487 Amendments of Janina OCHOJSKA
Amendment 21 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas humanitarian crises are becoming more protracted and complex, and are causing global spillover effects; whereas increasing numbers of conflicts, climate change, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have created more economic vulnerability and displacement, resulting in even greater needs;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there is no universally agreed official definition of a 'forgotten crisis'; the term 'forgotten crisis' is often used to describe situations where humanitarian crises receive limited attention, media coverage, or international response, despite the severity of the situation and the impact on affected populations. These crises are often overshadowed by other high-profile emergencies or ongoing conflicts that garner more media and public attention;
Amendment 42 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 68 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide more quality, predictable, flexible funding through unearmarked, softly earmarked and multiannual funding that is tailored to local contexts, needs-based and people-centred; highlights the need to harmonise and simplify donors’ contracting procedures;
Amendment 92 #
Amendment 93 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognizes the critical role of media in raising awareness and generating public support for crises; Encourages media organizations to ensure accurate and timely reporting on these crisis and allocate dedicated resources for in-depth reporting, which includes providing journalists with access to affected areas, facilitating interviews with affected populations, and supporting investigative journalism to uncover underlying causes and dynamics of crises;
Amendment 94 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasizes that media organizations should not abandon coverage of conflicts, even if they are deemed 'prolonged' or 'forgotten', as continued reporting is essential for keeping the international community informed, maintaining pressure on relevant stakeholders, and supporting efforts towards conflict resolution and peacebuilding;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recognizes that media organizations bear a responsibility in contributing to the phenomenon of forgotten crises through selective coverage and inadequate follow-up reporting; strongly encourages media outlets to reflect on their role and actively address this issue by prioritizing sustained and comprehensive reporting on all humanitarian crises, irrespective of their duration or geographical location, to prevent the marginalization of affected populations and ensure their voices are heard;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to better addresssses, address and monitor the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities to ensure that those are met; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation;
Amendment 133 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Strongly supports the Commission’s initiative of integrating education in emergencies; emphases the need for supporting child protection and quality education and training at all levels including in crisis situations to prevent children from dropping out of the school, especially in cases of long-lasting conflicts; recalls in this regards the importance of the nexus approach and the strong cooperation between humanitarian and development actors;
Amendment 148 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recognises the urgent need for facilitating the effective humanitarian assistance in conflict zones by establishing a diplomatic provision for humanitarian visas, this provision shall enable humanitarian organizations to gain access to conflict areas for the purpose of providing essential aid and assistance to affected populations;
Amendment 155 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly condemns war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; deplores the rise in attacks on humanitarian and medical personnel worldwide and insists on the need to increase protection measures for humanitarian workers; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan;
Amendment 159 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Points out that all humanitarian workers involved in conflict situations, regardless of their nationality or country of origin, shall be entitled to equal protection and support during evacuation operations; no distinction shall be made based on the workers' origin or any other discriminatory factors;
Amendment 161 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls for the establishment of an EU coordination mechanism in order to monitor violations and advocate for ensuring that human rights as well as international humanitarian law is respected, including by using the relevant political, trade and economic levers in the EU’s external action; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include international humanitarian law violations as a criterion for listing individuals or entities in the relevant EU sanctions regimes;
Amendment 166 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) introducing a humanitarian exemption in UN sanction regimes; calls for the EU to further align with the global standard set by UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) and to adopt standing humanitarian exemptions in its autonomous sanction regimes in order to facilitate humanitarian activities in contexts affected by armed conflict, as required by international humanitarian law;
Amendment 167 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the important role of civil society, humanitarian organisations and local partners in identifying the needs on spot and delivering humanitarian aid directly to those in need; calls however for enhanced coordination of assistance distributed among NGOs and other donors to secure predictability of aid and to avoid fragmentation of aid as well as overlapping actions;
Amendment 170 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Recognizes that civil society organizations from Central and Eastern Europe have been insufficiently involved in Commission-funded humanitarian assistance, which has resulted in low awareness among the public about humanitarian assistance projects implemented by the Commission, emphasizes the importance of building a network of key partners integrating both international and local humanitarian NGOs from all over the EU to promote and deliver effective humanitarian aid;
Amendment 172 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Highlights the need of reducing the administrative burden for humanitarian organisations by enhancing harmonisation and simplification of donor proposal and reporting requirements;
Amendment 20 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) To help Member States respect and fulfil their national equal treatment and non-discrimination obligations vis-à-vis persons with disabilities who are third- country nationals legally residing in their territory, including on a pernament or temporary basis, as asylum applicant or as a stateless person, and not falling within the scope of the Directive [XXXX], and guarantee the recognition of their disability status across Member States, thus facilitating the exercise of their rights to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law and ensuring a more effective participation and inclusion in society of persons with disabilities who are third- country nationals on an equal basis with Union citizens, it is necessary to extend the rules, rights and obligations laid down in Directive../…. to persons with disabilities who are third country nationals legally residing in the territory of a Member State, whose disability status has been recognised byassessed and recognised by competent authority of that Member State, and who are entitled to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law.
Amendment 29 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Therefore, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the rules governing the eligibility, issuance, renewal or withdrawal, mutual recognition and data protection of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities as proof respectively of a disability status or of a right to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities, as well as the rights for beneficiaries, including access on equal terms and conditions to any special conditions or preferential treatment with respect to services, activities or facilities, including when provided not for remuneration, or parking conditions and facilities offered to or reserved for persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s), set out in Directive ../…., equally apply to third country nationals legally residing in the Union and who are entitled to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law. The issuing of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities should be free of charge to the card holder. The European Disability Card should be issued and renewed by the Member State of residence directly, where already provided for in the national disability assessment and recognition procedure or upon the application of the person with disabilities or card holder. Where not issued directly, persons with disabilities should be duly informed about the possibility to apply for the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card.
Amendment 36 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) The information campaign regarding the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card should be comprehensive and accessible on the public authorities' official website, distributed through social service agencies, ensuring that all third-country nationals legally residing in the territory of Member States are aware of their rights and the application process. The information about the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card should be available in all EU languages and multiple formats, such as Braille and audio.
Amendment 68 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of this Directive “third country national” means any person who is neither a Union citizen within the meaning of Article 20(1) TFEU nor a family member of a Union citizen exercising his or her right of free movement within the meaning of Articles 2(2) and 3(2) of Directive 2004/38/EC, and who is legally residing in the territory of a Member State including on a pernament or temporary basis, as asylum applicant or as a stateless person, and is entitled to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law.
Amendment 52 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Furthermore, not knowing whether and, if so, to what extent their disability status and formal documents recognising this status may be recognised when travelling to or visiting another Member State, creates uncertainty for them. Ultimately, persons with disabilities may be deterred from exercising their rights of free movement and being fully part of the society .
Amendment 74 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Examples of special conditions or preferential treatment include free access, reduced tariffs, reduced fees or user charges for toll roads/bridges/tunnels, priority access, designated seats in public transport, parks and other public areas, accessible seating in cultural or public events, personal assistance, assistance animals, assistance on the beach to enter the water, support (such as access to braille, audio guides, sign language interpretation), provisions of aids or assistance, loan of a wheelchair, loan of a floating wheelchair, obtaining tourist information in accessible formats, using a mobility scooter on roads or a wheelchair in bike lanes without a fine, etc. Parking conditions and facilities include extended parking or reserved parking spaces. With respect to passenger transport services, in addition to the special conditions or preferential treatment offered to persons with disabilities, in accordance with national legislation or practices, assistance animals, personal assistants or other persons accompanying or assisting persons with disabilities (or reduced mobility) may travel free of charge or be seated, where practicable next to the person with disabilities.
Amendment 78 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The issuance of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities entails the processing of personal data, including in particular the data concerning the card holder’s disability status, which constitutes ‘data concerning health’ within the meaning of Article 4(15) of Regulation (EU) 2016/67953 and is a special category of personal data within the meaning of Article 9 of that Regulation. Any personal data processing in the context of this Directive should comply with applicable data protection legislation, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. When transposing this Directive, the Member States should ensure that the national legislation include appropriate safeguards applicable to the processing of personal data, in particular special categories of personal data. The Member States should also ensure the security, integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data collected and stored for the purpose of this Directive _________________ 1a Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, (Directive on privacy and electronic communications), OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37-47. 53 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 91 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to raise awareness and facilitate access to special conditions or preferential treatment, while travelling to or visiting another Member State, all relevant information with respect to the conditions, rules, practices, and procedures applicable to obtain the European Disability Card and/or the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities and its subsequent use should be made publicly available in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly manner and accessible formats including the EU webpage, for persons with disabilities respecting the relevant accessibility requirements for services established in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2019/882. Private operators or public authorities granting special conditions or preferential treatment to persons with disabilities should make such information publicly available in a clear, comprehensive, user- friendly manner and accessible formats, for persons with disabilities respecting the relevant accessibility requirements for services established in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2019/882.
Amendment 92 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure the proper application of this Directive, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement the directive to set the digital format of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, and to amend Annexes I and Annex II in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, prevent forgery and fraud and ensure interoperability, security and testing of these digital formats, including verification features and the interface with national systems .
Amendment 94 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the rules governing the issuance of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities , whose disability status is assessed and recognised by the competent authorities in a Member State of their residence, as proof respectively of a disability status or of a right to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities, in view of facilitating short stays of persons with disabilities in a Member State other than that of which they are a resident, by granting them access to any special conditions or preferential treatment when accessing services on an equal basis with persons with a disability in the visited Member State with respect to services, activities or facilities, including when provided not for remuneration, or parking conditions and facilities offered to or reserved for persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s);
Amendment 113 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) “Union long term resident” means any person having non-EU nationality and fulfilling the conditions for long term residency laid down in the Directive on the status of non-EU nationals who are long-term residents”;
Amendment 114 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) “family member of a Union long term resident” means a member of the family, whichever the(ir) nationality, of a Union long term resident exercising his or her right to free movement in accordance with Union rules;
Amendment 125 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Union citizens and Union long term residents and family members of Union citizens and Union long term residents whose disability status is recognised by the competent authorities in the Member State of their residence by means of a certificate, a card or any other formal document issued in accordance with national competences, practices, and procedures, as well as, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s),
Amendment 129 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union citizens and Union long term residents and family members of Union citizens and Union long term residents whose rights to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities are recognised in their Member State of residence by way of a parking card or another document issued in accordance with national competences, practices, and procedures as well as, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s).
Amendment 132 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) This Directive shall allow for the temporary recognition of disability status for participants of EU Mobility Programmes such as ERASMUS+.
Amendment 142 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities in the Member States shall issue, renew or withdraw the European Disability Card in accordance with their national rules, procedures and practices. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council , Member States shall ensure the security, integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data collected and stored for the purpose of this Directive. The competent authority responsible for issuing the European Disability Card shall be considered as the controller referred to in Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and shall have responsibility for the processing of personal data. Cooperation with external service providers shall not exclude any liability on the part of a Member State which may arise under Union or national law in respect of breaches of obligations with regard to personal data.
Amendment 159 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 to supplement this Directive in order to set the digital format of the European Disability Card and ensure interoperability, and to amend Annex I in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, introduce digital features in order to prevent forgery and fraud, address abuse or misuse and ensure interoperability, security, including verification features and the interface with national systems.
Amendment 166 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall introduce the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities following the common standardised format set out in Annex II. Member States shall introduce digital features in physical cards using electronic means addressing fraud-prevention as part of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, as soon as the requirements concerning the digital features referred to in Annex II, are laid down by the Commission in the technical specifications referred to in Article 8. The digital storage medium shall not contain more personal data than the data provided for the European DisabilityParking Card in Annex II.
Amendment 167 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities in the Member States shall issue, renew, or withdraw the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities in accordance with their national rules, procedures and practices. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Member States shall ensure the security, authenticity and confidentiality of the personal data collected and stored for the purpose of this Directive. The competent authority responsible for issuing the European parking Card for persons with disabilities shall be considered as the controller referred to in Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and shall have responsibility for the processing of personal data. Cooperation with external service providers shall not exclude any liability on the part of a Member State which may arise under Union or national law in respect of breaches of obligations with regard to personal data.
Amendment 174 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The European Parking Card for persons with disabilities shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence upon application by the person with disabilities. It shall be issued or renewed within a reasonable period from the date of the application which shall not exceed 630 days.
Amendment 176 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 to supplement the Directive in order to set the digital format of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities and ensure interoperability, including through the development and deployment of digital tools, and to amend Annex II in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, prevent forgery and fraud, address abuse or misuse and ensure interoperability, includingsecurity, including verification features and the interface with national systems through the development and deployment of digital tools.
Amendment 182 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(2) and within 12 months of the entry into force of this Directive .
Amendment 185 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make the conditions and rules, practices, and procedures to issue, renew or withdraw a European Disability Card and a European Parking Card for persons with disabilities publicly available in accessible formats, including in digital formats, and upon request in assistive formats requested by persons with disabilities. This information shall be collected on an EU-level website and shall be available in all EU languages. .
Amendment 193 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take appropriate measures and the European Commission shall coordinate a campaign to raise awareness among the public and inform persons with disabilities, including in accessible ways, about the existence and conditions to obtain, use, or renew the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 7
Article 9 – paragraph 7
7. The information referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article shall be made available free of charge in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly and easily accessible way, including through an EU- level website in all EU languages, private operators’ or public authorities’ official website where available, or by other suitable means, in accordance with the relevant accessibility requirements for services set in Annex I of Directive (EU) 2019/882.
Amendment 204 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making, as well as persons with disabilities and their representative organisations. .
Amendment 210 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee and shall involve representative organisations of persons with disabilities. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 238 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 5
Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 5
– where the card is associated to a vehicle(s) its number plate(s) shall be visible.
Amendment 97 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 148 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Welcomes the resumption of human rights dialogues with third countries with which such dialogues were previously impossible, and encourages work towards a more comprehensive approach to upholding human rights;
Amendment 173 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls for effective and full monitoring of the sanctions adopted in order to prevent their evasion and the exploitation of loopholes with a view to avoidance by the entities on whom they are imposed;
Amendment 234 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Strongly condemns and is deeply concerned by the serious violations of international humanitarian law by Russian armed forces in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; calls for assistance to be provided to the Ukrainian side in gathering evidence of violations of international humanitarian law, passing on the evidence to the competent authorities and initiating proceedings against those entities and individuals who have committed violations of international humanitarian law;
Amendment 244 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly welcomes the continuous contribution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the fight against impunity; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide the ICC with sufficient support to enable it to carry out its work; reiterates its condemnation of continuous efforts to undermine the legitimacy and work of the ICC by authoritarian and illiberal regimes and calls for the EU and its Member States to continue their efforts to counter them; welcomes the fact that the EU has provided support for the very first time to the ICC’s investigation capacities to help it scale up its investigations into war crimes committed by Russian armed forces in Ukraine and punish those responsible for those crimes;
Amendment 299 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Draws attention to the fact that, despite the efforts of the EU, women are still a minority in leadership positions and earn less for the same responsibilities and positions as men, and their competences and skills are underestimated or undermined because of their gender;
Amendment 313 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Notes the still large number of children around the world forced to work, usually in hazardous conditions, in hard- to-reach places such as mine shafts, in the extraction of raw materials, including rare minerals, in industry and in agriculture;
Amendment 328 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the adoption of the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030 as a tool to improve the situation of persons with disabilities, particularly poverty and discrimination, but also problems with access to education, healthcare and employment and participation in political life; underlines that the duty of caring for persons with disabilities is commonly borne by their families, in particular by women, and calls for the EU to assist third countries in the development of policies in support of carers for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 330 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to take action to ensure that a person's disability status that has been granted in one EU country is recognised in other Member States;
Amendment 411 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Draws particular attention to climate defenders and their importance in the context of protecting human rights, as well as the wide range of difficulties they face on a daily basis;
Amendment 433 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Strongly opposes and condemns the placement of children in different detention centres from their parents or legal guardians, which is a serious violation of the rights of minors and exposes them to the additional stress and trauma of separation;
Amendment 434 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. Strongly condemns the placement of migrants in closed detention centres without the possibility of free movement, thus treating them in the same way as prison inmates;
Amendment 440 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Notes that some EU Member States are not complying with the Geneva Convention and its provisions through their use of push-backs or their failure to provide assistance to those fleeing repression or war, thereby condemning migrants, including children, to living in undignified conditions without access to water or the ability to meet their basic needs;
Amendment 448 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Welcomes all the expressions of solidarity and assistance shown to the Ukrainian people by EU citizens, in particular Poles, including their involvement in humanitarian aid and the welcoming of migrants fleeing war into their homes, thus averting a humanitarian crisis;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas lack of a common EU definition of disability constitute a major obstacle to codification of disability assessment and the mutual recognition of national decisions on disability issues, in particular of eligibility for access to specific facilities and services in the field of social security;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Acknowledges the evolution of new technologies and its potential for person with disabilities; encourages the Commission in investing in developing ICT applications which allow to communicate and translate sing language and Braille;
Amendment 177 #
2022/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to accelerate work on mutual recognition of disability status between Member States in all areas mainly in healthcare system, and extending the EU Disability Card to all EU countries to ensure recognition of disability while moving across the EU and secure freedom of movement for people with disabilities;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that persons with disabilities have equal opportunities in the labour market, access to inclusive and mainstream education, health services as well as equal access to transport by eliminating the basic barriers to social life and application of universal design principles into infrastructural and digital investments across the EU;
Amendment 2 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Publication of 2022 on SDG Good Practices - A compilation of success stories and lessons in SDG implementation,
Amendment 21 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2014 on the EU and the Global Development Framework after 2015,
Amendment 63 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding and has led to further inequalities, especially within the health services and education;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the current Russian aggression in Ukraine will impact the worldwide implementation of the SDGs, especially concerning the fight against poverty and hunger;
Amendment 125 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the commitment to leave no-one behind requires tackling all inequalities listed within SDG 10; underlines that safe paths for migration are essential to ensure the full implementation of this principle and to ensure sustainable development;
Amendment 131 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Affirms its willingness to address the negative spillovers that the implementation of the SDGs has on other regions;
Amendment 133 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recognise PCD as a key element in the overall EU effort to implement the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 161 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the immense value of civil society organisations and local authorities in this regard; deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement;
Amendment 231 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that a minimum level of data and statistical disaggregation in relation to theeach SDGs in the EU should be established, covering, where appropriate, geographic location, sex, income, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability and other characteristics;
Amendment 251 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews for the implementation of the SDGseach SDG separately; calls on the Commission to present an inclusive EU voluntary regional review ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit, and every four years thereafter;
Amendment 309 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the EU to fulfil the SDG pledges to invest in education and training of refugees and migrants to ensure that they are able to reach their potential within the communities and economies of their host nations;
Amendment 360 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to review and update its policy on Addressing Inequality;
Amendment 361 #
2022/0051(COD)
Article 1 a This directive aims to ensure the companies respect human rights and its action do not cause harm to the environment within their own operations and the operations of their subsidiaries.
Amendment 370 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Directive shall apply to all companies which are formed in accordance with the legislation of a Member State and which fulfil one of the following conditions:
Amendment 385 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) the extraction of mineral resources regardless from where they are extracted (including crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, lignite, metals and metal ores, as well as all other, non-metallic minerals and, quarry products and conflict minerals), the manufacture of basic metal products, other non-metallic mineral products and fabricated metal products (except machinery and equipment), and the wholesale trade of mineral resources, basic and intermediate mineral products (including metals and metal ores, construction materials, fuels, chemicals and other intermediate products).
Amendment 388 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) trading or selling natural gas and crude oil.
Amendment 390 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii b (new)
(iii b) construction sector.
Amendment 392 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Directive shall also apply to large companies and publicly listed medium-sized companies operating in high risk sectors which are formed in accordance with the legislation of a third country, and fulfil one of the following conditions:
Amendment 398 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) a legal person constituted as one of the legal forms listed in Annex I and II to Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council110 ; _________________ 110 Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19).
Amendment 399 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘adverse environmental impact’ means an adverse impact on the environment resulting from theany violation of one of the prohibitions and obligations pursuant to the international environmental conventions listed in the Annex, Part II;
Amendment 401 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘adverse human rights impact’ means an adversy negative impact on protected persons resulting from the violation of one of the rights or prohibitions listed in the Annex, Part I Section 1, as enshrined in the international conventions listedenjoyment of human rights as enshrined in the international conventions in particular the rights listed in the Annex, Part I Section 2 and especially the protected position in the Annex, Part I1 Section 21;
Amendment 408 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) ‘business relationship’ means a relationship between the company or one of its subsidiaries with a contractor, subcontractor or any other legal entities (‘partner’)
Amendment 424 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(n a) other legal or natural persons defending human rights and environment;
Amendment 425 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
(n b) organisations whose statutory purpose is the defence of human rights, climate and the environment and good governance;
Amendment 427 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘appropriate measure’ means a measure that isare capable of achieving the objectives of due diligence, and effectively addressing the adverse impact, commensurate with the degree of severity and the likelihood of the adverse impact, and reasonably available to the company, taking into account the circumstances of the specific case, including characteristics of the economic sector and of the specific business relationship and the company’s influence thereof, and the need to ensure prioritisation of action.
Amendment 428 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) ‘Human rights and environmental defenders’ are those individuals, groups and organs of society that promote and protect universally recognised human rights, fundamental freedoms, the environment including, among others, water, air, land, flora and fauna, or human rights related to the environment.
Amendment 455 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that, for the purposes of identifying and assessing the adverse impacts referred to in paragraph 1 based on, where appropriate, quantitative and qualitative information, companies are entitled to make use of appropriate resources, including independent reports and information gathered through the complaints procedure provided for in Article 9. Companies shall, where relevant, also carry out consultations with potentially affected groups including workers and other relevant stakeholders to gather information on actual or potential adverse impacts and implementation of appropriate preventive measures.
Amendment 466 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) where necessary due to the nature or complexity of the measures required for prevention, develop and implement a prevention action plan, with reasonable and clearly defined timelines for actionppropriate measures and qualitative and quantitative indicators for measuring improvement. The prevention action plan shall be developed in consultation with affected stakeholders;
Amendment 469 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) the appropriate measures should apply, where applicable, to a company’s own operations and subsidiaries;
Amendment 470 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
(a b) in the event that the company is not in a position to prevent or mitigate all the potential adverse impacts at the same time, this plan shall include a prioritisation strategy which shall consider the level of severity and likelihood of the different potential adverse impacts on human rights and the environment.
Amendment 487 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) neutralise the adverse impact or, minimise its extent, and when possible eliminate including by the payment of damages to the affected persons and of financial adequate compensation to the affected communities. The action shall be proportionate to the significance and scale of the adverse impact and to the contribution of the company’s conduct to the adverse impact;
Amendment 496 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where necessary due to the fact that the adverse impact cannot be immediately brought to an end, develop and implement a corrective action plan with reasonable and clearly defined timelines for action and qualitative and quantitative indicators for measuring improvement. Where relevant, tThe corrective action plan shall be developed in consultation with all stakeholders;
Amendment 518 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) individual workers, trade unions and other workers’ representatives representing individuals working in the value chain concerned,
Amendment 538 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. obtain information on the complaint procedure.
Amendment 548 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
In order to provide support to companies or to Member State authorities on how companies should fulfil their due diligence obligations, the Commission, in consultation with Member States and stakeholders, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Environment Agency, and where appropriate with international bodies having expertise in due diligence, mayshould issue guidelines, including for specific sectors or specific adverse impacts.
Amendment 113 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) This Regulation complements and is without prejudice to the Union and national laws providing for the access to and enabling to use data for statistical purposes, in particular regulation 223/2009 on European Statistics and its related legal acts as well as national legal acts related to official statistics.
Amendment 126 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Physical products that obtain, generate or collect, by means of their components or embedded software, data concerning their performance, use or environment and that are able to communicate that data via a publicly available electronic communications service (often referred to as the Internet of Things) should be covered by this Regulation. Electronic communications services include land- based telephone networks, television cable networks, satellite-based networks and near-field communication networks. Such products may include vehicles, home equipment and consumer goods, medical and health devices or agricultural and industrial machinery. The data represent the digitalisation of user actions and events and should accordingly be accessible to the user, while information derived or inferred from this data, where lawfully held, should not be considered within scope of this Regulation. Such data are potentially valuable to the user and support innovation and the development of digital and other services protecting the environment, health and the circular economy, in particular though facilitating the maintenance and repair of the products in question.
Amendment 128 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Data generated by the use of a product or related service include data recorded intentionally by the user. Such data include also data generated as a by- product of the user’s action, such as diagnostics data, andsensor-generated data or data captured by embedded applications, and data recorded by a device without any action by the user, such as when the product is in ‘standby mode’, and data recorded during periods when the product is switched off. Such data should include data in the form and format in which they are generated by the product, but not pertain to data resulting from any software process that calculates derivative data from such data as such software process may be subject to intellectual property rights.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Virtual assistants play an increasing role in digitising consumer environments and serve as an easy-to-use interface to play content, obtain information, or activate products including physical objects connected to the Internet of Things. Virtual assistants can act as a single gateway in, for example, a smart home environment and record significant amounts of relevant data on how users interact with products connected to the Internet of Things, including those manufactured by other parties and can replace the use of manufacturer-provided interfaces such as touchscreens or smart phone apps. The user may wish to make available such data with third party manufacturers and enable novel smart home services. Such virtual assistants should be covered by the data access right provided for in this Regulation also regarding data recorded before the virtual assistant’s activation by the wake word and data generated when a user interacts with a product via a virtual assistant provided by an entity other than the manufacturer of the product if such data are collected. However, only the data stemming from the interaction between the user and product through the virtual assistant falls within the scope of this Regulation. Data produced by the virtual assistant unrelated to the use of a product is not the object of this Regulation.
Amendment 193 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) Data processing services should cover services that allow on-demand and broad remote access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable and distributed computing resources. Those computing resources include resources such as networks, servers or other virtual or physical infrastructure, operating systems, software, including software development tools, storage, applications and services. The capability of the customer of the data processing service to unilaterally self- provision computing capabilities, such as server time or network storage, without any human interaction by the service provider could be described as on-demand administration. The term ‘broad remote access’ is used to describe that the computing capabilities are provided over the network and accessed through mechanisms promoting the use of heterogeneous thin or thick client platforms (from web browsers to mobile devices and workstations). The term ‘scalable’ refers to computing resources that are flexibly allocated by the data processing service provider, irrespective of the geographical location of the resources, in order to handle fluctuations in demand. The term ‘elastic pool’ is used to describe those computing resources that are provisioned and released according to demand in order to rapidly increase or decrease resources available depending on workload. The term ‘shareable’ is used to describe those computing resources that are provided to multiple users who share a common access to the service, but where the processing is carried out separately for each user, although the service is provided from the same electronic equipment. The term ‘distributed’ is used to describe those computing resources that are located on different networked computers or devices and which communicate and coordinate among themselves by message passing. The term ‘highly distributed’ is used to describe data processing services that involve data processing closer to where data are being generated or collected, for instance in a connected data processing device. Edge computing, which is a form of such highly distributed data processing, is expected to generate new business models and cloud service delivery models, which should be open and interoperable from the outset. However, in order to avoid imposing overly broad obligations, a service should not be considered data processing service where enabling on- demand administration and broad remote access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable computing resources of a centralised, distributed or highly distributed nature is merely a minor and purely ancillary feature of another service. For example, this should not apply to online platforms within the meaning of the Digital Services Act where data storing is merely a minor and purely ancillary feature of another service such as social networks or online marketplaces.
Amendment 213 #
2022/0047(COD)
3. Union law on the protection of personal data, privacy and confidentiality of communications and integrity of terminal equipment shall apply to personal data processed in connection with the rights and obligations laid down in this Regulation. This Regulation shall not affect the applicability of Union law on the protection of personal data, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC, including the powers and competences of supervisory authorities. Insofar as the rights laid down in Chapter II of this Regulation are concerned, and where users are the data subjects of personal data subject to the rights and obligations under that Chapter, the provisions of this Regulation shall complement the right of data portability under Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. In the event of a conflict between this Regulation and Union law on the protection of personal data or national law adopted in accordance with such Union law, the relevant Union or national law on the protection of personal data shall prevail.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) ‘data generated by the use of a product or a related service’ means any data recorded intentionally by the user or as a by-product of the user’s action, as well as data generated or recorded without any action by the user among others in standby mode or while the product is switched off. This includes sensor-generated data, data captured by embedded applications and diagnostics data;
Amendment 226 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1 b) 'diagnostic data' is data that is the product of diagnostics functions or algorithms which provide information on the correct functioning and performance of the product and potential malfunctions;
Amendment 242 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘data holder’ means a legal or natural person who: (i) has the right or obligation, in accordance with this Regulation, applicable Union law or national legislation implementing Union law, orto make available data generated by products or related services, or (ii) in the case of non-personal data and through control of the technical design of the product and related services, has the ability, to make available certain data;
Amendment 255 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘data processing service’ means a digital service other than an online content service as defined in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1128, provided to a customer, which as its main feature enables on-demand administration and broad remote access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable computing resources of a centralised, distributed or highly distributed nature;
Amendment 259 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Amendment 264 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Products shall be designed and manufactured, and related services shall be provided, in such a manner that data generated by their use are, by default, easily, securely and, where relevant and appropriate, directly accessible to the user, including the user with special needs.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The data holder may reject the request for data if access to the data is restricted by Union law or national law.
Amendment 267 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The user may grant or withdraw at any time consent for the data holder to the use of their data or to the third party nominated by the data holder.
Amendment 274 #
2022/0047(COD)
i) The data holder shall provide information on the data structures, data formats, vocabularies, classification schemes, taxonomies and code lists, where available, which shall be described in a publicly available and consistent manner.
Amendment 275 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
ii) The technical means to access the data, such as Software Development Kits or application programming interfaces, and their terms of use and quality of service shall be sufficiently described to enable the development of such means of access.
Amendment 280 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Where on-device access is technically supported, the manufacturer shall make this means of access also available to third-party service providers in a non-discriminatory manner.
Amendment 281 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where data cannot be directly accessed by the user from the product, the data holder shall make available to the user the data generated by its use of a product or related service without undue delay, free of charge and, where applicable, continuously and in real-time. This shall be done on the basis of a simple request through electronic means where technically feasible. In case when filing a request via electronic channels is not possible or limited by a disability, the data holder shall enable other forms of request that are appropriate for persons with communication problems.
Amendment 285 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The data holder may reject the request for data if access to the data is restricted by Union law or national law.
Amendment 286 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Trade secrets shall only be disclosed provided that all specific necessary measures are taken to preserve the confidentiality of trade secrets in particular with respect to third parties. The data holder and the user can agree measures to preserve the confidentiality of the shared data, in particular in relation to third parties. The right to request the data referred to in paragraph 1 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others, including the rights protected under Directive (EU)2016/943.
Amendment 310 #
2022/0047(COD)
8. Trade secrets shall only be disclosed to third parties to the extent that they are strictly necessary to fulfil the purpose agreed between the user and the third party and all specific necessary measures agreed between the data holder and the third party are taken by the third party to preserve the confidentiality of the trade secret. In such a case, the nature of the data as trade secrets and the measures for preserving the confidentiality shall be specified in the agreement between the data holder and the third party. The right to request the data referred to in paragraph 1 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others, including the rights protected under Directive (EU)2016/943.
Amendment 338 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Unless otherwise provided by Union law, including Article 6 of this Regulation, or by national legislation implementing Union law, an obligation to make data available to a data recipient shall not oblige the disclosureWhile the obligation to make data available as provided by Union law, including Articles 4(3), 5(8), Article 6 and Article 19(2) of this Regulation, or by national legislation implementing Union law, shall be effective, this Regulationshall not question the protection of trade secrets as such and that the access is only granted under measures that warrant for the protection of trade secrets within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/943.
Amendment 343 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Where the data recipient is a micro, small or medium enterprise, as defined in Article 2 of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC, anyAny reasonable compensation agreed shall not exceed the costs directly related to making the data available to the data recipient and which are attributable to the request. These costs include the costs necessary for data reproduction, dissemination via electronic means and storage, but not of data collection or production. Article 8(3) shall apply accordingly.
Amendment 360 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A contractual term, concerning the access to and use of data or the liability and remedies for the breach or the termination of data related obligations which has been unilaterally imposed by an enterprise on a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise as defined in Article 2 of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC or which has been unilaterally imposed by an enterprise which is the source of the data they hold shall not be binding on the latter enterprise, the data recipient or user, respectively, if it is unfair.
Amendment 381 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 2
(2) obtaining the data in line with the procedure laid down in this Chapter would substantively reduce the administrative burden for data holders or other enterprises.; or
Amendment 386 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. This Chapter shall not affect obligations laid down in Union or national law for the purposes of reporting, complying with information requests or demonstrating or verifying compliance with legal obligations including official statistics purposes.
Amendment 409 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. Where compliance with the request to make data available to a public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body requires the disclosure of personal data, the data holder shall take reasonable efforts to pseudonymise the data, insofar as the request can be fulfilled with pseudonymised data.
Amendment 419 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) destroy the data as soon as they are no longer necessary for the stated purpose and inform the data holder that the data have been destroyed. Official statistics authorities are exempted from the latter obligation.
Amendment 431 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Where a public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body transmits or makes data available under paragraph 1, it shall notify the data holder from whom the data was received. The notification should include the identity and the contact details of individuals or organisations receiving the data pursuant to paragraph 1, the purposes of data processing and the period for which the data will be stored.
Amendment 432 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. After receiving a notification based on art. 21 par. 4, the data holder has the right to object to transmitting or making available data that was received from him or her within 10 days.
Amendment 435 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Providers of a data processing service shall take the measures provided for in Articles 24, 25 and 26 to ensure, in terms of factors on their service side, that customers of their service can switch to another data processing service, covering the same service type, which is provided by a different service provider. In particular, providers of data processing service shall remove commercial, technical, contractual and organisational obstacles, which inhibit customers from:
Amendment 436 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) terminating, after a maximum notice period of 30 calendar days, the contractual agreement of the service, without prejudice to any financial commitments made by the customer regarding the service;
Amendment 438 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The rights of the customer and the obligations of the provider of a data processing service in relation to switching between providers of such services shall be clearly set out in a written contractand made available to the customer in advance of that customer accepting terms and conditions of the service priori to signing up to the service of the provider. Without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2019/770, that contracte information to be provided to the customer and the terms and conditions of the service shall include at least the following:
Amendment 440 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) clauses allowing the customer, upon request, to switch to a data processing service offered by another provider of data processing service or to port all data, applications and digital assets generated directly or indirectly byby the customer or which is uniquely relate to theat customers own usage of the service, to an on-premise system, in particular the establishment of a mandatory maximum transition period of 360 calendar days, during which the data processing service provider shall execute and provide clear information concerning:
Amendment 442 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a – point -1 (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a – point -1 (new)
(-1) the estimated, fastest possible in terms of factors on the side of the provider of the data processing service from which the switching is to take place, duration of the process for the customer to transition from the data processing service,including any operational, technical or organisational steps necessary for both the service provider and the customer to undertake, in order to complete the switching process;
Amendment 443 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
(1) assist andance with the switching process that the provider can supply including, where technically feasible, completeion of the switching process from the provider’s side;
Amendment 444 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2
(2) any risks to continuity in the provision of the respective functions or services from the provider’s side during the switching process and commitment to make every effort on provider’s side to ensure full continuity in the provision of the respective functions or services.
Amendment 445 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an exhaustive detailed specification of all data and application categories exportable during the switching process, including, at minimum, all data imported by the customer at the inception of the service agreement and all data and metadata created by the customer and by the use of the service during the period the service was provided, including, but not limited to, configuration parameters, security settings, access rights and access logs to the service;
Amendment 447 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Where the mandatoryprovider of the data processing service becomes aware that the estimated transition period as defined in paragraph 1, points (a) and (c) of this Article is technically unfeasible for the provider, the provider of data processing services shall notify the customer within 714 working days after the switching request has been made, duly motivating the technical unfeasibility with a detailed report justifying and indicating an alternative shortest possible transition period, which may not exceed 6 months. In accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, full service continuity shall be ensured, where technically feasible, continue throughout the alternative transition period against reduced charges, referred to in Article 25(2) if the delay is due to factors on the side of the provider of a data processing service from which the switching is to take place.
Amendment 448 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. From [date X+3yrs] onwards, providers of data processing services shall not impose any charges on the customer for the switching process., unless the process is prolonged due to factors outside of the control of the provider of data processing service. If the switching process prolongs due to factors outside of the control of the provider of data processing service, the provider of data processing service may charge the party responsible;
Amendment 449 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. From [date X]onwards, providers of data processing services shall, before the customer signs up to the service, provide clear information in the terms and conditions of the service, about the costing parameters for mandatory operations that the provider of data processing services must perform in relation to porting and switching.
Amendment 450 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. The charges referred to in paragraph 2 shall not exceed the costs incurred by the provider of data processing services that are directly linked to the switching process concerned., unless the process is prolonged due to factors outside of the control of the provider of data processing service. If the switching process prolongs due to factors outside of the control of the provider of data processing service, the provider of data processing service may charge the party responsible;
Amendment 453 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Where the open interoperability specifications or European standards referred to in paragraph 3 do not exist for the service type concerned, the provider of data processing services shall, at the request of the customer, export all data generated or co-generated and where technically feasible, export all data generated directly by the customer or which is uniquely related to that customers own usage of the service, including the relevant data formats and data structures, in a structured, commonly used and machine- readable format for the relevant service type.
Amendment 459 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. All switching, porting and interoperability standards or specifications, as well as implementation of all measures of this regulation, shall ensure compliance with applicable law, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Directive 2002/58/EC,legislation on cyber security, consumer protection, product safety, trade secrets or intellectual property rights, as well as with the accessibility requirements.
Amendment 472 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for specific sectoral data exchange issues related to the implementation of this Regulation, the competence of sectoral authorities shall be respected; it refers particularly to the official statistics authorities and the activity and decisions of the competent authorities designated according to paragraph 1 shall not affect their professional independence.
Amendment 490 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the exclusion of trade secrets in Article 4 (3) and Article 5 (8);
Amendment 2 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
— having regard to Article 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1996;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to Article 49 of the Charter of the Organisation of American States 1967;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
— having regard to Article 11 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1980;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
— having regard to Articles 17 and 25 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights 1981;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 d (new)
Citation 7 d (new)
— having regard to Article 31 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 2012;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the lack of adequate national regulations and strategies, as well as the lack of trained professionals, of the necessary infrastructure and of proper equipment and facilities, are barriers to quality education in severalthe majority of developing countries;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 e (new)
Citation 7 e (new)
— having regard to Article 14 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the European Child Guarantee;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas access to education is a fundamental human right; , which entails that primary education is free, compulsory and universal and that, secondary education is accessible to all and progressively free;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the right to education is a fundamental right and that the global community is committed to improved quality of education by 2030 (SDG4);
Amendment 30 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that education is a cross-cutting issue relevant to all dimensions of sustainable development; points out that education is also a primary tool to empower young people and to support sustainable economic growth in Africa, and that in the long term, it indirectly paves the way to eradicating poverty;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that access to quality education for all must be ensured regardless of socio-economic status, cultural background, gender, religion and the rural- urban divide, but also it should be ensured in fragile and conflict- affected countries; notes the particular importance of supporting girls in accessing quality education and of addressing the issue of girls dropping out of school at an early stage;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is deeply concerned that girls often face barriers in accessing water and sanitation facilities at school which is one of the reasons of early school leaving; calls on the EU and international community to eradicate water and sanitation poverty;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance to promote accessible and inclusive quality education, including Sexual and Reproductive Health education in school curricula to prevent early childbirth, child marriage and prostitution;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas according to several national and regional law enforcement authorities, children out of school – in particular girls and children from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as children of minorities, refugee children, children with disabilities and children in care, among others – are disproportionally vulnerable to exploitation, child labour and domestic violence, including the witnessing of violence, online bullying and other crimes such as sexual exploitation and abuse7 ; _________________ 7Press release of 19 June 2020 by Europol entitled ‘Exploiting Isolation: Sexual Predators Increasingly Targeting Children during COVID Pandemic’.
Amendment 58 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas according to the UNHCR Education Report 2021 half of all refugee children remain out of school; whereas state and private sector responses to the pandemic have not been equally available to the most marginalized communities; whereas refugee children are excluded from remote learning opportunities; whereas the conditions in which live refugees, especially refugees living in refugee camps, are often facilitating the spread of the virus;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in the context of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, particular efforts must be undertaken to invest in well-trained teachers in order to equip children with skills which are relevant to the job market; stresses the need to strive for a more flexible approach to individual career development and lifelong education and training across one’s personal career path;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the EU to foster investment in vocational training and lifelong learning, and the strengthening of educational structures in cooperation with the private sector to harness human capital;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Points out that the digital transformation represents a tremendous development lever for access to education, which can enable young people and teachers to access digital educational content and improving the quality of education in some of the most marginalised communities; stresses that digital literacy and skills development are key in addressing youth unemployment;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take the absorption capacities of partner countries into account in the context of increased funding for education; emphasises the need to engage with reliable local partners, particularly with local faith-based organisations and NGOs, in the implementation of education funding.
Amendment 91 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for increasing international educational exchanges between young people in Africa and the EU via e.g. Erasmus and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs aimed at helping new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing business;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to support the governments of third countries in eliminating all forms of discrimination and in providing equal opportunities within the education system to every child;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which recognises the right to food as part of the right to an adequate standard of living,
Amendment 8 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 10 March 2021 on “the EU humanitarian action, new challenges and same principles”, which envisages inter alia key actions to strengthen the humanitarian-development-peace nexus to better link urgent relief and longer- term solutions (COM(2012)110),
Amendment 9 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)
Citation 20 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission Communication COM(2013) 141 final of 2.3.2013 on “Enhancing Maternal and Child Nutrition in External Assistance: An EU Policy Framework”,
Amendment 14 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
— having regards to the Council Conclusions on Food and Nutrition Security in external assistance of 28.5.2013,
Amendment 31 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
H c. whereas the number of undernourished people globally is projected by 7.6 million people to 13.1 million people;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the right to food refers to the dimension of availability, accessibility, adequacy (sufficient quantity and stability of access);
Amendment 41 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the unprovoked and unjustifiable Russian war of aggression in Ukraine has further destabilised already fragile agricultural markets and exacerbated the already severe situation caused by COVID-19;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas Russian invasion risks having serious consequences for global food security, in Ukraine but also for many food-deficit countries in Africa (including Sub-Saharan Africa), the Middle East, and the Western Balkans; together with rising food prices, this is likely to increase poverty and instability in these countries;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas FAO estimates that the global supply gap that would result from a sudden and steep reduction in grain and sunflower seed exports by Ukraine could push international food and feed prices well above their already elevated levels;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2208(INI)
D. whereas malnutrition is an abnormal physiological condition caused by undernutrition as well as overweight and obesity; whereas an unacceptably large number of people are still affected by malnutrition: of all children under five, 22 % are stunted due to chronic malnutrition, 6.7 % are affected by wasting – a form of acute malnutrition – and 5.7 % are overweight14 ; _________________ 14 UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank joint child malnutrition estimates, Levels and trends in child malnutrition, 2021.
Amendment 97 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the number of people in need of urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance is on the rise15 ; whereas the major drivers of this are conflicts, climate variability and climate extremes, environmental degradation, rising energy prices, limited access to water, economic shocks, global population growth and failed governance; _________________ 15 Global Report on Food Crises 2021.
Amendment 123 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas nutrition is an important investment as good nutrition during the first thousand days of a child’s life is critical to achieving full physical, intellectual and human potential; whereas hunger and malnutrition negatively affects children's abilities to learn and influence them to drop out of school; whereas good nutrition is therefore the cornerstone of prosperity for societies;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas children in developing countries lost their only warm dish a day at schools as a result of lockdown and restrictive measures triggered by COVID- 19;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas there has been a substantial increase in the number, range and severity of attacks on HRDs and their families and lawyers in recent years; whereas the global analysis published by the NGO Front Line Defenders reported that 358 HRDs had been killed across 35 countries in 2021 alone, and since under-reporting is common, the actual figure is likely to be much higher; whereas 227 environmental defenders were killed in 2020, with more than half of those killings occurring in only three countries, Colombia, Mexico and the Philippines, according to the NGO Global Witness;, and whereas a large number of HRDs are under threat and attack because they raise concerns about the adverse human rights impacts of business operations, oftensometimes in the context of large development projects that affect access to land, water and livelihoods;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas, according to the World Organisation Against Torture, 331 HRDs were killed in 2020, while the total number is unknown due to lack of access or limited information;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. whereas journalists are most frequently exposed to attacks in connection with their work; whereas organisations defending journalists report that more than 100 were killed and hundreds imprisoned between 2021 and 2022, according to official figures;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
I c. whereas, at a time when democracy is in crisis and authoritarian regimes are strengthening, the number of HRDs, in particular journalists, who are suffering persecution is increasing year on year;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Praises and thanks all human rights defenders for their courageous and crucial work for humanity and the planet; acknowledges that they have to do their work under increasingly difficult circumstances and face new challenges, often at a heavy cost for them, their families and their communities;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the efforts by many EU delegations and Member States’ missions to give visibility and recognition to HRDs, in particular by establishing local human rights working groups with staff from EU missions, proactively reaching out to and holding regular meetings with HRDs, conducting systematic field visits to areas where HRDs are at risk (such as in Mexico and Colombia),; developing rosters of diplomats for trial monitoring (for example in Russia), recognising outstanding contributions by HRDs through annual awards (for example in Uganda and Honduras), providing emergency support to HRDs, challenging laws that criminalise HRDs and supporting the development of HRD protection networks; highlights, as an example of best practice, the innovative #DefendamosLaVida initiative launched by the EU delegations and Member States’ missions in Colombia and, most recently, Mexico;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the regular training on human rights, including on HRD policy, for staff members working as focal points in both the political and cooperation sections of EU delegations; is, however, concerned by reports that awareness and knowledge of the Guidelines remain inadequate; calls for this training to be expanded to stakeholders;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 99 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – indent 9
Paragraph 18 – indent 9
Amendment 104 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. the development of a strategy for action and to support the families and loved ones of HRDs in long-term detention;
Amendment 125 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to address the threats against and attacks on HRDs by non-governmental actors, including criminal groups and local communities, as well as threats in conflict and transition settings; urges the EU to integrate violence against HRDs into its crisis management policy and provide, where possible, an effective protection response to HRDs in need of relocation in crisis situations;
Amendment 136 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that, in the light of the large and growing number of threats and attacks faced by HRDs who raise concerns about the adverse human rights impacts of certain business operations, the EU should coherently integrate the promotion and protection of the rights of HRDs, particularly trade union representatives and defenders of land, indigenous peoples’ rights and the environment, into its trade agreements and instruments, such as the Generalised Scheme of Preferences;
Amendment 147 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights the increasing phenomenon of transnational threats against HRDs by their national authorities or proxies, including in Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify and tackle these threats within the EU as a priority and as an integral aspect of the Guidelines; encourages the Commission and the Member States to consider provideing foreign HRDs residing in the EU with adequatebasic financial and other means to enable them to continue their human rights work remotely;
Amendment 150 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes the improvement of EU support for relocating HRDs at risk and the adoption of best practice in some Member States, such as Ireland and Spain, but deploresand takes note of the fact that many HRDs and their families continue to see their urgent relocation or visa requests denied;
Amendment 153 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses that visas are a keyhumanitarian visas are an important protection tool and that, in order to effectively assist HRDs at risk, the Commission should take a proactive role towards the establishment of an EU- wide scheme for issuing short-termhumanitarian visas for such HRDs; believes that, in particular, Member States should facilitate the issuance of visas 1): procedurally, by ensuring that their embassies’ and consulates’ processes are swift, comprehensible, accessible and achievable, and 2) structurally, by creating a specific category in the EU Visa Code9for HRDs at risk, amending the Temporary Protection Directive10to allow HRDs at risk to be granted temporary protection status in the EU, and including dedicated instructions in the EU Visa Code Handbook11on granting facilitation procedures to HRDs and their family members; underlines the need to make visa requirements and conditions less stringent for HRDs in need of emergency evacuation; calls for efforts to raise Member States’ officials’ awareness of the particular needs and challenges of applications by HRDs; suggests making full use of MEPs and their networks to help secure visas; _________________ 9 Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code), OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1. 10 Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof, OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p.12. 11 Handbook for the processing of visa applications and the modification of issued visas (Visa Code Handbook I) of 28 January 2020 (C(2020)0395).;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on EU delegations’ human rights focal points to identify and raise particular emergency relocation needs with Member States’ missions and make recommendations on the issuance of visas to individual HRDs;
Amendment 160 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the issuance of temporaryshort-term, multiple-entry visas for HRDs seeking to travel to Europe for advocacy or professional training purposes;
Amendment 182 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Stresses that the revision of the Guidelines should also expand the scope of EU engagement with HRDs beyond the traditional interlocutors in capitals to include individuals and groups in remote or rural, rural or hard-to-reach areas, and those working to defend the rights of refugees and migrants;
Amendment 199 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Calls forEncourages the VP/HR, in cooperation with the Member States and Parliament, to adopt an annual list of focus countries of serious concern in relation to the plight of HRDs, to be modified according to developments on the ground, which would, inter alia, allow for: 1) a fully coordinated Team Europe practical response on the ground; 2) greater access to resources, particularly under a Team Europe funding facility, for emergency protection and longer-term funding to address the broader institutional and structural human rights context; 3) enhanced local human rights monitoring; 4) dedicated national implementation strategies; 5) additional resources at headquarters and delegation levels;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
— having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169),
Amendment 13 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that access to safe, clean, accessible and affordable water is a vital imperative and a fundamental right;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the fact that by 2040, global demand for water will outstrip supply by 40%, which means the long- term implications for development, humanitarian and peacebuilding goals will be dire;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
Amendment 27 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Resolution 64/292 of the UN General Assembly recognises ‘the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights’; whereas the absence of water is incompatible with life and both rights are essential for a dignified life; whereas access to water creates propitious conditions for economic development and these conditions will allow vulnerable people to gain financial independence;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the denialnot upholding of the human right to water has repercussions on enjoyment of the right to health; considering that contaminated water, the inadequate management of urban, industrial and agricultural wastewater and poor sanitation are linked to the transmission of serious diseases and even death;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the European Union to promote a rights-based approach to access to water and sanitation in its external action in accordance with the UN-declared Water Action Decade 2018-2028, and in keeping with Sustainable Development Goal 6, while progress on delivering safe drinking water to all is threatened by the lack of infrastructure, financing required to deliver, by the competing demands from industry and agriculture and climate change;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need for increased focus on sustainable, resilient water and sanitation infrastructure and communities through implementation of disaster risk reduction components;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned that easy access to drinking water is severely restricted in developing countries (only one person in two enjoys such access) and extremely limited in sub-Saharan Africa (only one person in eight in rural areas); calls on the EU to ensure the progressive realization of the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation for all in a non- discriminatory manner while eliminating inequalities in access for vulnerable and marginalized groups;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas per capita freshwater availability has fallen by 20%drastically fallen over the past two decades; whereas population growth, agricultural intensification, urbanisation, the effects of climate change, environmental degradation, as well as certain unlawful and polluting practices in water use, are posing ever-greater water access problems in many regions and will cause even more access problems in the future; whereas water is a limited resource;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the ongoing climate crisishange, with increasing droughts, floods and torrential rains, is exacerbating inequalities in distribution of water; whereas floods and other water-related disasters account for 70% of all deaths linked to natural disasters;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls urgently, following the COVID-19 pandemic andPoints out that clean water, good hygiene and sanitation services are crucial for sustainable growth and to build the resilience of the most vulnerable communities; is of the opinion that access to these basic services is an essential element of the fight against the impacts of climate change as well as COVID-19 pandemic; calls urgently, given the increasing number of climate change- related natural disasters, for access to water and sanitation to be made a priority in developing countries, in particular in the least developed countries and small island developing states, as it is one of the key element of human development;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the EU to maximise the impact of aid in the area of human development by ensuring that WASH services are integrated into all health, nutrition, education, disability, gender equality programmes and strategies, with water, sanitation and hygiene targets and indicators included;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the vast majority –considerable armound 70% –t of the world’s fresh water is used for agriculture, while the remainder is divided between industrial (19%), mainly in the food, textile, energy, industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, and mining sectors, and domestic use (11%), including human consumption;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 78 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 80 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that achieving universal safely managed water supply and sanitation would yield respectively net benefits of US$37 and US$86 billion per year between 2021 and 2040;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the extractive industries have contributed to the overexploitation ofsiderable impact on the surface and groundwater resources, pollution and the destruction of glaciers, forests, wetlands, rivers and other vital water sources for human consumption;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the major geostrategic dimension of water, which can give rise to sudden conflict and forced displacement; calls on the Commission to promote regional cooperation on the shared management of water resources around the 286 transboundary river basins and stronger governance of water systems based on an ecosystem approach, supported by data and innovation to address the consequences of water scarcity, and in particular the risk of protracted conflicts;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on Member States and international organisations to provide financial resources in order to help capacity-building and technology transfer to developing countries to provide safe, clean, accessible and affordable drinking water, hygiene services and sanitation for all;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the growing demand for water is causing water resources to be overexploitstrained and water’s scarcity has made it a disputed resource; whereas, according to the UN, conflicts over water are expected in some 300 areas across the world;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for effective accountability mechanisms for all water and sanitation service providers to ensure that they respect human rights and do not cause human rights violations or abuses;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls for investment in the institutions, capacities, governance structures and processes needed to sustain water and sanitation services as well as promote hygiene behaviour change on a continuous basis to ensure water, sanitation and hygiene investments are optimised and sustainable;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Urgent attention should be given to ensuring that the push for economic development through exports of water- intensive food and clothing do not imperil current and future generations' access to water, especially in the context of the growing unpredictability of water in relation to climate change;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that enshrining the right to safe drinking water and sanitation as a human right was a crucial milestone on the road to greater social and environmental justice; affirms, however, that progress in access to these rights is hampered by the lowcould be improved by putting it higher in political priority given to the sector, poobetter implementation and monitoring of policies, undermore efficient funding, lack of accountability and gaps in public participation, particularly among the most marginalised in society;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the responsibility of states to promote and safeguard all human rights; reiterates, therefore, that states must ensure universalproper access to safe drinking water in sufficient quantity and quality;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Is deeply concerned that women and girls often face particular barriers in accessing water and sanitation and that they shoulder the main burden of collecting household water in many parts of the world, restricting their time for education; calls on the EU and international community to eradicate water and related sanitation poverty;
Amendment 120 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that states that ratify a human rights treaty undertake to protect, respect and fulfil the commitments adopted in the international, regional and national framework for the protection of these rights; takes the view in this regard that the international community’s recognition of the right to water and sanitation must encompass protection and enforceability arrangements and, therefore, calls on the EU to promote protection mechanisms at international, regional and national level to ensure that upholding the right to water and sanitation is not optional for states but rather an enforceable right;
Amendment 141 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Maintains that the full exercise of the right to water depends on the preservation of biodiversity, and therefore demands that water management should respond primarily to environmental and social interests and not to those of the various sectors of the economybelieves that proper water management can greatly improve environmental and social interests;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the important work undertaken by environmental rights defenders, in particular those safeguarding the right to water, and roundly condemns the killings, abductions, torture, gender- based violence, threats, harassment, intimidation, smear campaigns, criminalisation, judicial harassment, forced evictions and displacements carried out crimes by numerous perpetrators, including governments and multinational corporations;
Amendment 169 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognizes the role of the civil society and environmental faith-based organizations in protecting and ensuring access to water;
Amendment 178 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with concern that the lack of access to water and adequate sanitation leads to discrimination between women and men; also notes that it has a devastating effect on women’s rights, making it difficult for women and girls to lead safe and healthy lives;
Amendment 190 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is gravely concerned that violations of the right to water and sanitation in occupied territories aim to displace people from their lands and is worried about the denial of access to and control over water resources and infrastructure;
Amendment 194 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Is gravely concerned about the lack of access to water and sanitation in refugee camps;
Amendment 227 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that public provision is the most appropriate model for the exercise of the human rights to water and sanitation; urges states in this regard to engage in a transparent and robust deprivatisation process to improve the effective enjoyment of the human rights to water and sanitation; calls on governments to increase public investments in sustainable water-related infrastructure and to safeguard water as an essential public good;
Amendment 237 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the World Bank and the IMF to prohibit the imposition of conditions requiring governments to privatise water and sanitation services when providing grants, loans and technical assistance; stresses that the widespread privatisation of public goods in many societies is systematically dismantling human rights safeguards and further marginalising those living in the most abject poverty;
Amendment 240 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. DemCalls on the Commission ands thae EEAS to grant civil society organisations working to address breaches of the rights to water and sanitation have adequate resources and, access to relevant information and the ability to participate meaningfully in water-related decision- making processes when appropriate;
Amendment 250 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that inequalities in access to water and sanitation are often attributable to systemic inequalities or exclusion; calls on governments to guarantee the absence of discrimination in access to water and sanitation services, as a public good, ensuring the provision thereof for all, in particular by affording priority to access for marginalised groups with a view to remedying systemic discrimination;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),
Amendment 16 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of Death Penalty,
Amendment 18 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
— having regard to the Council of the European Union Guidelines on EU Policy Towards Third Countries on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Amendment 51 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is extremely concerned by the challenges to human rights and democracy, resulting in the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and of universal human rights, as well as the shrinking space for civil society, observed around the world; underlines the link between the rule of law, democracy and human rights violations; calls for the EU and its Member States to make stronger efforts to address the challenges to human rights, both individually and in cooperation with like- minded international partners;
Amendment 143 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that COVID-19 has significantly strengthened the recent trends of authoritarian regimes weakening democracy; deplores the abuse of the epidemiological crisis by these regimes to further constrain the freedom of expression and of assembly through restricting the functioning of democratic institutions, the repression of dissent, including limiting media freedom both online and offline and targeting critics with defamation campaigns, the mass use of surveillance tools, disinformation campaigns, limiting access to information from pluralistic and independent media through blanket internet shutdowns, bandwidth throttling and content blocking, emergency measures implemented without clear criteria for their revocation and the restrictions placed on the democratic exercise of elections;
Amendment 257 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the difficult situationStrongly condemns human rights breaches, discrimination and threats to life faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non- binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people around the world; welcomes the fact that the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025 includes the EU’s commitment to include LGBTIQ issues in all its external policies, including support under the NDICI – Global Europe Instrument and Instrument for Pre-Accession funds;
Amendment 330 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reaffirms the inalienable human rights of migrants and refugees, and calls for the EU and its Member States to fully uphold them and include them in their cooperation with third countries, both in terms of the establishment of high legal standards and, equally importantly, their operationalisation in order to ensure the effective protection of these rights in practice; reiterates its call on the Commission to carry out a review of the human rights impact of migration policy frameworks and of the EU’s cooperation on migration with third countries; underlines the risks related to informal arrangements on return and readmission, which are not subject to judicial scrutiny and therefore do not allow for effective redress for human rights violations suffered by migrants and asylum seekers;
Amendment 344 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Underlines that universal respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law is of the utmost importance, and calls for the parties in the world’s armed conflicts to ensure the full, timely and unhindered access of humanitarian aid agencies to vulnerable populations and areas, and to protect these civilian populations, particularly women and children, as well as humanitarian and medical workers as guaranteed by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols; underlines the importance of contributing to the creation of humanitarian corridors for emergency situations, including those involving a risk or imminent risk of escalating into widespread and major human rights abuses;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the 2018 external evaluation report for the Commission revealed serious shortcomings in the implementation of PCD, including a limited role for EU delegations; whereas a recent study commissioned by Parliament found that major problems persist; whereas the absence of an adequate response to the findings of the external evaluation report and the lack of proof that appropriate action has been taken undermine the credibility of the EU’s actions on development cooperation; whereas the Council no longer holds regular exchanges with the Commission on PCD;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the principle of PCD is laid down in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and is recognised within the EU institutions and within multilateral frameworks as being a tool to pursue sustainable development and as being important for the credibility and reliability of the EU in partner countries; whereas PCD aims to ensure that external action policies that are likely to affect developing countries are economically and socially consistent with the objective of EU development cooperation, whose primary objective remains reducing and, in the long term, eradicating poverty, as well as increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the current global geopolitical context is marked, in particular, by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and its consequences, including a severe energy crisis, the refugee crisis, global debt distress and threats to food security and biodiversity, as well as climate change, and these problems are seriously threatening the global achievement of the SDGs such that a comprehensive response is necessary; whereas this further increases the need for effective implementation of PCD and of coherence and consistency between different policies, as in the case of the humanitarian-development nexus;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recitals E, F and F a (new)
Recitals E, F and F a (new)
E. whereas PCD mechanisms in the Commission include, among others, inter- service groups, stakeholder and public consultations, a PCD screening (tracker) of the Commission Work Programme, Tools 19, 27 and 35 in the impact assessment guidelines (revised Better Regulation Agenda), and the sustainability impact assessment of trade agreements; whereas the extent to which these arrangements are used varies and the quality of PCD work can only be measured by its concrete results; whereas there is no central organ in the Commission responsible for the implementation of PCD; whereas in some cases the PCD analyses in the Commission’s impact assessments for recent legislative proposals are still superficial (e.g. the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and the Environmental Crime Directive) or have not been conducted despite the clear need for them (e.g. anti-money laundering package, the directive and regulation on corporate sustainability reporting); whereas this clearly shows that more action on the recommendations of the 2018 external evaluation of the PCD is needed; whereas EU delegations and EU Member States’ diplomatic missions should play a stronger role in ensuring PCD in partner countries; whereas the lack of a holistic approach towards and a clear definition of PCD can undermine its objectives and effectiveness; F. whereas despite the obvious relevance of PCD for important EU initiatives such as the European Green Deal, trade policy, global and EU corporate taxation standards, or corporate sustainability due diligence, ironically ; whereas nevertheless, PCD’s visibility on the European agenda and in partner countries has decreased in recent years; Fa. whereas private sector involvement, including through blending projects, that serves development policy objectives can, in effect, enhance PCD;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RAffirms that PCD is a substantive requirement in order to avoid negative impacts of EU policies on poor and vulnerable people in developing countries and to seek and take advantage of opportunities to achieve synergies, in line with the principles of Agenda 2030 entitled ‘Leave no one behind’ and ‘Address the needs of those furthest behind first’, and in pursuit of the development objective of reducing and, in the long term, eradicating poverty; reiterates that all EU institutions and Member States must comply with their PCD obligations under the treaties in all legislative and policy initiatives likely to have an impact on developing countries; underlines that PCD should be applied across all policies and all areas covered by the 2030 Agenda; calls for a step change in efforts tothe implementation of PCD to ensure that impacts on developing countries are properly identified and analysed, that negative impacts are avoided or minimised, and that full use is made of possible synergies with the pursuit of development objectives;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the 2018 external evaluation revealed serious shortcomings in the implementation of PCD; including a limited role of EU Delegations, whereas a recent study commissioned by Parliament found that major problems persist;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a communication that clarifies the definition and roleapplication of PCD in the context of the SDGs and is accompanied by an time-bound action plan on PCD with a clear methodology and concrete quantitative and qualitative indicators to measureenable it to reach its goals, and with a division of tasks, mandates and timelines to allow the implementation of PCD by the EU and Member States to be measured and to ensure the evidence base for accountability by including this in a new framework for transparent monitoring and coordination of development policies across the EU; calls for this communication to be published before the endy 31 December 2023; calls ofn the current Commission’s mandate to provide a new external evaluation of the implementation of the EU’s PCD by 1 July 2024;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call for a high-level EU strategy for the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, which should be ambitious, integrated and grounded in human rights frameworks and should respect inter-generational equity; considers that PCD, which represents a unique EU contribution to the broader objective of PCSD, must be a central pillar of this strategy and should be adequately included in the EU’s 2023 voluntary national review of its implementation of the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that PCD needs to remain a key part of the EU’s foreign policyexternal relations and calls for it to be given more visibility and for the EU to play a leading role in promoting PCD globally, most notably within multilateral organisations, including at the OECD Development Assistance Committee and at the UN, as well as through significant international agreements, in particular the post- Cotonou agreement, but not exclusively; recommends the establishment of an EU platform for PCD to allow for better coordination between the relevant EU institutions, multilateral institutions, non- state actors and developing countries to ensure alignment and cooperation on PCD, to better cooperate on achieving the SDGs and to find new synergies on development cooperation between the EU and its Member States and with third countries;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses therefore the need for clear, high-level political commitment to PCD and calls on the Commission to: - ensure that the necessary - awareness, competence and resources for the effective implementation of PCD are consistently present in all its DGs and the Secretariat- General; -General, clarify the overall responsibility for the application of PCD within its services by attributing this responsibility to its Secretariat-General and instruct it to closely cooperate with the Directorate-General for International Partnerships in the carrying out of this task; ensure that the Secretariat-General plays a special high-level political arbitration role between DGs in pursuing development policy objectives; systematically screen all planned - Commission policy and legislative initiatives and trade agreements for possible impacts on developing countries at an early stage and in a transparent manner; instruct every DG in charge of the preparation of a specific policy initiative to consistently pay due attention to possible PCD aspects, both at the ‘inception impact assessment’ stage and after; undertake detailed ex ante impact assessments, which should include the results of meaningful consultations with stakeholders, including partner countries, civil society organisations and the private sector, as well as input from EU delegations in developing countries; - make widespread use of ex post evaluations to identify the impact of EU policies on developing countries and, research institutes, local and regional communities and inhabitants, indigenous peoples and the private sector, as well as input from EU delegations in developing countries; - ensure that at least one member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board has sufficient experience and qualifications to analyse whether PCD aspects have been properly dealt with in initiatives under review, in particular using tool 35 in the Better Regulation Toolbox; -- make widespread use of systematic and transparent monitoring and carry out ex post evaluations of the impacts of existing EU policies and international agreements on the pursuit of development policy objectives, clarifying responsibilities where necessary, including in relation to the ‘polluter pays’ principle and for restoration and compensation resulting from the application of this principle, as well as proposing policy changes in those areas where negative effects have been identified and adopting measures for improveing the quality of future impact assessments; - resume the publication of a specific annual accountability report on the EU’s performance in all itsof the EU and its Member States in relation to their development policy commitments and, ensureing that it adequately covers the implementation of PCD and anythe challenges met in that context, thus increasing transparency and accountability to the public and Parliament;
Amendment 10 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the critical role of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) in ensuring the implementation of PCD in the Commission; and: - calls on DG INTPA to actively and meaningfully engage with other DGs as early as possible through all available mechanisms to ensure that PCD is implemented in all relevant Commission initiatives; and calls for DG INTPA to be involved in impact assessments, as soon as an inter-service group is created; - welcomes DG INTPA’s complementary studies on the impact of key legislative initiatives on developing countries, but notes that these should insteaimpacts should be fully analysed in the relevant impact assessment; - calls for the re- establishment of a dedicated PCD team within DG INTPA to coordinate and reinforce the PCD work of thematic units; within the DG’s thematic units, and to ensure DG INTPA’s continuous support for building and maintaining PCD awareness and competence in other DGs and in the Secretariat-General; - proposes that a future edition of the European Development Days be dedicated to PCD, bringing together all relevant stakeholders in a visible manner;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes thatBelieves that, if, in spite of determined efforts, an adverse impact of an EU policy on the pursuit of a development policy objective cannot be fully avoided, the Neighbourhood, dDevelopment and iInternational cCooperation iInstrument – Global Europe could be used to prevent and minimise the negative impacts of new EU legislation or policy initiatives, when these cannot be avoided, and to build positive synergies in developing countries; calls also for the EU Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme to include activities focused on PCD, which has limited resources, could be used to minimise only absolutely unavoidable impacts and to build positive synergies in developing countries; stresses, however, that opportunities for such action should only be considered as a very last resort and that relying on development aid should never be seen as a valid alternative to avoiding negative impacts; calls also for the EU Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme to include activities focused on PCD; calls, in this context, for research and knowledge of local institutes in developing countries to be strengthened to enrich EU consultations;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Underlines the critical role of EU delegations in implementing PCD and calls on the Commission and European External Action Service (EEAS) to ensure that delegations have the necessary expertise and resources to be actively involved from the outset in any newthe preparation of EU policy orand legislation affecting developing countries; euconsiders that EU delegations in developing countries should, in particular: - analyse the possible local impact of new EU policies and initiatives, by identifying affected people and interests, organising multi-stakeholder consultations, including with civil society organisation in partner countries, including with research institutes, civil society organisations, local and regional communities and inhabitants, indigenous peoples and the private sector, and take into the account information and views put forward by them; - systematically include PCD among the topics to be discussed in policy dialogues with developing countries; - regularly monitor the impact of EU policies on developing countries and contribute to detailed reporting on PCD; ’ local, regional and state authorities and a broad range of non-state actors, as well as in multilateral organisations; encourage the governments of partner countries to strive for consistency in their own policies and actions, so as to maximise the development effectiveness of EU support and other activities; share best practices between the EU and partner countries, given the importance of international cooperation and of common goals and measures for the implementation of PCD; - regularly monitor the impact of EU policies on developing countries and the progress of those policies and contribute to detailed, transparent and regular reporting on PCD, including through a chapter in the EEAS annual activity report dedicated to PCD, analysing the role and accountability of the EEAS; - strengthen communication in third countries and within the EU on the EU’s PCD, its implementation and its results, so as to help increase the visibility of and support for the EU in partner countries;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the current global geopolitical context is marked, in particular, by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and its consequences, and climate change, and these problems are seriously threatening the global achievement of the SDGs such that a comprehensive response is necessary; whereas this further increases the need for effective implementation of PCD and coherence and consistency between different policies, as in the case of the humanitarian-development nexus;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – introductory part
Paragraph 11 – introductory part
11. CallsRecalls the commitment to PCD affirmed by the Member States in the European Consensus on Development and stresses the importance of this commitment being honoured in the Member States’ national policies; calls, therefore, on the Council and onthe Member States to: – regularly include PCD on the agenda of the Working Party on Development Cooperation and International Partnerships (CODEV-PI) and the Working Party on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; promote further joint collaboration between these working parties in closely monitoring the implementation of PCD; – strengthen the cooperation between the CODEV-PI Working Party, the 2030 Agenda Working Party and other preparatory bodies to ensure that PCD is implemented in the Council’s position on relevant legislative initiatives; - devote appropriate expertise and resources, and establish coordination mechanisms, in their national administrations to effectively implement PCD and report on its implementation; underline that national parliaments have the potential to play an important role in promoting PCD; - establish better coordination between and among Member States and their relevant ministries on PCD, to hold regular peer reviews and to implement the recommendations made in previous reports and evaluations on PCD; – organise, in cooperation with the Vice-President / High Representative and the EEAS, an annual ministerial-level discussion on PCD at the Foreign Affairs Council, in its development configuration, and precede this with reporting on PCD implementation; - adopt annual Council conclusions on the requested Commission report on the EU’s development policy commitments and the implementation of PCDeach of the Commission’s annual accountability reports called for by Parliament; - ensure that, at the beginning of each Council presidency, awareness is raised on PCD issues in current and planned policies, problems are identified and solutions are sought; - hold meaningful and regular exchanges on PCD among the Council, Parliament and the Commission using existing formats and adding specific meetings when necessary;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Declares its commitment to enhance its own PCD work, and for this purpose: - instructs DEVE to clarify the role of its Standing Rapporteur for PCD and intends to improve PCD cooperation among its committees; - calls for a ‘PCD mainstreaming network’ involving allMembers of committees, in particular those involved in EU legislation, as well as parliamentaryother committees and delegations for relations with developing countries; acting as focal points, in close cooperation with DEVE; recommends includeing PCD in the agenda of all outgoing parliamentary missions and ad hoc delegations to developing countries, and calls on all committees to consistently apply PCD in their legislative and other work where relevant; - instructs the European Parliament’sary Research Service (EPRS) to regularly screen the Commission’s Work Programme for PCD issues, systematically analyseing how PCD is dealt with in Commission impact assessments and relevant proposals, and to report when important weaknesses or omissions are foundwithout delay alert DEVE and other relevant committees when important weaknesses or omissions are found; instructs the EPRS to support all committees in applying PCD in their reports; - calls for more attention to be paid to PCD in strategic and budgetary decision-making processes; suggests involving sectoral commissioners in the annual structured dialogue and in the geopolitical dialogue on the NDICI implementation; - intends to strengthen its own awareness and expertise on PCD at political level by providing training and information on PCD for new and sitting MEPs, and at administrative level, in particular among the staff of bodies involved in legislation;
Amendment 27 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 36 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Affirms that policy coherence for development is a substantive requirement that negative impacts of EU policies on poor and vulnerable people in developing countries be avoided, "Do no harm", and that possibilities to achieve synergies be sought and exploited, in line with the "Leave no one behind" and "Address the needs of those furthest behind first" principles of the UN's Agenda 2030;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that all EU institutions and Member States must comply with their PCD obligations under the treaties in all legislative and policy initiatives likely to have an impact on developing countries; calls for a step change in efforts tothe actual implementation of PCD to ensure that impacts on developing countries are properly identified and analysed, that negative impacts are avoided or minimised, and that full use is made of possible synergies with the pursuit of development objectives;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a communication that clarifies the definition and role of PCD in the context of the SDGs and is accompanied by an action plan on PCD with a clear methodology and concrete quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure the implementation of PCD by the EU and Member States and ensure accountability by including this in a new framework for transparent monitoring and coordination of development policies across the EU; calls for this communication to be published before the end of the current Commission’s mandate;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call for a high-level EU strategy for the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda and the SDGs; considers that PCD, which represents a unique EU contribution to the broader objective of PCSD, must be a central pillar of this strategy and should be adequately included already in the EU’s 2023 voluntary national review of its implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that PCD needs to remain a key part of the EU’s foreign policy and calls for it to be given more visibility and for the EU to play a leading role in promoting PCD globally, including at the OECD Development Assistance Committee and at the UN, as well as through significant international agreements, in particular the post- Cotonou agreement, but not limited to it;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
- clarify the overall responsibility for the application of the PCD principle within its services by attributing this responsibility to its General Secretariat and instruct it to closely cooperate with the Directorate-General for International Partnerships in the carrying out of this task,
Amendment 74 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
- systematically screen all planned Commission policy and legislative initiatives for possible impacts on developing countries at an early stage and in a transparent manner; instruct every Directorate-General in charge of the preparation of a specific policy initiative to consistently pay due attention to possible PCD aspects, at the "inception impact assessment" stage and onwards; undertake detailed ex ante impact assessments, which should include the results of consultations with stakeholders, including partner countries, civil society organisations and the private sector, as well as input from EU delegations in developing countries;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)
- ensure that at least one member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board has adequate experience and qualifications for analysing whether PCD aspects have been properly dealt with in initiatives under review, using in particular tool 35 in the Better Regulation Toolbox;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
- resume the publication of a specific annual report on the EU’s performance in all its development policy commitments andAccountability Report on the EU's and its Member States performance in relation to the EU's commitments and its Member States' collective commitments affecting development policy objectives, ensureing that it adequately covers the implementation of PCD and anythe challenges met in that context;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
- resume the publication of a specific annual report on the EU’s performance in all its development policy commitments and ensure that it adequately covers the implementation of PCD and any challenges met, increasing transparency and accountability towards the citizens and the European Parliament;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the critical role of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) in ensuring the implementation of PCD in the Commission; and: - calls on DG INTPA to actively and meaningfully engage with other DGs as early as possible through all available mechanisms to ensure that PCD is implemented in all relevant Commission initiatives; - welcomes DG INTPA’s complementary studies on the impact of key legislative initiatives on developing countries, but notes that these impacts should instead be fully analysed in the relevant impact assessment; - calls for the re- establishment of a dedicated PCD team within DG INTPA to coordinate and reinforce the PCD work of thematic units; - proposes that a future edition of the European Development Days is dedicated to PCD, bringing together all relevant stakeholders in a visible manner;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes thatBelieves that, if in spite of determined efforts, an adverse impact of an EU policy on the pursuit of a development policy objective cannot be fully avoided, the Neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument – Global Europe could be used to prevent and minimise these negative impacts of new EU legislation or policy initiatives, when these cannot be avoided, and to build positive synergies in developing countries; emphasises, however, that possibilities of such action should only be considered in the last resort and never as an alternative to endeavours to avoid adverse impacts; calls also for the EU Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme to include activities focused on PCD;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
- systematically include PCD among the topics to be discussed in policy dialogues with developing countries; encourage their governments to strive for coherence of their own policies and actions, so as to maximise the development effectiveness of EU support as well as other activities;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
- systematically include PCD among the topics to be discussed in policy dialogues with developing countries’ state and non-state actors;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 3
Paragraph 9 – indent 3
- regularly monitor the impact of EU policies on developing countries and contribute to detailed reporting on PCD, including through a chapter dedicated to PCD, analysing the EEAS’s role and accountability, in the “EEAS Annual Activity Report”;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
- devote appropriate expertise and resources, and establish coordination mechanisms, in their national administrations to effectively implement PCD and report on its implementation; underlines the potential of national parliaments to play important roles in promoting PCD;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 5
Paragraph 11 – indent 5
- adopt annual Council conclusions on the requested Commission report on the EU’s development poeach of Commission's annual Accountabilicty commitments and the implementation of PCDReports called for;
Amendment 120 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 11 – indent 5 a (new)
- Ensure, at the beginning of each Council presidency, that awareness on significant PCD issues in current and planned policies is raised, that problems and potential problems are identified and that solutions are sought, using existing formats for meetings between Council presidencies and Parliament when sufficient and adding specific meetings, with Commission participation;
Amendment 124 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 2
Paragraph 12 – indent 2
- calls for a ‘PCD mainstreaming network’ involving Members of all committees acting as focal points, in particular those involved in EU legislation, as well as parliamentary delegations for relations with developing countries; include PCD in the agenda of all outgoing parliamentary missions and ad hoc delegations to developing countries;
Amendment 125 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
- instructs Parliament’s Research Service (EPRS) to regularly screen the Commission’s Work Programme for PCD issues, systematically analyse how PCD is dealt with in Commission impact assessments and relevant proposals, and to reportwithout delay alert the Development and other relevant Committees when important weaknesses or omissions are found;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls for more attention to PCD in strategic and budgetary decision making processes; suggests to involve sectoral Commissioners in the annual structured dialogue and in the geopolitical dialogue on the NDICI implementation in order to improve the exchange and to put more emphasis on PCD;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas humanitarian needs are at an all-time high, with 238 million people in need of assistance in 2021, due largely to conflicts but also systemic factors such as climate change, natural disasters, environmental degradation, global population growth, food insecurity, limited water resources and failed governance;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas humanitarian aid is a key pillar of the EU’s external action and whereas in 2020 the EU and Member States’ combined funding was 36 % of global humanitarian assistance – the largest share in the world; whereas the level of contributions varies within the EU, with four Member States and the Commission accounting for around 90 % of all EU humanitarian financing;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas basic norms and principles are being challenged around the world through regular violations of international humanitarian law, including attacks on civilians and, humanitarian and medical workers, in addition to growing obstacles to the provision of humanitarian aid;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 55 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas addressing humanitarian crises requires not only more funding but also decisive political efforts to reduce needs by preventing and ending conflicts, protecting basic human rights, promoting sustainable development and, reducing risks and vulnerabilities as well as adapting to climate change;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2163(INI)
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the EU’s humanitarian action: new challenges, same principles and its concrete proposals to improve the provision of humanitarian aid, and calls for the swift implementation of these proposals; reiterates that in accordance with the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid, the EU’s humanitarian aid must always be provided solely on the basis ofwell- defined and pre-assessed needs, must be fully in line with the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, and must pay particular attention to vulnerable groups;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the important role of civil society, humanitarian organisations and local partners in identifying the needs on spot and delivering humanitarian aid directly to those in need; calls however for enhanced coordination of assistance distributed among NGOs and other donors to secure predictability of aid and to avoid fragmentation of aid as well as overlapping actions;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to put the principle ‘no one left behind’ at the heart of the new approach to humanitarian actions, that should be also reflected in the budget for new and ongoing crisis in order to exclude the phenomenon of forgotten conflicts;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern the sharp increase in the humanitarian funding gap, as major donors are reducing funding at a time of growing needs; underlines the stark differences in contributions both at a global level and from within the EU; calls for the EU to provide an appropriate budget for EU humanitarian actions to guarantee that financial needs are ready in a flexible manner and to keep a ring-fenced envelope within the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) for humanitarian crises outside the Union and maintaining the existing capacity to rapidly mobilise additional funds in the case of emerging, escalating or sudden onset emergencies; calls for the EU to advocate for greater international responsibility-sharing and an increase in humanitarian funding to meet the needs; urges the Member States to lead by example and contribute a fixed share of their gross national incomes to humanitarian aid; calls on the Commission to report annually on the amount of humanitarian funding disbursed from withinby the EU and at a global level;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is alarmed at the growing number of serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law, and calls for the establishment of an EU coordination mechanism in order to monitor violations and advocate for ensuring that international humanitarian law is respected, including by using the relevant political, development aid, trade and economic levers in the EU’s external action;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider where appropriate includeing international humanitarian law violations as a criterion for listing individuals or entities in the relevant EU sanctions regimes in line with the EU Guidelines on the promotion on compliance with International Humanitarian Law; notes that sanctions and restrictive measures must comply with international humanitarian law and must not hinder the provision of humanitarian assistancectivities; underlines the need to consistently include humanitarian excemptions in regimes of restrictive measures and to provide the necessary support and guidance to partners to apply these excemptions effectively;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU and its Member States to swiftly fulfil the commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit and as part of the Grand Bargain; highlights the importance of making humanitarian aid more efficient and effective by increasing multiannual and multi-country funding, reducing the administrative burden for humanitarian partners by enhancing harmonisation and simplification of donor proposal and reporting requirements, and promoting innovative solutions, among other endeavours;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the particular importance of supporting local actors and urges the Commission to develop a localisation policy outlining how to provide more and better support for local respondents to enable them to make use of all the instruments availablUrges the Commission to develop an ambitious localisation policy outlining how to improve and ensure equal partnership, strengthen local capacities and local actors participation, especially women-led organisations in decision making processes and addressing the issue of mutual accountability and risk sharing – as ultimately reinforcing local respondents is a major a path to reduce the need for international humanitarian assistance in the future;
Amendment 120 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative of integrating education in emergencies; emphasis the need for supporting child protection and quality education and training at all levels in crisis situation to prevent children from dropping out of the school especially in cases of long-lasting conflicts;
Amendment 128 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. NotRecognises the challenges posed by climate change and welcomes the commitments to strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable regions through disaster preparedness and anticipatory action via a triple nexus approach; welcomes, in addition, the commitments to greenmake the EU’s humanitarian aid more sustainable and track climate- related spending; calls on the Commission to provide the necessary resources for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, among other tools, and to accelerate the implementation of the Sendai commitments in the EU’s external action;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the concrete achievements of the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge and the idea of creating a European Humanitarian Response Capacity to plug the gaps in the EU’s humanitarian response; calls for the Member States and humanitarian partners to be regularly consulted on any new Commission initiatives, which should build on – not duplicate – existing EU mechanisms such as the civil protection mechanism;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that while humanitarian aid seeks to tackle immediate, life-threatening situations, crises are caused by drivers that require long-term solutions; calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to adopt a communication developing a clear policy on a humanitarian-development-peace nexus in order to bridge the gaps between the individual policy areas, building an approach based on NGOs practical experience, putting people at the centre of the approach, taking into account the context specificities and respecting the humanitarian principles; calls for the EU and the Member States to prioritise the swiftly implement this nexus approach where appropriate, with a particular focus on preventing conflicts, tackling hunger, providing education and livelihood opportunities, and building resiliencesupporting early recovery, enhancing response capacity, building self-reliance and resilience as well as reducing risks at community level, while protecting the rights of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that civil society organisations from Central and Eastern Europe are insufficiently involved in Commission-funded humanitarian assistance; this also translates into low awareness among the public about humanitarian assistance projects being implemented by the Commission; recognises the importance of building a network of key partners, integrating international and local humanitarian NGOs from all over the EU to promote and deliver humanitarian aid;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls for a more dedicated focus on health, access to public health services and efforts to reduce mortality and morbidity as well as the need to strengthen epidemics/pandemic preparedness;
Amendment 150 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Reiterates the Commission’s commitment and ongoing efforts to promote visibility and awareness of EU humanitarian aid among different EU stakeholders, including NGOs, throughout the EU and strengthen the EU’s visibility in its external action;
Amendment 153 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the announcement on the first ever EU Humanitarian Forum, which is to be held in January 2022; stresses that the forum should be inclusive and seek to increase the visibility of the EU’s humanitarian aid and the work of its partners, promote a strategic dialogue on the EU’s humanitarian policy, raising political support and awareness about the nature of principled and needs-based EU humanitarian assistance and advance the implementation of the key actions set out in the Commission communication;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
Amendment 45 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas corruption typically involves the misuse of power, a lack of accountability, the obstruction of justice, the use of improper influence, the institutionalisation of discrimination, clientelism and the distortion of market mechanisms among other things, and is facilitated by inadequate transparency and access to information; whereas rising authoritarianism provides fertile ground for corruption, the combating of which calls for international cooperation with like- minded democracies; ; whereas, despite the factors which encourage corruption in certain countries, corruption exists in all countries in the world, regardless of the economic and political system of a given country, and combating it calls for international cooperation;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated corruption-related human rights abuses, as regions with higher levels of corruption face higher numbers of COVID-related deaths and the most vulnerable communities are disproportionately hit; whereas corruptionpharmaceutical products and medical devices are particularly vulnerable to corruption, and whereas corruption limits the enjoyment of human rights, in particular the right to health and to an adequate standard of living, as it cripples states’ capacity to provide and fairly distribute public health services or vaccines; whereas many governments have misused COVID-19 related emergency powers to step up crackdowns on journalists, whistleblowers and civil society organisations (CSOs) working on exposing corruption;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the adoption of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act) is an essential addition to the EU’s toolbox; whereas Parliament has requested the extension of its scope to include acts of corruption, in order to effectively combat all human rights violations, regardless of the nature of the offences; whereas the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have adopted similar anti- corruption sanctions regimes;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) recognise the important role of laws aimed at preventing corruption and develop a common plan and instruments to prevent further cases of corruption;
Amendment 168 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) in all EU-third country trade agreements, include a strong and mandatory human rights conditionality framework with anti-corruption clauses; as a last resort, impose sanctions or suspend agreements in the event of serious acts of corruption;
Amendment 174 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(l a) hold the perpetrators of corruption and human rights violations accountable;
Amendment 178 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) monitor the corruption risks involved in authoritarian third countries’ large-scale construction and investment projects, undertaken globally but also in Member States, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors; note that these projects often raise concerns of non- transparent financing or fiscal risks; proceed with the swift implementation of the EU’s ‘Globally Connected Europe’ programme, approved by the Council on 12 July 2021, with the potential to play a part in countering these efforts by promoting EU values and interests in economic, development and security policies;
Amendment 274 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ag
Paragraph 1 – point ag
(ag) ensure anti-corruption measures are mainstreamed into the COVID-19 response in order to provide and fairly distribute public health services and access tor vaccines, including by strengthening of public institutions and ensuring the full transparency of the measures and the use of funding;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that churches, faith- based organisations (FBOs) and religious associations have a majorplay a role in the social fabric of developing countries, are - next to NGOs, civil society organisations and humanitarian organisations - important partners in delivering humanitarian assistance to hard-to-reach communities and greatly contribute to sustainable development and to achieving the SDGs, in particular SDGs 3 and 4; further notes that churches and FBOs deliver in social sectors where shortcomings in state services are experienced;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in accordance with Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights, everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and that right includes freedom to change one’s religion or belief;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas religious freedom is not only about belonging to one of the existing religions, but also the freedom to challenge existing beliefs or create new ones, as well as the freedom not to belong to any religion or to change religion voluntarily;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Council to makinclude the fight against the persecution of religious minorities a priority into the programming of activities related to EU development assistance, in line with the areas of cooperation for geographic and thematic programmes of NDICI-Global Europe;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. 5a. Points out that violence against religious minorities during conflict can also make them vulnerable to further attacks in refugee settings due to misinterpretations of humanitarian principles of neutrality and universality and widespread assumptions held about religion as either non-essential or divisive;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Is of the opinion that humanitarian actors should be trained in the sensitivities of religious identity for religious minority groups in displacement settings to enhance more inclusive aid and protection for a range of refugee populations;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU to develop the necessary reaction and sanction mechanisms to combat effectively violations of freedom of religion or belief, including discrimination or legal restrictions based on religion or belief in its partner countries, as well as any kind of impediment to freedom of religion or belief, freedom of association and freedom of expression.
Amendment 76 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms its unwavering commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of persons belonging to religious minorities everywhere in the world, including their right to change or choose their religion or belief, or reject it, in respect of the principles of equality and non- discrimination; condemns in the strongest terms all persecution, violence, incitement to violence and terrorism targeting any minority on the grounds of religion and belief, or the lack thereof;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that, regardless of their religion and belief, it is essential to promote and ensure the inclusion of all citizens in their societies and in political and cultural life and ensure that their personal rights and freedoms are respected;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the persecution and serious human rights violations against Muslim minorities; is particularly concerned about the persecution of and discrimination against the Rohingya, crackdowns against whom intensified following the democratisation of Burma in 2012, with mosques, schools and homes being torched and the people themselves persecuted; points out that, as a result, they were forced to flee their homes, and a few years later genocide against the Rohingya was committed in Arakan by Burmese Buddhist nationalists;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that persecution of religious minorities in Asia is commonplace in many countries, especially in those with communist regimes, and that blasphemy laws are a cause of particular concern, particularly in Pakistan and fear and severely restrict freedom of expression, particularly in Pakistan, where any attempts to amend or reform the laws have been stifled by threats and assassinations, and efforts to raise the issue in the media are met with threats, including from government representatives;
Amendment 228 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Deplores the plight of the 180 000 Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia, whose activities were banned by the Supreme Court in 2017, and points out that any attempts to assemble to read the Bible were subject to an additional ban a year later, and that as a result they cannot meet openly, and face prison sentences of between 2 and 10 years if they do attend such meetings; condemns the actions taken against Jehovah’s Witnesses by the police and security services, including searches of private homes, criminal proceedings, house arrest, travel bans and ultimately the conviction and imprisonment of several hundred people;
Amendment 275 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines that women and girls belonging to religious minorities have been specifically and increasingly targeted with the purpose of inflicting harm on their community as a whole; stresses that they are particularly exposed to violent attacks, kidnapping, sexual violence, forced conversion, forced and early marriage and domestic incarceration, and that lockdown measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic have made their human rights situation even more precarious, as well as further restricting access to information and contact with them;
Amendment 23 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In the European Green Deal, the Commission stated its intention to take additional measures to address greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime transport sector through a basket of measures to enable the Union to reach its emissions reduction targets. In this context, Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended to include the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS in order to ensure this sector contributes to the increased climate objectives of the Union as well as to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which requires developed countries to take the lead by undertaking economy-wide emission reduction targets, while developing countries are encouraged to move over time towards economy-wide emission reduction or limitation targets.49The Commission should assist developing countries in reaching that goal by dedicated EU Global Decarbonisation Fund. Considering that emissions from international aviation outside Europe should be capped from January 2021 by global market-based action while there is no action in place that caps or prices maritime transport emissions, it is appropriate that the EU ETS covers a share of the emissions from voyages between a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and port under the jurisdiction of a third country, with the third country being able to decide on appropriate action in respect of the other share of emissions. The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector should thus include half of the emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, half of the emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, and emissions at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State. This approach has been noted as a practical way to solve the issue of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Capabilities, which has been a longstanding challenge in the UNFCCC context. The coverage of a share of the emissions from both incoming and outgoing voyages between the Union and third countries ensures the effectiveness of the EU ETS, notably by increasing the environmental impact of the measure compared to a geographical scope limited to voyages within the EU, while limiting the risk of evasive port calls and the risk of delocalisation of transhipment activities outside the Union. To ensure a smooth inclusion of the sector in the EU ETS, the surrendering of allowances by shipping companies should be gradually increased with respect to verified emissions reported for the period 2023 to 2025. To protect the environmental integrity of the system, to the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered in respect of verified emissions for maritime transport during those years, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established each year, a corresponding a number of allowances should be cancelled. As from 2026, shipping companies should surrender the number of allowances corresponding to all of their verified emissions reported in the preceding year. _________________ 49 Paris Agreement, Article 4(4).
Amendment 26 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38 a) The Commission should support developing countries with decarbonisation of their industries, in particular in those sectors corresponding to the sectors covered under the EU-ETS and CBAM, in order to facilitate their achievement of economy-wide emission reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement. For that purpose, the Commission should establish the EU Global Decarbonisation Fund. This Fund should be financed by the revenue of (%) allowances above 600 million held in the market stability reserve which would otherwise be invalidated and with 20% revenues generated by the sale of CBAM certificates.
Amendment 27 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58 a) By 31 December 2023, the Commission should submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council in which it examines the decarbonisation needs in developing countries by assessing GHG emissions in those sectors corresponding to the sectors covered under the EU ETS and CBAM. That assessment should serve as the basis for qualification of countries as eligible to receive financing under the EU Global Decarbonisation Fund to reach economy- wide emission reduction targets.
Amendment 32 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10e (new)
Article 10e (new)
Amendment 33 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 21 a
Article 21 a
Amendment 34 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 j (new)
Article 30 j (new)
Amendment 35 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5a
Article 1 – paragraph 5a
5a. Unless otherwise decided in the first review carried out in accordance with Article 3, from 2023 allowances held in the reserve (%) above 4600 million allowances shall no longer be valid.be set aside for the purpose of the EU Global Decarbonisation Fund;
Amendment 206 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Peatlands are the largest terrestrial store of organic carbon but, if dried, they could become a potential source of greenhouse gases, contributing to the climate crisis. Globally, drained peatlands emit per year around 2 Gt of carbon dioxide, which corresponds to about 5% of anthropogenic emissions. Therefore, improving peatland management and protection should be considered a priority to increase the absorption of greenhouse gases and thus contribute to climate change mitigation, and to the protection of biodiversity and of the soil against erosion;
Amendment 238 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Further financial support should be made available for restoration of contaminated sites and water bodies to restore exhausted and abandoned peatlands as well as drained peatlands;
Amendment 240 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) The definition of paludiculture (or bog farming) should be further discussed to swiftly shift to more climate-friendly farming on organic soils as well as to stop drainage and restore the natural water level;
Amendment 242 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 c (new)
Recital 10 c (new)
(10c) In order to respect the aims of increased ambition and environmental integrity, the European Commission is urged to take action to halt the construction of a wall cutting through environmentally valuable areas, such as in Białowieża Forest. Projects with significant environmental impact go against the aims of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the contribution of healthy ecosystems;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that nearly half of the human population is directly dependent on natural resources for its livelihood, and many of the most vulnerable and poorest people depend directly on biodiversity to fulfil their daily subsistence needs;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of biodiversity is vital to achieve many other policy objectives, including human health, climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and water as well as nutritional and food security;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. UHighlights the fact that biodiversity is at the centre of many economic activities, particularly those related to crop and livestock agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and many forms of tourism directly based on nature and healthy ecosystems; urges the EU to mainstream biodiversity into all policy areas, notably agriculture, fisheries, forestry, energy, mining, trade, tourism and climate change;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that biodiversity and ecosystem services are mainstreamed in development and poverty reduction policies and actions;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that agricultural production both depends and has an impact on biodiversity; highlights the fact that agricultural expansion accounts for 70% of the projected loss of global biodiversity and the demand for fertile land is projected to increase substantially by 2050 due to increasing population and urbanization;
Amendment 164 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that seed diversityenhancing seed and crops diversity by switching to drought or flood resistant varieties is vital in building the resilience of farming to climate change;
Amendment 171 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. CPoints out that unsustainable practices in agriculture and forestry, such as excessive water withdrawal and pollution by hazardous chemicals cause substantial environmental degradation and biodiversity loss; calls for the EU to put an end to the double standards towards pesticides whereby hazardous substances banned in the EU can be exported from the Union;
Amendment 174 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls for the EU to promote more sustainable agricultural practices to restore limited water resources;
Amendment 178 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Highlights the fact that small-scale fishers directly dependent on coastal and marine biodiversity for their livelihoods; however, the world’s oceans and coasts are highly threatened by unsustainable fishing practices, rapid climate change, land-based pollution and eutrophication; Is of the opinion that significant reductions in fishing pressure and changes in fishing techniques in most marine fisheries would lead to rebuilding of fisheries over the next decades;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Points out that approximately a third of harvested food is lost either in the food transport and transformation chain; urges the EU and its Member States to promote food waste reduction practices;
Amendment 203 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Notes that diverse diets combined with global convergence to moderate levels of calorie and meat consumption would improve health and food security in many areas and also substantially reduce impacts on biodiversity;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls that the majority of drugs used for healthcare and the prevention of diseases are derived from biodiversity; it is estimated that over 28,000 species of plants around the world are used medicinally;
Amendment 232 #
2020/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Stresses that the loss of biodiversity-dependent ecosystem services is likely to emphasise inequality and marginalization of the most vulnerable people, by decreasing their access to a healthy life and by reducing their freedom of choice and actions;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges a shift away from trade- oriented agricultural policies and towards support for food sovereignand nutritional security and local and regional markets; recalls that agroecology’s capacity to reconcile the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability has been widely recognisedcalls for the prioritisation of local production that ensure local job creation, focus on short supply chains, guarantee fair prices for producers and consumers, reduce countries' dependence on imports and their vulnerability to international price fluctuations; urges to support small-scale producers and farmers, and in particular women and youth; recalls that agroecology’s capacity to reconcile the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability has been widely recognised; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive, holistic impact assessment of the targets envisaged in the Green Deal and other new Strategies in accordance with the principles of Better Regulation;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that EU funding for agriculture must be in line with Agenda 2030 and prioritise investments in agroecology, agroforestry and crop diversification, digital farming technology and crop diversification; recalls those sustainable practices that secure nutritious, safe, affordable and high quality food throughout the year, preserve biodiversity, increase climate resilience, and are beneficial to the dynamic development of territories and the strengthening of social cohesion by reducing social inequalities; stresses the importance of preserving agricultural biodiversity, local animal and plant breeds and local varieties;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2260(INI)
5. Stresses that EU free trade agreements (FTAs) should not disrupt local agriculture, damage small producers or exacerbate dependency on food imports; recalls the principle of policy coherence for development to ensure European exports do not hinder the development of local production; calls into question international trade rules which allow dumping through the WTO green box; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to compliance of EU trade agreements with the Paris Agreement, and calls for market access in FTAs to be conditional on compliance with process and production methods criteria;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that the use of some pesticides in intensive agriculture in developing counties can impact the health of workers who have little access to training on plant protection and healthcare, in addition to causing environmental damage; calls for education and training in sustainable plant protection approaches and for the minimisation of exposure to hazardous substances; Denounces the EU’s double standards on pesticides, which allow the export from the EU of hazardous substances banned in the EU.
Amendment 84 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines that current food systems are unable to feed the world's population in terms of quantity, quality and diversity of products and to cope with the climatic, social, economic and health crises as demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic; highlights that 3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet and that 690 million people suffer from hunger; highlights that estimates from the UN predicted that the COVID-19 pandemic could almost double the number of people suffering acute hunger by the end of 2020;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses the importance of transforming European food systems towards agroecology to reduce their impact on climate change inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Underlines the essential role of women in agricultural, in particular with regard to food security; recalls that almost half of agricultural work in developing counties is done by women, while women farmers are mostly small or subsistence farmers who do not have the necessary access to food, information, credit, land, resources or technology; stresses that policies and action advancing equitable food systems need to explicitly recognize and respond to gender inequality in access to food and the specific constraints faced by women and girls and their roles in food systems, ensuring their participation in decision making and that their rights are secured and protected regarding, for example, equal access to nutritious food, land tenure and access to knowledge, dignified work, natural resources and markets;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that migration is a challenge that should also be seen as an opportunity for both the Union and developing countries; points out that the 'New Pact on Migration and Asylum' is a holistic attempt to address Europe's migration challenges; and stresses however that these challenges originate outside Europe and urges thatthe need to address the root causes and drivers of migration be effectively addressed;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Union has a shared competence in terms of migration policy and Member States’ have the right to determine their own migration policies to a certain extent; underlines that facilitating labour migration at Union level undermineboosts Member States’ unique and diverse labour market policies; considers that increasing regular migration channels will not reduce illegal migration or human trafficking;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that external borders must be secured and that migrants who lack the right to stay or enter the Member States must be swiftly returned while respecting fundamental rights and international law, namely the non- refoulement principle; supports proposals for an accelerated borderasylum procedure to apply to persons whose asylum applications have been rejected are in need of international protection;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that emigration of highly, middle, low qualified citizens deprives countries of origin of their human capital and an educated workforce (“brain drain”) and seriously hampers their economic and social development; calls for the future EU Talent Partnerships to address this issue and take on board lessons from the recent EU pilot projectscontributes to economies of countries of origin through remittances, transferring newly acquired knowledge, skills and entrepreneurship; is of the opinion that proper management of labour migration helps to reduce the incentives to use irregular routes and trafficking activities; calls for the future EU Talent Partnerships to be the first step in the direction of a common policy on legal labour migration;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the Africa-EU Migration and Mobility Dialogue, which focuses on migration and mobility within Africa and the Union; calls for greater South-North and North-South mobility in the areas of education, vocational training and academic exchanges;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 64 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that people in need of international protection should be able to reach the Union without having to resort to using smugglers, calls for enhancing legal and safe channels for people in need of protection such as resettlements programmes, humanitarian visas and humanitarian corridors;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the appropriate use of the NDICI-Global Europe to contribute to reducing migration flows by addressing root causes of migration and stimulating economic growth and development in third countries;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for the introduction of the legal status of climate refugees, who are currently not a recognised category in international law, so that asylum can be granted to those displaced by the effects of climate change; stresses the need to develop enhanced protection for refugees and other people displaced in the context of natural disasters and climate change, calls for catalysing discussion on the climate refugees' rights at the UN level;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2255(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to involve all stakeholders in Europe and partner countries in the definition and evaluation of new and existing legal migration strategies; highlightunderlines the importance of religious entities, which play a key role in partner countries, including in conflict resoluconsidering migration in a more comprehensive and systematic way; points out that migration and asylum should be taken into account in all areas of the Union’s external policies such as development aid and economic cooperation.;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that many businesses’ decisions are primarily guided by lower costs and higher profits with inadequate consideration of adverse impacts on human rights and the environment down their global value chains, while severe human rights violations often occur at primary production level, in particular when sourcing raw material and manufacturing products in wide range of industries, especially in textile industry;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is gravely concerned by the persistent exploitation and degradation of human beings through forced labour systems affecting 25 million people and from which the private economy extracted profits of 150 billion dollars globally in 2019; Notes with concern that there are currently an estimated 152 million children in child labour, 72 million of whom work in hazardous conditions and many of them are forced to work through violence, psychological violence, blackmail and other unlawful means used against them;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 115 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that some corporations unlawfully exploit natural resources, which not only constitutes a major sustainability andchallenge and causes environmental challengedegradation but also results in severe adverse impacts on the social, economic, cultural, civil and political rights of local communities especially impacting indigenous people and minorities; such business practices violate the fundamental right of peoples to self-determination and the principle of permanent sovereignty, access and control over their natural resources, enshrined in UN General Assembly resolution 1803 (XVII); recommends that the legislation requires Member States to regulate businesses’ activity in compliance with their commitment to the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, including the fundamental principles of equality, non-discrimination and self- determination of peoples;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that human rights impacts can be specific to certain rights holders and vulnerable groups due to intersecting factors such as gender, ethnicity, social and employment status, migrant or refugee status, disability, exposure to conflict or violence or other factors; this must be reflected in the due diligence processes, including the human rights impact assessment phase and remedy procedures;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Deplores that an increasing number of attacks are documented on human rights and environmental defenders and that 572 attacks occurred in 2019 alone and some of them caused life or serious health damage of environmental activists; stresses that Article 12 of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders imposes a duty on states to ensure the protection of everyone against violence, threats, retaliation, discrimination or any other arbitrary action as a consequence of his or her legitimate right to promote human rights;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the economic consequences of the measures taken to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries will exacerbate existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, including a further weakened health infrastructure, food insecurity and education gaps, poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the lockdowns have had a particularly severe impact on persons with physical and intellectual disabilities;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the functioning of food systems and value chains, which are important for the food and nutritional security of their populations, as well as the protection of the most vulnerable rural areas, including indigenous peoples, migrants, and informal and small-scale workers;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the fact that the consequences of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affect the poorest and persons in the most disadvantaged, marginalised and unprotected social categories, including persons with physical and intellectual disabilities, persons with chronic medical conditions, persons with mental health problems and elderly persons, who already have limited or no access to basic hygiene and treatment for their healthcare needs, and have become even more vulnerable due to the pandemic;
Amendment 171 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. UNotes that refugees and displaced persons are more vulnerable to the consequences of the crisis, as they are often faced with more precarious living conditions and tend to face greater obstacles in accessing basic health services than local populations; urges the Commission to address the specific needs of refugees, upholding the guiding principle of public health networks of leaving no-one behind and refraining from blocking front-line humanitarian workers from having direct contact with the migrants and refugees they serve; stresses the absolute need for equal access to COVID-19 treatment and other health services, vaccination and safety net programmes for all affected people, regardless of nationality, migrant/refugee status, origin, sex, gender identity or any other characteristic;
Amendment 186 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CUnderlines that the COVID-19 outbreak has exacerbated the persistent problem of medicine shortages globally, with acute consequences in developing countries; calls for the revision of proposed or existing strategies with the aim of further strengthening health systems in partner countries, in particular as regards preparedness for pandemics and the organisation and management of health systems, including the provision of universal healthcare, health monitoring and information, training of medical staff, diagnostic capacity and medicine supply;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to commit to making anti- pandemic vaccines and treatments a global public good, accessible to all;
Amendment 264 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to envisage more ambitious budget support for the most fragile countries to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and provide access to healthcare while not neglecting existing challenges such as extreme poverty, security, access to quality education and jobs, democracy, equal opportunities and climate change;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migration is a global phenomenon amplified by globalisation, rising conflicts, inequalities, and climate disruption, deforestation, climate change and environmental degradation; whereas gradual, normative development within the modern international human rights framework of the rights of migrants, independently of their legal status, represents a source of progress and collective pride for humanity; whereas migrants remain, however, among the most vulnerable groups worldwide and continue to face violations of their rights; whereas women, children and people with disabilities are amongst most vulnerable migrants; whereas migration continues to be for many individuals a human journey marred by suffering, discrimination and violence; whereas the European Union, as a historic region of both emigration and immigration and as a community united by founding values of human dignity, freedom and human rights, has a particular duty to respect, protect and promote the rights of migrants, notably in its external dealings;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Art. 79 of TFEU binds the EU Member States to the principle of 'a common immigration policy aimed at ensuring, at all stages, the efficient management of migration flows, fair treatment of third-country nationals residing legally in member States, and the prevention of, and enhanced measures to combat, illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings';
Amendment 57 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the COVID-19 continuing pandemic not only deteriorated the situation of migrants coming to the EU, but also extended the period of examination of the asylum applications;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the EU and, when applying EU law, the Member States, in their external and extraterritorial actions in the areas of migration, borders and asylum, should pay specific attention to the rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including the right to liberty, the right to asylum, human dignity and security, the prohibition of ill-treatment, slavery and forced labour, and the obligation to take the interests of the child as a primary consideration and to ensure non-discrimination and procedural guarantees such as the right to an effective remedy and data protection including the right to family reunification and preventing the situation of dividing children from their parents or legal guardians;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. emphasises the need for a cooperation between different sectors and entities to set channels of safe and legal migration;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern the absence of operational, reporting, monitoring and accountability mechanisms at the level of individual cases to track and respond to potential violations, as well as the lack of effective judicial remedies for persons whose rights are allegedly violated as a consequence of EU cooperation with third countries, especially in the case of informal agreements and financial cooperation;
Amendment 116 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the EU to consider developing and preparing the data management system of the belongings, documents and personal items of migrants who died in their way to the EU drowning in the Mediterranean Sea or during their travel in EU Member States in order to provide data to their family and relatives and enabled them the body recognition;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. calls on the EU to provide sufficient number of the hotspots supported by the adequate number of the employees, equipment, infrastructure and ensure further training for the staff in order to improve the registration and identification process of people coming to Europe;
Amendment 195 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. stresses the importance of the non- governmental organizations in managing the refugees crisis, providing help to the most vulnerable and emphasises the need of EU funding of this sector for continuation of their work;
Amendment 230 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. stresses the importance of the providing the true information regarding the immigrants and condemns the fake news and using immigrants as a part of the propaganda or for political activities as a kind of deliberate action creating a negative image of immigrants and a negative attitude towards them in the society;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to the statement of the President of the European Parliament of 13 August and the leaders of the five political groups of 17 August on the situation in Belarus following the presidential election of 9 August,
Amendment 50 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 116 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 123 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Amendment 128 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
Recital G e (new)
Ge. whereas peaceful protests expressing a desire for democratic change and freedom started already on the night of Sunday 9 August in Minsk and many other cities around the country, the scale of protests is unprecedented in the history of Belarus going into the hundreds of thousands;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G f (new)
Recital G f (new)
Gf. whereas the authorities responded to peaceful protests with disproportionate brute force, heavy use of tear gas, batons, flash grenades and water cannons, several thousand protestors were detained, there have been reports of torture, rape, missing persons, several people have been found dead so far;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G g (new)
Recital G g (new)
Gg. whereas Lukashenko and his regime have approved these criminal actions and pogroms by OMON of innocent people and whereas more than 7000 Belarusians were detained, more than 400 hospitalised, 5 confirmed dead and dozens still missing, while further arrests and harassment of activists, including journalists, are still taking place all over Belarus;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G i (new)
Recital G i (new)
Amendment 225 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) pay close attention to the fallout of the presidential election campaign and insist that a lack of progress innot conducting new elections in according toance with international standards and further crackdowns against the opposition will have direct adverse effects on relations with the EU;
Amendment 262 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subheading 1 a (new)
Post-election situation in Belarus
Amendment 263 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) strongly support the decision to not recognise the election results as announced by the Belarusian Central Electoral Committee, not to recognise Alexander Lukashenko as president of the country once his current term of office expires; note that the current presidential term in Belarus ends at the latest on 5 November 2020 and after that date a position of the President of Belarus will be vacant. According to the article 81 of the Constitution of Belarus in this case new election of President has to be held not earlier than 30 days and not later than 70 days;
Amendment 269 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) recommend to recognise Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as president elect by the people, until new elections have taken place;
Amendment 271 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Amendment 272 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
(gd) recommend to recognise the Belarusian People's Coordination Council as the legitimate representative of the people demanding democratic change and freedom in Belarus;
Amendment 273 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g e (new)
(ge) welcome the efforts of the Belarusian People's Coordination Council for a peaceful and democratic transition of power as a result of an inclusive national dialogue;
Amendment 274 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g f (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g f (new)
(gf) urge to prepare a comprehensive review of its policy towards Belarus, taking into account different scenarios of developments in the country, that also include a substantially increased financial and technical commitment from the EU;
Amendment 275 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g g (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g g (new)
(gg) urge the EU to organise a donors conference for democratic Belarus, which would bring together international financial institutions, G-7 countries, EU member states and institutions, and others willing to pledge a multi-billion euro financial package to support the future reform efforts and restructuring of the economy;
Amendment 276 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g h (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g h (new)
(gh) call on the Russian Federation to refrain from any interference, covert or overt, in the peaceful democratic revolution in Belarus;
Amendment 277 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g i (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g i (new)
(gi) as long as the political situation in Belarus does not change reconsider any ongoing disbursements of the EU financial assistance and adjust it accordingly, so that it reaches the end- recipients and circumvents the authorities;
Amendment 278 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g j (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g j (new)
(gj) encourage Member States to facilitate and accelerate the procedure for obtaining visas for those who flee Belarus for political reasons;
Amendment 279 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g k (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g k (new)
(gk) call for a full EU/international investigation of crimes against the people of Belarus committed by law enforcement authorities of Lukashenko regime against peaceful protesters demanding transparent, free and fair Presidential elections, stopping current repressions and immediate release of all political prisoners in Belarus;
Amendment 280 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g l (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g l (new)
(gl) call to establish in the European Parliament an inquiry committee (or another proper body of the European Parliament) on the investigation of crimes committed in Belarus, which would periodically report on its findings to the plenary sessions of the European Parliament;
Amendment 281 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g m (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g m (new)
(gm) 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 - the people have the right to access information; condemn the crackdown on international journalists and media limiting their ability to report on the democratic revolution in a free, fair and balanced way;
Amendment 282 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g n (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g n (new)
(gn) propose to appoint an EU special representative for Belarus in order to support the process of a peaceful transition of power in accordance with the will of Belarusian people under the leadership of the president elect by the people and the Belarusian People's Coordination Council;
Amendment 314 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) demand for the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained after participating in the democratic revolution protests following the falsified presidential election of 9 August; demand the authorities to provide all information on people who went missing in relation to their participation in the protests after 9 August;
Amendment 316 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(kb) demand that all legal actions undertaken by the authorities against members of the Belarusian People's Coordination Council are dropped and all of them who are detained and arrested are freed;
Amendment 321 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) support independent media outlets and journalists, including those who work on a freelance basis with unregistered foreign media, as well as media based in Poland, such as Belsat TV, European Radio for Belarus and Radio Racja;
Amendment 331 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) demand that any spread of disinformation in Belarus concerning the EU and its Member States is vigilantly countered as well as any hybrid threats undertaken by third actors;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas climate change is more than just one of the 17 SDGs specified in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as it is a threat multiplier with the potential to worsen some of humanity’s greatest challenges, including health, poverty and hunger;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas climate-induced displacements are expected to increase as extreme weather events become more frequent and intense, sea levels rise and many countries start to experience the limits of their adaptation and disaster risk reduction action and measures;
Amendment 145 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the fact that developing countries are disproportionately affected by the adverse impacts of climate change; notes that it is our common responsibility to introduce measures to fight climate change through promoting the climate- proofing of investments, adaptation, decentralised access to renewable energy and climate mitigation;
Amendment 172 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- affirming and seeking widespread, binding recognition that migration is becoming ever more necessary as part of the response to the impacts of climate change, and proposing international arrangements for managing climate migration, by recognising environmentally induced migration as a legal base for granting asylum and by providing migration pathways or humanitarian corridors for those facing climate change and sudden-onset disasters;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
Amendment 199 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Introducing a circular economy and an effective waste management system to prevent plastic rubbish and hazardous waste export to developing countries and environmental degradation outside the EU;
Amendment 216 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to address the health consequences of climate change, work to mitigate health risks related to disasters, improve access to basic healthcare services and enhance cooperation between health authorities and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen capacities for disaster risk management and the building of resilient health systems;
Amendment 227 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call for a commitment by the EU and its Member States to significantly increase the adaptation finance they provide and points once more to the need for progress on the issue of loss and damage, for which additional resources should be raised; calls for the engagement of development partners to ensure that funds, as well as public and private investments, are based on a needs-based approach defined in a partnership with vulnerable communities; calls for the involvement and engagement of vulnerable groups in the design and implementation of programmes;
Amendment 244 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the crucial role of water diplomacy, since, as a result of climate change, water is at risk of becoming an increasingly scarce resource;
Amendment 250 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for increased Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) where climate protection policy and environmental dimensions are given the same importance as economic, social and governance dimensions of sustainable development across all stages of policy-making; insists on a coherent approach to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in both internal and external policies;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 5
— having regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Committee) of 2 October 2015 on the initial report of the European Union, including those on the European Union institutions’ compliance with the Convention as public administrations,
Amendment 63 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to the exploratory opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee requested by the European Parliament on the situation of women with disabilities,
Amendment 65 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 28 b (new)
- having regard to the European Ombudsman’s strategic inquiries into how the European Commission ensures that persons with disabilities can access its websites (OI/6/2017/EA), how the European Commission treats persons with disabilities under the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme for EU staff (OI/4/2016/EA) and the Decision in the joint inquiry in cases 1337/2017/EA and 1338/2017/EA on the accessibility for visually impaired candidates of selection procedures to recruit EU civil servants, organised by the European Personnel Selection Office,
Amendment 71 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas, as full citizens, all persons with disabilities have equal rights in all fields of life (including access to open labour market and education) and are entitled to inalienable dignity, equal treatment, independent living, autonomy and full participation in society, respecting and valuating their input to social and economic progress of Europe;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas due to population ageing more and more people will experience disabilities and will require more accessible and supportive environment as well as adjusted services;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 144 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Aacknowledges the advancement in the implementation of the UNCRPD brought about by the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020; and calls on the Commission to continue the work by building upon and integrating what has been achieved and by upscaling the presentits commitment to the rights of persons with disabilities through the Strategy;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
- with clearly designated priority areas covering all the provisions of the UNCRPD in all areas of EU policy and addressing the Concluding Observations of the UNCRPD Committee adopted in 2015,
Amendment 174 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- reflecting the diversity of persons with disabilities and their needs,
Amendment 187 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
- mainstreaming the rights of the childrenpersons with disabilities into all policies and areas,
Amendment 194 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- giving special attention to wellbeing and equal opportunities for children with disabilities inter alia via ensuring unreserved access to childcare and education and supporting families with children with disabilities,
Amendment 210 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8
- allocating an adequate budget for the implementation of the post-2020 Strategy; and ensuring continuity of financing in the New Multiannual Financial Framework,
Amendment 213 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 a (new)
- recognising and addressing the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination they may face,
Amendment 217 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 b (new)
- accelerating work on mutual recognition of disability status between EU Member States in all areas,
Amendment 218 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 c (new)
- implementing the EU Disability Card to all EU Member States to ensure recognition of disability while moving across the EU and secure freedom of movement, access to culture, education and work for people with disabilities,
Amendment 219 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 d (new)
Amendment 220 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 e (new)
- acknowledging the evolution of new technologies and its potential for persons with disabilities including ICT applications,
Amendment 221 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 f (new)
- supporting independent living programmes especially for people with intellectual disabilities by promoting supported employment and supported housing;
Amendment 222 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 g (new)
- targeting adult people with disabilities with a special attention to the intellectually disabled and their future after the death of the attendant;
Amendment 238 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls the Commission to ensure the inclusion of a gender-based and intersectional approach to combat the multiple forms of discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities, and urges the European Union and those Member States which have not done so already to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);
Amendment 245 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls for the post 2020 Strategy to set out an interinstitutional structure to oversee its implementation; urges that Disability Focal Points be present in all Commission Directorates General and agencies and in all EU institutions, with the central Focal Point located within the Commission’s General Secretariat; stresses that an interinstitutional mechanism exist to ensure collaboration between the Commission, the Parliament and the Council, with their respective Presidents meeting at the start of each mandate;
Amendment 252 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to prepare the post-2020 Strategy with the close and systematic involvement of persons with disabilities and of their representative organisations, and to ensure their accessible and meaningful participation in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the post-2020 Strategy also through funding their capacity-building;
Amendment 291 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to systematically mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities in all the relevant EU laws, policies and programmes; urges the full integration of the disability-rights perspective in the Gender Equality Strategy, the Youth Guarantee, the Green New Deal, the Child Guarantee and the forthcoming Green paper on Ageing, and stresses the need for a Disability Rights Guarantee to assist persons with disabilities into employment, traineeships, job placements and further education;
Amendment 309 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses the fact that people with disabilites are more exposed to the risk of poverty and social exclusion than those without;
Amendment 316 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings nor invest in structures that are inaccessible to persons with disabilities. Furthermore, funds should actively be invested in research to develop better and more affordable assistive technology for persons with disabilities and towards increasing the participation of persons with disabilities in all EU funded programmes;
Amendment 337 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 362 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a comprehensive campaign in accessible format with engagement of media to raise awareness of the UN CRPD, rights and needs of persons with disabilities as well as barriers they face among the persons with disabilities and the society in general;
Amendment 393 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the Strategy includes the end of violence against persons with disabilities as one of its main objectives, paying particular attention to gender-based violence, including forced sterilisation, forced institutionalisation, forced treatment and violence;
Amendment 402 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to make the EU a leader in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, including marginalised groups with disabilities, such as women and girls with disabilities, through its external action;
Amendment 437 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to include a section on European Union institutions as public administrations to ensure that they comply with the UN CRPD in all respects, which includes making available the necessary resources, focal points, coordination mechanisms, internal policies, accessible infrastructure such as buildings, communications (including in sign language and Braille), websites and ICT applications, as well as permanent mechanisms to consult actively and effectively with representative organisations of persons with disabilities, positive actions and anti-discrimination safeguards that are necessary for the successful implementation of the Strategy and of the CRPD both in the EU at large as well as within the EU institutions and agencies;
Amendment 447 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on all Member States to develop their own national disability strategies for promoting disability equality mainstreaming and address the implementation of the UN CRPD;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas development challenges have changed over the years, with the emergence of new global challenges such as migration, food security, peace and stability, and climate change;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the fragmentation of aid remains a persistent challenge arising from the proliferation of donors and aid agencies and lack of coordination of their activities and projects;
Amendment 56 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the EU institutions and Member States as well as local and regional authorities involved in the development cooperation have a large stock of data and expertise in the field of development, it remains insufficiently shared; whereas it should be made more accessible and should be used in policy- making;
Amendment 104 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to publish, at least biannually, a report on the progress of the EU institutions and Member States including their local and regional governments involved in the development cooperation, on improving effectiveness in the planning and implementation of European development cooperation and assistance measured against a set of commonly agreed targets and policy objectives, notably the SDGs, and including progress towards the alignment of policy objectives and the harmonisation of procedures, in particular with regard to joint programming, joint implementation and joint results frameworks; calls on the Commission to present this progress report to Parliament;
Amendment 118 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in view of the future implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), joint programming by the EU, its Members States and EU development financing partners should build upon the aid effectiveness principles; believes that the EU should collectively set strategic priorities and identify investment needs/gaps in the pre-programming phase and subsequently look at ways to optimise the range of modalities in the EU institutions’ toolbox, including grants, budget support and EIB loans, as well as financing from the Member States; calls on the EU institutions and Member States, as well as local and regional governments involved in the development cooperation, accordingly, to share evidence and experience about the kinds of development interventions that tend to be successful and those that have failed, proved difficult to implement or not produced the intended impact;
Amendment 130 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Encourages recipient countries’ parliaments to adopt national policies on development aid in order to improve the accountability of donors and the ownership of recipient governments, including that of local authorities, to eradicate corruption, all forms of aid wastage and improve conditions for receiving budget support, as well as, in the long run, reducing dependence on aid;
Amendment 189 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines the important role of civil society organisations in identifying the needs and delivering development aid directly to the poor, underprivileged, vulnerable; calls however for enhanced coordination of assistance distributed among NGOs and other donors to secure predictability of aid and to avoid fragmentation of aid, overlapping actions as well as so-called 'aid orphans’ - countries neglected by the development community;
Amendment 204 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls for greater policy coherence for development (PCD), which seeks to ensure that no EU and Member States policies have negative effects on developing countries and contradictory objectives;
Amendment 207 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Stresses that development assistance plays an important role in fighting poverty, tackling inequalities and promoting development, boosting education and health systems and strengthening gender equality, therefore it should not be an instrument of pressure when it comes to environmental or migration management;
Amendment 89 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the right to water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, and ensuring access thereto is vital when it comes to preventing tensions in certain regions;
Amendment 100 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the fact that over 700 million people worldwide – 10% of the population3a – are living in extreme poverty, and the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, although declining, is still large, often giving rise to migration in pursuit of a livelihood, food and water; __________________ 3aUnited Nations Development Programme. Sustainable Development Goals. SDG 1: No Poverty.
Amendment 148 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of fully considering the special needs of persons with disabilities; calls for the EU to incorporate the fight against disability discrimination into its external action and development aid policies, along with the fight for equal access to the labour market and access to education and training, as well as to promote solutions that make it easier for people with disabilities to operate within society;
Amendment 155 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to instances of persecution and discrimination based on ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, language, gender, sexual orientation and age, which remain rife in many countries and societies; is seriously concerned at the increasingly intolerant and hate-filled responses targeting people who are the victims of these human rights violations, and at the failure on the part of state and non-state actors to react and hold the aggressors to account;
Amendment 165 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the number of persons forcibly displaced in 2018 exceeded 70 million, of whom 26 million were refugees3; takes the view that wars, conflicts, political oppression, poverty and food and water insecurity, uneven economic development conditions and the adverse effects of climate change on the world’s poorest countries in particular, fuel the risks of triggering new conflicts and the further displacement of populations; __________________ 3 UNHCR – Global Trends 2018 report (19 June 2019).
Amendment 209 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports human rights dialogues with non-EU countries as an essential tool for bilateral engagement in the promotion and protection of human rights; recommends that the concerns being voiced as to the human rights situation in those countries be heeded and that appropriate action be taken to fight for human rights; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to join forces to address human rights and related obligations in dialogues or negotiations in any political and economic areas, with the governments of non-EU countries, in order to reinforce the impact of human rights dialogues;
Amendment 232 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises the need to maintain dialogue and cooperation with NGOs and civil society, as this is essential for the further proper development of and respect for human rights and democracy;
Amendment 306 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to develop and implement new legal frameworks regarding gender equality, and to eradicate harmful practices targeted at women and girls, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation; calls for action to be taken to facilitate access to education and the labour market and for particular attention to be paid to the balance of women in management positions;
Amendment 346 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises how important it is to uphold and promote the rights of child refugees travelling without their parents (‘isolated minors’), and to provide decent conditions in the place of residence, access to education and parental care to ensure the children’s safety and wellbeing;
Amendment 365 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Emphasises the need to set up a mechanism based on a ‘positive discrimination’ system in favour of people with disabilities when it comes to access to education and training, healthcare and the labour market;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the need for the EU budget to adequately contribute to the delivery of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); recalls that, according to the UN, the financial gap in the implementation of SDGs is estimated at around USD 5-7 trillion; stresses that the SDGs must be a strategic priority and that itstheir implementation has to cut across the EU internal and external policies; and must be carried out in line with the policy coherence for development principle.
Amendment 19 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the 2020 development budget should more consistently reflect the EU's focus on countries that are the least developed in the areas of education and youth employment, girls and women experiencing gender-based violence and universal access to water;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that action must be taken to tackle humanitarian crises, with a particular focus on prevention, resilience building and cooperation with stakeholders, so as to find a solution to the global funding shortage for humanitarian action; points out that cooperation should be stepped up between governments, civil society and the private sector; Insists on a significant funding increase for humanitarian aid budget lines in order to be prepared for new disasters and catastrophes instead of only covering ongoing crises; recalls that the state of emergency can sometimes last for several years;
Amendment 26 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 9 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that EU-Vietnam relationship is grounded in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), which covers non-economic areas, including political dialogue, human rights, education, science and technology, justice asylum and migration;
Amendment 21 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that according to Article 4.1(b) of Regulation 978/2012 (GSP Regulation), after FTA’s conclusion and entry into force the Socialist Republic of Vietnam will lose the status of an eligible country to benefit from tariff preferences provided under the general GSP arrangement, expresses hope that FTA will contribute to greater growth, development, and employment in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam than under the GSP arrangement;