Activities of Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
Plenary speeches (33)
The danger of violent right-wing extremism (in the light of the recent events in Halle, Germany) (debate)
Situation in Israel and Palestine, including the settlements (debate)
Distortion of European history and remembrance of the Second World War (topical debate)
US Middle East plan: EU response in line with international law (debate)
Cultural recovery of Europe (debate)
European Citizens’ Initiative – Minority SafePack (continuation of debate)
The impact of COVID-19 on youth and on sport (debate)
Democratic scrutiny of social media and the protection of fundamental rights (debate)
Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia (debate)
Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention (debate)
Erasmus+: the Union Programme for education and training, youth and sport (debate)
Common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund, the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy 2021-2027 – European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund 2021-2027 – Specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and external financing instruments 2021-2027 (debate)
Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland (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)
European Year of Youth 2022 (debate)
Role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism (debate)
Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe (topical debate)
The case of Osman Kavala in Turkey
Inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020 (debate)
EU action plan for the social economy (debate)
Whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right in the EU (topical debate)
Cultural solidarity with Ukraine and a joint emergency response mechanism for cultural recovery in Europe (debate)
The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (debate)
EU response to the humanitarian situation following the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria (debate)
This is Europe - Debate with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (debate)
Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
Towards a more disaster-resilient EU - protecting people from extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires (debate)
Amending the proposed mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context (debate)
The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) (debate)
Need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution (debate)
Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime (debate)
Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
Need to fight the increase of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred (debate)
Shadow reports (13)
REPORT on reversing demographic trends in EU regions using cohesion policy instruments
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Erasmus+: the Union Programme for education and training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Youth 2022
REPORT on the role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism
REPORT on EU islands and cohesion policy: current situation and future challenges
REPORT on the implementation of inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020
REPORT on the role of cohesion policy in addressing multidimensional environmental challenges in the Mediterranean basin
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on amending the proposed mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context
REPORT on harnessing talent in Europe’s regions
REPORT on cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in the European music streaming market
REPORT on current and future challenges regarding cross-border cooperation with neighbouring countries
REPORT on the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027
Opinions (3)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on quality traineeships in the EU
OPINION on the EU Action plan for the social economy
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 (28)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2018
Opinion on the Guidelines for the 2021 Budget, Section III
Opinion on recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Rail (2021)
OPINION on a New Industrial Strategy for Europe
OPINION on a new strategy for European SMEs
OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on the challenges of sports events’ organisers in the digital environment
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) for the financial year 2019
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013
OPINION on strengthening democracy and media freedom and pluralism in the EU: the undue use of actions under civil and criminal law to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) for the financial year 2020
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparency and targeting of political advertising
Opinion on proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Skills 2023
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021, Section II - Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union
Opinion on BUDG interim report on “Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027”
OPINION on the implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 – all sections
Opinion on Guidelines for the 2025 Budget –Section III
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Establishing an EU Talent Pool
Institutional motions (29)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation at the USA-Mexican border
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on The proposed new Criminal Code of Indonesia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on children’s rights on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Haiti
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cuba, the case of José Daniel Ferrer
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Bolivia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on public discrimination and hate speech against LGBTI people, including LGBTI free zones
PROPOSITION DE RÉSOLUTION sur la violation des droits de l'Homme y compris la liberté de religion au Burkina Faso
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The Russian "Foreign Agents" Law
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Afghanistan, notably the allegations of sexual abuse on boys in the Logar Province
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law in Malta following the recent revelations surrounding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European Green Deal
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the gender pay gap
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a common charger for mobile radio equipment
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 an EU strategy to put an end to female genital mutilation around the world
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on The situation of child labour in mines in Madagascar
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cultural recovery of Europe
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cultural recovery of Europe
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on The case of Osman Kavala in Turkey
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Osman Kavala in Turkey
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European Year of Youth 2022 legacy
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the segregation and discrimination of Roma children in education
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation
Oral questions (5)
Facial recognition and identification in publicly accessible spaces
Planned POSEI budget cuts
Planned POSEI budget cut
The backlash against children’s rights due to COVID-19 containment measures
Making the fundamental right to a healthy and safe working environment a reality
Written explanations (2)
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Union list of projects of common interest for the trans-European energy infrastructure (B9-0137/2022)
Στηρίζω κάθε προσπάθεια για προώθηση των ανανεώσιμων πηγών ενέργειας και προστασία του περιβάλλοντος, Με τα σημερινά δεδομένα, όμως πρέπει να αναγνωρίσουμε πως δεν μπορούμε να καλύψουμε τις ενεργειακές ανάγκες των λαών, στηριζόμενοι 100% στις ΑΠΕ. Γι’ αυτό δεχόμαστε το φυσικό αέριο προσωρινά ως μεταβατικό καύσιμο στην προσπάθεια να επιτύχουμε μηδενικές εκπομπές.Η λίστα έργων κοινού ενδιαφέροντος περιλαμβάνει το σημαντικό για την Κύπρο έργο του EuroAsia Interconnector το οποίο θα υποβοηθήσει την άρση της ενεργειακής απομόνωσης της Κύπρου.
2022 Report on Türkiye (A9-0247/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor)
Τήρησα αποχή στην ψηφοφορία όσον αφορά την έκθεση για την Τουρκία γιατί η πρόταση για αντικατάσταση της ενταξιακής διαδικασίας με μια άλλη ειδική σχέση μεταξύ ΕΕ-Τουρκίας πρώτον θέτει το κυπριακό σε επικίνδυνους ατραπούς και δεύτερον δεν λειτουργεί προς όφελος των Τούρκων και Κούρδων πολιτών που επιδιώκουν τον εκδημοκρατισμό της Τουρκίας.Η πρόταση αυτή που εμπεριέχεται στην έκθεση μαζί με την προτροπή για αναβάθμιση της τελωνειακής ένωσης ΕΕ-Τουρκίας δίνει άλλοθι στην Τουρκία. Της αφαιρεί τις όποιες υποχρεώσεις έχει και προωθεί αποκλειστικά οικονομικά και εμπορικά συμφέροντα. Είμαι ενάντια σε κάθε σκέψη τερματισμού της ενταξιακής διαδικασίας της Τουρκίας. Αυτό δεν είναι προς όφελος ούτε της Κύπρου ούτε και των προοδευτικών Τούρκων πολιτών.Πρέπει να σημειωθεί ότι η έκθεση εμπεριέχει και αρκετά θετικά στοιχεία. Ανάμεσα σε άλλα είναι η ξεκάθαρη αναφορά στη βάση για λύση του κυπριακού και την στήριξη στη δικοινοτική διζωνική ομοσπονδία (ΔΔΟ) με πολιτική ισότητα, η καταδίκη του ανοίγματος της Αμμοχώστου και η καταδίκη των επεισοδίων στην Πύλα.Επιπρόσθετα, ιδιαίτερα σημαντική είναι η αναφορά για την ανάγκη στήριξης της τουρκοκυπριακής κοινότητας.
Written questions (79)
Provocative action taken by Turkey and its pseudo-state with regard to Famagusta
The imprisonment of Osman Kavala
Introduction of Turkish as an official EU language
Introduction of Turkish as an official EU language
Multiculturalism in education
Financing reforestation in Member States
The use of cyanide
Demographic shift in the northern part of Cyprus
Maronites in Cyprus
Implementation of the Green Line Regulation
Memorandum of understanding of 27 November 2019 between Turkey and Libya’s Government of National Accord
Conditions of detention and detainees’ fundamental rights in the European Union
Possible creation of new quarry zones in Larnaka
The closure of four crossing points on the Green Line in Cyprus
Coronavirus outbreak in Cyprus
The Gaza Strip, an open-air prison braced for the coronavirus pandemic
EU regulation on the tourist guiding profession in the EU
Release of prisoners in Turkey
Measures to support cultural creators across Europe in order to address the negative effects of the pandemic
Safety of the Akkuyu nuclear power station
The murder of George Floyd and measures to prevent racist actions by police officers
Lack of data on the creative and cultural sectors (CCS)
Imprisonment of three MPs in Turkey
Intention to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque
Turkish interference with elections held by the Turkish Cypriot community
Turkish interference with elections held by the Turkish Cypriot community
Threats directed at the KTÖS teachers’ union and the European Citizen's Prize recipient Şener Elcin
Vessel seized by Iranian port authorities
Food safety risks of imported meat from stolen and unidentified horses from Argentina
Quantities of COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines and the responsibility of pharmaceutical companies
COVID‑19 vaccines and transparency
The implementation of Directive 93/13/EEC by the Member States
The relevance of voluntary pooling and licensing of intellectual property related to COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines.
EU Action Plan on Intellectual Property – compulsory licences
India and South Africa’s call for the WTO to suspend or waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 related technologies
Ending the European Union opt-out from Article 31bis of the TRIPS Agreement
Global vaccine shortages and patent sharing according to European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Right to Cure’
Suspending intellectual property rights for COVID‑19‑related medicines and technologies
New lawsuits against Turkish Cypriot journalists for insulting the Turkish State
European Citizens’ Initiative as a tool for citizens’ participation in the EU decision-making process
Breaches of EU guidelines – EU funding of Israeli entities in the occupied Palestinian territory
Access of refugee children to education
Attempt to silence opposition to Turkey among Turkish Cypriots
The lack of efficient handling of shipwrecks and search and rescue on migratory routes in the Mediterranean
Murder of Kutlu Adali
The EU and the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
Illegal citizenships granted by Turkey and its subordinate local administration
Cyprus in flames... Need for immediate activation of the Solidarity Fund
Pollution from oil slick in the Mediterranean
Forthcoming closure of Euronews Greek service
Percentage of funds dedicated to the cultural and creative sectors in national recovery plans
Amending Directive 2006/115/EC to prevent a financial disaster for Europe’s music sector: one year on and still no progress
Delay in transposing Directives (EU) 2019/789 and (EU) 2019/790 into national legislation
Written question on the death of a pregnant Polish woman after being denied an abortion
US authorities’ refusal to grant a visa to an MEP
Number of vaccine doses given to Turkish Cypriots
Nuclear energy taxonomy
Unpaid traineeships in EU institutions
The exclusion of trainees in EU institutions from Erasmus grants
Ali Kişmir, President of the Turkish Cypriot journalists’ trade union, facing years in prison
Turkish Cypriot peace activists are not a threat to Turkish national security
Appropriate and proportionate remuneration for the use of an author’s creative work
Cross-border enforcement of intellectual property rights in the EU
The murder of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Fresh illegal activities by Turkey in Varosha
Economic and financial cooperation protocol between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot community
Abortion law in Malta
Denial of entry into Turkey for Turkish Cypriot journalist Aysu Basri Akter
Illegal incarceration of Palestinians by Israel
Turkish Cypriot participation in the Erasmus+ programme
Turkish Cypriots and Cypriot nationality
Flight BEA/CY 284
Amendments to Lithuania’s border protection law
Alteration of the international cultural and religious heritage of the Apostolos Andreas monastery by Türkiye
Prosecution and criminal proceedings against media workers in the Turkish Cypriot community
Non-compliance of Cypriot private banks with the EU Payment Accounts Directive
Detention of members of the High Follow-Up Committee on the issues of the Arab population of Israel
Follow up to question on Directive 2006/115/EC to prevent a financial disaster for Europe’s music sector
Amendments (416)
Amendment 7 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1,5 °C, its special report on climate change and land, and its special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate,
Amendment 7 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1,5 °C, its special report on climate change and land, and its special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate,
Amendment 20 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the fragile political and security situation in North Africa and the migration crisis highlight the need for cooperation in the Mediterranean basin in order to ensure a good inclusion of migrants within the EU;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the fragile political and security situation in North Africa and the migration crisis highlight the need for cooperation in the Mediterranean basin in order to ensure a good inclusion of migrants within the EU;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Highlights the increasing number of severe and destructive natural disasters in and outside Europe; underlines that due to climate change extreme weather events are going to further intensify and multiply; stresses that the EUSF is only a curative instrument and that climate change primarily requires a preventive policy in line with the Union’s international commitments and the Green Deal;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Highlights the increasing number of severe and destructive natural disasters in and outside Europe; underlines that due to climate change extreme weather events are going to further intensify and multiply; stresses that the EUSF is only a curative instrument and that climate change primarily requires a preventive policy in line with the Union’s international commitments and the Green Deal;
Amendment 83 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes a more coordinated and efficient use of existing funds in order to increase the competitiveness of the Mediterranean basin, while respecting social and environmental rules;
Amendment 83 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes a more coordinated and efficient use of existing funds in order to increase the competitiveness of the Mediterranean basin, while respecting social and environmental rules;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that cross-border programmes must play an active role in managing migration flows and fostering inclusiveness on both sides of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that cross-border programmes must play an active role in managing migration flows and fostering inclusiveness on both sides of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 150 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. urges the Union to strengthen its efforts to tackle climate change both in the Union and globally; calls in that regard for a revision of regulations (EC) No 2012/2002 and (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 to better identify the allocations dedicated to the Member States and those dedicated to the third countries due to the limited amount of EUSF resources;
Amendment 150 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. urges the Union to strengthen its efforts to tackle climate change both in the Union and globally; calls in that regard for a revision of regulations (EC) No 2012/2002 and (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 to better identify the allocations dedicated to the Member States and those dedicated to the third countries due to the limited amount of EUSF resources;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas authors and composers should enjoy more recognition and their name be visible on the music streaming services;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas authors and composers should enjoy more recognition and their name be visible on the music streaming services;
Amendment 33 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas authors’ rights should not be considered as free asset for music services’ own commercial and promotional strategies;
Amendment 33 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas authors’ rights should not be considered as free asset for music services’ own commercial and promotional strategies;
Amendment 48 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas generative artificial intelligence generated content provides neither the necessary transparency, nor any remuneration for the use of authors work;
Amendment 48 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas generative artificial intelligence generated content provides neither the necessary transparency, nor any remuneration for the use of authors work;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Strongly believes, that the authors and composers in the music sector must be ensured of the right to collective agreements and collective representation, in order to safeguard an appropriate remuneration, stronger negotiation power, equal access to market, and cultural diversity within the EU;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Strongly believes, that the authors and composers in the music sector must be ensured of the right to collective agreements and collective representation, in order to safeguard an appropriate remuneration, stronger negotiation power, equal access to market, and cultural diversity within the EU;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that there is stronge competition between music streaming providers on the European market, with is affected by the existence of only a few dominant global players; recalls the need for the rapid implementation of the Digital Market Act and the Digital Services Act in order to ensure a fair ecosystem among online platforms and music service providers, ensuring that more revenues can go to authors and composers;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that there is stronge competition between music streaming providers on the European market, with is affected by the existence of only a few dominant global players; recalls the need for the rapid implementation of the Digital Market Act and the Digital Services Act in order to ensure a fair ecosystem among online platforms and music service providers, ensuring that more revenues can go to authors and composers;
Amendment 115 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses, moreover, that this would require regular monitoring and reporting on the prominence and discoverability of European works on, among others, curated playlists, user interfaces, algorithmic choices and recommendation systems;
Amendment 115 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses, moreover, that this would require regular monitoring and reporting on the prominence and discoverability of European works on, among others, curated playlists, user interfaces, algorithmic choices and recommendation systems;
Amendment 128 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to propose legal obligations to ensure the transparency of the algorithms and content recommendation systems of very large music streaming platforms, including online content sharing service providers, with a view to preventing fraudulent and unfair streaming manipulation practices, such as streaming fraud and fake artists that are used to reduce costs and further lower value for professional authors, as well as to ensure cultural diversity;
Amendment 128 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to propose legal obligations to ensure the transparency of the algorithms and content recommendation systems of very large music streaming platforms, including online content sharing service providers, with a view to preventing fraudulent and unfair streaming manipulation practices, such as streaming fraud and fake artists that are used to reduce costs and further lower value for professional authors, as well as to ensure cultural diversity;
Amendment 138 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises, furthermore, the need to ensure that authors, whose works have been used for training AI-generating applications, receive fair remuneration for it; Calls on the Commission to propose legislation that would ensure transparency, consent and remuneration for the use of author's work;
Amendment 138 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises, furthermore, the need to ensure that authors, whose works have been used for training AI-generating applications, receive fair remuneration for it; Calls on the Commission to propose legislation that would ensure transparency, consent and remuneration for the use of author's work;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the entire book sector value chain relies on the balance between the various actors, such as authors, publishers, translatordistributors, translators, printing companies, booksellers and libraries;
Amendment 38 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. given the difficulties posed by shortages of the paper and ink required for producing works;
Amendment 43 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas almost all books for children and young people are printed in Asia;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas price cap measures, such as the single book price in some Member States, have helped maintain considerable diversity in the value chain, plentiful supply, editorial pluralism and a local network of independent booksellers;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas the Deforestation Regulation will apply to the books value chain, given the essential role played by paper mills and printing houses in collecting data on sources of wood, and given that the paper required to produce a single book contains numerous different sources of wood, it will be impossible to retrace the sources of wood after it has been made into paper;
Amendment 129 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 130 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to create a ‘Printed in Europe’ label;
Amendment 134 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to support print-on-demand programmes that make it possible to legally republish books that are out of print and not scheduled to be reprinted;
Amendment 135 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Member States to exercise greater vigilance over paper and ink production capacities, and to explore providing support to this link in the book chain;
Amendment 137 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to establish clear guidelines on applying the Deforestation Regulation, taking into account the specific characteristics of the book sector and the enormous complexity of its value chain so as to ensure that the due diligence obligations of the various publishing actors are clear while also remaining proportionate and feasible;
Amendment 138 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the development of industrial capacities in Europe (paper and ink production and printing houses) so that books for young people and children can be printed here and thus reduce their carbon footprint;
Amendment 140 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges the potential benefidevelopments for the sector ofrom the use of artificial intelligence (AI), such as automated text analysis, metadata tagging, online discoverability and professional translation automation tools; underlines certain challenges for the sector in this regard, such as the lack of transparency in relation to AI training;
Amendment 146 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to create a database of published books that is easily accessible to all and that contains bibliographic data (title and elements of the title, authors, role of the author, biography, language of the text, languages in translation, reading age, type of book, etc.), ISBN, availability, price and marketing data (excerpt, front cover, back cover, blurb, table of contents, etc.);
Amendment 152 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to support national initiatives that help protect SMEs, micro-enterprises and independent structures in the book sector from unfair competition from the large platforms;
Amendment 4 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 17 September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe(2020/2708(RSP))1a, _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0239_EN.html
Amendment 4 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 17 September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe(2020/2708(RSP))1a, _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0239_EN.html
Amendment 6 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the data gathered confirms the considerable interest of the cultural and creative sectors in the programme; whereas higher co-financing rates for different actions under the Culture and Media strands have proven beneficial in supporting the cultural and creative ecosystems and have provided better opportunities for small-scale projects, too, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic;
Amendment 6 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the data gathered confirms the considerable interest of the cultural and creative sectors in the programme; whereas higher co-financing rates for different actions under the Culture and Media strands have proven beneficial in supporting the cultural and creative ecosystems and have provided better opportunities for small-scale projects, too, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the programme’s response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which severely disrupted the cultural and creative sectors even prior to the commencement of the current programme, but expects even greater and, above all, more binding cooperation with other EU programmes supporting the economic and social resilience of the cultural and media sector, including news media post-pandemic, so that Member States spend at least 2 % of the funds on the sector's recovery;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the programme’s response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which severely disrupted the cultural and creative sectors even prior to the commencement of the current programme, but expects even greater and, above all, more binding cooperation with other EU programmes supporting the economic and social resilience of the cultural and media sector, including news media post-pandemic, so that Member States spend at least 2 % of the funds on the sector's recovery;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Member States and the Commission, in view of the high subscription rates, in addition to rampant inflation and persistently high energy prices, which is severely affecting beneficiaries’ operational capacity, to ensure that there are no budget cuts to the programme’s envelope in the upcoming budgetary years, but, rather, that it is adjusted for inflation;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Member States and the Commission, in view of the high subscription rates, in addition to rampant inflation and persistently high energy prices, which is severely affecting beneficiaries’ operational capacity, to ensure that there are no budget cuts to the programme’s envelope in the upcoming budgetary years, but, rather, that it is adjusted for inflation;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Is concerned, in connection with this year's LUX Film Prize award, that there were serious instances of censorship in Member States, suppressing artistic diversity and lifestyle diversity; anticipates a separate structured dialogue to combat these tendencies, which are a burden on the diversity and independence of artistic productions, in order to take appropriate measures to safeguard artistic freedom;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Is concerned, in connection with this year's LUX Film Prize award, that there were serious instances of censorship in Member States, suppressing artistic diversity and lifestyle diversity; anticipates a separate structured dialogue to combat these tendencies, which are a burden on the diversity and independence of artistic productions, in order to take appropriate measures to safeguard artistic freedom;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for the simplification of individual online application submission processes, their further promotion, and the improvement of the guidelines;
Amendment 131 #
2023/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Requests that the financial support provided individuals participating in Erasmus+, align with the cost of living in each respective country and region, taking into account inflationary fluctuations;
Amendment 143 #
2023/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Calls on the Commission to place greater emphasis on the inclusion of minorities and individuals residing in remote and rural areas within the Erasmus+ program;
Amendment 179 #
2023/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Calls for better monitoring of working conditions and wages for individuals participating in the Erasmus+ internship;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Declares its determination to ensure a substantial increase in the Erasmus+ budget in the 2028-20334 programming period and commits itself to a tripling of the financial envelope, taking the requirements of the programme into account;
Amendment 55 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should apply for all activities conducted in the context of the EU Talent Pool, in particular with regard to the right to fair and equal treatment with respect to working conditions, minimum wages, access to social protection, training, and protection of youth people at work and social inclusion. In accordance with those principles, the EU Talent Pool should ensure quality employment, including equal pay for work of equal value and ensure gender equality.
Amendment 56 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The EU Talent Pool platform should meet established needs on the labour market and should not serve as a means to displace or negatively affect the existing workforce or otherwise undermine decent work or fair competition. The Commission and Member States shall protect migrant workers from exploitation and abuse. To better support Member States’ efforts in addressing existing and future labour shortages, the EU Talent Pool should target specific occupations at all skills levels, based on the most common shortage occupations in the Union and on the occupations with a direct contribution to the green and digital transitions, set out in the Annex to this Regulation. In order to adapt the job vacancies to the specific needs of the national labour markets and taking as a starting point the list of EU- wide shortage occupations set out in the Annex, participating Member States shall be allowed to notify to the EU Talent Pool Secretariat the addition or removal of specific shortage occupations. Such notifications should only impact the matches for job vacancies submitted by the respective Member State. Neither the list of EU-wide shortage occupations nor the Member States’ notifications should affect the principle of preference for Union citizens.
Amendment 59 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) Jobseekers must have access to residence permits, decent and quality jobs, based on the principle of equal treatment as well as access to healthcare, housing and education. Succesful candidates must be granted full first degree family rights.
Amendment 68 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘jobseeker from a third country’ means a person residing outside the Union who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) TFEU and is seeking employment in the Union; Foreign students or researchers present in a Member State to study or conduct research are allowed to participate without returning to their country of origin;
Amendment 89 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The Commission and Member States must ensure that employers provide equal treatment, decent work conditions, access to information for workers in their own language, labour and trade union rights as well as healthcare.
Amendment 6 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that Creative Europe, as the only EU Programme directly supporting the cultural and creative sector and industries, needs a significant reinforcement to fulfil its goals in 2024, including ensuring the sector’s full recovery after the pandemic, its resilience against the currently high inflation, which also undermines European citizen’s purchasing power; Underlines that the support should be focused towards the creators and workers of the sector;
Amendment 6 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that Creative Europe, as the only EU Programme directly supporting the cultural and creative sector and industries, needs a significant reinforcement to fulfil its goals in 2024, including ensuring the sector’s full recovery after the pandemic, its resilience against the currently high inflation, which also undermines European citizen’s purchasing power; Underlines that the support should be focused towards the creators and workers of the sector;
Amendment 9 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need to support editorial and news media to help counter the constant and intensifying information warfare, which is threatening the public debate in European democracies and their elections, including the elections of the European Parliament in 2024; therefore, insists that the Cross-Sectoral strand under Creative Europe should be reinforced with an additional EUR 15 million; furthermore, recalls the need to increase support for the cultural and creative sectors and industries to align the programme with the objectives of the 2018 New European Agenda for Culture, and the priorities and corresponding actions of the EU Work Plan for Culture 2023-2026; therefore, the cultural strand should be reinforced with an additional EUR 15 million; additionally, underlines the need to strengthen the media strand with an additional EUR 13 million to support the audio-visual sector; Underlines the need to protect media freedom and the freedom of journalists from any kind of interference;
Amendment 9 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need to support editorial and news media to help counter the constant and intensifying information warfare, which is threatening the public debate in European democracies and their elections, including the elections of the European Parliament in 2024; therefore, insists that the Cross-Sectoral strand under Creative Europe should be reinforced with an additional EUR 15 million; furthermore, recalls the need to increase support for the cultural and creative sectors and industries to align the programme with the objectives of the 2018 New European Agenda for Culture, and the priorities and corresponding actions of the EU Work Plan for Culture 2023-2026; therefore, the cultural strand should be reinforced with an additional EUR 15 million; additionally, underlines the need to strengthen the media strand with an additional EUR 13 million to support the audio-visual sector; Underlines the need to protect media freedom and the freedom of journalists from any kind of interference;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2194(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that, in order to face various social, economic, environmental and demographic challenges, and their ever-closer consequences, the Union needs to step up its efforts to address persisting cross-border legal and administrative obstacles in the broader context of cohesion through a far more efficient cooperation of border region authorities as well as a new effective instrument;
Amendment 67 #
2022/2194(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 174, the third paragraph of Article 175 thereof,
Amendment 17 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that culture contributes to creativity, promotes the enrichment of societies, and brings people closer together;· supports and encourages the further strengthening of relationships and cooperation between artists originating from the EU and the UK, as well as professionals active in the field of culture;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that the mobility and interaction provided through Erasmus+ reduce prejudices, racist phenomena, and increase mutual understanding and esteem among peoples;· calls for the UK and the EU to intensify their efforts in view of the UK re- joining the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 54 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls for the establishment of a minimum framework of mutual understanding between the two sides to enhance collaboration and to safeguard labour rights for the people involved in the cultural sector;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Union is responsible for half of the Mediterranean basin and cannot remain passive in the face of the multiple political, social, economic and environmental challenges confronting the area; stresses the importance of direct and diversified cooperation, for regional peace, especially in Eastern Mediterranean;
Amendment 52 #
2022/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the increasingextreme urbanization in some cities in the Mediterranean basin, as well as the increased pollution by plastic and domestic waste and; calls for a historic effort to limit and manage them by promoting the circular economy;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern, that the European shores of the Mediterranean suffer from degraded environmental standards compared to the shores of Northern Europe (especially in port cities that do not benefit from the protection of emission control areas to reduce airborne emissions);
Amendment 76 #
2022/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that overfishing is still a threat to the survival of many speciesand destructive fishing practices (such as bottom trawling) are a threat to the survival of many species; is alarmed widespread illegal bottom trawling inside Mediterranean marine protected areas shown in recent data1a; is convinced that the development of a blue economy canmust support sustainable and inclusive development, ands well as quality jobs; with fully secured social and employment rights; _________________ 1a https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/illeg al-bottom-trawling-widespread-inside- mediterranean-marine-protected-areas/
Amendment 86 #
2022/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to theboth the environmental and the social impacts caused by tourism due to its seasonality and its uncontrolled development (such as cruises, new polluting leisure activities, precarious seasonal work, increasing housing prices);
Amendment 2 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and especially Article 121a _________________ 1a Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child provides: “1. States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.”
Amendment 3 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
— having regard to the OECD project “Student Agency for 2030”2a, _________________ 2a https://www.oecd.org/education/2030- project/teaching-and- learning/learning/student- agency/in_brief_Student_Agency.pdf and https://www.oecd.org/education/2030- project/teaching-and- learning/learning/student- agency/Student_Agency_for_2030_conce pt_note.pdf
Amendment 12 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas children and young people are among the most vulnerable groups of our society and have been impacted by COVID-19 closures during a crucial and critical period of their lives;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas mental health of all individual citizens is the precondition for and foundation of a healthy society and democracy;
Amendment 15 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the closure of schools, universities, employment opportunities, spaces for culture and extracurricular activities and sports facilities has denied children and young people the opportunity to participate in activities which are essential for their overall development, their intellectual, physical and mental well- being, and for their social and professional inclusion;
Amendment 16 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the closure of schools, spaces for culture and extracurricular activities and sports facilities has denied children and young people the opportunity to participate in activities which are essential for their overall development, their learning progress and their intellectual, physical and mental well- being, and for their social and professional inclusion;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the closure of schools, spaces for culture and extracurricular activities and sports facilities has denied children and young people the opportunity to participate in activities which are essential for their overall development, their intellectual, physical and mental health and well- being, and for their social and professional inclusion;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the excessive pressure put on students by the large numbers of exams in the current educational curricula even from a young age, as well as the fierce competition to obtain access to higher educational institutions exacerbated by the disruptions in education due to theCovid-19 pandemic has a negative impact on the mental health and well-being of students and young people;
Amendment 29 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there are vast discrepancies between Member States’ specific situations, owing to the differing nature and duration of the measures put in place, as well as to differences in access to technology and digital tools, which accentuate rural-urban inequalitiesmost notably within the educational systems, which accentuate rural-urban as well as socioeconomic and gender inequalities; whereas there were Member States which did not allocate sufficient resources to ensure equal access of all students to distance education;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it has been observed that 64 % of young people in the 18-34 age group were at risk of depression in spring 202126 and that suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people27 as a result of loneliness, isolation and the lack of educational, employment and financial prospects; whereas children and young people with fewer opportunities or from marginalised groups and socially disadvantaged backgrounds have been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly owing to structural inequalities, including the lack of technological equipment, connectivity and suitable home space permitting concentration during distance lessons; _________________ 26 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287356 /risk-of-depression-in-europe-2021-by-age 27 UNICEF article ‘The Mental Health Burden Affecting Europe’s Children’ (4 October 2021).
Amendment 35 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the pandemic not only reinforced existing inequalities but in addition created new ones, increasing the risk of low learning outcomes and consequently of drop-out among the students with fewer opportunities;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas distance education has inherent limitations in the teaching of laboratory and art courses, as well as vocational and physical education;
Amendment 46 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the closures significantly impacted the way how children and young people interact with each other, communicate, consume cultural works and events, leading to an even stronger shift towards virtual experiences and exchanges while stimulating the use of new technologies and overall boosting the digital transition;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas any EU mental health strategy aimed at children and young people must involve their parents and families, friends, schools, teachers, youth organisations, youth workers, cultural institutions and sports clubs, in order to facilitate a holistic approach and ensure outreach to marginalised groups;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas scientific data suggests that levels of institutional trust among members of the younger generations have fallen as a result of the way the pandemic has been handled; whereas special attention needs to be devoted to regaining that trust, including by offering them opportunities to take initiatives and to participate in decision making regarding their school life and by promoting student agency;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. wWhereas scientific data suggests that levels of institutional trust among members of the younger generations have fallen as a result of the way the pandemic has been handled; whereas special attention needs to be devoted to regaining that trust; education ranked1a among the most emotionally draining sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic; _________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicat ions/report/2020/living-working-and- covid-19
Amendment 60 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas lack of media literacy in combination with increased disinformation in the context of the pandemic have further undermined trust in public institutions;
Amendment 62 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the pandemic should be regarded as an opportunity to address long- standing mental health-related issues that have previously been ignored; and an opportunity to help society identify, recognise and talk about these issues in a more open and understanding way while research1a shows a clear link between the mental health of teachers and that of students; _________________ 1a https://op.europa.eu/webpub/eac/educatio n-and-training-monitor- 2021/en/chapters/chapter1.html#ch1-1
Amendment 65 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the war in Ukraine and the resulting uncertainties are expected to have a further negative impact on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people regardless of their ethnic origin, inside and outside Ukraine, who are now added to the refugee students from other parts of the world already attending schools in the EU;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas 2022 is the European Year of Youth;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Amendment 75 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
L c. whereas distance education is pedagogically unsuitable and cannot bring substantial learning outcomes for younger students, who have a greater need for interpersonal contact with the teacher and do not have the necessary self-discipline;
Amendment 76 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L d (new)
Recital L d (new)
Amendment 77 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L e (new)
Recital L e (new)
L e. whereas some Member States did not provide adequate training for teachers regarding distance lessons in order for them to be able to use technology tools in an efficient and interesting way and to cope with the special pedagogical and didactic requirements for the use of these tools;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L f (new)
Recital L f (new)
L f. whereas the Covid-19 pandemic created a catalytic opportunity for the global education industry of private and commercial organisations to promote their products in public school systems; whereas special attention should be devoted to the risk of long-term dependencies on private technology infrastructures regarding the delivery and governance of public education institutions;
Amendment 79 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L g (new)
Recital L g (new)
L g. whereas certain Member States did not take the necessary measures to protect the personal data of students and teachers while using the private educational platforms that were provided for distance education;
Amendment 82 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the role played by schools and early childhood education and care institutions in providing the necessary material and psychological support for children and their families, and calls on the Member States to generously invest in public education and provide sufficient financial support to mainstream education institutions and to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and education personnel in order to ensure that both the cognitive, physical, pedagogical and the psychological development of learners is increasingly promoted;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Member States to adjust the content of the curricula and take all the necessary measures in order to tackle cognitive gaps produced during the distance learning periods and to prevent intime the possible increase of school failure and school dropout, especially among the most vulnerable groups of students, as those having disabilities,special learning needs, immigrant or refugee background and high risk of poverty;
Amendment 94 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls, in this regard, on the Member States to improve and further develop the framework for health and safety in learning environments in order to provide learners and teachers with the support of specialist psychologists andthe necessary number of specialist psychologists, who can play a vital role for the individuals but also for the overall school climate; moreover, calls on the Member States to provide special educational needs support staff who can contribute to making the classroom a welcoming and attractive place in which to grow, learn, discuss and overcome differences constructively;
Amendment 108 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the vital importance of interpersonal relationships among children and young people; and the social role of education;calls, therefore, on the Member States to put in place appropriate health and safety measures to ensure that, in the event of future pandemics or other unprecedented situations, to keep all learning environments, whether formal, informal or non-formal in nature, openremain open safely; calls on the Member States, in cases where special measures are absolutely necessary, to take into account the needs of different age groupsconsult with schools, teachers, parents and relevantly specialized experts and scientists to adequately take into account the needs of different age groups, people with disability and all vulnerable groups leaving no one behind and not to apply a one-size-fits-all approach;
Amendment 115 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights in this context the importance of the digital transformation and calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance their measures to make educational institutions fit for the digital era;
Amendment 117 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses the importance of personal interaction of young people in a cultural context for their overall well- being; therefore calls upon the Commission and the Member States to increase their measures to provide for such opportunities;
Amendment 119 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Underlines that online-teaching should only be used as a last resort; calls on the Member states using the experience from theCovid-19 pandemic, to set up action plans regarding the functioning of all learning environments so as to minimise disruptions and lack of interpersonal relationships among children and young people;
Amendment 120 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to significantly increase the funding for adequately fund and promote the opportunities offered by programmes such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps, to enhance mobility experiences and increase their accessibility for all, and to develop adequate opportunities within the new EU Strategic Framework on occupational health and safety at work1a,regardless of income, gender, health status and region of origin; calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the systematic sharing of projects’ outcomes in order to increase their visibility, upscaling and long-term impact; calls on the Commission to already set the ground for proposing a tripling of the said Union programmes in the next Multiannual Financial Framework; _________________ 1a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021 DC0323&qid=1626089672913#PP1Conte nts
Amendment 130 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Stresses that being creative is an important way for many children and young people to express themselves in difficult times, and that many of them aspire to a professional career in art and culture; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their overall efforts and to increase their funding to improve the support for young people to commence such a professional career;
Amendment 134 #
2022/2004(INI)
6. CUnderlines the importance of countering the phenomenon of underreporting and social stigma regarding mental health and wellbeing and calls for a holistic understanding of health and safety that includes overall physical, mental and social well-being, and requires comprehensive prevention and healing strategies, including the development of risk assessment tools, and reporting systems, in consultation with teachers, students, parents and relevantly specialized experts and scientists, and the integration of cultural and sporting activities, and promoting the development of creative and social skills;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for aon the Commission and the Member States to develop a common holistic understanding of health that includes overall physical, mental and social well-being, and requires comprehensive prevention and healing strategies, including cultural and sporting activities, and promoting the development of creative and social skills;
Amendment 144 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 146 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the Member States to replace exam-intensive educational curricula that contribute to excessive anxiety and declining mental health and wellbeing of students and young people with more modern assessment methods that are anthropocentric, holistic and less mentally intense; calls on education authorities to take into account the impact theCovid-19 pandemic had on the mental health and wellbeing of students and children when assessing their educational performance;
Amendment 148 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States, in this context, to ensure the inclusion of art, music and culture in school curricula, as well as the promotion of sports activities in schools, in order to create an inclusive, creative, dynamic and healthy learning environment from an early age and to reduce the risk of psychophysical disorders Highlights the urgent need to create an inclusive, creative, dynamic and healthy learning environment from an early age in order to reduce the risk of psychophysical disorders in adulthood; urges the Member States, in this context, to ensure the inclusion of all forms of art, i.e. music, theatre, cinema, documentary, animation, visual arts, dance and new experimental art forms in school curricula notably providing for active creation processes and performances by students in ways that offer the opportunity to students to participate actively and enhance their creativity, to express themselves freely and to explore their talents; underlines that art can be an ideal component for interdisciplinary projects and can promote critical skills, thus should not be limited in art classes; in addition, urges the Member States to promote sports activities in schools, including activities addressed to children and youth with disabilities; underlines that sport like art can help the inclusion of children who are excluded for all possible reasons; recalls that arts and sports in school curricula may strongly help combatting global challenges on youth and education including learning difficulties and learning disorders, as well as bullying adulthood; nd hate-speech;
Amendment 155 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and adequately fund small local cultural initiatives, sports clubs and leisure facilities to carry out the leisure and informal learning activities that play an essential role in the development and well-being of young people and their families, by providing material and psychological support resources, including for those with fewer economic opportunities; calls on the commission and the member states to fund and also help in other ways young artists who were adversely affected as a result of the pandemic;
Amendment 161 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to use the national Recovery and Resilience Facility plans and other dedicated funds and also redirect other funds possibly at disposal to support local cultural initiatives bringing children and young people together in the cultural recovery of local communities;
Amendment 162 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for more coordination at European level between Member States, regional authorities and local representatives of sports andteams and clubs, cultural associations, youth (museums, cinephile clubs, music and dance schools etc.), youth and student organisations, educational and university bodies education social partners, and the private sector in order to strengthen dialogue and cooperation and create a dynamic, multi- level social network that can respond and adapt to future challenges;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to take action to ensure that the EU as a whole becomes stronger and more self-reliant, leaving no one behind; points out that it must address the wider structural gaps caused by the lack of digital infrastructure and digital tools in rural and peripheral areascalls on the Commission to create an independent EU educational platform, so that EU public schools are not depending on private platforms; points out that it must address the wider structural gaps caused by the lack of digital infrastructure and digital tools across different countries as well as reaching rural, insular, peripheral and all remoted areas as well as families at risk of poverty;
Amendment 179 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Member States to invest in specific policies that respond to local needs in order to close regional gaps and ensure financial support, in particular in the framework of Recovery and Resilience Facility that respond to local needs in order to close regional all gaps, including gender, economic and social inequalities, and ensure financial support to the Civil Society of education, schools and relevant public facilities, so that the technologies, innovations, learning and support facilities and tools required to continueensure continuous and quality education and training are available and accessible to all, leaving no one behind;
Amendment 181 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Member States to invest in specific policies that respond to local needs in order to close regionalall existing gaps and ensure financial support so that the technologies, innovations, learning and support facilities and tools required to continue education and training are available and accessible to all, regardless of their gender, religion, ethnic or regional origin and socioeconomic background;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates the importance of investing in innovation and research in education, enabling the state education system to have access to a ‘ culture of innovation’ across the EU and to ensure that high-quality learning materials, pedagogical approaches and tools are accessible and available to all, for free, leaving no one behind;
Amendment 200 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the need to monitor developments in, and the pedagogical and health and safety consequences of, technological and digital advances through cooperation and dialogue with experts, educators, education social partners, and representatives of civil society; highlights that the primary goal of those technological advances should be to serve people’s needs and that technological skills should follow the pedagogic and education knowledge which should always remain of primary value in any education and cultural context;
Amendment 206 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the exchange of good practices and mutual learning between Member States in their respective policies;
Amendment 207 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. calls on Member States to provide teachers with suitable training and equipment so that, whenever necessary, distance learning tools produce the best possible learning outcomes and are used in ways that offer an added value to the learning procedure, by giving an active role to the learner and cultivating their creativity and critical thought;
Amendment 208 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Is deeply concerned on the health and safety impact stemming from the use of digital technologies in education including screen fatigue, cyber violence and harassment, hate speech, social exclusion, data privacy, internet addiction, warrying psychological effects such as the rise of youth suicide due to internet and social media, fake news, misinformation,disinformation and right to disconnect; therefore, calls on the EU Commission to conduct further research and take specific and timely action to address these issues;
Amendment 210 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness among young people of the benefits and risks associated with digital technology, ensuring not only their access to technological tools, but also their ability to use them safely and properly so that they serve as valuable instruments for socialisation and democracy in order to reduce online violence, harassment and fake news; calls on Member States to ensure the protection of students’ and teachers’ personal data while working with educational technology tools;
Amendment 217 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Warns that intensive use of digital devices and increased staying in virtual environments can lead to addiction and toxic behaviour; reiterates in this context its demand for the EU to adopt a responsible and coherent approach to the integration of the digital aspect of education;
Amendment 223 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Urges the Commission to significantly step up its overall efforts to improve media literacy of children and young people, with a focus on digital media and communication, and to further intensify tackling the problem of disinformation notably in the context of such a sensitive issue as a pandemic where fake news aggravate people's mental health and undermine their trust in public institutions;
Amendment 225 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Calls on Member States to take the necessary measures to reinforce the students’ feeling of belonging to the school community; calls on the Member States to embrace the notion of student agency and to adopt procedures that will enable students' voices to be heard and will encourage students to take initiatives and to participate actively in the decision- making regarding issues that concern them;
Amendment 226 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Calls on Member States to provide extra-curriculum cultural, sport and environmental participative activities that will help the students feel familiar again with the school environment and regain their interest for school life;
Amendment 227 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14 e. Calls the Commission to consider extending the European Year of Youth 2022 throughout 2023 in order to allow enough time, at least for the mitigation of some the negative consequences of COVID-19 to children and youth;
Amendment 506 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) deploy spyware, or outsource to private companies the deployment of spyware in any device or machine used by media service providers or, if applicable, their family members, or their employees or their family members, unless the deployment is justified, on a case-by-case basis, on grounds of national security and is in compliance with Article 52(1) of the Charter and other Union law or the deployment occurs in serious crimes investigations of one of the aforementioned persons, it is provided for under national law and is in compliance with Article 52(1) of the Charter and other Union law if such deployment is performed upon authorization and under effective control of a judicial authority,, and measures adopted pursuant to sub- paragraph (b) would be inadequate and insufficient to obtain the information sought.
Amendment 649 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The heads of national regulatory authorities and bodies and the members of the collegiate body shall be appointed through a transparent, open and non- discriminatory procedure and on the basis of objective, non-discriminatory, clear, transparent and proportionate criteria.
Amendment 942 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Board shall coordinate measures byfacilitate the cooperation between national regulatory authorities or bodies related to the dissemination of or access to media services provided by media service providers established or originating from outside the Union that target, irrespective of the means of distribution or access, target or reach audiences in the Union where, inter alia in view of the nature of the control that may be exercised by third countries over them, or their contribution to the dissemination of messages promoted by third countries, such media services prejudice or present a serious and grave risk of prejudice to public security and defence.
Amendment 1008 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Where a provider of very large online platform decides to suspendor very large search engine decides to suspend or otherwise restrict the provision of its online intermediation services in relation to any content provided by a media service provider that submitted a declaration pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, on the grounds that such content is incompatible with its terms and conditions, without that content contributing to a systemic risk referred to in Article 26 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/XXX [Digital Services Act], it shall take all possible measures, to the extent consistent with their obligations under Un shall take all possible measures: a) to communicate to the media service provider concerned the statement of reasons accompanying that decision, as required by Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 and Article 17(3) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, b) to provide the media service provider with 48 hours to reply to the statement of reasons. The content shall not be suspended or otherwise restricted during the 48 hours period referred to in point (b), unless the content infringes national law, including Regulation (EU) 2022/XXX [Digital Services Act], to communicate to the media service provider concerned the statement of reasons accompanyi of the country of origin and/or EU law, nor will it be suspended before the media service provider has the ability to challenge that decision, as required by Are prior noticle 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150, prior to the suspension taking effectpursuant to paragraph 3 of this article.
Amendment 1221 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. 1.National regulatory authorities or bodies or the Board may, when they deem it necessary to safeguard media pluralism and editorial independence, impose on all actors involved in a media market concentration, and as a prior condition to authorize the transaction, the obligation to make detailed commitments related to the freedom, independence and pluralism of the media and the prevention of conflicts of interest and influence peddling. 2. Non-compliance with such commitments may result in administrative sanctions by the national regulatory authorities or bodies
Amendment 1268 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Public funds or any other consideration or advantage granted by public authorities to media service providers for the purposes of advertising shall be awarded according to transparent, objective, proportionate and non- discriminatory criteria and through open, proportionate and non-discriminatory procedures. This Article shall not affect public procurement rules.
Amendment 1272 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Public funds shall be granted in priority to Media service providers publishing political news and current affairs.
Amendment 30 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the European cultural and creative sectors including industries account for between 4 and 7 % of the EU’s GDP and for about 8.7 million jobs in the EU; emphasizes that these figures are not adequately reflected in the national recovery and resilience plans, leaving the cultural and creative sectors considerably underrepresented in the EU’s overall effort to overcome the pandemic and support the recovery and resilience of the European economy;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Emphasizes that the European Parliament repeatedly and with an overwhelming majority - e.g. in its resolution of 17 September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe and in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU - called on the Commission and the Member States to include culture in the national recovery and resilience plans and to earmark at least 2 % of the RRF budget to culture;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Recalls that atypical employment (part-time and fixed-duration contracts, temporary work and economically dependent self-employment) is commonplace for authors, performers, artists and many other cultural creators, often leading to precarious working conditions; highlights that the pandemic has exposed and exacerbated this situation which poses a fundamental threat to the EU’s cultural ecosystem, to Europe’s cultural diversity and to our democracy and society;
Amendment 77 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Member States to put the recovery and resilience of the cultural and creative sectors at the core of their investments into culture, with a particular focus on improving the overall situation of authors, performers, artists and all other cultural creators who are the ones to create the cultural works that our democracy, society and economy benefit from;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Underlines that any action taken to help the cultural and creative sectors in their recovery should not only be aimed at economic recovery, but also be used for the improvement of the working conditions of authors, performers, artists and all other cultural creators as well as for their up- and reskilling with regards to i.a. knowledge of their rights, the opportunities of the digital era and the possibilities of international mobility;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas sport is promoting social inclusion, mutual respect, intercultural dialogue, social cohesion and therefore the European integration;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU to adopt a more holistic approach to sports policy and step up efforts to mainstream it into other EU policies, such as the EU Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the important contribution of sports to transnational collaboration and solidarity;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to set up regular high-level structured cooperation with all sports stakeholders and other institutions to deliver more targeted and accountable recommendations for action on the challenges facing the sport sector, including the challenges imposed by COVID-19, the lack of financial resources, doping, hate speech, gender gap, corruption, governance and accessibility challenges, so that no one is left behind;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present a communication on the future of sport linked to the EU’s strategic goals, including the green and the digital transition, as well as social inclusion;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Suggests the organization of regular yearly events where the Parliament may lead by example and support sports’ visibility;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a European sports model that recognises the need for a strong commitment to integrating the principles of solidarity, sustainability, inclusiveness for all, open competition, mobility and sporting merit, and fair play; strongly opposes breakaway competitions that undermine such principles and endanger the stability of the overall sports ecosystem;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for the creation of a European Framework regarding coaching, with clear rules concerning the proper pedagogy towards children and youth active in sports and the European values of respect for the body and the soul of all people and gender, social and ethnic equality;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the creation of a European Observatory that will monitor the implementation of the rules established, among other matters watching over cases of sexual harassment, physical and verbal violence, in particular in the case of minors, female athletes, and persons with disabilities;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the role of federations in governing their sport and encourages closer coordination, cooperation and exchange of views with authorities and all relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need for increased solidarity, more targeted funding and financial redistribution, especially between professional and grassroots sport;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges public authorities, sports federations and organisations to uphold values such as human rights, equality, inclusiveness, democracy and the rule of law when awarding host status for major sporting events;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that a renewed commitment to good governance is needed in order to rebalance the social and economic elements in sport and to ensure that stakeholder representation in decision- making bodies is respected and fairly balanced;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on international, European and national sports organisations and stakeholder representative organisations to implement the highest governance standards, which must be clearly defined and equally applied and harmonized throughout the EU;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges sports governing bodies to implement measures on diversity and inclusion, in particular to address the low numbers of women and ethnic minorities in leadership positionsespecially regarding people with disabilities and LGBTIQ+ in particular to address the low numbers of women, LGBTIQ+, people with disabilities, and ethnic minorities and all people from vulnerable groups in decision-making and leadership positions, leaving no one behind;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU institutions to promote and protect the fundamental rights of athletes, including freedom of association, collective bargaining and non- discrimination; to this goal, strongly suggest to promote and ensure athlete representation in decision-making bodies;
Amendment 70 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Member States, sports governing bodies and clubs to acknowledge the status of fans in sport by involving them their representation in governance and decision-making bodies;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to build on its existing work on social dialogue and to extend its scope to all professional sports;
Amendment 79 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission and the MS to take specific measures against the involvement of any funders’ or other stakeholders’ interests into the results of any sports’ competition;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that sports policy and legislationLegislation, include grassroots sports and professional sports as well as adaptive and disability sports and support gender equality, with particular attention to media coverage, remuneration gaps, award disparities and harassment;
Amendment 90 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Regrets that there are incidents of violence and harassment is sports spoken only after many years later; calls on the Commission and the MS to tackle and prevent any kind of abuse, violence or harassment in sports;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Urges the Member-States’ media not to focus their media coverage on a merely ethno-centric approach;
Amendment 94 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Urges the Member-States’ media to cover more youth sports;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to design policies to support visibility for all sports, especially the sports that have less popularity and funding;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Urges Commission to design policies and take specific measures to safeguard health of athletes and sport- staff by guaranteeing the presence of a doctors and medical staff at every sports event and at every training session;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 f (new)
Paragraph 23 f (new)
Amendment 99 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 g (new)
Paragraph 23 g (new)
Amendment 100 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 h (new)
Paragraph 23 h (new)
Amendment 104 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to recognise the importance and support the social inclusion of refugees, ethnic minorities and the LGBTQI+ community and all vulnerable groups in sport;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Urges sports bodies and public authorities to effectively tackle discrimination, violence and hate speech and to guarantee safe, inclusive sport for all athletes, spectators and staff in sport venues and online, while safeguarding that personal freedoms will not be hindered by no means;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Insists on a zero-tolerance approach in terms of hate speech, violence and hooliganism in sports;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to step up efforts towards the inclusion in sports activities and programmes of persons with disabilities, improving as well visibility and media coverage;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the EU institutions, the Member States and sports organisations to prioritise policies that safeguard children from any form of abuse and provide access to remedies, including legal advice and their timely protection;
Amendment 125 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Member States and public authorities to develop sports infrastructure and to increase the amount of physical education and extracurricular physical activities in schools, including during weekends and holidays; insists that sports should be provided to children in schools for free;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a system for the recognition of qualifications gained by volunteers, safeguarding at the same time quality jobs and descent working and remuneration conditions;
Amendment 143 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission and MS to create public and open platforms providing guidance for physical exercise online, which can be very useful not only in case of lockdowns but also in the case of isolated people in remote areas where no sport services are provided;
Amendment 147 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Insists on the need for support and funding mechanisms to get the sport sector back on track in the wake of COVID-19; , including through national support funds, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the structural funds;
Amendment 149 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Highlights the need for specially dedicated funds for sports recovery, given that along with harsh hit of COVID-19 to the sports-sector, there are extra burdens for sports academies, clubs and local agents which have also to pay for the extra costs of the hygiene protocols imposed on sports-events as well as on everyday training practice;
Amendment 150 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Highlights the necessity to support sports-tourism as one of the means to boost recovery and resilience of sports after the harsh hit of COVID-19 consequences;
Amendment 151 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the need to further increase funding for sport, including grassroots sport, which has restrained resources, while it involves the majority of people participating in sport activities and, therefore, plays fundamental role for society’s physical and mental well-being;
Amendment 157 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Urges the Commission and member states to support financially and by all means possible, local communities, local clubs and academies having in mind that amateur sport events had to be cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 measures;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Calls on the Commission to collect and provide evidence regarding the social and financial impact of low VAT for physical exercices services;
Amendment 160 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
Paragraph 35 c (new)
35c. Calls on MS to ensure that the VAT for physical exercise services is not high and to reduce it as much as possible, in order to facilitate the access of people to these services as well as to support the functioning of clubs and enterprises working in this field;
Amendment 161 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 d (new)
Paragraph 35 d (new)
35d. Highlights that sport-related VAT rates are largely different across the EU, hindering competition and the functioning of the single market; notes that low category VAT rates for sport have been proven as rather important for the survival and competitiveness of the sector, especially after the harsh hit by COVID- 19;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 e (new)
Paragraph 35 e (new)
35e. Calls on the Commission to include the sport-sectors in Annex III of the VAT Directive listing sectors of reduced VAT rates, or to the category of “special rates” of VAT according to the Articles 102-128 VAT Directive; Calls on the Commission to harmonize across the EU low-category VAT rates for all sport- relates sectors;
Amendment 163 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 f (new)
Paragraph 35 f (new)
35f. Calls on MS to lower sport-related VAT rates to the lowest possible category, at least for a reasonable timeframe so that the sport-sectors may be supported against the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 164 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 g (new)
Paragraph 35 g (new)
35g. Calls on the Commission and MS to provide tax deduction and/or other motivation schemes and tools to boost investing interest in the sport-sectors by businesses as well as individuals;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 h (new)
Paragraph 35 h (new)
35h. Calls on the MS to plan campaigns encouraging physical exercise since many citizens and children have lost the habit of sport activities, because of the measures imposed by the pandemic, and urges the Member-States’ media to promote the transmission of such spots;
Amendment 167 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the higher budget for sport under the new Erasmus+ programme and supports further synergies between programmes and funds, and make a better use of this tool to support recovery in sport, keeping in mind the key goal of promoting social inclusion;
Amendment 177 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls for investing in research and innovation for the development of new ways of making sports, even under hygiene protocol restrictions and other crises situations that would require social and physical distancing;
Amendment 178 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Calls for measures to strengthen doping prevention during and afterCOVID-19 lockdowns, to support athlete’s health as well promote fair play in European sports;
Amendment 179 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new)
Paragraph 40 c (new)
40c. Calls on the Commission and the Member-States to support, all sports- related websites that were affected by the lockdowns, the cancellations and the postponements of all sports events, since the COVID-19 pandemic began;
Amendment 180 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 d (new)
Paragraph 40 d (new)
40d. Calls for particular focus on certain sports - such as water sports, martial arts and all sports where physical contact is inevitable - and therefore are particularly affected by the COVID-19 in an absolute manner;
Amendment 181 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 e (new)
Paragraph 40 e (new)
40e. Calls for all big sports clubs in the EU to set up a special fund in order to support amateur athletes and local clubs that have been hit by theCOVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 183 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Underlines the need to ensure environmental sustainability, by providing relevant additional funds, when promoting the development of sport and the organisation of sporting events;
Amendment 185 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Insists on the alignment of sport with the principles of the European Green Deal and its contribution to environmental education and behaviour change; Calls on the Commission and member states to support the sports sector with special funding and support schemes facilitating the green transition of the sector;
Amendment 187 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum accessibility criteria, safety standards and sustainability benchmarks, for sports infrastructure, harmonized throughout the EU, supporting inclusion, as well as mobility of athletes and sport-related workers;
Amendment 190 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Highlights the importance of innovation and cross-sectoral cooperation in sport, especially of developing digital tools to increase participation in physical activity, especially targeting young people, with the aim of establishing sport as a healthy habit;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Highlights the need for sports to not be excluded by the European digital transition; notes that on the other hand digital applications of sports so far bear challenges, especially for the youth, such as losing motivation for real physical activity as well as hindering real socialization; therefore, calls on the Commission and the Member States to design innovation schemes supporting the development of hybrid sports activities, combining the virtual and the digital world, while improving both physical and social engagement;
Amendment 192 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls on the Commission and the European Institute for Technology to create a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) in the field of sport to boost innovation and resilience, as well as monitoring, transnational collaboration, mobility and solidarity;
Amendment 193 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Calls on the Commission and members states to support communication and dissemination of important and unknown aspects of sport such as the positive effects on the economy and society of sports and sport-related sectors and activities such as sport-tourism;
Amendment 196 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls for the EU institutions to launch a debate on the future of e-sport and to present a study on its social and economic impactand possibilities of e-sport and to collect data in order to present a study on its social and economic impact; highlights that e-sports should not be considered as replacing actual sports by any means;
Amendment 197 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Notes that funding of sports should not be depended from the awards achieved; highlights that it is mainly the long-term and hard process towards the awards’ pursuance that mostly needs support and funding; Calls on the Commission and the MS to unlink financing of sports from their relevant awards-wins;
Amendment 199 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)
Paragraph 46 b (new)
46b. Regrets that there are not currently institutionally established mechanisms for the voices of athletes to be heard, leading to them raising up for their needs and claims, sometimes threating their health and safety, only after they achieve high awards and/or acquire public recognition and celebrity, if ever; calls on the Commission and the MS for the establishment of mechanisms to ensure athletes’ active involvement to decision-making as well as to monitoring and control mechanisms safeguarding their health and safety;
Amendment 200 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 c (new)
Paragraph 46 c (new)
46c. Regrets that there are incidents where athletes’ demands are not seriously taken under consideration even on international sport events and/or even when they set arguments about rules hindering gender equality while promoting sexism1a; Calls on the Commission and the MS to take measures to ensure athletes expression, development and contribution to the evolution of the rules governing their sport; __________________ 1a https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/nor wegian-women-s-beach-handball-team- fined-not-playing-bikinis-n1274453
Amendment 201 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 d (new)
Paragraph 46 d (new)
Amendment 202 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 e (new)
Paragraph 46 e (new)
46e. Calls on the MS and the Commission to dedicate a percentage of the RRF funding to exclusively support the sport-sectors;
Amendment 203 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 f (new)
Paragraph 46 f (new)
46f. Calls on MS to dedicate to the sport-sectors 1,5 % of their RRF support; Calls on the Commission to encourage MS to dedicate to the sport-sectors 1,5% of their RRF support;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 g (new)
Paragraph 46 g (new)
46g. Notes that professional athletes’ have to spent many hours a day for training, while following an overall disciplined way of life in the long-term leaving no-time for other professions, occupations, education or preparation for another career development; yet, there are MS where professional athletes, although called professionals, do not have access to social protection mechanisms, pension rights and overall labour protection, as they are not considered at all as workers; calls on MS and the Commission to take specific measures in order to ensure equal social and labour protection for athletes as for all European citizens;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Amendment 5 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combating racism and xenophobia,
Amendment 6 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
Amendment 7 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 12 November 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025’,
Amendment 8 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)
Citation 6 c (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 3 March 2021 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Strategy for the rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021- 2030’,
Amendment 9 #
2021/2057(INI)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 November 2018 on the Work Plan for Culture 2019-20223a _________________ 3a OJ C 460, 21.12.2018, p. 12.
Amendment 10 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 e (new)
Citation 6 e (new)
— having regard to the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation for 2020 – 20304a, _________________ 4a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files /eu_roma_strategic_framework_for_equal ity_inclusion_and_participation_for_2020 _-_2030_0.pdf
Amendment 11 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 f (new)
Citation 6 f (new)
Amendment 12 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the Council recommendation of 22 May 2018 on promoting common values, inclusive education, and the European dimension of teaching,
Amendment 14 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the Council recommendation of 12 March2021 on Roma equality, inclusion and participation,
Amendment 15 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - A Union of Equality: EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation 2020 - 2030,
Amendment 16 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
— having regard to European Parliament resolution of 26 March 2019 on fundamental rights of people of African descent in Europe (2018/2899(RSP)),
Amendment 17 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
Citation 9 c (new)
— having regard to European Parliament resolution of 19June 2020 on the anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd (2020/2685(RSP)),
Amendment 37 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately affected those from racial and ethnic minority communities, highlighting and exacerbating inequalities including in culture, media, education and sport; whereas hate-motivated harassment and hate crimes significantly increased during the outbreak of the COVID- 19pandemic;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately affected those from racial, religious and ethnic minority communities, creating, highlighting and exacerbating inequalities including in culture, media, education and sport;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas immigrants, refugees and political asylum seekers are subjected to racism and discriminatory behaviours
Amendment 51 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas according to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, racial discrimination and harassment remain commonplace throughout the European Union; whereas racial and ethnic minorities are subjected to harassment, violence and hate speech, both online and offline; whereas the majority of hate-motivated racist and xenophobic incidents are not reported by the victims; whereas racial and ethnic minorities face structural discrimination in the EU in all areas, including housing, healthcare, employment and education;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas according to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, racial discrimination and harassment remain commonplace throughout the European Union; whereas racial, religious and ethnic minorities are subjected to harassment, violence and hate speech, both online and offline; whereas racial, religious and ethnic minorities face structural discrimination in the EU in all areas, including housing, healthcare, employment and education;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas racist and xenophobic attitudes are embraced by certain opinion leaders and politicians across the EU, fomenting a social climate that provides fertile ground for racism, discrimination and hate crimes; whereas this environment is further fuelled by fascist, extreme right- wing and extremist movements which seek to divide our societies; whereas these acts run counter to the common European values which all the Member States have undertaken to uphold;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the fight against racism and discrimination in our societies needs to be stepped up and is a shared responsibility; whereas the European Union and Member States needs to further reflect on and commit to tackling the structural racism and discrimination faced by many minority groups;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is important for children and young people to see that they are represented throughout society, including in the classroomeducation received and on the media that they use;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas immigrants, refugees, political asylum seekers and members of racial, religious and ethnic minorities have limited access to the labour market and are often the subject of labour exploitation;
Amendment 94 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas data collection has been proven to be among the most effective ways to analyse social problems both quantitatively and qualitatively and to develop evidence- based public policy responses;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the EU anti-racism action plan; welcomes the inclusion of specifica dedicated sections on education and mediaspecific references to media, sports and culture; calls on the Commission to provide adequate funding and resources to ensure the achievement of the outlined commitments;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s dedication to ensuring that Member States develop national action plans against racism and racial discrimination; welcomes the Commission’s plan to publish Common Guiding Principles for the implementation of national action plans against racism and racial discrimination as well as other tools to assist efforts at the national level; calls for specific targets on culture, education, media and sport to be included in the development of those plans;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the publication and implementation of specific EU guidelines on the systematic collection of robust ethnic and gender disaggregated equality data based on racial or ethnic origin; calls on the Member States to adapt national statistics and to remove barriers in order to facilitate the collection of quality data on equality; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use this data to develop policiesevidence-based and informed policies and to match these with appropriate budgeting in order to attain racial justice;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the publication and implementation of specific EU guidelines on the collection of equality data based on racial or ethnic origin; calls on the Member States to adapt national statistics and to remove barriers in order to facilitate the collection of quality data on equality; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use this data to develop policies to attain racial justice; calls for this data to be accessible by the public
Amendment 124 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the commitment to diversity and inclusion within Erasmus+, Creative Europe, the European Solidarity Corps, and the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme; calls on the Commission to ensure that the recently published inclusion strategies are mainstreamed across all educational, cultural, media and sporting initiatives; calls on the Commission and Member States to make the programmes accessible for those who are the most disadvantaged;
Amendment 137 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that racism is inherentlyalso a matter of culture, heritage and norms; highlights, therefore, the role that culture can and must play in combating discrimination and racism, promoting social inclusion, diversity, equality and tolerance;
Amendment 139 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that racism is inherently a matter of culture, heritage and norms; highlights, therefore, the role that culturedeeply embedded in our societies’ history, intertwined with its cultural roots and norms; highlights, therefore, that promoting cultural and linguistic diversity can playhelp in combating racism and discrimination and racism;
Amendment 144 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the huge contribution to cultural and linguistic diversity in Europe thanks to the presence of diverse communities;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to foster a more diverse cultural sector by removing barriers to participation in culture for ethnic and racialised communities in particular through funding from all the relevant programmes; encourages the creation of support networks and outreach activities, especially for those in rural and outermost regions;
Amendment 149 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to foster a more diverse cultural sector by removing barriers to participation in culture for racialised communities and individuals through funding from all the relevant programmes; encourages the creation of support networks and outreach activities, especially for those in rural and outermost regions;
Amendment 157 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve monitoring and, evaluation and exchange of best-practices, including by testing and sharing participatory tools, which can demonstrate the effects of promoting inclusion and non- discrimination and combating racism through culture and help to create more inclusive policies;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on Member States and relevant stakeholders to foster diversity in cultural institutions at the employee as well as management level, by implementing eligibility and award criteria in organisations benefitting from public funds, and ensuring that all workers are paid from the beginning of their careers;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the recent report bywork of the Open Method of Cooperation (OMC) Working Group of Member States’ Experts on gender equality in the cultural and creative sectors; calls on the OMC Working Group to produce a study on the role that culture plays in promoting racial equality within the cultural and creative sectorsMember States to include in the next work plan for culture an OMC Working Group of Member States’ Experts on combatting racism through arts and culture;
Amendment 174 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the lasting negative impact of European colonialismparticular elements of European history including colonialism, slavery and genocide on today’s society, including in the development of educational curricula;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to foster the development of diverse educational curricula to ensure that authors, historians, scientists and, artists amongnd other prominent figures from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds are included in them as well as in other key materials;
Amendment 189 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the history of all racial and ethnic communities living in Europe to be included in all history curricula in order to encourage a broader perspective on world history centred on the interactions between different continents before and after European colonisation; urges that history books emphasize on the contribution that immigrants have made for the development and shaping of today's Europe;
Amendment 194 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the history of all racial and ethnic communities living in Europe to be included in all history curricula in order to encourage a broader and more factual perspective on European and world history centred on the interactions between different continents before and after European colonisation;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores the practice of segregation in schools; calls on all Member States to introduce policies to prevent children from minority groups from being placed in separate schools or classes, whether intentionally or not; encourages the Member States to actively promote the integration of children from minority groups to schools and local societies, while respecting their cultural identity;
Amendment 207 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores the practice of segregation in schoolseducation; calls on all Member States to introduce or reinforce inclusive policies to prevent children from minorityarginalised groups from being placed in separate schools or classes, whether intentionally or not;
Amendment 214 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 215 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to ensure that teaching staff from minority groups are recruited at all levels and are protected from racial discrimination in the school system; Calls on Member States for the systematic training of all teaching staff in promoting social inclusion, non- discrimination and tolerance
Amendment 216 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to ensure that teaching staff from racial and ethnic minority groups are recruited at all levels andof education and that measures are put in place to ensure that both educators and learners are protected from racial discrimination in the school system;
Amendment 225 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for all educators and youth workers to be given time to partake in Initial Teacher Education and Continuous professional development focused on teaching in a multicultural, multiracial context including training on unconscious bias;
Amendment 232 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges Member States to put in place structures that will help migrants and people from racial and ethnic minorities to have equal access and opportunities to higher education
Amendment 239 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on Member States to introduce lifelong learning programs for civil servants and especially for state security forces to eliminate racist and xenophobic behaviours
Amendment 241 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on Member States to safeguard the secular character of public education with respect to the religious beliefs of all students
Amendment 255 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to launching a communication campaign to foster diversity in the audiovisual sector; calls for this campaign to be centred oninclude the diversity and history of racialised communities, and ons well as other marginalised communities, and to highlight how achieving racial justice can contribute to a more democratic Europe for all;
Amendment 263 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that some Member States have audiovisual regulatory bodies with the power to issue sanctions following programmes that show discriminatory or racist content; encourages the Member States to empower their regulatory agencies in this sense; calls for the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services to be given a greater role in coordinating the national agencies and collecting and sharing data; Calls on the Commission and Member States to stop EU and state funding for media outlets that are found guilty by official bodies for promoting hate speech and xenophobia;
Amendment 268 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Condemns the racist rhetoric expressed by certain media, as well as the targeting of immigrants as the source of various economic and social problems, for example by the over-coverage of crimes committed by immigrants
Amendment 277 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to open a specific call for funding for grassroots sports initiatives focused on inclusion and the fight against racism; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to systematically monitor the number and type of sports projects whose main focus is the fight against racism, and the amount of funding allocated to them; calls on the Commission to promote the inclusion of migrants and people from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds in grassroots sport clubs;
Amendment 279 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to open a specific call for funding forNotes that racism is mentioned under the sector-specific priorities in Key Action 2 partnerships for sport and that grassroots sports initiatives focuseding on inclusion and the fight against racism can be funded under the new the small scale partnerships scheme; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to systematically monitor the number and type of sports projects whose main focus is the fight against racism, and the amount of funding allocated to them;
Amendment 280 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Welcomes the efforts made by NGOs and grassroots organisations in various member states to use sports as a means of bringing people together and fostering collective memory with the aim of building respect and inclusion; calls on the Commission to develop a database of best practices in the areas of sports education and media so as to foster their development across the union;
Amendment 293 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urges Member States and national sports bodies to have a zero tolerance policy for hate speech and racist behaviours in sport arenas and training facilities
Amendment 294 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and, the Commission and the Member States.
Amendment 6 #
2021/2036(INI)
1. Underlines that an independent, impartial, professional and responsible media is a key pillar of democracy; media’s independence from political and economic powers and influences must be guaranteed therefore, expresses serious concerns about the situation in some Member States whereby media laws allow for greater political interference;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the current COVID-19 pandemic not only continues to have a significant negative impact on public health, social welfare and the economy, but also entails a serious threat to media freedom; warns that governments across the world could use the coronavirus emergency as an excuse to implement draconian new restrictions on freedom of expression and tighten media censorship; calls on the Commission to mobilise funds to encourage anti-corruption investigative journalism; considers it necessary to take measures to combat the spread of fake news, especially in times of crises, such as the current health crisis, which requires valid, reliable and timely information;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that working conditions in the media sector are deteriorating and often work in precarious conditions with regard to their contracts, salaries and social guarantees, which compromises their ability to work appropriately and thus hampers media freedom;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that Reporters Without Borders1 argue that the next decade will be crucial for ensuring the preservation of media freedom, as it is often threatened by the rise of populist governments; calls on the Member States and the Commission to enforce a legal framework to protect journalists and their sources; Calls on the Commission and Member States to protect whistleblowers as whistleblowing is one of the most effective ways of uncovering corruption; _________________ 1 2020 World Press Freedom Index.
Amendment 27 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reaffirms the need to independently monitor the media freedom and pluralism situation in the EU and therefore encourages Member States to implement and further enhance existing instruments, such as the Media Pluralism Monitor;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to guarantee that the public service media is free from censorship and politicprovide appropriate, proportionate and stable funding for public service media, thus ensuring it can fulfil its cultural, social and educational role, and contribute to an inclusive information society, while guaranteeing its independence from governmental influences ; invites the Member States, in this regard, to establish the necessary regulatory frameworks to monitor media ownership and ensure full transparencytheir funding sources ensuring full transparency and easy accessibility to citizens;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Emphasises that a critical use of media content is essential to people’s understanding of current issues and to their contribution to public life; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to promote and support critical thinking and media literacy projects, espeacially at schools;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to introduce effective measures to ensure better protection for the personal safety of journalists, in particular investigative journalists.; is concerned about the increasing intimidation of and acts of aggression and harassment against journalists, especially against female journalists;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regards to the Directive (EU) 2018/1808 amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audio-visual media services (Audiovisual Media Service Directive),
Amendment 18 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
— having regard to the Protocole on the system of public broadcasting in the Member States annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam Protocol, 10/11/1997),
Amendment 23 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
— having regard the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Service Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (COM/2020/825 final),
Amendment 24 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)
Citation 20 b (new)
— having regard to the Proposal for the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair market in the digital sector (Digital Market Act) (COM/2020/842 final),
Amendment 44 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas quality, well-financed and independent news media and professional journalism are an essential pillar of democracy and rule of law; whereas every effort must be made to increase media pluralism3 ; freedom and media pluralism3; whereas the transparency of media funding is an essential element in reducing the confidence's crisis of European citizens; whereas media shouldn't be subject to any pressure from political and economic power; whereas the media's concentration in hegemonic groups is not adequate for the information's diversity; _________________ 3 No EU country registers a low level of risk in the market plurality area according to ‘Monitoring Media Pluralism in the Digital Era’, p. 50:https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/ 1814/67828/MPM2020- PolicyReport.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed =y
Amendment 57 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the audio and audiovisual sector plays a vital part in fostering the resilience of our democratic societies; whereas the heterogeneity of the sector is also one of its strengths, helping to promote and strengthen Europe’s cultural, linguistic, including regional or minority languages, social and political diversity;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the Commission must promote both transformation of new business models of audio and audiovisual media using own online profiles to create a broader investigative and trustworthy media landscape and non profit media freedom inititaives in a substainable and intensive manner;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the fallout of the economic downturn, and strongly reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to increase support available for the news media and audiovisual sectors, and the cultural and creative sectors more broadly; considers that allocations for the media sector should be increased across various multiannual financial framework (MFF) programmes;
Amendment 79 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the importance of the dual system of public and commercial media in Europe; calls on Member States to provide sustainable funding to public service media in order to secure the diverse European media landscape;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the launch of the ‘NEWS’ initiative for the news media sector, including the European News Media Forum; reiterates emphatically its repeated calls for the creation of a permanent European news media fund; including funding of press publishers, the dual system of pubic and commercial media and independent, local and cooperative and exile media producers;
Amendment 94 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that some parts of the audio and audiovisual ecosystem are not covered by current support measures; invites the Commission to continue exploring tailored support schemes; urges particular attention be paid in all support actions to Member States with low audio and audiovisual production capacity; invites to support especially the independet and investigative media whuch suffer from the crisis and the poltical will to silence them;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to conduct a study, develop guidelines and share among Member States the best practices in public financing mechanisms; while recalling the Member States' responsibility in regards to culture, education, youth and media policy and more particularly funding mechanisms in these fields;
Amendment 135 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls that ecomomic based media concentration, pressure on public media sector and the pressure of infotainment spin with shortening information timeslots and conditioning kind presentation and debates are detrimental to the quality and impartiality of information and democratic exchange;
Amendment 137 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern that global online platforms have a vast disruptive impact on the media sector, as they dominate the data and advertising market, and have radically changed audience consumption patterns; underlines that current legislation does not regulate pivotal issues in the information ecosystem such as access to data, digital advertising, algorithmic transparency, platform accountability, must-show and other questions; considers that timely adoption of legislation to help address these shortcomings is a matter of urgency; given that alerts on the will of the platforms not to refer the information coming from other media sources has to be answered with commen code of conduct on more public transparency to ensure the discoverability of information and other content; is also concerned about the platforms' business practises to remove or interfere with lawful content proboded under a media service provider's editprial responsibilty and that is sibject to specific standards and oversights;
Amendment 149 #
2021/2017(INI)
9 a. Highlights the importance of the Digital Service Act and the Digital Markets Act for European media and audiovisual sectors since citizens and in particular minors increasingly access news und diverse content via thord-party platforms; such as social networks and news aggregators; stresses the need to further improve the proposed Acts in order to mitigate the issues mentioned above;
Amendment 152 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Notes that media are increasingly dependent on global platforms and interfaces, some of which are vertically integrated competitors, to deliver their services to European audiences; call upon Member States to come up with prominence regimes to ensure that media content of general interest is easy to discover and find on third-party platforms and calls upon the Commission to develop a solid European approach to support this overall goal;
Amendment 157 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the additional challenges for news media operating in smaller markets, including local, regional and niche media, which have limited revenues, and are not viable using current commercial business models, and which cannot embrace new ones that media operating in larger markets can; believes, therefore, that public funding mechanisms based on the arm’s length principle are increasingly necessary; calls on Member States to ensure stable, transparent and adequate funding for public service media on a multiannual basis in order to guarantee their independence from governmental, political and market pressures and enable them to provide a broad range of pluralistic information and diverse content;
Amendment 168 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that it is essential to guarantee financial sustainability of public service media, and to ensure and maintain the independence of private and public service media from political and economic interference, including from external actors and shareholders; acknowledges the specific situation of the Member States which are exposed to geopolitical risks arising from third country interference in their information space, including through media financing; believes that the best viable antidote is a more robust media landscape with steady revenue streams; considers increased transparency to be important, and therefore welcomes the Media Ownership Monitor initiative;
Amendment 180 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Encourages the Commission for an actve regulation of the big platforms with the new proposed Acts to allow a fair permanent discussion between the media that produce editorial contents and the platforms that used them by references in their searching, communicating and clouding services for individual, institutional and business users;
Amendment 196 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Urges the Commission to take into account the specificities of the different types of media and definite a broad approach on media producers, including press publishers and focused on independent, cooperative nd exile media producers and public audio and audiovisual media;
Amendment 203 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need for transformation in the news media sector, including through the digitalisation of newsrooms, the uptake of artificial intelligence (AI), changes and improvements to content creation and presentation, as well as better distribution and subscription models, including micro- payments; notes that the above require additional investment and skills that news media sector players often lack, especially those with small market share; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide tailored support for the digital transformation of the sector;
Amendment 212 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to stabilize media freedom projects in order to prevent practices in the Member States that prevent journalists from reporting and researching, and to protect whistleblowers in a socially and legally sustainable manner;
Amendment 216 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the added value of including the media sector in media and information literacy initiatives; which must be central to the educational policies of Member States and the European Union;
Amendment 223 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that in order to help spur competition, the EU also needs to promote the creation and growth of digital media start-ups through easier access to finance and a supportive framework that enables scalability;
Amendment 236 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the view that targeted co- production, translation and co-distribution, subtitling and dubbing could contribute to increasing the availability of diverse European audiovisual content; notes with interest several innovative projects carried out by European public service media organisations in that regard, such as the ARTE European collection, the News Recommendation Box and ENTR;
Amendment 266 #
2021/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that film literacy is particularly important for making younger audiences aware of European cultural diversity and history; considers it necessary to develop a film literacy toolkit; recalls the specificities of the European cinematographic production and the cultural exception in this domain to preserve the quality production of the European continent;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the paramount importance of ‘intangible assets’ and intellectual property (IP)-intensive industries in the economic recovery and resilience of the EU in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic; underlines the need to protect these by law, allowing creators to benefit from their intellectual property rights (IPRs) and acknowledges that access to education, knowledge, information and culture are fundamental rights, which must be guaranteed by copyright limitations such as those established by the revised EU Copyright Directive;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Acknowledges that a growing number of authors and creators deliberately opt for publications under creative commons licences in different contexts of knowledge and cultural exchange, or in the distribution of educational opportunities and documentation; advocates that due account be taken of them in the Member States’ regulations under Article 17 and others, as well as in the development of a European copyright infrastructure and related registration procedures; stresses, therefore, that the Copyright Directive has for the first time recognised creative commons licences and thus strengthened a culture of sharing knowledge, particularly in the public cultural and knowledge sector;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for continued intensive dialogue on the appropriate definition of copyright-protected uploaded content, which truly recognises different types of licensing as well as non-licensed works, and encourages an exchange of views on remuneration models that must be commensurate with modern uses of music and media platforms.'
Amendment 30 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to support the full and timely transposition of the two copyright framework directives; notes that the Commission is puttingput special emphasis on thea fair implementation of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive2and strongly supports its plans for issuing regarding the rights of users, rights intermediaries and the cultural industry as well as platforms, in the implementation guidelines for Member States; it recently proposed urges Member States to quickly and completely transpose the dDirectives into their national legislation, using pre-flagging or other means of flagged upload to explain copyright protection, giving users the right to enjoy fundamental rights to freedom of expression, artistic processing, such as parody, pastiche, etc. in a timely manner, while at the same time requiring respect for copyright-protected material; _________________ 2Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC, OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 92.
Amendment 40 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the ongoing problems faced by creators, artists and cultural sector workers with regard to copyright and related rights; notes with great concern that they continue to be pressured into unfavourable contracts, giving up theso that the publishing rights to their intellectual property withouare not represented in a durable manner and they therefore frequently do not receivinge just remuneration for their creative work; stresses that Member States must ensure that sufficient protection is put in place to prevent loss of IPRs by authors and cultural sector workers across the EU.; calls, therefore, on the Member States to strengthen, in particular, the membership and contractual position of authors and creators vis-à-vis their collecting societies and commercial rights intermediaries, such as the film and music industry and publishers, as laid down in Articles 18-20 of the Copyright Directive in the provisions on the fair drafting of copyright contract law, by means of transparency requirements, the bestseller clause and other contractual provisions and dispute resolution mechanisms, ensuring insight into contractual provisions with large platforms and fair remuneration for authors;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises, particularly in light of the experience of the pandemic, that major cultural and media productions can only come to be if, in addition to the creative talent, the many requisite technical and intermediary services are available, ranging from assistance to the director through to catering, from lighting through to production coordination, and which are not paid for through licence sales, but are often indirectly dependent on creators having good contracts;
Amendment 212 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) islands and remote areas without properly developed public transport services.
Amendment 214 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States without properly developed low-pollutant public transport services can apply to levy 1/15 of the tax in 2023 (first year of application), increasing by 1/15 annually up to 2038 (reaching 100 % of the proposed tax).
Amendment 67 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) At the same time, depending on the circumstances regarding its specific application and use, artificial intelligence may generate risks and cause harm to public interests and rightsfundamental rights of people in employment and in learning and of socially active people that are protected by Union law. Such harm might be material or immaterial.
Amendment 71 #
2021/0106(COD)
(5) A Union legal framework laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence is therefore needed to foster the development, use and uptake of artificial intelligence in the internal market that at the same time meets a high level of protection of public interests, such as health and safety and the protection of fundamental rights, as recognised and protected by Union law. To achieve that objective, rules regulating the placing on the market and putting into service of certain AI systems should be laid down, thus ensuring the smooth functioning of the internal market and allowing those systems to benefit from the principle of free movement of goods and services. By laying down those rules, this Regulation supports the objective of the Union of being a global leader in the development of secure, and trustworthy and ethical artificial intelligence based on fundamental rights, as stated by the European Council33, and it ensures the protection of ethical principles, as specifically requested by the European Parliament34. _________________ 33 European Council, Special meeting of the European Council (1 and 2 October 2020) – Conclusions, EUCO 13/20, 2020, p. 6. 34 European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2020 with recommendations to the Commission on a framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies, 2020/2012(INL).
Amendment 81 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the purposes of this Regulation the notion of publicly accessible space should be understood as referring to any physical or virtual place that is accessible to the public, irrespective of whether the place in question is privately or publicly owned or owned on a non-profit basis. Therefore, the notion does not cover places that are private in nature and normally not freely accessible for third parties, including law enforcement authorities, unless those parties have been specifically invited or authorised, such as homes, private clubs, offices, warehouses and factories. Online spaces are not covered either, as they are not physicalvirtual protected spaces. However, the mere fact that certain conditions for accessing a particular space may apply, such as admission tickets or age restrictions, does not mean that the space is not publicly accessible within the meaning of this Regulation. Consequently, in addition to public spaces such as streets, parks, sports complexes, relevant parts of government buildings and most transport infrastructure, spaces such as cinemas, theatres, museums, libraries, shops and shopping centres are normally also publicly accessible. Whether a given space is accessible to the public should however be determined on a case-by-case basis, having regard to the specificities of the individual situation at hand as regards the use made of that space.
Amendment 88 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Aside from the many beneficial uses of artificial intelligence, that technology can also be misused and provide novel and powerful tools for manipulative, exploitative and social control practices. Such practices are particularly harmful and should be prohibited because they contradict Union values of respect for human dignity, freedom, equality, democracy and the rule of law and Union fundamental rights, including the right to non-discrimination, employee protection, data protection and privacy and the rights of the child.
Amendment 91 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) AI systems providing social scoring of natural persons for general purpose by public authorities or on their behalf may lead to discriminatory outcomes and the exclusion of certain groups. They may violate the right to dignity and non- discrimination and the values of equality and justice. Such AI systems evaluate or classify the trustworthiness, interests and abilities of natural persons based on their social behaviour in multiple contexts or known or predicted personal or, personality characteristics. The social score obtained from such AI systems may lead to the detrimental or unfavourable treatment of natural persons or whole groups thereof in social contexts, whior identity ch are unrelated to the context in which the data was originally generated or collected or to a detrimental treatment that is disproportionate or unjustified to the gravity of their social behaviouracteristics. Such AI systems should be therefore prohibited.
Amendment 95 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The use of AI systems for ‘real- time’ remote biometric identification of natural persons in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement is considered particularly intrusive improperly encroaches on the rights and freedoms of the concerned persons, to the extent that it may affectpersons and is detrimental to the private life of a large part of the population, evoke a feeling of in that it makes constant surveillance possible and, indirectly dissuade the so doing, makes it difficult to exercise of the freedom of assembly and other fundamental rights. In addition, the immediacy of the impact and the limited opportunities for further checks or corrections in relation to the use of such systems operating in ‘real-time’ carry heightened risks for the rights and freedoms of the persons that are concerned by law enforcement activities.
Amendment 96 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The use of those systems for the purpose of law enforcement should therefore be prohibited, except in three exhaustively listed and narrowly defined situations, where the use is strictly necessary to achieve a substantial public interest, the importance of which outweighs the risks. Those situations involve the search for potential victims of crime, including missing children; certain threats to the life or physical safety of natural persons or of a terrorist attack; and the detection, localisation, identification or prosecution of perpetrators or suspects of the criminal offences referred to in Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA38if those criminal offences are punishable in the Member State concerned by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years and as they are defined in the law of that Member State. Such threshold for the custodial sentence or detention order in accordance with national law contributes to ensure that the offence should be serious enough to potentially justify the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems. Moreover, of the 32 criminal offences listed in the Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, some are in practice likely to be more relevant than others, in that the recourse to ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification will foreseeably be necessary and proportionate to highly varying degrees for the practical pursuit of the detection, localisation, identification or prosecution of a perpetrator or suspect of the different criminal offences listed and having regard to the likely differences in the seriousness, probability and scale of the harm or possible negative consequences. _________________ 38 Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1)in publicly accessible spaces should therefore be prohibited as a matter of principle.
Amendment 97 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 98 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 99 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 100 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The use of AI systems for ‘real- time’ remote biometric identification of natural persons in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement necessarily involvesresults in the processing of biometric data. The rules of this Regulation that prohibit, subject to certain exceptions, such use, which are based on Article 16 TFEU, should apply as lex specialis in respect of the rules on the processing of biometric data contained in Article 10 of Directive (EU) 2016/680, thus regulating such use and the processing of biometric data involved in an exhaustive manner. Therefore, such use and processing should only be possible in as far as it is compatible with the framework set by this Regulation, without there being scope, outside that framework, for the competent authorities, where they act for purpose of law enforcement, to use such systems and process such data in connection thereto on the grounds listed in Article 10 of Directive (EU) 2016/680. In this context, this Regulation is not intended to provide the legal basis for the processing of personal data under Article 8 of Directive 2016/680. However, the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems in publicly accessible spaces for purposes other than law enforcement, including by competent authorities, should not be covered by the specific framework regarding such use for the purpose of law enforcement set by this Regulation. Such use for purposes other than law enforcement should therefore not be subject to the requirement of an authorisation under this Regulation and the applicable detailed rules of national law that may give effect to it.
Amendment 102 #
2021/0106(COD)
Amendment 105 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) High-risk AI systems should only be placed on the Union market or put into service if they comply with certain mandatory requirements. Those requirements should ensure that high-risk AI systems available in the Union or whose output is otherwise used in the Union do not pose unacceptable risks to important Union public interests as recognised and protected by Union law. AI systems identified as high-risk should be limited to those that have a significant harmful impact on the health, safety and fundamental rights of persons in the Union and such limitation minimises any potential restriction to international trade, if any.
Amendment 110 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Technical inaccuracies of AI systems intended for the remote biometric identification of natural persons in protected spaces can lead to biased results and entail discriminatory effects. This is particularly relevant when it comes to age, ethnicity, sex or disabilities. Therefore, ‘real-time’ and ‘post’ remote biometric identification systems used in the workplace, in higher education or within vocational training should be classified as high-risk. In view of the risks that they pose, both types of remote biometric identification systems should be subject to specific requirements on logging capabilities and human oversight.
Amendment 119 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) AI systems used in employment, employment support, workers management and access to self- employment, notably for the recruitment and selection of persons, for making decisions on promotion and termination and for task allocation, monitoring or evaluation of persons in work-related contractual relationships, should also be classified as high-risk, since those systems may appreciably impact future career prospects and livelihoods of these persons. Relevant work-related contractual relationships should involve employees and persons providing services through platforms as referred to in the Commission Work Programme 2021. Such persons should in principle not be considered users within the meaning of this Regulation. Throughout the recruitment process and in the evaluation, promotion, or retention of persons in work-related contractual relationships, such systems may perpetuate historical patterns of discrimination, for example against women, certain age groups, persons with disabilities, or persons of certain racial or ethnic origins or sexual orientation. AI systems used to monitor the performance and behaviour of these persons may also impact their rights to data protection and privacy.
Amendment 140 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 85
Recital 85
(85) In order to ensure that the regulatory framework can be adapted where necessary, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to amend the techniques and approaches referred to in Annex I to define AI systems, the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex II, the high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III, the provisions regarding technical documentation listed in Annex IV, the content of the EU declaration of conformity in Annex V, the provisions regarding the conformity assessment procedures in Annex VI and VII and the provisions establishing the high-risk AI systems to which the conformity assessment procedure based on assessment of the quality management system and assessment of the technical documentation should apply. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultatthe level of experts from different areas of society such as education, media and culture and from trade unions beand conductedsumer and data protection organisations, in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making58. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 58 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 160 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39
(39) ‘publicly accessible space’ means any physical or virtual place accessible to the public, regardless of whether certain conditions for access may apply and regardless of form of ownership;
Amendment 163 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 44 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 44 a (new)
(44a) ‘cultural institutions’ means institutions such as libraries, museums, theatres, concert halls, exhibition centres, architectural ensembles and multi- purpose arts venues, as well as their virtual sections, which organise cultural education, democratic exchanges and research and provide ways and means of engaging with cultural heritage;
Amendment 181 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) the placing on the market, putting into service or use of AI systems by public authorities or on their behalf for the evaluation or classification of the trustworthiness of natural persons over a certain period of time based on their social behaviour or known or predicted personal or personality characteristics, with the social score leading to either or both of the following:
Amendment 186 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement, unless and in as far as such use is strictly necessary for one of the following objectives:;
Amendment 188 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Amendment 189 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Amendment 190 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Amendment 194 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 197 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 199 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 267 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
4. Employment and employment support, workers management and access to self-employment:
Amendment 80 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. Whereas authors, performers and all cultural creators should have access to guaranteed minimum standards of social security, including employment and health insurance and pension funds, so that they can concentrate fully on their artistic process and creativity
Amendment 112 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)
Recital S b (new)
S b. Whereas culture, arts, cultural heritage, and cultural diversity are of great value to European society from a cultural, educational, democratic, environmental, social, human rights and economic point of view and should be promoted and supported. Whereas Education and culture are key to building inclusive and cohesive societies for all, fostering integration, and sustaining European competitiveness;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Encourages greater synergy between the cultural and educational sector and promotes greater participation of artistic and cultural schools and institutions in activities under Erasmus+, and in other actions under EU programmes, both for students and teachers;
Amendment 171 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Recognises the crucial role of culture and arts in promoting cultural diversity and fostering inclusive societies and the fight against any kind of discrimination;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to support vocational training programmes and initiatives for the career development of all authors, performers and cultural creators, and in particular to support them in acquiring digital, entrepreneurial and other skills in order benefit from digital opportunities to promote their work and collaborate with other artists;
Amendment 260 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Welcomes that during the crisis many cultural ecosystems of workers and organisations adapted to new digital distribution formats showing innovative ways of reaching their audience, nevertheless, digital engagement should not replace cultural experiences in person;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas inclusive, quality education is the cornerstone of the green and digital transitions, because it both enhances participation in democratic life and the life of society and individual self- determination, and gives people the skills needed to assess technological developments and their implications for society, including the need for political regulation;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the shift to online and distance learning has exacerbated existing inequalities, leaving disadvantaged and vulnerable learners and learners with disabilities further behind, increasing drop- out rates across education sectors, and revealing an absence of pastoral and social supportsupport for socially disadvantaged or linguistically less able students in the digital environment;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the development and expansion of digital infrastructure in primary and secondary schools is in some cases still being planned and carried out in the complete absence of permanent IT network and support staff;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s scheduled mid-term review of the plan and its intention to ramp up data collection; reiterates the need for a clear implementation timetable; remains convinced that the plan needs a clearer governance and coordination structure, in which Parliament should be involved, to monitor developments and performance on an ongoing basis; calls on the Commission, therefore, to establish a forum bringing together the Member States, Parliament and other relevant stakeholders and experts; urges the Commission to better integrate digital education into the European Semester exercisedevelop synergies between innovative measures to promote digital education under the various European support programmes and to determine and outline their impact in the mid-term assessments;
Amendment 143 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the plan’s focus on supporting school and university connectivity through the Connecting Europe Facility and efforts to publicise EU funding opportunities; calls on the Commission to work closely with Member States, local authorities and stakeholders to ensure that EU support dovetails with national schemes, in particular to support disadvantaged groups; calls on the Commission to target support at other educational establishments besides schools, this support to be provided on a long-term basis by trained staff who oversee networks and applications and provide basic instruction in data protection;
Amendment 200 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the need to enhance tools at Union level to open up lifelong learning opportunities and to enable full and quality access to university and post- university courses and materials; calls on the Commission to create an public Online European University with distance and online education content available across Europe and, in that connection, to take account of Europe's language diversity as regards access and communication;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises that the special emphasis on encouraging girls and women to study MINT subjects at school and university and as part of their professional training and further training must also cover the related digital skills, from programming to networked application;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU’s SMEs have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment, and in so doing have ensured social and economic well-being and prosperitybeen the backbone of many member state's economies in the EU and they should be supported both in a transition to environmental sustainability as well as the creation of new safe jobs with fully ensured labour rights;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of the European Green Deal, a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing citizens, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transi which should ensure high environmental and social standards in particularly through compliance with collective agreements, workers' participation, and the eradication of energy poverty and energy isolation;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that investment in innovative means of production should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish fair and inclusive economic growth and social cohesion;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU committed to the goals of the Paris Agreement and the EU's goal of climate neutrality by 2040, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term and, sustainable employment with guaranteed full labour rights;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions; calls therefore for sustainable, long- term public investment on key sectors of the real economy on EU level in order to facilitate this just transition;
Amendment 103 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that lessons should be learned by the COVID-19 experience and the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritise investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition, including the elimination of energy poverty and social dumping.
Amendment 17 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard the Territorial Impact Assessment report of the Committee of the Regions on the Demographic Change of 30 January 2020
Amendment 19 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
- having regard the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the "Demographic change: proposals on measuring and tackling its negative effects in the EU regions" of 12-14 October 2020
Amendment 61 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Observes in this context significant demographic contrasts at both Union and Member State level between core, metropolitan regions and periphery, often rural areas, and between the mainland and islands and outermost regions;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that economic migration has a direct impact on thewith changing migration trends, local and regional authorities face the challenge to promote greater inclusiveness of cities, requiring tailored policy responses and supporting measures in different territorial contexts;
Amendment 178 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates the need for further simplification of cohesion policy instruments in order to allow for an easier, but at the same time sound management of financial resources and for maximising synergies among the various EU funds; emphasises the needplace based and integrated approaches of cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy national strategic plans and national recovery strategic plans, notably in order to improve synergies among the various EU funds and integrated tools; emphasises the need to reinforce administrative capacity, to reduce red tape and ensure coherent legislation throughout the project implementation process;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. recalls its position that the objectives of the ERDF/CF include that of supporting urban and rural areas with geographical or demographic handicaps, and includes that Member states should support and allocate provision of EU financial support for projects that promote environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive economic development in the regions concerned;
Amendment 194 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. recalls in this regard that particular support should be given to NUTS level 3 areas or clusters of local administrative units with a population density of below12.5 inhabitants per km2 for sparsely populated areas or below 12 inhabitants per km2 for very sparsely populated areas, or with an average population decrease of more than 1% between 2007 and 2017, which should be subject to specific regional and national plans to support public services, enhance attractiveness and boost the accessibility of digital and public services, including a fund in the Structural Fund cooperation agreement;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member State to include demographic challenges in their national development policies and long- term strategies for sustainable development correlated with the European Semester, thus ensuring proper financing for demographic issues;
Amendment 215 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the regions at risk of depopulation to focus investments on universal accessibility to quality services and infrastructure and job creation; insists on investment in education, reskilling of workers, creating entrepreneurial conditions and supporting SMEs; Calls on Member states to reinforce their support to this end;
Amendment 235 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages policymakers at regional and national level to invest in the knowledgeMember-States to fully involved regional and local authorities in at every stage of the development and implementation process of the recovery plan; encourages the local and regional authorities to use the new RRF to invest in the broadband extension in order to invest in foster the digital economy, as well as in providing services and incentivquality and basic public services, to maintain high-skilled workers and to develop research centres in the different regions; ensure the attractiveness of the depopulated areas;
Amendment 247 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Asks the European Commission Statistic Office to provide data on the situation of quality of life indicators at NUTS 3 and LAU level to monitor the impact of demographic challenge on the territories; highlights the possibility for Member states to use the Recovery and Resilient Facility to modernise the capacity of data collection at those levels to ensure that national investment policies and European data reflect the real situation in these territories;
Amendment 253 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Insists that investments should be focused on information and communication technology, since this has the potential to reduce the distance between the users and to attract high- skilled workers in order to avoid the digital divide and ensure digital cohesion; stresses the importance of funding the infrastructures, the development and uptake of these technologies among companieSMEs and schools in rural and isolated regions and regions in industrial transition;
Amendment 284 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. States that the future Conference of the Future of Europe should propose a definition of the areas which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps mentioned in the article 174 (TFEU) in order to ensure a long-term support of the EU key policies from a place-based approach;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in order to fight against disinformation and fake news, reinstate a climate of trust in the media and counter threats to democratic political processes, a comprehensive strategy is needed, based inter alia on media, internet and information literacy, and aimed at empowering citizens to critically assess media content and recognise the difference between opinion and fact;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to work in close cooperation with the Member States and civil society organisations to develop common curricula on mediaeducational programmes on media and internet literacy and to reach out to all citizens through formal, non-formal and informal education, and through lifelong learning, and to ensure comprehensive civil society organisation involvement in broadcasting and audience advisory boards;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines its view that non- discriminatory, comprehensive and balanced media coverage is essential to a free and well-informed society in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote an inclusive media sphere in which more women, migrants and refugees, as well as members of LGBTI+ communities and people with disabilities, occupy creative and decision- making positions, which would in turn contribute to the reduction of stereotypes in media; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote multilingual and barrier-free media projects;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the protection of sources, full editorial support for journalistic research in word and picture, independent editorship and favourable employment contracts or corresponding levels of fees for journalists are prerequisites for balanced, fact-based reporting;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that the Commission and the Member States have a particular responsibility for alternative media projects and exile media;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers that state interventions or commercial pressure on published material damage free journalism and democratic debate; takes the view that securing media freedom and assuming editorial responsibility are also important in terms of information on large-scale platforms which publish or broadcast news and programmes directly or via users; recalls that the Audiovisual Media Services Directive drew up useful rules to regulate the elimination of hate speech, the protection of minors and the placing of advertisements. Implementation of and compliance with the Directive should be transparent, subjected to evaluation and further developed to ensure continued media freedom in the long term;
Amendment 84 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Deeply regrets that the Commission still has not responded to Parliament's call for a comprehensive review of the budget line for multimedia measures, particularly with regard to the framework contract with Euronews; decides to put its budgetary allocation in reserve until the Commission has answered the concerns raised by the Court of Auditors; notes however that the Court of Auditors does not point to any shortcomings on Euronews’s part in its contractual reporting duties under the current framework; regrets that such a reserve of 18 million euros endangers the financial viability of Euronews, and consequently its staff, while it is highly important that the EU supports independent and high-quality journalism on EU affairs;
Amendment 151 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Considering that the cultural and creative sectors and industries have been hit particularly hard by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic due to, amongst other things, the closure of cinemas, theatres and other cultural venues, the sudden stop of ticket sales and low advertisement sales, the Union and its Member States should earmark at least 2% of the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the support of these sectors, which are of utmost importance for the economies, social cohesion, tourism and recreation.
Amendment 4 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms the importance of programmes in the fields of education and culture and the need to provide adequate funding if they are to deliver on their increased ambitions, as well as to enable more participants to enjoy their benefits, particularly those with fewer opportunities; considers that cultural, educational and creative programmes canhave the capacity to both strengthen their social objectives with a special focus on inclusion, and contribute to the EU’s goal of tackling global challenges such as climate change;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reiterates that a strong emphasis needs to be placed on the societal challenges triggered by climate change and that a reasonable budget must be allocated for ERASMUS+, Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe in order to foster sustainable development and environmental transition; Stresses that education and culture are key tools to address societal changes;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Asks the Commission to provide the evaluation on the proposals for Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions in timely manner for the Committee to take fully informed decisions on the proposals; thereby asks the Commission to be thorough in its comments to support its evaluation of the proposals and to be transparent in the whole follow-up on the implementation,keeping the Parliament informed;
Amendment 26 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Welcomes the fact that culture and education-related projects are supported across a range of Union programmes and instruments, notably the ESI Funds, EFSI and Horizon Europe; calls on the Commission to foster coherent strategies across Union Programmes to enhance the support of projects in the field of education, youth and cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recalls that programme implementation was initially slow in the current MFF, increasing the likelihood of payment obligations spilling over into the next MFF and having to be settled under the new payment ceilings; stresses the need to avoid a repetition of the payment crises that occurred at the end of the 2007-2013 MFF, since the beneficiaries of education and culture programmes are often individuals and small organisations that can ill afford payment delays; points out that payment delays severely undermine the benefits of the programme and ultimately erode trust in the European project;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Insists that the “multimedia actions” budget line be reinforced, made transparent and differentiated in the 2021 budget; underlines that freedom of speech, freedom of artistic expression and media pluralism are fundamental values to the Union; asks the Commission to support an adequate mix of media channels, including radio, television and on-line media channels, in order to supporta clear communication on EU affaires.
Amendment 2 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Green Deal sets the target of a climate-neutral European Union by 2050, thereby putting the climate emergency at the centre of all the Union’s programmes and policies; believes that the European Green Deal needs to be more ambitious, particularly in regard to setting a 2030 reduction target of, at the bare minimum, 55%;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas education, sport, volunteering and culture play a fundamental role in the green transition as regards awareness-raising, learning, communication and the sharing of knowledge, and whereas the potential they offer can be exploited to develop innovative ways of tackling environmental challenges; whereas these sectors provide low-carbon and high-quality jobs;
Amendment 14 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, although these programmes do not primarily focus on the environment, they nonetheless contribute to the green transition through their substance and scope and have an environmental impact like all economic activities, so that their essential nature should be preserved;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the objectives and the very nature of the ESC give young people the opportunity to takeshare knowledge on taking practical action to protect the environment and on activism;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the experience of mobility offered by these programmes can change everyday behaviourbe a transformative experience for young people, and whereas mobility of this kind should therefore be encouraged;
Amendment 23 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas Creative Europe has a role to play in promoting culture and the audiovisual media, which can help raise people’s awareness of environmental issues, organise activism and are also a unique source of creative solutions;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the aim, under the current multiannual financial framework, of devoting 205% of expenditure to climate protection measures cannot be achieved if the data and instruments needed to measure the contribution of the programmes to meeting this aim are not available, and whereas they must therefore be put in place as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas there are currently few incentives – particularly of a financial nature – to encourage participants in the three programmes to shift to more environmentally friendly means of transport; whereas more environmentally friendly means of transport tend to be the least accessible and affordable and whereas participants in these programmes tend to have less financial means;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to record systematically the means of transport used so that participants’ individual CO2 emissions can be calculatedas to take measures to reduce programme-specific emissions; takes the view that the Mobility Tool should be used for this purpose and that use of the Tool should be extended to cover all parts of Erasmus+ and the ESC; calls on the Commission to make a similar calculation tool available for journeys undertaken in connection with the Creative Europe programme; provided that data protection is fully respected;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of examples of good practice which they can employ in their everyday lives, perhaps by means of a digital appby the most efficient and direct way possible;
Amendment 76 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and on national and regional agencies and offices to take account of the environmental aspects of projects and to evaluate projects accordingly;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to make it possible for participants to choose the least-polluting means of transport, but at the same time not to stigmatise or exclude participants for whom air travel is the only option; calls for special attention to be paid to the outermost regions in this regard and to examine more environmentally-friendly modes of transport particularly for these regions;
Amendment 88 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to revise the current financial rules so that the additional costs and journey times associated with the use of more environmentally friendly means of transport can be offproperly reimbursetd; insists that the additional costs be reimbursed in full;
Amendment 89 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges Member States and regions to widen the offer of the most environmentally friendly means of transport;
Amendment 91 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission – particularly in the light of its European Year of Rail in 2021 – to enter into partnerships with European rail and bus companieoperators so that participants are eligible for discounted fares;
Amendment 93 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission, along with Member States and regions with education and university competences, to design and provide a financial assistance scheme to those students who cannot afford the costs of the Erasmus+, ESC and Creative Europe programmes or the cost of the transport means, as long as they meet the most environmental friendly standards;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to include respect and protection for the environment among the principles set out in the Erasmus+ Higher Education Charter; urges the Commission to apply this approach to the whole programme and to take action to achieve it;
Amendment 103 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the potential of the European Universities and Vocational Education and Training Centres of Excellence, as they could be encouraged to introduce programmes of excellence for teaching and training in environmental issues, provided sufficient; emphasises that the Commission should ensure enough funding is available to achieve this;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to introduce Environmental Protection and Fighting Climate Change at the core of all the programmes as a transversal skill;
Amendment 124 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that encouraging mobility among the staff of local sports organisations would help make them aware of more environmentally friendly ways of organising sports events and encourage environmental activism; calls for greater emphasis to be placed on environmental issues when the European Week of Sport takes place;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the national, regional and local authorities involved in the ESC to support and actively advise organisations responsible for sending and receiving participants; stresses that they are also able to identify the scope for and set up environmental projects in situ;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the authorities involved to extend the offer of traineeships related to environmental issues and to introduce environmental education and environmental impact into the scope of every project;
Amendment 139 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to introduce Environmental Protection and Environmental Education as the one of the key principles of the ESC programme;
Amendment 143 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to draw up, together with the national and regional offices, a charter setting out the environmental principles which every participant in the programme must observe;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to publish a ‘n ambitious ’good environmental practice’ guide covering audiovisual and cultural production, dissemination and event organisation, with a particular focus on transport, energy and waste management and with the aim of making the practices concerned standard for all projects financed by the programme; calls on the Commission to develop a tool to evaluate the environmental impact of cultural events;
Amendment 158 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to authorise, as a trans-sectoral measure, the establishment of a European network of environmental consultants to advise project developers and draw up annual reports, with the aim of maintaining transparency and sharing best practices;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges to maintain and secure the Commission’s draft budget for 2020 for multimedia actions, including the budgets of the Euranet+ network and Euronews within the multimedia actions budgetary line; underlines that such institutions are helpful in developing a common european public space;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is alarmed byTakes note of the conclusions of the Rapid case review of the European Court of Auditors on Euronews, stating; notes with concern that in the Financial Regulation there is no longer any reference to the fact that Euronews is pursuing a general Union interest; therefore urges the Commission to end its cooperation with Euronewis of the opinion that all the current media under the multimedia action budgetary line are of great essence to European citizen's everyday life by promoting multilingualism and a common european public space; therefore urges the Commission and Euronews to answer to the concerns raised by the Court of Auditors on its monitoring of the funds awarded to Euronews; urges the European Parliament to organise a public hearing on the matter inviting all relative stakeholders.