condition has been reached, and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, do not deteriorate.
Amendment 807 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that there is no permanent net deterioration in areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I occur do not deteriorate.
Amendment 1169 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that there is no net loss of urban green space, and of urban tree canopy cover, by 2030, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburbsurban centres and clusters where urban green space falls below 50 percent .
Amendment 1183 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that there is an increase in the total national area of urban green space in cities and in towns and suburburban centres and urban clusters of at least 3 % of the total area of cities and of towns and suburbs in 2021, by 2040, and at least 5 % by 2050 where urban green space falls below 50 percent. In addition Member States shall ensure:
Amendment 1192 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a minimum of 10 % and no net loss in urban tree canopy cover in all cities and in towns and suburburban centres and urban clusters by 2050; and
Amendment 1209 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a net gain of urban green space that is integrated into existing and new buildings and infrastructure developments, including through renovations and renewals, in all cities and in towns and suburburban centres and urban clusters.
Amendment 1210 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish a method for monitoring urban green space and urban tree canopy cover. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 1218 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 (new)
The non-fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 to 2 is justified if caused by a project of overriding public interest and crucial for speeding up the green transition for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis;
Amendment 1287 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030 at the latest and achieve thereafter an increasing trend of pollinator populations, measured every three years after 2030, until satisfactory levelsand resilient levels and pollinator diversity are achieved, as set out in accordance with Article 11(3).
Amendment 1419 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quarterhalf shall be rewetted;
Amendment 1432 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 560 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least halftwo thirds shall be rewetted;
Amendment 1447 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 790 % of such areas by 2050, of which at least halftwo thirds shall be rewetted.
Amendment 1490 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall define and select indicators that best describe forest biodiversity trends at national level and for which there is attainable data and achieve an increasing trend at national level of each offor example the following indicators in forest ecosystems, as further set out in Annex VI, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every three years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels identified in accordance with Article 11(3) are reached:
Amendment 1616 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) the favourable reference area taking into account the documented losses over at least the last 70 years and the projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change;
Amendment 1798 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an indication of the measures to ensure that there is no permanent net deterioration in the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate in the areas in which good condition has been reached and that there is no permanent net deterioration in habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4(3) and 5(3) do not deteriorate in the areas in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, in accordance with Articles 4(6) and 5(6);
Amendment 1806 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) an indication of the measures to ensure that there is no permanent net deterioration the areas covered by habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate, in accordance with Article 4(7) and Article 5(7);
Amendment 2009 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the area of urban green space and tree canopy cover in cities and towns and suburburban centres and urban clusters, as referred to in Article 6;
Amendment 2294 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – row 4Text proposed by the Commission
Annex VI – row 4Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment 113 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The dissemination of child sexual abuse material is a criminal offence that affects the rights of the victims depicted, whom to the vast majority are girls. Victims should therefore have the right to obtain, upon request, from the EU Centre yet via the Coordinating Authorities, relevant and age-appropriate information if known child sexual abuse material depicting them is reported by providers of hosting services or providers of publicly available interpersonal communications services in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 133 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) Given its central position resulting from the performance of its primary tasks under this Regulation and the information and expertise it can gather in connection thereto, the EU Centre should also contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation by serving as a hub for knowledge, expertise and research on matters related to the prevention and combating of online child sexual abuse. In this connection, the EU Centre should cooperate with relevant stakeholders from both within and outside the Union and allow Member States to benefit from the knowledge and expertise gathered, including best practices and lessons learned. The EU centre shall also provide knowledge, expertise and best practice on preventive measures targeted at abusers.
Amendment 146 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ‘child user’ means a natural person who uses a relevant information society service and who is a natural person below the age of 178 years;
Amendment 162 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
(ii) where the service is used by children, the different age groups of the child users and the risk of solicitation of children in relation to those age groups, as well as the risk of adults using the service for the purpose of solicitation of children;
Amendment 184 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) targeted and proportionate in relation to that risk, taking into account, in particular, the seriousness of the risk, specific vulnerabilities of children online and offline including age, gender and disability, as well as the provider’s financial and technological capabilities and the number of users;
Amendment 194 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission, in cooperation with Coordinating Authorities and the EU Centre and after having conducted a public consultation, may issue guidelines on the application of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4, having due regard in particular to relevant technological developments, trends and evidence reported by law enforcement, hotlines, civil society organisations, EIGE and technology companies, in combating child sexual abuse online and in the manners in which the services covered by those provisions are offered and used.
Amendment 200 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) take reasonable measures to prevent child users from accessing the software applications not intended for their use or adapted to their safety needs in relation to which they have identified a significant risk of use of the service concerned for the purpose of the solicitation of children;
Amendment 206 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission, in cooperation with Coordinating Authorities and the EU Centre and after having conducted a public consultation, may issue guidelines on the application of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, having due regard in particular to relevant technological developments, trends and evidence reported by law enforcement, hotlines, civil society organisations, EIGE and technology companies, in combating child sexual abuse online, and to the manners in which the services covered by those provisions are offered and used.
Amendment 219 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) where the draft implementation plan concerns an intended detection order concerning the solicitation of children other than the renewal of a previously issued detection order without any substantive changes, conduct a data protection impact assessmentimpact assessments on data protection, gender, and child rights, and a prior consultation procedure as referred to in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, respectively, in relation to the measures set out in the implementation plan;
Amendment 220 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) where point (b) applies, or where the conditions of Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 are met, adjust the draft implementation plan, where necessary in view of the outcome of the data protection impact assessments on data protection, gender, and child rights, and in order to take into account the opinion of the data protection authority provided in response to the prior consultation;
Amendment 288 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) establish and operate an accessible, age-appropriate, gender-sensitive, and user-friendly mechanism that allows users to submit to it, within a reasonable timeframe, complaints about alleged infringements of its obligations under this Section, as well as any decisions that the provider may have taken in relation to the use of the technologies, including the removal or disabling of access to material provided by users, blocking the users’ accounts or suspending or terminating the provision of the service to the users, and process such complaints in an objective, effective and timely manner;
Amendment 289 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The Commission, in cooperation with the Coordinating Authorities and the EU Centre and after having conducted a public consultation, may issue guidelines on the application of Articles 7 to 10, having due regard in particular to relevant technological developments, trends and evidence reported by law enforcement, hotlines, civil society organisations, EIGE and technology companies, in combating child sexual abuse online, and the manners in which the services covered by those provisions are offered and used.
Amendment 295 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The provider shall establish and operate an accessible, age-appropriate and user-friendly mechanism with gender and age- appropriate options that allows users to flag to the provider, including anonymously, potential online child sexual abuse on the service.
Amendment 296 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. New possible child sexual abuse material reported by a user shall immediately be assessed to determine the probability that the material represent risk or harm to a child. If the potential online child sexual abuse on the service is flagged by a user known to be a child, the provider shall provide the child with essential information on online safety and specialist child support services, such as helplines and hotlines, in addition to the reporting of the material.
Amendment 320 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) if the user is a child, referral to competent national support services and essential information on online safety, in a child-friendly language.
Amendment 329 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Given the severity of these crimes and the long-lasting negative consequences on the victims and the risk of revictimization as a result of the dissemination of known material, new material, as well as activities constituting the solicitation of children, it is essential that this Regulation provides specific obligations for providers of hosting services and providers of interpersonal communication services to prevent, detect, report, remove child sexual abuse material in all their services, including interpersonal communication services, which may also be covered by end-to-end encryption, in light of the prevalence of dissemination of child sexual abuse material, including the solicitation of children, in interpersonal communication services.
Amendment 385 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The measures taken by providers of hosting services and providers of publicly available interpersonal communications services to execute detection orders addressed to them should remain strictly limited to what is specified in this Regulation and in the detection orders issued in accordance with this Regulation. In order to ensure the effectiveness of those measures, allow for tailored solutions, remain technologically neutral, and avoid circumvention of the detection obligations, those measures should be taken regardless of the technologies used by the providers concerned in connection to the provision of their services. Therefore, this Regulation leaves to the provider concerned the choice of the technologies to be operated to comply effectively with detection orders and should not be understood as incentivising or disincentivising the use of any given technology, provided that the technologies and accompanying measures meet the requirements of this Regulation. That includes the use of end-to-end encryption technology, which is an important tool to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the communications of users, including those of children. Nothing in this Regulation should therefore be interpreted as prohibiting end-to-end encryption or making it impossible. When executing the detection order, providers should take all available safeguard measures to ensure that the technologies employed by them cannot be used by them or their employees for purposes other than compliance with this Regulation, nor by third parties, and thus to avoid undermining the security and confidentiality of the communications of users, while ensuring the effective detection of online child sexual abuse and the balance of all the fundamental rights at stake.
Amendment 401 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) To the extent strictly necessary and proportionate to mitigate the risk of misuse of their services for the purpose of online child sexual abuse, it should be possible for the Coordinating Authority of establishment to authorise providers to process metadata.
Amendment 417 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
As regards the first subparagraph, point (a), the provider may also preserve the information, including data on gender and age, for the purpose of improving the effectiveness and accuracy of the technologies to detect online child sexual abuse for the execution of a detection order issued to it in accordance with Article 7. However, it shall not store any personal data for that purpose.
Amendment 446 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Coordinating Authorities shall cooperate with each other, any other competent authorities of the Member State that designated the Coordinating Authority, the Commission, the EU Centre and other relevant Union agencies, including Europol, to facilitate the performance of their respective tasks under this Regulation and ensure its effective, efficient and consistent application and enforcement. Coordinating Authorities shall establish systematic practises on the exchange of information and best practices related to the prevention and combating of online child sexual abuse and solicitation of children.
Amendment 447 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. The EU Centre shall contribute to the achievement of the objective of this Regulation by supporting and facilitating the implementation of its provisions concerning the detection, reporting, removal or disabling of access to, and blocking of online child sexual abuse and gather and share information, gender and age-disggregated statistics, and expertise and facilitate cooperation and sharing of best practices between relevant public and private parties in connection to the prevention and combating of child sexual abuse, in particular online.
Amendment 474 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c a (new)
(ca) Establish mechanisms to listen to and incorporate the views of children in its work, in accordance with the UNCRC, the Directive 2012/29/EU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 574 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) "adult" means any natural person above the age of 18 years;
Amendment 583 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) "adult user" means a natural person who uses a relevant information society service and who is a natural person above the age of 18 years;
Amendment 694 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When providers of hosting services and providers of interpersonal communication services put forward age assurance or age verification system as a mitigation measure, they shell meet the following criteria: a) Protect the privacy of users and do not disclose data gathered for the purposes of age assurance for any other purpose; b) Do not collect data that is not necessary for the purpose of age assurance; c) Be proportionate to the risks associated to the product or service that presents a risk of misuse for child sexual abuse; d) Provide appropriate remedies and redress mechanisms for users whose age is wrongly identified.
Amendment 742 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Designing educational and awarness-raising campaigns aimed at informing and alerting users about the risks of online child sexual abuse, including child-appropriate information;
Amendment 769 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) processing metadata, in accordance with Article 4a
Amendment 776 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Providers of hosting services and providers of interpersonal communications services shall continue the voluntary use of specific technologies, as mitigation measures, for the processing of personal and other data to the extent strictly necessary to detect, report and remove online sexual abuse on their services and to mitigate the risk of misuse of their services for the purpose of online child sexual abuse, including for the purpose of the solicitation of children, pursuant to the risk assessment conducted or updated in accordance with Article 3 and prior authorization from the Coordinating Authority;
Amendment 780 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The Coordinating Authority shall decide whether to proceed according to paragraph 1a no later than three months from the provider´s request.
Amendment 805 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Providers of interpersonal communications services that have identified, pursuant to the risk assessment conducted or updated in accordance with Article 3, a risk of use of their services for the purpose of the solicitation of children, shall take the necessary age verification and age assessment measures to reliably identify childdifferenciate between child and adult users on their services, enabling them to take the mitigation measures. Age assurances or age verification systems as mitigation measures shall be implemented only if they meet the criteria set in Article 3, paragraph 2a of this Regulation.
Amendment 826 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article4a Legal basis for the risk mitigation through metadata processing 1. On the basis of the risk assessment submitted and, where applicable, further information, the Coordinating Authority of establishment shall have the power to authorise or require a provider of hosting services or a provider of interpersonal communications services to process metadata to the extent strictly necessary and proportionate to mitigate the risk of misuse of their services for the purpose of online child sexual abuse, as a mitigation measure in accordance with Article 4. When assessing whether to request the processing of metadata, the Coordinating Authority shall take into account any interference with the rights to privacy and data protection of the users of the service that such a processing entails and determine whether, in that case, the processing of metadata would be effective in mitigating the risk of use of the service for the purpose of child sexual abuse, and that it is strictly necessary and proportionate. 2. If they process metadata as a risk mitigation measure, providers shall inform their users of such processing in their terms and conditions, including information on the possibility to submit complaints to the competent DPA concerning the relevant processing, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and on the avenues for judicial redress.
Amendment 925 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Where, having regard to the comments of the provider and the opinion of the EU Centre, and in particular taking into account the assessment of the EU Centre´s Technical Committee as referred to in Article 66(6)(a NEW), that Coordinating Authority continues to be of the view that the conditions of paragraph 4 have met, it shall re-submit the draft request, adjusted where appropriate, to the provider. In that case, the provider shall do all of the following, within a reasonable time period set by that Coordinating Authority:
Amendment 928 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) draft an implementation plan setting out the measures it envisages taking to execute the intended detection order, including detailed information regarding the envisaged technologies and safeguards; the implementation plan shall explicitly set out the specific measures that the provider intends to take to counter act potential security risk that might be linked to the execution of the detection order on its services. The provider may consult the EU Centre, and in particular its Technology Committee, to obtain support in identifying appropriate measures in this respect;
Amendment 1025 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
To that aim, they shall take into account all relevant parameters, including: (i) the availability of sufficiently reliable detection technologies in that they can be deployed without undermining the security of the service in question and they limit to the maximum extent possible the rate of errors regarding the detection and; (ii) their suitability and effectiveness of the available technologies for achieving the objectives of this Regulation, as well as; (iii) the impact of the measures on the rights of the users affected, and require the taking ofthereby ensuring that detection orders are only requested and issued when sufficiently reliable technologies in accordance with point (i) are available and that the least intrusive measures are chosen, in accordance with Article 10, from among several equally effective measures.
Amendment 1031 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where the information gathered in the risk assessment process indicates that risk is limited to an identifiable part or component of a service, where possible without prejudice to the effectiveness of the measure, the required measures are only applied in respect of that part or component;
Amendment 1049 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article7a Safeguards on encrypted services For the scope of this Regulation and for the the sole purpose to prevent and combat child sexual abuse, providers of interpersonal communications services shall be subjected to obligations to prevent, detect, report and remove online child sexual abuse on all their services, which may include as well those covered by end-to-end encyption, when there is a significant risk that their specific service is misused for online child sexual abuse, including for the purpose of the solicitation of children, pursuant to the risk assessment established in Article 3 of this Regulation. The technologies deployed to execute the detection order pursuant to Article 7 of this Regulation shall never prohibit encryption or make it impossible and shall only be deployed after a prior authorization by the Coordinating Authority, in consultation with the competent data protection authority, and be subjected to constant monitoring and auditing by the competent data protection authority to verify their compliance with Union law.
Amendment 1136 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The provider shall be entitled to acquire, install and operate, free of charge, technologies made available by the EU Centre in accordance with Article 50(1), for the sole purpose of executing the detection order and, where needed, of adopting the security measures imposed by Article 7(3)(a). The provider shall not be required to use any specific technology, including those made available by the EU Centre, as long as the requirements set out in this Article are met. The use of the technologies made available by the EU Centre shall not affect the responsibility of the provider to comply with those requirements and for any decisions it may take in connection to or as a result of the use of the technologies.
Amendment 1161 #
2022/0155(COD)
(da) not able to prohibit or make end- to-end encryption impossible.
Amendment 1594 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) support Member States in designing preventive measures, such as awarness-raising campaigns to combat child sexual abuse, with a specific focus on girls and other prevalent demographics, including by: a) acting on behalf of victims in liaising with other relevant authorities of the Member States for reparations and all other victim support programmes; b) referring victims to the appropriate child protection services, and to pro bono legal support services.
Amendment 1618 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The EU Centre shall ensure through all technical means available that the database of indicators is secure and cannot be alterated by providers, users and any other actor at the moment of its deployment for the purpose of detection.
Amendment 1697 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The EU Centre shall make available: (i) technologies that providers of hosting services and providers of interpersonal communications services may acquire, install and operate, free of charge, where relevant subject to reasonable licensing conditions, to execute detection orders in accordance with Article 10(1). (ii) technologies that providers of end-to- end encrypted electronic communication services may acquire, install and operate, free of charge, where relevant subject to reasonable licencing conditions, to adopt the security measures imposed on them by Article 7(3)(a).
Amendment 159 #
2022/0140(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 16, 114 and 11468 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9- 0167/2022),
Amendment 168 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 16, 114 and 11468 thereof,
Amendment 171 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The aim of this Regulation is to establish the European Health Data Space (‘EHDS’) in order to improvegrant access to and control by natural persons over their personal electronic health data in the context of healthcare (primary use of electronic health data), as well as for the improvement for other purposes that would benefit the society such as research, innovation, policy- making, health threats preparedness and control, patient safety, personalised medicine, official statistics or regulatory activities (secondary use of electronic health data). In addition, the goal is to improve the functioning of the internal market by laying down a uniform legal and technical framework in particular for the development, marketing and use of electronic health record systems (‘EHR systems’) in conformity with Union values.
Amendment 176 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The EHDS constitutes a key component for the creation of a strong and resilient European Health Union to better protect the health of European citizens, prevent and address future pandemics and improve resilience of Europe’s health systems.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1 b) This Regulation should work horizontally with other European programs such as the Digital Europe Programme, Connecting Europe Facility and Horizon Europe. The European Commission should ensure that other European programs complement and facilitate the implementation of the European Health Data Space.
Amendment 179 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the imperative of having timely access to quality electronic health data for health threats preparedness and response, as well as for prevention, diagnosis and treatment and secondary use of health data. Such timely access would have contributed, through efficient public health surveillance and monitoring, to a more effective management of the pandemic, to reduced costs and an improved response to health threats and ultimately would have helped to save more lives. In 2020, the Commission urgently adapted its Clinical Patient Management System, established by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/126941, to allow Member States to share electronic health data of COVID-19 patients moving between healthcare providers and Member States during the peak of the pandemic, but this was only an emergency solution, showing the need for a structural and systemicapproach at Member States and Union level. _________________ 41 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1269 of 26 July 2019 amending Implementing Decision 2014/287/EU setting out criteria for establishing and evaluating European Reference Networks and their Members and for facilitating the exchange of information and expertise on establishing and evaluating such Networks (OJ L 200, 29.7.2019, p. 35).
Amendment 184 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The COVID-19 crisis strongly anchored the work of the eHealth Network, a voluntary network of digital health authorities, as the main pillar for the development of mobile contact tracing and warning applications and the technical aspects of the EU Digital COVID Certificates. It also highlighted the value of access to real time data to steer effective policy responses and the need for sharing electronic health data that are findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (‘FAIR principles’), and ensuring that electronic health data are as open as possible and as closed as necessary. Synergies between the EHDS, the European Open Science Cloud42and the European Research Infrastructures should be ensured, as well as lessons learned from data sharing solutions developed under the European COVID-19 Data Platform. _________________ 42 EOSC Portal (eosc-portal.eu).
Amendment 188 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The processing of personal electronic health data is subject to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council43and, for Union institutions and bodies, Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council44. References to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should be understood also as references to the corresponding provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 for Union institutions and bodies, where relevant. In addition, the Regulation should comply with Cyber Resilience Act. _________________ 43 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). 44 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).
Amendment 196 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) More and more Europeans cross national borders to work, study, visit relatives or to travel. To facilitate the exchange of health data, and in line with the need for empowering citizens, they should be able to access their health data in an electronic format that can be recognised and accepted across the Union. Such personal electronic health data could include personal data related to the physical or mental health of a natural person, including the provision of health care services, which reveal information about their health status, personal data relating to the inherited or acquired genetic characteristics of a natural person which give unique information about the physiology or the health of that natural person and which result, in particular, from an analysis of a biological sample from the natural person in question, as well as data determinants of health, such as behaviour, environmental, physical influences, medical care, social or educational factors. Electronic health data also includes data that has been initially collected for research, statistics, threat assessment, policy making or regulatory purposes and may be made available according to the rules in Chapter IV. The electronic health data concern all categories of those data, irrespective to the fact that such data is provided by the data subject or other natural or legal persons, such as health professionals, or is processed in relation to a natural person’s health or well-being and should also include inferred and derived data, such as diagnostics, tests and medical examinations, as well as data observed and recorded by automatic means.
Amendment 200 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In health systems, personal electronic health data is usually gathered in electronic health records, which typically contain a natural person’s medical history, diagnoses and treatment, medications, allergies, immunisations, as well as radiology images and laboratory results, and other complementary exams of diagnosis and therapeutics, spread between different entities from the health system (general practitioners, hospitals, pharmacies, care services). In order to enable that electronic health data to be accessed, shared and changed by the natural persons or health professionals, some Member States have taken the necessary legal and technical measures and set up centralised infrastructures connecting EHR systems used by healthcare providers and natural persons. Alternatively, some Member States support public and private healthcare providers to set up personal health data spaces to enable interoperability between different healthcare providers. Several Member States have also supported or provided health data access services for patients and health professionals (for instance through patients or health professional portals). They have also taken measures to ensure that EHR systems or wellness applications are able to transmit electronic health data with the central EHR system (some Member States do this by ensuring, for instance, a system of certification). To this end, Member States should ensure a common standard for health care data exchange to ensure and facilitate the data exchange and translation to the Union official languages. However, not all Member States have put in place such systems, and the Member States that have implemented them have done so in a fragmented manner. In order to facilitate the free movement of personal health data across the Union and avoid negative consequences for patients when receiving healthcare in cross-border context, Union action is needed in order to ensure individuals have improved acess to their own personal electronic health data and are empowered to share it. In this respect, appropriate funding and appropriate support at EU level should be considered as a means to reduce fragmentation, heterogeneity, and division and to achieve a system that is user-friendly and intuitive in all countries.
Amendment 209 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The right of access to data by a natural person, established by Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, should be further developed in the health sector. Under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, controllers do not have to provide access immediately. While patient portals, mobile applications and other personal health data access services exist in many places, including national solutions in some Member States, the right of access to health data is still commonly implemented in many places through the provision of the requested health data in paper format or as scanned documents, which is time- consuming. This may severely impair timely access to health data by natural persons, and may have a negative impact on natural persons who need such access immediately due to urgent circumstances pertaining to their health condition. Appropriate Union funding should be granted to Member States transpose the information on Article 5(1) to electronic format. All health data prior to the implementation of this Regulation shall be inserted in electronic health records with the support of Member States and without additional burden to healthcare professionals.
Amendment 214 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) At the same time, it should be considered that immediate access to certain types of personal electronic health data may be harmful for the safety of natural persons, unethical or inappropriate. For example, it could be unethical to inform a patient through an electronic channel about a diagnosis with an incurable disease that is likely to lead to their swift passing instead of providing this information in a consultation with the patient first. Therefore, a possibility for limited exceptions in the implementation of this right should be ensured. Such an exception may be imposed by the Member States where this exception constitutes a necessary and proportionate measure in a democratic society, in line with the requirements of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Such restrictions should be implemented by delaying the display of the concerned personal electronic health data to the natural person for a limited period. Where health data is only available on paper, if the effort to make data available electronically is disproportionate, there should be no obligation that such health data is converted until the moment of contact between the patient and the health professional. The availability of health data prior to the implementation of this regulation should happen in a timely manner into electronic format through a process facilitated by Member States. Any digital transformation in the healthcare sector should aim to be inclusive and benefit also natural persons with limited ability to access and use digital services. Natural persons should be able to provide an authorisation to the natural persons of their choice, such as to their relatives or other close natural persons, enabling them to access or control access to their personal electronic health data or to use digital health services on their behalf. Such authorisations may also be useful for convenience reasons in other situations. Proxy services should be established by Member States to implement these authorisations, and they should be linked to personal health data access services, such as patient portals on patient-facing mobile applications. The proxy services should also enable guardians to act on behalf of their dependent children; in such situations, authorisations could be automatic. In order to take into account cases in which the display of some personal electronic health data of minors to their guardians could be contrary to the interests or will of the minor, Member States should be able to provide for such limitations and safeguards in national law, as well as the necessary technical implementation. Personal health data access services, such as patient portals or mobile applications, should make use of such authorisations and thus enable authorised natural persons to access personal electronic health data falling within the remit of the authorisation, in order for them to produce the desired effect.
Amendment 221 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Some Member States allow natural persons to add electronic health data to their EHRs or to store additional information in their separate personal health record that can be accessed by health professionals. However, this is not a common practice in all Member States and therefore should be established by the EHDS across the EU. Information inserted by natural persons may not be as reliable as electronic health data entered and verified by health professionals, therefore it should be clearly marked to indicate the source of such additional data and does not have the same clinical or legal value as information provided by a healthcare professional. Enabling natural persons to more easily and quickly access their electronic health data also further enables them to notice possible errors such as incorrect information or incorrectly attributed patient records and have them rectified using their rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. In such cases, natural person should be enabled to request rectification of the incorrect electronic health data online, immediately and free of charge, for example through the personal health data access service. Data rectification requests should be assessed and, where relevant, implemented by the data controllers on case by case basis, if necessary involving health professionals.
Amendment 225 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Natural persons should be able to exercise control over the transmission of personal electronic health data to other healthcare providers. Healthcare providers and other organisations providing EHRs should facilitate the exercise of this right. Stakeholders such as healthcare providers, digital health service providers, manufacturers of EHR systems or medical devices should not limit or block the exercise of the right of portability because of the use of proprietary standards or other measures taken to limit the portability. Healthcare providers must follow data minimization principles when requesting personal health data, limiting it to the strictly necessary and justified data for a given service. For these reasons, the framework laid down by this Regulation builds on the right to data portability established in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 by ensuring that natural persons as data subjects can transmit their electronic health data, including inferred data, irrespective of the legal basis for processing the electronic health data. This right should apply to electronic health data processed by public or private controllers, irrespective of the legal basis for processing the data under in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679. This right should apply to all electronic health data.
Amendment 235 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Natural persons may not want to allow access to some parts of their personal electronic health data while enabling access to other parts. Such selective sharing of personal electronic health data should be supported. However, such restrictions may have life threatening consequences and, therefore, access to personal electronic health data should be possible to protect vital interests as an emergency override. According to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, vital interests refer to situations in which it is necessary to protect an interest which is essential for the life of the data subject or that of another natural person dependent on that information. Processing of personal electronic health data based on the vital interest of another natural person should in principle take place only where the processing cannot be manifestly based on another legal basis. More specific legal provisions on the mechanisms of restrictions placed by the natural person on parts of their personal electronic health data should be provided by Member States in national law. Because the unavailability of the restricted personal electronic health data may impact the provision or quality of health services provided to the natural person, he/she should assume responsibility for the fact that the healthcare provider cannot take the data into account when providing health services.
Amendment 237 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Article 9(2), point (h), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 provides for exceptions where the processing of senstitive data is necessary for the purposes of preventive or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the working capacity of the employee, medical diagnosis, the provision of health care or treatment or the management of health care systems and services on the basis of Union or Member State law. This Regulation should provide conditions and safeguards for the processing of electronic health data by healthcare providers and health professionals in line with Article 9(2), point (h), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 with the purpose of accessing personal electronic health data provided by the natural person or transmitted from other healthcare providers. However, this Regulation should be without prejudice to the national laws concerning the processing of health data, including the legislation establishing categories of health professionals that can process different categories of electronic health data.
Amendment 238 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Timely and full access of health professionals to the medical records of patients is fundamental for ensuring continuity of care and, avoiding duplications and errors and reducing costs. However, due to a lack of interoperability, in many cases, health professionals cannot access the complete medical records of their patients and cannot make optimal medical decisions for their diagnosis and treatment, which adds considerable costs for both health systems and natural persons and may lead to worse health outcomes for natural persons. Electronic health data made available in interoperable format, which can be transmitted between healthcare providers can also reduce the administrative burden on health professionals of manually entering or copying health data between electronic systems. Therefore, health professionals should be provided with appropriate electronic means, such as appropriate electronic and digital devices and health professional portals, to use personal electronic health data for the exercise of their duties. Moreover, the access to personal health records should be transparent to the natural persons and natural persons should be able to exercise full control over such access, including by limiting access to all or part of the personal electronic health data in their records. Health professionals should refrain from hindering the implementation of the rights of natural persons, such as refusing to take into account electronic health data originating from another Member State and provided in the interoperable and reliable European electronic health record exchange format. None of the provisions in this Regulation should be interpreted as limiting the obligation of healthcare professionals to conduct themselves in accordance with the applicable codes of conduct, deontological guidelines or other provisions governing ethical conduct with respect to sharing or accessing information, particularly in life- threatening or extreme situations.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The relevance of different categories of electronic health data for different healthcare scenarios varies. Different categories have also achieved different levels of maturity in standardisation, and therefore the implementation of mechanisms for their exchange may be more or less complex depending on the category. Therefore, the improvement of interoperability and data sharing should be gradual and prioritisation of categories of electronic health data is needed. Categories of electronic health data such as patient summary, electronic prescription and dispensation, laboratory results and reports, hospitalealth units discharge reports, medical images and reports have been selected by the eHealth Network as most relevant for the majority of healthcare situations and should be considered as priority categories for Member States to implement access to them and their transmission. When further needs for the exchange of more categories of electronic health data are identified for healthcare purposes, the list of priority categories should be expanded. The Commission should be empowered to extend the list of priority categories, after analysing relevant aspects related to the necessity and possibility for the exchange of new datasets, such as their support by systems established nationally or regionally by the Member States. Particular attention should be given to the data exchange in border regions of neighbouring Member States where the provision of cross-border health services is more frequent and needs even quicker procedures than across the Union in general.
Amendment 253 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The level of availability of personal health and genetic data in an electronic format varies between Member States. The EHDS should make it easier for natural persons to have those data available in electronic format. This would also contribute to the achievement of the target of 100% of Union citizens having access to their electronic health records by 2030, as referred to in the Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”. In order to make electronic health data accesible and transmissible, such data should be accessed and transmitted in an interoperable common European electronic health record exchange format, at least for certain categories of electronic health data, such as patient summaries, electronic prescriptions and dispensations, medical images and image reports, laboratory results and discharge reports, subject to transition periods. Where personal electronic health data is made available to a healthcare provider or a pharmacy by a natural person, or is transmitted by another data controller in the European electronic health record exchange format, the electronic health data should be read and accepted for the provision of healthcare or for dispensation of a medicinal product, thus supporting the provision of the health care services or the dispensation of the electronic prescription. Commission Recommendation (EU) 2019/24345provides the foundations for such a common European electronic health record exchange format. The use of European electronic health record exchange format should become more generalised at EU and national level. While the eHealth Network under Article 14 of Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council46recommended Member States to use the European electronic health record exchange format in procurements, in order to improve interoperability, uptake was limited in practice, resulting in fragmented landscape and uneven access to and portability of electronic health data. _________________ 45 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2019/243 of 6 February 2019 on a European Electronic Health Record exchange format (OJ L 39, 11.2.2019, p. 18). 46 Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 45).
Amendment 255 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) The interoperability of the EHDS should contribute to high quality of European health data sets.
Amendment 259 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) In order to support the successful implementation of the EHDS and the execution of an effective landscape of European health data cooperation, the European Commission and Member States should agree on time-based targets to implement improved health data interoperability across the European Union with a range of targets and milestones to be reviewed and assessed in an annual report.
Amendment 261 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Under Article 168 of the Treaty Member States are responsible for their health policy, in particular for decisions on the services (including telemedicine) thatthat they provide and reimburse. Telemedicine and online pharmacy services have they provide and reimburseotential to reduce health inequalities and reinforce the free movement of european citizens across borders. Different reimbursement policies should, however, not constitute barriers to the free movement of digital health services such as telemedicine, including and online pharmacy services. When digital services accompany the physical provision of a healthcare service, the digital service should be included in the overall care provision.
Amendment 265 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) Telemedicine is becoming an increasingly important tool that can provide patients access to care and tackle inequities. Digital and other technological tools can minimize the circumstance of remote care, however, telemedicine should not be viewed as a replacement for in-person medicine, as there are certain conditions and procedures that require physical examination and intervention.
Amendment 271 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Digital health authorities should have sufficient technical skills, possibly bringing together experts from different organisations. The activities of digital health authorities should be well-planned and monitored in order to ensure their efficiency. Digital health authorities should take necessary measures to ensuring rights of natural persons by setting up national, regional, and local technical solutions such as national EHR, patient portals, data intermediation systems. When doing so, they should apply common standards and specifications in such solutions, promote the application of the standards and specifications in procurements and use other innovative means including reimbursement of solutions that are compliant with interoperability and security requirements of the EHDS. Digital health authorities should ensure that appropriate training initiatives are undertaken at the local level. In particular, health professionals should be informed and trained with respect to their rights and obligations under the present Regulation. To carry out their tasks, the digital health authorities should cooperate at national and Union level with other entities, including with insurance bodies, healthcare providers, healthcare professionals, manufacturers of EHR systems and wellness applications, as well as other stakeholders from health or information technology sector, entities handling reimbursement schemes, health technology assessment bodies, medicinal products regulatory authorities and agencies, medical devices authorities, procurers and cybersecurity or e-ID authorities.
Amendment 277 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Access to and transmission of electronic health data is relevant in cross- border healthcare situations, as it may support continuity of healthcare when natural persons travel to other Member States or change their place of residence. Continuity of care and rapid access to personal electronic health data is even more important for residents in border regions, crossing the border frequently to get health care. In many border regions, some specialised health care services may be available closer across the border rather than in the same Member State. An infrastructure is needed for the transmission of personal electronic health data across borders, in situations where a natural person is using services of a healthcare provider established in another Member State. A voluntary infrastructure for that purpose, MyHealth@EU, has been established as part of the actions provided for in Article 14 of Directive 2011/24/EU. Through MyHealth@EU, Member States started to provide natural persons with the possibility to share their personal electronic health data with healthcare providers when travelling abroad. To further support such possibilities, the participation of Member States in the digital infrastructure MyHealth@EU should become mandatory. All Member States should join the infrastructure and connect healthcare providers and pharmacies to it, as this is necessary for the implementation of the rights of natural persons to access and make use of their personal electronic health data regardless of the Member State. The infrastructure should be gradually expanded to support further categories of electronic health data, and funding as well as other means of European level support should be considered.
Amendment 285 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In the context of MyHealth@EU, a central platform should provide a common infrastructure for the Member States to ensure connectivity and interoperability in an efficient and secure way. In order to guarantee compliance with data protection rules and to provide a risk management framework for the transmission of personal electronic health data, the Commission should, by means of implementing acts, allocate specific responsibilities with time- based targets among the Member States, as joint controllers, and prescribe its own obligations, as processor.
Amendment 291 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure respect for the rights of natural persons and health professionals, EHR systems marketed in the internal market of the Union should be able to store and transmit, in a secure way, high quality electronic health data. This is a key principle of the EHDS to ensure the secure and free movement of electronic health data across the Union. To that end, a mandatory self-certification scheme, as well as to instill the trust of citizens. To that end, a mandatory conformity assessment by notified bodies for EHR systems processing one or more priority categories of electronic health data should be establishconducted to overcome market fragmentation while ensuring a proportionate approach. Through this self- certification,compliance with robust security and data protection requirements. Through this conformity assessment, notified bodies should ascertain that EHR systems should prove compliance with essential requirements on interoperability and security, set at Union level. In relation to security, essential requirements should cover elements specific to EHR systems, as more general security properties should be supported by other mechanisms such as cybersecurity schemes under Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council48. _________________ 48 Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) and on information and communications technology cybersecurity certification and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 (Cybersecurity Act) (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 15).
Amendment 299 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) While EHR systems specifically intended by the manufacturer to be used for processing one or more specific categories of electronic health data should be subject to a mandatory self-certificationconformity assessment by a notified body, software for general purposes should not be considered as EHR systems, even when used in a healthcare setting, and should therefore not be required to comply with the provisions of Chapter III.
Amendment 302 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) To further support interoperability and security, Member States may maintain or define specific rules for the procurement, reimbursement, financing or use of EHR systems at national level in the context of the organisation, delivery or financing of health services. Such specific rules should not impede the free movement of EHR systems in the Union. Some Member States have introduced mandatory certification of EHR systems or mandatory interoperability testing for their connection to national digital health services. Such requirements are commonly reflected in procurements organised by healthcare providers, national or regional authorities. Mandatory certification of EHR systems at Union level via a conformity assessment procedure should establish a baseline that can be used in procurements at national level.
Amendment 303 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Compliance with essential requirements on interoperability and security should be demonstrated by the manufacturers of EHR systems through the implementation of common specifications. To that end, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to determine such common specifications regarding datasets, coding systems, technical specifications, including standards, specifications and profiles for data exchange, as well as requirements and principles related to security, confidentiality, integrity, patient safety and protection of personal data as well as specifications and requirements related to identification management and the use of electronic identification. Digital health authorities should contribute to the development of such common specifications and base their discussion on previous debates.
Amendment 304 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In order to ensure an appropriate and effective enforcement of the requirements and obligations laid down in Chapter III of this Regulation, the system of market surveillance and compliance of products established by Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 should apply. Depending on the organisation defined at national level, such market surveillance activities could be carried out by the digital health authorities ensuring the proper implementation of Chapter II, notified bodies for EHR systems or a separate market surveillance authority responsible for EHR systems. While designating digital health authorities or national notified bodies as market surveillance authorities could have important practical advantages for the implementation of health and care, any conflicts of interest should be avoided, for instance by separating different tasks.
Amendment 311 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Users of wellness applications, such as mobile applications, should be informed about the capacity of such applications to be connected and to supply data to EHR systems or to national electronic health solutions, in cases where data produced by wellness applications is useful for healthcare purposes. The capability of those applications to export data in an interoperable format is also relevant for data portability purposes. Where applicable, users should be informed about the compliance of such applications with interoperability and security requirements. However, given the large number of wellness applications and the limited relevance for healthcare purposes of the data produced by many of them, a certification scheme for these applications would not be proportionate. A voluntamandatory labelling scheme should therefore be established as an appropriate mechanism for enabling the transparency for the users of wellness applications regarding compliance with the requirements, thereby supporting users in their choice of appropriate wellness applications with high standards of interoperability and security. Such labelling schemes should also include information for users on data protection rights and an indication of whether the provider of the app or the browser operator has access to data generated by the app in any way. The Commission mayshould set out in implementing acts the details regarding the format and content of such label.
Amendment 324 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) For the secondary use of the clinical data for research, innovation, policy making, regulatory purposes, patient safety or the treatment of other natural persons, the possibilities offered by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 for a Union law should be used as a basis and rules and mechanisms and providing suitable and specific measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the natural persons. This Regulation provides the legal basis in accordance with Articles 9(2) (g), (h), (i) and (j) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 for the secondary use of health data, establishing the safeguards for processing, in terms of lawful purposes, trusted governance for providing access to health data (through health data access bodies) and processing in a secure environment, as well as modalities for data processing, set out in the data permit. At the same time, the data applicant should demonstrate a legal basis pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, based on which they could request access to data pursuant to this Regulation and should fulfil the conditions set out in Chapter IV. More specifically: for processing of electronic health data held by the data holder pursuant to this Regulation, this Regulation creates the legal obligation in the sense of Article 6(1) point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 for disclosing the data by the data holder to health data access bodies, while the legal basis for the purpose of the initial processing (e.g. delivery of care) is unaffected. This Regulation also meets the conditions for such processing pursuant to Articles 9(2) (h),(i),(j) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679. This Regulation assigns tasks in the public interest to the health data access bodies (running the secure processing environment, processing data before they are used, etc.) in the sense of Article 6(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 to the health data access bodies, and meets the requirements of Article 9(2)(h),(i),(j) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Therefore, in this case, this Regulation provides the legal basis under Article 6 and meets the requirements of Article 9 of that Regulation on the conditions under which electronic health data can be processed. In the case where the user has access to electronic health data (for secondary use of data for one of the purposes defined in this Regulation), the data user should demonstrate its legal basis pursuant to Articles 6(1), points (e) or (f), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and explain the specific legal basis on which it relies as part of the application for access to electronic health data pursuant to this Regulation: on the basis of the applicable legislation, where the legal basis under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 is Article 6(1), point (e), or on Article 6(1), point (f), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. If the user relies upon a legal basis offered by Article 6(1), point (e), it should make reference to another EU or national law, different from this Regulation, mandating the user to process personal health data for the compliance of its tasks. If the lawful ground for processing by the user is Article 6(1), point (f), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in this case it is this Regulation that provides the safeguardsthe necessary safeguards must be determined in accordance to this Regulation. In this context, the data permits issued by the health data access bodies are an administrative decision defining the conditions for the access to the data.
Amendment 329 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In the context of the EHDS, the electronic health data already exists and is being collected by healthcare providers, professional associations, public institutions, regulators, researchers, insurers etc. in the course of their activities. Some categories of data are collected primarily for the provisions of healthcare (e.g. electronic health records, genetic data, claims data, etc.), others are collected also for other purposes such as research, statistics, health surveillance, patient safety, regulatory activities or policy making (e.g. disease registries, policy making registries, registries concerning the side effects of medicinal products or medical devices, etc.). For instance, European databases that facilitate data (re)use are available in some areas, such as cancer (European Cancer Information System) or rare diseases (European Platform on Rare Disease Registration, ERN registries, etc.). These data should also be made available for secondary use. However, much of the existing health- related data is not made available for purposes other than that for which they were collected. This limits the ability of researchers, innovators, policy- makers, regulators and doctors to use those data for different purposes, including research, innovation, policy-making, regulatory purposes, patient safety or personalised medicine. In order to fully unleash the benefits of the secondary use of electronic health data, all data holders should contribute to this effort in making different categories of electronic health data they are holding available for secondary use insofar as such effort is always conducted through effective and secured processes, such as aggregation and randomisations and with due respect to professional duties, including but not limited to, confidentiality duties.
Amendment 340 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The categories of electronic health data that can be processed for secondary use should be broad and flexible enough to accommodate the evolving needs of data users, while remaining limited to data related to health or known to influence health. It can also include relevant data from the health system (electronic health records, claims data, disease registries, genomic data etc.), as well as data with an impact on health (for example consumption of different substances, homelessness, health insurance, minimum income, professional status, behaviour, including environmental factors (for example, pollution, radiation, use of certain chemical substances). They can also include person- generated data, such as data from medical devices, wellness applications or other wearables and digital health applications. The data user who benefits from access to datasets provided under this Regulation could enrich the data with various corrections, annotations and other improvements, for instance by supplementing missing or incomplete data, thus improving the accuracy, completeness or quality of data in the dataset for research and innovation activities. To support the improvement of the original database and further use of the enriched dataset, the dataset with such improvements and a description of the changes should be made available free of charge to the original data holder. The data holder should make available the new dataset, unless it provides a justified notification against it to the health data access body, for instance in cases of low quality of the enrichment. Secondary use of non-personal electronic data should also be ensured. In particular, pathogen genomic data hold significant value for human health, as proven during the COVID-19 pandemic. Timely access to and sharing of such data has proven to be essential for the rapid development of detection tools, medical countermeasures and responses to public health threats. The greatest benefit from pathogen genomics effort will be achieved when public health and research processes share datasets and work mutually to inform and improve each other.
Amendment 345 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) The data holders can be public, non for profit or private health or care providers, public, non for profit and private organisations, associations or other entities, public and private entities that carry out research with regards to the health sector that process the categories of health and health related data mentioned above. Health professionals contribute to the EHDS by registering the required categories of patient data in the EHR. Health professionals who are required to register data in an EHR system for primary use purposes should be exempt from providing the data again for secondary use purposes. In order to avoid a disproportionate burden on small entities, micro-enterprises are excluded from the obligation to make their data available for secondary use in the framework of EHDS. The public or private entities often receive public funding, from national or Union funds to collect and process electronic health data for research, statistics (official or not) or other similar purposes, including in area where the collection of such data is fragmented ofr difficult, such as rare diseases, cancer etc. Such data, collected and processed by data holders with the support of Union or national public funding, should be made available by data holders to health data access bodies, in order to maximise the impact of the public investment and support research, innovation, patient safety or policy making benefitting the society. In some Member States, private entities, including private healthcare providers and professional associations, play a pivotal role in the health sector. The health data held by such providers should also be made available for secondary use. At the same time, data benefiting from specific legal protection such as intellectual property from medical device companies or pharmaceutical companies often enjoy copyright protection or similar types of protection. However, public authorities and regulators should have access to such data, for instance in the event of pandemics, to verify defective devices and protect human health. In times of severe public health concerns (for example, PIP breast implants fraud) it appeared very difficult for public authorities to get access to such data to understand the causes and knowledge of manufacturer concerning the defects of some devices. The COVID-19 pandemic also revealed the difficulty for policy makers to have access to health data and other data related to health. Such data should be made available for public and regulatory activities, supporting public bodies to carry out their legal mandate, while complying with, where relevant and possible, the protection enjoyed by commercial data. Specific rules in relation to the secondary use of health data should be provided. Data altruism activities may be carried out by different entities, in the context of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final] and taking into account the specificities of the health sector.
Amendment 362 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) Natural persons should be empowered to and have a right to control their electronic health data under this Regulation. Therefore the possibility for data subjects to decline the processing of all or parts of their health data for secondary use for some or all purposes should be provided. An easily understandable and accessible opt-out mechanism in a user-friendly format should be provided in this regard. Natural persons who opt-out of the processing of some or all of their health data for secondary use should not preclude their possibility to reconsider and provide some or all of their health data for secondary use at a later point.
Amendment 365 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 b (new)
Recital 41 b (new)
(41 b) Due to the highly sensitive nature of certain types of electronic health data, where full anonymisation is not possible and therefore the risk of re-identification of the data subject is high, additional safeguards should be provided for. An opt-in mechanism whereby data subjects explicitly consent or give their permission to the processing of part or all of such data for some or all secondary use purposes should be envisaged. This is particularly relevant for human genetic, genomic and proteomic data, as well as data from biobanks. Where data subjects explicitly consent to the use of parts or all of this data for some or all secondary use purposes, they should be made aware of the sensitive nature of the data they are sharing.
Amendment 366 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 c (new)
Recital 41 c (new)
(41 c) Different demographics have varying degrees of digital literacy which may hamper their ability to enact their rights to control their electronic health data. In addition to the right for natural persons to authorise another natural person of their choice to access or control their electronic health data on their behalf, Member States should charge digital health authorities with the creation of targeted national digital literacy programmes to maximise social inclusion and to ensure all natural persons can effectively exercise their rights under this Regulation.
Amendment 376 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Considering the administrative burden for health data access bodies to inform the natural persons whose data are used in data projects within a secure processing environment, the exceptions provided for in Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should apply. Therefore, health data access bodies should provide general information concerning the conditions for the secondary use of their health data containing the information items listed in Article 14(1) and, where necessary to ensure fair and transparent processing, Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, e.g. information on the purpose and the data categories processed. Exceptions from this rule should be made when the results of the research could assist in the treatment of the natural person concerned. In this case, the data user should inform the health data access body, which should inform the data subject or his health professional, with due regard for the stated wish of the data subject not to be contacted. Natural persons should be able to access the results of different research projects on the website of the health data access body, ideally in an easily searchable manner. The list of the data permits should also be made public. In order to promote transparency in their operation, each health data access body should publish an annual activity report providing an overview of its activities.
Amendment 380 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to support the secondary use of electronic health data, the data holders should refrain from withholding the data, requesting unjustified fees that are not transparent nor proportionate with the costs for making data available (and, where relevant, with marginal costs for data collection), requesting the data users to co- publish the research or other practices that could dissuade the data users from requesting the data. Where ethical approval is necessary for providing a data permit, its evaluation should be based on its own merits. On the other hand, Union institutions, bodies, offices andnational public health authorities, European Union agencies, including EMA, ECDC and the Commission,EMCDDA have very important and insightful data. Access to data of such institutions, bodies, offices and agencies should be granted through the health data access body where the controller is located.
Amendment 387 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to strengthen the enforcement of the rules on the secondary use of electronic health data, appropriate measures that can lead to penalties or temporary or definitive exclusions from the EHDS framework ofr even fines directed to the data users or data holders that do not comply with their obligations. The health data access body should be empowered to verify compliance and give data users and holders the opportunity to reply to any findings and to remedy any infringement. The imposition of penalties should be subject to appropriate procedural safeguards in accordance with the general principles of law of the relevant Member State, including effective judicial protection and due process.
Amendment 389 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Given the sensitivity of electronic health data, it is necessary to reduce risks on the privacy of natural persons by applying the data minimisation principle as set out in Article 5 (1), point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Therefore, common standards for data anonymisation shall be further developed and the use of anonymised electronic health data which is devoid of any personal data should be made available, when possible and if the data user asks it, with data that cannot be anonymised or pseudonymized being excluded of reuse possibilities. Requests of pseudonymised data should be duly justified. When providing access to a pseudonymised or anonymised dataset, a Data Access Body should follow state-of- the-art anonymisation/pseudonymisation technology. If the data user needs to use personal electronic health data, it should clearly indicate in its request the justification for the use of this type of data for the planned data processing activity. The personal electronic health data should only be made available in pseudonymised format and the encryption key can only be held by the health data access body. Data users should not attempt to re-identify natural persons from the dataset provided under this Regulation, subject to administrative or possible criminal penalties, where the national laws foresee this. However, this should not prevent, in cases where the results of a project carried out based on a data permit has a health benefit or impact to a concerned natural person (for instance, discovering treatments or risk factors to develop a certain disease), the data users would inform the health data access body, which in turn would inform the concerned natural person(s)'s professional, with due regard for the stated wish of the data subject not to be contacted. Moreover, the applicant can request the health data access bodies to provide the answer to a data request, including in statistical form. In this case, the data users would not process health data and the health data access body would remain sole controller for the data necessary to provide the answer to the data request.
Amendment 411 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) As the COVID-19 crisis has shown, the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, especially the Commission, need access to health data for a longer period and on a recurring basis. This is may be the case not only in specific circumstances in times of crisis but also to provide scientific evidence and technical support for Union policies on a regular basis. Access to such data may be required in specific Member States or throughout the whole territory of the Union.
Amendment 418 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) For requests to access electronic health data from a single data holder in a single Member State and in order to alieviate the administrative burden for heath data access bodies of managing such request, the data user should be able to request this data directly from the data holder and the data holder should be able to issue a data permit while complying with all the requirements and safeguards linked to such request and permit. Multi- country requests and requests requiring combination of datasets from several data holders should always be channelled through health data access bodies. The data holder should report to the health data access bodies about any data permits or data requests they provide.
Amendment 431 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) The authorisation process to gain access to personal health data in different Member States can be repetitive and cumbersome for data users. Whenever possible, synergies should be established to reduce the burden and barriers for data users. One way to achieve this aim is to adhere to the “single application” principle whereby, with one application, the data user obtains authorisation from multiple health data access bodies in different Member States.
Amendment 434 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Cooperation and work is ongoing between different professional organisations, the Commission and other institutions to set up minimum data fields and other characteristics of different datasets (registries for instance). This work is more advanced in areas such as cancer, rare diseases, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, risk factors assessment and statistics and shall be taken into account when defining new standards and disease-specific harmonised templates for structured data elements.. However, many datasets are not harmonised, raising comparability issues and making cross- border research difficult. Therefore, more detailed rules should be set out in implementing acts to ensure a harmonised provision, coding and registration of electronic health data. Member States should work towards delivering sustainable economic and social benefits of European electronic health systems and services and interoperable applications, with a view to achieving a high level of trust and security, enhancing continuity of healthcare and ensuring access to safe and high-quality healthcare. Existing health data infrastructures and registries put in place by institutions and stakeholders can contribute to defining and implementing data standards, to ensuring interoperability and must be leveraged to allow continuity and build on existing expertise.
Amendment 450 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64 a (new)
Recital 64 a (new)
(64 a) Member States should consider criminalising unauthorised re- identification and disclosure of de- identified personal data to serve as a deterrent measure.
Amendment 459 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65 a (new)
Recital 65 a (new)
(65 a) The EHDS Board should operate transparently with open publication of meeting dates and minutes of the discussion as well as an annual report elaborated together with the European Commission.
Amendment 462 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that the provisions of this Regulation are implemented, including by laying down effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties and fines for their infringement. For certain specific infringements, Member States should take into account the margins and criteria set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 464 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) In order to assess whether this Regulation reaches its objectives effectively and efficiently, is coherent and still relevant and provides added value at Union level the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. The Commission should carry out a partial evaluation of this Regulation 53 years after its entry into force, on the self-certification of EHR systems, and an overall evaluation 75 years after the entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission should submit reports on its main findings following each evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 474 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) strengthenoutlines the rights of natural persons in relation to the availability and control of their electronic health data;
Amendment 515 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ‘non-personal electronic health data’ means data concerning health and genetic data in electronic formatrelevant for health research in electronic format that have been irreversibly anonymised and data that falls outside the definition of personal data provided in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 516 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ‘non-personal electronic health data’ means data concerning mental and physical health and genetic data in electronic format that falls outside the definition of personal data provided in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 534 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) ‘interoperability’ means the ability of organisations as well as software applications or devices from the same manufacturer or different manufacturers to interact towards mutually beneficial goals, involving the exchange of information and knowledge without changing the content or quality of the data between these organisations, software applications or devices, through the processes they support, enabling data portability across data holders and health care providers for data recipients and data users;
Amendment 538 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘European electronic health record exchange format’ means a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format that allows transmission of personal electronic health data between different organisations, software applications, devices and healthcare providers;
Amendment 541 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) ‘health professional access service’ means a service, supported by an EHR system, that enables health professionals to access data of natural persons under their treatmentcare and with authorised permission to do so;
Amendment 548 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) ‘telemedicine’ means the provision of healthcare services, including remote care and online pharmacies, through the use of information and communication technologies, in situations where the health professional and the patient (or several health professionals) are not in the same location;
Amendment 549 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) ‘EHR’ (electronic health record) means any collection of electronicthe past or present electronic mental and physical health data related to a natural person and collected in the health system, processed for healthcarethe purpose of the provision of healthcare services or research purposes;
Amendment 555 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) ‘EHR system’ (electronic health record system) means any appliance or softwarother article whose primary purpose intended by the manufacturer to be used for storing, intermediating, importing, exporting, converting, editing or viewing electronic health records or that can be reasonably expected by the manufacturer to be used for these purposes;
Amendment 564 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o
(o) ‘wellness application’ means any appliance or software intended by the manufacturer to be used by a natural person for processing electronic health data for other purposes than healthcare, such as well-being and pursuing healthy life- styla healthy lifestyle, well-being purposes or that can be reasonably expected by the manufacturer for these purposes;
Amendment 572 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
(y) ‘data holder’ means any natural or legal person, which is an entity or a body controller as set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in the health or care sector, or performing research in relation to these sectors, as well as Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies whoich are a controller as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 which hasve the right or obligation, in accordance with this Regulation, applicable Union law or national legislation implementing Union law, to process personal electronic health data or in the case of non-personal health data, through control of the technical design of athe product and related services, the ability to make and as allowed by contract with natural or legal person owning, renting or leasing the product or related service, the ability to make the relevant and appropriate data pursuant to the relevant requirements laid down in this Regulation available, including to register, provide, restrict access or exchange certain data;
Amendment 594 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ac
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ac
(ac) ‘dataset catalogue’ means a collection of datasets descriptions, which is arranged in a systematic manner and consists of a user-oriented public part, where information concerning individual dataset parameters is accessible by electronic means through an online portal;
Amendment 603 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae a (new)
(ae a) "notified body’ means a conformity assessment body notified in accordance with Article 27f of this Regulation;
Amendment 607 #
2022/0140(COD)
(ae b) ‘conformity assessment’ means the process demonstrating whether the essential requirements of this Regulation relating to EHR systems have been fulfilled;
Amendment 612 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae c (new)
(ae c) ‘conformity assessment body’ means a body that performs conformity assessment activities, including testing, certification and inspection;
Amendment 615 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae d (new)
(ae d) ‘data sharing’ means the provision defined in Article 2 (10) of the Regulation (EU) 2022/868;
Amendment 633 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. In accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States may restrict the scope of thisese rights whenever necessary for the protection of the natural person based on patient safety and ethics by delaying their access to their personal electronic health data for a limited period of time until a health professional can properly communicate and explain to the natural person information that can have a significant impact on his or her health.
Amendment 638 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Where the personal health data have not been registered electronically prior to the application of this Regulation, Member States mayshall require that such data is made available in electronic format pursuant to this Article. This shall not affect the obligation to make personal electronic health data registered after the application of this Regulation available in electronic format pursuant to this Article.
Amendment 644 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) establish one or more proxy services enabling a natural person to authorise other natural persons of their choice to access their electronic health data on their behalf or to enable legal guardians to act on behalf of their dependents in accordance with the national law of the Member State.
Amendment 654 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Natural persons may insert, access and export their electronic health data in and from their own EHR or in that of natural persons whose health information they can access, through electronic health data access services orand applications linked to these services. That information shall be marked as inserted by the natural person or by his or her representative as non-validated, and information shall only be considered as a clinical fact if validated by an identified, registered health professional with the relevant competence. Natural persons shall not have the possibility to directly change data inserted by healthcare professionals. The process must be secure.
Amendment 662 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that, when exercising the right to rectification under Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, natural persons can easily request rectification online through the electronic health data access services referred to in paragraph 5, point (a), of this Article. The rectification of a clinical fact in the EHR must be validated by an identified, registered health professional with the appropriate competence. The process must be secure.
Amendment 668 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Natural persons shall have the right to give access to or request a data holder from the health or social security sector to transmit partially or totally, their electronic health data to a data recipient of their choice from the health or social security sector, immediately, free of charge and without hindrance from the data holder or from the manufacturers of the systems used by that holder.
Amendment 673 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
By way of derogation from Article 9 of Regulation […] [Data Act COM/2022/68 final], the data recipient shall not be required to compensate the data holder for making electronic health data available.
Amendment 674 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Natural persons shall have the right that, where priority categories of personal electronic health data referred to in Article 5 are transmitted or made available by the natural person according to the European electronic health record exchange format referred to in Article 6, such data shall be read and accepterecognised as valid by other healthcare providers.
Amendment 680 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 9
Article 3 – paragraph 9
9. Notwithstanding Article 6(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, natural persons shall have the right to restrict access of health professionals to all or part of their electronic health data. Member StatesFor judicial reasons strictly related to medical liability of health professionals, the date and time of omitted information must be recorded and only visible to the health data access bodies under these circumstances. The European Commission shall establish the rules and specific safeguards regarding such restriction mechanisms through a delegated act.
Amendment 691 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. Natural persons shall have the right to obtain information on the healthcare providers and health professionals that have accessed their electronic health data in the context of healthcare. In order to demonstrate compliance with this right, all relevant entities shall maintain a system of automated recording showing unequivocally who, when and where had access to data, accessible to the patient. The information shall be provided immediately and free of charge through electronic health data access services in a commonly accepted, interoperable format.
Amendment 714 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) have access to the electronic health data of natural persons under their treatmentcare and restrict to their functions of action, irrespective of the Member State of affiliation and the Member State of treatment;
Amendment 718 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that the personal electronic health data of the natural persons they treatcare are updated with information related to the health services provided and, if not, update data concerning the health services provided by them.
Amendment 731 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that access to at least the priority categories of electronic health data referred to in Article 5 is made available to health professionals lawfully exercising their activities through health professional access services and that health professionals can easily select specific relevant information in the EHR. Health professionals who are in possession of recognised electronic identification means shall have the right to use those health professional access services, free of charge. To this end, they may cooperate, where appropriate, with professional associations under the terms provided for by national rules.
Amendment 763 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) discharge reports.;
Amendment 765 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) medical directives.
Amendment 785 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) harmonised datasets containing electronic health data and defining structures, such minimum as data fields and data groups for the content representation of clinical content and other parts of the electronic health data, that can be enlarged to include disease-specific data;
Amendment 790 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the priority categories of personal electronic health data referred to in Article 5 are issued in the format referred to in paragraph 1 and such data shall be read and accepted by therecognised as valid by the data recipient including measures aimed at ensuring priority categories of personal electronic health data arecipient translated as necessary for the provision of healthcare to the language of the patient or the healthcare professional.
Amendment 796 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, wWhere data is processed in electronic format, Member States shall facilitate health professionals to systematically register the relevant health data falling under at least the priority categories referred to in Article 5 concerning the health services provided by them to natural persons, in the electronic format in an EHR system.
Amendment 806 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall, by means of implementingdelegated acts, determine the requirements for the registration of electronic health data by healthcare providers and natural persons, as relevant. Those implementingdelegated acts shall establish the following:
Amendment 816 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. For the purpose of transparency and accountability, natural persons or their legal representatives must be able to see which healthcare professional accessed their electronic health record separately in each specific category and when.
Amendment 817 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. When health data is registered or updated, electronic health records must identify the time, person and location of the registry.
Amendment 826 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Where a Member State accepts the provision of telemedicine services, it shall, under the same conditions, accept the provision of the services of the same type by healthcare providers located in other Member States with the same rights and obligations to access and register electronic health data. Telemedicine services shall respect the national law of the Member State in which is being provided.
Amendment 835 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementingdelegated acts, determine the requirements for the interoperable, cross- border identification and authentication mechanism for natural persons and health professionals, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as amended by [COM(2021) 281 final]. The mechanism shall facilitate the transferability of electronic health data in a cross-border context. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68(2).
Amendment 836 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States and the Commission shall implement services required by the interoperable, cross-border identification and authentication mechanism referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article at Union level, as part of the cross-border digital health infrastructure referred to in Article 12(3).
Amendment 839 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall designate a digital health authority responsible for the implementation and enforcement of this Chapter at national level. Implementation shall be harmonised at national level and across Member States with the EHDS Board conducting an oversight and leadership role in achieving this. The Member State shall communicate the identity of the digital health authority to the Commission by the date of application of this Regulation. Where a designated digital health authority is an entity consisting of multiple organisations, the Member State shall communicate to the Commission a description of the separation of tasks between the organisations. The Commission shall make this information publicly available.
Amendment 843 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ensure that complete and up to date information about the implementation of rights and obligations provided for in in Chapters II and III is made readily available to natural persons, health professionals and healthcare providers and that appropriate training initiatives are undertaken at the local level;
Amendment 853 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) offer, in compliance with national legislation, telemedicine services and ensure that such services are easy to use, accessible and equitable to different groups of natural persons and health professionals, including natural persons with disabilities, do not discriminate and offer the possibility of choosing between in person and digital services;
Amendment 855 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(k a) ensure a communication plan to the natural person, health professional and stakeholders to inform the rights and obligations of which element of the EHDS and inform the natural person the advantages and potential gains to science and society of the primary and secondary use of electronic health data;
Amendment 856 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point k b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point k b (new)
(k b) offer, free of charge, accessible online training, to natural persons and health professionals on how to use electronic health data access service and health professional access service, respectively;
Amendment 882 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. In the performance of its tasks, the digital health authority shall actively cooperate with stakeholders’ representatives, including patients’ and healthcare professionals’ representatives. Members of the digital health authority shall avoid any conflicts of interest. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts setting out what is likely to constitute a conflict of interest together with the procedure to be followed in such cases.
Amendment 903 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The digital health authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the progress of the proceedings and of the decision taken and inform the legal authorities if applicable.
Amendment 953 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. EHR systems may be placed on the market or put into service only if theyafter a notified body has assessed and verified that the EHR system complyies with the provisions laid down in this Chapter.
Amendment 962 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) draw up the technical documentation of their EHR systems in accordance with Article 24 before placing their system on the market;
Amendment 965 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) draw up an EU declaration of conformitycarry out the relevant conformity assessment procedures as referred to in Article 267a;
Amendment 966 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Amendment 967 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 969 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) take without undue delay any necessary corrective action in respect of their EHR systems which are not or are no longer in conformity with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II, or recall or withdraw such systems;
Amendment 971 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) inform the market surveillance authorities and notified bodies of the Member States in which they made their EHR systems available or put them into service of the non- conformity and of any corrective action taken;
Amendment 975 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) upon request of a market surveillance authority or a notified body, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of their EHR system with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 976 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) cooperate with market surveillance authorities and notified bodies, at their request, on any action taken to bring their EHR systems in conformity with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 979 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Manufacturers of EHR systems shall ensure that procedures are in place to ensure that the design, development and deployment of an EHR system continues to comply with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II and the common specifications referred to in Article 23. Changes in EHR system design or characteristics shall be adequately taken into account and reflected in the technical documentationfor EHR systems to remain in conformity with this Regulation. Changes in EHR system design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards or the technical specifications referred to in Annex II and III by reference to which the conformity of the EHR system is declared or by application of which its conformity is verified shall be adequately taken into account and reflected in the technical documentation. When deemed appropriate with regard to the risks presented by EHR systems, manufacturers shall, to protect the rights of natural persons, carry out sample testing or put into service, investigate, and, if necessary, keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming EHR systems and EHR systems recalls, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring.
Amendment 980 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Manufacturers of EHR systems shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for 10 years after the last EHR system covered by the EU declaration of conformity has been placed on the market, where relevant, at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities for 10 years after the last EHR system conformity assessment. Where relevant, the source code or programmed logic included in the technical documentation shall be made available upon a reasoned request from the competent national authorities provided that it is necessary in order for those authorities to be able to check compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex II.
Amendment 982 #
2022/0140(COD)
3 a. Manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that an EHR system, which they have placed on the market or put into service is not in conformity with the essential requirements set out in Annex II shall immediately take the corrective measures necessary to bring that EHR system into conformity, to withdraw it or to recall it, as appropriate. Furthermore, where the EHR system presents a risk, manufacturers shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made the EHR system available on the market to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non-conformity and of any corrective measures taken.
Amendment 984 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation, in paper or electronic form, necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the EHR system with the essential requirements set out in Annex II, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any measures taken to eliminate the risks posed by the EHR system, which they have placed on the market or put into service.
Amendment 990 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) keep the EU declaration of conformity and the technical documentation at the disposal of the national market surveillance authorities for the period referred to in Article 17(3);
Amendment 994 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) cooperate with the market surveillancecompetent national authorities, at their request, on any corrective action taken in relation to the EHR systems covered by their mandate.
Amendment 999 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity;
Amendment 1000 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedures referred to in Article 27a have been carried out by the manufacturer
Amendment 1002 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the EHR system bears the CE marking of conformity referred to in Article 27 ;
Amendment 1005 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that an EHR system, which they have placed on the market, is not in conformity with the essential requirements in Annex II, it shall not make that system available on the market until that system has been brought into conformity. In situations where the EHR system is already on the market, importers shall immediately take the corrective measures necessary to bring that EHR system into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, as appropriate. The importer shall inform without undue delay the manufacturer of such EHR system and the market surveillancenational competent authorities of the Member State in which it made the EHR system available, to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non- conformity and of any corrective measures taken. Where relevant, the source code or programmed logic included in the technical documentation shall be made available upon a reasoned request from competent national authorities provided that it is necessary in order for those authorities to be able to check compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex II.
Amendment 1007 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. Importers shall keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities for the period referred to in Article 17(3) and ensure that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities, upon request. Where relevant, the source code or programmed logic included in the technical documentation shall be made available upon a reasoned request from competent national authorities provided that it is necessary in order for those authorities to be able to check compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex II.
Amendment 1010 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a market surveillancecompetent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an EHR system in the official language of the Member State where the market surveillancecompetent national authority is located. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to bring their EHR systems in conformity with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 1015 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1016 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedures referred to in Article 27a have been carried out by the manufacturer;
Amendment 1018 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. When making an EHR system available on the market, distributors shall act with due care in relation to the requirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 1021 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a market surveillancecompetent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an EHR system. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to bring their EHR systems in conformity with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 1022 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that an EHR system, which they have placed on the market, is not in conformity with the essential requirements in Annex II, it shall not make that system available on the market until that system has been brought into conformity. In situations where the EHR system is already on the market, importers shall immediately take the corrective measures necessary to bring that EHR system into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, as appropriate. The distributor shall inform without undue delay the manufacturer of such EHR system and the national competent authorities of the Member State in which it made the EHR system available, to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non- conformity and of any corrective measures taken.
Amendment 1024 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an EHR system in the official language of the Member State where the competent national authority is located. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to bring their EHR systems in conformity with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 1044 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Presumption of conformity of EHR systems 1. An EHR system which is in conformity with harmonised standards as referred to in Article 23 shall be presumed to be in conformity with the essential requirements set out in Annex II covered by those standards. 2. The Commission shall, as provided in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, request one or more European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards for the essential requirements set out in Annex II. 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing technical specifications for the essential requirements set out in Annex II where the following conditions have been fulfilled: (a) no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements is published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; (b) the Commission has requested one or more European standardisation organisations to draft a harmonised standard for the essential health and safety requirements and there are undue delays in the standardisation procedure or the request has not been accepted by any of the European standardisation organisations. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 68(2). 4. An EHR system which is in conformity with the technical specifications shall be presumed to be in conformity with the essential requirements set out in Annex II covered by those technical specifications.
Amendment 1046 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The EU declaration of conformity shall state that the manufacturer of the EHR system has demonstrated that the essential requirements laid down in Annex II have been fulfilled.
Amendment 1049 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. By drawing upissuing the EU declaration of conformity, to the manufacturerhealth data access body, the notified body shall assume responsibility for the conformity of the EHR system.
Amendment 1057 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a Conformity assessment procedures for EHR systems 1. In order to certify the conformity of an EHR system with this Regulation, the manufacturer or its authorised representative, shall apply for EU type- examination procedure provided for in Annex IVa; 2. Notified bodies shall take into account the specific interests and needs of small and medium sized enterprises when setting the fees for conformity assessment and reduce those fees proportionately to their specific interests and needs.
Amendment 1058 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 b (new)
Article 27 b (new)
Article 27 b Notification Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of conformity assessment bodies authorised to carry out conformity assessments in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 1059 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 c (new)
Article 27 c (new)
Article 27 c Notifying authorities 1. Member States shall designate a notifying authority that shall be responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies, including compliance with Article 27j. 2. Member States may decide that the assessment and monitoring referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out by a national accreditation body within the meaning of and in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. 3. Where the notifying authority delegates or otherwise entrusts the assessment, notification or monitoring referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to a body, which is not a governmental entity that body shall be a legal entity and shall comply mutatis mutandis with the requirements laid down in Article 27d. In addition, that body shall have arrangements to cover liabilities arising out of its activities. 4. The notifying authority shall take full responsibility for the tasks performed by the body referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 1060 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 d (new)
Article 27 d (new)
Article 27 d Requirements relating to notifying authorities 1. A notifying authority shall be established in such a way that no conflict of interest with conformity assessment bodies occurs. 2. A notifying authority shall be organised and operated so as to safeguard the objectivity and impartiality of its activities. 3. A notifying authority shall be organised in such a way that each decision relating to notification of a conformity assessment body is taken by competent persons different from those who carried out the assessment of the EHR system. 4. A notifying authority shall not offer or provide any activities that conformity assessment bodies perform, or consultancy services on a commercial or competitive basis. 5. A notifying authority shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information it obtains. 6. A notifying authority shall have a sufficient number of competent personnel at its disposal for the proper performance of its tasks.
Amendment 1061 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 e (new)
Article 27 e (new)
Article 27 e Information obligation on notifying authorities Member States shall inform the Commission of their procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies, and of any changes thereto. The Commission shall make that information publicly available.
Amendment 1062 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 f (new)
Article 27 f (new)
Amendment 1063 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 g (new)
Article 27 g (new)
Article 27 g Presumption of conformity of notified bodies Where a conformity assessment body demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, it shall be presumed to comply with the requirements set out in Article 27f in so far as the applicable harmonised standards cover those requirements.
Amendment 1064 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 h (new)
Article 27 h (new)
Article 27 h Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies 1. Where a notified body subcontracts specific tasks connected with conformity assessment or has recourse to a subsidiary, it shall ensure that the subcontractor or the subsidiary meets the requirements set out in Article 27f and shall inform the notifying authority accordingly. 2. A notified body shall take full responsibility for the tasks performed by subcontractors or subsidiaries wherever those are established. 3. Activities may be subcontracted or carried out by a subsidiary only with the agreement of the client. 4. A notified body shall keep at the disposal of the notifying authority the relevant documents concerning the assessment of the qualifications of the subcontractor or the subsidiary and the work carried out by them under Annex IVa.
Amendment 1065 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 i (new)
Article 27 i (new)
Article 27 i Notification procedure 1. A notifying authority shall notify only conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the requirements laid down in Article 27f. 2. The notifying authority shall send a notification to the Commission and the other Member States of each conformity assessment body referred to in paragraph 1, using the electronic notification tool developed and managed by the Commission. 3. The notification referred to in paragraph 2 shall include the following: (a) full details of the conformity assessment activities to be performed; (b) the relevant attestation of competence. 4. Where a notification is not based on an accreditation certificate referred to in Article 27i(2), the notifying authority shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with documentary evidence which attests to the conformity assessment body's competence and the arrangements in place to ensure that that body will be monitored regularly and will continue to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 27f. 5. The conformity assessment body concerned may perform the activities of a notified body only where no objections are raised by the Commission or the other Member States within two weeks of the validation of the notification where it includes an accreditation certificate referred to in Article 27i(2), or within two months of the notification where it includes documentary evidence referred to in Article 27i(3). Only such a body shall be considered a notified body for the purposes of this Regulation. 6. The notifying authority shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of any subsequent relevant changes to the notification referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 1066 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 i (new)
Article 27 i (new)
Article 27 i Application for notification 1. A conformity assessment body shall submit an application for notification to the notifying authority of the Member State in which it is established. 2. The application for notification shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, of the conformity assessment procedures set out in Annex IVa as well as by an accreditation certificate, where one exists, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 27f. 3. Where the conformity assessment body concerned cannot provide an accreditation certificate as referred to in paragraph 2, it shall provide the notifying authority with all the documentary evidence necessary for the verification, recognition and regular monitoring of its compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 27f.
Amendment 1067 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 k (new)
Article 27 k (new)
Article 27 k Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies 1. The Commission shall assign an identification number to a notified body. It shall assign a single such number even where the body is notified under several Union acts. 2. The Commission shall make publicly available the list of notified bodies including the identification numbers that have been assigned to them and the conformity assessment activities for which they have been notified. The Commission shall ensure that the list is kept up to date.
Amendment 1068 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 l (new)
Article 27 l (new)
Article 27 l Changes to notifications 1. Where a notifying authority has ascertained or has been informed that a notified body no longer meets the requirements laid down in Article 27f, or that it is failing to fulfil its obligations as set out in Article 27m the notifying authority shall restrict, suspend or withdraw the notification, as appropriate, depending on the seriousness of the failure to meet those requirements or fulfil those obligations. It shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States accordingly. 2. In the event of restriction, suspension or withdrawal of notification, or where the notified body has ceased its activity, the notifying authority shall take appropriate steps to ensure that the files of that body are either processed by another notified body or kept available for the responsible notifying and market surveillance authorities at their request.
Amendment 1069 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 m (new)
Article 27 m (new)
Article 27 m Challenge of the competence of notified bodies 1. The Commission shall investigate all cases where it doubts, or doubt is brought to its attention regarding, the competence of a notified body or the continued fulfilment by a notified body of the requirements and responsibilities to which it is subject. 2. The notifying authority shall provide the Commission, on request, with all information relating to the basis for the notification or the maintenance of the competence of the notified body concerned. 3. The Commission shall ensure that all sensitive information obtained in the course of its investigations is treated confidentially. 4. Where the Commission ascertains that a notified body does not meet or no longer meets the requirements for its notification, it shall adopt an implementing act requesting the notifying authority to take the necessary corrective measures, including the withdrawal of the notification if necessary. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68(2).
Amendment 1070 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 n (new)
Article 27 n (new)
Amendment 1071 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 o (new)
Article 27 o (new)
Article 27 o Appeals against decisions of notified bodies A notified body shall ensure that a transparent and accessible appeals procedure against its decisions is available.
Amendment 1072 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 p (new)
Article 27 p (new)
Article 27 p Information obligation on notified bodies 1. A notified body shall inform the notifying authority of the following: (a) any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate of conformity or approval decision; (b) any circumstances affecting the scope of, or the conditions for, its notification; (c) any request for information which it has received from market surveillance authorities regarding its conformity assessment activities; (d) on request, any conformity assessment activities performed within the scope of its notification and any other activity performed, including cross-border activities and subcontracting. 2. A notified body shall provide other notified bodies carrying out similar conformity assessment activities covering the same kinds of machinery product with relevant information on issues relating to negative and, on request, positive conformity assessment results.
Amendment 1073 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 q (new)
Article 27 q (new)
Article 27 q Coordination of notified bodies The Commission shall ensure that appropriate coordination and cooperation between notified bodies are put in place and properly operated in the form of a sectoral group of notified bodies. A notified body shall participate in the work of that group, directly or by means of designated representatives.
Amendment 1074 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 q (new)
Article 27 q (new)
Article 27 q Exchange of experience The Commission shall provide for the organisation of exchange of experience between the Member States' national authorities responsible for notification policy.
Amendment 1075 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter III – Section 3 a (new)
Chapter III – Section 3 a (new)
3a Section 3a Conformity assessment
Amendment 1079 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Market surveillance authorities shall immediately inform Notified Bodies about manufacturers of EHR systems that no longer comply with the requirements on the declaration of conformity.
Amendment 1080 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Where a market surveillance authority findsof one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that an EHR system presents a risk to the health or, safety or rights of natural persons or to other aspects of public interest protection, ithey shall require the manufacturer of the EHR system concerned, icarry out an evaluation in relation to the EHR system concerned covering all relevant requirements laid down in this Regulation. Its authorised representatives and all other relevant economic operators toshall cooperate as necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose and take all appropriate measures to ensure that the EHR system concerned no longer presents that risk when placed on the market to withdraw the EHR system from the market or to recall it within a reasonable period. Where, in the course of the evaluation referred to in the first subparagraph, the market surveillance authorities find that the EHR system does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, they shall without delay require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate corrective action to bring the EHR system into compliance with those requirements, to withdraw the machinery product from the market, or to recall it within a reasonable period which is commensurate with the nature of the risk referred to in the first subparagraph. The market surveillance authorities shall inform the relevant notified body accordingly.
Amendment 1083 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where the market surveillance authorities consider that non-compliance is not restricted to their national territory, they shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the results of the evaluation and of the actions which they have required the economic operator to take.
Amendment 1096 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where the relevant economic operator does not take adequate corrective action within the period referred to in Article 29, paragraph 1, second subparagraph, the market surveillance authorities shall take all appropriate provisional measures to prohibit or restrict the EHR system being made available on their national market, to withdraw the machinery product from that market or to recall it. The market surveillance authorities shall inform the Commission and the other Member States, without delay, of those measures.
Amendment 1097 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The information referred to in paragraph 1.a, second subparagraph, shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the noncompliant EHR system, the origin of that EHR system, the nature of the non-compliance alleged and the risk involved, the nature and duration of the national measures taken and the arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator.In particular, the market surveillance authorities shall indicate whether the noncompliance is due to any of the following: (a) failure of the EHR system to meet the requirements relating to the essential requirements set out in Annex II; (b) shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 25a(1); (c) shortcomings in the technical specifications referred to in Article 25a(4).
Amendment 1098 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Member States other than the Member State initiating the procedure under this Article shall without delay inform the Commission and the other Member States of any measures adopted and of any additional information at their disposal relating to the non-compliance of the EHR system concerned, and, in the event of disagreement with the adopted national measure, of their objections.
Amendment 1099 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Where, within three months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 1a, second subparagraph, no objection has been raised by either a Member State or the Commission in respect of a provisional measure taken by a Member State, that measure shall be deemed justified.
Amendment 1100 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a Union safeguard procedure 1. Where, on completion of the procedure set out in Article 29(2) and Article 30(1a), objections are raised against a measure taken by a Member State, or where the Commission considers a national measure to be contrary to Union legislation, the Commission shall without delay enter into consultation with the Member States and the relevant economic operator or operators and shall evaluate the national measure. On the basis of the results of that evaluation, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act in the form of a decision determining whether the national measure is justified or not. The Commission shall address its decision to all Member States and shall without delay communicate it to them and to the relevant economic operator or operators. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 68(2a). 2. If the national measure is considered justified, all Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the non-compliant EHR system is withdrawn from their market, and shall inform the Commission accordingly. If the national measure is considered unjustified, the Member State concerned shall withdraw that measure. Where the national measure is considered justified and the non-compliance of the EHR system is attributed to shortcomings in the harmonised standards or technical specifications referred to in Article 30(1b), points (b) and (c), of this Regulation, the Commission shall apply the procedure provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.
Amendment 1106 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Where a manufacturer of a wellness application claims interoperability with an EHR system and therefore compliance with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II and common specifications in Article 23, such wellness application mayshall be accompanied by a label, clearly indicating its compliance with those requirements. The label shall be issued by the manufacturer of the wellness application and the health data access body shall be informed.
Amendment 1107 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, determine the format and content of the label. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68(2).
Amendment 1142 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) electronic health data from EHRs;
Amendment 1151 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) data on factors impacting on health, including social, environmental behavioural determinants of health;
Amendment 1156 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) healthcare-related administrative data, including claims and reimbursement data;
Amendment 1166 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) extracts from human genetic, genomic and proteomic data, such as genetic markers;
Amendment 1220 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. The requirement in the first subparagraph shall not apply to data holders that qualify as micro and small enterprises as defined in Article 2 of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC59in the context of healthcare provision. _________________ 59 Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 1222 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission, together with the Member States, will define measures to protect the personal data of healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of a natural person, in order to prevent the possibility of identifying which prescriptions doctors administer to their patients.
Amendment 1229 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The natural person shall receive information about the benefits of providing access to their health data for secondary use.
Amendment 1251 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5
Article 33 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1265 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Natural persons shall have the right to decline the processing of parts or all of their electronic health data for secondary use. In this regard, health data access bodies shall provide an easily understandable and accessible opt-out mechanism in a user-friendly format whereby natural persons have the option to explicitly remove parts or all of their electronic health data to be processed for some or all secondary use purposes.
Amendment 1268 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. For the categories of electronic health data referred to in (e) and (m) of the first paragraph, health data access bodies shall only provide this health data for secondary use processing after natural persons have explicitly consented to its use. Such an opt-in mechanism shall be easily understandable and accessible and provided for in a user-friendly format whereby data subjects are made aware of the sensitive nature of the data.
Amendment 1274 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 7
Article 33 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1295 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) activities for reasons of public interest in the area of public and occupational health, such as protection against serious cross-border threats to health, public health surveillance, monitoring and evaluating health programmes or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of healthcare and of medicinal products or medical devices;
Amendment 1300 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support public sector bodies or Union institutions, agencies and bodies including regulatory authorities, as well as, where national laws apply, professional associations, in the health or care sector to carry out their tasks defined in their mandates;
Amendment 1311 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) education oruniversity and post-university teaching activities in health or care sectors;
Amendment 1314 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) scientific research related to health or care sectors for prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation or healthcare management, including fundamental, exploratory or applied healthcare research;
Amendment 1325 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) development and innovation activities for products or services contributing to public health or social security and intended for healthcare or long-term care purposes, or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of health care, of medicinal products or of medical devices;
Amendment 1339 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) training, testing and evaluating of algorithms, including in medical devices, AI systems and digital health applications, contributing to the public health or social security and intended for healthcare or long-term care purposes, or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of health care, of medicinal products or of medical devices;
Amendment 1372 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) taking decisions detrimental to a natural person or a group of natural persons based on their electronic health data; in order to qualify as “decisions”, they must produce legal effects or similarly significantly affect those natural persons;
Amendment 1377 #
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 or credit contract or to modify their contributions and insurance premiums or conditions of loans or exclude them from the benefit of participating in clinical trials;
Amendment 1388 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) advertising or marketing activities towards health professionals, organisations in health or natural persons;
Amendment 1393 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) developing products or services that may harm individuals and societies at large, including, but not limited to illicit drugs, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and nicotine products, weaponries or products, or goods or services which are designed or modified in such a way that they incite chemical, behavioural or any other type of addiction or that they contravene public order or morality.
Amendment 1404 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) automated individual decision- making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 1412 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(e b) data of pharmaceutical prescriptions or medical devices by commercial name, with the exception of usage by public authorities.
Amendment 1415 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(e c) national defense and security.
Amendment 1417 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
(e d) confidential data used by public bodies which are market regulators.
Amendment 1436 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that each health data access body is provided with the human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its tasks and the exercise of its powers in a timely manner.
Amendment 1490 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) cooperate with and supervise data holders to enable them to enact their rights to opt-out of data processing for secondary use as referred to in Article 33(5a) and to opt-in for data processing for the specific categories of data referred to in Article 33(5b) ensure the consistent and accurate implementation of the data quality and utility label set out in Article 56;
Amendment 1532 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) cooperate with European institutions and agencies, where applicable in accordance with Union law.
Amendment 1543 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the applicable rights of natural persons in relation to secondary use of electronic health data, including the right to opt-out referred to in Article 33(5a) and the right to opt-in for the categories of data referred to in Article 33(5b);
Amendment 1550 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) the record on who has been granted access to the data, the legal basis and the purpose, in accordance with Union and national law;
Amendment 1558 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. HAt the request of a natural person or a group representing natural persons, health data access bodies shall not be obliged to provide the specific information under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 to each natural person concerning the use of their data for projects subject to a data permit and shall provide general public information on all the data permits issued pursuant to Article 46.
Amendment 1566 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. Where a health data access body isData users shall inform the health data access bodies of conclusive findings that arise from the secondary use of natural persons’ health data. Health data access bodies shall provide an accessible and easily understandable mechanism for natural persons to express their explicit will to be informed by a data user of a finding that may impact on the health of athat natural person, the health data access body may inform the natural person and his or her treating health professional about. Electronic health records shall notify the health professionals with the appropriate competence to communicate to the natural person about that finding to better evaluate thate finding and its consequences.
Amendment 1571 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Article 38 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall regularly inform the public at large about the role and benefits of health data access bodies, as well as the risks and consequences linked with individual and collective digital health data rights arising from this Regulation.
Amendment 1574 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Article 38 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall regularly inform the public at large about the role and benefits of health data access bodies, as well as the risks and consequences linked with individual and collective digital health data rights arising from this Regulation.
Amendment 1627 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Article 41 – paragraph 4
4. The data holder shall put the electronic health data at the disposal of the health data access body within 23 months from receiving the request from the health data access body. In exceptional cases, that period may be extended by the health data access body for an additional period of 2 months.
Amendment 1632 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. Health data access bodies and single data holders may charge fees for making electronic health data available for secondary use. Any fees shall include and be derived from the costs related to set up, data enrichment, maintainance or updating of the dataset and conducting the procedure for requests, including for assessing a data application or a data request, granting, refusing or amending a data permit pursuant to Articles 45 and 46 or providing an answer to a data request pursuant to Article 47, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final]. No fees should be charged to public health authorities, at local, regional or national level or to address public health research, including but not limited to, epidemiological surveillance or monitoring of health projects and programmes.
Amendment 1646 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. Any fees charged to data users pursuant to this Article by the health data access bodies or data holders shall be transparent and proportionate to the cost of collecting, set up, data enrichment, maintainance or updating of the dataset and making electronic health data available for secondary use, objectively justified and shall not restrict competition. The support received by the data holder from donations, public national or Union funds, to set up, develop or update that dataset shall be excluded from this calculation. The specific interests and needs of SMEs, public bodies, Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies involved in research, health policy or analysis, educational institutions and healthcare providers shall be taken into account when setting the fees, by reducing those fees proportionately to their size or budget.
Amendment 1657 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 6
Article 42 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, lay down principles and rules for the fee policies and fee structures. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68(2).
Amendment 1665 #
2022/0140(COD)
4. Health data access bodies shall have the power to revoke the data permit issued pursuant to Article 46 and stop the affected electronic health data processing operation carried out by the data user in order to ensure the cessation of the non- compliance referred to in paragraph 3, immediately or within a reasonable time limit, and shall take appropriate and proportionate measures aimed at ensuring compliant processing by the data users. In this regard, the health data access bodies shall be able, where appropriate, to revoke the data permit and to exclude the data user from any access to electronic health data for a period of up to 5 years, and fines shall be imposed in accordance with Article 83 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 1671 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 5
Article 43 – paragraph 5
5. Where data holders withhold the electronic health data from health data access bodies with the manifest intention of obstructing the use of electronic health data, or do not respect the deadlines set out in Article 41, the health data access body shall have the power to fine the data holder with fines for each day of delay, which shall be transparent and proportionate. The amount of the fines shall be established by the health data access body. In case of repeated breaches by the data holder of the obligation of loyal cooperation with the health data access body, that body can exclude the data holder from participation in the EHDS for a period of up to 5 years. Where a data holder has been excluded from the participation in the EHDS pursuant to this Article, following manifest intention of obstructing the secondary use of electronic health data, it shall not have the right to provide access to health data in accordance with Article 49.
Amendment 1677 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Any natural person affected by a breach of the data permit issued pursuant to Articles 35 and 46 should have the right to an effective judicial remedy before a tribunal in accordance with Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 1685 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 10
Article 43 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission mayshall issues guidelines on penalties to be applied by the health data access bodies.
Amendment 1715 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
3. Where the purpose of the data user’s processing cannot be achieved with anonymised data, taking into account the information provided by the data user, the health data access bodies shall provide access to electronic health data in pseudonymised format. The information necessary to reverse the pseudonymisation shall be available only to the health data access bodyholder. Data users shall not re- identify the electronic health data provided to them in pseudonymised format. The data user’s failure to respect the health data access body’s measures ensuring pseudonymisation shall be subject to appropriate penalties.
Amendment 1721 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. In providing anonymised and pseudonymised datasets, health data access bodies shall follow the state-of-the- art in anonymisation and pseudonymisation technologies. The European Health Data Space Board, together with the digital health authorities, shall discuss and create norms and standards for data holders to apply.
Amendment 1752 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) an justified estimation of the period during which the electronic health data is needed for processing;
Amendment 1756 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) a communication plan defining audiences and tools to publicly inform on the results or outcomes of the access to the data in accordance with Article 46(11);
Amendment 1760 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
(h b) provide the specified information under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and facilitate the exercise of the rights of natural persons with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) 2016/67.
Amendment 1761 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h c (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h c (new)
(h c) information, such as but not limited to professional qualifications, which justify the data applicant's suitability to use the requested data for the intended purpose.
Amendment 1767 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Where the applicant intends to access the personal electronic health data in a pseudonymised format or non- personal data, the following additional information shall be provided together with the data access application:
Amendment 1813 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. A health data access body shall issue or refuse a data permit within 26 months of receiving the data access application. By way of derogation from that Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final], the health data access body may extend the period for responding to a data access application by 2 additional months where necessary, taking into account the complexity of the request. In such cases, the health data access body shall notify the applicant as soon as possible that more time is needed for examining the application, together with the reasons for the delay. Where a health data access body fails to provide a decision within the time limit, the data permit shall be issued.
Amendment 1843 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 9
Article 46 – paragraph 9
9. A data permit shall be issued for the duration necessary to fulfil the requested purposes which shall not exceed 5 years. This duration may be extended once, at the request of the data user, based on arguments and documents to justify this extension provided, 1 month before the expiry of the data permit, for a period which cannot exceed 5 years. By way of derogation from Article 42, the health data access body may charge increasing fees to reflect the costs and risks of storing electronic health data for a longer period of time exceeding the initial 5 years. In order to reduce such costs and fees, the health data access body may also propose to the data user to store the dataset in storage system with reduced capabilities. The data within the secure processing environment shall be deleted within 6 months followingimmediately after the expiry of the data permit. Upon request of the data user, the formula on the creation of the requested dataset shall be stored by the health data access body.
Amendment 1877 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – title
Article 48 – title
Making data available for public sector bodies and Union institutions, bodies, offices andnational public health authorities and European Union public health agencies without a data permit
Amendment 1885 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
By derogation from Article 46 of this Regulation, a data permit shall not be required to access the electronic health data under this Article. When carrying out those tasks under Article 37 (1), points (b) and (c), the health data access body shall inform public sector bodies and the Union institutions, offices, agencies and bodnational public health authorities and the European Union health agencies, about the availability of data within 2 months of the data access application, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final]. By way of derogation from that Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final ], the health data access body may extend the period by 2 additional months where necessary, taking into account the complexity of the request. The health data access body shall make available the electronic health data to the data user within 2 months after receiving them from the data holders, unless it specifies that it will provide the data within a longer specified timeframe.
Amendment 1890 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49
Article 49
Access to electronic health data from a 1. access to electronic health data only from a single data holder in a single Member State, by way of derogation from Article 45(1), that applicant may file a data access application or a data request directly to the data holder. The data access application shall comply with the requirements set out in Article 45 and the data request shall comply with requirements in Article 47. Multi-country requests and requests requiring a combination of datasets from several data holders shall be addressed to health data access bodies. 2. issue a data permit in accordance with Article 46 or provide an answer to a data request in accordance with Article 47. The data holder shall then provide access to the electronic health data in a secure processing environment in compliance with Article 50 and may charge fees in accordance with Article 42. 3. 51, the single data provider and the data user shall be deemed joint controllers. 4. shall inform the relevant health data access body by electronic means of all data access applications filed and all the data permits issued and the data requests fulfilled under this Article in order to enable the health data access body to fulfil its obligations under Article 37(1) and Article 39.rticle 49 deleted single data holder Where an applicant requests In such case, the data holder may By way of derogation from Article Within 3 months the data holder
Amendment 1900 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TSubject to the issuance of a data permit, the health data access bodies shall provide access to electronic health data only through a secure processing environment, with technical and organisational measures and security and interoperability requirements. In particular, they shall take the following security measures:
Amendment 1910 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Article 50 – paragraph 3
3. The health data access bodies shall ensure regular audits of the secure processing environments. and take immediate corrective action of any shortcomings, risks or vulnerabilities identified in the secure processing environments
Amendment 1917 #
Amendment 1921 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1
Article 51 – paragraph 1
1. The health data access bodies and the data users, including Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies,In addition to data holders, the health data access bodies shall be deemed a controller for the processing of personal electronic health data in accordance with Article 37(1)(d). The data users shall be deemed joint controllers of electronic health data processed in accordance with data permi for the processing of personal electronic health data in pseudonymised form in the secure processing environment pursuant to the data permit. The health data access body shall act as a processor for the health data user´s processing pursuant to a data permit in the secure processing environment.
Amendment 1925 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a template for the joint controllers’ arrangement. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure set out in Article 68(2).
Amendment 1929 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies involved in health research, health policy or analysis, shall be authorised participants of HealthData@EU.
Amendment 1934 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 5
Article 52 – paragraph 5
5. Third countries or international organisations may become authorised participants where they comply with the rules of Chapter IV of this Regulation and whereby the transfer of electronic health data is compliant with the provisions laid down in Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and provide access to data users located in the Union, on equivalent terms and conditions, to the electronic health data available to their health data access bodies. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing that a national contact point of a third country or a system established at an international level is compliant with requirements of HealthData@EU for the purposes of secondary use of health data, is compliant with the Chapter IV of this Regulation and Chapter V of Regulation 2016/679 and provides access to data users located in the Union to the electronic health data it has access to on equivalent terms and conditions. The compliance with these legal, organisational, technical and security requirements, including with the standards for secure processing environments pursuant to Article 50 shall be checked under the control of the Commission. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68 (2). The Commission shall make the list of implementing acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph publicly available.
Amendment 1945 #
2022/0140(COD)
The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, set out:
Amendment 1947 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 52 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) requirements, technical specifications, the IT architecture of HealthData@EU, conditions and compliance checks for authorised participants to join and remain connected to HealthData@EU and conditions for temporary or definitive exclusion from HealthData@EU which shall ensure state- of-the-art data security, confidentiality, and protection of electronic health data in the cross border infrastructure;
Amendment 1952 #
2022/0140(COD)
(aa) conditions and compliance checks for authorised participants to join and remain connected to HealthData@EU and conditions for temporary or definitive exclusion from HealthData@EU;
Amendment 1961 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68(2). The Commission shall consult with and involve the European Union Agency for Cyber Security (ENISA) in the aforementioned process.
Amendment 1975 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. AThe same data permit issued by one concerned health data access body mayshall benefit from mutual recognition by the other concerned health data access bodies.
Amendment 1976 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. AThe same data permit issued by one concerned health data access body mayshall benefit from mutual recognition by the other concerned health data access bodies.
Amendment 1981 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish an EU Datasets Catalogue connecting the national catalogues of datasets established by the health data access bodies and other authorised participants in HealthData@EU. taking into consideration the health interoperability resources already developed across the Union.
Amendment 2006 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. The protective measures for the categories of data mentioned in paragraph 1 shall depend on the nature of the data and anonymization and pseudonymisation techniques and shall be detailed in the Delegated Act under the empowerment set out in Article 5(13) of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final].
Amendment 2017 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2023 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. A European Health Data Space Board (EHDS Board) is hereby established to facilitate cooperation and the exchange of information among Member States. The EHDS Board shall be composed of the high level representatives of digital health authorities and health data access bodies of all the Member States. Other national authorities, including market surveillance authorities referred to in Article 28, European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor mayshall be invited to the meetings, where the issues discussed are of relevance for them. The Board shall also consult on a regular basis European level patient organisations and European level healthcare professional organisations and may also invite experts and observers to attend its meetings, and may cooperate with other external experts as appropriate. Other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, research infrastructures and other similar structures shall have an observer role.
Amendment 2036 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Article 64 – paragraph 4
4. Stakeholders and relevant third partieRelevant stakeholders, including patients’ ' and healthcare presentativesofessional's organisations and academia, shall be invited to attend meetings of the EHDS Board and to participate in its work, depending on the topics discussed and their degree of sensitivity.
Amendment 2040 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The EHDS Board, in conjunction with the European Commission, shall publish an annual report covering the implementation status of the European Health Data Space and other relevant points of development, including with respect to cross-border health data interoperability, and implementation challenges.
Amendment 2066 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) to facilitate the exchange of views on the secondary use of electronic health data with the relevant stakeholders, including representatives of patients, health professionals, researchers, regulators and policy makers in the health sector to support the design of aligned implementation strategies, guidance and standards and to assess the needs for further improvement.
Amendment 2076 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5(2), 107(3), 25(3), 32(4), 33(7), 37(4), 39(3), 41(7), 45(7), 46(8), 52(7), 56(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 2083 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 4
Article 67 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State and targeted stakeholders, including health professionals and patients’ organisations, in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
Amendment 2086 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In accordance with the Inter- Institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making, the Commission shall make use of expert groups, consult targeted stakeholders and carry out public consultations to gather broader expertise in the early preparation of draft implementing acts.
Amendment 2091 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties shall be effective, proportionate and, dissuasive and encouraging corrective action to the infringements. Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules and measures by date of application of this Regulation and shall notify the Commission without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 2100 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. After 53 years from the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out a targeted evaluation of this Regulation especially with regards to Chapter III, and submit a report on its main findings to the European Parliament and to the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, accompanied, where appropriate, by a proposal for its amendment. The evaluation shall include an assessment of the self-certification of EHR systems and reflect on the need to introduce a conformity assessment procedure performed by notified bodies.
Amendment 2120 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) from 32 years after date of entry into application to categories of personal electronic health data referred to in Article 5(1), points (d), (e) and (f), and to EHR systems intended by the manufacturer to process such categories of data;
Amendment 2122 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 4
Article 72 – paragraph 4
Chapter III shall apply to EHR systems put into service in the Union pursuant to Article 15(2) from 32 years after date of entry into application.
Amendment 2129 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.5
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.5
2.5. An EHR system shall not include features that prohibit, restrict or place undue burden on authorised exporting of personal electronic health data for the reasons of replacing the EHR system by another product. Authorised exporting of personal electronic health data shall be free of charge, without undue delay, or in in any event within one month from the request and in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, in line with the interoperability and security requirements to be developed according to Articles 23 and 50.
Amendment 2131 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.1
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.1
3.1. An EHR system shall be designed and developed in such a way that it ensures highly safe and secure processing of electronic health data, and that it prevents unauthorised access to such data.
Amendment 2133 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
Amendment 729 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) on a label referred to in Article 14 if there do not already exist officially recognised Type 1 ecolabels (ISO 14024) for the product group;
Amendment 1019 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) not provide or display other labels, marks, symbols or inscriptions that are likely to mislead or confuse customers with respect to the information included on the label. These restrictions do not apply to the EU Ecolabel and other officially recognised Type 1 ecolabels (ISO 14024).
Amendment 1057 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1
1. Member States incentives relating to products covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 that determines classes of performance in accordance with Article 7(4), in relation to a product parameter referred to in Annex I, shall concern the highest two classes of performance that are populated at Union level or, where relevant, products with an EU Ecolabel, and other officially recognised Type 1 ecolabels (ISO 14024), unless otherwise specified in that delegated act.
Amendment 1068 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) Notwithstanding paragraph 1 in this article the Member States can always use other officially recognised Type 1 ecolabels (ISO 14024) as a selection criterion in line with Directive 2014/24/EU article 43.
Amendment 2 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the New European Bauhaus aims to reimagine the way we live togetherinitiative aims to improve the way people live together by reimagining public spaces for new ways of living, encompassing both urban and rural areas, and the connections between these;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the implementation of the New European Bauhaus initiative ishould be guided by the principles of reconnecting with nature, maintaining and regaining a sense of belonging, prioritising the places and people that need it most, and fosteringvulnerable people and neighbourhoods, and fostering sustainability through long-term, life- cycle and integrated thinking in the industrial ecosystem; and should feed such principles into the “Renovation Wave” guidelines;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the New European Bauhaus isnitiative has been initially funded by different EU programmes, such as Horizon Europe, the LIFE programme and the European Regional Development Fund;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the New European Bauhaus initiative should be based on innovation at all levels and the active participation and involvement of people and local communities including the integration of female creativity and knowledge in the planning of the daily life in the homes and city spaces as well as the future ways of living;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue the green transition of the industrial ecosystem through the New European Bauhauincluding the construction sector, through the New European Bauhaus initiative, in a way that also benefits the workforce and provides for new and equal opportunities;
Amendment 54 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 64 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Expects a successful New European Bauhaus initiative to create new quality employment in the construction, restoration, architecture, design, textile, cultural and creative sectors, and to offer upskilling and reskilling opportunities;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the New European Bauhaus movementinitiative, as it can contributes to creating a common European identity and a shared sense of belonginga shared sense of belonging and togetherness, both at local and European level, and foster creativity inspired by different cultural backgrounds, geographical settings and climatic conditions;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in developing new, sustainable building techniques and designs to cin relate aion to the New European Bauhaus way of thinking and to contribute to an EU-wide healthy lifestyle for all Europeansinitiative, in order to provide decent housing at affordable costs for all, also in view of tackling energy poverty;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to require Member States to ensure a minimum of 100 m² of green space per home when planning New European Bauhaus housing projects, and a minimum of one hectare of continuous green space per New European Bauhaus neighbourhoodsufficient amount of green and qualified public space per home and per neighbourhood following the global and European urban planning standards when planning New European Bauhaus housing projects taking the spacial setting into account, and to look for innovative solutions to better incorporate environmental considerations;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 2 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to Article 8 of the TFEU enshrining the EU’s aim to eliminate by all its activities inequalities and promote equality between women and men which translates into gender mainstreaming,
Amendment 38 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to Directive 2000/43/EC of the Council of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,
Amendment 40 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission’s Communication A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (COM(2020) 152 final), of 5 March 2020,
Amendment 54 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
— having regard to the EPSCO Council conclusions ST/8884-21 of 14 June 2021 on the Socio-Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Gender Equality,
Amendment 57 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)
Citation 24 b (new)
— having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Opinion SOC/535- EESC- 2016 of 21 September 2012 The rights of live-in care workers,
Amendment 65 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
— having regard to the ETUI/EPSU report on Pay transparency and role of gender-neutral job evaluation and job classification in the public services,
Amendment 76 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EPSR Action Plan sets out concrete initiatives for the implementation of principles that are essential for building a stronger social Europe for just transitions and recovery; whereas expanding the care workforce will be a prerequisite for the implementation of these initiatives, including those pertaining to the principle 18 in the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas people are inherently interdependent as they all rely on care to different degrees depending on age, social status, physical endowment and personal background;
Amendment 90 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 98 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas care encompasses all services to addresssupport autonomy and independence of persons in need for care, and by supporting their physical, psychological and, social needs of dependents, as well as support to, personal and household needs guarantees the equal exercise of the rights, dignity, autonomy, inclusion and well-being ofor all members of society;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the large majority of care givers, formal and informal, are women; whereas caring for others, both paid and unpaid, heavily impacts women’s participation in all areas of life;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Amendment 120 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the Commission defines personal and household services as "a broad range of activities that contribute to wellbeing at home of families and individuals: child care, long-term care for the elderly and for persons with disabilities, cleaning, remedial classes, home repairs, gardening, ICT support, etc."; whereas in personal and household services the activities of care and non- care are highly intertwined with a vast proportion of workers performing both;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas at global level, personal and household services are usually described under the term domestic work; whereas the inclusion of domestic workers in the care workforce therefore recognises that care provision includes not only personal care, but also non-relational indirect care, which provides the necessary preconditions for the provision of personal care; whereas a large proportion of personal and household workers thus belongs to the care workforce;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas the COVID-19 crisis highlighted the key role played by workers in personal and household services within our societies, demonstrating the urgent need to ensure full recognition for these workers in all Member States together with collective bargaining rights, social security and social protection; whereas due to the persisting lack of proper recognition of these workers in several Member States, many of them have lost their job during the COVID-19 pandemic without being able to benefit from state wage compensation and job retention schemes; whereas the pandemic resulted in the loss of accommodation for many workers in personal and household services, as well as exposed them to violence and harassment at work;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the stigma surrounding dependence and the need for care and support intersects with other grounds of discrimination, above all gender and sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, ethnicity, as well as economic, social, migrant and other disadvantaged backgrounds;
Amendment 133 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas thestereotypes surrounding women being better care givers as well as stigma surrounding interdependence and the need for care and support intersects with other grounds of discrimination;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the “male breadwinner – female carer“ model continues to shape access to social rights, including pensions, hence impacting negatively on women’s economic independence throughout the life-cycle;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, in 2018, one-third of employed women were working part time in the EU, nearly four times the rate for men; whereas the unequal distribution of unpaid and invisible care responsibilities is a major factor contributing to this discrepancy;
Amendment 146 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Amendment 147 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas care migration can be defined as the movement of people to supply care services both in the formal and informal economy; whereas migrant workers in care, who are mostly women, are more vulnerable to exploitation and often lack access of their rights;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas many care workers members of an ethnic minority or migrants work as live-in care workers with unlimited working hours, having to be available 24 hours a day; whereas these live-in workers are mostly women who do not have an official job contract;
Amendment 157 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there is a lack of quality, accessible and affordable care services in nearly all Member States; whereas the monitoring of formal and informal care is hampered by the lack of data, including gender-disaggregated data, and the lack of quality indicators;
Amendment 166 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the crisis in the care sector precedes the Covid pandemic; whereas in the years 2019 to 2020, 421,000 workers left the residential care sector; whereas this increases the psychosocial risks faced by the care workers that remain in the sector, who are mostly women, as their workload increases;
Amendment 186 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic hasmade visible and exacerbated the pre- existing challenges in terms of access to both formal and informal care services;
Amendment 197 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions many carers were isolated from their family and broader community;
Amendment 202 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a double burden for many women, who had longer shifts at work and additional informal care at home;
Amendment 205 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the drastic shift from standard work in the place of employment to telework during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the need to better enforce, review and update the legislation related to working conditions in the digital environment and the use of artificial intelligence in the world of work;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Amendment 215 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the provision of quality care depends on the existence of a sufficiently large and well-trained workforce, the creation of decent working conditions andthrough social dialogue and collective bargaining, fair wages, as well as integrated services, and adequate funding;
Amendment 216 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the provision of quality care depends on the existence of a sufficiently large and, well- trained and motivated workforce, the creationestablishment of decent working conditions and, social dialogue and the right to collective bargaining, fair pay, integrated services, and adequate funding;
Amendment 240 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is a lack of care services that are tailored to individual’s needs and preferences; whereas this requires structures of care need to be changed from centralised institutions to community- based care; whereas that shift has been too slow;
Amendment 249 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the structures of care need to be changed from centralised institutions to home- and community-based care; whereas that shift has been too slow;
Amendment 261 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the undervaluation and invisibility of care work are closely linked with the fact that women dominate in the care sector; in terms of pay and working conditions as well as the invisibility of care work are closely linked with a vicious circle of “double devaluation”, where care is relegated to the most disempowered groups of society, mainly women, because of its lack of value and, in turn, the activity of care becomes devalued because it is carried out by the most disempowered groups;
Amendment 267 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the undervaluation and invisibility of care work are closely linked with the fact that women dominate in the care sector, as well as the fact that homecare and other personal and household services are provided behind closed doors;
Amendment 294 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas an excessive market share of private care companies can lead to profit being put before the needs and wellbeing of care workers and care recipients as well as negatively impact universal access to care services;
Amendment 298 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in all the Member States, pay in the care sector is well below the average pay and is connected with lower collective bargaining coverage in the care sector; whereas those employees working in the for-profit and non-profit sectors do not have access to a union representation and collective bargaining;
Amendment 300 #
2021/2253(INI)
J. whereas in all the Member States, pay in the care sector is well below the average pay and is connected with a devaluation of female-dominated sectors, such as this, as well as factors such as lower collective bargaining coverage in the care sector;
Amendment 313 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas 80 % of all long-term care in Europe is provided by informal carers, which makes care an extremely gendered issue; whereas informal care provision is associated with reduction of employment rates, increase of poverty and social exclusion rates, reduced mental health and increased feelings of social isolation and loneliness;
Amendment 315 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas 80 % of all long-term care in Europe is provided by informal carers, the majority of which are women, which makes care an extremely gendered issue; whereas most informal carers lack rights, such as sick leave and holidays, which negatively impacts on their physical and mental health, well-being and social inclusion;
Amendment 332 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the high numbers of care recipients who are dependent on informal care are directly linked to the inaccessibility and unaffordability of quality professional services; as well as the choice of many Member States to rely on unpaid informal care as the major source of care provision;
Amendment 337 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the high numbers of care recipients who arare made dependent on informal care are directly linked to thers as a direct consequence of the non- existence, inaccessibility and unaffordability of quality professional services;
Amendment 351 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas women in the EU carry out 13 hours more of unpaid care and housework per week than men; whereas 7.7 million women in the EU remain out of the labour market owing to their care responsibilities for children and dependents, compared to just 450,000 men;
Amendment 368 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M h (new)
Recital M h (new)
Mh. whereas care remains one of the main fields of reproduction of gender archetypes, which are further reinforced by the lack of investment in quality services and gender bias in other policies that disproportionally affect women’s self- determination in social and professional life, such as tax benefit system;
Amendment 377 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas in 2019, 22.2 % of children in the EU – almost 18 million – were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; whereas children from low-income families, homeless children, children with a disability, children with a migrant background, children with a minority ethnic background, particularly Roma children, children in institutional care, children in precarious family situations, single-parent families, LGBTIQ+ families, and families where parents are away to work abroad face serious difficulties, such as severe housing deprivation or overcrowding, barriers in accessing fundamental and basic services, such as access to quality care, adequate nutrition and decent housing; whereas children with disabilities in the EU are disproportionately more likely to be placed in institutional care than children without disabilities, and appear far less likely to benefit from efforts to enable a transition from institutional to family-based care1a; whereas the European Child Guarantee is an EU instrument whose objective is to prevent and combat poverty and social exclusion by guaranteeing free and effective access for children in need to key services; essential care services, such as early childhood education and care, educational and school-based activities, healthcare and at least one healthy meal per school day, and effective access for all children in need to healthy nutrition and adequate housing1b; _________________ 1a European parliament Resolution of 29 April 2021 on European Child Guarantee 1b Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/1004 establishing a European Child Guarantee.
Amendment 380 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas access to quality care services, especially long-term care, is increasingly preconditioned on individual and family income; whereas households with low incomes, lower educational levels, and migrant households experience the greatest difficulties in accessing formal home-based long-term care services; whereas across the EU, one third, and in five Member States even more than half of the households, report that they are in need of professional long- term care services but cannot access them due to financial reasons1a; _________________ 1a Social Protection Committee and the European Commission (2021) Long-term care report
Amendment 387 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas access to quality care services, especially long-term care, is increasingly preconditioned on individual and family income as well as their place of residence;
Amendment 390 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas a 2021 Eurocarers survey suggests that 78% of informal carers never used care-related technologies; whereas digital technologies have the potential to support both formal and informal carers and reduce the burden they face, for example, in transporting patients to consultations that could be held online;
Amendment 401 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
Pb. whereas demographic change and accompanying ageing of the population will increase the demand for care services; whereas care jobs are not likely to be replaced or reduced by automation; whereas this should motivate the EU and Member States to invest into the care economy as a promising job creating sector, in the framework of the digital transition, in order to increase the number of qualified staff and attract more people to this sector;
Amendment 413 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P d (new)
Recital P d (new)
Amendment 419 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P h (new)
Recital P h (new)
Ph. whereas the data on quality of care services is almost exclusively based on non-standard client satisfaction surveys;
Amendment 420 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P i (new)
Recital P i (new)
Pi. whereas difficulties associated with the provision of adequate, decent and affordable housing, especially for older people, single persons, persons with disability, persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion, families with young children and single parents, significantly hinder access to quality care services;
Amendment 421 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P j (new)
Recital P j (new)
Amendment 422 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P k (new)
Recital P k (new)
Pk. whereas unions play an important role in representing employees’ interests, as well as raising and maintaining standards across the care sector in non- profit, for-profit and public care;
Amendment 423 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P l (new)
Recital P l (new)
Amendment 424 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P m (new)
Recital P m (new)
Pm. whereas more than half of care workers say they do not earn enough to cover basic needs such as housing and food, and 31% do not have adequate access to personal protective equipment1a; _________________ 1a https://www.finanzwende- recherche.de/wp- content/uploads/2021/10/Finanzwende_B ourgeronMetzWolf_2021_Private-Equity- Investoren-in-der-Pflege_20211013.pdf
Amendment 425 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P n (new)
Recital P n (new)
Pn. whereas despite the substantial resourcing needs in the Member States care systems, as well as the EU citizens’ expectations for a more social Europe after the pandemic, social targets, including investment in quality care services, have been left out of the EU recovery mechanisms;
Amendment 426 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P o (new)
Recital P o (new)
Po. whereas in 2018, the estimated annual investment gap in social infrastructure stood at 100-150 billion euro1a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files /economy-finance/dp074_en.pdf
Amendment 435 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that it is vital to ensure quality care across the life course; underlines the importance of the quality, accessibility, availability and affordability of care, and that all users and their carers should have a genuine choice when it comes to care services;
Amendment 448 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of an integrated approach to common European action on care thatCalls for an integrated, holistic, gender-sensitive and life-long approach to common European action on care that ensures a transition towards a care economy, which acknowledges the social and economic contribution of care to our society and pays equal attention to people’s physical, psychological and social needs and rights;
Amendment 452 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of an integrated approach to common European action on care that pays equal attention to people’s physical, psychological and social, personal and household needs;
Amendment 459 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that promoting an equal- earner/equal carer model, where men and women engage equally in paid work in the labour market and unpaid work in domestic and care responsibilities, should be a goal of all EU actions in the field of care; reminds of the importance of applying gender mainstreaming to all policies;
Amendment 462 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that tackling entrenched gender norms and stereotypes is a first step in redistributing responsibilities for unpaid care and domestic work between men and women;
Amendment 463 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the importance of educational programmes and awareness raising campaigns that aim to bring more men into care by tackling gender stereotypes about the role of women and men in this sector;
Amendment 465 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to increase funding for both formal and informal care across the EU to guarantee equal access for dependants to affordable quality care services, as well as an active professional life for carers, and therefore calls on the Member States to make the best use of the European structural and investment funds, including the ESF+, as well as the Recovery and Resilience Facility, for investing in care; and thereby accelerate its recovery from the negative effects of the austerity measures, privatisation of care and the pandemic, measuring up to and creating synergies with the standards set for investment in digital and green transformation, with gender equality and inclusion of persons from vulnerable groups as the guiding principles; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines and recommendations for Member States in this sense;
Amendment 471 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to increase funding for both formal and informal care across the EU to guarantee equal access for dependants to affordable quality care services, as well as an active professional life for carerscarer’s opportunity to earn fair wages and develop a career in the sector through skills certification and validation, and therefore calls on the Member States to make the best use of the European structural and investment funds, including the ESF+, as well as the Recovery and Resilience Facility, for investing in care;
Amendment 498 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that a substantial proportion of care models, services and facilities are outdated ands that care recipientsey put the needs of care providers, rather than the rights of persons in need for care in focus and that persons in need for care should be placed at the centre of care plans;
Amendment 508 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to exchange information and best practices with a view to developing a common European quality framework for formal and informal care, encompassing all care settings, encouraging upward social convergence and guaranteeing equal rights for all citizens; calls for the Commission to support Member States in improving their data collection infrastructures in line with this quality framework;
Amendment 517 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to set ambitious targets for care services in consultation with the Member Statestake leadership in the realm of care by setting ambitious targets regarding access, quality and sustainability of care services in consultation with the Member States and social partners; stresses that the EU should make use of the ILO’s 5R framework for decent care work: recognise, reduce and redistribute unpaid care work, reward paid care work and guarantee care workers’ representation, social dialogue and collective bargaining;
Amendment 529 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the importance of highlighting the need for an European approach to care in the debates and final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe, as care is a key sector for Europe’s future;
Amendment 560 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Commission to address in the European care strategy the challenging working and employment conditions of all workers in personal and household services, including care and not care work; stresses the importance of adopting measures that facilitate the recognition of these workers;
Amendment 561 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the Commission to explicitly include the fight against all forms of abuse of older persons in the European care Strategy in order to combat the worrying phenomena such as non-assistance, neglect and the undue use of physical or chemical restraints, particularly in the field of long-term care and support; calls on the Member States to develop trainings for informal and formal carers to avoid such abuse as well as establish independent and effective mechanisms for reporting and redressing it;
Amendment 562 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Quality childcare for every childthe benefit of all
Amendment 588 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to provide continuous holistic support to parents, including parental entitlements and measures that encourage a more substantial role for men in the sharing of care responsibilities, including for very young children; underlines the importance of adequate, accessible and affordable public care structures and services to single parents, the vast majority of whom are women, and to families with low and unsteady incomes, at risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 594 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to provide continuous holistic support to parents, including parental entitlements and measures that encourage a more substantial role for men in the sharing of care responsibilities, including for very young children, as well as children with disabilities;
Amendment 595 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to provide continuous holistic support to parents, including parental entitlements and measures that encourage a more substantial and equal role for men in the sharing of care responsibilities, including for very young children;
Amendment 598 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Underlines that provision of quality childcare is largely determined by investments and improvements in the employment and working conditions of the workers in the childcare sector; reminds of the role that social dialogue plays in developing practical tools for improved access to, availability and affordability of childcare;
Amendment 614 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to reform and integrate their social services and protection systems in such a way as to provide effective and equal access to care services throughout the life course, taking a personalised approach, in order to enhance access to care, the continuity of care, preventive healthcare, rehabilitation and, whenever possible, independent living;
Amendment 656 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop the tools required for the regular assessment of the accessibility of care services and a comprehensive benchmark for monitoring the quality and adequate staffing levels of both formal and informal care services;
Amendment 699 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Member States to guarantee immediate and full access of persons enjoying temporary protection to quality care services, without discrimination on any ground and with special attention to their physical and psychological needs generated by the circumstances of war and their displacement, and to secure, at the same time, equal and decent working and employment conditions and fair pay for the persons enjoying temporary protection who will seek employment in the care sector; underlines that additional capacities and investment in the care sector are essential to this end;
Amendment 707 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to establish a comprehensive set of indicators for long-term care, and corresponding targets and tools for monitoring the accessibility, affordability and quality of care services, similar to the Barcelona objectives for childcare; urges the Commission to set a target for all citizens to have access to high quality long-term care services;
Amendment 727 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Insists on the pivotal role of training for formal and informal carers to support the delivery of quality care;
Amendment 739 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18d. Stresses that the sets of targets for quality long-term care should inevitably include the reduction of inequality in the access to long-term care;
Amendment 747 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that between 40 and 50 million people in the EU provide informal care on a regular basis; notes that this work tends to be long term and can hinder or rule out formal labour market participation, resulting in a loss of income and aggravating the gender pay and pension gaps, which contributes to the feminisation of poverty, as the majority of informal carers are women;
Amendment 754 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that the involvement of children in the provision of informal care can negatively impact their mental and physical health, educational attainment and social inclusion;
Amendment 798 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to support civil society organisations and social partners representing informal carers and to take their contributions into account in the design, implementation and evaluation of policies concerning informal care;
Amendment 808 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Decent working conditions, fair pay for all workers in the care sector
Amendment 841 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to ensure decent working conditions for all workers in the care sector, both formal and informal, including respect for minimum wages, and to adopt high standards of occupational health and safety, in line with and beyond the ambition of the recently adopted EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027;
Amendment 842 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to ensure decent working conditions and the right for all workers to join a representative trade union in the care sector, both formal and informal, and to adopt high standards of occupational health and safety, in line with and beyond the ambition of the recently adopted EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027;
Amendment 848 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Member States to adopt high standards of occupational health and safety, in line with and beyond the ambition of the recently adopted EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027, paying special attention to the specific challenges of work in the care sector, which often includes exposure of workers to hazardous substances or medicinal products, work in the potentially infectious environments, as well as mental and psychosocial risks related to emotionally demanding work and encountering adverse social behaviour;
Amendment 858 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Repeats its call on the Commission to raise the level of ambition and to propose a broader and more comprehensive legislation that would allow better prevention and management of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and rheumatic diseases, as well as mitigate psychosocial risks and negative effects of care work on well-being of workers;
Amendment 864 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Strongly encourages the Member States to provide, with the support of EU funds, training to care staff on the rights of care recipients, particularly the rights enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 866 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Calls on Member States to recognize COVID-19 as an occupational disease in the care sector;
Amendment 869 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to strengthen social dialogue and promote collective bargaining and collective agreements in the care sector, both profit and non-profit, as crucial mechanisms for the improvement of employment and working conditions and for tackling the gender pay gap, and as the most effective tools for securing an increase in the minimum wage and in wages in general; calls on the Member States to remove all obstacles to the creation of unions in this industry and to facilitate the process of union access to workers in order to ensure the right and freedom of association;
Amendment 890 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls that mobile and migrant workers play a significant role in the provision of both residential care and home care in the EUresidential, community- and home-based care in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure fair mobility and recruitment of workers from the EU and from the third countries by improving the reciprocal recognition of their qualifications and by closing the gaps in transnational social protection; repeats its call for proper monitoring and enforcement of rules pertaining to mobility and better informing workers of their rights;
Amendment 892 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls that mobile and migrant workers play a significant role in the provision of both residential care and home care in the EUlive- in care in the EU; calls on the Member States to ratify the ILO Domestic Workers Convention (C189, 2011); highlights the need to make sure that migrants fleeing conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, who are mostly women and children, are assured their rights and do not suffer from exploitation in the care sector;
Amendment 915 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to swiftly and fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive; stresses that only an equal share of care responsibilities between men and women by means of non-transferable and adequately paid leave periods would enable women to increasingly engage in full-time employment and achieve a work-life balance; highlights that this not only requires but also will cause changes in stereotypes and gender norms, leading to a fairer and more gender equal society;
Amendment 937 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Amendment 944 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Calls for the Commission and Member States to promote the use of digital health applications, such as online medical consultations, where appropriate, in both formal and informal care contexts;
Amendment 951 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Calls on the Member States to present an adequate framework for declaration of personal and household services, and to invest in flexible quality professional services to halt precarisation of care and discourage consumption of care services that involve undeclared work;
Amendment 955 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)
Paragraph 27 f (new)
27f. Calls on targeted revision of Directive 89/391/EEC to ensure the inclusion of domestic workers within its scope;
Amendment 959 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the utmost importance of mainstreaming care and measures for the empowerment of women, dependent persons andpersons in need for care and support as well as vulnerable individuals in all relevant national and EU policies, together with encouraging increased public investment in accessible, affordable and high quality care services; calls for these priorities to be reflected in the external dimensions of the EU policies, as well as pre-accession and official development assistance; emphasises that a rights-based approach to care would enable such a mainstreaming across often disconnected policy fields, such as health, employment, pensions and social affairs, spatial planning, education, culture, mobility, digital policies, etc.;
Amendment 975 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28 c. Firmly believes that the implementation of national recovery and resilience plans must include targeted actions for the improvement of gender equality in all spheres of life, including measures for reduction and redistribution of unpaid care and household work;
Amendment 986 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission and EIGE to help Member States to adopt approaches to measuring and valuing the social and economic contribution and outputs of care, in particular unpaid care and housework, including by considering the introduction of new indicators to the Social Scoreboard; calls on Eurostat and EIGE to publish yearly estimates on the economic contribution of informal carers to Member States’ economies;
Amendment 987 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to depart from the narrow focus on market processes and monetised economy and to adopt approaches to measuring and valuing the contribution and outputs of care, in particular unpaid care and houseworkdomestic work; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include alternative measures of economic and social well-being in the policy-making process;
Amendment 1000 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30 c. Points to the clear benefits of minimum income and minimum pension schemes for timely and effective access to care and support services, as well as for ensuring decent living standard to carers, especially those providing informal unpaid care;
Amendment 1001 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
Paragraph 30 d (new)
30d. Calls on the Commission to link the upcoming care strategy to the European action plan for the social economy, raising the awareness of the potential of social economy in improving the working conditions in the care sector as well as creating opportunities for better access of women to quality jobs;
Amendment 1009 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Member States to formulate and revise their care policies in permanent dialogue with social partners, experts, civil society and representative organisations of care recipients ands well as formal and informal carers;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the social economy represents 2.8 million entities in Europe, employs around 13.6 million workers and significantly contributes to the European GDP; whereas the number of social economy entities and employment in the EU varies depending on the definition, estimates and national statistics; whereas it is important to acknowledge the diversity among social economy actors in different Member States and improving the recognition and visibility of the social economy and its added value to our society;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas social economy entities still face significant obstacles that constrain their economic and overall social impact;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas there is a need for the EU to have a permanent statistical mapping system that will enable it to have suitable comparable and up-to-date data on the size and impact of the sector;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the social economy plays an important role in the transformation and evolution of our societies, welfare systems and economies thus substantially contributing to economic, social and human development in and beyond the EU and are supplementary to existing welfare regimes in many member states;
Amendment 27 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas social partners, at all levels, can play an important role in promoting the social economy and making it fit for responding to current and future challenges;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas a significant feature of the social economy is the large number of female workers, who account for over 70% of the labour force in many entities;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Amendment 30 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
A h. whereas public authorities rarely use the existing possibilities available to facilitate the access of social economy entities to public procurement or funding, nor the flexibility offered by current EU state aid rules; whereas most public tenders are still awarded based only on the price criterion and socially responsible public procurement is still far less known and developed than green public procurement;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
Ai. whereas voluntary work plays a fundamental role in the social economy, being important both for the younger generation and for older people, for whom in some cases it represents an important opportunity to play an active role in society that helps to improve their quality of life, gain qualifications and increase their employment prospects;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the social economy has played an important role in mitigating and addressing the short- and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the EU’s social market, society and economy and has driven and contributed to social and economic resilience thanks to the long- term orientation of the European Pillar business model and the nature of social rights and the targets and activities of the social economyeconomic and social sustainability of its business model12 ; _________________ 12 OECD (2020), Social economy and the COVID-19 crisis: current and future roles.
Amendment 44 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas social economy entities demonstrated great resilience and innovation in the face of adversity but faced difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as drops in activity, limited cash reserves, or the need to take their business activity online;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas social economy entities are drivers for new employment initiatives and social innovation, including in the context of the green economy and the promotion of sustainable development;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas governments and public authorities at large have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring equal and universal access of citizens to a high standard of welfare;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there are numerous challenges and barriers preventing social economy organisations who want to internationalise or operate cross-border from doing so, including different rules and definitions and the lack of financing;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2179(INI)
Ca. Whereas the digital transition offers several opportunities to the Social Economy; whereas Social Economy operators need training to keep up in fast- paced, competitive digital markets;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the best tool to fight poverty and social exclusion is to create decent jobs with decent pay; whereas a way to contribute to such an objective could be through the implementation of direct employment initiatives in the social economy;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. Whereas cooperatives can play a role in the democratisation of digital work, for instance creating workers- owned labour platforms;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Action Plan for the Social Economy (SEAP), the guiding principles defining the social economy set therein, the political impetus it provides to its development, and the wealth of measures announced therein; ; stresses that during times when the European Union is facing enormous challenges in terms of unemployment and social exclusion as well as demographic change, social economy entities have an important role to play, both in society and the labour market;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes, however, that concrete measurstrategies and follow-up measures for achieving each objective need to be laid out and the interlinkages between measures further detailed; considers it necessary to establish a calendar for all actions included in the SEAP, with a view to guiding the relevant authorities in the implementation;
Amendment 100 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that EU and national actions to promote the development of the social economy are particularly relevant in the current context in which, due to the economic and social crisis caused by COVID-19, it is essential to harness the full potential of the social economy to ensure economic recovery, to promote social entrepreneurship and to create quality jobs; stresses that social economy entities play an essential role in improving the resilience of the economy and society following the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urgesnderlines that despite being a considerable source of economic growth and job creation, more needs to be done to promote the social economy; urges therefore the Commission and the Member States, as well as regional and local authorities, to mainstream the social economy dimension in relevant policies, programmes and practices;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its call13 forStresses the need to keep the ‘think small first’ principle to be set as a guiding principle in tin mind when drafting of future legislation and the adoption of policies, so as to make the Union’s ecosystem more competitive andpolicies, without weakening environmental and consumer protection, workers’ rights as well as health and safety provisions, and to better supportive of micro, small and medium-sized organisationenterprises both within and outside the social economy; _________________ 13 In, inter alia, its resolution of 16 December 2020 on a new strategy for European SMEs and that of 24 June 2021 on European regulatory fitness and subsidiarity principle. in applying existing rules and regulations;
Amendment 127 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance of social economy entities as strategic partners in implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and in building a European Union where the main function of the economy is to serve the people; calls in this respect on the Member States to raise their ambitions in implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that ensuring quality jobs requires, amongst other things, good management practices, governance and internal decision-making structures and processes as well as good management skills; underlines that the range of management skills needed in the social economy sector is wider and more complex than in mainstream businesses; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the development of management skills within the social economy through relevant education and training institutions;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses the need to support training and life-long learning of workers in areas such as digitalisation, including media literacy, participatory leadership, resilience and the green transition, in order to support them to enter or remain in the labour market of the social economy; welcomes the commitment of the Commission in the SEAP to skills partnerships for the social economy, in the context of the Skills Agenda and the updated European Industrial Strategy;
Amendment 131 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Highlights that acting in the general interest, social economy entities create jobs, provide socially innovative services and goods, facilitate social inclusions and promote a more sustainable and locally anchored economy; underlines that when the role of the social economy in creating and maintaining employment involves disadvantaged workers and disadvantaged regions, appropriate support is needed to give proper recognition to these entities;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Acknowledges the important role played by social economy entities in providing social services, ensuring continuity of employment and offering job opportunities with high democratic values and the inclusion of disadvantaged groups in society and the world of work; underlines in this context their valuable contribution to achieving upward social convergence as well as social and economic inclusion;
Amendment 133 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Stresses the fundamental and important role of public services in supplying and supporting the social economy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in staff, digitalisation and social dialogue; emphasises that an approach focusing on promoting the social economy without also enhancing the enabling of public services would be incorrect and ineffective;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Regrets the lack of references in the SEAP to the importance of workers’ rights and collective bargaining; stresses that all workers in the social economy deserve decent working and employment conditions, ideally based on collective agreements; highlights in this context that social economy entities, however organised, must ensure the respect of trade union rights, social dialogue and collective bargaining; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that no public funding should go to employers, including in the social economy, that do not recognise trade unions and engage in collective bargaining;
Amendment 135 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4 h. Recalls that direct employment initiatives already exist or have existed in Europe, such as "Zero long term unemployment territories" in France, and are often part of the social economy; invites the Commission to list and map those initiatives in order to have a better understanding of their functioning and efficiency and to share best practices among Member States;
Amendment 139 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reminds the Member States that the Public Procurement Directive (Directive 2014/24/EU) allows contracting authorities to use public procurement to pursue environmental and social objectives, and, in particular, allows for reserved tender procedures for organisations whose main aim is the integration of persons with disabilities or other disadvantaged groups into the workforce; invitescalls on public authorities to consider socially and environmentally responsible public procurement as an investment in the socio-economic fabric with a great potential to combine social and competitive objectives; socio-economic investment which combines social and economic objectives; calls on the Commission to further promote socially responsible public procurement as a key tool to achieve employment and to promote socially responsible business practices; stresses that all public funding, including through public procurement contracts, should be subject to social and environmental conditionality;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to systematically adopt strategies aimed at developing socially responsible public procurement, thus establishing a link across policy areas between the delivery of services and products and the contribution to social objectives; considers that the transposition of the Public Procurement Directive must be coupled with initiatives to increase knowledge about the relationship between public spending and its contribution to achieving the SDGs, and to build capacity among public procurement officers and social economy organisations; encourages public procurement officers to carry out pre- market consultations before drawing up tender documents, with a view to better understanding the existing needs and howwhat social economy organisations could meet themhave to offer;
Amendment 163 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes existing initiatives in Member States to provide workers interested in the buyout process and cooperatives emerging from workers’ buyouts with legal counselling, financial support, support in the preparation of business plans, data needed for external investors and business support structuresbusiness support structures, including legal counselling, financial support and help to create business plans; underlines the important role of trade unions and collaboration between trade unions and social economy organisations in order to enhance the chances of successful workers’ buyouts, which preserves jobs, and contributes to innovation and the democratisation of the economy; encourages Member States to include this topicworkers’ buyouts in the 2023 Council recommendations in order to further support these initiatives at regnational and natregional level;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the announced report on the possible extension of the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance to social objectives; considers that the EU taxonomy needs to cover social factors, without creating an excessively disproportionate burden on businesses, as it can be a driver for investment in the field of the social economy;
Amendment 177 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with Member States, to examine transfers of enterprises to employees and to set up an EU platform for exchange of best practice between Member States, local and regional authorities and social economy networks;
Amendment 189 #
2021/2179(INI)
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up capacity-building partnerships and formal agreements with social economy networks in order to allow exchange of experience and provide social economy organisations with advisory services such as tailor-made mentoring and coaching, financing capacity-building, training and education, incubating services and networking for capacity-building;
Amendment 201 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the key role that new technologies can play in developing and scaling up social economy projects and; stresses the importance of giving social entrepreneurs priority access to training programmes on digital skills and advanced technologies, both at EU and national level, and calls on the Commission and Member States to explore how mainstream businesses and social economy organisations can cooperate in that regardUnion and national level;
Amendment 208 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve social economy entities in all relevant policies regarding the transition to a sustainable economy; stresses that the social economy can play an active role in ensuring a just transition and facilitate workers finding new jobs away from fossil fuel-based industries;
Amendment 212 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the importance of promoting the social economy also at international level, as a way to address common global challenges and reach common objectives linked to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 217 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it regrettableRegrets that social economy organisations do not feature to the same extent as more conventional businesses in the curricula of mainstream school education and higher education enterprise and business education14 ; in light of this, invites sector-representative bodies and relevant public authorities, in partnership with the relevant stakeholders, to review and evaluate the curricula and put forward policy recommendations for academic institutions; as well as vocational education and training14; suggests to review school and university curricula in this regard; _________________ 14 Eurofound (2019), Labour market change. Cooperatives and social enterprises: work and employment in selected countries.
Amendment 224 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness and increase the visibility of the social economy among young people and young entrepreneurs as an opportunity for business start-ups; expects that the new Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy will make a contribution in this regard;
Amendment 228 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses that volunteering and paid traineeships in the social economy are an opportunity for increasing skills and qualifications of young people, with a positive effect on their employment chances; calls on the Commission and the Member States to put in place policies to facilitate the transition from paid traineeships to regular employment;
Amendment 229 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support initiatives and the role of local and regional authorities in promoting the social economy, social entrepreneurship and social innovation;
Amendment 230 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Underlines that the social economy plays an important role in providing employment opportunities for women, in particular in vulnerable situations, and can be an entry point to transition from informal to formal employment; stresses that gender mainstreaming should be a priority, also in the social economy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to remove all barriers for women in order to achieve gender equality;
Amendment 240 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the proposal to launch a new single EU Social Economy Gateway in 2023; agrees that this initiative has the potential to support social economy entities in providing important information on relevant EU funding, policies, networks and platforms, as well as related initiatives;
Amendment 241 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls for the gender perspective to be taken into account as regards policies and access to funding for social economy entities, given the greater difficulties experienced by women in accessing credit and financial resources compared to men;
Amendment 249 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Invites the Commission, on the occasion of the next revision of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER), to adequately take into account the specific needs of social economy organisations in terms of access to finance and market development, to strengthen the role of State aid inbetter include social considerations such as promoting the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in State Aid decisions, especially in the context of the post-COVID-19 recovery, and to explore different evidence-based options, after consulting relevant stakeholders, to support the development of social economy organisations;
Amendment 251 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Invites the Commission to provide clarity and guidance to national authorities on the right choice of the legal basis regarding state aid to support social economy entities, thereby trying to avoid legal uncertainty, facilitating sufficient funding for social economy entities and lowering the risks for recoveries; calls on the Member States and national authorities to make full use of the options provided under state aid rules and the existing Union rules in relation to services of general economic interest in order to maximise the potential of the social economy; welcomes the indicated measures from the Commission in the Action Plan in facilitating this process;
Amendment 257 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to assess the suitability of the SME definition when applying it to social economy entities;
Amendment 262 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to monitor that Member States follow through with the commitments regarding the Social Economy set in national Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs);
Amendment 274 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly welcomes the proposal of a Council recommendation on social economy framework conditions to be approved in 2023; believes that it and calls for the full involvement of the European Parliament in this regard to make it joint recommendation of both institutions; stresses that the recommendation should serve as a compass to strengthen the social economy legal and policy frameworks, especially in Member States where the social economy ecosystem is less developed, and should clearly highlight the support instruments made available by the EU and provide guidance in relation to specific policies such as public procurement, state aid, employment and social policies, taxation, education, skills and training and the importance of linking the circular economy and the social economy agendas;
Amendment 279 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers it regrettableRegrets that Parliament’s past calls on the Commission to submit proposals allowing mutual societies, associations and foundations to act on a European and cross-border scale did not lead to any legislative changes, thus undermining the European social model and hindering the completion of the single market; reiterates the Parliament’s call to introduce common minimum standards for non- profit organisations throughout the EU and establish a statute for a European association; suggests, in view of the window of opportunity opened by the SEAP, as well as the activities of the Monitoring Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration, which comprises a majority of Member States, that enhanced cooperation be explored as a tool to overcome the aforementioned decades-long deadlocks;
Amendment 295 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the full potential of the social economy sector for addressing socio-economic challenges requires a clear identification of social priorities by public authorities; highlights that social economy projects do generallyoften require a close partnership with public entities, and calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to develop, within the macro- economic governance framework provided at EU level, a social investment strategy where social priorities are clearly identified and which can provide a framework for cooperation between public authorities and social economy organisations;
Amendment 300 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Shares the view that labels and certification systems, which have been developed in some countries, could serve as inspiration to other Member States; welcomes the commitment in the SEAP to launch a study on national social economy labels and certification systems with a view to a common European approach;
Amendment 303 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the announced launch of a new study to collect qualitative and quantitative information on the social economy across all Member States; notes that detailed, standardised, comparable and reliable data on the scale and impact of the social economy need to be generated with a view to facilitating evidence-based policy decisions, future-proofing the development of the social economy and contributing to EU economic and social goals; calls in this respect on the Commission and the Member States to work with Eurostat with a view to promote the development of standardised data, allowing robust analysis and trends in the social economy;
Amendment 318 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to designate social economy coordinators and to set up local social economy contact points with a view to facilitating access to support and funding, including EU funding;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2170(INI)
Aa. whereas women across the Union are at a higher risk of poverty, primarily due to gender inequalities in the labour market experienced during the life course;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Amendment 14 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas poverty is female and is the result of a lifetime discrimination; whereas in Europe, more than 65 million women live in poverty compared to 57 million men, and women’s poverty creates child poverty;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 33 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas women are nearly four times more likely to work on a part-time basis than men and a fifth of women living in poverty are not active in the labour market due to caring and domestic responsibilities; whereas the overall employment rate of women is almost 12% lower than that of men and one third of women who are employed work part time compared to 8% of working men;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas women are over- represented in non-standard forms of work, notably part-time work due to ongoing care responsibilities; whereas the largest growth in female employment over the last decade has occurred in female- dominated jobs and jobs held mainly by women already, including in the healthcare sector; whereas among frontline workers, 75% of workers working in the health sector in the EU are women; whereas Eurofound research shows that despite closing gender employment gaps, jobs are not becoming more gender mixed and that the share of EU employment in gender-mixed jobs (where neither gender share is >60%) declined from 27% to 18% between1998 and 20191a among frontline workers, 75% of workers working in the health sector in the EU are women; _________________ 1aEurofound (2021), European Jobs Monitor 2021: Gender gaps and employment structure, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Amendment 38 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas one third of women in the EU do not have a paid job; whereas women earn 14.1% less per hour than men, constitute the majority of minimum wage earners in Europe and are as well one of the main sub-minimum wage earner; whereas the main contributing factors to the gender pay gap are the sectoral segregation of women and men and, the prevalence of women in part-time employment; whereas the gender pay gap ranged from a high of around 20% in Estonia, Latvia, Austria and Germany to a low of less than 5% in Italy, Romania and Luxembourg 1a ; _________________ 1aEurofound,2021: Understanding the gender pay gap: What difference do sector and occupation make?
Amendment 44 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the COVID-19pandemic and its associated economic crisis have impacted women differently than men in the Union and the effects of the COVID- 19 crisis are putting in jeopardy the progress achieved in the past decades on the reduction of poverty and gender inequalities in the EU Member States; whereas according to EIGE young women were disproportionately hit by the Covid- 19 pandemic, with employment decreasing more than 10% for young women compared to 2.4% overall;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas low pay and low career prospects are barriers to achieving equal economic independence for women and men and can lead to higher risks of poverty and social exclusion, as well as higher gender pension gaps; whereas according to Eurofound’s research across the EU as a whole between 2010and 2019, the proportion of female pensioners aged over 65 who were at risk of poverty was around 3 to 4 percentage points higher than the rate for male pensioners1a ; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/product s-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210203-1
Amendment 56 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. Whereas Eurofound highlights the importance of policies that promote gender balance in (paid and unpaid)care work, including parental leave policies that increase male participation in unpaid care work, as well as the improvement of pay and working conditions in female- dominated sectors such as care;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas sector and working time are the main contributing factors to the one-third portion of the gender pay gap that can be explained; whereas women tend to work in lower-paid sectors and are much more likely to work part-time and to suffer the ‘part-time pay penalty’ as a result, and are also less likely to have supervisory responsibilities than their male counterparts, a third significant factor contributing to pay differences 1a ; _________________ 1aEurofound 2021: Understanding the gender pay gap: What difference do sector and occupation make?
Amendment 77 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reduce the burden of women by ensuring affordable formal child care , especially for children under age of three and quality care and services for people with disabilities, the elderly and other dependants; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adequately fund public services and social infrastructure, as this would allow more women to participate in the labour market and would also contribute to reducing the risk of women falling into poverty;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes, that the impact of lifelong limited economic dependence of women and gender inequalities in the labour market becomes most apparent among older age groups, especially if women are widowed or live alone; notes, that the gender gap in poverty levels to the detriment of women is highest in the 75 and older age group which is of particular concern given that women in the EU make up most of the ageing population;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to ensure equal economic opportunities for women during and after the COVID- 19crisis; Stresses that the recovery efforts should boost quality jobs and growth, and the resilience and fairness of our societies, and should be complemented by a strong social dimension, paying attention to women who have a disability with inter-sectional approach, paying attention to more vulnerable groups, such as women who have a disability ,single mothers , older women, migrant women, young women or who stay at home to care for a family member, as they are particularly at risk of falling into poverty;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes, that one of the areas in which women have been disproportionately affected vis-a-vis men is an equal access to the economy since in Europe women tend to be overrepresented in the frontline of the pandemic and also in the services sector , which has been particularly affected by the current crisis and this has translated into an increase in the female unemployment rates and thus a high likelihood of poverty for women in the EU;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines, that even if overall women encounter a higher likelihood of poverty throughout their life courses, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased such likelihood since the governmental measures to halt the pandemic have had the most indirect impact on the economic sectors (such as gastronomy , hospitality, retail , care, domestic work etc.) in which women tend to be overrepresented;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes with concern, that economic segregation and the disadvantages women face to enter and remain on the labour market are translated into lower wages, vulnerable working conditions , lower pensions and a greater likelihood of suffering from poverty and social exclusion during the life course;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. stresses, that not only women disproportionately lost their jobs at the onset of the pandemic ,but they have also encountered greater obstacles to re-enter and remain on the labour market in the period between the first two waves of COVID-19 pandemic and while employment prospects rose by 1.4 % for men, they merely increased by0.8 % for women during that period; stresses that young people, especially young women, lost disproportionately more jobs during the first wave of the pandemic; notes that previous crises have shown that entering the labour market during a recession can negatively affect young people’s labour market outcomes for a decade or more;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that from a household perspective, measures to incentivise employment of women through the involvement of men in caring responsibilities, e.g. effective paternity leave schemes, stopping tax incentives that favour the single breadwinner model, can contribute directly or indirectly to lowering gender gaps both in employment and wages; Calls on the Member States to ensure an equally shared take up of parental leave by both parents which would allow women to increasingly engage in full-time employment and equally share household and childcare responsibilities;
Amendment 133 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines, that low-income women , older women, migrant women and single mothers encounter greater inequalities that exist for women in general; calls on the Member States to adopt an intersectional approach to public policies, which will recognize the plurality of identities and realities existent in the EU;
Amendment 136 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Member States to eliminate taxes on sanitary products which jeopardizes the dignity of lower- income women disproportionately; deeply regrets that despite the proposed changes to VAT rules in 2018, a number of Member states have not reduced the VAT to sanitary products;
Amendment 137 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Stresses, that women are not merely the largest recipients of care during older age, but also the largest providers of care during the life course; calls on the Member States to consider and address the implications of the care economy on older women; calls on the Commission and Member States to speed up process of reaching the Barcelona targets everywhere in the EU to enable women’s participation in the labour market and quality, accessible and affordable care services for children;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Notes, that all the Member States have increased care packages during the pandemic and introduced special provisions for single-parent households; urges the Member states to extend such provisions during the recovery period;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Believes it to be important for gender policies to address the gender imbalance in both paid and unpaid care work, to increase women’s participation in male-dominated sectors and to promote men’s employment in female-dominated sectors to address gender segregation of sectors; emphasises that the persistence of gender job segregation suggests that more needs to be done via education and training systems and other incentives to encourage young men and women to engage in occupations identified with the other gender;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6i. Calls for greater promotion of STEM subjects, digital education, vocational training, lifelong learning, artificial intelligence and financial literacy in order to ensure that more women enter in future-oriented sectors and contribute to their development;
Amendment 149 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6j. Points out that women are particularly exposed to the housing crisis; emphasises that women’s homelessness is often less visible, and that it needs to be specifically addressed; calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a gendered approach in their National Homelessness Strategies in order to support women experiencing homelessness, who have often suffered complex trauma and face re- traumatisation, such as through domestic violence and abuse, separation from their children, stigmatisation and the lack of safe and secure spaces; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a gendered approach in their housing policies, particularly by supporting women who face specific situations such as single parenthood;
Amendment 150 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6k. Recalls that social distancing and quarantine due to COVID-19 have had a dramatic impact on the number of cases of violence against women, including increased incidences of domestic violence and child abuse; recalls that women’s economic independence has been proved to be a key tool for tackling gender-based violence; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial support for women victims of gender-based violence moving to independent living, and enhanced access to information on funding for affordable housing, as ways to improve their economic independence and standard of living;
Amendment 152 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)
Paragraph 6 m (new)
6m. Calls for an overarching European anti-poverty strategy, with ambitious targets for reducing poverty and homelessness and ending extreme poverty in Europe by 2030, especially among children, in line with the principles laid down in the EPSR and the UN SDGs and building on the headline targets set out in the EPSR Action Plan;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons (UN CRPD) with Disabilities to which the EU and all its Member States are parties,
Amendment 28 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 32 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cancer is the leading cause of work-related deaths, accounting for 52 % of all work-related deaths in the EU; whereas carcinogens contribute to an estimated 100 000 occupational cancer deaths in the workplace every year5 ; whereas between 50 and 70 substances or group of substances have been identified by different agencies, stakeholders, and the World Health Organization in priority lists of workplace carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances for which binding limit values are needed; __________________ 5 ‘An international comparison of the cost of work-related accidents and illnesses’, EU-OSHA, 2017.
Amendment 34 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas skin-cancer is one of the most spread occupational disease, which incidences are expected to grow due to factors such as climate change; whereas factors such as radiation, stress, work organisation and working conditions have all been linked to work-related cancer; whereas there currently is a lack of reliable and comparable EU-level data on workplace exposure to cancer risk factors5a; __________________ 5aEU-OSHA: https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/wo rker-survey-exposure-cancer-risk- factors/view
Amendment 39 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas exposure to asbestos claims around 88 000 lives in Europe annually, accounting for 55-75 % of lung cancers developed at work, and whereas asbestos is the main cause of lung cancer, responsible for 45 % of cases6 ; whereas it is estimated that mortality rates from this exposure will continue to increase into the late 2020s and the 2030s7 ; whereas 2 % of the European cancer burden can be attributed to ionizing radiation and that indoor exposure to radon and its decay products is the second leading cause of lung cancer in Europe; __________________ 6Takala, J., Working paper – ‘Eliminating occupational cancer in Europe and globally’, 2015, p. 6. 7‘Global Asbestos Disaster’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018).
Amendment 40 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas scientific knowledge about the exposure to various substances, physical agents or other hazards and its specific effects on human beings and the related occurrence of specific diseases has remarkably grown of the last years; whereas the European list of occupational diseases has not been revised in order to acknowledge this scientific findings;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas a changing labour market with demographic developments, new technologies and generations of existing tools or machinery, new substances and chemical products and new types of jobs have potential impacts on occupational health and safety; whereas more workers are moving into platform work, non- traditional work or atypical employment;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas over a quarter of workers in Europe experience excessive work- related stress; whereas 51 % of EU workers say stress is common in their workplace and nearly 80 % of managers are concerned about work-related stress8 ; whereas over half of all working days lost in the EU are caused by work-related stress; whereas there are significant variations between the Member States’ legislation on psychosocial risks; whereas work-related stress can significantly increase the risk of triggering and exacerbating musculoskeletal disorders and rheumatic/chronic inflammatory diseases; __________________ 8‘Psychosocial risks in Europe: Prevalence and strategies for prevention’, Eurofound and EU-OSHA, 2014, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Amendment 74 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas people who regularly work from home are more than twice as likely to work in excess of the requisite maximum 48 hours per week and are at risk of resting for less than the requisite 11 hours between working days; whereas almost 30 % of teleworkers report working in their free time every day or several times a week11 compared to below 5 % of ‘office’-based workers; whereas teleworkers are more likely to work irregular hours11a; __________________ 11‘Telework and ICT-based mobile work: Flexible working in the digital age’, New forms of employment series, Eurofound, 2020, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. 11aEurofound (2020), Telework and ICT- based mobile work: Flexible working in the digital age, New forms of employment series, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg
Amendment 76 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas work-related cardiovascular and respiratory disease are the second highest contributor to work- related deaths; whereas high psychological demands, job strain, long working hours, mental disorders, job insecurity and physical inactivity are all associated with cardiovascular diseases11b; __________________ 11b Niedhammer I, Bertrais S, Witt K (2021), Psychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: a meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis, Scand J Work Environ Health 2021;47(7):489-508
Amendment 78 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerability of non-standard workers, including workers via digital labour platforms and self- employed workers; whereas platform work in the labour market is highly likely to continue growing; whereas self-employed workers are excluded from the scope of application of the strategic framework for health and safety at work, as they are not covered by the EU legislation on occupational health and safety;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has placed extraordinary demands on healthcare workers; whereas healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 put themselves and their families at risk to treat patients and contain the spread of this disease; whereas a demanding work environment and fears for personal and family safety has led to a negative psychological impact, causing depression, anxiety, burn-out and stress; whereas healthcare professionals are experiencing higher levels of anxiety and depression compared to professionals from other areas11c; __________________ 11cda Silva FCT, Neto MLR. Psychological effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in health professionals: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 10
Amendment 83 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that businesses and workplaces are also major centres for spreading contagion; whereas disturbing reports regarding breaches of cross-border and seasonal workers’ rights in terms of working and living conditions have surfaced during the pandemic; whereas workers on short-term assignment often live in group accommodation where social distancing is difficult and increases their risk of infection; whereas large outbreaks of COVID-19 infections occurred in industries such as food production;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the objectives of the European Labour Authority (ELA) is to ensure fair labour mobility by assisting Member States and the Commission in the effective application and enforcement of Union law related to labour law as well as health and safety at work; whereas several cases have shown breaches of health and safety and prevention regulation for mobile workers working in the EU;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the ILO recommendation advocates one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; labour inspections play an important role in the implementation of occupational health and safety policies at regional and local level; whereas the ILO recommendation advocates one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; whereas according to EU-OSHA research, 85% of employers state that complying with the legislation is the main reason why they manage occupational health and safety;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas comprehensive worker involvement, participation, and representation at company level and commitment from management is crucial for successful risk prevention in the workplace; whereas trade union organised workplaces have lower accident and illness rates11d; whereas Articles 153 to 155 TFEU establish the scope and authority of social partners to negotiate and enforce agreements relating to occupational health and safety; __________________ 11dWorker representation and consultation on health and safety, EU- OSHA (2012)
Amendment 100 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas persons with disabilities, young people and the elderly are particularly susceptible to the COVID-19 crisis; whereas they are likely to suffer disproportionately and to have particular support needs that must be taken into account in an OSH-strategy when responding to the pandemic; whereas research shows that these groups are at high risk of developing mental health problems; whereas lack of provisions for workplace adjustments and reasonable accommodation, particularly for workers with disabilities can result in physical, mental and psychological strains that can put their health and safety at risk;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. whereas high occupational health and safety standards, work-life balance, an age-appropriate working environment, lower quantitative demands and working time autonomy could enable and encourage older people to voluntarily stay in the labour market; whereas specific attention needs to be paid to the needs of workers in very physically or psychologically demanding jobs;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I e (new)
Recital I e (new)
Amendment 109 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategic framework and, in particular, the introduction of the Vision Zero approach to work-related accidents and diseases; calls on the Commission to expand the Vision Zero approach to other injuries and accidents, as well as physical and mental attrition; calls on the Commission to significantly increase the focus on prevention strategies to secure that all employees, regardless of type or size of the employer, have a right to the highest level of protection regarding health and safety in the workplace; calls for the ambitious implementation of the 7-year plan, also in the light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and believes that strong legislative action is needed on several aspects of EU policy on occupational health and safety in order to complement the variety of soft measures envisaged in order to make Vision Zero a reality; calls for a clear focus on workers’ participation in the Vision Zero approach; calls for the OSH-summit in 2023 to focus especially on the progress of the "Vision Zero" approach;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to increase its ambitions on work-related cancer in the European Beating Cancer Plan; calls for Directive 2004/37/EC of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work to be updated on a continual basis and in an ambitious timeframe, ensuring that occupational exposure limits contained in the directive exist for a minimum of 50 priority substances by 2024; calls for the inclusion of reprotoxic substances and hazardous medicinal products in the scope of the directive; setting occupational exposure limits for at least 25 additional substances or group of substances or process generated substances by 2024; calls for the inclusion of reprotoxic substances and hazardous medicinal products in the scope of the directive, as well as a new coherent, transparent and risk-based system to be established for setting exposure limits and to better take into account workers' exposure to a combination of substances;; stresses the need to establish comprehensive national registers for all Member States, enabling Europe-wide data collection on carcinogen exposure and that these registers should cover all relevant carcinogens; calls for a close cooperation between EU institutions, member states, EU-OSHA and relevant stakeholders, strongly involving social partners in actively using the data collection to follow up with necessary legislative and non- legislative measures to combat work- related cancers; calls on the Commission to ensure involvement of social partners when setting occupational exposure limit values;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the commitment by the Commission to add endocrine disruptors as a category of substance of very high concern under the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH regulation) as well as to classify them under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation); stresses however that workers should also be protected under Directive 2004/37/EC against exposure to all endocrine disruptors meeting the criteria for classification as a Category 1A or 1B carcinogen or mutagen in accordance with the CLP Regulation;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to present in 2022 a legislative proposal to further reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos; calls on the Commission to be ambitious in its endeavours to achieve the total ban of asbestos and with regard to its zero accidents at work vision, and to update the exposure limit for asbestos to 0.001 fibres/cm3 (1 000 fibres/m3); stresses the need for an EU framework directive for national asbestos removal strategies, including public asbestos registers; notes that optical microscopy is not the latest available technology to count asbestos fibres in the breathing air and that Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy(ATEM) is more sensitive and makes it possible to distinguish and count asbestos fibres; calls for the use, where possible, of ATEM or similarly advanced methods for fibre counting; calls on the Commission to prohibit the practice of encapsulation and sealing of asbestos and to put forward technical minimum requirements to lower the concentration of asbestos fibres in the air to the lowest level that is technically possible, making asbestos screening mandatory prior to the start of construction work, guarantee the representativeness of samples to measure the exposure of the worker, provide for medical follow-up and post-professional health surveillance by a qualified occupational physician, specialist in asbestos-related diseases, to all exposed workers and recognising and compensate asbestos related diseases;
Amendment 136 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the strengthening of protection against exposure to UV radiation, and calls on the Commission to revise the directive 2006/25/EC on the exposure of workers to risks from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) and to include solar radiation in its scope of application;
Amendment 137 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to introduce legislative measures to protect workers exposed to ionising radiation such as airline crews, nuclear power plant workers and healthcare and veterinarian professionals working in the radiology, radiotherapy or nuclear medicine sectors, and to secure that healthcare professionals and veterinarians working in radiology uses lead apron, lead gloves and thyroid protector as a minimum of protection when present nearby the patient;
Amendment 141 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Stresses the importance of ensuring proper compensation claim options for workers in cases of occupational diseases; calls on the Commission to revise the European List of Occupational Diseases with significant additions such as work-related musculoskeletal disorders, work-related psychosocial disorders, asbestos-related diseases and occupational cancer; calls on the Commission to transform the recommendation on occupational diseases into a directive and create a minimum list of occupational diseases with comparable recognition criteria across the EU to ensure that proper compensation claim options exists for workers;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is strengthening the gender focus on occupational safety and health; calls on the Commission to propose a legal act based on the framework agreement on harassment and violence at work, and to ensure that the fight against workplace violence and harassment applies regardless of the reason forand the cause of the harassment and that it is not limited to cases based on discriminatory grounds; calls on the Commission to secure that legislation on the employers’ obligation to prevent work-related violence and harassment includes an obligation to prevent third party violence and harassment (i.e. customers, clients, visitors or patients); calls on the Member States’ governments to ratify ILO Convention No 190 and Recommendation R206 to put in place the necessary laws and policy measures to prevent and address violence and harassment in the world of work;
Amendment 163 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the EU Disability Strategy 2021-2030, to offer clear and ambitious guidelines to Member States and employers on the provision of reasonable accommodation and workplace adjustments for persons with disabilities; calls on the Commission for an ambitious revision of the Equal Treatment Directive 2000/78/EC to secure minimum standards for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop strategies to prepare for an ageing workforce; underlines that such strategies should include the promotion of education, training and lifelong learning for persons of all ages, healthy workplaces that provide reasonable accommodation for employees with health difficulties or disabilities, a better work-life balance and the promotion of intergenerational exchanges in the workplace;
Amendment 166 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission to improve the functioning of the existing regulatory EU Health and Safety framework, in order to adapt it to work situations and to the new risks and challenges of green transition; calls on the Commission to take into account the impact of climate change on working conditions, such as working at high temperatures outdoors, air-pollution and UV-exposure;
Amendment 167 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to pay particular attention to young workers in the OSH-strategies, with special focus to under-18-year-old workers; recalls that statistics show that 18 to 24-year-olds are more likely to have a serious accident at work than older adults due to the lack of adequate training and supervision, the lack of physical and psychological maturity and the exposure to precarious working conditions, thereby leading to the development of occupational illnesses while still young or later in life;
Amendment 176 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present by the end of 2021 a legislative initiative to improve the working conditions of platform workers; calls on the Commission to tackle the misclassification of platform workers as self-employed and to ensure that the proposal guarantees rights for all platform workers for a healthy and safe working environment;
Amendment 181 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that all workers, including non- standard workers, workers in platform companies and the self-employed are covered by occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation and policies; calls to include workers on digital platforms in the framework directive on health and safety despite their status as workers or self- employed;
Amendment 188 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to include health and safety in all EU strategies and policies on the green and digital transitions, including on artificial intelligence (AI); stresses that AI solutions in the workplace must be transparent, fair and avoid any negative implications for the workers’ health and safety; calls on the Commission to present a regulatory framework to clarify OSH liabilities and responsibilities in relation to AI systems and new ways of working; stresses that education and training for workers and securing effective OSH services is necessary for the introduction and use of AI at the workplace;
Amendment 199 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to set clear targets on road death reduction for work-related crashes and ensure that this target is included in national road safety strategies; calls on the Commission to ensure that reporting and statistics on work-related accidents on the road are streamlined across Member States; calls on Member States to increase road control, secure compliance with regulation on resting periods for drivers and to ensure that employers guarantees drivers proper schedules, preventing high workloads and thereby increase road safety;
Amendment 202 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strongly prioritise and adequately fund the strengthening of research and data collection at both EU and national level on occupational health and safety, in particular occupational circulatory diseases, work-related cancer, musculoskeletal disorders and psychosocial risks, as well as the impact of changing world of work including telework and the right to disconnect; calls on the Commission to follow up on the research with both legislative and non- legislative measures to protect workers’ health and safety; calls on Commission to establish an early alert mechanism with a strong inclusion of social partners to detect needed adjustment in occupational health and safety legislation;
Amendment 205 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Commission to promote the broader issue of decent work in future EU trade agreements and to ensure that occupational health and safety standards are properly taken into account as part of binding commitments on labour and social standards; calls on the Commission to support candidate countries to align their legal frameworks with the EU acquis on OSH; calls on the Commission and the Member States to closely cooperate with the ILO and the WHO to promote the right to safe and healthy working conditions within the framework of ILO core labour principles and rights and in safeguarding respect for these principles by global supply chains; welcomes the Commissions intension to propose a EU-wide ban on products made by forced labour;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Welcomes the aim of strengthening engagement with the EU’s partner countries, regional and international organisations and other international fora to raise occupational health and safety standards globally; calls for the Commission’s active engagement in supporting the integration of the right to safe and healthy working conditions into the ILO framework of fundamental principles and rights at work;
Amendment 216 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the commitment by the Commission to assess the need for further actions to improve the functioning of the existing EU regulatory framework for health and safety and the need to amend the Biological Agents Directive, inter alia, in pandemic situations; calls on the Commission to conduct, without delay, a targeted revision of the Biological Agents Directive, drawing on the lessons learned from the unprecedented crisis with a view to better preparedness and response planning in all workplaces;
Amendment 219 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that it is essential to draw the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and to increase preparedness for potential future health crises; calls on the Commission to include COVID-19 in the Recommendation concerning the European schedule of occupational diseases;
Amendment 235 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework in consultation with social partners with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the Union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions, including the provision, use and liability of equipment, including as regards existing and new digital tools, and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights, workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers; stresses that such legislative initiative should be based on a comprehensive assessment of the psychosocial risks associated with digital work practises and permeable work environments;
Amendment 252 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise Directive 90/270/EEC laying down minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment; calls on the Commission to be more ambitious in this regard and to propose a directive on work- related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and Rheumatic diseases and calls on the Commission to ensure that all work- related risks which may result in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases are covered in the directive, such as heavy lifts, repetitive movements, vibration or standing/sitting for long periods of time; reminds that female workers are more affected by MSDs and reminds the Commission that a proposal on work- related musculoskeletal disorders must include a strong gender dimension in the assessment, prevention and treatment of these diseases;
Amendment 256 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reminds of the several cases of breaches of workers’ rights, especially for mobile and cross-border workers, including seasonal, migrant and precarious workers, during the pandemic who were exposed to unhealthy or unsafe living and working conditions, such as poor or overcrowded accommodation or lack of information on their rights; repeats its call on the Commission to undertake an urgent study ofaction to improve the situation of the employment, working and health and safety conditions of mobile and migrant workers, such as cross-border, posted and seasonal workers, including the role of temporary work agencies, recruiting agencies, other intermediaries and subcontractors, with a view to identifying protection gaps andin the light of the principle of equal treatment and the particular health and safety challenges faced by mobile and migrant workers such as access to adequate equipment and facilities, quality accommodation, safe transport and decent meals, and addressing the need to revise the existing legislative framework as well as pandemic- proofing; calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to establish minimum standards for accommodation arranged by the employer and calls on Member States to enforce that worker accommodation, which is arranged by the employer, is safe, decent and meets the minimum standards; calls on the EU- OSHA and the European Labour Authority to work together to support the Commission and the Member States in improving the occupational health and safety of mobile and migrant workers;
Amendment 265 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. CUnderlines the essential role of labour inspectorates in securing compliance with health and safety legislation and prevention of work-related cancer; calls on Member States to take initiatives to address the downward trend in the number of labour inspections and to enhance and secure their adequate funding; calls on the Member States to implement the ILO recommendation of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; calls on the Commission to conduct a survey on how labour inspectorates conduct the inspections and on their scope and content; calls on the Commission and Member States to secure greater coordination, cooperation and training at European level;
Amendment 271 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a survey on how labour inspectorates conduct the inspections as well as the scope and content of the inspections; calls on the Commission to establish a dedicated tripartite working party on enforcement in the remit of the Advisory Committee of health and safety at work to follow the survey;
Amendment 276 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. SCalls on the Commission to require Member States to report back on the targets set in the national OSH- strategies and to secure adequate funding to support its implementation; reminds that social partners have not sufficiently been involved in the implementation or following up process of national OSH- plans in several Member States; stresses the need to recognise and involve social partners in the implementation and enforcement of the OSH legislative framework; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the involvement of social partners in the formulation of all EU and national policies and in measures taken at all levels; calls on the European Commission to start research on concepts and practises of better participation of workers and their representatives in all phases of risk assessment and OSH-policies on company level, and launch funded programmes for the improvement of workers participation in companies OSH activities;
Amendment 281 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to secure adequate funding and access for all workers to health and safety training and learning facilities to combat accidents and illnesses at work; stresses the need for a close cooperation with social partners in this regard;
Amendment 283 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission to introduce without a delay a legislative proposal for a European Social Security Pass for mobile workers and third country nationals with the possibility to provide national authorities and trade unions with an instrument to effectively enforce health and safety regulation, compliance with cancer-prevention and to combat unsafe working environments;
Amendment 284 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Welcomes the Mobility Package and its initiatives on improving health and safety; welcomes the Commissions guidelines on driving and rest time rules and calls on the Commission to secure the necessary follow up on the implementation of the Mobility Package; calls on Member States to ensure compliance and increase road control; calls on the Commission to present similar legislative initiatives as the mobility package to improve health and safety for workers in the aviation and maritime industry;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Parliament has repeatedly askurged the Commission to promote and implement the use of gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments in all the Union policy areas and the Court of Auditors (the ‘Court’) to incorporate a gender perspective, including gender- disaggregated data, into its reports on the implementation of the Union budget;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas equality and the Rule of law are founding values of the Union and the European institutions shall aim to promote them according to Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU);
Amendment 7 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas women are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly women working in precarious employment, feminised sectors and the informal economy; whereas this should be taken into account in all the economic recovery measures designed to mitigate the negative impact of the pandemic;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that women’s rights and a gender equality perspective should be integrated and ensured in all policy areas, particularly in light of the gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the backlash against women’s rights in several Member States; reiterates, therefore, its call for the implementation of gender budgeting at all stages of the budgetary process, including the implementation of gender budgeting and the assessment of its execution; reiterates its demand to include gender-specific indicators in the common set of result indicators for the implementation of the EU budget;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the Court, in its Special report No 10/21 on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget (the ‘Court’s special report’)1 , found that the Commission has not adequately applied gender mainstreaming, made insufficient use of sex-disaggregated data and indicators, and published little information on the Union budget’s overall impact on gender equality, ; calls on the Commission to implement gender-responsive budgeting to ensure women and men benefit equally from public spending including within Next Generation EU and all the economic recovery measures; __________________ 1 https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR21_10/SR_Gender_mainstreamin g_EN.pdf
Amendment 22 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that gender equality and mainstreaming is one of the horizontal principles for Union funds in the multiannual financial framework for 2021- 2027 and in the Recovery and Resilience Facility and calls for gender impact assessments, gender objectives and gender monitoring to be rolled out as outlined in the Court’s special report, expects the Commission to take its commitments seriously in the future by closely monitoring the implementation of these horizontal principles in all of the EU policy areas and providing thorough gender impact assessments and monitoring of all of its policies and programmes;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the rule of law in the Union, and thus protect fundamental rights and equality, via the rule of law conditionality mechanism for access to Union funds., urges the Commission to strictly apply this conditionality and effectively protect the Union’s budget in the event of generalised deficiencies in upholding the rule of law, breaches of human rights, including women’s rights and violations of the fundamental values of the European Union;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Repeats its concern at the interrelation between the attacks on the rule of law and the backlash on gender equality and women’s rights; calls for this issue to be addressed through the Article 7 procedure against Member States concerned;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes Commission’s commitment and ongoing work to design a methodology to track spending on gender equality;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Strongly reiterates its demand to increase resources dedicated to preventing and combating gender-based violence under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values, especially following the escalation of violence against women during the COVID-19 crisis; reiterates its request for the Commission to include an independent budget line for all measures specifically targeting gender equality, including on gender-based violence; calls on the Commission and the Member States to apply effectively the gender mainstreaming horizontal priority in the multiannual financial framework 2021- 2027;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses a need to further increase resources in European Social Fund Plus (EFS+) to allow inclusion in the labour market and adapted training, as the COVID-19 crisis affected women’s employment disproportionally, in particular women working in the informal economy and in precarious working conditions, and in some heavily impacted and highly feminised sectors;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to apply effectively the gender mainstreaming horizontal priority in the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027.
Amendment 8 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include and substantially strengthen gender mainstreaming in all transport-related legislation, policy, programmes and action, to support cooperation with stakeholders and the exchange of good practices to increase the number of women in transport professions, and to improve the collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data on behaviour, needs and concerns in mobility; Calls for closing the so-called ‘gender data gap’ and collect comparable gender-disaggregated data on behaviour, needs and concerns in mobility with the view of designing legislation, policy, programmes and action that mirrors needs and concerns of women;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for concrete initiatives and incentives for the diversification of the transport workforce, in particular to attract women and young workers, based on the experiences learnt from the Women in Transport - EU Platform and ILO, among others; Emphasises the right to safe and attractive workplaces in the transport sector, where all workers are free from violence or (sexual) harassment and their health and safety at work is ensured, including access to decent sanitary facilities, appropriate tools and equipment including work gear, as well as a good work-life balance; calls on the Commission and Member States to make sure that every worker in the transport sector has the right to access safe and adequate washing and sanitation at work and ample breaks without fear of penalties; encourages the Commission to integrate measures to ensure these rights, in line with the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 and its key actions, in the upcoming Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work for 2021-2027; calls on the Commission and Member States to ratify and implement without delay the ILO-convention 190 fully and support a zero-tolerance policy towards violence and harassment on the working floor;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the lack of diversity in the transport workforce is closely linked with the persisting gender-gap in STEM careers and studies (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math); Calls on the Commission and Member States to further develop mechanisms to achieve gender balance and to use synergies with other policy fields to close this gap;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Highlights that strengthening social dialogue between social partners is key to eliminate discrimination and unequal treatment in the transport sector; Welcomes the negotiations on an autonomous agreement on Women in Rail of social partners and calls on other sectors to follow this example.
Amendment 27 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights the importance of the work-life balance directive and its implementation; Notes that transport workers often face irregular, unpredictable and long working hours; Highlights the need for work schedules and working times which are adapted to the needs of parents and carers to ensure that they are not penalised in pay or career opportunities for fulfilling their care responsibilities; Underlines the importance of paternity leave for transport workers; calls on the transport sector to acknowledge the diversity of families and particular needs and rights of for example single-parent families, adoptive families, same-sex partners and others in their internal guidelines;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Notes that mobility takes place every day in public spaces, where numerous people in our societies face discrimination; Notes that women come from different backgrounds and face different challenges, whereas discrimination on the basis of gender is often combined with discrimination based on identities such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and class and/or migration status triggering double and multiple discrimination; Encourages the Commission to streamline the implementation of the strategy with the Commissions Anti-Racism Action Plan and other Union anti-discrimination and equality policies; Highlights that mobility spaces need to be and feel safe, affordable and accessible spaces for all people, including those who face obstacles or threats moving through our communities; Calls on the Commission to include this perspective in the development of the planned European mobility data space, in the collection of disaggregated data and comparable statistics on the needs of all groups, including disadvantaged and underrepresented ones, the development of relevant AI tools as well as the planned digital applications facilitating consumers’ mobility;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Highlights that thorough safety tests of vehicles are crucial for road safety and should include the gender-aspect, such as the use of female featured dummies in crash test;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Amendment 32 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Notes that digitalisation will result in fundamental changes in the transport sector which creates countless opportunities but also presents new challenges; calls on the Commission, Member States and the transport sector to research and evaluate the gender perspective of this transformation and to increase women's participation in this regard to make sure that their needs and concerns are met.
Amendment 53 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the relevant stakeholders to provide a transport system that is tailored to women’s needs and their favoured modes of transport by improving accessibility, safety (particularly during the pandemic), service provision and comfort, and prioritising adequate investment accordingly;
Amendment 60 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take initiatives to make public spaces in European cities safe and free of harassment by sharing best practices and improving legislation, management, policies, infrastructure and security technology; Calls on the Commission to improve gender disaggregated statistical data and research to better understand gender differences in mobility patterns and to take this into account in the revision of the Urban Mobility Package; urges cities to include gender-based statistical data and research in the revision of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to issue recommendations to increase women’s participation in mobility-related consultation, planning and decision- making processes and to e, for example by promoting Gender Impact Assessment procedures (GIAs) and Gender Audit Checklists; Encourages companies to improve equal opportunities for womenall workers, with a particular focus on innovation in transport, the shift towards sustainable mobility, attracting and retaining talent, and improving working conditions. Urges the Member States in this regard to unblock the Women on Boards directive.
Amendment 27 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
— having regard the European Court of Auditor s Special Report "Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget:time to turn words into action" https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR21_10/SR_Gender_mainstream ing_EN.pdf
Amendment 28 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)
Citation 20 b (new)
— having regard the EPRS study "Gender equality:Economic value of care from the perspective of the applicable EU funds" https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2021/694784/IPOL_STU(20 21)694784_EN.pdf
Amendment 29 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 c (new)
Citation 20 c (new)
— having regard the Workshop “Applying gender mainstreaming in the EU recovery package", requested by the FEMM Committee
Amendment 30 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 d (new)
Citation 20 d (new)
— having regard the EPRS study "Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament", https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2021/694216/EPRS_STU(2 021)694216_EN.pdf
Amendment 33 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender mainstreaming is a widely recognised strategy to ensure gender equalityequality is a core principle of the European Union; whereas gender mainstreaming is a globally recognised strategy to ensure gender equality; whereas gender mainstreaming means taking into account differences between women and men when designing, implementing and evaluating policies, programmes and projects, so that they benefit both women and men and do not increase inequality but enhance gender equality; whereas gender aspects prevail everywhere, also in areas that have not been the focus of attention, such as taxation, trade, green transition etc.; whereas achieving gender equality thus need to be tackled by a cross-cutting approach integrating all areas of work within the European Parliament;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender mainstreaming has to be complemented by gender- responsive budgeting the application of gender mainstreaming in the budgetary process; whereas gender-responsive budgeting consists of understanding the impact of budgetary and policy decisions on gender equality and adjusting public expenditure and revenue accordingly;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas Gender Mainstreaming is still not yet fully integrated into the European Parliament practices and rules[1]; [1] Ahrens, P. (2019). Working against the tide? :Institutionalizing Gender Mainstreaming in the European Parliament. In P.Ahrens, & A. L. Rolandsen (Eds.), Gendering the European Parliament :Structures, Policies, and Practices.
Amendment 60 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has pointed out that the EU's budget cycle so far has not adequately taken gender equality into account: whereas the ECA has recommended that the Commission assesses and reports on whether Member States' recovery and resilience plans address gender equality;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas all EU institutions are guided by the Treaties and the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that measures to ensure gender equality need to incorporate an intersectional approach within gender, not listing women as another collective since women are the half of the population with intersectionality inside;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 97 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Points out the need for a better and more precise understanding of the concept of gender equality, in order to reinforce the alliance of different parties; warns about the anti feminist movements both in Europe and in worldwide, which are also antidemocratic and calls on all democratic political groups of the European Parliament to work for gender equality with joint forces and one voice;
Amendment 163 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses that social dialogue is a key instrument for all parties concerned in the decision making processes and thus essential for improving gender equality across the EU institutions;
Amendment 175 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the work of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, the High-Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity and the Gender Mainstreaming Network as leading bodies in ensuring gender mainstreaming in Parliament; encourages this high level group on gender equality to increase its coordination work, especially in extraordinary circumstances as the COVID19 crisis and its aftermath; but also regarding processes that influence the future of the EU, such as the work within "Conference on the Future of Europe" to make sure that the principle of gender equality is applied and given the relevance it deserves for the future of the EU;
Amendment 211 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the relevant bodies to develop and adopt dedicated guidelines to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting; stresses the importance of gender impact assessment during the legislative process from the design to the evaluation assessment;
Amendment 214 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Welcomes the Gender Equality Week 2021, initiative for the second time by the FEMM Committee, in which all parliamentary committees and delegations were invited to hold events addressing gender equality in their areas of competence; welcomes the fact that 16 Committees and 6 delegations have participated and 21 events have been organised; encourages those committees and delegations who have not yet done so, to cooperate next year and to organise this Gender Equality Week which raises awareness and reinforces synergy effects, on a regular basis;
Amendment 218 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Points out that the FEMM Committee as a fully-fledged committee in charge of women's rights and gender equality and, thus, works on many horizontal issues often touching the work of other committees; Calls for a systematic, transparent and accountable monitoring of the integration of FEMM's Committee suggestions to other Committees as well as to the European Parliament's Resolutions to ensure that the principle of gender equality and gender mainstreaming is properly implemented;
Amendment 220 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Welcomes the EPRS gender impact study in the Parliament: notes, however, that the EPRS needs to continue to develop this gender impact assessment on the basis of quantitative and qualitative gender statistics and data disaggregated by sex;
Amendment 230 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets that, overall, gender mainstreaming has not yet been applied across the EU budget; underlines that the gender perspective has to be integrated at all levels of the budgetary process in order to transform revenues and expenditures into social investment, sustainable well- being and economic development for achieving gender equality goals;
Amendment 238 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Amendment 257 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Reiterates its call on the Council and the European Council to establish a Council configuration on gender equality as the EU needs a platform for intergovernmental exchange on gender equality and a formal forum for the ministers responsible for the matters of gender equality;
Amendment 261 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for gender mainstreaming to be better and more efficiently implemented in the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 8 and 10, Article 19, Article 83(1) and Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 10 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 25 November 2020 entitled "EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III",
Amendment 12 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 e (new)
Citation 5 e (new)
– having regard to Directive 2011/99/EU on the European Protection Order,
Amendment 13 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 f (new)
Citation 5 f (new)
– having regard to Directive 2012/29/EU on establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime,
Amendment 15 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 5 “Gender Equality”,
Amendment 36 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on the gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period,
Amendment 41 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the EU LGBTIQ Strategy 2020-2025,
Amendment 45 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
– having regard to the EU Strategy on victims' rights 2020-2025,
Amendment 49 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 c (new)
Citation 15 c (new)
– having regard to the EU strategy on the rights of the child,
Amendment 61 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) defines gender- based violence ias violence directed against womea person because they are women and it affects women disproportionatelyof their gender; whereas both women and men experience gender- based violence, at the same time highlighting that the overwhelming majority of victims are women and girls; whereas LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics; whereas gender- based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) defines gender- based violence against women as any form of violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately;
Amendment 80 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas gender-based violence includes many types of violence, including domestic violence; whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), similarly to the Istanbul convention, defines domestic violence as all acts of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occur within the family or domestic unit, irrespective of biological or legal family ties, or between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence as the victim: recognises that domestic violence affects women disproportionately, and that men may also be victims of domestic violence;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas gender-based violence in the form of cyberviolence, including online harassment, cyberbullying, cyberstalking, sexist hate speech, revenge pornography, deep-fakes, is a transnational crime that disproportionally affects women and girls;
Amendment 103 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas according to a EU Fundamental Rights Agency's survey published in 2014, an estimated 33% of women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15, while 8% had experienced it in the year before the interview; whereas more recent figures are not available;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas no real progress can be made on gender equality without an intersectional approach;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the expression ‘in all their diversity’ in this report states the position that women, men and non-binary people fall into heterogeneous categories, including but not limited to in relation to their sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinions, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics, migratory status or socio-economic status; whereas it affirms the commitment to leave no one behind and achieve a gender-equal Europe for everyone;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality estimates that the total cost of gender-based violence to the European Union is about 290 billion euros in loss of economic output, services, and physical and emotional impact on the victim; whereas this is a very significant loss to the EU economy that exceeds the estimated annual costs of particularly serious crimes such as organised crime and illicit drug trafficking;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas combating gender-based violence is a key priority of the EU Gender Equality Strategy and of the European Union's external action; whereas Union action aiming to eradicate violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence demands that the Commission pursue several parallel avenues;
Amendment 135 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls in all their diversity and other forms of gender-based violence, such as violence against LGBTI persons, and deplores the fact that women and girls continue to be exposed to psychological, physical, sexual and economic violence, including sexual exploitation and trafficking in human beings, both online and offline;
Amendment 139 #
2021/2035(INL)
1d. Underlines that men’s violence against women starts with boy’s violence against girl’s, considers therefore that preventive measures must start at an early age;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Insists that the definition of “women” when addressing violence against women must include girls under the age of 18;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are the result of the unequal distribution of power, patriarchal structures, and gender stereotypes, that have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men; underlines that this situation is aggravated by social and economic inequalities; highlights that these inequalities and power unbalances have a transversal and global nature, common to the whole territory of the European Union, and not limited to specific Member States;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are the result of the unequal distribution of power, resources, patriarchal structures, and gender stereotypes, that have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men; underlines that this situation is aggravated by social and economic inequalities;
Amendment 164 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that rigid gender and masculinity norms based on patriarchal stereotypes contributes to discrimination and subjugation of women, as well as adversely affect men’s and boy’s health and lives, contributes to the invisibility of violence suffered by men as well as hinders rehabilitation of male perpetrators;
Amendment 167 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that rigid gender norms lead to increased exposure to gender-based violence for anyone who does not conform to them; deplores the high instances of violence targeting trans women, trans men, trans feminine, intersex and non-binary people;
Amendment 169 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recognises that progress toward equality has occurred thanks to the hard fought feminist struggle against the global oppression of women and girls;
Amendment 198 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Denounces the fact that the combat against gender-based violence is negatively affected by the attack on women’s rights and gender equality; condemns the actions of anti-gender and anti-women movements in Europe and worldwide that aim to overturn existing laws on women’s rights and LGBTI+ rights; , Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and LGBTI+ rights, thus endangering the respect of human rights and of the Rule of Law in the whole European Union;
Amendment 200 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Denounces the fact that the combat against gender-based violence is negatively affected by the attack on women’s and girl´s rights and gender equality; condemns the actions of anti-gender and anti-women movements in Europe and worldwide that aim to overturn existing laws on women’s rights and LGBTI+ rights;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that due to the lockdown and social distancing measures there has been a worrying increase in gender-based violence, including domestic violence, physical and psychological violence, coercive control and cyber- violence across the whole European Union during the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that there are substantial differences in the legal definition and treatment of gender-based violence across the Member States; points out that this greatly hampers the European Union's legislative actions against gender-based violence, including the Victims' Rights Directive, the Trafficking Directive and the European Protection Order;
Amendment 222 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets the lack of research and knowledge on boy’s violence against girl’s, as knowledge forms the foundation for effective policy and law-making, therefore calls on the establishment of a knowledge hub on violence against girls in the EU by relevant EU institutions such as Eurostat, EIGE;
Amendment 225 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for effective prevention of gender inequality and gender-based violence, including educational measures directed towards, and implemented with, young people, as well as ensuring that all young people benefit from comprehensive sexual, reproductive, health, rights and relationship education;
Amendment 247 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the necessity of using an intersectional approach in policy and law making, and adding specific and measurable undertakings, including relating to groups protected from discrimination by EU law and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice;
Amendment 256 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that violations of sexual and reproductive rights are a form of violence against women and girls, including the denial of safe and legal abortion care, are a form of violence against women and girls; stresses that girls' and women's autonomy and ability to free and independent decisions about their bodies and lives are preconditions for their economic independence and thus for gender equality and the elimination of gender- based violence;
Amendment 263 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Insists that all legislation on sexual offences must be based on consent; insists that only voluntary sexual acts should be considered legal;
Amendment 264 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that consent cannot be bought, therefore considers all forms of sex purchase to be sexual exploitation; stresses that sexual exploitation and prostitution are forms of violence against women and girls and all persons in prostitution, and stresses the need for an end-demand approach to tackling this, including introducing the Equality Model, which criminalises both the buyers and pimps in the sex industry; stresses that sexual exploitation and prostitution are forms of violence that particularly impact women and girls with a lower economic status, including women and girls with a migrant or asylum-seeking background, or otherwise particularly vulnerable groups;
Amendment 266 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Concerned about the sexualisation of children, especially sexualisation of girls by adult men; considers it imperative to enhance the protection provided under criminal law concerning sexual offences against children; calls on Member States and the commission to adopt the view to criminalise sexual offences where the perpetrator displays negligence with regard to the child's age;
Amendment 269 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Stresses that consent cannot be bought, therefore considers all forms of sex purchase to be sexual exploitation;
Amendment 270 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Calls on Member States to recognise sex purchase as a form of violence against women; calls on Member States to criminalise sex purchase in line with the Swedish Equality Model introduced in 1999;
Amendment 271 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Emphasises that women engaged in the sex industry, including in prostitution, due to poverty, discrimination or other types of distress, experience sexualised violence and abuse on a daily basis;
Amendment 280 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that domestic violence is not only a crime against the victim of violence but should also be considered a crime against any child who witness it, especially due to the long lasting negative effects on the child’s wellbeing and development;
Amendment 301 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure information to victims and perpetrators of gender-based violence is available in all EU languages, with the aim to ensure rights of victims are upheld when exercising their fundamental right to freedom movement within the EU;
Amendment 302 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers the widespread impunity for sexual offences to be a serious impairment to gender equality and the fight against gender-based violence;
Amendment 310 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to improve the resources and training of practitioners, law enforcement officers, judicial staff and all other professionals dealing with victims of gender-based violence; calls on Members States to ensure that victims have the right to state- funded legal aid before and during legal proceedings;
Amendment 337 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers minimum standards on gender-based violence a precondition for the free movement of people within the EU; considers lack of access to adequate protection from gender-based violence a violation of human rights, specifically affecting women and girls;
Amendment 346 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the special need to combat violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence on a common basis also results from the need to establish minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions, including a common definition of gender-based violence;
Amendment 353 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the cross-border dimensions of cyber violence against women and girls needs a common Union response;
Amendment 368 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive on gender-based violence that implements the standards of the Istanbul Convention and includes the following elements: prevention, including through gender-sensitive education programming directed at both girls and boys, and empowerment of women and girls; ensuring information provided in all relevant languages; support services and protection measures for survivors; combating all forms of gender-based violence, including violations of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights; and minimum standards for law enforcement;
Amendment 383 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 5
Annex I – Recital 5
(5) Gender-based violence is violence directed against womea person because they are women and it affects women disproportionatelyof their gender; gender-based violence against women is any type of violence directed against women because they are women or affects women disproportionately. Both women and men experience gender-based violence, however the vast majority of victims are women and girls. LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. Gender- based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries.
Amendment 396 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 9 a (new)
Annex I – Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Considers minimum standards on gender-based violence a precondition for the free movement of people within the EU; considers lack of access to adequate protection from gender-based violence a violation of human rights, specifically affecting women and girls.
Amendment 6 #
2021/2020(INI)
— having regard to Articles 2 and 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union, and Articles 6, 8, 10, 83, 153, 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 7 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
— having regard to Articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 8 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
— having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) there of, in particular goal 5 and its targets and indicators,
Amendment 9 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),
Amendment 13 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 24 March 2021 entitled ‘EU Strategy on the rights of the child (2020-2025)’(COM(2021)0142),
Amendment 14 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 11 November 2020 entitled ‘LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020- 2025’,
Amendment 15 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on the EU Strategy for Gender Equality,
Amendment 16 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 d (new)
Citation 7 d (new)
— having regard to is resolution of 21 January 2021 on the gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period,
Amendment 17 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 e (new)
Citation 7 e (new)
— having regard to the study entitled ‘The gendered impact of the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis’, published by its Directorate-General for Internal Policies on 30 September 2020,
Amendment 18 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 f (new)
Citation 7 f (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 24 June 2021 on the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health,
Amendment 29 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the right to equal treatment is a defining fundamental right recognised in the European Union Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas the EU shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote gender equality in all its activities;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality in the EU has not yet been achieved and progress in this direction has recently been slowing down, stagnating or even regressing in certain regions and countries; whereas the struggle for gender equality and the promotion and protection of women’s rights is a truly collective responsibilityGender Equality Index score for EU has increased by only 4.1 points since 2010 and 0.5 points since 2017; whereas according to EIGE the EU is at least 60 years away from reaching complete gender equality; whereas the struggle for gender equality and the promotion and protection of women’s rights is a truly collective responsibility that needs faster progress, with the aim that women and men, and girls and boys, in all their diversity, shall have equal opportunities to thrive and equal rights and power to shape society and their own lives;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas there is a backlash on gender equality in some member states; whereas movements opposing gender equality policies and women’s rights are trying to re-establish traditional gender roles as the norm, questioning the status quo, attacking women’s rights, and trying to block further progress;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the right to equal treatment is a defining fundamental right recognised in the European Union Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas the EU shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote gender equality in all its activities;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women and men must have the same opportunities for economic independence; whereas, although female employment rates have risen, gender inequality on the labour market remains a fact of life;; whereas the employment rate for men of working age was 79.0 % in 2019, exceeding that of women (67.3 %) by 11.7 percentage points; whereas with regard to labour market participation, 8 % of men in the EU are working part-time compared to 31 % of women, revealing persistent inequalities; whereas too little progress has been made in challenging the sectoral and occupational gender segregation in the labour market; European Commission whereas the employment gap is particularly high in the case of single mothersparents, of whom 85 % are women, female caregivers, women with disabilities, women from ethnic minorities, migrant and refugee women, LBTIQ+ women and young and elderly women;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the 2021 report on gender equality in the EU concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing gender inequalities in almost every walk of life; and that the hard-won achievements of past years have been rolled back by the pandemic; whereas the Global Gender Gap report 2021 states that closing the global gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 years to 135.6 years; whereas the impacts of the pandemic range from an increase in gender-based and domestic violence and harassment, unpaid and unequal care and domestic responsibilities for women, through restricted access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), to economic and employment impacts for women, particularly healthcare workers, caregivers and workers in other female- dominated and precarious sectors;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas preliminary data on labour market trends connected to the pandemic shows a more significant impact on women than on men; whereas Eurostat figures show that unemployment among women grew from 6.9 % in April to 7.9 % in August 2020 while male unemployment grew from 6.5 % to 7.1 % during the same period;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) defines gender- based violence against women as any form of violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately; whereas violence against women and girls in all its forms is a violation of human rights and one of the biggest obstacles to achieving gender equality; whereas violence against women may be of differing appearance, intensity and form; whereas a society free ofrom violence must be acknowledged as an absolute prerequisite for equality;
Amendment 70 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas 33 per cent of women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence and countless women experience sexual assault and harassment in the context of intimate partnerships and public life; whereas gender-based violence has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; whereas according to the World Health Organization, some Member States have reported a 60 % increase in emergency calls from women subjected to violence by their intimate partner during the pandemic; whereas according to the latest Europol Report child sexual abuse online in the EU has dramatically increased;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) is a highly gendered phenomenon with nearly three quarters reported victims in the EU being women and girls who were predominantly trafficked for sexual exploitation; whereas THB is a growing part of organised crime and a human rights violation; whereas 78 % of all children trafficked are girls and 68 % of adults trafficked are women;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Amendment 77 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas women in the EU are more severely affected by poverty or social exclusion than men, being systematically placed at a disadvantage by structural and cultural factors; whereas in the EU, 40,3% of single parents households were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2019;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU gender pay gap is 16%, with variations between the Member States; whereas this gender pay gap has a number of implications, not least a 37% difference in corresponding pension entitlements, placing older women at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas the right to equal pay for equal work and work of equal value is not always guaranteed and remains one of the biggest challenges to be met in efforts to combat pay discrimination; whereas gender-equal sharing of parental days is important for tackling the gender pay gap;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas work in mostly female- dominated sectors such as care, cleaning, retail, education are essential and of high socio-economic value but often less valued and lower paid than work in men dominated sectors; whereas this fact highlights the urgent need to reassess the adequacy of wages in these female- dominated sectors;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas their role as primary caregivers within the family imposes a disproportionate burden of unpaid care and domestic work on women, who play a vital role in this respectraditional gender roles and stereotypes still influence the division of labour at home, in education, at the workplace and in society; whereas unpaid care work, mostly carried out by women, imposes a disproportionate burden on women and contributes to the gender pay and pension gap; whereas everyone, regardless of gender, has the right to work and to balance professional and private life;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas EU neoliberal policies are, in the long term, contributing tothe Commission adopted the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 on 5 March 2020 to set an ambitious framework on how to advance gender inequality, with women being disproportionately affected by rising unemployment, deregulation of the labour market and of working hours, increased precariousness and low pay, not to mention multiple forms of inequality and discrimination resulting from cuts to public services, particularly health, education and welfare benefit in the EU; whereas the strategy includes a dual approach, consisting of targeted measures and the consistent application of gender mainstreaming and intersectionality as cross-cutting principles; whereas policies are not contributing enough to advance gender equality; whereas the strategy however remains vague on the issue of timelines for several, highly welcomed, measures and sets neither concrete gender equality targets to be achieved by 2025 nor clear monitoring tools; whereas the European Parliament has called on the Commission to establish a concrete roadmap with timeframes, objectives, a yearly review and monitoring mechanism, clear and measurable indicators of success and additional targeted actions;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas gender equality and the green and digital transitions are interlinked and the inclusion of women in decision-making is a prerequisite for sustainable development and the efficient management of both the green and digital transitions in order to achieve fair and just transitions that leaves no one behind; whereas all climate action and digital policies must include a gender- and an intersectional perspective;
Amendment 117 #
Amendment 126 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that equal opportunities and higher labour market participation among women can increase jobs, economic prosperity and competitiveness in Europe; calls on the Commission and Member States to set goals to eliminate precarious jobs and involuntary part-time work in order to improve the situation for women in the labour market. Full-time work should be the norm, and part-time a possibility;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to take practical measures to ensure that women have equal access to work with rights and decent pay; stresses the need to promote collective bargaining as a determining factor in reversing and overcoming inequality and tackling discrimination against women and calls for de jure and de facto compliance with the principle of equal pay for equal work of equal value; welcomes in this regard the Commission’s proposal for a directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency:
Amendment 149 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU and its Member States to further underpin maternity and paternity entitlements, for example by increasing periods of full leave with no loss of pay, taking into account the World Health Organization recommendation that children be exclusively breastfed forEmphasises the importance to ensure that everyone, regardless of gender, has the right to work, and to balance professional and private life, as highlighted by the fDirst six months of their livesective for Work-Life Balance; calls foron the right to a reduction in working hours following maternity leave to be guaranteed in practice, enabling mothers to breastfeed their children until they are at least two years old,Member States to replace gender-specific maternity leave and ensure long periods of gender-neutral paid parental leave accompanied by investment in a public network of freeffordable, quality childcare and education services accessible for all;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CStresses that women’s employment rate in the EU must increase; calls for measures to achieve work, employee and pay enhancement, effectively combat joblessnessunemployment and promote full-time employment for all women; calls for the creation and promotion of employment with rights, the defence of collective bargaining, the revitalisation of public sector employment and an end to job insecurity; calls in addition for a reduction in working hours without loss of paynotes that men and women face different risks at work and stresses therefore the importance of a gender- sensitive approach to occupational safety and health;
Amendment 164 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the importance of addressing gender equality aspects related to the future world of work, including greening and digitalising the economy; regrets the weak link between the EU Strategy for Gender Equality and the European Green Deal; calls on the Commission to strengthening the connection between climate change and digitalisation policies and gender equality;
Amendment 168 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Urges the Commission and Member states, in order to better apply the principle of equal pay for work of equal value between men and women across different occupational sectors, to develop in close cooperation with social partners and while respecting the social partner’s autonomy, collective agreements, and national labour market traditions and models, gender-neutral job evaluation tools and classification criteria taking into account factors such as qualification, working conditions, the degree of responsibility conferred on the worker, physical and mental requirements of the work, with the aim to better valuation and consequently fairer remuneration of work in highly feminised sectors;
Amendment 183 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Eradication of violence against womengender-based violence
Amendment 185 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls in all their diversity;
Amendment 186 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to come up with a proposal in 2021 for a Directive to prevent and combat all forms of gender-based violence; stresses the urgent need to conclude the EU’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention and to advocate its ratification by Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia; calls on the Commission to extend the areas of crime to encompass specific forms of gender-based violence in accordance with Article 83 TFEU;
Amendment 188 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the urgent need to counter the exploitation of women at work and combat the inequalities, discrimination and violence affecting them; calls on the Member States to adopt International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 189; urges the Commission to present a Metoo-directive addressing sexual harassment at the workplace;
Amendment 202 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that violations of sexual and reproductive rights, including the denial of safe and legal abortion care, are a form of violence against women and girls; stresses that girls' and women's autonomy and ability to free and independent decisions about their bodies and lives are preconditions for their economic independence and thus for gender equality and the elimination of gender-based violence;
Amendment 203 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Welcomes that the Commission intends to propose measures to tackle cyber violence against women; considers that the cross-border dimensions of cyber violence against women and girls needs a common Union response; calls on the Member States and the Commission to adopt specific measures to eradicate all forms of online violence;
Amendment 207 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Underlines that men’s violence against women starts with boys violence against girls; considers therefore that preventive measures and gender-sensitive education must start at an early age;
Amendment 208 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls for effective prevention of gender inequality and gender-based violence, including educational measures directed towards, and implemented with, young people, as well as ensuring that all young people benefit from comprehensive sexual, reproductive, health, rights and relationship education;
Amendment 209 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Calls for further measures to combatting gender stereotypes as well as violence prevention measures focusing on men, boys and destructive masculinities; calls on Member States to implement clearer measures to target these norms as gender stereotypes are a root cause of gender inequality and affect all areas of society;
Amendment 213 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that prostitution constitutes a serious form of violence and exploitation affecting mostly women and children; notes that the root causes of prostitution are inextricably intertwined with social and economic realities, particularly unemployment, financial need and povertypower structures linked to gender, sexuality, ethnicity and socio- economic situation are significant for why people are exposed to prostitution and human trafficking; underlines, however, that prostitution and human trafficking for sexual purposes are driven by demand; stresses that the work to combat human trafficking and prostitution must be focused on preventive work and to stop the demand; stresses the need for Member States to increase funding for social support and access to public services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation;
Amendment 221 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Insists that all legislation on sexual offences must be based on consent; insists that only voluntary sexual acts should be considered legal;
Amendment 222 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses that consent cannot be bought, therefore considers all forms of sex purchase to be sexual exploitation; calls on Member States to recognise sex purchase as a form of violence against women; calls on Member States to criminalise sex purchase in line with the Swedish Equality Model introduced in Sweden in 1999 and implemented by, among other countries, France and Ireland;
Amendment 242 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that access to sexual, reproductive and other forms of healthcare for women is a fundamental right that must be underpinned and may not be in any way watered down or withdrawn; condemns the actions of anti-gender and anti-feminist movements in Europe and worldwide that systematically attack women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights, including sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 259 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal Towards a European Education Area by 2021 and its aim to promote a gender equal workplace, culture, and help combat racism and all forms of discrimination, including gender stereotyping; calls on the Member States to ensure that women and men, girls and boys have the same opportunities to personal development as well as full access to equal opportunities to reach their full potential without being hindered by structures, prejudices and stereotypical perceptions based on gender;
Amendment 263 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Member States to take specific measures to combat the risk of poverty in old age and retirement, increasing pensions and boosting social benefits; draws attention to the high gender pension gap resulting from, among other things, joint taxation; stresses that individual taxation is important in terms of achieving tax fairness as it creates an incentive for women to enter the labour market, as women's incomes would no longer be seen as part of the husband’s income;
Amendment 276 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Reiterates that the gender equality strategy shall be implemented using intersectionality; urges the Commission and Member States to strengthen the implementation of the intersectional framework;
Amendment 278 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Reiterates the importance of gender mainstreaming as a systematic approach to achieving gender equality; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s established taskforce on equality; underlines the importance of transparency and the involvement of women’s rights and civil society organisations from diverse backgrounds;
Amendment 282 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Stresses the importance of gender- budgeting, as an application of the principle of gender mainstreaming in all budgetary processes;
Amendment 284 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Amendment 286 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15 e. Regrets the weak link between the new EU Strategy for Gender Equality and the European Green Deal; calls on the Commission to strengthening the connection between climate change policies and gender equality in its upcoming proposals;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights, 13 December 2017, (2017/C 428/09),
Amendment 7 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (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 ‘The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan’, 4 March 2021, COM(2021)102,
Amendment 8 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (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 ‘Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030’, 3 March 2021, COM(2021)101,
Amendment 9 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)
Citation 5 d (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 ‘A union of equality: EU anti- racism action plan 2020-2025’, 18 September 2020, COM(2020)565,
Amendment 10 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 e (new)
Citation 5 e (new)
— having regard to the Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, 25 September 2015, A/RES/70/1,
Amendment 13 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas providing equal opportunities for all is, and must continue to be, inherent to the fundamental values of the European Union, and whereas people from all backgrounds and walks of life should be able to benefit fully and equally from Erasmus+;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic severely impacted on the education sector as a whole, further exacerbating pre-existing inequalities in access to education and making effective inclusion measures even more relevant and urgent;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas a high-level of ambitions for the future of education are well captured by the UN SDGs, in particular by Target 5, under Goal 4, which aims at eliminating all discriminations and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas no harmonised and mandatory inclusion strategy was established at European level for the Erasmus+ programme and these shortcomings significantly limit the impact of inclusion measures within the programme;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the crucial need for adapted funding and grants, such as pre- financing and lump sums, as financial barriers continue to be one of the biggest obstacles faced by people with fewer opportunities in Erasmus+; in this regard, stresses the need to apply flexible rules in the support of additional expenses for participants with fewer opportunities or from disadvantaged backgrounds and to provide sufficient financial amount to cover their needs;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to make sure that existing digital tools are working properly and at full extent and to tackle without delay the serious persistent issues related to Erasmus+ IT tools, which significantly hamper not only the participation of smaller organisations and people with fewer opportunities, but also the participation of all kinds of beneficiaries; with regard to the newly introduced IT tools, which should make the whole experience of mobility smoother, calls on the Commission to sufficiently test them on a large scale before their implementation;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the role of teachers, youth workers and staffassociations as the driving forces behind participating institutions in raising awareness of the programme, in informing and supporting future learners, and identifying people with fewer opportunities, and notes that without them, most participants with fewer opportunities would not be able to take part; calls on the Commission, the Member States and national agencies to value and acknowledge their often voluntary work, to support them by facilitating their own mobility and to provide them with adequate funding, while accompanying participants with fewer opportunities and offering them specific training adapted to their needs;
Amendment 79 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks all national agencies to organise targeted information campaigns, both online and offline, and to appoint dedicated inclusion and diversity officers in order to reach out directly to learners with special needs and/or fewer opportunities; in this regard, calls also on those organisations that were selected to implement Erasmus+ actions to designate dedicated contact persons for people with fewer opportunities to be informed and accompanied as needed; and recalls that information on support services for people with special needs must be clear, up-to- date, complete and easy to access;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Acknowledges that for participants with fewer opportunities language barrier turns out to be particularly severe, therefore calls for targeted and group specific support for language learning in preparation of mobility and insists that this support should not be limited to online courses;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2009(INI)
14. Requests the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all relevant information regarding Erasmus+ is accessible to persons with disabilities, in particular through adapted and barrier-free online tools; recalls that planning and evaluation processes should be barrier- free; welcomes the establishment of ‘Erasmus Days’ and stresses the importance of the role of former Erasmus+ participants and alumni networks in promoting the programme widely;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the European Year of Youth and related events to promote the opportunitiesWith the aim of ensuring that the European Year of Youth is impactful and effectively improves living and learning conditions and democratic participation of young people in Europe, calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the Year and related events to better inform all young people about opportunities made available to them in application of public policies at EU, national, regional and local levels, including those offered by the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Recalls the importance of ensuring automatic recognition of qualification’s and learning periods in the context of the European Education Area as a complementary and paramount tool to make inclusion measures within Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps fully effective;
Amendment 120 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s recent adoption of the 2021-2027 framework of measures aimed at increasing diversity and inclusion in the current Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes, but nevertheless calls on the Commission to closely monitor the future national implementation of this framework and to inform the Parliament on annual basis; highlights that the full implementation of a dedicated framework of inclusion measures can serve as a useful experience and reference for other EU programmes that have a direct impact on citizens’ life such as Creative Europe and CERV;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,
Amendment 4 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union,
Amendment 6 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 9 June2021 on no green deal without a social deal10new, __________________ 10newINT/903-EESC-2020, adopted on 09/06/2021
Amendment 7 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 29 October 2020 on social dialogue as an important pillar of economic sustainability and the resilience of economies taking into account the influence of lively public debate in the Member States11new, __________________ 11new OJ C 10, 11.1.2021, p. 14
Amendment 9 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
— having regard to the opinionstudy of the European Economic and Social Committee of 31 August 2020 on an EU legal framework on safeguarding and strengthening workers’ information, consultation and participation,
Amendment 10 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
Citation 27 a (new)
— having regard to the position of the European Trade Union Confederation of 9-10 December 2020 on a new EU framework on information, consultation and board-level representation for European company forms and for companies making use of EU company law instruments enabling company mobility,
Amendment 33 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas democracy at work plays a key role in strengthening human rights in the workplace and society, not least when trade unions and workers’ representatives are actively involved in business due diligence processes; whereas more democracy at work would be an effective way of addressing the inequalities at work and in society; whereas workers in democratically organised workplaces would have a greater trust in democratic values and motivate them to engage actively in political activities that could lead to a more robust democratic culture; acknowledges that democracy must be lived by citizens, also at work;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas social justice and in particular democracy at work are firmly embedded in international and European human rights instruments and standards; whereas democracy at work has enlightened social progress in Europe and in the world for more than a century, whereas the ILO was precisely founded in 1919 in the belief that social justice was essential to reach universal and long- lasting peace22a; whereas social dialogue, collective bargaining and workers’ representation form core ILO values and rights and are provided for in numerous ILO Conventions and Recommendations23a, whereas also the Council of Europe counts democracy at work amongst its core values as expressed by the European Convention of Human Rights24a and the European Social Charter25a; __________________ 22a ILO Constitution (1919), ILO Declaration of Philadelphia (1944). 23aReferences to ILO Conventions No. 87, 98, 135, 141, 151 and 154 and related Recommendations. 24aArticle 11 Freedom of assembly and association. 25a Articles 5 (Right to organise), 6 (right to collective bargaining), 21 (right to information and consultation), 22 right to take part in the determination and improvement of the working conditions and working environment), 28 (right of workers' representatives to protection in the undertaking and facilities to be accorded to them) and 29 (right to information and consultation in collective redundancy procedures).
Amendment 54 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas workers’ participation and collective bargaining are essential to address the complex impact of restructuring in the challenging recovery that lies ahead; whereas a significant number of restructuring processes are currently ongoing because of the Covid- 19 crisis; whereas the disruptive impact of the pandemic has accelerated the pace and enlarged the scope of company restructuring; whereas restructuring has become a permanent feature of company life;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas companies with a higher- level of worker participation have survived the last economic and financial crisis better than others in regards to operating profits, capital market valuation, employment development and investment in plant and machinery and research and innovation;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas research shows that participation at the workplace contributes to company performance, job quality and well-being; whereas according to Eurofound21a, fewer than one-third (31%) of companies in the EU27facilitated the regular direct participation of employees in organisational decision-making and that the strength of worker participation in the EU has declined over the past decade22a; whereas over half of establishments in Sweden (56%) and Denmark (55%) were characterised by regular, high influence direct engagement with employees, but only around a fifth in Poland (20%) and the Netherlands (21%); __________________ 21a European Company Survey 2019. 22a ETUI contributors. "Benchmarking Working Europe 2020" ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute, 01 Feb. 2021. Web. 08 Jul. 2021.
Amendment 59 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the COVID-19 crisis, like no other previous global threat, has laid bare the structural nature of gender-based inequality and discrimination along with its consequences, with a large number of women working on the frontline as health professionals, care workers, cleaning and maintenance workers, domestic workers, and in other jobs, fighting the virus while often having to balance family responsibilities during lockdowns;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas studies have shown that worker participation enhances productivity, innovation, work organisation, gender equality, decision-making and alternatives to crisis-induced employment reduction22 ; __________________ 22FitzRoy, F., Kraft, K., ‘Co- determination, Efficiency and Productivity’, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 43, Issue 2, June 2005, pp. 233-247; Kraft K., Stank J., Dewenter R., ‘Co-determination and innovation’, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol 35, Issue 1, 2011, pp. 145-172; Jirjahn U. (2016), ‘Works Councils and Employer Attitudes toward the Incentive Effects of HRM Practices’, Research Papers in Economics n°7; Wheeler J. (2002), ‘Employee Involvement in Action: Reviewing Swedish Codetermination’, Labor Studies Journal, Vol 26, Issue 4, pp. 71-97; Gregorič A, Rapp M. S. (2018), ‘Board-Level Employee Representation and Firms' Responses to Crisis’, available at https://ssrn.com/abstract=3012999 (Scandinavia).
Amendment 92 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the different legal frameworks for board-level worker participation in 18 EU Member States and Norway; highlights that the scope and intensity of worker participation in company boardrooms varies greatly; highlights that digital and green transitions are greatly affecting the world of work and that the more resilient and sustainable companies are those with well-established systems of workers participation in company matters;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that divergence persists between EU countries regarding the quality, timing and effectiveness of information and consultation before corporate decisions are made. Restructuring processes are not carried out equally across Europe. Dialogue about alternatives to redundancies and plant closures could range to none up to genuine exchange of views depending on the EU country where it takes place;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Regrets that the 2002/14/EC establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees, and the 2009/38/EC European Works Council Directive(Recast) did not help to close the gaps as the impact of information and consultation on company decisions remain limited;
Amendment 103 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish the necessary conditions and requirements in order to have at least 80 % of corporations covered by sustainable corporate governance agreements by 2030, establishing strategies agreed with workers in order to positively influence environmental, social and economic development through governance practices and market presence, improve directors’ accountability as regards integrating sustainability into corporate decision- making, and promote corporate governance practices that contribute to company sustainability, with reference inter alia to corporate reporting, board remuneration, maximum wage ratio difference, board composition and stakeholder involvement;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that workers representatives must have the right to be informed about the use of posted workers in subcontracting chains and be able to contact these workers, in line with the obligation established on article 8 of the Temporary Agency work Directive, which obliges the user undertaking to provide information on the use of temporary agency workers to bodies representing workers;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to make the necessary improvements to the frameworks regulating SEs and European Cooperative Societies and to the Company Law Package, and to amend Council Directive 2001/86/EC to introduce minimum EU rules governing employee representation on supervisory boards; including the need to adapt to new thresholds;
Amendment 137 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to deliver on its commitment to put forward without further delay a directive on binding human rights due diligence and responsible business conduct, including workers’ rights such as the right to organise and collectively bargain and worker's participation rights, health and safety, social protection and working conditions; stresses that this directive should establish mandatory due diligence covering companies’ activities and their business relationships, including supply and subcontracting chains, and should ensure the full involvement of trade unions and workers’ representatives throughout the whole due diligence process; underlines that both national labour inspectorates and the ELA must be able to conduct inspections throughout the chain, are open to file complaints, and can offer mediation, on all EU companies and companies wanting to access the internal market;
Amendment 147 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that introducing and monitoring new digital technologies in the workplace successfully and in a trustworthy manner will require timely and meaningful information for and consultation withof trade unions and workers’ representatives to ensure full respect for their health, safety, data protection, equal treatment and well-being at work and prevent undue exploitation and surveillance of workers, in particular via management by algorithms; underlines the fact that trade unions and workers’ representatives should have the necessary access and means to assess and evaluate digital technology; stresses that social dialogue structures, collective bargaining, information, consultation and participation of trade unions and workers’ representatives are key to provide the necessary support for workers to better build and be part of the uptake and monitoring of sustainable digital technology at the workplace;
Amendment 154 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that a consistent EU strategy is required to equip companies and workers to cope with a fair green and digital transition. The European Parliament already proposed in 2013 a legal framework for the anticipation and management of change that must secure that meaningful workers’ information and consultation take place with a view to shape sustainable and socially acceptable restructuring and leaves no worker behind33a; __________________ 33aEuropean Parliament resolution of 15 January 2013 with recommendations to the Commission on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring.
Amendment 155 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, together with social partners, to commit to reaching collective bargaining coverage of 90 % by 2030 in those national systems that combine statutory and social partners’ regulation of employment and working conditions; stresses that collective bargaining contributes to the social market economy, as aimed for in the Lisbon Treaty; reiterates that the European treaties, which explicitly protect the autonomy of social partners, and the self-regulatory systems in place in some Member States, must be protected in order for social partners to regulate autonomously, ensuring strong legitimacy and collective agreement coverage progress; calls on the Member States to remove any national legislation that hampers collective bargaining, including by ensuring trade unions’ access to workplaces for the purpose of organising;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Workers’ rights to organise, to union representation, to freedom of assembly and to collectively call for reforms within their workplaces are fundamental aspects of the European project and core principles of the social model that are affirmed and legally upheld by the European institutions; calls on the Commission to complement the activities of Member States to protect workers in the exercise of these rights and to prevent and sanction union busting practices, including by proposing minimum requirements for gradual implementation according to the procedures provided for in the Treaties.
Amendment 157 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Underlines that reforms in Member States should not negatively affect collective bargaining and that it needs to be promoted at sectoral level, including by supporting the capacity- building of social partners; urges the Commission and the Member States to fully involve social partners in European policymaking, including in the European Semester process; stresses that labour reforms at national level have to contribute to the implementation of the EPSR, including principle 8 on social dialogue and involvement of workers, collective bargaining and respect of the social partners autonomy, the right to collective action and to be informed and consulted in good time on the transfer, restructuring and merger of undertakings and on collective redundancies; calls on the Commission to analyse labour reforms in the NRRPs on these specific aspects and to reject those that might be counterproductive to this principle;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to strengthen, enforce and consolidate all the relevant EU laws to ensure that information and consultation is an integral part of company decision-making at all levels within companies, from each local workplace to the transnational level in companies that are active on a European scale;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to undertake urgent and decisive actions towards Member States and European companies to make sure that workers’ information, consultation and participation rights are respected and that companies comply with legal requirements;
Amendment 166 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of ensuring timely and meaningful information and consultation across the EU before any decisions are made about policies or measures, including those with cross- border implications; emphasises that trade unions and workers’ representatives must have access to the requisite expertise to assess the implications of these cross- border policies and processes for the workforce and to develop alternatives; stresses that a genuine dialogue must take place on those alternatives between trade unions and workers’ representatives on the one hand, and company decision-makers on the other hand;
Amendment 173 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to systemically include workers’ participation as relevant aspect in European company law initiatives and establish a "participation- mainstreaming" in order to introduce information, consultation and participation elements into European law;
Amendment 186 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that companies should make progress in guaranteeing diversity and gender equality including equal pay at the workplace; urges the Council to make progress on the so-called women on boards Directive34a; calls for application of the 40% quota to both non-executive and executive boards (independently considered), both in private and public- owned companies, with progressive adaptation of the national legislation; __________________ 34a Commission proposal of 14 November 2012 for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (Women on boards directive)
Amendment 22 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (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: a Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 of March 2020,
Amendment 28 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024 adopted in 2019,
Amendment 32 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2021/947 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe,
Amendment 51 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas women’s and girls’ rights are under threat and the space for civil society organisations, especially women’s rights, feminists and grassroots organisations is shrinking in many countries in the world, both within and outside the EU;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas women and girls are disproportionately affected by emergency situations such as those that result from armed conflicts, natural disasters and climate change;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the pandemic is having a serious impact on women and girls and has exacerbated existing gender inequalities, particularly in terms of access to education and, healthcare and work life balance, and is resulting in increasing gender violence and economic inequalities;
Amendment 128 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 153 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates that EU commitments will be more effective if EU action takes an intersectional approach to gender equality; emphasises the commitment of the Commission and the EEAS to protect and enable LGBTIQ+ people to assert their rights around the world in the Commission’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025;
Amendment 180 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for close ties to be established with organisational networks and ministries in partner countries andlocal civil society organisations, especially organisations that work to defend the rights of women and girls, LGBTIQ+ people and other vulnerable communities, and ministries in partner countries to be included in the development of implementation plans as well as in implementing and monitoring GAP III in each country; calls for an annual dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, encompassing stakeholders and, in particular, civil society;
Amendment 192 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for funding for local women’s organisationscivil society organisations, especially those working to defend the rights of women and girls, LGBTIQ+ people and other vulnerable communities, to be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society; recalls the urgent need for significant funding to support, protect and further enhance universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR);
Amendment 209 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that 85% of all new external actions will be required to incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective; stresses that the objectives set should also be quantified in terms of dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programmes; calls for 20 % of official development aid (ODA) in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects that no ODA will be spent on projects that could reverse or harm gender equality achievements;
Amendment 218 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for the implementation of rigorous gender analysis, gender- disaggregated data collection and gender budgeting across the EU’s foreign and security policy; calls on the Commission to systematically assess the impact of programmes financed by the EU budget and to report back to Parliament;
Amendment 222 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Expects specific and measurable baselines, indicators, actions and targets to be added to the joint staff working document of 25 November 2020 on the objectives and indicators to frame the implementation of the Gender Action Plan III (SWD(2020)0284);
Amendment 223 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls for the establishment of an extensive and comprehensive training programme to underpin the implementation of the GAP III, namely on gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments, as well as on gender-based violence; stresses the need to invest in knowledge, resources and in-house expertise on gender equality in EU Delegations to be able to implement GAP III adequately; calls for these training programmes to be tailored as much as possible to the local and national context in which GAP III is being implemented; calls for these trainings and related tools to be made freely and easily available to interested local partners;
Amendment 225 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls for the EU to support and introduce trade policies that reduce socio- economic gaps and ensure a high level of protection and respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights, including gender equality; calls on the Commission, the Council and the EEAS to promote and support the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in all EU trade and investment agreements, and to ensure that it specifically provides for a commitment to promote gender equality and women’s emancipation; calls on the Commission to include the gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements in ex-ante and ex- post impact assessments;
Amendment 227 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Welcomes the focus of GAP III on young people as drivers of change; calls for the meaningful involvement of young people in the conception and implementation of GAP III related actions;
Amendment 228 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Welcomes GAP III’s recognition of the importance of actively engaging men and boys to promote change in social attitudes and, as a result, broader structural change; emphasises the importance of creating practical ways to involve men and boys as agents of change through setting additional indicators and targets related to the engagement of men and boys and ensuring that the GAP III yields positive results for them too;
Amendment 229 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 g (new)
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Welcomes the reference made in GAP III to the potential of the EU accession process to promote gender equality in candidate and potential candidate countries; stresses the need for a strong policy dialogue and technical assistance to bring gender equality into the enlargement and neighbourhood policies; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to make further use of accession negotiations as a leverage to make enlargement deliver for women;
Amendment 230 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 h (new)
Paragraph 8 h (new)
8h. Welcomes the fact that GAP III addresses the extreme vulnerability of migrant women and girls; calls for particular attention to be paid to the situation of women and girls on the move, on migration routes or in camps, and specifically calls for their access to water, sanitation and hygiene, SRHR and maternal healthcare to be guaranteed;
Amendment 237 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women and girls to be stepped up, with special attention to conflict and emergency situations where women and girls are amongst the most vulnerable;
Amendment 250 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that early, forced and child marriages make girls vulnerable to violence and abuse; points out that at least three million girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year; calls for integrated action to prevent female genital mutilation and forced marriages;
Amendment 256 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation are mainly women and girls; calls for increased international cooperation to end the practices resulting in such forms of enslavement; stresses that the vulnerability of women and girls to trafficking and sexual exploitation is exacerbated in conflict and emergency situations;
Amendment 288 #
2021/2003(INI)
13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights and for adequate, flexible and sustained funding to be allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the World’ instrument;
Amendment 316 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for measures to prevent girls from missing school during their periods by improving menstrual hygiene facilities on school premises and by, combating stigmatisation in this area and tackling period poverty;
Amendment 333 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for the continuity of support for measures providing women in conflict and emergency contexts with SRHR core relief packages, by funding frontline organisations and women-led organisations;
Amendment 344 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates that the crisiseconomic and societal crisis resulting from the COVID- 19 pandemic is affecting women’s access to the labour market and to their livelihoods; stresses the need for the inclusionEU to support the development of a gender dimension in all recovery plan- sensitive post-pandemic recovery plans in partner countries;
Amendment 359 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity and their access to the necessary resources and social protection, especially in emergency contexts; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with decent jobs, access to finance and business opportunities;
Amendment 373 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide women and girls with access to education and quality training tailored to the needs of the labour marketon skills that can contribute to their access to the labour market; welcomes the intention to increase overall funding for education, with 10 % of the humanitarian aid budget to be devoted to funding for education in emergencies;
Amendment 385 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that women and men should equally share care responsibilities; expects concrete steps towards recognising, reducing and redistributing unpaid care and domestic work;
Amendment 443 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in conflict zones receiveand countries receive appropriate and holistic care and treatment;
Amendment 448 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates the need to combatDeplores the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and to combat impunitycalls on the urgent need to combat it as well as to combat impunity by bringing perpetrators to justice;
Amendment 468 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Reiterates that in order to achieve a fair and just transition, all EU climate action must include a gender and an intersectional perspective;
Amendment 475 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Points out that women are at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity; calls for them to be given support in the form of adequate and flexible funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resources;
Amendment 496 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the importance of promoting digital proficiency, digital accessibility and digital affordability for women and girls as instruments to obtain gender equality in development strategies; stresses the need to channel development funds into the promotion of the digital education of women and girls, and to support female-led projects in the digital sector, especially those with a social and economic impact;
Amendment 500 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Amendment 502 #
2021/2003(INI)
Leading by example
Amendment 503 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to use GAP III as a blueprint to enhance gender equality and gender mainstreaming in their external action and to put its gender-transformative, human rights-based, intersectional approach into practice; calls on them to adopt and implement a feminist foreign policy;
Amendment 504 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Amendment 505 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27e. Urges all EU Member States to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention; calls on the EEAS to promote the ratification of the Istanbul Convention within its political dialogue with Council of Europe partner countries;
Amendment 506 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)
Paragraph 27 f (new)
27f. Calls on all Member States to ensure universal access to SRHR in their territories; underlines the need to focus on all age groups, including girls and younger women, and provide relevant information, education and access to SRHR, including pre-natal care, safe and legal abortion and contraception;
Amendment 528 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls the Commission’s commitment to earmark EUR 4 billion from the external budget for women and girls and to increase funding for women’s organisations; calls for these commitments to be clarified and adequately monitored;
Amendment 538 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Points out once again that intergenerational dialogue and commitment on the part of men and boysthe inclusions of as well as the commitment of men and boys to advance gender equality are crucial to bringing about societal change and creating a true Generation Equality;
Amendment 527 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/942
Article 14 – pargraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 14 – pargraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
The leak detection and repair programme shall also outline how the operator intends to map components with high risk of methane leaks. They shall also describe how they intend to replace all of these with new innovative technologies that significantly reduces this risk by 2030.
Amendment 582 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Operators shall repair or replace all components found to be emitting 500 parts per million or more of methane with new and sustainable technologies that ensures long-term protection against future leaks.
Amendment 185 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Principle No 8 of the European Pillar of Social Rights provides that the social partners shall be consulted on the design and implementation of economic, employment and social policies according to national practices. They shall be encouraged to negotiate and conclude collective agreements in matters relevant to them, while respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action.
Amendment 296 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The frequent misclassification of persons performing platform work, together with the lack of a common workplace where platform workers can get to know and communicate with each other, including for the purpose of defending their interests against the employer, make the phenomenon of company trade unions or workers’ representatives that are established or controlled by the employer itself in the interests of the employer rather than those of the workers, particularly serious in platform work. Such company trade unions or workers’ representatives are contrary to Article 2 of International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No 98 and to Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a.
Amendment 518 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘representatives’ means the workers’ organisations or representatives provided for by national law or practices, or both;
Amendment 520 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) ‘workers’ representatives’ means: (a) trade union or workers’ representatives according to national law or practice; (b) elected representatives where they exist according to national law or practice, namely, representatives who are freely elected by the workers of the undertaking, not under the domination or control of the employer in accordance with provisions of national laws or regulations or of collective agreements and whose functions do not include activities which are the exclusive prerogative of trade unions.
Amendment 569 #
Amendment 577 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The contractual relationship between a digital labour platform that controls, within the meaning of paragraph 2, the performance of work and a person performing platform work through that platform shall be legally presumed to be an employment relationship. To that effect, Member States shall establish a framework of measures, in accordance with their national legal and judicial systems.
Amendment 589 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The legal presumption shall apply in all relevant administrative and legal proceedingsproceedings initiated by: (1) Individual action, such as court procedures or, where applicable, administrative procedures or dispute resolution; (2) Action by enforcement authorities, where such authorities exist. Competent authorities verifying compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation shall, where they exist, be able to rely on thate presumption.
Amendment 598 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 665 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall take supporting measures to ensure the effective implementation of the legal presumption referred to in paragraph 1 while taking into account the impact on start-ups, avoiding capturing the genuine self-employed and supporting the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms. In particular they shall: ensure the possibility for any of the parties to rebut the legal presumption proceedings in which the legal presumption is applicable. If the digital labour platform claims to rebut the legal presumption, the burden shall be on the digital labour platform to prove that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements, or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice. If the person performing platform work claims to rebut the legal presumption, the digital labour platform shall be required to assist the proper resolution of the proceedings, notably by providing all relevant information held by it.
Amendment 674 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 678 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 687 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 698 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 718 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. With regard to contractuMember States shall take supporting measures to ensure the effective implementation of the legal prelationships entesumption referred into before and still ongoing on the date set out in Article 21(1), the legal presumption referred to in paragraph 1 shall only apply to the period starting from that date. in paragraph 1 while taking into account the impact on start-ups, avoiding capturing the genuine self-employed and supporting the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms. In particular they shall: (a) ensure that information on the application of the legal presumption is made publicly available in a clear, comprehensive and easily accessible way; (b) develop guidance for digital labour platforms, persons performing platform work and social partners to understand and implement the legal presumption including on the procedures for rebutting it. (c) develop guidance for enforcement authorities, where they exist, to proactively target and pursue non- compliant digital labour platforms; (d) strengthen the controls and field inspections conducted by labour inspectorates or the bodies responsible for the enforcement of labour law, where such inspectorates or bodies exist, while ensuring that such controls and inspections are proportionate and non- discriminatory.
Amendment 723 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. With regard to contractual relationships entered into before and still ongoing on the date set out in Article 21(1), the legal presumption referred to in paragraph 1 shall only apply to the period starting from that date.
Amendment 728 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 1020 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Collective bargaining and action 1. This Directive shall not affect in any way the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action in accordance with national law or practice. 2. In accordance with national law and practice, Member States may allow for the social partners to maintain, negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements which deviate from the directive, provided that the overall results sought by this Directive are ensured.
Amendment 1 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that the Union, in all its activities, shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women, thereby promoting the principle of gender mainstreaming in all of its policies, including via gender budgeting at all levels of the budgetary process;
Amendment 3 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas this Parliament has repeatedly urged the Commission to promote and implement the use of gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and to conduct gender impact assessments in all the Union policy areas, whereas the European Court of Auditors confirmed this has not been achieved;
Amendment 5 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for sufficient funding for the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), for the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme and for the subsequent Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme and for its Daphne strand in order to enforce non- discrimination, gender equality and gender mainstreaming instruments and to prevent gender-based violence;
Amendment 8 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly women working in precarious employment, feminised sectors and the informal economy, whereas the Union budget for 2022 should play a key role in the economic recovery of the Union paying special attention to those sectors, heavily feminised, that have been essential during the pandemic or have been severely affected by the subsequent economic crisis;
Amendment 11 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas women remain under- represented in leadership and decision- making positions, while being overrepresented in low-paid sectors such as care and service work, whereas they devote more time than men to unpaid housework and care responsibilities;
Amendment 13 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women remain under- represented in the digital economy and the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sectors in terms of education, training and employment, whereas resources supporting women ́s and girl’s empowerment through digital inclusion could lead to advancing gender equality in the digital age;
Amendment 19 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RStresses that women’s rights and a gender equality perspective should be integrated and ensured into all policy areas, particularly in light of the multiple gendered impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s rights, reaffirms its strong request to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout the budgetary procedure, underlines that some Member States used the pandemic to further restrict women rights;
Amendment 23 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is concerned about the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors’ report “Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget: time to turn words into action” as well as its internal spending review of the Union programmes, which revealed that gender mainstreaming had not been mainstreamed across the Union budget in the same way as other policies, regrets that there is no methodology in place to track the spending dedicated to gender equality;
Amendment 27 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Expresses its concern at the interrelation between the attacks on the rule of law and the backlash on gender equality and women’s rights, recalls that the budgetary conditionality applies in context of women rights in the same way as in other policy areas, calls on the Commission to address this issue through the Article 7 procedure against Member States concerned;
Amendment 41 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to increase the budget of the EIGE in order to promote gender equality across the Union, particularly in the light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women, underlines the EIGE’s central role in collecting, analysing, processing and disseminating data and information as regards gender equality and in developing, analysing, evaluating and disseminating methodological tools to support the integration of gender equality into all Union policies and the resulting national policies;
Amendment 51 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its request to assign an independent budget line to the objective in the CERV Programme dedicated to promote gender equality; reaffirms its request to increase resources for the Daphne strand;dedicated to preventing and combating gender-based violence under for the Daphne strand, especially following the escalation of violence against women during the COVID-19 crisis,
Amendment 54 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the need to reinforce budgetary allocations that support universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate additional resources to the EU4Health Programme in particular to ensure continued and timely provision of accessible SRHR services as well as to support actions aimed at addressing health issues related to gender-based violence and supporting victims of gender-based violence, including by ensuring that adequate appropriations are allocated for women’s rights organisations, especially those working on promotion of SRHR;
Amendment 64 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for further increase of resources in the European Social Fund Plus (EFS+) to allow inclusion in the labour market and adapted training, as the COVID-19 crisis affected women’s employment disproportionally, in particular women working in the informal economy, many of whom may not be able to undertake formal employment as they are performing childcare duties, women in precarious working conditions, part- time contracts and in some heavily impacted and highly feminised sectors such as health, retail and care structures and services;
Amendment 93 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan30a highlights that social rights and the European social dimension need to be strengthened across all policies of the Union as enshrined in the Treaties, in particular Article 3 TEU and Article 9 TFEU. _________________ 30a Endorsed by the European Council on 24 and 25 June 2021.
Amendment 125 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The increase in the price for fossil fuels maytransition towards climate neutrality will disproportionaltely affect vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterpriseself- employed persons and vulnerable transport users who already spend a larger part of their incomes on energy and transport, who, in certain regions, do not have access to alternative, affordable mobility and transport solutions and who may lack the financial capacity to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumptionfurther deepening the existing inequalities.
Amendment 148 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This is even more relevant in view of the existing levels of energy poverty. Energy poverty is a situation in which households are unable to access essential energy services suchthe inability of a household to support an adequate level of energy supply so as to guarantee basic levels of comfort and health, due to as cooling, as temperatures rise, and heatingmbination of low income, high-energy prices and low quality, poor performing housing stock. About 34 million Europeans reported an inability to keep their homes adequately warm in 2018, and 6.9% of the Union population have said that they cannot afford to heat their home sufficiently in a 2019 EU-wide survey32 . Overall, the Energy Poverty Observatory estimates that more than 50 million households in the European Union experience energy poverty. Energy poverty is therefore a major challenge for the Union. While social tariffs or direct income support can provide immediate relief to households facing energy poverty, only targeted structural measures, in particular energy renovations, can provide lasting solutions. _________________ 32 Data from 2018. Eurostat, SILC [ilc_mdes01]).
Amendment 226 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States, in consultation with regional level authoritieswith a meaningful involvement of local and regional level authorities, social partners and civil society organisations working with vulnerable people, are best placed to design and to implement Plans that are adapted and targeted to their local, regional and national circumstances as their existing policies in the relevant areas and planned use of other relevant EU funds. In that manner, the broad diversity of situations, the specific knowledge of local and regional governments, research and innovation and industrial relations and social dialogue structures, as well as national traditions, can best be respected and contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall support to the vulnerable.
Amendment 285 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Women are particularly affected by carbon pricing as they represent 85% of single parent families. Single parent families have a particularly high risk of child poverty. Gender equality and equal opportunities for all, and the mainstreaming of those objectives, as well as questions of accessibility forrights of persons with disabilities should be taken into accountupheld and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of Plans to ensure no one is left behind.
Amendment 298 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States should submit their Plans together with the update of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 and the European Code of Conduct on Partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds35a. The Plans should include the measures to be financed, their estimated costs and the national contribution. They should also include key milestones and targets to assess the effective implementation of the measures. _________________ 35 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1). 35a Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014
Amendment 304 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The Fund should only support such activities that respect applicable collective agreements, social and labour law, regarding inter alia wages, working conditions, health and safety of workers, collective bargaining rights and trade union participation.
Amendment 375 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
Amendment 426 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall not provide any support which prolongs the use of fossil fuels.
Amendment 442 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty as defined in point [(49)] of Article 2 of Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Council50 ; _________________ 50 [Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ C […], […], p. […]).] [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency]the in ability of a household to support an adequate level of energy supply so as to guarantee basic levels of comfort and health, due to a combination of low income, high-energy prices and low quality, poor performing housing stock;
Amendment 454 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘micro-enterprise’ means an enterprise that employs fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet does not exceed EUR 2 million, calculated in accordance with Articles 3 to 6 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201453 ; _________________ 53 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declself-employed persons’ mean those who work in their own business, professional practice or farm for the purpose of earning certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).a profit, and who employ no other persons;
Amendment 459 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘transport users’ means households or micro-enterpriseself-employed persons that use various transport and mobility options;
Amendment 502 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13a) ‘most deprived persons’ means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups of persons, including children in vulnerable situations and homeless people, whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria which are set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders while avoiding conflicts of interest, and which may include elements that allow for the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas.
Amendment 509 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article and following a meaningful consultation of local and regional level authorities, social partners and relevant civil society organisations. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to address the social impact of carbon pricingthe transition to climate neutrality on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterpriseself- employed persons and vulnerable transport users in order to ensure affordable and energy efficient heating, and cooling and affordable and zero-emission mobility while accompanying and accelerating necessary measures to meet the climate targets of the Union.
Amendment 551 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) finance measures and investments to increase energy efficiency of buildings, using a cost-effectiveness approach, such as life-cycle costing, to implement energy efficiency improvement measures, to carry out building renovation, and to decarbonise heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy production from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 563 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) finance measures and investments to increase the uptake of zero- and low- emission mobility and transport.
Amendment 619 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the sustainability of the measures and investments, and their long-term impact on vulnerable households, vulnerable self-employed persons and vulnerable transport users beyond 2032;
Amendment 620 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Amendment 622 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) an explanation of how the Plan contributes to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights principles, in particular principle 20;
Amendment 625 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) an explanation of how the Plan ensures that social and labour rights are respected and promoted, and relevant social indicators are improved;
Amendment 640 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation, the implementation and the monitoring of the Plan, a summary of the consultation process, conducted in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and with the national legal frameworkEuropean Code of Conduct on Partnership, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the Plan;
Amendment 653 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Payment of support shall be conditional upon achieving the milestones and targets for measures and investments set out in the Plans. Those milestones and targets shall be compatible with the Union’s climate, labour and social targets and cover in particular:
Amendment 673 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) reductions in the number of vulnerable households, especially households in energy poverty, of vulnerable micro-enterpriseself-employed persons and of vulnerable transport users, including in rural and remote areas.
Amendment 679 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) creation of sustainable quality jobs by public and private entities receiving support as referred to in article 6(2) (c) and (f).
Amendment 684 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) reduction of poverty.
Amendment 694 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Any activities financed by the Fund shall respect applicable collective agreements, social and labour law, regarding inter alia wages, working conditions, health and safety of workers, collective bargaining rights and trade union participation.
Amendment 740 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contribute to the decarbonisation, including the electrification, of heating and cooling of, and cooking in, buildings, by ensuring access to affordable and energy efficient systems, and the integration of energy from renewable sources that contribute to the achievements of energy savings;
Amendment 778 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) support public and private entities in developing and providing affordable zero- and low-emission mobility and transport services and the uptake of attractive active mobility options for rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or for less developed regions or territories, including less developed peri- urban areas.
Amendment 791 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) combat discrimination of certain vulnerable groups in accessing measures and support linked to the transition, including through capacity building;
Amendment 794 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) facilitate access to sustainable consumption and promote cost-saving opportunities linked to the circular economy;
Amendment 795 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
(fc) support cooperatives for the access and provision of clean energy and zero emission transport;
Amendment 796 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f d (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f d (new)
(fd) provide targeted and accessible information and awareness on risk reduction and cost-effective measures related to the transition to climate neutrality, as well as on the available support measures financed by the Fund.
Amendment 815 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Pass-on of benefits to households, micro- enterpriseself- employed persons and transport users
Amendment 818 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States may include into the estimated total costs financial support provided to public or private entities other than vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterpriseself-employed persons and vulnerable transport uses, if those entities carry out measures and investments ultimately benefitting vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterpriseself-employed persons and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 823 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Member States shall provide for the necessary statutory and contractual safeguards to ensure that the entire benefit is passed on to the households, micro- enterpriseself- employed persons and transport users.
Amendment 859 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the Fund and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, consultation of stakeholders, information and communication actions, including inclusive outreach actions, and corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, insofar as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, corporate information technology tools, and all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Fund. Expenses may also cover the costs of other supporting activities such as quality control and monitoring of projects on the ground and the costs of peer counselling and experts for the assessment and implementation of the eligible actions. These costs shall not exceed 4 % of the financial total allocation for the Plan.
Amendment 956 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i a (new)
(ia) whether a meaningful involvement of local and regional authorities, social partners and relevant civil society organisations has been ensured during preparation, and whether such involvement is foreseen during the implementation and monitoring;
Amendment 963 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) whether the Plan contributes to the creation of sustainable quality jobs.
Amendment 1025 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Where it is established that breaches of the principles of the rule of law in a Member State affect or seriously risk affecting the sound financial management of the Fund or the protection of the financial interests of the Union, the Commission shall take the appropriate measures in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council which may include, among others, a suspension of payments to the affected national authorities. In such cases, the Commission shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the intended final beneficiaries of the Fund continue to have access to EU assistance, with the Commission ensuring disbursement via regional and local authorities, non-governmental organisations, or other entities with a proven capacity to ensure the sound financial management of the Fund.
Amendment 1041 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure complementarity, synergy, coherence and consistency among different instruments at Union, national and, where appropriate, regional and local levels, both in the planning phase and during implementation;
Amendment 1045 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation and control at Union, national and, where appropriate, regional and local levels to achieve the objectives of the Fund.
Amendment 1055 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State concerned shall, on a biennial basis and following a meaningful consultation with regional and local authorities, social partners and relevant civil society organisations, report to the Commission on the implementation of its Plan as part of its integrated national energy and climate progress report pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and in accordance with Article 28 thereof. The Member States concerned shall include in their progress report:
Amendment 1061 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) when applicable, detailed information on progress towards the national indicative objective to reduce the number of households in energy poverty, the access to affordable and zero- emission transport and mobility means, on progress regarding other relevant social indicators, and, where applicable, on the number of sustainable quality jobs created;
Amendment 1078 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 to supplement this Regulation in order to set out the common indicators to be used for reporting on the progress and for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation of the Fund towards the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 1 are stated in Annex XX of this Regulation.
Amendment 1082 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 b (new)
Article 23 b (new)
Article 23 b Social Climate Dialogue 1. In order to enhance the dialogue between the Union institutions, in particular the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, and to ensure greater transparency and accountability, the competent committee of the European Parliament may invite the Commission twice a year to discuss the following matters: (a) the plans of the Member States; (b) the assessment of the plans of the Member States; (c) the status of fulfilment of the milestones and targets of the plans of the Member States; (d) payment, suspension and termination procedures, including any observation presented and remedial measures taken by the Member States to ensure a satisfactory fulfilment of the milestones and targets; (e) any other relevant information and documentation provided by the Commission to the competent committee of the European Parliament in relation to the implementation of the SCF. 2. The European Parliament may express its views in resolutions as regards the matters referred to in paragraph 1. 3. The Commission shall take into account any elements arising from the views expressed through the social climate dialogue, including the resolutions from the European Parliament if provided.
Amendment 1085 #
2021/0206(COD)
1. By 1 July 2028No later than two years after the entry into force of the present regulation, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions with an evaluation report on the implementation and functioning of the Fund.
Amendment 1100 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25
Article 25
Amendment 1105 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1109 #
Amendment 511 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘workers' representative’ means trade union or workers’ representative according to national law and practice;
Amendment 687 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Employers with at least 250 workers shall provide the following information concerning their organisation, in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3, and 5:
Amendment 710 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the pay differences between groups of workers performing work that is, or is generally considered to be, dominated by women and groups of workers performing work that is of equal value to such work, or less demanding than such work, but that is not, or is not generally considered to be, dominated by women;
Amendment 798 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that employers with at least 250 workers conduct, in cooperation with their workers’ representatives, a joint pay assessment where both of the following conditions are met:.
Amendment 811 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 817 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1056 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall not affect in any way the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action in accordance with national law or practice. Member States may allow the social partners to maintain, negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements which establish arrangements with the aim to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay and the prohibition of discrimination and differ from those referred to in Articles 5, 6, 8, 9 and 18 but while still maintaining their objective.
Amendment 15 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted on 25 September 2015 and entered into force on 1 January 2016, and in particular to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 5 and 16, and the related indicators,
Amendment 21 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
— having regard to CEDAWto the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms od Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and its General Recommendations No. 21 (1994), No. 24 (1999), No. 28 (2010), No. 33 (2015) and No. 35 (2017),
Amendment 77 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 a (new)
Citation 38 a (new)
Amendment 78 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 b (new)
Citation 38 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2020 on abortion rights in Poland,
Amendment 79 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 c (new)
Citation 38 c (new)
- having regard to IPPF EN/BZgA Report on Sexuality Education in Europe and Central Asia,
Amendment 80 #
2020/2215(INI)
- having regard to the IPPF EN partner survey Abortion legislation and its implementation in Europe and Central Asia,
Amendment 81 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 e (new)
Citation 38 e (new)
- having regard to European Parliament Study The gendered impact of the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis,
Amendment 82 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 f (new)
Citation 38 f (new)
- having regard to the report of the European Institute for Gender Equality of 22 November 2019 on Beijing +25 – The 5th Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States,
Amendment 83 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 g (new)
Citation 38 g (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0152),
Amendment 84 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 h (new)
Citation 38 h (new)
- having regard to the report by UN Women entitled ‘The Impact of COVID- 19 on Women’, published on 9 April 2020,
Amendment 85 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 i (new)
Citation 38 i (new)
- having regard to the report by UN entitled “COVID-19 and Human Rights: We are all in this together”, published in April 2020,
Amendment 86 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 j (new)
Citation 38 j (new)
- having regard to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report entitled ‘Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender- based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage’, published on 27 April 2020,
Amendment 87 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 k (new)
Citation 38 k (new)
- having regard to the statement by UNFPA entitled ‘Millions more cases of violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, unintended pregnancy expected due to the COVID 19 pandemic’, published on 28 April 2020,
Amendment 88 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 l (new)
Citation 38 l (new)
- having regard to the European Women’s Lobby policy brief entitled ‘Women must not pay the price for COVID-19!’,
Amendment 89 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 m (new)
Citation 38 m (new)
- having regard to the study by Professor Sabine Oertelt-Prigione entitled ‘The impact of sex and gender in the COVID-19 pandemic’, published on 27 May 2020,
Amendment 90 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 n (new)
Citation 38 n (new)
- having regard WHO`s Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems,
Amendment 91 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 o (new)
Citation 38 o (new)
- having regard to WHO`s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer,
Amendment 92 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 p (new)
Citation 38 p (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 13 November 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights,
Amendment 93 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 q (new)
Citation 38 q (new)
- having regard to the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network research andreport entitled “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights during the COVID-19 pandemic”, published on 22nd April 2020,
Amendment 96 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to all aspects of sexuality and reproduction, not merely the absence of dysfunction, infirmity or mortality, and whereas all individuals have a right to make decisions governing their bodies8 , free from discrimination, coercion and violence, and to access SRH services that support that right and give a positive approach to sexuality and reproduction, as sexuality is an integral part of human existence; _________________ 8 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary
Amendment 113 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the rights of all individuals to have their bodily integrity, privacy and personal autonomy respected; definhave their sexual orientation and gender identity fully respected; decide whether, with whom and when to be sexually active; have safe sexual experiences, decide whether, when and who to marry and when, whether and by what means to have a child or children; have access to the information and support necessary to achieve all of the above9 ; _________________ 9 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary and how many children; have access over their lifetime to the information, resources, services and support necessary to achieve all of the above free from discrimination, coercion, exploitation and violence;
Amendment 124 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) are recognisprotected as human rights in international and European human rights law10 ; _________________ 10Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2017, https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/ women-s-sexual-and-reproductive-rights- in-europe. such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and the European Convention on Human Rights,and constitute an essential element of comprehensive healthcare provision; whereas the realisation of SRHR is an essential element of human dignity and intrinsically linked to the achievement of gender equality and combatting gender-based violence;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas gender-based violence is widespread and has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic; whereas an estimated 25 percent of women experience some form of gender based violence in their lifetimes and countless women experience sexual assault and harassment in the context of intimate partnerships and public life due to entrenched gender stereotypes and the resulting social norms;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas violations of SRHR constitute breaches of human rights, specifically the right to life, physical and mental integrity, equality, non- discrimination, health and education, education, dignity, privacy and freedom from inhumane and degrading treatment; whereas violations of women’s SRHR are a form of violence against women and girls; and hinder progress towards gender equality;
Amendment 146 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the EU has some of the highest SHRHR standards in the world, there are still challenges, a lack of access, gaps and inequalities and some Member States have implemented policies and programmes that uphold SRR, there are still challenges, a lack of access and affordability, gaps, disparities and inequalities in the realisation of SRHR, both across the EU and within Member States, based on age, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, class, religious affiliation or belief, marital status, socio-economic status, disability, HIV (or sexually transmitted infections, STIs) status, national or social origin, legal or migration status, language, sexual orientation or gender identity;
Amendment 150 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles include: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefsuniversal access to high-quality and affordable SRHR services, a lack of comprehensive and evidence-based sexuality education, denial of access to information and education, a lack of available modern contraception methods, denial of medical care based on personal beliefs, legal restrictions and practical barriers in accessing abortion services, denial of abortion care, forced abortion, gender- based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive sexuality education, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available contraception methods, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatments, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortalityforced sterilisation, intimidation, cruel and degrading treatment, disparities in maternal mortality rates, gaps in maternal mental health support, increasing caesarean section rates, a lack of access to treatment for cervical cancer, which causes the largely preventable deaths of over 25.000 European women per year, limited access to medically assisted reproduction and fertility treatments, high rates of STIs and HIV, especially in certain marginalised groups and/or regions, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, early, forced and child marriages and honour killings, outdated or ideologically driven legal provisions limiting SRHR;
Amendment 166 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the unavailability of scientifically accurate informand evidence-based information and education violates the rights of individuals to make informed choices about their own SRHR; and undermines healthy approaches to sexuality, family planning and gender equality;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2215(INI)
H. whereas the essential package of SRH measuresSRH services are essential healthcare services that should be available to all and they includes: comprehensive sexuality education; information, confidential and unbiased counselling and services for sexual and reproductive health and well-being; counselling and access to a wide range of modern contraceptives; antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care; midwifery; obstetric and newborn care; safe and legal abortion services and care and post- abortion care including treatment of complications of unsafe abortion; the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs; services aimed at detecting, preventing and treating sexual and gender- based violence; prevention, detection and treatment for reproductive cancers; and fertility services, especially cervical cancer; fertility care and fertility treatment;
Amendment 182 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas comprehensive sexuality education facilitates informed reproresponsible sexual behaviour, including reduced risk-taking, and increased use of condoms and other forms of contraception ; whereas according to the UNESCO International technical guidance on sexuality education, curriculum-based programmes on comprehensive sexuality educative choices; on (CSE) enables children and young people to develop accurate knowledge, attitudes and skills, including respect for human rights, gender equality, consent and diversity that contribute to safe, healthy, and respectful relations; whereas such education empowers children and young people as it provides with evidence and age-appropriate information on sexuality, addressing sexual and reproductive health issues, including, but not limited to: sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology; consent, puberty and menstruation; reproduction, modern contraception, pregnancy and childbirth; STIs, including HIV and AIDS; andharmful practices such as child early and forced marriage (CEFM) and femalegenital mutilation (FGM); whereas still most adolescents do not have access to CSE ; whereas age-appropriate CSE, in this regard, is key to building children’s and young peoples’ skills to form healthy, equal, nurturing and safe relationships, notably by addressing gender norms, gender equality, power dynamics in relationships, consent, respect for one own’s and others’ boundaries;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. whereas modern contraception plays a key role in achieving gender equality and preventing unintended pregnancies as well as realising the right of individuals to make decisions about their family choices by proactively and responsibly planning the number, timing and spacing of their children; whereas certain methods of modern contraception also reduce incidence of HIV/STIs, whereas access to it is still hindered by practical, financial, social and cultural barriers, including myths surrounding contraception, outdated attitudes towards female sexuality and contraception, as well as a stereotypical perception of women being the only ones responsible for contraception;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas some Member States still have highly restrictive laws prohibiting abortion except in strictly defined circumstances, forcing women to seek clandestine abortions, to travel to other countries or to carry their pregnancy to term against their will, which is a violation of human rights and a form of gender- based violence; affecting women’s and girls’ rights to life, physical and mental integrity, equality, non-discrimination, health, and freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment;
Amendment 201 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas even when abortion is legally available, there are often barriers to accessing it; range of legal, quasi-legal and informal barriers to accessing it, including: limited time periods and grounds on which to access abortion, medically unwarranted waiting periods, lack of trained and willing healthcare professionals and denial of medical care based on personalbeliefs, biased and mandatory counselling, deliberate misinformation or third party authorization, medically unnecessary tests, distress requirements, costs and lack of reimbursement;
Amendment 208 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas no woman should die in childbirth; and access to evidence-based, quality and affordable maternity care is a human right and must be ensured without any discrimination in all healthcare settings;
Amendment 212 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas infertility and subfertility are affecting one in six people in Europe, are a global public health issue and there is a need to reduce inequalities in access to fertility information and treatments, and prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sex, gender, sexual orientation, health or marital status;
Amendment 218 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas SRHR issues are often instrumentalised by opponents of reproductive rights who appeal to national interests in order to achieve demographic objectives, thus contributing to the erosion of democracy and personal freedomopponents of sexual and reproductive rights often instrumentalise issues such as the national interest or demographic change in order to undermine SRHR, thus contributing to the erosion of personal freedoms and democracy; whereas all policies addressing the demographic change must be rights-based, people-centered, tailor- made and evidence-based, and must uphold sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that there is a need to strengthen the resilience of health systems to such crises, with a specific focus on ensuring that SRH services continue to be fully available, that Member States do not instrumentalize the crisis to deprioritize or purposefully undermine access to these services;
Amendment 228 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas progress has been made in the areas of women’s rights and SRHR, but opponents of reproductive rights have nonetheless had an influence on national law and policyopponents of sexual and reproductive rights and women’s autonomy have had a significant influence on national law and policy with retrogressive initiatives taken in several Member States, seeking to undermine SRHR, as noted by the Parliament in its resolutions on experiencing backlash in women’s rights and gender equality in the EU and Abortion Rights in Poland, and by the European Institute for Gender Equality in its report of 22 November 2019 on Beijing +25 – The 5th Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States; whereas these initiatives and backsliding obstruct the realisation of people’s rights, countries’ development and undermines European values, fundamental rights;
Amendment 230 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the population’s health as a whole, women are not only affected by the direct health threat but also adversely through the reallocation of resources and priorities, including SRH services and this reversion of resources may result in increased rates of unintended pregnancies, higher maternal mortality and morbidity rates, as well as a spike in sexually transmitted disease and HIV;
Amendment 239 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
N b. whereas numerous reports show that, during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, SRHR services were limited and/or revoked, and there is a disruption in access to essential medical services such as contraception and abortion care, HIV and STI testingand reproductive cancer screenings, and respectful maternal healthcare;
Amendment 242 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N c (new)
Recital N c (new)
N c. whereas there is a persisting effort to instrumentalize the COVID-19 health crisis as a pretext to adopt further restrictive measures in SRHR and that has a broad and long-term negative effect on the exercise of the fundamental right to health, gender equality andfight against discrimination and gender-based violence and is putting the well-being, health and lives of women and girls at risk;
Amendment 254 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls upon the EU, its bodies and agencies to support and promote access to SRHR services and calls upon the Member States to ensure access to a full range of SRHR, and to remove all barriers impeding full accessIn accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and in line with national competences, calls upon the Member States to safeguard the right of all persons to make their own informed choices with regard to SRHR;
Amendment 267 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and in line with national competences, calls upon the Member States to safeguard the right of all persons to make their own informed choices with regard to SRHRCalls upon the EU, its bodies and agencies to support and promote full access to SRHR services by creating a culture of equality, respect for personal autonomy, accessibility, respect, informed choice and consent, non-discrimination and non-violence andcalls upon the Member States to ensure access to a full range of SRHR, and to remove all legal, policy, financial and other barriers impeding full access to SRHR for all persons, without discrimination on any ground;
Amendment 272 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reaffirms that SRHR are key for gender equality, the elimination of gender-based violence, economic growth and development, child protection, elimination of human trafficking and poverty;
Amendment 274 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls upon the Member States to address the persisting challenges in accessing or exercising SRHR and ensure that no persin Europe and globally and to ensure that all persons have access to high-quality and affordable SRH services and that no one is left behind by being unable to exercise their right to health; Stresses that equal access to SRHR must be ensured for all persons, regardless of age, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, class, caste, religious affiliation and beliefs, marital status, socio- economic status, disability, HIV (or STI) status, national and social origin, legal and migration status, language, sexual orientation or gender identity;
Amendment 280 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the importance of public information on SRHR; Recalls that all policies relating to SRHR should be founded on reliable and objective evidence from organisations such as WHO, other UN agencies and the Council of Europe;
Amendment 287 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reaffirms the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights call on its member states11 to guarantee sufficient budgetary provision for SRHR and ensure the availability of adequate human resources across all levels of the health system, in both urban and rural areas; identify and address legal, policy and financial barriers that impede access to good quality SRH care and integrate SRHR services into existing public health insurance, subsidisation or reimbursement schemes in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage; _________________ 11Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe, 2017, https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/ women-s-sexual-and-reproductive-rights- in-europe
Amendment 292 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses that in the time of the COVID-19 induced health crisis, it is essential that universalaccess to SRHR is guaranteed, in line with international human rights standards;
Amendment 298 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls upon the Member States to establish effective strategies and monitoring programmes that guarantee enjoyment and universal access to a full range of SRHR serviceshigh-quality and affordable SRHR services; regardless of financial, practical and social barriers, and free of discrimination, with special consideration of marginalised groups of women (including but not limited to women from ethnic, racial and religious minorities, migrant women, Roma women, women from ruralareas, women with disabilities, women without health insurance, LGBTI persons, victims of sexual and gender- based violence etc.);
Amendment 311 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges the Member States to collect reliable, disaggregated and robust statistics on all SRHR services so as to ensure that all women are getting the same access to high-quality services and to detect and address possible differences in outcomes;
Amendment 312 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Amendment 314 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that all medical interventions related to SRHR must be undertaken with fully informed consent; Calls on the Member States to combat gynaecological and obstetrical violence by reinforcing procedures that guarantee respect for free and prior informed consent and protection from inhumane and degrading treatment in healthcare settings, including through training of medical professionals; calls on the European Commission to tackle this specific form of gender-based violence in its activities;
Amendment 334 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to ensure universal access to scientifically accurate, evidence-based, age-appropriate, non- judgemental and comprehensive sexuality education and information for all primary and secondary school children in line with WHO standard, as well as children out of school, in line with WHO standards for Sexuality Education and its Action Plan on Sexual and Reproductive Health; without discrimination on any ground; Urges the Member States to ensure comprehensive education about menstruation and its links to sexuality and fertility; Calls upon the Member States to establish well-developed, well- funded and free of charge youth-friendly services;
Amendment 346 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls upon the Member States to reject and combat the spread of discriminatory and unsafe misinformation on SRHR, as it endangers all persons, especially women, LGBTI persons and young people; Recalls that the imparting of information should reflect the diversity of sexual orientations, gender identities, expressions and sex characteristics, so as to counter misinformation based on stereotypes or biases; Calls on Member States to develop age-appropriate sexual education curricula inclusive of the former;
Amendment 358 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls upon the Member States to ensure access to contraceptive methods, thereby safeguarding the fundamental right to healthuniversal access to high-quality and affordable modern contraceptive methods, contraceptive supplies, family planning counselling and the provision of online information on contraception for all, thereby safeguarding the fundamental right to health; and to address all barriers impeding access to contraception such as financial and social barriers;
Amendment 370 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that Member States and public authorities have a responsibility to provide evidence-based, accurate information about contraception and establish awareness-raising programmes and strategies to tackle and dispel barriers, myths, stigma and misconceptions;
Amendment 399 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to regulmove and combate obstacles to legal abortion and recalls that they have a responsibility to ensure that women have access to the rights affordconferred to them by law;
Amendment 412 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls upon the Member States to adopt measures to ensure that all women have access to affordable, evidence-based maternity careaccess without discrimination to high-quality, affordable, evidence-based and respectful maternity care for all; including midwifery, antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care, and maternal mental health support in accordance with current WHO standards and evidence; and consequently, reform laws, policies and practices that exclude certain groups of women from access to maternity care, including by removing legal and policy restrictions that apply on grounds of nationality, ethnicity or migration status;
Amendment 426 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls upon the Member States to strongly condemn and combat physical and verbal abuse, including gynaecological and obstetric violence, whichinformal payments and bribes in antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care, which violate women’s human rights and may constitute forms of gender- based violence;
Amendment 428 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Access to fertility treatments
Amendment 429 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 1 (new)
- Provision of SRHR services during the COVID-19 pandemic and in all other crisis related circumstances
Amendment 432 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls upon Member States to encourage and ensure that healthcare providers have training in women’s human rights and principles of free and informed consent and informed choice in antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care;
Amendment 437 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls upon Member States to ensure that all persons of reproductive age have access to fertility treatments regardless of their marital status or sexual orientation;
Amendment 440 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Insists that SRH services are essential services; Calls upon Member States to ensure that the COVID-19 pandemic does not affect the right of all individuals to SRHR services and to ensure they are secured through the public health systems, and combat all efforts directed on using the pandemic as an pretext to further restrict SRHR;
Amendment 442 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Recognizes the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has on the supply and access to contraceptives and reiterates projections of UNFPA from April 2020 which states that some 47 million women in 114 low and middle-income countries are projected to be unable to use modern contraceptives if the lockdown or supply chain disruption continues for 6 months;
Amendment 443 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Amendment 444 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 g (new)
Paragraph 16 g (new)
16g. Stresses that access to safe and legal abortion continues to be limited during the COVID-19 pandemic, with examples of efforts to fully ban it under the pretence of less priority service; Urges the Member States to additionally implement safe, free and adjusted access to abortion during the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, such as the abortion pill, and to recognize abortion care as urgent and medically necessary, thus also rejecting all limitation in accessing it;
Amendment 446 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 i (new)
Paragraph 16 i (new)
16i. Urges the Member States to ensure adequate resources for quality maternity care and guarantee that policies relating to maternity healthcare during the COVID pandemic are based on evidence and facts, not fears, and respect women’s human rights;
Amendment 448 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 k (new)
Paragraph 16 k (new)
16k. Calls on the European Commission to address the impact of COVID-19 on access to SRHR in the EU in its COVID-19 response, including by supporting actions by Member States and SRHR civil society organisations to guarantee full access to SRHR services, including through the EU4Health Programme and the European Social Fund Plus;
Amendment 449 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 l (new)
Paragraph 16 l (new)
16l. Stresses that all above mentioned COVID-19 related notes and calls should apply for any other crisis related circumstances and calls upon Member States to ensure prioritization of SRHR services in all instances, without any discrimination;
Amendment 454 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls upon the Member States to exercise their competence in SRHR by striving to fully protect, respect and fulfil human rights, specifically the right to health, and implement a wide range of SRH services,in regards to SRHR, to guarantee a wide range of available, accessible, affordable, high-quality and non- discriminatory SRH services available for all without discrimination, to ensuringe that the principle of non- retrogression is respectedunder international human rights law is respected; condemns any attempt to limit access to SRHR through restrictive laws; strongly affirms that the denial of access to SRHR is a form of gender based violence;
Amendment 471 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls upon the Commissioner for Democracy and Demography to take an evidence and human-rights-based approach to tackling demographic challenges in the EU, ensuring that every EU resident can fully realise their SRHR, and to take special note and confront those who instrumentalise SRHR in order to undermine EU values and democracy;
Amendment 473 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls upon the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety to promote and protect SRHR and to include them in the next EU public health strategy; s a vital part of achieving the right to health, safety and gender equality, to monitor and promote the full implementation of SDG 3 including target 3.7 in the EU, using the UN global indicator framework; in partnership with Member States, to collect systematic, comparable, disaggregated data and conduct studies to better measure gender inequalities in health and unmet needs in access to SRH services in the EU with an intersectional perspective; to promote health information and education including on SRH; to support and harmonise national health systems and policies in order to reduce health inequalities within and between Member States; to include SRHR interventions in the EU4Health Programme, to support actions of Member States and SRHR civil society organisations in achieving full access to SRHR services through this Programme;
Amendment 479 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls upon the Commissioner for Equality to promote and protect SRHR and to include them in the next EU gender equality strategyimplementation of the EU Gender Equality strategy and the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy, to strongly condemn the backsliding in women’s rights and to develop concrete measures to counter it; to recognize the intrinsic links between realising SRHR and achieving gender equality and combating gender-based violence and to monitor and promote the full implementation of SDG 5 including target 5.6 in the EU; to successfully mainstream gender throughout all EU policies; to support the activities of SRHR civil society organisations;
Amendment 490 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls upon the Commissioner for International Partnerships to uphold the European Consensus on Development and the SDGs, in particular targets 3.7,5.6 and 5.16, to ensure that SRHR remain a development priority in all EU external activities and relations, welcomes the strong language on SRHR in the new Gender Action Plan III, emphasises the need to prioritize the removal of all barriers in the access to SRHR services; calls upon the Commissioner for International Partnerships to strongly condemn the ‘global gag’ rule;
Amendment 493 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls upon the Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life to ensure that the new Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief be dedicated to a human-rights based approach, thus respecting sexual and reproductive health and rights and dedicated to jointly working on guaranteeing the right to health for all, in the EU and globally, without any discrimination;
Amendment 494 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls upon the Commissioner for Crisis Management to include a gender equality perspective in the EU and Member States ’humanitarian aid response, and a perspective on sexual and reproductive health and rights, as access to sexual and reproductive healthcare is a basic need for people in humanitarian settings;
Amendment 496 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls upon the Commission to strengthen its actions to counter the backlash against women’s rights; ongly condemn the backsliding in women’s rights and strengthen its actions to counter it; calls on the Commission and Member States to step up their support for women’s rights and SRHR organisations in the EU, which are key actors for gender-equal societies, and crucial providers of SRH services and information; and notably their financial support through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme, the funding of which should be significantly increased as asked by the European Parliament;
Amendment 501 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls upon the Commission to ensure that the provision of SRHR is not limited or revoked under the pretence of the COVID-19 pandemic and to recognize that SRHR are a part of the fundamental human rights and as such a priority during this health crisis and beyond; calls on the Commission to organise regular exchanges of best practices and mutual learning between Member States on guaranteeing access to SRHR, involving experts and civil society organisations;
Amendment 502 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls upon the Commission to implement gender budgeting throughout all the instruments of the MFF 2021- 2027, including the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values, the European Social Fund + and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument;
Amendment 503 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls upon the Commission to take concrete steps in protecting SRHR, starting with the establishment of an EU Special Envoy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Right and the addition of a designated chapter on the State of play of SRHR in the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1
Citation 1
Amendment 5 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Articles 2 and 3(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and Articles 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 6 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Article 22, 23, 24 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights and, in particular, its principles 2, 3, 11 and 17;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) of 18December 1979;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
- having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 f (new)
Citation 1 f (new)
- having regard the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 g (new)
Citation 1 g (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘Istanbul Convention’);
Amendment 19 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 20158,
Amendment 32 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the right to lifethe integrity of the person is paramount under Article 23 of the CFRharter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas gender equality is a core value of the EU; whereas the right to equal treatment and non-discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and should be fully respected; whereas gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated as a horizontal principle in all EU activities and policies;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Member States must adhere to all rule of law standards for justice, truth and democracy to flourish in all societithe EU continued to provide support to non-EU countries, civil society, social actors for the implementation of democracy, Rules of Law and Human Rights principles;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 46 #
2020/2208(INI)
C a. whereas the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences have affected women and men differently all over the world and the pandemic has exacerbated existing structural inequalities, especially those of a gendered nature; whereas they disproportionately affected the lives of marginalised groups including women, people of colour, LGBTI people, people with disabilities, older people and others, preventing access to essential services including SRHR services and gender based violence support;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas, as defined by the Istanbul Convention, ‘violence against women’ is ‘understood as a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women and shall mean all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life’;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas gender-based violence undermines human rights, social stability and security, public health, women’s educational and employment opportunities, as well as the well-being and development prospects of children and communities;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas there has been a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights, inside and outside the European Union;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas protecting girls and women from violence and discrimination, in particular with regard to education, information and health services, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, is especially important for ensuring the full enjoyment of their human rights; whereas violations of SRHR, such as forced sterilization, forced abortion, forced pregnancy,criminalization of abortion, denial or delay of safe abortion and/or post-abortion care, forced continuation of pregnancy, and abuse and mistreatment of women and girls seeking sexual and reproductive health information, goods and services, are forms of gender-based violence that, depending on the circumstances, may amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. whereas climate change is undermining the enjoyment of human rights and deepening already existing gender disparities that result from numerous socio-economic, institutional, cultural and political determinants; whereas women and girls are more affected by climate change due to their unequal access to resources, education, political power, job opportunities, land rights than man and due to the existing social and cultural norms such as their role as primary caregivers and providers of water, food and fuel;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. whereas the lack of women in AI development increases the risk of bias and scientific education is important for obtaining skills, decent work, and jobs of the future, as well as for breaking with gender stereotypes that regard these as stereotypically masculine fields in order to achieve a full enjoyment of their human rights;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2208(INI)
Amendment 60 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that feminicide, where born and unborn baby girls are discarded, robs the world of their contribution, and creates imbalances between the sexes, which can lead to violence against women, rape and forced prostit robs women of their lives and robs the world of their contribution;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 66 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Council to urgently conclude the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention and to advocate its ratification by all the Member States; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure the full integration of the Convention into the EU legislative and policy framework; Condemns the attempts in some States to revoke measures already taken in implementing the Istanbul Convention and in combating violence against women;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on global actors and Member States to end the plight of women and girls throughout the world subjected to human trafficking and sexual abuseexploitation; supports efforts to rescue and rehabilitate victims, and to prosecute and reform offenders;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CRecalls on the Commission and Member States to promote healthcaEU commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment and the necessity of equal re practices that benefit patients; notes that in this context abortion causes injury, infertility and mortality every year; urges Member States and international courts to prosecute medical professionals who fail to clinically demonstrate the benefit of the treatment they are providingesentation of women and men in leadership and in the decision-making; Calls for increase the presence and contribution of women inartificial intelligence, digital and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the world;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Strongly affirms that the denial of quality and affordable comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights services including comprehensive sexuality education is a form of gender based violence; stresses the need to support civil society organisations engaged in the promotion of reproductive justice especially within marginalised communities whose work continues to be threatened by the shrinking space for civil society; urges the Commission and the Council to reject any further attempts at rolling back gains for women’s human rights, equality, right to self- determination and full control over their own bodies; calls on the Commission and Member States to renew its support for sexual and reproductive health and rights, including access to safe and legal abortion, age appropriate, evidence-based comprehensive sexuality education, comprehensive family planning care including contraception and unbiased information, antenatal, childbirth and post natal care both within and beyond the European Union;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Highlights the vulnerable position of women and girls in many parts of the world in relation to COVID-19, such as access to healthcare, including SRHR, accession to contraception, abortion care, fertility treatment, HIV and STI testing, reproductive cancer screenings, sexuality and relationship education and maternal healthcare, vulnerability to violence, including FGM and child marriage, employment status, access to education and extreme poverty and hunger;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to address the phenomenon of young women in particular from Christian minorities being forced to marry older men from outside their religion in certain parts of the world.being forced to marry. Calls on global actors to ensure children have continued access to education, with due attention to vulnerable children or at risk/in poverty, girls who face a greater risk of early and forced marriage;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2208(INI)
6 c. Urges the European institutions to integrate gender mainstreaming throughout the 2021 budgetary procedure, crucial procedure being the first of the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework(MFF), through gender budgeting; particularly in light of the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on women’s rights, such as increased gender based violence during the lockdown, a higher risk of drop-out from the labour market linked to a higher burden of care tasks, a higher share of women employed in sectors affected by the lockdown, including in the informal economy and in sectors with more precarious working conditions; Urges European Institution to integrate the gender perspective in all its workings and decision making processes regarding Next generation EU;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Calls for specific gender chapters in all future EU trade and investment agreements;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Commends the progress on the EU-UN Spotlight initiative; calls on the Commission to ensure that projects sponsored by the initiative work towards addressing the root causes of women’s rights violations including the perpetuation of harmful gender based stereotypes;
Amendment 367 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights the additional needs of minority groups, such as Roma women, who face challenges in maintaining hygiene and adhering to confinement measures due to a lack of access to basic infrastructure, services and information; especially during confinement;
Amendment 384 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises that the global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic requires a global response; highlights the vulnerable position of women and girls in many parts of the world - especially in fragile and conflict affected states - in relation to COVID-19, such as access to healthcare, including SRHR, vulnerability to violence, including FGM and child marriage, employment status, access to education and extreme poverty and hunger; underlines the importance of supporting women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations and their participation at all levels of decision-making;
Amendment 389 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that all financial support given to partner countries to cope with the crisis are properly allocated to support women and girls, such as to secure access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), avoid child labour, and avoid the lockdowns to lead to a loose of autonomy for women and girls worldwide;
Amendment 406 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully assess the needs arising from the crisis and its socio- economic consequences, and to allocate adequate budgetary resources to tackling these needs; calls on the Commission and Member States to apply gender mainstreaming in all areas of the recovery strategy and to allocate extra budgetary resources through a Women Corona Fund to tackling the needs of women and girls, especially in the field of employment, violence and SRHR, as well as to the monitoring of this spending, following its commitments in the Gender Equality Strategy; emphasises that preparatory action is the best way to build resilience in all areas for future crises;
Amendment 212 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings that respect the applicable collective agreements and refrain from making share buy backs or paying dividends to shareholders or bonuses to executives, and that these undertakings are not registered in tax havens;
Amendment 238 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to propose a permanent EU unemployment reinsurance scheme for EMU countries and a more effective and inclusive Youth Guarantee; calls on the Member States to adequately invest in effective active labour market policies to prevent long-term unemployment;
Amendment 247 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue and effective involvement of the social partners; calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building of the social partners in order to strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining; Calls on the Commission to promote the use of ESF+ for capacity building of social partners with the aim of strengthening collective bargaining in Europe; Calls on Member States to consult and involve national social partners in law making that is of relevance to them;
Amendment 257 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomNotes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum wages to eliminate in-work poverty by ensuring decent living wagesfor adequate minimum wage levels to be set in Member States well above the poverty threshold for all workers through collective agreements or through national law; calls for EU-level safeguards for decent old-age pensions for all workers; where applicable; Stresses the need for a clear distinction between labour markets with existing statutory minimum wages and those where wage levels are established exclusively by collective agreements; Stresses that any initiative must not harm the autonomy of social partners and wage-setting in collective-bargaining systems; stresses that a framework must not require implementation of instruments that makes collective agreements universally applicable;
Amendment 351 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises and strongly support the aim to strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women; underlines that pay transparency is crucial in counteracting unfair wage differentials and discrimination; calls on the Commission to ensure that a binding EU legislation in relation to gender pay transparency, fully respects the autonomy of national social partners and contractual freedom of social partners in particular in those Member States where pay is also a responsibility of the social partners;
Amendment 355 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls foron Member States to provide accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as short- and long-term care services, including for the elderly and people with disabilities;
Amendment 388 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. States that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased health and safety risks for millions of workers; Calls for an urgent revision of the Biological Agents Directive 2000/54/EC with the purpose to adapt it to global pandemics and other extraordinary circumstances in order to secure the full protection of workers against the risks of exposure; calls on the Commission to present as soon as possible a new Strategic Framework for Health and Safety post- 2020, a directive on work-related stress and musculoskeletal disorders, a directive on mental well-being at the workplace, and an EU mental health strategy;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted for EMU countries as a key instrument that must accompany the twin ecological and digital transition;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that investments in Occupational Safety and Health help to prevent work-related illnesses, accidents and harmful physical and psychosocial strain, and have a tangible positive effect on the economy by contributing to better performance and sustainable work careers; recalls that according to the European Commission, one euro spent on safety and health at work, gives at least two euros in return; stresses that occupational safety and health at work should be a priority also in the new industrial strategy for Europe;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that social dialogue at all levels and strong social partners are key to tackling economic and industrial challenges jointly in cooperation between workers and employers, including anticipating change and to define common strategies for companies and workers to renew and successfully manage change;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas climate change has a greater destructive impact on the countries least responsible for global warming; whereas womenthe poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and girls are more affected by climate change, face higher risks and bear greater burdens for various reasons, ranging from unequal access to resources, education, political power, job opportunities and land rights, to existing social and cultural norms and to their intersectional experiences of discrimination, reducing their ability to protect themselves against the impacts of climate change; whereas, at the same time, women and girls are on the forefront of the defence of natural resources and often the first respondent in their communities to the impacts of climate crisis; whereas women are key to managing the climate crisis and should be supported as agents of change;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the negative consequences of climate change undermine development prospects of countries and deepen already existing gender disparities that result from numerous socio-economic, institutional, cultural and political determinants;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the adverse effects of climate change can lead to migration; whereas the situation for internally displaced people and asylum seekers due to environmental reasons is worst for more vulnerable people like women, who are exposed to violations of their basic rights being often victims of human trafficking and sex exploitation;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that gender equality isand women’s and girls’ empowerment are a catalyst for sustainable development and a prerequisite for the management of climate challenges; calls for the EU and its Member States to include gender analysis and budgeting in development cooperation polices and all instruments to advance gender-just climate actions and to supporting climate change adaptation and resilience in developing countries;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that people in rural areas in developing countries, in particular women who are overrepresented amongst the world's poorest people, are especially vulnerable as they are often dependent on natural resources, as they do much of the agricultural work, such as food production and collecting water and fuel, and as they are very often responsible for unpaid work inhouse holds and communities; calls on the EC to step-up support to women’s production capacity to cope with food insecurity due to climate change;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that social and cultural norms influence women's vulnerability to climate change due to the gendered division of labour, mobility, roles in the household and participation in political and economic decision making;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that there is strong evidence that the impact on health of climate-sensitive conditions, such as malnutrition, and the incidence of infectious diseases, such as malaria, varies according to gender; notes with concern the high female mortality rate in disaster situations; recalls that climate change effects cause an increase of diseases affecting women, girls and their sexual health and reproductive rights; a lack of clean water, consequence of climate change, badly influences hygiene for pregnant women, maternal health and menstrual periods; Urges the integration of the gender perspective in sustainable development policies and programmes to ensure that the rights of women and girls - including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and necessary healthcare services -,the promotion of gender equality and climate justice are mainstreamed through its strategy programmes;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the new Gender Action Plan for External Relations (GAP III) to include for the first time gender equality and climate change as priority areas, to develop related indicators and to guarantee sufficient resources to deliver on this objective; GAPIII should support meaningful and effective political participation of women-led and women’s rights organisations in partner countries at all levels; calls on ensuring access of women’s organisations to international climate funds and climate negotiations, especially in light of the important leadership women often take in tackling the impacts of climate change in their countries and communities;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to collect country-specific and gender disaggregated data, to establish gender-sensitive indicators and benchmarks and to develop practical tools for a more efficient integration of the gender perspective when planning, implementing and evaluating climate change policies, programmes and projects;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that women and girls are powerful agents of change and calls for EU development programmes to promote their meaningful participation at all levels, as their inclusion is crucial to climate resilience and to ensuring long-term climate solutions;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that the implementation of climate change policies offers possibilities for women, especially in developing countries, to become more active in local politics and thereby give local women a voice; recognises that policies on the local level can have an effect on the lives of people, which makes including women in the execution of these policies a fundamental principle;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that gender gaps in energy-related education are due to gender-based prejudices and stereotypes that exclude women from areas of green economy such as transport and energy, causing a waste of human resources and preventing the EU from achieving its full competitive potential; urges the need to increase the number of women with relevant qualifications in scientific and technological fields as well as the number of women participating in relevant scientific bodies at the highest level; Urges national governments to encourage and oblige companies and the academic world to include women at all levels of decision-making in industrial sectors such as energy, transport and oil;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that countries committed to revise their national climate action plans (NDCs) in 2020 and that this commitment is not dependent on when the COP takes place; Calls on the Commission to design a concrete action plan to deliver on the commitments of the renewed Gender Action Plan agreed at the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) and to appoint a permanent EU gender and climate change focal point, with sufficient budget resources, to implement and monitor gender-responsible climate action in the EU and globally.; call on the EU and its Member States to ensure gender-just national climate action plans (NDCs) by integrating more strongly gender equality into the revised NDCs, and the meaningful involvement of women’s groups in their design and implementation;
Amendment 69 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EC to ensure that the Renewed Partnership and the Comprehensive Strategy with Africa is founded on principles of climate, environmental action achieving Agenda 2030, and gender equality, and achieves a human rights based approach which puts communities and women at the heart of environmental and development efforts;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the need to make the financing of both adaptation to climate change and mitigation of its effects gender-responsive; Calls for the EU to step up financial support to gender-just climate actions for adaptation and addressing loss and damage in developing countries, including climate action undertaken by grassroot women’s organizations, given their central role in local responses to the climate crisis;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) constitutes modern-day slavery and isa violation of human dignity, of the physical and psychological integrity of a human being, a modern-day slavery surrounding us in our everyday life, and a profound violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas trafficking in human beings is a highly gendered crime, with nearly three quarters of all victims in the EU being women and girls, mainly trafficked for sexual exploitation;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas trafficking in human beings is a form of organised crime and thus demand and profit driven; whereas the reduction of demand, also with regards to the sexual exploitation of women and girls, needs to be a focus in the fight against trafficking;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 72 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas physical, psychological and sexual violence are constitutive elements of trafficking for sexual exploitation and violence against women and the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention could complement EU und Member States efforts in the fight against trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the last years have shown that migrants and asylum seekers are particularly at risk of being trafficked; whereas, among these, unaccompanied minors and women are a special target group for trafficking networks;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas all monitoring reports show that almost 10 years after the Directive’s adoption obstacles to its full implementation on Member States’ level remain with most victims remaining undetected and prosecution and convictions of perpetrators remaining low;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out the need for a coordinated and coherent framework at EU level that guarantees the protection of victimsstrengthening of the prevention of THB and the protection of victims of THB with the aim of a complete elimination of THB, including through coordinated implementation with the rights conferred by the Victims’ Rights Directive, the Residence Permit Directive and the Compensation Directive15 as human trafficking is a global crime and cannot be dealt with at national level only; _________________ 15 Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 15.
Amendment 119 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of trends in THB; calls on the Member States to collect more up-to-date data disaggregated by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society; and relevant international organisations while respecting the rights of trafficked persons to privacy and autonomy and to protect their personal data;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility and awareness raising possibilities for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors, law enforcement officers and social workers or healthcare staff;
Amendment 167 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB calls therefore for a deeper analysis of the effects of this pandemic on potential victims of THB and the structure and functioning of THB in general in order to create specific measures to eliminate THB;
Amendment 231 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as 60 % of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90 % of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70 % of traffickers are male thus reflecting power structures in our societies;
Amendment 245 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges therefore the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and, structural gender inequalities and gender stereotypes as the root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;
Amendment 272 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and women and the use of the ‘lover boy’ method as the most frequent means of recruiting victimsattracting and making victims compliant by using online technologies;
Amendment 280 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the importance of gender-sensitive training programmes for all officials attending victimsthat are dealing with trafficking cases, investigations, and potential victims in order to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration or sexual health servicepsychological support measures, decent social and professional reintegration opportunities or access to sexual and reproductive health services and related rights; underlines in this regard as well the importance of awareness programmes for the general public in order to identify and protect potential victims;
Amendment 311 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20 ; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ;calls on the Member States and the EU to find these women and girls and to prevent similar cases in the future by using a coherent and coordinated rights-based and gender-sensitive approach to prevent and address human trafficking; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.
Amendment 341 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to ensure a coherent application of the provisions set out in the Dublin III Regulation, the Anti-Trafficking Directive and the Residence Permit Directive to prevent the practice employed in some Member States of transferring victims of human trafficking to the country where they were exploited when they first arrived, thereby leaving them more exposed to the risk of being re-trafficked and retraumatised;
Amendment 424 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Points out that not all Member States have introduced legislation relevant to Article 18 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive27 ; notes that the differing legal landscapes on criminalising the use of services exacted from victims may hampers efforts to reduce demand; reiterates its urgent call on the Member States to establish the act of knowingly using the services of victims of human trafficking as a criminal offence; _________________ 27 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 29.
Amendment 470 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to conduct evidence-based research on risk factors for potential victims as well as in societal structures and policies like labour market governance or migration and mobility policies that intersect with trafficking in persons in risk sectors, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;
Amendment 484 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises the importance of a coherent approach to improve the identification of potential victims in the context of migration flows and in the hotspots, of improving access to asylum procedures and of ensuring their complementarity with the procedures related to trafficking; calls on the Commission to regularly assess the implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive by the Member States, introduce infringement procedures where there has been a lack of effective implementation, report to the European Parliament and to come forward with proposals to revise it;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) stipulates that the Union is to promote social justice and protectionand its internal market shall amongst others work for the sustainable development of Europe, a social market economy, social progress and the promotion of social justice and protection; whereas according Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Union shall take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health in defining and implementing its policies and activities;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a more integrated and interconnected market for services is necessary to tackle the climate change; whereas economic, environmental and social considerations must be put on equal footing to pave the way for a sustainable services market free from environmental and social dumping, in line with the just transition;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the free movement of services must under no circumstances undermine workers’ rights, social protection or the principle of subsidiarity, and; whereas the protection and promotion of fair wages as well as decent working and employment conditions, play a key role in creating a well-functioning, fair and sustainable single market for quality services; whereas the freedom to provide services must not undermine fundamental rights, including social workers' and trade union rights; whereas a fully functioning market for services requires access to information as well as monitoring and enforcement of applicable rules, including safe ways to report abuses; whereas digital technology can facilitate the supervision and enforcement of the ruleslegislation safeguarding the rights of mobile workers;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Single Market can only be sustainable and increase prosperity if it is ensured that the exchange of goods and services is based on fair rules regarding social security, workers' rights, working and employment conditions, gender equality, as well as the protection of consumers and the environment;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas there are over 2.3 million posting operations for the provision of services in other Member States;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat to public health, impacting the health and lives of all persons residing in the EU as well as the health and care systems in the Member States; whereas the current COVID-19 crisis has shed light on existing short- comings in the protection of mobile workers, such as cross-border workers, seasonal workers and posted workers, in particular with regard to their working and employment conditions, access to health and safety, social protection, safe transport and decent accommodation in line with sanitary and social distancing requirements, as well as support in order to report abuses; whereas women and young mobile workers are often particularly vulnerable;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the social implications of the free movement of services mean the EU needs a robust cohesion policy and a fair and geographically balanced industrial policyUnion needs a robust cohesion policy and a fair and geographically balanced internal market to tackle the social implications of the free movement of services; whereas effective regulation is crucial to ensure decent employment and working conditions, quality services and fair competition;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas social and environmental dumping between Member States, including through artificial arrangements, is first and foremost at the expense of workers, consumers and law- abiding SMEs and continues to be an obstacle to fair competition based on quality services and sustainable development;
Amendment 55 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas policies targeting SMEs and start-ups must not provide opportunities for businesses to circumvent existing rules, lower the protection of workers and consumers, or increase the risk of corporate fraud, criminal activities and letterbox companies;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the European Labour Authority (ELA) was established in 2019 with the aim of coordinating and supporting Member States and the Commission in the effective application and enforcement of Union law related to labour mobility and social security coordination; whereas ELA is expected to reach its full operational capacity by 2024;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Opposes the introduction of the country-of-origin principle, and considerstresses that the free movement of services must be achieved without undermining workers’ rights and social rights;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that Union legislation related to the free movement of services shall not in any way affect the exercise of fundamental rights as recognised in the Member States and at Union level, including the right of freedom to strike or to take other action covered by the specific industrial relations systems in Member States, in accordance with national law and/or practice, nor affect the right to negotiate, to conclude and enforce collective agreements, or to take collective action in accordance with national law and/or practice; [This should become the first paragraph.]
Amendment 86 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls that one of the objectives of the amended Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, is to ensure the protection of posted workers during their posting in relation to the freedom to provide services, by laying down mandatory provisions regarding working conditions and the protection of workers' health and safety; calls on the Member States to ensure that they meet the minimum requirements of the amended directive and to make full use of the additional scope offered in view of a better protection of posted workers and fair competition between service providers;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Underlines that the objectives of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal and the Gender Equality Strategy must also be reflected in the approach to the Single Market for services, promoting high social and environmental standards as a pre- requisite for productivity increases; highlights the importance of public procurement to achieve these objectives;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to work togethercooperate closely with the social partners to devise strategies to guarantee and facilitate the voluntary – rather than enforced – mobility of workers, by implementing the right public policies and providing high- quality job opportunities which match workers skillsand ELA on improving access to information for workers and employers as well as the enforcement of rules regarding fair labour mobility;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure efficient coordination and exchange of information between Member States, also with the help and support of the ELA; recalls that ELA should play a key role in enhancing the detection of social fraud, exploitation and abuses in cross-border employment situations, such as social fraud, bogus self-employment, bogus posting, letter-box companies, undeclared work as well as artificial arrangements with regard to subcontracting and supply- chains;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts and make ELA operational without undue delay in view of improving the application and enforcement of Union law related to labour mobility and social security coordination;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take actions to strengthen and promote social dialogue, the autonomy of the social partners and encourage workers to organize as a key instrument to achieve high standards on quality of employment;
Amendment 145 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, as a matter of urgency, the proper implementation and enforcement of applicable Union legislation concerning the rights of cross- border and seasonal workers, particularly the right to equal pay for equal work at the same place as well as decent working and employment conditions; stresses the particular vulnerability of women and young mobile workers; underlines the need to step up concerted and joint labour inspections at national and cross-border level in this context; insists that decisive steps must be taken to ensure that cross- border and seasonal workers have a clear understanding of, full information about and unhindered access to their contracts, rights and obligations before departure and that their contracts are made available to the competent authorities; calls on the Member States to enhance the capacity of labour inspectorates and to prioritise sectors where workers are at risk;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to incorporate the occupational health and safety aspects as key for strengthening the single market in a social sustainable way and create fair competition on the single market; consider that the Commission should adopt a new and ambitious EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work that includes a zero-vision of work related deaths; and calls on the Commission to continue to set binding occupational exposure limits of carcinogens at work;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to combat the use of letterbox companies and undeclared work to secure that the freedom to provide services do not lead to social dumping or unfair competition;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the Commission and the Member State to improve EU-regulations and the coordination of national authorities in order to facilitate the detection of tax evasion; encourage the Commission and the Member States to propose a binding action plan to combat tax evasion;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core principle of the European Union enshrined in the Treaties, and should be reflected in all EU policies, not least in education, culture and the audiovisual, these being key channels for changing attitudes and challenging stereotypes;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the media and the cultural sectors have considerable influence in shaping people’s beliefs, values and perception of reality and thus have the ability to perpetuate and amplify gender inequalities and discrimination have been reproduced throughthrough its reproduction in the design, input and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems; whereas incomplete data sets, the lack of gender segregated data, and incorrect bias can distort the reasonprocessing of an AI system, and jeopardise gender equality in society by further exacerbating already existing negative gender norms and stereotypes;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender inequalities are also created and replicated through the language and images disseminated by the media and AI-powered applications; whereas education, culture programmes and audiovisual contents are a fundamental tool for combatting gender stereotypes and the digital gender divide;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas science and innovation can bring life-changing benefits, especially for those who are furthest behind – such as women and girls living in remote areas; whereas scientific education is important for obtaining skills, decent work, and jobs of the future, as well as to break gender stereotypes that regard them as stereotypically masculine fields; whereas science and scientific thinking are key to democratic culture, which in turn is fundamental for advancing gender equality;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women are significantly underrepresented in the AI sectors, either as creators or consumers; whereas the full potential of women’s skills, knowledge and qualifications in the digital, AI and ICT (information, communication and technology) fields, along with their re- skilling, can contribute to boosting the European economy; whereas globally only 22 % of AI professionals are female; whereas the lack of women in AI development not only increases the risk of bias, but also deprives the EU of talent, vision and resources, and is therefore an obstacle to innovation;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas past experiences in many technical fields, such as medicine, car safety design and others, have shown us that developments and innovations are often based mainly or solely on male data and that has had negative effects, including death, for women[1].[1] D’Ignazio/Klein, Data Feminism, MIT Publications, March 2020
Amendment 30 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas in the European Union 1 in every 10 women (10%) has already suffered some form of cyberviolence since the age of 15; whereas cyberviolence is often directed at women daring to speak out, like activists, women politicians and other public figures; whereas AI, and other emerging technologies, can play an important role in preventing cyberviolence against women and girls and educating people;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that AI has great potential to promote gender equality provided that the already existing conscious and unconscious bias are eliminated; stresses the need for AI to respect the principles and values of equality and non-discrimination between women and menurges the Commission and Member States to collect gender segregated data in order to feed datasets in a way that promotes equality; further urges the Commission to, in its consideration, approval, and implementation of ethical guidelines for the use of AI, take into account gender equality; stresses the need for AI to respect the principles and values of equality and non-discrimination between women and men, and of non-discrimination of LGBTI+ people, and people belonging to ethnic minorities, especially Roma, and black, indigenous and people of colour; stresses, further, the importance of a risk- based approach and ofin terms of both the applications and the sectors in which AI is used, alongside continuous monitoring of existing and new algorithms;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for policies targeted at increasing the participation of women in the fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and the adoption of a multi-level approach to address the gender gap in all levels of education and employment in the digital sector, highlighting the importance of upskilling and reskilling for this purpose; calls for the Commission and Member States to implement public procurement policies/guidelines that stimulate companies to hire more women and girls for STEM jobs; asks the Commission and Member States to promote a minimum threshold of women researchers to be part of STEM and AI projects; encourages the Commission and Member States to purchase education, cultural and audiovisual services from providers that apply gender balance in their companies;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Members States to provide appropriate funding to programmes aimed at attracting more girls and women to study and work in STEM; urges the Commission and Member States to set up programmes that finance women and girls who start AI-related projects or companies in the education, culture and audiovisual sectors; asks the Commission and Member States to grant a privileged access to funds to companies in the education, culture and audiovisual sectors that are gender balanced; encourages the Commission and Member States in public procurement procedures regarding the education, culture and audiovisual sectors to review the selection criteria used to check if they are male biased; stresses that the Commission and Member States should provide appropriate funding for the development of AI solutions that prevent and fight cyberviolence against women and girls and help educate young people;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need to thoroughly assess the effects or implications of AI applications in companies and in public administration in relation to workers, jobs and workflows; considers it indispensable as part of this assessment that workers and their representatives are consulted and receive sufficient information from the start of the decision process and before AI applications are put to use;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a legislative framework on the ethical aspects of AI applications in the workplace, especially with regard to workers’ rights and working conditions; while respecting the autonomy of the social partners and collective agreements;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the need for competence development for workers and their representatives within the field of AI in the workplace, as crucial for improving decision-making and for an inclusive work environment;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the existing EU Framework (EUFW) for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 principally treats Roma in the EU as a homogenous group, shows little sensitivity to local contexts and has a limited capacity for addressing intra-Roma ethnic and socioeconomic diversity and multiple identity and multiple discrimination issues1a; _________________ 1aExpert reports building on forward- looking aspects of the evaluation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, Considering the Diversity of the Roma population in a post-2020 EU-initiative for Roma equality and inclusion, January 2020.
Amendment 12 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas gender equality and the situation of Roma children and youth are two key areas of intervention for integration and inclusion of Roma that are insufficiently addressed both at the European level and at the level of Member States2a; _________________ 2aExpert reports building on forward- looking aspects of the evaluation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, Considering the Diversity of the Roma population in a post-2020 EU-initiative for Roma equality and inclusion, January 2020, p. 16.
Amendment 13 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas persisting socioeconomic and health inequalities and multilayered forms of discrimination, including antigypsysm and ageism, put Roma elderly in a particularly vulnerable position;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas combatting structural discrimination of Roma, including the priority areas of education, employment, access to healthcare and housing, and making significant improvement in their socioeconomic status rests on the increase of social and cultural capital in the environments with Roma communities and on long-term, multi-stakeholder approach to Roma integration with active participation of Roma in all stages;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas equality data collection refers to all types of disaggregated data used to assess the comparative situation of specific groups at risk of discrimination, to design public policies that contribute to promoting equality and to assess their implementation, based on evidence and not mere assumptions; whereas the collection of such data (i.e. data revealing ethnic origin or religion) requires exclusive consent of the subjects of data collection and can often be controversial; whereas what is clearly forbidden is racial or ethnic profiling, where people are, without their consent, identified on the basis of third-party perceptions or generalisations based on race, ethnicity, religion or national origin;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
A f. whereas the available data and surveys show much higher rates of unemployment and significantly lower levels of income for the Roma than for the majority population or other disadvantaged ethnic minority groups; whereas the Roma face similar barriers as other ethnic minority groups but more intensively, due to a vicious circle of low education, low qualifications and labour market exclusion;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
A g. whereas individuals belonging to minority groups continue to be discriminated against when they are applying for jobs and even once they are in a job, continue to face unequal treatment; whereas lower wages, lack of career prospects, precarious and difficult working conditions, sticky floor and glass ceiling, harassment, and abusive dismissal, are just some of the manifestations; whereas ethnic minorities are more likely to have less access to employment rights and protection; whereas ethnic origin also seems to matter as regards harassment in the workplace, and to be a major obstacle for career advancement;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
A h. whereas EU-MIDIS II3a finds that only one in four Roma aged 16 years or older reports “employed” or “self- employed” as their main activity at the time of the survey and that Roma women report much lower employment rates than Roma men – 16 % compared with 34 %; whereas, overall, the survey shows paid work rates for Roma aged 20-64 years to be 43 %, which is well below the EU average of 70 % in 2015; whereas the situation of young people is substantially worse: on average, 63 % of Roma aged 16-24 were not employed, in education or training at the time of the survey, compared with the12 % EU average on the NEET rate for the same age group; whereas, for this age group, the results also show a considerable gender gap, with 72 % of young Roma women not employed, in education or training, compared with 55 % of young Roma men and in stark contrast with the rest of the population; _________________ 3aEuropean Commission, EU-MIDIS II: Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey, October 2018.
Amendment 23 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas EU-MIDIS II4a shows that 80 % of Roma continue to live below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold of their country; that one in 10 people live in housing without electricity; and that every fourth Roma (27 %) and every third Roma child (30 %) live in a household that faced hunger at least once in the previous month; _________________ 4aEuropean Commission, EU-MIDIS II: Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey, October 2018.
Amendment 25 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas spatial segregation remains one of the key challenges in the area of housing; whereas significant progress made in the field of social housing should be maintained by public support and necessary legislation5a; whereas 43 % of Roma are discriminated against when trying to buy or rent housing and are not sufficiently aware of their rights in terms of equality5 ; _________________ 5European Commission, 2019 Report on National Roma Integration Strategies: Key Conclusions, p. 6. 5aEuropean Commission, 2019 Report on the implementation of national Roma integration strategies, pp. 8-9.
Amendment 27 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Roma have been one of the most vulnerable groups in the Covid- 19 pandemic; whereas the economic and social consequences of the health crisis threaten to hit the Roma population the hardest and deepen the existing inequalities in all priority areas of Roma integration; whereas antigypsysm is present also in the form of scapegoating the Roma and ethnicisation of the Coronavirus crisis6a; _________________ 6aEuropean Commission, Overview of the impact of coronavirus measures on the marginalised Roma communities in the EU, May 2020, p. 1.
Amendment 38 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that Roma are Europe’s largest ethnic minority and one of the minority groups in Europe that faces the highest rates of poverty and social exclusion, continuous discrimination and unequal access to various vital services, which not only accounts for high number of individual human rights violations but also undermines social cohesion, economic ands social potential of the EU; notes with regret that despite measures introduced in the last decade, progress in the areas of housing, employment, education and healthcare has been limited; calls on local authorities and governments to single out as a priority the implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS);
Amendment 52 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Member States to adopt Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, COM/2008/0426final, 2 July 2008;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on European Commission to prepare a post-2020 EUFW that will reflect the existing diversity and multiple identities among Roma, integrate the gender equality principle and emphasis on Roma children and youth as key factors of positive change, and uphold an intersectional and multi-stakeholder approach to national integration strategies, where Roma are actively engaged from the preparatory to implementation stages of integration measures;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Highlights that employment is the main path to social inclusion and ethnic minorities must therefore have the possibility to fully participate in the labour market and the “equal status and equal pay for equal work” principle shall apply to all workers;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Calls on the Commission to adopt a common EU framework for the collection and analysis of reliable and comparable disaggregated equality data for the purpose of combating discrimination, including in employment; adds that this should comprise labour market indicators to measure equality, including the employment position of migrants and minority groups, with full respect of privacy and fundamental rights standards;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the most critical points to address in the area of Roma employment are effective transition from education to the open labour market, tackling discrimination by employers, matching labour demand with labour supply, and the growing rates of Roma youth not in education, with a focus on Roma women and girls and measures required for removing the barrier of traditional gender roles;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Member States to encourage stronger engagement of businesses, particularly at local level, and consider supporting the development of social enterprises to create sustainable workplaces for Roma, with a focus on Roma women;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for an urgent and thorough commitment by the relevant state authorities to the desegregation of Roma pupils in schools, as Roma children are often educated in segregated environments, while the misdiagnosis of Roma children as having special educational needs is still a common discriminatory practice; calls for reinforced effort to increase participation of Roma children in the whole education lifecycle, from pre-school to the tertiary level;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop coordinated approaches for the integration of Roma children in society; in this sense, calls for the urgent adoption of the European Child Guarantee in the ESF+ with dedicated resources of 20 billion euros, to support lifting a generation out of poverty;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to promote spatial desegregation and engage Roma beneficiaries in the design and implementation of housing projects, to reduce and prevent forced evictions and to provide sufficient and appropriate halting sites for non-sedentary Roma; points out that geographical isolation and housing segregation keep members of ethnic minorities away from decent jobs, regardless of their qualifications;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Member States to increase their efforts in providing access to safe drinking water and sanitation and implementation of right to the adequate standard of living, as well as right to a healthy environment, with special attention paid to the most vulnerable groups of Roma, such as children, women and elderly;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that specific funding priority for Roma was introduced in the Common Provisions Regulation7 and that country-specific recommendations related to Roma integration became a requirement for granting funds for its promotion; calls on the Member States and the Commission to guarantee that these changes will result in specific projects for the benefit of Roma on the ground8 , and to look into causes of low absorption rates in some Member States, also in line with recommendations of Court of Auditors to the Member States and tot he Commission in its special report no. 14/20167a. _________________ 7 Annex XI on ex ante conditionalities, Part I: Thematic ex ante conditionalities, Investment Priority 9.2 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320. 7aEuropean Court of Auditors, EU policy initiatives and financial support for Roma integration: significant progress made over the last decade, but additional efforts needed on the ground, 2016. 8Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, Revisiting the EU Roma Framework: Assessing the European Dimension for the Post-2020 Future, Open Society Institute, June 2017, p.17.
Amendment 17 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
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The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality calls on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal for a directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union.
Amendment 18 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a framework for promotion of adequate minimum wages in the European Union
Amendment 68 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) While mMinimum wage protection exists in all Member States, in some that p. Protection stems from legislative provisions (“statutory minimum wages”) and from collective agreements while iand from collective agreements. Many Member States have statutory minimum wages. In some Member States, social partners have developed autonomous bargaining structures that contribute to well functioning wage setting. In others it is provided exclusively, through collectivese Member States, social partners have a high capacity to negotiate and monitor the implementation of concluded agreements.
Amendment 70 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Wage setting through collective agreements have proven to be beneficial from a broad socio-economic perspective, contributing to a balanced development of wage formation and reducing in-work poverty. The implementation of a framework for promoting adequate minimum wages on a European level is not intended to affect or change any existing or future developments of procedures or systems for wage formation established by the social partners.
Amendment 71 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10 b) Therefore this directive do not impose any obligation on the Member States to take measures requiring the social partners to set minimum wages through collective agreements or otherwise change their practices for negotiations, monitoring of implementation and procedures for conclusion of their agreements.
Amendment 72 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Minimum wage protection set out byin the form of wages stemming from collective agreements in low-paid occupations is adequate in most cases; statutory minimum wages are low compared to other wages in the economy in several Member States. In 2018, the statutory minimum wage did not provide sufficient income for a single minimum- wage earner to reach the at-risk- of-poverty threshold in nine Member States. In addition, the use of reduced minimum wage rates (variations) and deductions from statutory minimum wages negatively affect their adequacy.
Amendment 75 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Not all workers in the Union are protected by minimum wages. In some Member States some workers, even though they are covered, receive in practice a remuneration below the statutory minimum wage due to the non-respect of existing rules. In particular, such non-compliance has been found to affect notably women, young workers, people with disabilities and agricultural workers. In Member States where minimum wage protection is provided only throughn the form of wages stemming from collective agreements, the share of workers not covered is estimated to vary from 2% to 55% of all workers.
Amendment 78 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) While strong collective bargaining at sector or cross-industry level contributes to ensuring adequate minimum wage protection in the form of wages stemming from collective agreements, traditional collective bargaining structures have been eroding during the last decades, in part due to structural shifts in the economy towards less unionised sectors and to the decline in trade union membership related to the increase of atypical and new forms of work.
Amendment 80 #
Amendment 84 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) This Directive establishes minimum requirements at Union level to ensure bas regards the establishment of a framework to promothe that minimum wages are set at adequate level and that workers have access to minimum wage protection, in the form of a statutory minimum wage where it exists or in the form of wages set undertemming from collective agreements as defined for the purpose of this Directive.
Amendment 87 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In full respect of Article 153(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, this Directive neither aims to harmonise the level of minimum wages across the Union nor to establish an uniform mechanism for setting minimum wages. It does not interfere with the freedom of Member States to set statutory minimum wages or promote access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements, according to the traditions and specificities of each country and in full respect of national competences and social partners’ contractual freedom. This Directive does not impose an obligation on the Member States where minimum wage protection is ensured exclusively via collective agreements to introduce a statutory minimum wage nor to make the collective agreements universally applicable. Also, this Directive does not establish the level of pay or conditions for setting wages, which falls within the contractual freedom of the social partners at national level and within the relevant competence of Member States. The purpose is not to impose any obligation for Member States to take measures demanding the introduction of statutory minimum wages or measures implying that the social partners have an equivalent obligation. This Directive does not oblige Member States to grant access to minimum wage protection to all workers. Such an obligation would directly interfere with the minimum wage coverage and the determination of pay in the Member States and therefore fall under the exception of Article 153(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Nothing in this Directive should be construed as creating rights for individuals.
Amendment 88 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a framework for the promotion of adequate minimum wages in the European Union
Amendment 92 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) This directive only establishes obligations for Member States as of effort and process to lay down adequate minimum wage protection and promoting collective bargaining on wage-setting. No provision in this directive should be interpreted as unconditional and sufficiently clear, it establish no direct effect. No individuals can establish rights on basis of this directive.
Amendment 93 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16 b) In some Member States there are no statutory minimum wages, nor any systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding. Wages, including minimum wage protection, are provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners. Average wages in those Member States are among the highest in the European Union. These collective self- regulatory systems rest on a very high collective bargaining coverage, significantly above 70 %, as well as high levels of membership on both the employer side and the trade union side. Therefore, in those Member States, the national social partners, representing both private and public sector, should have the option to jointly demand that the Member State does not apply this directive either totally or in part. Member states that have so determined not to apply the directive have no obligation to implement thedirective. The rationale for an opt out for those Member States, on basis of a joint demand from social partners, also follows from the aim of this directive which is to encourage and promote collective bargaining coverage to reach at least 70%.
Amendment 94 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 c (new)
Recital 16 c (new)
(16 c) In some Member States there are no statutory minimum wages, nor any systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding. Wages, including minimum wage protection, are provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners. Average wages in those Member States are among the highest in the European Union. These collective self- regulatory systems rest on a very high collective bargaining coverage, significantly above 70 %, as well as high levels of membership on both the employer side and the trade union side. Therefore, in those Member States, the representative national social partners, both in private and public sector, should have the option to jointly demand that the Member State does not apply this directive either totally or in part. Member states that have so determined do not have to apply the directive. Member States with robust collective bargaining coverage above 70% of all employees should be rewarded and their systems will not be affected by this directive. The directive aims to increase collective bargaining coverage, and decent minimum wages are seen as second best. The rationale for the reward for those Member States, on basis of a joint demand from representative social partners, also follows from the aim of this directive which is to encourage and promote collective bargaining coverage to reach at least 70%.
Amendment 100 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Well-functioning collective bargaining on wage setting is an important means to ensure that workers are protected by adequate minimum wages, in the form of wages stemming from collective agreements. In the Member States with statutory minimum wages, collective bargaining supports general wage developments and therefore contributes to improving the adequacy of minimum wages, in the form of wages stemming from collective agreements. In the Member States where minimum wage protection, is provided exclusivelyn the form of wages stemming from collective agreements, is provided by collective bargaining, their level as well as the share of protected workers are directly determined by the functioning of the collective bargaining system and collective bargaining coverage. Strong and well- functioning collective bargaining together with a high coverage of sectorial or cross- industry collective agreements strengthen the adequacy and the coverage of minimum wages, in the form of wages stemming from collective agreements.
Amendment 105 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Sound rules, procedures and practice for setting and updating statutory minimum wages are necessary to deliverpromote adequate minimum wages, while safeguarding jobs and the competitiveness of firms including small and medium-sized enterprises. They include a number of elements to preserve the adequacy of statutory minimum wages, including criteria and indicators to assess adequacy, regular and timely updates, the existence of consultative bodies and the involvement of social partners. A timely and effective involvement of the latter is another element of good governance that allows for an informed and inclusive decision-making process.
Amendment 109 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) MStatutory minimum wages are considered adequate if they are fair in relation to the wage distribution in the country and if they provide a decent standard of living. The adequacy of statutory minimum wages is determined in view of the national socio- economic conditions, including employment growth, competitiveness as well as regional and sectoral developments. Their adequacy should be assessed at least in relation to their purchasing power, to the productivity developments and to their relation to the gross wage levels, distribution and growth. The use of indicators commonly used at international level, such as 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage, can help guide the assessment of minimum wage adequacy in relation to the gross level of wages.
Amendment 112 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 123 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 144 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) In Denmark and Sweden there are no statutory minimum wages. Nor are there any systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding. Wages, including minimum wage protection, are provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners. Average wages in these two member states are among the highest in the European Union. The collective self- regulatory systems in Denmark and Sweden rest on a very high collective bargaining coverage, significantly above 70 % as promoted in this directive, as well as high levels of membership on both the employer side and the trade union side. Further, the social partners in both Denmark and Sweden have jointly demanded to be excluded from this directive. The rationale for adopting this directive does not apply to Denmark and Sweden. It would therefore be a disproportionate, unnecessary, and inadequate obligation for those Member States to transpose and implement this Directive.
Amendment 149 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to improving working and living conditions in the Union, this Directive establishes a framework for the promotion of:
Amendment 151 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) setting adequate levels of statutory minimum wages;
Amendment 155 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) access of workers to minimum wage protection, in the form of wages set out by collective agreementspromoting access to collective bargaining wage setting or in the form of a statutory minimum wage where it exists.
Amendment 159 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive shall be without prejudice to the full respect of the autonomy of social partners, as well as their right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements according to national law.
Amendment 162 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the choice of the Member States to set statutory minimum wages or promote access to minimum wage protection provided byin the form of wages stemming from collective agreements.
Amendment 164 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Nothing in this Directive shall be construed as imposing an obligation on the Member States where wage setting is ensured exclusively via collective agreements to introduce a statutory minimum wage nor to make the collective agreements universally applicable. or otherwise to take measures affecting the contractual freedom of the social partners to negotiate, monitor and set wages through collective agreements. This Directive does not oblige these Member States to grant access to minimum wage protection to all workers, nor does it create an obligation on the Member States as regards the level or conditions for setting of wages.
Amendment 168 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Nothing in this Directive shall be construed as creating rights for individuals.
Amendment 169 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Member States where there are no statutory minimum wages or systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding, where minimum wage protection is provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners and where collective bargaining coverage exceeds 70% of the workforce, shall have the option not to apply this directive, either totally or in part, provided that the social partners at national level jointly demand this.
Amendment 170 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Member States where there are no statutory minimum wages or systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding and where minimum wage protection is provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners, shall have the option not to apply this directive, either totally or in part, provided that the social partners at national level jointly demand this.
Amendment 173 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) While mMinimum wage protection exists in all Member States, in some that p. Protection stems from legislative provisions (“statutory minimum wages”) and from collective agreements while in others it is provided exclusively, through collectiveand from collective agreements. Many Member States have statutory minimum wages. In some Member States, social partners have developed autonomous bargaining structures that contribute to well functioning wage-setting. In these Member States, social partners have a high capacity to negotiate and monitor the implementation of concluded agreements.
Amendment 174 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 176 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Wage setting through collective agreements have proven to be beneficial from a broad socio-economic perspective, contributing to a balanced development of wage formation and reducing in-work poverty. The implementation of a framework for promoting adequate minimum wages on a European level is not intended to affect or change any existing or future developments of procedures or systems for wage formation established by the social partners.
Amendment 176 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply, while respecting national law and practise:
Amendment 177 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10 b) Therefore this Directive does not impose any obligation on the Member States to take measures requiring the social partners to set minimum wages through collective agreements or otherwise change their practices for negotiations, monitoring of implementation and procedures for conclusion of their agreements
Amendment 182 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘collective agreement’ means all agreements in writing regarding provisions such as, but not limited to, working conditions and terms of employment concluded by the social partners as an outcome of collective bargaining;
Amendment 185 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Minimum wage protection set out byin the form of wages stemming from collective agreements in low-paid occupations is adequate in most cases; statutory minimum wages are low compared to other wages in the economy in several Member States. In 2018, the statutory minimum wage did not provide sufficient income for a single minimum- wage earner to reach the at-risk- of-poverty threshold in nine Member States. In addition, the use of reduced minimum wage rates (variations) and deductions from statutory minimum wages negatively affect their adequacy.
Amendment 193 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Not all workers in the Union are protected by minimum wages. In some Member States some workers, even though they are covered, receive in practice a remuneration below the statutory minimum wage due to the non-respect of existing rules. In particular, such non-compliance has been found to affect notably women, young workers, people with disabilities and agricultural workers. In Member States where minimum wage protection is provided only throughn the form of wages stemming from collective agreements, the share of workers not covered is estimated to vary from 2% to 55% of all workers.
Amendment 194 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States where the overall collective bargaining coverage is less than 70% of the workers defined within the meaning of Article 2 shall in addition provide for a framework of enabling conditions for collective bargaining, either by law after consultation of the social partners or by agreement with them, and shall establish an action plan to promote collective bargaining. The action plan shall be made public and shall be notified to the European Commission.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. If the collective bargaining coverage falls below less than 70 % in a Member State where minimum wage protection is ensured exclusively via collective agreements the Member State shall encourage the social partners to assess whether the existing enabling conditions for collective bargaining are sufficient and to draw up an action plan to increase collective bargaining coverage.
Amendment 202 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) While strong collective bargaining at sector or cross-industry level contributes to ensuring adequate minimum wage protection in the form of wages stemming from collective agreements, traditional collective bargaining structures have been eroding during the last decades, in part due to structural shifts in the economy towards less unionised sectors and to the decline in trade union membership related to the increase of atypical and new forms of work.
Amendment 203 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The national criteria referred to in paragraph 1 shall include at least the following elements, whose relevance and relative weight may be decided by Member States in accordance with their prevailing national socio-economic conditions:
Amendment 211 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 216 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the regular and timely updates of statutory minimum wages in order to preservecontinue promoting their adequacy.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) This Directive establishes minimum requirements at Union level to ensure bas regards the establishment of a framework to promothe that minimum wages are set at adequate level and that workers have access to minimum wage protection, in the form of a statutory minimum wage where it exists or in the form of wages set undertemming from collective agreements as defined for the purpose of this Directive.
Amendment 224 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In full respect of Article 153(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, this Directive neither aims to harmonise the level of minimum wages across the Union nor to establish an uniform mechanism for setting minimum wages. It does not interfere with the freedom of Member States to set statutory minimum wages or promote access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements, according to the traditions and specificities of each country and in full respect of national competences and social partners’ contractual freedom. This Directive does not impose an obligation on the Member States where minimum wage protection is ensured exclusively via collective agreements to introduce a statutory minimum wage nor to make the collective agreements universally applicable. Also, this Directive does not establish the level of pay or conditions for setting wages, which falls within the contractual freedom of the social partners at national level and within the relevant competence of Member States. The purpose is not to impose any obligation for Member States to take measures demanding the introduction of statutory minimum wages or measures implying that the social partners have an equivalent obligation. This Directive does not oblige Member States to grant access to minimum wage protection to all workers. Such an obligation would directly interfere with the minimum wage coverage and the determination of pay in the Member States and therefore fall under the exception of Article 153(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Nothing in this Directive should be construed as creating rights for individuals.
Amendment 224 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 232 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) This Directive only establishes obligations for Member States as of effort and process to lay down adequate minimum wage protection and promoting collective bargaining on wage-setting. No provision in this directive should be interpreted as unconditional and sufficiently clear, it establishes no direct effect. No individual right can be established on the basis of this Directive.
Amendment 234 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16 b) In some Member States there are no statutory minimum wages, nor any systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding. Wages, including minimum wage protection, are provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners. Average wages in those Member States are among the highest in the European Union. These collective self- regulatory systems rest on a very high collective bargaining coverage, significantly above 70 %, as well as high levels of membership on both the employer side and the trade union side. Therefore, in those Member States, the national social partners, representing both private and public sector, should have the option to jointly demand that the Member State does not apply this Directive either totally or in part. Member states that have so determined not to apply this Directive have no obligation to implement the directive. The rationale for an opt out for those Member States, on basis of a joint demand from social partners, also follows from the aim of this Directive which is to encourage and promote collective bargaining coverage to reach at least 70%.
Amendment 235 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 c (new)
Recital 16 c (new)
(16 c) In some Member States there are no statutory minimum wages, nor any systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding. Wages, including minimum wage protection, are provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners. Average wages in those Member States are among the highest in the European Union. These collective self- regulatory systems rest on a very high collective bargaining coverage, significantly above 70 %, as well as high levels of membership on both the employer side and the trade union side. Therefore, in those Member States, the representative national social partners, both in private and public sector, should have the option to jointly demand that the Member State does not apply this directive either totally or in part. Member states that have so determined do not have to apply the directive. Member States with robust collective bargaining coverage above 70% of all employees should be rewarded and their systems will not be affected by this directive. The directive aims to increase collective bargaining coverage, and decent minimum wages are seen as second best. The rationale for the reward for those Member States, on basis of a joint demand from representative social partners, also follows from the aim of this directive which is to encourage and promote collective bargaining coverage to reach at least 70%.
Amendment 245 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 247 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
In accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU, Directive 2014/25/EU and Directive 2014/23/EU, Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public procurement or concession contracts economic operators comply with the wages set out by applicable collective agreements for the relevant sector and geographical area and with the statutory minimum wages where they exist.
Amendment 255 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Well-functioning collective bargaining on wage setting is an important means to ensure that workers are protected by adequate minimum wages., in the form of wages stemming from collective agreements In the Member States with statutory minimum wages, collective bargaining supports general wage developments and therefore contributes to improving the adequacy of minimum wages., in the form of wages stemming from collective agreements In the Member States where minimum wage protection, is provided exclusivelyn the form of wages stemming from collective agreements, is provided by collective bargaining, their level as well as the share of protected workers are directly determined by the functioning of the collective bargaining system and collective bargaining coverage. Strong and well- functioning collective bargaining together with a high coverage of sectorial or cross- industry collective agreements strengthen the adequacy and the coverage of minimum wages. , in the form of wages stemming from collective agreements
Amendment 258 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) for minimum wage protection provided only byin form of wages stemming from collective agreements:
Amendment 262 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Amendment 266 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide the statistics and information referred to in this paragraph disaggregated by gender, age, disability and age, company size and sector.
Amendment 268 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 271 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that information regarding statutory minimum wage protection, including collective agreements and wage provisions therein, is transparent and publicly accessible.
Amendment 276 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. On the basis of the report issued by the Commission, the Employment Committee set up in accordance with Article 150 TFEU shall carry out every year an examination of the promotion of collective bargaining on wage setting and of promotion of the adequacy of minimum wages in the Member States.
Amendment 277 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, without prejudice to specific forms of redress and dispute resolution provided for, where applicable, in collective agreements, workers, including those whose employment relationship has ended, have access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in the case of infringements of theiexisting national law or collective agreements provide for rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements and such rights have been infringed.
Amendment 281 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the measures necessary to protect workers, including those who are workers’ representatives, from any adverse treatment by the employer and from any adverse consequences resulting from a complaint lodged with the employer or resulting from any proceedings initiated with the aim of enforcing compliance with the rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreementsprovided for in existing national law or collective agreements relating to minimum wage protection.
Amendment 283 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions, without prejudice to specific forms of compensation and/or contractual penalties provided for, where applicable, in rules on enforcement of collective agreements, lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of existing national law or collective agreements relating to minimum wage protection. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 287 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Sound rules, procedures and practice for setting and updating statutory minimum wages are necessary to deliverpromote adequate minimum wages, while safeguarding jobs and the competitiveness of firms including small and medium-sized enterprises. They include a number of elements to preserve the adequacy of statutory minimum wages, including criteria and indicators to assess adequacy, regular and timely updates, the existence of consultative bodies and the involvement of social partners. A timely and effective involvement of the latter is another element of good governance that allows for an informed and inclusive decision-making process.
Amendment 287 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States may entrust the social partners with the implementation of this Directive, where the social partners jointly request to do so. In so doing, the Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the results sought byobligations of this Directive are guaranteedapplied with at all times.
Amendment 290 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection already afforded to workers within Member States without affecting the contractual freedom of the social partners to negotiate and conclude collective agreements.
Amendment 293 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not affect Member States’ prerogative to apply or to introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions which are more favourable to workers or to encourage or permit the application of collective agreements which are more favourable to workers.
Amendment 295 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
This Directive is addressed to the Member States except Denmark and Sweden.
Amendment 308 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) MStatutory minimum wages are considered adequate if they are fair in relation to the wage distribution in the country and if they provide a decent standard of living. The adequacy of statutory minimum wages is determined in view of the national socio- economic conditions, including employment growth, competitiveness as well as regional and sectoral developments. Their adequacy should be assessed at least in relation to their purchasing power, to the productivity developments and to their relation to the gross wage levels, distribution and growth. The use of indicators commonly used at international level, such as 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage, can help guide the assessment of minimum wage adequacy in relation to the gross level of wages.
Amendment 316 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 338 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 386 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) In Denmark and Sweden there are no statutory minimum wages. Nor are there any systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding. Wages, including minimum wage protection, are provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners. Average wages in these two Member States are among the highest in the European Union. The collective self- regulatory systems in Denmark and Sweden rest on a very high collective bargaining coverage, significantly above 70 % as promoted in this directive, as well as high levels of membership on both the employer side and the trade union side. Further, the social partners in both Denmark and Sweden have jointly demanded to be excluded from this directive. The rationale for adopting this directive does not apply to Denmark and Sweden. It would therefore be a disproportionate, unnecessary, and inadequate obligation for those Member States to transpose and implement this Directive.
Amendment 390 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to improving working and living conditions in the Union, this Directive establishes a framework for the promotion of:
Amendment 399 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) setting adequate levels of statutory minimum wages;
Amendment 408 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) access of workers to minimum wage protection, in the form of wages set out by collective agreementspromoting access to collective bargaining wage setting or in the form of a statutory minimum wage where it exists.
Amendment 414 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive shall be without prejudice to the full respect of the autonomy of social partners, as well as their right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements according to national law.
Amendment 417 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the choice of the Member States to set statutory minimum wages or promote access to minimum wage protection provided byin the form of wages stemming from collective agreements.
Amendment 420 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Nothing in this Directive shall be construed as imposing an obligation on the Member States where wage setting is ensured exclusively via collective agreements to introduce a statutory minimum wage nor to make the collective agreements universally applicable or otherwise to take measures affecting the contractual freedom of the social partners to negotiate, monitor and set wages through collective agreements. This Directive does not oblige these Member States to grant access to minimum wage protection to all workers, nor does it create an obligation on the Member States as regards the level or conditions for setting of wages.
Amendment 431 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Nothing in this Directive shall be construed as creating rights for individuals.
Amendment 432 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States where there are no statutory minimum wages or systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding, where minimum wage protection is provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners and where collective bargaining coverage exceeds 70% of the workforce, shall have the option not to apply this Directive, either totally or in part, provided that the social partners at national level jointly demand this.
Amendment 433 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Member States where there are no statutory minimum wages or systems for declaring collective agreements generally binding and where minimum wage protection is provided exclusively by collective bargaining between autonomous social partners, shall have the option not to apply this Directive, either totally or in part, provided that the social partners at national level jointly demand this.
Amendment 444 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 446 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply, while respecting national law and practise:
Amendment 471 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘collective agreement’ means all agreements in writing regarding provisions such as, but not limited to, working conditions and terms of employment concluded by the social partners as an outcome of collective bargaining;
Amendment 538 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States where the overall collective bargaining coverage is less than 70% of the workers defined within the meaning of Article 2 shall in addition provide for a framework of enabling conditions for collective bargaining, either by law after consultation of the social partners or by agreement with them, and shall establish an action plan to promote collective bargaining. The action plan shall be made public and shall be notified to the European Commission.
Amendment 541 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If the collective bargaining coverage falls below less than 70 % in a Member State where minimum wage protection is ensured exclusively via collective agreements the Member State shall encourage the social partners to assess whether the existing enabling conditions for collective bargaining are sufficient and to draw up an action plan to increase collective bargaining coverage.
Amendment 569 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The national criteria referred to in paragraph 1 shall include at least the following elements, whose relevance and relative weight may be decided by Member States in accordance with their prevailing national socio-economic conditions:
Amendment 598 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 639 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the regular and timely updates of statutory minimum wages in order to preservecontinue promoting their adequacy.
Amendment 662 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 754 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 765 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
In accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU, Directive 2014/25/EU and Directive 2014/23/EU, Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public procurement or concession contracts economic operators comply with the wages set out by applicable collective agreements for the relevant sector and geographical area and with the statutory minimum wages where they exist.
Amendment 802 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) for minimum wage protection provided only byin form of wages stemming from collective agreements:
Amendment 811 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Amendment 818 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide the statistics and information referred to in this paragraph disaggregated by gender, age, disability and age, company size and sector.
Amendment 824 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 835 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that information regarding statutory minimum wage protection, including collective agreements and wage provisions therein, is transparent and publicly accessible.
Amendment 850 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. On the basis of the report issued by the Commission, the Employment Committee set up in accordance with Article 150 TFEU shall carry out every year an examination of the promotion of collective bargaining on wage setting and of promotion of the adequacy of minimum wages in the Member States.
Amendment 862 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, without prejudice to specific forms of redress and dispute resolution provided for, where applicable, in collective agreements, workers, including those whose employment relationship has ended, have access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in the case of infringements of theiexisting national law or collective agreements provide for rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements and such rights have been infringed.
Amendment 879 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the measures necessary to protect workers, including those who are workers’ representatives, from any adverse treatment by the employer and from any adverse consequences resulting from a complaint lodged with the employer or resulting from any proceedings initiated with the aim of enforcing compliance with the rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreementsprovided for in existing national law or collective agreements relating to minimum wage protection.
Amendment 886 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions, without prejudice to specific forms of compensation and/or contractual penalties provided for, where applicable, in rules on enforcement of collective agreements, lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of existing national law or collective agreements relating to minimum wage protection. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 897 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States may entrust the social partners with the implementation of this Directive, where the social partners jointly request to do so. In so doing, the Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the results sought byobligations of this Directive are guaranteedapplied with at all times.
Amendment 903 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection already afforded to workers within Member States without affecting the contractual freedom of the social partners to negotiate and conclude collective agreements.
Amendment 908 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not affect Member States’ prerogative to apply or to introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions which are more favourable to workers or to encourage or permit the application of collective agreements which are more favourable to workers.
Amendment 918 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
This Directive is addressed to the Member States except Denmark and Sweden.
Amendment 49 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The green economy is expected to expand in the context of the European Green Deal. It is therefore necessary to focus on potential occupational safety and health risks in green jobs. Nickel compounds play a considerable role in the development of green alternatives to fossil fuels. It is therefore likely that the need nickel compounds will grow and it is essential to protect workers from, and ensure the full and effective implementation of the occupational exposure limit values to that chemical agent.
Amendment 58 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 c (new)
Recital 14 c (new)
(14c) The use at the workplace or while performing job-related duties, of any carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxins, including those referred to in the annexes to Directive 2004/37/EC, as amended by this Directive, should be reported to the national authorities responsible for supervising workers’ health. When deciding what substances to report, Member States should take into account the implementation reports submitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 17a of Directive 89/391/EEC.
Amendment 111 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – row 2
Annex III – point A – row 2
Amendment 42 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union are to work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce, as well as labour markets that are responsive to economic change, with a view to achieving the objectives of full employment and social progress, balanced growth and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States shall regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and shall coordinate their action in this respect within the Council, taking into account national practicerespecting national practices and the autonomy of social partners related to the responsibilities of management and labour.
Amendment 46 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Europe is facing an unprecedented crisis with unforeseen consequences on people's lives, on society and the economy. The Union and the Member States have to do their outmost to contain the economic and social shock of the crisis, prevent massive job losses, and a deep recession, and to develop a sustainable and fair recovery plan with robust investment to strengthen social security and healthcare systems and make society and the economy more resilient while respecting workers’ rights and decent working and employment conditions. The European Green Deal and the European Pillar of Social Rights should be the guidelines for the economic and social recovery strategy to be monitored by the European Semester.
Amendment 54 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union is to combat social exclusion and discrimination and promote social justice and protection, as well as equality between women and men, solidarity between generations, the inclusion of persons with disabilities and the protection of the rights of the child and other vulnerable groups. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union is to take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employmentinclusive labour markets, full employment, collective bargaining and decent wages, the guarantee of adequate social protection for all, the fight against poverty and social exclusion and, a high level of education and training as set out in Article 9 of the Treaty on the Funnd the protectioning of the European Unionhuman health.
Amendment 72 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral coordination and surveillance of economic and employment policies, employment, social and environmental policies. The European Semester process should be the comprehensive governance tool to ensure a socially and economically balanced recovery. It needs to be revised together with the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy in order to fully reflect the new situation and ensure that social, environmental and economic objectives have equal priority. While pursuing environmental sustainability, productivity, fairness and stability, the European Semester should further integrates the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including stronger engagement with social partners, civil society and other stakeholders. It and supports the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (13 ). The Union and Member States’ employment and economic policies should go hand in hand with Europe’s transition to a climate neutral, environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive and digital economy, while improving competitiveness, fostering innovation, promoting social justice and equal opportunities as well as tackling inequalities and regional disparities. __________________ 13 UN Resolution A/RES/70/1
Amendment 91 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission signed an inter-institutional proclamation for a European Pillar of Social Rights (14 ). The Pillar sets out twenty principles and rights to support well-functioning and fair labour markets and welfare systems, structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market, fair working conditions and social protection and inclusion. The principles and rights give direction to our strategy making sure that the transitions to climate- neutrality and environmental sustainability, digitalisation and demographic change are socially fair and just. The Pillar constitutes a reference framework to monitor the employment and social performance of Member States, to drive reforms at national, regional and local level, and to reconcile the “social” and the “market” in today’s modern economy, including by promoting the social economy. The implementation of the Pillar principles will help to mitigate the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 crisis and to emerge from the crisis with a more resilient and inclusive society and economy. __________________ 14 OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) RCrisis response and recovery measures, reforms to the labour market, including the national wage-setting mechanisms, should followbe formulated following an adequate and meaningful social dialogue, respecting and enhancing national practices of social dialogueindustrial relations and allow the necessary opportunity for a broad consideration of socioeconomic issues, including improvements in sustainability, competitiveness, innovation, job creation, lifelong learning and training policies, working conditions, education and skills, public health and inclusion and real incomes. Member States should therefore, respect and strengthen social partners and collective bargaining, and take measures to extend the collective bargaining coverage.
Amendment 98 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Reforms to the labour market, including the national wage-setting mechanisms, should follow national practices of social dialogue and allow the necessary opportunity for a broad consideration of socioeconomic issues, including improvements in sustainability, competitiveness, innovation, job creation, lifelong learning and training policies, working conditions, education and skills, public health and inclusion and real incomes. Member States and the Union should take actions to promote high trade union and employers’ organization density as a way of strengthening the social dialogue.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
These employment guidelines shall be fully revised no later than one year after their adoption to better reflect the effects of the outbreak of COVID-19 to support a swift economic and social recovery and to better respond to future crises.
Amendment 129 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1
Member States should actively promote a sustainable social market economy and facilitate and support investment in the creation of quality jobs. To this end, they should reduce the barriers that businesses face in hiring peopleinvest in support measures to preserve employment and to protect all types of workers, in particular those in precarious and non-standard work, cross-border workers and the self-employed, in the creation of sustainable quality jobs across all skill levels and economic sectors. To this end, they should promote full employment, foster responsible entrepreneurship and genuine self- employment and, in particular, support the creation and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to finance. Member States should actively promote the development of the social economy, foster social innovation, social enterprises, and encourage those innovative forms of work, creating quality job opportunities and generating social benefits at local level.
Amendment 135 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 2
The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources in order to be more supportive to employment and inclusive sustainable growth and at the same time ensure the full alignedment with the Sustainable Development Goals and the climate and environmental objectives of the European Green Deal, taking account of the redistributive effect of the tax system, while protecting revenue for adequate social protection and growth- enhancing expenditure.
Amendment 146 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 3
Member States having in place national mechanisms for the setting of statutory minimum wages should ensure an effective involvement of social partners in a transparent and predictable manner allowing for an adequate responsiveness of wages to productivity developments and providing fair wages for a decent standard of living, paying particular attention to lower and middle income groups with a view to upward convergence. These mechanisms should take into account economic performance across regions and sectors. Member States should promote social dialogue and collective bargaining with a view to wage setting. Respecting national practices, and the autonomy of the social partners, Member States and/or social partners should ensure that all workers are entitled to adequate and fair wages through collective agreements or adequate statutory minimum wages, taking into account their impact on competitiveness, job creation and in-work poverty.
Amendment 152 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, technological and environmental transitions, as well as demographic change, Member States should ensure proper and immediate adaptation strategies and adequate support for those worst affected, promote sustainability, productivity, employability and human capital, fostering relevant knowledge, skills and competences throughout people's lives, responding to the current crisis and future labour market needs. In particular, Member States should implement strategies to foster and enhance the participation of women in the labour market and to ensure decent working conditions for people working remotely. Member States should also adapt and invest in their education and training systems to provide high quality and inclusive education, including vocational education and training. Member States should work together with the social partners, education and training providers, enterprises and other stakeholders to address structural weaknesses in education and training systems and improve their quality and labour market relevance, also with a view to enabling the environmental transition. Particular attention should be paid to challenges of the teaching profession. Education and training systems should equip all learners with key competences, including basic and digital skills as well as transversal competences to lay the foundations for adaptability later in life. Member States should seek to ensure the transfer of training entitlements during professional career changes, including, where appropriate, through individual learning accounts. They should enable everyone to anticipate and better adapt to labour market needs notably through continuous reskilling and upskilling, with a view to supporting fair and just transitions for all, strengthening social outcomes, addressing labour market shortages and improving the overall resilience of the economy to shocks.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
In the context of technological and environmental transitions, as well as demographic change, Member States should promote sustainability, productivity, employability and human capital, fostering relevant knowledge, skills and competences throughout people's lives, responding to current and future labour market needs. Member States should also adapt and invest in their education and training systems to provide high quality and inclusive education, including vocational education and training. Member States should work together with the social partners, education and training providers, enterprises and other stakeholders to address structural weaknesses in education and training systems and improve their quality and labour market relevance, also with a view to enabling the environmental transition. Particular attention should be paid to challenges of the teaching profession. Education and training systems should equip all learners with key competences, including basic and digital skills as well as transversal competences to lay the foundations for adaptability later in life. Member States should seek to ensure the transfer of training entitlements during professional career changes, including, where appropriate, through individual learning accounts. They should enable everyone to anticipate and better adapt to labour market needs notably through continuous reskilling and upskilling, with a view to supporting fair and just transitions for all, strengthening social outcomes, addressing labour market shortages and improving the overall resilience of the economy to shocks. Member States should also ensure that employers take their responsibility and provide proper time and resources for employees to take part in competence and professional development.
Amendment 168 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 2
Member States should foster equal opportunities for all by addressing inequalities in education and training systems, including by providing access to good quality early childhood education. They should raise overall education levels, reduce the number of young people leaving school early, increase access to and completion of tertiary education and increase adult participation in continuing learning, particularly among learners from disadvantaged backgrounds, the least qualified. Taking into account new requirements in digital, green and ageing societies, as well as existing gender stereotypes Member States should strengthen work-based learning in their vocational education and training systems (VET) (including through quality and effective apprenticeships) and increase the number of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduates both in medium-level VET and in tertiary education. Furthermore, Member States should enhance the labour-market relevance of tertiary education and research, improve skills monitoring and forecasting, make skills more visible and qualifications comparable, including those acquired abroad, and increase opportunities for recognising and validating skills and competences acquired outside formal education and training. They should upgrade and increase the supply and take- up of flexible continuing vocational education and training. Member States should also support low skilled adults to maintain or develop their long-term employability by boosting access to and take up of quality learning opportunities, through the implementation of Upskilling Pathways, including a skills assessment, an offer of education and training matching labour market opportunities, and the validation and recognition of the skills acquired.
Amendment 183 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 5
Member States should ensure gender equality and increased labour market participation of women, including through ensuring equal opportunities and career progression and eliminating barriers to participation in leadership at all levels of decision-making. The Member States must set goals to reduce precarious jobs and involuntary part-time work in order to improve the situation of women in the labour market. Full-time work should be the norm. The gender pay gap should be tackled. Equal pay for equal work, or work of equal value, and pay- transparency should be ensured. The reconciliation of work, family and private life for both women and men should be promoted, in particular through access to affordable quality long-term care and early childhood education and care services. Member States should ensure that parents and other people with caring responsibilities have access to suitable paid family leave and flexible working arrangements in order to balance work, family and private life, and promote a balanced use of these entitlements between women and men.
Amendment 186 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 5
Member States should ensure gender equality and increased labour market participation of women, including through ensuring equal opportunities and career progression and eliminating barriers to participation in leadership at all levels of decision-making. The gender pay, pension and employment gap should be tacklclosed. Equal pay for equal work, or work of equal value, and pay- transparency should be ensured. The reconciliation of work, family and private life for both women and men should be promoted, in particular through access to affordable quality long-term care and early childhood education and care services. Member States should ensure that parents and other people with caring responsibilities have access to suitable family leave and flexible working arrangements in order to balance work, family and private life, and promote a balanced use of these entitlements between women and men.
Amendment 188 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
In order to benefit from a dynamic and productive workforce, new work patterns and business models, Member States should work together with the social partners on fair, transparent and predictable working conditions, balancing rights and obligations. They should reduce and prevent segmentation within labour markets, fight undeclared work and foster the transition towards open-ended forms of employment. Employment protection rules, labour law and institutions should all provide both a suitable environment for recruitment, and the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context, while preserving appropriate security and healthy, safe and well-adapted working environments for workers, protecting labour rights and ensuring decent social protection. They should also work together with trade union representatives to secure a healthy and safe work environment, paying particular attention to the prevention of workplace accidents and diseases. Employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions should be prevented, including in the case of platform workers and by fighting the abuse of atypical contracts. Access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, should be ensured in cases of unfair dismissal.
Amendment 191 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
In order to benefit from a dynamic and productive workforce, new work patterns and business models, Member States should work together with the social partners on fair, transparent and predictable working conditions, health and safety at work, balancing rights and obligations. They should reduce and prevent segmentation within labour markets, fight undeclared work and bogus self- employment and foster the transition towards open-ended forms of employment. Employment protection rules, labour law and institutions should all provide both a suitable environment for recruitment, and the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context, while preserving appropriate security and healthy, safe and well-adapted working environments for workers, protectensuring labour rights and ensuring social protection. Employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions should be prevented, including in the case of platform workers and by fighting the. There should be no abuse of atypical contracts in this regard. Access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, should be ensured in cases of unfair dismissal.
Amendment 197 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Policies should aim to improve and support labour-market participation, matching and transitions. Member States should effectively activate and enable those who can participate in the labour market to find quality employment. Member States should strengthen the effectiveness of active labour-market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach, coverage and better linking them with decent income support for the unemployed, whilst they are seeking work and based on their rights and responsibilities. Member States should aim for more effective and efficient public employment services by ensuring timely and tailor-made assistance to support jobseekers, supporting labour- market demand and implementing performance- based management.
Amendment 198 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Policies should aim to improve and support labour-market participation, matching and transitions. Member States should effectively activate and enable those who can participate in the labour market. Member States should strengthen the effectiveness of active labour-market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach, coverage and better linking them with income support for the unemployed, whilst they are seeking work and based on their rights and responsibilities. Member States should aim for more effective and efficient public employment services by ensuring timely and tailor-made assistance to support jobseekers, and supporting labour- market demand and implementing performance-based management.
Amendment 200 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Member States should provide the unemployed with adequate unemployment benefits of reasonablesufficient duration, in line with their contributions and national eligibility rules. Such benefits should not dis-incentivise a prompt return to employment and should be accompanied by active labour market policies
Amendment 201 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Member States should provide the unemployed with adequatecent unemployment benefits of reasonable duration, in line with their contributions and national eligibility rules. Such benefits should not dis- incentivise a prompt return to employment and should be accompanied by active labour market policies.
Amendment 204 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
The mobility of learners and workers should be adequately supported with the aim of enhancing employability, skills and exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, while also ensuring fairthe rights and fair working conditions for all those pursuing a cross- border activity and stepping up administrative cooperation between national administrations with regard to mobile workers. Barriers to mobility in education and training, in occupational and personal pensions and in the recognition of qualifications should be removed and recognition of qualifications made easier. Member States should take action to ensure that administrative procedures are not an unnecessary obstacle to workers from other Member States taking up employment, including for cross- border workers. It will be important for Member States to take mobile workers, including frontier workers, into account when implementing measures, such as closing borders, to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, for instance in terms of health and safety, taxes and social security and coordination. Member States should also prevent abuse of the existing rules and address underlying causes of ‘brain drain’ from certain regions including through appropriate regional development measures.
Amendment 209 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 5
Building on existing national practices, and in order to achieve more effective social dialogue, and better socioeconomic outcomes, Member States should ensure the timely and meaningful involvement of the social partners in the design and implementation of employment, social and, where relevant, economic reforms and policies, including by supporting increased capacity of the social partners. Member States should fosterstrengthen and promote social dialogue and collective bargaining and take measures to increase the collective bargaining coverage, including in the case of non-standard forms of employment. The social partners should be encouraged to negotiate and conclude collective agreements in matters relevant to them, fully respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action.
Amendment 210 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 5
Building on existing national practices, and in order to achieve more effective social dialogue, and better socioeconomic outcomes, Member States should ensure the timely and meaningful involvement of the social partners in the design and implementation of employment, social and, where relevant, economic reforms and policies, including by supporting increased capacity of the social partners. Member States should fostertake action to strengthen and promote social dialogue and collective bargaining. The social partners should be encouraged to negotiate and conclude collective agreements in matters relevant to them, fully respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action.
Amendment 213 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
In the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, a healthy and safe workplace is vital in order to combat the risk of getting infected and spreading virus and other diseases. Member States should ensure that employers take their responsibility of the health and safety of workers and provide them and their representatives with adequate information, make risk assessments and take prevention measures. To enhance the functioning of labour markets, Member States should invest in occupational health and safety, and ensure adequate means and provisions for labour inspectorates or trade union health and safety representatives.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 1
Member States should promote social rights and inclusive labour markets, open to all, by putting in place effective measures to fight all forms of discrimination and promote equal opportunities for under-represented groups in the labour market, with due attention to the regional and territorial dimension. They should ensure equal pay and equal rights for equal work at the same place, as well as equal treatment regarding employment, social protection, health and long-term care, housing, education and access to goods and services, regardless of gender, racial or ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Amendment 224 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Member States should moderniseensure sufficient investment in social protection systems to provide adequate, effective, efficient, and sustainable social protection throughout all stages of an individual's life, fighting poverty and fostering social inclusion and upward social mobility, incentivisconvergence, supporting labour market participation and addressing inequalities, including through the design of their tax and benefit systems. Complementing universal approaches with selective ones will improve effectiveness of social protection systems. The modernisationimprovement of social protection systems should lead to better access, quality, adequacy and sustainability.
Amendment 238 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 5
Member States should invest more in and ensure timely access to affordable preventive and curative public health care and long-term care of goodhigh quality, while safeguarding sustainability over the long run.
Amendment 242 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 6
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 6
In a context of increasing longevity and demographic change, Member States should secure the adequacy and sustainability of pension systems for workers and self-employed, providing equal opportunities for women and men to acquire pension rights, including through supplementary schemes to ensure an adequate incom the public or occupational schemes to ensure a decent retirement income above the poverty line. Pension reforms should be supported by measures that extendnsure healthy working lives, such as by raisingand close the gap between the effective and statutory retirement age, and be framed withinccompanied by active ageing strategies. Member States should establish a constructive dialogue with social partners and other relevant stakeholders, and allow an appropriate phasing in of the reforms.
Amendment 1 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 1
— having regard to Articles 2 of the Treaty on European Union, and Articles 2, 9, 10, 17, 19 and 216(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 6 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 2
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, particularly to Articles 3, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 2647 thereof,
Amendment 19 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 5
— having regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Committee) of 2 October 2015 on the initial report of the European Union, including those on the European Union institutions’ compliance with the Convention as public administrations,
Amendment 27 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the exploratory opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee requested by the European Parliament on the situation of women with disabilities,
Amendment 30 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the European Ombudsman’s strategic inquiries into how the European Commission ensures that persons with disabilities can access its websites (OI/6/2017/EA), how the European Commission treats persons with disabilities under the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme for EU staff (OI/4/2016/EA), and the Decision in the joint inquiry in cases 1337/2017/EA and 1338/2017/EA on the accessibility for visually impaired candidates of selection procedures to recruit EU civil servants, organised by the European Personnel Selection Office,
Amendment 36 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2016 on application of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (‘Employment Equality Directive’),
Amendment 44 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the study of the European Parliament Policy Department C of 2016 on European Structural and Investment Funds and people with disabilities in the European Union,
Amendment 75 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the EU Disability Strategy 2010-2020 failed to include and address the specific situation of women and girls with disabilities, who constitute an important group of women facing discrimination and other violations of their rights;
Amendment 78 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas Articles 21 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union explicitly prohibit discrimination on the grounds of disability and provide for equal participation of persons with disabilities in society;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas article 19 of the UN CRPD states that “States Parties to the present Convention recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community (..)”;
Amendment 95 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas the case law of the Court of Justice reinforces the fact that the CRPD is binding on the EU and on its Member States when implementing EU law, as it is an instrument of secondary law2a _________________ 2aCJEU, Joined Cases C-335/11 and C- 337/11 HK Danmark, 11 April 2013,paragraphs 29-30; CJEU, Case C- 363/12Z, 18 March 2014, paragraph 73; CJEU, Case C-356/12 Glatzel, 22 May 2014,paragraph 68.
Amendment 97 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F c (new)
F c. whereas there are an estimated 80 million persons with disabilities in the European Union, of which 46 million are women
Amendment 98 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F d (new)
F d. whereas multiple discrimination of different forms and shapes on grounds of gender and disability persists and its effects are social (such as lower self- esteem, economic dependency and social isolation), educational (such as high illiteracy rates and lower educational attainment, especially for women) and labour market exclusion (lower participation in the labour market; segregate in low-paid, temporary or precarious jobs), causing further stress and psychological burden for persons with disabilities and their families and carers;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F e (new)
F e. whereas benefits related to disability should be regarded as state support aimed at helping people to remove barriers coming from their disability and/or medical condition in order to participate fully in the society in addition to income replacement when it is needed;
Amendment 100 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)
Recital F f (new)
F f. whereas Article 9 CRPD recognises that appropriate measures must be taken to ensure that persons with disabilities, in particular girls and women, can enjoy real access to the physical environment, transport facilities, information and communications, including information and communication technologies, and to other facilities and services that are open to or provided for the public, in both rural and urban areas;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F g (new)
F g. whereas gender equality was not horizontally mainstreamed in the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020; whereas equal treatment can be ensured by applying positive measures and policies for women with disabilities, mothers/fathers of children with disabilities, single parents with disabilities and/or single parents of children with disabilities; whereas including a gender dimension in the expected post- 2020 European Disability Strategy will contribute to an integrated approach to eliminating discrimination against women and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 102 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F h (new)
F h. whereas the Directive on Work-life balance for parents and carers adopted in June 2019 establishes for the first time at a EU level a right for each worker to a carers' leave of five working days per year;
Amendment 133 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas it is imperative for persons with disabilities to have full and equal access to the labour market, which continues to be problematic, their employment rate standing at 58.5 % compared with 80.5 % among persons without disabilities, thus preventing many persons with disabilities from living an independent and active life; whereas the data varies considerably between different types of disabilities and support needs;
Amendment 136 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital J c (new)
J c. whereas participation can only be fully achieved if a large range of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations are included and all types of stakeholders are meaningfully consulted, respecting diverse concepts of disability
Amendment 137 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital J d (new)
J d. whereas employers must be supported and encouraged to ensure persons with disabilities are empowered all the way from education to employment; whereas to this end the awareness raising of employers is one way to combat discrimination in the hiring of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital J e (new)
J e. whereas measures in the workplace are crucial for promoting positive mental health, preventing mental ill-health and psychosocial disabilities
Amendment 145 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the advancement in the implementation of the UNCRPD brought about by the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020; and calls on the Commission to continue the work by building upon and integrating what has been achieved and by upscaling the present Strategy;
Amendment 147 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that the UNCRPD Committee, in its Concluding Observations, critically noted that austerity measures adopted by the EU and its Member States had worsened the standard of living of persons with disabilities, leading to higher poverty and social exclusion levels and cuts in social services and support to families and community-based services;
Amendment 149 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 151 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Highlights that equality, non- discrimination, and the obligation to provide reasonable accommodation are at the core of the Disability Strategy and affect all areas covered by the strategy
Amendment 154 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Calls on the Commission to propose a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term post-2020 European Disability Strategy (the post-2020 Strategy) which include a European disability right agenda :
Amendment 172 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- reflecting the diversity of persons with disabilities, drawing equal attention also to persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities
Amendment 176 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- reflecting the guidance and interpretation of the UNCRPD given by the General Comments of the UNCRPD Committee, including definitions of the key terms; in particular on a common definition at the EU Level on "disability"
Amendment 186 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
- mainstreaming the rights of the childrenall persons with disabilities into all policies and areas,
Amendment 193 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- recognising and addressing the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination they may face, and in particular the challenges faced by women, girls, children, older and LGBTI persons with disabilities, as well as persons coming from minorities.
Amendment 224 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights the importance of a holistic definition and application of accessibility and its value as the basis for persons with disabilities to have equal opportunities as recognised in the CRPD and in line with the UN CRPD General Comment No 2, taking into account the diversity of the needs of persons with disabilities and promoting universal design as a principle of the EU;
Amendment 227 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Member States to fully implement and continuously monitor all accessibility-related legislation, including the Audio visual Media Services Directive, the Telecoms Package and the Web Accessibility Directive, as well as relevant transport and passengers rights regulations; calls on the EU in this respect to coordinate and monitor this implementation in addition to promoting the ratification of the CRPD at internal and external level;
Amendment 230 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls on the Commission to extend - in the framework of the 2020-2030 strategy - EU accessibility requirements to all public transport modes as well as strengthen passenger rights to avoid further discrimination
Amendment 231 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Calls on the Commission - in the framework of the 2020-2030 strategy - to set mandatory requirements on the accessibility of public spaces and especially built environment
Amendment 232 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned that the monitoring of some pieces of legislation such as the Web Accessibility Directive or the Regulation on Rail Accessibility (TSI- PRM) is through self-assessment by industry and Member States and is not conducted by an independent entity, and recommends therefore that the Commission adopts a monitoring methodology that involves persons with disabilities; Stresses that the post 2020 Strategy should be based on a cross- cutting, comprehensive review of all EU legislation and policy in order to ensure full harmonisation with the provisions of the UNCRPD; insists that it should include a revised declaration of competences including all policy areas in which the EU has legislated or adopted soft law measures that have an impact on persons with disabilities;
Amendment 242 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to revise the cross-border health care directive to bring it in line with the CRPD in order to guarantee access to affordable and quality cross-border healthcare for persons with disabilities
Amendment 293 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to systematically mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities in all the relevant EU laws, policies and programmes; urges the full integration of the disability-rights perspective in the Gender Equality Strategy, the Youth Guarantee, the European Green deal, the Child Guarantee and the forthcoming Green paper on Ageing, and stresses the need for a Disability Rights Guarantee to assist persons with disabilities into employment, traineeships, job placements and further education;
Amendment 324 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings; and/or segregating settings of any size;
Amendment 334 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to actively promote the transition from institutional and/or segregating care to community based support, including personal assistance, and inclusive (mainstream) services, in all EU policy initiatives;
Amendment 396 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on Member States to further develop and/or better implement measures that promote participation of people with disabilities in the labour market and to therewith protect and promote their right to work and social inclusion;
Amendment 399 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Is concerned that in some Member States, persons with disabilities working in sheltered workshops are not formally recognised as workers under the law, are paid less than the minimum wage and are not entitled to the same social protection as other workers; Urges the commission to charge member states to respect of the principle of equal treatment and equal pay for work of equal value for all workers;
Amendment 406 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Insists that gender-disaggregated data must be collected in order to identify the forms of intersectional multiple discrimination that are faced by women and girls with disabilities, in all areas covered by the Istanbul Convention and wherever relevant
Amendment 408 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Stresses with concern that women and girls with disabilities are more likely to become victims of gender-based violence,especially domestic violence and sexual exploitation; Calls on the EU to implement urgently the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)
Amendment 411 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Urges the Commission to come forward with a consolidated proposal within the post-2020 European Disability Strategy and to adopt effective measures to prevent violence against women and children with disabilities which target families, communities, professionals and institutions; highlights the important role that educational institutions such as schools play in promoting social inclusion, and points to the need for a gender-mainstreamed educational policy to be adopted across the Member States;
Amendment 412 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Considers that women and girls with disabilities must have full access to medical care that meets their particular needs, including gynaecological consultation, medical examinations, family planning, and adapted support during pregnancy; urges the EU taking into account these services in the implementation of the strategy post-2020;
Amendment 413 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 g (new)
10 g. Regrets that the current European policies on the rights of the child do not sufficiently include a comprehensive rights-based strategy for boys and girls with disabilities and safeguards to protect their rights, and that the disability strategies do not sufficiently address and mainstream the rights of boys and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 414 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 h (new)
10 h. Calls on the Member States to ensure access for persons with disabilities to health services that are gender- sensitive, including health-related rehabilitation and, when applicable, long- term care
Amendment 417 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 k (new)
10 k. Recalls that the implementation of all accessibility related obligations require sufficient funding on EU, national and local level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to boost public investment in order to ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to both the physical and digital environment
Amendment 420 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 n (new)
10 n. Calls on the EU to implement an EU-Wide European disability card; include all countries in a future long-term initiative with a view to having the same scope as the European disability parking card and to include access services allowing participation in social and cultural life;
Amendment 434 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to contribute toStresses how important it is to reach an agreement as soon as possible, and calls on the Council to break the deadlock, in order to move towards a pragmatic solution and speed up without further delay the adoption of the proposedEU horizontal anti-discrimination directive thereby extending protection to persons with disabilities outside the area of employproposed by the Commission in 2008 and voted for by Parliament; considers it a pre- condition to secure a consolidated and coherent EU legal framework, protecting against discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief, disability, age and sexual orientation outside of employment; notes that no undue restriction of the Directive’s scope should be accepted; considers that the consolidation of the EU legislative framework on tackling hate crime is also a crucial element, taking into consideration that similar crimes are also prevalent in the work environment;
Amendment 438 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to promote structural involvement of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in all decision-making phases, both nationally and at EU level, and to fund capacity building of organisations of persons with disabilities to enable them to participate in a structural way in all decisions that concern persons with disabilities;
Amendment 451 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the EU and the Member States to fund training for and by persons with disabilities, their organisations, trade unions, employers federations, equality bodies, civil servants on the principle of non-discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination and reasonable accommodation
Amendment 457 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Calls on the Commission to include good and bad practices in future reports to enable employers to effectively implement disability legislation
Amendment 458 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Recalls the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living and social protection particularly financial assistance and respite care; Calls on the Commission to ensure that the 2030 EU Disability Strategy includes specific actions to promote inclusive social protection systems across the EU which would guarantee access to benefits and services to people with disabilities across the life cycle; calls on the Member States to set a social protection floor for persons with disabilities that would guarantee their adequate standard of living;
Amendment 461 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12 e. Calls on the Commission to be a leader in disability inclusive implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in external action independent of a new European disability strategy by adopting a clear, transparent and inclusive roadmap to achieving the goals;
Amendment 463 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 g (new)
12 g. Calls for the post 2020 Strategy to set out an interinstitutional structure to oversee its implementation; urges that Disability Focal Points be present in all Commission Directorates General and agencies and in all EU institutions, with the central Focal Point located within the Commission’s General Secretariat; stresses that an interinstitutional mechanism exist to ensure collaboration between the Commission, the Parliament and the Council, with their respective Presidents meeting at the start of each mandate;
Amendment 464 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 h (new)
12 h. Calls on the Commission to include a section on European Union institutions as public administrations to ensure that they comply with the UN CRPD in all respects, which includes making available the necessary resources, focal points, coordination mechanisms, internal policies, accessible infrastructure such as buildings, communications (including in sign language and Braille), websites and ICT applications, as well as permanent mechanisms to consult actively and effectively with representative organisations of persons with disabilities, positive actions and anti-discrimination safeguards that are necessary for the successful implementation of the European Disability Rights Agenda and of the CRPD both in the EU at large as well as within the EU institutions and agencies;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the employment rate of people aged 20-64 reached 73.9 % in the EU in the second quarter of 2019, and 72.7 % in the euro area; whereas the employment rate may come close to the Europe 2020 target but is unlikely to reach it; whereas the total hours worked have reached the 2008 level;
Amendment 26 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the increase of the employment rate has been accompanied by an increase of atypical, precarious and non-formal forms of employment, including zero-hour contracts; whereas precarious workers are usually unable to enforce their rights, have little or no job security and social insurance protection, face higher health and safety risks and receive incomes which are insufficient for a decent living;
Amendment 30 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas unemployment fell to 6.3% in the third quarter of 2019 in the Union and to 7.5%in the euro area; whereas it remains high in some Member States and regions; whereas long-term unemployment remains high in half of the Member States;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas the employment rate of women increased slightly faster than that of men; whereas parenthood and caring responsibilities, limited access to childcare, elderly care and other care services still result in lower employment rates for women; whereas the gender employment gap, the wage gap and the pension gap remain substantial;
Amendment 32 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas the youth employment rate has increased, but is still below the pre-crisis level; whereas there are substantial differences with regard to youth unemployment between and within Member States;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas early school leaving and poor educational outcomes are obstacles to employment and economic growth and they are closely related to poverty, social exclusion and segregation; whereas education systems do not provide sufficient support for social mobility;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the proportion of part- time workers remains still above the 2008 level; whereas the share of involuntary part-time workers remains substantial; whereas the share of temporary employees is still high;
Amendment 46 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas social dialogue is a central component of the European social model that requires strong and representative social partners; whereas social dialogue has been weakened and collective bargaining coverage has shrunk across Europe, with huge disparities between Member States; whereas the share of employees in Member States covered by any form of collective wage agreement ranged from 98% to 7.1% in 2016;
Amendment 56 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas income inequalities remain at a high level; whereas wage austerity as well as tax and labour cost competition are harmful for the single market and increase inequalities and the vulnerability of low wage earners; whereas intergenerational social mobility is limited in most Member States; whereas the OECD estimates that even in the best performing countries it would take from 2 to 3 generations for those born in low-income families to approach the mean income in their society;
Amendment 68 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas more than one European in five is at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas the Europe 2020 headline target to reduce the number of persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) by 20 million remains out of reach; whereas children continue to face a high risk of poverty or social exclusion and their average AROPE rate in 2018 was at 24.3% with several Member States registering an alarming rate above 30%; whereas in-work poverty and the risk of having a household income below the poverty threshold while working remains high;
Amendment 71 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas one European out of ten is overburdened by housing costs, especially the lowest income households and people living in cities; whereas fighting climate change may have further implications on housing costs; whereas homelessness has increased over the last decade in most Member States;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas adequate minimum wages, strong collective bargaining systems, democracy at work, wage transparency and predictable working hours are essential elements to reduce in-work poverty, decrease inequalities and generate demand;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas 80 million Europeans have disabilities; whereas the implementation of accessibility measures continues to be insufficient; whereas the employment rate of people with disabilities was 50.6% in 2017 versus a total employment rate of 74.8%; whereas persons with disabilities are more likely to face in-work poverty;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that rates of unemployment and long-term unemployment are still high in some Member States with strong regional disparities; stresses therefore the need for individually tailored measures to integrate the unemployed into the labour market and fight poverty and social exclusion; calls for a new financial instrument to tackle long-term unemployment by providing financial support for measures and projects in regions with above-average long-term unemployment;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the limited intergenerational social mobility and increased income inequality compared to pre-crisis levels; calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle income inequalities including by promoting adequate minimum wages, a high collective bargaining coverage, equal opportunities in education and training, gender equality and universal access to quality services; stresses that tax and benefit systems must be designed in a way to reduce inequalities and promote fairness;
Amendment 171 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission consultation on a European framework for minimum wages; calls for adequate minimum wage levels through collective agreements or through law, in line with national traditions; underlines that any EU-initiative on minimum wage must not undermine the autonomy of national social partners and well-functioning collective bargaining models; calls for a coordinated approach at EU level in order to achieve real wage growth, avoid the downward spiral of unhealthy labour cost competition and increase upward social convergence for all; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen social dialogue, collective bargaining rights and coverage at sectorial level and the involvement of social partners in policy-making, including for the European Semester;
Amendment 180 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights that well-functioning social dialogue is a key tool in shaping working conditions, involving a variety of actors at various levels, and it balances the interests of workers and employers and contributes to both economic competitiveness and social cohesion; calls on Member States to further strengthen social dialogue across Europe to balance industrial relations and where needed strengthening the opportunities for collective bargaining;
Amendment 230 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to come up with specific proposals to ensure a just transition in relation to the energy efficiency-related upgrading of housing stock in the context of the Green Deal, without placing an excessive burden on vulnerable groups, especially those at the risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 237 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned about the stagnating share of early school leavers and the increasing share of underperforming pupils; calls on the Member States to improve their education systems and support life-long learning; stresses that educational outcomes are also negatively affected by social exclusion, poverty and segregation, which equally must be addressed;
Amendment 240 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to maximise their efforts in investing in affordable, accessible and high-quality education and training, including digital and transferable skills and to promote lifelong learning and skills development to prepare workers for future needs of the labour market affected by the green and digital transformations; calls on Member States to strengthen vocational education and training systems and increase their alignment with labour market needs; highlights the importance of apprenticeships and other forms of work-based learning; takes the view that mutual recognition of qualifications will be beneficial for overcoming skills shortages and skills mismatches;
Amendment 243 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commissions to present a new EU strategy on occupational safety and health, including a vision zero on fatal accidents at work and work-related cancer with further binding occupational exposure limit values, a stronger asbestos directive and a new directive on psychosocial health risks;
Amendment 251 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Notes the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal learning environments; stresses, therefore, the importance of creating a validation system for non-formal forms of knowledge, especially those acquired via voluntary activities;
Amendment 276 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen the regulation of new forms of work and improve the working conditions of platform workers;
Amendment 278 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Considers the demographic decline a serious obstacle to economic growth; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce measures designed to address this challenge; calls on the Commission and the Member States to pursue policies of active ageing, social inclusion of elderly people and solidarity between generations; calls on the Commission to take action and follow-up on its evaluation report regarding the 2012 European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between generations;
Amendment 281 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take action to prevent hidden cost of work; stresses that the employer bears the full responsibility of expenses regarding equipment necessary to fulfil the responsibilities at the workplace;
Amendment 284 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Highlights that universal access to public, solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old age pension systems must be granted to all; underlines that public pension systems alone or in combination with occupational pension systems must provide an adequate retirement income well above the poverty threshold;
Amendment 285 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Believes that the best way to ensure sustainable, safe and adequate pensions is to increase the overall employment, pay and participation rate and to improve working and employment conditions;
Amendment 300 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Rejects any reduction in the level ofEmphasises the importance of social and territorial cohesion policy and funding; opposes, in this context, the proposal to reduccalls to secure adequate funding for the European Social Fund Plus despitand acknowledge its enlarged scope; stresses the need for greater alignment of the European Semester with social and cohesion funding and the policy objectives of the Union;
Amendment 303 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that EU cohesion policy programmes for the period 2021-2027 adequately address regional differences in employment, providing a meaningful response to the concentration of employment-related, social and demographic problems and ensuring that all European regions can participate in and benefit from the Union’s economic and social reform agenda in the context of the Green Deal;
Amendment 307 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Highlights the importance of the automatic stabilisation dimension of welfare systems to absorb economic shocks; calls on the Member States to strengthen their investment in social protection systems in order to enhance their performance in tackling and preventing poverty and inequalities;
Amendment 313 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that macroeconomic imbalances need to be tackled in a symmetrical way; calls on the Commission to present a European unemployment benefit reinsurance scheme for EMU countries, with the possibility for other Member States to join voluntary, in order to better protect workers and reduce pressure from external shocks on public finances;
Amendment 320 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Notes that the Union continues to suffer from structural problems which austerity imposed; underlines the need to put an end to short-sighted austerity policies, to boost domestic demand by future-oriented public and private investment, and to promote socially and economically balanced structural reforms in order to reduce inequalities and generate quality jobs, sustainable growth and social investment; highlights that socially responsible reforms must be based on solidarity, integration, social justice and a fair wealth distribution to improve the living standards for all; asks for a social imbalance procedure through a revisited Social Scoreboard;
Amendment 328 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that decisive support is needed for society, workers and businesses to face the challenges of climate change and the transition to carbon neutrality; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate social and environmental investment for a true ‘just transition’, the implementation of the EPSR and the achievement of the SDGs, by exempting social spending from the euro area fiscal rules and thereby allowing more investment in human capital, skills and health; calls for adaptation strategies and adequate support for those worst affected by the transition, especially vulnerable people;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas workers affected by in- work poverty often work in jobs with high risk, unacceptable working conditions and occupational health and safety risks; whereas bad working conditions can cause permanent injuries and illnesses that affect the future ability to work and earn an income1a; __________________ 1a Eurofound (2017), In-work poverty in Europe, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Amendment 40 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the downturn in the labour market during the previous crisis created a dramatic increase in the number of involuntary part-time workers who are most likely to work in basic or lower-level service occupations and sectors at very high risk of in-work poverty;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women in EU-27 earn 15% less than men on average8 ; __________________ 8 ; whereas single women typically face an increased risk of in-work-poverty compared to single men1b; __________________ 1bPena-Casas, R. and Ghailani, D. (2011), ‘Towards individualizing gender in-work poverty risks’, in Fraser, N., Gutierrez, R. and Pena-Casas, R. (eds.), Working poverty in Europe: A comparative approach, Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 202–231 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/he adlines/society/20200227STO73519/gende r-pay-gap-in-europe-facts-and-figures- infographic
Amendment 52 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women’s employment is considerably higher in the service sector than in industry, with women being mostly employed in the health and social sector and in retail, manufacturing, education and business activities with an increasing concentration of women working part-time and in casual jobs;
Amendment 56 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas care responsibilities are still unevenly distributed in the EU with an overweight of women as primary care- givers in families; whereas limited access to childcare and elderly care facilities results in periods of absence from the labour market and thus in lower pay and in pension gaps; whereas only 4 in 10 children are in formal types of day care facilities1c; __________________ 1c https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2 995521/8681785/3-20022018-AP- EN.pdf/59fcfaa7-0c72-48a6-8603- 899b5b730773
Amendment 58 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas young people struggle to find quality and stable jobs with permanent contracts and often experience periods of long-term unemployment; whereas many member states allow employers to pay a lower salary which discriminates based on the employee’s lower age; whereas young people often work in unpaid internships with no job prospects;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas persons with disabilities are often held back from taking up employment due to the risk of losing social benefits for a certain period of time; whereas persons with disabilities often need flexible and part-time work;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Amendment 66 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Is concerned that the COVID19 pandemic and the consequent economic downturn will disproportionately affect disadvantaged groups of women, including inter alia single mothers, migrant women and women with low- income, precarious and part-time and will put them at the risk of poverty, unemployment, social exclusion or homelessness;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes that 70% of the global health and social workforce like doctors, nurses and care workers are women; calls on the Commission and the Member States to target public investments to meet the needs of women health service providers such as protective gear including sanitary products and to level up significantly wages and working conditions in strongly female-dominated sectors;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Notes that shopkeepers, their employees and cleaners are in large majority women, often only paid the minimum wage and the COVID19pandemic has put them at even greater risk of poverty ; underlines the urgent need for extended rights to paid leave, teleworking, short time work and improved social protection for women in precarious employment or who have already lost their jobs and establishing socio-economic safety nets for women in precarious employment or with precarious contracts;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas workers affected by in- work poverty face significantly more social problems than the population as a whole; whereas in-work poverty is associated with lower levels of subjective and mental well-being, problems with accommodation, as well as poorer relationships with other people and feelings of social exclusion1f; __________________ 1f Eurofound (2017), In-work poverty in Europe, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg
Amendment 75 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas overall part-timers, and in particular involuntary part-timers, have a higher poverty risk when combining different risk factors, including a low wage, unstable jobs, being single earners and having dependent household members1g; __________________ 1g Eurofound (2017), In-work poverty in Europe, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg
Amendment 76 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Calls on the Commission for a European level response to extend support to small and medium-sized women-led businesses during and after the crisis;
Amendment 77 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Highlights the regular dialogue with women facing poverty and decision- makers through forums at national, regional and European level to monitor the effectiveness of current policies/services and suggest solutions;
Amendment 121 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas workers in rural areas have more difficulties in exercising their labour rights and do not have access to trade union representation and negotiation of local and sectorial collective agreements;
Amendment 123 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas strong social partners and collective bargaining have a positive impact on the overall wage levels in Europe including both minimum and median wage; whereas collective bargaining secures that workers are heard and respected at their workplace; whereas there is a clear positive correlation between workers’ participation at the workplace and company performance and revenue;
Amendment 124 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas collective bargaining and sectorial collective agreements not only regulate wage levels but also working conditions such as working time, paid leave, vacation and upskilling opportunities;
Amendment 142 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas minimum wage systems vary widely in size, scope and coverage across Member States; whereas the minimum wage is consistently above the defined poverty threshold (60% gross median) in only three Member States and does not consistently provide protection against poverty in other as well as terms of their absolute and relative levels in relation to median national wages; whereas minimum wage workers are more likely to have difficulties making ends meet than other workers; whereas seven out of ten minimum wage workers in the EU report at least ‘some’ difficulties (versus five out of ten for other workers) with large variance between EU Member States; whereas in some sectors, groups of workers and selected forms of work are sometimes not includcovered orby covered by minimum wage arrangemenllective agreements or minimum wages where they exists;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas in ten years the increase in atypical employment was significantly higher than the overall increase in jobs; part-time employment rose most, followed by short-term work19 ; whereas over 1/3 of part-time workers involuntarily work part- time and one in two work in short-term employment only for lack of any alternative20 ; __________________; whereas links have been found between the increase in non- standard forms of employment and the increased proportion of Europeans at risk of in-work poverty1h; __________________ 1hEurofound (2017), In-work poverty in Europe, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg 19Labour market and Social Development (ETUI, 2019) Benchmarking Working Europe, 2019. 20 https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId= 89&furtherNews=yes&langId=en&newsId =9378
Amendment 152 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas cross-border and seasonal workers are at high risk of in-work poverty and social exclusion and are often employed in short-term work contracts with little or no job security or social protection; whereas cross-border and seasonal workers often come from vulnerable regions, minorities and disadvantaged social groups, which increases their risk of having their rights violated by recruiters, agencies or employers; whereas numerous cross- border and seasonal workers are exposed to risk from unacceptable working conditions and occupational health and safety risks, which can cause permanent injuries and illnesses that affect their future ability to work and earn an income;
Amendment 157 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
Pb. whereas the European Labour Authority (ELA) was established in July 2019 with the aim of supporting Member States and the Commission in the effective application and enforcement of Union law related to labour mobility and social security coordination; whereas the ELA is expected to reach its full operational capacity by 2024;
Amendment 160 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P d (new)
Recital P d (new)
Pd. whereas education level has a high impact on the risk of in-work poverty; whereas the risk of in-work poverty is significantly higher for low-skilled workers; whereas there is still a risk of in- work poverty in some Member States for higher-skilled workers1i; __________________ 1i Eurofound (2017), In-work poverty in Europe, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Amendment 161 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P e (new)
Recital P e (new)
Pe. whereas the rate of adult learning in the EU was 11.1% in 2018 while the 2020 target is 15%1j; whereas technology and innovation have a great potential for unlocking opportunities; yet more than 40% of adults in the EU do not have basic digital skills; __________________ 1j https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do ?tab=table&init=1&language=en&pcode =sdg_04_60&plugin=1
Amendment 162 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P f (new)
Recital P f (new)
Pf. whereas Eurofound’s survey found that in the context of COVID-19, 16% of workers in the EU expect that they are likely to lose their jobs in the near future1k; __________________ 1kEurofound (2020), Living, working and COVID-19 dataset, Dublin, http://eurofound.link/covid19data
Amendment 163 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P g (new)
Recital P g (new)
Pg. whereas according to Eurofound’s survey, during COVID-19, 50% of the working population across the EU experienced a reduction of their working time; whereas more than one third (34%) of those in employment said their working time decreased ‘a lot’, and 16% said it decreased ‘a little'1l; __________________ 1lEurofound (2020), Living, working and COVID-19 dataset, Dublin, http://eurofound.link/covid19data
Amendment 166 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas unemployment, precarious and atypical employment rose sharply during the 2008 financial crisis, and in the COVID-19 crisis the focus is also on social issues with job losses, short- time work, th40% of workers say their financial situation is now worse than before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the European Union was still experiencing strong economic growth; whereats to economic survival, e.g.he proportion of self-employed respondents expressing concern ins small craft industries; whereas the middle class is shrinking, the gap between rich and poor is widening and the disparities within and between Member States are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis;ignificantly higher than it is for employees; whereas many workers express concern about the immediate future, with 53% of self- employed respondents and 37% of employed respondents stating that they believe their financial situation will be worse in three months’ time1m; __________________ 1m Eurofound (2020), Living, working and COVID-19 dataset, Dublin, http://eurofound.link/covid19data
Amendment 175 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas 75% of respondents in a Eurofound survey say their financial situation is now worse than before the COVID-19 pandemic, while 68% report difficulties making ends meet and 68% are unable to maintain their standard of living for more than three months without an income1n; __________________ 1nEurofound (2020), Living, working and COVID-19 dataset, Dublin, http://eurofound.link/covid19data
Amendment 180 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas low-paying and high- paying jobs continue to grow in numbers, yet the amount of middle-paying occupations is shrinking; whereas low- paying jobs do not imply low qualifications, particularly for platform workers; whereas there is an increasing demand for highly educated workers even in low paying jobs;
Amendment 189 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reminds the Commission and the Member States to achieve the goal of comparable living conditions through upward convergence and to counter the increasing inequality and de-solidarisation within and between Member States through appropriate measures, such as the; encourages the Member States to strengthening of collective systems and to take a coordinated approach toby sharing best practices on how to secure minimum security systems for all age groups, a minimum income, minimum wages and minimum pensions;
Amendment 207 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the axiom that ‘work is the best remedy for poverty’ no longer applies today in the face of low- wage sectors, atypical and precarious working conditions and the dismantling of social security systems and that a poverty- free life can only be secured by effective collective agreements andor minimum wage systems where applicable;
Amendment 222 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, on the basis of their obligations under the ILO Conventions, the revised European Social Charter and the European Pillar of Social Rights, to promote collective bargaining, as well as the right to associate, negotiate and conclude collective agreements, and to respect and enforce the right to fair minimum wages where these are applicable;
Amendment 230 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reminds the Commission and the Member States of the urgent need for a social progress protocol in the European Treaties that, in the event of conflicts between fundamental economic freedoms and collective social rights, wages and working conditions in collective agreements or national legislation, accords priority to the latter;
Amendment 232 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that part-time workers and workers in non-standard types of work face difficulties such as exclusion from social benefits by the limited eligibility based on number of hours worked or employment status; calls on Member States to support part-time workers and workers in non-standard types of work with adequate social support such as reduced child care expenses and housing support to combat in-work- poverty;
Amendment 236 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake real actions against tax avoidance and tax fraud, as an important means of reducing economic inequalities and improving the collection of tax revenues in the Member States;
Amendment 243 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the Commission’s plan to promptly propose a legal instrument to ensure that every consultation with social partners on an EU frameworke for min the Union receives a fair minimum wage21 ; calls also for this plan to ensure, through legislation or collective agreements, that nobody is at risk of poverty and that everyone can livimum wages; calls for adequate minimum wage levels to be set well above the poverty threshold through collective agreements or through national law where applicable; stresses the need for a clear distinction in the fprom their work and participate in society; underlines that the floor should be at least 60% of the national gross median wage; stresses that if this is too low to live on in relation to standards in a given country, an additional mechanism based on objective criteria should be used to calculate a suppleposal between existing statutory minimum wages and wage levels established exclusively by collective agreements; believes that such a framework must ensure that wages as a general rule are collectively bargained by social partners; stresses that any initiative must not harm the autonomy of social partners and wage-setting in collective-bargaining systems; stresses that the framework must not require implementation of instruments that ensures a decent lifmakes collective agreements universally applicable; __________________ 21 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/political-guidelines-next- commission_de.pdfhttps://ec.europa.eu/co mmission/sites/beta-political/files/political- guidelines-next-commission_en.pdf
Amendment 287 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States, when implementing the work-life-balance Directive22, to ensure that access to childcare in general and in particulCommission and Member States to secure the full implementation of the work-life-balance Directive22, to ensure a higher participation of especially women into the labour market; stresses that better options for shared parental leave reduce abruptions in work-life which has positive impacts on employment opportunities for women, income levels and in-work social benefits; stresses that unaffordable or inaccessible quality child care for single parents is secured so that they are not pushed into precarious and low-paid work; acilities largely contribute to the tendency of involuntary part-time work; stresses therefore the importance for Member States to prioritise high quality, reliable and affordable child care; calls on Member States to ensure in particular accessibility to affordable, quality child care facilities for single parents, workers in large households and workers on temporary contracts; __________________ 22Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU
Amendment 310 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure access to decent, affordable housing for all and to do more to promote affordable public housing; calls for national and local authorities to adopt adequate housing policies, to create conditions and support for investments in social and affordable housing and tackle energy poverty;
Amendment 323 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. CStresses the increase of precarious and non-standard types of jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to target atypical and precarious employment groups in the labour markets and to take measures to counteract this form of employment e.g. within the EU-Semester;
Amendment 326 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges Member States to phase out the use of zero-hour contracts; calls on the Commission and Member States to tackle involuntary part-time work and to make strong efforts to promote open- ended employment and to restrict the use of continuously renewed temporary contracts;
Amendment 328 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Firmly believes that the employer bears the full responsibility of providing the necessary equipment, clothing and insurance for the employee to perform the function of the work with no cost to the workers themselves; stresses that employers are fully responsible for the expenses or necessary training to fulfil the responsibilities of the job function;
Amendment 335 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. NotStrongly emphasises that the autonomy of social partners is a valuable asset; welcomes the Commission’s plan to adopt an action programme to protect and strengthen collective bargaining systems at national, in particular sectoral, level and recommends taking measures under Articles 151 and 153 TFEU; stresses that collective agreements must not be subject to regulations and interpretations at European level;
Amendment 339 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need for a coordinated approach at EU level in order to achieve real wage growth for all, prevent the downward spiral of unhealthy labour cost competition, and increase upward social convergence; calls on the Commission to propose a directive guaranteeing trade unions access to workplaces for the purposes of getting organised, sharing information and consultation, thereby securing every EU citizen the right to voluntarily organise a trade union, strengthening workers’ representation, and securing the right of social partners to collectively bargain across all sectors; stresses that the right to organise must also include non-standard workers and those in false self-employment such as platform workers;
Amendment 340 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses that national minimum wages should not trap qualified workers into low wage levels; calls on the Member States to cooperate closely with national social partners to reduce the spill-over effect of minimum wages to job categories where minimum wages cannot be justified; believes that workers in each Member State must have better access to sectorial collective agreements applicable to them; stresses the need to tackle unfair practices such as employer deductions from minimum wages;
Amendment 341 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Calls on the Commission to promote the use of ESF+ for capacity building of social partners with the aim of strengthening collective bargaining in Europe; calls on Member States to establish the necessary institutions and mechanisms to support collective bargaining, with a particular focus on sectorial collective bargaining; calls on Member States to consult and involve national social partners in law making whenever that is of relevance to them;
Amendment 346 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to set compliance with applicable collective agreements as a condition for accessing aid from EU funds and programmerequire receivers and beneficiaries of EU funding, grants, structural funds, Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), lease contracts and other relevant actors to support and respect applicable collective agreements and working conditions;
Amendment 348 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. RecommendSuggests that Member States should take action to promote collective bargaining where coverage is below 70%; stresses that any action initiated must ensure a strong inclusion of national social partners in the decision process; believes that any action plan must not interfere with the autonomy of national social partners in any way or make collective agreements universally applicable, unless national social partners provide the full approval;
Amendment 376 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. UrgesCalls on the Commission to improvrevise the pPublic pProcurement Directives to prevent competition at the expense of wages so that only those who do not undermine existing 2014/24/EU with the aim to implement a social clause that requires economic operators and subcontractors to fully respect workers’ right to collective bargaining, and to set conditions for the full implementation of the applicable sectorial collective agreements can successfully bidd the working conditions described herein; calls on the Member States to ensure compliance, monitoring and enforcement;
Amendment 381 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. ProposWelcomes to the Commission’s plan to change European rules so that solo self- employed and non-standard workers can unite and conclude collective agreements; stresses that this must not delay any other initiative from the Commission to tackle false self-employment and secure rights for non-standard workers;
Amendment 387 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the adoption of the Mobility Package; believes the Mobility Package is a strong tool to combat social dumping and in-work-poverty on the roads; calls for a fast and full implementation of the regulation to the benefit of truck drivers across Europe; stresses that further and similar initiatives must be taken to tackle social dumping and in-work poverty for other industries affected by social dumping and bad working conditions, such as in air transportation and in the shipping industry;
Amendment 389 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the skills agenda; highlights that low levels of education is one of the root-causes of in-work poverty; stresses that life-long learning and reskilling is crucial to achieve higher wages; stresses the urgent need to establish a Skills Guarantee in line with the principles of the Youth Guarantee; believes that European citizens should be guaranteed high quality upskilling and reskilling opportunities within a period of four months after becoming unemployed or leaving formal education; agrees that a strong focus on digital skills is necessary;
Amendment 390 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)
Paragraph 19 e (new)
19e. Calls on Member States to work closely together with the social partners, education and training providers, enterprises and other stakeholders to address structural weaknesses in education and training systems and improve their quality and their relevance for the labour market, also with a view to enable every worker to have access to life- long learning;
Amendment 392 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 g (new)
Paragraph 19 g (new)
19g. Calls on the Commission to present a Disability Strategy beyond 2020 in order to secure the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labour market, with a clear focus on combating in-work poverty; calls on the Commission to present a proposal to secure full accessibility to the labour market in European workplaces; strongly believes that the right to work and to earn a living must also apply to persons with disabilities;
Amendment 395 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 j (new)
Paragraph 19 j (new)
19j. Underlines the importance of increasing funding for the most deprived under the new European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as a key element of European solidarity and as a way of helping to combat the worst forms of poverty in the EU, such as food deprivation and child poverty;
Amendment 424 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to mitigate the worst consequences of COVID-19 through European and national support, with the allocation of public money, e.g. through SURE, being linked to a ban on shedding existing jobs; believes that Member States must ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings that respect the applicable collective agreements and that recipient undertakings refrain from making share buy backs or paying dividends to shareholders and bonuses to executives, as well to ensure that these undertakings are not registered in tax havens;
Amendment 443 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that low-income workers are in higher risk of being exposed to COVID-19 by working in sectors with significantly more human contact, such as the care sector, transportation sector or by taking up work through online platforms without any possibility to telework; strongly criticises the long implementation period of the classification of COVID-19 in the Biological Agents Directive (Directive 2000/54/EC); calls for an urgent revision of the Biological Agents Directive with the purpose to adapt it to global pandemics and other extraordinary circumstances in order to secure the full protection of workers against the risks of exposure as quickly as possible;
Amendment 444 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Highlights that low-income workers are often working in sectors with high risks of physical deterioration which potentially has long term impacts on physical and mental wellbeing and impacts the future ability to earn an income; believes the current Health and Safety legislation does not have a sufficient focus on prevention of occupational injuries; calls on the Commission as soon as possible to propose a new strategic framework for Health and Safety at Workpost-2020 and calls in this regard on the Commission to identify challenges and present instruments for workers in low income sectors to address these; stresses that the strategy must include a focus on platform- workers and workers in non-standard types of work; calls the Commission to amend the directive 2004/37/EC revising and expanding the scope of occupational exposure limit values for a number of cancer- or mutation-causing substances;
Amendment 445 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Highlights that work-related stress is highly present in low-income sectors; believes that work-related stress must be significantly prioritised in the European Health and Safety regulation; calls on the Commission and Member States in strong cooperation with national social partners to propose a directive on work-related stress and hereby set company guidelines to tackle work-related stress factors and require all companies to form a company- policy towards work-related stress;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Union has no direct competence in housing policy;
Amendment 251 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines that housing policy is a Member State competence; notes that many European countries have similar challenges, including to alleviate the housing shortage for a growing population, to ensure reasonable housing costs, to counteract segregation and to reduce climate impact in both construction and housing; stresses however that common challenges do not necessarily mean that common solutions are the best and there are many different solutions to these challenges;
Amendment 292 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Member States to pursue housing policies that are based on the principle of neutrality between home ownership, private or rented accommodation and rented, irrespective of whether being private, public or social housing; calls on the Commission to respect this principle in the European Semester;
Amendment 306 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern the increased financialisation of the housing market, in particular in cities, whereby investors treat housing as a tradable asset rather than a human right; calls on the Commission to assess the contribution of EU policies and regulations to financialisation of the housing market and the ability of national and local authorities to ensure the right to housing and, where appropriate, to put forward legislative proposals to counter financialisation of the housing market by mid-2021; calls on the Member States and local authorities to put in place taxation measures to counter speculative investment and policies favouring long-term investments in the housing market, and to develop urban and rural planning policies that favour affordable housing, social mix and social cohesion;
Amendment 318 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that the expansive growth of short-term holiday rental is extracting housing from the market and driving up prices, and has a negative impact on liveability; calls on the Commission to assess and if appropriate propose modifications to already existing EU-legislation and to set up a regulatory framework for short-term accommodation rental that gives wide discretion to national and local authorities to define proportionate rules for hospitality services; urges the Commission to include in the Digital Services Act a proposal for mandatory information-sharing obligations for platforms in the short-term accommodation rental market, in line with data protection rules;
Amendment 349 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further increase investment in the EU in affordable and energy-efficient housing based on the principle of neutrality between home ownership or rented accommodation irrespective of whether being private, public or social housing, and in tackling homelessness and housing exclusion, through the European Regional Development Fund, the Just Transition Fund, InvestEU, ESF+, Horizon Europe and Next Generation EU, and to ensure greater synergies between those instruments;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2183(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point -2 (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point -2 (new)
(-2) in Article 2, point (d) is replaced by the following: “(d) ‘employees’ representatives’ means trade union or the employees’ representatives provided for by national law and/or practice;”;
Amendment 193 #
2019/2183(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
This paragraph shall not apply to members of the European Works Council who pass on information to national or local trade union representatives or work councils that may affect the situation of workers where such information has been provided to them in confidence and is subject to national rules on confidentiality.
Amendment 220 #
2019/2183(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a – paragraph 2
Member States shall establish procedures to enable the temporary suspension of decisions of the central management where such decisions are challenged on the basis that there has been an infringement of the information and consultation requirements under this Directive or under agreements concluded pursuant thereto. The rule on suspension shall be without prejudice to a decision or part of decision made after consultation or collective bargaining with trade unions in accordance with national law”;
Amendment 2 #
Amendment 6 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
— having regard to the report entitled ‘Conquering Cancer - Mission Possible’ within the framework of Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027),
Amendment 7 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 b (new)
Citation 29 b (new)
— having regard to the World Health Organisation recommendations set out in the factsheet ‘Elimination of asbestos- related diseases’ of March 2014,
Amendment 8 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 c (new)
Citation 29 c (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in particular goal 3 on the right to good health and well-being,
Amendment 12 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas increased cancer risks have been observed in populations exposed to very low levels of asbestos fibres, including chrysotile fibres;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas many different groups are at risk of exposure to asbestos, including workers in the building and renovation sector, mining, waste management, firefighters, as well as home-owners and renters;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas despite existing regulations, many cases of asbestos-related diseases are usually not recognised as occupational diseases and victims are therefore not eligible for work-related compensation;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas trade unions and victims support groups play an important role in assisting victims of occupational diseases in recognition procedures and compensation claims;
Amendment 23 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas creating landfills for asbestos waste is only a temporary solution to the problem, which in this way is left to be dealt with by future generations, as asbestos fibres are virtually indestructible overtime; whereas there is a need for the development of cost-effective methods for the inertisation of waste containing asbestos, to deactivate active asbestos fibres and convert them into materials that do not pose public health risks;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
Recital G e (new)
Ge. whereas a requirement for the asbestos certification of buildings exists in several Member States and a public asbestos register exists in Poland;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas the lack of affordable real-time alert and measurement technology for asbestos fibre concentrations hinders the effective protection of workers; whereas the EU has played a role in funding research and development of real-time asbestos alert and detection technology in the past; whereas legislative requirements should keep pace with technological development in the field of real-time asbestos alert and measurement in order to ensure high levels of protection of workers from asbestos;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Amendment 34 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas no EU funds should be made available to companies that do not comply with EU and national regulations aiming to protect workers from asbestos;
Amendment 42 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas enforcement, including effective inspection, is key to ensuring compliance with rules and regulations on identification and safe removal of asbestos in buildings; whereas labour inspectorates, trade unions and workplace health and safety representatives play a key role in effective inspection and enforcement of asbestos-related rules and regulations;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L d (new)
Recital L d (new)
Ld. whereas dissuasive sanctions are key in deterring infringement of regulations on occupational health and safety at work and ensuring fair competition on the internal market;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L l (new)
Recital L l (new)
Ll. whereas asbestos is still legally sold and marketed in over 100 countries worldwide, including countries in the eastern and southern EU neighbourhood regions; whereas recurring scandals show that asbestos still illegally enters the EU Single Market; whereas as long as asbestos is legally produced and marketed globally, there is always a risk it will enter the EU Single Market;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L p (new)
Recital L p (new)
Lp. whereas Member States have different ways of organising national social insurance schemes with regard to work-related injury or disease, including the complementary role of collective agreements; whereas the principles underlying such schemes and the autonomy of the social partners need to be respected;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the mobilisation of European funds for the development and commercialisation of occupational health and safety technology, including real-time measurement and alert systems for asbestos; calls for the mobilisation of European funds to support research and development of cost-effective asbestos inertisation methods and technologies;
Amendment 68 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that companies that do not comply with EU and national regulations aiming to protect workers from asbestos should not have access to EU funding; calls for a system of penalties for the use of Union funds under the ‘Renovation Wave for Europe’ applying to beneficiaries not complying with community and national rules on the protection of workers from asbestos;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls for a study mapping the size of the problem of asbestos-containing products and materials illegally imported into the Union and outlining potential measures to strengthen market surveillance to keep asbestos-containing products from being placed on the Union market;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Points out that labour inspectorates have a vital role to play in prevention and monitoring and also in helping to enhance expertise and information provision at company level; urges the Member States to increase the staffing levels and the resources available to enhance the capacity of labour inspectorates and to meet the target of one inspector for every 10,000 workers, as recommended by the International Labour Organisation, as well as to impose more severe penalties on firms that fail to comply with their obligations concerning fundamental rights (salaries, working hours and occupational safety and health); considers that penalties in such cases must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive;
Amendment 91 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned that according to the latest scientific medical research and recommendations, there is no threshold under which asbestos fibre air concentration is harmless8 ; believes in that regard that no exemptions from the protection measures of Directive 2009/148/EC can be justified under reference to the occupational exposure limit value (OELV); calls for Directive 2009/148/EC to fully reflect the principle that appropriate personal protective measures should always be taken during activities in which workers are or may be exposed in the course of their work to dust arising from asbestos or materials containing asbestos; __________________ 8 ECHA Scientific report for evaluation of limit values for asbestos at the workplace, 1 February 2021.
Amendment 96 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the fundamental legal principle of health and safety at work that the state of the art in technology must always be applied to achieve the highest possible level of protection; calls for the strengthening of technical minimum requirements to lower the concentration of asbestos fibres in the air to the lowest level which is technically possible, including through dust suppression and the suction of dust at the source, continuous sedimentation, and means of decontamination; calls for minimum requirements for the pressure difference between asbestos enclosures and surroundings, fresh air supply and HEPA filters; stresses the need for updated technical minimum requirements to contain provisions to keep pace with technological developments;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises that Directive 2009/148/EC applies to all activities in which workers are or may be exposed in the course of their work to dust arising from asbestos or materials containing asbestos; calls for stronger provisions ensuring the protection of all workers at asbestos removal sites, including workers entering a worksite post removal; calls for a stronger emphasis on the need to include all at-risk professions, including renovation and demolition workers, waste managers, miners and firefighters, in the national implementation of that Directive;
Amendment 130 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal for the mandatory screening of buildings before sale or rent and for the establishment of asbestos certificates for buildings constructed before 2005 or before equivalent national asbestos bans;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the EU to work with international organisations to pioneer instruments to label the asbestos market as a toxic trade;
Amendment 133 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on the EU to make the listing of chrysotile in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention a top priority;
Amendment 135 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. Calls on the EU to integrate the fight against asbestos and asbestos-related diseases into EU partnership and development policy; calls on the EU to integrate the fight against asbestos and asbestos-related diseases into EU neighbourhood policy;
Amendment 136 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 f (new)
Paragraph 22 f (new)
22f. Calls on the EU to address the unacceptable dumping of asbestos on developing countries at forums where trade agreements are being discussed, in particular at the World Trade Organization, and to exert diplomatic and financial pressure to ensure a global asbestos ban, to stop the illegal and unethical practice of exporting end-of-life ships containing asbestos and ensure high standards for the protection of workers against asbestos exposure at EU approved ship recycling facilities;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 g (new)
Paragraph 22 g (new)
22g. Calls on the EU to increase its support, including financial, for global actors working against asbestos and asbestos-related diseases, including the World Health Organisation;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 h (new)
Paragraph 22 h (new)
22h. Condemns European financial investment in global asbestos industries;
Amendment 139 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 i (new)
Paragraph 22 i (new)
22i. Calls on the Commission to ensure that vessels carrying asbestos as cargo in transit can neither dock nor use port facilities or temporary storage within the EU;
Amendment 144 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) A timeline for asbestos removal, including possible priorities (such as schools, gyms, or socialhospitals, sports centres, or public housing), milestones, and regular evaluations of the progress made at least every 5 years;
Amendment 150 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) public accessibility, including for workers and companies working in a building or infrastructure, owners, inhabitants, emergency services and users;
Amendment 152 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) the year of construction of the building or infrastructure concerned (before or after the national asbestos ban);
Amendment 153 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
(d) the specific location of harmful substances and an indication of where work will be performed (inside/outside) as well as the part of the building (floors, walls, ceilings, roofs) or infrastructurethe parts of the building that have been screened for asbestos;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
(da) an indication of where work will be or has been performed (inside/outside) as well as the part of the building (floors, walls, ceilings, roofs) or infrastructure;
Amendment 159 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
-1b. The following recital is inserted into the amending directive: ‘(XX) The provisions of this Directive apply to all activities in which workers are or may be exposed to asbestos dust. There is a need to develop sector specific responses to protect workers from exposure to asbestos dust, including but not limited to activities in the renovation and demolition sector, waste management, mining and firefighting.’
Amendment 161 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) a strategy for waste disposal, including destination of asbestos- containing waste.
Amendment 162 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) paragraph 6 is inserted: ‘Notifications shall be stored by the responsible authority of the Member State in accordance with national laws and/or practice for a minimum period of 40 years.’
Amendment 165 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d a (new)
Amendment 166 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where the limit value laid down in Article 8 is exceeded or there is reason to believe asbestos-containing materials have been disturbed so as to generate dust, work must stop immediately. The reasons for the limit being exceeded must be identified and appropriate measures to remedy the situation must be taken as soon as possible.
Amendment 167 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 1
Before beginning demolition or maintenance work, or renovation works on premises built before 2005 or equivalent national asbestos bans, the premise must be screened to identify all asbestos- containing materials, in accordance with the requirements of Part 6 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011. The screening must be conducted by a qualified and certified operator, taking into account Articles 14 and 15 of this Directive, and the national building law provisions.
Amendment 171 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Amendment 172 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
9b. In Article 12, point (ca) is inserted: ‘(ca) a measurement of asbestos fibre concentration in the air shall be carried out after the above activities are finalised to ensure workers can safely re-enter the workplace.’
Amendment 174 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 12 – paragraph 3
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 12 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish public registers of the undertakings authorised to remove asbestos under paragraph 1.
Amendment 176 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Amendment 182 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 a – paragraph 3
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 a – paragraph 3
3. The training shall be provided by a qualified and certified institution and instructor, in accordance with national law; certification of training providers shall be carried out by a Member State authority or recognised competent body in accordance with national laws and/or practices;
Amendment 184 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 a – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 a – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) the language of the training;
Amendment 194 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) the establishment of national ombudspersons or independent advice services to assist victims of occupational diseases in recognition procedures as well as increasing support for and exchange of best practices with, inter alia, trade unions and victim support groups with regard to recognition procedures;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 4
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) a revision of the burden of proof for the recognition of occupational diseases or at least its effective simplification, for example by providing that where asbestos exposure in the workplace can be reasonably established, a link between exposure and subsequent symptoms can be presumed;
Amendment 204 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) the asbestos certificates shall contain the result of the screening, including a list of the types of asbestos containing materials found, their exact location, and a concept for the safe removal, and information on potential areas of the building that have not been possible to screen;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a
Citation 1 a
- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, in particular principles 2, 3, 6, 9 and 15 thereof,
Amendment 2 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) thereof, in particular goals 1, 5, 8 and 10 and their respective targets and indicators,
Amendment 3 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Equal Remuneration Convention of 1951, and to the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention of 2019,
Amendment 4 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission Recommendation of 7 March 2014 on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency2a, __________________ 2a OJ L 69, 8.3.2014, p. 112.
Amendment 5 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019,
Amendment 6 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 f (new)
Citation 1 f (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s EU Action Plan on tackling the gender pay gap for 2017-2019 (COM(2017)0678),
Amendment 7 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 g (new)
Citation 1 g (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s 2019 report on equality between women and men in the EU,
Amendment 8 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 h (new)
Citation 1 h (new)
- having regard to Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation3a and Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU 3b, __________________ 3a OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23. 3b OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 79.
Amendment 9 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 i (new)
Citation 1 i (new)
- having regard to the European Institute for Gender Equality’s Gender Equality Index, in particular the Index’s 2019 report,
Amendment 10 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 j (new)
Citation 1 j (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 13 June 2019 on Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Key Policies and Measures,
Amendment 11 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 k (new)
Citation 1 k (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 10 December 2019 on Gender-Equal Economies in the EU: The Way Forward,
Amendment 12 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 l (new)
Citation 1 l (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 May 2016 on poverty: a gender perspective,
Amendment 12 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 17 April 2018 on gender equality in the media sector in the EU,
Amendment 13 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 m (new)
Citation 1 m (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2017 on a European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 14 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 n (new)
Citation 1 n (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 14 June 2017 on the need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap,
Amendment 15 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 o (new)
Citation 1 o (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 October 2017 on women’s economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU,
Amendment 15 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 26 February 2014 on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality,
Amendment 16 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 p (new)
Citation 1 p (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2017 on combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth,
Amendment 17 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 r (new)
Citation 1 r (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 30 January 2020 on the gender pay gap,
Amendment 18 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 s (new)
Citation 1 s (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 5 March 2020 on A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025,
Amendment 19 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 t (new)
Citation 1 t (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 17 April 2020 on EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences,
Amendment 19 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2020 on EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences,
Amendment 22 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas gender equality is one of the common and fundamental principles of the European Union, enshrined in Articles 2 and 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union, Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union expressly states that the Member States must ensure the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value is applied;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas economic independence is an essential requisite for the self- fulfilment of women and men and guaranteeing equal access to financial resources is critical to the process of achieving gender equality;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas across the EU, women receive disproportionately lower earnings than men; whereas according to the latest European Commission figures the EU gender gap in hourly pay is 15,7 % although this varies significantly across Member States; whereas the pay gender gap rises to 30,1% when employment rates and overall labour-market participation are considered; whereas while only 8% of men in the EU work part-time, almost a third of women across the EU (31%) does so because of various reasons, including stereotypes, structural reasons and societal expectations;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
Ai. whereas the ramifications of the gender pay gap include a 37% gender gap in pension income, a situation that will persist for decades to come and an unequal level of economic independence between women and men with 1out of 5 women workers in the EU belong to the lowest wage group, compared to 1out of 10 men;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A j (new)
Recital A j (new)
Aj. whereas failure to pay women equally limits their ability to attain economic independence and thus their ability to decide over their lives more independently; whereas the poverty rate among working women could decrease from 8,0% to 3,8% if women were paid the same as men according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research; whereas of the 5,6 million children in poverty today, 2,5 million would come out of poverty if the gender pay gap closed;
Amendment 30 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A k (new)
Recital A k (new)
Ak. whereas pay transparency can play a crucial role in ensuring substantial progress in addressing the gender pay gap and fight inequalities and could help disclosing the systematic undervaluation and insufficient appreciation and remuneration of women’s work in the centre of the persistent gender pay inequalities; whereas pay transparency can furthermore support collective bargaining strategies to reduce unfair pay differentials, as well as tackle low pay in general;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A l (new)
Recital A l (new)
Al. whereas the gender gap in gross monthly earnings among employees aged 15-24 years(7 %) was more than five times lower than among employees aged65 years or above (gender gap of 38 %) and shows today a clear earnings penalty when it comes to motherhood; whereas poverty is mostly concentrated in families where women are the sole earners with 35 % of lone mothers in the EU at risk of poverty, compared to 28 % of lone fathers in 20171a; __________________ 1a EIGE’s calculation, EU-SILC.
Amendment 31 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
— having regard to the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life,
Amendment 32 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the right to equal treatment is a defining fundamental right recognised in the European Union Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and essential for its further development;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A n (new)
Recital A n (new)
An. whereas an intersectional approach is crucial to understanding the multiple discriminations which compound the gender pay gap for women with a combination of identities and the intersection of gender with other social factors; whereas more than half of women of working age with disabilities are economically inactive; whereas in all Member States the severe material deprivation rate of women with disabilities is higher than that of women without disabilities;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A s (new)
Recital A s (new)
As. whereas, especially because of traditional stereotypes, women’s working life risks to be particularly affected by the sanitary measures adopted by Member States in response to the Covid-19 crisis;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas structures and stereotypes throughout the world perpetuate inequality, and whereas overcoming these structures and stereotypes will advance gender equality; whereas women face intersecting inequalities and discrimination, including those linked to their race, ethnic or social origin, sexual orientation, gender identities and expression, religion or belief and residence status; whereas advancing gender equality and investing in women and girls not only benefits the whole society but is a goal in itself; whereas a strong women’s rights movement is needed to uphold democratic values, fundamental rights and women’s rights in particular, and whereas threats to women’s rights also represent threats to democracy;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A t (new)
Recital A t (new)
At. whereas, the COVID-19 crisis will result in even more profound inequalities and discrimination between men and women in the labour market; whereas frontline workers such as nurses and essential workers working in the fields of food retail and delivery, education, agriculture, transport, members of emergency services, civil society, volunteers, cleaning and waste collection, sectors where women predominantly work, are unfairly underpaid and undervalued; whereas there is no justification for calling the urgency of enforcing the EU Treaty principle of equal pay for equal work into question in the time of the crisis;
Amendment 40 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A u (new)
Recital A u (new)
Amendment 41 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A v (new)
Recital A v (new)
Av. whereas the risk of poverty rises sharply along the life-course, pointing to the accumulating impact of pay inequalities; whereas poverty among those aged 75 years and above is consistently concentrated among women, due mainly to the impact of gendered unpaid care duties and women’s reduced time in work and/or lower earnings throughout their careers and resulting lower pensions received;
Amendment 42 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A w (new)
Recital A w (new)
Aw. whereas psychological or sexual harassment at the workplace or harassment with important consequences on personal and professional aspirations is according to UN experienced by almost 35% of women worldwide and harm women’s self-esteem and their negotiation position for fairer remuneration; whereas fair remuneration and economic independence is an essential requisite for women’s ability to leave an abusive, violent relationship;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU has adopted important legislation and provided key impulses to achieving gender equality; whereas, however, these efforts have slowed down in recent years, while movements opposing gender equality policies and women’s rights have flourished; whereas these movements are attempting to influence national and European policie trying to re-establish traditional gender roles as the norm, questioning the status quo and blocking further progress; whereas these movements opposing gender equality policies, family diversity, same-sex marriage, sexual and reproductive health and rights as well as gender mainstreaming, try to influence national and European policy-making and whereas threats to women’s rights mean always also threats to democracy and social and economic progress;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to amend Directive 2006/54/EC by, in cluding a binding definitionose cooperation with social partners, with the aim of strengthening the principle of ‘work of equal value’ across all occupational sectors which incorporates the gender perspective;
Amendment 58 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas violence against women in all its forms is a violation of human rights and one of the biggest obstacles to achieving gender equality; whereas a life free from violence is a prerequisite for equality; whereas gender-based violence in health like e.g. obstetric and gynaecological violence are forms of violence that only came to light in recent years and whereas violence against older women still remains largely under- recognized; whereas disinformation campaigns on gender equality also focus on the issue of violence against women, as has been seen in relation to the Istanbul Convention leading to public opposition and harmful political decisions in some Member States;
Amendment 66 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas trafficking in human beings is a growing part of organised crime and a human rights violation and concerns mostly women and children, especially for the purpose of sexual exploitation;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas traditional gender roles and stereotypes still influence the division of labour at home, in education, at the workplace and in society; whereas unpaid care work, mostly carried out by women, contributes to the gender pay and pension gap; whereas work-life balance measures, such as the Work-life Balance Directive, are important first steps, but need to be complemented by further measures in order to involve more men in unpaid work and to foster the equal earner – equal carer model; whereas traditional structures, unpaid care work and disincentives in national taxation systems contribute to push or keep women in second earner status which has negative consequences for women and their economic independence as well as for the society as a whole;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises and strongly supports the aim to strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women; underlines that pay transparency is crucial in counteracting unfair wage differentials and discrimination; calls on the Commission to ensure a binding EU legislation in relation to gender pay transparency, fully respecting the autonomy of national social partners and contractual freedom of social partners in particular in those member states where pay is also a responsibility of the social partners;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Believes that for the future Pay Transparency Directive to bring about real change it must also empower workers and their unions to collectively bargain for positive action and progress and that it is essential that collective bargaining is supported so that it can play its essential role to effectively implement the principle of equal pay; calls on the Commission to promote the role of collective bargaining and to strengthen the right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements at all levels (national, sectoral, local and company) in the future pay transparency legislation;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Member States to strengthen their efforts to eliminate the gender pay gap by rigorously enforcing the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, not only through legislation and measures to combat salary discrimination but also by restoring, promoting and defending collective bargaining, and exchanging best practices; calls, furthermore, for measures that tackle vertical and horizontal segregation in employment and discriminatory practices in decisions concerning recruitment and promotion; calls for measures that increase social protection in the fields of maternity, unemployment, sickness (including diseases affecting exclusively women), workplace accidents and occupational diseases;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Gender Equality Index for 2019 shows a persisting gender gap in labour-market participation; whereas the gender gap in full-time employment reveals persistent inequalities between men and women as 8 % of men in the EU are working part-time compared to 31 % of women;
Amendment 88 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that comparable gender disaggregated statistics is a valuable tool in addressing the gender pay gap since it raises visibility and helps to monitor progress, or regression, with regard to gender equality; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve and further develop statistics, research and analysis;
Amendment 89 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to fight against the phenomenon of glass ceiling, such as extensive parental leave, access to high quality, affordable childcare, and the elimination of every form of direct and indirect discrimination linked to promotions in the labour market;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the participation of women in the labour market does not secure their equal participation in decision-making and therefore limits women’s potential to change economic, political, social and cultural structures; whereas gender quotas, zipper list systems and sanctions have proven to be efficient measures to secure parity and to work against unequal power relations;
Amendment 98 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights, including gender equality, is a pre- requisite for the creation and distribution of diverse cultural and educational expressions as all cultural and creative sectors have a considerable influence on our beliefs, values and perception of gender issues;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas women and girls face a number of obstacles in the field of sports and are not only subject to violence, but also face pay, prize money and work condition discrimination and are widely underrepresented in boards of sport organisations and media;
Amendment 108 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member State to pay particular attention to the gender dimension when designing and implementing measures to cope with the Covid-19 crisis in order to protect women during and after crisis, in particular to avoid women being forced to leave their job at the advantage of domestic and family care and to help them balance family and (tele-)work obligations, to support them at their workplace, to protect them against domestic violence, to ensure that that they are not left behind in the recovery and in getting back into work, and to avoid the surge in gender inequalities;
Amendment 109 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the Covid-19 pandemic underlined once more persistent inequalities showing women are the most vulnerable and at the same time the most vital to maintaining public life, essential services and recovery; whereas women are affected the most, immediately and for the long-term; whereas specific measures to counterbalance this are needed; whereas recovery programs or transition funds should not be only directed towards male dominated economic sectors; whereas austerity policies have proven harmful for women, women’s rights and gender equality in the past;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that equal opportunities and higher labour market participation among women can increase jobs, economic prosperity and competitiveness in Europe; calls on the Commission and Member States to set goals to reduce precarious jobs and involuntary part-time work in order to improve the situation of women in the labour market; stresses that full-time work should be the norm;
Amendment 114 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the impact of climate change is experienced differently by women, as they are more vulnerable and face higher risks and burdens for various reasons ranging from unequal access to resources, education, job opportunities and land rights to social and cultural norms and their diverse intersectional experiences; whereas gender equality and the inclusion of women in decision-making is a prerequisite for sustainable development and the efficient management of climate challenges in order to achieve a fair and just transition that leaves no one behind; whereas all climate action must include a gender- and an intersectional perspective; whereas opportunities must be created to facilitate women playing stronger roles in the climate change discussions and decisions as leaders, professionals and technical agents for change;
Amendment 117 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Is concerned that changes in labour conditions such as physical and psychological impacts of teleworking, the right to disconnect, the surveillance of work, and the intensification of work are accelerating due to the COVID-19 crisis, with women being affected far more than men due to their predominant or still traditional role of home and family caretakers; calls therefore on the Commission to come forward with a gender-sensitive legislative proposal on the Right to Disconnect, as well as the Directive on Mental Well-being at the Workplace aiming at recognizing anxiety, depression and burn-out as occupational diseases, establish mechanisms for prevention and reintegration of affected employees into the workforce, and to facilitate the adoption of an EU legal instrument that will protect workers from mental diseases at the workplace;
Amendment 121 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas access to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, and to sexuality and relationship education, as well as access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, are essential to achieving gender equality and rights, including family planning, contraceptive methods and safe and legal abortion, are essential to achieving gender equality and eliminating gender-based violence; whereas girls’ and women’s autonomy and ability to free and independent decisions about their body’s and lives is a precondition for their economic independence and thus for gender equality and elimination of gender-based violence;
Amendment 131 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to invest in and promote a strong and widespread system of quality public and private services to improve work-life balance; to extend and modernise the existing care and educational services for children so that women do not have to choose between family and participation in the labour market, to financially invest in a women- friendly welfare state according to the Barcelona Targets;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that a healthy and safe work environment is important in order for women and men to be able to work longer and without the risk of ill-health; stresses that gender equality should be considered and mainstreamed in the development of occupational safety and health (OSH) policies and prevention strategies, including in the upcoming Commission review of the occupational safety and health strategy;
Amendment 147 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas gender-disaggregated data is essential to make inequalities visible and create targeted policies, but is still lacking in different areas of EU and Member States policies; whereas gender sensitive data is crucial in artificial intelligence and similar developments in order to create non-biased, non- discriminatory and ethically sound AI, algorithms etc.;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is deeply worried about violence and harassment in the world of work; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on a holistic approach to combatting violence against women, including a Metoo-directive addressing sexual harassment at the workplace; calls on Member States to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention and ILO Convention No 190 on violence and harassment;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to introduce effective and binding measures to define and prohibit violence and harassment in the world of work, including having effective access to gender-responsive, safe and effective complaint and dispute resolution mechanisms, support, services and remedies and requiring employers to take steps to prevent violence and harassment including gender-based violence and harassment;
Amendment 158 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the adoption of the Commission communication entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’, delivered on time within the first 100 days of the new Commission, as a strong sign for political engagement with European gender equality policies and as a decisive, clear and ambitious policy framework to counter attacks on women’s rights and gender equality; supports the Commission’s goal of an European Union without discrimination and structural inequalities for all people in all their diversity; underlines the importance of the chosen dual approach, consisting of targeted measures and the consistent application of gender mainstreaming and intersectionality as cross-cutting principles, and welcomes the strong link between the areas of work and the elimination of stereotypes, gender biases and discrimination and calls for strong monitoring mechanisms in order to regularly measure and evaluate the success of the strategy and its measures;
Amendment 160 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Reminds that, in line with the intersectional approach, particular attention concerning access to work has to be granted to those categories encountering multiple discriminations; calls therefore on the Member States and the Commission to collect disaggregated data to better measure and monitor progress in closing the gender pay gap, paying particular attention to groups experiencing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination and to remove all barriers to access to work for migrant women (also through a revision of the system of recognition of professional qualifications) and disabled women (in particular by removing all physical and technical barriers), ethnic-minority and Roma women, older women, single mothers and LGBTIQ people;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for the immediate revision and an ambitious new Gender Pay Gap Action Plan by the end of 2020, which should set clear targets for the Member States to reduce the gender pay gap over the next five years and ensure that such targets are taken account of in the country specific recommendations; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to the factors leading to the pension gap under the Action Plan, and to assess the need for specific measures to reduce this gap at EU and national level; highlights, in particular, the need to include an intersectional perspective in the new Action Plan;
Amendment 175 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the strategy remains vague on the issue of timelines for several, highly welcomed, measures; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish concrete timeframes and additional targeted actions, as well as guidelines on how to implement the intersectional approach effectively; calls in particular for clear timeframes with regards to the development of a new framework for the cooperation of internet platforms, the new EU strategy on the eradication of trafficking in human beings, the gender equality strategy in the audio-visual industry (as part of the MEDIA sub- programme) and the EU-wide communication campaign combatting gender stereotypes;
Amendment 177 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of addressing gender equality aspects related to the future world of work, including greening and digitalising the economy; regrets the weak link between the new EU Strategy for Gender Equality and the European Green Deal; calls on the Commission to strengthening the connection between climate change policies and gender equality in its upcoming proposals;
Amendment 177 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the strategy remains vague on the issue of timelines for several, highly welcomed, measures; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish concrete timeframes, clear and measurable indicators of success, and additional targeted actions, as well as guidelines on how to implement the intersectional approach effectively;
Amendment 181 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission to involve social partners in developing the new policies to close gender pay gap; calls in this context on social partners to engage in discussions and work together to address the pay gap also through positive action measures, as well as collaborate with civil society organisations in order to strongly engage public opinion since closing gender pay gap is a mainstreaming and universal priority, which will increase workers’ motivation productivity and well-being at the work-place;
Amendment 203 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission’s plan to continue pushing for the EU-wide ratification of the Istanbul Convention; underlines, in this context, the need for specific measures to address the existing disparities between Member Statesin laws, policies and services between Member States and the increase of violence during the Covid-19 pandemic; draws attention, however, to the fact that several attempts to convince reluctant Member States have already failed and Hungary’s government recently decided not to ratify the Convention at all; warmly welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s intention to propose measures in 2021 to achieve the objectives of the Istanbul Convention if the EU’s accession remains blocked; calls for starting preparatory actions fonow in order theo launch of additional legally binding measures to eliminate violence against women; very much welcomes the planned extension of definitions of areas of particularly serious crime under Article 83(1) of the TFEU, but calls for the inclusion of alland an EU-directive to prevent and combat gender-based violence, including cyber violence and online hate speech against women as soon as possible; welcomes the initiative extending the areas of crime to specific forms of gender-based violence, in order to take a proactive approach and lay the groundwork for an EU directive on this issueaccordance with Article 83(1) TFEU;
Amendment 210 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the plan to table an additional recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices, and to launch an EU network on the prevention of both gender-based and domestic violence; requests that the definitions and goals of the Istanbul Convention be applied and that women’s rights and civil society organisations be involved on a continuous basis; highlights the importance of the engagement of local and regional governments in this process; underlines the role of education, including boys’ and men’s, and calls for countering toxic masculinity in this regard;
Amendment 219 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the scope and impact of violence and harassment in the workplace; points out that informal carers, domestic workers and farm workers in particular lack protection and visibility and therefore calls on the Member States to adopt International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions 190 and 189, in order to strengthen the rights of workers, especially women, in the informal economy; and to ensure that complaint mechanisms are independent, confidential and accessible for all women without discrimination and specific measures are provided to protect complainants from employer retaliation and repeated victimisation; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to adopt, as employer, a new comprehensive legal framework with a set of preventive and reactive measures against harassment in the workplace;
Amendment 224 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the scope and impact of violence and harassment in the workplace; points out that informal carers, domestic workers and farm workers in particular lack protection and therefore calls on the Member States to adopt International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions 190 and 189, in order to strengthen the rights of workers, especially women, in the informal economy; urges the Commission to present a Metoo-directive addressing sexual harassment at the workplace;
Amendment 228 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. emphasises the need to recognise and combat all types of violence and harassment in the educational system, schools, universities, traineeships, programmes for professional development and all others, across the whole sector;
Amendment 231 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposed specific measures to tackle cyber violence often directed at women daring to speak out, like activists, women politicians and other public figures being used in order to silence women and shut them out of male dominated public life; calls for binding legislative measures to combat these forms of violence and to support Member States in the development of training tools for the police force, the justice system and the information and communication technology sector;
Amendment 237 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to present the long-awaited EU strategy on the eradication of trafficking in human beings and underlines the need for a clear gender focus, as women and girls are the most affected and are trafficked for purposes of sexual exploitation; thus requests that the strategy looks closely at the situation of women in prostitution and the impact of cross-border prostitution; highlights the important role and work of the EU-Anti- Trafficking Coordinator and underlines the importance to continue this work in the future; insists on the importance of including measures and strategies to reduce demand like for example the so-called Nordic Model;
Amendment 246 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for stronger measures concerning sexual offence legislation and underlines that sex must always be voluntary; calls on the Commission to include recommendations to all Member States to amend the definition of rape in their national legislation so that it is based on the absence of consent;
Amendment 256 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the EU-wide communication campaign combatting gender stereotypes as well as violence prevention measures focusing on men, boys and masculinities; calls for clearer measures to target destructive masculinity norms as gender stereotypes are a root cause of gender inequality and affect all areas of society;
Amendment 271 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of accessible, affordable, quality and inclusive early childhood education and care in particular for young mothers in giving them the opportunity to work and/or to study; recalls in this respect the principle eleven of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 293 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights that 70 % of the global health and social workforce are women, often only paid the minimum wage and in precarious working conditions, and calls for the levelling up of wages and working conditions in strongly female-dominated sectors like care, health and retail sales, as well as the eradication of the gender pay and pension gap and labour market segregation;
Amendment 294 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines that equal opportunities and higher labour market participation among women can increase jobs, economic prosperity and competitiveness in Europe; calls on the Commission and Member States to set goals to reduce precarious jobs and involuntary part-time work in order to improve the situation for women in the labour market. Full-time work should be the norm.
Amendment 300 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses that gender pay gap in the media sector is high and female journalists are more likely than men to face harassment, violence, sexism, discrimination; recalls the second chapter of the European Pillar of Social Rights on fair working conditions; therefore calls on Member States to safeguard the right to fair and safe working conditions of all workers in media sector;
Amendment 320 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the support for gender parity in elected bodies such as the European Parliament and calls for the introduction of a binding quota and stresses that it must serve as a role model in this regard; welcomes furthermore the European Commission’s announcement to lead by example with regards to management positions and calls for strategies to guarantee a meaningful representation of women from diverse backgrounds in decision-making roles in the European Commission;
Amendment 323 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the film industry is one of the highest segments of cultural and creative sectors with considerable cultural, social and economic weight and that film is a powerful medium that both reflects and shapes society and culture; regrets that women are severely under- represented in key creative positions in the film industry across Europe, including directing, even though an almost equal number of women and men graduate from film schools; therefore recommends that Member States keep close attention to the processes producing inequalities within the whole sector and thus further contributing to the unequal position of women, girls and LGBTIQ persons and calls on Member States to develop and implement policies to eradicate persisting inequalities within the whole audio-visual sector in order to prevent a further decline of the opportunities for women and girls;
Amendment 328 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls upon the Member States to promote and develop policies within the performing arts sector which will respect the value of equal opportunities as well as gender equality in all activities with an emphasis of derogating the negative effects of the long lasting disparities and inequalities such as the gender divide across the music sector where it is roughly 70% male to 30% female across all regions and in Europe, women representing 20% or less of registered composers and songwriters, on average earn 30% less than men working within the sector, compose only 2.3% of classical works performed at concerts and own only 15% of record labels;
Amendment 329 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Calls upon the Member States to promote and develop policies within the sports sector to fight the especially high pay and prizemoney discrimination, violence against women and girls in sports and to also ensure that more women in sports (players, managers, etc.) are included in media representation and in deciding positions of sport organisations; calls on the European Commission to include the aspect of sports into the planned campaign against gender stereotypes;
Amendment 331 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the underrepresentation of women in the ICT sector, and points out the risk of this reinforcing and reproducing stereotypes and gender bias through the programming of AI and other programs; highlights the possible negative impacts of digitalisation on women and girls and calls for gender mainstreaming in all of Europe’s digital policies; calls for technologies and AI to be transformed into tools in the fight to eradicate gender stereotypes and to empower girls and women to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and ICT fields of study and to stay on these career paths;
Amendment 337 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines the importance of access and development of digital skills for older women, women in rural areas and women and girls in disadvantaged positions with limited access to new technologies in order to remain connected to the active life and to facilitate the keeping of contact with friends and relatives;
Amendment 345 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates the importance of gender mainstreaming as a systematic approach to achieving gender equality underlines therefore its importance to be part of any solution to any challenge the EU and its Member States are confronted with like the current COVID-19 pandemic and its impact; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s newly established task force on equality; underlines the importance of transparency and the involvement of women’s rights and civil society organisations from diverse backgrounds; urges the Commission to incorporate provisions making the consideration of inputs from the task force compulsory for Directorates- General;
Amendment 352 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the important work of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the aim of achieving gender equality and underlines the need for its continuous and adequate funding;
Amendment 362 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges that gender mainstreaming be incorporated into EU environmental and climate policies, such as the Green Deal, that financial and institutional support, gender expertise and strong policy measures to encourage the equal participation of women in decision-making bodies and national- and local-level climate policy be guaranteedaction is vital for achieving long- term climate justice, and that recognition and support be given to women and girls as agents for change;
Amendment 364 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the importance of addressing gender equality aspects related to the future world of work, including greening and digitalising the economy; regrets the weak link between the new EU Strategy for Gender Equality and the European Green Deal; calls on the Commission to strengthening the connection between climate change policies and gender equality in its upcoming proposals;
Amendment 372 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that tax policies have varying impacts on different types of households; stresses that individual taxation is instrumental in terms of achieving tax fairness for women; underlines the negative consequences of failing to incentivise women’s employment and their economic independence and draws attention to the high gender pension gap resulting from joint taxation; stresses that tax systems should no longer be based on the assumption that households pool and share their funds equally; underlines the impact of period poverty on many European women due to expensive menstrual hygiene products and high levels of taxation of these in many Member States and thus urges the European Commission and the Member States to take action against this indirective tax discrimination and period poverty;
Amendment 379 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for the EU’s recovery fund to be dedicated to women and their economic recovery, too; therefore calls the funding to be based on a measurable gender mainstreaming principle through which a fair, adequate and coherent distribution of funding can be guaranteed, in order to meet the actual needs of women and to contribute to gender equality; furthermore asks for a special women corona fund supporting the fight in main areas against persisting inequalities like violence against women, access to sexual and reproductive health and rights and women in the labour market; stresses the need to advance on a gender sensitive budget in order to make sure women do not loose investment opportunities or funds;
Amendment 390 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for a regular exchange between Member States and the Commission on gender aspects in health, including guidelines for comprehensive sex and relationship education, gender- sensitive responses to epidemics and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); calls on the Commission to include SRHR in its next EU Health Strategy, and to support Member States in providing high- quality and low-threshold access to healthcare services; calls on the Member States to effectively guarantee safe, timely and full access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and the necessary healthcare services for all women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic and possible other crisis situations in the future;
Amendment 396 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights that the current Covid- 19 pandemic showed clear differences between women and men with regards to the mortality rate which underlines once more the importance of gender-specific medicine and research; calls on the Commission to support such research and share and promote its results;
Amendment 399 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to support research on non-hormonal contraception for women, providing them with more alternatives as well as to support research on contraceptives for men, aiming to provide for equality in access to and use of contraceptives as well as shared responsibility;
Amendment 400 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in the establishment of university chairs in gender studies and feminist research and to develop education tools for gender sensitive education in order to tackle stereotypes from an early age on; calls on the Commission to help sharing best practices in the field of sexist advertisement;
Amendment 405 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Demands support for women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations in the EU and worldwide; underlines as well their financial difficulties resulting from the current crisis and calls for increased funding in order to sufficiently fund their continuous work; calls for continuous monitoring of the state of play in relation to women’s rights and disinformation on gender equality policies in all Member States and for an alarm system to highlight regression informing the Commissioner for Equality, the Commissioner for Demography and Democracy and the President of the Commission; calls on the Commission to support studies analysing the impact of attacks and disinformation campaigns on women’s rights and, gender equality as well as on democracy, and calls on the Commission to analyse their root causes, developing fact checks and counter- narratives;
Amendment 415 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for coherence between and the mutual reinforcement of the EU’s internal and external policies on the principles of gender mainstreaming and gender equality, countering gender stereotypes and norms, as well as harmful practices and discriminatory laws, through external relations; highlights in this regard in particular the EU’s trade policies, development cooperation and human rights policies;
Amendment 423 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the renewed commitment to women’s and girls’ rights and the reference to the Sustainable Development Goals and in particular to SDG 5 as a key framework for the Gender Equality Strategy;
Amendment 428 #
2019/2169(INI)
21. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to ensuring the inclusion of a specific chapter on trade and gender equality in the modernised Association Agreement with Chile, and to promoting and supporting the inclusion of such chapters in all further EU trade and investment agreements building on existing international examples;
Amendment 432 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Reiterates its continuous support for the work of the Commission in this field;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated into all EU activities and policies; whereas the EU should contribute to creating a world in which all people, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race and ability can live peacefully, enjoying equal rights and the same opportunity to realise their potential;
Amendment 26 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by physical, psychological and sexual violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights; whereas any understanding of security that focuses on States rather than human beings is defective and will not lead to peace;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls, including harmful traditions such as child marriage and FGM; inadequate access to basic sectors and social services, for example health, education, clean water, sanitation, and nutrition; restricted access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services; unequal participation in public and private institutions, as well as in political decision-making and in peace processes are contributory factors leading to discrimination and marginalisation;
Amendment 34 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas gender analysis and a gender perspective constitute a foundation of effective and sustainable conflict prevention, stabilisation, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction, governance and institution building; whereas the dominant narrative around women and girls is one of victimization that deprives women and girls of their agency and erases their capacity as agents of change; whereas, an increasing body of evidence illustrates that participation of women and girls in peace processes plays a significant role in determining its durability and success, since they put on the table issues such as political reform and its implementation, tackling social inequalities etc.;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas girls are disproportionately disadvantaged as a consequence of their gender and age; whereas refugee and migrant girls are particularly vulnerable; whereas girls protection from violence, discrimination and access to education, information and health services, including SRHR, are particularly important for girls’ full enjoyment of human rights;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas countries such as Sweden, France, Canada and Mexico have recently adopted and implemented frameworks to advance towards a feminist foreign policy; whereas a policy of this type questions the existing balance of power and aims to define its interactions with other States and movements in a manner that, firstly, gives priority to gender equality, protects and promotes the human rights of women and other traditionally marginalised groups; secondly, aims to guarantee their fair access to social, economic and political resources and their participation at all levels; thirdly, allocates significant resources to achieve that vision and seeks through its implementation to disrupt male- dominated power structures across all of its levels of influence; and finally, is informed by the voices of women human rights defenders and civil society; whereas any future EU foreign and security policy should aim to achieve these goals;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the Gender Equality strategy 2020-2024has set the objective to reach gender balance of 50% at all levels of the Commission’s management by the end of 2024;
Amendment 142 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services, all the European agencies who are working outside European Union’s borders, and the Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming and an intersectional perspective into the EU’s foreign and security and enlargement policy;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to organise ex-ante and ex-post gendered impact assessments of the different programmes financed by the EU, containing a variety of modalities including budget support and to report back to the European Parliament;
Amendment 173 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission and EU Member States to advocate for the inclusion of women’s rights organisations, as well as women led organisations and defenders of women’s human rights, in humanitarian coordination and decision-making structures; moreover calls on Commission to ensure that local funding mechanisms such as pooled funds are accessible to these women’s organisations; EU Delegations and Member States’ Embassies should especially engage local feminist activists and women’s rights organisations, as they are instrumental to creating ownership and ensuring impact in partner countries;
Amendment 175 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that greater inclusion of women in the labour market, better support for female entrepreneurship, safeguarding equal opportunities and equal pay for men and women and promoting work-life balance are key factors for achieving long-term sustainable and inclusive economic growth, combating inequalities, and encouraging women’s financial independence;
Amendment 176 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Recalls that the negotiation of trade agreements, and especially of Trade and Sustainable Development chapters which cover labour rights, represents an important tool for advancing gender equality and empowering women in third countries; therefore calls on DG TRADE to include, for all EU trade agreements, girls’ and women’s rights and gender equality as drivers of economic growth, and to respect the ILO core conventions on gender and labour rights, including on forced and child labour; recalls the need to monitor the impact of EU trade policies on women’s political and economic empowerment and gender equality;
Amendment 177 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Stresses that achieving gender equality is not possible without the inclusion of men and boys in the process to advancing gender equality, men and boys must be invited to participate and contribute actively in promoting healthier gender norms; recalls in particular the role and responsibility of men and boys in combating sexual and gender-based violence;
Amendment 215 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets that the number of women working in CSDP missions and especially in military operations remains very low; recalls that gender diversity in CSDP is important for implementing many operational tasks and effective executing of the duties such as increasing situational awareness, reaching out to different groups in society, or further strengthening training and monitoring;
Amendment 217 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Urges the EEAS to promote the need for a binding political commitment to increase the number of women in the EU’s crisis management missions and operations; urges the Member States to look at ways to strengthen recruitment and retention policies and promote women’s participation in peacebuilding and peacekeeping missions and to present more women candidates to serve as Heads of Delegations, EUSRs and Heads of Missions and Operations;
Amendment 221 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Stresses the importance of applying a zero-tolerance policy regarding cases of sexual or gender-based harassment and of supporting institutional structures focused on preventing sexual or gender-based violence; Regrets that only a few EU CSDP missions provide training on sexual or gender-based harassment and calls on the EEAS and the Member States to support all efforts to combat sexual or gender-based violence in international peacekeeping operations and to ensure that whistle-blowers and victims are effectively protected;
Amendment 222 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Prioritising the protection and advancement of women’s and girls’ rights and women’stheir participation
Amendment 233 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, and to adopt an annex aiming to recognise and develop additional strategies and tools to respond better and more effectively to prevent the specific situation, threats and risk factors faced by defenders of women’s human rights, including girls and young women activists;
Amendment 242 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU Delegations to monitor the backlash against gender equality and SRHR and the tendency towards shrinking space for civil society, and to take specific steps to protect them; urges the Commission, the EEAS, the Member States and Heads of EU Delegations to ensure political and financial support to local CSOs, including women’s organisations and human rights defenders, and to make cooperation and consultation with them a standard element of their work; urges the Commission and Member States to support initiatives that aim to challenge and transform negative gender norms and stereotypes in all contexts that lead to discrimination and marginalisation such as FGM and child marriage;
Amendment 248 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recognises the fact that humanitarian crises intensify the need for sexual and reproductive health and rights services (SRHR), as crises bring an increased risk for women and girls, including particularly vulnerable groups such as refugee and migrant girls, to be exposed to sexual and gender-based violence, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual exploitation and unwanted pregnancies; Calls therefore on the European Commission and Member States to give a high priority to the full spectrum of age sensitive, sexual and reproductive health services in their humanitarian aid response, and to ensure continuity of support for family planning services along the humanitarian-to- development continuum; Calls for a stronger action on SRHR as a precondition for gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, as well as the need for appropriate tools to measure progress with regard to ensuring universal access to SRHR, as agreed in accordance with the EU’s commitment to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences, as per SDG 5.6; Stresses the necessity of conducting and supporting efforts to preventing SGBV through gender awareness activities involving boys and men;
Amendment 254 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses the need to pay more attention on the inclusion of women in climate change decision-making processes, as women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change, notably due to persistent cultural and structural gender inequalities; urges that GAP III make clear links to the Paris Agreement and also commit to ensure access of women’s organisations to international climate funds;
Amendment 255 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the EU to promote the increased participation of women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding processes and EU military and civil crisis management missions; highlights the importance of women’s role in promoting dialogue and building trust, building coalitions for peace and bringing different perspectives on meanings of peace and security, in particular in post-conflict reconstruction, conflict prevention and resolution; notes that the promotion of women’s rights in crisis or conflict-ridden countries fosters stronger and more resilient communities;
Amendment 259 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the EU Delegations to recognize girls and young women as drivers of change, and to support their safe, meaningful and inclusive participation in civic and public life; stresses the positive impact girls, and women of all ages have in achieving sustainable peace and social cohesion, including through local girls and women- led initiatives in conflict prevention and peacebuilding;
Amendment 262 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. Stresses that the new EU Gender Action Plan should explicitly cover protection, participation and advancing women’s rights in all contexts, regardless of GDP and including fragile states and conflict contexts;
Amendment 264 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15f. Stresses that the new EU Gender Action Plan should cover the protection, participation and advancing of girls, including particularly vulnerable groups such as refugee and migrant girls, and to secure the protection from violence and discrimination of girls as well as their access to education, information and health services, including SRHR;
Amendment 2 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the Explanatory Report to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,
Amendment 4 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
— having regard to Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services4 , which defines and condemns harassment and sexual harassment, _________________ 4 OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37.
Amendment 7 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, signed in Rome on 4 November 195030, and in particular to Articles 2, 3, 8, 14, and the Protocol No. 12 to the Convention,
Amendment 10 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
— having regard to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights,
Amendment 12 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
Amendment 15 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, and to the subsequent monitoring reports adopted at the United Nations Beijing + 5(2000), Beijing + 10 (2005), Beijing + 15 (2010), Beijing + 20 (2015) and2020 UN Women Report ‘Gender equality: women’s rights in review 25 years after Beijing’,
Amendment 21 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the 1979 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and its Optional Protocol,
Amendment 32 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
— having regard to the 1993 United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women,
Amendment 34 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
— having regard to the CEDW Committee General Recommendations 12, 19 and 35 on violence against women,
Amendment 35 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
— having regard to the United Nations General Assembly 2020 Resolution entitled ‘Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls,
Amendment 48 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)
Citation 30 a (new)
— having regard to the Gender Equality Index Reports of the European Institute for Gender Equality published since 2013,
Amendment 49 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 b (new)
Citation 30 b (new)
— having regard to the 2021 report of the European Institutefor Gender Equality entitled ‘The costs of gender- based violence in the European Union’,
Amendment 51 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 c (new)
Citation 30 c (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe report entitled ‘Overview of studies on the costs of violence against women and domestic violence’,
Amendment 52 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 d (new)
Citation 30 d (new)
30 d having regard to the European Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on combating violence against women and domestic violence,
Amendment 66 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gender-based violence against women and girls is a severe form of gender inequality and discrimination; is a violation of women’s human rights, and is a serious obstacle to the participation of women in social, public and political life and in the labour market and make them unable to fully enjoy their rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 70 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas gender-based violence against women and girls is a structural and widespread problem throughout Europe and the world, and is a phenomenon that involves victims and perpetrators irrespective of their age, education, income, social status, cultural backgrounds and is linked to the unequal and unfair distribution of power between women and men in our societies; and whereas anyone can be a victim of potential gender-based violence, women are disproportionately affected by all forms of such violence, including domestic violence, due to structural gender discrimination and unequal distribution of power and resources between women and men in public and private spheres;
Amendment 86 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas gender-based violence against women and girls can affect many fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter; which include the right to human dignity (Article 1), the right to life (Article 2), the right to the integrity of the person (Article 3), the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment (Article 4), the right to liberty and security (Article 6), the right to freedom from discrimination, including on the grounds of sex (Article 21), and the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial;
Amendment 102 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
E a. whereas gender-based violence, in particular sexual violence, directly and indirectly affects its victims and has long- lasting negative impact on their physical, emotional and mental well-being and whereas gender-based violence affects one third of women and girls in the EU and whereas a new survey by the Fundamental Rights Agency is being conducted to update this data;
Amendment 118 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas differences in Member States’ laws and policies create differences in protection against gender based violence;
Amendment 119 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas the 1993 United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and the Beijing UN Platform for Action defined violence against as any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life;
Amendment 123 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the Victims’ Rights Directive defines gender-based violence as violence that is directed against a person because of that person’s gender, gender identity or gender expression or that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately, and it may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm or economic loss to the victim;
Amendment 126 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas gender-based violence against women and girls has been recognized by the international community as a violation of human rights which should be addressed comprehensively, and despite all the efforts which have been made by the international organizations, civil society, and state authorities to eradicate gender- based violence against women and girls, it remains pervasive and manifests in new forms such as cyber violence, cyber harassment, cyber stalking and non- consensual distribution of intimate material (photos and videos) through social media;
Amendment 178 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly condemns all forms of gender-based violence, including the denial of access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, against women and girls and against LGBTIQ+ persons; deplores the fact that women and girls are often exposed to domestic violence, sexual harassment, psychological and physical violence, stalking, sexual violence, rape, forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced abortion, forced sterilisation, sexual exploitation and human trafficking and other forms of violence, which constitute a serious violation of their human rights and dignity; stresses that the Istanbul Convention lays down that culture, custom, religion, tradition or so-called ‘honour’ cannot be a justification of any acts of violence against women; denounces the fact that women and girls are victims of gender-based violence on the internet and on social media; calls on the Member States to adopt concrete measures to address these new forms of crime, including sex-extortion, grooming, voyeurism and revenge pornography, and to protect the victims, who can experience serious trauma leading sometimes even to suicide;
Amendment 189 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reaffirms its commitment to pursue a comprehensive approach to gender-based violence against women and girls and LGBTIQ+ persons at EU level and to ensure a follow-up of its recommendations which have been proposed in a number of resolutions;
Amendment 206 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the Istanbul Convention benefits from 10 years of functioning and practice through its unique monitoring and implementation system through GREVIO; Stresses the importance of this interactive exchange and process between GREVIO and the participating members;
Amendment 209 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that, in order to ensure effective implementation of the Istanbul Convention, a two-pillar monitoring mechanism was established: GREVIO which conducts a country by country report and the Committee of the Parties;
Amendment 211 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Points out that also women with disabilities and mothers of children with disabilities encountered obstacles in reporting violence and gaining access to justice system, and as GREVIO reported it, including the inaccessibility of police premises, a lack of training and stereotypes of law enforcement officials as well as the lack of information in accessible formats about the assistance to victims of violence and available services;
Amendment 213 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the CJEU Opinion of 6 October 2021, following up on Parliament’s request, which allowStrongly demands the Council to proceed with the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by the European Union without a prior common agreement, as declared by the CJEU Opinion of 6 October 2021 following up on Parliament’s request;
Amendment 221 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a constructive dialogue with the Council and Member States in cooperation with the Council of Europe to address Member States’ reservations, objections and concerns and clarify misleading interpretations of the Istanbul Convention in order to make progress in this area; Urges Member States to speed up negotiations on the ratification and implementation of the Istanbul Convention and to strongly condemn all attempts to retract measures already taken in implementing the Istanbul Convention and in combating violence against women;
Amendment 234 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that while all Member States have already signed the Istanbul Convention, six have not ratified it yet; underlines that the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention does not exempt Member States from national ratification and thus strongly encourages the remaining Member States that have not already done so to ratify the Convention without delay and strongly condemns any attempt of Member States to withdraw from the ratification itself;
Amendment 235 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that while all Member States have already signed the Istanbul Convention, six have not ratified it yet; underlines that the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention does not exempt Member States from national ratification and thus strongly encourages the remaining Member States Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia that have not already done so to ratify the Convention without delay;
Amendment 240 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Strongly condemns all initiatives that pursue to replace the Istanbul Convention with any alternative document which is not based on the same approach towards gender discrimination and gender power relations;
Amendment 246 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with concern the growing opposition towards the Istanbul Convention in some Member States and the attempts to disparage the Convention and its positive impact on the eradication of gender-based violence; condemns all attempts to spread disinformation about the Istanbul Convention; and to evoke fears among societies about the allegedly destructive impact of the Convention on family and traditional gender roles;
Amendment 251 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
12. Calls on Member States to take into account the conclusions of the Mid-term Horizontal Review of GREVIO baseline evaluation reports24 ; and to improve their national frameworks for preventing and combating gender-based violence, including their national laws, in order to ensure proper implementation and enforcement of the Istanbul Convention; _________________ 24 https://rm.coe.int/prems-010522-gbr- grevio-mid-term-horizontal-review-rev- february-2022/1680a58499
Amendment 256 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, which will be the first EU act comprehensively to address gender-based violence, thus helping to harmonise Member States’ differing approaches towards violence against women and domestic violence and to lay down common minimum standards for the protection of victims and survivors of gender-based violence and for improving their access to justice; stresses that this legislative act does not substitute the Convention, as it only covers some part of it and thus the Convention remains an essential tool for the EU strategy against gender-based violence;
Amendment 270 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Considering the extent and gravity of gender-based violence and sexual harassment in the workplace, calls on the Member States to ratify and implement ILO Violence and Harassment Convention No. 190;
Amendment 277 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Reiterates that the denial of sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe and legal abortion, is a form of gender-based violence and a violation of women’s and girls' fundamental human rights; reiterates that women and girls must have control over their bodies and sexualities; calls on all the Member States to guarantee comprehensive sexuality education and universal access to the full range of reproductive and sexual health services, including ready access to family planning, modern contraceptive methods and free, safe and legal abortion"; Is therefore deeply concerned that in some Member States sexual and reproductive rights of women are under threat, as in Poland the illegitimate Constitutional Tribunal ruled on 22 October 2020 to reverse long- established rights of Polish women entailing a de facto abortion ban, abortion is banned in Malta, medical abortion in early pregnancy is not legal in Slovakia and is not available in Hungary and access to abortion is also being eroded in Italy.
Amendment 278 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on Member States to continue and strengthen the protection of children who are victims of or witness episodes of domestic and intimate partner violence; in particular condemns the use, assertion and acceptance of non-scientific theories and concepts in custody cases which punish mothers who attempt to report cases of child abuse or gender- based violence by preventing them from obtaining custody or by restricting their parental rights, such as the so-called parental alienation syndrome;
Amendment 288 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Council to step up procedures in order to ensure the EU’s swift ratification of the Istanbul Convention and to ensure a broad EU accession to the Convention without any limitations;
Amendment 290 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls the Member States to enforce the Istanbul Convention and allocate adequate financial and human resources to preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence, including domestic and intimate violence, empowering women and girls, and protecting victims and enabling them to be compensated, especially in the case of those living in areas where protection services for victims do not exist or are very limited;
Amendment 292 #
2016/0062R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls the Commission to draw up a holistic EU strategy on combating violence against women and gender-based violence that includes a comprehensive plan to combat all forms of gender inequalities, integrating all EU efforts to eradicate gender based violence;