497 Amendments of Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. Whereas due to the lack of a common approach access to information held by the EU institutions is still difficult for citizens

2023/02/14
Committee: LIBE

2022/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Believes it is necessary to further develop a more proactive approach to transparency by making as many of documents as possible available to the public in the simplest and easiest way

2023/02/14
Committee: LIBE

2022/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Calls on the EU institutions to facilitate access to documents and based on full transparency, communication and direct democracy principle

2023/02/14
Committee: LIBE

2022/2015(INI)

Patryk JAKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Believes that the EU's institutions should make full use of the potential of new technologies to ensure full and easy access to information

2023/02/14
Committee: LIBE

2022/0131(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) This Directive should cover employment relationships between third- country workers and employers. Where a Member State’s national law allows admission of third-country nationals through temporary work agencies established on its territory and which have an employment relationship with the worker, such agencies should not be excluded from the scope of this Directive. This Directive should not cover third- country workers who have been admitted to the territory of a Member State to work on a seasonal basis.

2022/12/09
Committee: LIBE

2022/0131(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24

(24) The right to equal treatment in specified fields should be strictly linked to the third-country national’s legal residence and the access given to the labour market in a Member State, which are enshrined in the single permit encompassing the authorisation to reside and work and in residence permits issued for other purposes containing information on the permission to work. This Directive should not grant rights in relation to situations which lie outside the scope of Union law, such as in relation to family members residing in a third country. This Directive should grant rights only in relation to family members who join third-country workers to reside in a Member State on the basis of family reunification or family members who already reside legally in that Member State.

2022/12/09
Committee: LIBE

2022/0131(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

(32) To ensure the proper enforcement of this Directive, Member States should ensure that appropriate mechanisms are in place for the monitoring of employers and that, where appropriate, effective and adequate inspections are carried out on their respective territories. The selection of employers to be inspected should be based primarily on a risk assessment to be carried out by the competent authorities in the Member States taking into account factors such as the sector in which a company operates and any past record of infringement.

2022/12/09
Committee: LIBE

2022/0131(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA

(33) Member States should also put in place effective mechanisms through which third-country workers may seek legal redress and lodge complaints directly or through third parties having, in accordance with the criteria laid down by the national law, a legitimate interest in ensuring compliance with this Directive, such as trade unions or other associations, or competent authorities. That is considered necessary to address situations where third- country workers are unaware of the existence of enforcement mechanisms or hesitant to use them in their own name, for example out of fear of possible consequences. Such mechanisms should respect the principle of equality vis-à-vis the nationals of the respective Member State.

2022/12/09
Committee: LIBE

2022/0131(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)

(g a) who are beneficiaries of protection in accordance with national law, international obligations or the practice of a Member State or have applied for protection in accordance with national law, international obligations or the practice of a Member State and whose application has not been the subject of a final decision;

2022/12/09
Committee: LIBE

2022/0131(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. An application to issue, amend or renew a single permit shall be submitted by way of a single application procedure. Member States shall determine whether applications for a single permit are to be ~~submitted~~made by the third-country national or by the third-country national’s employer. Member States may also decide to allow an application from either of the two. If the application is to be submitted by the third- country national, Member States shall allow the application to be introduced ~~both~~ from a third country ~~and~~or, if provided for by national law, in the territory of the Member State in which the third- country national is legally present.

2022/12/09
Committee: LIBE

2022/0131(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The competent authority shall adopt a decision on the complete application as soon as possible and in any event within ~~four~~six months of the date on which the application was lodged.

2022/12/09
Committee: LIBE

2022/0131(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4

4. Within the period of validity referred to in paragraph 1, the single permit shall not be withdrawn during a period of at least three months in the event of unemployment of its holder. Member States shall allow the third- country national to stay in their territory until the competent authorities have taken a decision in accordance with paragraph 3, point (b), as relevant, even if that period of at least three months expired.deleted

2022/12/09
Committee: LIBE

2021/2180(INI)

Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (the Conditionality Regulation) integrated the conditionality mechanism into a wider framework, requiring the Commission to use its own annual rule of law reports as a source for its assessments under the Regulation; calls on the Commission to implement the Conditionality Regulation without any further delay; recalls that for budget- related measures in the event of violations of the rule of law in a Member State, the competences of parliamentary committees should be determined on the basis of Annex VI of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure if the infringements under the Conditionality Regulation procedure are dealt with in Parliament;deleted

2022/02/16
Committee: CONT

2021/2180(INI)

Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls its resolution of 8 July 2021 on the creation of guidelines for the application of the Conditionality Regulation; insists that the Commission include in its annual rule of law reports a section dedicated to cases where rule of law breaches in a Member State could affect or seriously risk affecting the sound financial management of the Union budget or the protection of the Union’s financial interests in a sufficiently direct way;deleted

2022/02/16
Committee: CONT

2021/2180(INI)

Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to present in its next reports a chapter on the compliance of the institutions of the European Union with the rule of law, in particular on the situation within the Commission itself. The EU institutions should resolve numerous internal problems, such as: lack of transparency, obstruction of access to documents, the 'revolving door' problem, and corruption;

2022/02/16
Committee: CONT

2021/2180(INI)

Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes with concern that the contracts signed by the Commission with pharmaceutical companies developing COVID-19 vaccines have clauses that have not been published in their entirety for over a year;

2022/02/16
Committee: CONT

2021/2180(INI)

Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses that NGOs should be obliged to disclose their sources of funding; stresses that all European bodies must disclose and publish a list of all NGOs they fund and the amount of this funding in order to be in compliance with the principle of transparency and the right of EU citizens to information;

2022/02/16
Committee: CONT

2021/2180(INI)

Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the Commission’s annual rule of law reports to resolutely fight against systemic corruption and devise effective instruments for preventing, combating and sanctioning corruption and fighting fraud, as well as for regularly monitoring the use of public funds, including recovery and resilience facility funds. The Commission should focus in the coming years on the fight against corruption and organised crime, which have been fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Organised crime groups are currently earning huge amounts of money from the trade in counterfeit medicines, vaccines, other medical equipment and false certificates.

2022/02/16
Committee: CONT

2021/2146(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Recalls that the crisis at the EU- Belarus border caused by the Lukashenka regime's hybrid warfare is being kept under control thanks to FRONTEX;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2143(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls for buildings to be modernised in order to meet zero-emission standards, in particular by installing solar panels on all buildings belonging to the Agency;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2138(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes the gender distribution within the Authority’s senior management members, with 3 out of 5 being women (60 %); notes the gender distribution within the Authority’s management board, with 3 out of 6 being of the same gender (50 %); further notes the gender distribution within the Authority’s overall staff, with 134 out of 250 being men (53,60 %); points out, however, that, in the recruitment of new staff and in connection with promotions, the Authority should bear in mind that candidates’ skills, knowledge and experience are the most important factors; points out that the need for a geographical balance among staff members should also be borne in mind;

2022/03/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2138(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Calls for buildings to be modernised in order to meet zero-emission standards, in particular by installing solar panels on all buildings belonging to the Authority;

2022/03/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2122(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office for the financial year 2020 /~~ Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office for the financial year 2020;

2022/03/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2115(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Is aware of the EEAS efforts to achieve a meaningful geographical representation while respecting the competences and merits of candidates and reiterates, in this regard, the necessary provision of additional SNEs to face the EEAS’ increasing workload; urges the EEAS to continue its efforts to improve the geographical representation, as this is a recurring problem, especially in the positions of Heads of Delegation and middle and senior management; observes that at the end of 2020 EEAS staff included nationals from all Member States and welcomes the efforts made by the EEAS to keep the Human Resources Network of Member States informed about the composition of staff, to publish vacancies and to promote national efforts to increase the number of candidates;

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2115(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Considers it important to ensure a balanced representation of countries that joined the Union after 2004 or later (EU13) ~~and thus, welcom~~; notes that the number of staff from these Member States at the end of 2020 had increased by 6 % compared to the previous year; points out that the share of EU13 in the EEAS staff is 23 % at the end of 2020~~, which is more than the share within the Union population, which corresponds to 20 %~~;

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2108(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2020 /~~ Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2020;

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2108(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Recalls that key performance indicators are a widely recognized tool for measuring achievement against targets; calls on the Council to provide summaries of its key performance indicators and the related results in its management reports;

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2108(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Regrets the lack of information on the ~~implementation of the Council’s gender action plan and the~~ measures taken to ensure equal opportunities for persons with disabilities at the Council as a workplace; calls on the Council to provide information on ~~gender balance,~~ geographical distribution and disabilities of its members of staff and on the related internal policies in force;

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2108(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recalls its resolution of 17 December 2020 on the need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality2as a dedicated institutional forum to ensure stronger integration of gender equality in Union strategies, coordination of all related policies and progress in the main files related to gender equality, as well as harmonisation of the protection of women’s rights and gender equality; _________________ 2 OJ C 445, 29.10.2021, p. 150.deleted

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2108(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34 a. Encourages the Council to maintain control over its own technical systems, provide stronger safeguards for privacy and increase security and transparency for the public;

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2108(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Emphasises Parliament's prerogative to grant discharge pursuant to Article 319 ~~TFEU~~of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as well as the applicable provisions of the Financial Regulation and Parliament’s Rules of Procedure~~; reiterates that this prerogative allows the Union to maintain transparency, democratic scrutiny and~~ in line with current interpretation and practice, namely, the power to grant discharge in order to maintain transparency and to ensure democratic accountability towards Union taxpayers;

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2108(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Stresses the well-established and respected practice followed by Parliament over the course of almost twenty years of granting discharge to all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies; recalls that the Commission has declared its inability to oversee the implementation of the budgets of the other institutions; stresses the reiterated view of the Commission that the practice of giving discharge to each institution for their administrative expenditure should continue to be pursued;(Does not affect the English version.)

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2108(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Stresses that the current situation, where Parliament can only check the reports of the Court and of the European Ombudsman as well as the information on the Council’s website but does not receive written or oral answers from the Council during the annual discharge procedure, i.e., the Council refuses to collaborate with Parliament in the context of the annual ~~budgetary~~ discharge procedure, makes it impossible for Parliament to make an informed decision on granting discharge, and that this has a lasting negative effect on both institutions and discredits the management and democratic scrutiny of the Union budget; regrets the Council’s continuing refusal to engage in loyal cooperation in the framework of the discharge procedure that has lasted for more than a decade;

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2108(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. ~~Believes that a revision of the Treaties is necessary to streamline~~In respect of the Council's specific role as an institution giving recommendations on the discharge procedure, ~~making it clearer and more transparent, especially by giving Parliament the explicit competence to grant discharge to all institutions, bodies, offices and agencies individually~~reiterates its requests to the Council to give discharge recommendations with respect to the other Union institutions;

2022/02/03
Committee: CONT

2021/2107(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)

38 a. Reminds that the fight against Legionella bacteria is one of the most important tasks in the field of water treatment and disinfection;

2022/02/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2107(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Recalls the support by the vast majority of Parliament for a single seat to ensure efficient spending of Union taxpayers’ money and to assume its institutional responsibility to reduce its carbon footprint; recalls that Parliament’s plenary has previously requested a debate on its right to determine its own working arrangements and committed itself to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 of the Treaty on the European Union with a view to proposing changes necessary to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Protocol 6 to allow it to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation4 ; calls on the Council to take into account Parliament's position; _________________ 4Report A7-0350/2013 available at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/A-7-2013-0350_EN.pdf

2022/02/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1

1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1

1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Proposal for a decision 3
Paragraph 1

1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Proposal for a decision 4
Paragraph 1

1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Proposal for a decision 5
Paragraph 1

1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Research Council Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Proposal for a decision 6
Paragraph 1

1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Research Executive Agency discharge in relation to the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Proposal for a decision 7
Paragraph 1

1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates its deep concerns regarding the situation concerning the rule of law in a number of Member States, which is deeply worrying in its own right and may ultimately lead to serious losses for the Union budget and underlines its requests to the Commission to use all available tools to limit the risk of such losses. This should include the immediate and full application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget;deleted

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates its deep concerns regarding the situation concerning the rule of law in a number of Member States, which is deeply worrying in its own right and may ultimately lead to serious losses for the Union budget and underlines its requests to the Commission to use all available tools to limit the risk of such losses. This should include the immediate and full application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2021/2106(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)

40a. Calls on the Commission to stop unjustifiably withholding approval of National Recovery Plans and disbursement of the related funds;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2022/02/02
Committee: LIBE

2021/0140(CNS)

Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Patryk JAKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

~~The Council may set time limits for the implementation of specific recommendations.~~deleted

2022/02/02
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the very concept of Schengen cooperation, that of ensuring the absence of controls at internal borders, has been further challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic~~, which has been added to the grounds invoked since 2015 for the persistent retention of internal border controls by some Member States; reiterates its condemnation of~~; notes the maintenance of internal border checks and ~~its~~takes the view that many of the prolongations are not in line with the rules pertaining to their extension, necessity or proportionality, and are therefore unlawful;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Deplores the fact~~Notes that internal border controls are continuing to be introduced by some Member States as a ~~unilateral~~ response to ~~new challenges, before they have given proper consideration to the common European interest in~~extraordinary challenges; stresses that maintaining Schengen as an area without internal border controls is in the common interest of all Member States; reiterates its call on the Commission to exercise appropriate scrutiny over the application of the Schengen acquis, ~~including through the use of infringement procedures,~~ and underlines the urgent need to enhance mutual trust and cooperation among the Schengen states and appropriate governance for the Schengen area;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Deeply regrets the fact that there have been persistent and serious reports about violence and pushbacks at the external border, as well as the lack of adequate monitoring mechanisms to ensure respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law at the external borders; considers that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) must be given an enhanced operational role with regard to the monitoring of respect for fundamental rights at the external borders;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Reminds that the Union agencies are playing an increasingly important part in the Union, but their role in serving Union citizens effectively needs to be evaluated more carefully;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2181(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Reminds that all Union agencies must rigorously comply with the Financial Regulation and the high standards of management.

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2172(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Reminds that according to the Financial Regulation all Union bodies must make payments within prescribed terms; however notes that the Agency frequently failed to do so exposing therefore the Agency to reputational risk;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2158(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Reminds that the functioning of the agencies implies high costs and heavy administrative burden; stresses therefore that their activity and effectiveness in the service of citizens should be each time carefully analysed and assessed;

2021/01/15
Committee: LIBE

2020/2153(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. EU institutions must rigorously comply with financial regulation and high management standards;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2152(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses that the role of the Agency in serving Union citizens effectively and the real added value of the Agency need to be evaluated more carefully as its functioning implies high costs and heavy administrative burden;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2144(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32 a. Welcomes the fact that the Court sees a strong increase in media interest with particularly high coverage of its special reports;

2021/02/10
Committee: CONT

2020/2142(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2019 /~~ Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2019;

2021/02/10
Committee: CONT

2020/2142(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Emphasises Parliament's prerogative to grant discharge pursuant to Article 319 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, and the applicable provisions of the Financial Regulation and Parliament’s Rules of Procedure in line with current interpretation and practice, namely to grant discharge in order to maintain transparency and ensure democratic accountability towards Union taxpayers;

2021/02/10
Committee: CONT

2020/2142(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35 a. Notes that over the course of almost twenty years Parliament has developed the practice of granting discharge to all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies;

2021/02/10
Committee: CONT

2020/2142(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. ENotes that the different roles of the respective institutions in the discharge procedures should be distinguished; emphasises that Parliament does not accept that the two institutions have an equivalent and reciprocal role in the discharge procedure;

2021/02/10
Committee: CONT

2020/2141(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Reiterates its call on the Secretary- General to insist on the need for real geographical balance in terms of proportional representation of all Member States at all levels of staff, including top management; notes the difficulties Parliament encountered in recruiting some nationalities; stresses the importance of increasing the attractiveness of Parliament as an employer throughout all Member States;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

2020/2141(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 a (new)

86 a. Geographic dispersion of Parliament - Single Seat

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

2020/2141(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 b (new)

86 b. Recalls that a vast majority of Parliament expressed in various resolutions support for a single seat to ensure efficient spending of Union taxpayers money;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

2020/2141(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 c (new)

86 c. Notes that the Court has estimated that moving from Strasbourg to Brussels could generate annual savings of 114 million;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

2020/2141(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 d (new)

86 d. Recalls that additional expenditure caused by the travels to Strasbourg goes against the principle of sound financial management;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

2020/2141(DEC)

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Raffaele FITTO, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Elżbieta RAFALSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90

90. Recalls that, at its meeting of 10 December 2018, the Bureau decided to modify the rules applicable to the pension scheme by increasing the retirement age from 63 to 65 years and introducing a levy of 5% to pension payments for future pensioners with a view to improve its sustainability; welcomes that the immediate effects of the rules change were savings in the 2019 pensions payments amounting to approximately EUR 325 000, that of these, EUR 306 000 stem from the increase in pension age and EUR 19 000 stem from the introduction of a 5% levy to all pensions established after 1 January 2019; asks that the Bureau evaluate all possible options as soon as the Court of Justice has made its decisions regarding the current measures in order to find a fair solution to the voluntary pension scheme and fund while keeping Parliament's liability to a minimum as Union taxpayers’ money is involved;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

2020/2140(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Reminds that the functioning of the agencies implies high costs and heavy administrative burden; stresses therefore that their activities and effectiveness in the service of citizens should always be carefully analysed and assessed;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2140(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses the need to ensure clear and simple rules for all forms of Union financing, while maintaining effective controls in order to verify how funds are spent and whether the expected results have been achieved;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the European Council has a ~~de facto~~ right of initiative when defining the strategic guidelines for legislative planning within the area of freedom, security and justice, which does not constitute a level playing field between Parliament and the Council; underlines moreover the early in~~fluence by~~volvement of the Member States via their participation in numerous Commission advisory bodies;

2021/03/16
Committee: LIBE

2020/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Condemns the consistent lack of proper response to Parliament’s initiative on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Council to enter without delay into negotiations with Parliament on the interinstitutional agreement;deleted

2021/03/16
Committee: LIBE

2020/2132(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates its reasoned proposal on the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded; reiterates its deep concern that the standard modalities for hearings do not ensure equal treatment for Parliament, on the one hand, and the Commission and one third of the Member States, on the other, for presenting the reasoned proposal and access to information; expresses its regret that the hearings have not yet resulted in any significant progress on addressing clear risks of a serious breach of the values; points out that the Council’s failure to make effective use of Article 7 of the TEU continues to undermine the integrity of common European values, mutual trust, and the credibility of the Union as a whole.deleted

2021/03/16
Committee: LIBE

2020/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

— having regard to a joint statement on Belarus of EPP, S&D, Renew Europe, Greens/EFA and ECR groups in the European Parliament of 17 August 2020,

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas despite the fundamental restrictions on basic freedoms and human rights that remain in Belarus, the EU policy of critical engagement with Belarus has produced some results in the form of signed agreements and increased cooperation; whereas future relations between the EU and Belarus will be defined in the Partnership Priorities to be agreed by ~~both side~~EU and new legitimate, democratically elected authorities in Belarus;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the people of Belarus share common European heritage and culture, while directly neighbouring three EU Member States; whereas situation in Belarus may have direct impact on the EU;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~the OSCE ODIHR International Election Observation Mission noted an overall~~none of either the parliamentary or presidential elections held in Belarus from 1994 to date have been free and fair, but despite these harsh undemocratic conditions the people of Belarus clearly voted for a change, after more than two decades of oppression; whereas recent presidential elections were neither free nor fair and even more than the previous ones were marred with disregard for the fundamental freedoms of assembly, association and expression ~~during the 2019 parliamentary elections, which~~and took place after a limited amount of campaigning and within an extremely restrictive environment that did not provide for a meaningful or competitive political contest overall;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the 2020 presidential elections have thus far followed ~~the same pattern as the parliamentary elections~~similar pattern as previous elections; whereas after publication of falsified results, Belarusian people immediately organised peaceful protests, which were suppressed by brutal force, which resulted in thousands of protestors being arrested, tortured, wounded, and some even killed; whereas the United Nations human rights investigators alarmed on 01/09 that they had received reports of hundreds of cases of torture, beatings and mistreatment of anti-government protesters by police in Belarus and urged the authorities to stop any such abuse;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas human rights and democracy in Belarus have been deliberately and brutally restricted by the Belarusian authorities over the past decades, while representatives of the opposition, civil society and media in the country have been regularly arrested or otherwise persecuted;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the Belarusian regime seeks to intimidate and to disperse the Coordination Council of Belarus by targeting its members and launching a criminal case against them;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

Ed. whereas Belsat TV channel, which is officially registered in Poland, so far has not been registered in Belarus, while its activities are under constant pressure and attacks, including brutal detentions of its journalists and fines imposed to its contributors amounting to USD 101,791 as of 18 June 2020;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas 26 years in power or Lukashenka had been marked by policies of undermining sovereignty and independence of the country and weakening of Belarusian identity, heritage and culture;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) acknowledge territorial integrity of Belarus and support the sovereignty of Belarus against pressure from the Russian Federation for deeper integration and remind Belarus that the European Union is open to further development of relations with the country both bilaterally and within the Eastern Partnership framework if Belarus meets conditions linked to democracy, the rule of law, international law, human rights and fundamental freedoms;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) deplore the involvement and support of the Russian Federation in aiding the Lukashenko regime to legitimize fraudulent elections and to brutally crush peaceful demonstrations; condemns the Kremlin’s hybrid war against the Belarusian people; support the will of the Belarusian nation by restraining the Kremlin’s interference, including by blocking Russia’s access to SWIFT system and introducing targeted sanctions, which could prevent likely scenario of full annexation of Belarus by the Russian Federation; take a brave decision to stop the North Stream 2, which otherwise would serve as an instrument reinforcing the authoritarian regime in Russia and would finance Russia’s hybrid war in Belarus and elsewhere;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) pay close attention to the presidential election campaign and insist that a lack of progress in conducting elections according to international standards and further crackdowns against the opposition will have direct adverse effects on relations wicall for holding new and transparent Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Belarus that would meet the democratic standards and call on the EU, OSCE, CoE to engage in dialogue with the Belarusian civil society with a view to launch a new electoral process, under the supervision of a new Electoral Commission, a body that can be trusted by all the parties including international observers, under the t~~he EU~~ight international scrutiny;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) deny recognition of the results of the elections held in Belarus on 9 August 2020 and Alexander Lukashenko as a legitimate leader President of Belarus; accordingly, call on him to respect the decision of the people of Belarus and peacefully step down;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e b (new)

(eb) applaud the Belarusian people for their courage and determination and to strongly support their desire for democratic change and freedom and basing their country’s future on principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights, so as to ensure freedom, independence, sovereignty and prosperity of the Republic of Belarus;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e c (new)

(ec) warn the regime against any attempts to use national, religious, ethnic and other minorities as a proxy target diverting attention of the society from the election fraud and subsequent massive protests and repressions; to condemn denying the return to the country of the head of the Catholic Church of Belarus, archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz; likewise, to warn against creating false narratives about the external threats to Belarus and its territorial integrity, allegedly emanating from the EU and its Member States; express deepest concern about using such narratives as justification for military activities, including the movement of Belarusian forces in Grodno region towards the border with Poland and Lithuania;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e d (new)

(ed) deplore persecution of the members of the opposition Coordination Council and call the authorities to enter into the dialogue with the protestors in order to end the violence and repressions and prepare a new elections;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(fa) condemn efforts of the Belarusian regime to deny entrance to the country for Belarusians critical towards it, as well as independent journalists, human rights workers, as well as representatives of international community, including Members of the European Parliament;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) urge to halt the use of violence against peaceful protesters, immediately release all the political prisoners and all members of civil society arbitrarily detained before, during and after electoral campaign; ensure full restoration and respect for human rights and freedoms, including the freedom of press, freedom of assembly and other political and civil freedoms in Belarus and deplore the appalling acts of violence, cruel repressions and torture against peaceful protesters and detainees, and call for full international investigation of these crimes;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)

(gc) note that China's president was the first to congratulate Lukashenka after the elections; to express concerns over increasing Chinese investments in strategic infrastructure and warn about the effect of dependency it might create for Belarus;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) condemn the ongoing intimidation and persecution of opposition figures, including presidential hopefuls, civil society activists and independent journalists; strongly condemn the suppression of internet and media, road blockades, and intimidation of journalists in order to stop the flow of information about the situation in the country as well as denial of access to Belarus for international media, members of parliament or government of democratic community;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

(ib) welcome numerous acts of solidarity with the people of Belarus, including fundraising, charity and humanitarian assistance; in this regard condemn stopping of humanitarian aid transport organised by "NSZZ Solidarnosc";

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

(ja) approve the European universal human rights sanctions (European Magnitsky Act) as a regime providing, at the EU level, for restrictive measures, including entry bans and freezing of funds, against individuals liable for violations of human rights and freedoms and responsible for other crimes;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)

(la) propose to immediately establish an impartial, international mediation mission for Belarus aimed at helping to resolve the political crisis and regulate the conflict situation in the country; in this regard welcomes the initiatives of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to establish national council to lead the negotiations on further peaceful transition of Belarus to democracy, including free and fair elections, and warns against any attempts at criminalizing the body and persecuting its members;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2081(INI)

Anna FOTYGA, Elżbieta KRUK, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Beata MAZUREK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata SZYDŁO, Adam BIELAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)

(ob) work together with the European Commission in order to develop a comprehensive programme for Belarus after the new presidential elections are held, which would allow Belarus to transition towards a free market economy and an open democratic state;

2020/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23

~~— having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2019 on public discrimination and hate speech against LGBTI people, including LGBTI free zones7 , _________________ 7 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0101.~~deleted

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25

~~— having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2020 on ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary9 , _________________ 9~~deleted Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0014.

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the preceding decade has seen brazen attacks against Union values in several Member States; whereas international comparisons and Parliament resolutions have evidenced considerable democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland in particularinternational comparisons and Parliament resolutions regularly monitor democratic standards in the Member States; whereas Parliament has been calling since 2016 for a comprehensive, preventive and evidence- based monitoring in this field via an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~breaches of~~ the values referred to in Article 2 TEU ~~weaken the cohesion of the European project, the rights of all Union citizens and mutual trust among the Member State~~strengthen the rights of all Union citizens;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the Commission is preparing to publish an annual rule of law report~~, to be followed by a Strategy for the Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and a European Democracy Action Plan~~;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Patryk JAKI, Beata KEMPA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas athe European Court of Auditors has issued an opinion regarding the regulation on the protection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, conc~~e adopted, would become an indispensable tool in safeguard~~luding that the regulation lacks clear and detailed criteria and definitions of deficiencies ing the rule of law ~~within the Union~~;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. Emphasises that the opinion of the Council Legal Service of 25 October 2018 concluded that secondary legislation cannot circumvent the procedure laid down in Article 7 TEU and that the rule of law cannot be used as a criterion triggering the mechanism referred to in the Commission’s proposal for a regulation on the protection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, since this would lead to the circumvention of Article 7 TEU and would be equivalent to it, and would subsequently be easy to challenge before the Court of Justice of the European Union;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas any monitoring mechanism must closely involve stakeholders active in the protection and promotion of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, including civil society, Council of Europe and United Nations bodies, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, national human rights institutions, national parliaments and national and local authorities;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~emphasises the urgent need for the Union to develop a robust and positive agenda for protecting and reinforcing democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights for all its citizens;~~ Insists that the Union must remain a champion of freedom and justice in Europe and the world;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Warns that the Union is facing an unprecedented and escalating crisis of its founding values, which threatens its long- term survival as a democratic peace project; is gravely concerned by the rise and entrenchment of autocratic and illiberal tendencies, further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic andis gravely concerned by the economic recession, as well as corruption, and ~~state capture, in several Member States;~~ underlines the dangers ~~of this trend~~they present for the cohesion of the Union’s legal order, the functioning of ~~its~~the single market, and the effectiveness of ~~its~~ common policies ~~and its international credibility~~;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that the Union ~~remains~~is already structurally ~~ill-~~equipped to tackle democratic and rule of law backsliding in the Member States; regrets the inability of the Council to make meaningful progress in enforcing Union values in ongoing Article 7 TEU procedures; notes with concern the disjointed nature of the Union’s toolkit in that fieldconsiders that the Council effectively enforces Union values;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission’s work on the Annual Rule of Law Report; notes, however, that it fails to encompass the areas of democracy and fundamental rights; reiterates the need for a comprehensive monitoring mechanism enshrined in a legal act binding Parliament, the Council and the Commission to a transparent and regularised process, with clearly defined responsibilities, so that the protection and promotion of Union values becomes a permanent and visible part of the Union agenda;

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Proposes the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (the ‘Mechanism’), building on Parliament’s 2016 proposal and the Commission’s 2020 Rule of Law Report, to be governed by an interinstitutional agreement between Parliament, the Council and the Commission, consisting of an Annual Monitoring Cycle on Union values, covering all aspects of Article 2 TEU, and applying equally, objectively and fairly to all Member States;deleted

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2020/2072(INL)

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Beata KEMPA, Patryk JAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that the Annual Monitoring Cycle must contain country- specific recommendations, with timelines and targets for implementation, to be followed up in subsequent annual or urgent reports; ~~stresses that failures to implement the recommendations must be linked to concrete Union enforcement measures;~~

2020/07/27
Committee: LIBE

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

(76) In the absence of a general requirement for providers of intermediary services to ensure a physical presence within the territory of one of the Member States, there is a need to ensure clarity under which Member State's jurisdiction those providers fall for the purposes of enforcing the rules laid down in Chapters III and IV by the national competent authorities. A provider should be under the jurisdiction of the Member State where its main establishment is located, that is, where the provider has its head office or registered office within which the principal financial functions and operational control are exercised. In respect of providers that do not have an establishment in the Union but that offer services in the Union and therefore fall within the scope of this Regulation, the Member State where those providers appointed their legal representative should have jurisdiction, considering the function of legal representatives under this Regulation. In the interest of the effective application of this Regulation, all Member States should, however, have jurisdiction in respect of providers that failed to designate a legal representative, provided that the principle of ne bis in idem is respected. To that aim, each Member State that exercises jurisdiction in respect of such providers should, without undue delay, inform all other Member States of the measures they have taken in the exercise of that jurisdiction. In addition in order to ensure effective protection of fundamental rights of EU citizens that take into account diverse national law sand difference in socio-cultural context between countries, a Member State shall exercise jurisdiction where it concerns very large online platforms which offer services to a significant number of recipients in a given Member State. Member States jurisdiction is particularly important in case of very large online platforms which are social media because they play a central role in facilitating the public debate

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91

(91) The Board should bring together the representatives of the Digital Services Coordinators and possible other competent authorities under the chairmanship of the Commission, with a view to ensuring an assessment of matters submitted to it in a fully European dimension. In view of possible cross-cutting elements that may be of relevance for other regulatory frameworks at Union level, the Board should be allowed to cooperate with other Union bodies, offices, agencies and advisory groups with responsibilities in fields such as equality, including equality between women and men, and non- discrimination, data protection, competition, electronic communications, audiovisual services, detection and investigation of frauds against the EU budget as regards custom duties, or consumer protection, as necessary for the performance of its tasks.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. Providers of intermediary services shall, upon the receipt of an order to act against a specific item or multiple items of illegal content, issued by the relevant national judicial or administrative authorities, on the basis of the applicable Union or national law, in conformity with Union law, inform the authority issuing the order of the effect given to the orders, without undue delay, specifying the action taken and the moment when the action was taken.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. The Digital Services Coordinator of each Member State, on its own initiative, within 72 hours of receiving the copy of the order to act, has the right to scrutinise the order to determine whether it seriously or manifestly infringes the respective Member State’s law and revoke the order on its own territory.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. Providers of intermediary services shall make public the information necessary to easily identify and communicate with their single points of contact, including postal address, and ensure that that information is up to date. Providers of intermediary services shall notify that information, including the name, postal address, the electronic mail address and telephone number, of their single point of contact, to the Digital Service Coordinator in the Member State where they are established.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4

4. Providers of intermediary services shall notify valid identification data, including the name, postal address, the electronic mail address and telephone number of their legal representative to the Digital Service Coordinator in the Member State where that legal representative resides or is established. They shall ensure that that information is up to date.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Very large online platform defined in art. 25, at the request of the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member States where this provider offers its services, shall designate a legal representative to be bound to obligations laid down in this article

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. Providers of intermediary services shall include information on any restrictions that they impose in relation to the use of their service in respect of information provided by the recipients of the service, in their terms and conditions. That information shall include information on any policies, procedures, measures and tools used for the purpose of content moderation, including algorithmic decision-making and human review. It shall be set out in clear plain, intelligible and unambiguous language and shall be publicly available in an easily accessible format.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Very large online platforms as defined in article 25, should publish their terms and conditions in all official languages of the Union.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. The Digital Services Coordinator of each Member State has the right to request very large online platforms, to apply measures and tools of content moderation, including algorithmic decision-making and human review reflecting Member State’s socio-cultural context. Framework for this cooperation as well as specific measures thereof may be laid down in national legislation and be notified to the European Commission.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Notwithstanding the right in article 12(3), the Digital Services Coordinator of each Member State, by means of national legislation, may seek to request from a very large online platform to cooperate with the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State in question in handling specific legal content removal cases in which there is reason to believe that Member State’s socio-cultural context may have played a vital role.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the number of notices submitted in accordance with Article 14, categorised by the type of alleged illegal content concerned, any action taken pursuant to the notices by differentiating whether the action was taken on the basis of the law or the terms and conditions of the provider, and the average and median time needed for taking the action;

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) the number of complaints received through the internal complaint-handling system referred to in Article 17, the basis for those complaints, decisions taken in respect of those complaints, the average and median time needed for taking those decisions and the number of instances where those decisions were reversed.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 69, after consulting the Board, to lay down specific templates of reports specified in paragraph 1.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) a clear indication of the electronic location of that information~~, in particular the exact URL or URLs,~~ and, where necessary, and applicable additional information enabling the identification of the illegal content which shall be appropriate to the type of content and to the specific type of intermediary;

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1

This Section shall not apply to online platforms that qualify as micro or small enterprises within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC and which do not engage in illegal activity.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) any other decisions that affect the availability, visibility or accessibility of that content and the recipient’s account or the recipient’s access to significant features of the platform’s regular services

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4

4. Online platforms shall inform complainants without undue delay of the decision they have taken in respect of the information to which the complaint relates and shall inform complainants of the possibility of out-of-court dispute settlement provided for in Article 18 and other available redress possibilities. This feedback shall also include: - information on whether the decision referred to in paragraph 1 was taken as a result of human review or through automated means - in case the decision referred to in paragraph 1 is tobe sustained, detailed explanation on how the information to which the complaint relates is in breach of the platform’s terms and conditions or why the online platform finds the information unlawful.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5

5. Online platforms shall ensure that the decisions, referred to in paragraph 4, are not solely taken on the basis of automated means. Complainants shall have the right to request human review and consultation with relevant online platforms’ staff with respect to content to which the complaint relates to.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recipients of the service negatively affected by the decision of an online platform shall have the possibility to seek swift judicial redress in accordance with the laws of the Member States concerned. The procedure shall ensure that an independent judicial body decides on the matter without undue delay, resolving the case no later than within 14 days while granting then negatively affected party the right to seek interim measures to be imposed within 48 hours since the recourse is brought before this body. The right to seek a judicial redress and interim measures will not be limited or conditioned on exhausting the internal complaint-handling system.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1

1. Very large online platforms that use recommender systems ~~shall set out in~~ or any otheir systerms ~~and conditions, in a clear, accessible and easily comprehensible manner, the main parameters used~~ used to determine the order of presentation of content, including th~~eir recommender systems, as well as any options for the recipients of the service to modify or influence those main parame~~at which decrease the visibility of content, shall set out in their terms ~~that they may have made available, including at least one option which is not based on profiling, within the meaning of Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.~~and conditions, in a clear, accessible and easily comprehensible manner, the main parameters used in these systems

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. 2.The main parameters referred to in paragraph1 shall include, at minimum: (a) the main criteria used by the relevant recommender system, (b) how these criteria are weighted against each other, (c)the optimisation goal of the relevant recommender system, (d) explanation of the role that the behaviour of the recipients of the service plays in how the relevant recommender system functions.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. 3. Very large online platforms shall provide options for the recipients of the service to modify or influence parameters referred to in paragraph 2, including at least one option which is not based on profiling, within the meaning of Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. ~~Where several options are available pursuant to paragraph 1, v~~Very large online platforms shall provide an easily accessible functionality on their online interface allowing the recipient of the service: a) to select and to modify at any time their preferred option for each of the recommender systems that determines the relative order of information presented to them, b) to select third party recommender systems.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission and the Board shall ~~encourage~~have the right to request and facilitate the drawing up of codes of conduct at Union level to contribute to the proper application of this Regulation, taking into account in particular the specific challenges of tackling different types of illegal content and systemic risks, in accordance with Union law, in particular on competition and the protection of personal data.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2

2. Where significant systemic risk within the meaning of Article 26(1) emerge and concern several very large online platforms, the Commission ~~may invite~~shall request the very large online platforms concerned, other very large online platforms, other online platforms and other providers of intermediary services, as appropriate, as well as civil society organisations and other interested parties, to participate in the drawing up of codes of conduct, including by setting out commitments to take specific risk mitigation measures, as well as a regular reporting framework on any measures taken and their outcomes.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. 4: Member States shall exercise jurisdiction for the purposes of Chapters III and IV of this Regulation where it concerns very large online platforms, as defined in art. 25, which offer services to a significant number of active recipients of the service in a given Member State, which can be calculated on the basis of art. 23(2).

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1

Recipients of the service shall have the right to lodge a complaint against providers of intermediary services alleging an infringement of this Regulation with the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State where the recipient resides or is established. The Digital Services Coordinator shall assess the complaint and, where appropriate, transmit it to the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment. Assessment of the complaint can be supplemented by the opinion of Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State, where the recipient resides or is established, on how the matter should be resolved taking into account national law and socio-cultural context of a given Member State. Where the complaint falls under the responsibility of another competent authority in its Member State, the Digital Service Coordinator receiving the complaint shall transmit it to that authority.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Pursuant to paragraph 1 the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment in cases concerning complaint transmitted by the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State where the recipient resides or is established, should assess the matter in a timely manner and should inform the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State where the recipient resides or is established, on how the complaint has been handled.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. A request or recommendation pursuant to paragraph 1 should not preclude the possibility of the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State where the recipient of the service resides or is established, to be able to carry out its own investigation concerning suspected infringement of this regulation by a provider of an intermediary service.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. A recommendation pursuant to paragraph 1 and 2 may additionally indicate: a) an opinion on matters that involve taking into account national law and socio-cultural context; b) a draft decision based on investigation pursuant to paragraph1a

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 7

7. Where, pursuant to paragraph 6, the Commission concludes that the assessment or the investigatory or enforcement measures taken or envisaged pursuant to paragraph 4 are incompatible with this Regulation, it shall request the Digital Service Coordinator of establishment to further assess the matter and take the necessary investigatory or enforcement measures to ensure compliance with this Regulation, and to inform it about those measures taken within two months from that request. This information should be also transmitted to the Digital Services Coordinator or the Board that initiated the proceedings pursuant to paragraph 1.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 6

6. The Board shall adopt its rules of procedure~~, following the consent of~~ and inform the Commission thereof.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) advise the Commission to take the measures referred to in Article 51 and, ~~where requested by the Commission, adopt opinions on draft Commission measur~~adopt opinions on issues concerning very large online platforms in accordance with this Regulation;

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) (f) issue opinions, recommendations or advice on matters related to Article 34.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1

1. In order to carry out the tasks assigned to it under this Section, the Commission may by simple request or by decision require the very large online platforms concerned, their legal representatives, as well as any other persons acting for purposes related to their trade, business, craft or profession that may be reasonably be aware of information relating to the suspected infringement or the infringement, as applicable, including organisations performing the audits referred to in Articles 28 and 50(3), to provide such information within a reasonable time period.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1

1. By ~~fiv~~three years after the entry into force of this Regulation at the latest, and every ~~fiv~~three years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate this Regulation and report to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. On the basis of the findings and taking into utmost account the opinion of the Board, that report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amendment of this Regulation.

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0361(COD)

Patryk JAKI, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beata KEMPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 4

4. By three years from the date of application of this Regulation at the latest, the Commission, after consulting the Board, shall carry out an assessment of the functioning of the Board and shall report it to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee, taking into account the first years of application of the Regulation. On the basis of the findings and taking into utmost account the opinion of the Board, that report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amendment of this Regulation with regard to the structure of the Board.deleted

2021/06/10
Committee: LIBE

2020/0319(NLE)