2587 Amendments of Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR
Amendment 39 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Pursuant to its Article 1(3), Directive 98/24/EC is to apply to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work without prejudice to more stringent or specific provisions set out in Directive 2004/37/EC. To ensure legal certainty and avoid ambiguities and possible confusion over the applicable limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds, those Directives should be amended. This will provide for a revised binding occupational exposure limit value and biological limit value in Directive 2004/37/EC only, more specifically its Annexes III and IIIa containing more specific provisions on reprotoxic substances such as lead and its inorganic compounds. Therefore, the specific provisions setting the occupational exposure limit value for lead and its inorganic compounds in Annex I to Directive 98/24/EC and a biological limit value for lead and its ionorganic compounds in Annex II to Directive 98/24/EC should be deleted.
Amendment 43 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Lead and its inorganic compounds are key occupational reprotoxicants that can affect both fertility and the development of the foetus and meet the criteria for classification as toxic for reproduction (category 1A) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and are therefore a reprotoxic substances within the meaning of Article 2, point (ba), of Directive 2004/37/EC. It is not scientifically possible to identify a level below which exposure to lead and its inorganic compounds would not have adverse health effects for the development of the offspring of workers of childbearing age. A notation as “non- threshold reprotoxic substance” should therefore be introduced for lead and its inorganic compounds and employers should ensure that the level of exposure of workers is reduced to as low a level as is technically possible.
Amendment 64 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Moreover, to strengthen the health surveillance of workers exposed to lead and its inorganic compounds and thus contribute to the prevention and protection measures to be undertaken by the employer, it is necessary to amend the existing requirements that apply when workers are exposed to certain levels of lead and its inorganic compounds. To that end, detailed medical surveillance should be required whenfor all workers exposured to lead and its inorganic compounds exceeds 0.015 mg/m3 in air (50% of current OEL) or 9 µg/100ml blood (approx. 60% of the current BLV).
Amendment 74 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Specific measures should be put in place with regard to risk management, including hygiene measures, the use of personal protective equipment and specific health surveillance that should take into consideration the circumstances of individual workers. Under the general requirements of Directive 2004/37/EC, employers are obliged to ensure the substitution of the substance when technically possible, the use of closed systems, or the reduction of exposure to as low as technically possible. In addition, as suggested in the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work90 , the blood level of lead and its inorganic compounds in women of childbearing age should not exceed the reference values of the general population not occupationally exposed to lead and its inorganic compounds in the respective Member State. The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), established by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council91 , advised the use of a biological guidance value (BGV) as there was insufficient scientific evidence to set a BLV for women of childbearing age. When national reference levels are not available, blood levels of lead and its inorganic compounds in women of childbearing age should not exceed the BGV of 4.5 µg/100ml, as recommended by the opinion of the RAC92. Due to a continuous decline in environmental lead exposure levels, this value should be revisited every five years. The BGV is an indicator of exposure but not of identifiable adverse health effects. Therefore, it acts as a sentinel marker to alert employers on the need to pay specific attention to this specific potential risk and to introduce measures to ensure that any exposure to lead and its inorganic compounds does not result in adverse developmental health effects in the foetus or offspring of female workers. __________________ 90 ACSH opinion on lead (2021). https://circabc.europa.eu/ui/group/cb9293b e-4563-4f19-89cf- 4c4588bd6541/library/60b206e1-ee10- 40c2-9540-fb6510c11a0c/details 91 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.) 92 On the evaluation of the occupational exposure limits for lead and its compounds, delivered on 11 June 2020. (See section 8.2.4. of the annex to the opinion). https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/ed 7a37e4-1641-b147-aaac-fce4c3014037
Amendment 75 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Lead accumulates in the bones and is released slowly from there into the circulatory system. Blood lead levels may thus remain high long after exposure to lead has been reduced. If the results of the medical surveillance reveal a blood-lead level of a worker greater than the biological limit value due to historical occupational exposure to lead, the employer should take into account the advice of the occupational health-care professional in implementing any measures required to ensure a decrease of the worker’s blood-lead level, including the possibility of assigning the worker to alternative work where there is no risk of further exposure. A worker may be allowed to continue working with tasks that involve exposure to lead only if that worker is under continuous medical surveillance and if a declining trend of the blood-lead level is established.
Amendment 79 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) To ensure the implementation of the necessary hygiene measures and to take into account the specific situation of vulnerable workers, the Commission should, in consultation with the ACSH, develop and publish guidelines on the protection and reduction of exposure for workers whose blood-lead levels are above the biological limit value, on the special protection of women of childbearing age and on the hygiene measures necessary to limit the blood lead level of all workers. Those guidelines should be published on the EU-OSHA website and be disseminated in all Member States by the relevant competent authorities.
Amendment 83 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Diisocyanates can be absorbed through the skin and exposure to diisocyanates at the place of work may also result in dermal sensitisation and sensitisation of the respiratory tract. It is therefore appropriate to establish an occupational exposure limit of 6 µg NCO/m³ and a short-term exposure limit of 12 µg NCO/m³ for this group of chemical agents and to assign a skin, dermal and respiratory sensitisation notation to it.
Amendment 86 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It may be difficult to comply with an occupational exposure limit equal to 6 µg NCO/m³ for diisocyanates, accompanied by an associated short-term exposure limit equal to 12 µg NCO/m³. This difficulty is due to technical measurement feasibility issues and the time needed to implement risk management measures in particular in downstream sectors involving activities such as applications of paints, work with lead metal, demolition, repair and scrap management, other waste management and soil remediation. Therefore, a transitional value of 10 µg NCO/m³ with an associated short- term exposure limit equal to 20 µg NCO/m³ should apply until 31 December 2028.
Amendment 92 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission has consulted the Committee for Risk Assessment) which provided opinions on both substances. The Commission has carried out a two-stage consultation of management and labour at Union level in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty. It has also consulted the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work, which adopted opinions regarding the revision of the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds93 and establishment of an occupational limit value for diisocyanates94, with recommendations for appropriate notations and a review of the limit values for diisocyanates starting in 2029. __________________ 93 See footnote 8. 94 ACSH opinion on diisocyanates (2021) https://circabc.europa.eu/ui/group/cb9293b e-4563-4f19-89cf- 4c4588bd6541/library/0d11d394-b1e8- 4e1a-a962-5ad60f4ab2ae/details
Amendment 98 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In the workplace, workers are often exposed to a cocktail of hazardous substances, which can increase risks and cause adverse health effects. In the case of exposure to a combination of substances acting by the same mode of action or at the same target cell or tissue, it is necessary to adapt the implementation of their possible limit values to take into account the combined effects.
Amendment 99 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
Amendment 120 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 98/24/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1) in Article 12, the following paragraph is added: 2a. In line with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work, the Commission shall, no later than 31st December 2029, launch a revision process for the occupational exposure limit and short-term occupational exposure limit for diisocyanates, taking especially into account the evaluation of the REACH Restriction, as Member States should report to the Commission the number of reported cases on occupational asthma, and any relevant data available. The Commission shall, where appropriate, subsequently propose necessary amendments and modifications related to that group of substances in a subsequent revision of this Directive.
Amendment 123 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC is amended as follows:
Amendment 130 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 3 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 3 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – point e a (new)
(3) in Article 2(1), the following point is added: “(ea) 'hazardous medicinal products’ or HMP’ means medicinal products that contain one or more substances that meet the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1A or 1B), mutagenic (category 1A or 1B) or toxic for reproduction (category 1A or 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.’
Amendment 134 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 143 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 6 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 6 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
(6) in Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: ‘No later than [one year after the date of entry into force of this amending directive] the Commission shall, after consulting the ACSH, develop and publish guidelines on the protection and reduction of exposure for workers whose blood-lead levels are above the biological limit value, on the special protection of women of childbearing age and on the hygiene measures necessary to limit the blood lead level of all workers. Those guidelines shall be published on the EU- OSHA website and shall be disseminated in all Member States by the relevant competent authorities.’
Amendment 144 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 7 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 7 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 b (new)
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 b (new)
(7) in Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: ‘No later than [five years after the date of entry into force of this amending directive] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall, taking into account up-to-date scientific data, review the Biological Guidance Value laid down in annex IIIa, in order to take into account the declining trend of environmental lead exposure levels.’
Amendment 145 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 8 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 8 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 c (new)
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 c (new)
(8) in Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: ‘No later than [one year after the date of entry into force of this amending directive], the Commission shall, taking into account the latest developments in scientific knowledge and the opinion of RAC, and after appropriate consultation of relevant stakeholders, prepare Union guidelines on how the implementation of the limit values referred to in Article 5(4) are to be adapted in the case of exposure to a combination of substances. Those guidelines shall be published on the EU- OSHA website and be disseminated in all Member States by the relevant competent authorities.’
Amendment 146 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 9 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 9 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 d (new)
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 d (new)
(9) in Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: ‘The Commission shall, as part of the next evaluation of the implementation of this Directive in the context of the evaluation referred to in Article 17a of Directive 89/391/EEC, evaluate the need to include endocrine disrupters within the scope of this Directive. The Commission shall, where appropriate, subsequently propose necessary amendments and modifications related to endocrine disrupters in a subsequent revision of this Directive.’
Amendment 164 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I
Annex I
Directive 98/24/EC
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 172 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point -1 a (new)
Annex II – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex I – point 8 a (new)
Annex I – point 8 a (new)
(-1a) in Annex I, the following point is added: “8a. Work involving exposure to hazardous medicinal products.”
Amendment 177 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1
Annex II – point 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – row 31
Annex III – point A – row 31
(1) in Annex III, point A, the row related to inorganic lead and its compounds is replaced by the following: Limit values EC No CAS 8 hours (3) Short-term (4) Transitional Name of agent (1) No (2) Notati 3 3 measures mg/m3 Ppm f/ml mg/m3 ppm f/ml on (5) (6) (7) Inorganic lead and 0.03 its compounds Non- its compounds treshol d reproto xic substan ce (1) EC No, i.e. Einecs, ELINCS or NLP, is the official number of the substance within the European Union, as defined in Section 1.1.1.2 in Annex VI, Part 1, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. (2) CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number. (3) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours time-weighted average (TWA) (4) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). A limit value above which exposure should not occur and which is related to a 15-minute period unless otherwise specified. (5) mg/m3 = milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure) (6) ppm = parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3). (7) f/ml = fibres per millilitre.’;
Amendment 183 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/37/EC
ANNEX III a
ANNEX III a
Lead and its ionorganic compounds
Amendment 188 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/37/EC
ANNEX III a
ANNEX III a
Medical surveillance is carried out if exposure to a concentration of lead in air is greater than 0,015 mg/m3, calculated as a time-weighted average over 40 hours per week, or a blood-lead level greater than 9 μg Pb/100 ml blood is measured in individual workerfor all workers exposed to lead and its inorganic compounds.
Amendment 189 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III a
Annex III a
If the results of the medical surveillance reveal a blood-lead level of a worker greater than the biological limit value due to historical occupational exposure to lead, the employer shall, after receiving the advice of the occupational health-care professional responsible for the health surveillance of that worker, take the necessary measures to ensure a decrease of the worker’s blood-lead level in accordance with the guidelines developed pursuant to Article 18a. A worker may be allowed to continue working with tasks that involve exposure to lead only if that worker is under continuous medical surveillance and if a declining trend of the blood-lead level is established.
Amendment 192 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III a
Annex III a
(1) It is recommended that the blood lead level in women of childbearing age does not exceed the reference values of the general population not occupationally exposed to lead in the respective EU Member State. When national reference levels are not available, it is recommended that blood lead levels in women of childbearing age do not exceed the Biological Guidance Value of 4.5 µg/100ml. Due to a continuous decline in environmental lead exposure levels, this value shall be revisited every five years.
Amendment 2 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 24 October 2017 entitled ‘A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU’s outermost regions’ (COM(2017)0623),
Amendment 3 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 14 September 2021 entitled ‘Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions’,
Amendment 4 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 30 May 2022 on the Commission communication on 'Putting people first, securing sustainable and inclusive growth, unlocking the potential of the EU's outermost regions',
Amendment 5 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions of 2 February 2021 on the European Commission report on the implementation of the renewed strategic partnership with the EU’s outermost regions,
Amendment 6 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to final declaration of the 26th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union, which took place in Ponta Delgada from 17 to 20 November 2021,
Amendment 9 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outermost regions published by the Commission on 31 October 2021,
Amendment 10 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
— having regard to the Common position paper of the 3 Member States and the 9 Outermost Regions in the framework of the update of the European Commission's strategic partnership with the Outermost Regions and the adoption of the Communication for these regions published on 19 January 2022,
Amendment 11 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas five million people live in the nine outermost regions (ORs) of the European Union: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion and Saint Martin (France), Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and Canary Islands (Spain);
Amendment 12 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the European Union has a responsibility to respond to the economic, social and environmental challenges facing the ORs; whereas, furthermore, the development of those regions is essentially based on the choices and actions of the regions themselves and of their Member States;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights are of particular importance to the ORs, including its contribution to equal opportunities, social protection and inclusion;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 20 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the presence of long-term unemployment in the ORs can be explained both by the mismatch between skills and labour market expectations and by the fact that there are too few and unsuitable employment and training opportunities in these territories; whereas it is necessary to ensure that training is adequate to the needs of businesses in the ORs;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the lack of training and employment opportunities in the ORs leads to massive exodus of young people, which has a strong impact on the demography and development of these territories;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the development of digital skills in the ORs is a prerequisite for achieving a digital transition that leaves no one behind;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the lack of infrastructure and the level of digitalisation in the ORs do not allow for the effective deployment of distance learning, teleworking or the digital delivery of public services related to employment and social welfare;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas unemployment rates in the ORs are higher than in their respective Member States and than the EU average; whereas the impact of the COVID-19 crisis has further deteriorated the situation; whereas the measures put in place have mitigated and partially limited the effects of the crisis, including its social impact; whereas the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on employment in the ORs is not yet fully known;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas youth unemployment is at an extremely worrying level in the ORs; whereas the EU average was 16,8% in 2022, while it was 40 to 50% in the French and Spanish ORs2a; whereas this deteriorating social situation leads to insecurity and violence in the ORs; _________________ 2a COM(2022)0198, p.8: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sourc es/policy/themes/outermost-regions/rup- 2022/comm-rup-2022_en.pdf
Amendment 26 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the number of young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs) is at an alarming level in the ORs; whereas the EU average for NEETs was 13.7% in 2020, in the same year the NEETs rate was 23% in Martinique, 40% in French Guiana, 23.2% in the Canary Islands, and 16.7% in Madeira3a; _________________ 3a Study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ORs, p.9: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/2216604f-7420-11ec- 9136-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format- PDF/source-278731027
Amendment 28 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the rate of early school leaving in the ORs can be up to three times higher than the EU average4a; whereas this phenomenon has a strong impact on social development, economic growth and equal opportunities in these territories; _________________ 4a Eurostat 2021: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/ view/edat_lfse_16/default/table?lang=en
Amendment 31 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas ESF+ allocations have not been fully used in the ORs for the 2014-2020 period, while this programming period is coming to an end;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas only 28 500 people from the ORs have benefited from mobility under the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas workers in the informal economy, numerous in the ORs, find themselves outside the social safety nets;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas the lack of public transport facilities in the ORs has an impact on access to services, education and employment opportunities;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas access to essential services such as drinking water, decent housing, electricity, education, health care, public transport and the internet is not a reality for all inhabitants of the ORs;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the gender gap in employment is much higher in the ORs than the EU average; whereas women in the ORs too often face unstable and short- term employment;
Amendment 43 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the Commission's adoption of the new communication on the outermost regions5a, in particular the aspects relating to social issues; considers that this communication represents an opportunity to make the ORs laboratories for public policy, particularly for employment-related issues; _________________ 5a COM(2022)0198: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sourc es/policy/themes/outermost-regions/rup- 2022/comm-rup-2022_en.pdf
Amendment 44 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Insists on the need to introduce monitoring tools to report regularly on the implementation of the Commission's communication; stresses that indicators related to social policies should be an integral part of this monitoring;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Stresses that taking account of the specific characteristics of the ORs, as recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, must enable the Union's action to be legally adjusted in order to provide these territories with real opportunities in terms of education, employment, social progress and living conditions;
Amendment 46 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Welcomes the fact that the Commission pays particular attention to the principle of "putting people first"; stresses the importance of implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights in the ORs in order to ensure greater solidarity between generations, promote social protection and inclusion and create new employment opportunities;
Amendment 47 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Believes that the European Union's action on employment and social affairs meets people's needs and thus strengthens the sense of belonging to the Union;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Considers that the new impetus given by the communication should allow for the improvement of equal opportunities in the ORs, particularly for the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 49 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 f (new)
Paragraph -1 f (new)
-1f. Calls on the Commission to ensure that EU policies implemented in the ORs focus on combating unemployment, improving lifelong learning, developing digital skills and combating illiteracy and e-illiteracy;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 g (new)
Paragraph -1 g (new)
-1g. Stresses that EU policies must be complemented by adequate funding based on a tailor-made, territory-by-territory approach in order to ensure real equality of opportunity;
Amendment 51 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 h (new)
Paragraph -1 h (new)
-1h. Stresses that job creation remains essential to guarantee security, social cohesion, territorial viability and attractiveness of the ORs; notes that the structural constraints of the ORs, such as geographical remoteness and isolation, make them dependent on a limited number of sectors of activity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to help the ORs to develop plans for the diversification of activities in order to improve labour supply in these territories;
Amendment 52 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 i (new)
Paragraph -1 i (new)
-1i. Is of the opinion that entrepreneurship can create employment opportunities in the ORs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch information campaigns on the possibilities and support measures to assist the establishment of activities in the ORs;
Amendment 53 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 j (new)
Paragraph -1 j (new)
-1j. Notes that the mismatch between skills and job opportunities is a barrier to retraining in the ORs;
Amendment 54 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 k (new)
Paragraph -1 k (new)
-1k. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the root causes of early school leaving and to encourage the exchange of good practice in order to provide concrete solutions to this problem;
Amendment 55 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 l (new)
Paragraph -1 l (new)
Amendment 56 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 m (new)
Paragraph -1 m (new)
-1m. Stresses the importance of programmes for the validation of acquired experience in the context of lifelong learning;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 n (new)
Paragraph -1 n (new)
-1n. Points out that the improvement of working conditions in certain sectors can make jobs more attractive and combat shortages occupations in the ORs; welcomes, in this respect, the European care strategy, which could usefully guide the public policies to be implemented in the ORs in order to care for the ageing population;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 o (new)
Paragraph -1 o (new)
-1o. Stresses that the informal economy is widespread in the ORs, which makes it difficult to analyse employment figures accurately and to implement social policies effectively; calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat undeclared work by means of incentive systems and simplified declaration tools;
Amendment 59 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 p (new)
Paragraph -1 p (new)
-1p. Welcomes the Commission's decision to make 2023 the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission to develop specific actions in favour of the ORs in the context of the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission to take advantage of this opportunity to identify the skills needs in the ORs in the short, medium and long term; considers that the results of this analysis should form the basis of an action plan for improving training and skills in the key sectors identified and the shortage occupations;
Amendment 60 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 q (new)
Paragraph -1 q (new)
-1q. Emphasises the importance of young people for the revitalisation of traditional sectors in the ORs; calls for incentives to attract young people to the primary sector and for its development; calls on the Member States to introduce measures to ensure the renewal of generations in the agricultural and fisheries sectors; stresses that aid for installation in these sectors is relevant to achieving this objective;
Amendment 61 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 r (new)
Paragraph -1 r (new)
-1r. Calls on the Commission to provide strong support for the ORs in order to promote a new sustainable economic model and development of a social economy, with structuring initiatives to develop the circular economy and to promote jobs and new "green" occupations; in this respect, calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a retraining plan for unskilled youth in the green sectors;
Amendment 62 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 s (new)
Paragraph -1 s (new)
-1s. Stresses the need for investment in digital skills, infrastructure, connectivity, and digital equipment, to ensure an inclusive digital transition in the ORs; believes that digitisation is one of the ways in which the ORs can overcome their geographical barrier by increasing access to education, training or digital public services and become attractive destinations for international teleworkers;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 t (new)
Paragraph -1 t (new)
-1t. Notes that the seas and oceans surrounding the ORs represent an opportunity to develop sectors that provide blue jobs and contribute to the attractiveness of the territories;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 u (new)
Paragraph -1 u (new)
-1u. Stresses that effective implementation of the European Child Guarantee is crucial to combating child poverty in the ORs and breaking the vicious circle of intergenerational poverty; calls on the Member States to include specific measures for the ORs in their national implementation plans for the European Child Guarantee and their revision; calls on the Commission to ensure the full potential of this instrument by ensuring the dissemination of information in liaison with local stakeholders;
Amendment 69 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reaffirms that, in the ORs, the potential of youth is a major asset that is often insufficiently harnessed, and that it should be a priority for building concrete solutions by mobilising massive amounts of European funds for education, training and support, housing and decent, quality employment for young people;
Amendment 77 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls, in view of the youth unemployment rates in the ORs, the need to create specific measures for this population; welcomes in this respect the creation of an additional OR allocation of EUR 370 million under the ESF+ 2021- 2027 and calls on the regions concerned to make use of this new source of funding to support employability, mobility and training in the ORs;
Amendment 81 #
2022/2147(INI)
2b. Recalls the need for the ORs to empower young people, in particular through formal and non-formal education, training and volunteering, and to improve employability through skills development, lifelong learning and vocational training, including further training and retraining;
Amendment 84 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that measures to combat poverty and social exclusion in the ORs must be targeted as a matter of priority at vulnerable groups in society such as children, young people, particularly NEETs, and the long-term unemployed; notes that particular attention should be paid to low-skilled women and in particular to single-parent families, where the majority of the lone parent is a woman;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that the European priorities for improving women's rights are especially relevant to the ORs, and in particular the improvement of the work- life balance, transparency and the reduction of pay inequalities, the elimination of violence against women, including in the workplace, and the active participation of women in social and economic life;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to ensure the empowerment of women in the ORs by promoting sustainable integration into the labour market, access to stable, high- quality jobs and affordable childcare, as well as combating discrimination, in particular discrimination in employment; considers that promoting women's participation in the labour market can boost employment rates;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to do their utmost to ensure access to essential services in the ORs; stresses that access to these services is a key factor in combating poverty and social exclusion; stresses that effective public policies must offer solutions to the most vulnerable with a view to strengthen social cohesion;
Amendment 95 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to focus on prevention, social reintegration and the return to employment in the implementation of the EU drugs strategy; calls on the Commission to study the possibilities of European funding for therapeutic centres in the ORs aimed at the care and reinsertion of drug addicts;
Amendment 96 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that employment incentives, such as state aid, subsidies and exemptions from social security contributions, are particularly useful for improving integration and retention in the labour market in the ORs; believes that such employment incentives should take into account long-term needs and sustainability;
Amendment 97 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that the economic and labour market support measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the easing of the state aid regime and the REACT-EU, CRII and CRII+ packages, have prevented further job losses; believes that there is a need for a thorough evaluation of the national policies and support programmes that have been deployed in the ORs to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment in order to identify effective instruments for continued and future use;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the establishment of special economic zones in order to promote economic and social recovery, job creation and skills development in the ORs, particularly for the most fragile and promising sectors, and to support the Member States in the evaluation, renewal and adaptation of existing special economic zones;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the European Social Fund + in the ORs, on the one hand, in combating poverty and social exclusion and providing food and material aid to the most disadvantaged, and, on the other hand, in supporting training, prevention of early school leaving, vocational guidance, youth employment and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 105 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to improve access to the European Social Fund Plus in the ORs by setting up mass information campaigns aimed at institutional and associative partners, providing a support service for project leaders and financing training for managing authorities. in order to strengthen their human and administrative capacity and by providing them with more funding to facilitate pre- financing;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the additional ESF+ allocation for the ORs, to provide the necessary technical assistance to these regions to make full use of this allocation as well as to monitor its use; calls on the Commission to promote the exchange of good practice between managing authorities in order to improve information and the proper use of these funds;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to step up its communication in the ORs on existing European Union programmes relating to employment and vocational training and its presence on the ground by setting up physical offices;
Amendment 119 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote university partnerships in order to encourage student mobility to and from the ORs, as well as intra-ORs exchanges;
Amendment 121 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Welcomes the fact that the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme specifies that the constraints linked to the remoteness of the ORs must be taken into account; notes, however, that the financial aid granted is often insufficient to encourage mobility; calls for maximum aid to be granted to students from the ORs when the Erasmus+ programme is implemented, with a financial increase if necessary to cover the real costs of travel;
Amendment 122 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the European Commission to develop partnerships with third countries neighbouring the ORs under the Erasmus+ programme in order to further promote university exchanges and business exchanges in the geographical area of the ORs;
Amendment 125 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the European Commission to consider creating, within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme, exchanges of young people in vocational training so that companies in the ORs and in continental Europe can both send and receive a person during the same period;
Amendment 126 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Welcomes the creation of the ALMA initiative for the active inclusion of disadvantaged young people; stresses that this initiative is of particular interest in the ORs, where there are many NEETs; calls on the Commission to ensure that this initiative is accompanied by adequate financial resources to enable the largest possible number of beneficiaries; believes that positive action should be taken to ensure the participation of young people from the ORs;
Amendment 129 #
2022/2147(INI)
6h. Calls for greater participation by youth from the ORs in the voluntary work and local solidarity projects made possible by the European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 131 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Amendment 133 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6j. Stresses the need to define strategies to retain young people in the ORs and to combat the brain drain; welcomes the Commission's announcement of an initiative to alleviate the problems associated with the brain drain, including in the ORs; calls on the Commission to present this initiative without delay;
Amendment 135 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6k. Stresses the importance of the EURES network, and draws particular attention to the priority needs of the labour market in EURES activities, in order to help the unemployed back into employment and to facilitate the free movement of workers to the ORs;
Amendment 137 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6l. Regrets the decline in strong intergenerational solidarity in the ORs; believes that this intergenerational link could be enhanced through the creation of mentoring programmes in order to strengthen knowledge sharing and individualised support for youth and job seekers;
Amendment 139 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)
Paragraph 6 m (new)
6m. Notes that the ORs would be suitable territories for developing innovative social policies such as a “third chance pathway” aimed at the social and labour market reintegration of working people of all ages or the care of the elderly in view of the ageing population;
Amendment 140 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 n (new)
Paragraph 6 n (new)
6n. Emphasises the important role played by the social economy in the ORs, as a partner of regional and local authorities in combating the constraints linked to remoteness, poverty and social exclusion, and in creating jobs and developing initiatives in these regions; calls for this reality to be recognised at European level and for this non-profit sector to have direct access to European subsidies; calls on the Commission to ensure the participation of the ORs in the European Social Economy Regions network;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 o (new)
Paragraph 6 o (new)
6o. Invites the Commission to make full use of the tools of the European Semester and the country-specific recommendations to analyse and advise on public policies in the ORs with the aim to achieve upward social convergence;
Amendment 144 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 p (new)
Paragraph 6 p (new)
6p. Calls on the Commission to organise a social summit in the ORs to discuss and adapt the Porto targets and the European Pillar of Social Rights to these territories; stresses the importance of including stakeholders from the ORs in order to ensure the ownership and proper implementation of social policies;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas citizens rightly expect the EU budget to respond effectively to evolving needs and to support them in crises, in particularly when increasing inflation and rapid increases in food and energy prices across the EU are affecting the most vulnerable populations, further increasing inequality, and aggravating poverty and energy poverty; whereas wages are not projected to increase as fast as inflation and therefore workers are losing purchasing power and might see their living conditions worsen in the next few months;
Amendment 11 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the central role that the EU budget plays in delivering on the Union's political priorities, including making a success of the green and digital transitions, fostering an inclusive and social recovery,including in remote areas, energy intense sectors and for low-skilled workers, fostering an inclusive and social recovery, based, inter alia, on robust social protection systems, short-time work schemes to avoid the drastic consequences of redundancies, housing allowances for people in need and affordable reskilling programmes promoting growth, strategic autonomy and energy independence, providing support for small and medium- sized enterprises, fostering sustainable development that leaves no one behind and ensures cohesion and upward convergence, not least by giving equal importance towards improvements in people's lives, in particular to low-income and vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty or at risk of poverty and social exclusion ensuring a more robust European Health Union in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, promoting the rule of law, EU values and fundamental rights, contributing to greater opportunities for all, and ensuring a stronger Union for its people and in the world;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underscores that there is a clear consensus among the institutions that, in the wake of the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine, the EU should provide the strongest possible social, economic and financial assistance to Ukraine, while addressing the economic and social consequences of the crisis within the Union and delivering the necessary support to its citizens; in particular by contributing to the alleviation of high energy prices for households and businesses and by preserving purchasing power, quality employment and public services; underlines, in this context, the shared Union goals of delivering on the European Green Deal and the digital transition, scaling up defence cooperation and coordination, improving its strategic autonomy and energy independence and security, ensuring food security, and addressing the challenges caused by high inflation which has exacerbated already high energy prices across Europe and which is having a disproportionate impact on low-income households and SMEs;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises, therefore, that the 2021-2027 MFF is already being pushed to its limits less than two years after its adoption, a situation aggravated by the unforeseeable events of 2022; points out that it is simply not equipped, in terms of size, structure or rules, to respond swiftly to a multitude of crises of this scale, nor to adequately finance new shared EU policy ambitions and the swift implementation of the requisite EU-wide solutions;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the MFF is increased annually on the basis of a 2 % deflator applied to 2018 prices; underlines that spiralling energy prices and extreme energy market volatility caused mainly by Russia's decision to cut gas supply have been feeding soaring inflation, with severe impacts on citizens, businesses and consumers; is deeply concerned that such unexpectedly high levels of inflation are placing the MFF under severe strain and reducing its purchasing power further, in a context where its overall level is already lower than previous MFFs; stresses that, in practice, this means that fewer Union projects and actions can be funded, thereby negatively impacting beneficiaries and the Union's capacity to deliver on its political objectives;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Concludes that, in this context, the need for an urgent review and revision of the MFF is beyond any doubt and that a 'business as usual' approach will not remotely sufficefail to tackle the array of challenges posed and could thereby undermine confidence in the Union in the long term;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its position that the Social Climate Fund must be fully incorporated into the EU budget and within the MFF, without negatively impacting other programmes and funds under this heading, bearing in mind the importance of ensuring food security and delivering oneed to involve vulnerable households and transport users affected by energy and mobility poverty in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy and in delivering on the Green Deal, highlights the need for long-term investment in energy-efficient building and zero-emission mobility and warns of the dangerous socio-economic and political consequences that the lack of involvement of vulnerable households and transport users in the Ggreen Dealtransition would have; calls for the ceiling of Heading 3 to be adjusted accordingly;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recalls the EP position to invest at least 20 billion € in the implementation of a European Child Guarantee for the period 2021-2027, highlights that child poverty and social exclusion is an acute issue across the EU with long lasting consequences, which has been further exacerbated by the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calls on the Council and the Member States to follow up on the EP request with a revision of the European Social Fund (ESF) + Regulation in view of ensuring an adequate budget of at least 20 billion € tothe European Child Guarantee
Amendment 52 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Insists that, beyond a reinforcement of the existing special instruments, it is necessary to establish a permanent fiscal capacity and common crisis instrument as an additional special instrument over and above the MFF ceilings so that the EU budget can better adapt and quickly react to crises and their social and economic effects, thus mitigating the possible shocks on the EU's labour markets and consequences on living conditions, especially of those of the most vulnerable persons, as well as on small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 57 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission, furthermore, to begin a longer-term reflection on the EU budget post-2027 in the light of evolving spending needs and the inter-institutional commitment made towards the implementation of European Pillar of Social Rights and the adoption of its Action Plan, which set, inter alia, the EU target of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 15 million by 2030 and building on the work of the Conference on the Future of Europe with respect to own resources and the budget; insists that the successor to the current MFF be equipped to deal fully and flexibly with a range of policy priorities and spending needs and to ensure resilience in the event of crises;
Amendment 73 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) During rainfall, storm water overflows and urban runoff represent a sizeable remaining source of pollution discharged into the environment. Those emissions are expected to increase due to the combined effects of urbanisation and progressive change of the rain regime linked with climate change. Climate change will indeed increase the likelihood of storm water overflows and urban runoff. Urban wastewater management infrastructures are therefore particularly vulnerable to climate change. Solutions to reduce that source of pollution should be defined at local level taking into account the specific local conditions and the vulnerability of these infrastuctures. They should be based on an integrated quantitative and qualitative water management in urban areas. Therefore, Member States should ensure that integrated urban wastewater management plans, including a stress test assessment of the vulnerability of collecting systems and urban wastewater treatment plants based on climate change scenarios, are established at local level for all agglomerations of 100 000 p.e. and above as those agglomerations are responsible for a significant share of the pollution emitted. Furthermore, integrated urban wastewater management plans should also be put in place for agglomeration of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. where storm water overflows or urban runoff poses a risk for the environment or public health.
Amendment 162 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Urban wastewater treatment plants also receive non-domestic wastewater, including industrial wastewater, which can contain a range of pollutants not explicitly covered by Directive 91/271/EEC, such as heavy metals, micro-plastics, micro- pollutants and other chemicals. In most instances, there is a poor understanding and knowledge of such pollution which could deteriorate the functioning of the treatment process and contribute to the pollution of the receiving waters, but also prevent the recovery of sludge and the re-use of treated wastewater. Member States should therefore regularly monitor and report on such non-domestic pollution that enters the urban wastewater treatment plants and is discharged into water bodies. To prevent pollution from non-domestic wastewater discharges at source, releases from industries or enterprises connected to collecting systems should be subject to prior authorisation. In order to ensure that collecting systems and urban wastewater treatment plants are technically capable of receiving and treating the incoming pollution, the operators who manage urban wastewater treatment plants receiving non- domestic wastewater should be consulted before those permits are issued and should be able to consult the issued permits in order to be able to adapt their treatment processes. Where non-domestic pollution is identified in the incoming waters, Member States should take appropriate measures to reduce pollution at source, by enhancing the monitoring of pollutants in collecting systems so that the pollution sources can be identified and, where necessary, by reviewing the authorisations provided to relevant, connected urban wastewater treatment plants. The water resources of the Union are increasingly under pressure, resulting in permanent or temporary water scarcity in some areas of the Union. The Union’s ability to respond to the increasing pressures on water resources could be improved through a wider reuse of treated urban wastewater, limiting freshwater abstraction from surface and groundwater bodies. Therefore, the reuse of treated urban wastewater should be encouraged and applied wheneMember states shall establish National Water Saving and Reuse Plans setting national binding water reuse and water saving objectivers appropriatecross all sectors deemed relevant, whilst taking into account the need to ensure that the objectives of good ecological and chemical status of the receiving bodies, as defined in Directive 2000/60/EC, are met. The reinforcement of the requirements for the treatment of urban wastewater, and the actions to better monitor, track and reduce pollution at source, will have impacts on the quality of treated urban wastewater, and will therefore support water reuse. Where water reuse serves the purpose of agricultural irrigation, it should be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2020/741 of the European Parliament and of the Council51. _________________ 51 Regulation (EU) 2020/741 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 on minimum requirements for water reuse (OJ L 177, 5.6.2020, p. 32).
Amendment 166 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a proper implementation of this Directive and notably the respect of the emission limit values, it is important to monitor discharges of treated urban wastewater into the environment. The monitoring should be done through the establishment at national level of a mandatory prior authorisation system in order to discharge the treated urban wastewater into the environment. In addition, in order to prevent unintentional dischargecontinuously prevent accidental acute leakages and chronic diffuse leaks of plastic biomedia into the environment from urban wastewater treatment plants using this technique, it is essential to include in the discharge authorisations specific obligations to continuously monitor and prevent such discharges, notably by promoting the use of appropriate retention solutions such as grids and mesh.
Amendment 217 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission for the adoption of standards for the design of individual systems, for the adoption of monitoring and assessment methods for the indicators of the quaternary treatment, for the establishment of common conditions and criteria for the application of the exoneration for certain products from extended producer responsibility, for establishing methodologies to support the development of integrated urban wastewater management plans and to measure antimicrobial resistance and micro-plastics in urban wastewater, and for the adoption of the format of, and modalities for, presenting the information to be provided by Member States and compiled by the EEA on the implementation of this Directive. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council67. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act to set requirements for the monitoring of micro-plastics in urban wastewater under article 8 point 5, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27, 12 months after they are added on the watch list under directive 2022/0344 (COD). _________________ 67 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 324 #
2022/0345(COD)
(19) 'Producer Responsibility Organisation’ means an organisation established collectively by producers for the purpose ofto enable producers to fulfilling their obligations under Article 9;
Amendment 344 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘plastic biomedia’ means any plastic support used for the development of the bacteria, including but not limited to biocarriers, biobeads and polystyrene beads, needed for the treatment of urban wastewaters;
Amendment 748 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that producers referred to in paragraph 1 exercise their extended producer responsibility collectively by adhering to a producer responsibility organisation or that an established organisation enables these producers to fulfill their obligations.
Amendment 955 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall systematically promote the reuse of treated wastewater from all urban wastewater treatment plants, when there is no adverse effect for the environment and health risk management measures have been implemented.The needs for water reuse shall be assessed having regards to national river basin management plans established under the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC.Member States shall also take into consideration water quality criteria when planning reuse purposes. Where treated wastewater is reused for agricultural irrigation, it shall comply with the requirements established under Regulation (EU) 2020/741 . .
Amendment 960 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1166 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. (ja) by December 2025, set up a data set containing information on the type and the volume (if applicable) of technologies used for biological waste treatment such as plastic biomedia, used by individual, municipal and industrial plants, and update that data set every 5 years thereafter;
Amendment 1171 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
aa) an assessment of the state of implementation of the targets on water reuse and saving set under article 15, paragraph 1.
Amendment 1281 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. Article 3(1) and (2) and Article 6(1) shall apply from 31 December 202730 in respect of Mayotte. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall collect the information necessary to analyse the possibility of prolonging these transitional arrangements.
Amendment 1332 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 2 a (new)
Annex III – point 2 a (new)
2a. Detergents falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.1a _________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents
Amendment 1338 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex V – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) a stress test assessment of the vulnerability of collecting systems and urban wastewater treatment plants based on climate change scenarios;
Amendment 1359 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 3
Annex V – point 3
3. the measures to be taken to achieve the objectives referred to in point 2 and adaptation measures to climate change for the relevant infrastructures on the basis of the stress test assessment referred to in point (ba) in paragraph 1 of this Article accompanied with a clear identification of the actors involved and their responsibilities in the implantation of the integrated plan.
Amendment 24 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) A skilled workforce isand citizens who are skilled in democratic participation and the pursuit of personal development are crucial to ensuring socially fair and just green and digital transitions, and to strengthening the Union’s sustainable competitiveness and resilience in the face of adverse external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the fallout of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. More and better skills open up new opportunities and empower individuals to fully participate in the labour market, society and democracy, to harness and benefit from the opportunities of the green and digital transitions and to exercise their rights. Warns about the skill mismatch challenge Europe is currently facing1a. In this regard, highlights the need to offer training in areas linked to skills needs identified in labour markets, and future oriented sectors to overcome labour shortages in view of the twin transition. More and adequate skills open up new opportunities and empower individuals to fully participate in the labour market, society and democracy, to harness and benefit from the opportunities of the green and digital transitions and to exercise their rights. Attention should also be given to life skills and non-formal skills, as they are essential.1b _________________ 1a https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news/sk ill-mismatch-challenge-europe 1b UNICEF, What Makes Me? Core Capacities for Living and Learning, https://www.unicef- irc.org/publications/pdf/What-Makes- Me_Core-Capacities-for-Living-and- Learning.pdf
Amendment 37 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Across the Union, companies report difficulties to find workers with the necessary skills. In 2021, 28 occupations were classified as having shortages, including the healthcare, hospitality, construction and service sectors, in addition to there being shortages of IT and security specialists, in particular cybersecurity experts, and workers with science, technology, engineering and mathematics background.22 Increasing the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and artificial intelligence fields, as well as emphasising the importance of entrepreneurial skills, should ensure that more women enter these sectors in order to reduce the skills shortage, combat prevailing stereotypes and thereby promote women's empowerment and economic independence. Increasingly, the biggest constraint to a successful digital and green transition is the lack of workers with the right skills, as well as proper, affordable and accessible digital infrastructure and digital equipment. In many Member States, demographic ageing is expected to accelerate over the coming decade as “baby boom” cohorts retire, reinforcing the need to make use of the full potential of all working-age adults through continuous investments in their skills as well as activitating more people, in particular low-skilled, women and young people especially those not in education, employment or training (NEETs), and people belonging to vulnerable groups, marginalised persons and those living in remote and rural areas and in outermost regions. Knowledge and skills required to access employment in an innovative, rapidly changing technological landscape to all and how assistive technologies can increase accessibility to employment and be mainstreamed in the workplace. Strengthening career guidance from an early age and supporting equal opportunities and access to information and guidance for students and adult learners can help young people choose suitable educational vocational pathways leading to appropriate employment opportunities. _________________ 22 European Labour Authority, Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2021 and ENISA, Cybersecurity skills development in the EU, March 2020. The ENISA studies identify that there is a gap of 291,000 professionals in cybersecurity.
Amendment 57 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Low inadequate skills of working- age adults remain a significant challenge for the Union, pointing to considerable untapped potential of upskilling and reskilling to help mitigate increasing labour shortages in sectors such as manufacturing and services, and in particular in economic activities related to hospitality and manufacturing of computer and electronic equipment, and the care sector.25 However, participation in adult learning in the Union has stagnated over the last decade and 21 Member States fell short of the 2020 EU- level target. For many adults, such as those in atypical forms of work, employees of small and medium-sized enterprises, the unemployed, in particular the long-term unemployed, the inactive and the low- qualified, skills development opportunities are too often out of reach. Increasing the upskilling and reskilling opportunities for these groups, and all working-age adults, also contributes to reaching the EU employment target of 78%, with employment rate in the EU in 2021 being at 73.1%.26 _________________ 25 European Commission, 2021 Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe, p. 26 26 Eurostat, Employment (as % of the population aged 20 to 64), (LFSI_EMP_A)
Amendment 72 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In its resolution of 7 July 2021 on an old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post - 20201a, the European Parliament stresses the importance of creating age-appropriate lifelong learning opportunities and calls for the development of opportunities to better integrate older people in society, including by focusing on online education, regardless of whether they are still active in the labour market or already retired. It also encourages the Member States to allocate appropriate spending from ESF+, the ERDF and the Just Transition Fund, for the training of older workers, ensuring equal access to public services and non-discrimination in the labour market, to encourage companies to employ and retain older workers, and to adapt public infrastructure, including transport, as well as public spaces to the needs of older people. _________________ 1a P9_TA(2021)0347.
Amendment 81 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In its resolution of 17 February 2022 on empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery1a (the ‘resolution on European youth´), the European Parliament calls on labour mobility and skills for the future, in particular insisting that the ALMA (aim, learn, master, achieve) initiative assists young people, in particular young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs), in finding temporary quality work experience in another Member State; insists that the ALMA programme must comply with quality standards that uphold young people’s labour rights such as decent remuneration, good working conditions and access to social protection. Moreover, the European Parliament underlines the importance of digital skills in the 21st century and thus calls on the Member States to consider developing permanent, certified and free access for young people to online and offline courses for digital skills and literacy in all Union languages in partnership with public entities and private companies, and insists that Member States develop more programmes such as eTwinning and the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe. Recalls the utility of the European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp 2.2) as a tool to empower citizens with the necessary digital skills, and to simplify how digital skills are certified and recognised by governments, employers and other stakeholders in the European Union. The inclusion of digital- and media-literacy, cyber- hygiene and safety, and data protection in curricula from an early age and to be part of lifelong learning processes needs to be encouraged. Teachers must be trained on digital teaching and learning methods. The European Parliament also refers to the need to link access to online courses with the reinforced initiatives to address shortages in accessing internet and digital tools in order to leave no one behind, and insists that the courses be built in an accessible way to avoid excluding young people with disabilities. The European Parliament also stresses the importance of green skills development and employment opportunities in a climate-neutral, energy efficient and circular economy, especially in the regions most impacted by the green transition, such as those heavily dependent on the agricultural sector and those involved in combating climate change, production of energy from renewable sources, reducing carbon emissions, increasing energy efficiency, waste and water management, improving air quality, and restoring and preserving biodiversity with a special focus on regions undergoing fair transition. _________________ 1a P9_TA(2022)0045.
Amendment 82 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) In its resolution on European youth, the European Parliament calls on the Member States to facilitate access for young people to paid, quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships; calls for the reinforcement of monitoring schemes, ensuring that young people receive adequate and quality first working experiences, opportunities for upskilling and new qualifications or credentials; calls on the Commission and the Member States to propose, in collaboration with the European Parliament and respecting the principle of subsidiarity, a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices; Calls on the Commission to review existing European instruments such as the Quality Framework for Traineeships to include quality criteria for the offers made to young people.
Amendment 83 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 c (new)
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) In its resolution of 14 September 2021, “Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions”, the European Parliament stresses the need to prioritise investment in all levels of education and lifelong training in the outermost regions as a way of preventing school drop-out by urging the Commission to regard education as a ‘key element’ in the development of the outermost regions, by helping regional and local authorities to design public policies that encourage young people and offer them new and attractive educational, training, skilling and reskilling options at local and regional level, including digital skills, whether through face-to-face learning or distance learning, so that they can build up a set of recognised skills.
Amendment 86 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As companies and other stakeholders know best what skills are needed in their industrial ecosystems, strengthening their collective action on skills development has to be part of the solution. The Pact for Skills brings together companies, social partners, education and training providers, public employment services and other key skills stakeholders, both private and public. So far, more than 700 organisations have signed up and 12 large scale partnerships in strategic sectors have been set up, with pledges to promote 6 million training opportunities. The regional dimension is also important, including in border regions, where finding workers with the right skills requires targeted measures to support effective cross-border labour markets. Similarly, disadvantaged and remote regions, including the outermost, face particular challenges as access to the labour market and upskilling and reskilling opportunities are limited. Local Pact for Skills should be supported in cities to bring together local businesses, training providers and people searching for employment.
Amendment 97 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Council Recommendations on Individual Learning Accounts34 and Micro- credentials for lifelong learning and employability35 help people to update or complete their skill-sets, also in response to emerging skills needs in the labour market, in a more flexible, inclusive, accessible and targeted way. The Council Resolution from December 2021 on a new European Agenda for Adult Learning 2021-203036 promotes upskilling and reskilling that can in turn reduce skills mismatches and labour shortages. Career and Skills guidance and, together with skills self-assessment opportunities are among the measures which support people, especially young people, in their up- and reskilling. _________________ 34 Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on individual learning accounts (OJ C 243, 27.6.2022, p. 26) 35 Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on a European approach to micro- credentials for lifelong learning and employability (OJ C 243, 27.6.2022, p. 10) 36 Council Resolution on a new European agenda for adult learning 2021-2030 (OJ C 504, 14.12.2021, p. 9)
Amendment 100 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In its resolution of 5 July 2022 on mental health in the digital world of work1a, the European Parliament recalls proactive approaches to digitalisation, as improving digital skills in the workplace or allowing for flexible working hours to help mitigate work-related stress. It also expresses concerns that teleworking is not yet available to all workers and stresses the impact of the shift to teleworking on the mental health of those in danger of digital exclusion. It stresses the importance of fighting the digital divide in Europe and the necessity of retraining younger and older people in order to ensure a sufficient level of digital skills for all workers. It calls for more targeted investments in the provision of digital skills, especially groups that are more digitally excluded such as people of a low socio-economic status and a limited educational background, older people, people in rural and remote areas, people living in outermost regions and people with disabilities. The acute role of teleworking and telelearning, e.g. through a legislative European Teleworking Agenda, setting up National Digital Education Programs and investing in ethically sound programmes for European Artificial Intelligence that respect relevant data protection provisions should also be taken into account. _________________ 1a P9_TA(2022)0279.
Amendment 102 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) In its resolution of 19 May 2022 on establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro-credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment1a, the European Parliament calls on the Council to adopt a common definition of micro- credentials and common standards for the European Education Area as a basis for quality assurance, recognition, transparency and portability. It also calls for the use of micro-credentials to recognise skills acquired in the course of learning mobility and civic-engagement as under the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes or other experiences, including youth work, mentoring and volunteering. It reminds public authorities of their essential role in ensuring that those who are usually left behind find micro-credentials readily accessible and relevant, that there is balance in the skills training offered to adults, and points out that basic, transversal, psychosocial and soft skills are as important to the green and digital transitions as technical skills; In this regard, points out that the automatic mutual recognition of micro-credentials within the European Education Area could be a step towards facilitating the automatic recognition of qualifications more generally; considers that establishing a coherent European micro- credentials system that involves relevant stakeholders would be a step forward in reinforcing Europe’s educational power and global competitiveness; _________________ 1a P9_TA(2022)0217.
Amendment 104 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 6 April 2022 on the implementation of citizenship education actions that insists on the need for greater European civic mobility under the European Solidarity Corps and encourages Member States to establish and develop national volunteering schemes as well as the Commission and Member States to ensure mutual recognition between national systems, because these are crucial for young and older people to acquire skills that are valuable on the labour market.
Amendment 105 #
2022/0326(COD)
(13) The Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET)38 supports modernisation of VET systems to equip young people and adults with the knowledge, skills and competences they need to thrive in the evolving labour market and society, to manage the recovery and the just transitions to the green and digital economy, in times of demographic change and throughout all economic cycles. It promotes VET as a driver for innovation and growth, which is agile in adapting to labour market changes and providing skills for occupations in high demand. The European Parliament underlines, in its resolution on European youth, the importance of the initiative to establish European Centres of Vocational Excellence with the aim of providing high-quality vocational skills and supporting entrepreneurial activities, and it calls for the creation of a stand-alone VET Area and encourages the Commission and the Member States to work towards the creation of a European Apprenticeship Statute. Increasing the attractiveness of VET through communication and outreach campaigns, through curricula, youth trade skills centres or hubs, special ecosystems for VET in local communities, dual education systems is essential. Further incentives are needed to foster the mobility of apprentices, including long term mobility programs and more synergies between the different statuses for apprentices. _________________ 38 Council Recommendation of 24 November 2020 on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (OJ C 417 2.12.2020, p. 1)
Amendment 116 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Skills for the greea fair twin transition and the upskilling and reskilling of the workforce will be needed in the context of the shift to a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, as laid out under the European Green Deal39 setting the path towards EU climate neutrality by 2050. The Commission Communication “Fit for 55”40 recognises that the green transition can only succeed if the Union has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive and points to the flagship actions of the Skills Agenda to equip people with the skills that are needed for the green and digital transitions. _________________ 39 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - The European Green Deal (COM/2019/640 final) 40 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Fit for 55: delivering the EU's 2030 Climate Target on the way to climate neutrality (COM(2021) 550 final)
Amendment 117 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The ongoing transition to a European 4.0 industry and related labour market needs require investment in developing strong VET 4.0 systems across Europe, promoting control and problem solving competences, high-performance skills in the technologies of the future such smart production and machinery, advanced robotics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data processing and the internet of things.
Amendment 147 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Overall public and private investments in upskilling and reskilling are insufficient. Most job-related training in the Union is employer-sponsored. However, many companies, in particular SMEs, do not have enough resources to provide or fund training for their staff, and individuals in atypical work have less or no access to employer- sponsored training. Such inequalities undermine individuals’ welfare and health, reduce economic competitiveness, result in missed opportunities and barriers to innovation and risk leaving people behind in the transition to more sustainable economic activities. An enabling framework unlocking and incentivising employers’ financial investments in skills and giving visibility to the economic value of upskilling and reskilling is needed. The SME Relief Package should consider the capacity building of SMEs to upskill their work force.
Amendment 151 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In the past, the Union witnessed significant increases in the public investments in initial education and training. However, so far, this has not been matched with corresponding increases in investments to support continuing skills development throughout the entire working life.49 The Council Conclusions of 8 June 202050 invite Member States to “explore possible models for public and private financing of lifelong learning and the development of skills on an individual level”, and call on the Commission to support Member States in these efforts. In its resolution on European youth, the European Parliament notes that support should be given to national Public Employment Services for its implementation of the ESF+ budget line in coordination with private and public partners, while creating synergies with the European Education Area. It highlights the added value of ALMA in addition to already existing opportunities under Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps to ensure that virtual learning and cooperation remain combined with physical mobility under ESF+. _________________ 49 See for instance the increase in tertiary attainment, cf. Education and Training Monitor 2021 50 Council Conclusions of 8 June 2020 on reskilling and upskilling as a basis for increasing sustainability and employability, in the context of supporting economic recovery and social cohesion
Amendment 153 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Significant EU funding support is available for reskilling and upskilling, for instance through the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)51 , the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Just Transition Fund (JTF), the InvestEU programme, the Digital Europe Programme, Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, the Programme for Environment and climate action (LIFE), the Modernisation Fund, the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI). The ESF+ remains the main EU funding tool to invest in more and better skills of the workforce, in particular by supporting institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and challenges, supporting reskilling and upskilling opportunities for workers offered by the public and private sectors. The Reinforced Youth Guarantee should ensure quality and remunerated offers for young people to enter labour market. Child Guarantee can play an essential role in the early development of core competences and life skills for children. Reforms and investments included in Member States’ national recovery and resilience plans have a prominent skills dimension, often linked with active labour market policies, in particular youth employment support. In the national recovery and resilience plans endorsed by the Commission and the Council so far, around 20% of the social expenditure is dedicated to “employment and skills”52 . REACT-EU was the first instrument of NextGenerationEU to make payments for the recovery of Member States. It helped create jobs and invest in skills in the regions most in need. Workers that lose their jobs due to large-scale restructuring events, may also benefit from support through the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to find new jobs, for instance through further education and training and tailored career guidance and advice. _________________ 51 Established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of 12 February 2021.New and innovative forms of financing like social impact bonds and social outcome contracts aimed at upskilling and reskilling the workforce should be encouraged. _________________ 52 Social categories are defined and applied based on the methodology adopted by the Commission in consultation with the European Parliament and the Member States in the Delegated Regulation 2021/2105. By 03/10/2022, 25 recovery and resilience plans have been endorsed by the Commission and the Council.
Amendment 160 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) In this regard, highlights the importance of starting the European Year of Skills 2023 in a timely manner and warns about the risks of delaying the start of the European Year of Skills.
Amendment 174 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Promoting increased, more effective and inclusive investment into training and upskilling to harness the full potential of the European current and future workforce and to support people in managing job-to-job transitions, active ageing, and benefiting from the new opportunities brought by the ongoing economic transformation. The reduction of inequalities must be a cross-cutting objective, with a focus on gender equality, people with disabilities and low-skilled people.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Strengthening skills relevance by closely cooperating with social partners, public and private employment services, local authorities employment services, companies, education and training providers and developing joined-up approaches with all branches of governments.
Amendment 187 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2a. Reinforcing the recognition of skills and competences, in particular from informal and non formal education, while furthering common frameworks across Member States, especially on a common recognition of soft skills.
Amendment 190 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. Matching people’s aspirations and skills-set with labour market opportunities especially those offered by the green and digital transitions and the core sectors in need of recovery from the pandemic. A special focus will be given to activate more people for the labour market, in particular women and young people especially those not in education, employment or training (NEETs), as well as persons with disabilities, marginalised groups and people living in remote areas and in outermost regions.
Amendment 196 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a. Promoting increased European mobility under the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes, for students, apprentices, teachers and trainers, while aiming for the better recognition of the skills and competences acquired during a mobility period, especially on civic and social competences.
Amendment 215 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
i) developing local strategies and local pacts for skills to close the gap between skills mismatch and the labour shortages, while supporting the development of one-stop-shops and local hubs for skills development.
Amendment 231 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) favouring policy making on skills to achieve concrete impact on the lives of young and older people, thereby allowing them to better recognise themselves in a Union taking care of their future during the Year of Skills.
Amendment 241 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
4 Coordination at national levelin the Member States
Amendment 247 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The organisation of participation in the European Year at national and regional level shall be a responsibility of the Member States. To that end, each Member State shall appoint a national coordinator that can represent the different branches of government in a holistic manner. The national coordinators shall ensure the coordination of relevant activities at national and, regional level and local level.
Amendment 32 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
Amendment 40 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Following the new scientific and technological developments in the area, there is scope to improve the protection of workers exposed to asbestos and thus to reduce the probability of workers contracting asbestos-related diseases. For asbestos, being a non-threshold carcinogen, it is not scientifically possible to identify levels below which exposure would not lead to adverse health effects. Instead, an exposure-risk relationship (ERR) can be derived, facilitating the setting of an occupational exposure limit (‘OEL’) by taking into account an acceptable level of excess risk. As a consequence, the OELThe ERR derived by the European Chemicals Agency is based on Phase-contrast microscopy (PCM) measurement, which lead to an underestimation of the exposure due to the technical limitation of PCM to detect fibres with a diameter below 0,2 µm. Measuring asbestos with a more modern technique allowing to count those thin asbestos fibres detrimental to health would be an important step to better protect workers. As a consequence, the OEL and measurement methodology for asbestos should be revised in order to reduce the risk by lowering exposure levels.
Amendment 54 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In light of the fact that asbestos fibres thinner than those observable by phase-contrast microscopy (< 0,2 µm) are also carcinogenic, those fibres should be taken into account when measuring exposure. An occupational exposure limit combined with a more modern method allowing the counting of such thinner fibres would lead to an increased protection as more fibres would be counted.
Amendment 63 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Preventive measures for the protection of the health of workers exposed to asbestos and the commitment envisaged for Member States with regard to the surveillance of their health are important, in particular the continuation of health surveillance after the end of exposure. The annex related to the medical surveillance of workers should be updated in light of current knowledge on diseases that can be caused by asbestos exposure. The foreseen revision of the Commission Recommendation concerning the European Schedule of Occupational Diseases should also reflect such new scientific evidences in order to facilitate the recognition procedures for asbestos victims.
Amendment 69 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The Union should support Member States in reducing health inequalities. In this regard, the worker’s exposure survey on cancer risk factors that the European Agency for Safety and Health at work (EU-OSHA) is preparing should enable better-targeted awareness- raising campaigns and preventive measures. It should include gender- disaggregated data on asbestos exposure as well as data on the sector of activities, occupations and professional status, in order to contribute to evidence-based policies tackling inequalities, including gender inequality.
Amendment 84 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 87 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 92 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2c) In Article 5, the following paragraph is added: “Asbestos-containing materials already in use shall be safely removed and disposed of when technically feasible. They shall not be sealed or covered. Asbestos- containing materials which are not removed shall be identified, registered and regularly monitored.”
Amendment 120 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
(7a) In Annex I, point 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Current knowledge indicates that exposure to free asbestos fibres can give rise to the following diseases: — asbestosis, — mesothelioma, — bronchial carcinoma, — gastro-intestinal carcinoma. , — carcinoma of the larynx, — carcinoma of the ovary, — non-malignant pleural diseases. 1a. Positive associations have been noted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer between asbestos exposure and the following diseases: — pharyngeal cancer, — colorectal cancer, — stomach cancer." Or. en (Directive 2009/148/EC)
Amendment 140 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) When SoHOs are used to manufacture products regulated by other Union legislation, or as the starting and raw material thereof, in order to ensure a high level of protection and contribute to legal clarity and certainty, this Regulation should apply to the extent that the activities to which they are subjected are not regulated by the other Union legislative framework. Without prejudice to other Union legislation, and in particular to Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulations (EC) No 726/2004, (EC) No 1925/2006, (EC) No 1394/2007 and, (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) No 536/2014, this Regulation should at least apply to the recruitment and selection of donors, donation, collection and donor testing as well as to release, distribution, import and export when those activities concern SoHOs up to the point of their transfer to operators regulated by other Union legislation. This means that close interaction between this regulatory framework and other related frameworks is essential to ensure interplay and coherence between relevant legal frameworks, without gaps or overlaps.
Amendment 167 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) This Regulation does not prevent Member States from maintaining or introducing more stringent protective measures that are compatible with Union law. Member States should notify the Commission of any such measures. More stringent protective measures put in place by Member States should be evidence- based and proportionate to the risk to human health, for example based on overall safety concerns and corresponding risks in a Member State or specific local risks. They should not discriminate against persons on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, unless that measure or its application is objectively justified by a legitimate aim, and the means of achieving that aim are science-based, appropriate and necessary.
Amendment 168 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
Amendment 211 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) With regard to SoHO preparations that pose a certain level of risk (low, moderate or high), the applicant should propose a plan for clinical outcome monitoring that should fulfil different requirements appropriate to the risk indicated. The most up-to-date guidance of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM, a Directorate of the Council of Europe) should be considered relevant in the design of clinical follow-up studies proportionate in extent and complexity to the identified level of risk of the SoHO preparation. In the case of low risk, in addition to the mandatory continuous vigilance reporting, the applicant should organise proactive clinical follow-up for a defined number of patients. For moderate and high risk, in addition to the mandatory vigilance reporting and the clinical follow-up, the applicant should propose clinical investigation studies with monitoring of pre-defined clinical end-points. In case of high risk, these should include a comparison with standard treatments, ideally in a study with subjects allocated to test and control groups in a randomised manner. In case the standard treatment or control group is based on medcinal products, the studies are considered as clinical trials as defined and regulated by Regulation 536/2014. The competent authority should approve the plans before they are implemented and should assess the outcome data as part of a SoHO preparation authorisation.
Amendment 218 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to facilitate innovation and reduce administrative burden, competent authorities shouldmust share with each other information on the authorisation of new SoHO preparations and the evidence used for such authorisations, including for the validation of certified medical devices used for SoHO collection, processing, storage or application to patients. Such sharing could allow authorities to accept previous authorisations granted to other entities, including in other Member States and to thus significantly reduce the requirements to generate evidence.
Amendment 237 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The ECDC, established by Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council27, is a Union agency with the mission of strengthening Europe's defences against communicable diseases. The work of the ECDC on developing and updating guidelines on safety andqua,quality and susainability of SoHOs from a communicable disease threat perspective, should be considered an important contribution in the field of SoHOs in the Union and should be reflected in this Regulation. In addition, the ECDC established an expert network for the Microbial Safety of SoHOs, which ensures the implementation of the requirements on the ECDC’s relations with the Union Member States and EEA Member States stated in Regulation (EC) No 851/2004, regarding strategic and operational collaboration on technical and scientific issues, surveillance, responses to health threats, scientific opinions, scientific and technical assistance, collection of data, identification of emerging health threats, and public information campaigns related to the safety of SoHOs. This SoHO expert network should provide information or advice in relation to relevant outbreaks of communicable diseases, in particular regarding the eligibility and testing of donors and the investigation of serious adverse occurrences involving suspected transmission of a communicable disease. _________________ 27 Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004, establishing a European centre for disease prevention and control (OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 1).
Amendment 262 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37 a) To ensure the capacity to better collect more plasma, Member States are encouraged to develop or strengthen their respective plasmapheresis programs. The Commission shall aid them through guidance and the exchange of best practices.
Amendment 268 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to promote a coordinated application of this Regulation, a SoHO Coordination Board (SCB) should be set up. The Commission should participate in its activities and chair it. The SCB should contribute to a coordinating the application of this Regulation throughout the Union, including by helping Member States to conduct SoHO supervisory activities. The SCB should be composed of persons designated by the Member States based on their role and expertise in their competent authorities, and should also involve experts that are not working for competent authorities, for specific tasks where access to necessary in-depth technical expertise in the field of SoHOs is required. In the latter case, appropriate consideration should be given to the possibility of involving European expert agencies and bodies such as the ECDC and the EDQM and existing professional, scientific and donor and patient representative groups at Union level in the field of SoHOs. , the EMA, the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) established as a Commission service by Commission Decision of 16 September 2021 and the EDQM and existing professional, scientific and donor and patient representative groups at Union level in the field of SoHOs. Other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies should have an observer role. A representative designated by the European Parliament should be able to participate in the SoHO Coordination Board (SCB) as an observer. All members of the SCB should provide declarations of interest.
Amendment 279 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) In order to limit administrative burden on competent authorities and the Commission, the latter should establish an online platform (the ‘EU SoHO Platform’) to facilitate timely submission of data and reports as well as improved transparency of national reporting and supervisory activities. The EU SoHO Platform might also be utilized by Member States as a channel for national initiatives and campaigns to encourage the exchange of best practices. Said national campaigns and campaigns shall, in close cooperation with patient organizations, aim to promote donation and sustainable supplies of SoHO products.
Amendment 285 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) The processing of personal data under this Regulation should be subject to strict guarantees of confidentiality and should comply with the rules on the protection of personal data laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council . The Commission may also decide that information on SoHO donations are added to donors Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
Amendment 289 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) As the EU SoHO Platform requires the processing of personal data, it will be designed respecting the principles of data protection. Any processing of personal data should be limited to achieving the objectives and obligations of this Regulation. Access to the EU SoHO Platform should, once it is established, be granted within the framework of the European Health Data Space and otherwise be limited to the extent necessary to carry out supervisory activities provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 301 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to enable better access to health data in the interests of public health, Member States should entrust competent authorities as data controllers within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 with powers to take decisions on the access to and re-use of such data. Furthermore, access to secondary data for reseach purposes should be made available via the European Health Data Space, once it is established.
Amendment 311 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes measures setting high standards of quality and safety for all substances of human origin (‘SoHOs’) intended for human application and for activities related to those substances in order to ensure a high level of human health protection, in particular for SoHO donors, SoHO recipients and offspring from medically assisted reproduction. This Regulation is without prejudice to national legislation which establishes rules relating to aspects of SoHOs other than their efficacy, quality and safety and the safety of SoHO donors.
Amendment 313 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation shall apply to SoHOs intended for human application, to SoHO preparations, to products manufactured from SoHOs and intended for human application, to SoHO donors and recipients, and to the following SoHO activities that have a direct impact on the safety, quality or efficacy of SoHOs :
Amendment 315 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) SoHO donor recruitment; except if the entity is not subject to further SoHO activites as listed in this paragraph.
Amendment 327 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For SoHOs that are used to manufacture products in accordance with Union legislation on medical devices, regulated by Regulation (EU) 2017/745, on medicinal products, regulated by Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 and Directive 2001/83/EC, including on advanced therapy medicinal products, regulated by Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007, on investigational medicinal products regulated by Regulation 536/2014, or on food, regulated by Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, or as the starting and raw material thereof, the provisions of this Regulation applicable to the activities of SoHO donor recruitment, donor history review and eligibility assessment, testing of donors for eligibility or matching purposes, and collection of SoHOs from donors or patients shall apply. Insofar as the activities of SoHO release, distribution, import and export relate to SoHOs prior to their distribution to an operator regulated by the other Union legislation referred to in this subparagraph, the provisions of this Regulation shall also apply.
Amendment 334 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘“blood’ means the liquid that circulates in arteries and veins carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the bodywhole blood collected from a donor and processed either for transfusion or for further manufacturing;
Amendment 335 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘cell’ means a mass of cytoplasm with or without a nucleus,A typical cell is the smallest unit of an organism that ihas bound externally by a cell membrane. Usually microscopic in size, cells are the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism;een generated directly through mitosis. A cell comprises a nucleus (eukaryotic cells) or nucleoid material (prokaryotic cells) and cytoplasma enclosed by a cell membrane.
Amendment 345 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘SoHO donor’ means any person who has presented themselves to a SoHO entity with a view to making a donation of SoHOsliving SoHO donor or deceased SoHO donor, whether that donation is successful or not;
Amendment 350 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8 a) ‘Living SoHO donor’ means any living person who has presented themselves to a SoHO entity with a view to making a donation of SoHOs either for autologous use or for allogeneic use.
Amendment 353 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
(8 b) ‘Deceased SoHO donor’ means any deceased person who donates SoHO after death.
Amendment 363 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
(a) has been subjected to one or more SoHO activities, including processing, in accordance with defined quality and safety parameters;
Amendment 380 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘processing’ means any operation involved in the handling of SoHOs, including washing, shaping, separation, fertilisation, decontamination, sterilisation, preservation and packagingdifferent steps of preparation processes of SoHOs;
Amendment 398 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘autologous use’ means collection of SoHO from one individual for subequent application to the same individual, with or without further SoHO activities between collection and application;
Amendment 410 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31
(31) ‘EU SoHO Platform’ means the digital platform established by the Commission to exchange information concerning SoHO activities which should be interoperable with existing and upcoming frameworks;
Amendment 413 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)
(34 a) "Quality risk management system" : means a systematic process for the assessment, control, communication and review of the quality risks of a SoHo or SoHO preparation throughout its life cycle;
Amendment 428 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 51
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 51
(51) ‘imputability’ means the likelihood that a seriousn adverse occurrence, in a SoHO donor, is related to the donation process or, in a recipient, to the application of the SoHOs;
Amendment 429 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 59
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 59
(59) ‘EDQM SoHO monograph’ means a specification of the critical quality parameters related to the therapeutic indication of a particular SoHO preparation defined by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 431 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60
(60) ‘Annual SoHO Activity Report’ means the annual report published by the Commission aggregating the data reports from SoHO entities carrying out the following activities: donor recruitment, collection, storage, distribution, import, export and human application of SoHOs;
Amendment 455 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 65
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 65
(65) ‘allogeneic usedonor’ means collecany person who make a donation ofto a SoHO from one individualentity for subsequent application to another individual;
Amendment 471 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may maintain or introduce within their territories measures that are more stringent than the ones provided for in this Regulation on condition that those national measures are compatible with Union lawbased on scientific evidence, are compatible with Union law, do not discriminate against persons on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and are proportionate to the risk to human health.
Amendment 477 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
(ii) to order the immediate suspension or cessation of a SoHO activity that poses immediate risk to SoHO donors, SoHO recipients or the general public or do not comply with the conditions of its authorisation or the requirements of this Regulation;
Amendment 504 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
2 a.In deviation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the following procedure shall apply when a substance or product may possibly be considered a medicinal product: (a) The question shall automatically be referred to the EMA and the SCB and the full dossier shall be made available. (b) The EMA and the SCB shall establish a permanent panel for reviewing such questions.The panel shall, where relevant, also consult other authorities mentioned in paragraph 1, such as the Medical Devices Coordination Group. (c) The panel shall seek to reach an opinion by consensus.An opinion adopted by consensus shall be implemented by the competent authorities.If no consensus can be reached, the question shall be referred to the Commission for a decision in accordance with paragraph 4. The members of the panel shall be appointed by the EMA and the SCB based on their specific expertise, including for the EMA in particular expertise in the area of advanced therapy medicinal products. The EMA shall ensure the secretariat of the panel and collaborate with the SCB in maintaining the compendium.
Amendment 508 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, upon a duly substantiated request of a Member State following the consultation referred to in paragraph 1, or on its own initiative, by means of implementing acts, determine the regulatory status of a substance, product or activity under this Regulation, in case questions arise in that respect, notably when these questions cannot be resolved at the Member State level, or in discussions between the SCB and the advisory bodies established in other relevant Union legislation, in accordance with Article 68(1), point (b), or in accordance with paragraph 2a (c).
Amendment 511 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. The consultation and cooperation referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 may also be initiated on the basis of a request for advice from a SoHO entity, as referred to in Article 40, or in the case of paragraph 2a, the EMA.
Amendment 514 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules concerning procedures for consultation referred to in paragraph 1 and cooperation referred to in paragraph 5 by the competent authorities when they consult the authorities established in other relevant Union legislation referred to in Article 2(3). The Commission may also lay down rules concerning the procedure referred to in paragraph 2a and the operation of the permanent panel in coherence with the specific provisions foreseen in Regulation (EC) 726/2004, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EU) 2017/745.
Amendment 526 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) grant a conditional authorisation for the use of the SoHO preparation in all cases where clinical outcome data is required for authorisation, pursuant to Article 22(4), points (d) and (e); In this case, an appropriate information for practitioners and patients on the conditional nature of the authorization is put in place by the SoHO entity ;
Amendment 527 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Competent authorities shall conclude the SoHO preparation authorisation steps, referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, within 3 months from receipt of the application, excluding the time needed for clinical outcome monitoring or studies. They may suspend this time limit for the duration of the consultation processes referred to in Article 14(1) and (2) or if further information are required from the SoHO entity who made the request.
Amendment 528 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) such preparation, or any of the activities performed for that preparation, do not comply with the conditions of its authorisation or the requirements of this Regulation; andor
Amendment 529 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 8
Article 21 – paragraph 8
8. Competent authorities may, in accordance with national legislation, withdraw the authorisation of a SoHO preparation if the competent authorities have confirmed that the SoHO preparation in question does not comply with subsequently updated criteria for authorisation or the SoHO entity has repeatedly failed to comply with the conditions of its authorisation.
Amendment 541 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authoritiesThe SoHO coordination Board shall provide guidelines and templates to allow that applications from SoHO entities for their authorisation as SoHO establishments are submitted in accordance with Article 49. When developing these guidelines and templates, competent authorities shall consult the relevant best practices agreed and documented by the SCB as referred to in Article 68(1), point (c).
Amendment 545 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) carry out an on-site system inspection of the applicant SoHO establishment in the year following the launch of the site and, where applicable, of third parties contracted by the SoHO establishment to perform SoHO activities, pursuant to Article 29;
Amendment 546 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) does not comply with the conditions of its authorisation or the provisions of this Regulation; andor
Amendment 549 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. Competent authorities may, in accordance with national legislation, withdraw the authorisation of a SoHO establishment if the competent authorities have confirmed that the SoHO establishment no longer complies with updated criteria for authorisation or the SoHO establishment has repeatedly failed to comply with the conditions of its authorisation.
Amendment 550 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authoritiesThe SoHO Coordination Board shall provide guidelines and templates to allow that applications from SoHO entities for their authorisation as importing SoHO entities are submitted in accordance with Article 43. In developing these guidelines and templates, competent authorities shall consult the relevant best practices agreed and documented by the SCB as referred to in Article 68(1), point (c).
Amendment 553 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) that the SoHO entity in question does not comply with the conditions of the authorisation or the provisions of this Regulation; andor
Amendment 555 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Article 28 – paragraph 7
7. Competent authorities may, in accordance with national legislation, withdraw the authorisation of an importing SoHO entity if the competent authorities have confirmed that the importing SoHO entity no longer complies with updated criteria for authorisation or the importing SoHO entity has repeatedly failed to comply with the conditions of its authorisation.
Amendment 578 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. SoHO entities shall not release or, in an autologous context, prepare and apply immediately to a recipient, SoHO preparations without prior SoHO preparation authorisation. In cases where a SoHO entity modifies an activity carried out for an authorised SoHO preparation, it shall obtain an authorisation for that modified SoHO preparation. A substantial change is a change that has an impact on the quality, safety or efficacy of a SoHO preparation.
Amendment 581 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in cases where the indicated risk is other than negligible, a proposal for clinical outcome monitoring to demonstrate safety, quality and efficacy of the SoHO preparation, in line with the results of the risk assessment;
Amendment 583 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Article 41 – paragraph 4
4. SoHO entities shall perform the clinical outcome monitoring once a conditional authorisation has been granted pursuant to Article 21(2), point (c), and submit the results and their analysis to their competent authorities at the frequency determined in the authorisation . In conducting the clinical investigation study as referred to in paragraph 3, points (b) and (c), for the SoHO preparation concerned, the applicant may use an existing clinical registry to record its results provided that their competent authorities have verified that the registry has data quality management procedures in place that ensure accuracy and completeness of data.
Amendment 584 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 5
Article 41 – paragraph 5
5. SoHO entities shall not make any change to the chain of activities performed for an authorised SoHO preparation, without the prior written approval of their competent authorities. A substantial change is a change that has an impact on the quality, safety or efficacy of a SoHO preparation. SoHO entities shall also inform their competent authorities of changes in the SoHO preparation authorisation holder’s details.
Amendment 586 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. SoHO entities shall send applications for authorisation as importing SoHO entities to their competent authorities of their territory.
Amendment 587 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 4
Article 43 – paragraph 4
4. The importing SoHO entity authorisation holder shall be based in the Union, and be responsible for the physical reception and visual examination and verification of imported SoHOs prior to their release. The importing SoHO entity shall verify coherence between the SoHO received and the associated documentation and conduct an examination of the integrity of packaging and the compliance of labelling and transport conditions with the relevant standards and technical guidelines as referred to in Articles 57, 58 and 59. The importing SoHO entity shall make sure and certify that the imported SoHOs are of equivalent quality to what is required by European regulations.
Amendment 665 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) the most recent technical guidelines, established through a transparent and comprehensive consultation process with a broad selection of stakeholders based on latest scientific knowledge and relevant expertise , and as indicated on the EU SoHO Platform referred to in Chapter XI, as follows:
Amendment 666 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) First of all, the most recent technical guidelines, as indicated on the EU SoHO Platform referred to in Chapter XI, as follows:
Amendment 667 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) then, other guidelines accepted by competent authorities, as achieving an equivalent level of donor safety as set by the technical guidelines referred to in point (a);
Amendment 725 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 58 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) apply SoHO preparations to recipients without proven benefit, except in the context of a clinical investigation approved in the context of a conditional authorisation of the SoHO preparation by their competent authority pursuant to Article 41(4) or compassionate use and experimental therapy as described in Article 61;
Amendment 739 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) First of all, the most recent technical guidelines, as indicated on the EU SoHO Platform referred to in Chapter XI, as follows:
Amendment 740 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 59 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) then,other guidelines accepted by competent authorities as achieving an equivalent level of safety and quality of SoHOs as set by the technical guidelines referred to in point (a);
Amendment 784 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 a (new)
Article 62 a (new)
Article 62 a European autonomy in the supply of SoHO The Commission shall, within two years of the entry into force of this Regulation, publish a strategy for promoting increased European autonomy in the provision of SoHOs. The strategy shall contain specific objectives and an accompanying calendar to be defined jointly by the European Commission in consultation with relevant national authorities, the European Parliament and relevant proffessional, scientific, industry, donor and patient representative groups.
Amendment 785 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 a (new)
Article 62 a (new)
Article 62 a Public Service Obligation SoHO entities collecting or processing blood or blood components in a Member State are, within the limits of their responsibilities, obliged to ensure an appropriate and continuous supply of these SoHOs and SoHO preparations in that Member State in order to meet the needs of patients.
Amendment 802 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall nominate two permanent members and two alternates representing the SoHO National Authority and, where the Member State chooses, the Ministry of Health. The SoHO National Authority may nominate members from other competent authorities, but those members shall ensure that the views and suggestions they make are endorsed by the SoHO National Authority. The Board may also invite experts and observers to attend its meetings, and may cooperate with other external experts as appropriate. Other Union institutions, agencies, bodies, offices and agencior services shall have an observer role. The European Parliament shall designate a technical representative to participate in the SoHO Coordination Board as an observer.
Amendment 807 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall nominate two permanent members and two alternates representing the SoHO National Authority and, where the Member State chooses, the Ministry of Health. The SoHO National Authority may nominate members from other competent authorities, but those members shall ensure that the views and suggestions they make are endorsed by the SoHO National Authority. The Board may also invite experts, stakeholders and observers to attend its meetings, and may cooperate with other external experts as appropriate. Other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, particularily the ones defining boardelines with other legislation, shall have an observer role.
Amendment 809 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Article 67 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall submit the names and affiliation of their nominated members to the Commission, who shall publish the membership list in the EU SoHO Platform. The list setting out the authorities, organisations or bodies to which the SoHO Coordination Board participants belong shall be published on the Commission's website.
Amendment 817 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The rules of procedure, guidance, agendas and minutes of the meetings of the the SoHO Coordination Board shall be published on the Commission's website unless such publication undermines the protection of a public or private interest, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
Amendment 821 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) participating in the permanent panel referred to in Article 14(2 a) and in the procedure referred to in that paragraph.
Amendment 827 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68 a (new)
Amendment 44 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union are to work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting upward economic and social convergence, a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce, as well as labour markets that are future-oriented, resilient and responsive to economic change, with a view to achieving the objectives ofsustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, balanced growth,and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment laid down in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Member States are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and are to coordinate their action in that respect within the Council, taking into account national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour.
Amendment 56 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 3
(3) In accordance with the TFEU, the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for economic and employment policies. As part of those instruments, the Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States (the ‘Guidelines’) set out in the Annex to this Decision, together with the Broad Guidelines for the Economic Policies of the Member States and of the Union set out in Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/11845 , form the Integrated Guidelines. They are to guide policy implementation in the Member States and in the Union, reflecting the interdependence between the Member States. The resulting set of coordinated European and national policies and reforms are to constitute an appropriate overall sustainable economic and, employment and social policy mix, which should achieve positive spill over effects for society, labour markets and the workforce. __________________ 5 Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/1184 of 14 July 2015 on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the European Union (OJ L 192, 18.7.2015, p. 27).
Amendment 61 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 4
(4) The Guidelines are consistent with the Stability and Growth Pact, existing Union legislation and various Union initiatives, including Council Directive of 20 July 20016 , Council Recommendations of 10 March 20147 , 15 February 20168 , 19 December 20169 , 15 March 201810 , 22 May 201811 , 22 May 201912 , 8 November 201913 , 30 October 202014 , 24 November 202015 , 29 November 202116 Commission Recommendation of 4 March 202117 , Council Recommendation of 14 June 202118 , Council Resolution of 26 February 202119 ,Commission Communication of 9 December 202120 , Decision of the EU Parliament and the Council of 22 December 202121 [, the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adequate minimum wages in the European Union22 , the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality23 , the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability24 , the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on individual learning accounts25 , the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms26 , the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving working conditions in platform work27, the Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Social Climate Fund27a and the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on learning for environmental sustainability28 ]. __________________ 6 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 , 07/08/2001 P. 0012 – 0023) 7 Council Recommendation of 10 March 2014 on a Quality Framework for Traineeships (OJ C 88, 27.3.2014, p. 1). 8 Council Recommendation of 15 February 2016 on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market (OJ C 67, 20.2.2016, p. 1). 9 Council Recommendation of 19 December 2016 on Upskilling Pathways: New Opportunities for Adults (OJ C 484, 24.12.2016, p. 1). 10 Council Recommendation of 15 March 2018 on a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships (OJ C 153, 2.5.2018, p. 1). 11 Council Recommendation of 22 May 2018 on key competences for lifelong learning (OJ C 189, 4.6.2018, p. 1). 12 Council Recommendation of 22 May 2019 on High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems (OJ C 189, 5.6.2019, p. 4). 13 Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed (OJ C 387, 15.11.2019, p. 1). 14 Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (OJ C 372, 4.11.2020, p. 1). 15 Council Recommendation of 24 November 2020 on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (OJ C 417, 2.12.2020, p. 1). 16 Council Recommendation of 29 November 2021 on blended learning approaches for high-quality and inclusive primary and secondary education (OJ C 66, 26.2.2021, p. 1–21) 17 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/402 of 4 March 2021 on an effective active support to employment following the COVID-19 crisis (EASE) (OJ L 80, 8.3.2021, p. 1). 18 Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/1004 of 14 June 2021 establishing a European Child Guarantee (OJ L 223, 22.6.2021, p. 14). 19 Council Resolution on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training towards the European Education Area and beyond (2021-2030) (2021/C66/01) (OJ C 66, 26.2.2021, p. 1–21) 20 Commission Communication (EU) 2021/778 of 9 December 2021 on building an economy that works for people: an action plan for the social economy 21 Decision (EU) 2021/2316 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2021 on a European Year of Youth (2022) (OJ L 462, 28.12.2021, p. 1– 9) 22 COM/2020/682 final 23 COM/2021/801 final 24 COM/2021/770 final 25 COM/2021/773 final 26 COM/2021/93 final 27 COM/2021/762 final 27a COM/2021/568 final 28 COM/2022/11 final
Amendment 66 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 5
(5) The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral coordination and surveillance of economic and employ, employment, social and environmental policies. While pursuing environmental sustainability, productivity, fairness and stability, the European Semester should ensure the integratesion of the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and of its monitoring tool, the Social Scoreboard, and provides for strong engagement with social partners, civil society and other stakeholders. It supports the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in particular Goals 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10. The Union’s and Member States’ economic and employment policies should go hand in hand with Europe’s fair transition to a climate neutral, environmentally sustainable and digital economy, improve competitiveness, including through supports for SMEs, including micro- enterprises, ensure adequatecent working conditions and resilient and sustainable social protection systems, foster innovation, promote social justice, gender equality and equal opportunities, as well as tackle inequalities and regional disparities. for all, support and invest in children and young people as well as tackle poverty, social exclusion, inequalities, intersectional discrimination and regional disparities, particularly as regards remote and outermost regions. There is a need to ensure quality and sustainable employment, including initiatives on teleworking, the right to disconnect and the impact of artificial intelligence in the workplace in line with the social partners’ role and the European Social Partners Framework Agreement on Digitalisation, a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships and apprenticeships, the rights of platform workers, and a proposal for a comprehensive European anti-poverty strategy with ambitious poverty reduction targets as well as on occupational health and safety.
Amendment 73 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 6
(6) Climate change and environment- related challenges, the need to accelerate energy independence and ensure Europe’s open strategic autonomy, globalisation, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, an increase in teleworking, the platform economy and demographic change are transforming European economies and societies. The Union and its Member States are to work together to effectively and proactively address those structural developments and adapt existing systems as needed, recognising the close interdependence of the Member States’ economies and labour markets, and related policies. This requires coordinated, ambitious and effective policy action at both Union and national levels, in accordance with the TFEU and the Union’s provisions on economic governance, while implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights. Such policy action should encompass a boost in sustainable investment and competitiveness, a renewed commitment to appropriately sequenced reforms that enhance economic growth, the creation of quality jobs, productivity, adequatecent working conditions, social and territorial cohesion, upward convergence, reduced inequalities and improved social inclusion, resilience and the exercise of fiscal responsibility, with support from existing EU funding programmes, and in particular the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Cohesion Policy Funds (including the European Social Fund Plus and the European Regional Development Fund) as well as the Just Transition Fund. It should combine supply- and demand- side measures, while taking into account their environmental, employment and social impacts. The activation of the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact in March 2020 allowed Member States to react swiftly and adopt emergency measures to mitigate the economic and social impact of the pandemic. The specific nature of the macroeconomic shock resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as the current energy and inflation crises require continued fiscal space for Member States in 2023. The Commission considers that the current context warrants the extension of the general escape clause through 2023 and its deactivation as of 2024. Member States should make use of the potential offered by the general escape clause to support undertakings which are in difficulty or lack liquidity, in particular microenterprises and small and medium- sized enterprises, to safeguard jobs, wages and working conditions and to invest in people and social welfare systems. The potential risk for public finances, caused by the prolongation, as well as the potential social negative consequences of its deactivation should be evaluated ex- ante.
Amendment 86 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 9
(9) Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Council, in its conclusions of 24 February 2022, condemned Russia’s actions, which seek to undermine European and global security and stability, and expressed solidarity to the Ukrainian people, underlining the violation of international law and the principles of the UN Charter. In the current context, temporary protection, as granted by the Council Decision of 4 March 202230 activating the Temporary Protection Directive31 , is necessary in light of the scale of the influx of refugees and displaced persons. This allows Ukrainian refugees to enjoy harmonised rights across the Union that offer an adequate level of protection, including residency rights, access and integration to the labour market, access to education and training, access to housing, as well as to social security systems, medical care, social welfare, or other assistance, and means of subsistence. By participating in Europe’s labour markets, Ukrainian refugees can contribute to strengthening the EU’s economy and help support their country and people at home. As the majority of Ukrainian refugees are women and children Member States should ensure sufficient support for housing and childcare provisions to facilitate their participation. Member States should also ensure that their implementation of the European Child Guarantee also ensures access to free services of high quality for children fleeing Ukraine on an equal footing with their EU national peers in the hosting countries. In the future, the acquired experience and skills can contribute to rebuilding Ukraine. For unaccompanied children and teenagers, temporary protection confers the right to legal guardianship and access to childhood education and care. Member States should involve social partners in the design, implementation and evaluation of policy measures aimed at addressing the employment and skills challenges stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Social partners play a key role in mitigating the impact of the war in terms of preserving employment and production. __________________ 30 Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection. 31 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.
Amendment 90 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 10
(10) Reforms to the labour market, including national wage-setting mechanisms, should follow national practices of social dialogue, with a view to providing fair wages that enable a decent standard of living and sustainable growth. They should allow for the necessary opportunity for a broad consideration of socioeconomic factors, including improvements in sustainability, competitiveness, innovation, the creation of quality jobs, decent working conditions, the fight against in- work poverty, education, training and skills, gender equality, public health and, social inclusion, and real incomes. In this sense, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other EU funds are supporting Member States in implementing reforms and investments that are in line with the EU’s priorities, making the European economies and societies more sustainable, resilient and better prepared for the green and digital transitions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further aggravated pre-existing socio- economic challenges from the COVID-19 crisis. Member States and the Union should continue to ensure that the social, employment and economic impacts are mitigated and that transitions are socially fair and just, also in light of the fact that increased open strategic autonomy and an accelerated green transition will help reduce the dependence on imports of energy and other strategic products/technologies, notably from Russia. Strengthening resilience and pursuing an inclusive and resilient society in which people are protected and empowered to anticipate and manage change, and in which they can actively participate in society and the economy, are essential. A coherent set of active labour market policies, consisting of temporary hiring and transition incentives, skills policiesfuture- oriented education, training and skills policies including lifelong learning, VET, upskilling and reskilling and improved employment services, is needed to support labour market transitions, also in light of the green and digital transformations, as highlighted in Recommendation (EU) 2021/402 [and the Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality]. A thorough evaluation of national policies and support schemes which have been deployed to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is needed in order to identify effective instruments to be continued and for future use.
Amendment 94 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 11
(11) Discrimination in all its forms should be tackleliminated, gender equality ensured and employment of young people actively supported. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion, including that of children, older people, people with disabilities and Roma people, should be reduceradicated, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and adequate and inclusive social protection systems32 , and by removing barriers to inclusive and future-oriented education, training and labour-market participation, including through investments in early childhood education and care, lifelong learning, vocational education and training and in digital and green skills. Timely and equal access to affordable long-term care and healthcare services, including prevention and healthcare promotion, are particularly relevant, also in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 and in a context of ageing societies. The potential of persons with disabilities to contribute to economic growth and social development should be further realised. As new upcoming proposal for a Council Recommendation on long-term care should establish EU level targets comparable to the Barcelona targets for high quality and affordable childcare. The potential of persons with disabilities to contribute to economic growth and social development should be further realised including through reasonable accommodation in the workplace and accessible assistive technologies. Member States must ensure a comprehensive approach for lifting children out of poverty and supporting the parents of children in need. The European Child Guarantee should be implemented and mainstreamed across all policy sectors without delay and funding for children’s rights should be prioritised, while making full use of existing Union policies and funds for concrete measures that contribute to eradicating child poverty and social exclusion. There is a need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least 20 billion euro. As new economic and business models take hold in workplaces throughout the Union, employment relationships are also changing. Member States should ensure that employment relationships stemming from new forms of work are sustainable, maintain and strengthen Europe’s social model while guaranteeing workers' rights, decent working conditions, including health and safety at work, decent wages and work-life balance. Entrepreneurship and self-employment should be encouraged and occupational mobility should be facilitated, including via the portability of rights and the introduction of effective digital solutions. __________________ 32 Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed, 2019/C 387/01
Amendment 106 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 12
(12) The Integrated Guidelines should serve as a basis for country-specific recommendations that the Council may address to Member States. Member States are to make full use of their REACT-EU resources established by Regulation (EU) 2020/222133 , which reinforces the 2014- 2020 Cohesion Policy funds and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) until 2023, and due to the current Ukrainian crisis, has been further enhanced by the Regulation on Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE)34 , and a further amendment to the Common Provisions Regulation35 concerning increased pre-financing for REACT-EU and a new unit cost in order to help accelerate the integration of people leaving Ukraine into the EU36 . In addition, for the 2021-2027 programming period, Member States should fully utilise the European Social Fund Plus established by Regulation (EU) 2021/105737 , the European Regional Development Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/105838 , the Recovery and Resilience Facility, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/24139 , and other Union funds, including the Just Transition Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/105640 as well as the InvestEU established by Regulation (EU) 2021/52341 , to foster employment, social investments, social inclusion and accessibility, and to promote upskilling and reskilling opportunities of the workforce, lifelong learning and high-quality education and training for all, includingparticularly digital literacy and skills. Member States are also to make full use of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers established by Regulation (EU) 2021/691 of42 to support workers made redundant as a result of major restructuring events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, socioeconomic transformations that are the result of more global trends, and technological and environmental changes. While the Integrated Guidelines are addressed to Member States and the Union, they should be implemented in partnership with all national, regional and local authorities, closely involving the European and national parliaments, as well as the social partners and representatives of civil society. __________________ 33 Regulation (EU) 2020/2221 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards additional resources and implementing arrangements to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social consequences and for preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU) (OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 30). 34 Regulation (EU) 2022/562 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 amending regulations (EU) no 1303/2013 and (EU) no 223/2014 as regards cohesion’s action for refugees in Europe (CARE) 35 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159–706) 36 Regulation (EU) 2022/613 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 April 2022 amending Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources and the establishment of a unit cost 37 Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 21). 38 Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 231 30.6.2021,p.60) 39 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17–75) 40 Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 1). 41 Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing the InvestEU Programme and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 (OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 30). 42 Regulation (EU) 2021/691 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 (OJ L 153, 3.5.2021, p. 48).
Amendment 109 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1
Member States should actively promote a competitive, innovative and sustainable social market economy and facilitate and support investment in the creation of quality jobs, also taking advantage of the potential linked to the digital and green transitions, in light ofwith a view to reaching the 2030 EU headline target on employment. To that end, they should reduce the barriers that businesses face in hiring people, ensure skills and training which help provide opportunities for workers and anticipate labour market shortages, foster responsible entrepreneurship and genuine self-employment and, in particular, support the creation and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to finance, capacity building supports and relevant guidance. Member States should actively promote the development and tap the full potential of the social economy, foster social innovation and social enterprises, and encourage those business models creating quality job opportunities in particular for underrepresented groups often furthest from the labour market and generating social benefits at local level, in particular in the circular economy and in areas most affected by the transitions to a green and digital economy due to their sectoral specialisation,.
Amendment 117 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 5 – paragraph 2
Following the COVID-19 crisis, well- designed short-time work schemes and similar arrangements should also facilitate and support restructuring processes, on top of preserving employment when appropriatre possible, helping the modernisation of the economy, including via associated skills development. Well-designed hiring and transition incentives and lifelong learning, vocational education and training, upskilling and reskilling measures should be considered in order to support job creation and manage transitions, and addresss well as to address and anticipate labour and skill shortages, also in light of the digital and green transformations as well as ofnd the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Amendment 127 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 5 – paragraph 4
Member States, including those with statutory minimum wages, should promote collective bargaining with a view to wage setting and ensure an effective involvement of social partners in a transparent and predictable manner, allowing for an adequate responsiveness of wages to productivity developments and fostering fair wages that enable a decent standard of living, paying particular attention to their purchasing power and to lower and middle income groups with a view to strengthening upward socio-economic convergence. Wage-setting mechanisms should take into account socio-economic conditions, including regional and sectoral developments. Respecting national practices and the autonomy of the social partners, Member States and social partners should ensure that all workers have fair wages by benefitting, directly or indirectly, from collective agreements or adequate statutory minimum wages, taking into account their impact on competitiveness, job creation, gender equality and in-work poverty.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
In the context of the digital and green transitions, demographic change and the Ukrainian warwar in Ukraine, Member States should promote sustainability, productivity, employability and investments in human capital, fostering acquisition of skills and competences throughout people’s lives and responding to current and future labour- market needs, in light of the 2030 EU headline target on skills. Member States should also adaptmodernise and invest in their education and training systems to provide high quality and inclusive education, including vocational education and training, lifelong learning, entrepreneurial skills, access to digital learning, and language training (e.g. in the case of refugees including from Ukraine). Member States should work together with the social partners, education and training providers, enterprises and other stakeholders to address structural weaknesses in education and training systems and improve their quality and labour-market relevance, also with a view to enabling the green and digital transitions, addressing existing skills mismatches and skills obsolescence and preventing the emergence of new shortages, in particular for activities related to REPowerEU, such as renewable energy deployment or buildings’ renovation. Particular attention should be paid to challenges faced by the teaching profession, including by investing in teachers’ and trainers’ digital competences. Education and training systems should equip all learners with key competences, including basic and digital skills as well as transversal competences, to lay the foundations for adaptability and resilience throughout life.formal and informal competences, such as communication and critical thinking to lay the foundations for adaptability and resilience throughout life. In order to foster learners' development and mobility in view of the 2030 target for increasing annual adult participation in training to 60 %, Member States should seek to strengthen the provision of individual training entitlements and ensure their transferability during professional transitions, including, where appropriate, through individual learning accounts, as well as a reliable system of training quality assessment. Member States should deliver on the potential of micro-credentials to support lifelong learning and employability. They should enable everyone to anticipate and better adapt to labour-market needs, in particular through continuous upskilling and reskilling and the provision of integrated guidance and counselling, with a view to supporting fair and just transitions for all, strengthening social outcomes, addressing labour-market shortages and skills mismatches, improving the overall resilience of the economy to shocks and making potential adjustments easier.
Amendment 141 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 2
Member States should foster equal opportunities for all by addressing inequalities in education and training systems. In particular, children should be provided access to good quality early childhood education and care, in line with the European Child Guarantee and the Barcelona Objectives. Member States should raise overall qualification levels, reduce the number of early leavers from education and training, support access to education of children from disadvantaged groups and remoted areas, increase the attractiveness of vocational education and training (VET), access to and completion of tertiary education, facilitate the transition from education to employment for young people through paid quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships, as well as increase adult participation in continuing learning, particularly among learners from disadvantaged backgrounds and the least qualified. Taking into account the new requirements of digital, green and ageing societies, Member States should strengthen work-based learning in their VET systems, including through quality and effective apprenticeships, and increase the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates both in VET and in tertiary education, especially women. Furthermore, Member States should enhance the labour- market relevance of tertiary education and, where appropriate, research; improve skills monitoring and forecasting; make skills more visible and qualificasimplify the recognitions, comparableility, and validation of qualifications, including those acquired abroad; and increase opportunities for recognising and validating skills and competences acquired outside formal education and training. They should upgrade and increase the supply and uptake of flexible continuous VET. Member States should also support low-skilled adults to maintain or develop their long- term employability by boosting access to and uptake of quality learning opportunities, through the implementation of Upskilling Pathways Recommendation including a skills assessment, an offer of education and training matching labour- market opportunities, and the validation and recognition of the skills acquired.
Amendment 147 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 6 – paragraph 3
Member States should provide unemployed and inactive people, in particular the long- term unemployed, with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance to improve employment or self-employment prospects based on support for job search, training, requalification and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to vulnerable groups and people particularly affected by the green and digital transitions. Comprehensive strategies that include in-depth individual assessments of unemployed people should be pursued as soon as possible, at the latest after 18 months of unemployment, with a view to significantly reducing and preventing long- term and structural unemployment. Youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) should continue to be addressed as a priority, through prevention of early school leaving and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee and use of relevant EU funding such as ESF+ and the RRF, which should also importantly support quality youth employment opportunities in the post- pandemic recovery. In addition, and in the light of the European Year of the Youth 2022, Member States should boost efforts notably at highlighting how the green and digital transitions offer a renewed perspective for the future and opportunities to counter the negative impact of the pandemic on young people. Member States should consider implementing a youth clause assessing the impact of an initiative on young people when putting forward new initiatives across all policy areas.
Amendment 152 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 6 – paragraph 4
Member States should aim to remove barriers and disincentives to, and provide incentives for, participation in the labour market, in particular for low-income earners, second earners and those furthest away from the labour market including people with disabilities, people with a migrant background and marginalised Roma. In view of high labour shortages in certain occupations and sectors, Member States should contribute to fostering labour supply, notably through promoting adequate wages and decent working conditions, as well as effective active labour market policies. Member States should also support an adapted work environment for persons with disabilities, including through targeted financial support and goods, services and an environment that enable them to participate in the labour market and in society. Remote and distance learning and telework enabled by new technologies can provide opportunities, in particular for learners in more remote areas and people with disabilities but adequate digital infrastructure, which is accessible and affordable must be in place in order to ensure equal access for all.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 6 – paragraph 5
The gender employment, pay and payension gaps should be tackleradicated. Member States should ensure gender equality and increased labour market participation of women, including through ensuring equal opportunities in education and career progression and eliminating barriers to access to leadership at all levels of decision making. Equal pay for equal work, or work of equal value, and pay transparency should be ensured. The reconciliation of work, family and private life for both women and men should be promoted, in particular through access to affordable, quality long-term care and early childhood education and care services and the equal sharing of domestic responsibilities. Member States should ensure that parents and other people with caring responsibilities have access to suitable family-related leave and flexible working arrangements in order to balance work, family and private life, and promote a balanced use of those entitlements between women and men.
Amendment 166 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
In order to benefit from a dynamic and productive workforce and new work patterns and business models Member States should work together with the social partners on fair, transparent and predictable working conditions, balancing rights and obligations for both employers and workers. They should reduce and prevent segmentation within labour markets, fight undeclared work and bogus self- employment, and foster the transition towards open-ended forms of employment. Employment protection rules, labour law and institutions should all provide both a suitable environment for inclusive recruitment and the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context, while protecting labour rights and ensuring social protection, an appropriate level of security and healthy, safe and well- adapted working environments for all workers. Promoting the use of flexible working arrangements such as teleworking can contribute to higher employment levels and more inclusive labour markets in the context of the post-pandemic environment, especially for single parents, people with disabilities and people living in rural and remote regions. At the same time, it is important to ensure that the workers’ rights in terms of working time, working conditions, occupational health and safety and work- life balance are respected. Employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions should be prevented, including in the case of platform workers, especially if low-skilled, and by fighprohibiting abuse of atypical contracts. Access to effective, impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, should be ensured in cases of unfair dismissal.
Amendment 173 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Policies should aim to improve and support labour-market participation, matching and transitions, including in disadvantaged regions in particular the outermost regions and OCTs. Member States should effectively activate and enable those who can participate in the labour market, especially vulnerable groups such as lower- skilled people, people with a migrant background, including persons under a temporary protection status, young people, people with disabilities and marginalised Roma. Member States should strengthen the scope and effectiveness of active labour-market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach and coverage and by better linking them with social services, training and income support for the unemployed, whilst they are seeking work and based on their rights and responsibilities. Member States should enhance the capacity of public employment services to provide timely and tailor-made assistance to jobseekers, respond to current and future labour-market needs, and implement performance-based management, supported also via digitalisation.
Amendment 179 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
The mobility of learners and workers should be adequately supported with the aim of enhancing their skills and employability and exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, while also ensuring fair conditions for all those pursuing a cross-border activity and stepping up administrative cooperation between national administrations with regard to mobile workers and the portability of their entitlements, benefitting from the assistance of the European Labour Authority. The mobility of workers in critical occupations and of cross-border workers, including frontier, seasonal and posted workers should be supported and their rights respected, including in the cases of temporary border closures triggered by public health considerations. To that end, Member States should facilitate through their national plans under the Recovery and Resilience Facility together with existing EU funds to further digitalise public administration, fully implement the EESSI and facilitate exchanges between social security institutions, speed up the handling of individual cases and improve the enforcement capacity of the ELA and relevant national competent authorities.
Amendment 187 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 5
Member States should also strive to create the appropriate conditions for new forms of work, delivering on their job-creation potential while ensuring they are compliant with existing social rights. Member States should thus provide advice and guidance on the rights and obligations applying in the context of atypical contracts and new forms of work, such as work through digital platforms. In this regard, social partners can play an instrumental role and Member States should support them in reaching out and representing people in atypical and platform work while facilitating the emergence of new legitimate representatives for genuinely self-employed where appropriate. Member States should also provide support for enforcement – such as guidelines or dedicated trainings for labour inspectorates – concerning the challenges stemming from new forms of organising work, such as algorithmic management, data surveillance and permanent or semi- permanent telework.
Amendment 189 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 6
Building on existing national practices, and in order to achieve more effective social dialogue and better socio-economic outcomes, including in crisis times like with the war in Ukraine, Member States should ensure the strengthening of the social partners and their timely and meaningful involvement of the social partners in the design and implementation of employment, social and, where relevant, economic reforms and policies, including by supporting increased capacity of the social partners. Member States should foster social dialogue and promote the extension of collective bargaining coverage. The social partners should be encouraged to negotiate and conclude collective agreements in matters relevant to them, fully respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action.
Amendment 192 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 7
Where relevant, and building on existing national practices, Member States should take into account relevant civil society organisations’ experience of employment and social issues particularly those working closely with disadvantaged groups.
Amendment 198 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 1
Member States should promote inclusive labour markets, openaccessible to all, by putting in place effective measures to fight all forms of discrimination and promote equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, with due attention to the regional and territorial dimension. They should ensure equal treatment regarding employment, social protection, healthousing, health, childcare and long-term care, education and access to goods and services, regardless of gender, racial, social or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Member States should modernise social protection systems to provide adequate, effective, efficient and sustainable social protection for all, throughout all stages of life, fostering social inclusion and upward social mobility, incentivising labour market participation, supporting social investment, fighting poverty and addressing inequalities, including through the design of their tax and benefit systems and by assessing the distributional impact of policies. Complementing universal approaches with selectivetargeted ones will improve the effectiveness of social protection systems. The modernisation of social protection systems should also aim to improve their resilience to multi-faceted challenges.
Amendment 205 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 3
Member States should develop and integrate the three strands of active inclusion: adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality enabling services, to meet individual needs. Social protection systems should ensure adequate minimum income benefits for everyone lacking sufficient resources andto ensure a life in dignity at all stages of life and effective access to enabling goods and services, coupled with measures to promote social inclusion by encouraging people to actively participate and reintegrate in the labour market and society, including through targeted provision of social services.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 4
The availability of affordable, accessible and quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of- school care, education, training, housing, and health and long-term care is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities. Particular attention should be given to fighting poverty and social exclusion, including in-work poverty, energy poverty and homelessness in line with the 2030 EU headline target on poverty reduction. Especially child poverty should be addressed byto reduce the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 15 million by 2030. This includes that at least 5 million of those people be children and Member States should therefore ensure dedicated, comprehensive and integrated measures, in particular through the full implementation of the European Child Guarantee.
Amendment 214 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 5
Member States should ensure that everyone, including children, has access to essential services of good quality. For those in need or in a vulnerable situation, Member States should guarantee access to adequate social housing or housing assistance. They should ensure a clean and fair energy transition and address energy poverty as an increasingly important form of poverty due to rising energy prices, partly linked to the war in Ukraine, including, where appropriate, via targeted temporary income support measures. Inclusive, accessible and healthy housing renovation policies should also be implemented. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services. Homelessness should be tackled specifically through a Housing First approach. Member States should ensure timely access to affordable preventive and curative health care, particularly mental health and long-term care of good quality, while safeguarding sustainability in the long term.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 6
In line with the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive43 , Member States should offer an adequate level of protection to refugees from Ukraine, including residency rights, access and integration to the labour market, access to education, training and housing, as well as access to social security systems, medical care social welfare or other assistance, and means of subsistence. Children should be ensured access to childhood education and care and essential services in line with the European Child Guarantee on an equal basis with their peers. For unaccompanied children and teenagers, Member States should implement the right to legal guardianship. __________________ 43 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.
Amendment 225 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 7
In a context of increasing longevity and demographic change, Member States should secure the adequacy and sustainability of pension systems for workers and the self-employed, providing equal opportunities for women and men to acquire and accrue pension rights, including through supplementary schemes to ensure an adequate income in old ageand a mix of all three pension pillars to ensure an adequate income in old age that provides for a decent standard of living and to foster intergenerational solidarity. Pension reforms should be supported by policies that aim to reduce the gender pension gap and measures that extend working lives, such as by raising the effective retirement age, notably by facilitating labour market participation of older persons including those who wish to remain in the workplace past retirement, and should be framed within active ageing strategies. Member States should establish a constructive dialogue with social partners and other relevant stakeholders, and allow for an appropriate phasing in of the reforms.
Amendment 181 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the imperative of having timely access to quality electronic health data for health threats preparedness and response, as well as for prevention, diagnosis and treatment and secondary use of health data. Such timely access would have contributed, through efficient public health surveillance and monitoring, to a more effective management of the pandemic, and ultimately would have helped to save lives. In 2020, the Commission urgently adapted its Clinical Patient Management System, established by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/126941, to allow Member States to share electronic health data of COVID-19 patients moving between healthcare providers and Member States during the peak of the pandemic, but this was only an emergency solution, showing the need for a structural approach at Member States and Union level. _________________ 41 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1269 of 26 July 2019 amending Implementing Decision 2014/287/EU setting out criteria for establishing and evaluating European Reference Networks and their Members and for facilitating the exchange of information and expertise on establishing and evaluating such Networks (OJ L 200, 29.7.2019, p. 35).
Amendment 190 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) The European Health Data Space implementation should comply with the European ethical principles for digital health adopted by the eHealth network on January 26, 2022. Monitoring the application of the ethical principles should be part of the tasks of the European Health Data Space Board.
Amendment 201 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In health systems, personal electronic health data is usually gathered in electronic health records, which typically contain a natural person’s medical history, diagnoses and treatment, medications, allergies, immunisations, as well as radiology images and laboratory results, spread between different entities from the health system (general practitioners, hospitals, pharmacies, care services). In order to enable that electronic health data to be accessed, shared and changed by the natural persons or health professionals, some Member States have taken the necessary legal and technical measures and set up centralised infrastructures connecting EHR systems used by healthcare providers and natural persons. Alternatively, some Member States support public and private healthcare providers to set up personal health data spaces to enable interoperability between different healthcare providers. Several Member States have also supported or provided health data access services for patients and health professionals (for instance through patients or health professional portals). They have also taken measures to ensure that EHR systems or wellness applications are able to transmit electronic health data with the central EHR system (some Member States do this by ensuring, for instance, a system of certification). However, not all Member States have put in place such systems, and the Member States that have implemented them have done so in a fragmented manner. In order to facilitate the free movement of personal health data across the Union and avoid negative consequences for patients when receiving healthcare in cross-border context, Union action is needed in order to ensure individuals have improved acess to their own personal electronic health data and are empowered to share it. The implementation cost for connecting healthcare professionals to the EHDS should not be carried by healthcare professionals alone. To this end, Member States should ensure that EU financial incentives as well as national ressources are evenly and fairly distributed.
Amendment 220 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Some Member States allow natural persons to add electronic health data to their EHRs or to store additional information in their separate personal health record that can be accessed by health professionals. However, this is not a common practice in all Member States and therefore should be established by the EHDS across the EU. Information inserted by natural persons may not be as reliable as electronic health data entered and verified by health professionals, therefore it should be clearly marked to indicate the source of such additional data until a relevant health professional validates the information, which would then be marked as confirmed by a health professional. Enabling natural persons to more easily and quickly access their electronic health data also further enables them to notice possible errors such as incorrect information or incorrectly attributed patient records and have them rectified using their rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. In such cases, natural person should be enabled to request rectification of the incorrect electronic health data online, immediately and free of charge, for example through the personal health data access service. Data rectification requests should be assessed and, where relevant, implemented by the data controllers on case by case basis, if necessary involving health professionals.
Amendment 232 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Natural persons may not want to allow access to some parts of their personal electronic health data while enabling access to other parts. Such selective sharing of personal electronic health data should be supported but the restrictions on information should be easily identifiable by health professionals in the EHR in order to take due regard to the fact that the information is incomplete, when treating the patient. However, such restrictions may have life threatening consequences and, therefore, access to personal electronic health data should be possible to protect vital interests as an emergency override. According to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, vital interests refer to situations in which it is necessary to protect an interest which is essential for the life of the data subject or that of another natural person. Processing of personal electronic health data based on the vital interest of another natural person should in principle take place only where the processing cannot be manifestly based on another legal basis. More specific legal provisions on the mechanisms of restrictions placed by the natural person on parts of their personal electronic health data should be provided by Member States in national law. Because the unavailability of the restricted personal electronic health data may impact the provision or quality of health services provided to the natural person, he/she should assume responsibility for the fact that the healthcare provider cannot take the data into account when providing health services.
Amendment 246 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The relevance of different categories of electronic health data for different healthcare scenarios varies. Different categories have also achieved different levels of maturity in standardisation, and therefore the implementation of mechanisms for their exchange may be more or less complex depending on the category. Therefore, the improvement of interoperability and data sharing should be gradual and prioritisation of categories of electronic health data is needed. Categories of electronic health data such as patient summary, electronic prescription and dispensation, laboratory results and reports, hospital discharge reports, medical images and reports have been selected by the eHealth Network as most relevant for the majority of healthcare situations and should be considered as priority categories for Member States to implement access to them and their transmission. When further needs for the exchange of more categories of electronic health data are identified for healthcare purposes, the list of priority categories should be expanded. The Commission should be empowered to extend the list of priority categories, after analysing relevant aspects related to the necessity and possibility for the exchange of new datasets, such as their support by systems established nationally or regionally by the Member States. Particular attention should be given to the data exchange in border regions of neighbouring Member States where the provision of cross-border health services is more frequent and needs even quicker procedures than across the Union in general.
Amendment 256 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) While EHR systems are widely spread, the level of digitalisation of health data varies in Member States depending on data categories and on the coverage of healthcare providers that register health data in electronic format. In order to support the implementation of data subjects’ rights of access to and exchange of electronic health data, Union action is needed to avoid further fragmentation. In order to contribute to a high quality and continuity of healthcare, certain categories of health data should be registered in electronic format systematically and according to specific data quality requirements. The European electronic health record exchange format should form the basis for specifications related to the registration and exchange of electronic health data. The Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts for determining additional aspects related to the registration of electronic health data, such as categories of healthcare providers that are to register health data electronically, categories of data to be registered electronically, or data quality requirements.
Amendment 270 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council47lays down the conditions under which Members States perform identification of natural persons in cross- border situations using identification means issued by another Member State, establishing rules for the mutual recognition of such electronic identification means. The EHDS requires a secure access to electronic health data, including in cross-border scenarios where the health professional and the natural person are from different Member States, to avoid cases of unauthorised access. At the same time, the existence of different means of electronic identification should not be a barrier for exercising the rights of natural persons and health professionals. The rollout of interoperable, cross-border identification and authentication mechanisms for natural persons and health professionals across the EHDS requires strengthening cooperation at Union level in the European Health Data Space Board (‘EHDS Board’). In the future, the identification and authentication for access to EHR should be facilitated by the new eID system that will be set up under the revised Regulation (EU) No 910/2014.As the rights of the natural persons in relation to the access and transmission of personal electronic health data should be implemented uniformly across the Union, a strong governance and coordination is necessary at both Union and Member State level. Member States should establish relevant digital health authorities for the planning and implementation of standards for electronic health data access, transmission and enforcement of rights of natural persons and health professionals. In addition, governance elements are needed in Member States to facilitate the participation of national actors in the cooperation at Union level, channelling expertise and advising the design of solutions necessary to achieve the goals of the EHDS. Digital health authorities exist in most of the Member States and they deal with EHRs, interoperability, security or standardisation. Digital health authorities should be established in all Member States, as separate organisations or as part of the currently existing authorities. _________________ 47 Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73).
Amendment 295 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure respect for the rights of natural persons and health professionals, EHR systems marketed in the internal market of the Union should be able to store and transmit, in a secure way, high quality electronic health data. This is a key principle of the EHDS to ensure the secure and free movement of electronic health data across the Union. To that end, a mandatory self-certificationthird party assessment scheme for EHR systems processing one or more priority categories of electronic health data should be established to overcome market fragmentation while ensuring a proportionate approach. Through this self- certificationthird party assessment, EHR systems should prove compliance with essential requirements on interoperability and security, set at Union level. In relation to security, essential requirements should cover elements specific to EHR systems, as more general security properties should be supported by other mechanisms such as cybersecurity schemes under Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council48. _________________ 48 Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) and on information and communications technology cybersecurity certification and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 (Cybersecurity Act) (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 15).
Amendment 300 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) While EHR systems specifically intended by the manufacturer to be used for processing one or more specific categories of electronic health data should be subject to mandatory self-certificationthird party assessment, software for general purposes should not be considered as EHR systems, even when used in a healthcare setting, and should therefore not be required to comply with the provisions of Chapter III.
Amendment 316 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36 a) The uptake of real-world data and real-world evidence, including patient reported outcomes, for evidence-based regulatory and policy purposes as well as for research, health technology assessment and clinical objectives should be encouraged. Real-world data and real- world evidence have the potential to complement randomised clinical trial data and is particularly relevant when assessing safety and medicinal effectiveness of innovative products, such as, but not limited to Advanced Therapies Medicinal Products (ATMPs), particularly in the rare disease domain.
Amendment 349 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) The data holders in the context of secondary use of electronic health data can be public, non for profit or private health or care providers, public, non for profit and private organisations, associations or other entities, public and private entities that carry out research with regards to the health sector that process the categories of health and health related data mentioned above. In order to avoid a disproportionate burden on small entities, micro-enterprises are excluded from the obligation to make their data available for secondary use in the framework of EHDS. The public or private entities often receive public funding, from national or Union funds to collect and process electronic health data for research, statistics (official or not) or other similar purposes, including in area where the collection of such data is fragmented of difficult, such as rare diseases, cancer etc. Such data, collected and processed by data holders with the support of Union or national public funding, should be made available by data holders to health data access bodies, in order to maximise the impact of the public investment and support research, innovation, patient safety or policy making benefitting the society. In some Member States, private entities, including private healthcare providers and professional associations, play a pivotal role in the health sector. The health data held by such providers should also be made available for secondary use. At the same time, data benefiting from specific legal protection such as intellectual property from medical device companies or pharmaceutical companies should be provided by the level of confidentiality protection in accordance with TRIPS and Directive (EU) 2016/943. often enjoy copyright protection or similar types of protection. However, public authorities and regulators should have access to such data, for instance in the event of pandemics, to verify defective devices and protect human health. In times of severe public health concerns (for example, PIP breast implants fraud) it appeared very difficult for public authorities to get access to such data to understand the causes and knowledge of manufacturer concerning the defects of some devices. The COVID-19 pandemic also revealed the difficulty for policy makers to have access to health data and other data related to health. Such data should be made available for public and regulatory activities, supporting public bodies to carry out their legal mandate, while complying with, where relevant and possible, the protection enjoyed by commercial data. Specific rules in relation to the secondary use of health data should be provided. Data altruism activities may be carried out by different entities, in the context of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final] and taking into account the specificities of the health sector.
Amendment 353 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40 a) Clinical trials are of utmost importance for fostering innovation within Europe in the benefit of European patients. In order to incentivise continuous European leadership in this domain, the sharing of the clinical trials data through the EHDS for secondary use should not compromise the scientific integrity of and investment in these clinical trials, in line with Regulation (EU) 536/2014.
Amendment 367 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) The establishment of one or more health data access bodies, supporting access to electronic health data in Member States, is an essential component for promoting the secondary use of health- related data. Member States should therefore establish one or more health data access body, for instance to reflect their constitutional, organisational and administrative structure. However, one of these health data access bodies should be designated as a coordinator in case there are more than one data access body. Where a Member State establishes several bodies, it should lay down rules at national level to ensure the coordinated participation of those bodies in the EHDS Board. That Member State should in particular designate one health data access body to function as a single contact point for the effective participation of those bodies, and ensure swift and smooth cooperation with other health data access bodies, the EHDS Board and the Commission. Health data access bodies may vary in terms of organisation and size (spanning from a dedicated full-fledged organization to a unit or department in an existing organization) but should have the same functions, responsibilities and capabilities. Health data access bodies should not be influenced in their decisions on access to electronic data for secondary use. However, their independence should not mean that the health data access body cannot be subject to control or monitoring mechanisms regarding its financial expenditure or to judicial review. Each health data access body should be provided with the financial, technical and human resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its tasks, including those related to cooperation with other health data access bodies throughout the Union. Given the central role of the health data access bodies in the context of secondary use of electronic health data, and especially the decision-making on granting or refusing a health data permit and preparing the data to make it available to health data users, their members and staff should have the necessary qualifications, experience and skills, in particular in the area of ethics, cybersecurity, protection of intellectual property and trade secrets, healthcare, scientific research, artificial intelligence and other relevant areas, as well as the protection of personal data and specifically data concerning health. In addition, the decision-making process regarding the granting or refusal of the health data permit should involve ethical considerations. Each health data access body should have a separate, public annual budget, which may be part of the overall state or national budget. In order to enable better access to health data and complementing Article 7(3) of Regulation […] of the European Parliament and of the Council [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final], Member States should entrust health data access bodies with powers to take decisions on access to and secondary use of health data. This could consist in allocating new tasks to the competent bodies designated by Member States under Article 7(1) of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final] or in designating existing or new sectoral bodies responsible for such tasks in relation to access to health data.
Amendment 372 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The health data access bodies should monitor the application of Chapter IV of this Regulation and contribute to its consistent application throughout the Union. For that purpose, the health data access bodies should cooperate with each other and with the Commission, without the need for any agreement between Member States on the provision of mutual assistance or on such cooperation. The health data access bodies should also cooperate with stakeholders, including patient organisations. Since the secondary use of health data involves the processing of personal data concerning health, the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 apply and the supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 should be tasked with enforcing these rules. Moreover, given that health data are sensitive data and in a duty of loyal cooperation, the health data access bodies should inform the data protection authorities of any issues related to the data processing for secondary use, including penalties. In addition to the tasks necessary to ensure effective secondary use of health data, the health data access body should strive to expand the availability of additional health datasets, support the development of AI in health and promote the development of common standards. They should apply tested state-of-the-art techniques that ensure electronic health data is processed in a manner that preserves the privacy of the information contained in the data for which secondary use is allowed, including techniques for pseudonymisation, anonymisation, generalisation, suppression and randomisation of personal data. In this regard, health data access bodies should cooperate across borders and converge on common definitions and techniques. Health data access bodies can prepare datasets to the data user requirement linked to the issued data permit. This includes rules for anonymization of microdata sets.
Amendment 375 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Considering the administrative burden for health data access bodies toHealth data access bodies should comply with the obligations laid down in Article 14 paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and inform the natural persons whose data are used in data projects within a secure processing environment, t. The exceptions provided for in Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shouldmay apply. TWherefore such exceptions are applied, health data access bodies should provide general information concerning the conditions for the secondary use of their health data containing the information items listed in Article 14(1) and, where necessary to ensure fair and transparent processing, Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, e.g. information on the purpose and the data categories processed, allowing natural persons to understand whether their data are being made available for secondary use pursuant to data permits. Exceptions from this rule should be made when the results of the research could assist in the treatment of the natural person concerned. In this case, the data user should inform the health data access body, which should inform the data subject or his health professionalhealth professional of the data subject concerned. Natural persons should be able to access the results of different research projects on the website of the health data access body, ideally in an easily searchable manner. The list of the data permits should also be made public. In order to promote transparency in their operation, each health data access body should publish an annual activity report providing an overview of its activities.
Amendment 400 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Given the sensitivity of electronic health data, it is necessary to reduce risks on the privacy of natural persons by applying the data minimisation principle as set out in Article 5 (1), point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Therefore, the use of anonymised electronic health data which is devoid of any personal data should be made available when possible and if the data user asks it. If the data user needs to use personal electronic health data, it should clearly indicate in its request the justification for the use of this type of data for the planned data processing activity. The personal electronic health data should only be made available in pseudonymised format and the encryption key can only be held by the health data access body. Data users should not attempt to re-identify natural persons from the dataset provided under this Regulation, subject to administrative or possible criminal penalties, where the national laws foresee this. However, this should not prevent, in cases where the results of a project carried out based on a data permit has a health benefit or impact to a concerned natural person (for instance, discovering treatments or risk factors to develop a certain disease), the data users would inform the health data access body, which in turn would inform the relevant health professional of the concerned natural person(s). Moreover, the applicant can request the health data access bodies to provide the answer to a data request, including in statistical form. In this case, the data users would not process health data and the health data access body would remain sole controller for the data necessary to provide the answer to the data request.
Amendment 401 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) In order to ensure that all health data access bodies issue permits in a similar way, it is necessary to establish a standard common process for the issuance of data permits, with similar requests in different Member States. The applicant should provide health data access bodies with several information elements that would help the body evaluate the request and decide if the applicant may receive a data permit for secondary use of data, also ensuring coherence between different health data access bodies. Such information include: the legal basis under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 to request access to data (exercise of a task in the public interest assigned by law or legitimate interest), applicant´s identity, purposes for which the data would be used and detailed plan and explanation of the intended use and expected benefits related to the use, description of the needed data and possible data sources, a description of the tools needed to process the data, as well as characteristics of the secure environment that are needed. The applicant should also provide a declaration of having sufficient experience to manage the intended uses of the data requested, consistent with ethical practice and applicable laws and regulations as well as a declaration that the intended uses of the data request do not pose a risk of stigmatisation or dignity harm to both individuals and the groups implicated in the dataset requested. Where data is requested in pseudonymised format, the data applicant should explain why this is necessary and why anonymous data would not suffice. An ethical assessment may be requested based on national law. The health data access bodies and, where relevant data holders, should assist data users in the selection of the suitable datasets or data sources for the intended purpose of secondary use. Where the applicant needs anonymised statistical data, it should submit a data request application, requiring the health data access body to provide directly the result. In order to ensure a harmonised approach between health data access bodies, the Commission should support the harmonisation of data application, as well as data request.
Amendment 416 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
Amendment 424 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Given the sensitivity of electronic health data, data users should not have an unrestricted access to such data. All secondary use access to the requested electronic health data should be done through a secure processing environment. In order to ensure strong technical and security safeguards for the electronic health data, the health data access body or, where relevant, single data holder should provide access to such data in a secure processing environment, complying with the high technical and security standards set out pursuant to this Regulation. Some Member States took measures to locate such secure environments in Europe. The processing of personal data in such a secure environment should comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, including, where the secure environment is managed by a third party, the requirements of Article 28 and, where applicable, Chapter V. Such secure processing environment should reduce the privacy risks related to such processing activities and prevent the electronic health data from being transmitted directly to the data users. The health data access body or the data holder providing this service should remain at all time in control of the access to the electronic health data with access granted to the data users determined by the conditions of the issued data permit. Only non-personal electronic health data which do not contain any electronic health data should be extracted by the data users from such secure processing environment. Thus, it is an essential safeguard to preserve the rights and freedoms of natural persons in relation to the processing of their electronic health data for secondary use. The Commission should assist the Member State in developing common security standards in order to promote the security and interoperability of the various secure environments.
Amendment 426 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) For the processing of electronic health data in the scope of a granted permit, the health data holders, the health data access bodies and the health data users should be joint controllers in the sense of Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, meaning that the obligations of joint controllers under that Regulation will apply. To support health data access bodies and data users, the Commission should, by means of an implementing act, provide a template for the joint controller arrangements health data access bodies and data users will have to enter intoshould each, in their turn, be deemed a controller for a specific part of the process and according to their respective roles in it, meaning that the health data holder should be considered a controller for the processing of personal electronic health data while carrying out its obligation under Article 41 (1) and (1a), health data access body should be considered a controller for the processing of personal electronic health data while carrying out its task referred to in Article 37(1) (d) of this Regulation and health data user, including Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, should be deemed a controller for the processing of personal electronic health data in the secure processing environment pursuant to a data permit. In this case, the health data access body should be deemed a processor. In order to achieve an inclusive and sustainable framework for multi- country secondary use of electronic health data, a cross-border infrastructure should be established. HealthData@EU should accelerate the secondary use of electronic health data while increasing legal certainty, respecting the privacy of natural persons and being interoperable. Due to the sensitivity of health data, principles such as “privacy by design” and “bring questions to data instead of moving data” should be respected whenever possible. Authorised participants in HealthData@EU could be health data access bodies, research infrastructures established as an European Research Infrastructure Consortium (‘ERIC’) under Council Regulation (EC) No 723/200950or similar structures established under another Union legislation, as well as other types of entities, including infrastructures under the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), infrastructures federated under the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). Other authorised participants should obtain the approval of the joint controllership group for joining HealthData@EU. On the other hand, HealthData@EU should enable the secondary use of different categories of electronic health data, including linking of the health data with data from other data spaces such as environment, agriculture, social, etc.. The Commission could provide a number of services within HealthData@EU, including supporting the exchange of information amongst health data access bodies and authorised participants for the handling of cross- border access requests, maintaining catalogues of electronic health data available through the infrastructure, network discoverability and metadata queries, connectivity and compliance services. The Commission may also set up a secure environment, allowing data from different national infrastructures to be transmitted and analysed, at the request of the controllers. The Commission digital strategy promote the linking of the various common European data spaces. For the health sector, interoperability with the sectors such as the environmental, social, agricultural sectors may be relevant for additional insights on health determinants. For the sake of IT efficiency, rationalisation and interoperability of data exchanges, existing systems for data sharing should be reused as much as possible, like those being built for the exchange of evidences under the once only technical system of Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council51. _________________ 50 Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 of 25 June 2009 on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) (OJ L 206, 8.8.2009, p. 1). 51 Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 establishing a single digital gateway to provide access to information, to procedures and to assistance and problem-solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 449 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64 a (new)
Recital 64 a (new)
(64 a) Re-identification of natural persons should be considered a particularly serious breach of this Regulation. Member States should consider criminalising re-identification as well as disclosure of de-anonymised health data by health data users to serve as a deterrent measure.
Amendment 455 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) In order to promote the consistent application of this Regulation, a European Health Data Space Board (EHDS Board) should be set up. The Commission should participate in its activities and chair it. It. The EHDS Board should contribute to the consistent application of this Regulation throughout the Union, including by helping Member State to coordinate the use of electronic health data for healthcare, certification, but also concerning the secondary use of electronic health data. Given that, at national level, digital health authorities dealing with the primary use of electronic health data may be different to the health data access bodies dealing with the secondary use of electronic health data, the functions are different and there is a need for distinct cooperation in each of these areas, the EHDS Board should be able to set up subgroups dealing with these two functions, as well as other subgroups, as needed. An advisory forum should be set up to advise the EHDS Board it in the fulfilment of its tasks by providing stakeholder input in matters pertaining to this Regulation. The advisory forum should be composed of representatives of patients, health professionals, industry, scientific researchers and academia, have a balanced composition and represent the views of different relevant stakeholders. Commercial and non-commercial interests should be balanced. For an efficient working method, the digital health authorities and health data access bodies should create networks and links at national level with different other bodies and authorities, but also at Union level. Such bodies could comprise data protection authorities, cybersecurity, eID and standardisation bodies, as well as bodies and expert groups under Regulations […], […], […] and […] [Data Governance Act, Data Act, AI Act and Cybersecurity Act].
Amendment 463 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) In order to assess whether this Regulation reaches its objectives effectively and efficiently, is coherent and still relevant and provides added value at Union level the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. The Commission should carry out a partial evaluation of this Regulation 5 years after its entry into force, on the self-certification of EHR systems, and an overall evaluation 7 years after the entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission should submit reports on its main findings following each evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 467 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the European Health Data Space (‘EHDS’) by providing for rules, interoperable common standards and, practices, and infrastructures and a governance framework for the primary and secondary use of electronic health data.
Amendment 472 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) strengthens the rights of natural persons in relation to the availability, sharing and control of their electronic health data;
Amendment 481 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) manufacturers and suppliers of EHR systems and products claiming interoperability with EHR systems, including medical devices, high-risk AI systems and wellness applications placed on the market and put into service in the Union and the users of such products;
Amendment 501 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the definitions inof ‘personal data’, ‘processing’, ‘pseudonymisation’, ‘controller’, ‘processor’, ‘genetic data’, ‘data concerning health’, ‘cross-border processing’, ‘international organisation’ pursuant to Article 4 (1), (2), (5), (7), (8), (13), (15), (23), and (26) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 505 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘personal electronic health data’ means data concerning health and genetic data as defined in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, as well as data referring to determinants of health, or data processed in relation to the provision of healthcare services, processed in an electronic form;
Amendment 509 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘personal electronic health data’ means data concerning health and genetic data as defined in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, as well as data referring to determinants of health, or data processed in relation to the provision of healthcare services,that are processed in an electronic form;
Amendment 524 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ‘primary use of electronic health data’ means the processing of personal electronic health data for the provision of health services to assess, maintain or restore the state of health of the natural person to whom that data relates, including the prescription, dispensation and provision of medicinal products and medical devices, as well as for relevant social security, administrative or reimbursementadministration relevant for the provision of healthcare services;
Amendment 526 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘secondary use of electronic health data’ means: (i) the processing of electronic health data for purposes set out in Chapter IV of this Regulation. The data used may includewhich was personal electronic health data initially collected in the context of primary use, but also electronic health data collected for the purpose of the secondary use;for purposes set out in Chapter IV of this Regulation, thereby constituting further processing within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679; or (ii) the processing of electronic health data which does not fall under (i) and was originally collected for the purposes set out in Chapter IV of this Regulation.
Amendment 536 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) ‘interoperability’ means the ability of organisations as well as software applications or devices from the same manufacturer or different manufacturers to interact towards mutually beneficial goals, involving the exchange of information and knowledgeprocess, exchange and use data in order to perform their functions in an accurate, effective and consistent manner without changing the content of the data between these organisations, software applications or devices, through the processes they support;
Amendment 544 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) ‘health data recipient’ means a natural or legal person that receives data from another controllerrecipient as defined in Article 4(9) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in the context of the primary use of electronic health data;
Amendment 550 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) ‘EHR’ (electronic health record) means a collection of electronic health data related to a natural person and collected in the health system, processed for the purpose of the provision of healthcare purposservices;
Amendment 556 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) ‘EHR system’ (electronic health record system) means any appliance or software the primary purpose of which, intended by the manufacturer to be used for, is storing, intermediating, importing, exporting, converting, editing or viewing electronic health records between health professionals;
Amendment 578 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
(y) ‘health data holder’ means any natural or legal person, which is an entity or a body in the health or care sector, or performing research in relation to these sectors, as well as Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, whoich: (i) has the right or obligation, in accordance with this Regulation, applicable Union law or national legislation implementing Union law, or in the case of non-personal data, through control of the technical design of a product and related services, the ability to make available, including to register, provide, restrict access or exchange certain data; to process electronic health data; or (ii) the ability to make available, including to register, provide, restrict access or exchange non-personal electronic health data through control of the technical design of a product and related services.
Amendment 583 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point z
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point z
(z) ‘health data user’ means a natural or legal person who has lawful access toas well as Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, who has been granted access, in accordance with this Regulation, to one or more of the categories of personal or non- personal electronic health data for secondary use;
Amendment 590 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point aa
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point aa
(aa) ‘health data permit’ means an administrative decision issued to a data user by a health data access body or data holder to process the electronic health data specified in the data permit for the secondary use purposes specified in the data permit based on conditions laid down in this Regulation;
Amendment 602 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae a (new)
(ae a) ‘ real world evidence’ (RWE) means data that are collected outside the constraints of conventional randomised clinical trials.
Amendment 606 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ae b (new)
(ae b) ‘real-world data’ (RWD) means routinely collected data relating to patient health status or the delivery of healthcare from a variety of sources other than traditional clinical trials.
Amendment 618 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article -3 (new)
Article -3 (new)
Article -3 Scope For the purpose of this Chapter, health data holder shall be understood only as data holder from health sector providing healthcare.
Amendment 629 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. In accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States may restrict the scope of this righte rights referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 whenever necessary for the protection of the natural person based on patient safety and ethics by delaying their access to their personal electronic health data for a limited period of time until a health professional can properly communicate and explain to the natural person information that can have a significant impact on his or her health.
Amendment 636 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 642 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) establish one or more electronic health data access services at national, or regional or local level enabling the exercise of rights referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2this Article;
Amendment 643 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) establish one or more proxy services enabling: (i) a natural person to authorise other natural persons of their choice to access their electronic health data on their behalf, following the applicable provisions of the relevant Member State, for a specified period of time and if needed, for a specific purpose only; (ii) a legal guardian of a natural person to access their electronic health data on their behalf, following the applicable provisions of the relevant Member State.
Amendment 650 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The proxy services shall provide authorisations free of charge, electronically or on paper. They shall enablein a transparent and easily understandable way, free of charge, electronically or on paper. Authorised natural persons and those acting on their behalf shall be informed about what authorisation rights they have, how to exercise them, and what they can expect from the authorisation process. The electronic health data access services as well as the proxy services shall be easily accessible for persons with disabilities in accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/882. The proxy services shall enable legal guardians or other representatives to be authorised, either automatically or upon request, to access electronic health data of the natural persons whose affairs they administer either for a specific purpose and time period or without limitation to administer their affairs. Member States may provide that authorisations do not apply whenever necessary for reasons related to the protection of the natural person, and in particular based on patient safety and ethics. The proxy services shall be interoperable among Member States. The proxy services shall provide an easy complaint mechanism with a contact point designated to inform individuals of a way to seek redress or remedy if they believe that their authorisation rights have been violated.
Amendment 652 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. In addition to the electronic services referred to in paragraph 5 point (a), Member States shall also establish easily accessible support services for natural persons with adequately trained staff dedicated to assist them with exercising their rights referred to in this Article.
Amendment 656 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Natural persons may insert their electronic health data in their own EHR or in that of natural persons whose health information they can access, through electronic health data access services or applications linked to these services. That information shall be marked as inserted by the natural person or by his or her representative until a relevant health professional validates the information, which would then be marked as confirmed by a healthcare professional.
Amendment 663 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that, when exercising the right to rectification under Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, natural persons can easily request rectification online through the electronic health data access services referred to in paragraph 5, point (a), of this Article. Data rectification requests shall be assessed and, where relevant, implemented by the data controllers on a case by case basis, if necessary involving health professionals.
Amendment 667 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Natural persons shall have the right to give access to or request a data holder from the health or social security sectorsector and providing healthcare to transmit their electronic health data to aor only specific part of health data identified by the requesting natural persons or necessary for the purpose at stake to a health data recipient of their choice from the health or social security sector, immediately, free of charge and without hindrance from the data holder or from the manufacturers of the systems used by that holder.
Amendment 671 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
When a natural person makes the request for transmission, the health data holder shall have the obligation to comply with it, in accordance with Articles 6(1) and 9(2) point (a) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 679 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 9
Article 3 – paragraph 9
9. Notwithstanding Article 6(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, natural persons shall have the right to restrict access of selected health professionals to all or a specific part of their electronic health data. Member States shall establish the rules and specific safeguards regarding such restriction mechanisms. Such restriction shall be easily identifiable in the EHR. When restricting the information, natural persons shall be made aware that restricting access may impact the provision of healthcare provied to them. Member States shall establish the rules and specific safeguards regarding such restriction mechanisms, including the conditions of medical liability, respecting the rules provided for by Article 18 (2) and (3) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 concerning the right to restriction of data processing. The Commission shall establish guidelines regarding medical liability when diagnosing and treating patients based on incomplete information.
Amendment 694 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. Natural persons shall have the right to obtain information on the healthcare providers and health professionals that have accessed their electronic health data in the context of healthcareproviding healthcare, including pursuant to Article 4(4) of this Regulation. The information shall be provided immediately and free of charge through electronic health data access services and stored for at least 3 years.
Amendment 699 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. Natural persons shall have the right to obtain informationautomatic notifications via email to be informed on the healthcare providers and health professionals that have accessed their electronic health data in the context of healthcare. The information shall be provided immediately and free of charge through electronic health data access services.
Amendment 700 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Natural persons shall have the possibility to choose whether to receive notifications about which health professional and when have accessed their personal electronic health data, as well as the periodicity of such notifications. There should be an automatic notification for situations when a health professional accesses the personal electronic health data of a natural person for the first time.
Amendment 701 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 11
Article 3 – paragraph 11
Amendment 708 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 12
Article 3 – paragraph 12
12. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, determine the requirements concerning the technical implementation of the rights set out in this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure referred to in Article 68(2a).
Amendment 711 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where they process data in an electronic format, health professionals, including care management teams, shall:
Amendment 713 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) have access to the electronic health data of natural persons under their treatment and for its sole purpose, including relevant administration, irrespective of the Member State of affiliation and the Member State of treatment; , in accordance with Article 9(2) point (h) of Regulation 2016/679;
Amendment 721 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In line with the data minimisation principle provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States may establish rules providing for the categories of personal electronic health data required by different health professions, based on their qualification and area of expertise. Such rules shall not be based on the geographical source of electronic health data.
Amendment 726 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notwithstanding the national rules established pursuant to paragraph 2, natural persons shall be able to easily give acces to their electronic health data to a selected health professional through the health data access services, if they wish so.
Amendment 728 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. In the case of treatment in a Member State other than the Member State of affiliation, the rules referred to in paragraph 2, if established, of the Member States of treatment apply.
Amendment 730 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that access to at least the priority categories of electronic health data referred to in Article 5 is made available to health professionals through health professional access services. Health professionals who are in possession of recognised electronic identification means shall have the right to use those health professional access services, free of chargeshall have access to electronic health data through health professional access services for the sole purpose of providing healthcare treatment, including relevant administration, and only through recognised electronic identification and authentication means, free of charge. The electronic health data in the electronic health records shall be structured in a user-friendly manner to allow for an easy use by health professionals.
Amendment 743 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Where access to electronic health data has been restricted by the natural person, pursuant to Article 3(9), the healthcare provider or health professionals shall not be informed of the content of the restricted electronic health data without prior authorisationexplicit consent as defined in Article 9(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 by the natural person, including where the provider or professional is informed of the existence and nature of the restricted electronic health data. In cases where processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person, the healthcare provider or health professional may get access to the restricted electronic health data, in line with Article 6(1)(d) of of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Following such access, the healthcare provider or health professional shall inform the data holder and the natural person concerned or his/her guardians that access to electronic health data had been granted. Member States’ law may add additional safeguards.
Amendment 758 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) medical images and image reports and medical test results;
Amendment 761 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) hospital discharge reports.
Amendment 774 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 67 to amend the list of priority categories of electronic health data in paragraph 1. Such delegated acts may also amend Annex I by adding, modifying or removing the main characteristics of the priority categories of electronic health data and indicating, where relevant, deferred application date. The categories of electronic health data added through such delegated acts shall satisfy the following criteria:.
Amendment 776 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 777 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 778 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 787 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) harmonised datasets containing electronic health data and defining structures, such as minimum data fields and data groups for the content representation of clinical content and other parts of the electronic health data that may be enlarged to include disease specific data;
Amendment 788 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commisssion shall ensure that those implementing acts contain the latest versions of healthcare coding systems and nomenclatures and that they are updated regularly in order to keep up with the revisions of the healthcare coding systems and nomenclatures.
Amendment 789 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. For the purpose of paragraph 1, the Commission shall consult and cooperate with relevant stakeholders, including patients’ representatives, healthcare providers, health professionals, industry associations, national competence centres, as well as other Union and national authorities with competence in relevant areas, to encourage and contribute to the elaboration and adoption of a European electronic health record exchange format.
Amendment 793 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure that the priority categories of personal electronic health data referred to in Article 5 are available in the language of the patient and the treating health professional.
Amendment 799 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where the personal health data have not been registered electronically prior to the application of this Regulation, Member States may require that such data is made available in electronic format pursuant to this Article. This shall not affect the obligation to make personal electronic health data, registered after the application of this Regulation, available in electronic format, pursuant to this Article.
Amendment 802 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 803 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, determine the requirements for the registration of electronic health data by healthcare providers and natural persons, as relevant. Those implementing acts shall establish the following:
Amendment 808 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 811 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 827 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Where a Member State acceptenables the provision of telemedicine services, it shall, under the same conditions and in a non- discriminatory manner, accept the provision of the services of the same type by healthcare providers located in other Member States.
Amendment 828 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where a natural person uses telemedicine services or, that natural person shall have the right to identify electronically using any electronic identification means which is recognised pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014. Where a natural person uses personal health data access services referred to in Article 3(5), point (a), that natural person shall have the right to identify electronically using any electronic identification means which is recognised pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014.
Amendment 830 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where a health professional provides telemedicine services or uses health professional access services referred to in Article 4(3), that health professional shall identify electronically using any electronic identification means which is recognised pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014.
Amendment 831 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, determine the requirements for the interoperable, cross- border identification and authentication mechanism for natural persons and health professionals, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as amended by [COM(2021) 281 final] with provisions for transition periods. The mechanism shall facilitate the transferability of electronic health data in a cross-border context. The Commission shall ensure that state-of-art technology is in place to meet the requirements. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68(2).
Amendment 832 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, determine the requirements for the interoperable, cross- border identification and authentication mechanism for natural persons and health professionals, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as amended by [COM(2021) 281 final]. The mechanism shall facilitate the transferability of electronic health data in a cross-border context and allow natural persons to easily access their electronic health record by identification and authentication under the new eID system. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68(2).
Amendment 854 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) offer, in compliance with national legislation, telemedicine services and ensure that such services are easy to use, accessible to different groups of natural persons and health professionals, including natural persons with disabilities, dounder the same notn- discriminateory conditions and offer the possibility of choosing between in person and digital services;
Amendment 860 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) cooperate with other relevant entities and bodies at national or Union level, to ensure interoperability, data portability and security of electronic health data, as well as with stakeholders representatives through relevant associations, including patients’ representatives of patients, healthcare providers, health professionals, industry associations;
Amendment 868 #
2022/0140(COD)
(o a) promote public awareness and understanding of the benefits, risks, rules, safeguards and rights in relation to the EHDS system;
Amendment 872 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The supervisory authority or authorities responsible for monitoring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall also be responsible for monitoring the application of Article 3, in accordance with the relevant provisions in Chapters VI, VII and VIII of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. They shall be competent to impose administrative fines up to the amount referred to in Article 83(5) of that Regulation. Those supervisory authorities and the digital health authorities referred to in Article 10 of this Regulation shall, where relevant, consult and cooperate in the enforcement of this Regulation, within the remit of their respective competences.
Amendment 879 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Each Member State shall ensure that each digital health authority is provided with the human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its tasks and exercise of its powers. Digital health authorities and their members and staff shall have the qualifications, experience and skills required to carry out their duties and exercise their powers.
Amendment 886 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. In the performance of its tasks, the digital health authority shall actively cooperate with stakeholders’ representatives, including patients’ representativeshealth professionals, patients and consummers' representatives. The stakeholders' representatives shall take part in the governance and decision-making structures of the digital health authority. Members of the digital health authority shall avoid any conflicts of interest.
Amendment 888 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. In the performance of its tasks, the digital health authority shall actively cooperate wiand consult with essential health stakeholders’ representatives, including patients’ representatives, health professionals and healthcare providers. Members of the digital health authority shall avoid any conflicts of interest.
Amendment 893 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Member States shall determine the selection procedure for health stakeholders referred to in paragraph 5 through an open, transparent and inclusive process.
Amendment 895 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, natural and legal persons shall have the right to lodge a complaint, individually or, where relevant, collectively, with the digital health authority. Where the complaint concerns the rights of natural persons pursuant to Article 3 of this Regulation, or any data protection aspects, the digital health authority shall inform the supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and send them a copy of the complaint in order to facilitate their assessment and investigation. Where a complaint concerning rights of natural persons pursuant to Article 3 is made solely to the supervisory authorities, they shall inform the digital health authorities and send them a copy.
Amendment 898 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, natural and legal persons shall have the right to lodge a complaint, individually or, where relevant, collectively, with the digital health authority. Where the complaint concerns the rights of natural persons pursuant to Article 3 of this Regulation, the digital health authority shall informsend a copy of the complaint to the supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and shall consult and cooperate with them in the handling of such complaints.
Amendment 900 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The digital health authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the progress of the proceedings and of the decision taken. Where the complaint concerns data protection aspects, the digital health authority shall inform the complainant that the complaint was referred to the relevant supervisory authority under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and that the supervisory authority will, from that time on, be the sole point of contact for the complainant in that matter.
Amendment 901 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The digital health authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall informprovides the complainant of the progress of the proceedings and of the decision takenwith information on the status of the complaint proceedings and of the decision taken to ensure full transparency of the process.
Amendment 904 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Digital health authorities shall cooperate to handle and resolve complaints, including by exchanging all relevant information by electronic means, without undue delay and communicate on processing time and complaint resolution time.
Amendment 919 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt the necessary measures for the technical development of MyHealth@EU, detailed rules concerning the security, confidentiality and protection of electronic health data and the conditions and compliance checks necessary to join and remain connected to MyHealth@EU and conditions for temporary or definitive exclusion from MyHealth@EU. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure referred to in Article 68(2a). The implementing act shall include target implementation dates, including for cross- border health data interoperability, in consultation with the EHDS Board.
Amendment 924 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that pharmacies operating on their territories, including online pharmacies, are enabled to dispense electronic prescriptions issued by other Member States, under the conditions laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2011/24/EU. The pharmacies shall access and accept electronic prescriptions transmitted to them from other Member States through MyHealth@EU, without prejudice to Article 11 of Directive 2011/24. Following dispensation of medicinal products based on an electronic prescription from another Member State, pharmacies shall report the dispensation to the Member State that issued the prescription, through MyHealth@EU.
Amendment 937 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 943 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 951 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. EHR systems may be placed on the market or put into service only if they comply with the provisions laid down in this Chapter. That compliance shall be accredited through an EHR conformity assessment procedure performed by notified bodies for EHR systems and products claiming interoperability, including technical solutions on interoperability and security.
Amendment 959 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that their EHR systems are in conformity with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II and with the common specifications in accordance with Article 23; and that they follow the principles of data minimisation and data protection by design; for the latter, the manufacturers shall be encouraged to consult relevant supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 960 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure thatobtain for their EHR systems are in certificate of compliance from an independent third-party body to attest their conformity with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II and with the common specifications in accordance with Article 23;
Amendment 977 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point k – point i (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point k – point i (new)
i) The Commission shall ensure the availability of independant certification third-party bodies in sufficient number to allow the certification of the EHR systems deployed by the Member States.
Amendment 1033 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where common specifications have an impact on data protection requirements of EHR systems, they shall be subject to consultation with EDPB and EDPS before their adoption, pursuant to Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
Amendment 1086 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Where a finding of a market surveillance authortiy, or a serious incident it is informed of, concerns personal data protection, the market surveillance authority shall, without undue delay, inform and cooperate with the relevant supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 1110 #
2022/0140(COD)
6. If the wellness application is embedded in a device, the accompanying label shall be placed on the device and in the case of software a digital label. 2D barcodes may also be used to display the label.
Amendment 1125 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article -33 (new)
Article -33 (new)
Article -33 Scope This Chapter shall apply to situations of secondary use of electronic health data where a health data user seeks access to such data, as referred to in Article 33, from one or more health data holders as defined in Article 2 (y) of this Regulation.
Amendment 1126 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article -33 a (new)
Article -33 a (new)
Article -33 a Rights of natural persons in relation to the secondary use of electronic health data Natural persons shall have the right to opt-out from sharing their electronic health data for secondary use. A mechanism shall be put in place to allow natural persons the flexibility to determine the categories of electronic health data and/or purposes from which they wish to opt out. Such mechanism shall be easily accessible, comprehensible and actionable.
Amendment 1127 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – title
Article 33 – title
Minimum categories of electronic health data for secondary use
Amendment 1135 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Data holdThis Chapters shall makeapply to the following categories of electronic health data available for secondary use in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter:
Amendment 1143 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) electronic health data from EHRs;
Amendment 1150 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) data on factors impacting on health, including social, environmental behavioural determinants of health;
Amendment 1170 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 1174 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) person generated electronic health data, including from medical devices, wellness applications or other digital health applications;
Amendment 1181 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) population wide health data registries (public health registries) and patient demographic data;
Amendment 1183 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) electronic health data from medical registries for specific diseases;
Amendment 1188 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) electronic health data from clinical trialsfully concluded or terminated clinical trials, in accordance with Regulation 536/2014;
Amendment 1192 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) electronic health data from medical devices and from registries for medicinal products and medical devices, including medical audio and video material;
Amendment 1194 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) research cohorts, questionnaires and surveys related to health, including patient-reported outcomes and experience measures (PROMs and PREMs);
Amendment 1202 #
2022/0140(COD)
Amendment 1205 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point n
Amendment 1208 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) electronic data related to insurance status, professional status, education, lifestyle, wellness and behaviour data relevant to health;
Amendment 1216 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1224 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. The electronic health data referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover data processed for the provision of health or care or for public health, research, innovation, policy making, official statistics, patient safety or regulatory purposes, including real-world data and real-world evidence, collected by entities and bodies in the health or care sectors, including public and private providers of health or care, entities or bodies performing research in relation to these sectors, and Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
Amendment 1235 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. Electronic health data entailing protected intellectual property and trade secrets from private enterprisehealth data holders shall be made available for secondary use. Where such data is made available for secondary use, all technical and organisational measures necessary to preserve the confidentiality of IP rights and confidentiality of trade secrets shall be taken by the health data access body and in consultation with the data holder. This regulation is without prejudice to existing relevant Union legislation, including Directive 2004/48/EC, Directive 2001/29/EC, Directive (EU) 2016/943 and Directive (EU) 2019/790.
Amendment 1241 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Health data holders shall, when making available to health data access bodies relevant electronic health data pursuant to Article 41(1) which contains intellectual property or trade secrets, inform the data access body that this is the case and indicate which parts of the datasets are concerned.
Amendment 1244 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Should the health data access body be in no position to ensure the protection of IP rights and the confidentiality of trade secrets, it shall refuse the granting of the relevant health data access permit to the health data user.
Amendment 1246 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Health data holders and health data users may conclude data sharing agreements with regards to the exchange of data containing IP and trade secrets. Such negotiations shall be overseen by the relevant health data access body.
Amendment 1247 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4 d (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Public sector bodies or Union institutions, agencies and bodies that obtain access to electronic health data entailing IP rights and trade secrets in the exercise of the tasks conferred to them by Union law or national law, shall take all specific technical and organisational measures necessary to preserve the confidentiality of such data.
Amendment 1250 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5
Article 33 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1267 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Health data access bodies shall provide for an accessible and easily understandable opt-out mechanism, whereby natural persons shall be required to explicitly express their wish not to have their personal electronic health data processed for secondary us.
Amendment 1273 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 7
Article 33 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1279 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 8
Article 33 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1290 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Health data access bodies shall only provide access to electronic health data referred to in Article 33 to a health data user where the intended purpose of processing pursued by the applicant complies withis one or more of the following:
Amendment 1291 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Health data access bodies shall only provide access to electronic health data referred to in Article 33 where the intended purpose of processing pursued by the applicant complies withto a health data user willing to processing for the following purposes:
Amendment 1297 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) activities for reasons of public interest in the area of public and occupational health, such as: protection against serious cross-border threats to health, public health surveillance or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of healthcare and of medicinal products or medical devices;
Amendment 1302 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support public sector bodies or Union institutions, agencies and bodies including regulatory authorities, in the health or care sector to carry out their tasks defined in their mandates, including optmising patient pathway;
Amendment 1310 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) higher education or, continuing proffessional development or higher education teaching activities in health or care sectors;
Amendment 1313 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) scientific research related to health or care sectorsdemonstrably linked to health or care sectors, such as prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation or healthcare management, including fundamental, exploratory or applied healthcare research;
Amendment 1323 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) development and innovation activities for products or services contributing to public health or social security, or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of health care, of medicinal products or of medical devices; and ensuring benefit to end-users of the innovation, such as patients, health professionals and health administrators.
Amendment 1324 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) development and innovation activities for products or services demonstrably contributing to public health or social security, or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of health or care, of medicinal products or of medical devices, including scientific research into their efficiency and efficacy and post-market safety monitoring;
Amendment 1336 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) training, testing and evaluating of algorithms, including in medical devices, AI systems and digital health applications, contributing to the public health or social security, or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of health care, of medicinal products or of medical devices and ensuring benefit to the end-users, such as patients, healthcare professionals and health administrators;
Amendment 1340 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) training, testing and evaluating of algorithms, including in medical devices, AI systems and digital health applications, demonstrably contributing to the public health or social security, or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of health care, of medicinal products or of medical devices;
Amendment 1346 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 1350 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) improving delivery of care, optimising patient pathway and providing personalised healthcare consisting in assessing, maintaining or restoring the state of health of natural persons, based on the health data of other natural persons.
Amendment 1352 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be compatible with the purposes for which data were originally collected pursuant to Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 1353 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Access to electronic health data referred to in Article 33 where the intended purpose of processing pursued by the applicant fulfils one of tThe purposes referred to in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 1 shall only be granted tobe reserved for public sector bodies and Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies exercising their tasks conferred to them by Union or national law, including where processing of data for carrying out these tasks is done by a third party on behalf of that public sector body or of Union institutions, agencies and bodies.
Amendment 1358 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4
Article 34 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1364 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – title
Article 35 – title
Prohibited purposes of secondary use of electronic health data
Amendment 1367 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Seeking access to and processing electronic health data obtained via a data permit issued pursuant to Article 46 for the following purposes shall be prohibited and subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions:
Amendment 1371 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) taking decisions detrimental to a natural person or a group of natural persons based on their electronic health data; in order to qualify as “decisions”, they must produce legal effects or similarly significantly affect those natural persons;
Amendment 1389 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) advertising or marketing activities towards health professionals, organisations in health or natural persons;
Amendment 1390 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) advertising or marketing activities towards health professionals, organisations in health or natural persons;
Amendment 1402 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) automated individual decision- making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 1418 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Any other misuse of electronic health data, including its use for permissible purposes other than those specified in the data permit or data request, shall also be prohibited and subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions.
Amendment 1425 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate one or more health data access bodies responsible for granting access to electronic health data for secondary usecarrying out the tasks referred to in Articles 37, 38 and 39 of this Regulation. Member States may either establish one or more new public sector bodies or rely on existing public sector bodies or on internal services of public sector bodies that fulfil the conditions set out in this Article. Where a Member State designates several health data access bodies, it shall designate one health data access body to act as coordinator, with responsibility for coordinating data access applications and requests with the other health data access bodies.
Amendment 1427 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Each health data access body shall contribute to the consistent application of this Regulation throughout the Union. For that purpose, the health data access bodies shall cooperate with each other and with the supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as well as with the Commission and where relevant with the EDPB and the EDPS.
Amendment 1434 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that each health data access body is provided with adequathe human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its tasks and the exercise of its powers, including those related to the participation in the EHDS Board.
Amendment 1437 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall provide for each member of their data access body to be appointed by means of a transparent procedure by: their parliament; their government; their head of State; or an independent body entrusted with the appointment under Member State law. Members as well as staff shall have the qualifications, experience and skills required to perform their duties and exercise their powers, in particular in the area of ethics, cybersecurity, protection of intellectual property and trade secrets, healthcare, scientific research, artificial intelligence and other relevant areas, as well as the protection of personal data and specifically data concerning health.
Amendment 1439 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. The health data access bodies shall set up application review committees, composed of at least 3 persons, to examine each health data access application. The composition of such committees shall be diverse and tailored to the specific cases and expertise required and shall include one expert in ethics. For applications that pose very minimal ethical or social risks, health data access bodies may set up simplified ethics assessment procedure.
Amendment 1440 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. The Commission shall, in consultation and cooperation with relevant experts, create guidelines with minimum standards for the work of the review committees.
Amendment 1441 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Each Member State shall ensure that each health data access body chooses and has its own staff which shall be subject to the exclusive direction of the member or members of the data access body concerned. The duties of a member shall end in the event of the expiry of the term of office, resignation or compulsory retirement, in accordance with the law of the Member State concerned. A member shall be dismissed only in cases of serious misconduct or if the member no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of the duties.
Amendment 1447 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. In the performance of their tasks, health data access bodies shall actively cooperate with stakeholders’ representatives, especially with representatives of patients, data holders and data users. Stakeholders' representatives, including health professionals, patients and consummers' organisations, shall take part in the governance and decision-making structures of the health data access bodies. Staff of health data access bodies shall avoid any conflicts of interest. Health data access bodies shall not be bound by any instructions, when making their decisions.
Amendment 1454 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Member States shall determine the selection procedure for health stakeholders referred to in paragraph 3 through an open, transparent and inclusive process.
Amendment 1460 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) decide on data access applications pursuant to Article 45, authorise and issue data permits pursuant to Article 46 to access electronic health data falling within their national remit for secondary use and decide on data requests in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final] and this Chapter where the application concerns anonymised electronic health data; where the application concerns pseudonymised electronic health data, the decision-making shall be done in close cooperation with relevant supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 1461 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) authorise and issue data permits pursuant to Article 46 to access electronic health data falling within their national remit for secondary use and decide on data requests in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final] and this Chapter;
Amendment 1462 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(a b) request electronic health data referred to in Article 33 from relevant health data holders pursuant to a data permit or a data request granted;
Amendment 1467 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) process electronic health data for the purposes set outreferred to in Article 343, including gathe collectionring, combination, preparation and disclosure, anonymisation and pseudonymisation of those data for secondary use on the basis of a data permit;
Amendment 1470 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 1477 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) take all measures necessary to preserve IP rights and the confidentiality of IP rights and of trade secrets;
Amendment 1480 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) gather and compile or provide access to the necessary electronic health data from the various data holders whose electronic health data fall within the scope of this Regulation and put those data at the disposal ofbased on a data permit, provide access to health data referred to in Article 33 to health data users in a secure processing environment in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 50 and store the data for the period of the duration of the data permit;
Amendment 1494 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) maintain a management system to record and process data access applications, data requests, the decisions on these applications and the data permits issued and data requests answered, providing at least information on the name of the data applicant, the purpose of access, the date of issuance, duration of the data permit and a description of the data application or the data request;
Amendment 1497 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) cooperate at Union and national level to lay down a common approach, technical requirements and appropriate measures and requirements for accessing electronic health data in a secure processing environment;
Amendment 1502 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) cooperate at Union and national level and provide advice to the Commission on techniques and best practices for the secondary use of electronic health data use and management;
Amendment 1508 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point q – point i
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point q – point i
(i) a national dataset catalogue that shall include details about the source and nature of electronic health data, in accordance with Articles 55, 56 and 58, of this Regulation and the conditions for making electronic health data available. The national dataset catalogue shall also be made available to single information points under Article 8 of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final];
Amendment 1510 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point q – point ii
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point q – point ii
(ii) all data permits, requests and applications on their websites within 30 working dhealth data applications and requests without undue delays after issuance of the data permit or reply to a data requesttheir reception;
Amendment 1511 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point q – point ii a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point q – point ii a (new)
(ii a) all health data permits or requests granted as well as denied, together with justification, within 30 working days after their issuance;
Amendment 1517 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(r a) monitor and supervise compliance by data users and data holders with the requirements laid down in this Chapter; where personal data are concerned, the monitoring and compliance shall be carried out in close cooperation with relevant supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725; monitoring and supervision shall include regular audits on health data users regarding their processing of electronic health data in the secure processing environment;
Amendment 1524 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) immediately notify the relevant supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of any potential issue related to the processing of personal electronic health data for secondary use to ensure application and enforcement of this Regulation and relevant provisions of the aforementioned Regulations, including penalties.
Amendment 1537 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The EDPB shall provide health data acces bodies with specific guidelines and minimum standards of anonymisation and pseudonymisation for the purposes in this Regulation in order to ensure the same level of quality of anonymisation and pseudonymisation across Member States. The guidelines shall be based on state-of- the-art technology in this regard, which in turn shall be used by the health data access bodies when carrying out their task of anonymisation or pseudonymisation of electronic health data. The guidelines shall be regularly updated, in line with technological progress in this field.
Amendment 1540 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Health data access bodies shall make publicly available and easily searchable and accessible the conditions under which electronic health data is made available for secondary use, with information concerning:
Amendment 1544 #
2022/0140(COD)
(c) the applicable rights of natural persons in relation to secondary use of electronic health data, in particular the right to opt-out pursuant to Article 33, including detailed information on how to exercise them;
Amendment 1547 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the arrangementmodalities for natural persons to exercise their rights in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 1554 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) The mention to whom has been granted access to the data and the purpose of the use.
Amendment 1556 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Health data access bodies shall not be obliged to provide the specific information undercomply with the obligations laid down in Article 14(1) to (4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Natural persons shall have the possibility to choose whether to receive notifications when their data are being used for secondary purpose, as well as the periodicity of such notifications.Where, with regards to obligations laid down in Article 14(1) to (4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 to eaca health ndatural person concerning the use of their data for projects subject to a data permit and shall provide general public information on all the data permits issueda access body decides to make use of the exception laid down in Article 14(5), point (b), of the same Regulation, it shall make sure to make the information as referred to in Article 14(1) to (4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 publicly available on its website in an aggregated form, allowing natural persons to understand whether their data are being made available for secondary use pursuant to Article 46data permits.
Amendment 1564 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. Where a health data access body is informed by a health data user of a clinically significant finding that may impact onnfluence the health status of a natural person, as referred to in Article 41a(5) of this Regulation, the health data access body mayshall inform the natural person and his or , where applicable, the treating health professional of the natural person concerned about that finding. Where relevant, ther treating health professional about that findingshall take due regard to the expressed wish of the natural person not to be informed.
Amendment 1572 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Article 38 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall regularly inform the public at large about the role and benefits of health data access bodies, as well as the risks and consequences linked with individual and collective digital health data rights arising from this regulation.
Amendment 1591 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) information relating to the data access applications for electronic healthand data accrequests submitted, such as the types of applicants, number of data permits granted or refused, purposes of access and categories of electronic health data accessed, and a summary of the results of the electronic health data uses, where applicable;
Amendment 1593 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) information on the fulfilment of regulatory and contractual commitments by data users and data holders, as well as penalties imposedthe number and amount of penalties imposed by health data access bodies or supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725;
Amendment 1594 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) information on audits carried out on data users to ensure compliance of the processing within the secure processing environment as referred to in Article 50 of this Regulation,
Amendment 1595 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) information on third party audits on compliance of secure processing environments with the defined standards, specifications and requirements, as referred to in Article 50(3) of this Regulation;
Amendment 1596 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point j
Amendment 1599 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. The report shall be transmitted to the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament and made publicly available.
Amendment 1607 #
2022/0140(COD)
1. When processing personal electronic health data, data altruism organisations shall comply with the rules set out in Chapter IV of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final]. Where data altruism organisationsIn addition to rules regarding data altruism estabished by Regulation (EU) 2022/868, where recognised data altruism organisations under Chapter IV of that Regulation process personal electronic health data using a secure processing environment, such environments shall also comply with the requirements set out in Article 50 of this Regulation.
Amendment 1609 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. Health data access bodies shall support the competent authorities designated in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final](EU) 2022/868 in the monitoring of entities carrying out data altruism activities, where electronic health data are concerned.
Amendment 1610 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Where a(1) Health data holder is obliged to makes shall make relevant electronic health data available under Article 33 or under other Union law or national legislation implementing Union law, itavailable upon request to the health data access body pursuant to a data permit issued or data request granted by such a body. Health data holders shall cooperate in good faith with the health data access bodies, where relevant.
Amendment 1616 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The health data holder shall put the electronic health data at the disposal of the health data access body within 2 months from receiving the request from the health data access body. In justified cases, after consultation with the health data holder concerned, that period may be extended by the health data access body for a maximum of 2 months. The extention might be shorter than 2 months.
Amendment 1617 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Paragraphs 1 and 1a constitute a legal obligation in the sense of Article 6(1) point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and/or Article 5(1) point (b) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 for the health data holder to make available the electronic health data to the health data acces body, in line with Article 9(2) point (h), (i) and (j) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and/or Article 10(2) point (h), (i) and (j) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
Amendment 1624 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1629 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. This Article shall not apply to health data holders that qualify as microenterprises as defined in Article 2 of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.Microentreprises may, however, notify the relevant data access body about their wish to voluntarily contribute to the secondary use of health data. This Article shall apply to small enterprises as defined in Article 2 of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC 1 year from entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 1630 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 a (new)
Article 41 a (new)
Article 41 a Duties of health data users 1. Health data users may access and process the electronic health data for secondary use referred to in Article 33 only in accordance with the data permit issued by the health data access body in line with Article 46 of this Regulation. 2. Health data users shall not seek access to and process electronic health data obtained via a data permit issued in line with Article 46 of this Regulation for the purposes referred to in Article 35. 3. Health data users shall not re-identify or seek to re-identify the natural persons to which the electronic health data belong which they obtained based on the data permit or data request. Such conduct shall be considered a serious breach of this Regulation. 4. Health data users shall make public the results or output of the secondary use of electronic health data, including information relevant for the provision of healthcare, no later than 18 months after the completion of the electronic health data processing or after having received the answer to the data request referred to in Article 47. Those results or output shall only contain anonymised data. In justified cases, especially cases referred to in Article 34(1), point (e), this period may be extended by the relevant health data access body, after consultation with the health data user. The health data users shall inform the health data access bodies from which a data permit was obtained about the results or output and provide them with necessary support in order to make them public also on health data access bodies’ websites, without prejudice to IP rights, the confidentiality of trade secrets and relevant Union legislation. Whenever the health data users have used electronic health data in accordance with this Chapter, they shall acknowledge the electronic health data sources and the fact that electronic health data has been obtained in the context of the EHDS. 5. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, health data users shall inform the health data access body of any clinically significant findings that may influence the health status of the natural persons whose data are included in the dataset. 6. ECDC and EMA shall, in consultation and cooperation with relevant stakeholders, including representatives of patients, health professionals and researchers, create guidelines in order to help health data users to fulfil their obligation under paragraph 3, especially to determine whether their findings are clinically significant. 7. Health data users shall cooperate in good faith with the health data access bodies, where relevant.
Amendment 1633 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. Health data access bodies and single data holders may charge fees to health data users for making electronic health data available for secondary use. Any fees shall include andIn the case of health data access bodies, any fees shall be derived from the costs related to conducting the procedure for requests, including for assessing a data application or a data request, granting, refusing or amending a data permit pursuant to Articles 45 and 46 or providing an answer to a data request pursuant to Article 47, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final]gathering, combining, preparing, anonymisation or pseudonymisation of the electronic health data or commercially confidential data for secondary use and maintaining of the secure processing environment;
Amendment 1638 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. WIn the case of health data holders, where the data in question are not held by the data access body or a public sector body, the fees may also include compensation for part of the costs for collectbe derived from the costs for gathering and preparing the electronic health data for secondary use specifically under this Regulation in addition to the fees that may be charged pursuant to paragraph 1. The part of the fees linked to the data holder’s costs shall be paid to the data holder.
Amendment 1649 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. Any fees charged to data users pursuant to this Article by the health data access bodies or data holders shall be transparent and, non-discriminatory, proportionate to the cost of collecting and making electronic health data available for secondary use, objectively justified and shall not restrict competition. The support received by the data holder from donations, public national or Union funds, to set up, develop or update tat dataset shall be excluded from this calculation. The specific interests and needs of SMEs and start-ups, public bodies, Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies involved in scientific research, health policy or analysis, educational institutions and healthcare providers shall be taken into account when setting the fees, by reducing those fees proportionately to their size or budget.
Amendment 1659 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1660 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. When requesting from data users and data holders the information that is necessary to verify compliance with this Chapter, the health data access bodies shall be proportionate to the performance of the compliance verificationcarrying out its monitoring and supervisory tasks to verify compliance with this Chapter, as referred to in Article 37(1), point (ra), the health data access bodies shall request information from data holders and users that is necessary for the performance of the task.
Amendment 1662 #
2022/0140(COD)
3. Where health data access bodies find that a data user or data holder does not comply with the requirements of this Chapter, they shall immediately notify the data user or data holder of those findings and shall give it the opportunity to state its views within 2 months.4 weeks. Where the finding of non-compliance concerns personal electronic health data, the health data access body shall immediately inform supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of this finding to ensure application and enforcement of this Regulation and relevant provisions of the aforementioned Regulations, including penalties;
Amendment 1667 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 4
Article 43 – paragraph 4
4. Health data access bodies shall have the power to revoke the data permit issued pursuant to Article 46 and stop the affected electronic health data processing operation carried out by the data user in order to ensure the cessation of the non- compliance referred to in paragraph 3, immediately or within a reasonable time limit, and shall take appropriate and proportionate measures aimed at ensuring compliant processing by the data users. In this regard, tThe health data access bodies shall be able, where appropriate, to revoke the data permit and to exclude the data user from any access to electronic health data within the EHDS for a period of up to 5 years.
Amendment 1672 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 5
Article 43 – paragraph 5
5. Where data holders withhold the electronic health data from health data access bodies with the manifest intention of obstructing the use of electronic health data, or do not respect the deadlines set out in Article 41, the health data access body shall have the power to fine the data holder with fines for each day of delay, which shall be transparent and proportionate. The amount of the fines shall be established by the health data access body. In case of repeated breaches by the data holder of the obligation of loyal cooperation with the health data access body, that body can exclude the data holder from participation in the EHDS for a period of up to 5 years. Where a data holder has been excluded from the participation in the EHDS pursuant to this Article, following manifest intention of obstructing the secondary use of electronic health data, it shall not have the right to provide access to health data in accordance with Article 49.
Amendment 1678 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 6
Article 43 – paragraph 6
6. The health data access body shall communicate the measures imposed pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 and the reasons on which they are based to the data user or holder concerned, without delay, and shall lay down a reasonable period for the data user or holder to comply with those measures.
Amendment 1680 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 7
Article 43 – paragraph 7
7. Any penalties and measures imposed pursuant to paragraph 4 shall be made availablenotified to other health data access bodies.
Amendment 1686 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 10
Article 43 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission mayshall issues guidelines on penalties to be applied by the health data access bodies.
Amendment 1707 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
3. Where the purpose of the data user’sdata user has demonstrated that the purpose of processing cannot be achieved with anonymised data, taking into account the information provided by the data userin line with Article 46(1c), the health data access bodies shall provide access to electronic health data in pseudonymised format. The information necessary to reverse the pseudonymisation shall be available only to the health data access body. Data users shall not re- identify the electronic health data provided to them in pseudonymised format. The data user’s failure to respect the health data access body’s measures ensuring pseudonymisation shall be subject to appropriatconsidered a particularly serious breach of this Regulation and shall be subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties.
Amendment 1724 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. Any natural or legal person with a demonstrable link to the health or care sector and specifically activities relevant for the purposes listed in Article 34(1) of this Regulation may submit a data access application for the purposes referred to in Article 34.
Amendment 1727 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) the applicant´s identity, description of professional functions and operations, including the identity of the concrete persons who will have access to electronic health data, if a data permit is granted;
Amendment 1732 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a detailed plan and explanation of the intended use of the electronic health data, including for which of the purposes referred to in Article 34(1) access is sought;
Amendment 1736 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) a declaration that the applicant has sufficient experience to manage the intended uses of the data requested, consistent with ethical practice and applicable laws and regulations;
Amendment 1740 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
(a b) a detailed explanation of the expected benefits related to the use;
Amendment 1741 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the requested electronic health data, their timeframe, format and data sources, where possible, including geographical coverage where data is requested from several Member States;
Amendment 1744 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an indication whether electronic health data shouldneed to be made available in an an pseudonymised format;
Amendment 1746 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) a description of the safeguards planned to prevent any other use or misuse of the electronic health data, including attempts to re-identify natural persons whose data are part of the dataset;
Amendment 1754 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) where applicable, information on the assessment of ethical aspects of the processing and evidence of ethics approval obtained by the competent ethics committee in line with national law;
Amendment 1759 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
(h b) a declaration that the intended uses of the data requested do not pose a risk of stigmatisation or dignitary harm to both individuals and the groups implicated in the dataset requested;
Amendment 1765 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
Article 45 – paragraph 3
3. Data users seeking access to electronic health data from more than one Member State shall submit a single application to one of the concerned health data access bodies of their choice which shall be responsible for sharing the requestapplication with the other health data access bodies and authorised participants in HealthData@EU referred to in Article 52, which have been identified in the data access application. For requests to access electronic health data from more than one Member StatesIn such a case, the health data access body shall notify the other relevant health data access bodies of the receipt of an application relevant to them within 15 days from the date of receipt of the data access application.
Amendment 1770 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 45 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) a description of how the processing would comply with Article 6(1) and 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or Articles 5(1) and 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725;
Amendment 1775 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(a a) a detailed demonstration that the purpose of processing cannot be achieved with anonymised data;
Amendment 1776 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 1779 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1785 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 6
Article 45 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, set out the templates for the data access application referred to in this Article, the data permit referred to in Article 46 and the data request referred to in Article 47. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 68(2a).
Amendment 1786 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 7
Article 45 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1794 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. HWhen health data access bodies shall assess if the application fulfils one of the purposes listed in Article 34(1) of this Regulation, if the requested data is necessary for the purpose listed in the application and if the requirements in this Chapter are fulfilled by the applicant. If that is the case, the health data access body shall issue a data permit.decide whether to grant or refuse a data permit, they shall assess if the health data access application referred to in Article 45 fulfils the following criteria:
Amendment 1802 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. (a) the purpose described in the health data access application is one of the purposes listed in Article 34(1) of this Regulation, regardless of whether the health data access application concerns anonymised or pseudonymised data; (b) the requested data is necessary for the purpose or purposes listed in the health data access application; (c) where electronic health data is requested in pseudonymised format, the information provided by the applicant demonstrates that the purposes of processing described in the application, and which are in line with point (a) of this paragraph, cannot be achieved with electronic health data in anonymised format; (d) the processing of pseudonymised electronic health data, if the data permit would be granted, will be in line with Articles 6(1) and 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or Articles 5(1) and 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725; (e) the applicant demonstrates sufficient safeguards to prevent any other use or misuse of the electronic health data and to protect the rights and interests of the data holder and of the natural persons concerned; (f) all other requirements in this Chapter are fulfilled by the applicant. In this process, the health data access bodies shall also take into consideration the history of applications from the same applicant. The health data access bodies shall ensure that the data will not be used for something a reasonable participant would find objectionable, or uses that health data access bodies would have reason to believe participants within the dataset would find objectionable.
Amendment 1806 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. HIf the health data access bodies shall refuse all applications including one or more purposes listed in Article 35 ory in its independent assessment concludes that the requirements listed in paragraph 1 of this Article are met, as well as all other requirements of this Chapter, the health data access body shall grant the health data permit. Health data access bodies shall refuse all applications where the requirements in this Chapter are not met.
Amendment 1814 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. A health data access body shall issue or refuse a data permit within 2 months of receiving the data access application. By way of derogation from that Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final](EU) 2022/868, the health data access body may extend the period for responding to a data access application by 2a maximum of 3 additional months where necessary, taking into account the complexity of the request. In such cases, the health data access body shall notify the applicant as soon as possible that more time is needed for examining the application, together with the reasons for the delay. Where a health data access body fails to provide a decision within the time limit, the data permit shall be issued.
Amendment 1829 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 46 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) typcategories and format of electronic health data accessed, covered by the data permit, including their sources;
Amendment 1830 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 46 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) a detailed description of the purpose for which data are made available;
Amendment 1831 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(b a) the identity of the applicant as well as the concrete persons who are authorised to have access to the electronic health data in the secure processing environment;
Amendment 1832 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 6 – point e
Article 46 – paragraph 6 – point e
(e) fees to be paid by the data user to the health data access body;
Amendment 1839 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 8
Article 46 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the list of aspects to be covered by a data permit in paragraph 76 of this Article, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 67.
Amendment 1840 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 9
Article 46 – paragraph 9
9. A data permit shall be issued for the duration necessary to fulfil the requested purposes which shall not exceed 5 years. This duration may be extended once, at the request of the data user, based on arguments and documents to justify this extension provided, 1 month before the expiry of the data permit, for a period which cannot exceed 5 years. By way of derogation from Article 42, the health data access body may charge increasing fees to reflect the costs and risks of storing electronic health data for a longer period of time exceeding the initial 5 years. In order to reduce such costs and fees, the health data access body may also propose to the data user to store the dataset in storage system with reduced capabilities. The data within the secure processing environment shall be deleted within 6 months following the expiry of the data permit. Upon request of the data user, the formula on the creation of the requested dataset shall be stored by the health data access body for a period of 5 years.
Amendment 1845 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 11
Article 46 – paragraph 11
Amendment 1854 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 12
Article 46 – paragraph 12
Amendment 1858 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 14
Article 46 – paragraph 14
14. The liability of health data access bodies as joint controller is limited to the scope of the issued data permit until the completion of the processing activityand in accordance with Article 51.
Amendment 1863 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Any natural or legal person may submit a data request for the purposes referred to in Article 34 with the aim of obtaining an answer only in anonymised statistical format. A health data access body shall onlynot provide an answer to a data request in an anonymised statisticaly other format and the data user shall have no access to the electronic health data used to provide this answer.
Amendment 1867 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. A data request shall include the elements mentioned in paragraphs 2 (-a), (a) and (b) of Article 45 and if needed may also include:
Amendment 1871 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. WThere an applicant has requested a result in an anonymised form, including statistical format, based on a data request, the health data access body shall assess, health data access body shall assess the health data request within 2 months and, where possible, provide the result to the data user within 2 months.
Amendment 1881 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
By derogation from Article 46 of this Regulation, a data permit shall not be required to access the electronic health dataMember States may allow national and European public institutions, agencies bodies and offices, under specific conditions, to access data without requiring a data permit under this Aarticle. When carrying out those tasks under Article 37 (1), points (b) and (c), the health data access body shall inform public sector bodies and the Union institutions, offices, agencies and bodies, about the availability of data within 2 months of the data access application, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final]. By way of derogation from that Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final ], the health data access body may extend the period by 2 additional months where necessary, taking into account the complexity of the request. The health data access body shall make available the electronic health data to the data user within 2 months after receiving them from the data holders, unless it specifies that it will provide the data within a longer specified timeframe.
Amendment 1893 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49
Article 49
Access to electronic health data from a 1. access to electronic health data only from a single data holder in a single Member State, by way of derogation from Article 45(1), that applicant may file a data access application or a data request directly to the data holder. The data access application shall comply with the requirements set out in Article 45 and the data request shall comply with requirements in Article 47. Multi-country requests and requests requiring a combination of datasets from several data holders shall be addressed to health data access bodies. 2. issue a data permit in accordance with Article 46 or provide an answer to a data request in accordance with Article 47. The data holder shall then provide access to the electronic health data in a secure processing environment in compliance with Article 50 and may charge fees in accordance with Article 42. 3. 51, the single data provider and the data user shall be deemed joint controllers. 4. shall inform the relevant health data access body by electronic means of all data access applications filed and all the data permits issued and the data requests fulfilled under this Article in order to enable the health data access body to fulfil its obligations under Article 37(1) and Article 39.rticle 49 deleted single data holder Where an applicant requests In such case, the data holder may By way of derogation from Article Within 3 months the data holder
Amendment 1906 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) ensure that the secure processing environment is located within the European Economic Area. Where personal health data are accessed remotely, including where hosting managed services are used, from a territory located outside of the European Economic Area that does not ensure an adequate level of data protection within the meaning of Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the health data access body shall ensure that this transfer is compliant with that Regulation.
Amendment 1911 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Article 50 – paragraph 3
3. The health data access bodies shall ensure regular third party audits of the secure processing environments.
Amendment 1914 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 4
Article 50 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, provide for the technical, information security, confidentiality, data protection and interoperability requirements for the secure processing environments, in consultation with ENISA. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure referred to in Article 68(2a).
Amendment 1916 #
Amendment 1918 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1
Article 51 – paragraph 1
1. The health data access bodies and the dData users, including Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, shall be deemed joint controllers of electronic health data processed in accordance with data permitcontroller for the processing of personal of electronic health data in the secure processing environment pursuant to a data permit. In this case, the health data access body shall be deemed a processor. The health data access body shall be considered a controller for the processing of personal electronic health data while carrying out its task referred to in Article 37(1), point (d). The health data holder shall be considered a controller for the processing of personal electronic health data while carrying out its obligation under Article 41(1) and (1a).
Amendment 1923 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a template for the joint controllers’ arrangementa contract or other legal act for the purpose of paragraph 1 in line with Article 28(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure set out in Article 68(2a).
Amendment 1932 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 5
Article 52 – paragraph 5
5. Third countries or international organisations may become authorised participants where they comply with the rules of Chapter IV of this Regulation, where they have set up a body equivalent to the health data access bodies as referred to in Article 36 and where they ensure that Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 will be complied with after the connection to the HealthData@EU and provide access to data users located in the Union, on equivalent terms and conditions, to the electronic health data available to their health data access bodies. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing that a national contact point of a third country or a system established at an international level is compliant with requirements of HealthData@EU for the purposes of secondary use of health data, is compliant with the Chapter IV of this Regulation as well as with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and provides access to data users located in the Union to the electronic health data it has access to on equivalent terms and conditions. The compliance with these legal, organisational, technical and security requirements, including with the standards for secure processing environments pursuant to Article 50 shall be checked under the control of the Commission. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68 (2). The Commission shall make the list of implementing acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph publicly available.
Amendment 1948 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 52 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) requirements, technical specifications, the IT architecture of HealthData@EU, conditions and compliance checks for authorised participants to join and remain connected to HealthData@EU and conditions for temporary or definitive exclusion from HealthData@EU, with stricter criteria and an accelerated procedure for third countries and international organisations;
Amendment 1960 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1967 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – title
Article 53 – title
Access to cross-border sources of electronic health dataregistries and databases for secondary use
Amendment 1971 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – title
Article 54 – title
54 MCross-border access and mutual recognition of data permits
Amendment 1972 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. When handling an access application for cross-border access to electronic health data for secondary use, health data access bodies and relevant authorised participants shall remain responsible for taking decisions to grant or refuse access to electronic health data within their remit in accordance with the requirements for access laid down in this Chapter. After a decision is made regarding the granting or refusal of the health data permit, the health data access body shall inform the other health data bodies concerned by the same application about the decision. These decisions may be taken into consideration by the other health data access bodies when deciding on the granting or refusal of the data permit.
Amendment 1977 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – title
Article 55 – title
Dataset description and dataset catalogue
Amendment 1980 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. Datasets made available through health data access bodies may have a Union data quality and utility label provided by the data holderhealth data access bodies.
Amendment 1986 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 a (new)
Article 59 a (new)
Article 59 a Digital health literacy and digital health access 1. In order to ensure successful implementation of the EHDS, Member States shall put in place educational programmes aimed at increasing digital health literacy and relevant competences and skills. Those programmes shall be tailored to the needs of specific groups, including patients and health professionals, and shall be developed and reviewed, and where necessary updated, on a regular basis in consultation and cooperation with relevant experts and stakeholders. 2. Member States shall measure, on a regular basis, the digital health literacy of health professionals, patients as well as persons in general. 3. Member States shall organise awareness-raising campaigns to ensure that all specific groups are informed about the importance of digital health literacy as well as educational programmes available to them pursuant to paragraph 1. 4. Member States as well as the Commission shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that natural persons, and specifically patients and health professionals, are informed about the EHDS, its primary and secondary components, functionalities and conditions as well as their rights within EHDS. 5. Member States shall ensure that all natural persons have access to the infrastructure necessary for the effective management of their electronic health data, both within primary and secondary use.
Amendment 1989 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Two additional requirements shall be established and required as a condition for the procurement or funding of services for processing personal electronic health data: (a) storing of personal electronic health data in the Union, in line with Article 60a of this Regulation; and (b) duly demonstrating that applicants are not subject to third country legislation conflicting with EU data protection rules.
Amendment 1992 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 a (new)
Article 60 a (new)
Article 60a Electronic health data storage in the Union 1. The personal electronic health data within the scope of this Regulation shall be stored only within the territory of the Union. 2. Paragraph 1 is without prejudice to the possibility of transfers of personal electronic health data in line with Chapter V of the Regulation (EU) 2016/674 or in line with Articles 61 and 62 of this Regulation.
Amendment 2011 #
2022/0140(COD)
2. Any judgment of a third-country court or tribunal and any decision of a third-country administrative authority requiring a digital health authority, health data access body or data users to transfer or give access to non-personal electronic health data within the scope of this Regulation held in the Union shallmay only be recognised or enforceable in any manner only if based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union or any such agreement between the requesting third country and a Member State.
Amendment 2022 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. A European Health Data Space Board (EHDS Board) is hereby established to facilitate cooperation and the exchange of information among Member States. The EHDS Board shall be composed of th: (a) one high level representatives of digital health authorities andof all the Member States; and (b) one high level representative of health data access bodies of all the Member States. OtWhere a Member State has designated several health data access bodies, the coordinating health data access body shall be part of the EHDS Board; and (c) EDPB and EDPS. The EHDS Board shall be aided by an advisory forum as referred to in Article 65a. EMA, ECDC, ENISA shall be invited by the Board to join the meeting where the issues discussed are of relevance to their respective mandates or tasks. Other national authorities, including market surveillance authorities referred to in Article 28, European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor may be invited to the meetings, where the issues discussed are of relevance for them. The Board may also invite experts and observers to attend its meetings, and may cooperate with other external experts as appropriate. Other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, research infrastructures and other similar structures shall have an observer role.
Amendment 2025 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. A European Health Data Space Board (EHDS Board) is hereby established to facilitate cooperation and the exchange of information among Member States. The EHDS Board shall be composed of the high level representatives of digital health authorities and health data access bodies of all the Member States, as well as representatives of stakeholders, including health professionals, patients and consumers' organisations. Other national authorities, including market surveillance authorities referred to in Article 28, European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor may be invited to the meetings, where the issues discussed are of relevance for them. The Board may also invite experts and observers to attend its meetings, and may cooperate with other external experts as appropriate. Other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, research infrastructures and other similar structures shall have an observer role.
Amendment 2037 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Article 64 – paragraph 4
4. Stakeholders and relevant third parties, including patients’health professionals, patients and consumers' representatives, shall be invited to attend meetings of the EHDS Board and to participate in its work, depending on the topics discussed and their degree of sensitivity.
Amendment 2042 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 6
Article 64 – paragraph 6
6. The CommissionA representative of the Commission and a representative of the European Parliament shall co-chair the meetings of the EHDS Board.
Amendment 2043 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The EHDS Board shall operate in a transparent manner with open publication of meeting dates and minutes of the discussions and produce and annual report on its activities.
Amendment 2044 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 a (new)
Article 64 a (new)
Article 64a Advisory forum 1. An advisory forum shall be established by the EHDS Board to advise it in the fulfilment of its tasks by providing stakeholder input in matters pertaining to this Regulation. 2. EMA, ECDC, JRC shall be permanent members of the advisory forum. 3. The advisory forum shall be composed of representatives of patients, health professionals, industry, scientific researchers and academia. The advisory forum shall have a balanced composition and represent the views of different relevant stakeholders. The composition of the advisory forum shall be balanced between commercial and non-commercial interests and, within the commercial interests, it shall be balanced between large companies, SMEs and start-ups. Focus on primary and secondary use of electronic health data shall also be balanced. 4. Members of the advisory forum shall be appointed by the Commission following a public call for interest and a transparent selection procedure, in consultation with the European Parliament. 5. The term of office of the members of the advisory forum shall be two years and it shall not be renewable more than twice consecutively. 6. The advisory forum may establish standing or temporary subgroups as appropriate for the purpose of examining specific questions related to the objectives of this Regulation. 7. The advisory forum shall draw up its rules of procedure and elect two co- Chairs from among its members, one of them being from its permanent members. Their term of office shall be two years, renewable once. 8. The advisory forum shall hold regular meetings. The advisory forum can invite relevant experts and other relevant stakeholders to its meetings. The Chair of the EHDS Board may attend, ex officio, the meetings of the advisory forum. 9. In fulfilling its role as set out in paragraph 1, the advisory forum may prepare opinions, recommendations or written contributions. 10. The advisory forum shall prepare an annual report of its activities. That report shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 2045 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) to exercise oversight over the implementation and proper enforcement of Chapter II, without prejudice to the competences of EDPB where personal electronic health data are concerned;
Amendment 2050 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) All aspects under point (b) related to data protection rights and issues shall be left to the EDPB in order to ensure consistent application of the existing data protection framework.
Amendment 2051 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to share information between members of the EHDS Board concerning risks posed by EHR systems and serious incidents as well as how they were handled. The EDPB shall be responsible for identifying all possible data protection risks posed by EHR systems and provide guidance for their handling;
Amendment 2054 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) to exercise oversight over the implementation and proper enforcement of Chapter IV, without prejudice to the competences of EDPB where personal electronic health data are concerned;
Amendment 2061 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) All aspects under point (b) related to data protection rights and issues shall be left to the EDPB in order to ensure consistent application of the existing data protection framework.
Amendment 2064 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to share information between members of the EHDS Board concerning risks and data protection incidents related to secondary use of electronic health data, as well as how they were handled. The EDPB shall be responsible for identifying all possible data protection risks and provide guidance for their handling;
Amendment 2073 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The groups shall consult relevant experts when carrying out their tasks as well as on technical implementing measures related to cybersecurity, confidentiality and data protection, especially ENISA and EDPB and EDPS.
Amendment 2075 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5(2), 10(3), 25(3), 32(4), 33(7), 37(4), 39(3), 41(7), 45(7), 46(8), 52(7), 56(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 2080 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Article 67 – paragraph 3
3. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5(2), 10(3), 25(3), 32(4), 33(7), 37(4), 39(3), 41(7), 45(7), 46(8), 52(7), 56(4) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 2085 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 6
Article 67 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 5(2), 10(3), 25(3), 32(4), 33(7), 37(4), 39(3), 41(7), 45(7), 46(8), 52(7), 56(4) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of 3 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 3 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 2087 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Amendment 2088 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Specific attention shall be given to penalties for serious breaches of this Regulation, as referred to in Article 41a(3) and Article 44(3). Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules and measures by date of application of this Regulation and shall notify the Commission without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them. 2. Penalties referred to in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the penalties established pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. 3. The Commission shall provide Member States with guidelines and recommendations on the types and levels of penalties in order to prevent forum shopping and ensure fair enforcement, especially in cross-border cases. 4. Member States are encouraged to consider criminalising re-identification of anonymised data.
Amendment 2098 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. After 5 years from the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out a targeted evaluation of this Regulation especially with regards to Chapter III, including the need to extend interoperability possibilities between EHR systems and electronic health data access services other than those established by the Member States, the possibility to expand the access to MyHealth@EU infrastructure to third countries and international organisations, the implementation and use by natural persons of the opt-out mechanism in secondary use as referred to in Article - 33a, the use and implementation of the right referred to in Article 3(9), the implementation of Articles 33 and 34 as well as the application of fees as referred to in Article 42, and submit a report on its main findings to the European Parliament and to the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, accompanied, where appropriate, by a proposal for its amendment. The evaluation shall include an assessment of the self-certification of EHR systems and reflect on the need to introduce a conformity assessment procedure performed by notified bodies.
Amendment 2106 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. After 2 years from the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out a targeted evaluation of the Union funding made available for the setting up of the European Health Data Space as well as an evaluation of funding allocated to this end by Member States, and where appropriate, consider further measures in this regard.
Amendment 2130 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.5 a (new)
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.5 a (new)
2.5a. An EHR system shall be developed in interoperable format that enables data portability.
Amendment 2132 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.8
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.8
3.8. An EHR system designed for the storage of electronic health data shall support different retention periods and access rights that take into account the origins and categories of electronic health data as well as the specific purposes of data processing.
Amendment 34 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) This Directive should apply to criminal conduct which amounts to violence against women or domestic violence, as criminalised under Union or national law. This includes the criminal offences defined in this Directive, namely rape, female genital mutilation, forced sterilisation, the non- consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, cyber stalking, cyber harassment, cyber incitement to violence or hatred and criminal conduct covered by other Union instruments, in particular Directives 2011/36/EU36 and 2011/93/EU37 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which define criminal offences concerning the sexual exploitation of children and trafficking of human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Lastly, certain criminal offences under national law fall under the definition of violence against women. This includes crimes such as femicide, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, stalking, early and forced marriage, forced abortion, forced sterilisation and different forms of cyber violence, such as online sexual harassment, cyber bullying or the unsolicited receipt of sexually explicit material. Domestic violence is a form of violence which may be specifically criminalised under national law or covered by criminal offences which are committed within the family or domestic unit or between former or current spouses. _________________ 36 Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1–11. 37 Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA, OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1– 14.
Amendment 42 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Violence against women is a persisting manifestation of structural discrimination against women, resulting from misogyny and historically unequal power relations between women and men. It is a form of gender-based violence, which is inflicted primarily on women and girls, by men. It is rooted in the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men, generally referred to under the term ‘gender’.
Amendment 45 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In light of the specificities related to these types of crime it is necessary to lay down a comprehensive set of rules, which addresses the persisting problem of violence against women and domestic violence in a targeted manner and caters to the specific needs of victims of such violence in an intersectional and gender- sensitive manner. The existing provisions at Union and national levels have proven to be insufficient to effectively combat and prevent violence against women and domestic violence. In particular, Directives 2011/36/EU and 2011/93/EU concentrate on specific forms of such violence, while Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council38 lays down the general framework for victims of crime. While providing some safeguards for victims of violence against women and domestic violence, it is not set out to address their specific needs. _________________ 38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57).
Amendment 48 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Directive supports the international commitments the Member States have undertaken to combat and prevent violence against women and domestic violence, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)39 and, where relevant,, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘Istanbul Convention’)40 and the International Labour Organization’s Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work, signed Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), the International Labour Organization’s Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No 111) and the International Labour Organization’s Domestic Workers Convention, 21 June 2019 in Geneva012 (No 189). _________________ 39 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), UNGA, 1979. 40 Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),Council of Europe, 2011.
Amendment 55 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Violence against women and domestic violence can be exacerbated where it intersects with discrimination based on sex or gender and other grounds of discrimination prohibited by Union law, namely nationality, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics. Member States should therefore pay due regard to victims affected by such intersectional discrimination, through providing specific measures where intersecting forms of discrimination are present. In particular, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LBTIQ) women, women with disabilities and women with a minority racial or ethnic background are at a heightened risk of experiencing gender- based violence.
Amendment 56 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Victims of violence against women and domestic violence are at an increased risk of intimidation, retaliation, secondary and repeat victimisation. Particular attention should thus be paid to these risks and to the need to protect the dignity and physical integrity of such victims. Encounters with specialised support services should ensure victims are treated in a humane way and avoid re- traumatisation.
Amendment 60 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Rape is one of the most serious offences breaching a person’s sexual integrity and is a crime that disproportionately affects women and girls. It entails a power imbalance between the offender and the victim, which allows the offender to sexually exploit the victim for purposes such as personal gratification, asserting domination, gaining social recognition, advancement or possibly financial gain. Many Member States still require the use of force, threats or coercion for the crime of rape. Other Member States solely rely on the condition that the victim has not consented to the sexual act. Only the latter approach achieves the full protection of the sexual integrity of victims. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure equal protection throughout the Union by providing the constitutive elements of the crime of rape of women. and girls.
Amendment 61 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) Forced and coerced sterilisation is a harmful and exploitative practice that removes the capacity of sexual reproduction of the victims and that is performed for the purpose of exerting social control over the victims. It is rooted in eugenicist assumptions about the value of the lives of the persons at stake and stereotypes concerning their capacity to be parents, in particular mothers. Women and girls of ethnic and racial minority backgrounds, in particular Roma, women and girls from poor socio-economic backgrounds and women and girls with disabilities, especially those with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities as well as those living in institutions, are particularly at risk of such a violation. To combat this widespread and ongoing practice in the European Union, which perpetuates discrimination, stereotypes, violence and control over a woman’s body, forced sterilisation should be specifically and adequately addressed in criminal law.
Amendment 64 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) It is necessary to provide for harmonised definitions of offences and penalties regarding certain forms of cyber violence. Cyber violence particularly targets and impacts women in public life, particularly women politicians, journalists and human rights defenders. It can have the effect of silencing women and hindering their societal and professional participation on an equal footing with men. Cyber violence also disproportionately affects women and girls in educational settings, such as schools and universities, with detrimental consequences to their further education and to their mental health, which may, in extreme cases, lead to suicide.
Amendment 79 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) When assessing the victim’s protection and support needs, the primary concern should lie in safeguarding the victim’s safety and providing tailored support, taking into account, among other matters, the individual circumstances of the victim. Such circumstances requiring special attention could include the victim’s pregnancy or the victim’s, recent birth of a child or the victim’s living situation with, dependence on or relationship to the offender.
Amendment 81 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Victims of violence against women and domestic violence are often in need of specific support. To ensure they effectively receive offers of support, the competent authorities should refer victims to appropriate specialised support services. This should in particular be the case where an individual assessment has found particular support needs of the victim. In that case, support services should be able to reach out to the victim even without the victim’s consent. For the processing of related personal data by competent authorities, Member States should ensure that it is based on law, in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) read in conjunction with Article (6)(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council41 . Such laws should include appropriate personal data safeguards that respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the individuals. Where competent authorities transfer victims’ personal data to support services for victims’ referral, they should ensure that the data transferred is limited to what is necessary to inform the services of the circumstances of the case, so that victims receive appropriate support and protection. _________________ 41 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) (Text with EEA relevance), (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1–88).
Amendment 83 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Member States should take the necessary measures to ensure the availability of emergency barring, restraining and protection orders to ensure effective protection of victims and their dependants in particular as regards the residence and the workplace of the victim.
Amendment 84 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Given the complexities and gravity of offences of violence against women and domestic violence and specific support needs of victims, Member States should ensure additional support and prevention of such offences is provided by designated bodies. Given their expertise in matters of discrimination on grounds of sex or gender, national equality bodies, set up in accordance with Directives 2004/113/EC42 , 2006/54/EC43 and 2010/41/EU44 of the European Parliament and of the Council, are well placed to fulfil these tasks. Such bodies should in addition have legal standing to act on behalf or in support of victims of all forms of violence against women or domestic violence in judicial proceedings, including for the application for compensation and removal of online illegal content, with the victims’ approval. This should include the possibility of acting on behalf or in support of several victims together. To enable these bodies to effectively carry out their tasks, Member States should ensure that they are provided with sufficient human and financial resources. _________________ 42 Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services, (OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37). 43 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast), (OJ L204, 26.7.2006, p. 23). 44 Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the applicationof the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC, (OJ L 180, 15.7.2010, p. 1).
Amendment 90 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) In order to avoid secondary victimisation, victims should be able to obtain compensation in the course of criminal proceedings. Compensation from the offender should be full and should not be restricted by a fixed upper limit. It should cover all harm and trauma experienced by victims and costs incurred to manage the damages, including among other things therapy costs, impact on the victim’s employment situation, loss of earnings, psychological damages, and moral prejudice due to the violation of dignity. The amount of compensation should reflect that victims of domestic violence may have to uproot their lives in order to seek safety, entailing a possible loss or change of employment or finding new schools for children or even creating a new identity.
Amendment 97 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) The traumatic nature of sexual violence, including rape, requires a particularly gender-sensitive response by trained and specialised staff. Victims of this type of violence need immediate medical care and trauma support combined with immediate forensic examinations to collect the evidence needed for prosecution. Rape crisis centres or sexual violence referral centres should be available in sufficient numbers and adequately spread over the territory of each Member State. Similarly, victims of female genital mutilation, who are often girls, typically are in need of targeted support. Therefore, Member States should ensure they provide dedicated support tailored to these victims.
Amendment 98 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50 a (new)
Recital 50 a (new)
(50 a) Violence and harassment in the world of work is unacceptable and incompatible with decent work. It affects a person’s psychological, physical and sexual health, dignity, and family and social environment, as well as the quality of public and private services. In particular, it can prevent persons, particularly women, from accessing, and remaining and advancing in the labour market and is therefore a threat to equal opportunities. It also negatively affects the organisation of work, workplace relations, worker engagement, enterprise reputation and productivity.
Amendment 102 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Harassment at work is considered as discrimination on grounds of sex by Directives 2004/113/EC, 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. Given that gender-based violence and harassment, in particular sexual harassment at work has significant negative consequences both for the victims and the employers, advice on adequatelyfor everyone at work, impacting workplace relations and productivity, advice should be provided by external counselling services to both workers and employers on adequately preventing and addressing such instances atin the workplace,ld of work, including through social dialogue and on legal remedies available to the employer to remove the offender from the workplace and providing the possibility of early conciliation, if the victim so wishes, should be provided by external counselling services to both victims and employers. Such support should be specialised, gender-sensitive, free of charge and confidential.
Amendment 106 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51 a (new)
Recital 51 a (new)
(51 a) In addition to the severe consequences and trauma for victims personally, domestic violence can also affect employment, productivity and health and safety. As part of other measures, social partners can help to recognise, respond to and address the impacts of domestic violence in the world of work. In order to support victims through difficult transitions and help them to remain in the workforce thereby safeguarding their economic resources and financial independence, Member States may provide workers with the right to paid domestic violence leave where the worker has at least six months’ service with the same employer and has completed their probationary period where relevant. This right may be subject to appropriate and confidential substantiation.
Amendment 108 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51 b (new)
Recital 51 b (new)
(51 b) In order to support workers who are victims of gender-based violence and harassment and domestic violence to remain in the work force, Member States should ensure that such workers have the right to request short-term flexible working arrangements to adjust their working patterns, including, where possible, through the use of remote working arrangements or transfer of working location, flexible working schedules, or a reduction in working hours, for the purposes of ensuring their continued attachment to the labour market and professional development while providing the necessary flexibility for them to address the impact of such violence on their personal lives such as attending court, medical or bank appointments, seeking alternative accommodation or moving house as well as childcare arrangements which can be impractical to do outside their ordinary hours of work. The duration of such flexible working arrangements shall be determined by the Member States.
Amendment 112 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51 c (new)
Recital 51 c (new)
(51 c) When considering requests for flexible working arrangements, employers should be able to take into account the needs of both the employer and the worker concerned. The employer should be able to decide whether to accept or refuse a worker's request for flexible working arrangements but must do so within 48 hours given the specific context of, and circumstances faced by, victims of gender-based violence, harassment and domestic violence that are often time- sensitive. Employers should provide a reasoned response in case of refusal or proposed postponement of such arrangements. Specific circumstances underlying the need for short-term flexible working arrangements can change. Workers should therefore have the right not only to return to their original working pattern at the end of the mutually agreed period, but should also be able to request to do so earlier where required on the basis of a change in the underlying circumstances.
Amendment 117 #
2022/0066(COD)
(52) Member States should ensure that national helplines are operated under the EU-harmonised number [116016] and this number is widely advertised as a public number, free of charge and available round-the-clock. The support provided should be accessible to persons with disabilities, include crisis counselling and should be able to refer to face-to-face services, such as shelters, counselling centres or the police.
Amendment 118 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Shelters play a vital role in protecting victims from acts of violence. Beyond providing a safe place to stay, shelters should provide the necessary support concerning interlocking problems related to victims’ health, financial and employment situation and the well-being of their children, ultimately preparing victims for an autonomous life. Shelters and other appropriate interim accommodations should be made available to accommodate the specific needs of victims with disabilities.
Amendment 120 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Victims with specific needs and groups at risk of violence against women or domestic violence, such as women with disabilities, women with dependant residence status or permit, undocumented migrant women, women applicants for international protection, women fleeing armed conflict, women affected by homelessness, with a minority racial or ethnic background, living in rural areaLBTI+ women, expectant and new mothers, living in rural areas, living in institutions, women sex workers, detainees, or older women, should receive specific protection and support.
Amendment 121 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Women and girls with disabilityies disproportionately experience violence against women and domestic violence and due to theirboth within and outside their home. Due to a lack of accessible protection and support measures, victims with disabilityies often have difficulties in advocating for themselves, being heard and believed and accessing such protection and support measures. Therefore, Member States should ensure they can benefit fully from the rights set out in this Directive, on an equal basis with others, while paying due attention to the particular vulnerability of such victims and their likely difficulties in being able to reach out for or receive help.
Amendment 129 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Member States should ensure that preventive measures, such as awareness- raising campaigns, are taken to counter violence against women and domestic violence and associated stigma and inform all persons, including victims themselves, of the signs of violence and abuse. Prevention should also take place in formal education, in particular, through strengthening comprehensive sexuality education and socio-emotional competencies, empathy and developing healthy and respectful relationships. with a particular focus on addressing boys and young men.
Amendment 133 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Member States should take measures to prevent the cultivation of and dismantle existing harmful gender stereotypes to eradicate the idea of the inferiority of women or stereotyped roles of women and men. This could also include measures aimed at ensuring that culture, custom, religion, tradition or honour is not perceivcan never be perceived or used as a justification for, or a more lenient treatment of, offences of violence against women or domestic violence. Considering that from a very young age onwards, children are exposed to gender roles that shape their self-perception and influence their academic and professional choices as well as expectations of their roles as women and men throughout their life, it is crucial to address gender stereotypes and respect for explicit consent and bodily autonomy as of early-childhood education and care.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) In order to ensure victims of violence against women and domestic violence are identified and receive appropriate support, Member States should ensure that professionals likely to come into contact with victims receive regular and mandatory training and targeted information. Trainings should be gender- and disability-sensitive and cover the risk and prevention of intimidation, repeat and secondary victimisation and the availability of protection and support measures for victims. To prevent and appropriately address instances of sexual harassment atviolence and harassment in the world of work, persons with supervisory functions should also receive such training. These trainings should also cover assessments regarding in particular sexual harassment at work and associated psychosocial safety and health risks as referred to under Directive 89/391/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council45 . Training activities should also cover the risk of third party violence. Third party violence refers to violence which staff may suffer at the workplace, not at the hands of a co-worker, and includes cases, such as nurses sexually harassed or assaulted by a patient. _________________ 45 Council Directive 89/391/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1).
Amendment 138 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 60 a (new)
Recital 60 a (new)
(60 a) Employers should ensure a culture based on mutual respect and dignity to prevent violence and harassment in the world of work commensurate with their degree of control including by adopting and implementing an inclusive and gender-responsive workplace policy on gender-based violence and harassment in consultation with workers and their representatives, appointing a designated confidential counsellor, ensuring no adverse treatment or consequences in the workplace for victims of gender-based violence and harassment, taking into account gender-based violence and harassment in the management and risk- assessment of occupational safety and health and providing all workers and their representatives with regular information and training on the identified hazards and risks of violence and harassment.
Amendment 142 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) IEarly intervention programmes should be set up to prevent and minimise the risk of (repeated) offences of violence against women or domestic violence. The programmes should specifically aim at teaching offenders or those at risk of offending how to adopt non-violent behaviour in interpersonal relationships and how to counter violent behavioural patterns. Programmes should encourage offenders to take responsibility for their actions and examine their attitudes and beliefs towards women.
Amendment 149 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the rights of victims of all forms of violence against women or domestic violence before, during orand after criminal proceedings;
Amendment 153 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) preventive measures.
Amendment 155 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. When implementing the measures under this Directive, Member States shall take into consideration the increased risk of violence faced by victims experiencing discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds so as to cater to their enhanced protection and support needs, as set out in Article 18(4), Article 27(5) and Article 37(7).
Amendment 158 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “violence against women” means gender-based violence or harassment, that is directed against a woman or a girl because she is a woman or a girl or that affects women or girls disproportionately, including all acts of such violence that aim at, result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life and whether of a single occurrence or repeated;
Amendment 165 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) “the world of work” means the workplace, including public and private spaces where they are a place of work, places where the worker is paid, takes a rest break or a meal, or uses sanitary, washing and changing facilities, work- related trips, travel, training, events or social activities, work-related communications, including those enabled by information and communication technologies, employer-provided accommodation and commuting to and from work;
Amendment 166 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) “sexual harassment at work” means any form ofgender-based violence and harassment in the world of work” means any form of violence and harassment directed at persons because of their sex or gender, or affecting persons of a particular sex or gender disproportionately, in particular sexual harassment which includes any unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, where it occurs in the course of, linked with, or arising in matters of jobseeking, training including interns and apprentices, employment, occupation and self-employment in both the public and private sector, with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of the victim, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment;
Amendment 177 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Forced sterilisation 1. Member States shall ensure that the intentional conduct of performing surgery which has the purpose or effect of terminating a woman’s capacity to naturally reproduce without her prior and informed consent or understanding of the procedure is punishable as a criminal offence. 2. Member States shall ensure that the prior and informed consent of the woman to undergo through the surgery referred to in paragraph 1 cannot be replaced by the consent of a parent, legal guardian or court’s decision.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the criminal offences referred to in Article 6 isand 6a are punishable by a maximum penalty of at least 5 years of imprisonment and at least 7 years of imprisonment if the offence was committed under aggravating circumstances referred to in Article 13.
Amendment 194 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the offence was committed against a person made vulnerable by particular circumstances, such as older age or a situation of dependence or a state of physical, mental, intellectual or sensory disability, or living in institutions;
Amendment 198 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to provide for a limitation period for criminal offences referred to in Article 6 and 6a of at least 10 years from the time when the offence was committed.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the rights of victims when making a complaint under Article 5 of Directive 2012/29/EU, Member States shall ensure that victims, including victims with disabilities or living in institutions, can report criminal offences of violence against women or domestic violence to the competent authorities in an easy and accessible manner. This shall include the possibility of reporting criminal offences online or through other accessible information and communication technologies, including the possibility to submit evidence, in particular concerning reporting of criminal offences of cyber violence.
Amendment 211 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The assessment shall take into account the victim’s individual circumstances, including whether they experience discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds and therefore face a heightened risk of violence, as well as the victim’s own account and assessment of the situation. It shall be conducted in the best interest of the victim, paying special attention to the need to avoid secondary or repeated victimisation.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. The individual assessment shall be undertaken in collaboration with all relevant competent authorities depending on the stage of the proceedings, and relevant support services, such as civil society organisations, victim protection centres and women’s shelters, social services and healthcare professionals as well as the social partners where the victim's experience occurs in the context of the world of work.
Amendment 216 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, in situations of immediate danger for the victim’s or their dependant’s health or safety, the competent authorities issue orders addressed at an offender or suspect of violence covered by this Directive to vacate the residence of the victim or their dependants for a sufficient period of time and to prohibit the offender or suspect from entering the residence or to enter or contact the victim’s workplace or contacting the victim or their dependants in any way. Such orders shall have immediate effect and not be dependent on a victim reporting the criminal offence.
Amendment 221 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) how to cater to the enhanced protection and support needs of victims experiencing discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds;
Amendment 222 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) how to avoid gender stereotypes and unconscious bias;
Amendment 231 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that free of charge, confidential, specialist support services referred to in Articles 8(3) and 9(3) of Directive 2012/29/EU are available for victims of acts of violence covered by this Directive. Member States shall ensure that the specialist support services be made available to accomodate people with disabilities. The specialist support services shall provide:
Amendment 232 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) advice and information, advice and support on any relevant legal or practical matters arising as a result of the crime, including on access to adequate housing, education, training and assistance to remain in or find employment. Accessible housing shall be provided when needed;
Amendment 241 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure sufficient human and financial resources to provide the services referred to in paragraph 1, especially those referred to in points (a) and (c) of that paragraph, including where such services are provided by non- governmental organisations.
Amendment 246 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 5
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall issue guidelines and protocols for healthcare and social service professionals and the social partners on identifying and providing appropriate support to victims of all forms of violence against women and domestic violence, including on referring victims to the relevant support services. Such guidelines and protocols shall also indicate how to address the specific needs of victims who are at an increased risk of such violence as a result of their experiencing intersectional discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds of discrimination.
Amendment 251 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a (new)
Amendment 254 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – title
Article 30 – title
Specialist support for victims of sexual harassment atgender- based violence and harassment in the world of work
Amendment 259 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure external specialised, gender-sensitive, free of charge and confidential counselling services are available for victimboth workers and employers in cases of gender-based violence and harassment, particularly sexual harassment atin the world of work. These services shall include advice on adequately preventing and addressing such instances atin the workplacld of work including through social dialogue, on legal remedies available to the employer to remove the offender from the workplace and providing the possibility of early conciliation, if the victim so wishes.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a Domestic violence leave 1. Member States may take the necessary measures to ensure that each worker has the right to paid domestic violence leave where they have at least six months’ service with the same employer and have completed their probationary period, if any. Member States may determine additional details regarding the scope, duration and conditions of domestic violence leave in accordance with national law or practice. The use of that right may be subject to appropriate substantiation, in accordance with national law or practice. Any information provided for such substantiation shall be confidential and shall be shared with a restricted number of actors in order to safeguard the worker's right to privacy and data protection. 2. Domestic violence leave shall be separate to any other leave entitlements such as annual leave, sick leave and bereavement leave.
Amendment 269 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 b (new)
Article 30 b (new)
Article 30 b Flexible working arrangements 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers experiencing gender-based violence or domestic violence, have the right to request short-term flexible working arrangements, the duration of which shall be determined by the Member States. 2. Employers shall consider and respond to requests for short-term flexible working arrangements as referred to in paragraph 1 within 48 hours, taking into account the needs of both the employer and the worker. Employers shall provide reasons for any refusal of such a request or for any postponement of such arrangements. 3. The worker shall have the right to return to the original working pattern at the end of the agreed period. The worker shall also have the right to request to return to the original working pattern before the end of the agreed period where justified on the basis of a change of circumstances. The employer shall consider and respond to a request for an early return to the original working pattern, taking into account the needs of both the employer and the worker. 4. Member States may make the right to request short-term flexible working arrangements subject to a period of work qualification or to a length of service qualification, which shall not exceed six months. In the case of successive fixed- term contracts within the meaning of Directive 1999/70/EC with the same employer, the sum of those contracts shall be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the qualifying period.
Amendment 279 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall ensure that shelters and other appropriate interim accommodations shall be made available to accommodate the specific needs of victims with disabilities.
Amendment 283 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the provision of specific support to victims at an increased risk of violence against women or domestic violence, such as women with disabilities, women living in rural areas, women with dependant residence status or permit, undocumented migrant women, women applying for international protection, women fleeing from armed conflict, women affected by homelessness, LBTI+ women, expectant and new mothers, women with a minority racial or ethnic background, women sex workers, women detainees, or older women.
Amendment 289 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. Preventive measures shall include awareness-raising campaigns, in particular campaigns aimed at tackling stigma surrounding domestic and gender-based violence, informing victims of available supports and educating all persons on recognising signs of violence and how to support victims safely, as well as other measures such as social dialogue and collective bargaining, research and education programmes, where appropriate developed in cooperation with relevant civil society organisations, social partners, impacted communities and other stakeholders.
Amendment 292 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 4
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. Targeted action shall be addressed to groups at risk, including children, according to their age and maturity, andolder persons, persons with disabilities, persons living in institutions, LGBTI+ persons, migrants, refugees, expectant and new parents and persons experiencing homelessness taking into consideration language barriers and different levels of literacy and abilities. Information for children shall be formulated in a child- friendly way.
Amendment 294 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 5
Article 36 – paragraph 5
5. Preventive measures shall in particular aim at challenging and dismantling harmful gender stereotypes, promoting equality between women and men as well as respect of consent and bodily autonomy, encouraging all persons, including men and boys, to act as positive role models in combatting gender-based and domestic violence in order to support corresponding behaviour changes across society as a whole in line with the objectives of this directive.
Amendment 295 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 6
Article 36 – paragraph 6
6. Preventive measures shall develop and/or increase sensitivity about the harmful practice of female genital mutilation and forced sterilisation.
Amendment 300 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 8
Article 36 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall ensure that sexual harassment atgender-based violence and harassment in the world of work is addressed in relevant national policies. Those national policies shall identify and establish targeted actions referred to in paragraph 2 for sectors where workers are most exposed.
Amendment 305 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that professionals likely to come into contact with victims, including law enforcement authorities, court staff, judges and prosecutors, lawyers, providers of victim support and restorative justice services, healthcare professionals, social services, educational and other relevant staff, receive both general and specialist training and targeted information to a level appropriate to their contacts with victims, to enable them to identify, prevent and address instances of violence against women or domestic violence, avoid further violence or revictimisationd to treat victims in a trauma-, gender-, disability- and child- sensitive manner.
Amendment 306 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. Relevant health professionals, including paediatricians and midwives, shall receive targeted training to identify and address, in a cultural-sensitive manner, the physical, psychological and sexual consequences of female genital mutilation and forced sterilisation.
Amendment 310 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. Persons with supervisory functions in the workplace, in both the public and private sectors, shall receive training on how to recognise, prevent and address sexual harassment atgender-based violence and harassment in the world of work, including on risk assessments concerning occupational safety and health risks, their reporting obligations, to provide support to victims affected thereby and respond in an adequate manner in particular as regards appropriate specialised support services to refer victims to and the rights set out in this directive. Those persons and employers shall receive information about the effects of violence against women and domestic violence on work and the risk of third party violence.
Amendment 311 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure that employers take appropriate steps commensurate with their degree of control to prevent gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work and in particular to: a. adopt and implement, in consultation with workers and their representatives, an inclusive and gender-responsive workplace policy on gender-based violence and harassment; b. appoint a designated confidential counsellor to provide support and informal advice for victims of gender- based violence and harassment in the world of work, whether perpetrated by a colleague or a third party; c. ensure there is no adverse treatment or consequences in the workplace for victims of gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work; d. take into account gender-based violence and harassment and associated psychosocial risks in the management and risk-assessment of occupational safety and health and; e. provide workers and their representatives with information and training, in accessible formats as appropriate, on the identified hazards and risks of violence and harassment and the associated prevention and protection measures, including on the rights and responsibilities of workers.
Amendment 316 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 7
Article 37 – paragraph 7
7. Training activities referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 26 shall be regular and mandatory, including on cyber violence, and built on the specificities of violence against women and domestic violence. Such training activities shall include training on how to identify and address the specific protection and support needs of victims who face a heightened risk of violence due to their experiencing discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds.
Amendment 320 #
Amendment 321 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that targeted and effective early intervention programmes are established to prevent and minimise the risk of committing offences of violence against women or domestic violence, or reoffending.
Amendment 325 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place appropriate mechanisms to ensure effective coordination and cooperation, at the national level, of relevant authorities, agencies and bodies, including local and regional authorities, law enforcement agencies, the judiciary, public prosecutors, labour inspectorates, support service providers as well as non- governmental organisations, social services, including child protection or welfare authorities, education and healthcare providers, social partners, without prejudice to their autonomy, and other relevant organisations and entities.
Amendment 333 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The statistics shall include the following data disaggregated by sex, disability, age of the victim and of the offender, relationship between the victim and the offender and, type of offence and setting where the offence took place:
Amendment 34 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/522 establishing a Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health (‘EU4Health Programme’) for the period 2021-2027,
Amendment 35 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
— having regard to the OECD and European Commission joint “State of health” initiative;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
— having regard to the International Labour Organization report of 7 March 2022, entitled “Care at work: Investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work”,
Amendment 37 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)
Citation 16 d (new)
— having regard to the study about policies for long term carers of November 2021 provided by the European Parliament Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies,
Amendment 48 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health on supporting mental health of health workforce and other essential workers of 23 June 2021,
Amendment 64 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)
Citation 33 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission's communication "A Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas" of 2021,
Amendment 66 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the EU Gender Action Plan III,
Amendment 80 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EPSR Action Plan sets out concrete initiatives for the implementation of principles that are essential for building a stronger social Europe for just transitions and recovery, including one specifically on long-term care;
Amendment 103 #
2021/2253(INI)
B. whereas care encompasses services to address the physical, psychological and social needs of dependcare recipients, as well as support to guarantee the equal exercise of rights, dignity, autonomy, inclusion and well-being for all members of society;
Amendment 109 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a high level of human health protection is to be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas accessing care services remains a challenge in the EU’s rural and remote areas, notably outermost regions, in a context of a declining and ageing population, and a lack of connectivity and infrastructure; whereas this demographic trend can contribute to the lower attractiveness of rural areas as places to live and work; whereas this affects in a disproportional way women, who face additional difficulties in trying to reconcile work and life; whereas rural areas face shortages of general practitioners and of specialised and emergency care leading to the emergence of the so-called “Medical Deserts";
Amendment 116 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas health is a fundamental right and ensuring access to quality and affordable care should be an obligation of all Member States;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas Personal and Household Services (PHS) are part of the care sector; whereas PHS provide both direct and indirect services; whereas the former include childcare, early childhood education and care (ECEC), long-term care in situations of invalidity, disability or dependence and the elderly peoples’ care and the latter consists of activities such as cleaning, ironing, maintenance, gardening, etc.;
Amendment 163 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there is a lack ofcare should be of high quality, accessible and affordable care in nearlyin all Member States; whereas the monitoring of care is hampered by the lack of disaggregated data and the lack of quality indicators;
Amendment 177 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing challenges in terms of access to formal care servicesshowcasing the many structural problems entrenched in Europe's social care system, i.e. in terms of the ability to access and afford formal care and domestic services, including to timely, affordable and high-quality medical treatment, and highlighted pre-existing care workforce shortages, overloaded health-care systems, and overreliance on informal care or undeclared work, etc.; whereas this situation is worrying as ageing of population is increasing the need for long-term care;
Amendment 189 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 199 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 221 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the provision of quality care depends on the existence of a sufficiently large and well-trained workforce, the creation of decent working conditions, decent income and integrated services, and adequate funding;
Amendment 229 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas in a context of longer care pathways and evolution of practices and technologies, caregivers are accumulating expertise which has to be recognised;
Amendment 246 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the structures of care need to be changed from centralised institutions to home and community-based care; whereas that shift has been too slow and under-financed;
Amendment 264 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the undervaluation and invisibility of care work are closely linked with the fact that women dominate in tcarework is too often undervalued and suffers from lack of visibility; whereas women tend to be the primary care givers and dominate the care sector; whereas women’s participation in unpaid care is very high, standing at over 85% in all Member States when care sector; onsidering both daily and weekly engagement17ba; _________________ 17ba EIGE, Beijing Platform for Action 2020 report, 2021
Amendment 270 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 324 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas according to Eurofound1a, 15,4% of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) are in this situation because they are caring for children or incapacitated adults or have other family responsibilities; whereas 88% of those NEET are women; _________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/fr/topic/ neets
Amendment 375 #
2021/2253(INI)
Na. whereas the availability, accessibility and affordability of high- quality childcare facilities are crucial for enabling people, especially women with caring responsibilities to participate in the labour market;
Amendment 440 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 450 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of an integrated approach to common European action on care that pays equal attention to people’s physical, psychological and social needs; with a special attention for some groups in vulnerable positions such as women and girls, children, the elderly and people with disability;
Amendment 489 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that a substantial proportion of care models, services and facilities are outdated and that care recipients should be placed at the centre of care plans; stresses that people centricity is tied to increased integration of care and more holistic care pathways, which are essential to improve benefits to patients as well as quality of care; recognises that integration of care across Europe is currently limited due to lack of appropriate incentives and structures;
Amendment 512 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to exchange information and best practices with a view to developing a common European quality framework for care, encompassing all care settings, encouraging upward social convergence, strengthening quality of life, and guaranteeing equal rights for all citizens;
Amendment 523 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to set ambitious targets for care services in consultation with the Member States and relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 528 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to promote equal participation and opportunities for women and men in the labour market in care services;
Amendment 536 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to present an ambitious European care strategy that builds on everyone’s right to affordable, accessible and high-quality care, as well as on other principles set out in the EPSR and EU strategic documents, and the individual rights and needs of both care recipients and carers, and that encompasses the entire life course, is based on reliable and comparable data, and includes concrete and progressive goals with a timetable and indicators to evaluate progress; is persuaded that this strategy should promote fair and equal working conditions and adequate wages in order to maintain the attractiveness of the care sector for both women and men;
Amendment 544 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to present an ambitious European care strategy that builds on everyone’s right to affordable, accessible and high-quality care, as well as on other principles set out in the EPSR and EU strategic documents, and the individual rights and needs of both care recipients and carers, and that encompasses the entire life course, is based on reliable and comparable data, and includes concrete and progressive goals with a timetable and indicators to evaluate progress and tackle inequalities;
Amendment 550 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the need to consult all relevant stakeholders, at both EU, national and local levels, including informal carers representatives and patients organisations, in the preparation of the European Care Strategy to avoid silo policies and to take into account the diversity of situations and needs;
Amendment 565 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s plans for the revision of the Barcelona objectives as part of the European care strategy package; calls for upward convergence to be encouraged and for further investment in high-quality care for every child in the EU; reminds that EU funds (Multiannual Financial Framework and notably the European Social Fund +, as well as the recovery and resilience facility) should be used to complement Member States’ investments in childcare;
Amendment 575 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to design childcare, education as well as access to after-school activities such as sports, and other policies and measures in support of children and their families in an inclusive manner and one that upholds the swift and efficient implementation of the European Child Guarantee;
Amendment 576 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need for childcare to meet parent’s needs for care during their working hours and school holidays; highlights the importance of developing affordable early childhood education and care to facilitate parent’s return to work, especially women, and to strike a good work-life balance; calls on the Member States to respect a minimum duration for maternity and paternity leave, regardless of the status of the person concerned;
Amendment 579 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights the importance to address the specific needs of children with disabilities, notably to ensure inclusive access to education and empowerment of children with disabilities; calls on the Member States to develop personal assistance services for children with disabilities and ensure decent and attractive working conditions to those professionals accompanying children with disabilities;
Amendment 584 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that social protection and support to families isare essential and calls on the competent national authorities to ensure adequate and accessible social protection systems and integrated child protection systems to leave no one behind;
Amendment 615 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to reform and integrate their social services and protection systems in such a way as to provide effective, comprehensive and equal access to care services throughout the life course, taking a personalised approach, in order to enhance the continuity of care, preventive healthcare, rehabilitation and, whenever possible, independent living;
Amendment 624 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to financially support ways to enhance independence, such as home adaptation or installation of digital detection systems and assistive technologies at home;
Amendment 634 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that accessibility of care derives from a combination of cost and flexibfactors such as cost and flexibility but also workforce availability, waiting time and geographical distances to the closest care facility; believes that in this respect different forms of care service provision should be available, such as in in-home and community-based settings;
Amendment 648 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop the tools required for the regular assessment of the accessibility, availability and affordability of care services and a comprehensive benchmark for monitoring the quality of both formal and informal care services; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote accessible, available, affordable and quality care by ensuring a work-life family balance, promoting healthy lifestyles, setting quality standards of care services and organising quality assurance, ensuring the availability of care services in rural areas, and ensuring affordability;
Amendment 651 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop the tools required for the regular assessment of the accessibility of care services and a comprehensive benchmark for monitoring the quality of both formal and informal care services; Stresses the importance of identifying skills gaps and evaluating future needs, profession by profession, sector by sector, region by region, in order to train a sufficient number of workers to meet the demand;
Amendment 661 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that the free movement of persons and workers is one of the key pillars of the EU, but that challenges to cross-border care remain and that care drain can worsen situations of labour shortages, weakening the ability to provide timely access to care in emigration regions or countries; calls for the protection of the social security rights of all migrant and mobile care workers and care receivers, as this contributes to both dignified working conditions and reducing the propensity toward undeclared work; encourages the development of cross-border training, notably in cross-border regions, in order to share best practices for care staff and facilitate cross-border care;
Amendment 668 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that a territorialized organization of care according to the density and needs of the population is likely to allow a rationalized and adapted care offer, while fighting against inequalities in access to services and care; calls on the Member States to secure timely access to care across their territories, by putting in place incentives to tackle labour shortages, investing more in care facilities and facilitating access to digital solutions such as telemedicine;.
Amendment 672 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Repeats its call for a common definition of disability, as well ascalls for the mutual recognition of disability status in the Member States; in line with Article 18 of the UNCPRD1a, supports the implementation and expansion of the European Disability Card to all Member States paving the way for a mutual recognition of disability rights across the EU; _________________ 1a https://www.un.org/development/desa/disa bilities/convention-on-the-rights-of- persons-with-disabilities/article-18- liberty-of-movement-and-nationality.html
Amendment 682 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers that the Care Strategy should contribute to the achievement of the goal of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of transitioning from institutional to family or community-based care;
Amendment 687 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the prioritisation of mental health within public health policy at EU level by adopting a horizontal “Mental Health in all policies approach” providing for comprehensive prevention measures on Mental Health determinants and seeking to reduce inequalities including on access to support and treatment services;;
Amendment 704 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls onWelcomes the Commission to establish a comprehensive set of i’s commitment to present a revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education andi cators for long-term care, and correspondingre in 2022; Calls on the Commission and Council to develop comprehensive and similar targets and tools for disaggregating and monitoring the accessibility, availability, affordability and quality of care, similar to the Barcelona objectives for childcare; believes that targets and indicators are needed on decent care work, involving care service users, care workers and informal carers, and could be used to guide investment, funding and training to ensure better access to quality services for those in need as well as ensuring women’s continued participation in the labour market unhindered by unequal caring responsibilities;
Amendment 725 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to evaluate the impact of care with indicators on the healthy life expectancy and the quality of life of beneficiaries;
Amendment 743 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that between 40 and 50 million people in the EU provide informal care on a regular basis, the majority of whom are women; notes that this work tends to be long term and can hinder formal labour market participation, resulting in less career’s opportunities or even acceptance of jobs below the level of skills of the informal carer, leading to a loss of income and aggravatingon of the gender pension gap; stresses that those detrimental effects are closely associated with the intensity of care provided;
Amendment 751 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights the necessity to overcome the lack of sharing of unpaid domestic work and care responsibilities mainly performed by women and strengthen the fight against gender stereotypes, as well as to introduce family- friendly working arrangements, such as adaptable working hours and the possibility of teleworking, in order to allow women and men to better reconcile their professional life with their private life;
Amendment 757 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Member States and relevant authorities to recognise the pivotal role of informal carers, especially women, not only though awareness activities but also through adequate support including financial compensation;
Amendment 761 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. emphasizes the need of informal carers to be closely involved and supported by care professionals;
Amendment 762 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. stresses that, without undermining the need for informal care, investing in formal care services can significantly relieve the pressure on informal carers, notably women, and avoid some of the detrimental effects on their work-life balance and career’s prospects, therefore contributing to gender equality;
Amendment 781 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to propose a common coherent package of actions at EU level on informal care, and, where the competences are at the national level, calls on the Member States to support this European strategy by ambitious and coordinated actions to identify and recognise the different types of informal care provided in Europe, and to guarantee carers minimum standards of rights, financial support and other additional support services, including time off for carers, andccess to education, training and life-long learning, pension rights, a work- life balance and rehabilitation services for carers and care recipients;
Amendment 801 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the labour market reintegration of workers who took a long career break to provide care to relatives, including through up-skilling and re-skilling;
Amendment 803 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the importance of involving informal carers representatives in the drafting of the European Care Strategy in order to take into account the diversity of their situations and needs;
Amendment 807 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Decent and attractive working conditions for all workers in the care sector
Amendment 811 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Member States to place adequate staffing levels and investment in care staff at the centre of their care policies, and to support the creation of quality jobs in the sector; with decent remuneration and further training and development opportunities in the sector, stresses in this regard the need for contracts with adequate work hours to ensure both quality of care, quality of working conditions and decent wages; believes in necessity to eliminate the gender income gap;
Amendment 829 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Highlights that both job creation perspectives and existing labour shortages are showing the urgent need to make those occupations more attractive;
Amendment 839 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure decent working conditions for all workers in the care sector, both formal and informal, and to adopt high standards of occupational health and safety, in line with and beyond the ambition of the recently adopted EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 in order to prevent work- place accidents and illness, which could lead to a reduction of absenteeism, turnover and poor workers health;
Amendment 846 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls that certain medicinal products contain one or several substances which meet the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (categories 1A or 1B), mutagenic (categories 1A or 1B) or reprotoxic (categories 1A or 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No1272/2008 and therefore fall under the scope of Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxics at work; looks forward for the foreseen publication in 2022 of the guidelines for handling those substances as well as for the development of a definition and indicative list of such Hazardous Medicinal Products;
Amendment 856 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Stresses that specific attention should be paid to the mental health of care workers which has been particularly impacted by the pandemic; Welcomes, in this regard, the contribution of the expert panel on effective ways of investing in health (EXPH) in its opinion on supporting mental health of health workforce and other essential workers; Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate follow-up and implementation of these recommendations;
Amendment 862 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Stresses that wage increases are associated with greater recruitment of long-term care workers, longer tenure and lower turnover according to OECD17e; Welcomes the proposal for a directive on adequate minimum wages to improve the adequacy of minimum wages and promote collective bargaining, which could have a positive impact on the care workforce whose pay are often too low; encourages public and private entities go beyond the minimum level of wages to make care professions more attractive; _________________ 17e https://www.oecd- ilibrary.org/docserver/92c0ef68- en.pdf?expires=1647941287&id=id∾cna me=ocid194994✓sum=D863115B583D2A 82CECF11D7D54A37B1
Amendment 865 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Calls on the Member States to tap into the domestic care sectors' promising and unrealised job creation potential to increase the labour force;
Amendment 867 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Calls on the Member States to ensure enforcement of labour standards for all workers in the sector;
Amendment 879 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to strengthen social dialogue and promote collective bargaining and collective agreements in the care sector, both profit and non-profitublic and private, as crucial mechanisms for the improvement of employment and working conditions and for tackling the gender pay gap, and as the most effective tools for securing an increase in the minimum wage and in wages in general;
Amendment 882 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that the role of caregivers should be, above all, to take care and therefore considers necessary to cut unnecessary red tape and avoid as much as possible assigning them administrative task which can be managed by administrative assistants or suitable digital tools;
Amendment 886 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Highlights that certain medical tasks can be shared with other health professionals (such as pharmacists or nurses), thus allowing a better distribution of workloads, more medical time to devote to patients, and closer collaboration between professionals, keeping in mind that multidisciplinary practices are also a guarantee of continuity of care and harmonization of care pathways;
Amendment 887 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Amendment 888 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to address the issue of undeclared work in the care sector;
Amendment 889 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Acknowledge that the care workforce is increasingly relying on migrants, hence, calls on the Commission to include this aspect in the forthcoming European Care Strategy with a view to avoid illegal forms of employment, stresses that the Migrants care workforce specific challenges, such as access to work permit or to formal employment and social protection coverage should be adequately addressed and that undeclared work should be tackled; Recalls that mobile and migrant workers play a significant role in the provision of bothhome, community-based and residential care and home care in the EU;
Amendment 902 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses, however, that due to a ‘care drain’ phenomenon (with many Long term care workers from Central and Eastern Europe moving to Western Europe for better salaries), certain Member States are facing labour shortages and therefore significant challenges to provide their population timely access to care; emphasizes the need for Member States to invest and develop all together the attractiveness of care professions to retain care workers;
Amendment 921 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to swiftly and fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive; stresses that only an equal share of care responsibilities between men and women by means of minimum non-transferable and adequately paid leave periods would enable women to increasingly engage in full-time employment and achieve a work- life balance;
Amendment 928 #
2021/2253(INI)
27. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the labour market reintegration of workers after care leave or longer career breaks paying special attention to women, whose career and income are more often affected by care leave;
Amendment 935 #
2021/2253(INI)
27a. Calls on Member States to draw on the EU Skills Agenda to ensure further skilling and upskilling of care workers, and provide opportunities for all carers to participate in vocational education and training and gain qualifications, paying special attention to women after care leave;
Amendment 982 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses the importance of discouraging undeclared work and of promoting standardisation of care work, notably through better opportunities for declared care workers but also by formalizing means of covering expenses, for example via social vouchers;
Amendment 984 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to reverse the highly stigmatised image of formal and informal care occupations through national and European awareness-raising campaigns, targeting specifically but not exclusively gender stereotypes;
Amendment 988 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to adopt approaches to measuring and valuing the contribution and outputs of care, in particular informal/unpaid care and housework, and to address the prevalence of undeclared or under-declared care work to ensure decent working conditions and avoid negative impact on the right and well-being of workers as well as of care recipients;
Amendment 994 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Recalls on the Commission and the Member States to fund and promote measures that address the disproportionate burden of unpaid work that women have to bear, and to support actions helping women workers moving from the informal to the formal economy; underlines that women and men should equally share unpaid care and domestic responsibilities; calls for concrete steps to be taken towards recognising, reducing and redistributing unpaid care and domestic work;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)2021/2106 of 28 September 2021 on supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility by setting out the common indicators and the detailed elements of the recovery and resilience scoreboard2a, _________________ 2a OJ L 429, 1.12.2021, p. 83.
Amendment 3 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)2021/2105 of 28 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility by defining a methodology for reporting social expenditure3a, _________________ 3a OJ L 429, 1.12.2021, p. 79.
Amendment 4 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
— having regard to the recovery and resilience scoreboard4a, _________________ 4a https://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/rec overy-and-resilience-scoreboard/
Amendment 5 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
— having regard to the European Commission’s Recoveryand Resilience Facility Annual Report of 01 March 20225a, _________________ 5a COM(2022) 75 final
Amendment 10 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas, according to the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard, Member States have put forward 228 measures with a focus on supporting children and youth; whereas 74% of the measures focus on general, vocational and higher education and training capacity, as well as accessibility, affordability, quality and inclusiveness, including digitisation and infrastructure, the performance of education and increasing capacity in higher education; whereas 14% of the measures that Member States included are dealing with early childhood education and care, early school leaving and child poverty; whereas 12% of the measures focus on tackling youth unemployment through job creation, hiring, job transition incentives and support for self-employment;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the RRF created an unprecedented structure adapted to addressing the complex effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economy, society and institutions; whereas the RRF will drive Member States' reforms and investments in line with the EU’s priorities as set out in the six pillars;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the release of funds under the RRF is contingent on the satisfactory fulfilment of relevant milestones and targets of reforms and investments by Member States as set out in their recovery and resilience plans (RRPs);
Amendment 25 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas social and territorial cohesion is one of the six pillars of the RRF; whereas creating and fostering high- quality employment creation is one of the objectives included in the RRF Regulation; whereas this should be achieved through a comprehensive package of reforms and investments in order to promote social impact investments, as well as stable employments contracts, decent wages, collective bargaining and social protection coverage;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 32 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Article 16 of the regulation requires the European Commission to present a review report on the implementation of the Facility to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 July 2022; whereas this report should assess the extent to which the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans is in line with the six pillars and contributes to the general objective of the Regulation;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the methodology for reporting on social expenditure in Member States’ recovery and resilience plans should ensure all reforms and investments with a primary social dimension are associated to one of nine social policy areas under the four broader social categories set out in the delegated act; whereas additionally all measures of a social nature that include a focus on children and the youth, or on gender equality, should be flagged in order to ensure specific reporting on expenditure under the RRF on these areas;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the COVID-19 crisis has already left many young people jobless or in precarious employment; calls on the Commission and Member Sstates to fight against youth unemployment and to ensure that young people, especially those not in employment, education or training (NEETs), receive adequate, paid and quality first working experience; condemns the practice of unpaid internships as a form of exploitation of young workers, and a violation of their rights, and calls on the Commission and the Member States, in collaboration with Parliament, and respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to propose a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships and apprenticeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In this regard welcomes the early disbursement of EUR 56.6 billion in pre- financing by the Commission to 21 Member States in order to ensure the frontloading of financial support to address the crisis andit’s consequent impacts;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Member States must adopt reforms and includeHighlights that, according to the Commission estimates provided to the European Parliament working group on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, Member States included in their plans measures dedicated to children and youth worth EUR 49.21 billion, representing approximately 11,5% of the total budget of the 22 recovery and resilience plans currently approved; stresses that Member States must include reforms and investments in the next generation, children and the youth in line with the objectives of the Child Guarantee and reinforced Youth Guarantee; recalls that there is RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills; stresses, further, the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility in order to access financing under the RRF and ensure complementarity between RRF, ESF+ and EU programmes; calls on the Commission to closely monitor Member States' investment in this area via the Semester cycle and the national reform programmes in line with the RRF, while involving social partners in the monitoring and evaluation of the national recovery and resilience plans;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Member States must adopt reforms and include investments in access and opportunity for the next generation, children and youth related to education, health, nutrition, jobs and housing in line with the objectives of the Child Guarantee and reinforced Youth Guarantee; recalls that there is RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills and calls on the Member States to ensure such investment in human capital, in particular through up- and re-skilling and requalification of the workforce as well as for reintegration of the unemployed; stresses, further, the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need to address skills gaps and skills obsolescence in the EU in order to address labour market shortages which are holding back productivity and economic growth; stresses the need to transform and modernise education and training in light of the digital and green transitions enhancing the acquisition of digital skills and education particularly and promoting VET and lifelong learning; recalls the RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills; further stresses the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility and addressing labour market; demands and welcomes in this regard the Commission proposals for Council Recommendations on individual learning accounts and micro-credentials and urges the Council to adopt and implement the proposals without delay;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes that reforms and investments proposed by many Member States exceed the requirement of at least 20% of total allocation in each RRP to support digital objectives amounting to EUR 117 billion or 26%; stresses in particular the importance of investments in digital skills development for workers and citizens, digitalisation of businesses including SMEs and improving connectivity infrastructure particularly for rural areas to reduce the digital divide;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Welcomes that measures supporting social and territorial cohesion amount to EUR 193 billion of estimated expenditure including EUR 17.4 billion for adult learning, employment support and modernisation of labour market institutions, EUR 45.6 billion for accessibility, affordability, quality and inclusiveness, including digitalisation and infrastructure of education and early childhood education and care and EUR 37 billion for healthcare resilience, sustainability, adequacy, availability, accessibility, affordability and quality, including digitalisation and infrastructure; calls on Member States to continue investing in social expenditure under pillar 4 of the regulation to, inter alia, support job creation and entrepreneurship, life-long learning and VET, labour market and social inclusion of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, improved child and long-term care and resilient social protection systems;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has already received first payment requests under the RRF; urges the Commission to ensure a fast deployment of payments and to closely monitor the implementation of reforms and investments;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Notes measures related to the next generation pillar account for EUR 49 billion, representing approximately 11% of estimated expenditure covering early childhood education and care, general primary and secondary school education, initial vocational education and training, and higher education and youth employment support and youth job creation;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support legislative and policy initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls in this regard for the swift adoption of the directives on improving working conditions in platform work pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms and on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;
Amendment 125 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the creation and publication of the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard. steps taken by the Commission in order to ensure full transparency in implementing of the RRF, such as making the Operational Arrangements concluded with the Member States available of the dedicated RRF website as well as launching Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard, that contains data on the plans submitted by Member States, approved by the Commission and endorsed by the Council; Reiterates the importance of the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard in providing a clear framework for the additionality impact, as well as ensuring a qualitative analysis of the reforms and investments proposed; urges the Member States to provide detailed information to the Commission in order to ensure an effective reporting of the impact of the RRF;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the share of RRF social expenditure under the four social categories of employment and skills (20.4%), education and childcare (33%), health and long-term care (32%) and social policies (14.6%)for the RRPs endorsed thus far; calls on Member States to ensure ambitious social objectives in their investments and reforms;
Amendment 136 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 137 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Reiterates the importance of a successful implementation by the Member States in order to ensure a long-term impact on the EU economy and society; urges the Commission to use all lessons learned from the creation and implementation of the RRF in shaping the new EU economic governance framework;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Recalls that EUR 220 billion in loans is still available under the RRF; highlights the opportunity that new loans under the Facility could provide to Member States in addressing the current Ukrainian refugee crisis and encourages Member States to make use of the potential funding available to support refugees' needs in particular their educational, care, social and labour market integration in advance of the request deadline for loan support in mid- 2023;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2251(INI)
4 d. Recalls that respect for the rule of law is an essential precondition for compliance with the principles of sound financial management and that RRF funds are subject to Regulation 2020/2092;
Amendment 143 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Recalls the need to ensure complementarity and coordination of RRF funding with other EU funds in particular ESF+;
Amendment 144 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Amendment 2 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility,
Amendment 15 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas inthe European Semester provides a common framework for the surveillance and coordinatingon of economic, budgetary, and employment and social policies inacross the EU Member States, the European Semester must respect rules on sound public finance in order to ensure sound public finances, to prevent excessive macroeconomic imbalances, to support structural reforms and to boost investment; whereas the Semester has also been following the creation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility which will drive Member States' reforms and investments in line with the EU’s priorities as set out in the six pillars, while addressing the challenges identified in forthcoming country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU and its Member States have committed to upholds the fundamental values of the Treaties and the United Nations, and whereas the consequenceo implement the Paris Agreement, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the European Pillar of Social Rights; whereas the 2022 Annual Sustainable Growth Survey must ensure that the continued mitigation of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, social affairs and employmeemployment and society, taking into account, the European Gparticular impact on childreen Deal and poverty must be taken into account in the 2022 annual sustainable growth strategyand youth, as well as the need for a sustainable, digital and resilient recovery which will create jobs and growth and will consolidate our strategic autonomy are the EU's priority in the coming Semester cycle;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas it is crucial to ensure that the Semester coordinates and monitors Member States’ efforts to deliver on the principles of the EPSR in particular the EU headline targets set out in the EPSR Action Plan ensuring that by 2030 at least 78% aged 20 to 64 are in employment, at least 60% of all adults should participate in training every year and that the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion should be reduced by at least 15 million, including at least 5 million children;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas while the economy has experienced a sharp downturn as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; whereas, according to the autumn 2021 European economic forecast, growth is expected to be 5 % in 2021, 4.3 % in 2022 and 2.5 % in 2023, buthigher than previously projected; whereas the recovery will however be heavily dependent on further pandemic developments1 and the restrictions to economic activity to contain it; __________________ 1European Commission institutional paper of November 2021 entitled ‘European Economic Forecast: Autumn 2021’, p. 2.
Amendment 38 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the impact of the crisis presents a stark challenge but also an opportunity to relaunch our economies and societies and accelerate the green and digital transitions in a more sustainable, resilient and inclusive manner; whereas such transformation should reverse increasing inequalities, bolster social cohesion and ensure that no one is left behind;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the Recovery and Resilience Facility created an unprecedented structure adapted to the complex effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economy, society and institutions; whereas the European Semester, as part of the EU's economic governance framework must adapt and upgrade in order to ensure recommendations to the Member States take into account not only the economic and social objectives, but also the objectives related to the green and digital transitions, consolidation of health systems, and access and opportunity for children and youth;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is placing a heavy burden on familiespeople in the EU, particularly those from more vulnerable groups such as women, people with disabilities, children, young people and the elderly in terms of their everyday lives, working lives and general livelihoods2 ; __________________ 22021 report of the Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung entitled ‘Belastungen von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Eltern in der Corona-Pandemie’.
Amendment 49 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 60 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas while attaining the EU’s climate targets represent ais of the utmost importance the challenge to theadapt our economyies and society; whereas they also present opportunities for businesses and opportunities to redeploy workers, which will mean that socially vulnerable people, familieies must be managed to ensure a fair and just transition; whereas the emergence of new related sectors also present opportunities for businesses and opportunities to re- and up-skill workers for future-oriented and sustainable jobs, which will require support both at EU and national level to manage social impacts on vulnerable households and micro- enterprises will come under pressure;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the increased need for funding to strengthen the economy is placing budgetary constraints on the Member StateMember States, supported by the EU, have extended unprecedented fiscal support and liquidity assistance to their economies to avoid mass lay-offs, preserve incomes and protect businesses in response to the COVID-19 crisis; whereas the activation of the ‘general escape clause’ within the procedures of the Stability and Growth Pact, adoption of the Next Generation EU plan and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the CRII and CRII+ and the introduction of the SURE have been instrumental in this regard; whereas this strong and coordinated policy response highlights the importance of continued strong coordination of economic, employment and social policies through various policy and funding tools;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas demographic change affects social systems and markets3 and requires a comprehensive approach based on a mix of policy solutions in the fields of pensions, social security, child and long-term care services, housing, early childhood schools, health systems, social inclusion, integration of minorities and migrants, work-life balance and gender equality; __________________ 3 Commission report of 17 June 2020 on the impact of demographic change (COM(2020)0241).
Amendment 100 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the well-being of the EU isMember States’ economies and societies must be at the heart of a modern sustainability and economic strategy; points out that the dimensionsfour mutually reinforcing dimensions of competitive sustainability set out in the annual sustainable growth strategy – social and environmental sustainability, productivity, equityfairness and macroeconomic stability – serve as guiding principles for the development of the national rhould be complemented with the six pillars of the Recovery and rResilience plans and necessary reformFacility, and be in line with the objectives of the UN SDGs, EPSR and the Green Deal and serve as guiding principles for Member States' reforms and investments;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the aim of sustainable economic growth must be to weather future crises Member States’ long- term competitiveness and sustainable economic growth prospects can only be assured by ensuring a sustainable and inclusive recovery which leaves no one behind, bolstering the EU economic and social resilience to future shocks and addressing the challenges and reaping the best possible way; nefits of the green and digital transitions;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned thatStresses the need for Member States, with EU support, to countries were already heavily indebted before the COVID-19 pandemic, that these debts are to be borne by future generations and that some Member States have little room for manoeuvre to support economic recovery through national measures; is convinced that additional instruments are needed that do not place a lasting burden on national budgetsinue to provide targeted and temporary fiscal support in 2022 while safeguarding fiscal sustainability in the medium term; welcomes the activation of the general escape clause under the Stability and Growth Pact until at least the end of 2023 to provide Member States with the necessary flexibility to weather the economic and social impacts of the pandemic; stresses the need for Member States to enhance investment to achieve the twin transitions, to stimulate economic activity and create quality employment while simultaneously ensuring necessary reforms to enhance their resilience;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that democratic accountability for the current Semester evaluation process needs to be strengthened; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reform the financial legal framework and the European Semester process in order to ensure that the new economic governance framework will strengthen democratic accountability and the involvement of the European Parliament, strengthen the role and participation of EU and national social partners, and ensure a performance based and results oriented approach for policy objectives;
Amendment 141 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that bureaucratic obstacles hinder economic growth; calls on the Commission to recommend reforms to all Member States for immediate implementation to cut red tape and simplify access to funding opportunities, in particular for entrepreneurs, SMEs and social economy enterprises;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the central role inof the EU strategic framework of health and safety at work; notes that p 2021-2027 in ensuring healthy and safe workplaces in particular anticipating and managing change in the context of grevention so as to ensure safe and healthy working conditions contributes to the health of workers in order to maintain, digital and demographic transitions; stresses the importance of improving the prevention of work-related accidents and diseases, eliminating work- related deaths and increasing preparedness to respond to current and future health crises in order to maintain workers' health and safety thereby ensuring productivity and competitiveness;
Amendment 171 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that increasing purchasing power is a guaranteed means of ensuring further economic recovery; stresses the importance of tackling in- work poverty, energy poverty and long- term unemployment in this regard;
Amendment 177 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that 22.4 % of the EU population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion, of which 24.9 % are children6 ; stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic makesand its impact on children makes delivering the cChild gGuarantee even more important; calls on the Commission to be more active in combating poverty, especially child povertymore crucial than ever; calls on the Member States to utilise the resources available inter alia under the RRF and the ESF+ to ensure the Guarantee prevents and combats the social exclusion and poverty of children in need and fosters equal opportunities; further calls on the Commission to ensure the robust implementation of Member States' Child Guarantee Action Plans and to carefully monitor progress in this area via the forthcoming country-specific recommendations; __________________ 6European Commission web page entitled ‘Poverty and social exclusion’, accessed on 10 January 2022.
Amendment 191 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 199 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 200 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Highlights that it is necessary that Member States continue to invest sufficient ESF+ resources in measures supporting targeted actions and structural reforms for quality youth employment, vocational education and training, particularly apprenticeships and entrepreneurial skills; further stresses that Member States must include reforms and investments in the next generation, children and the youth in line with the objectives of the Child Guarantee and Youth Guarantee in order to access financing under the RRF; calls on the Commission to closely monitor Member States' investment in this area via the Semester cycle and the national reform programmes in line with the RRF;
Amendment 201 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 211 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 242 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to address skills shortages; notes that thesegaps and skills obsolescence in the EU in order to address labour market shortages which are holding back productivity and economic growth; expstresses concern that digital skills the need to transform and modernise education and training in light of the digital and green transitions enhancing the EU need to play catch up and that this is reflected in the shortage of IT professionals; emphasises the importance of focusing vocational training on the digital and green transitions; demands that EU training content become more uniform and qualifications more widely recognisedacquisition of digital skills and education particularly and promoting VET and lifelong learning; recalls the RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills; further stresses the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility and addressing labour market; demands and welcomes in this regard the Commission proposals for Council Recommendations on individual learning accounts and micro-credentials and urges the Council to adopt and implement the proposals without delay;
Amendment 250 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that training, education and researchinvestment in the adoption of advanced digital technologies and research and innovation are key to future economic policyies to manage the digital transition; urges the Commission and Member States to address the digital investment gap in both the public and private sectors, in particular supporting SMEs;
Amendment 266 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points to the need for the principles of production, service and trade with certification to be improved so as to improve quality; stresses, with reference to the Commission’s proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving working conditions in platform work (COM(2021)0762), that adherence to social standards in the context of platform work is necessaryCalls on the Commission and the Member States to support legislative and policy initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities and protecting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls in this regard for the swift adoption of the directives on improving working conditions in platform work and on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;
Amendment 272 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CRecalls on the Commission to include recommethe role that socially responsible public procurement can play in creating job opportunities, decent work, social and professional inclusion and better condaitions for a social register suitable for the certification of companies; calls on the Commission tovulnerable groups; stresses that Member States should finance reforms in this area, including through the RRF to make procurement rules more dynamic and transparent, address social and labour marke certification mandatory for EU-wide public tenderst policy objectives and foster in particular social economy enterprises' access to public tenders in line with the Social Economy Action Plan;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 6 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health of 23 June 2021 entitled “Supporting mental health of health workforce and other essential workers”,
Amendment 10 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to its report of 12 June 2018 on pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment (2017/2277(INI)),
Amendment 18 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas a high level of human health protection is to be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” according to the World Health Organisation3a; __________________ 3a https://www.who.int/about/governance/co nstitution
Amendment 20 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas “Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community” according to the World Health Organisation3b; __________________ 3b https://www.who.int/news-room/fact- sheets/detail/mental-health- strengthening-our-response
Amendment 24 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 20 % of jobs in Europe are of poor quality 3c and put workers at increased risk regarding their health; whereas 14 % of workers have been exposed to a high level of psychosocial risks4 ; whereas 23 % of European workers believe that their safety or their health is at risk because of their work; __________________ 3c Five distinct profiles of job quality Patterns in job quality suggest that the picture is more nuanced than a straightforward polarisation between high and low quality jobs. The analysis groups workers into five job quality profiles: ‘high flying’ jobs (comprising 21% of workers); ‘smooth running’ jobs (25%); ‘active manual’ jobs (21%); ‘under pressure’ jobs (13%); and ‘poor quality’ jobs (20%). The pattern of the job quality scores between the profiles is dissimilar, reinforcing the premise that job quality comprises different dimensions 4 ‘Sixth European Working Conditions Survey – Overview report (2017 update)’, Eurofound, 2017, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Amendment 41 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan aims to reduce the cancer burden for patients, their families and health systems; whereas cancer is the first cause of work-related death in the Union with 52 % of annual occupational deaths currently attributed to work-related cancers 4a; __________________ 4aCommunication from the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council : Europe's Beating Cancer Plan [URL: https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/default/fil es/non_communicable_diseases/docs/eu_c ancer-plan_en.pdf
Amendment 43 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas in the workplace, workers can be exposed to a cocktail of substances, which can increase health risks, cause adverse effects on their reproductive systems and impaired fertility or infertility, and have a negative impact on foetal development and lactation;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas it is important to apply a gender perspective to health and safety at work as workers can be more exposed and more vulnerable to different types of substances or risks depending on their gender;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas tackling exposures to dangerous substances and other risk factors at the workplace is particularly relevant to address health inequalities, as some categories of workers among the most vulnerable can be overexposed;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas estimates show that for every euro invested in occupational safety and health, the return for the employer is around twice as much;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas workplaces can play an important role in public health, according to their logistical resources, to promote healthy lifestyles, to encourage the practice of sports and physical activities and to promote health in all its aspects more widely among employees;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
Cg. whereas Commission Recommendation 2003/670/EC recommends that Member States introduce into their national laws, regulations or administrative provisions concerning scientifically recognised occupational diseases liable for compensation and subject to preventive measures; whereas Member States should guarantee, in their national laws, that every worker has the right to compensation in respect of occupational diseases if he or she is suffering from an ailment which can be proved to be occupational in origin and nature;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
Ch. whereas the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which entered into force in the European Union in 2011 states that “States Parties shall take effective and appropriate measures, including through peer support, to enable persons with disabilities to attain and maintain maximum independence, full physical, mental, social and vocational ability, and full inclusion and participation in all aspects of life”, and “recognizes the right of persons with disabilities to work, on an equal basis with others, including the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and work environment that is open, inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities”;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C i (new)
Recital C i (new)
Ci. whereas EU citizens are unequal in their ability to return to work during or after an injury or illness with, according to Eurofound 7a , only one in three workers in the EU whose daily activities are severely or somewhat limited by a chronic disease are reporting that their workplace has been adapted to accommodate their health problem; whereas Eurofound also pointed out that workers with low educational attainment and those in low-skilled occupations are not only more likely to have a chronic disease and experience limitations in their daily activities but are also less likely to benefit from workplace accommodation; __________________ 7a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/news/ne ws-articles/just-one-in-three-workers- with-limiting-chronic-disease-in-adapted- workplace
Amendment 52 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas over a quarter, according to Eurofound and EU-OSHA, in Europe 25% of workers in Europesay they experience excessive work- related stress; whereas 51 % of EU workers say stress is common in their workplace and nearly 80 % of managers are concerned about work-related stress8 for all or most of their working time and nearly 80 % of managers are concerned about work-related stress, which shows that psychosocial risks are of concern to a majority of companies8 ; whereas a European opinion poll conducted by EU-OSHA shows that about a half of workers consider the problem with work-related stress to be common in their workplace 8a ; whereas there are significant variations between the Member States’ legislation on psychosocial risks; __________________ 8‘Psychosocial risks in Europe: Prevalence and strategies for prevention’, Eurofound and EU-OSHA, 2014, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. 8a‘Psychosocial risks and stress at work’, EU-OSHA [URL: https://osha.europa.eu/en/themes/psychos ocial-risks-and-stress
Amendment 58 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas mental health and wellbeing of the European population can be positively affected by paying attention to strategies implemented in the workplace; whereas preventing mental health problems and promoting mental health will also contribute to reducing associated health risk behaviours such as alcohol, drug and tobacco use, physical inactivity and poor diet;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the European Union must learn from the COVID-19 crisis and put in place an effective system for coordinating the response to any kind of future threat to public health, including prevention, preparedness and response planning at work;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas health literacy plays a fundamental role in preparing and mitigating the impact of health threats and contributing to a better understanding on the part of the population of the countermeasures and risk assessment of different threats to health;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas platform workers may be subject to increased health and safety risks which are not limited to physical health but can also affect psycho-social health with unpredictable working hours, intensity of work, competitive environments, information overload and isolation;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategic framework and, in particular, the introduction of the Vision Zero approach to work-related accidents and diseases; calls on the Commission to expand the Vision Zero approach to other injuries and accidents, as well as physical and mental attrition; stresses however that the Vision Zero should not lead to under-reporting of work-related accidents and diseases; calls on the Commission to significantly increase the focus on prevention strategies; calls for the ambitious implementation of the 7-year plan, also in the light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and believes that strong cooperation with social partners and legislative action isare needed on several aspects of EU policy on occupational health and safety in order to complement the variety of soft measures envisaged in order to make Vision Zero a reality; calls for a clear focus on workers’employers’ and employees' participation in the Vision Zero approach;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for Directive 2004/37/EC of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work to be updated on a continual basis and in an ambitious timeframe, ensuring that occupational exposure limits contained in the directive exist for a minimum of 50 priority substances by 2024; calls for the inclusion of reprotoxic substances and hazardous medicinal products in the scope of the directive; stresses in that regard the need for the Commission to increase the capacity for reviewing occupational exposure limits and adding new ones, including through increased staffing in relevant units and authorities; reminds the opportunity of the ongoing negotiations on the fourth revision of Directive 2004/37/EC to include hazardous medicinal products in Annex 1 in order to ensure the best possible general and individual protection measures for workers handling these drugs as well as to include reprotoxic substances in the scope of the directive; reiterates its call for a new coherent, transparent and risk-based system to be established for setting exposure limits and to better take into account workers' exposure to a combination of substances;
Amendment 124 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to give particular attention to segments of the population that are particularly exposed to hazardous chemicals such as workers in the chemical and agriculture industries, or particularly vulnerable such as pregnant or breastfeeding workers;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to present in 2022 a legislative proposal to further reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos; calls on the Commission to be ambitious in its endeavours to achieve the total ban of asbestos and with regard to its zero accidents at work vision, and to update the exposure limit for asbestos to 0.001 fibres/cm3 (1 000 fibres/m3); stresses the need for an EU framework directive for national asbestos removal strategies, including public asbestos registersVision Zero approach, reiterates in this regard all the Parliament’s requests formulated in its report on protecting workers from asbestos (2019/2182(INL);
Amendment 135 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that radiation from the sun contains invisible ultraviolet (UV) radiation which can lead to skin cancer; supports the strengthening of protection against exposure to UV radiation at EU level, especially in the framework of occupational health and safety legislation for outdoor workers; calls therefore on the Commission to revise Directive 2006/25/EC on the exposure of workers to risks from physical agents and to include solar radiation into the scope;
Amendment 138 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to assess the implementation and effectiveness of current measures to protect workers exposed to ionising radiation and review them where necessary, in order to set proportionate measures;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Highlights the need for further action to prevent, detect and better recognise occupational cancers related to nightshift work;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Asks Member States to facilitate recognition of and compensation for proven work-related diseases;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work has not proven effective enough forshould be complemented to strengthen the assessment and management of psychosocial risks; recalls its request that the Commission include in the Strategic Framework for Occupational Safety and Health the right to disconnect and, explicitly, that it develop new psychosocial measures as part of the framework; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to step up the ambition of the Strategic Framework for Occupational Safety and Health; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work aimed at the efficient prevention in the workplace of, inter alia, anxiety, depression, burnout and stress; calls on the Commission and the Member States to aim for the recognition of anxiety, depression and burnout as occupational diseases, to establish mechanisms for their prevention and the reintegration into the workplace of affected employees, and to shift from individual- level actions to a work organisation approach; calls on the Commission to define EU recommendations on minimum standards as regard the number of occupational physicians and psychologists per number of workers;
Amendment 180 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that all workers, including non- standard workers, workers in platform companies and the self-employed are covered by occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation and policies; reiterates, in this regard, its recommendations formulated in the report on fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers – new forms of employment linked to digital development (2019/2186(INI)); stresses that all platform workers should be entitled to receive compensation in case of work accidents and occupational diseases, and be provided with social protection, including sickness and invalidity insurance coverage;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 198 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Member States to actively support reintegration, non- discrimination and the adaptation of working conditions of people with disabilities, with chronic diseases, or recovering from a disease; stresses the need to define and implement tailored and individualised strategies to facilitate the worker's recovery and rehabilitation process; notes the need to ensure the worker's autonomy in the workplace by providing reasonable accommodation at all stage of work; stresses that special attention should also be given to caregivers; calls on the Member States to encourage employers to introduce early assessments of the person's remaining capacities and rehabilitation programmes, as well as psychological, social and vocational counselling; and to promote employment and career advancement opportunities within the company;
Amendment 207 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 208 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to launch an in-depth assessment of the effects of the pandemic and the efficiency of the EU and national OSH frameworks to develop emergency procedures and guidance for the rapid deployment, implementation and monitoring of measures in potential future health crises, in close cooperation with public-health actors;
Amendment 209 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Considers that enhancing the communication of verified information should be at the core of any health preparedness plan in order to strengthen adherence to prevention measures, to fight against disinformation, and therefore to mitigate the impact of health threats, including at work;
Amendment 210 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Supports the call on the Member States to draw up preparedness plans for future crises in their national OSH strategies, including implementation of EU guidelines and tools; stresses the need for effective EU coordination mechanisms of these plans;
Amendment 211 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Calls on the Member States to draft their national OSH preparedness plans in consultation with national social partners and to give particular attention to cross-border regions, including neighbouring border regions, to enhance the cooperation;
Amendment 212 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 g (new)
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Considers that protection and promotion of mental health should be an integral part of OSH preparedness plans for future health crises, stresses that specific attention should be paid to the mental health of health care workers and of other essential workers; welcomes, in this regard, the contribution of the expert panel on effective ways of investing in health (EXPH) in its opinion on supporting mental health of health workforce and other essential workers ; calls on the Commission and Member State to ensure adequate follow-up and implementation of these recommendations;
Amendment 213 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 h (new)
Paragraph 8 h (new)
8h. Considers that in cross-border regions, joint cross-border trainings and sharing of best practices for healthcare staff and public health staff should be promoted;
Amendment 214 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 i (new)
Paragraph 8 i (new)
8i. Considers that the declaration of a Union Public Health emergency situation provided by Regulation 2020/0322 on serious cross-border threats to health should trigger the implementation and EU coordination of the measures provided in the national OSH preparedness plans;
Amendment 218 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the commitment by the Commission to assess the need for further actions to improve the functioning of the existing EU regulatory framework for health and safety and the need to amend the Biological Agents Directive; calls on the Commission to conduct, without delay, a targeted revision of the Biological Agents Directive, drawing on the lessons learned from the unprecedented crisis with a view to better preparedness and, response planning and increasing resilience in all workplaces;
Amendment 224 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve research and data collection and to conduct a detailed assessment of problems with, as well as opportunities and challenges, related to health and safety associated with teleworking;
Amendment 239 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the Union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions, including the provision, use and liability of equipment, including as regards existing and new digital tools, and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights, work- life balance, workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers;
Amendment 249 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive on minimum standards and conditions to ensure that workers are able to exercise effectively their right to disconnect and to regulate the use of existing and new digital tools for work purposes; in line with its resolution of 21 January 2021 with recommendations to the Commission on the right to disconnect (2019/2181(INL));
Amendment 261 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Repeats its call on the Commission to undertake an urgent study of the situation of the employment and health and safety conditions of cross-border and seasonal workers, including the role of temporary work agencies, recruiting agencies, other intermediaries and subcontractors, with a view to identifying protection gaps and the need to revise the existing legislative framework in order to close the identified gaps as well as ensuring pandemic-proofing;
Amendment 279 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that all workers should be adequately protected no matter the size of the enterprises and that support should be provided in particular to micro enterprises and SMEs to help them in the correct applications of OSH rules; highlights the role of the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work to provide micro enterprises and SMEs with the right tools and standards of practices to assess the risks for their workforce and implement adequate prevention measures; considers that the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work should be strengthened in order to better promote healthy and safe workplaces across the Union and further develop initiatives to improve workplace prevention in all sectors of activity;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the WHO Framework for Action on Mental Health,
Amendment 6 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the 2008 European Mental Health Pact,
Amendment 7 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
— having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of October 2019 on the Economy of Well-being, calling for a comprehensive EU Mental Health Strategy,
Amendment 8 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
Citation 9 c (new)
— having regard to the Council Conclusions of June 2020 on Well-being at work,
Amendment 11 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
— having regard to the Eurofound report of 9 November 2021 entitled ‘Impact of COVID-19 on young people in the EU’, and the Eurofound report of 10 May 2021 entitled ‘Living, working and COVID-19: Mental health and trust decline across EU as pandemic enters another year’,
Amendment 18 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
Citation 24
— having regard to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) health policy study of 2021 entitled ‘A New Benchmark for Mental Health Systems: Tackling the Social and Economic Costs of Mental Ill Health’, and the study of OECD of 2021 entitled ‘Fitter Minds, Fitter Jobs: From Awareness to Change in Integrated Mental Health Skills and Work Policies’,
Amendment 19 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
— having regard to EU-OSHA and Eurofound report of 2014 entitled ‘Psychosocial risks in Europe: Prevalence and strategies for prevention’,
Amendment 21 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the right to physical and mental health is a fundamental human right and also links to other fundamental rights such as the right to human dignity in Article 1 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the right to the integrity of the person, including mental integrity in its Article 3; whereas the WHO defines mental health as ‘a state of mental well-being in which people cope well with the many stresses of life, can realise their own potential, can function productively and fruitfully, and are able to contribute to their communities’10 ; __________________ 10 WHO, Mental Health: strengthening our response (Fact sheet, No. 220), 2018.
Amendment 23 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the understanding of mental health issues in the workplace concerns both non-clinical aspects such as well-being, stress, burnout, and clinical aspects, mental disorders such as depression, drug addiction, alcohol disorders; whereas there needs to be a clear distinction between non-clinical and clinical mental health issues in order to avoid misunderstanding and stigmatisation, and in order to design and implement the right measures and treatments to manage them;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the pandemic hasEurofound research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped organisational and managerial practices1a; whereas the pandemic has also changed working conditions for many workers in Europe, highlighting new and current issues related to psychological well-being in the workplace; and aggravating pre-existing ones; __________________ 1a Eurofound (2021a), ‘Monitoring and surveillance of workers in the digital age’ (Research digest) in The digital age: Implications of automation, digitisation and platforms for work and employment, Challenges and prospects in the EU series, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Amendment 30 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Amendment 44 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the mental well-being of those facing financial uncertainty, as well as of vulnerable populations, including ethnic minorities, the LGBTI+ community, the elderly, persons with disabilities and young people; healthcare and long-term care workers -the majority of whom are women-, young people (particularly LGBTQ youth)2a and people with lower socio-economic status, as well as of persons with disabilities and pre-existing mental health issues, and the unemployed; __________________ 2a Hawke LD Hayes E Darnay K Henderson J Mental health among transgender and gender diverse youth: an exploration of effects during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 2021; 8: 180-187; Fish JN McInroy LB Paceley MS et al. “I'm kinda stuck at home with unsupportive parents right now”: LGBTQ youths' experiences with COVID-19 and the importance of online support. J Adolesc Health. 2020; 67: 450-452;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas workplace issues that affect non-clinical mental health aspects include job burnout and stress, harassment, violence, stigma and discrimination; whereas one in four European workers feel work has a negative impact on their health12 ; __________________ 12 Eurofound, 6th European Working Condition Survey, 2017.
Amendment 88 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that during the COVID-19 pandemic mental health has been affected by many factors including education, health, economic, employment and social inclusion policies and poverty, poverty, social support and more limited access to treatment; calls for mental health to urgently be tackled by cross-sectional policieand integrated policies, as part of a comprehensive EU Mental Health Strategy that is supplemented by national action plans;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a follow-up on the implementation of the WHO European Framework for Action on Mental Health and Well-Being 2021-2025;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that the TEU allows for more EU action on health than has actually been taken; considers mental health to be the nexta health crisis and that the Commission must examine all relevant possibilities to tackle this, including the urgent creation of an EU Mental Health Strategy;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that an EU Mental Health Strategy should aim to require Member States to integrate mental health services with physical services given the interlinkages between the two, to deliver evidenced-based, effective and compassionate care, to expand the services so that more adults can access treatment, to support people to find or stay in work, inter alia;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the pandemic demonstrated the need for coordinated EU- level action to respond to health emergencies, revealing shortcomings in foresight, including in preparedness and response tools; believes that the current mental health crisis should be considered a health emergency;
Amendment 128 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. AIs concerned about the greater work-related mental health risk among health and long-term care workers, sectors suffering from growing staff shortages; applauds the frontline staff who sacrificed their own well-being to perform life-saving work during the pandemic; calls for Member States to ensure that they have immediate access to adequate mental health resources, preventing mental ill health and supporting their mental health;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that employment can be one of the elements that provides individuals with purpose and a sense of identity; notes, however, that the purpose and sense of identity can be challenged in a context of increasing digitalisation of work; emphasises the positive relationship between good mental health and, well-being at work productivity;14 and adequate working conditions; __________________ 14 OSHWiki, Mental Health at Work
Amendment 139 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that proactive approaches to digitalisation, such as flexible work hours negotiated between employers and employees, a human-centric design and use of technologies; and establishing employee assistance programmes, can help to mitigate work- related stress; notes that more research is needed on whether and how artificial intelligence systems mayor digital applications can provide further options for this;
Amendment 151 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers as it provides flexibility and alleviates work-related issues; stresses however, that women continue to be disproportionately affected; take up the bulk of family-related leave, which continues to negatively impact career progression, pay and pension entitlements;7a __________________ 7a Eurofound (2018); Striking a balance; Reconciling work and life in the EU
Amendment 157 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the shift to teleworking during the pandemic and the flexibility it provided to employees could improvean impact work- life balance; encourages companies to provide clear and transparent rules on teleworking arrangements; calls on the Commission to present a legislative framework establishing a set of minimum standards and conditions for remote work across the Union ensuring decent working conditions; in the meanwhile, encourages companies to provide clear and transparent rules on teleworking arrangements to avoid risks such as longer working hours,8a social and professional isolation, or the blurring of work and home time; __________________ 8a Eurofound and ILO (2017), Working anytime, anywhere - the effects on the world of work
Amendment 189 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the disconnect between current policy on mental health and attitudes in the workplace creating stigma; emphasises that due to stigma and discrimination, employees often feel unable to discuss mental health issues; recognises that employees who return after mental health leave are often poorlynot always well accommodated; calls for workplaces to provide clear information about their in- house mental health support services;15 __________________ 15 WTW, 2021 Employee Experience Surveyset up in-house mental health support services to facilitate early recognition and access to treatment, increase their tools to identify employees who may suffer from depression and direct them towards treatment, support reintegration, help to prevent relapses, be prepared to deal with suicidal events with a view to avoiding cluster suicides;
Amendment 202 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers are not effective for the assessment and management of psychosocial risks; calls on the Commission to recogniseregrets that the data currently available from population-based surveys is often limited to a few specific mental health disorders, or specific age groups10a; calls on the Member States to collect data in a harmonised way on the self-reported work-related anxiety, depression and burnout in their labour force surveys; asks the Commission to assess, together with the EU-OSHA and the relevant scientific authorities, whether and how work-related anxiety, depression and burnout can be recognised as occupational diseases (i.e. where a direct link is established between the exposure to risk factors arising from work activities and the mental health issue contracted by the worker), to establish mechanisms for their prevention, treatment, and the reintegration into the workplace of those affected and to move from individual-level actions to a workhole organisational approach16 ; __________________ 10a Source OECD (2018) Health at a Glance: Europe 2018 State of Health in the EU Cycle, https://www.oecd- ilibrary.org/docserver/health_glance_eur- 2018- en.pdf?expires=1646167976&id=id&accn ame=ocid194994&checksum=380B3DA9 576D002F760CA6331F350BF2, P. 21. 16 European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (2021), Telework and health risks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the field and policy implications, 2021.
Amendment 208 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls for an EU wide information campaign on mental health awareness to address the stigma, misperceptions, and social exclusion that is often associated with poor mental health;
Amendment 217 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose, in consultation with the social partners, a directive on the management of psychosocial risks and well-being at work aiming to effectively prevent psychosocial risks in the workplace (also online), train management and workers, periodically assess progress and improve the work environment; considers that occupational safety and health prevention policies should also involve employees in the identification and prevention of psychosocial risks; notes that employee- attitude surveys can provide useful information on stress levels and sources, making it easier for the management to identify issues and make adjustments needed;
Amendment 226 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that it is essential for managers to be provided with the psychosocial training required to adapt to work organisation practices and foster a deep understanding of negative mental health and the workplacemental health training to be able to take appropriate and timely action to support employees experiencing mental health issues and foster a deep understanding of the interlinkages between mental health and the workplace; believes that enterprises should explore the designation and training of a mental health reference employee or the creation of an informative section on the workplace’s internal communication platform to signpost employees to mental health services;
Amendment 230 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the labour inspectorates to target the psychosocial working environment in inspections; invites the Senior Labour Inspectors’ Committee to put forward a new campaign on psychosocial risks building on the findings of the 2012 campaign and the recent developments;
Amendment 235 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that given the lack of sufficient mental health support and policies in the workplace, employees often have to rely on services provided by non- governmental organisations (NGOs) who often lack support and resources themselves; calls for workplaces to ensure employees have access to in-house mental health support and remedies and information to steer the employees to healthcare professionals able to provide evidence-based treatment; calls on the Member States to ensure that public healthcare includes easy access to remote counselling;
Amendment 243 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the Commission to launch education and awareness initiatives on mental health in the workplace; urges the Commission to makdesignate 2023 the EU Year of Good Mental Health to achieve this;
Amendment 248 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises that the lack of statistics on the prevalence of mental health issues within the workplace especially within SMEs and among SME owners and the self-employed, undermines the need for urgent intervention; calls for Eurostat to gather statistics which include mental ill health and its negative impactsdata on the effectiveness of the different types of interventions to promote a better mental health in the workplace;
Amendment 252 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is concerned that entrepreneurs and SMEs in particular are in need of support to manage the impact of everyday pressures and stressors, as well as the challenges of running a business on their mental health, as well as to promote mental health awareness in the workplace and calls for EU-level efforts to assist them in risk assessment and the implementation of good practices;
Amendment 255 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to assess the possibility of creating local and/or regional level intermediation services for psychosocial risks to provide advice and technical support to the self- employed, employers/managers and workers (especially from micro- enterprises and SMEs), organisations and social partners on psychosocial risk prevention, on psychosocial conflicts in the workplace, as well as to disseminate information on psychosocial risks and their prevention;
Amendment 257 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. PMental health of young people has worsened significantly during the pandemic11a ; regrets that young people are not the centre of mental health research investments, in spite of the predictable long-term benefits of early intervention;12a; points out that 64 % of young people between 18 and 34 were at risk of depression in 2021 due to lack of employment, financial and educational prospects, as well as loneliness and social isolation; calls on the Commission to address the disruption in access to the labour market which has put young people at greater risk of experiencing mental health issues17 ; __________________ 11a https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy- responses/supporting-young-people-s- mental-health-through-the-COVID-19- crisis-84e143e5/ 12a Woelbert, Eva; White, Rory; Lundell- Smith, Kierstin; Grant, Jonathan; Kemmer, Danielle (2020): The Inequities of Mental Health Research (IAMHRF). Digital Science. Report. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13055 897.v1 17 OECD, Supporting young people’s mental health through the COVID-19 crisis, 2021, and European Youth Forum, ‘Beyond Lockdown: The ‘Pandemic Scar’ on Young People’.
Amendment 260 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 20 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas global challenges such as digitalisation and the fight against climate change, regardless the COVID-19 crisis, persist and require a just transition so as to leave no one behind;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas social protection systems are under severe pressure to mitigate the social impact of the crisis and ensure decent living conditions for all as well as access to essential services such as health, education and housing;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that according to the treaties the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the promotion of scientific and technological progress, combatingeradicating poverty, combating inequalities, social exclusion and discrimination, and promoting up-ward social convergence, social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child; insists that these goals must be the overarching priorities for the EU’s long-term sustainable growth strategy in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the EPSR, the Green Deal, and underpin Member States’ recovery and resilience plans;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the potential offered by the general escape clause, the new MFF and Next Generation EU to support companies which are in difficulty and are lacking liquidity, particularly by improving access for SMEs to funding, safeguarding the jobs and working conditions of people working in the EU and accompanying enterprises and workers in the green and digital transitions;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Is concerned about the serious social and employment effects of the COVID-19 crisis, especially for young people; calls on the Member States and the Commission to make sure that every young European has access to education, training and the labour market; calls on the Member States and the Commission to prioritise the fight against youth unemployment, particularly in the context of the European ‘Next Generation EU’ recovery; to make full use of financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee and European programmes such as Erasmus +; and to take appropriate measures to tackle youth unemployment and improve the employability of young people; highlights also that the new European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for displaced workers (EGF) could be mobilised in response to the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on employment; calls therefore on the Member States to rapidly submit to the Commission applications for funding to support European workers who have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19 in their retraining, requalification and reintegration into the labour market;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that economic policy cannot only be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; insists that the SustainableEuropean Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining, on an equal footing, economic, social and environmental policies, that together ensure coordination between Member States, make sure that they go in the same direction towards a climate neutral and more digital economy leaving no one behind as well as address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficientcalls on the Commission to follow its Action Plan on how to implement the EPSR with concrete steps and achievements and to make sure that each proposal delivers and reaches its goal;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a differentrenewed sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns againstcalls on the Commission to takinge the decision, at least after 2022, to deactivate the general escape clause based onlyin the light onf an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflectand of the employment, social and health context as well as in light of the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels; is of the opinion that all these aspects taken together will help to reflect also the underlying inequalities;
Amendment 99 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that excessive and inflexible fiscal disciplincertain political choices and fiscal policies made in the wake of the financial and economic crisis may have led to health and social systems in manysome Member States being ill-not enough prepared to face the pandemic; stresses that it is essential to take into account otheradditional criteria, especially those that take into consideration the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, public sector economic activity, and preventing jeopardisingencourage social progress towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States; believes that merely reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels might not be sufficient to consolidate a sustainable recovery; believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised to reflect the increased need for social investment before any deactivation of the general escape clause; stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country-specific situations willhe current instruments might not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergence;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2062(INI)
6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; calls on the Commissioninvites Member States to participate in the review of the EU fiscal rules in order to encourage sustainable growth-enhancing social investment while maintaining fiscal sustainability; calls on the Commission, especially in the COVID- 19 crisis and in the green and digital transitions context, to integrate more social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets thatCalls on the Commission is stillto make sure that any proposinged measures that might put at risk supports the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by continuing, for instance, to promote reforms aiming to ensure fair taxation and a shift of taxation from labour to the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sourceswards other sources where it will have a less detrimental effect on sustainable growth and employment levels ; stresses that the EU should first consolidate the minimum corporate tax of 15 % to avoid tax dumping and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the EU;
Amendment 131 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that tax sysMember Statems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities anddesign their national tax and benefit systems in a way that reduces inequalities, promotes fairness, protects households and provides incentives for education and labour market participation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to sfignificantly increase the revenuht tax evasion and tax avoidance; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long- term funding;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of better integrating sustainable well-being in the EU budgetary planningocial objectives, including on sustainability, inclusion, social progress and well-being, accros all EU policies, especially in the EU budgetary planning; calls on the Commission to give prominence to the social impact of EU policy measure in its impact assessment;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
EU sustainable well-beingand inclusive governance framework 2022
Amendment 156 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Plans, skyrocketing public debt levels and the upcoming reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Semester process, Parliament’s proposal for the adoption of a sustainable well-being and social progressinvestment pact making social and sustainable targets mandatory in order to achieve the Green Deal objectives, the EPSR and the UN SDGs has become more relevant than ever;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that this pact could define thesocial and sustainable well-being related policy objectives in an improv renewed fiscal policy framework ensuring that the EU economic and fiscal governance would be viable on the long run and work towards the achievement of these objectives; points out that this pact would contain legally binding provisions under a comprehensive surveillance procedure within a renewed sustainable well-beingand inclusive governance system; considers that the pact’s fiscal components should comprise a set of provisions which clearly take account of qualitative aspects of fiscal policies, reward sustainable well- being-oriented, social and inclusive investments and reforms, and thus contain incentives for related action at the national level; points out that the sustainable well-being pact should consider the use of fiscal standards instead of fiscal rules, committing government spending to the pursuit of sustainability and well-being-related policy objectivand social investment pact should maintain fiscal objectives to ensure sound and sustainable budgetary policies, and set out an effecpublic finances over tivme methodology to assess and ensure the sustainability of public finances over timewhile ensuring and permitting the necessary investments for building a sustainable, innovative, inclusive and socially fair society;
Amendment 180 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
From protecting to creating sustainablegreen and quality jobs: the role of public investments and the care dealneed for an ambitious European social agenda
Amendment 184 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges that the Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; warnunderlines that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are also created for medium- and low- skilled workers and especially for women, as it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies; welcomes the Commission’s proposal on strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms; welcomes the fact that this proposal introduces binding pay transparency measures; urges the swift adoption of these measures in order to avoid further gender-based inequalities; calls on the Member States and the Commission to support entrepreneurship among women and facilitate access to financing for them; calls on the Member States to unblock, urgently, the negotiations on the Women on Boards Directive in the Council;
Amendment 192 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines the importance of ensuring that workers in the EU are protected by adequate minimum wages defined by law or collective agreements, according to national tradition and practices, ensuring they have a decent standard of living wherever they work; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal for a directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union, which aims to increase collective bargaining coverage, fight against in-work poverty and increase up- ward social convergence;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on a quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all levelmonitor, with a specific system, the creation of quality jobs in all sectors, including a dedicated section on green jobs, digital jobs and the gender perspective, and to agree on a system of quality and green job creation conditionalities for companies accessing public funds;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Member States to take measures to remedy the lack of access to social protection systems, in particular by following the Council Recommendation of 8 November2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed; welcomes, once again, the adoption of this recommendation as a first measure and the Commission’s commitment to strengthening social protection systems in Europe, but stresses the need to make universal access to social protection a reality, especially in the current difficult situation; calls on the Commission to present a European regulatory framework aimed at strengthening and ensuring decent working conditions, rights and access to social protection for platform workers and non-standard workers;
Amendment 208 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Stresses that implementing the EU skills agenda equitably is critical for tackling skills shortages, especially for people in new fields of work; calls on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts to invest in affordable, accessible, inclusive and high- quality vocational education and training, to reinforce upskilling and reskilling measures, including digital and transferable skills, and to promote lifelong learning to prepare workers for the needs of the labour market affected by the green and digital transformations; underlines that the mutual recognition of qualifications is key for overcoming skills shortages and skills mismatches;
Amendment 219 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Underlines that homelessness is one of the most extreme forms of social exclusion; welcomes the launch of the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness with the ultimate objective of ending homelessness by 2030; calls on Member States to adopt ambitious national strategies, with adequate national and EU funding, based on the housing first principle promoting the prevention of homelessness and providing access to adequate, safe and affordable housing; calls on the Commission and the Member States to come up with specific proposals to adequately address the problem of energy poverty in the context of our Green Deal objectives;
Amendment 222 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Underlines the importance of the intra-EU labour mobility and that free movement of workers contributes to economic growth and cohesion in the Union and creates job opportunities; underlines also that labour mobility must go hand in hand with fair and common rules based on the principle of equal treatment; calls, in that sense, on the Commission to establish clear quantitative and qualitative indicators for the purposes of the European Semester and the publication of country-specific recommendations in order to monitor the implementation and enforcement of the rules on the free movement of workers; calls on the Commission to analyse brain drains in certain regions and sectors, and to support mobile workers by ensuring fair mobility and strengthening the portability of rights and entitlements; calls on the Member States to commit fully to the digitalisation of public services in order to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems; therefore asks the Commission to put forward an ambitious proposal for a digital EU Social Security Pass;
Amendment 223 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Underlines that the COVID-19 crisis has shown the necessity to develop an EU common approach towards health, including health at work ; calls for the creation of the European Health Union based on the principles of solidarity, strategic autonomy and cooperation, placing public health considerations at the core of the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities, as enshrined in the Treaty, with systematic health impact assessment of all relevant policies; welcomes the ambitious target to "zero work related death" in the new EU Strategic framework for Health and Safety at work; recalls, once again, the need for the inclusion of substances toxic to reproduction in the scope of the Carcinogens and Mutagen Directive, and for Hazardous Medicinal Products to be included in Annex 1 of the Directive to better protect healthcare workers;
Amendment 229 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WarnUnderlines that onlythe country- specific recommendations (CSRs) that contribute to the social objectives established in the RRF Regulation canmust be taken into account in national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), and that for NRRPs CSRs have to be interpreted in a way that contributes to the achievement of the Regulation’s social objectives; demands a revision of the CSRs in order to ensure coherence between them CSRs and the general and specific objectives of the RRF Regulation; insists that the NRRPs, in line with the RRF Regulation, contribute to achieving the UN SDGs, implementing our growth strategy as set out in the Green Deal and fulfilling the principles of the EPSR;
Amendment 60 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support investment and research in new green technologies, sustainable fuels in maritime transport as well as recharging and refuelling infrastructures in ports, in order to promote the development of eco-designed green ships, ranging from hull and engines designs, to better waste and water management, paints and materials, and encourage technology transfer in these area, such as wind propulsion;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission, as part of its European Industrial Recovery Plan, to promote and invest in a European green ship industry on its territory, taking the leadership in developing new eco- designed ships, renovation and modernisation of existing vessels and dismantlement; calls on the EU to modernise and green its shipbuilding yards, in line with the Green Deal’s objectives ;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that sustainable transport on waters and seas and zero- emission ports would contribute to tackle pollution and ensure a healthier environment for citizens in coastal areas; strongly supports the establishment of Emission Control Areas in all EU waters;
Amendment 125 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that digitalisation of transports such as more advanced navigation systems and automatic identification systems, can be used to carryout technical operations and maintenance, for example to predict the most fuel-efficient way to operate a ship on a specific route, making them more energy-efficient; digitalisation also bears a high potential with new technologies for port call optimisation, which contributes to reduce waiting times for vessels in the ports and therefore emissions;
Amendment 154 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the decarbonisation of societies can be facilitated by shortening production- consumption circuits, reducing the impact of long distribution chains through life- cycle analysis and promoting local production;
Amendment 155 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that combined transport of goods contributes to the reduction of transport emissions by promoting a shift from road freight transport to lower- emission transport modes, including shore sea shipping and zero-emission rivers corridors; underlines in this regard the necessity to support investments in refuelling and recharging infrastructures in maritime and inland ports; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of the establishment of an “eco-bonus” to reward operators using shore sea shipping and waterway transport to transport their goods;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates that the objective of global emissions reduction in the transport sector should be grounded in a regulatory approach that is no longer exclusively focused on market-based instruments, makes each economic agent responsible and paves the way for the rapid dissemination of the best available technologies and exchange of best practices.
Amendment 14 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC
Amendment 16 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on ‘The European Green Deal’
Amendment 18 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
Citation 12 c (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal
Amendment 31 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas ensuring patient access to medicines is one of the core objectives of the EU and the WHO, and of Sustainable Development Goal 3; whereas universal access to medicines depends on their timely availability and their affordability for everyone, without any geographical discrimination; whereas health is fundamental to the well-being of Europeans and equitable access to healthcare is a pillar of the EU; whereas safe, affordable medicines are needed to combat all diseases; whereas patients should be at the centre of all health policies, alongside investment and research;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the pharmaceutical strategy covers the full cycle of medicines, including research, assessment, testing, authorisation, production, access, consumption and disposal, and contributes to meeting the objectives of the European Green Deal, the digital transformation and climate neutrality;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for the strengthening of the European Medicines Market to speed up patient access to medicines, improve public health, make care more affordable and maximize savings in national health budgets;
Amendment 151 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Considers that Member States should converge on the evaluation of medical technologies; looks forward to a timely adoption of the Regulation on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) by the European Parliament and the Council to ensure rapid access to innovative treatments;
Amendment 279 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that the European Union should encourage pharmaceutical companies to settle or return to European territory through state aids or via the Instrument for Important Projects of Common Interest (PIIEC); points out that incentives should be conditioned on companies' full compliance with the EU environmental and societal standards;
Amendment 285 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Insists on the need to ensure equal access to affordable drugs within the EU; promotes collective negotiation of the price of medicines with pharmaceutical industries such as the Beneluxa initiative and the Valetta Declaration; considers that pharmaceutical industries should respect a conditionality on the affordable price of medicines in the framework of publicly funded research;
Amendment 288 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the Commission to present a revision of Directive 89/105 /EEC on transparency in order to ensure effective controls and full transparency of the procedures used to determine the prices and reimbursement of medicines in the Member States;
Amendment 298 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that generic and biosimilar medicines enable treatment efficacy and safety,increased competition, reduced prices and savings for healthcare systems, thus helping to improve access to medicines for patients ; Stresses that generic and biosimilar medicines are accessible and affordable treatments and contribute greatly to the budgetary sustainability of healthcare systems; calls on the Commission to introduce measures to support a greater market presence of these medicines and to harmonise at EU level the interpretation of the so-called Bolar provision concerning possible exemptions from the legal framework for the Unitary Patent system for generic drug manufacturers; further calls on the Commission to design rules for the industry that promote research, development and the production of generic and biosimilar medicines in the EU and to propose EU protocols for the interchangeability of biosimilar medicines;
Amendment 343 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to adopt a legislative proposal to establish a Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA); considers that the Authority should identify health threats, initiate and support the development of innovation, establish at European level a list of medicinal products of major therapeutic interest, facilitate their production within the EU, promote the joint purchase and build up strategic stocks of those medicines;
Amendment 357 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of newongly supports the use of joint EU public procurement contractprocedures by the Commission and the Member States, especially for emergency medicines and unmet therapeutic needsmedicinal products of major therapeutic interest, emergency medicines and unmet therapeutic needs to improve their affordability and their access at EU level;
Amendment 368 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Considers that, in times of crisis, part of the Union joint procurement should, in the spirit of solidarity, be pre- allocated to low- and middle-income countries, in particular African countries.
Amendment 444 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Supports the conclusion of industrial agreements between actors of the EU pharmaceutical industry to ensure a stronger EU production of medicines and improve the constant access to affordable medicines;
Amendment 450 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Underlines that in times of crisis, other mechanisms should be used to enable a global response and crises mitigation, including a Union export control mechanism, enhanced cooperation agreements on the production of medical countermeasures, pre- allocating part of the Union joint procurement, and both voluntary and compulsory technology know-how pools and licensing agreements between companies, which should guarantee access to counter-measures to low- and middle-income countries, in particular the African countries;
Amendment 503 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the pharmaceutical sector remains an important industrial pillar as well as a driving force in terms of job creation; Stresses the importance of creating quality jobs in the EU along the entire pharmaceutical value chain, with the support of the Next Generation EU instrument; calls on the Commission to propose measures to promote employment in the pharmaceutical sector, facilitating talent retention and mobility at EU level;
Amendment 529 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to fully implement the Clinical Trials Regulation9 to facilitate the launch of large clinical trials carried out in a harmonized and coordinated manner at European level; stresses that patient associations should be more involved in defining research strategies for public and private clinical trials, in order to ensure that they meet the unmet needs of European patients; welcomes the revision of pharmaceutical legislation to adapt it to cutting-edge products, scientific advances and technological transformation; supports a new framework for the design of innovative trials and the pilot project to adopt a framework for the reuse of off- patent medicines; welcomes the launch of a vaccine platform to monitor vaccine efficacy and safety, supported by an EU- wide clinical trials network; _________________ 9 Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC, OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 1.
Amendment 576 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the EU’s open strategic autonomy is linked to the constant and sufficient availability of medicines in all Member States; recalls that medicines shortages have a direct impact on patients' health, safety and the continuation of their treatment; stresses that for patients, the consequences of drug shortages include: progression of the disease and / or worsening of symptoms due to delay in treatment, avoidable transmission of infectious diseases, increased risk of exposure to falsified medicines and significant psychological distress for patients and their families; notes that the risks are particularly high amongst vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, pregnant women, people affected by a disability, patients with chronic diseases or cancer or people in intensive care unit (ICU); calls on the Commission to present a specific strategy for managing shortages of medicines and medical products in Europe; calls on the Commission to develop an early warning system for drug shortages, based on a European information network on supply problems, to increase public-private collaboration and to monitor the obligation on the part of industry to provide early and transparent information on the availability of medicines; calls on the Commission to develop a mechanism to safeguard transparency in production and supply chains in the event of emergencies;
Amendment 626 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Encourages the development of shortage prevention and management plans across all Member States; believes that these plans could result from an analysis of manufacturing and distribution risks and include measures on building up stocks of medicinal products of major therapeutic interest , diversifying sources of supply for raw materials and creating other manufacturing sites to ensure resilience from production; underlines that several Member States have already established alert systems which facilitate the anticipation and prevention of shortages; calls for the establishment of alert systems to anticipate shortage of medicines at national and European levels;
Amendment 662 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the European Green Deal constitutes a major opportunity to encourage pharmaceutical manufacturers to participate to the green recovery plan by producing in compliance with environmental and ecological standards; Stresses the need for the pharmaceutical industry to be environmentally friendly and climate- neutral throughout the life cycles of medicinal products; calls on the Commission to strengthen inspection and auditing throughout the production chain; urges the Commission to ensure quality environmental sustainability standards for active pharmaceutical ingredients imported from non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to address the problem of domestic pharmaceutical waste, with measures to reduce packaging and the size of containers to ensure they are no larger than necessary, and to bring medical prescriptions into line with real therapeutic needs;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission proposal of 14 March 2012 for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (Women on Boards Directive);
Amendment 13 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
— having regard to the fourth Eurofound European Company Survey of 13 October 2020 on Workplace practices unlocking employee potential;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the voice of workers is a key element of the European Social Model, whose shared legacy of social dialogue, workers’ participation, collective bargaining, employee representation on boards, promotion of occupational health and safety representation, and tripartism are the building blocks of a diverse, economically and socially sustainable future;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas democracy at work plays a key role in strengthening human rights in the workplace and society, not least when trade unions and workers’ representatives are actively involved in business due diligence processes; whereas more democracy at work as well as increased transparency in big corporations would be an effective way of addressing the inequalities at work and in society;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas workers’ participation, collective bargaining coverage and unionisation are declining across the EU; whereas Eurofound reported that fewer than one-third (31%) of companies in the EU facilitated the regular direct participation of employees in organisational decision-making in 2019;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas trade unions and workers’ representatives have played a key role in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace, from the introduction of measures to protect the health and safety of workers, notably essential workers in highly exposed workplaces, to the implementation of job retention schemes such as short-time work and new forms of work organisation like working from home; whereas the COVID- 19 pandemic has aggravated pre-existing gender inequalities on the labour market and widened the gender gap in labour force participation;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas technological developments, the transition to a low carbon economy and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to transition workplaces to high-involvement forms of work organisation at all levels;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas sustainable corporate governance can only be achieved with employee involvement; whereas the economic model baseda mere focus on the short-term ‘shareholder value’ principle has failed to encouragemight hamper long-term investment in human capital and proper respect for human rights and, in particular, for the participation rights of trade unions and workers during past crises20 ; the environment. __________________ 20Rapp, M. S., Wolff, M., Udoieva, I., Hennig, J. C., ‘Mitbestimmung im Aufsichtsrat und ihre Wirkung auf die Unternehmensführung’, Hans-Böckler- Stiftung, No 424, June 2019; Ernst and Young, Study on directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance, July 2020.
Amendment 70 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas studies have shown that worker participation enhances productivity, innovation, work organisation, gender equality,work engagement, innovation, gender equality, and improves good work organisation and decision-making and provides alternatives to crisis-induced employment reduction22 ; __________________ 22 FitzRoy, F., Kraft, K., ‘Co- determination, Efficiency and Productivity’, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 43, Issue 2, June 2005, pp. 233-247; Kraft K., Stank J., Dewenter R., ‘Co-determination and innovation’, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol 35, Issue 1, 2011, pp. 145-172.
Amendment 78 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the active inclusion of workers in companies’ decision-making processes will be essential to ensure the fast, substantial and sustainable policy and strategy changes required by the twin digital and green transitions, which will herald tremendous changes in the world of work; it will also lead to a better inclusion of the most vulnerable workers in the transition process towards a green and digital economy;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to develop initiatives to improve familiarity with rules governing employee representation in corporate bodies in the various EU Member States and foster exchanges of best practices, assessing the different forms of worker participations and the socioeconomic effects thereof;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to respect the agreements between European social partners at both cross-industry and sectoral level and to refrain from unilaterally deciding, in spite ofexamine the possibility to transpose, upon the joint request of those social partners, not to transpose such agreements through a generallysuch agreements in a binding Council decision;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that through loopholes, the EU Statute for a European Company (Societas Europeae – SE) iscan inadvertently enablinge companies to circumvent national regulations, particularly on board-level employee representation; regrets the fact that the 2019 Company Law Package24 is serving to perpetuate these shortcomings rather thandoes not resolve them; notes that cross- border mergers are alsomight be used to avoid representation rights; stresses that companies use complex corporate structures and supply or subcontracting chains to circumvent social standards; __________________ 24Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions (OJ L 321 12.12.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 124 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to make the necessary improvements to the frameworks regulating SEs and European Cooperative Societies and to the Company Law Package, and to amend Council Directive 2001/86/EC to introduce minimum EU rules governing employee representation, including on gender equality, on supervisory boards;
Amendment 131 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish the necessary conditions and requirements to ensure that at least 80 % of corporations in the EU are covered by sustainable corporate governance agreements by 203025 ; calls, to this end, for the establishment of strategies agreed with workers to positively influence environmental, social and economic development through governance practices and market presence, to strengthen the role of directors in pursuing the long-term interests of their company, to improve directors’ accountability towards integrating sustainability into corporate decision-making, and to promote corporate governance practices that contribute to company sustainability, including corporate reporting, board remuneration, a maximumincreased transparency on board remuneration, and more balanced rules on CEO-to-worker pay ratio, gender-balanced board compositions and stakeholder involvement26 ; __________________ 25Commission staff working document of 4 March 2021 accompanying its European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan (SWD(2021)0046). 26 Ibid.
Amendment 145 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to deliver on its commitment to put forward without further delay a directive on binding human rights and environmental due diligence and responsible business conduct, including workers’ rights such as the right to organise and collectively bargain, health and safety, social protection and working conditions; stresses that this directive should establish mandatory rules on due diligence covering companies’ activities and their business relationships, including those of supply and subcontracting chains, and should ensure the full involvement of trade unions and workers’ representatives throughout the whole due diligence process;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that introducing and monitoring new digital technologies in the workplace successfully and in a trustworthy manner will require timely and meaningful information for and consultation with trade unions and workers’ representatives to ensure full respect for their health, safety, data protection, equal treatment and well-being at work and prevent undue exploitation and surveillance of workers, in particular via management by algorithms; emphasises that new digital technologies and artificial intelligence should not replicate existing discrimination and societal biases but should help the social inclusion and participation of diverse groups; underlines the fact that trade unions and workers’ representatives should have the necessary access and means to assess and evaluate digital technology;
Amendment 163 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the existence of good practices as well as the results of studies and assessments of the socioeconomic effects and consequences of employee representation in corporate bodies while amending existing directives affecting this issue and which can help improve corporate governance;
Amendment 182 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. States that much remains to be done to ensure gender equality in all aspects of worker participation across the EU; reiterates that gender equality and diversity in the boardrooms is a key democratic principle with positive economic side effects;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to guarantee information and consultation rights to ensure that the European Works Council can deliver its opinion before consultation is completed at the respective level; calls on the Commission, moreover, to ensure access to justice, to put an end to exemptions for old, so-called ‘voluntary’ pre-directive agreements after more than 20 years, to introduce sanctionstrengthen reinforcement mechanisms, to consolidate the concept of the ‘transnational character of a matter’ and incorporate it into the European Works Council Directive, to prevent the abuse of confidentiality rules, and to ensure the efficient coordination of information, consultation and participation at local, national and EU levels;
Amendment 171 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Pursuant to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union, the objectives of the Union are, amongst others, to promote the well-being of its peoples and to work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress.
Amendment 172 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’). In particular, Article 31 of the Charter provides for the right of every worker to fair and just working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity. Article 27 of the Charter protects the workers’ right to information and consultation within the undertaking. Article 8 of the Charter provides that everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or heras well as access to data which has been collected concerning him or her and the right to have it rectified. Article 12 of the Charter provides that everyone has the right to freedom of assembly and of association at all levels. Article 15 recognises that everyone has the right to engage in work and to pursue a freely chosen or accepted occupation. Article 16 of the Charter recognises the freedom to conduct a business.
Amendment 179 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Principle No 5 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 201753 , provides that, regardless of the type and duration of the employment relationship, workers have the right to fair and equal treatment regarding working conditions, access to social protection and training; that, in accordance with legislation and collective agreements, the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context is to be ensured; and that innovative forms of work that ensure quality working conditions are to be fostered, that entrepreneurship and self-employment are to be encouraged and; that occupational mobility is to be facilitated and that employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions shall be prevented, including by prohibiting abuse of atypical contracts. The Porto Social Summit of May 2021 welcomed the Action Plan accompanying the Social Pillar54 as guidance for its implementation. __________________ 53 Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10). 54 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, ‘The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan’, COM(2021) 102 final, 4.3.2021.
Amendment 182 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 186 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Digitalisation is changing the world of work, bringing workers and employers advantages such as creating new employment and business opportunities, improving productivity and enhancing flexibility as well as increasing consumer choice, while also carryposing some risks for employment and working conditions including lack of or difficult access to adequate social protection and a lack of occupational health and safety. Algorithm-based technologies, including automated monitoring and decision-making systems, have enabled the emergence and growth of digital labour platforms but can produce power imbalances and opacity about decision-making, as well as technology-enabled surveillance which could exacerbate discriminatory practices and entail risks for privacy, workers´ health and safety and human dignity.
Amendment 193 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) New forms of digital interaction and new technologies in the world of work create opportunities for access to the labour market generally as well as in specific fields, in particular for people who traditionally lacked such access, including people with disabilities, young people and people with lower skill levels and this access should be fostered in the future in order to support a sustainable income and a decent standard of living for disadvantaged groups.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Platform work is performed by individuals through the digital infrastructure of digital labour platforms that provide a service to their customers. It is characterised by a high level of heterogeneity in the sectors covered and activities carried out, and the profiles of individuals performing platform work and types of digital labour platforms vary widely. By means of the algorithms, the digital labour platforms may control, to a lesser or greater extent – depending on their business model – the performance of the work, its remuneration and the relationship between their customers and the persons performing the work. Platform work can be performed exclusively online through electronic tools (‘online platform work’) or in a hybrid way combining an online communication process with a subsequent activity in the physical world (‘on-location platform work’). Many of the existing digital labour platforms are international business actors deploying their activities and business models in several Member States or across borders.
Amendment 201 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Platform work occurs in a wide variety of fields ranging from delivery services and passenger transport to child care and care services, IT as well as design and creative industries and provision of technical expertise. As such, action taken at both national and European level must ensure a balanced approach without one-size-fits-all measures.
Amendment 208 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Platform work canreates employment, provideing opportunities for accessing the labour market more easily, gaining additional income through a secondary activity while also balancing caring responsibilities, education or vocational training or enjoying sommore flexibility in the organisation of working time. It can also facilitate efficiencies in the matching of supply and demand, optimisation of resources and increase consumer choice. At the same time, platform work brings challenges, as it can blur the boundaries between an employment relationship and self- employed activity, and the responsibilities of employers and workers. Misclassification of the employment status has consequences for the persons affected, as it is likely to restrict access to existing labour and social rights. It also leads to an uneven playing field with respect to businesses that classify their workers correctly, and it has implications for Member States’ industrial relations systems, their tax base and the coverage and sustainability of their social protection systems. While such challenges are broader than platform work, they are particularly acute and pressing in the platform economy.
Amendment 240 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Automated monitoring and decision-making systems powered by algorithms increasingly replace functions that managers usually perform in businesses, such as allocating tasks, giving instructions, evaluating the work performed, providing incentives or imposing sanctions. Digital labour platforms use such algorithmic systems as a standard way of organising and managing platform work through their infrastructure. Persons performing platform work subject to such algorithmic management often lack information on how the algorithms work, which personal data are being used and how their behaviour affects decisions taken by automated systems. Workers’ rRepresentatives and labour inspectoratof persons performing platform work, labour inspectorates and competent supervisory authorities do not have access to this information either. Moreover, persons performing platform work often do not know the reasons for decisions taken or supported by such automated systems and lack the possibility to discuss those decisions with a contact person or to contest them.
Amendment 246 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) When platforms operate in several Member States or across borders, it is often unclear where the platform work is performed and by whom. Also, national authorities do not have easy access to data on digital labour platforms, including the number of persons performing platform work, their employment status, and their working conditions. This complicates the enforcement of applicable rules, including in respect of labour law, taxation and social protection.
Amendment 261 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) With respect to the powers of the Member States to organise their social protection systems, it is essential to ensure, and where necessary extend, access to social protection to persons performing platform work who do not have an employment relationship including for people transitioning from one status to another or who have both statuses in order to guarantee the portability of accumulated social rights and entitlements and for schemes covering maternity and equivalent parental benefits, and unemployment, accident, long-term care, invalidity, sickness, healthcare and old-age benefits.
Amendment 262 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Particular attention should be given to young people, many of whom perform platform work alongside their studies or training and whose personal situations can greatly differ. Young people performing platform work should be able to be involved in both education and part-time platform work while ensuring the highest possible level of social protection in accordance with their employment status.
Amendment 278 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) This Directive should apply to persons performing platform work in the Union who have, or who based on an assessment of facts may be deemed to have, an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in theeach Member States, with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. This should include situations where the employment status of the person performing platform work is not clear, so as to allow correct determination of that status. The provisions on algorithmic management which are related to the processing of personal data should also apply to genuine self-employed and other persons performing platform work in the Union who do not have an employment relationship.
Amendment 289 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Digital labour platforms differ from other online platforms in that they organise work performed by individuals at the request, one-off or repeated, of the recipient of a service provided by the platform. Organising work performed by individuals should imply at a minimum a significant role in matching the demand for the service with the supply of labour by an individual who has a contractual relationship with the digital labour platform and who is available to perform a specific task, and can include other activities such as processing payments. Online platforms which do not organise the work performed by individuals but merely provide the means by which service providers can reach the end-user, for instance by advertising offers or requests for services or aggregating and displaying available service providers in a specific area, without any further involvement, should not be considered a digital labour platform. The definition of digital labour platforms should not include providers of a service whose primary purpose is to exploit or share assets, such as short-term rental of accommodation or the resale of goods/services as they do not rely primarily on personal labour for the provision of the services concerned. It should be limited to providers of a service for which the organisation of work performed by the individual, such as transport of persons or goods or cleaning, constitutes a necessary and essential and not merely a minor and purely ancillary component.
Amendment 307 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In its case law, the Court of Justice has established criteria for determining the status of a worker62 . The interpretation by the Court of Justice of those criteria should be taken into account in the implementation of this Directive. Genuinely self-employed persons should not fall within the scope of this Directive since they do not fulfil those criteria. The abuse of the status of self-employed persons, as defined in national law, either at national level or in cross-border situations, is a form of falsely declared work that is frequently associated with undeclared work. False self-employment occurs when a person is declared to be self- employed while fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship, in order to avoid certain legal or fiscal obligations. Such persons should fall within the scope of this Directive. __________________ 62 Judgments of the Court of Justice of 3 July 1986, Deborah Lawrie-Blum v Land Baden-Württemberg, C-66/85, ECLI:EU:C:1986:284; 14 October 2010, Union Syndicale Solidaires Isère v Premier ministre and Others, C-428/09, ECLI:EU:C:2010:612; 4 December 2014, FNV Kunsten Informatie en Media v Staat der Nederlanden, C-413/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2411; 9 July 2015, Ender Balkaya v Kiesel Abbruch- und Recycling Technik GmbH, C-229/14, ECLI:EU:C:2015:455; 17 November 2016, Betriebsrat der Ruhrlandklinik gGmbH v Ruhrlandklinik gGmbH, C-216/15, ECLI:EU:C:2016:883; 16 July 2020, UX v Governo della Repubblica italiana, C- 658/18, ECLI:EU:C:2020:572; and order of the Court of Justice of 22 April 2020, B v Yodel Delivery Network Ltd, C-692/19, ECLI:EU:C:2020:288.
Amendment 327 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) When digital labour platforms control certain elements of the performance of work, they act like employers in an employment relationship. Direction and control, or legal subordination, is an essential element of the definition of an employment relationship in the Member States and in the case-law of the Court of Justice. Therefore contractual relationships in which digital labour platforms exert a certain level of control over certain elements of the performance of work should be deemed, by virtue of a legal presumption, to be an employment relationship between the platform and the person performing platform work through it. As a result, that person should be classified as a worker having all the rights and obligations in accordance with that status, as laid down in national and Union law, collective agreements and practice. The legal presumption should apply in all relevant administrative and legal proceedings and should benefitIt is important to stress that the legal presumption of an employment relationship must not lead to an automatic classification of all persons performing platform work as workers and must ensure theat persons performing platform work who are genuinely self-employed are able to remain so and can continue to access work through platforms. The legal presumption should apply in all relevant administrative and legal proceedings. Authorities in charge of verifying the compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation, such as labour inspectorates, social protection bodies or tax authorities, should also be able to rely on that presumption as well as persons performing platform work who dispute the classification of their employment status. Member States should put in place a national framework of measures, in accordance with their national legal and judicial systems, to reduce litigation and increase legal certainty.
Amendment 344 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Criteria indicating that a digital labour platform controls the performance of work should be included in the Directive in order to make the legal presumption proportionate, operational and facilitate the enforcement of workers’ rights. Those criteria should be inspired by Union and national case law and take into account national concepts of the employment relationship. The criteria should include concrete elements showing that the digital labour platform, for instance, determines in practice and not merely recommends the working conditions or the remuneration or both, gives specific binding instructions on how the work is to be performed or prevents the person performing platform work from developing business contacts with potential clients. In order for it to be effective in practice, two and future-proof, a majority of criteria should be always fulfilled to trigger the application of the presumption,. At the same time, the criteria should not cover situations where the persons performing platform work are genuine self-employed. Genuine self- employed persons are themselves responsible vis-à-vis their customers for how they perform their work and the quality of their outputs. The freedom to choose working hours or periods of absence, to refuse tasks, to use subcontractors or substitutes or to work for any third party is characteristic of genuine self-employment. Therefore, de facto restricting such discretions by a number of conditions or through a system of sanctions, should also be considered as an element of controlling the performance of work. Closely supervising the performance of work or thoroughly verifying the quality of the results of that work, including through electronic means, which does not merely consist in using reviews or ratings by the recipients of the service, should also be considered as an element of controlling the performance of work. At the same time, digital labour platforms should be able to design their technical interfaces in a way to ensure good consumer experience. Measures or rules which are required by law or which are necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service or to ensure the essential functioning of the service should not be understood as controlling the performance of work.
Amendment 348 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Effective implementation of the legal presumption through appropriate measures, such as disseminating information to the public, developing comprehensive guidance and, strengthening controls and field inspections and their resourcing and mechanisms for persons performing platform work and digital labour platforms to consult relevant authorities is essential to ensure legal certainty and transparency for all parties involved. These measures should avoid capturing the genuine self-employed and take into account the specific situation of entrepreneurs and start-ups to support the entrepreneurial potential and the conditions for innovation and the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the Union.
Amendment 372 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The relationship between a person performing platform work and a digital labour platform may not meet the requirements of an employment relationship in accordance with the definition laid down in the law, collective agreements or practice in force of the respective Member State with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice, even though the digital labour platform controls the performance of work on a given aspect. Member States should ensure the possibility for any of the parties to rebut the legal presumption in legal or administrative proceedings or both by proving, on the basis of the aforementioned definition, that the relationship in question is not an employment relationship. TheA shift in the burden of proof to digital labour platforms is justified by the fact that they have a complete overview of all factual elements determining the relationship, in particular the algorithms through which they manage their operations. Legal proceedings and administrative proceedings initiated by the digital labour platforms in order to rebut the legal presumption should not have a suspensive effect on the application of the legal presumption. A successful rebuttal of the presumption in administrative proceedings should not preclude the application of the presumption in subsequent judicial proceedings. When the person performing platform work who is the subject of the presumption seeks to rebut the legal presumption, the digital labour platform should be required to assist that person, notably by providing all relevant information held by the platform in respect of that person. Member States should provide the necessary guidance for procedures to rebut the legal presumption.
Amendment 381 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In addition to rights and obligations provided in this Directive, rights and obligations provided in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 continue to apply when personal data are processed. Articles 13, 14 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 require data controllers to ensure transparency towards data subjects on the collection and processing of personal data. Articles 16, 17 and 20 provides for the right to rectification, the right to be forgotten and the right to data portability respectively. Moreover, Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 provides for the data subjects’ right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, subject to the exceptions provided for in paragraph 2 of that article. Those obligations and rights apply also to digital labour platforms and persons performing platform work.
Amendment 385 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Digital labour platforms should be subject to transparency obligations in relation to automated monitoring and decision-making systems that are used to monitor, supervise or evaluate the work performance through electronic means; and automated decision-making systems which are used to take or support decisions that significantly affect working conditions, including access of persons performing platform work to work assignments, their earnings, their occupational safety and health, their working time, their promotion and their contractual status, including the restriction, or suspension or termination of their account. In addition to what is provided in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, information and consultation concerning such systems should also be provided where decisions are not solely based on automated processing, provided that they are supported by automated systems. It should also be specified which kind of information should be provided to persons performing platform work regarding such automated systems, as well as in which form and when it should be provided. The obligation of the controller under Articles 13, 14 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 to provide the data subject with certain information in relation to the processing of personal data concerning the data subject as well as with access to such data should continue to apply in the context of platform work. Information on automated monitoring and decision-making systems should also be provided to representatives of persons performing platform work and to national labour authorities and the competent supervisory authorities at their request, in order to enable them to exercise their functions.
Amendment 397 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Digital labour platforms should not be required to disclose the detailed functioning of their automated monitoring and decision-making systems, including algorithms, or other detailed data that contains commercial secrets or is protected by intellectual property rights in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/943. However, the result of those considerations should not be a refusal to provide all the information required by this Directive.
Amendment 404 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Digital labour platforms make extensive use of automated monitoring and decision-making systems in managing their human resources. Monitoring by electronic means can be intrusive and decisions taken or supported by such systems directly affect the persons performing platform work, who might not have a direct contact with a human manager or supervisor. Digital labour platforms should therefore ensure human oversight to regularly monitor and evaluate the impact of individual decisions taken or supported by automated monitoring and decision- making systems on working conditions. Digital labour platforms should ensure sufficient human resources for this purpose. The persons charged by the digital labour platform with the function of monitoring should have the necessary competence, training and authority to exercise that function and should be protected from dismissal, disciplinary measures or other adverse treatment for overriding automated decisions or suggestions for decisions. In addition to obligations under Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 7(1) and (3) of this Directive provides for distinct obligations of digital labour platforms in relation to human monitoring of the impact of individual decisions taken or supported by automated systems, which apply as specific rules in the context of platform work, including to ensure the protection of the rights and freedoms in respect of the processing of employees' personal data within the meaning of Article 88 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 406 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In that context, persons performing platform work should have the right to obtain an human review and explanation from the digital labour platform for a decision, the lack of decision or a set of decisions taken or supported by automated systems that significantly affect their working conditions. For that purpose the digital labour platform should provide the possibility for them to discuss and clarify the facts, circumstances and reasons for such decisions with a human contact person at the digital labour platform. In addition, digital labour platforms should provide the person performing platform work with a written statement of reasons for any decision to restrict, suspend or terminate access to work assignments, to restrict or suspend that person’s account, to refuse the remuneration for work performed by that person, or affecting his or her contractual status, as such decisions are likely to have significant negative effects on persons performing platform work, in particular their potential earnings. A decision to terminate the account of a person performing platform work may be supported but never taken by an automated decision-making system unless necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service. Such decisions should be notified to the person prior to the decision coming into effect. Where the explanation or reasons obtained are not satisfactory or where persons performing platform work consider their rights infringed, they should also have the right to request the digital labour platform to review the decision and to obtain a substantiated reply within a reasonable period of time. Where such decisions infringe those persons’ rights, such as labour rights or the right to non- discrimination, the digital labour platform should rectify such decisions without delay or, where that is not possible, provide adequate compensation.
Amendment 413 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
Amendment 422 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Persons who do not have an employment relationship constitute a significant part of the persons performing platform work. The impact of automated monitoring and decision-making systems used by digital labour platforms on their working conditions and their earning opportunities is similar to that on platform workers. Therefore, the rights in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 811a of this Directive pertaining to the protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data in the context of algorithmic management, namely those regarding transparency on automated monitoring and decision-making systems, restrictions to process or collect personal data, human monitoring and review of significant decisions, should also apply to persons in the Union performing platform work who do not have an employment contract or employment relationship. The rights pertaining to health and safety at work and information and consultation of platform workers or their representatives, which are specific to workers in view of Union law, should not apply to them. Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 provides safeguards regarding fairness and transparency for self-employed persons performing platform work, provided that they are considered business users within the meaning of that Regulation. Where such safeguards conflict with elements of specific rights and obligations laid down in this Directive, the specific provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 should prevail in respect of business users.
Amendment 424 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) In order to ensure that digital labour platforms comply with labour legislation and regulations, taxation and social security contribution obligations, social security coordination and other relevant rules, in particular if they are established in another country than the Member State in which the platform worker is performing work, digital labour platforms should declare work performed by platform workers to the competent labour and social protection authorities of the Member State in which the work is performed, in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in the law of the Member States concerned.
Amendment 430 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Information on the number of persons performing platform work through digital labour platforms on a regular basis, their contractual or employment status, average duration of activity and average income from activity and the general terms and conditions applicable to those contractual relationships is essential to support labour inspectorates, social protection bodies and other relevant authorities in correctly determining the employment status of persons performing platform work and in ensuring compliance with legal obligations as well as representatives of persons performing platform work in the exercise of their representative functions and should therefore be made accessible to them. Those authorities and representatives should also have the right to ask digital labour platforms for additional clarifications and details, such as basic data on working conditions regarding working time and remuneration.
Amendment 432 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) An extensive system of enforcement provisions for the social acquis in the Union has been developed, elements of which should be applied to this Directive in order to ensure that persons performing platform work have access to timely, effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation. Specifically, having regard to the fundamental nature of the right to effective legal protection, persons performing platform work should continue to enjoy such protection even after the end of the employment or other contractual relationship giving rise to an alleged breach of rights under this Directive.
Amendment 437 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Platform work is characterised by the lack of a common workplace where workers can get to know each other and communicate with each other and with their representatives, also in view of defending their interests towards the employer. In some areas prevalent in platform work, such as digital remote services or design work, many Member States lack established workers’ organisations or trade unions. Persons performing platform work should be free to organise, choose representatives and be taken into account in social dialogue and collective bargaining processes, regardless of their employment status. Persons performing platform work can also be exposed to the increased risk of violence, including gender-based violence and harassment. It is therefore necessary to create digital communication and reporting channels, in line with the digital labour platforms’ work organisation, where persons performing platform work can exchange with each other and be contacted by their representatives and report incidents of violence or harassment. Digital labour platforms should create such communication channels within their digital infrastructure or through similarly effective means, while respecting the protection of personal data and refraining from accessing or monitoring those communications.
Amendment 446 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Given that Article 6, Article 7(1) and (3) and Article 8 of this Directive provide for specific rules in the context of platform work to ensure the protection of employees' personal data within the meaning of Article 88 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and that Article 10 of this Directive applies those safeguards also in case of persons without employment contract or employment relationship, the national supervisory authorities referred to in Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should be competent to monitor the application of those safeguards and well as the communication channels established in Article 15. Chapters VI, VII and VIII of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should apply in terms of procedural framework for the enforcement of those safeguards, in particular as regards supervision, cooperation and consistency mechanisms, remedies, liability and penalties, including the competence to impose administrative fines up to the amount referred to in Article 83(5) of that Regulation.
Amendment 464 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The purpose of this Directive is to improve the working conditions and social protection of persons performing platform work by ensuring the correct determination of their employment status, by promoting transparency, fairness, human oversight and accountability in algorithmic management in platform work and by improving transparency in platform work, including in cross-border situations, while supporting the conditions for innovation and the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the Union.
Amendment 470 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Directive lays down minimum rights that apply to every person performing platform work in the Union who has, or who based on an assessment of facts may be deemed to have, an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in theeach Member States with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice.
Amendment 471 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In accordance with Article 10, rights laid down in this Directive pertaining to the protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data in the context of algorithmic management also apply to every person performing platform work in the Union who does not have an employment contract or employment relationship. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the full respect of the autonomy of social partners, as well as their right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements.
Amendment 514 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘representatives’ means the platform workers’ organisations or representatives including trade unions, provided for by national law or practices, or both or the organisations or representatives of persons performing platform work who do not have an employment relationship;
Amendment 538 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The definition of digital labour platforms laid down in paragraph 1, point (1), shall not include providers of a service whose primary purpose is to exploit or share assetgoods or assets or the resale of goods or services. It shall be limited to providers of a service for which the organisation of work performed by the individual constitutes not merely a minor and purely ancillary component.
Amendment 548 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall have appropriate procedures in place to verify and ensure the correct determination of the employment status of persons performing platform work, with a view to ascertaining the existence of an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in theeach Member States with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice, and ensuringe that they enjoy the rights deriving from Union law applicable to workers.
Amendment 554 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The determination of the existence of an employment relationship shall be guided primarily by the facts relating to the actual performance of work, taking into account the use of algorithms in the organisation of platform work, irrespective of how the relationship is classified in any contractual arrangement that may have been agreed between the parties involved. Where the existence of an employment relationship is established based on such facts, the party assuming the obligations of the employer shall be clearly identified and shall duly fulfil them in accordance with national legal systems.
Amendment 573 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The contractual relationship between a digital labour platform that controls, within the meaning of paragraph 2, the performance of work and a person performing platform work through that platform shall be legally presumed to be an employment relationship. To that effect, Member States shall establish a framework of measures, in accordance with their national legal and judicial systems, in order to ensure that the legal presumption can be relied upon by competent authorities verifying compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation as well as persons performing platform work who dispute the classification of their employment status.
Amendment 593 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The legal presumption shall apply in all relevant administrative and legal proceedings. Competent authorities verifying compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation shall be able to rely on that presumption.
Amendment 608 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Controlling the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall be understood as fulfilling at least two majority of the following:
Amendment 619 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) effectivelyde facto determining, or setting upper limits for the level of remuneration;
Amendment 626 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) requiring the person performing platform work to respect specific binding rules with regard to appearance, conduct towards the recipient of the service or performance of the work beyond what is required by law or necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service or to ensure the essential functioning of the service;
Amendment 639 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) closely supervising the performance of work or thoroughly verifying the quality of the results of the work including by electronic means beyond what is required by law or necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service or to ensure the essential functioning of the service;
Amendment 647 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) effectivelyde facto restricting the freedom, including through sanctions, to organise one’s work, in particular the discretion to choose one’s working hours or periods of absence, to accept or to refuse tasks, including from other digital platforms or to use subcontractors or substitutes;
Amendment 658 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) effectivelyde facto restricting the possibility to build a client base or to perform work for any third party.
Amendment 667 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall take supporting measures to ensure the effective implementation of the legal presumption referred to in paragraph 1 while taking into account the impact on entrepreneurs and start-ups, avoiding capturing the genuine self-employed and supporting the conditions for innovation and the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms. In particular they shall:
Amendment 684 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) develop comprehensive guidance for digital labour platforms, persons performing platform work and social partners to understand and implement the legal presumption including on the procedures for rebutting it in accordance with Article 5;
Amendment 694 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) develop guidancecapacity building, guidance, training for enforcement authorities to proactively target and pursue non-compliant digital labour platforms;
Amendment 701 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) strengthen the controls and field inspections conducted by labour inspectorates or the bodies responsible for the enforcement of labour law, while ensuring their sufficient resourcing so that such controls and inspections are effective, proportionate and non-discriminatory.
Amendment 707 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) develop a consultation mechanism under which persons performing platform work or digital labour platforms can request the relevant authorities to pre- emptively assess, verify and justify the employment status of persons performing platform work on the basis of the control of the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 2.
Amendment 747 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Where the digital labour platform argues that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case- law of the Court of Justice, the burden of proof shall be on the digital labour platform. Such proceedings shall not have suspensive effect on the application of the legal presumption.
Amendment 755 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Where the person performing the platform work argues that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice, the digital labour platform shall be required to assist the proper resolution of the proceedings, notably by providing all relevant information held by it. Member States shall provide the necessary guidance for procedures to rebut the legal presumption.
Amendment 769 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work Ensuring correct determination of the employment status shall not prevent the improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work. Where a digital labour platform decides, either on a purely voluntary basis or in agreement with the persons concerned, to pay for social protection, accident insurance or other forms of insurance, training measures or similar benefits to self- employed persons working through that platform, those benefits as such shall not be regarded as determining elements indicating the existence of an employment relationship.
Amendment 776 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to the obligations and rights of digital labour platforms and platform workers under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Directive (EU) 2016/943 and Directive (EU) 2019/1152, Member States shall require digital labour platforms to inform platform workers of and consult platform workers and their representatives on:
Amendment 791 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The information and consultation referred to in paragraph 1 shall concern:
Amendment 793 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) the categories of data and actions monitored, supervised or evaluated by such systems, including evaluation by the recipient of the service;
Amendment 800 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv
(iv) the grounds for decisions to restrict, or suspend or terminate the platform worker’s account, to refuse the remuneration for work performed by the platform worker, on the platform worker’s contractual status or any decision with similar effects.
Amendment 806 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Digital labour platforms shall make the information referred to in paragraph 2 available to platform workers’ representatives and national labour, national labour authorities or national competent supervisory authorities upon their request.
Amendment 813 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Digital labour platforms shall not process any personal data concerning platform workers that are not intrinsically connected to and strictly necessary for the performance of the contract between the platform worker and the digital labour platform in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679. In particular they shall not:
Amendment 845 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Human monitoringoversight of automated systems
Amendment 850 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that digital labour platforms regularly monitor and evaluateoversee and periodically evaluate, at least annually the impact of individual decisions taken or supported by automated monitoring and decision-making systems, as referred to in Article 6(1), on working conditions.
Amendment 854 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) evaluate the risks of automated monitoring and decision-making systems in replicating gender, racial and other social biases in the selection and treatment of different groups;
Amendment 855 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) introduce appropriate preventive, corrective and protective measures.
Amendment 861 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
(a) They shall not use automated monitoring and decision-making systems in any manner that puts undue pressure on platform workers or otherwise puts at risk the physical and mental health of platform workers.
Amendment 866 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall require digital labour platforms to ensure sufficient human resources for monitoringeffective oversight of the impact of individual decisions taken or supported by automated monitoring and decision- making systems in accordance with this Article. The persons charged by the digital labour platform with the function of monitoringsuch oversight shall have the necessary competence, training and authority to exercise that function. They shall enjoy protection from dismissal, disciplinary measures or other adverse treatment for overriding automated decisions or suggestions for decisions.
Amendment 879 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Digital labour platforms shall provide the platform worker, in writh a written statement ofing or where appropriate, by electronic means, with the reasons for any decision taken or supported by an automated decision- making system to restrict, suspend or terminate access to work assignments, to restrict or suspend the platform worker’s account, any decision to refuse the remuneration for work performed by the platform worker, any decision on the platform worker’s contractual status or any decision with similar effects.
Amendment 881 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where platform workers are not satisfied with the explanation or the written statement of reasons obtained or consider that the decision referred to in paragraph 1 infringes their rights, they shall have the right to request the digital labour platform to review that decision. The digital labour platform shall respond to such request by providing the platform worker with a substantiated reply without undue delay and in any event within one week of receipt of the requestat the latest within one month of receipt of the request. That period may be extended where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of the requests. The digital labour platform shall inform the platform worker of any such extension as soon as possible and latest within one month of receipt of the request, together with the reasons for the delay.
Amendment 890 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With regard to digital labour platforms which are micro, small or medium-sized enterprises, Member States may provide that the deadline for reply referred to in the first subparagraph is extended to two weekfurther months.
Amendment 892 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A decision to terminate a platform worker’s account may be supported but not taken by an automated decision- making system unless necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service. The digital labour platform shall provide a reasoned notification to the platform worker in due time prior to the decision coming into effect. Where platform workers are not satisfied with the reasons provided or consider that the decision infringes their rights, they shall have the right to request the digital labour platform to review that decision in line with the procedure set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 896 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States shall ensure that platform workers have the right to data portability, the right to be forgotten and the right of rectification.
Amendment 898 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. This Article shall be without prejudice to dismissal procedures laid down in national law and practice.
Amendment 907 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the rights and obligations under Directive 2002/14/EC and Directive 2009/38/EC, Member States shall ensure timely information and consultation of platform workers’ representatives or, where there are no such representatives, of the platform workers concerned by digital labour platforms, on decisions likely to lead to the introduction of or substantial changes in the use of automated monitoring and decision-making systems referred to in Article 6(1), in accordance with this Article.
Amendment 918 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The platform workers’ representatives or the platform workers concerned may be assisted by an expert of their choice, in so far as this is necessary for them to examine the matter that is the subject of information and consultation and formulate an opinion. Where a digital labour platform has more than 2500 platform workers in a Member State, the expenses for the expert shall be borne by the digital labour platform, provided that they are proportionate.
Amendment 924 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Article 6, Article 7(1), 2(a) and (3), Article 8 and Article 811a shall also apply to persons performing platform work who do not have an employment contract or employment relationship.
Amendment 936 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Amendment 940 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Directive(EU) 2016/943, where labour, social protection and other relevant authorities exercise their functions in ensuring compliance with legal obligations applicable to the employment status of persons performing platform work and where the representatives of persons performing platform work exercise their representative functions, Member States shall ensure that digital labour platforms make the following information available to them:
Amendment 942 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the number of persons performing platform work on a regular basis through the digital labour platform concerned on a regular basis and their contractual or employment status;
Amendment 944 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the average duration of activity and average income from activity of persons performing platform work on a regular basis through the digital labour platform concerned;
Amendment 953 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The information shall be provided forto each Member State in which persons are performing platform work through the digital labour platform concerned. The information shall be updated at least every six months, and, as regards paragraph 1, point (b), each time the terms and conditions are modified.
Amendment 954 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Labour, social protection and other relevant authorities and representatives of persons performing platform work shall have the right to ask digital labour platforms for additional clarifications and details regarding any of the data provided. The digital labour platforms shall respond to such request within a reasonable period of time by providing a substantiated replyby providing a substantiated reply without undue delay and at the latest within one month of receipt of the request.
Amendment 966 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Articles 79 and 82 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States shall ensure that persons performing platform work, including those whose employment or other contractual relationship has ended, have access to timely, effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in the case of infringements of their rights arising from this Directive.
Amendment 981 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Communication and reporting channels for persons performing platform work
Amendment 982 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
In order to foster collective representation and social dialogue, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that digital labour platforms create the possibility for persons performing platform work to contact and privately and securely communicate with each other, and to be contacted by representatives of persons performing platform work, through the digital labour platforms’ digital infrastructure or similarly effective and visible means, while complying with the obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Member States shall require digital labour platforms to refrain from accessing such channels other than for their functional maintenance or from accessing or monitoring those contacts and communications.
Amendment 987 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In order to safeguard persons performing platform work from violence, including gender-based violence and harassment, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that digital labour platforms create effective reporting channels through the digital labour platforms’ digital infrastructure or similarly effective means, while complying with the obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Member States shall require digital labour platforms to have effective and timely preventative and follow-up procedures to address such reports.
Amendment 992 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that national courts have the power to order the disclosure of evidence containing confidential information where they consider it relevant to the claim. They shall ensure that, when ordering the disclosure of such information, national courts have at their disposal effective measures to protect such information as laid down in Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2016/943.
Amendment 995 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal or measures witsh equivalent effect and all preparations for dismissal or measures witsh equivalent effect of persons performing platform work, on the grounds that they have exercised the rights provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 1000 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The supervisory authority or authorities responsible for monitoring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall also be responsible for monitoring the application of Article 6, Article 7(1) and (3) and Articles 8, 10 and 105 of this Directive, in accordance with the relevant provisions in Chapters VI, VII and VIII of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. They shall be competent to impose administrative fines up to the amount referred to in Article 83(5) of that Regulation.
Amendment 1019 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Dissemination of information Member States shall ensure that the national measures transposing this Directive, together with the relevant provisions already in force relating to the subject matter as set out in Article 1, are brought to the attention of persons performing platform work and digital labour platforms, including SMEs as well as to the general public. This information should be provided in a comprehensive and easily accessible way, including to persons with disabilities and where necessary in the most relevant language(s), as determined by the Member State.
Amendment 340 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) In order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the EU needs to close a significant investment gap as provided in the Communication 'Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy'1a. To reach our decarbonisation objective, breakthrough innovation, upscaling of already existing relevant technologies and certified natural carbon removals are needed. To support the in-depth and economy-wide decarbonation in the EU all these three pillars should be addressed by the Innovation Fund, which should be renamed as the Net-Zero fund. _________________ 1aCOM(2021)390 final, Communication 'Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy'
Amendment 919 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a a (new)
Amendment 1197 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Net Zero Fund shall also support innovative projects that can achieve significant natural carbon removals certified through the carbon farming scheme and that are compliant with the objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 1209 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
The Commission shall identify the investment needs based on the industrial decarbonisation plans submitted by economic operators covered by this Directive pursuant to Article 10a, and design the calls for tender accordingly.
Amendment 1219 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7 a (new)
The Commission shall present every 2 years to the European Parliament and the Council a report outlining the consistency of the projects funded through the Net- Zero fund and the objective of climate neutrality set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the progress achieved towards the deployment of the investments described in the industrial decarbonization plans, and its action plan for the next 2-years period.
Amendment 94 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Porto Declaration of 8 May 2021 reaffirmed the European Council’s pledge to work towards a social Europe ensuring a fair transition, and its determination to continue deepening the concrete implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights at EU and national level, with due regard for respective competences and the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.
Amendment 132 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The increase in the price for fossil fuels may disproportionally affect vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users who spend a larger part of their incomes on energy and transport, who, in certain regions, including in rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or for less developed regions or territories, including the outermost regions and less developed peri-urban areas, do not have access to alternative, affordable mobility and transport solutions and who may lack the financial capacity to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption.
Amendment 163 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Mobility poverty has no clear Union-level or national definitions are available. However, the problem is becoming more pressing to address as a result of the increasing phase-out requirements for combustion engine vehicles, high fuel prices, or high dependencies on transport availability, accessibility and costs to go to work or for daily mobility needs due to living in rural, insular, outermost regions, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or for less developed regions or territories, including less developed peri-urban areas.
Amendment 210 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) For that purpose, each Member State should prepare together with the relevant stakeholders listed in Article 8.1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 such as the social partners, regional and local authorities and submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’). Those Plans should contribute to the implementation of the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals while ensuring that no one is left behind as well as pursue two objectives. Firstly, they should provide vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users the necessary resources to finance and carry out investments in energy efficiency, decarbonisation of heating and cooling, in zero- and low-emission vehicles and mobility. Secondly, they should mitigate the impact of the increase in the cost of fossil fuels on the most vulnerable and thereby prevent energy and transport poverty during the transition period until such investments have been implemented. The Plans should have an investment component promoting the long-term solution of reduce fossil fuels reliance and could envisage other measures, including temporary direct income support to mitigate adverse income effects in the shorter term.
Amendment 218 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
Amendment 230 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States, in consultation with the stakeholders listed in Article 8.1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (CPR) such as social partners, local and regional level authorities, are best placed to design and to implement Plans that are adapted and targeted to their local, regional and national circumstances as their existing policies in the relevant areas and planned use of other relevant EU funds. In that manner, the broad diversity of situations, the specific knowledge of local and regional governments, research and innovation and industrial relations and social dialogue structures, as well as national traditions, can best be respected and contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall support to the vulnerable.
Amendment 259 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Pending the impact of those investments on reducing costs and emissions, well targeted direct income support for the most vulnerable would help the just transition. Such support should be understood to be a temporary measure accompanying the decarbonisation of the housing and transport sectors. It would not be permanent as it does not address the root causes of energy and transport poverty. Such support should omainly concern direct impacts of the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, not electricity or heating costs related to the inclusion of power and heat production in the scope of that Directive. Eligibility fSuch direct income support should decrease in time as the investments in energy efficiency, in building renovation and in zero- and low-emission mobility and transport should have paid off. Such direct income support should be limited in timeto 40% of the total estimated costs of the Plans for the period 2024-2027 and should be limited to 30% for the period 2028-2032.
Amendment 278 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Taking into account the importance of tackling climate change in line with Paris Agreement commitments, the commitment to the European Pillar of Social Rights and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the actions under this Regulation should contribute to the achievement of the target that 30% of all expenditure under the 2021- 2027 multiannual financial framework should be spent on mainstreaming climate objectives and should contribute to the ambition of providing 10% of annual spending to biodiversity objectives in 2026 and 2027, while considering the existing overlaps between climate and biodiversity goals. For this purpose, the methodology set out in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 should be used to tag the expenditures of the Fund. The Fund should support activities that fully respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the Union and comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . Only such measures and investments should be included in the Plans. Direct income support measures should as a rule be considered as having an insignificant foreseeable impact on environmental objectives, and as such be considered compliant with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’. The Commission intends to issue technical guidance to the Member States well ahead of the preparation of the Plans. The guidance will explain how the measures and investments must comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. The Commission intends to present in 2021 a proposal for a Council Recommendation on how to address the social aspects of the green transition. _________________ 33 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). 34 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
Amendment 299 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States should submit their Plans together with the update of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 , after the consultation with stakeholders listed in Article 8.1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 such as social partners, local and regional level authorities. The Plans should include the measures to be financed, their estimated costs and the national contribution. They should also include key milestones and targets to assess the effective implementation of the measures. _________________ 35 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 335 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341 , Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resources. Member States are to finance 50% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. Moreover, the financial envelope should be reinforced by using additional revenues from a higher carbon price generated by the extension of the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC to buildings and road transport. In the event of a higher carbon price, additional revenues should automatically finance the Fund. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 342 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) To ensure that financial support provided by the Fund can reach vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises, vulnerable transport users in the initial years of the entry into force of the Fund, Member States, upon a request submitted together with the Social Climate Plan, can receive an amount of up to 13% of their financial allocation in the form of pre-financing within two months after the adoption by the Commission of the legal commitments;
Amendment 363 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to facilitate the preparation of the Social Climate Plan and to ensure transparent rules for monitoring and evaluation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of setting out the template based on which Member States shall prepare their Social Climate Plans and the common indicators for reporting on the progress and for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Plans. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 368 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The implementation of the Fund should be carried out in line with the principle of sound financial management, including the protection of the Union budget in the case of breaches of the principles of the rule of law, the effective prevention and prosecution of fraud, tax fraud, tax evasion, corruption and conflicts of interest.
Amendment 395 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall benefit households, micro-enterprises and transport users, which are vulnerable and particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty and citizens without public transport alternative to individual cars (in remote and rural areas)in mobility poverty.
Amendment 413 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to thea socially fair transition towards climate neutrality notably by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport with the objective to gradually phase out fossil fuels dependence.
Amendment 444 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘energy poverty’ means energy povertya household’s lack of access to essential energy services that underpin a decent standard of living and health, including adequate warmth, cooling, lighting, and energy to power appliances, in the relevant national context, existing social policy and other relevant policies as defined in point [(49)] of Article 2 of Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Council50 ; _________________ 50 [Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ C […], […], p. […]).] [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency]
Amendment 447 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) ‘mobility poverty’ means households that have a disproportionate share of mobility expenditure to their disposable income or a limited availability of affordable public or alternative modes of transport required to meet essential socio-economic needs, with a particular focus on households in rural, insular, outermost regions, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or less developed regions or territories, including less developed (peri-)urban areas, caused by one or a combination of factors: high fuel prices, the phase-out of internal combustion engine cars, high costs for the replacement of internal combustion engine cars with zero-emission cars, high- costs or lack of availability of adequate, affordable public or alternative modes of transport;
Amendment 468 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energy poverty or households, including lower middle- income onehouseholds, that are significantly affected by the transition towards climate neutrality, especially the price impacts of the incluextension of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC to buildings and road transport and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy;
Amendment 479 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘vulnerable micro-enterprises’ means micro-enterprises that are significantly affected by the transition towards climate neutrality, especially the price impacts of the incluextension of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC to buildings and road transport and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy or to purchase zero- and low-emission vehicles;
Amendment 500 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘vulnerable transport users’ means transport users, including from lower middle-income households, that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of road transport intotransition towards climate neutrality and at risk of mobility poverty, especially because of the price impacts of the extension of the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC to road transport and lack the means to purchase zero- and low- emission vehicles or to switch to alternative sustainable modes of transport, including public transport, particularly in rural and remote areas and outermost regions.
Amendment 516 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall prepare, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders listed in Article 8, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 such as social partners, local and regional authorities and submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to address the impact of the transition towards climate neutrality, especially energy and mobility poverty including the impact of carbon pricing on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in order to ensure affordable heating, cooling and mobility while accompanying and accelerating necessary measures to meet the climate targets of the Union.
Amendment 535 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Plan may include national measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and households that are vulnerable transport users to reduce the impact of the increase in the price of fossil fuels and especially resulting from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 581 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) detailed quantitative and qualitative information on energy and mobility poverty concerning the following: a mapping of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users identified at the start of the Plan, on the basis of the definition in Article 2;
Amendment 599 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an estimate of the likely effects of that increase in prices on households, and in particular on incidence of energy poverty and mobility poverty, on micro- enterprises and on transport users, comprising in particular an estimate and the identification of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users; these impacts are to be analysed with a sufficient level of regional disaggregation, taking into account elements such as access to public transport and basic services and identifying the areas mostly affected, particularly territories which are remote such as outermost regions and rural;
Amendment 602 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) indicative national targets and objectives to reduce the number of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users over the duration of the Plan, including an indicative timetable with intermediary targets and objectives;
Amendment 609 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where the Plan provides for measures referred to in Article 3(2), the criteria for the identification of eligible final recipients, the indication of the envisaged time limit for the measures in question and their justification on the basis of a quantitative estimate and a qualitative explanation of how the measures in the Plan are expected to reduce energy and transportmobility poverty and the vulnerability of households, micro-enterprises and transport users to an increase of road transport and heating fuel prices;
Amendment 632 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan by the Member State concerned, to be undertaken in consultation with the relevant stakeholders listed in Article 8, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU)2021/1060 such as social partners, local and regional authorities, in particular of the proposed milestones and targets, including indicators for the implementation of measures and investments, which, where relevant, shall be those available with the Statistical office of the European Union European Statistical Office and the European Energy Poverty Observatory as identified by Commission Recommendation 2020/156354 on energy poverty; _________________ 54 OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35.
Amendment 645 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, within three months after the entry into force of this Regulation, a delegated act in accordance with Article 25 to supplement this Regulation in order to set out a template based on which Member States shall prepare their Social Climate Plan.
Amendment 668 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) greenhouse gas emissions reductions and gradually ending the fossil fuel dependence;
Amendment 675 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) reductions in the number of vulnerable households, especially households in energy poverty and mobility poverty, of vulnerable micro-enterprises and of vulnerable transport users, including in rural and remote areas and outermost regions.
Amendment 689 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Fund shall only support measures and investments consistent with the technical criteria established in the framework of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and respecting the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ referred to in Article 17 of this Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 695 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Fund shall only support micro-enterprises that respect applicable working conditions resulting from relevant national labour law or collective agreements.
Amendment 711 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may include the costs of measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and vulnerable households that are transport users to absorb the increase in road transport and heating fuel prices. Such support shall decrease over time and be limited to the direct impact of the emission trading for buildings and road transport. Eligibility for such direct income support shall cease within the time limits identified under Article 4(1) point (d). Such direct income support shall be limited to 40% of the total estimated costs of the Plans for the period 2024-2027 and shall be limited to 30% for the period 2028-2032.
Amendment 726 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support building renovations, especially for those occupying worst- performing buildings, with a special attention to tenants, including in the form of financial support or fiscal incentives such as deductibility of renovation costs from the rent, independently of the ownership of the buildings concerned and support for renovation of social housing;
Amendment 738 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contribute to the decarbonisation, including the electrification, of heating and cooling of, and cooking in, buildings and the integration of energy from renewable sources that contribute to the achievements of energy savings including subsidies and zero-interest loans to invest in products and services to increase the energy efficiency of buildings and to integrate renewable energy sources in buildings;
Amendment 782 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) support public and private entities in developing and providing affordable zero- and low-emission mobility and transport services and the uptake of attractive active mobility options for rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas, including the outermost regions or for less developed regions or territories, including less developed peri- urban areas.
Amendment 819 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States may include into the estimated total costs financial support provided to public or private entities, strictly excluding financial intermediaries, other than vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport uses, if those entities carry out measures and investments ultimately benefitting vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users. Such entities shall comply with the requirements on visibility set out in Article 22a.
Amendment 845 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 2028-2032 shall be EUR 48 500 000 000 in current prices, subject to the availability of the amounts under the annual ceilings of the applicable multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEU.
Amendment 851 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Each year, the programmed baseline allocation in the EU budget should be reinforced in case there is any increase of the carbon price, as this raise would create additional burden on the vulnerable households and microenterprises as well as vulnerable transport users. Such annual reinforcements should correspond to the carbon price increase and be accommodated within the MFF by means of an automatic ‘upward adjustment’ of the ceiling of Heading 3 and the payment ceiling, the mechanism for which is to be provided for in the MFF regulation according to Article 312 TFEU.
Amendment 886 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Support under the Fund shall be additional to the support provided under other Union and national funds, programmes and instruments. Measures and investments supported under the Fund may receive support from other Union funds, programmes and instruments provided that such support does not cover the same cost.
Amendment 898 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Amendment 930 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) whether the Plan represents a response to the social impact on and challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishthe transition towards climate neutrality, especially from extending the emission trading system forto buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty and mobility poverty, duly taking into account the challenges identified in the assessments of the Commission of the update of the concerned Member State’s integrated national energy and climate plan and of its progress pursuant to Article 9(3), and Articles 13 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the Commission recommendations to Member States issued pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in view of the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050. This shall take into account the specific challenges and the financial allocation of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 939 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) whether the Plan is expected to ensure that no measure or investment included in the Plan does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852; the Commission shall use the technical guidance1a issued under the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation to that effect; _________________ 1a Commission Notice C(2021) 1054 final "Technical guidance on the application of "do no significant harm" under the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation
Amendment 940 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia) whether the Plan is expected to ensure that no measure or investment included in the Plan does benefit micro- enterprises that do not respect applicable working conditions resulting from relevant national labour law and collective agreements;
Amendment 952 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) whether the Plan is expected to have a lasting impact on the on the EU’s 2030 target, on climate neutrality and on the challenges addressed by that Plan and in particular on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users, especially households in energy poverty and mobility poverty, in the Member State concerned;
Amendment 978 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. On the basis of the assessment in accordance with Article 15, the Commission shall decide on the Plan of a Member State, by means of an implementing act, within sixthree months from the date of the submission of that Plan pursuant to Article 3(1) of this Regulation.
Amendment 980 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the Union financial allocation allocated in accordance with Articles 13 and 13a of this Regulation to be paid in pre-financing and instalments once the Member State has satisfactorily fulfilled the relevant milestones and targets identified in relation to the implementation of the Plan, which shall be subject, for the period 2028-2032, to the availability of the amounts referred to in Article 9(2) of this Regulation under the annual ceilings of the multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEU;
Amendment 992 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Social Climate Plan, including relevant milestones and targets, is no longer achievable, either in whole or in part, by the Member State concerned because of objective circumstances, in particular because of the actual direct effects of the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Member State concerned may, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders listed in Article 8, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 such as social partners, local and regional authorities, submit to the Commission an amendment of its Plan to include the necessary and duly justified changes. Member States may request technical support for the preparation of such request.
Amendment 1009 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. After the Commission has adopted a decision as referred to in Article 16, it shall in due time conclude an agreement with the Member State concerned constituting an individual legal commitment within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 covering the period 20254-2027. That agreement may be concluded at the earliest one year before the year of the start of the auctions under Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 1028 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. In implementing the Fund, the Member States, as beneficiaries of funds under the Fund, shall take all the appropriate measures to protect the financial interests of the Union and to ensure that the use of funds in relation to measures and investments supported by the Fund complies with the applicable Union and national law, in particular regarding the protection of the Union budget in the case of breaches of the principles of the rule of law, the prevention, detection and correction of fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests. To this effect, the Member States shall provide an effective and efficient internal control system as further detailed in Annex III and the recovery of amounts wrongly paid or incorrectly used. Member States may rely on their regular national budget management systems.
Amendment 1030 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In implementing the Fund, the Commission shall take all the appropriate measures in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 to ensure the protection of funds in relation to measures and investments supported by the Fund in the case of breaches of the principles of the rule of law in the Member States. The Commission shall provide, to that effect, an effective and efficient internal control system and the recovery of amounts wrongly paid or incorrectly used.
Amendment 1047 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1051 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22 a Visibility of Union funding 1. Each Member State and each intermediary entities benefiting from support under Article 8 shall ensure: (a) the visibility for final beneficiaries of Union support in all activities relating to operations supported by the Fund including by displaying the emblem of the Union and an appropriate funding statement that reads “funded by the European Union - Social Climate Fund” on documents and communication material; (b) communication to Union citizens of the role and achievements of the Fund through a single EU website portal in all official Member States languages, providing access to all programmes involving that Member State; (c) a short description of the operation, proportionate to the level of support, including its aims and results, and highlighting the financial support from the Union to be provided on their official website and social media sites, where such sites exist; (c) the display for operations involving physical investment or equipment durable plaques or billboards clearly visible to the final beneficiaries and the public, that present the emblem of the Union, as soon as the physical implementation of operations involving physical investment starts or purchased equipment is installed; (d) communication for operations involving financial instruments, including for temporary direct income support in accordance with Article 6(1), the amount of support from the Fund to the final recipients.
Amendment 1054 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State concerned shall, on a biennial basis, and in consultation with the relevant stakeholders listed in Article 8, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 such as social partners, local and regional authorities, report to the Commission on the implementation of its Plan as part of its integrated national energy and climate progress report pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and in accordance with Article 28 thereof. The Member States concerned shall include in their progress report:
Amendment 1058 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) detailed quantitative information on the number of households in energand micro- enterprises in energy poverty and mobility poverty;
Amendment 1063 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) when applicable, detailed information on progress towards the national indicative targets and objectives to reduce the number of households in energand micro-enterprises in energy poverty and mobility poverty;
Amendment 1088 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 July 20287, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions with an evaluation report on the implementation and functioning of the Fund.
Amendment 1103 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4(2a) and 23(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time.
Amendment 79 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Account should be taken of the specific situation of undertakings which, although not having any legal establishment in the Union, regularly carry out a significant economic activity in it. Such undertakings should be subject to the same obligations as those established in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 84 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Certain sectors of economic activity are recognised as posing particularly significant sustainability risks. In order to ensure that this Directive can also apply to such high-risk sectors of economic activity they should be defined and the power to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in respect of establishing a list of high-risk sectors of economic activity should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making1a. In particular, to ensure their equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts should systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. Medium- sized undertakings carrying out a high- risk economic activity should also be subject to sustainability reporting obligations. _________________ 1a OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 109 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Sustainability reporting standards should specify the information that undertakings should disclose on social factors, including employee factors andworkers' social and labour rights, equality, diversity and inclusion as well as human rights. Such information should cover the impacts of undertakings on its workers, people, including on human health. The information that undertakings disclose about human rights should include information about forced labour in their value chains where relevant. Reporting standards that address social factors should specify the information that undertakings should disclose with regard to the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights that are relevant to businesses, including equal opportunities for all and fair working conditions. The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan adopted in March 2021 calls for stronger requirements on undertakings to report on social issues. The reporting standards should also specify the information that undertakings should disclose with regard to the human rights, fundamental freedoms, democratic principles and standards established in the International Bill of Human Rights and other core UN human rights conventions, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 124 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) Member States are invited to assess the impact of their transposition act on SMEs in order to ensure that they are not disproportionately affected, giving specific attention to micro-enterprises and to the administrative burden, and to publish the results of such assessments. Member States should consider introducinge measures to support SMEundertakings in applying the voluntary simplified reporting standards.
Amendment 126 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The coordination measures prescribed by Articles 19a, 19d, 29a, 30 and 33, Article 34(1), second subparagraph, point (aa), paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 34, and Article 51 of this Directive shall also apply to the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the following undertakings, provided that they meet the criteria laid down in Article 19a(1), regardless of their legal form:
Amendment 129 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 2 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – point 20 a (new)
(20a) ‘High-risk economic activity sector’ means economic activities likely to have serious negative impacts on sustainability matters
Amendment 130 #
2021/0104(COD)
1. Large undertakings and, as of 1 January 2026, small and medium-sized undertakings which are undertakings referred to in Article 2, point (1), point (a undertakings referred to in Article 3(7) which are governed by the law of a third country and are not established in the territory of the Union when they operate in the internal market selling goods or providing services under the arrangements set out in Article 19b(1), and, as of 1 January 2026, small and medium-sized undertakings which are undertakings referred to in Article 2, point (1), point (a), and medium-sized undertakings referred to in Article 3(3) which operate in one or more of the high- risk economic activities referred to in Article 19a(8), shall include in the management report information necessary to understand the undertaking’s impacts on sustainability matters, and information necessary to understand how sustainability matters affect the undertaking’s development, performance and position.
Amendment 136 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In accordance with the EU labour law acquis and national law and practice, the central management shall consult with the trade unions and/or workers' representatives at the beginning of the reporting period on the reporting system and in the identification of risks and impacts of the undertaking on the environment and people. Trade unions and workers' representatives shall be provided with the adequate resources to ensure the effective exercise of the rights arising from this Directive. Member States shall ensure that workers' rights to information and consultation are respected in relation to sustainability reporting and are exercised in accordance with EU law and national law and practice.
Amendment 186 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 19 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 49 to establish and amend the list of high-risk sectors of economic activity set out in Article 2, point (20a). That list shall take into account the work of the Platform on Sustainable Finance established in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct, including for mining, extractive industries, agriculture, clothing and footwear, finance and international shipping. The list of sectors taken into account in this definition shall take account of correspondence with the NACE classification1a. _________________ 1a Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Union, NACE Rev. 2.
Amendment 188 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 19b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) complementary information that undertakings shall report with regard to the sustainability matters and reporting areas listed in Article 19a(2), where necessarywhether this information should relate to the company's direct operations and activities or those of its value and supply chain and reporting areas listed in Article 19a(2), where necessary. The level of detail regarding impacts within the value chain should be specified and may differ between economic activities. The reporting obligations within the value and supply chain should therefore be adapted to each economic activity and based on a risk analysis of potential impacts. The Commission's delegated acts should provide the criteria for establishing this risk analysis ;
Amendment 189 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 19b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) the criteria and implementing rules for sustainability reporting for medium-sized undertakings referred to in Article 19a(1);
Amendment 191 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
Article 19 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
(iib) the criteria and implementing rules for sustainability reporting for undertakings referred to in Article 3(7), which are governed by the law of a third country and are not established in the territory of the Union when they operate in the internal market selling goods or providing services.
Amendment 198 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 19b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) equal treatment and opportunities for all, including gender equality and equal pay for equal work, training and skills developmentwork of equal value, diversity, pay transparency, measures against violence and harassment, training and skills development, in particular the rate of workers participating in training, and employment and inclusion of people with disabilities, in particular the rate of disabled workers;
Amendment 207 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 19b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) working conditions, including secure and adaptable employment, wages, social dialogue, collective bargaining and the involvementemployment, adequacy of wages in allowing workers a decent standard of living, social dialogue, freedom of association, collective bargaining and the information, consultation and participation rights of workers, work-life balance, and a healthy, and safe and well- adapted work envirty, the rate of workers who have been injured at work, and just transition ment; asures adopted through social dialogue;
Amendment 248 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point ii
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point aa
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point aa
(aa) where applicable, express an opinion based on a limited assurance engagement as regards the compliance of the sustainability reporting with the requirements and scope of this Directive, including the compliance of the sustainability reporting with the reporting standards adopted pursuant to Article 19b, the process carried out by the undertaking to identify the information reported pursuant to those reporting standards, and the compliance with the requirement to mark- up sustainability reporting in accordance with Article 19d, and as regards the compliance with the reporting requirements of Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.;
Amendment 211 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The gender pay gap is caused by various factors, part of which can be attributed to direct and indirect gender pay discrimination. A general lack of transparency about pay levels within organisations maintains a situation where gender-based pay discrimination and bias can go undetected or, where suspected, are difficult to prove. Binding measures are therefore needed to improve pay transparency, encourage organisations to review their pay structures to ensure equal pay for women and men doing the same work or work of equal value, foster the adoption of remedial measures on the ground where unjustified differences are identified and enable victims of discrimination to enforce their right to equal pay. This needs to be complemented by provisions clarifying existing legal concepts (such as the concept of ‘pay’ and ‘work of equal value’) and measures improving enforcement mechanisms and access to justice.
Amendment 215 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The application of the principle of equal pay between men and women should be enhanced by eliminating direct and indirect pay discrimination through transparency and remedial measures. This does not preclude employers to pay differently workers doing the same work or work of equal value on the basis of objective, gender-neutral and bias-free criteria such as performance and competence.
Amendment 255 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to respect the right to equal pay between men and women, employers must have pay setting mechanisms or pay structures in place ensuring that there are no pay differences between male and female workers doing the same work or work of equal value that are not justified by objective and gender-neutral factors. Such pay structures should allow for the comparison of the value of different jobs within the same organisational structure. In line with the case law of the Court, the value of work should be assessed and compared based on objective criteria, such as educational, professional and training requirements, skills, effort and responsibility, work undertaken and the nature of the tasks involved.49 _________________ 49 For example, Case C-400/93, Royal Copenhagen, ECLI:EU:C:1995:155; Case C-309/97, Angestelltenbetriebsrat der Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse, ECLI:EU:C:1999:241; Case C-381/99, Brunnhofer, ECLI:EU:C:2001:358; Case C-427/11, Margaret Kenny and Others v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Others [2013] ECLI:EU:C:2013:122, paragraph 28.
Amendment 263 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The identification of a valid comparator is an important parameter in determining whether work may be considered of equal value. It enables the worker to show that they were treated less favourably than the comparator of a different sex performing equal work or work of equal value. In situations where no real-life comparator exists, the use of a hypothetical comparator should be allowed, allowing a worker to show that they have not been treated in the same way as a hypothetical comparator of another sex would have been treated. This would lift an important obstacle for potential victims of gender pay discrimination, especially in highly gender-segregated employment markets where a requirement of finding a comparator of the opposite sex makes it almost impossible to bring an equal pay claim. In addition, workers should not be prevented from using other facts from which an alleged discrimination can be presumed, such as a reference to an existing classification based on social partners’ collective agreements at branch or at sector level, statistics or other available information. This would allow gender-based pay inequalities to be more effectively addressed in gender-segregated sectors and professions.
Amendment 290 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The lack of information on the envisaged pay range of a job position creates an information asymmetry which limits the bargaining power of applicants. Ensuring transparency should enable prospective workers to make an informed decision about the expected salary without limiting in any way the employer’s or worker’s bargaining power to negotiate a salary even outside the indicated range. It would also ensure an explicit and non- gender biased basis for pay setting and would disrupt the undervaluation of pay compared to skills and experience. This transparency measure would also address intersectional discrimination where non- transparent pay settings allow for discriminatory practices on several discrimination grounds. The information toshould be provided to applicants prior to employment, if not published in a job vacancy notice, could be provided to the applicant prior to the job interviewwho enter the final stage of recruitment prior to employment by the employer or in a different manner, for instance by the social partners.
Amendment 316 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) AllWorkers whose employer employs at least 50 workers should have the right to obtain information, upon their request, on their pay and on the pay level, broken down by sex, for the category of workers doing the same work or work of equal value provided that this information has not already been communicated to the workers' representatives. Employers must inform workers of this right on an annual basis. Employers may also, on their own initiative, opt for providing such information without workers needing to request it.
Amendment 331 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Employers with at least 250 workers should regularly report on pay, in a suitable and transparent manner, such as including the information in their management report. Companies subject to the requirements of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council52 may also choose to report on pay alongside other worker-related matters in their management report. _________________ 52 Directive 2013/34/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 as regards disclosure of non- financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 339 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Pay reporting should allow employers to evaluate and monitor their pay structures and policies, allowing them to proactively comply with the principle of equal pay. At the same time, the gender- disaggregated data should assist competent public authorities, workers’ representatives and other stakeholders to monitor the gender pay gap across sectors (horizontal segregation) and functions (vertical segregation). Employers may wish to accompany the published data by an explanation of any gender pay differences or gaps. In cases where differences in average pay for the same work or work of equal value between female and male workers cannot be justified by objective and gender-neutral factors, the employer should take measures within a reasonable time to remove the inequalities.
Amendment 357 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Joint pay assessments should trigger the review and revision of pay structures in organisations with at least 250 workers that show pay inequalities. The joint pay assessment should be carried out by employers in cooperation with workers’ representatives; if workers’ representatives are absent, they should be designated for this purpose. Joint pay assessments should lead, within a reasonable time, to the elimination of gender discrimination in pay in particular through the adoption of remedial measures where relevant.
Amendment 416 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
Amendment 441 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to ensure proper monitoring of the implementation of the right to equal pay between men and women for the same work or work of equal value, Member States should set up or designate a dedicated monitoring body. This body, which may be part of an existing body pursuing similar objectives, should have specific tasks in relation to the implementation of the pay transparency measures foreseen in this Directive and gather certain data to monitor pay inequalities and the impact of the pay transparency measures. Member States should ensure the monitoring body has adequate resources in order to fulfil its tasks.
Amendment 516 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) ‘workers’ representatives’ means trade unions or workers’ representatives according to national law and practices;
Amendment 561 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The tools or methodologies shall allow assessing, in regard to the value of work, whether workers are in a comparable situation, on the basis of objective criteria which shall include. Those criteria shall be agreed with the social partners and shall include, for instance : (a) educational, professional and training requirements,; (b) skills, effort and responsibility,including the knowledge necessary to meet the requirements of a job, interpersonal skills and problem solving; (c) responsibility, including for people, goods and equipment, information and financial resources; (d) work undertaken and; (e) the nature of the tasks involved. They shall not contain or be based on criteria which are based, whether directly or indirectly, on workers’ sex.
Amendment 581 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Whenever differences in pay can be attributed to a single source establishing the pay conditions, the assessment whether workers are carrying out the same work or work of equal value shall not be limited to situations in which female and male workers work for the same employer but may be extended to that single source. The assessment shall also not be limited to workers employed at the same time as the worker concerned. Where no real comparator can be established, a comparison with a hypothetical comparator or the use of other evidence allowing to presume alleged discrimination shall be permitted such as a reference to an existing classification based on social partners’ collective agreements at branch or at sector level.
Amendment 598 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Applicants for employment who enter the final stage of recruitment shall have the right to receive from the prospective employer information about the initial pay level or itspay range, based on objective, gender- neutral criteria, to be attributed for the position concerned. Such information shall be indicated in a published job vacancy notice or otherwise provided to the applicant prior to the job interview without the applicant having to request it.
Amendment 636 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Workers whose employer employs at least 50 workers shall have the right to receive information on their individual pay level and the average pay levels, broken down by sex, for categories of workers doing the same work as them or work of equal value to theirs, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 provided that this information has not already been communicated to the workers' representatives.
Amendment 683 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Employers with at least 250 workers shall provide the following information concerning their organisation, in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3, and 5:
Amendment 715 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 722 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) the proportion of female workers who benefited from a pay rise following their return from maternity leave.
Amendment 731 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Employers shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 by ... [2 years after the entry into force of this Directive] and thereafter as follows: (i) for employers with 50 to 250 workers, every two years; (ii) for employers with at least 250 workers, every year.
Amendment 749 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The employer shall publish the information referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (fe) on an annual basis in a user-friendly way on its website or shall otherwise make it publicly available. The information from the previous four years, if available, shall also be accessible upon request. In addition, the employer shall share this information with the monitoring body referred to in paragraph 6.
Amendment 768 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The employer shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1, point (g) and point (g a) to all workers and their representatives, as well as to the monitoring body referred to in paragraph 6. It shall provide it to the labour inspectorate and the equality body upon their request. The information from the previous four years, if available, shall also be provided upon request.
Amendment 776 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall entrust the monitoring body designated pursuant to Article 26 to collect the data received from employers pursuant to paragraph 1, points (a) to (fe) and to ensure that this data is public and allows a comparison between employers, sectors and regions of the Member State concerned in a user-friendly way.
Amendment 786 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. Workers and their representatives, labour inspectorates and equality bodies shall have the right to ask the employer for additional clarifications and details regarding any of the data provided, including explanations concerning any gender pay differences. The employer shall respond to such request within a reasonable time by providing a substantiated reply. Where gender pay differences are not justified by objective and gender-neutral factors, the employer shall remedy the situation within a reasonable time in close cooperation with the workers’ representatives, the labour inspectorate and/or the equality body.
Amendment 804 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that employers with at least 250 workers conduct, in cooperation with their workers’ representatives, a joint pay assessment where both of the following conditions are met:
Amendment 852 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. If the joint pay assessment reveals differences in average pay for equal work or work of equal value between female and male workers which cannot be justified by objective and gender-neutral criteria, the employer shall remedy the situation within a reasonable time, in close cooperation with the workers’ representatives, labour inspectorate, and/or equality body. Such action shall include the establishment of gender-neutral job evaluation and classification to ensure that any direct or indirect pay discrimination on grounds of sex is excluded.
Amendment 951 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 969 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that fines are applied to infringements of the rights and obligations relating to equal pay for the same work or work of equal value. They shall set a minimum level for such fines ensuringbased, for instance, on the employer’s gross annual turnover or on the employer’s total payroll and shall ensure that that minimum level is proportionate and has a real deterrent effect. The level of the fines shall take into account:
Amendment 1021 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure the monitoring body has adequate resources in order to fulfil its tasks.
Amendment 8 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive)1a , _________________ 1a OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19–40,
Amendment 10 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the report of FOREST EUROPE of 17 December 2020on the State of Europe's Forests,
Amendment 11 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the IPCC special report Global Warming of 1.5°C and the IPCC special report The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report of 15 October 2020 on The state of nature in the European Union - the status and trends in 2013 -2018 of species and habitat types protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives of 15 October 2020 (COM(2020) 635);
Amendment 16 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the EEA report of October 2020 on the State of nature in the EU Results from reporting under the nature directives 2013-2018;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS),
Amendment 21 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Special Reports of the European Court of Auditors on "Sustainable use of plant protection products: limited progress in measuring and reducing risks" (05/2020), "Biodiversity on farmland: CAP contribution has not halted the decline" (13/2020), "Protection of wild pollinators in the EU — Commission initiatives have not borne fruit" (15/2020), and "Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not deep" (26/2020),
Amendment 24 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors special report entitled Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not Deep, published on 26 November 2020,
Amendment 35 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 d (new)
Citation 11 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 26 February 2016 on an EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking(COM/2016/087);
Amendment 36 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 26 February 2016 on an EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking(COM/2016/087);
Amendment 42 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
- having regard to the European Environment Agency assessment report of 6 October 2020entitled Management effectiveness in the EU's Natura 2000 network of protected areas,
Amendment 44 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)
Citation 11 c (new)
- having regard to the JRC Science for policy report of 13 October 2020 entitled Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: An EU ecosystem assessment, published,
Amendment 48 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2020 on a Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability,1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0201.
Amendment 55 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution (Barcelona Convention), the Bucharest Convention on the protection of the black sea, the Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea, and the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Parliament has declared a climate and environmental emergency and approved an ambitious Climate Law report; whereas biodiversity loss and climate change, reinforce each other, representing equal threats to life on our planet, and as such, should be urgently tackled together;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Court of Auditors has highlighted serious shortcomings in Union policies related to the protection or restoration of biodiversity, including but not limited to inadequate measures to protect or restore biodiversity, lack of implementation and funding, and inappropriate indicators to measure progress; whereas future Union policies should remedy and address said shortcomings;
Amendment 68 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas indigenous peoples and local communities play an essential part to preserve the world’s biodiversity and global biodiversity targets cannot be achieved without the recognition of their rights;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas key ecosystems deliver numerous services essential to food and agriculture, including supply of freshwater, protection against hazards and provision of habitats for species such as fish and pollinators, which are declining at a sharp rate;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas biodiversity is crucial for food security, human well-being and development worldwide; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted areas of inequalities across agri-food systems, and the necessity to adapt and improve smallholder production sustainably, ensure that the livelihoods of rural populations are more resilient, transform agri-food-systems, and reorient agriculture towards climate sustainability;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the upcoming international agreement under the CBD aim to establish the European and global framework on biodiversity up to 2030; whereas the EU must seize these occasions to incorporate the lessons drawn from the Sars-CoV-2 outbreak into its policies and objectives, with a view to restoring and maintaining healthy environments and functioning ecosystems;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the findings of the 2020 ECA and EEAs reports, there is a lack of an effective, well-managed and well-connected network of marine protected areas resulting in limited protection of marine biodiversity;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas close to 80% of the biodiversity of the EU currently lives in its Outermost Regions (ORs) and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs);
Amendment 79 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas according to the JRC 2020 report, invasive alien species (IAS) are now present in all ecosystems and are threatening urban ecosystems and grasslands in particular;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the evidence available suggests that it is not too late to halt and reverse current trends in the decline of biodiversity4 provided very substantial changes and innovations are implemented on a short timescale, while involving a wide range of actors at all scales and across all sectors of society 4; _________________ 4 Global Biodiversity Outlook 5.
Amendment 86 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the unfortunate one-year delay in the 2020 Conferences of Parties to the UNFCCC and the CBD caused by the Sars-CoV-2 outbreak provides a unique opportunity to switch from a reactive model to a proactive and precautionary model and ultimately bring about the transformative change needed; whereas new scientific advances should inform and strengthen the links between both international agendas and their national implementation;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Parliament adopted a resolution on EU Pollinators Initiative 1a, which confirms its strong position regarding the importance of pollinators protection, particularly in context of risk and exposure to chemicals and transformative change of agricultural practices; _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0104
Amendment 92 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 100 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas the blue economy, supposed to double by 2030, represents a real opportunity for the sustainable development of maritime and coastal activities,
Amendment 101 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas 70% of emerging diseases and pandemics have an animal origin1a; _________________ 1ahttps://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/2020- 12/IPBES%20Workshop%20on%20Biodi versity%20and%20Pandemics%20Report _0.pdf
Amendment 102 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the ocean is one, and its good environmental status is vital to ensuring its resilience and its continued provision of ecosystem services such as CO2 absorption and oxygen production; whereas the IPCC special report entitled "The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", specifies that climate mechanisms depend on the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems currently affected by global warming, pollution, overexploitation of marine biodiversity, acidification, deoxygenation and coastal erosion; whereas the IPCC recalls that the ocean is part of the solution to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and underlines the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution on ecosystems, as well as to enhance natural carbon sinks;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EFSA Bee Guidance Document has not been adopted yet and its review has not been successfully finalised, and the process of Biocides - Pollinators Guidance Document by ECHA is ongoing; whereas even full application of the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance would leave butterflies, moths and hoverflies unprotected by the pesticide approval regime;
Amendment 107 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the European Union still faces large implementation gaps to effectively manage the Natura 2000 network; whereas current and future climate change impacts should be also incorporated under management guidelines of Natura 2000;
Amendment 112 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas forest account for 43% of the EU’s land area and contain 80% of its terrestrial biodiversity;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas forestry activities are the second largest pressure category reported for species, affecting in particular arthropods, mammals and non-vascular plants; whereas many forest-dependent species are reported to be affected by the removal of dead, dying and old trees (including salvage logging), forest management reducing old-growth forests and clear-cutting;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas, according to the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report, both the illegal and legal trade in, and use of, wildlife significantly contributes to biodiversity decline, and the destruction of natural habitats and the exploitation of wildlife are linked to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas soil is a shared resource and its biodiversity is under increasing pressure; whereas EU-wide monitoring of soil biodiversity, trends in its range and volume, should complement regular LUCAS survey of physico-chemical parameters in long-term;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the good ecological status of our environment is vital to fight climate change; whereas the ocean and forests are two major ecosystems playing a fundamental role in climate mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas according to the IPBES, pollution is one of the five drivers of biodiversity loss; whereas it is estimated that robust information exists for about 500 chemicals and by April 2019, ECHA considered 450 substances as being sufficiently regulated; whereas another 10 000 substances are considered to have their risks fairly well characterised, while limited risk information is available for around 20 000 substances; whereas the majority, around 70 000 substances have hardly any information on their hazards or exposures; whereas significant knowledge gaps regarding all impacts of chemicals on the biodiversity and environment need to be urgently closed;
Amendment 126 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas climate change affects biodiversity as climate variables largely determine the geographical distribution ranges of species; whereas in areas where the climate is no longer suitable, some species shift their geographical ranges and others go extinct locally, depending on their dispersal capacities; whereas species phenology and physiology, community structures and ecosystem functions are also exacerbating the challenge to manage and conserve biodiversity;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas biodiversity loss associated with transformation of landscapes can lead to increased emerging disease risk in some cases, where species that adapt well to human- dominated landscapes are also able to harbour pathogens that pose a high risk of zoonotic transmission;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories are biodiversity hotspots and host 80% of the EU marine biodiversity, and their economies are largely based on fishing and tourism activities;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas biodiversity conservation and conservation of insects are inextricably linked; whereas the framework and actions of the current EU Pollinators Initiative require reinforcement and effective integration across EU sectoral policies; whereas monitoring, research and other activities related to insect protection are fragmented, often inadequate, under- funded or non-existing on national level; whereas it proves beneficial to stimulate joint activities of citizens, municipalities, farmers, associations, businesses, educational institutions, other societal players and authorities to engage in nature conservation and restoration;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas Nature-based solutions (NbS) have the potential to provide a strong policy connection between the three Rio Conventions on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Desertification providing an opportunity for Presidencies and Secretariats of all three agreements to work together to achieve closer linkages towards the 2021 Year for Nature to address climate change and biodiversity loss in an integrated and coherent manner;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas ecological restoration, which is critical for conservation, climate adaptation and provision of ecosystem services, should integrate health considerations to avoid potential increased disease risk resulting from increased human-livestock-wildlife contact;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas marine hotspots such as coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds are strongly degraded and threated by climate change and pollution;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas resilient ecosystems are rich in species; whereas Natura 2000 contributes to the conservation of species but many other threatened species remain outside this network; whereas the widening of protected areas is intended to safeguard biodiversity, contribute to climate change mitigation and adaption and generate substantial returns in investment and job opportunities;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the assessment in the state of nature in the European Union report shows that the EU has not yet managed to stop the decline of protected habitat types and species of EU conservation concern;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. regrets that EU Member States have not met the 2020 objective of a good environmental status for marine waters as specified in the Marine Strategic Framework Directive; recalls that the MSFD will play a crucial role in the implementation of the biodiversity strategy objectives;
Amendment 194 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of holistically recognising the linkages between human health, animal health and biodiversity through the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed; further calls on the Commission to present, in collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, a European Strategy against pandemics, including pandemics from zoonotic origins; believes that such a Strategy should put in place pandemic preparedness and prevention, further address the drivers of biodiversity loss, ensure long-term resilience, and ultimately contribute to the overall objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 197 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are neededwhich aims at addressing both human and environmental factors together in a health risk management framework and that transformative changes are needed to build an effective risk management strategy to limit the threat of such infectious episodes occurring in the future; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed; underlines that adhering to the ‘One Welfare’ framework would further enhance global health and wellbeing; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed;
Amendment 214 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. whereas, in order to preserve the full scale of forest biodiversity and provide crucial microhabitats on which a number of species, including protected ones, are dependent, it is essential to strictly protect a proportion of forest areas from any form of active human intervention;
Amendment 215 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that only one target from the Biodiversity Strategy 2020 was met (to protect 10% of marine areas and 17% of terrestrial areas), and underlines therefore that all targets from the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 should be clearly defined and measurable in order to be achieved;
Amendment 224 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that there is a direct link between biodiversity loss, deforestation, destruction of habitats and risk of zoonotic diseases or pandemics;
Amendment 229 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Highlights that conservation of protected areas and measures that reduce unsustainable exploitation of high biodiversity regions will reduce the wildlife-livestock-human contact interface and help prevent the spill over of novel pathogens;
Amendment 254 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresses that these should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria and biodiversity needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented; emphasises that primary forests are irreplaceable and the loss of primary forests cannot be compensated by a new forest-based approach;
Amendment 256 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresses that these should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with, in cooperation with their local and regional authorities, in accordance with the whole-of-government approach, science-based criteria and biodiversity needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality and effective management of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented and monitored;
Amendment 258 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresses that these should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria and biodiversity needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented, as well as the proper management of these areas thanks to better human and financial resources;
Amendment 278 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the ongoing participatory processes of defining, mapping and monitoring primary and old- growth forests, aiming to ensure their conservation; believes that these efforts and the implementation of the Strategy should take into account national conditions;
Amendment 281 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the network of Marine protected areas through enhanced management, stronger spatial planning, evaluations and enforcement in order to increase ecological coherence and connectivity of marine protected areas;
Amendment 285 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for the strategy to observe the principle of subsidiarity as well as to recognise the EU’s competences in the area of protection of the environment, including forests;
Amendment 290 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Further believes that the 10 % of land should be set aside for wilderness and non-intervention management;
Amendment 299 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. 4 b. Underlines that the Antarctica territory is home to an extremely rich wildlife ecosystem of flora and fauna, which are already subject to many cumulative pressures such as marine pollution, climate change, increasing ocean temperatures: calls therefore on the establishment of marine protected areas in the Southern (Antarctic) Ocean;
Amendment 301 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to update the Adaptive management guidance in Natura 2000, which involves the consideration of potential regional impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems and the design of management actions that take those impacts into account;
Amendment 315 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses that according to the EEA report, existing management effectiveness standards are insufficiently known and understood among practitioners; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States for more targeted capacity building and better EU guidance on management effectiveness;
Amendment 318 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Welcomes national and transnational projects of restoration of primary forests and calls on the commission to support such projects;
Amendment 334 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory inside and outside of the already protected areas; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem- specific targets should be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed; believes that progress in this regard must be assessed regularly at both Member States’ and EU level;
Amendment 346 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WStrongly welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem- specific targets should be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed;
Amendment 354 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that, as stated in the state of nature in the European Union Report on the status and trends in 2013 -2018 of species and habitat types protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives, in spite of Member States’ measures, conservation status and trends did not improve over the reporting period; in fact, for many species and habitat types, including those for which Natura 2000 designation is a key conservation delivery mechanism, they deteriorated further; notes that some Member States failed to take the necessary conservation measures, or at least to the extent required, and in some cases even to adequately identify them;
Amendment 355 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that blue carbon which represents the carbon stored in marine and coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses, offers a wide range of mitigation and adaptation benefits; underlines that when degraded or destroyed, these ecosystems emit into the atmosphere and the ocean the carbon they have stored for centuries and become sources of greenhouse gas emissions, calls therefore for the reinforced protection and restoration of these ecosystems;
Amendment 364 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to offer support in the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy, for changing farming practices, especially for rewetting peatlands and restoring high diversity grasslands, and avoid operating against its restoration objectives;
Amendment 369 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly supports the proposed actions and commitments under the EU Nature Restoration Plan and calls upon the Member States for a thorough and swift implementation thereof;
Amendment 372 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the commitments to ensure no deterioration in conservation trends and status of all protected habitats and species by 2030 and to ensure that on Member States level at least 30 % of species and habitats not currently in favourable status are in that category or show a strong positive trend; calls on the Member States to adopt national Restoration Plans offering supporting measures and activities to deliver environmental recovery on both national and EU level; considers it essential to foresee clear measurable time-bound targets, to publish the plans and their assessments in due time and to ensure their reinforcement with other sectoral policies, their planning and financial instruments;
Amendment 374 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 375 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance of protected area governance and cooperation that engages landowners, fishermen, users and local stakeholders for the successful implementation of the Strategy at all levels; believes that Member States should carefully evaluate compensation measures, when the financial income and ownership rights are being compromised, as a result of additional designation of protected areas;
Amendment 378 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines the great role played by whales in carbon sequestration, and calls for their enhanced protection;
Amendment 381 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Amendment 385 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Strongly regrets the alarming decline of pollinators, which are a key indicator of the health of the environment and provide crucial ecosystem services; calls on the Commission and Member States to address all requests expressed in its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative without further delays; calls for an urgent revision of the Initiative and development of a new EU strategy for pollinator protection with sufficient resources devoted to this end; believes that the new cross-sectoral strategy must entail a new EU-wide Pollinator Monitoring Framework with robust schemes deployed on Member States level, interim milestones, clear time-bound objectives, indicators and targets, including new legal pollinator restoration target and impact indicator1a, and necessary capacity building; _________________ 1aAs per the commitment made in the EU Pollinators Initiative: Action 5C https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/c onservation/species/pollinators/documents /EU_pollinators_initiative.pdf
Amendment 402 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to address those direct drivers in their CAP Strategic Plans, and asks the Commission to assess them on the basis of the relevant quantified objective of the Biodiversity Strategy as voted by the European parliament on October 23, 2020; in addition, calls on the Commission, once national Strategic Plans are approved, to carry out an independent assessment of their aggregated expected impact; considers that, in case this analysis reveals an insufficient joint effort in relation to the ambition of the European Green Deal, the Commission should take appropriate action, such as requesting Member States to modify their CAP strategic plans or tabling amendments to the CAP Strategic Plan regulation as voted by the European parliament on October 23, 2020;
Amendment 423 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination targetconceptualises soil and major threats, including loss of soil’s biodiversity, sets out objectives, indicators, measurable targets and timeline in order to preserve soil functions and tackle all main soil threats, establishes a legal obligation to act and take precautions to prevent or minimise adverse effects;
Amendment 437 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination target, including against microplastic pollution;
Amendment 445 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to build on the recommendations of the Commission1b which facilitate reaching compliance of national Strategic Plans with the goals of the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; believes that the Plans should foresee adequate financial resources earmarked for environmental restoration of agricultural and rural landscape area; _________________ 1bStaff Working Documents: https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/staf f-working-document-com-2020-846- recommendations-member-states-regards- their-strategic-plan-cap_en
Amendment 447 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the emergence of new maritime activities and the development of the blue economy requires the European Union to promote a paradigm shift in the maritime spatial planning taking into account the spatial dimension of maritime and coastal activities together with biodiversity; encourages innovative urban and coastal planning relying in particular on the development of infrastructures with positive impacts, such as marine renewable energies with artificial reefs and other innovations promoting reef effect and reserve effect, contributing to the restoration of ecosystems;
Amendment 448 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that there is an urgent need to strengthen the maritime vision in the new strategies of the European Union, in particular in the follow-up of the Green Deal for Europe, the Biodiversity Strategy and the Farm-to-Fork strategy;
Amendment 485 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to set specific ambitious targets on urban biodiversity, nature-based solutions and, the reinforcement of terrestrial and marine ecological corridors, green infrastructure and to develop a Trans-European Network for Green Infrastructure (TEN-G) linked to the Trans- European Nature Network (TEN-N);
Amendment 493 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the development of nature based solutions and green infrastructure in coastal cities, which are generally located near wetlands, to preserve biodiversity and coastal ecosystems as well as to strengthen the sustainable development of the economy, tourism and coastal landscapes, which also help to improve resilience to climate change in these vulnerable areas, particularly affected by sea level rise;
Amendment 512 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, and ensuring that at least 10 % of agricultural land consists of high-diversity landscape features, - provided that food self-sufficiency and stability of the EU are not jeopardised and food imports from non-EU countries are not increased, which will be reduced in the EU as a result of organic farming - which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices;
Amendment 573 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights that certain biodiversity hotspots in the European Union are in a critical state such as the Mediterranean area and that preservation and restoration efforts, notably at regional level, should be intensified;
Amendment 581 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses the importance of continuing and stepping up the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, fisheries control and penalties for associated criminal practices, given that intrinsically polluting and illegal activities contribute to the deterioration of the marine environment;
Amendment 618 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that priority for protected areas must be environmental conservation and restoration and that no activity in these areas should undermine this goal; calls on the Commission to avoid future marine renewable energy developments and bottom-trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 633 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages the Commission to scale up collaboration especially for marine ecosystems and the designation of marine ecological corridors;
Amendment 647 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the new EU Forest Strategy must be fully aligned with the Climate Law and the Biodiversity Strategy; stresses the need for the Forest Strategy to recognise the EU’s competences in the area of protection of the environment, including forests; calls for the inclusion in the Nature Restoration Plan of specific binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, which should also be incorporated into the Forest Strategy;
Amendment 668 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. StressesWelcomes the commitment to plant at least 3 billion additional trees in Europe; stresses however that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should prioritise connectivity and be based on proforestation, sustainable reforestation and the greening of urban areas; calls on the Commission to ensure that these initiatives are carried out only in a manner compatible with and conducive to the biodiversity objectives and following the latest scientific guidance;
Amendment 674 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should be based on proforestation, sustainable reforestation, reversal of ecosystem degradation measures and the greening of urban areas; calls on the Commission to ensure that these initiatives are carried out only in a manner compatible with and conducive to the biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 691 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence that ensures sustainable and deforestation-free value chains; is of the opinion that the new EU legal framework should prevent the entry into the EU single market commodities that have contributed to deforestation as described in the resolution of 22 October 2020 with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation;
Amendment 701 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence that ensures sustainable and deforestation- and ecosystems deterioration free value chains;
Amendment 707 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to analyse and assess whether the instauration of a « price on nature », taking into account nature’s contribution to economic growth, would enable to limit and rationalise the exploitation and impact on species, ecosystems and therefore contribute to halt biodiversity loss;
Amendment 712 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recalls that biodiversity is threatened by climate change through natural disasters and extreme weather disturbances, including cyclones, storms, droughts, erosion, heat waves and fires, as well as rising sea level, rising sea surface temperature, flooding of coastal areas, and increasing ocean acidity, and that coastal regions and islands are particularly impacted;
Amendment 713 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial and marine species will decrease significantly in a 1.5 to 2°C scenarioglobal warming scenario and that these temperature increases will most likely be exceeded with the current trajectory; highlights, therefore, the need to prioritise nature-based solutions in meeting climate mitigation goals and in adaptation strategies and to increase the protection of natural carbon sinks in the EU; as a complementary measure to decreasing green house gas emissions; emphasises that removals by natural carbon sinks should be complementary and additional to the prioritisation of swift reductions of direct greenhouse gas emissions, including when implementing the EU’s 2030 climate target;
Amendment 727 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial and marine species will decrease significantly in a 1.5 to 2°C scenario; highlights, therefore, the need to prioritise nature- based solutions in meeting climate mitigation goals and in adaptation strategies and to increase the protection of natural terrestrial and marine carbon sinks in the EU;
Amendment 733 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to assess the magnitude of expected changes on biodiversity by performing a sensitivity analysis of the responses of species geographical distributions to climate change and to support Member States to adequately channel these assessments into national policies; stresses that expected changes in abundance and distribution (e.g. a potential northwards migration) should thus also be addressed in future reporting under the Nature Directives and taken into account within the context of the new Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 740 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the establishment of an Intergovernmental panel on ocean change;
Amendment 744 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to preparesent a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity that improvensures coherence and interconnections for future actions, and formally integrates commitments under the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement; Nationally-Determined Contributions of the Paris Agreement; underlines the importance of creating a formal coordination structure as soon as possible, as well as better coordination of reporting, monitoring, assessment and review of both climate and biodiversity plans in the future;
Amendment 756 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the IUCN and the EEA, to present guidelines, definitions and strict principles of implementation and optimisation tools to clearly define NbS as biodiversity-inclusive and guide decisions on where to implement NbS to maximise nature connectivity, benefits and synergies between biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 762 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses that the post-2020 global biodiversity framework should commit Parties to incorporate NbS that protect and restore biodiversity and ecosystem integrity into both National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to meet the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 764 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Stresses that despite growing consensus at the UNFCCC, the CBD and other relevant COPs on the need for integrated action at country and local levels to tackle both the biodiversity and the climate crises together, NbS are still absent in many national climate pledges and country strategies; considers that a multi-stakeholder Platform on NbS could help strengthen synergies across multilateral international conventions on biodiversity and climate change and enable the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 765 #
Amendment 780 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WStrongly welcomes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made binding; expects these EU-wide key commitments to be translated into specific binding national values, which reflect different starting points of Member States, as soon as possible; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasons;
Amendment 782 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made binding; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasonsalls on the Commission to review Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on Maximum Residue Levels of pesticides (MRL) to incorporate animal health and the environmental risks as criteria of the legislation; considers this approach would be a way to ensure a fair treatment for EU farmers who endeavours to protect biodiversity as well as to ensure them a level-playing field;
Amendment 783 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made binding and have an explicit connection with the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability; underlines the link between the Biodiversity, Farm to Fork, and Chemical strategies in this regard; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasons;
Amendment 796 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Subheading 7 a (new)
Expresses its concern over the burden of synthetic chemicals in the air, water and soil on the environment and that according to the EEA this burden is unlikely to decrease due to projected increase in chemical production, continued emissions of persistent and hazardous chemicals, including EDCs, flame retardants or PFAS, and their combined effects; highlights therefore the urgent need to reduce the pressures from all sources of pollution, among others by reducing the use of hazardous chemicals, stricter risk managements measures and transition towards the zero-pollution ambition and use of chemicals sustainable and safe by design;
Amendment 807 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Regrets that the assessment of the impacts of chemicals on the environment and biodiversity tends to be underestimated and undervalued in the socio-economic analysis during the authorisation process under REACH; is concerned by the continuous use and authorisation of hazardous chemicals with negative impacts on the environment or in cases of missing safety data on environmental endpoints; calls on the Commission, in its role as risk manager, to take greater consideration of the impacts of chemicals, including their chronic and long-term effects, on the environment and biodiversity;
Amendment 809 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to include in its revision of the implementing measures of the Market Authorisation for Pesticides provisions to respect the EU- wide objective of pesticides reduction set by the Biodiversity Strategy, in particular by including environmental provisions in the criteria to grant market access to a pesticides in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009; considers that when it is concluded by the EFSA that there is a high risk for the environment, an approval decision under that Regulation should not be granted;
Amendment 830 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 831 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Strongly regrets the decline of pollinators, which are a key indicator of the health of the environment; reiterates the position expressed in its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative5 and calls for an urgent revision of the initiative; recalls its objection of 23 October 2019 as regards the assessment of the impact of plant protection products on honeybees5a and calls on the Commission and EFSA to ensure that the review of the Bee Guidance Document does not reduce the ambition of the previous Bee Guidance Document; notes that EFSA is designing its own modelization system, ApisRAM, which appears to be more in line with the biology of honeybees than BeeHAVE and less open to conflict of interests; insists that the 2013 Bee Guidance Document should be made operational for wild bees; _________________ 5 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0104.
Amendment 842 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Amendment 845 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that the protection of Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees, within the review process of the Bee Guidance Document does not fall below the level of protection intended by the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance and that it addresses both toxic and chronic toxicity as well as larvae toxicity and other species; calls for increased transparency of the review process;
Amendment 851 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy are fully reflected in the future Zero Pollution Action Plan, which should also address noise, including underwater noise pollution, and light pollution;
Amendment 858 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights that diffuse pollution, such as treated or untreated waste water, or water that runs off from the urban or agricultural environment such as discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus threatens the marine environment with eutrophication due to the high concentration of nutrients, which contaminate extensively marine plants and wildlife, leading to the proliferation of ‘dead zones’;
Amendment 862 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses the need to increase knowledge about nano- and microplastic pollution and its effect on the environment; points out that this lack of knowledge is detrimental to policy-making and that more research is needed to understand this phenomena and develop ambitious measures;
Amendment 867 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that the list of Union concern represents less than 6 % of IAS present in Europe; calls on the Commission to step up action and ensure proper coverage of IAS affecting threatened species on the EU list and to reinforce prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non- native species and by adopting white lists by 2030 at the latest; urges the Commission to urgently revise the listing processes, together with prevention, control or eradication plans for those affecting critically endangered species as determined by science;
Amendment 873 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that the list of Union concern represents less than 6 % of IAS present in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure proper coverage of IAS affecting threatened species on the EU list and to reinforce prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non-native species and by adopting white listsor positive lists as soon as possible and by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 880 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights that investments in restoration activities and in avoiding land degradation by far exceed the costs; believes that the EU Taxonomy can be a useful tool in the future to scale up public and private investments to implement the Biodiversity Strategy and EU Nature Restoration Plan or to track biodiversity- friendly spending in EU public finance; calls therefore on the Commission to prevent any delays in its adoption;
Amendment 881 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights that the introduction of IAS is also linked to other stressors such as marine litter that can be a vector for invasive alien species as it can provide a surface on which many species, organisms or bacteria can cling, which can alter the balance of marine ecosystems, or the dispersal of IAS through ballast waters of shipping activities;
Amendment 902 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing across EU spending and programmes on the basis of the EU Taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, including in its external action and in the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), on the basis of the EU Taxonomy; calls for the effective application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle to biodiversity across EU spending and programmes; calls on the Commission to provide a comprehensive assessment of how the EUR 20 billion per year needed for nature could be mobilised, to make corresponding proposals for the Union’s annual budget and to examine the need for a dedicated funding instrument for TEN-N; considers that efforts should be made to reach 10 % annual spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards; recalls that, as agreed by the co- legislators, the Recovery and Resilience Facility should contribute to mainstream biodiversity action in the Union policies; notes therefore that Member States should be encouraged to include biodiversity actions in the Recovery and Resilience Plans;
Amendment 907 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing across EU spending and programmes on the basis of the EU Taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle; calls on the Commission to provide a comprehensive assessment of how the at least EUR 20 billion per year needed for nature could be mobilised, to make corresponding proposals for the Union’s annual budget and to examine the need for a dedicated funding instrument for TEN-N; considers that efforts should be made to reach 10 % annual spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure an increasing annual trend of biodiversity expenditure in order to meet the commitments of the co-legislators within the MFF and the Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 933 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation; calls the Commission to provide clear guidelines and incentives to mobilise private finance for biodiversity and encourage divestment from harmful activities by companies;
Amendment 943 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of allassess which subsidies are harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxationcoherent and cross- sectorial approach with a view to their phasing out as soon as possible and by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 951 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental revenues, including levies on synthetic fertilizers' and pesticides' use or/and authorisation to be used for the EU-wide independent monitoring and for measures supporting biodiversity on farmland; calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of introducing such levies;
Amendment 952 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the necessity to ensure consistency between climate and biodiversity funding; welcomes the commitment that the Coalition for the convergence of climate and biodiversity funding took on January 11, 2021 at the One Planet Summit in Paris to raise their share of climate expenditure beneficial to biodiversity protection;
Amendment 956 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to achieve the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy in the most effective and least burdensome way for the economic operators;
Amendment 959 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the Commission to provide an ambitious and forward looking framework integrating legislative measures and financial incentives for both public and private sector to support biodiversity actions as part of the upcoming Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy; stresses that the framework should facilitate both the deployment of biodiversity loss-free supply chains in Europe and the financing of ecosystems restoration;
Amendment 968 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights the need for a legally binding biodiversity governance framework, similar to the Climate Law, which steers a path to 2050 through a set of binding objectives, including targets for 2030 and the COP15 commitments, and which establishes a monitoring mechanism with smart indicators; calls on the Commission to submit a legal proposal to this end in 2022; stresses that increasing human and financial capacity at local, Member State and EU-level will be critical for an effective governance framework, alongside more clarity on specific sectorial commitments and integration into international target deliveries;
Amendment 980 #
2020/2273(INI)
24a. Regrets that the lack of a Monitoring and Review Mechanism for the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 has hindered progress towards the established objectives; believes that due to the trans- boundary and cross-sectorial nature of biodiversity there is an urgent need to integrate all existing monitoring tools at EU-level into one comprehensive monitoring and review Mechanism for the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 including terrestrial and marine biodiversity;
Amendment 981 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Strongly welcomes the outcome of the Consultation on the renewed sustainable finance strategy in which a vast majority of stakeholders believed the EU’s finance agenda should better reflect biodiversity loss, notably by developing EU reporting standards, establishing methodologies for natural capital accounting, developing clear metrics and methodologies or enhance due diligence on infrastructure projects;
Amendment 984 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to also look at the opportunities that retail investment could offer to support the financing of biodiversity actions, enabling all citizens to take part in the financing of the ecological transition;
Amendment 989 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Stresses that it is essential for the upcoming Non Financial Reporting Directive review to integrate requirements covering both climate and biodiversity requirements;
Amendment 991 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Calls on the Commission to develop a new indicator assessing the biodiversity-friendly investment gap at EU level that would be published on an annual basis; stresses that such an indicator would generate clarity and enable to redirect investments towards biodiversity related actions;
Amendment 992 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24e. Recalls the commitment of the European Commission to finance the green part - including biodiversity actions - of the Recovery and Resilience plan via the issuance of green bonds; stresses that this will make the EU become the world leader in Green bonds;
Amendment 996 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Insists that the objectives set by the European Union in terms of protection of the biodiversity should be reflected in its external action with third countries and be fully integrated in partnership strategies and agreements, such as fisheries agreement where the European Union can help third countries develop their capacity building to halt biodiversity loss, which can be particularly at stake in those areas;
Amendment 999 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that wildlife rescue centres and sanctuaries receive adequate financial support; highlights that these facilities play a critical role within the EU in supporting Member States’ obligations to fight against wildlife trafficking and in ensuring the welfare of confiscated wild animals;
Amendment 1003 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Reiterates its concern that the staffing of the Directorate General for Environment has undergone significant reductions in the last years and its HR level represents only 1,3 % of all Commission staff; believes that a sufficient level of qualified staff is a precondition for the successful implementation and enforcement of Union policies, including the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its targets;
Amendment 1024 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that more than 80% of the ocean has not been explored and that scientific knowledge is vital to understand how to protect and restore biodiversity; urges in that sense the Commission to play a major role in the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science, to scale up efforts on oceanic research and to support digitisation and the use of artificial intelligence with a view to improving our understanding of the seas and the ocean and our impact on them; to support and finance new oceanic expeditions and encourage participative sciences with all marine stakeholders;
Amendment 1031 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building and cooperation among authorities, citizens, scientists, professionals and other stakeholders in general; believes that investing in strengthening and expanding the pool of taxonomic expertise in the Member States is of particular importance;
Amendment 1033 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that greater research is urgently needed to understand biodiversity tipping points, and how biodiversity collapse could impact essential services, such as food provision;
Amendment 1034 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recommends the EU to join the global call of the ‘UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration’ (2021-2031), to massively scale up to protect and revive ecosystems all around the world;
Amendment 1040 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Stresses the importance of closing critical knowledge gaps and improving our understanding of biogeographical regions; underlines the need to improve knowledge on key risk behaviours, illegal, unregulated, and the legal and regulated wildlife trade as a contributing factor to disease risk, and improving understanding of the relationship between ecosystem degradation and restoration, landscape structure and the risk of disease emergence; urges to improve horizon scanning to identify emerging threats and challenges and policy responses to them;
Amendment 1043 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Encourages the establishment of educational marine protected areas to increase collaboration and participation of all stakeholders and improve knowledge and awareness on how to protect marine biodiversity for citizens;
Amendment 1048 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Encourages research regarding the melting of glaciers and the permafrost, caused by climate change, in order to further analysed and avoid the potential issues about the release of viruses trapped in the ice;
Amendment 1050 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11
Subheading 11
Amendment 1051 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11
Subheading 11
International action, trade, and ocean governance
Amendment 1056 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the position expressed in its resolution of 16 January 2020 on COP156 on biodiversity and the need for a post- 2020 binding agreement, with smart targets and a robust implementation framework, similar to the Paris Agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030; stresses the need for a science- based, independent, harmonised and transparent review mechanism on the progress of the Parties to meeting the targets; _________________ 6 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0015.
Amendment 1058 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the position expressed in its resolution of 16 January 2020 on COP156 on biodiversity and the need for a post- 2020 binding agreement similar to the Paris Agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030; welcomes the commitment by the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People to support the global objective to protect 30% of land and sea worldwide; _________________ 6 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0015.
Amendment 1063 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to champion an ambitious governance model in international UN negotiations on marine biodiversity and marine genetic resources beyond national jurisdictions; calls to recognise the ocean as a global common, with a view to a new approach in the preamble that prioritises individual and collective responsibilities over the traditional principles of freedom and sovereign rights, as laid down in the Law of the Sea, and thus ensures that the ocean is protected;
Amendment 1065 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Highlights the importance of long- term EU support for the most important ecosystem, biodiversity hotspots and protected areas in Africa; welcomes the new ‘NaturAfrica’ initiative and its potential to benefit conservation, economic recovery, security and local populations; calls for the development of similar initiatives for other regions while extending Key Biodiversity Areas to contribute to increasing the resilience of developing countries to Climate Change;
Amendment 1066 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Takes note of the failure of the World Trade Organisation Members to conclude the ongoing negotiations on fisheries subsidies by the end of 2020; calls on the Union to play a more prominent role in bringing these negotiations to an agreement, while showing more ambition towards a rapid phasing out of harmful fisheries subsidies, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 14;
Amendment 1070 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls again the Commission to provide for the enforceability of Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Chapter of our Free Trade Agreements; is of the opinion that this should be done through the inclusion of proportionate and progressive sanction provisions in TSD chapters;
Amendment 1076 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to crack down on illegal wildlife trade; considers that the Biodiversity Strategy fails to recognise legal wildlife trade as a driver of biodiversity loss as well; urges the Commission to address the impact of legal and illegal wildlife trade as a whole on biodiversity and global health, to promote and assist third countries in seriously restricting or ending the trade and sale of wildlife for human consumption while taking into account the legitimate consideration of subsistence hunting by Indigenous People and local communities for household consumption; calls on the Union to champion this idea in all relevant international fora;
Amendment 1078 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Stresses the need to revise the EU’s integrated maritime policy with a view to establishing a strategic framework that incorporates all marine environment laws, encourages, in that sense, to support a strategic approach for topics that overlap between marine biodiversity, climate policy and the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 1079 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Calls on the EU to strengthen its inter-parliamentary dialogue and be a world pioneer in biodiversity conservation by cooperating with low-income countries; stresses the importance of increased EU support towards the COP 15 in conserving, protecting and restoring biodiversity worldwide;
Amendment 1082 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Underlines the impact of illegal wild meat trafficking into the EU on the biodiversity of the meat's countries of origin as well as of the EU through the potential import of pathogens; highlights the lack of knowledge as regards the magnitude and routes of this traffic; calls on the Commission to make full use of the potential of the pilot project "International Wild Meat Trafficking: developing new tools and policies to halt this underreported crime in the EU" adopted by the Parliament to remedy this and better fight this traffic;
Amendment 1083 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Stresses the strong links between biodiversity loss and increasing emergence of pandemics; calls on the EU to promote during the upcoming COP 15 the establishment of a supranational scientific council to identify policy options, monitor and prevent the root causes of pandemics resulting from environmental degradation and biodiversity loss; calls on the Parties to commit to a reduction and elimination of wildlife trade of high-risk disease species;
Amendment 1084 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Invites the Commission to implement and follow the recommendations established by the Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Ocean and Waters;
Amendment 1087 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to work with the international community to recognise the contribution of indigenous people and local communities in the protection of biodiversity, to guarantee their rights, and to support their participation in decision- making processes;
Amendment 1088 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Strongly supports the integration of human rights in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework;
Amendment 1089 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27e. Welcomes the Biodiversity Strategy's commitment to revise by 2021 the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking to step up efforts to combat the illegal wildlife trade both within the EU and globally; calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking is fully integrated into the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, receives adequate funding and includes baselines and measurable indicators so that progress can be assessed and objectives delivered within a specified timeframe;
Amendment 1091 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27e. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to ensure the full implementation of the biodiversity provisions in all EU Free Trade Agreements; calls on the Commission to make use of all tools available to this end, including sanctions in cases of non- compliance;
Amendment 1093 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)
Paragraph 27 f (new)
27f. Stresses that environmental crimes constitute a threat to peace and security, and often converge with other serious crimes such as corruption, cybercrimes and financial crimes; therefore calls on the EU to adopt a new legislation similar to the US Lacey Act that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of any foreign law;
Amendment 1094 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 g (new)
Paragraph 27 g (new)
27g. Considers that the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) from 2021 onwards can act as an important driver of change for biodiversity restoration and preservation worldwide; therefore calls for at least 10% of annual spending under the new NDICI to be dedicated to biodiversity restoration and preservation, and as a critical means of implementing the new Multiannual Financial Framework target spend on biodiversity;
Amendment 1095 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. RCalls on all Parties to the CBD to scale up and reinforce action and monitoring against wildlife legal and illegal trafficking and promote the development of specific, measurable, quantifiable targets to this end; reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns, and asks for similar restrictions for other endangered species, such as tigers;
Amendment 1102 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Recognises the detrimental effect of commercial wildlife trade, both legal and illegal, on biodiversity, human and animal health and welfare; and calls for the introduction of measures to end the unnecessary commercial trade in endangered species and their parts; believes that a new proposal for legislation should be considered, which would be based on the precautionary principle and the ‘do no harm’ principle at its very core; underlines, furthermore, that the Commission should assess legislative means how to ensure that importation, transhipment, purchase and sale of wildlife taken, processed, transported or sold in violation of laws in the country of origin is prevented;
Amendment 1105 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Strongly supports the work undertaken by the Task Force on Nature- related Financial Disclosure and calls on the Commission to fully take it into account in the upcoming renewed sustainable finance strategy; welcomes the political support by France, Canada and the United Kingdom to this initiative;
Amendment 1107 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission and the Union to push for the adoption of an ambitious Global Ocean Treaty to protect marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction worldwide in the next session of the Intergovernmental Conference on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction;
Amendment 1111 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Notes with concern the spread of zoonotic pathogens from animals to humans and between species and acknowledges that wildlife markets and wildlife trade are seriously contributing to this; regrets the implementation gaps of EU Wildlife Trade Regulations as they do not cover all critical species and do not provide the same protection for captive- bred animals; urges the Commission to jointly address legal commercial trade and illegal trade in the Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the upcoming review of the EU Wildlife Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking;
Amendment 1121 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; that at the surface, the cumulative mass of floating waste represents only 1% of the plastics discharged into the ocean; whereas the latest scientific research estimates that the level of plastic pollution in the ocean has been greatly underestimated and that there are still major gaps in oceanographic knowledge today; and that a research effort on the dispersion of marine litter in the ocean is crucial to better understand the extent of marine pollution and its impact on marine biodiversity; calls on the Union to lead negotiations for an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030;
Amendment 1128 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes with alarm that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting directly at least 267 species; calls on the Union to lead negotiations for an international agreement forproviding for binding targets towards plastic-free oceans by 2030;
Amendment 1135 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Expresses its concerns about the growing damage caused by environmental crime and involvement of organised groups therein; believes that fight against environmental crime needs to be strengthened, in Member States and across their borders; encourages the cooperation between the Commission, and DG JUST, HOME and ENV in particular, and the Member States; stresses that efforts and collaboration must be intensified, including by building adequate capacities on national and regional levels; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to recognize environmental and wildlife crime as serious criminal activity and apply penalties with a strong deterrent effect;
Amendment 1141 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Reiterates its request that the Commission submit in 2021 a strong proposal for an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation, by ensuring that the Union market and consumption patterns do not detrimentally affect forests and natural ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 1147 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Welcomes the African initiative on the "Great Green Wall" and calls on the Commission to support this project;
Amendment 1164 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges Member States to fully comply with the obligations set to out in existing EU nature legislation and calls on the Commission to swiftly pursue infringement procedures more swiftly, effectively and transparently, including through the regular follow-up of cases, to remedy all cases of non-compliance and to allocate sufficient resources in order to overcome the current delays; stresses that strategic enforcement can also be delivered through an enhanced environmental implementation review process, with more binding and time-bound commitments;
Amendment 1182 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Highlights the need for comprehensive mapping of carbon-and nature-rich areas, the effects of management, habitat condition and other factors in order to inform decision- making on restoration priorities;
Amendment 1185 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to speed up implementation and enforcement;
Amendment 1188 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on Member States to improve the quality and completeness of their monitoring systems in order to be able to draw firm conclusions as to the effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network; notes that for a satisfactory assessment of the effectiveness of Natura 2000-related measures, monitoring should involve collecting more data on areas inside and outside the network and on the quality of conservation management;
Amendment 1211 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Highlights its increased expectations related to the quality of impact assessments and calls on the Commission to analyse both cost of action and non-action in terms of immediate and long-term impact on environment and human health;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the COVID-19 outbreak caused significant changes in the practices of the labour market, sending over a third of EU workers to work from home1a; whereas disconnecting from work should constitute an essential principle allowing workers to refrain from work- related tasks and electronic communication outside working hours without facing any repercussions and contributing thus to an adequate work-life balance; _________________ 1aEurofound, Living, working andCOVID-19, p.9,https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites /default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docu ment/ef20059en.pdfavem un link?
Amendment 29 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas global challenges such as digitalisation and the fight against climate change, regardless the COVID-19 crisis, persist and require a just transition so as to leave no one behind;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas social protection systems are under severe pressure to mitigate the social impact of the crisis and ensure decent living conditions for all as well as access to essential services such as health, education and housing;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the youth unemployment rate has increased due to COVID-19 crisis, reaching 17.1 % in September 2020 and is expected to continue rising; whereas 11.6 % of young people aged between 15 and 24 are not in employment or in education (NEETs)15 ; whereas increasing inequalities between generations affect the sustainability of our welfare system as well as our democratic health; whereas COVID- 19 could lead to the emergence of a "lockdown generation", as the crisis hit young people’s job prospects; whereas the economic fallout will have long-term negative effects on youth employment; _________________ 15 JER 2021.
Amendment 55 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas people living in marginalised conditions and suffering from social exclusion and poverty face particular challenges due to the pandemic; whereas the negative effects of the measures put in place by EU governments have disproportionately affected minorities and disadvantaged groups2a; _________________ 2a FRA (2020), Coronavirus pandemic in the EU – impact on Roma and Travellers - Bulletin 5, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Amendment 62 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the labour market faces a rapid shift towards a greener and a more digital environment, creating jobs that require updated competencies; whereas there is a wide need to focus on the skilling, reskilling and upskilling strategy of the employees of all ages; whereas the lifelong learning plan in the EU should create a framework for sustainable competitiveness;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas new forms of employment have emerged or intensified, such as teleworking and non-standard ways of working, and whereas new realities have also emerged and existing trends have intensified during lockdowns, including blurring of boundaries between work and private life, domestic violence against women and health problems among workers, particularly not only directly linked to the COVID-19 pandemic but also musculoskeletal disorders or psychological ontroubles;
Amendment 82 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas the pandemic heavily affected the educational system in the EU, leading to the closure of schools, universities and colleges; whereas the negative physical, mental health and educational impact of proactive school closures on children would likely outweigh the benefits of the decision to close schools, in particular in areas with population at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas we face a critical time in our history, with the idea that economic growth automatically trickles down to all sectors of society being widely discredited; whereas we are witnessing a thinning of the middle class, increasingly precarious job conditions for blue collar and low- skilled platform workers and growing polarisation in terms of income and wealth;
Amendment 123 #
2020/2244(INI)
2. States that 10 years after the introduction of the European Semester cycle of economic policy coordination, employment and social imbalances in Europe, such as labour market segmentation, wage dispersion and child poverty, have not been resolved but have worsened in some Member States, demonstrating that public policies at the national level arcould be insufficient for building a fairer European labour market, and that stronger and further-reaching policies at EU level are needed;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to integrate social progress as an investment priority, together with green and digital transitions, in order to protect vulnerable people against the negative impact of the current crisis; reiterates the importance of projects that generate positive social impact and enhance social inclusion, in particular by encouraging the use of social impact bonds or social outcome contracts; recalls that social progress plans must be included in national recovery and resilience plans, outlining the implementation of the EPSR and of socialvia reforms and investments, with a particular emphasis on social impact investment;
Amendment 175 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 182 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a quality employment package, including legislative initiatives aimed at improving wages and protecting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, the rights of platform workers, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening democracy at work and the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls for a coordinated approach at EU level in order to avoid unfair and unhealthy labour cost competition and increase upward social convergence for all;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Is concerned about the devastating social and employment effects of the COVID-19 crisis; highlights that the new European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for displaced workers could be mobilised in response to the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on employment; calls therefore on the Member States to rapidly submit to the Commission applications for funding to support European workers who have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19 in their retraining, requalification and reintegration into the labour market;
Amendment 192 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that social dialogue and collective bargaining are key instruments for employers and trade unions to establish fair wages and working conditions, and that strong collective bargaining systems increase Member States’ resilience in times of economic crisis; welcomes in this regard the Commission's proposal for a directive on adequate minimum wages in the Union aiming to increase the collective bargaining coverage and ensure that workers in the European Union are protected by minimum wages set at adequate levels;
Amendment 202 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. calls on the Member States to take measures to remedy the lack of access to social protection systems, in particular by following the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed; welcomes, once again, the adoption of this recommendation as a first measure and the Commission’s commitment to strengthening social protection systems in Europe, but stresses the need to make universal access to social protection a reality, especially in the current difficult situation;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to effectively implement the Youth Employment Support, in order to ensure that all young people under the age of 25 receive a good quality offer of employment, continued education, vocational education and training, access to skills needed to enable employment opportunities in a wide range of sectors, apprenticeship or traineeship within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education;
Amendment 205 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Commission to develop at the earliest opportunity a robust European Child Guarantee to ensure that every child in Europe at risk of poverty or social exclusion has access to free healthcare, education, early childhood education and care, decent housing and adequate nutrition;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Calls on the Commission to give priority to the publication of its Strategy on the rights of people with disabilities and urges Member States to keep in mind and work on compensating the disproportionate negative effects that measures adopted in the context of the pandemic have on vulnerable groups;
Amendment 217 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that implementing the EU skills agenda equitably is critical for promoting health systems and tackling skills shortages for people in new fields of work; warns, however, that a skills agenda is not enough to tackle the increasing precariousness and in-work poverty in the EU labour marketcalls on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts to invest in affordable, accessible, inclusive and high-quality vocational education and training, to reinforce upskilling and reskilling measures, including digital and transferable skills, and to promote lifelong learning to prepare workers for the needs of the labour market affected by the green and digital transformations; takes the view that the mutual recognition of qualifications will be beneficial for overcoming skills shortages and skills mismatches; warns, however, that a skills agenda is not enough to tackle the increasing precariousness and in-work poverty in the EU labour market; emphasizes the need to combat the risk of social exclusion and poverty of women and girls by allowing equal access to education and training through the fight against gender stereotypes and the closing of the digital gender gap;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that implementing the EU skills agenda equitably is critical for promoting health systems and tackling skills shortages for people in new fields of work; warns, however, that a skills agenda is not enough to tackle the increasing precariousness and in-work poverty in the EU labour market; emphasizes the need to encourage lifelong learning practices across the Union, as it will prove an essential element for the transition towards a digital, green, competitive and resilient EU economy;
Amendment 223 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to propose an EU framework for national homelessness strategies, by adopting the Housing First principle; stresses, moreover, the need to collect better and more harmonised data on homeless people in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to come up with specific proposals to adequately address the problem of energy poverty in the context of the Green Deal;
Amendment 228 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for better coordination between economic and social policies and between the different recovery funds and structural funds, in order to improve synergies and boost social investment resources; insists that the recovery plan must contribute to achieving the UN SDGs, implementing our growth strategy as set out in the Green Deal, and fulfilling the principles of the EPSR; calls on the Member States to make full use of the potential offered by the general escape clause to support companies which are in difficulty and lack liquidity, particularly SMEs, safeguard the jobs, wages and working conditions of European workers and invest in people and social welfare systems;
Amendment 238 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to analyse brain drains in certain regions and sectors, and to support mobile workers by ensuring fair mobility and strengthening the portability of rights and entitlements; calls on the Member States to commit fully to the digitalisation of public services in order to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems; therefore asks the Commission to put forward a proposal for a digital EU Social Security Number;
Amendment 250 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. stresses that small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in sustainable and inclusive development, economic growth and job creation in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their support for SMEs and their workers in the resumption of economic activity and in the transition towards a more digital and greener economy;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Articles 14 and 15 thereof,
Amendment 7 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4,
Amendment 8 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘achieving the European Education Area by 2025’, (COM(2020)0625) and to the accompanying Commission staff working document (SWD(2020)0212),
Amendment 12 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience’(COM(2020)0274) and to the accompanying Commission staff working documents(SWD(2020)0121) and (SWD(2020)0122),
Amendment 14 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
— having regard to the Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (2020/C417/01),
Amendment 16 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 e (new)
Citation 2 e (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Digital Education Plan 2021-2027. Resetting education and training for the digital age’, (COM(2020)0624) and to the accompanying Commission staff working document (SWD(2020)0209),
Amendment 18 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 f (new)
Citation 2 f (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘A New Industrial Strategy for Europe’ (COM/2020/0102),
Amendment 19 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 g (new)
Citation 2 g (new)
— having regard to Decision (EU) 2018/646 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on a common framework for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (Europass) and repealing Decision No 2241/2004/EC,
Amendment 20 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 h (new)
Citation 2 h (new)
— having regard to Eurofound research on the impact of digitalisation on skills use and skills development,
Amendment 21 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 i (new)
Citation 2 i (new)
— having regard to the Cedefop study entitled ‘Empowering adults through upskilling and reskilling pathways’, volumes 1 and 2,
Amendment 22 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 j (new)
Citation 2 j (new)
— having regard to Cedefop’s report entitled ‘Skills forecast - trends and challenges to 2030',
Amendment 27 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas everyone has the right to inclusive and quality education, training and lifelong learning in order to acquire and maintain the skills and competences that will enable them to develop their professional and personal potential to the fullest extent;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas investing in education, training and the effective use of skills will beis crucial for the EU’s economic and social prosperity, particularly in the light of the green and digital transitions, demographic change and globalisation, which are changing the nature of work, the content of jobs and the skills and qualifications required;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has drastic consequences for the EU social market economy and the changing nature of our labour market needs; whereas education and training, up- skilling and re-skilling, is essential for leveraging opportunities and addressing the challenges generated by the crisis;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the COVID crisis exacerbated existing divides and inequalities in access to education and skills; whereas these have a significant impact on citizen’s employment prospects, earnings and inclusion in society; whereas policies aimed at building inclusive educational systems and labour markets should be intersectional;
Amendment 69 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas digital skills but also non- formal and informal skills have taken increased importance for citizens to actively participate in the labour market and society as a whole; including media literacy, critical and innovative thinking;
Amendment 82 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Insists on considering education and training as a common investment for not only the recovery, resilience and competitiveness of the Union, but also for ensuring its social cohesion and allow all people to find their life-course; welcomes the efforts of the European Commission and Member States to ensure pedagogical continuity during the COVID-19 crisis; highlights the need for greater cooperation and exchange of practice at the Union level on common opportunities and challenges related to education and training; urges the European Commission to ensure via Next Generation EU and Member States in their national recovery and resilience plans, to devote a substantial part of resources and reform to education, training and research; calls for a modernised and fully-fledged governance system for the implementation of the European Education Area, building on the ET 2020 framework;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of ensuring inclusive and quality education, and promoting lifelong learning, including vocational education and training (VET), for all across the Union, to ensure equal opportunities in the labour market; welcomes, in this context, the development of a European approach to micro-credentials and individual learning accounts the launch of the Erasmus+ 2021-2027programme; calls the European Commission and Member States to promote and facilitate increased mobility for teachers and learners of all age; calls for the European Education Area, Skills Agenda, Council Recommendation on VET and interlinked policy initiatives to complement and mutually reinforce each other;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Insists on the valorisation of vocational education and training as a path of excellence leading to employment, fully integrated in the European Education Area and recognised on the labour market; welcomes, in this context, the initiative of Centres of Vocational Excellence and the development of a European approach to micro-credentials, modularisation and individual learning accounts; encourages the European Commission and Member States to work towards longer periods of mobility in vocational education and training, with a genuine European apprenticeship statute, and in partnership with the private sector; encourages the European Commission to work with Member States on an action plan to remove the remaining obstacles to European mobility, such as linguistic and administrative;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls for the European Education Area to support the Pact for Skills, requiring collective action of Member States, companies, social partners and other stakeholders; reiterates the need to unlock public and private investment in the up- and re-skilling of the European workforce; calls for more public-private partnerships in VET to strengthen the efficiency of educational systems and to match labour market needs, for instance in supporting teachers and trainers education, setting up training centres and contributing to research on labour market trends; urges Member States to support the private sector with education and training incentive measures;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. UHighlights the role of the European Education Area in fostering citizen’s sense of being part of European savoir-faire; underlines that basic, soft and cross- cutting skills, up- and re-skilling and lifelong learning are vital for sustainable growth, productivity, investment and innovation, and are therefore key factors for the competitiveness of businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); insists on the short and long term benefits of the practice of mentoring in educational systems, businesses and our society as a whole; encourages Member states to incentivise associations and companies using mentoring programmes with thorough policies and resources; encourages the European Commission to promote mentoring and ultimately work with Member States towards the development of mentoring certification and labelling;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and promote transparent mobility through the full implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive1 , and better useimprove the use and visibility of tools such as the European Employment Services (EURES) job mobility portal, the Europass online platform and the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) classification system; highlights, in this context, the need to improve the recognition of third-country nationals’ competences on the Union’s labour market; _________________ 1Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications, OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22.
Amendment 13 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas these developments plausibly facilitate human-machine synergies, thereby producing a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate outcomes, but also pose serious challenges in terms of workforce reorganisation and the potential elimination of more sectors and employment than the new forms they createand can lead to greater workforce access to previously excluded social groups such as people with disabilities, while risks linked to employment sector disappearance must mitigated by ensuring more and better jobs are created than are lost;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the digital divide has specific socio-economic gender, age, geographic and accessibility aspects which must be addressed;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the positive impact AI can have on European labour markets, leading to job creation, safer and more inclusive workplaces, combating discrimination in recruitment and pay and promoting better skill-matching and work-flows, as long as risks are mitigated and regulatory frameworks updated with regularity as the digital wave progresses;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that AI must serve exclusivelyforemost as an aid to human performancedevelopment and comply with all rules ensuring respect for fundamental rights, including the protection of personal data and privacy, and the prohibition of arbitrary profiling, with sufficient access to information available to all those workers and employers who will be affected;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
b. Stresses the importance of addressing the digital gender gap and ensuring the participation of women and girls in the development and implementation of digital technologies and AI to ensure that existing inequalities are not exacerbated or replicated; further underlines the importance of women and girls' equal access to STEM and digital education and subsequent employment in the digital, STEM and ICR sectors;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the implementation of AI enforcesis included in the dialogue between social and economic partners, and to allow trade unions access to the work floor, albeit in digital form, in orderhat digital solutions are employed to promote collective bargaining and guarantee a human-centred approach to AI at work;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of cooperation between academics, industry, social partners and governments on research and innovation in digital technologies, so that all human aspects are taken into account1 and that proper and rigorous testing and training frameworks exist in the implementation of AI; __________________ 1 European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, ‘Digitalisation and occupational safety and health – An EU-OSHA research programme’, p. 10.
Amendment 115 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call for legal protection for platform workers and telecalls the adoption of the Council Recommendation on Access to social protection for workers and the self- employed and strongly reiterates the need to ensure platform workers, as well as recognition of their status as such, to ensure that their entitlement to full social security protection is uphelworkers in the gig economy have access to adequate to and coverage from social protection; considers that a legislative framework that has the aim of regulating telework conditions across the Union should be introduced;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to improve labour conditions for platform workers in its upcoming legislative proposal in order to guarantee healthy and safe working environments, quality employment and wages, the right to disconnect, the obligation of employers to offer perpetual digital retraining, and full, transparent checks of employees’ online access to adequate social protection, fair and transparent working conditions, decent wages, right to collective representation, right to disconnect, training offers enabling skilling and re-skilling, as well as reliable verification processes of the platform user's identityies;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls onWelcomes the Commission and the Member States to's update thed European Skills Agenda and the new Digital Education Action Plan, so that workers can upskill and become qualified for the challenges of the future world of work; (2021- 2027), which will help workers to up and re-skill and become qualified for the future world of work and manage the digital wave; further welcomes the recently adopted Council Recommendations on VET and calls on the Member States to swiftly implement it by updateing their national vocational and professional training and upskilling programmes so as to ensurhance digital literacy and promote digital inclusion (οn average, 16 % of EU workers fear that digitalisation will render their skills outdated2 ); __________________ 2 Cedefop, ‘Artificial or human intelligence? Digitalisation and the future of jobs and skills: opportunities and risks’, p. 3.
Amendment 302 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that stereotypes and taboo surrounding menstruation remain widespread in our societies, and that these can delay diagnosis of diseases such as the endometriosis disease, which despite affecting 1 women on 10 of reproductive age, being the first cause of women's infertility, causing chronic pelvic pain, has a median delay of 8 years for its diagnosis and for which there is no cure ; Calls on Member states to ensure comprehensive and scientifically accurate education about menstruation, to raise awareness and to launch major information campaigns on endometriosis targeting the public, healthcare professionals and legislators, and to invest on research about the causes and treatments of this disease;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2194(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that for the first time the Court has also issued an overall assessment of the conditions put in place by the Union to enable the agencies to deliver their policies for the public good and has found that there is a need for more networking and cooperation as well as more flexibility in the set-up, functioning and possible winding-up of agencies while acknowledging the diverse governance structures, mandates, tasks and challenges of the agencies; further notes the recommendations of the Court to the Commission and the agencies to ensure the relevance, coherence and flexibility of the set-up of agencies, allocate resources in a more flexible manner, improve governance, accountability and reporting on performance and strengthen the role of agencies as centres of expertise and networking;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2194(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes and encourages the cooperation among the agencies within and beyond the framework of the EU Agencies Network (EUAN), which constitutes an important inter-agency cooperation platform to identify and promote possible efficiency gains, to add value and to ensure efficient communication between the agencies and relevant stakeholders; appreciates and encourages the close collaboration among the agencies under the remit of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in order to ensure synergies, complementarity and sharing resources;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2194(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, similarly to previous years, most of the observations the Court has made in its Annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2019 concern shortcomings in public procurement procedures; urges the Union agencies to improve their public procurement procedures with a view to compliance with applicable rules and as a result, the achievement of the most economically advantageous purchases, while respecting the principles of transparency, proportionality, equal treatment and non-discrimination;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2159(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the work of the Foundation in supporting the reform of vocational training in the Union’s partner countries by assisting the Commission in the implementation of various vocational training programmes; welcomes in particular the Foundation's initiative ‘Skills for Enterprise Development’ addressing the need for skills adaptation and enhancement enabling enterprises to respond and manage challenges, including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and contribute to greener, inclusive and innovative societies, and its focus on achieving social inclusion through education and learning, in particular its working paper on training and support for women's entrepreneurship in line with the new gender action plan (GAP) III 2021-2025;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2159(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Appreciates that the Foundation is the only Union agency with a mandate to work outside the Union in supporting the Union external action in the area of education, vocational training, skills and labour market systems and human capital development in the Union partner countries to improve the employability and employment prospects of their citizens;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2159(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is satisfied that the Foundation has acted upon allthe majority of the observations made by the discharge authority in the framework of the 2018 discharge procedure but draws attention to the fact that it still has to take action to respond to Court’s observations as regards non-competitive price elements in award criteria;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2155(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the Agency’s activities to develop, gather and provide reliable and relevant information, analysis and tools on occupational safety and health, including preventative measures, which contribute to Union policy aiming to promote healthy and safe workplaces across the Union; notes in particular the role the Agency can play in supporting the Union institutions' work on the new occupational safety and health strategy framework, the upcoming revision of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive and the legislative own-initiative report on protecting workers from asbestos; believes the Agency can provide useful information and analysis on the impact of telework and other digital solutions for both employers and workers on occupational safety and health in the context of working conditions in the pandemic;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2155(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with regret fromaccording to the Court’s report that the Agency exceeded the contractual ceiling with regard to the Third European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER-3) by 2,4 % without any amendment of the contract; further notes the Agency's reply that this was due to a delay in confirmation of a small part of the funds to cover additional countries under the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance (IPA) for the survey by the Commission after the procurement was completed and notes to the file were prepared recognising that the specific contracts would take expenditure over the initial foreseen volume;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the Foundation’s work to enhance and disseminate knowledge, and to provide evidence and expertise to support policies concerning the improvement of living and working conditions in the Union; welcomes in particular the Foundation's recent e- survey, ‘Living, working and COVID-19’, which aims to capture the far-reaching implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the labour market, working conditions and quality of life across the EU; believes that the Foundation can play a crucial role in further analysing the increase in telework and related impacts on work-life balance and quality of working conditions, dissemination of best practices and assessing possible policy responses; believes that the Foundation, in its future work programme, should analyse policy options to improve the working and living conditions of seasonal and other mobile workers;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with regret from the Court’s report that with regard to a framework contract for a maximum amount of EUR 170 000 for the supply of electricity, the Foundation incorrectly used a negotiated procedure with a single candidate, which resulted in irregular related contracts and associated payments; welcomes the Foundation's reply that the new tender has already been planned for early 2021 and will be of a competitive nature;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2150(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the continually high budget implementation rate of 99,99 % in 2019 (compared to 100 % in 2018);
Amendment 4 #
2020/2150(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the Centre’s continued high-quality work, providing research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training, qualifications and skills policies; notes in particular the Centre's recent work in helping to analyse the impact of the pandemic on skills demand and employment in the EU labour market via the Skills-OVATE (Online Vacancy Analysis Tool for Europe);
Amendment 7 #
2020/2150(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2020/2150(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with regret that the Court identified weaknesses in one procurement procedure for cleaning services for which the Centre accepted a change in the execution of the contract following its signature, without properly documenting the change or incorporating the change into the framework contract; welcomes in this regard the Centre's commitment to formalise its guidelines on contract management to include ways to document modifications during implementation and the signature of relevant contract amendments where necessary and to provide dedicated training to staff in order to ensure proper and timely communication between staff managing contracts and the procurement service of the Centre;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that 2019 is the penultimate year of the implementation of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020 and that all the financial programmes are fully operational at this stage; notes that the Court issued a clean opinion on the reliability of the 2019 accounts of the European Union and found that revenue for 2019 was legal, regular and free from material error while issuing an adverse opinion on expenditure;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that in 2019, the Court noted a significant increase in payment claims for the European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds which include the European Social Fund; further notes that in 2019 the rate of cumulative absorption from the ESI funds remained lower than under the previous MFF and only nine Member States had higher absorption rates under the current MFF than under the previous one; calls on the Commission to analyse the reasons for the low absorption levels and take measures to avoid both undue pressure on the level of appropriations in the first years of the next MFF 2021-2027 and unnecessarily complex and/or burdensome rules; regrets that at the start of the sixth year of the current MFF, only around 17 % of the total ESI funding committed through financial instruments under shared management (FISMs) had reached final recipients and urges both the Commission and Member States to examine and address this issue;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that spending under this subheading is aimed at strengthening competitiveness and reducing development disparities between the different Member States and regions of the EU; stresses the importance of EU cohesion policy in supporting the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and assisting Member States and regions to harness new opportunities and address challenges, such as globalisation, unemployment, industrial change, digitalisation and supporting up and re-skilling and lifelong learning;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that the estimated overall level of error in the policy area ‘Economic, social and territorial cohesion’ in 2019 stood at 4.4 % (2018: 5.0 %); underlines that despite the slight decrease in comparison with the previous year, this figure is still largely above the 2 % materiality threshold and the estimated level of error in expenditure for the Union budget as a whole (2.7 %); recognises that the majority of spending in this area is deemed high-risk expenditure as mainly reimbursement- based and often subject to complex rules; notes that the most common errors under the Cohesion heading were ineligible projects and infringements of internal market rules in particular non- compliance with public procurement and state aid rules;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the crucial role of audit authorities in the Member States in the assurance and control framework in the cohesion policy area; regrets the fact that also for 2019 financial year, the Court of Auditors (the ‘Court’) concludes that the weaknesses detected in some audit authorities’ sampling methods have affected representativeness, and that shortcomings remain in the way audit authorities perform and document their work; welcomes the Commission’s and audit authorities’ joint efforts resulting in a ‘good practice note’ for the documentation of audit authorities’ work as a first step to improvement;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. TRecalls the vital importance of the ESF as the EU's main tool in fostering increased employment, education and training and promoting social inclusion; takes note that for the ESF, representing 94.7 % of DG EMPL’s 2019 budget, the major inherent risk relates to the complexity of the operations and activities financed, the typology and variety of recipients, and the high number of annual interventions;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that for the first time the Court also issued an overall assessment of the conditions put in place by the EU to enable the agencies to deliver their policies for the public good and recommends to the Commission to ensure the relevance, coherence and flexibility of the set-up of agencies, allocate resources in a more flexible manner, improve governance, accountability and reporting on performance and strengthen the role of the agencies as centres of expertise and networking1a; __________________ 1a https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR20_22/SR_Future_of_EU_Age ncies_EN.pdf
Amendment 15 #
2020/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the decisive contribution of SMEs to innovation, including to social innovation, job creation and an inclusive labour market; is extremely concerned about the rising unemployment rates in the EU and the risk of millions of people losing their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 crisis; recognises that at present SMEs are faced with severe liquidity problems and, in this context, highlightsstresses the importance of wide-ranging and coordinated action to secure Europe’s industrial fabric, stimulate the economy and support employment; highlights, moreover, the need for sustainable finance to bridge the current investment gap and to reinforce SMEs’ ability to innovate and move towards more sustainable, resource- efficient, circular and climate-neutral solutions, ensuring the successful implementation of the European Green Deal and the related just transition, in order to ensure that no one is left behind; considers also that the development of the circular economy represents an opportunity for SMEs by creating jobs and new markets, as well as increased business efficiency;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the EU recovery instruments and the relevant MFF programmes should be fully utilised to complement national schemes, supporting SMEs, particularly in the sectors most affected by the pandemic, preserving jobs, income and know-how, and striving to ensure the EU’s industrial independence through such measures as onshoring strategic industrial activities; Recalls, furthermore, that these instruments must contribute to achieving the objectives of sustainable development, the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that SME-related actions should be at the core of the EU’s industrial and green recovery plans and initiatives and should go hand in hand with measures to protect workers; considers the strengthening of EU rules on coordination of social security systems and the portability of rights as essential for fair labour mobility and protecting workers, in particular those in precarious situations; stresses, in this regard, the need to ensure respect for the principle of equal treatment of workers and fair and equitable working conditions for mobile workers within the Union;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the systematic application of health and safety measures in the workplace, and welcomes the guidelines of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) on adapting workplaces and protecting workers in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that such guidelines should be further developed in order to provide a coordinated and efficient response in case of future cross-border threats to public health; stresses the need to ensure the efficient and rapid implementation of health protocols, as well as their adoption by workers in the various occupational sectors, in particular through on-the-job training;
Amendment 101 #
2020/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU to support the digital and green transitions by investing in artificial intelligence and in lifelong learning, reskilling and upskilling initiatives to foster digital literacy, the uptake of human, social and advanced digital skills and the new skills for new occupations and sectors that will emerge from the transition to a sustainable, carbon- neutral economy; highlights the need to adopt a forward-looking approach to vocational education and training and skills, in particular digital skills; stresses, as a matter of priority, the need to address the mismatch between skills/qualifications and the needs of the labour market. calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to promote, reinforce and support apprenticeships in order to facilitate the sustainable integration of young people into the labour market;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage and support female entrepreneurship, in particular through easier access to finance or training and by ensuring a better work- life balance;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas persons with disabilities (PwD) are denied their right to engage in workhave a right to full participation in the labour market and society; whereas there is ample evidence that PwD are denied their right to participate in the labour market on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas PwD face discrimination based on the intersection betweecontinue to face multiple and intersectional discrimination based on their disability and their gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, migration status or socioeconomic background;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas only 50.6 % of PwD are in employment compared with 74.8 % of persons without disabilities39 ; whereas only 20,7% of women with disabilities and 28,6% of men with disabilities are in full- time employment1a; whereas PwD living in institutions or considered to be unable to work are excluded from these statistics40 ; whereas these figures do not reveal the type, quality and conditions of employment; whereas PwD are a diverse group and are often subject to intersectional discrimination, whose cumulative effects have a tangible impact on employment; _________________ 1a Gender Equality Index 2019 39EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2017. 40 Ibid.
Amendment 70 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas harassment in the workplace hinders access to employment, job retention and equal career paths in particular for women with disabilities;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas employment-related discrimination against PwDdisadvantage, exclusion and discrimination of persons with disabilities in the labour market is interrelated with the lack of inclusive education and vocational training, discrimination in the field of housing, health, and lack of accessibility;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas equal access to quality education and lifelong learning is essential for enabling persons with disabilities to participate fully in the labour market and therefore in society; whereas digital and green skills are essential for ensuring equal access of persons with disabilities to the current and future labour market;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Amendment 136 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to adopt sustainable inclusive employment policies, to use fiscal incentives and other financial support measures for companieSMEs hiring PwD, to support inclusive companies through public procurement, and to help companies offering targeted positive action measures to tackle intersectional disadvantage;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to continuously assess the effectiveness of existing sheltered workshops in providing PwD with skills to gain employment in the open labour market, to ensure that they are bound by legal frameworks covering social security, minimum wages and non- discrimination and to phase them out; calls on the Commission to monitor this process;
Amendment 180 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to take active measures to safeguard non- discrimination for all, to provide RA at all stages of work, including employment rehabilitation, and to ensure that PwD can exercise their labour and trade union rights on equal terms and that they are protected from violence and harassment, including sexual harassment; calls for the EU institutions to take the same measures;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose binding legislation on the standards for equality bodies, thereby providing them with a stronger mandate and adequate resources to safeguard the equal treatment of PwD and ensure accessible information dissemination for all;
Amendment 217 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Acknowledges that free movement is a fundamental right within the EU; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to extend the usage of the EU Disability Card to all the Member States and to widen its scope so that it can be used for the recognition of one’s disability status and to access services throughout the EU, thereby making it easier for persons with disabilities to work abroad;
Amendment 234 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to speed up deinstitutionalisation, providing effective, regional and decentralized systems of care, including social activation services, at all levels of the society, ensuring smoother involvement in the labour market and in society overall;
Amendment 235 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities when designing and implementing actions aimed at developing digital and green skills to enable all citizens to participate in the labour market;
Amendment 241 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream the rights of PwD in all employment-related proposals while taking into consideration the specific situation of those subject to intersectional discrimination;
Amendment 242 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses in this regard the need to appoint a disability focal point in all EU institutions, including in all Commission DGs and Agencies, together with establishing an inter-institutional coordination mechanism in order to ensure disability mainstreaming in all EU legislation;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Council to adoptunblock the proposed horizontal anti-discrimination directive without any further delay, thereby extending protection tof PwD outside the sphere of employment;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to Articles 9, 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 162 and 1628 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 13 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis (2020/2664(RSP)),
Amendment 51 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas key policy areas for social investment include social security, healthcare, educationnutrition, education and training, housing, employment, justice and social services for vulnerable groups;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas homelessness has increased by 70 % consistently in most Member States over the past decadethe European Union did not reach its 2020 target to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 20 million; whereas homelessness has increased by 70 % consistently in most Member States over the past decade; whereas the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion is likely to increase within the Union as a result of theCOVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the unemployment rate is over 7 % and the youth unemployment rate has risen to 17 % and is expected to increase further knowing that young people risk being hit the hardest due to the COVID-197 crisis; _________________ 7Unemployment statistics: Eurostat, July 2020
Amendment 79 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the COVID-19 crisis disproportionally affects women's labour and social position. 26.5% of women are in precarious jobs and women comprise 60% of part time workers, and those working flexibly(EIGE numbers). Whereas women also typically earn les then men and hold less secure jobs. Recalls the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, in particular goal 5 on Gender Equality and goal 8 on Decent Work and Economic Growth.
Amendment 91 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the crisis has brought to light abuses regarding the rights of cross- border, frontier and seasonal workers as well as problems regarding tax and social security coordination when teleworking;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas a high level of human health protection must be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;
Amendment 153 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the goals of a new agenda for a strong social Europe must be reinforced through mandatory enforceability, mirroring economic and environmental obligations whose observance is linked to access to European funds; is convinced that a governance framework for a social and sustainable Europe should be anchored in the following reforms: the integration of the EPSR and a social progress protocol in the Treaties, achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, protecting social rights over economic freedoms in the single market, and the adoption of a Sustainable Development and Social Progress Pact making social and sustainable targets mandatory;
Amendment 184 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the establishment of the Instrument for Temporary Support to Mitigate Employment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) and underlines that this is a key instrument to support national short-time work schemes thus allowing to safeguard jobs and skills and to preserve large parts of wages and incomes ; invites the Commission to examine the possibility of introducing a permanent special instrument in this respect; stresses that companies benefiting from public financial support are not to lay off workers, reduce wages, reduce workers’rights and protections, or pay bonuses to executives or dividends to shareholders;
Amendment 207 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the introduction of a Just Transition Fund; recalls that the fight against climate change and the subsequent structural changes will have a severe impact on many European regions and their people; therefore recalls the importance of the social dimension of projects eligible through this fund, in particular those related to investments in social infrastructures, upskilling, reskilling and training of workers and job-search assistance to jobseekers; equally recalls the importance that eligible projects are consistent with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050, its intermediate steps by 2030 and the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 220 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned that in the context of the recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak, the need to tackle poverty including child poverty will become imminent in the coming years; underlines that Member States should allocate at least 5 % of the European Social Fund (ESF+) resources under shared management to support activities under the European Child Guarantee; insists that a separate budget line under ESF+ needs to be created for the European Child Guarantee, with an allocation of EUR 20 billion; also underlines that Member States should allocate at least 3% of the European Social Fund plus (ESF+) resources under shared management to tackle food and material deprivation as well as to support social inclusion of the most deprived ;
Amendment 228 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes in this context the Commission’s plans to strengthen the European Youth Guarantee; calls on the Member States and the Commission to make the fight against youth unemployment a priority and to make full use of financial instruments, EU programmes such as Erasmus+ and tailored measures for tackling youth unemployment and fostering youth employability;
Amendment 229 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. underlines the crucial role played by the European Globalisation Fund, being an instrument of European solidarity, in supporting displaced workers who have lost their jobs due to the transitions to a climate neutral and digital economy in their process of requalification, training and reintegration into the labour market; points out that the Commission’s undertaking to mobilise the EGF in response to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the social and economic level, and notes that extending the scope of the EGF to digital and green transitions will require sufficient funding for the years to come; calls on the Member States to make full use of this fund in order to accompany the displaced workers in these transitions ;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to present a legal framework directive for minimum wages and collective bargaining in order to eliminate in-work poverty and, promote collective bargaining and ensure the conditions for upward social convergence; reiterates its call on the Commission to carry out a study on a living wage index, which could serve as a reference tool for social partners;
Amendment 271 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for a reinforced Youth Guarantee instrument to support initiatives such as those above with the aim of reducing long-term and youth unemployment by at least 50 % by 2030; believes that it is time to make the Youth Guarantee binding for all Member States; stresses the need to ensure efficient, quality and accessible education and training systems, to reinforce upskilling and reskilling measures and to promote lifelong learning so that young people can develop the skills that are necessary to face the green and digital transitions and a fast changing labour market;
Amendment 275 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for a reinforced Youth Guarantee instrument to support initiatives such as those above with the aim of reducing long-term and youth unemployment by at least 50 % by 2030 and realizing sustainable development through decent jobs for youth in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 8 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 278 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission to take long term measures to reduce the significant unemployment rates among women and ensure women's participation in the labour market.
Amendment 283 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to include the overall objective of raising work quality at the European level in the Semester process and the Social Scoreboard, with a view to guiding and assessing the contribution of employment policies across Member States to the implementation of the SDGs and the EPSR; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the European Semester as an instrument to coordinate the EU employment and social policies in order to ensure a socially fair and ecologically responsible recovery and transition; calls on the Member States to give equal importance to the social and employment related Country specific recommendations, especially the ones following the COVID-19 crisis, as they give to the economic and budgetary ones;
Amendment 300 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to commit to eliminating work-related deaths by 2030; urges the Commission to come up with ambitious proposals oin musculoskeletal and stress-related disthe next Strategic Framework on health and safety at work, tackling both risks to wordkers’ physical and mental health ; calls on the Commission to present a strategic EU carers’agenda as a step further in qualitatively empowering the healthcare sector in the EU;
Amendment 306 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to commit to eliminating work-related deaths and health afflictions by 2030; urges the Commission to come up with ambitious proposals on musculoskeletal and stress- related disorders; calls on the Commission to present a strategic EU carers’agenda as a step further in qualitatively empowering the healthcare sector in the EU;
Amendment 311 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission to regularly update and enlarge the scope of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive to better protect workers from hazardous chemicals, including reprotoxic substances;
Amendment 312 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls for the role of EU-OSHA to be strengthened to promote healthy and safe workplaces across the Union and further develop initiatives to improve workplace prevention in all business sectors;
Amendment 314 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Reminds that according to Eurofound, just one in three workers with limiting chronic disease have their workplaces suitably adapted; Calls on the Commission and Member States to sustain their work to foster the employment, maintenance at work and reintegration into the labour market of people with disabilities and chronic diseases in Europe;
Amendment 321 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive on decent working conditions and rights in the digital economy, alsoensuring increased access to social protection, improved collective representation, fair, transparent and predictable working conditions including from a health and safety point of view, and social rights covering non- standard workers, workers in platform companies and the self-employed in the platform economy; urges the Commission to include in thisalso propose a directive with minimum standards for fair teleworking and the right to disconnect;
Amendment 356 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to speed up the implementation of the European Child Guarantee so that by 2030 every child in the EU has full access to quality and free healthcare, education and basic digital skills and childcare, is living in a decent house and receives an adequate nutrition; notes that this policy must be integrated with other measure targeting poverty and family policy in order to lead to well- rounded policy cycles able to offer opportunities for social inclusion to children and their families;
Amendment 360 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Notes with concern the risk of silo- policies, where the Commission and Member States target with important resources single policy areas, such as children, health, education or labour market inclusion, failing to create synergies between social investment cycles; calls for a lifelong policy-cycle approach, where the overall aim is to break vicious social cycles and ensure sustainable social inclusion for all;
Amendment 374 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists that the Commission proposes an EU framework for minimum income schemes, with 100 % coveraghich should address the question of adequacy, coverage and should include a non-regression clause;
Amendment 382 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to commit to eliminating the gender pay gap - and the resulting pension gap - with a 0 % target for 2030, and to present a legal framework on binding pay transparency;
Amendment 384 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to commit to eliminating the gender pay gap - and the resulting pension gap - with a 0 % target for 2030, and to present a legal framework on binding pay transparency; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure equal participation and opportunities for men and women in the labour market and to introduce initiatives to promote women access to finance, female entrepreneurship and women’s financial independence;
Amendment 396 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit to eliminating the glass ceiling effect on the boards of listed companies by introducing the objective of reaching at least 40 % representation of women in senior management positions and improve the access of women in STEM areas;
Amendment 407 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to put forward a post-2020 European Disability Strategy; supports the promotion of vocational and digital training, including for vulnerable groups and people with disabilities;
Amendment 408 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Reminds that poorer people tend to live 6 years less than wealthier peoples and that people with disabilities often face difficulties in accessing healthcare; Highlights the need to address the social, economic and environmental determinants of health in order to tackle these health inequalities; calls on the Commission to develop common indicators and methodologies to monitor health as well as the performance and accessibility of healthcare systems with a view to reducing inequalities, identifying and prioritising areas in need of improvement and increased funding;
Amendment 443 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU and its Member States have an obligation towards citizens to ensure their universal access to decent, safe and affordable housing in line with United Nations Agenda 2030, in particular Goal 11 ; calls on the Commission and the Member States to maximise efforts of investing in affordable housing to cover the housing needs of the low and middle-income groups (the three bottom quintiles), ensuring that at least 30 % of all newly built houses constitute affordable housing for both of these income groups, and to eliminate energy poverty by 2030; Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take measures and implement programmes for the youth who reach the age of 18 and finds themselves at risk of being homeless; stresses the importance of reliable data collection on youth homelessness.
Amendment 456 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Calls on the Member States to invest in health prevention and promotion, early diagnosis, healthcare infrastructures and social protection in order to address the needs of an ageing population and a growing demand; and to ensure that every citizen can have timely access to affordable, preventive and curative health care of good quality as enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 480 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. calls for a coordinated approach at EU level in order to avoid unhealthy labour cost competition, and to increase upward social convergence for all; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the portability of rights and ensure fair and just working conditions for mobile, cross-border and seasonal workers in the EU; calls on the Member States to commit fully to the digitalisation of public services in order to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems; asks the Commission. therefore, to put forward a proposal for a digital EU social security number;
Amendment 495 #
2020/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses that in order for the European Labour Authority (ELA) to be effective in monitoring the right implementation of mobility-related EU legislation such as the directive on the posting of workers, in combating social dumping and the exploitation and abuse of workers, it should be given the ability to carry out controls and impose sanctions and penalties on non-compliant companies; urges the Commission to include this in the evaluation of the ELA’s mandate;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
- having regard to Articles 9, 145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 165, 166, 168, 174 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 16 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 41 a (new)
Citation 41 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 20 October 2010 entitled ‘Solidarity in Health: Reducing Health Inequalities in the EU’ (COM(2009)0567),
Amendment 19 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 58 a (new)
Citation 58 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2020 on the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-191, ________________________________ 1 Texts adopted, P9_TA-PROV(2020)0205
Amendment 31 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the COVID-19 crisis is a symmetric shock affecting all Members States, though the impact of the crisis is set to be uneven; whereas the COVID-19 crisis requires a coordinated European response ensuring social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas effective European economic, social and health policy coordination with the European Semester at its core is crucial for mitigating the effects of the crisis and ensuring a recovery which is economically innovative, socially fair and environmentally responsible;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the urgency of the recovery must go hand in hand with the commitments of the European Union and its Member States to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the objectives of the Green Compact and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas austerity policies resulted in less protective andcertain political choices made in the wake of the financial and economic crisis had regrettable consequences on the level of protection provided by the sometimes underfunded social and healthcare systems, which aggravated the effects of the pandemic in certain Member States;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the euro area unemployment rate is expected to increase from 7,.5 % in 2019 to about 9,.5 % in 2020, with substantial differences among Member States; whereas many companies have either been forced to close or are likely to have to do so; whereas national short-time working systems, supported by European measures, enable jobs to be maintained and salaries to be broadly kept unchanged; whereas many jobs remain at very high risk in the medium term;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the crisis will have a significant impact on social conditions, in particular for vulnerable groups;; whereas the COVID-19 crisis affects vulnerable groups in particular, resulting in increased inequalities, fragility, poverty, unemployment and social divergences, as well as undermining social and employment standards in Europe; whereas young people and non- standard workers are at greatest risk of losing their jobs and falling into poverty,
Amendment 97 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the pay and pension gaps between men and women remain and are likely to widen with the COVID-19 crisis; whereas across the EU, women still earn on average 16% less than men and the gender gap for pensions is around 37.2% in the EU;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas fair living wages, strong collective bargaining systems, and social protection can reduce in-work poverty, decrease inequalities and, generate demand and improve health and wellbeing;
Amendment 116 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas social protection systems are under severe pressure to mitigate the social impact of the crisis and ensure decent living conditions for all as well as access to essential services such as health, education and housing;
Amendment 122 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;
Amendment 123 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the Commission communication of 20 October 2010 entitled ‘Solidarity in Health: Reducing Health Inequalities in the EU’ (COM(2009)0567) underlines that, throughout the EU, there is a social gradient in health status; whereas the WHO defines this social gradient as being the link between socioeconomic inequalities and inequalities in the areas of health and access to healthcare; whereas health inequalities are rooted in social inequalities in terms of living conditions and models of social behaviour notably linked to gender, educational standards, employment, income and the unequal distribution of access to medical assistance, sickness prevention and health promotion services;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas global challenges such as digitalisation and the fight against climate change persist and require a just transition so as to leave no one behind;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concern that Member States have made limited or no progress in six out of 10 CSRs addressed to them in 2019; regrets the fact that too many CSRs are not implemented and urges the Member States to implement them, particularly those concerning employment and social aspects;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offset the consequences of the current crisis; such as older people, people with disabilities, women, racial and ethnic minority, LGBTQI+ people, refugees and migrants who are particularly vulnerable to the virus or its consequences; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offset the consequences of the current crisis; calls on the Member States to use the REACT-EU package to help the most disadvantaged by ensuring adequate funding from the European Aid Fund for the Most Deprived (FEAD), to support employment especially the youth in the funding granted by the European Social Fund (ESF) ) as well as to act concretely in favour of EU cohesion, notably in the outermost regions and the Overseas Countries and Territories;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups, especially workers who were in the front line during the crisis; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offset the consequences of the current crisis; calls in this context on the Member States to use the REACT-EU package to ensure aid for the most deprived by guaranteeing adequate funding for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), to support retention and the return to employment by prioritising young people in the funding provided by the European Social Fund (ESF), and to take specific action in support of cohesion and the territories of the Union, in particular the outermost regions;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, notsufficiently flexible, with the activation of the general escape clause, to allowing the Member States to use the fiscal space they need to absorb imbalances, support companies and workers and mitigate the social consequences, which made the activation of the escape clause necessary; demands that social and ecological objectives be given the same legal enforceability as fiscal consolidation and financial stability;
Amendment 170 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that, despite the importance of sound and responsible fiscal policies, budgetary stability should not be detrimental to; calls, nonetheless, on the Member States and the Commission, in response to the health crisis, to boost public investment, especially in education, social and healthcare systems;
Amendment 180 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; insists that the recovery plan must contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, implementing our growth strategy as set out in the Green Compact, and fulfilling the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights; calls on the Member States to make full use of the general escape clausepotential offered by the general escape clause to support companies which are in difficulty and lack liquidity, particularly SMEs; safeguard the jobs, wages and working conditions of European workers; and invest in people and social welfare systems; calls for specific social progress plans to ensure more effective and stronger welfare states;
Amendment 203 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s SURE proposal as an emergency measure in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, and calls on the Member States to reach a swift agreement to allow its urgent implementation and, as a result, to increase the chances of companies obtaining the liquidity necessary for resuming economic activity and safeguarding jobs;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the Commission’s commitment to mobilising the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in response to the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on employment; calls therefore on the Member States to rapidly submit to the Commission applications for funding to support European workers who have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19 in their retraining, requalification and reintegration into the labour market;
Amendment 241 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to prioritise the fight against youth unemployment, particularly in the context of the European ‘Next Generation EU’ recovery; to make full use of financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee and European programmes such as Erasmus +; and to take appropriate measures to tackle youth unemployment and improve the employability of young people;
Amendment 267 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum wages to ensure upward social convergence and eliminate in-work poverty by ensuring decent living wages above the poverty threshold for all workers through collective agreements or through national law, in line with national traditions; calls for EU-level safeguards for decent old-age pensions for all workers;
Amendment 270 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes with concern the inadequacy of access to social protection systems and the lack of such access for non-standard and self-employed workers; calls on the Member States to take measures to remedy these problems, in particular by following the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed; welcomes, once again, the adoption of this recommendation as a first measure and the Commission’s commitment to strengthening social protection systems in Europe, but stresses the need to make universal access to social protection a reality, especially in the current difficult situation;
Amendment 278 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, bancombat the improper use of precarious and non- standard contracts, particularly zero- hour contracts, end and cases of bogus self- employment, set strict limits on subcontracting practices, and improve social protection standards; calls on the Commission to present a European directive on decent working conditionsconduct a comprehensive assessment of the working conditions of non-standard workers and to present a European regulatory framework aimed at strengthening and ensuring decent working conditions, rights and access to social protection for platform workers and non-standard workers;
Amendment 298 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect, and to ensure a work-life balance;
Amendment 310 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. ACalls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the portability of rights and ensure fair and just working conditions for mobile, cross- border and seasonal workers in the EU; calls on the Member States to commit fully to the digitalisation of public services in order to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems; therefore asks the Commission to put forward a proposal for a digital EU Social Security Number;
Amendment 329 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies by adopting the ‘Housing First’ principle, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting a framework in this regard;
Amendment 338 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put forward specific proposals to ensure a just transition in terms of improving the energy efficiency of housing and to adequately address the problem of energy poverty in relation to the objectives and principles of the Green Compact;
Amendment 342 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce binding pay transparency measures, andincluding a male- female wage equality index; urges their swift adoption of these measures in order to avoid further gender-based inequalities; calls on the Member States and the Commission to support entrepreneurship among women and facilitate access to financing for them; calls on the Member States to unblock the negotiations on the Women on Boards Directive in the Council;
Amendment 344 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce binding pay transparency measures, and urges their swift adoption in order to avoid further gender-based inequalities; further stresses the need for gender budgeting as well as for the monitoring of this spending and gender mainstreaming across all budgetary, policy and legislative proposals, following its commitments in the Gender Equality Strategy;
Amendment 352 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as short- and long-term care services, including for the elderly and people with disabilities; calls, in this regard, on the Member States to swiftly and fully implement the Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers;
Amendment 361 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term post-2020 EU Disability Strategy; notes that the guiding principles underlying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, such as full and effective participation and inclusion in society, equal opportunities and accessibility, must be fully applied at both EU and national level;
Amendment 368 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusiveness of their education systems, and to ensure high-quality basic skills training with tailored support, especially for the most marginalised groups in society; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to invest in quality, accessible education and training, strengthening requalification and retraining measures, in particular the acquisition of digital skills, and to promote lifelong learning; stresses that matching qualifications with skills on the one hand and job opportunities on the other is a prerequisite for the creation of a competitive European labour market and that this should be achieved by facilitating closer cooperation of education systems with businesses, for example by promoting learning, work experience and lifelong learning;
Amendment 385 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses that small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in sustainable and inclusive development, economic growth and job creation in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their support for SMEs and their workers in the resumption of economic activity and in the transition towards a more digital and greener economy;
Amendment 387 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. States that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased health and safety risks for millions of workers; calls on the Commission to present a new Strategic Framework for Health and Safety, a directive on work-related stress and musculoskeletal disorders, a directive on mental well-being at the workplace, and an EU mental health strategy; calls for the role of the EU-OSHA to be strengthened to promote healthy and safe workplaces across the Union; stresses that investments in occupational health and safety improve job quality and the wellbeing of workers and contribute to the productivity and competitiveness of the European economy;
Amendment 394 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the creation of a European Health Union, calls based on the Member States to ensure access to high-quality healthcare that is affordable for allprinciples of solidarity, strategic autonomy and cooperation, placing public health considerations at the core of the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities, as enshrined in the Treaty, with systematic health impact assessment of all relevant policies;
Amendment 402 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Highlights the need to address the social, economic and environmental determinants of health; considers, in this regard, that the European Green Deal brings opportunities for diseases prevention, in line with the “One Health” approach recognising the interconnection between human health, animal health and the environment and that implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights would contribute to tackle the social gradient in health and reduce health inequalities;
Amendment 405 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to adopt a common set of health determinants to monitor health inequalities by age, sex, socio-economic status and geographic location and establish a methodology for auditing the health situation in the Member States, with a view to identifying and prioritising areas in need of improvement and increased funding; considers that the Commission should evaluate the effectiveness of measures in order to reduce health inequalities resulting from policies covering social, economic and environmental risk factors;
Amendment 406 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the Member States to ensure access to high-quality healthcare that is affordable for all;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the assessment report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with Article 59(4) of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use,
Amendment 4 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions of 8 June 2010 on ‘Equity and Health in All Policies: Solidarity in Health’,
Amendment 5 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC,
Amendment 9 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to Commission communication of 27 May 2020 on "Europe's moment: Repair and Prepare for the Next Generation",
Amendment 10 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to Commission communication of 27 May 2020 on "The EU budget powering the recovery plan for Europe",
Amendment 12 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to the newly created platforms in light of the current COVID- 19 crisis, such as the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Industry Single Point of Contact (I-SPOC) system, which is streamlining the process of reporting potential medicine shortages in order to prevent them and to flag these shortages as early as possible; having regard that these platforms have enabled and facilitated a dialogue on shortages between stakeholders in the pharmaceutical supply chain and regulators,
Amendment 14 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23
Citation 23
— having regard to Report No 737 of 27 September 2018 entitled ‘Shortages of medicines and vaccines: focusing more closely on public health issues in the medicine supply chain’, drawn up by Jean- Pierre Decool on behalf of the French Senate fact-finding mission on the shortage of medicines and vaccines, which is inspired by the report of the French Academy of Pharmacy of 20 June 2018 on the unavailability of medicines,
Amendment 18 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on ‘The European Green Deal’,
Amendment 19 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)
Citation 24 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal,
Amendment 27 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the increase in global demand has aggravated shortages of medicines in the EU, undermining health services in the Member States and exposing patients to considerable risks; whereas in France, 1 450 cases of unavailability of medicines were noted in 2019 compared to 44 cases in 2008; whereas in the Netherlands, the number of drug stock-out cases almost doubled in 2019, with 1,492 cases recorded, compared to 769 in 2018; whereas in the Czech Republic, 2,208 products suffered from a supply disruption in 2019, compared to 1,630 in 2018 and 19 in 2008; whereas the Member States have a duty to find swift and effective solutions through closer European integration;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union recognises the fundamental right of citizens to health and medical treatment;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas ensuring patient access to essential medicines is one of the core objectives of the EU and the WHO, and of Sustainable Development Goal 3; whereas universal access to medicines depends on their timely availability and their affordability for everyone, without any geographical discrimination;
Amendment 55 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas patients should have access to the healthcare and treatment options of their choice and preference;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas pharmaceuticals are one of the pillars of healthcare, and whereas insufficient access to essential medicinal products and high prices of innovative medicines pose a serious threat to population health and to the sustainability of national health care systems;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas, in many cases, the prices of new medicines, notably cancer treatments, have increased during the past few decades to the point of being unaffordable to many EU citizens
Amendment 59 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas the entry of generics and biosimilars into the market is an important mechanism for increasing competition, reducing prices and ensuring the sustainability of healthcare systems; whereas their market entry should not be delayed;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated the EU’s long-existing structural problems related to the supply of medicines, and the dependency on third-country import for medicines and medical materials;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas medicines to treat cancer, infections and disorders of the nervous system account for more than half of those in short supply; whereas injectable specialties appear to be the most vulnerable to the risk of shortage due to the complexity of their manufacturing process;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas shortage of medicines destabilizes the organization of care and generates high human and financial costs;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas access to suitable and affordable diagnostic tests and vaccines is as vital as access to safe, effective and affordable medicines;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the consequence of growing demand coupled with price suppression is the concentration of active pharmaceutical ingredients supply, a reduction in the number of chemicals manufacturers and a lack of alternative solutions should problems arise;
Amendment 123 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas stocks of ‘strategic’ medicinmedicinal products of major therapeutic interest are inadequatecurrently insufficient, with chemicals that are cheap and easy to produce and matureolder, yet essential medicines being in particularly short supply; whereas pharmaceutical firms operate on a just-in- time basis;
Amendment 124 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas stocks of ‘strategic’ medicinmedicinal products of major therapeutic interest are inadequatecurrently insufficient, with chemicals that are cheap and easy to produce and mature medicines being in particularly short supply; whereas pharmaceutical firms operate on a just-in-time basis;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there are no price harmo coexistence of the free movement of goods and the right of States to fix an administration arrangements to facilitate ‘parallel exports’ tove price for reimbursable medicines favours 'parallel importations' from Member States where medicines are cheap to other countries where the medicine in question is more expensive;
Amendment 144 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas in its resolution of 2 March 2017 (2016/2057 (INI) the European Parliament called on the Commission and the Council to better define the concept of a shortage of medicines - and to analyse its causes - and, in this regard, to assess the impact of the parallel trade and supply quotas;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas profit-oriented decision making on the part of the pharmaceutical industry such as products’ discontinuations and withdrawals from less profitable markets is often the reason for medicine shortages;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in the absence of a regulatory authority, stockpiling in some Member States is leading to a market imbalance and could, in the event of a health crisis, question the principle of solidarity;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the greater number, geographical spread and impact of epidemics is partly attributable to climate change, in combination with globalisation and increased travel; whereas European surveillance has been strengthened on vector-borne diseases such as Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika and West Nile viruses;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the geostrategic imperative that the Union regain its sovereignty and independence with regard to health care and secure its supply of medicines, diagnostic tools, vaccines, medical devices and medical equipment;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of putting the patient at the centre when addressing the problem of medicines shortages and the geostrategic imperative that the Union regain its sovereignty and independence with regard to health care and secure its supply of medicines and medical equipment;
Amendment 211 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that shortage of medicines is a global challenge; stresses that developing countries, such as a number of African countries, are the most affected by these shortages; urges that access to medicines in developing countries be tackled in a wider context in the WHO framework ; calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their support to developing countries, in particular through the rescUE strategic reserve;
Amendment 228 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the shortages of female hormonal drugs used for contraception and hormone replacement therapy (HRT); notes with concern the threats they pose to women and girls' sexual and reproductive health and rights; stresses the importance to enhance control and management of the manufacturing, stockpiling and marketing of those medicines to ensure continuity in supply chains, fair pricing and availability for women;
Amendment 244 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for health policies to focus on patients' interests and for closer cooperation and coordination between Member States;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for health policies to focus on patients’ health and interests and for closer cooperation between Member States;
Amendment 247 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to set up a platform bringing together health ministers and policy makers at European level, paying agencies, patient associations, industry and other relevant stakeholders in the healthcare supply chain, with the aim of establishing a pan- European political framework to prevent shortages, improve sustainable access to medicines for patients and boost the competitiveness of the European pharmaceutical industry; recommends that this platform be one of the practical proposals for the Commission's forthcoming pharmaceutical strategy;
Amendment 256 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Securing supplies in the interests of patients and restoring health sovereignty
Amendment 259 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that medicines shortages have a direct impact on patients' health, safety and the continuation of their treatment; stresses that for patients, the consequences of drug shortages include: progression of the disease and / or worsening of symptoms due to delay in treatment, avoidable transmission of infectious diseases, increased risk of exposure to falsified medicines and significant psychological distress for patients and their families;
Amendment 261 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the risks are particularly high amongst vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, pregnant women, people affected by a disability, patients with chronic diseases or cancer or people in intensive care unit (ICU);
Amendment 262 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines that a higher price of the substitute medicine proposed to the patient, a lower reimbursement rate or the lack of reimbursement constitute in several Member States major obstacles to access to medicines for populations with low incomes or suffering from chronic conditions ; calls on the Member States to guarantee access to a substitute medicine at an equivalent price or subject to a similar reimbursement in the event of a supply shortage;
Amendment 263 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Welcomes the publication of the call for tenders launched by DG SANTE for a study on the causes of shortage of medicines in the Union; calls, however, for another study to be carried out on the impacts of drug shortages on patient care, treatment and health;
Amendment 264 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls for the launch of a Joint Action on the prevention of shortage of medicines which would be funded by the future Health Program; considers that this Joint Action would allow an exchange of good practices between the Member States and the development of common prevention measures;
Amendment 265 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Stresses that patient associations should be more involved in defining research strategies for public and private clinical trials, in order to ensure that they meet the unmet needs of European patients;
Amendment 266 #
Amendment 267 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 k (new)
Paragraph 3 k (new)
3 k. Recalls that no Member State is self-sufficient with regard to raw materials, intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and finished medicines necessary to guarantee the proper functioning of the health system;
Amendment 278 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take whatever action is needed to restore European health sovereignty and local pharmaceutical manufacturing, giving priority to essential and strategic medicinesmedicinal products of major therapeutic interest ; calls on the Commission to map out potential production sites in the EU and their production capacity; suggests that the Commission also draw up a map of the production sites established in third countries;
Amendment 284 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take whatever action is needednecessary actions to restore European health sovereignty and local pharmaceutical manufacturing, giving priority to essential and strategic medicinesmedicines including those which can not be substituted; calls on the Commission to map out potential production sites in the EU;
Amendment 293 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take whatever action is needed to restore European health sovereignty and local pharmaceutical manufacturing, giving priority to essential and strategic medicines; calls on the Commission to map out available and potential production sites in the EU;
Amendment 295 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up a Task Force responsible for ensuring a constant inventory of the origin and production capacities of manufacturers in terms of active pharmaceuticals ingredients (APIs) and finished medicines,; considers that this independent body could establish and manage a database to prevent and steer European actions to avoid tensions or shortages on medicinal products of major therapeutic interest; stresses that this Task Force could ultimately assess the specific needs of medicinal products of major therapeutic interest of each Member State;
Amendment 307 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to address in its next pharmaceutical and industrial strategies issues relating tomake recommendations on ways to improve the availability and accessibility of medicines and to propose solutions to reduce manufacturers’ dependence on third countries in its next pharmaceutical and industrial strategies;
Amendment 315 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to address in its next pharmaceutical and industrial strategies issues relating to the availability and accessibility of medicines and manufacturers’ dependence on third countries; shortage mitigation strategies should be included and health economic analysis should be considered;
Amendment 325 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. calls on the Commission to present a specific strategy for managing shortages of medicines and medical products in Europe;
Amendment 339 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce tax and financial incentives in return for appropriate commitments and to authorise state aid to encourage producers to locate their operations in Europe, from compound manufacturing to packaging and distribution; emphasises the strategic significance of this sector and the importance of investing in European companies, in the interests of resource diversificationorder to diversify resources and encourage the development of innovative production technologies capable of enhancing the responsiveness of production lines, in particular the continuous manufacturing process;
Amendment 349 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce, as a priority, tax and financial incentives in return for appropriate commitments and to authorise, on an exceptional and temporary basis, state aid to encourage producers to locate their operations in Europe, from compound manufacturing to packaging and distribution; emphasises the strategic significance of this sector and the importance of investing in European companies, in the interests of resource diversification;
Amendment 352 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 356 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that current legislation does not ensure the stable supply of medicines; calls on the Commission to clarify the marketing authorisation holder’s obligations under the Directive 2001/83/EC and develop an enforcement mechanism including sanctions to hold companies accountable
Amendment 365 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the pharmaceutical sector remains an important industrial pillar as well as a driving force in terms of job creation;
Amendment 368 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that Articles 81 and 23a of Directive 2001/83/EC establishing a Community Code relating to medicinal products for human use have laid down general obligations for the supply of medicinal products to be borne by marketing authorization holders (MAHs) and distributors, as well as a notification obligation for MAHs in the event of a temporary or permanent supply interruption;
Amendment 375 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Regrets, however, the disparities observed by the EMA in the transposition of these obligations into national legislations;
Amendment 379 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Considers that the European Green Deal constitutes a major opportunity to encourage pharmaceutical manufacturers to participate to the green recovery plan by producing in compliance with environmental and ecological standards;
Amendment 380 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls for the revision of Directive 2001/83/EC establishing a Community code relating to medicinal products for human use in order to ensure the notification of shortages, to strengthen the obligations incumbent on marketing authorization holders (MAHs) and to be able to ensure compliance with all of the obligations of actors in the drug supply chain;
Amendment 381 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) to build up and manage rolling stocks of medicines of major therapeutic interest in the form of finished products; considers that several months of rolling stocks would make it possible to absorb the supply shortfalls and avoid the losses linked to the expiry of the medicines;
Amendment 382 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Amendment 434 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create one or more European non-profit pharmaceutical undertakings which operate in the public interest to manufacture priority medicines of strategic importancemedicinal products of major therapeutic interest for health care; stresses the key contribution that can be made by new technologies, digitalization and artificial intelligence in enabling European laboratory researchers to form networks and share their objectives and findings;
Amendment 438 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the growing success of public/private partnerships, in particular the European Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) within the framework of the research programme, whose aim is precisely to meet the challenge of ensuring safe and effective medicines, and believes that the scope of the IMI could be broadened, from pure research to the production of medicines;
Amendment 455 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of research and innovation, and calls for the establishment of a genuine European network, given that the price of relocation must not be a deterioration in the quality of medical research; highlights the role of European projects and SMEs in improving access to medicines in the Union; underlines the crucial role of the Horizon Europe program in this respect;
Amendment 471 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for strengthening of the European Medicines Market to speed up patient access to medicines, make care more affordable, maximise savings in national health budgets and avoid administrative burdens for generic and biosimilar companies ;
Amendment 475 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Points out that generic and biosimilar medicines enable increased competition, reduced prices and savings for healthcare systems, thus helping to improve access to medicines for patients
Amendment 479 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Deplores the litigation cases aiming to delay generic entry; calls on the Commission to ensure that the end of the innovator's period of commercial exclusivity is respected;
Amendment 481 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Stresses that the added value and economic impact of biosimilar medicines on the sustainability of healthcare systems should be analysed, their market entry should not be delayed, and, where necessary, measures to support their introduction to the market should be examined;
Amendment 484 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Calls on the Member States to adopt a common position and start negotiations on the proposal for a Regulation of the Parliament and of the Council on health technology assessment and amending Directive 2011/24/EU;
Amendment 485 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Calls on the Commission to present a revision of Directive 89/105 /EEC on the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products in order to ensure effective controls and full transparency of the procedures used to determine the prices and reimbursement of medicines in the Member States;
Amendment 502 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends the introduction of centralised management under the leadership of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to bring about greater transparency in the distribution chain and the creation of a European supply management unit tasked with developing a European strategy to prevent and resolve breaks in supply;
Amendment 508 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends the introduction of centralised management to bring about greater transparency in the distribution chain and the creation of a European supply management unit tasked with developing a European strategy to prevent and resolve breaks in supplysupply disruptions;
Amendment 511 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that the EMA and the National Medicines Agencies have agreed on the following definition of a shortage: "a shortage of a medicinal product for human or veterinary use occurs when supply does not meet demand at a national level"; calls on the Commission, the EMA and the National Medicines Agencies, the Member States and the pharmaceutical supply chain actors to come up with a common definition of a shortage to better take into account patients' needs while avoiding different national definitions and approaches;
Amendment 514 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the recent creation green lanes, set up to facilitate the transport of all goods, in order to allow the smooth running of the transport not only of medicines but also of raw materials, intermediate products and related materials, including packaging;
Amendment 517 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls for the establishment of European lists of 'medicinal products of major therapeutic interest' along the lines of the 'WHO model list of essential medicines'; suggests that the EMA shortage risk indicators (manufacturing and quality) be used to identify high risk products,
Amendment 518 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls for the introduction of a specific statute for certain mature medicines which would be accompanied by incentives for manufacturers to maintain their marketing on the European market and ensure diversification of European production;
Amendment 519 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Encourages the development of shortage prevention and management plans across all Member States; believes that these plans could result from an analysis of manufacturing and distribution risks and include measures on building up stocks, diversifying sources of supply for raw materials and creating other manufacturing sites to ensure resilience from production;
Amendment 520 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Underlines that several Member States have already established alert systems which facilitate the anticipation and prevention of shortages; calls for the establishment of alert systems to anticipate shortage of medicines at national and European levels;
Amendment 541 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 561 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 579 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for the adoption of common definitions of 'supply disruption' and 'stock-out' of medicines as well as a grid of criteria for assessing the risk associated with each of these situations;
Amendment 581 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls for the adoption of a common definition of 'medicinal products of major therapeutic interest' with reference to their usefulness in public health, the absence of an alternative and the fragility of the production chain;
Amendment 582 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop innovative and coordinated strategies and to step up exchanges of good practice in the area of stock management; considers that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) could be designated as the regulatory authority tasked with preventing shortages of essential medicines, with a correspondingly wider remit and more staff;
Amendment 600 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop innovative and coordinated strategies and to step up exchanges of good practice in the area of stock management; considers that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) cshould be designated as the regulatory authority tasked with preventing shortages of essential medicines, with a correspondingly wider remit and more staff;
Amendment 613 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for further invitations to tender to be issuedjoint procurements at European level in an effort to counter shortages, as has been done following the onset of the COVID-19 virus, with simplified and transparent procedures in the interests of improved response times;
Amendment 617 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for further invitations to tender to be issued at European level in an effort to counter shortages during time of crisis, as has been done following the onset of the COVID-19 virus, with simplified procedures in the interests of improved response times;
Amendment 618 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for further invitations to tender to be issued at European level in an effort to counter shortages, as has been done following the onset of the COVID-19 virus, simplifying procedures in the interests of better preparations and improved response times;
Amendment 621 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for the full and rapid application of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials for medicinal products for human use; considers that this Regulation would facilitate the launch of large clinical trials carried out in a harmonised and coordinated manner at EU level;
Amendment 623 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a Calls on the Commission to speed up the implementation of the European Telematics Strategy with the aim to fully digitalize the entire regulatory system (both at EMA and national regulatory authorities level); considers that the key is to allow better coordination between authorities and industry in order to have a more robust and prompt reaction in times of crises;
Amendment 633 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Notes that the differences in the price of a medicine from one Member State to another have led to the development of parallel exports, which can increase the risk of supply stress and cause of shortages; recalls that the free movement of goods within the Union allows certain wholesaler-distributors called "short-liners" to buy medicines in one Member State and to resell them more expensive in neighbouring countries; calls for the adoption of preventive measures to limit the parallel trade of medicines within the Union;
Amendment 640 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to set up an innovative centralised digital monitoring platform for sharingreporting and notifying harmonised information provided by national agencies and all stakeholders regarding shortages of medicines and medical equipm, including manufacturers, wholesalers and pharmacists regarding shortages of medicines and medical equipment; such a platform should be efficient, user-friendly and transparent; welcomes the introduction by the EMA of the SPOC and i-SPOC systems; calls for existing information systems to be improved so as to provide a clear overview of problems, shortages and requirements in each Member State, with a view to preventing stockpiling;
Amendment 658 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to set up an innovative centralised digital monitoring platform for sharing information provided by national agencies and all stakeholders regarding shortages of medicines and medical equipment; welcomes the introduction by the EMA of the SPOC and i-SPOC systems; calls for existing information systems to be improved so as to provide a clear overview of problems, shortages and requirements in each Member State, with a view to preventing stockpiling;
Amendment 659 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recommends the development of a catalogue of shortages in all the Member States which would allow the EMA to easily update its public catalogue of shortages assessed by its Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) and / or its Committee for the pharmacovigilance risk assessment (PRAC);
Amendment 683 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers it essential to improve early communication with healthcare professionals and patients on medicine availability through the use of innovative digital tools providing real-time data on the availability, location, quantity and price of a given medicine, in compliance with data protection legislation; recommends the inclusion of information for healthcare professionals on available alternative;
Amendment 688 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recalls that misinformation can lead to inappropriate use of medicines and the creation of unnecessary stockpiling;
Amendment 689 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for compliance with European rules on the labelling, composition and dosage of medicines, particularly on a specialty subject to supply tensions;
Amendment 697 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for an electronic product information noticeleaflet to be drawn up in all the Union languages for everyall the Member States where the medicine on the EUis marketed, in order to facilitate salesthe moving of medicines between Member Statwithin the Single Market to prevent and mitigate shortages; recommends the provision of more comprehensive information on the origin of medicines;
Amendment 701 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for an electronic information notice to be drawn up in all the Union languages for every medicine on the EU market via bar or matrix codes, in order to facilitate sales of medicines between Member States and to fight against parallel trade; recommends the provision of more comprehensive information on the origin of medicines;
Amendment 708 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Condemns the exploitation of shortages for criminal purposes; recalls that counterfeiting or falsification of medicines and medical products worsens supply tensions; calls for the strengthening of measures to combat these practices: the control of online platforms offering drugs, the strengthening of cooperation between relevant EU and national agencies and the respect of the victims’ rights;
Amendment 710 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Preventing and responding to shortages in the event of health crises
Amendment 711 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Amendment 722 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to create a European strategic reserve of medicinal products of major interest, along the lines of the ‘RescEU’ mechanism, in order to alleviate shortages outside crisis periods; believes that the EMA could be the European regulatory authority responsible of this strategic reserve in order to prevent shortages of these medicines;
Amendment 726 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses that its resolution of 17 April 2020 calls for the creation of a European Health Reaction Mechanism (EHRM) to respond to all types of health crises, to ensure operational coordination at European level, to restore European sovereignty over products health and to strengthen European cooperation in research and innovation; considers that this mechanism could monitor the constitution and the triggering of the strategic reserve of medicines and ensure its proper functioning within the Union;
Amendment 728 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Recalls that its resolution also calls for the competences, budget and staffing of EMA to be substantially increased in order to allow it to coordinate medical responses in times of crisis; considers it essential that EMA has solid governance to meet future challenges such as monitoring and responding to shortages in coordination with the Member States; underlines that, in the long term, EMA should be able to make conditional marketing authorizations upon guarantees of supply and accessibility from manufacturers; hopes that the reinforcement of the staff of EMA will enable it to carry out inspections of production sites established in third countries;
Amendment 729 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Recalls that a company that markets a medicine can enjoy data exclusivity for a period of eight years as of the first marketing authorization according to Article 14(11) of the Commission Regulation No. 726/2004; calls on the Commission to propose a revision of this regulation to temporarily authorize the granting of compulsory licenses in the event of a health crisis in order to allow a producer to market a generic medicine;
Amendment 730 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Considers that in the event of a health crisis the closure of borders and customs controls cannot constitute an obstacle to cross-border movement of medicinal products of major interest within the Union; calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up secure and rapid procedures for checking products at the border during a health crisis in compliance with EU law;
Amendment 736 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Welcomes, following the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the introduction of more flexible rules in a bid to mitigate shortages and facilitate the circulation of medicines between Member States: acceptance of different packaging formats, reuse procedure to enable marketing authorisation holders to obtain approval in another Member State, longer expiry periods, use of veterinary medicinal products, etc.; calls on the Commission to monitor strictly the use of these arrangements and to keep them available in the event of problems or shortages;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas demographic changes have economic, social and environmental consequences, particularly in rural areas, and do not affect all countries and regions in a uniform manner; whereas youth and women are notably among those leaving these areas1a; whereas isolated areas and areas to which access is limited are most exposed to demographic decline, and such imbalances represent major challenges both for territories suffering from depopulation and for those experiencing a population influx; whereas this phenomenon is causing a shrinking working age population and aging population and may result in the risk of full disappearance of municipalities and villages across EU regions; _________________ 1aDemographic trends in EU regions, European Parliament Research Service, 2019
Amendment 3 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the intensity and speed of demographic changes impose considerable economic and soci, social, cultural, educational, fiscal and environmental pressures on Member States’ governments and on local and regional authorities in terms of the provision and maintenance of public services, particularlyeducation, healthcare, social welfare, housing, social services and infrastructure; whereas these pressures will be exacerbated by a declining active population and a higher dependency ratio; whereas increased productivity, a more inclusive labour market and high-quality public and private services, especially childcare, long-term care and day-care facilities, will play a key role, and the role of telecare and telemedicine will need to be expanded to improve the quality of life and secure equal job opportunities for EU citizens in the most depopulated areas, particularly for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas demographic changes impose considerable economic and social pressure on Member States’ governments and on local and regional authorities in terms of the provision of public services, particularly health, social welfare, social services and infrastructure; whereas these pressures will be exacerbated by a declining active population and, a higher dependency ratio; whereas and a growing prevalence of chronic diseases; whereas accessible, affordable and resilient high- quality public and private services, especially childcare, long-term care and day-care facilities, will play a key role, and the role of telecare and telemedicine will need to be expanded;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the importance of ambitious investments and jobs is greater in regions that are suffering depopulation in order to boost their economic recovery and long-term competitiveness in the Single Market and thus reverse negative demographic trends; whereas cohesion policy instruments need to address the multiple factors influencing the decision whether or not to stay in a particular area, which are linked to the lack of attractiveness, such as poor infrastructure, limited access to public services, low connectivity rates and the lack of education and job opportunities;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Europeans can enjoy a longer and healthier life, whereas life expectancy at birth has increased by about ten years both for men and women over the last five decades; whereas it should reach, in 2070, 86,1 for men and 90,3 for women1a; _________________ 1aEuropean Commission report on the impact of demographic change
Amendment 19 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas older people's poverty is likely to be a growing concern as demographic trends continue; whereas in 2018, in the EU-27, 15,5 % of people aged 65 or over were at risk of poverty1b; whereas women are more likely to be hit by poverty in old age; _________________ 1bEuropean Commission report on the impact of demographic change
Amendment 20 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas negative demographic trends increase the demand for stronger solidarity between generations; whereas the role of telecare and telemedicine will need to be expanded to guarantee access to healthcare in all EU regions;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Whereas rural areas and the agri- food sector constitute an important element for the social fabric and the achievement of a sustainable EU economy; whereas agricultural workers in rural areas, particularly those suffering from demographic disadvantages, face an exceptional higher risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas demographic change can also present opportunities and new development perspectives through, inter alia, a demand for quality food, rural and ecotourism or through the silver economy and social innovation;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is important for the EU to mainstream demographic issues into all its policies, including by incorporating them in its relevant budget lines, and to collect and monitor large-scale reliable statistical data at EU level to develop effective policy solutions;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the fight against unemployment among young people and older workers remains one of the greatest challenges facing the EU’s regions; whereas structural and investment funds should be used more proactively in order to improve the employability and stability of young and older people in the labour market, with special attention to the most highly depopulated rural and remote areas;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Calls on the European Commission to develop a European Strategy on Demographic Change that provides for a comprehensive and integrated approach to address demographic challenges and handicaps, as referred in Article 174 TFEU, thereby securing the economy, social inclusion of vulnerable groups and job creation in EU regions;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on Member States to use Cohesion Fund resources, to enhance the attractiveness of areas experiencing severe and permanent demographic disadvantages, and in particular the ERDF and the ESF, to increase the accessibility of public spaces to children, the elderly and people with special needs, including persons with disabilities, children and the elderly; in accordance with the European Accessibility Act; highlights the need of ensuring the economic and social integration of workers with disabilities and combating all forms of discrimination to achieve a more inclusive labour market;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on Member States to use Cohesion Fund resources, in particular the ERDF and the ESF, to increase the accessibility of public spaces to people with special needs, including persons with disabilities, children and the elderly; as well as to promote accessible, affordable and resilient healthcare systems within the Union;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to invest in health prevention and promotion campaigns, infrastructures, early diagnosis and social protection for long term care, in order to address the growing demand and to ensure that everyone has the right to timely access to affordable, preventive and curative health care of good quality, as enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the greater involvement ofMember States to use ERDF resources in improvtackling transport isolation and improving digital and telecommunications infrastructure in, particularly broadband and Internet connectivity in rural, peripheral and remote areas that have high ageing rates, a high proportion of rural areas, and are facing depopulationnd are facing brain-drain, which should be accessible to all, in order to build on the potential of a green, innovative and digital economy, secure access to quality services and foster the establishment of businesses and people, especially youth, in those areas;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that digital infrastructure and connectivity play an essential role in preventing digital divide, isolation and depopulation; stresses in this regard the paramount importance of supporting a more extensive use of work- at-home schemes by companies across the EU, which may serve as a tool to retain businesses, strengthen local communities and tackle rural depopulation; calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to regulating minimum and clear standards and conditions for telework across the EU and ensuring decent working conditions;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2039(INI)
2a. Stresses that the demand for healthcare professionals is likely to rise, while some geographic areas are already experiencing shortages of healthcare workers; Calls on the Member States to tackle these shortages by investing in skills and by making healthcare professions more attractive, with a specific focus on rural and remote areas;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States for greater mobilisation of ESF resources to effectively counter the digital gap and digital exclusion, especially among older peoplthe young, the elderly and people with disabilities, as well as to secure access to digital tools; calls therefore for accessible and affordable opportunities to learn digital skills in a way that is adapted to the needs of the elderly; points out that these initiatives have greater chances of success when they are linked to opportunities of intergenerational exchange;
Amendment 101 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for greater mobilisation of ESF resources to tackle social exclusion and material deprivation as well as to effectively counter the digital gap and digital exclusion, especially among vulnerable people, remote areas and older people; believes in this sense that digitalisation, robotisation and artificial intelligence could be promoted to improve the autonomy as well as the living and health conditions of older people;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the regions should make more active use of the European Structural and Investment Funds to address demographic change, particularly by supporting training programmeup-skilling and re-skilling of citizens to match the labour market's needs, entrepreneurshipial skills and the silver economy.; welcomes in this regard the Updated Skills Agenda for Europe, which may contribute to address the skill workforce shortages in regions lagging behind;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that successful regional absorption capacity of EU cohesion funds greatly depends on territorial economic preconditions; highlights the added value of social dialogue between civil society stakeholders and authorities, at all stages of programming, for better planning and improved absorption of European Structural and Investment Funds;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that cohesion funds should be used to foster active ageing in particular through social innovation initiatives aiming, inter alia, at facilitating the employment of older people, updating their skills, ensuring their autonomy or encouraging intergenerational exchanges;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for the proactive exchange of good practices and initiatives between local and regional authorities in the EU to foster a better understanding of demographic challenges, anticipate their impact on local labour markets and develop innovative and effective strategies;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses that reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions or islands, in particular rural areas, requires the further empowerment of women in those areas both in the economic and social terms, as well as securing work-life balance and promoting family-friendly policies;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for a regulatory framework that guarantees quality care services and allows for a broader use of telecare and telemedicine, by providing care professionals with legal safeguards and laying down the necessary requirements for training, with the purpose of securing care and primary care to all EU citizens, whatever their age, in any geographical area;
Amendment 139 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Underlines the need to ensure the principles and objectives of the European Pillar of Social Rights, especially its principles on the right to equal opportunities, health, inclusion of people with disabilities, long-term care and access to essential services, old-age income and pensions, housing and assistance for the homeless are essential to support quality of life for people of all ages on local level; welcomes the plan of the European Commission to come forward with an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven the need for a EU model which promotes and safeguards the dignity and fundamental rights of the elderly; calls on the Commission to pursue an agenda that develops a European plan for the rights of the elderly on the basis of Article 25 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union stipulates that the Union is to promote social justice and protection; whereas the principle of equal treatment is enshrined in Article 45(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and prohibits any kind of discrimination on grounds of nationality between European workers as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the free movement of services must under no circumstances undermine workers’ rights, social protection or the principle of subsidiarity, and whereas digital technology can facilitate the supervision and enforcement of the rules safeguarding the rights of mobile workers; and should therefore be promoted and used to improve information exchange and control systems and fight abuses of any kind as well as to inform workers about the rules applicable to them;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the role of the European Labour Authority is in particular to ensure the effective, consistent and efficient application of European rules and to monitor compliance with Union law in the field of labour mobility in the context of the free movement of workers and the freedom to provide services in the internal market;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the social implications of the free movement of services mean the EU needs a robust cohesion policy and a fair and geographically balanced industrial policy and equally mean that the free movement of services should go hand in hand with quality job opportunities and upward social convergence within the European Union;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Opposes the introduction of the country-of-origin principle, and considers that the free movement of services must be achieved without undermining workers’ rights and social rights; underlines that the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights would contribute to enhance European workers’ rights and protection and thus to a fair mobility within the European Union;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to work together with the social partners to devise strategies to guarantee and facilitate the voluntary – rather than enforced – mobility of workers, by implementing the right public policies and providingsupporting the upskilling and reskilling of workers so that they are equipped with up-to-date skills and thus can reap the full benefit of high-quality job opportunities which match workers skills; ;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to work together with the social partners to devise strategies to guarantee and facilitate the voluntary – rather than enforced – mobility of workers, by implementing the right public policies and providing high-quality job opportunities which match workers skills; therefore calls on the Member States to guarantee fair and equitable conditions for mobile workers by boosting the portability of their rights and allowances and intensifying administrative cooperation between national and local administrations;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to ensure compliance with European rules on labour mobility, in particular those on posting, in order to ensure fair working conditions for workers and to contribute to upward social convergence; calls also on the Commission and the Member States to provide the European Labour Authority, as soon as possible, with resources which are both adequate and necessary to enable it to fulfil its mission and ensure fair labour mobility within the Union;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 127 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the use of digital tools and provide labour inspectorates with sufficient resourcessuch as the introduction of a digital European Social Security Number and the swift completion of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information in order to enhance cooperation between Member States and allow for a smooth and fair mobility of European workers; equally calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the European Labour Authority becomes quickly fully operational and to provide labour inspectorates with sufficient resources so as to tackle fraud and the lack of enforcement of the European legislation.
Amendment 131 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the use of digital tools and provide national labour inspectorates with sufficient resources; in this context, urges the Member States to commit themselves fully to the digitalisation of public services in order to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems.
Amendment 3 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. Wwhereas the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and related technologies in everyday life and in the workplace is increasing;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 9 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas AI, robotics and related technologies can make a huge contribution to achieving the common goal of improving the lives of citizens and fostering prosperity within the EU as well as managing the twin transitions towards a green and digital economy, if harnessed correctly;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas according to CEDEFOP’s European Skills and Jobs survey about 43% of EU adult employees have experienced new technologies at work, such as the introduction of machines and ICT systems; whereas about seven in ten EU workers require at least moderate digital skills to do their job;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas on average, about one quarter of EU citizens have no or low- level digital skills; whereas the digital divide also has specific gender, accessibility, age and geographic aspects, which must be addressed;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. Whereas AI solutions may benefit society in the areas of green transition, environment protection, waste management, climate change, energyand contribute to the development of better strategies and innovations in the areas of green transition, environment protection by increasing the efficiency of agriculture, waste management, mitigation and adaptation of climate change, greening of various industrial processes, energy and transport management and efficiency, air quality e.g. smart grids and electro-mobility;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. Wwhereas AI offers economic and societal benefits and opportunities for both businesses and workers, while at the same time raising a number of challenges;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas AI solutions can contribute to reduction of the current environmental footprint of the ICT sector which is estimated at more than 2% of all global emissions; whereas the European digital strategy proposes green transformation measures for digital sectors;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. Whereas the development of artificial intelligence, robotics, automated decisions, machine learning, and related technologies are a critical enabler for attaining the goals of the Green Deal and to reach the sustainability goals of the Green Deal in many different sectors; whereas digital technologies can boost the impact of policies in delivering environmental protection;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas AI can be applied to almost any field in medicine: biomedical research, exemplified by the AI-discovered antibiotic Halicin or AI contributions to new cancer therapies, medical educationhelp in diagnosis, earlier disease detention and prevention with methods such as predicative medicine and/or identification of risk factors, medical education, assisting caregivers, supporting elderly care, monitoring patient conditions, more efficient development of medicines, more targeted treatment, clinical decision- making, personalized medicine, psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, in revolutionizing robotic prostheses and support systems, telemedicine and the overall efficiency and interoperability of the health systems;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need to thoroughly assess the effects or implications of AI applicationsStresses that the scope of any framework on the ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies should be adequate, proportionate and thoroughly assessed to avoid hampering future innovation and job creation; highlights in particular the need to thoroughly assess the opportunities and challenges that AI, robotics and related technologies can present in companies and in public administration, including in relation to workers, jobs and workflows; considers it indispensable as part of this assessment that workers and their representatives are consulted and receive sufficient information before AI applications are put to use; the social partners are consulted on any European or national legislative or non-legislative frameworks regarding use of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies which impacts workplaces and invites them to include the ethical aspects of AI and its effects on the economy and employment, including in their joint work programmes at sectoral and cross-sectoral level where relevant;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas AI solutions may benefit society in the area of food safety and Farming 2.0, where the Union holds leadership in AI application as it can directly reduce the use of pesticides, increase efficiency of farming, be used in applications such as automated machine adjustments for weather forecasting and disease identification, aid the challenges farmers face such as climate variation, and overall improve crop management practices;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas the scope of that framework should be adequate, proportionate and thoroughly assessed; whereas it should cover a wide range of technologies and their components, including algorithms, software and data used or produced by AI; whereas a targeted approach based on the concept of high risk is necessary to avoid hampering future innovations in delivering benefits of AI applications e.g. in healthcare, environment protection and food quality to the citizens;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that AI solutions have the potential to improve working conditions and the quality of life, yet they can also lead to disproportionate and illegal surveillance of workers, for all workers particularly as regards employment and social inclusion of, and accessibility for, workers with disabilities as well as improving work-life balance, while they can also in the context of the workplace raise concerns as regards privacy and occupational health and safety such as the right to disconnect and discriminatory treatment or recruitment processes due to biased algorithms, including gender and racially biased algorithms3 - and they can undermine ; stresses the need to ensure that people from diverse backgrounds, including women, young people and people withe dignity and autonomy of peoplesabilities are included in inclusive development, deployment and use of AI; __________________ 3European Parliament “Education and employment of women in science, technology and the digital economy, including AI and its influence on gender equality”, April 2020
Amendment 67 #
2020/2012(INL)
Amendment 70 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that AI and robotics should respect human dignity and autonomy, and calls for clear rules to avoid potential misuse such as disproportionate and illegal surveillance of workers, deviant use of the so-called “socio-genomics” or bypassing systems for social dialogue;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that it should be mandatory for users and consumers to receive all relevant information on the ethical aspects of AI applications so that they may make informed decisionsbe informed when a system uses AI and related technologies, particularly AI systems which personalise a product or service to its users, whether they can switch off or limit such personalisation and in cases where they are faced with an automated-decision making technology so that they may make informed decisions; stresses the need to ensure that professionals using algorithms understand how data is used and valued; considers that workers should receive adequate training and education on the various issues involved in the use and implication of the AI tools they use;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the opportunities of AI solutions rely on Big Data, with a need for a critical mass of data to train algorithms and refine results; welcomes in this regard the Commission proposed creation of a common Data Space in the EU to strengthen data exchange and support research in full respect of data protection for workers and employers;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights the importance of education and continuous learning to develop the skills of tomorrow, to ensure the complementarity between human and machine at work, and to ensure the re- skilling of workers in the sectors heavily impacted by the risk of automation; calls therefore for a Programme for European AI teaching posts, a Europe-wide academic AI exchange programme for university networks;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to ensure that productivity gains due to the development and use of AI and robotics do not only benefit company benefit society at large, including companies and workers by driving EU growth and competitiveness and the creation of quality employment; notes that sectors and occupations requiring medium-or lowners and shareholders, but also society at-level skills are more prone to automation; considers it essential that the Member States, with the support of the Commission and in co- operation with relevant actors such as businesses and academia, invest in high quality, responsive and inclusive education, vocational training and lifelong learge, especially where such gains coning systems and up- and re- skilling policies in order to equip students and workers with basic literacy, numeracy and digital skills as well as competences in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and transversal soft skills such as entrepreneurship, creativity and critical thinking to avoid skills obsolescence and ensure employability in transformed at the expense of jobs; nd future-oriented sectors; calls for the Updated Skills Agenda for Europe and the reinforced MFF for 2021- 2027 to play a strong role in this regard;
Amendment 92 #
2020/2012(INL)
4. Notes that, with the rapid development of AI and the uncertainty that lies ahead, a common Union AI ethical framework will expand an ecosystem of trust as defined in the Commission White Paper, whether in environment protection, healthcare or food safety applications, thus supporting the ecosystem of excellence in legal certainty and providing effective response to the challenges yet not defined in courtrooms, management meetings or scientific laboratoriesnot yet defined;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds that the EU employment and social acquis remains fully applicable irrespective of the involvement of AI and believes the Commission and Member States should ensure it is enforced adequately where AI is used and address any potential legislative gaps;
Amendment 107 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to carefully preserve the direct relations between employers, professionals, users and client in sensitive sectors;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly supports the Commission in establishing a common Union AI ethical framework to counter the shortcomings caused by AI internal market fragmentation, including in research, innovation and expertise in environmental, healthcare, and food safety applications, and to prevent AI double standards across Member States for AI developed in Union and beyond, inter alia in areas such as consumer data management, protection and privacy in smart grids, waste management, equal access to services, patient-doctor relationship standards, data protection and privacy, civil liability in AI-assisted public healthcare, civil liability regarding autonomous vehicles or machinery;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a legislative framework on the ethical aspects of AI applications in the workplace, especially with regard to workers’ rights and working conditions; stresses also the need for this legislative framework to be based on the European acquis as regards data protection, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679);
Amendment 112 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for any European legislative framework on the ethical aspects of AI applications in the workplaceartificial intelligence and applications, robotics and related technologies to address the world of work, especially with regard to workers’ rights and working conditions;
Amendment 113 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly supports the creation of a European Health Data Space1a proposed by the Commission which aims at promoting health-data exchange and at supporting research in full respect of data protection, including processing data with AI technology, and which strengthens and extends the use and re-use of health data; encourages the upscaling of cross-border exchange of health data, their link and use through secure, federated repositories, specific kinds of health information, such as European Health Records (EHRs), genomic information, and digital health images to facilitate Union-wide interoperable registers or databases in areas such as research, science and health sectors; _________________ 1a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A European strategy for data, COM(2020)0066
Amendment 116 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for the right balance between privacy and data protection and data utility; considers that it is important for scientific advancement to ensure the ability to share and process health data in sufficient depth and detail; ensures data anonymization while avoiding excessive data minimization; calls for interoperable, suitable databases, registers and repositories at EU level to facilitate their use in health, environment and food safety sectors;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for securing the compliance and full enforcement of Union legal framework on data protection and privacy, relevant notab and ensuring that personal data is protected, especially in the healthcare AI applications and relatedother sensitive data, to strengthen the “Right to an explanation” foreseen in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (General Data Protection Regulation, (GDPR))2 and higher interpretability requirements for high-risk AI; reminds of the risk of malicious data alterations and manipulation, and possible hacks or data thefts, can be particularly severe in health sector and can be used to harm, discredit or profit from individual; _________________ 2Regulation (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 127 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that there are risks of biases and discrimination in the development, deployment and use of high- risk artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies, including the software, algorithms and data used or produced by such technologies; recalls that, in all circumstances, those technologies should respect human dignity and ensure equal treatment for all; considers that such possible bias could be addressed by setting rules on data processing and setting up appropriate safeguards against bias and discrimination based on social, economic, ethnic, racial, sexual, gender, disability or other factors; warns of potential misuse of AI diagnostic applications and calls for AI capability and motivational safeguards;
Amendment 139 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the view that the seven AI requirements identified in the Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI of the High- Level Expert Group on AI constitute solid building blocks for a common Union AI ethical framework, addressing, among others, ethical aspects of AI applications in environment, health and food protection; calls for an improvement of the acquis on transparency, traceability and human oversight, which were indicated as areas in need of further improvement in the feedback given on the Guidelines by 350 organisations; furthermore, encourages the creation of the Union AI ethical framework in a spirit of openness to the works of other international partners that share Union values, e.g. to the Rome Call for AI Ethics by Pope Francis;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls to ensure transparency, responsibility, auditability, predictability and accountability, as citizens, patients and users should be informed when interacting with a system using artificial intelligence by clear and understandable explanations of the data used, of the functioning of the algorithm, of its purpose, of its outcomes, and of its potential dangers; underlines that transparency and explainability are essential to ensure trust in these technologies; considers that the explanation should be complemented by auditability and traceability as respect to such principles is a guarantee to accountability; reminds that AI applications can outperform the humans at narrow specific tasks while failing in overview analysis; calls for human oversight, professional responsibility and system predictability with ability to override the AI system;
Amendment 144 #
2020/2012(INL)
7b. Considers that any natural or legal person should be able to seek redress for a decision issued by a high-risk artificial intelligence, robotics or related technology at his or her detriment and that any decision taken by AI should be subject to strict human verification and due process; suggests that safeguards related to the use of high-risk artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies within the framework of public power decisions including periodic assessment and possible review of regulatory framework to keep up with technological development, establishing binding guidelines on the methodology of the compliance assessment to be followed by the national supervisory authorities, and establishing non-binding guidelines directed to the developers, the deployers and the users;
Amendment 146 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the benefits of AI for disease prevention and control, exemplified by AI predicting the COVID19 epidemic before WHO; urges the Commission to adequately equip ECDC in witsh reform, which was brought about by the COVID19 crisis, wsources allowing for ith the legal framework and resources allowing foro utilize AI solutions and gathering necessary data independently, including, among others, AI solutionto address issues revealed by the COVID19 crisis;
Amendment 162 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for securing sufficient financing for the Union AI transformation; supports the ambitions laid out in the Commission White Paper to attract €200 billion of AI public and private investment in the next 10 years in the Union; welcomes the attention granted to deficits of AI ecosystems in less-developed regions and to the needs of SMEs and start-ups; calls on the Commission to facilitate geographically balanced access to all AI funding, including for SMEs and start-ups; stresses that the new Union objectives must not diminish Union engagement in its long standing priorities, like the CAP or Cohesion Policy.
Amendment 7 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the proposed 2021 draft budget is based on the new Commission 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) proposals of 27 May 2020 and; welcomes the historic recovery plan adopted by the European Council, but regrets that the Council proposal of 21 July 2020 on the MFF is below that revised Commission proposal (EUR-25 700 million);
Amendment 20 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the COVID-19 outbreak has claimed thousands of lives in Europe and has led to an unprecedented crisis with disastrous consequences for people, families, workers and businesses, and therefore requires an unprecedented response; highlights that 2021 will be a critical year for the budget, as the first year of the 2021-2027 MFF and the first “post- COVID-19 recovery” year; highlights in particular that the budget should help improving the situation in the social and employment area, in time of unprecedented crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic; highlights the fact that the 2021 budget not only must address the host of social and employment-related challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also must support workers and businesses in the move towards a more solidarity-based, more digital and greener economy;
Amendment 21 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the COVID-19 outbreak has claimed thousands of lives in Europe and has led to an unprecedented crisis with disastrous consequences for people, families, workers and businesses, and therefore requires an unprecedented response; highlights that 2021 will be a critical year for the budget, as the first year of the 2021-2027 MFF and the first “post- COVID-19 recovery” year; highlights in particular that the budget should help improving the situation in the social and employment area, in time of unprecedented crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic; welcomes in this regard that the 2021 budget will be complemented by €211 billion in grants and approximately €133 billion in loans under Next Generation EU which must also help to address the social and economic impacts of the crisis;
Amendment 23 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the budget for 2021 should primarily focus on mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting Member States' recovery, while also building on the European Green Deal and digital transformation; stresses that the Union and all Member States must show full solidarity with those most in need and ensure that no country is left on its own to fight the pandemic;
Amendment 24 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that the European Parliament, in its resolution of 17 April 2020 on EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, called on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise aid and crisis-mitigation measures for the Overseas Countries and Territories and outermost regions by means of a dedicated exceptional support fund;
Amendment 30 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the recovery efforts should boost jobs and growth, the resilience of our societies and should be complemented by a strong social dimension, addressing social and economic inequalities within the EU and its Overseas Territories and Countries, and the needs of those hardest hit by the crisis, particularly potentially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, whose inclusion in the labour market must be supported and fostered;
Amendment 34 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to make combating youth unemployment a priority, in particular as part of the European recovery effort, to make full use of financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee, as well as European programmes such as Erasmus+, and to take tailored action to tackle youth unemployment and make young people more employable;
Amendment 35 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the commitment by the Commission to present a legislative proposal for a European Unemployment Benefit Reinsurance scheme as soon as possible;
Amendment 41 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the Commissions proposed budget with a bigger envelope for external action, which includes the European Development Fund (EDF.); recalls the addressed proposal on the budgetisation of the EDF and its inclusion in the EU budget, which is supported by the Parliament and the Commission; also recalls that the Overseas Territories and Countries should benefit from the EDF funds;
Amendment 54 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that this forthcoming rationalisation should be based on evidence and impact assessment, and should be in line with the better regulation agenda, as well as with related recommendations of the European Court of Auditors; believes the rationalisation should also help to address the social impacts highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis; highlights, in this regard, that the activities implemented in the area of employment and social affairs should always result in strategic measures with clearly defined objectives and targets and that efficient and effective spending is as equally important as the total budget ceilings;
Amendment 64 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that, in the context of ongoing budgetary constraints and of the post-COVID-19 recovery, it will be critical to make the best use of the 2021 general budget, including future skills policies and measures to support labour market transition and better adjustment to demographic change, automatisation and digitalisation, particularly by improved integration of potentially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in the labour market; further underlines the importance of addressing social inequalities pertaining to youth unemployment and young people's access to the labour market;
Amendment 67 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Strongly believes that gender responsive budgeting must be mainstreamed in the 2021 general budget to better align policies and activities that promote the equal participation of women in the labour market and to have comprehensive systems to monitor and measure gender budget allocations;
Amendment 68 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the importance of budgetary accountability and prioritisation when delivering true value for money for EU citizens, including a stronger focus on evidence-based policymaking that is inclusive and special attention to social, regional and territorial disparities;
Amendment 73 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the important contribution of the agencies in dealing with a wide range of employment, social issues and data collection; stresses that their tasks are developing and hence they must be given the necessary resources to fulfil them; therefore calls for a thorough assessment of the new tasks assigned to the agencies and of their overall performance, with a view to ensuring appropriate and efficient budgetary allocations only and that they are equipped with the necessary funding to be able to collect the qualitative data necessary to better fulfil these obligations; insists, in particular, for a proper staffing and financing of the European Labour Authority;
Amendment 79 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates that pilot projects (PPs) and preparatory actions (PAs) are very valuable tools to test new activities and innovative solutions in the fields of employment and social inclusion; recalls that it is paramount for PPs/PAs to be assessed solely on the basis of their merit and EU added value. These tools should be efficient, low threshold and clear to be able to promote new and innovative ideas that reflect the needs of the current crisis and the future policies.
Amendment 82 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises the importance to include the Overseas Territories and Counties in its budgeting; urges the Commission to implement measures and funding to address the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the Overseas Territories and Countries.
Amendment 119 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The unprecedented experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the Union should be more effective in managing the availability of medicinal products and medical devices and in developing medical countermeasures to address the threats posed to public health from an early stage and in coordination with the national authorities, the industry and other entities of the pharmaceutical supply chain. The Union’s ability to do so has been severely impeded by the absence of a clearly defined legal framework for managing its response to the pandemic, and also by the limited degree of Union preparedness in case of a public health emergency impacting a majority of Member States.
Amendment 130 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The often complex supply chains of medicinal products and medical devices, national export restrictions and bans, border closures impeding the free movement of those goods, and uncertainty related to their supply and demand in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to significant impediments to the smooth functioning of the single market and to addressing the serious threats to public health across the Union, with dire consequences for its citizens.
Amendment 133 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Dealing with tThe issue of shortages of medicinal products has been a long- standing and insufficiently addressed priority for the Member States and European Parliament as illustrated by several reports from the European Parliament11 as well as discussions under recent Presidencies of the Council of the European Union. _________________ 11European Parliament resolution of 17 September 2020 on the shortage of medicines – how to address an emerging problem (2020/2071(INI))
Amendment 145 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The rapid evolution of COVID-19 and the spread of the virus led to a sharp increase in demand for medical devices such as ventilators, surgical masks, and COVID-19 test kits while disruption of production or limited capacity to rapidly increase production and the complexity and global nature of the supply chain for medical devices, led to a negative impact on supply and placed Member States in competition with each other to respond to the legitimate needs of their citizens, contributing to uncoordinated actions at national levels such as national hoarding and stockpiling. Those issues further resulted in new entities being involved in the rushed production of those products, which subsequently resulted in bottlenecks in conformity assessment, as well as the prevalence of non-compliant, unsafe, and in some cases counterfeit products. It is therefore appropriate to establish long-term structures within an appropriate Union body to ensure monitoring of shortages of medical devices resulting from a public health emergency, as well as increased and early dialogue with the industry to prevent and mitigate these shortages.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Uncertainty of supply and demand and the risk of shortages of essential medicinal products and medical devices during a public health emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic can trigger export restrictions amongst Member States and other national protective measures, which can seriously impact the functioning of the internal market. Furthermore, shortages of medicinal products can result in serious risks to the health of patients in the Union due to their lack of availability, which can cause, medication errors, increased duration of hospital stays, and adverse reactions caused by the administration of unsuitable products used as a substitute for unavailable ones. With respect to medical devices, shortages can lead to a lack of diagnostic resources with negative consequences for public health measures, a lack of treatment or deterioration of the disease and may also prevent health professionals from adequately carrying out their tasks. Those shortages can also have a significant impact on controlling the spread of a given pathogen caused by, for example, an insufficient supply of COVID- 19 test kits. It is therefore important to address the question of shortages and to reinforce and formalise monitoring of critical medicinal products and medical devices in the most efficient way and so as to avoid creating unnecessary burdens for stakeholders which may strain resources and cause additional delays.
Amendment 167 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure a better functioning of the internal market of those products and contribute to a high level of human health protection, it is therefore appropriate to approximate the rules on monitoring of shortages of medicinal products and medical devices, and to facilitate the research and development of medicinal products, which may have the potential to treat, prevent, or diagnose diseases that cause public health crises, with a view to strategically complement the efforts of the Commission and other existing Agencies to that end, as well as that of future key agencies such as the proposed European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA).
Amendment 179 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to improve crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices and increase resilience and solidarity across the Union, the procedures and the respective roles and obligations of different concerned entities involved should be clarified. The framework should build on the ad hoc solutions identified so far in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, while remaining flexible enough to tackle any future health crisis in the most efficient way to the benefit of public health and patients.
Amendment 186 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) However, in order to facilitate the prevention, monitoring and reporting of shortages of medicinal products, it would be necessary for the Union and Member States to set up an electronic platform capable of determining the volume of stocks and detecting, predicting and preventing shortages of medicinal products. To facilitate the development of such a system, lessons could be learnt from projects such as CISMED, funded by the Union through Horizon Europe. The platform should provide the national competent authorities with real-time access to unmet demands from wholesale distributors, community pharmacies and hospital pharmacies, providing accurate data in order to understand the functioning of the supply chain and anticipate potential shortages of medicinal products. The platform should also act as the sole portal for marketing authorisation holders and wholesale distributors to provide the information required during major events and public health emergencies once fully implemented, with a view to increase efficiency, predictability during crises, and speed-up the decision making process while avoiding duplication of efforts and unjustified burden on all stakeholders. In order to facilitate the coordination role of the Agency, Member States' supply monitoring platforms should be interoperable and replicate their information in a Union database managed by the Agency. To accelerate the implementation of the system at Union and national level, its development and implementation should be supported by Union funding from, inter alia, the EU4Health Programme or the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. _________________ 1a1a Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
Amendment 193 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With respect to medicinal products, an executive steering group should be established within the Agency to ensure a robust response to major events and to coordinate urgent actions within the Union in relation to the management of issues relating to the supply of medicinal products. The Steering Group should establish single European lists of critical medicinal products in consultation with the industry and healthcare professionals, to ensure monitoring of those products and it should be able to provide advice on the necessary action to take to safeguard the quality, safety, and efficacy of medicinal products and ensure a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 203 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The establishment of the Emergency Task Force should build on the support provided by the Agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, notably as regards scientific advice on clinical trials design and product development as well as the ‘rolling’ review i.e. on an on-going basis, of emerging evidence to allow a more efficient assessment of medicinal products including vaccines during public health emergencies while guaranteeing a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 213 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to facilitate the work and the exchange of information under this Regulation, provision should be made for the establishment and management of IT infrastructures and synergies with other existing IT systems or systems under development, including SPOR data management for human medicines and the EUDAMED IT platform for medical devices. That work should also be facilitated by, where appropriate, emerging digital technologies such as computational models and simulations for clinical trials, as well as data from the EU Space Programme such as the Galileo geolocation services, and Copernicus earth observation data.
Amendment 223 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) During a public health emergency or in relation to a major event, the Agency should ensure cooperation with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and other Union Agencies as appropriate. Such cooperation should include data sharing, including data on epidemiological forecasting, regular communication at an executive level, and invitations to representatives of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and other Union Agencies to attend meetings of the Emergency Task Force, the Medicines Steering Group, and the Medical Devices Steering Group, as appropriate. This cooperation should also include strategic discussions with relevant entities of the Union in a position to boost the research and development of appropriate solutions and technologies to mitigate the effects of the public health emergency or major event, or prevent future similar public health emergencies or major events, such as the proposed European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA).
Amendment 226 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) During a public health emergency or in relation to a major event, the Agency should enable regular exchanges of information with the industry, relevant entities of the pharmaceutical supply chain, representatives of healthcare professionals, patients and consumers, to guarantee early discussions on potential drug shortages in the market and supply constraints, so as to allow better coordination and synergies to mitigate and respond to the public health emergency or major event.
Amendment 227 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure that sufficient resources, including appropriate staffing and adequate expertise, are available for the work provided for under this Regulation, expenditure of the Agency should be covered by the contribution from the Union to the Agency’s revenue.
Amendment 261 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) 'supply' means total volume of stock of an individual medicinal product or medical device that is placed on the national market by a marketing authorisation holder, a manufacturer, a distributor, or any other actor in the distribution chain respectively;
Amendment 326 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Medicines Steering Group shall be chaired by the Agency. The Chair may invite third parties, including representatives of medicinal product interest groups and marketing authorisation holders, representatives of healthcare professionals, patients and consumers to attend its meetings.
Amendment 358 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. To facilitate the monitoring task referred to in paragraph 1, the national competent authorities, through the single points of contact referred to in Article 3(5), shall, based on the reporting criteria specified by the Agency pursuant to Article 9(1)(b), report without delay to the Agency on any event, including a shortage of a medicinal product in a given Member State, that is likely to lead to a major event or a public health emergency. Where a national competent authority informs the Agency of a shortage of a medicinal product in a given Member State, it shall provide the Agency with any information received from the marketing authorisation holder pursuant to Article 23a of Directive 2001/83/EC. Based on a report of an event from a national competent authority and in order to understand the impact of the event in other Member States, the Agency may request information from the national competent authorities, through the working party referred to in Article 3(5).
Amendment 372 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Following a request for assistance referred to in Article 4(3) and after consultation of its working party, the Medicines Steering Group shall adopt a list of medicinal products authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC or Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 which it considers as critical during the major event (‘the major event critical medicines list ’). The list shall be updated whenever necessary until the major event has been sufficiently addressed and it is confirmed that the assistance of the Medicines Steering group is no longer needed as per Article 4(4).
Amendment 379 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Immediately following the recognition of a public health emergency and after consultation of its working party, the industry and representatives of health professionals, the Medicines Steering Group shall adopt a list of medicinal products authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC or Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 which it considers as critical during the public health emergency (‘the public health emergency critical medicines list’). The list shall be updated whenever necessary until the termination of the recognition of the public health emergency.
Amendment 399 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
On the basis of the single European critical medicines lists and the information and data provided in accordance with Articles 10 and 11, , and the database established in accordance with Article 12a once fully operational, the Medicines Steering Group shall monitor supply and demand of medicinal products included on those lists with a view to identifying any potential or actual shortages of those medicinal products. As part of that monitoring, the Medicines Steering Group shall liaise, where relevant, with the Health Security Committee established in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2020/[…]19 and, in the case of a public health emergency, the Advisory Committee on public health emergencies established pursuant to Article 24 of that Regulation, as well as with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The Medicines Steering Group shall also guarantee an open communication and close cooperation with the industry, relevant entities of the pharmaceutical supply chain, and representatives of healthcare professionals, patients and consumers with a view to enable early notification or identification of potential or actual shortages of critical medicines. _________________ 19 [insert reference to adopted text referred to in footnote 4]
Amendment 415 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reports of any potential or actual shortages of medicinal products included on the critical medicines lists shall also be made available to industry and other entities of the pharmaceutical supply chain, where relevant.
Amendment 416 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where requested by the Commission or the sub-network referred to in Article 9(2), the Medicines Steering Group shall provide aggregated data and forecasts of demand to substantiate its findings. In that regard, the Medicines Steering Group shall liaise with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to obtain epidemiological data to help forecast medicinal product needs, and with the Executive Steering Group on Shortages of Medical Devices referred to in Article 19 where medicinal products included on the critical medicines lists are administered with a medical device. The aggregated data and forecasts of demand shall also be made available to industry and other entities of the pharmaceutical supply chain, where relevant, with the view to better prevent or mitigate potential or actual shortages.
Amendment 425 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. As part of that reporting, the Medicines Steering Group may also provide recommendations on measures, which may be taken by the Commission, Member States, marketing authorisation holders and other entities, including healthcare professionals and patients, to prevent or mitigate potential or actual shortages. In that regard the Group shall liaise, as relevant, with the Health Security Committee and, in the case of a public health emergency, the Advisory Committee on public health emergencies.
Amendment 434 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Medicines Steering Group may upon request from the Commission coordinate measures, where relevant, between the national competent authorities, the marketing authorisation holders and other entities, including healthcare professionals, to prevent or mitigate potential or actual shortages in the context of a major event or public health emergency.
Amendment 466 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Agency shall publish the information referred to in paragraph 1 (a), (b), (f) on its web portal without delay.
Amendment 485 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) mitigation plans, including production and supply capacity, with a view to guarantee continued supply and prevent shortages of medicinal products included on the critical medicines lists;
Amendment 490 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point h
Amendment 545 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) consider the need for guidelines addressed to Member States, marketing authorisation holders, and other entities, including healthcare professionals;
Amendment 553 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 559 #
2020/0321(COD)
The Agency shall, via its web-portal and other appropriate means, in conjunction with national competent authorities, inform without delay the public and interest groups with regard to the work of the Medicines Steering Group, and respond to disinformation as appropriate.
Amendment 581 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Chair may invite representatives of Member States, members of scientific committees of the Agency and working parties, and third parties, including representatives of medicinal product interest groups, marketing authorisation holders, developers of medicinal products, clinical trial sponsors, representatives of clinical trial networks, independent clinical trial experts and researchers, and interest groups representing patients and healthcare professionals to attend its meetings.
Amendment 592 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Where a clinical trial reviewed as part of an accelerated scientific advice process is authorised, the developer of the clinical trial shall: (a) publish the study protocol at the start of the trial through the European Union clinical trials register; (b) publish the summary of the results of the trial through the European Union clinical trials register by a deadline set by the Agency shorter than that laid down in Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014, taking into consideration the public interest and nature of the health emergency.
Amendment 593 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Where a clinical trial took part in an accelerated scientific advice process and the related medicinal product receives a marketing authorisation, the Agency shall: (a) publish the European Public Assessment Reports in full within 7 days of authorisation by the Commission; (b) publish the clinical data submitted to the Agency in support of the application within two months of authorisation by the Commission, and after personal data have been anonymised and commercially confidential information redacted; (c) publish the Risk Management Plan in full, and any updated version.
Amendment 599 #
2020/0321(COD)
4. Following receipt of the recommendation, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use shall adopt an opinion on the conditions for use, the conditions for distribution and the patients targeted. The opinion shall be updated where necessary, and made public on the Agency's web-portal.
Amendment 608 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall, via its web-portal and other appropriate means and, in conjunction with national competent authorities, inform without delay the public and relevant interest groups with regard to the work of the Emergency Task Force, and respond to disinformation as appropriate.
Amendment 614 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) coordinate independent vaccineutilisation, effectiveness and safety monitoring studies of medicinal products intended to treat, prevent or diagnose a disease using relevant data held by public authorities. S; for vaccines, such coordination shall be conducted jointly with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and notably through a new vaccine monitoring platform;
Amendment 641 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Medical Devices Steering Group shall be chaired by the Agency. The Chair may invite third parties, including representatives of medical device interest groups, representatives of patients and healthcare professionals, to attend its meetings.
Amendment 681 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) mitigation plans including production and supply capacity, with a view to guarantee continued supply and prevent shortages of medicinal products included on the critical medicines lists;
Amendment 695 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) consider the need to provide for temporary exemptions at Member State level pursuant to Article 59(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 or Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 with a view to mitigating potential or actual shortages of medical devices included on the public health emergency critical devices list, while at the same time ensuring a high level of patient and product safety;
Amendment 699 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) take all necessary action within the limits of the powers conferred on it, with a view to mitigating potential or actual shortages of medical devices included on the public health emergency critical devices list, including, where necessary, granting temporary exemptions at Union level pursuant to Article 59(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 or Article 54(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, while at the same time ensuring a high level of patient and product safety;
Amendment 710 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall, via its web-portal and other appropriate means and, in conjunction with national competent authorities, inform without delay the public and relevant interest groups with regard to the work of the Medical Devices Steering Group, and respond to disinformation.
Amendment 712 #
2020/0321(COD)
The Agency shall, on behalf of the Commission, from 1 March 2022 onwards, provide the secretariat of the expert panels designated in accordance with Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1396 and provide the support necessary to ensure that those panels can efficiently perform their tasks as set out in Article 106(9) and (10) of Regulation (EU) 2017/745. The Agency shall:
Amendment 718 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a Protection against cyber-attacks The Agency shall be equipped with a high level of security controls and processes against cyber-attacks to ensure the normal functioning of the Agency at all time, and especially during public health emergencies and major events at Union level. To that end, the Agency shall actively pursue and implement best cybersecurity practices within Union institutions and bodies to prevent, detect, mitigate, and respond to cyber-attacks.
Amendment 734 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
31 Entry into Force and date of application
Amendment 736 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Chapters IV shall apply from… [date of entry into force + 12 months].
Amendment 63 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union is committed to protect and improve human health, in particular to combat the major cross-border health scourges, measures concerning monitoring,prevention, preparedness, monitoring, assessing, communicating early warnings of and combating serious cross-border threats to health.
Amendment 70 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. From the challenges experienced in responding to the pandemic it became clear that the Centre’s role mandate and capacities within the Union’s framework for health crisis preparedness and response should be strengthened and extended.
Amendment 86 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In this respect, the Centre should be tasked with providing epidemiological information and its analysis, epidemiological modelling, anticipation and forecasting, establishing applicable risk indicators and providing relevant risk assessments and recommendations, which set out options for prevention and control of communicable diseases. Its actions should be consistent with a One-Health approach, recognising the interconnections between human and animal health and the environment. It should monitor and inspect periodically the capacity of the national health systems to respond to communicable disease threats, in particular given the importance of this information in the preparation of the national preparedness and response plans. The Centre should support the implementation of actions funded by the relevant Union funding programmes and instruments and related to communicable diseases, provide guidelines for treatment and case management based on a thorough assessment of the latest evidence, support epidemic and outbreak responses in Member States and third countries, including field response, personnel training and provide timely objective, reliable and easily accessible information on communicable diseases to the public. The Centre should also establish clear procedures for cooperation with the public health actors in third countries, as well as international organisations competent in the field of public health hence contributing to EU’s commitment to reinforcing partners’ preparedness and response capacity.
Amendment 93 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To effectively support the work of the Centre and ensure the fulfilment of its mission, Member States shouldhave to be tasked to communicate, in a timely manner, to the Centre data on the surveillance of communicable diseases and other special health issues such as antimicrobial resistance and healthcare- associated infections related to communicable diseases and their impact on non- communicable diseases including mental health, available scientific and technical data and information relevant to the Centre’s mission, to notify the Centre of any serious cross-border threats to health, information on preparedness and response planning and health system capacity, and provide relevant information that may be useful for coordinating the response, as well as identify recognised competent bodies and public health experts available to assist in Union responses to health threats. Member States should be encouraged to develop the capacities to collect the data in the standard and time required by the Centre.
Amendment 99 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The Centre should provide guidelines to Member States on standardising collection and communication of relevant data.
Amendment 103 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) To enhance preparedness and response planning activities in the Union, the Centre’s operation of dedicated networks and networking activities should be broadened and strengthened to reflect the scope of Regulation (EU) …/…. [OJ: please, insert reference to Regulation SCBTH [ISC/2020/12524]]. To this end, the Centre should coordinate and provide technical and scientific expertise to the Commission and Member States through dedicated networks with competent coordinating bodies, including the Union's newly established networks for laboratories and for supporting transfusion, transplantation and medically assisted reproduction,
Amendment 105 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) One of the lessons of the COVID- 19 pandemic was that the Centre needs to be strengthened and that there is a need for more Union coordination of disease prevention and control mechanisms. Good coordination at Union level of the prevention and control of diseases that are cross-border health threats is essential. To this end, the Centre should have the ability to inspect at source how national coordinating bodies apply this Regulation.
Amendment 106 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) The fulfilment of the Centre's tasks and missions depends on an adequate budget and good cooperation and compliance by Member States. In order to keep track of Member States' progress in implementing the obligations contained in this Regulation, the Centre should be able to carry out source inspections.
Amendment 111 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) With a view to enhance the effectiveness of epidemiological surveillance of communicable diseases and of the related special health issues in the Union, the Centre should be tasked with the further development of secure and interoperable digital platforms and applications, supporting epidemiological surveillance at Union level, enabling the use of digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, in the compilation and analysis of data, and providing Member States with technical and scientific advice to establish integrated epidemiological surveillance systems. Such digital platforms and applications should be developed with integrated EU space generated data with the intention to be integrate them in the future European Health Data Space as governed by the Union legislation.
Amendment 115 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To strengthen the capacity of the Union and Member States to assess the epidemiological situation and perform accurate risk assessment and response, the Centre should in particular identify emerging health threats, monitor and report on trends in communicable diseases, support and facilitate evidence-based response action, provide recommendations for improvement of communicable disease prevention and control programmes established at the national and Union level, monitor, inspect and assess the capacity of national health systems for diagnosis, prevention and treatment, treatment and containment of the spread of communicable diseases, including in a gender-sensitive way, identify population groups at risk requiring specific measures, analyse the correlation of disease incidence with societal and environmental factors, and identify risk factors for transmission and disease severity of communicable diseases, and identify research needs and priorities. The Centre should work with nominated national focal points for surveillance, forming a network that strategically advises the Centre on such matters and would promote the use of enabling sectors, such as EU space data and services.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Centre should help strengthen the capacity within the Union to diagnose, detect, identify and characterise infectious agents which may threaten public health by ensuring the operation of thein an integrated manner of a dedicated network of Union reference laboratories in accordance with Regulation (EU) …/… [OJ: please, insert reference to Regulation SCBTH [ISC/2020/12524]]. This network is responsible for the promotion of good practice and alignment on diagnostics, testing methods, and use of tests, in order to ensure uniform surveillance, notification and standardised reporting of diseases, as well as strengthened quality of testing and surveillance.
Amendment 125 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Where in case of cross-border health threats posed by communicable diseases, the blood and transplant services in the Member States can provide a means for rapid testing of the donor population and assessing exposure to and immunity from the disease in the general population. These services are dependent on rapid, comprehensive and accurate risk assessments by the Centre to safeguard patients in need of a therapy from a substance of human origin from the transmission of such a communicable disease. Such risk assessments serve as the basis for appropriate adaptation of measures setting standards for quality and safety of the substances of human origin. The Centre should therefore establish and operate a network of national blood and transplant services and their authorities to serve this purpose.
Amendment 135 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) With the aim of reducing the occurrence of epidemics and strengthening capacities to prevent communicable diseases in the Union, the Centre should develop a framework for the prevention of communicable diseases, which addresses such issues as vaccine preventable diseases, antimicrobial resistance, health education, health literacy and behaviour change. The Centre should provide guidelines and monitor the implementation of the framework by Member States.
Amendment 143 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Centre should enhance preparedness and response capabilities at national and Union level by providing scientific and technical expertise to the Member States and the Commission. In this context the Centre, in close collaboration with the Member States and the Commission, should carry out various actions, including the development of Union and national preparedness and response plans and preparedness monitoring and evaluation frameworks, provide recommendations on capacities to prevent, prepare and respond to disease outbreaks and on the strengthening of national health systems, including by providing training and sharing of best practices. The Centre should broaden its collection and analysis of data in terms of epidemiological surveillance and related special health issues, progression of epidemic situations, unusual epidemic phenomena or new diseases of unknown origin, including in third countries, molecular pathogen data and health systems data. To this end, the Centre should ensure appropriate datasets as well as the procedures to facilitate consultation and secure data transmission and access, carry out scientific and technical evaluation of prevention and control measures at Union level and work with agencies, competent bodies and organisations operating in the field of data collection.
Amendment 158 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Centre should establish appropriate capacities to support international and field response, in accordance with Regulation …/… [OJ: please, insert reference to Regulation SCBTH [ISC/2020/12524]]. These capacities should enable the Centre to mobilise and deploy outbreak assistance teams, known as ‘EU Health Task Force’, to assist local responses to outbreaks of diseases and collect field data. The Centre should therefore ensure capacity to carry out missions to Member States as well as in third countries and to provide recommendations on response to health threats. These teams will also be able to be deployed under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism with the support of the Emergency Response Coordination Centre. The Centre should also support the strengthening of preparedness capacities under the International Health Regulations (IHR) in third countries, in order to address serious cross border threats to health and the consequences thereof.
Amendment 160 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To assist responses to outbreaks, which may spread within or to the Union, the Centre is to develop a framework for the mobilisation the EU Health Task Force in accordance with Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council11 and facilitate the participation of Union field response experts in international response teams in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism. The Centre should enhance the capability of its staff as well as experts from Union and EEA countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, as well as European Neighbourhood Policy countries and EU partner countries as referred to in Regulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 , to effectively participate in field missions and crisis management. Therefore, the Centre should develop a framework of recognisable expertise levels. __________________ 11Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924). 12Regulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020 (OJ L 77, 15.3.2014, p. 44).
Amendment 165 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the legal provisions applicable to the Centre, it is appropriate to provide for a regularn annual Commission evaluation of the performance of the Centre.
Amendment 176 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a ( new )
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a ( new )
(1a) ‘prevention and control of human disease’ means the range of recommendations issued and measures taken by the competent public health authorities in the Member States and the Union, such as the Centre, to prevent, contain and mitigate the spread of disease;
Amendment 177 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘dedicated network’ means any specific network on diseases, special health issues or public health functions, set up, coordinated or supported by the Centre to ensure collaboration between the coordinating competent bodies of the Member States;
Amendment 186 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In order to enhance the capacity of the Union and the Member States to protect human health through the prevention and control of communicable diseases in humans and those related special health issues set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) …/… [OJ: Please insert the number of Regulation SCBTH [ISC/2020/12524]], the mission of the Centre shall be to identify, assess and report on current and emerging threats to human health from communicable diseases, and provide recommendations for in collaboration with competent bodies of the Member States or on its own initiative through the dedicated networks and field missions, provide recommendations and provide support in coordinating the response at Union and national levels, as well as at regional and local level, if necessary.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In the case of other outbreaks of illnesses of unknown origin that may spread within or to the Union, the Centre shall act on its own initiative until the source of the outbreak is known. In the case of an outbreak that clearly is not caused by a communicable disease, the Centre shall act only in cooperation with the competent bodyies upon their request from that bodyand provide a risk assessment.
Amendment 199 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In pursuing its mission, the Centre shall take full account of the responsibilities of the Member States, the Commission and other Union bodies or agencies, and of the responsibilities of international organisations active within the field of public health, in order to ensure coordination, comprehensiveness, coherence, consistency and complementarity of action.
Amendment 201 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
The Centre shall, within its financial capacity and mandate, perform the following tasks:
Amendment 205 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) develop specific indicators for risk assessment and standardised data collection procedures;
Amendment 210 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(ba) assess and monitor the impact of communicable diseases on non- communicable diseases, including mental health diseases;
Amendment 218 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) monitor and inspect health systems’ capacity relevant to the management of communicable disease threats and other special health issues;
Amendment 222 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) provide, upon request of the Commission or the HSC, Member States or the Health Security Committee (‘HSC’), or its own initiative, guidelines for treatment protocols and case management of communicable diseases and other special health issues relevant for public health, in cooperation with relevant societies, and continually review and update guidelines as new scientific data becomes available;
Amendment 231 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(j) provide, upon request of the Commission or the Health Security Committee (‘HSC’) and in a timely manner, evidence-based communication messages, easily accessible to the public on communicable diseases, on the threats to health posed by them and on the relevant prevention and control measures.
Amendment 235 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) provide timely information to the Commission, the Member States, the Union agencies and international organisations active within the field of public health;
Amendment 236 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
(jb) establish and continually update a database with recognised national competent bodies and public health experts that act within the scope of the mission of the Centre, with relevant data provided by Member States;
Amendment 241 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The inspections at source shall be organised in each Member State, by an inspector from the body of inspectors appointed by the Centre for a period of four years. Each Member State shall have at least one inspection within the four- year period, but more inspections may be mandated on a case-by-case basis to offer additional support and monitor progress. The results of the inspection in a Member State shall be submitted in a report to the Commission, the European Parliament, the Council and relevant Union agencies. The report shall assess Member State's compliance with the obligations imposed by this Regulation and recommendations from the inspectors in order to improve the situation.
Amendment 244 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure without delay the coordination and collaboration with the Centre in relation to all the missions and tasks set out in Article 3.
Amendment 256 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ensure the financial means and digital infrastructure for the coordinating competent body and facilitate the mission of the Centre by providing timely the information requested in a standardised format as needed;
Amendment 263 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Centre shall support and further develop the networking activities of the competent bodies recognised by the Member States through the provision of coordination and technical and scientific expertise to the Commission and Member States and through the operation of the dedicated networks, making use of the latest digital technologies.
Amendment 275 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) ensure the further development of the digital platforms and applications supporting epidemiological surveillance at Union level, supporting Member States with technical and scientific advice to establish integrated surveillance systems enabling real-time surveillance where appropriate, benefiting from existing EU digital space infrastructures and services;
Amendment 278 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) provide quality assurance by monitoring and evaluating epidemiological surveillance activities (including setting surveillance standards and monitoring data completeness and assessment indicators) of the dedicated surveillance networks to ensure optimal operation;
Amendment 285 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) communicate the results of the analysis of data to the Commission and Member States and propose communications to inform the public;
Amendment 290 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point g
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point g
(g) ensure the interoperability of the digital platforms for surveillance with digital infrastructures allowing for the health data to be used for healthcare, research, policy making and regulatory purposes after having conducted a data protection impact assessment and having mitigated any risks to the rights and freedoms of the data subjects, and with a view to integrate those platforms and infrastructures in the European Health Data Space, as regulated by Union legislation, and make use of other relevant data, for example environmental factors.
Amendment 303 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) monitor and assess health systems’ capacity for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of specific communicable diseases as well as patients’ safety; and the resilience of the national health systems in case of major health threats outbreaks ;
Amendment 310 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) contribute to the assessment of the burden of communicable diseases on the population using data, such as disease prevalence, complications, hospitalisation and mortality, and ensure that this data is disaggregated on age, gender and disa, disability and patients’ comorbildityies;
Amendment 323 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. The Centre shall ensure and coordinate the operation of the network of EU reference laboratories referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) …/… [OJ: Please insert the number of Regulation SCBTH [ISC/2020/12524]], for the diagnosis, detection, identification, genetic sequencing and characterisation of infectious agents that may present a threat to public health.
Amendment 325 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Centre shall provide technical and scientific assistance to Member States to develop their detection and sequencing capacities, especially assisting those Member States that do not have sufficient capacities.
Amendment 329 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
The Centre shall ensure the operation and coordination of the network of Member State services supporting transfusion, transplantation and medically assisted reproduction to allow for continuous and rapid access to sero- epidemiological data via sero- epidemiological surveys within the population, including assessment of donor population exposure and immunity. Member States shall ensure the means and digital infrastructure in order to be able to provide the required data in a timely matter.
Amendment 332 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. The Centre shall cooperate with the competent bodies recognised by the Member States, particularly on preparatory work for scientific opinions, scientific and technical assistance, the collection of comparable data based on agreed common formats that allows for ease of aggregation, and the identification of emerging health threats.
Amendment 343 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5a – paragraph 2
Article 5a – paragraph 2
2. The Centre shall develop a framework for the prevention of communicable diseases and special issues, including vaccine preventable diseases, antimicrobial resistance, health education, health promotion, health literacy and behaviour change.
Amendment 348 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5a – paragraph 3
Article 5a – paragraph 3
3. The Centre may, upon request, provide guidelines for creating communicable disease prevention and control programmes, and shall evaluate and monitor communicable disease prevention and control programmes in order to provide the evidence for recommendations to strengthen and improve these programmes at the national and Union level, and where appropriate at the international levels.
Amendment 363 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) assess and inspect Member States’ preparedness and response planning as well as facilitate self-assessments and external evaluation of Member States’ preparedness and response planning, and contribute to reporting and auditing on preparedness and response planning under Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EU) …/… [OJ: Please insert the number of Regulation SCBTH [ISC/2020/12524]];
Amendment 368 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point h
Article 5b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point h
(h) develop targeted activities addressing at-risk groups and community- based preparedness models;
Amendment 375 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
Article 5b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) assess and inspect national health systems’ capacity to detect, prevent, respond to and recover from outbreaks of communicable diseases, identify gaps and provide recommendations for the strengthening of health systems, to be implemented with Union support as appropriate;
Amendment 381 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 1a
Article 6 – paragraph 1a
1a. The Centre shall provide concrete analyses and recommendations for actions to prevent and control communicable diseases or any cross-border health threats upon request of the Commission.;
Amendment 390 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Centre shall use its own resources, and make use of reference laboratories in order to perform field research and data gathering and data analysis if there is no reliable data available and no research is conducted by other relevant national or Union bodies or agencies.
Amendment 395 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Requests for a scientific opinion referred to in paragraph 1 shall clearly explain the scientific issue to be addressed and the Union interest or necessity and be accompanied by sufficient background information regarding that issue.
Amendment 402 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Centre shall support and assist the Commission by operating the EWRS and by ensuring with the Member States the capacity to respond in a coordinated and timely manner.
Amendment 403 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) provide information, expertise, advice, training and risk assessment to Member States and the Commission; and
Amendment 406 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Centre shall work with the Commission, the HSC and Member States to improve the reporting of relevant data through the EWRS, aiming to automate the process and integrate it into national surveillance systems.
Amendment 408 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
3. The Centre shall work with the Commission and the HSC on the EWRS updates, including for the use of modern technologies, such as digital mobile applications, artificial intelligence models, or other technologies for automated contact tracing, building upon the contact tracing technologies developed by the Member States which shall be used for the sole purpose of fighting the pandemic and when proven to be adequate, necessary and proportionate, and in full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC, and on defining the functional requirements of the EWRS.
Amendment 428 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Centre may be requested by the Commission, the Member States, third countries, in particular EU partner countries, and international organisations (in particular the WHO) to provide scientific or technical assistance in any field within the scope of its mission. The assistance may include aiding the Commission and Member States to develop technical guidelines on good practice and on protective measures to be taken in response to human health threats, providing expert assistance, mobilising and coordinating investigation teams and assessing the efficiency of response measures. The Centre shall provide scientific and technical expertise and assistance within its financial capacity and mandate, and in accordance with the appropriate working arrangements established with the Commission.
Amendment 431 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. The Centre shall, as appropriate, support and coordinate training programmes, in particular in epidemiological surveillance, field investigations, preparedness and prevention, and public health research.; and community-based health response
Amendment 432 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a
1. The Centre shall coordinate data, standardisation, collection, validation, analysis and dissemination of data at Union level.;
Amendment 440 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 11 – paragraph 1a – point e a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1a – point e a (new)
(ea) treatment procedures and protocol, as well as case management.
Amendment 456 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
1a. The Centre shall develop capacities to conduct field research and gather relevant data, such as genetic variation of communicable diseases, using the dedicated reference laboratory network or its own resources.
Amendment 464 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Centre shall communicate on its own initiative within the scope of its mission, after having given prior information to the Member States and to the Commission. The Centre shall ensure that the public or any interested party is rapidly given objective, reliable, evidence-based and easily accessible information with regard to the results of its work, shall share verified information and shall fight against disinformation. The Centre shall make available information for the general public, including through a dedicated online communication portal. It shall also publish its opinions produced in accordance with Article 6.’
Amendment 474 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Members’ term of office shall be three years and can be extended, if necessary.;
Amendment 476 #
2020/0320(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – point i – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – point i – subparagraph 1
determine the rules governing the languages of the Centre, including the possibility of a distinction between the internal workings of the Centre and the external communication, taking into account the need to ensure access to, and participation in, the work of the Centre by all interested parties in both cases. These may include the use of qualified interpreters (sign language, oral or tactile) if needed.
Amendment 96 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Pursuant to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union, the aims of the Union are, inter alia, to promote the well-being of its peoples and to work for the sustainable development of Europe based on a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress.
Amendment 110 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union36 provides for the right of workers and employers, or their respective organisations, in accordance with Union law and national laws and practices, to negotiate and conclude collective agreements at the appropriate levels and, in cases of conflicts of interest, to take collective action to defend their interests, including strike action. Article 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union367 provides for the right of every worker to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity. __________________ 36Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 2012/C 326/02 OJEU C326/391 of 26.10.2012. 37 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 2012/C 326/02 OJEU C326/391 of 26.10.2012.
Amendment 113 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) TArticle 2 of the European Social Charter establishes that all workers have the right to just conditions of work. ItArticle 4 recognises the right of all workers to a fair remuneration sufficient for a decent standard of living for themselves and their families. Article 4 of the Charter recognises and the role of freely concluded collective agreements as well as of statutory minimum wage setting mechanisms, to ensure the effective exercise of this right. Article 5 recognises the right of workers and employers to form local, national or international organisations for the protection of their economic and social interests and to join those organisations. Article 6 recognises the right to bargain collectively.
Amendment 120 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Chapter II of the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 2017, establishes a set of principles to serve as a guide towards ensuring fair working conditions. Principle No 6 of the European Pillar of Social Rights reaffirms the workers’ right to fair wages that provide for a decent standard of living. It also provides that adequate minimum wages shall be ensured, in a way that provides for the satisfaction of the needs of the worker and his/her family in the light of national economic and social conditions, whilst safeguarding access to employment and incentives to seek work. Furthermore, it recalls that in-work poverty shall be prevented and that all wages shall be set in a transparent and predictable way according to national practices and respecting the autonomy of the social partners.
Amendment 136 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Better working and living conditions, including through adequate minimum wages, benefit both workers and businesses in the Union and are a prerequisite for achieving inclusive and sustainable growth. Addressing large differences in the coverage and adequacy of minimum wage protection contributes to improving the fairness of the EU labour market and promote economic, social progress and upward convergence. Competition in the Single Market should be based on high social standards, creation of quality jobs, innovation and productivity improvements ensuring a level playing field.
Amendment 145 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) When set at adequate levels, minimum wages protect the income of disadvantaged workers, help ensure a decent living, and limit the fall in income during bad times, as recognised in Convention 131 of the International Labour Organisation on the establishment of a system of minimum wage fixing. Minimum wages contribute to sustaining domestic demand, strengthen incentives to work, boost economic resilience, reduce wage inequalities and help to prevent and combat in- work poverty.
Amendment 156 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Women, young and low-skilled and migrant workers and persons with disabilities have a higher probability of being minimum wage or low wage earners than other groups. During economic downturns, such as the Covid-19 crisis, the role of adequate minimum wages in protecting low-wage workers becomes increasingly important and is essential to support a sustainable and inclusive economic recovery. AddressingEnsuring and improving the adequacy of the minimum wage contributes to gender equality, closing the gender pay and pension gap as well as elevating women and children out of poverty.
Amendment 168 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the labour market generally and in particular the services sector and small and micro firms, which both have a high share of minimum wage earners. In addition, minimum wages are also important in view of the structural trends that are reshaping labour markets and which are increasingly characterised by high shares of non-standard and precarious work. These trends have led to an increased job polarisation resulting in an increasing share of low-paid and low- skilled occupations in most Member States, as well as to higher wage inequality in some of them.
Amendment 169 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The Covid-19 pandemic is having a particular impact on young people who were already likely to earn the minimum wage and are more vulnerable to the consequences of the pandemic due to the precarious nature of their job contracts and working arrangements. This endangers the economic independence of young people; an adequate minimum wage ensures a decent standard of living and positively affects their outlook for the future.
Amendment 192 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Not all workers in the Union are protected by minimum wages. In some Member States some workers, even though they are covered, receive in practice a remuneration below the statutory minimum wage due to the non-respect ofcompliance with existing rules. In particular, such non- compliance has been found to affect notably women, young workers, people with disabilities and agricultural workers. In Member States where minimum wage protection is provided only through collective agreements, the share of workers not covered is estimated to vary from 2% to 55% of all workers.
Amendment 203 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) While strong collective bargaining at sector or cross-industry level contributes to ensuring adequate minimum wage protection, traditional collective bargaining structures have bseen erodinga declining trend during the last decades, in part due to structural shifts in the economy towards less unionised sectors and to the decline in trade union membership related to inter alia the increase of atypical and new forms of work.
Amendment 215 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) TWith a view to improving working and living conditions, upward social convergence and gender equality in the Union, this Directive establishes minimum requirements at Union level to ensure both that minimum wages are set at adequate level and that workers have access to minimum wage protection, in the form of a statutory minimum wage or in the form of wages set under collective agreements as defined for the purpose of this Directive.
Amendment 261 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In a context of declining collective bargaining coverage, it is essential that the Member States protect the right to engage in and promote collective bargaining to enhance workers’ access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements. Member States with a high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a low share of low-wage workers and high minimum wages. Member States with a small share of low wage earners have a collective bargaining coverage rate above 70%. Similarly, the majority of the Member States with high levels of minimum wages relative to the median wage have a collective bargaining coverage above 70%. While all Member States should bare encouraged to promote collective bargaining and increase collective bargaining coverage in order to progressively reach a minimum of 90%, those who do not reach this level of coverage should, in consultation and/or agreement with the social partners, provide for or, where it already exists, strengthen a framework of facilitative procedures and institutional arrangements enabling the conditions for collective bargaining. Such a framework should be established by law or by tripartite agreement. Member States should establish and implement an action plan to promote collective bargaining in cooperation with the social partners. This action plan should be made public, notified to the European Commission, reviewed and, where necessary, revised at least every three years. It must be acknowledged that Member States’ collective bargaining coverage rates differ significantly owing to a number of factors including national tradition and practice and their historic contexts and this must be taken into account when assessing progress with regard to the enabling framework and action plan to promote collective bargaining.
Amendment 311 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Minimum wages are considered adequate if they are fair in relation to the wage distribution in the country and if they provide a decent standard of living. The adequacy of statutory minimum wages is determined in view of the national socio- economic conditions, including employment growth, competitiveness as well as regional and sectoral developments. Their adequacy should be assessed at least in relation to their purchasing power, to the productivity developments and to their relation to the gross wage levels, distribution and growth. The use of indicators commonly used at international level, such as 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage, can help guide the assessment of minimum wage adequacy in relation to the gross level of wages.
Amendment 323 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To promote adequacy of minimum wages for all groups of workers, variations and deductions from statutory minimum wages should be limited to a minimum, while ensuring that social partners are duly consulted in both their definition and in ensuring that variations are non- discriminatory. Some deductions to statutory minimum wages may be justified by a legitimate aim, including overstated amounts paid or deductions ordered by a judicial authority. Others, such as deductions related to the equipment necessary to perform a job or deductions of allowances in kind, such as accommodation, may be unjustified or disproportionate.
Amendment 331 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) An effective enforcement system, including reinforced controls and field inspections, is necessary to ensure the functioning of and compliance with national statutory minimum wage frameworks particularly in at-risk sectors. To strengthen the effectiveness of enforcement authorities, a close cooperation with the social partners is also needed, including to address critical challenges such as those related to abusive sub- contracting, bogus self-employment or non-recorded overtime. Moreover, workers should havebe able to easily access to appropriate information on applicable statutory minimum wages to ensure an adequate degree of transparency and predictability as regards their working conditions. and enforcement of their rights. Member States should ensure this through, inter alia, the establishment of dedicated public websites and awareness raising campaigns.
Amendment 341 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The effective implementation of minimum wage protection set out by legal provisions or provided by collective agreements is essential in the performance of public procurement and concession contracts. Non-respect of collective agreements providing for minimum wage protection in a given sector may indeed occur in the execution of such contracts or in the sub-contracting chain thereafter, resulting in workers being paid less than the wage level agreed in the sectoral collective agreements. To prevent such situations, economic operators and their subcontractors have to apply to their workers the wages set byapplicable obligations in the fields of social and labour law concerning wages and working conditions including the right to organise and collectively bargain set by Union and national law, collective agreements including for the relevant sector and geographical area in order to abide by applicable obligations in the field of labour lawor by the relevant international social and labour law provisions listed in their respective annexes, in accordance with Articles 18(2) and 71(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on public procurement40 , Articles 36(2) and 88(1) of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and the Council41 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and Articles 30(3) and 42(1) of Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and the Council42 on the award of concession contracts. __________________ 40Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65). 41 Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243). 42Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contract (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 349 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Reliable monitoring and data collection are key to ensure the effective protection of minimum wages protection. The Commission should report every year to the European Parliament and to the Council its assessment of developments in the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages and the coverage of collective bargaining on the basis of annual data and information to be provided by Member States in consultation with social partners. In addition, progress should be monitored in the framework of the process of economic and employment policy coordination at Union level. In that context, the Employment Committee should examine every year the situation in the Member States on the basis of the reports produced by the Commission and Eurofound as well as other multilateral surveillance tools such as benchmarking.
Amendment 355 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Workers and their representatives and trade union members should be in a position to exercise their right of defence when their rights relating to established minimum wage protection are violated. In order to prevent that workers are deprived from their rights, and without prejudice to specific forms of redress and dispute resolution provided for in collective agreements, including systems of collective dispute resolution, Member States should take the necessary measures to ensure that they have access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including to adequate compensation, as well as effective protection from any form of detriment in case they decide to exercise their right of defence.
Amendment 370 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) This Directive lays down minimum requirements, thus leaving untouched Member States' prerogative to introduce and maintain more favourable provisions. Rights acquired under the existing national legal framework should continue to apply, unless more favourable provisions are introduced by this Directive. The implementation of this Directive cannot be used to reduce existing rights for workers, nor can it constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection, including, inter alia, the existing levels of statutory minimum wages, already afforded to workers in the field covered by this Directive.
Amendment 383 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Technical Support Instrument43 and the European Social Fund plus44 (ESF+) are available to Member States to develop or improve the technical aspects of minimum wage frameworks, including on assessment of adequacy, monitoring and data collection, broadening access, as well as on enforcement and on general capacity building related to the implementation of said frameworks. The ESF+ also obliges all Member States to allocate an appropriate amount for the capacity building of social partners, which should be mobilised inter alia to promote collective bargaining coverage. __________________ 43Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 May 2020 on the establishment of the Technical Support Instrument, COM(2020) 409 final 44Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund Plus, COM/2018/382 final.
Amendment 388 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to improving working and living conditions, upward social convergence and gender equality in the Union, this Directive establishes a framework for:
Amendment 457 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘collective bargaining’ means all negotiations which take place in accordance with national law and practices between an employer, a group of employers or one or more employers’ organisations, on the one hand, and one or more workers’ organisations or one or more trade unions, on the other, for determining working conditions and terms of employment; and/or regulating relations between employers and workers; and/or regulating relations between employers or their organisations and a workers or their organisations or worker organisattrade unions;
Amendment 526 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States where collective bargaining coverage is less than 790% of the workers defined within the meaning of Article 2 shall in addition provide for a framework of enabling conditions foror, where it already exists, strengthen a framework of enabling conditions to protect the right to engage in and promote collective bargaining, either by law after consultation of the social partners or by agreement with them, and shall establish and implement an action plan to promote collective bargaining in cooperation with the social partners in order to progressively increase the collective bargaining coverage to a minimum of 90%. The action plan shall be made public and shall be, notified to the European Commission, reviewed and, where necessary, revised at least every three years.
Amendment 561 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States with statutory minimum wages shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the setting and updating of statutory minimum wages are guided by criteria set to promote adequacy with the aim to achieve decent working and living conditions, social cohesion and upward convergence and prevent and combat in-work poverty . Member States shall define those criteria in accordance with their national practices, either in relevant national legislation, in decisions of the competent bodies or in tripartite agreements. The criteria shall be defined in a stable and clear way.
Amendment 594 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 623 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall use indicative reference values to guide their assessment of adequacy of statutory minimum wages in relation to the general level of gross wages, such as those commonly used at international level of 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage which can be considered as enabling a decent living.
Amendment 638 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the regular and timely updates of statutory minimum wages in order to preserve and ensure their adequacy.
Amendment 655 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall destablishignate relevant consultative bodies, or establish them where they do not exist, to advise the competent authorities on issues related to statutory minimum wages.
Amendment 716 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the establishment and continuous assessment of variations and deductions in statutory minimum wages referred to in Article 6;
Amendment 727 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Amendment 739 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) strengthen the controls and field inspections conducted by labour inspectorates or the bodies responsible for the enforcement of statutory minimum wages and ensure their adequate resourcing. The controls and inspections shall be proportionate and non- discriminatory;
Amendment 743 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) develop capacity-building, training and guidance for enforcement authorities to proactively target and pursue non- compliant businesses;
Amendment 758 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
In accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU, Directive 2014/25/EU and Directive 2014/23/EU, Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public procurement or concession contracts economic operators comply with the wages set out byand their subcontractors comply with the applicable obligations in the fields of social and labour law concerning wages and working conditions including the right to organise and collectively bargain set out by Union and national law, collective agreements including for the relevant sector and geographical area and with the statutory minimum wages where they existor by the relevant international social and labour law provisions listed in their respective annexes.
Amendment 773 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall task their competent authorities, in consultation with social partners, with developing effective data collection tools to monitor the coverage and adequacy of minimum wages and the coverage of collective bargaining.
Amendment 790 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) the existing variations, the objective justifications provided and the share of workers covered by them;
Amendment 796 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) the existing deductions and the objective justifications provided;
Amendment 813 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) measures provided for under the national action plans to promote collective bargaining referred to under Article 4.2;
Amendment 834 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that information regarding minimum wage protection, including universally applicable collective agreements and wage provisions therein, is transparent and publicly accessible.
Amendment 867 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, without prejudice to specific forms of redress and dispute resolution provided for, where applicable, in collective agreements, workers, including those whose employment relationship has ended, have access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in the case of infringements of their rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements, without prejudice to specific forms of redress and dispute resolution provided for, where applicable, in collective agreements.
Amendment 878 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the measures necessary to protect workers, including those who are workers’ representatives or trade union members, from any adverse treatment by the employer and from any adverse consequences resulting from a complaint lodged with the employer or resulting from any proceedings initiated with the aim of enforcing compliance with the rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements.
Amendment 888 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive or the relevant provisions already in force concerning the scope of this Directive. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 892 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States may entrustshall, in accordance with their national law and practice, take adequate measures to ensure the effective involvement of the social partners with the implementation of this Directivea view to implementing this Directive and may entrust the social partners with its implementation, where the social partners jointly request to do so. In so doing, the Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the results sought by this Directive are guaranteed at all times.
Amendment 899 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the national measures transposing this Directive, together with the relevant provisions already in force relating to the subject matter as set out in Article 1, are brought to the attention of workers and employers, including SMEs and made publically available.
Amendment 900 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall conduct an evaluation of the Directive by [five years after the date of transposition]. The Commission shall, after consulting the Member States and the social partners at Union level, submit thereafter a report to the European Parliament and the Council reviewing the implementation of the Directive and propose, where appropriate, legislative amendments.
Amendment 905 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection, including, inter alia, the existing levels of statutory minimum wages, already afforded to workers within Member States.
Amendment 92 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 represents a unique window of opportunity for the Union to show leadership on sustainability and to face the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutions. As stated in SOER 2020, the changes in the global climate and ecosystems observed since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled since 1950, while the population living in cities has quadrupled. With the current growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct and indirect harmful effects on human health and well-being. This is especially true for the sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy as well as infrastructure and buildings. According to the EEA assessment, policy responses have been insufficient to halt biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystem services and while environmental objectives are evenly spread across different themes, there are considerably more binding targets for climate change, air pollution, waste and chemicals than for biodiversity, freshwater and the marine environment and none for land and soil.
Amendment 94 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 represents a unique window of opportunity for the Union to show leadership on sustainability and to face the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutions. As stated in SOER 2020, the changes in the global climate and ecosystems observed since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled since 1950, while the population living in cities has quadrupled. With the current growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct and indirect harmful effects on human health and well-being, in particular regarding the most vulnerable population. This is especially true for the sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy as well as infrastructure and buildings.
Amendment 99 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Environmental degradation and the adverse effects of climate change are expected to increase further in the years to come, leading to global population displacement. The Union should take into account this phenomenon in its external action, especially regarding developing countries, in order to accelerate resilience, mitigation and adaptation to climate change in these territories, to avoid, as much as possible, such displacement.
Amendment 114 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Green Deal underpins the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan which promotes the investments in key green sectors needed to build resilience, and create growth and jobs in a fair and inclusive society. The Recovery and Resilience Facility which will power the Union’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis together with the Union budget for 2021-2027, is also based on the priority objectives set out in the European Green Deal. Furthermore, all initiatives under Next Generation EU Recovery Plan should respect the European Green Deal’s “do no harm” oath and should contribute to mainstreaming biodiversity action in the Union policies.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should support the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. ensure that the Union meets all the commitments of the Biodiversity Strategy, including protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the international agreements made in the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Amendment 140 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should support the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal, enabling a systemic change towards an ecosystem- based approach, in line with the long-term objective to “"live well, within the planetary boundaries”" by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 152 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes, enabling a systemic change towards an ecosystem-based approach. A regenerative growth model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity shouldthe 8th EAP should promote industrial ecology and sustainable economic activity based on a co-benefits approach, which should have positive impacts in addition to limit the negative impacts, it should be developed in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the regenerative economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 159 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Ecosystems, people and economies in the Union will face major impacts from climate change if there is no adaptation to climate change. Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change by further minimising unavoidable impacts in a cost- effective manner, with considerable co- benefits from the use of nature-based solutions. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement. Member States should adopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans and the Commission should help in the monitoring of progress on adaptation by developing indicators.
Amendment 177 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaption to climate change, protecting and restoring terrestrial and marine biodiversity, circular economy, the zero pollution ambition and reducing environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved.
Amendment 181 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Blue carbon which represents the carbon stored in marine and coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses, offers a wide range of mitigation and adaptation benefits and contributes to achieve climate neutrality; when degraded or destroyed, these ecosystems emit into the atmosphere and the ocean the carbon they have stored for centuries and become sources of greenhouse gases emissions and should therefore be protected and restored.
Amendment 183 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) The recognition of certain ecosystems such as the ocean and water as global common would facilitate understanding, awareness and would encourage actions from all levels of society, including citizens, towards the preservation of these ecosystems.
Amendment 187 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be takenefficiently implemented and monitored at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, and ecosystems. Moreover, access to information, public participation in decision-making, access to justice in environmental matters and transparent engagement with non- governmental actors is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
Amendment 191 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) More coherence in public policies requires better governance. Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi- level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, transparent engagement between administrations, and with non- governmental actors is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
Amendment 202 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Enhanced cooperation with partner countries, including developing countries, support to projects and policies which contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, good global environmental governance as well as synergies between internal and external Union policies are key to reach the Union’s environmental and climate objectives.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Knowledge of marine resources remain little and needs to be enhanced, biological and mineral resources of the ocean are a true richness, which needs to be preserved, in order to avoid transfer of impact on resources including in the high seas. The Union should defend an ambitious governance model in the United Nations international negotiations on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions, and should recognise the ocean as a global common, in order to adopt a new vision that places individual and collective responsibilities above the principles of the law of the sea, freedom and sovereign rights and thus guarantee its preservation.
Amendment 306 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural terrestrial and marine carbon sinks and other sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32 ; __________________ 32 COM/2020/80 final.
Amendment 308 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) continuous progress in enhancing and mainstreaming adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change; at all levels of society and across all sectors of the economy and the environment, while improving prevention and preparedness for natural disasters;
Amendment 336 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capital, notably air, water, soil, and forest, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems, with at least 30 % of the Union’s land and marine areas protected, including at least 10 % of the Union’s land and sea areas strictly protected, and in addition, the establishment of marine protected areas in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans in cooperation with third countries, as well as implementing the binding nature-restoration targets laid down in Union legislation;
Amendment 338 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services and enhancing natural capital, notably air, water, soil, and forest, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems, including ocean degradation, eutrophication and acidification;
Amendment 349 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to the EU production and consumption footprint, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility and the food system. , international trade, the food systems and agriculture including EU-driven global deforestation.
Amendment 359 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The thematic priority objectives laid down in paragraph 2 shall be understood as covering the targets and actions set out in the European Green Deal strategies as well as the targets in Union legislation that contribute to the achievement of these objectives; these targets and actions shall be taken into account when developing the monitoring framework for assessing the progress of the 8th EAP.
Amendment 378 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) effectively integrating the new annual biodiversity spending target of 7.5% in the multi-annual financial Framework (MFF) from 2024, in view of reaching 10% in 2026 and 2027 and progressively increasing the annual biodiversity spending target under the next MFF while ensuring consistency between climate and biodiversity funding;
Amendment 380 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) Integrating and operationalising the “do no significant harm" as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 in the European Commission Better Regulation toolbox, including a Think sustainability first approach for all new initiatives and evaluations, ensuring environmental and climate impacts are a compulsory part of all impact assessments, and developing further comprehensive impact assessment tools considering individual and cumulative effects and both the costs of action and non-action in terms of immediate and long-term impacts;
Amendment 405 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
– regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environment and climatemediate and long-term impacts on environment, biodiversity and climate and that take into account the costs of action and non- action in terms of immediate and long- term impacts;
Amendment 421 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) effectively integrating environmental and climate sustainability extending, without weakening, the European Semester process by integrating the European Semester of economic governance,Union's climate and environmental objectives, notably biodiversity objectives, as well as including them in the National Reform Programmes and National Recovery and Resilience plans, in order to provide Member States with analysis and indicators on top of the existing economic indicators, thus better reflecting the current challenges our Union faces in reducing its ecological footprint and making the process a driver of change towards sustainable wellbeing for all in Europe;
Amendment 427 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) supporting, through the European Semester, the Union's effort to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest; the Commission shall assess the discrepancy between the structure of the Member States’ budgets and a Paris- aligned scenario for each of their national budgets, thus enabling to provide recommendations on Member States’ climate debt and on the reduction of their climate investment gap associated to the Union's objective of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 433 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) mobilising sustainable investments from public and private sources, including of funds and instruments available under the Union budget, via the European Investment Bank and at national level; in line with Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment and the "do no significant harm" referred to in the Taxonomy Regulation.
Amendment 438 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Make use of the do no significant harm guidelines developed as part of the Recovery and Resilience Facility to screen all EU budget and ensure the respect with the "do no significant harm" referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852
Amendment 456 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge and technologies and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting, as well as fostering the continuous improvement of scientific knowledge on the basis of indicators comparable at regional level as well, in order to inform decision-making;
Amendment 464 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) advancing and closing gaps in knowledge as well as in relevant indicators sets on the planetary boundaries and on the Union consumption footprint, including EU- driven deforestation and forest degradation in third countries
Amendment 470 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) establishing a common legislative framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil at EU level;
Amendment 495 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) fully mainstreaming adaptation to climate change across all sectors and policies;
Amendment 496 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) working towards the elimination of hazardous high-risk chemicals, including endocrine disrupting chemicals, and pesticides, assessing its impacts on sustainability, environment, health, biodiversity, and climate, and promoting greater use, affordability, and access to safe alternatives to accompany the sustainable and just transition;
Amendment 498 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
(gd) holistically recognising links between human health, animal health and the environment through integrating the One Health principle in policy-making;
Amendment 500 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) making full use of nature based solutionsbiodiversity- inclusive nature based solutions to maximize ecosystem's connectivity, restoration, benefits, building on synergies between biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation and social innovation;
Amendment 511 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) making the data and evidence linked to the implementation of the 8th EAP publicly available and easily accessible, enhancing cooperation between administrations and allowing citizens to easily access information and identify the relevant competences and responsibilities at all governance levels, without prejudice to provisions on confidentiality in domain specific legislation, with a view to spreading ownership of the 8th EAP;
Amendment 560 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency, shall assess and report on the progress of the Union and the Member States with regard to achieving the priority objectives laid down in Article 2 on a regularn annual basis, taking into consideration the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 583 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) improving and increasing knowledge on carbon stocks and their ability to operate as carbon sinks;
Amendment 584 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) comprehensively monitoring soil quality and its sustainable use in Europe;
Amendment 585 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d c (new)
(dc) closing critical knowledge gaps and improving our understanding of biodiversity and climate tipping points in the European Union to guide policy development;
Amendment 587 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) ensuring transparency, accessibility and accountability;
Amendment 596 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall present, where appropriate, by 31 March 2025 at the latest, a legislative proposal to add to the 8th EAP an Annex for the period after 2025 containing the list of clear actions necessary to achieve the priority objectives set out in Article 2(2) at Union and Member State Level and the respective timetable to deliver on these actions.
Amendment 599 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. By 31 March 2024, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation of the progress achieved towards the thematic priority objectives set out in Article 2(2), including the targets under the EGD, based on the most recent assessment referred to in Article 4(1), and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The mid-term evaluation of the 8th EAP shall include an assessment of the efficacy and efficiency of the progress of all environmental objectives at Union and Member State level with the aim of deploying this new approach in the context of monitoring progress towards the 8th EAP priority objectives for the period 2025-2030 and any subsequent Union Environment Action Programme.
Amendment 25 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to ensure that the administrative and judicial procedures provided for in this Regulation are effective, the costs of such procedures should not be prohibitively expensive. To this aim, also the cost requests of the Union institutions and bodies, if they are successful in litigation, should always be reasonable.
Amendment 33 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Article 9(3) and 9(4) of the Aarhus Convention provides access to judicial and administrative review procedures for members of the public so that they can challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions, acts or omissions that may contravene environmental law. Enhancing access to administrative and judicial review is necessary for the Union to comply with the requirements of provisions of Article 9(3) and 9(4) of the Aarhus Convention, and to deliver on the commitments under the European Green Deal to improve access to justice.
Amendment 44 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The definition of an administrative act for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 should include non-legislative acts. However, a non legislative act might entail implementing measures at national level against which environmental non- governmental organisations can obtain judicial protection, including before the CourtFor the sake of consistency and in view of the link between the concept of an act having ‘legally binding and external effects’, within the meaning of JusArticle of the European Union (CJEU) through a procedure for preliminary ruling under2(1)(g) of the Aarhus Regulation, and that of an act producing legal effects vis-à-vis third parties, within the meaning of Article 2673 TFEU. Therefore, it is appropriate to exclude from the scope of the internal review those provisions of such non- legislative acts for which Union law requires implementing measures at national level, it is reasonable to interpret the former in accordance with the latter.
Amendment 49 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 50 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 85 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘administrative act’ means any non- legislative act adoptedtaken by a Union institution or body, which has legally binding and external effects and contains provisions that may, because of their effects vis-à-vis third parties, contravene environmental law within the meaning of point (f) of Article 2(1), excepting those provisions of this act for which Union law explicitly requires implementing measures at Union or national level;
Amendment 116 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Any non-governmental organisation or other member of the public which meets the criteria set out in Article 11 is entitled to make a request for internal review to the Union institution or body that has adopted an administrative act or, in case of an alleged administrative omission, should have adopted such an act, on the grounds that such an act or omission contravenes environmental law.
Amendment 124 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where an administrative act is an implementing measure at Union level required by another non-legislative act, the non-governmental organisation or other member of the public may also request the review of the provision of the non- legislative act for which that implementing measure is required when requesting the review of that implementing measure.
Amendment 142 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 g (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 g (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
2g. Article 12, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: ‘1. The non-governmental organisation or other member of the public which made the request for internal review pursuant to Article 10 may institute proceedings before the Court of Justice in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaty.FEU, to review the substantive and procedural legality of that decision.’
Amendment 147 #
2020/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 h (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 h (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006:
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2h. Article 12, paragraph 2 is amended as follows: ‘2. Where the Community institution or body fails to act in accordance with Article 10(2) or (3) the non-governmental organisation or other member of the public may institute proceedings before the Court of Justice in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaty.FEU.’
Amendment 13 #
2020/0262(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Article 2 (the right to life) and Article 31(the right to fair and just working conditions),
Amendment 14 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) A high level of human health protection should be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities.
Amendment 16 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In the workplace, workers and other persons are often exposed to a cocktail of substances, which can increase health risks, cause adverse effects on their reproductive systems and cause impaired fertility or infertility, and have a negative impact on foetal development and lactation. Substances which are toxic to reproduction are of very high concern and the organisation of workplace prevention should apply the same approach as for carcinogens and mutagens. As not all reprotoxic substances are threshold substances, it is of utmost importance to enlarge the scope of Directive 2004/37/EC to reprotoxic substances in order to bring it in line with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. This is necessary to better protect workers and their children and to ensure the safe participation of all workers in the workplace, in particular female workers who are pregnant or breastfeeding. In Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, half of the 211 substances identified as substances of very high concern are reprotoxic substances. As is the case in some Member States, the organisation of workplace prevention should therefore apply the same approach to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances, thus ensuring legal coherence and a level playing field across Member States.. ____________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 17 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) This Directive clearly shows the added value of the Union and the need to adopt legislation at the Union level. In addition to setting similar minimum level of protection across the Union, this Directive also improves clarity and enforcement, and contributes to a better level playing field for the economic actors in the sectors using the substances covered.
Amendment 18 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) It is important to protect sexual and reproductive health and to apply a gender perspective to health and safety at work. Workers can be more exposed and more vulnerable to different types of substances depending on their gender. Women are for example over-represented amongst the oncology nurses community potentially exposed to hazardous medicinal products.
Amendment 19 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Principle 10 of the European Pillar of Social Rights46 , jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission at the Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth on 17 November 2017, provides workers’ right to a high level of protection of their health and safety at work, which includes the protection from the exposure to carcinogens and mutagen, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at the workplace. __________________ 46European Pillar of Social Rights, November 2017, available at : https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/social-summit-european- pillar-social-rights-booklet_en.pdf
Amendment 22 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan aims to reduce the cancer burden for patients, their families and health systems. Cancer is the first cause of work-related death in the Union: 52 % of annual occupational deaths are currently attributed to work-related cancers. Exposure at work accounts for 3,5-4 % cases of cancer and is responsible for approximatively 120 .000 cancers diagnosed and 80 000 deaths every year.
Amendment 23 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Tackling exposures to dangerous substances at the workplace is particularly relevant to foster prevention and address health inequalities, as some categories of workers among the most vulnerable can be overexposed. Some workers, such as mobile workers, can additionally face difficulties to access healthcare services.
Amendment 25 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Binding occupational exposure limit values are important component of the general arrangements for the protection of workers established by Directive 2004/37/EC and must not be exceeded. Limit values and other directly related provisions should be established for all those carcinogens or, mutagens and reprotoxic substances for which the available information, including scientific and technical data, make this possible.
Amendment 27 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Compliance with binding occupational exposure limit values is without prejudice to other employers’ obligations pursuant to Directive 2004/37/EC, such as the reduction of the use of carcinogens and mutagen, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at the workplace, the prevention or reduction of workers’ exposure to carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances and the measures which should be implemented to that effect. Those measures should include, as far as it is technically possible, the replacement of the carcinogen or, mutagen and reprotoxic substance by a substance, mixture or process which is not dangerous or is less dangerous to workers’ health, the use of a closed system or other measures aiming to reduce the level of workers’ exposure.
Amendment 28 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Commission Recommendation 2003/670/EC1a recommends that Member States introduce into their national laws, regulations or administrative provisions concerning scientifically recognised occupational diseases liable for compensation and subject to preventive measures. Member States should guarantee, in their national laws, that every worker has the right to compensation in respect of occupational diseases if he or she is suffering from an ailment which can be proved to be occupational in origin and nature. ________________ 1a. Commission Recommendation 2003/670/EC of 19 September 2003 concerning the European schedule of occupational diseases (OJ L 238, 25.9.2003, p. 28).
Amendment 30 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) However, the reporting and recognition of occupational cancers as occupational diseases are uneven, due. in particular, to a long latency between the exposure to dangerous substances and the diagnosis of the disease, the multifactorial nature of cancer but also to complex procedures to undertake in order to have the illness officially recognised as work- related and to obtain compensation. Data from work-related health problems are often lacking, not reliable or insufficient. Further efforts are therefore needed to improve reporting, prevention, diagnosis, early recognition and compensation of occupational diseases, as well as better medical monitoring throughout life with robust diseases and exposures registries.
Amendment 38 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Directive strengthens the protection of workers’ health and safety at their workplace. New limit values should be set out in Directive 2004/37/EC in the light ofusing a risk-based methodology. All available information should be considered, including new scientific and technical data and should also be based on, a thorough assessment of the socioeconomic impact and the availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques at the workplace. That information should, if possible, include data on residual risks to the health of workers, opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), as well as opinions of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH). Information related to residual risk, made publicly available at Union level, is valuable for any future work to limit risks from occupational exposure to carcinogens and mutagens.
Amendment 39 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Directive strengthens the protection of workers’ health and safety at their workplace. New limit values should be set out in Directive 2004/37/EC in the light of available information, including new scientific and technical data and should also be based on a thorough assessment of the socioeconomic impact and availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques at the workplace. That information should, if possible, include data on residual risks to the health of workers, opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), as well as opinions of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH). Information related to residual risk, made publicly available at Union level, is valuable for any future work to limit risks from occupational exposure to carcinogens and mutagen, mutagens and reprotoxic substances.
Amendment 40 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In accordance with the recommendations of the RAC and the ACSH, where possible, limit values for the inhalation route of exposure are established in relation to a reference period of eight hours time-weighted average (long-term exposure limit values) and, for certain carcinogens or, mutagens and reprotoxic substances to a shorter reference period, in general fifteen minutes time-weighted average (short-term exposure limit values), in order to limit, to the extent possible, the effects arising from short-term exposure.
Amendment 41 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is also necessary to consider other absorption pathways other than inhalation of all carcinogens and mutagen, mutagens and reprotoxic substances, including the possibility of uptake through the skin, in order to ensure the best possible level of protection.
Amendment 42 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In the workplace, workers are often exposed to a cocktail of hazardous substances, which can increase risks and cause adverse health effects. In the case of exposure to a combination of substances acting by the same mode of action or at the same target cell or tissue, it is necessary to adapt the implementation of their possible limit values to take into account the combined effects.
Amendment 43 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Acrylonitrile meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council47 and is therefore carcinogen within the meaning of Directive 2004/37/EC. It is possible, on the basis of the available information, including scientific and technical data, to set a long- and short-term limit value for that carcinogen. Acrylonitrile can also be absorbed through the skin. Acrylonitrile is acutely toxic and causes neurotoxicity, local irritation of skin, eyes and respiratory tract, and skin sensitisation. It is therefore appropriate to establish a limit value for acrylonitrile under the scope of Directive 2004/37/EC and to assign a skin notation to it. The ACSH, based on the RAC opinion, agreed on the usefulness of the biomonitoring for acrylonitrile. This should be considered when developing guidance on the practical use of biomonitoring. __________________ 47Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures. Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32008 R1272.
Amendment 44 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) With regard to acrylonitrile, a limit value of 1 mg/m³ (0.45 ppm) and a short- term limit value of 4 mg/m³ (1.8 ppm) may be difficult to be complied with in the short term. A transitional period of four years after entry into force of this Directive should be introduced from which these Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) values shall apply. Exposure should be reduced as far as technically possible below these limit values.
Amendment 45 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Nickel compounds meet the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1A) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and are therefore carcinogens within the meaning of Directive 2004/37/EC. It is possible, on the basis of the available information, including scientific and technical data, to set limit values for that group of carcinogens. According to the RAC, the available information on the mechanisms of genotoxicity and cancer support a mode-of-action based threshold for carcinogenic effects. For that reason, the RAC proposed an occupational exposure limit of 0.005 mg/m³ for the respirable fraction and 0.03 mg/m³ for the inhalable fraction under which no significant residual cancer risk is expected for workers. Exposure to nickel compounds at workplaces may also result in dermal sensitisation and sensitisation of the respiratory tract. It is therefore appropriate to establish two limit values for both the inhalable and respirable fractions of the nickel compounds under the scope of Directive 2004/37/EC and to assign a notation for dermal and respiratory sensitisation. Based on the consensus between the social partners within the ACSH, limit values of 0.01 mg/m³ for the respirable fraction and 0.05 mg/m³ for the inhalable fraction are introduced. Exposure should be reduced as far as technically possible below these limit values and, when possible, below the limit values proposed by the RAC.
Amendment 50 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Benzene meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1A) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and is therefore carcinogen within the meaning of Directive 2004/37/EC. According to the RAC, a mode-of-action-based threshold for chromosomal damage in workers can be used to establish an occupational exposure limit for carcinogenicity which is considered to have no significant residual cancer risk and to avoid other adverse effects. For this reason, the RAC proposed an Occupational Exposure limit of 0.05 ppm (0.16mg/m³). Benzene can also be absorbed through the skin. The limit value set out in Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC for benzene should be revised in the light of more recent scientific data and it is appropriate to keep the skin notation. The ACSH, based on the RAC opinion, agreed on the usefulness of the biomonitoring for benzene. This should be considered when developing guidance on the practical use of biomonitoring. Based on a consensus between the social partners in the ACSH, a revised limit value of 0.2 ppm (0.66 mg/m³) is introduced. Exposure should be reduced as far as technically possible below this limit value and, when possible, below the limit value proposed by the RAC.
Amendment 52 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Benzene meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1A) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and is therefore carcinogen within the meaning of Directive 2004/37/EC. Benzene can also be absorbed through the skin. The limit value set out in Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC for benzene should be revised in the light of more recent scientific data no later than 1 January 2030 in accordance with the ACSH opinion and it is appropriate to keep the skin notation. The ACSH, based on the RAC opinion, also agreed on the usefulness of the biomonitoring for benzene. This should be considered when developing guidance on the practical use of biomonitoring.
Amendment 57 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) Hazardous Medicinal Products can cause adverse health effects, such as certain types of cancer and reproductive disorders, in workers who are exposed to them in the course of work involving their preparation, administration, or disposal. Hazardous Medicinal Products affect workers who handle them directly or indirectly. Such workers include healthcare workers using cytostatic or cytotoxic drugs to treat cancer patients in hospitals or at home and workers who carry out activities relating to the cleaning, transport, laundry, or the waste disposal of hazardous drugs or of material contaminated by such drugs. It is therefore important to protect all workers by including relevant pharmacotherapeutic groups of Hazardous Medicinal Products in Annex I to Directive 2004/37/EC. The reduction and replacement requirements laid down in Article 4 of that Directive do not apply to Hazardous Medicinal Products because they are essential to treat patients. The other provisions of that Directive, in particular Articles 5 to 18a thereof, as amended by this Regulation, apply to workers who are exposed to Hazardous Medicinal Products.
Amendment 60 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The limit values established in this Directive are to be kept under regularpermanent scrutiny and regular review to ensure consistency with Regulation (EC) No 1907/200649. __________________ 49Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32006 R1907.
Amendment 61 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Since the objective of this Directive, namely to protect workers against risks to their health and safety, including the prevention of such risks, arising or likely to arise from exposure to carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 62 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) It is important to ensure operational feasibility and compliance by SMEs and to take all necessary actions to ensure the safety and health of workers are protected no matter the size of the enterprise. The European Agency for Health and Safety at Work has an important role to play in this regard, in particular to help SMEs assess the risks for their workforce and implement adequate protective measures.
Amendment 64 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Title
Title
(-1) The title of Directive 2004/37/EC is replaced by the following: "DIRECTIVE 2004/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC)"
Amendment 65 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(-1a) In Article 1(1), the first paragraph is replaced by the following: “1. This Directive has as its aim the protection of workers against risks to their health and safety, including the prevention of such risks, arising or likely to arise from exposure to carcinogens or, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work.”
Amendment 66 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 1 – point -1 b (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – point b a (new)
(-1b) In Article 2, the following point is inserted: "(ba) 'reprotoxic substance' means: a substance or mixture which meets the criteria for being classified as toxic to reproduction category 1A or 1B in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;"
Amendment 67 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 c (new)
Article 1 – point -1 c (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 2 – point c (new)
Article 2 – point c (new)
(-1c) ‘In Article 2, point (c) is replaced by the following: “(c) 'limit value’' means, unless otherwise specified, the limit of the time- weighted average of the concentration for a ‘'carcinogen or mutagen’, mutagen or reprotoxic substance' in the air within the breathing zone of a worker in relation to a specified reference period as set out in Annex III to this Directive.”
Amendment 68 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – point c a (new)
(-1d) In Article 2, the following point is added: "(ca) 'risk-based limit value' means: a limit value set at an exposure level corresponding to a risk of developing an adverse health effect (e.g. cancer) in the range between an upper and a lower risk level, which is to be set in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 153(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)."
Amendment 69 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 e (new)
Article 1 – point -1 e (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(-1e) In Article 3, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. This Directive shall apply to activities in which workers are or are likely to be exposed to carcinogens or, mutagens or reprotoxic substances as a result of their work.”
Amendment 71 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
(-1g) In Article 3(2), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "In the case of any activity likely to involve a risk of exposure to carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, the nature, degree and duration of workers' exposure shall be determined in order to make it possible to assess any risk to the workers' health or safety and to lay down the measures to be taken.”
Amendment 72 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 h (new)
Article 1 – point -1 h (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
(-1h) In Article 3(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: “The assessment shall be renewed regularly and in any event when any change occurs in the conditions which may affect workers' exposure to carcinogens or, mutagens. or reprotoxic substances.”
Amendment 73 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 i (new)
Article 1 – point -1 i (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
(-1i) In Article 3, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. When the risk assessment is carried out, employers shall give particular attention to any effects concerning the health or safety of workers at particular risk and shall, inter alia, take account of the desirability of not employing such workers in areas where they may come into contact with carcinogens or, mutagens. or reprotoxic substances.”
Amendment 74 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 j (new)
Article 1 – point -1 j (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 75 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 k (new)
Article 1 – point -1 k (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(-1k) In Article 5, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. Where it is not technically possible to replace the carcinogen or, mutagen or reprotoxic substance by a substance, mixture or process which, under its conditions of use, is not dangerous or is less dangerous to health or safety, the employer shall ensure that the carcinogen or, mutagen or reprotoxic substance is, in so far as is technically possible, manufactured and used in a closed system.”
Amendment 76 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 l (new)
Article 1 – point -1 l (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(-1l) In Article 5, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: “4. Exposure shall not exceed the limit value of a carcinogen, mutagen or reprotoxic substance as set out in Annex III.”
Amendment 77 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 m (new)
Article 1 – point -1 m (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 78 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point -1 n (new)
Article 2 – point -1 n (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
-1n. In Article 5(5), the introductory part is replaced by the following: “5. Wherever a carcinogen or, mutagen or reprotoxic substance is used, the employer shall apply all the following measures:”
Amendment 79 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 o (new)
Article 1 – point -1 o (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point a
(-1o) In Article 5(5), point (a) is replaced by the following: “(a) limitation of the quantities of a carcinogen or, mutagen or reprotoxic substance at the place of work;”
Amendment 80 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 p (new)
Article 1 – point -1 p (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point c
(-1p) In Article 5(5), point (c) is replaced by the following: "(c) design of work processes and engineering control measures so as to avoid or minimise the release of carcinogens or, mutagens or reprotoxic substances into the place of work;”
Amendment 81 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 q (new)
Article 1 – point -1 q (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
(-1q) In Article 5(5), point (d) is replaced by the following: “(d) evacuation of carcinogens or, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at source, local extraction system or general ventilation, all such methods to be appropriate and compatible with the need to protect public health and the environment;”
Amendment 82 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 r (new)
Article 1 – point -1 r (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point e
(-1r) In Article 5(5), point (e) is replaced by the following: “(e) use of existing appropriate procedures for the measurement of carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, in particular for the early detection of abnormal exposures resulting from an unforeseeable event or an accident;”
Amendment 84 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 t (new)
Article 1 – point -1 t (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point j
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point j
(-1t) In Article 5(5), point (j) is replaced by the following: “(j) demarcation of risk areas and use of adequate warning and safety signs including ‘'no smoking’' signs in areas where workers are exposed or likely to be exposed to carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances;”
Amendment 86 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 v (new)
Article 1 – point -1 v (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1– point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1– point a
(-1v) In the first paragraph of Article 6, point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) the activities and/or industrial processes carried out, including the reasons for which carcinogens or, mutagens or reprotoxic substances are used;”
Amendment 87 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 w (new)
Article 1 – point -1 w (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(-1w) In the first paragraph of Article 6, point (b) is replaced by the following: “(b) the quantities of substances or mixtures manufactured or used which contain carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances; "
Amendment 88 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 x (new)
Article 1 – point -1 x (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(-1x) In Article 10 (1), the introductory part is replaced by the following: “1. Employers shall be obliged, in the case of all activities for which there is a risk of contamination by carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, to take appropriate measures to ensure that:”
Amendment 89 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 y (new)
Article 1 – point -1 y (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(-1y) In Article 10(1), point (a) is replaced by the following: “(a) workers do not eat, drink or smoke in working areas where there is a risk of contamination by carcinogens or, mutagens; or reprotoxic substances;”
Amendment 92 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 ab (new)
Article 1 – point -1 ab (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(-1ab) In Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. Employers shall inform workers of installations and related containers containing carcinogens or, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, ensure that all containers, packages and installations containing carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances are labelled clearly and legibly, and display clearly visible warning and hazard signs.”
Amendment 93 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 ac (new)
Article 1 – point -1 ac (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
(-1ac) In Article 14(3), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: “3. If a worker is found to be suffering from an abnormality which is suspected to be the result of exposure to carcinogens or mutagen, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, the doctor or authority responsible for the health surveillance of workers may require other workers who have been similarly exposed to undergo health surveillance. ”
Amendment 94 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 ad (new)
Article 1 – point -1 ad (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 95 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 ae (new)
Article 1 – point -1 ae (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 96 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 af (new)
Article 1 – point -1 af (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1af) In Article 15, the following paragraph is added: “2a. The Member States shall provide the Commission with the information referred to in Article 14(8) as part of the implementation reports submitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 17a of Directive 89/391/EEC.”
Amendment 97 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 ag (new)
Article 1 – point -1 ag (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 98 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 ah (new)
Article 1 – point -1 ah (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 99 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 ai (new)
Article 1 – point -1 ai (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
(-1 ai) In Article 17, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17a to make strictly technical amendments to Annex II, in order to take account of technical progress, changes in international regulations or specifications and new findings with regard to carcinogens or, mutagens. or reprotoxic substances.”
Amendment 100 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 aj (new)
Article 1 – point -1 aj (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(-1 aj) In Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: “No later than 1 December 2022, the Commission shall, taking into account the latest developments in scientific knowledge, the opinion of RAC and after appropriate consultation of relevant stakeholders, prepare Union guidelines on how the implementation of the limit values referred to in Article 5(4) should be adapted in the case of exposure to a combination of substances. Those guidelines shall be published on the website of the EU-OSHA and be disseminated in all Member States.”
Amendment 102 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 al (new)
Article 1 – point -1 al (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(-1al) In Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: “No later than 1 January 2028, the Commission shall, taking into account the RAC opinion of 2018 and the latest developments in scientific knowledge, start evaluating the feasibility of a further reduction of the limit value for benzene. No later than 1 January 2030, the Commission shall propose, where appropriate, necessary amendments and modifications related to that substance.”
Amendment 104 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1an (new)
Article 1 – point -1an (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(-1an) In Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: “No later than 1 March 2022, the Commission shall, taking into account the latest developments in scientific knowledge, and after appropriate consultation of relevant stakeholders, in particular health practitioners and health professionals, develop a definition of Hazardous Medicinal Products and establish the list of substances covered by the related entry in Annex I. The Commission shall review that list every two years. No later than 1 December 2022, the Commission shall, after the appropriate consultation of relevant stakeholders, prepare Union guidelines and standards of practice for the preparation, administration, and disposal of Hazardous Medicinal Products. Those guidelines and standards shall be published on the website of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and shall be disseminated in all Member States. The consultations undertaken to develop the definition, list, guidelines and standards shall be transparent. The declarations of interests of stakeholders and experts shall be made public in a timely manner.”
Amendment 105 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1ao (new)
Article 1 – point -1ao (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(-1ao) In Article 18 a, the following paragraph is inserted after the second paragraph: “No later than 1 June 2022, the Commission shall, taking into account the existing methodology to set limit values for carcinogens in some Member States and the opinion of the ACSH, define the upper and lower risk levels referred to in Article 2. No later than 1 December 2022, the Commission shall, after appropriate consultation of relevant stakeholders, prepare Union guidelines on the methodology establishing risk-based limit values under this Directive. Those guidelines shall be published on the website of the (EU-OSHA) and be disseminated in all Member States.”
Amendment 106 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 ap (new)
Article 1 – point -1 ap (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex I – point 8 a (new)
Annex I – point 8 a (new)
(-1 ap) In Annex I the following point is added: “8a. Work involving exposure to Hazardous Medicinal Products as defined by the process outlined in article 18a and, meeting the criteria for classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic and/or toxic for reproduction category 1A or 1B set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.”
Amendment 107 #
2020/0262(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 aq (new)
Article 1 – point -1 aq (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex II – point 1
Annex II – point 1
(-1aq) In Annex II, point 1 is replaced by the following: “1. The doctor and/or authority responsible for the health surveillance of workers exposed to carcinogens or, mutagens or reprotoxic substances must be familiar with the exposure conditions or circumstances of each worker.”
Amendment 67 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 76 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The implementation of reforms contributing to achieve a high degree of resilience of domestic economies, strengthening adjustment capacity and unlocking growth potential are among the Union’s policy priorities. They are therefore crucial to set the recovery on a sustainable path and support the process of upward economic and social convergence. This is evenall the more necessary in the aftermathwake of the pandemic crisis to pave the way for a swift recovery. rapid recovery, accompanied by measures to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights, the sustainable development goals and the Paris Agreement. The fallout from the pandemic is being compounded by the fundamental economic and social transformation being wrought in Europe by climate change, environmental challenges, globalisation, digitalisation and demographic shifts. The reforms will have to respond to simultaneous challenges now arising on many fronts.
Amendment 82 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Past experiences have shown that investment is often drastically cut during crises. However, it is essential to support investment in this particular situation to speed up the recovery and strengthen long- term growth potential. Investing in green and digital technologies, capacities and processes aimed at assisting clean energy transition, and efforts to combat fuel poverty, boosting energy efficiency in housing and other key sectors of the economicy are important to achieve sustainable growth and help create quality jobs. It will also help make the Union more resilient and less dependent by diversifying key supply chains.
Amendment 92 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy and the translation of the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Ssustainable Ddevelopment Ggoals, the Facility established by this Regulation will contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and environmental sustainability, and tos well as the achievement of a just transition that leaves no one behind and of an overall target of 25 37% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to enable measures to be taken that link the Facility to sound economic governance, with a view to ensuring uniform implementing conditions, the power should be conferredto adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the CoFuncil to suspend, on a proposal from the Commission and by means of implementing acts,tioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of suspending or lifting the waiver with regard to the period of time for the adoption of decisions on proposals for recovery and resilience plans and, to suspendtally or partially, payments under this Facility, in the event of significant non-compliance in relation to the relevant cases related to the economic governance process laid down in the Regulation (EU) No XXX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council [CPR] (…). The power to lift those suspensions by means of implementing acts, on a proposal from the Commission, should also be conferredIt should be recalled that, as long as the general waiver clause is in effect and the economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic persists, the measures linking the Facility to sound economic governance no longer apply. The Facility should also be linked to the climate objectives set out in Regulation (EU) XXX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council [Framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)] (...) and the European Pillar of Social Rights. In the event of significant non- compliance with climate objectives and/or the European Pillar of Social Rights, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the CoFuncil in relation to the same relevant cases. tioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of suspending or lifting the waiver of the period of time for the adoption of decisions on proposals for recovery and resilience plans and, totally or partially, payments under this Facility.
Amendment 100 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objectiveoals should be theo promotion ofe economic, social and territorial cohesion. For that purpose, the Union’s strategic autonomy, achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals and the Union’s climate targets and implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. For those purposes, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, particularly for the most vulnerable and the young and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering quality employment creation and to promoting sustainable growth.
Amendment 107 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should contribute to the Union’s strategic autonomy, achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals and the Union’s climate targets, as well as implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, in the field of social policy and employment for example, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union.
Amendment 118 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the national ownership and a focus on relevant reforms and investments, Member States wishing to receive support should submit to the Commission a recovery and resilience plan that is duly reasoned and substantiated. The recovery and resilience plan should set out the detailed set of measures for its implementation, including targets and milestones, and the expected impact of the recovery and resilience plan on growth potential, quality job creation and economic and social resilience; it should also include measures that are relevant for the green and the digital transitions; it should also include an explanation of the consistency ofextent to which the proposed recovery and resilience plan contributes to achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals and the Union’s climate objectives, as well as the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the extent to which it is consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with regard to social policy and employment, for example. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
Amendment 123 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Commission should assess the recovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member States and should act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned. The Commission will fully respect the national ownership of the process and will therefore take into account the justification and elements provided by the Member State concerned and assess whether the recovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member State is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester; whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitions and to addressing the challenges resulting from them; whether the plan contributes to the Union’s strategic autonomy, achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals and the Union’s climate targets and to implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights; whether the plan is expected to have a lasting impact in the Member State concerned; whether the plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, quality job creation and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis, especially for the most vulnerable and the young, and contribute to enhancing economic, social and territorial cohesion and upward social and economic convergence; whether the justification provided by the Member State of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan submitted is reasonable and plausible and is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment; whether the proposed recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects that represent coherent actions; and whether the arrangement proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to ensure effective implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators.
Amendment 147 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesioncontribute to the Union’s strategic autonomy, achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals and the Union’s climate objectives and implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights by improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, especially for the most vulnerable and the young, and supporting the green and digital transitions, thereby contributing to restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union, fostering quality employment creation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, and promoting sustainable growth.
Amendment 160 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Measures linking the Facility to soungood economic governance, climate objectives and the European Pillar of Social Rights
Amendment 161 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In the event of significant non- compliance in relation to any of the cases laid down in Article 15(7) of the Regulation laying down common provisions on the […)][CPR], the Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission,mmission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementdelegated act ing actcordance with Article 27a to suspend the time period for the adoption of the decisions referred to in Articles 17(1) and 17(2) or to suspend payments under the Recovery and Resilience FacilityFacility in full or in part.
Amendment 163 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The decision to suspend the payments referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply as long as the general waiver clause is in force and the severe economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic persists.
Amendment 164 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In the event of significant non- compliance in relation to climate goals set out in the European Climate Law1a and/or the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an delegated act in accordance with Article 27a to suspend the time period for the adoption of the decisions referred to in Articles 17(1) and 17(2) or to suspend recovery and resilience payments under the Facility in full or in part. __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) No XXX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council [framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)] (…)
Amendment 166 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of occurrence of any of the cases referred to in Article 15(11) of the Regulation laying down common provisions on the […], the Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt a decision by means of an implement delegated act ing actcordance with Article 27a to lift the suspension of the time period or of payments referred to in the previous paragraph.
Amendment 175 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The recovery and resilience plans shall be consistent with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, in particular those relevant for or resulting from the green and digital transitioncontribute to the Union’s strategic autonomy, achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals and the Union’s climate targets, as well as implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and be consistent with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, in the field of social policy and employment for example, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. The recovery and resilience plans shall also be consistent with the information included by the Member States in the national reform programmes under the European Semester, in their national energy and climate plans and updates thereof under the Regulation (EU)2018/199921, in the territorial just transition plans under the Just Transition Fund22 , and in the partnership agreements and operational programmes under the Union funds. __________________ 21Regulation (EU)2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. 22 […]
Amendment 182 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) an explanation of the way the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, especially with regard to social policy and employment, are expected to be addressed;
Amendment 185 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) an explanation of how the plan strengthens the growth potential, quality job creation and economic and social resilience of the Member State concerned, mitigates the economic and social impact of the crisis, especially for the most vulnerable and the young, and its contribution to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and convergence, as well as the Union’s strategic autonomy;
Amendment 195 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) an explanation as to how the plan contributes to achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals and to implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 199 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) an explanation showing that at least 37% of the recovery and resilience plan contributes to the fight against climate change;
Amendment 213 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations, especially regarding social policy and employment, addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;
Amendment 218 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) whether the recovery and resilience plan contributes to achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals and implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 220 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expectedlikely to have a lasting impact oin the Member State concerned and whether least 37% of the recovery and resilience plan contributes to combating climate change;
Amendment 222 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, quality job creation, and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis, especially for the most vulnerable and the young, and contribute to enhanceing economic, social and territorial cohesion and the Union’s strategic autonomy;
Amendment 252 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
Amendment 578 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a. ‘Strategic autonomy’ is defined in relation to activities eligible for financing as part of the strategic European investment policy window under Article 7(5) of Regulation …/… [new InvestEU Regulation];
Amendment 629 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States and contributing to the Union’s strategic autonomy, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions notably by implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights, and supporting the green and digital transitions, notably in achieving the Union’s updated 2030 climate targets and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050, thereby contributing to restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union, fostering employment creation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, and promoting sustainable growth.
Amendment 672 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Recovery and Resilience Facility shall only support projects respecting the “do no significant harm” principle, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment. By means of a delegated act supplementing this Regulation, the Commission shall establish detailed rules for the application of the ‘do no significant harm’ to the Recovery and Resilience Facility using the criteria referred to in Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment.
Amendment 737 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Measures linking the Facility to sound economic governance and to the Union's climate, environment and social objectives
Amendment 746 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The decision to suspend payments referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply as long as the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact is activated in accordance with Articles 5(1) and 9(1) of Regulation (EC) 1466/97, and as long as severe economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic persist.
Amendment 753 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the event of significant non- compliance with climate and environment objectives of the EU, in particular the achievement of the Union’s updated 2030 climate targets and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050, as well as with the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an delegated act, in accordance with Article 25a, to suspend all or part of the payments under the Facility.
Amendment 757 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall keep the European Parliament informed of the implementation of this Article. In particular the Commission shall, when one of the conditions set out in paragraph 1 is fulfilled for a Member State, immediately inform the European Parliament and provide details of the payments which could be subject to a suspension of commitments or payments. The European Parliament may invite the Commission for a structured dialogue on the application of paragraph 1, having regard in particular to the transmission of the information referred to in the first sub-paragraph. The Commission shall not propose an implementing act referred to in the paragraph 1 unless the structured dialogue referred to in the second subparagraph is deemed completed in an official communication from the Parliament.
Amendment 866 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The recovery and resilience plans shall contribute to the Union's strategic autonomy and to the implementation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, and shall be consistent with the latest relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the latest European Semester, as well as challenges and priorities identified in the most recent Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for Member States whose currency is the euro, in particular those relevant for or resulting from the green and digital transition and those relevant for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The recovery and resilience plans shall also be consistent with the information included by the Member States in the national reform programmes under the European Semester, in their national energy and climate plans and updates thereof under the Regulation (EU)2018/199921 , in the territorial just transition plans under the Just Transition Fund22 , and in the partnership agreements and operational programmes under the Union funds. __________________ 21Regulation (EU)2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. 22 […]
Amendment 886 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 918 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The recovery and resilience plan presented by the Member State concerned shall constitute an annex to its latest National Reform Programme, taking into account the most recent Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for Member States whose currency is the euro, and shall be officially submitted at the latest by 30 April. A draft plan may be submitted by Member State starting from 15 October of the preceding year, together with the draft budget of the subsequent year.
Amendment 931 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) an explanation of the way the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, and in the most recent Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for Member States whose currency is the euro, are expected to be addressed;
Amendment 988 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) an explanation of how the measures in the plan are expected to contribute to the strengthening of the Union's strategic autonomy;
Amendment 996 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) an explanation of how the measures in the plan are expected to contribute the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 1002 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
(cc) an explanation of how the measures in the plan are expected to contribute to the climate and environmental objectives of the EU, in particular the achievement of the Union’s updated 2030 climate targets and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 1007 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c d (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c d (new)
(cd) a detailed explanation of how the measures are expected to ensure that at least 37 % of the amount requested for the recovery and resilience plan contribute to mainstreaming climate objectives based on the methodology provided by the Commission in accordance with Article 14(2a) and a demonstration of how they significantly decrease the national climate friendly investment gap;
Amendment 1099 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the latest relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or, challenges and priorities identified in the most recent Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for Member States whose currency is the euro, and in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;
Amendment 1132 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) whether the plan contains measures that effectively strengthen the Union's strategic autonomy;
Amendment 1138 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(b b) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 1141 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b c (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b c (new)
(b c) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the climate and environmental objectives of the EU, in particular to the achievement of the Union’s updated 2030 climate targets and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 1144 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b d (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b d (new)
(b d) whether the plan contains measures to ensure that at least 37% of the amount requested for the recovery and resilience plan contribute to mainstreaming climate objectives based on the methodology provided by the Commission in accordance with Article 14(2a) and a demonstration of how the measures significantly decrease the national climate friendly investment gap;
Amendment 1226 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a decision within fourtwo months of the official submission of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State, by means of an implementing act. In the event that the Commission gives a positive assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, that decision shall set out the reforms and investment projects to be implemented by the Member State, including the milestones and targets, and the financial contribution allocated in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 1292 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission gives a negative assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, it shall communicate a duly justified assessment within fourtwo months of the submission of the proposal by the Member State.
Amendment 1321 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission considers that the reasons put forward by the Member State concerned justify an amendment of the relevant recovery and resilience plan, the Commission shall assess the new plan in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 and shall take a new decision in accordance with Article 17 within fourtwo months of the official submission of the request.
Amendment 1392 #
Amendment 1422 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a Discharge procedure Spending under the Facility shall be subject to the discharge procedure by the European Parliament.
Amendment 1481 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. For the purpose of the reporting on the activities referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may use the content of the relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission under the latest European Semester as appropriate, as well as the most recent Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for Member States whose currency is the euro.
Amendment 1499 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4, Article 14, and Article 19 shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2027. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 4, Article 14, and Article 19 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 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. 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4, Article 14, and Article 19 shall enter into force if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 119 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In its communication of 20 October 2010 entitled ‘Solidarity in Health: Reducing Health Inequalities in the EU’, the Commission considered that there is a social gradient in health status in all the EU Member States. The World Health Organisation defines this social gradient as being the link between socioeconomic inequalities and inequalities in the areas of health and access to healthcare.
Amendment 120 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Health inequalities are rooted in social inequalities in terms of living conditions and models of social behaviour linked to gender, race, educational standards, employment, income and the unequal distribution of access to medical assistance, sickness prevention and health promotion services. The programme should facilitate the establishment of a common set of health determinants to monitor health inequalities by age, sex, socio-economic status and geographic location and introduce a methodology for auditing the health situation in Member States with the aim of identifying and prioritising areas in need of improvement and increased fundings. In its annual implementation assessment report, the Commission should evaluate the effectiveness of measures to reduce health inequalities resulting from policies relating to the social, economic and environmental risk factors. Through the allocation of fundings to the relevant regional and local stakeholders, the Programme should support a ‘local care approach’ to provide integrated healthcare, accessible at local or regional level, enabling patients to be better supported in their own local and social environment. The programme could also facilitate partnerships between border regions in order to share the cost of infrastructure and personnel and reduce inequalities with regard to health, particularly in respect of access to state- of-the-art equipment. The programme should therefore be implemented in close links with EU cohesion policy and structural funds.
Amendment 127 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. That pandemic has caused an unprecedented worldwide health crisis with severe socio-economic consequences and human suffering, particularly affecting people with chronic conditions and hitting the most vulnerable, patients, women, carers and the elderly the hardest.
Amendment 130 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) According to the definition of the World Health Organisation (WHO), "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." At this stage, the Union has not yet adopted a common definition of health. Following the COVID-19crisis. The Commission should propose a broader definition of the “public health” at European level.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
Amendment 140 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) While Member States are responsible for their health policies, they are expected to protect public health in a spirit of European solidarity8 . Experience from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that there is a need for a further firm action at Union level to support cooperation and coordination among the Member States in order to improve the prevention and control of the spread of severe human diseases across borders, to develop and guarantee the availability and accessibility of products for the prevention and treatment of diseases, to combat other serious cross- border threats to health and to safeguard the health and well-being of people in the Union. __________________ 8 Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank and the Eurogroup on coordinated economic response to the COVID-19 outbreak, COM(2020)112 final of 13.03.220.
Amendment 147 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) While Member States are responsible for their health policies, they are expected to protect public health in a spirit of European solidarity8. Experience from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that there is a need for a further firm action at Union level to support cooperation and coordination among the Member States in order to improve the prevention and control of the spread of severe human diseases across borders, to combat other serious cross- border threats to health and to safeguard the health and well-being of people in the Union, regardless of where they are located, so that no one is overlooked. __________________ 8 Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank and the Eurogroup on coordinated economic response to the COVID-19 outbreak, COM(2020)112 final of 13.03.2020.
Amendment 149 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) While the Union´s action in the field of health is limited, the Union shall follow a coherent public health strategy in order face future worrying realities and health threats, such as pandemics and cross-border threats, including antimicrobial resistance and the health impacts of the climate crisis. The Union shall support Member States in reducing health inequalities and in achieving universal health coverage, addressing the challenges of an ageing population, of chronic diseases, or disease prevention, in promoting a healthy lifestyle, equal from a sex, gender and perspective to health and prevention services and preparing their health systems for emerging technologies.
Amendment 158 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is therefore appropriate to establish a new Programme for the Union's action in the field of public health, called EU4Health Programme ('the Programme') for the period 2021 -2027. In line with the goals of the Union action and its competences in the area of public health the Programme should place emphasis on actions in relation to which there are advantages and efficiency gains from collaboration and cooperation at Union level and actions with an impact on the internal market.
Amendment 161 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In accordance with Regulation [European Union Recovery Instrument] and within the limits of resources allocated therein, recovery and resilience measures under the Programme should be carried out to address the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 crisis and ensure that resilient and responsive healthcare and public health systems are in place in preparation for future pandemics and other cross- border health crises. Such additional resources should be used in such a way as to ensure compliance with the time limits provided for in Regulation [European Union Recovery Instrument].
Amendment 164 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Due to the serious nature of cross- border health threats, the Programme should support coordinated public health measures at Union level to address different aspects of such threats. With a view to strengthen the capability in the Union to prepare for, respond to and manage healthany future sanitary crisises, the Programme should provide support to the actions taken in the framework of the mechanisms and structures established under Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council10 and other relevant mechanisms and structures established at Union level. Thise revision of Decision No 1082/2013/EU could includitiate strategic stockpiling of essential medical supplies, in addition to the reactive reserve created under RescEU during the Covid-19 pandemic, or capacity building in crisis response, preventive measures related to vaccination and immunisation, strengthened surveillance programmes. This revision could also introduce the creation of a European Health Response Mechanism to respond to all types of health crises (infectious, chemical, environmental, biological, food, nuclear), to strengthen operational coordination at European level and to monitor the constitution and the triggering of the strategic reserve of medicines and medical equipment and ensure its proper functioning. In this context the Programme should foster Union-wide and cross-sectoral crisis prevention, preparedness, surveillance, management and response capacity of actors at the Union, national, regional and local level, including contingency planning and preparedness exercises, in keeping with the “One Health” and “Health in all policies” approaches. It should facilitate the setting up of an integrated cross-cutting risk communication framework working in all phases of a health crisis - prevention, preparedness and response. __________________ 10Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 2119/98/EC (OJ L 293, 5.11.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 169 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Due to the serious nature of cross- border health threats, the Programme should support coordinated public health measures at Union level to address different aspects of such threats. With a view to strengthening the capability in the Union to prepare for, respond to and manage health crisis the Programme should provide support to the actions taken in the framework of the mechanisms and structures established under Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council10 and other relevant mechanisms and structures established at Union level. This could include strategic stockpiling of essential medical supplies or capacity building in crisis response, preventive measures related to vaccination and immunisation, strengthened surveillance programmes. In this context the Programme should foster Union-wide, including in the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories, and cross-sectoral crisis prevention, preparedness, surveillance, management and response capacity of actors at the Union, national, regional and local level, including contingency planning and preparedness exercises, in keeping with the ‘One Health’ approach. It should facilitate the setting up of an integrated cross-cutting risk communication framework working in all phases of a health crisis - prevention, preparedness and response. __________________ 10Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 2119/98/EC (OJ L 293, 5.11.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 170 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Due to the serious nature of cross- border health threats, the Programme should support coordinated public health measures at Union level to address different aspects of such threats. With a view to strengthen the capability in the Union to prepare for, respond to and manage health crisis the Programme should provide support to the actions taken in the framework of the mechanisms and structures established under Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council10 and other relevant mechanisms and structures established at Union level. This could include strategic stockpiling of essential medical supplies in addition to the reactive reserve created under rescEU during the Covid-19 pandemic or capacity building in crisis response, preventive measures related to vaccination and immunisation, strengthened surveillance programmes. In this context the Programme should foster Union-wide and cross-sectoral crisis prevention, preparedness, surveillance, management and response capacity of actors at the Union, national, regional and local level, including contingency planning and preparedness exercises, in keeping with the “One Health” approach. It should facilitate the setting up of an integrated cross-cutting risk communication framework working in all phases of a health crisis - prevention, preparedness and response. __________________ 10Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 2119/98/EC (OJ L 293, 5.11.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 183 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) As in the time of health crisis emergency health technology assessment as well as clinical trials can contribute to the rapid development of medical countermeasures the Programme should provide support to facilitate such actions. The Commission has adopted a proposal11 on Health Technology Assessment (HTA)TA to support cooperation on health technology assessment at Union level. The Council should adopt a common position and start the negotiations with the Parliament on this proposal. __________________ 11Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on health technology assessment and amending Directive 2011/24/EU, COM(2018) 51 final of 31.01. 2018.
Amendment 190 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) With a view to protect people in vulnerable situations, including those suffering from mental illnesses and chronic diseases, the Programme should also promote actions which address the collateral impacts of the health crisis on people belonging to such vulnerable groups. With a view to guaranteeing continued high standards of essential healthcare services, the Programme should, in particular in times of crisis and pandemics, encourage a transition to accessible and affordable telemedicine, at- home administration of medication and implementation of preventative and self- care plans, where possible and appropriate, while ensuring that access to healthcare and prevention services is provided to chronic patients and patients at risk.
Amendment 191 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) With a view to protect people in vulnerable situpopulations, including those suffering from mental illnesses andchildren, elder people, socioeconomically disadvantaged people, women, LGBTI people, ethnic minorities, people affected by a physical or mental disability, those suffering from chronic diseases, the Programme should also promote actions which address the collateral impacts of the health crisis on people belonging to such vulnerable groups, taking into account their specific health needs.
Amendment 193 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) With a view to protect people in vulnerable situpopulations, including those suffering from mental illnesses andchildren, the elderly, pregnant women, people affected by a disability, patients with chronic diseases, the Programme should also promote actions which address the collateral impacts of the health crisis and medical products shortages on people belonging to such vulnerable groups.
Amendment 198 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted many challenges in ensuring the supply of medicines, medical devices as well as personal protective equipment needed in the Union during the pandemics. The Programme therefore should provide support to actions which foster the production, procurement and, management and distribution of crisis relevant products ensuring complementarity with other Union instruments. The Programme should promote the establishment of a specific Joint Action on the prevention of shortages of medical supply to allow the exchange of good practises between Member States and the development of common prevention measures. The Commission should also present a specific strategy for managing shortages of medicines and medical products in Europe in the framework of its Pharmaceutical Strategy.
Amendment 207 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to minimise the public health consequences of serious cross- border threats to health it should be possible for actions supported under the Programme to cover coordination of the activities which strengthen the interoperability and coherence of Member States’ health-systems through benchmarking, cooperation and exchange of best practices via an increased number of Joint Actions and ensure their capability to respond to health emergencies, that includes contingency planning, preparedness exercises and the upskilling of health care and public health staff and the establishment of mechanisms for the efficient monitoring and needs-driven distribution or allocation of goods and services needed in time of crisis.
Amendment 209 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The COVID-19 crisis has revealed the important need for Member States to organize stress tests to assess the resilience of their national health systems to all types of crises. These tests must be carried out on the basis of precise evaluation criteria set by the European Commission. The results of these tests could determine the weaknesses of the national health systems and the areas to be the subject to specific financial support.
Amendment 210 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) The coordination between national health systems is essential to guarantee solidarity within the Union. Joint procurement, coordinated transfer of equipment, reserve and circulation of blood products and organs, transports of patients for cross-border care should be adequately anticipated.
Amendment 211 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 c (new)
Recital 14 c (new)
(14c) In addition to an increased budget, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) and its instrument RescEU should be strengthened to ensure a truly common, coordinated and effective response at EU level.
Amendment 212 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 d (new)
Recital 14 d (new)
(14d) The Union should be able to rely on the mobilization of health professionals through the “European Medical Corps” created to enable quick medical assistance and public health expertise to all Member States.
Amendment 213 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 e (new)
Recital 14 e (new)
(14e) European health agencies, in particular the ECDC and the EMA should be granted strengthened competences, resources and personnel to allow them to better and quicker carry out their duties efficiently to the benefit of European citizens. To anticipate any types of crises, the Commission should also evaluate the needs of the other European health agencies such as EFSA, ECHA and EU- OSHA. A stronger coordination between European Agencies should be guaranteed by the Commission.
Amendment 214 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 f (new)
Recital 14 f (new)
(14f) The Programme should support the revision of ECDC’s mandate to extend its competencies to the chronical diseases, to elaborate mandatory guidances for Member States and to be able to coordinate laboratory research in times of health crises.
Amendment 215 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 g (new)
Recital 14 g (new)
(14g) The programme should also support the revision of the EMA’s mandate to extend its competencies on clinical trial’s coordination and management of the shortages of medicines. EMA could therefore meet any future challenges such as monitoring and responding to shortages in coordination with the Member States. In the long term, EMA should be able to make conditional marketing authorizations upon guarantees of supply and accessibility from manufacturers. The reinforcement of the EMA’s personnel should enable the Agency to carry out inspections of production sites established in third countries.
Amendment 216 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 h (new)
Recital 14 h (new)
(14h) In order to facilitate EU Joint Procurement procedures, the Commission could adopt a specific legislation to promote their use to buy vaccines and treatments, to guarantee the efficiency and the transparency of the process and to ensure an equal access to medicines, medical devices, protective equipment and other relevant health products. A part of the medical products purchased via the EU joint procurement procedure could constitute a European contingency reserve of medical products subjected to shortages.
Amendment 217 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 i (new)
Recital 14 i (new)
(14i) The establishment of a communication portal for the public would allow the Union to share validated information, send alerts to European citizens and fight against disinformation. It could include a wide range of information, prevention campaigns and youth education programs. This portal could also be used to promote, in cooperation with the ECDC, a strong immunization coverage at European level.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 j (new)
Recital 14 j (new)
(14j) A digital exchange platform, such as the COVID-19 Data Portal, could facilitate exchanges on epidemiological data, science-based practice recommendations to health professionals and hospitals, and the exact state of mobilizable capacities and medical products stocks.
Amendment 221 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Experience from the COVID-19 crisis has indicated that there is a general need for the support to structural transformation of and systemic reforms of health systems across the Union to improve their effectiveness, accessibility and resilience. In the context of such transformation and reforms, the Programme should promote, in synergy with the Digital Europe Programme, actions which advance digital transformation of health services and increase their interoperability, contribute to the increased capacity of health systems to foster disease prevention and health promotion, to provide new care models and to deliver integrated services , from the community and primary health care to the highly specialised services, based on people's needs and ensure an efficient public health workforce equipped with the right skills, including digital skills. The development of aprogramme should facilitate the collection of large clinical and biological databases to better understand emerging threats, rare and low prevalence diseases. Health data, and how it can be securely shared in full respect of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)’s requirements, will be critically important to fight any kind of health crisis and to improve the management of communicable and non- communicable diseases. In this regard, the development of the future European health data space will be a crucial step to support patients and their health providers directly, to ensure that citizens have control over their personal data, to facilitate research and to support the development of diagnostics, treatments and services. The European health data space would provide health care systems, researchers and public authorities with means to improve the availability and quality of healthcare. Given the fundamental right to access to preventive healthcare and medical treatment enshrined in Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and in view to the common values and principles in European Union Health Systems as set out in the Council Conclusions of 2 June 200612 the Programme should support actions ensuring the universality and inclusivity of health care, meaning that no- one is barred access to health care, and those ensuring that patients’ rights, including on the privacy of their data, are duly respected. The more the Union relies on shared data in order to improve European healthcare, the more the EU will increase its independence over the GAFAM, its cybersecurity capabilities to guarantee data safety and to avoid security breaches that would expose personal information of patients. __________________ 12Council Conclusions on Common values and principles in European Union Health Systems (OJ C 146, 22.6.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 226 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Experience from the COVID-19 crisis has indicated that there is a general need for the support to structural transformation of and systemic reforms of health systems across the Union to improve their effectiveness, accessibility and resilience. In the context of such transformation and reforms, the Programme should promote, in synergy with the Digital Europe Programme, actions which advance digital transformation of health services and increase their interoperability, contribute to the increased capacity of health systems to foster disease prevention and health promotion, to provide new care models and to deliver integrated services, from the community and primary health care to the highly specialised services, based on people's needs and ensure an efficient public health workforce equipped with the right skills, including digital skills. The development of a European health data space and of a European Electronic Health Record would provide health care systems, researchers and public authorities with means to improve the accessibility, availability, affordability availability and quality of healthcare. Given the fundamental right to access to preventive healthcare and medical treatment enshrined in Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and in view to the common values and principles in European Union Health Systems as set out in the Council Conclusions of 2 June 200612 the Programme should support actions ensuring the universality and inclusivity of health care, meaning that no- one is barred access to health care, and those ensuring that patients’ rights, including on the privacy of their data, are duly respected. __________________ 12Council Conclusions on Common values and principles in European Union Health Systems (OJ C 146, 22.6.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 231 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The programme should support innovations in the digitalization area that could bring concrete benefits to patients and healthcare professionals and provide cost-effective high-quality healthcare whilst reducing inequalities. Important steps could be taken in digital skills, both for healthcare professionals and patients training, especially in rural and sparsely populated areas.
Amendment 234 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) The programme should facilitate the reinforcement of e-health and m- health as well as the use of telemedicine and remote monitoring of patients, especially in times of sanitary crises.
Amendment 257 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Non-communicable diseases are a result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. Such non- communicable diseases as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes, represent major causes of disability, ill-health, health- related retirement, and premature death in the Union, resulting in considerable affective, social and economic impacts. To decrease the impact of non-communicable diseases on individuals and society in the Union and reach goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, Target 3.4, to reduce premature mortality from non- communicable diseases by one third by 2030, it is key to provide an integrated response focusing on prevention across sectors and policy fields, combined with efforts to strengthen health systems.
Amendment 262 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The role of primary prevention and health promotion is key to address long term, common European challenges such as non-communicable and communicable diseases, ageing and cross- border health threats such as future pandemics, antimicrobial resistance. The Union can bring additional added-value to offer an overall public health strategy based on identified best practices and the European dimension of identified health challenges in the area of access to healthcare, health prevention and promotion in order to reduce health inequalities and health differences in Europe.
Amendment 275 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Programme therefore should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of an individual and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors, such as the use of tobacco and related products and exposure to their emissions, the harmful use of alcohol, abuse and the consumption of illicit drugs. The Programme should also contribute to the reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits via the adoption of a mandatory harmonized nutrition label such as the Nutri-Score and physical inactivity, and exposure to environmental pollution, and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order to complement Member States action in these areas. The Programme should also therefore contribute to the objectives of the European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy and, the Biodiversity Strategy and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
Amendment 281 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Programme thereforeHealth promotion and health prevention are vastly more cost-efficient than treatment, both in terms of money and of quality-adjusted life years, therefore the program should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of an individual and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors, such as the use of tobacco and related products and exposure to their emissions, the harmful use of alcohol, and the consumption of illicit drugs. The Programme should also contribute to the reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity, and exposure to environmental pollution, and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order to complement Member States action in these areas. The Programme should also therefore contribute to the objectives of the European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy.
Amendment 290 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Programme should continue supporting actions in the area of reducing and preventing alcohol related harm in the perspective of a revised EU alcohol strategy. Protecting children from alcohol commercial communication as well as product placement and sponsorship of alcohol brands, especially in the online environment, should be one of the Programme’s priorities.
Amendment 294 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) Vaccination prevents an estimated 2,5 million deaths each year worldwide and reduces disease-specific treatment costs. The introduction of large-scale protective vaccinations in Europe has significantly contributed to the eradication or decline of many infectious diseases. Nevertheless, the worrying phenomenon of vaccine hesitancy and the disinformation on vaccination should be addressed by the Programme to reassure European citizens.
Amendment 296 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the Member States after cardiovascular diseases. Cancer is caused by many factors in multiple stages and therefore requires a new prevention paradigm that addresses individual health determinants (genetic, lifestyle) and wider (populations) determinants related to occupational, environmental and social exposure factors; It is also one of non- communicable diseases that share common risk factors with others and the prevention and control of which would benefit the majority of citizens. Poor nutrition, physical inactivity, obesity, tobacco and alcohol are risk factors common to other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and respiratory diseases, and therefore cancer prevention programmes should be conducted within the context of an integrated chronic disease prevention programme. In 2020 the Commission announced the ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’ which would cover the entire cyclevery key stage of the disease starting from prevention and early diagnosis to tre:prevention, diagnosis, treatment, life as a cancer survivor, reinsertion and palliative care. The programme should promote actions to improve cancer patmient and quality of life of patients and survivorss' rights including the return to work with a disability, the right to be forgotten, the access to preserved fertility and provide optimal relief during the end-of-life stage. The measures should benefit from the Programme and from Horizon Europe’s Mission on Cancer. which will work in close link.
Amendment 311 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The programme could participate to the establishment of a European Cancer Institute (ECI) which would provide a platform for the implementation of the standards of practices through European Reference Cancer Networks, the collection of clinical data among centres from all participating countries across Europe and beyond and the prioritisation of academic and clinical research programmes of excellence. The programme could support the development of national cancer registries in all Member States which are essential to provide comparable data on cancer.
Amendment 328 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The programme should encompass a “Health in all policies” and “Health in all fundings” approaches in its implementation and evaluation. In the programme’s framework, the Commission should proceed to a systematic health impact assessment, built on cross-sectorial indicators, of all EU policies and fundings in order to evaluate their impact on improving health and well-being of our citizens.
Amendment 330 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 b (new)
Recital 20 b (new)
(20b) The programme should guarantee a strong involvement of the civil society (in particular patients' associations) and academics (in particular healthcare professionals' societies) to ensure a balanced representation and participation in achieving public health goals. European health organizations should contribute to the implementation and the evaluation of the programme.
Amendment 331 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 c (new)
Recital 20 c (new)
(20c) The evaluations of the last and current programmes should be taken into consideration in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe, which could come forward with clear proposals to strengthen the European Health Policy.
Amendment 335 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In accordance with Article 114 TFEU, a high level of health protection should be ensured in the legislation adopted by the Union for the establishment and the functioning of the internal market. On the basis of Article 114 TFEU and point (c) of Article 168(4) TFEU, a considerable body of Union acquis was developed which guarantees the high standards of quality and safety for medicinal products and medical devices. Given the rising healthcare demand, Member States’ healthcare systems face challenges in the availability and affordability of medicines and medical devices. To ensure a better public health protection as well as the safety and empowerment of patients in the Union, it is essential that patients and health systems have access to affordable high quality healthcare products and can fully benefit from them.
Amendment 336 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The programme should contribute to the strengthening of the European Medicines Market to speed up equitable access to medicines, make care more affordable, maximize savings in national health budgets and avoid obstacles for generic and biosimilar use.
Amendment 344 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should therefore support actions to monitor and respond to shortages of medicines, medical devices, vaccines and diagnostic tools and other healthcare products and to ensure greater availability and affordability of those products while limiting the dependency of their supply chains on third countries. In particular, in order to address unmet medical needs, the Programme should provide support to clinical trials so as to speed up the development, authorisation and access to innovative and effective medicines, promote incentives to develop such medicinal products as antimicrobials and foster the digitial transformation of healthcare products and platforms for monitoring and collecting information on medicines. The full and rapid application of Regulation (EU) N° 536/ 2014 on clinical trials for medicinal products for human use should facilitate the launch of large clinical trials carried out in a harmonized and coordinated manner at European level.
Amendment 355 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should therefore support actions to monitor and to prevent shortages of medicines, medical devices and other healthcare products and to ensure greater availability and affordability of those products while limiting the dependency of their supply chains on third countries. In particular, in order to address unmet medical needs, the Programme should provide support to clinical trials so as to speed up the development, authorisation and access to innovative and effective medicines, promote incentives to develop such medicinal products as antimicrobials and foster the digitial transformation of healthcare products and platforms for monitoring and collecting information on medicines.
Amendment 358 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) In its Pharmaceutical Strategy, the Commission should introduce the revision of the orphan and paediatric legislation and of the Directive 2001/83/EC establishing a Community code relating to medicinal products for human use.
Amendment 360 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b) To ensure effective controls and full transparency of the procedures used to determine the prices of medicines, the Commission should propose a revision of Directive 89/105/EEC on the transparency of measures regulating the price of medicinal products.
Amendment 361 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 c (new)
Recital 22 c (new)
(22c) To reduce its dependence on third countries for certain biological and medicinal products such as blood and plasma derived medicinal products, the Union should increase its capacity to collect and stockpile blood and plasma. To avoid the risk of shortages on those products, the Union should rapidly revise the Blood, Tissues and Cells legislations, Directive 2002/98/EC and Directive 2004/23/EC.
Amendment 365 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) As the optimal use of medicines and antimicrobials in particular yields benefits for individuals and health systems, the Programme should promote their prudent and efficient use. In line with the European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance14 , adopted in June 2017 following the request from Member States, and given the experience with the bacterial secondary infections related to COVID 19, it is essential that the Programme supports actions aimed at the prudent use of antimicrobials in humans, animals and crops, in the framework of an integrated policy on patient safety and prevention of medical errors. TheEU4health programme funding should be based on actions that are traceable, setting Union-wide reduction targets for antibiotics and medicine use, and support the research and development of new antibiotics __________________ 14Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament ‘A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)’, COM(2017)0339 final of 29.6.2017.
Amendment 371 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) According to WHO, 12.6 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment in2012 – nearly 1 in 4 of total global deaths. Environmental pollution factors, such as air, water and soil pollution, chemical exposures, climate change, and ultraviolet radiation, contribute to more than 100 diseases and injuries.
Amendment 372 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
(23b) The Programme should promote and guarantee via its actions the environmental health of European citizens in the framework of the European Green Deal. The Union should adopt the WHO definition which describes environmental health as the inclusion of “ aspects of human health, such as the quality of life, which are determined by the physical, chemical, biological, social, psychosocial and aesthetic factors of our environment. It also concerns the policy and practices for the prevention, management and control of environmental factors likely to affect the health of present and future generations”.
Amendment 374 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Since environmentalthe pollution caused by human and veterinary pharmaceutical substances is an emerging environmental problem that can impact on public health, the Programme should foster measures to strengthen the assessment and appropriate management of environmental risks associated with the production, use and disposal of medicinal products, in line with the European Union Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment15 . __________________ 15Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European economic and Social Committee ‘European Union Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment’, COM(2019)128 final of 11.03.2019.
Amendment 379 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Union health legislation has an immediate impact on public health and safety, the lives of citizens, the efficiency and resilience of the health systems and the good functioning of the internal market. The regulatory framework for medical products and technologies (medicinal products, medical devices and substances of human origin), as well as for tobacco legislation, patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare and serious cross-border threats to health is essential to health protection in the Union. The Programme therefore should support the development, implementation and, enforcement and improvement of Union health legislation, adopt early and long-term evaluation criteria in order to assess its implementation and provide high quality, comparable and reliable data to underpin policymaking and monitoring.
Amendment 388 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The ERNs, established pursuant to Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and the Council16 are virtual networks involving healthcare providers across Europe. They aim to facilitate discussion on complex or rare diseases and conditions that require highly specialised treatment, and concentrated knowledge and resources. As the Networks can improve the access to diagnosis and the provision of high-quality healthcare to patients with rare conditions and can be focal points for medical training and research and dissemination of information, the Programme should contribute to the upscaling of networking through the ERNs, and other transnational networks. It should consider the extension of ERNs beyond rare diseases to communicable and non- communicable diseases such as, supporting the creation of new ERNs to cover infectious diseases, complex pregnancies and complex mental health diseases and cancer and paediatric cancer. __________________ 16 Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 45).
Amendment 394 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The ERNs, established pursuant to Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and the Council16 are virtual networks involving healthcare providers across Europe. They aim to facilitate discussion on complex or rare diseases and conditions that require highly specialised treatment, and concentrated knowledge and resources. As the Networks can improve the access to diagnosis and the provision of high-quality healthcare to patients with rare conditions and can be focal points for medical training and research and dissemination of information, the Programme should contribute to the upscaling of networking through the ERNs, and other transnational networks. It should consider the extension of ERNs beyond rare diseases to complex communicable and non- communicable diseases such as cancer and in the field of health crises management. __________________ 16 Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 45).
Amendment 396 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) The programme should support the EU-wide mobility of healthcare professionals, during both their education and professional careers through Erasmus + fundings, and of their particular role in improving knowledge and expertise on health threats. The programme should also facilitate the implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive to ensure better mutual recognition of qualifications of health professionals within the Union.
Amendment 399 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 b (new)
Recital 27 b (new)
(27b) The programme should facilitate the coordination and pooling of European multicentre clinical trials and promote the research and training actions of future European universities networks.
Amendment 400 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 c (new)
Recital 27 c (new)
(27c) The programme should guarantee the sustainable funding of European research consortia on medicines, vaccines and biological tests designed for specific infectious and transmissible diseases.
Amendment 401 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 d (new)
Recital 27 d (new)
(27d) The Programme should take concrete actions against rare, complex and low-prevalence diseases. Early detection must be facilitated and projects such as “Rare 2030” encouraging with the objective to set up concrete and innovative policies for developing research and improving the lives of patients.
Amendment 402 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 e (new)
Recital 27 e (new)
(27e) The programme should facilitate the revision of the EU-OSHA’s mandate to promote healthy and safe workplaces across the Union and to support the Agency’s activities and analysis on occupational safety and health. The Commission should propose a new EU Strategic Framework on Occupational Safety and Health for the period 2021 – 2027 and continue updating the directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to carcinogens or mutagens at work. The programme should also support actions to facilitate people’s return to the workplace after long-term sick leave and to better include people who are chronically sick or have a disability in the workforce.
Amendment 403 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 f (new)
Recital 27 f (new)
(27f) The programme should effectively guarantee safe and timely access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), goods (e.g. medicines, contraceptives) and services (e.g. sex education, safe abortions).
Amendment 405 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to optimise the added value and impact from investments funded wholly or in part through the budget of the Union, synergies should be sought in particular between the Programme for the Union's action in the field of health and other Union programmes, including those under shared-management and the Union Agencies. To maximise those synergies, key enabling mechanisms should be ensured, including cumulative funding in an action from the Programme for the Union's action in the field of health and another Union programme, as long as such cumulative funding does not exceed the total eligible costs of the action. For that purpose, this Regulation should set out appropriate rules, in particular on the possibility to declare the same cost or expenditure on a pro-rata basis to Programme for the Union's action in the field of health and another Union programme guaranteeing detailed and transparent reporting.
Amendment 406 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to optimise the added value and impact from investments funded wholly or in part through the budget of the Union, synergies should be sought in particular between the Programme for the Union's action in the field of health and other Union programmes, including those under shared-management and the EU agencies. To maximise those synergies and avoid duplications, key enabling mechanisms should be ensured, including cumulative funding in an action from the Programme for the Union's action in the field of health and another Union programme, as long as such cumulative funding does not exceed the total eligible costs of the action. For that purpose, this Regulation should set out appropriate rules, in particular on the possibility to declare the same cost or expenditure on a pro-rata basis to Programme for the Union's action in the field of health and another Union programme.
Amendment 409 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Given the common agreed values of solidarity towards equitable and universal coverage of quality health services as a basis for the Union’s policies in this area and that the Union has a central role to play in accelerating progress on global health challenges19 , the Programme should support the Union’s contribution to international and global health initiatives with a view to improve health, address inequalitiesincluding sexual and reproductive health, address inequalities, in particular gender inequalities, and increase protection against global health threats. __________________ 19Council conclusions on the EU role in Global Health, 3011th Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 10 May 2010.
Amendment 410 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Given the common agreed values of solidarity towards equitable and universal coverage of quality health services as a basis for the Union’s policies in this area and that the Union has a central role to play in accelerating progress on global health challenges19 , the Programme should, in synergy and complementarity with other relevant Union programmes, support the Union’s contribution to international and global health initiatives with a view to improve health, address inequalities and increase protection against global health threats. __________________ 19Council conclusions on the EU role in Global Health, 3011th Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 10 May 2010.
Amendment 413 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Cooperation with third countries should be strengthened on the exchange of knowledge and best practices in health systems preparedness and response. The programme should help building a strong and effective partnership between the Union and Africa and prioritise health systems strengthening, universal access to health services and global health research and development in the framework of the EU-Africa Strategy.
Amendment 414 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) The preamble to the Paris Agreement acknowledges the “right to health” as a key right; the article 4(1)(f) of the UNFCCC states that all Parties thereto should employ “appropriate methods, for example impacts assessments, formulated and determined nationally with a view to minimising adverse effects on the economy, on public health and on the quality of the environment, of projects or measures undertaken by them to mitigate or adapt climate change".
Amendment 415 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 b (new)
Recital 39 b (new)
(39b) According to the WHO, climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health- clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter-and that 250 000 additional deaths, from malnutrition, maladria, diarrhoea and heat stress, are expected every year between 2030 and 2050, with extreme high air temperatures contributing directly to deaths particularly amongst the elderly and vulnerable individuals. Through flood, heatwaves, drought and fires, climate change has a considerable impact on human health, including under nutrition, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and vector-borne infections.
Amendment 418 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 2530 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of its mid-term evaluation.
Amendment 425 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘health crisis’ means any crisis or serious incident arising from a threat of human, animal, plant, food or, environment, biological, chemical and nuclear origin and a threat of unknown origin, having a health dimension and which requires urgent and coordinated action by authorities;
Amendment 428 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘crisis relevant products’ means products and substances necessary, in the context of a health crisis, to prevent, diagnose or treat a disease and its consequences, included but not limited to: medicinal products - including vaccines - and their intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients and raw materials; bloods products and organs; medical devices; hospital and medical equipment (such as ventilators, protective clothing and equipment, diagnostic materials and tools); personal protective equipment; disinfectants and their intermediary products and raw materials necessary for their production);
Amendment 432 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) “Environmental health” means aspects of human health, such as the quality of life, which are determined by the physical, chemical, biological, social, psychosocial and aesthetic factors of our environment;
Amendment 442 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Programme shall pursue the following general objectives, in keeping with the “One Health” and “Health in all policies” approaches where relevant:
Amendment 446 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
(-1) support action for the surveillance, prevention, diagnosis and treatment and care of non-communicable diseases, and notably of cancer via the establishment of a European Cancer Institute;
Amendment 452 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) support health promotion and prevention, reduce health inequalities, improve physical and mental health and protect people in the Union from serious cross-border threats to health;
Amendment 457 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) protect people in the Union from any serious cross-border threats to health;
Amendment 465 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) improvrestore pharmaceutical independence of the Union to improve ensure the availability in the Union of medicines, vaccines and diagnostic tools, medical devices and other crisis relevant products, contribute to their affordability, and support innovation via the Pharmaceutical Strategy;
Amendment 467 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) improve the availability in the Union, especially in the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories, of medicines, medical devices and other crisis relevant products, contribute to their affordability, and support innovation;
Amendment 480 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) strengthen health systems and the healthcare workforce, including by digital transformation harmonized education and training and by increased integrated and coordinated work among the Member States, sustained implementation of best practice and data sharing, to increase the general level of public health.
Amendment 482 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) strengthen health systems and the healthcare workforce, including by digital transformation and by increased integrated and coordinated work among the Member States, sustained implementation of best practice and data sharing, to ensure interoperablity of their actions and increase the general level of public health.
Amendment 485 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) reduce health inequalities between Member States and within Member States while taking into account the “health in all policies” approach;
Amendment 493 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3b) provide integrated healthcare, accessible at local or regional level, enabling patients to be better supported in their own local and social environment;
Amendment 495 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The general objectives referred to in Article 3 shall be pursued through the following specific objectives, in keeping with the “One Health” and “Health in all policies” approaches where relevant:
Amendment 503 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) strengthen the capability of the Union for prevention, preparedness and response to serious cross-border threats to health, and the management of health crises, including through organization of stress tests, coordination, provision and deployment of emergency health care capacity, data gathering and surveillance;
Amendment 506 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) Support the strengthening of the competences and resources of the European health agencies namely the ECDC and the EMA, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and EU- OSHA;
Amendment 513 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) The objectives of Article 4 shall be delivered in a consistent and transparent way and in a manner that is coordinated with the actions of other Union programmes and agencies.
Amendment 517 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ensure the availability in the Union of reserves or stockpiles of crisis relevant products, and a reserve of medical, healthcare and support staff to be mobilised in case of a crisis such as the European Medical Corps;
Amendment 523 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) strengthen the European Medicines Market and support actions to ensure appropriate availability, accessibility and affordability of crisis relevant products and other necessary health supplies via a strengthened EU joint procurements on treatments and vaccines;
Amendment 531 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) strengthen the effectiveness, accessibility, sustainability and resilience of health systems, including by supporting digital transformation, the uptake of digital tools and services, systemic reforms, implementation of new care models and to reach universal health coverage objective, encompassing access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and address social inequalities in health, including gender inequalities;
Amendment 535 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) strengthen the effectiveness, accessibility, sustainability and resilience of health systems, including by supporting digital transformation, the uptake of digital tools and services, systemic reforms, implementation of new care models and universal health coverage, and addressreduce inequalities in health;
Amendment 542 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) support the development and implementation of a European Electronic Health Record;
Amendment 550 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) support actions aimed at strengthening health system’s ability to foster disease prevention and health promotion, patient rights and cross-border healthcare, and promote the excellence of medical and healthcare professionals, their education, training and mobility;
Amendment 551 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) support actions aimed at addressing health inequality, strengthening health system’s ability to foster disease prevention and health promotion, patient rights and cross-border healthcare, and promote the excellence of medical and healthcare professionals;
Amendment 557 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) support action for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, surveillance, prevention, early diagnosis and treatment and care of non-communicable diseases, and notably of cancer and cardio-vascular diseases by providing a European strategic Chronic disease framework to support Member States action addressing the commercial determinants of health;
Amendment 575 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) address the unmet needs of children and adolescents with cancer, and of survivors, through dedicated programmes and plans on Paediatric Cancer, fostering research and access to novel treatment;
Amendment 583 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) support the development, implementation and, enforcement and when necessary the revision of Union health legislation and provide high-quality, comparable and reliable data to underpin policy making and monitoring, and promote the use of health impact assessments of relevant policies to evaluate their impacts on European citizen’s health and well-being;
Amendment 587 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) ensure healthy and safe workplaces across the Union and to support EU-OSHA’s activities and analysis on occupational safety and health.
Amendment 592 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) support integrated work among Member States, and in particular their health systems, including the implementation of high-impact prevention practices, and scaling up networking through the European Reference Networks through their extension beyond rare diseases to complex to communicable and non-communicable diseases and other transnational networks;
Amendment 602 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) support the creation of excellence networks in the field of communicable and non-communicable diseases;
Amendment 605 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) support the Union’s contribution to international and global health initiatives., including access to sexual and reproductive health and services;
Amendment 624 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
A reliable and efficient mechanism shall be created in order to avoid any duplication of funding and to ensure synergies between the different Union programmes and policies that are pursuing health objectives. All the data on funding operations and actions financed under different Union programmes and funds shall be centralised under this mechanism. It shall follow the principles of transparency and accountability and shall allow better monitoring and evaluation of actions pursuing health objectives.
Amendment 628 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any legal entity created under Union law or any international organisation such as public authorities, public sector bodies, health establishments, research institutes, universities and higher education establishments, patient associations etc.;
Amendment 643 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall consult the health authorities of the Member States in the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases, the Union agencies, the external independent experts on the work planrogrammes established for the Programme and its priorities and strategic orientations and its implementation.
Amendment 644 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall consult the health authorities of the Member States in the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases on the work plan, the EU agencies on the annual work programmes established for the Programme and its priorities and strategic orientations and its implementation.
Amendment 649 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Indicators to report on progresassess the implementation of the actions of the Programme towards the achievement of the general and specific objectives set out in Articles 3 and 4 are set out in Annex II.
Amendment 655 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed and submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council once there is sufficient information available about their implementation, but not later than four years after the start of the implementation.
Amendment 656 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the implementation period, but no later than four years after the end of the period specified in Article 1, a final evaluation shall be carried out by the Commission and submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 657 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall publish and communicate the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observations, and shall present them to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 658 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a – point ii
Annex I – point a – point ii
(ii) Critical health infrastructure relevant in the context of health crises, tools, structures, processes, production, storage and laboratory capacity, including tools for surveillance, modelling, forecast, prevention and management of outbreaks., in particular with investments in the least resilient national health systems;
Amendment 660 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a – point ii
Annex I – point a – point ii
(ii) Critical health infrastructure relevant in the context of health crises, tools, mechanisms, structures, processes, production and laboratory capacity, including tools for surveillance, modelling, forecast, prevention and management of outbreaks.
Amendment 665 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a – point ii a (new)
Annex I – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia) Support the building of hospitals in the less developed regions of the Union; the EU4Health Programme should participate in synergy and complementarity with the funds from the cohesion policy;
Amendment 667 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a – point ii b (new)
Annex I – point a – point ii b (new)
(iib) Strengthening EU institutions, notably EMA and ECDC, to play a bigger role in managing response to cross-border heath crises and preventing medicine and medical devices shortages.
Amendment 669 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point b
Annex I – point b
(b) Transfer, adaptation and roll-out of best practices and innovative solutions with established Union level added-value between Member States or regions, and country- specific tailor made support to regions or countries, or groups of regions or countries, with the highest needs, through the funding of specific projects including twinning, expert advice and peer support.
Amendment 670 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point b
Annex I – point b
(b) Transfer, adaptation and roll-out of best practices and innovative solutions with established Union level added-value between Member States, and country- specific tailor made support to countries, or groups of countries or regions, with the highest needs, through the funding of specific projects including twinning, expert advice and peer support.
Amendment 702 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d – introductory part
Annex I – point d – introductory part
(d) Development and implementation of Union health legislation and action, for the protection and promotion of health, in particular through support to:
Amendment 712 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d – point i
Annex I – point d – point i
(i) Implementation, enforcement, monitoring and improvement of Union health legislation and action; and technical support to the implementation of legal requirements;
Amendment 713 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d – point i a (new)
Annex I – point d – point i a (new)
(ia) Strengthening of European Health agencies namely the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Centre(ECDC), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and European Agency for Safety and Health at Work(EU-OSHA).
Amendment 726 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d – point viii
Annex I – point d – point viii
(viii) Networking by non-governmental organisations and their involvement in projects covered by the Programme and the evaluation of the implementation of the programme;
Amendment 727 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d – point ix
Annex I – point d – point ix
(ix) Collaboration with third countries on the areas covered by the Programme especially with African countries in the framework of the EU- Africa Strategy;
Amendment 730 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d – point x
Annex I – point d – point x
(x) National contact points providing guidance, information and assistance related the promotion and the implementation of Union health legislation and of the Programme;.
Amendment 731 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d – point xi
Annex I – point d – point xi
(xi) Stakeholders in view of transnational and regional cooperation.
Amendment 742 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point e – point i
Annex I – point e – point i
(i) Establishment and support of a mechanism to develop, procure and manage crisis relevant productsof a European Health Response Mechanism (EHRM) to respond to all types of health crises (infectious, chemical, environmental, biological, food, nuclear) and to strengthen operational coordination at European level;
Amendment 743 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point e – point i
Annex I – point e – point i
(i) Establishment and support of a mechanism to develop, procure and, manage and secure crisis relevant products;
Amendment 744 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point e – point i a (new)
Annex I – point e – point i a (new)
(ia) Establishment of an EU contingency reserve of medicines of major therapeutic interest and medical equipment to be triggered and monitored by the European Health Reaction Mechanism(EHRM);
Amendment 754 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point e – point v
Annex I – point e – point v
(v) Establishment and operation of a Union reserve of medical and healthcare staff and experts and of a mechanism to deploy such staff and experts as necessary to prevent or respond to a health crisis throughout the Union, including in the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories; establishment and operation of a Union Health Emergency team to provide expert advice and technical assistance on request by the Commission in the case of a health crisis.
Amendment 777 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point f – point vii
Annex I – point f – point vii
(vii) Establishment and operation of a mechanism for cross-sectorial One-Health coordinationand Health in all policies coordination via a systematic health impact assessment, built on cross-sectorial indicators, of all EU policies and funding to evaluate their impact on improving health and well- being of our citizens.
Amendment 797 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point ii
Annex I – point g – point ii
(ii) TrainingHarmonize and standardise training and educational programmes for medical and healthcare staff, and programmes for temporary exchanges of staff, with the aim to better match health workers skills with the needs of the health system;
Amendment 799 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point ii
Annex I – point g – point ii
(ii) Training and mobility programmes for medical and healthcare staff, and programmes for temporary exchanges of staff;
Amendment 803 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point iii
Annex I – point g – point iii
(iii) Support to improve the geographical distribution of healthcare workforce and avoidance of ‘medical deserts’, paying special attention to the EU’s outermost regions;
Amendment 828 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point xi a (new)
Annex I – point g – point xi a (new)
(xi a) Support Member States in the revision of their rare disease national plans to enact the necessary financial and organisational arrangements to integrate effectively ERNs system into national health systems;
Amendment 831 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point xiii a (new)
Annex I – point g – point xiii a (new)
(xiiia) Support cooperation and coordination between Member States for the creation of a European Network for Hospitals Excellence, improving the cross-border treatment for rare diseases and increasing access to treatment for all Union citizens;
Amendment 855 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point i a (new)
Annex I – point h – point i a (new)
(ia) Support the establishment of a European Cancer Institute (ECI) which would provide a platform for the implementation of the best standards of practices through European Reference Cancer Networks, the collection of clinical data among centres from all participating countries across Europe and beyond and the prioritisation of academic and clinical research programmes of excellence. The programme could support the development of national cancer registries in all Member States which are essential with a view to providing comparable data on cancer;
Amendment 882 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point v a (new)
Annex I – point h – point v a (new)
(va) Support implementing policies, national programmes and guidelines to overcome inequalities in access to essential therapies and medicines, supportive and palliative care of paediatric cancers across Europe, including availability and affordability of such healthcare and service;
Amendment 903 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point ix
Annex I – point h – point ix
(ix) Support to the implementation of the Union’s tobacco control policy and legislaother related legislation in the area of prevention and health promotion;
Amendment 905 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point ix a (new)
Annex I – point h – point ix a (new)
(ixa) Support actions in the area of reducing and preventing alcohol abuse in the perspective of a revised EU alcohol strategy;
Amendment 928 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i – point ii
Annex I – point i – point ii
(ii) Support actions to fight vaccine hesitancy and disinformation;
Amendment 932 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i – point ii a (new)
Annex I – point i – point ii a (new)
(iia) Establish of a EU vaccination card;
Amendment 936 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i – point iii
Annex I – point i – point iii
(iii) Support clinical trials to speed up the development, authorisation and access to innovative, safe and effective medicines and vaccines; support publication of all clinical reports (including CSRs) on the day of marketing authorisation;
Amendment 968 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i – point viii
Annex I – point i – point viii
(viii) Action to strengthen the environmental risk assessment of pollution factors, such as air, water and soil pollution, chemical exposures, climate change, ultraviolet radiation and pharmaceuticals;
Amendment 976 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i – point ix
Annex I – point i – point ix
(ix) Action to promote the prudent use and disposal of antimicrobials, setting up traceable targets for reduction in antibiotics use;
Amendment 1001 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point j – point iii
Annex I – point j – point iii
(iii) Support the deployment, standardization and interoperability of digital tools and infrastructures within and between Member States and with Union Institutions and bodies; develop appropriate governance structures and sustainable, interoperable Union health information systems, as part of the European Health Data Space and strengthen citizens’ access to and control over their health data;
Amendment 1016 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point k a (new)
Annex I – point k a (new)
(ka) Specific support for the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories, in particular through: (i) Investment in health infrastructures and support for the procurement of new medical supplies; (ii) Establishment and management of reserves of products needed during crises so that the EU’s action can be deployed from those territories; (iii) Support for research, drug development, treatments, and measures to provide information on, and raise awareness of, tropical diseases, but also the diseases that particularly affect those territories, especially diabetes and obesity; (iv) Establishment of specific strategies for repatriation to continental Europe in the case of a major health crisis; (v) Support for better understanding, assessment, use and appreciation of endemic medicinal plants and the therapeutic potential of biodiversity.
Amendment 1025 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 1 a (new)
Annex II – part B – point 1 a (new)
1a. Number of Member States that implemented the European Electronic Health Record, while providing stronger guarantees for personal data protection
Amendment 1069 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 7 a (new)
Annex II – part B – point 7 a (new)
7a. Ratio of palliative care admissions and outcome result for cancer and paediatric cancer
Amendment 1079 #
Amendment 1082 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 9
Annex II – part B – point 9
9. Number of shortages of medicines in the single point of contact networkMember States
Amendment 66 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 7
Article 92b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 7
By way of derogation from Article 92(7), a share of the additional resources may also be proposed toshall be used to increase the support for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (‘FEAD’) before or at the same time as the allocation to the ERDF and the ESF. This share shall amount to at least 3 % of the additional resources in order to ensure a minimum amount for the support to the most deprived who have been hit in an unprecedented proportion by the COVID- 19 crisis.
Amendment 56 #
2020/0036(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),including SDG 3 “Global Health and Well-Being”,
Amendment 57 #
2020/0036(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the dramatic consequences of air pollution on human health (400 000 premature deaths per year according to the European Environment Agency (EEA));
Amendment 66 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve, restore and enhance the Union’s natural capital, marine and terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity, vital allies in the mitigation of climate change and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 72 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a healthier, fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 85 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The IPCC special report entitled «The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate » specifies that the ocean contributes to regulate the climate, as it absorbs more than 25% of the CO2 and 93% of the heat emitted by humans into the atmosphere, and supplies 50% of the planet’s oxygen. Climate mechanisms depend on the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems, which are currently affected by global warming, pollution, the overexploitation of marine biodiversity, rising sea levels, acidification, deoxygenation, marine heatwaves, the unprecedented melting of glaciers and sea ice, coastal erosion and extreme weather disturbances. The ocean is essential to achieve climate neutrality, especially through natural carbon sinks, such as mangroves, coral reefs, seagrass beds and salt marshes. However, to contribute to this objective, it is necessary to protect the health of the ocean and restore marine ecosystems, which are subject to significant and sometimes irreversible changes. Therefore, the IPCC recalls that the ocean is part of the solution to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and underlines the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution on ecosystems, as well as to enhance natural carbon sinks.
Amendment 99 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The preamble to the Paris Agreement recognises the ‘importance of ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems, including oceans’, and Article 4(1)(d) of the UNFCCC stresses that the Parties thereto shall promote sustainable management, and the conservation and enhancement of sinks and reservoirs of all greenhouse gases, including biomass, forests and oceans as well as other terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems. If the Paris agreement goals were to fail, the temperature could exceed the tipping point beyond which the ocean will no longer be able to absorb as much carbon and participate in climate mitigation.
Amendment 106 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The preamble to the Paris Agreement acknowledges the “right to health” as a key right; article 4(1)(f) of the UNFCCC states that all Parties thereto should employ “appropriate methods, for example impacts assessments, formulated and determined nationally with a view to minimising adverse effects on the economy, on public health and on the quality of the environment, of projects or measures undertaken by them to mitigate or adapt climate change”.
Amendment 107 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) According to the WHO, climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health - clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter - and that 250 000 additional deaths, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress, are expected every year between 2030 and 2050, with extremely high air temperatures contributing directly to deaths particularly amongst the elderly and vulnerable individuals. Through flood, heatwaves, drought and fires, climate change has a considerable impact on human health, including undernutrition, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and vector-borne infections.
Amendment 114 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Science has proved the interlinkage between health, environmental and climate crisis, notably linked to the consequences of climate change and the loss of biodiversity and ecosystems. Health and sanitary crises such as COVID-19 might multiply in the decades to come and require the EU, as a global player, to implement a global strategy aimed at preventing the development of such episodes, by addressing issues at their root, and promoting an integrated approach based on the sustainable development goals.
Amendment 119 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The European Climate Law should be people centred and should aim to protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts.
Amendment 128 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors including emissions reduction from aviation and maritime transport. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The principle of energy sobriety should therefore be promoted. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development, as well as participatory science, are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective by fostering the uptake of sustainable solutions.
Amendment 166 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union is a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy. The EU should also reinforce its environmental diplomacy in all international fora, such as the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and international negotiations on the ocean, which play a strong role in reaching international climate goals, in line with the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 196 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union and the Member States should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural solutions such as carbon sinks, including ocean and marine ecosystems, forests, soils, agricultural, and wetlands and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate- neutrality objective should be pursued and achieved by all Member States collectively, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 219 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union should continue its climate action and international climate leadership after 2050, in particular by helping the most vulnerable populations, through its external action and development policy, in order to protect people and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate change, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of the IPCC. and the IPBES.
Amendment 231 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co- benefits with other environmental policies and legislation. Member States should adopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans. When adopting their adaptation strategies and plans, Member States should pay special attention to the most vulnerable areas such as coastal areas, islands, and outermost regions, which are particularly impacted by climate change, through natural disasters and extreme weather disturbances, including cyclones, storms, droughts, erosion, heat waves and fires, as well as rising sea level, rising sea surface temperature, flooding of coastal areas, and increasing ocean acidity. Adaptation strategies and plans should encourage nature-based solutions and take due account of the territorial specificities and local knowledge, as well as establish concrete measures to protect marine and coastal ecosystems. Adaptation strategies should also encourage a change of model in vulnerable areas, such as islands, based on environmentally friendly and nature-based solutions. They should enhance self-sufficiency to ensure better living conditions, including sustainable and local agriculture, sustainable management of water, renewable energies, etc., in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, in order to foster their resilience and the protection of their ecosystems.
Amendment 251 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC and the IPBES; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost- effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; the need to manage, preserve and restore marine and terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity ; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition.
Amendment 258 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the quality of life and the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition.
Amendment 284 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part. It also emphasises that the Green Deal is an integral part of the strategy to implement the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals, which should be at the heart of the EU’s policymaking and action. By September 2020, the Commission should, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 60% emission reductions compared with 1990 levels. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 60% compared to 1990. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 356 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate- neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission toCommission should set out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 361 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Sectorial roadmaps should facilitate the alignment of a whole ecosystem of stakeholders with the objective of climate neutrality. The roadmap should describe the technological solutions and new policy framework that need to be developed and investments that need to be made within the sector as well as the value chain. These roadmaps should lead to the definition of Green Transition Contracts, by the Commission, setting the commitments of relevant public and private stakeholders of a sector to reach climate neutrality.
Amendment 375 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The climate footprint of the Union’s consumption is an essential tool to develop to improve the overall consistency of the Union’s climate objectives.
Amendment 376 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
(23b) A fully efficient Union’s climate policy should address carbon leakage and develop the appropriate tools, such as a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, to cope with it and protect our standards and the frontrunners of our industries.
Amendment 385 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural marine and terrestrial sinks or other sinks in the Union.
Amendment 396 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
This Regulation sets out a binding objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050 in pursuit of the long-term temperature goal set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement of holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and provides a framework for achieving progress in pursuit of the global adaptation goal established in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 407 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
This Regulation applies to anthropogenic emissions and removals by natural marine and terrestrial sinks or other sinks of the greenhouse gases listed in Part 2 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 419 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – title
Article 2 – title
2 Climate-neutrality and intermediate objectives
Amendment 447 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States and the importance to manage, restore and protect marine and terrestrial biodiversity, ecosystems, and carbon sinks.
Amendment 477 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shall review the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 iIn light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore optthe Union’s for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55%shall be 60% of domestic emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriate.
Amendment 485 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By 30 September 2023, the Commission shall, in light of the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) set a Union 2040 target of at least 80% emission reductions compared to 1990.
Amendment 486 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The Commission shall design by 30 June 2021 an indicator to monitor the evolution of the reduction of the Union’s climate footprint on the basis of data provided by the European Environment Agency. By 30 June 2023, the Commission shall assess the Union’s climate footprint and bring forward proposals to reduce it such that by 2030 it is consistent with the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 495 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how all the Union legislation implementingrelevant to the Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990the target set out in paragraph 3 of this Article, and to achieve the climate-neutrality-objective set out in paragraph 1 of this Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties amending Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulations (EU) 2018/841 and (EU) 2018/842, Directives 2012/27/EU and (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and Council Directive 2003/96/EC1b, in accordance with the Treaties. _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13). 1bCouncil Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (OJ L 283 31.10.2003, p. 51).
Amendment 496 #
2020/0036(COD)
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how the Union legislation implementing the Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 5560 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve the climate-neutrality-objective set out in Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties. In particular, the Commission shall propose to include specific sectors that are still not contributing to the EU climate objectives, such as maritime transport and tourism.
Amendment 528 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Amendment 545 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out aBy 30 September 2023, the Commission shall assess and design on the basis of the criteria set out in paragraph 3 trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050 and make a corresponding legislative proposal to that effect. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectory. The Commission shall make, where appropriate, a legislative proposal to adjust the trajectory.
Amendment 588 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) cost-effectiveness and economic efficiencythe best available and most recent scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC;
Amendment 595 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition;
Amendment 615 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) cost-effectiveness and economic efficiency;
Amendment 641 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy sobriety, energy affordability and security of supply;
Amendment 661 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) benefits for the health and the quality of life of European Citizens
Amendment 668 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the need to manage, protect and restore marine and terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity, ensure environmental effectiveness and progression over time;
Amendment 677 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Amendment 687 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Amendment 702 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Amendment 753 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a European Committee on Climate Change 1. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall set up the European Committee on Climate Change (ECCC), an independent scientific advisory body on climate change, consisting of a network of existing national independent expert advisory bodies and composed of one senior representative by national body. All Members States are encouraged to install such independent expert advisory bodies. In order to avoid duplication of work, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) shall serve as the secretariat of the ECCC. 2. The ECCC can initiate and produce any reports, analysis and recommendations relevant to contribute to achieve the European Union climate’ objectives. The ECCC shall assess any European policies with the Union’s climate objectives.
Amendment 765 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement adaptation strategies and plans that include comprehensive local risk management frameworks, taking into account the specificities of territories, based on robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments and based on the management, restoration and protection of marine and terrestrial ecosystems to enhance their resilience, as well as, on nature-based solutions. These strategies and plans shall include measures in line with the national and Union objectives on climate adaptation.
Amendment 774 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ask beneficiaries of its financial instruments in high emitting sectors, including projects supported by the European Investment Bank, to carry out a climate adaptation stress test. The list of the concerned beneficiaries and the turnover threshold to be applied shall be set out by delegated acts within six months after the entry into force of this Regulation. Where the beneficiary fails the climate adaptation stress test, they shall not be eligible to the Union’s financial instrument. The Commission shall provide guidance to beneficiaries, based on the EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change and the European Environment Agency’s data on how to align an investment project with climate adaptation requirements. Such guidance shall use appropriately the criteria established by [Regulation on establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment].
Amendment 779 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. As part of its report under Article 14(2) of Directive 2014/89/EU, the Commission shall assess Member States’ maritime spatial plans in light of an ecosystem-based approach and make recommendations as appropriate to address climate adaptation changes in marine and coastal areas.
Amendment 789 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 30 SeptemberJune 20231, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall assess, together with the assessment foreseen under Article 29(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999:
Amendment 795 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1); and the intermediate objectives set out in Article 2(3) and Article 2(3a).
Amendment 820 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 822 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By 30 SeptemberJune 20231, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall review:
Amendment 830 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1); and the intermediate objectives set out in Article 2(3) and Article 2(3a).
Amendment 850 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission finds that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) and the intermediate objectives set out in Article 2(3) and Article 2(3a) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, or that the progress towards either the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 is insufficient, it shall take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties, at the same time as the review of the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 857 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. On this basis, the Commission will assess every 3 years whether the EU is on track to meet its 2030 targets of 60% emission reduction or whether stronger actions, including EU legislation, are needed.
Amendment 860 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess anythe alignment of draft measure or legislative proposal, in light ofcluding multiannual financial frameworks of the Union, any guidelines, including guidelines on State aid, with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) and the intermediate objective set out in Article 2(3) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at. Where the guideline, draft measure or legislative proposal is not consistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) and the intermediate objectives set out in Article 2(3) and Article 2(3a), the Commission shall make corrective measures before the time of adoption.
Amendment 874 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where the Commission gives its approval to a state aid request by a Member State in accordance with Article 108 TFEU, the Commission shall include provisions in its decision where the beneficiaries shall report every year on how they align their activities with the objectives set out in Article 2(1), Article 2(3) and Article 2(3a).
Amendment 875 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall use this assessment to promote the exchange of best practices and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 876 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Where the Commission makes recommendations to the Council regarding the authorisation to open trade negotiations under Article 207 TFEU, the Commission shall include provisions to make the Paris Agreement an essential element of all future trade and investment agreements. The Commission shall demonstrate that a trade or investment agreement does not conflict with the objectives set out in Articles 2(1), 2(3) and 2(3a) before concluding a political agreement with a third country.
Amendment 887 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial, national long-term strategies or Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of and the CAP Strategic Plans submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX [2018/0216(COD)] of the European Parliament and of the Council as relevant for the achievement of the 2030 target set out in Article 2(3), Article 2(3a) and the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 912 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
On this basis, the Commission shall assess every 3 years whether the Union is on track to meet its 2030 targets of 60% emission reduction or whether stronger actions, including EU legislation, are needed.
Amendment 919 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it mayshall issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available at the moment it issues the recommendations.
Amendment 928 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall use this assessment to promote the exchange of best practices and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 944 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) if a Member State fails to comply with its obligations under point (a), fails to take due account of the recommendations referred to in point (c) or fails to implement the strategy and measures adopted in response to the recommendation, the Commission shall take the appropriate measures in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 947 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By 2021, the Commission shall develop a climate indicator to assess the consistency of the structure of Member States’ economic and budget plan with the objectives set out in Article 2(1), Article 2(3) and Article 2(3a). The Commission shall use the European Semester to provide Member States with annual communication to align the structure of their economic and budget plan with the objectives set out in Article 2(1), Article 2(3) and Article 2(3a). The Commission shall use the criteria established by [Regulation on establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment] to carry out the assessment mentioned in this paragraph. Within its communication, the Commission shall disclose for each Member States which part of economic and budget plan that is taxonomy compliant and in which category.
Amendment 957 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) European statistics and data, including data on losseenvironmental losses and premature deaths from adverse climate impacts, where available; and
Amendment 967 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) best available scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC and IPBES; and
Amendment 977 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By June 2021, the Commission shall adopt an updated tracking methodology to monitor and report trends regarding capital flows towards sustainable investment as per the taxonomy regulation (EU) 2020 /… [Taxonomy Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council of … on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L …).
Amendment 1016 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Access to justice 1. For the purposes of actions for annulment taken under Article 263 of the Treaty, individuals shall be considered to be directly and individually concerned by: (a) the trajectory for achieving carbon neutrality adopted under Article 3 and before the Court of Justice of the EU. (b) any acts adopted by the EU as a result of the Commission’s review under Article 3(1) or in response to proposals made by the Commission under Article 5(4).’ 2. Where a Member State fails to comply with the terms of a recommendation issued by the Commission under Article 6(2), Member States shall ensure that individuals have access to justice at national level to seek the judicial review of that inaction consistent with the access to justice requirements of the Aarhus Convention.
Amendment 1019 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 1089 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 is amended as follows: (1) In Article 5, the following paragraphs are added: ‘5 a. In any transactions made under the provision referred to in Article 5 (5), annual emissions allocation minimum price is set at 100 Euros for each tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent. 5 b. Member States shall inform the Commission of any actions taken pursuant to this paragraph, and communicate, by March 2025 their intention to use provisions contained in Article 5(5). 5 c. At the latest by June 2025, the Commission shall assess for all Member States the intention to use provisions contained in Article 5(5), and make publicly available the budgetary impact of the use of such provisions.’
Amendment 35 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union are to work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce, as well as labour markets that are responsive to economic change, with a view to achieving the objectives of full employment and social progress, balanced growth and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States shall regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and shall coordinate their action in this respect within the Council, taking into account national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour. In order to cope with major shocks, Member States and the Union should adopt long-term instruments with a view to preserving jobs and skills and reducing pressure on national public finances, in particular by setting up a permanent European unemployment reinsurance scheme.
Amendment 41 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union are to work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce, as well as labour markets that are dynamic, future-oriented and responsive to economic change, with a view to achieving the objectives of full employment and social progress, balanced growth and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States shall regard promoting employment based on equality of opportunity and social justice as a matter of common concern and shall coordinate their action in this respect within the Council, taking into account national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour.
Amendment 45 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The COVID-19 crisis is having, and will have, many effects on employment, social justice and working conditions. As a result of the cessation of economic activity, many workers are on short-time working and businesses, in particular SMEs, face liquidity problems. Workers in insecure employment and those of them who are the most deprived have often been frontline workers whose working conditions have entailed high risks to health. Many workers and businesses have resorted to teleworking and extensive use of digital tools. To respond to this unprecedented crisis in terms of employment and social justice policies, the Union and the Member States must commit to a massive European recovery plan to support businesses by providing them with the support they need to gain access to liquidity and workers, in particular by financing their short-time working and guaranteeing jobs. The aim must be to protect and develop the European labour market in order to guarantee not only jobs and wages but also working conditions. At the time of this crisis and in response to it, the Union and the Member States must undertake to uphold their commitments. Social and employment policies must contribute to achieving the sustainable development goals, be consistent with the objectives set out by the Green Deal and contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 55 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union is to combat social exclusion and discrimination and promote social justice and protection, as well as equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and the protection of the rights of the child and of the most deprived sections of the population. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union is to take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of a decent standard of living and adequate social protection for all, the fight against poverty and social exclusion and a high level of education and training as set out in Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 58 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union is to combat social exclusion, poverty, material deprivation and discrimination and promote social justice and protection, as well as equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and the protection of the rights of the child. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union is to take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against poverty and social exclusion and a high level of education and training as set out in Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 62 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for economic and employment policies. As part of these instruments, the present Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States, together with the Broad Guidelines for the Economic Policies of the Member States and of the Union set out in Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/1184 (), form the Integrated Guidelines. They are tomust accord with the overall strategy of the Union determined by the Sustainable Development Goals, the Green Deal and the European Pillar of Social Rights, and guide policy implementation in the Member States and in the Union, reflecting the interdependence between the Member States. The resulting set of coordinated European and national policies and reforms are to constitute an appropriate overall sustainable economic and employment policy mix, which should achieve positive spill-over effects. __________________ 5Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/1184 of 14 July 2015 on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the European Union (OJ L 192, 18.7.2015, p. 27).
Amendment 67 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Guidelines for the Employment Policies aremust contribute to the achievement of the sustainable development goals, to the implementation of our growth strategy set out in the Green Deal, and to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. These Guidelines are also consistent with the Stability and Growth Pact, the existing Union legislation and various Union initiatives, including the Council recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (6), the Council Recommendation of 15 February 2016 on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market (7), the Council Recommendation of 19 December 2016 on Upskilling Pathways (8), the Council Recommendation of 15 March 2018 on a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships (9), the Council Recommendation of 22 May 2018 on Key Competences and Lifelong Learning (10), the Council Recommendation of 22 May 2019 on High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems (11) and the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on Access to Social Protection (12). __________________ 6 OJ C 120, 26.4.2013, p. 1. 7 OJ C 67, 20.2.2016, p. 1. 8 OJ C 484, 24.12.2016, p. 1. 9 OJ C 153, 2.5.2018, p. 1. 10 OJ C 189, 4.6.2018, p. 1. 11 OJ C 189, 5.6.2019, p. 4. 12 OJ C 387, 15.11.2019, p. 1–8
Amendment 75 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral coordination and surveillance of economic and employment policies. While pursuing environmental sustainability, productivity, fairness and stability, the European Semester integrates the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including strong engagement with social partners, civil society and other stakeholders. It supports the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (13). The Union and Member States’ employment and economic policies should go hand in hand with Europe’s transition to a climate neutral, environmentally sustainable and digital economy which exploits innovation and technology, while improving competitiveness, supporting SMEs, fostering innovation, promoting social justice and equal opportunities and investing in youth, as well as tackling inequalities and regional disparities. __________________ 13 UN Resolution A/RES/70/1
Amendment 78 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral coordination and surveillance of economic and employment policies. While pursuing environmental sustainability, productivity, fairness and stability, the European Semester integrates the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including strong engagement with social partners, civil society and other stakeholders. It supports the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (13). The Union and Member States’ employment and economic policies should go hand in hand with Europe’s transition to a climate neutral, inclusive, environmentally sustainable and digital economy, ensuring upward social convergence while improving competitiveness, fostering innovation, promoting social justice and equal opportunities as well as tackling inequalities and regional disparities. __________________ 13 UN Resolution A/RES/70/1
Amendment 86 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Climate change and environmental related challenges, globalisation, digitalisation and demographic change will transform European economies and societies. The Union and its Member States should work together to effectively address these structural factors and adapt existing systems as needed, recognising the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets and related policies. This requires a coordinated, ambitious and effective policy action at both Union and national levels, in accordance with the TFEU and the Union’s provisions on economic governance. Such policy action should encompass a boost in sustainable investment, a renewed commitment to appropriately sequenced structural reforms that improve productivity, economic growth, the creation of sustainable jobs, social and territorial cohesion, upward social convergence, measures to combat poverty and insecure employment, resilience and the exercise of fiscal responsibility. It should combine supply- and demand side measures, while taking into account their environmental, employment and social impact.
Amendment 87 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Climate change and environmental related challenges, globalisation, digitalisation and demographic change willare profoundly transforming European economies and societies. The Union and its Member States should work together to effectively address these structural factors and adapt existing systems as needed, recognising the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets and related policies. This requires a coordinated, ambitious and effective policy action at both Union and national levels, in accordance with the TFEU and the Union’s provisions on economic governance. Such policy action should encompass a boost in sustainable investment, a renewed commitment to appropriately sequenced structural reforms that improve productivity, economic growth, social and territorial cohesion, upward social convergence, measures to combat poverty and insecure employment, resilience and the exercise of fiscal responsibility. It should combine supply- and demand side measures, while taking into account their environmental, employment and social impact.
Amendment 94 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission signed an inter-institutional proclamation for a European Pillar of Social Rights (14). The Pillar sets out twenty principles and rights to support well-functioning and fair labour markets and welfare systems, structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market, fair working conditions and social protection and inclusion. The principles and rights give direction to our strategy makingand must be so acted upon as to make sure that the transitions to climate- neutrality and environmental sustainability, digitalisation and demographic change are socially fair and just. The Pillar constitutes a reference framework to monitor the employment and social performance of Member States, to drive reforms at national, regional and local level and to reconcile the “social” and the “market” in today’s modern economy, including by promoting the social economy. __________________ 14 OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Reforms to the labour market, including the national wage-setting mechanisms, should follow national practices of social dialogue and allow the necessary opportunity for a broad consideration of socioeconomic issues, including improvements in sustainability, competitiveness, growth, innovation, job creation, lifelong learning and training policies, working conditions, education and skills, public health and inclusion and real incomes. These reforms must ensure a certain flexibility in the labour market, as well as guaranteeing fair wages for European workers, a decent standard of living and an adequate social protection system for all.
Amendment 104 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States and the Union should ensure that the transformations are fair and socially just, strengthening the drive towards an inclusive and resilient society in which people are protected and empowered to anticipate and manage change, and in which they can actively participate in society and the economy. Discrimination in all its forms should be tackled. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion (including that of children) should be reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and of social protection systems and by removing barriers to education, training and labour-market participation, including through investments in early childhood education and care. Timely and equal access to affordable healthcare services, including prevention and health promotion are particularly relevant in a context of ageing societies. The potential of people with disabilities to contribute to economic growth and social development should be further realised. As new economic and business models take hold in Union workplaces, employment relationships are also changing. Member States should ensure that employment relationships stemming from new forms of work maintain and strengthen Europe’s social model. These new forms of work, including platform work, present not only many opportunities in terms of employability and access to the labour market, but also challenges in terms of fair working conditions and access to social protection.
Amendment 117 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Integrated Guidelines should form the basis for country-specific recommendations that the Council may address to the Member States. Member States should make full use of the European Social Fund Plus and other Union funds, including the Just Transition Fund and InvestEU, to foster employment, social investments, social inclusion, and accessibility, accompany the transition to a green, digital economy, and promote up- and reskilling opportunities of the workforce, lifelong learning and high quality education and training for all, including digital literacy and skills. While the Integrated Guidelines are addressed to Member States and the Union, they should be implemented in partnership with all national, regional and local authorities, closely involving parliaments, as well as the social partners and representatives of civil society.
Amendment 123 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a The Member States call on the Commission to present as soon as possible a new proposal for a decision on guidelines for employment policies that takes into account the COVID-19 crisis and its social and employment consequences.
Amendment 132 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The COVID-19 crisis is having, and will have, many social effects and effects on employment policy. In response to this unprecedented crisis, Member States should protect and develop the European labour market and work towards greater European solidarity by protecting the most vulnerable and leaving no one behind. Member States should work towards European coordination to protect European workers and businesses, particularly with the aid of a massive European recovery plan, with the possibility for the Member States to provide direct support to the sectors most affected. Member States should continue and strengthen the establishment of systems to support businesses in difficulty and those suffering from a lack of liquidity, in particular SMEs, as well as to support workers on short-time working schemes to guarantee not only jobs and wages but also working conditions. Support should be given to all workers, particularly those in the most insecure employment, who have been at the forefront of this crisis. Member States should encourage health authorities to introduce measures to address the difficult psychological conditions affecting many workers and reduce general anxiety and the negative impact of social isolation. Member States should provide workers with the best standards of health and safety at work. Member States should facilitate the use of teleworking while guaranteeing workers their working conditions. Member States should ensure the involvement of the social partners in the planning and implementation of such measures. Cross-border workers, who have been hit hard by border closures, must be guaranteed their rights and their jobs. Member States should make use of all the funds at their disposal, such as the European Social Fund and the Fund for European Aid to the Deprived, and should do so extensively to respond to the crisis. The aim must be to ensure safety at work, support for the most deprived and the recovery of economic activity. Member States should also increase their sustainable investment in many sectors such as health, education and the sectors of the future, such as the digital and green economy sectors. Member States should undertake to ensure that the recovery plan contributes to achieving the sustainable development goals, is consistent with the objectives set out by the Green Deal and contributes to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 136 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 2
The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources more supportive to employment and inclusive growth and at the same time alignesystematically aligned with the sustainable development goals and with climate and environmental objectives as defined in the Green Deal, taking account of the redistributive effect of the tax system, while protecting revenue for adequate social protection for all and growth- enhancing expenditure.
Amendment 143 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 3
Member States having in place national mechanisms for the setting of statutory minimum wages should ensure an effective involvement of social partners in a transparent and predictable manner allowing for an adequate responsiveness of wages to productivity developments and providing fair wages for a decent standard of living, paying particular attention to lower and middle income groups with a view to upward social convergence. These mechanisms should take into account economic performance across regions and sectors. Member States should promote social dialogue and collective bargaining with a view to wage setting. Respecting national practices, Member States and social partners should ensure that all workers are entitled to adequate and fair wages through collective agreements or adequate statutory minimum wages which can provide a decent standard of living and make it possible to combat job insecurity and in-work poverty, taking into account their impact on competitiveness, job creation and in-work poverty.
Amendment 156 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
In the context of technological and environmental transitions, as well as demographic change, Member States should promote sustainability, productivity, employability and human capital, fostering relevant knowledge, skills and competences throughout people's lives, responding to current and future labour market needs. Member States should also adapt and invest in their education and training systems to provide high quality and inclusive education, including vocational education and training. Member States should work together with the social partners, education and training providers, enterprises and other stakeholders to address structural weaknesses in education and training systems and improve their quality and labour market relevance, with particular reference to the needs of sectors with a chronic skills shortage, also with a view to enabling the environmental transition. Particular attention should be paid to challenges of the teaching profession. Education and training systems should equip all learners with key competences, including basic and digital skills as well as transversal competences to lay the foundations for adaptability later in life. Member States should seek to ensure the transfer of training entitlements during professional career changes, including, where appropriate, through individual learning accounts. They should enable everyone to anticipate and better adapt to labour market needs notably through continuous reskilling and upskilling, with a view to supporting fair and just transitions for all, strengthening social outcomes, addressing labour market shortages and improving the overall resilience of the economy to shocks.
Amendment 160 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
In the context of technological and environmental transitions, as well as demographic change, Member States should promote sustainability, productivity, employability and human capital, fostering relevant knowledge, skills and competences throughout people's lives, responding to current and future labour market needs. Member States should also adapt and invest in their education and training systems to provide high quality and inclusive education that is accessible for all, including vocational education and training. Member States should work together with the social partners, education and training providers, enterprises and other stakeholders to address structural weaknesses in education and training systems and improve their quality and labour market relevance, also with a view to enabling the environmental and digital transitions. Particular attention should be paid to challenges of the teaching profession. Education and training systems should equip all learners with key competences, including basic and digital skills as well as transversal competences to lay the foundations for adaptability later in life. Member States should seek to ensure the transfer of training entitlements during professional career changes, including, where appropriate, through individual learning accounts. They should enable everyone to anticipate and better adapt to labour market needs notably through continuous reskilling and upskilling, with a view to supporting fair and just transitions for all, strengthening social outcomes, addressing labour market shortages and improving the overall resilience of the economy to shocks.
Amendment 169 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 2
Member States should foster equal opportunities for all by addressing inequalities in education and training systems, including by providing access to good quality early childhood education. They should raise overall education levels, reduce the number of young people leaving school early, increase access to and completion of tertiary education and increase adult participation in continuing learning, particularly among learners from disadvantaged backgrounds, the least qualified. Taking into account new requirements in digital, green and ageing societies, Member States should strengthen work-based learning in their vocational education and training systems (VET) (including through quality and effective apprenticeships) and increase the number of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduates, particularly women, both in medium-level VET and in tertiary education. Furthermore, Member States should enhance the labour-market relevance of tertiary education and research, improve skills monitoring and forecasting, make skills more visible and qualifications comparable, including those acquired abroad, and increase opportunities for recognising and validating skills and competences acquired outside formal education and training. They should upgrade and increase the supply and take- up of flexible continuing vocational education and training. Member States should also support low skilled adults to maintain or develop their long-term employability by boosting access to and take up of quality learning opportunities, through the implementation of Upskilling Pathways, including a skills assessment, an offer of education and training matching labour market opportunities, and the validation and recognition of the skills acquired.
Amendment 174 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 3
Member States should provide unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job-search, training, requalification and access to other enabling services. Comprehensive strategies that include in-depth individual assessment of unemployment should be pursued as soon as possible with a view to significantly reducing and preventing long-term and structural unemployment. YMember States must make fighting unemployment and insecure employment of young people an absolute priority. In particular, youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training, should continue to be addressed through prevention of early school leaving, privileged access to training for future- oriented sectors linked to the green and digital economies, and structural improvement in the school- to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the Youth Guarantee (15). __________________ 15 ()OJ C 120, 26.4.2013, p. 1.
Amendment 180 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Member States should adopt and enforce strict rules imposing high standards of health and safety at work. This includes reducing to zero the number of fatal accidents at work and cases of occupational cancer, establishing binding occupational exposure limit values, and taking into account occupational psycho- social risks and occupational diseases.
Amendment 181 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 5
Member States should ensure gender equality and increased labour market participation of women, including through ensuring equal opportunities and career progression and eliminating barriers to participation in leadership at all levels of decision-making. The gender pay gap should be tackled. Equal pay for equal work, or work of equal value, and pay- transparency should be ensured, including by establishing a wage equality index comparing women and men. Member States should take measures to support entrepreneurship among women and facilitate access to financing for them. Member States should take measures to increase the number of women on company boards. The reconciliation of work, family and private life for both women and men should be promoted, in particular through access to affordable quality long-term care and early childhood education and care services. Member States should ensure that parents and other people with caring responsibilities have access to suitable family leave and flexible working arrangements in order to balance work, family and private life, and promote a balanced use of these entitlements between women and men.
Amendment 189 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
In order to benefit from a dynamic and productive workforce, new work patterns and business models, Member States should work together with the social partners on fair, transparent and predictable working conditions, balancing rights and obligations. They should reduce and prevent segmentation within labour markets, fight undeclared work and foster the transition towards open-ended forms of employment. Employment protection rules, labour law and institutions should all provide both a suitable environment for recruitment, and the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context, while preserving appropriate security and healthy, safe and well-adapted working environments for workers, protecting labour rights and ensuring social protection. Employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions should be prevented, including in the case of platform workers, who should be guaranteed social rights, decent working conditions, increased access to social protection and improved representation arrangements, and by fighting the abuse of atypical contracts. Access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, should be ensured in cases of unfair dismissal.
Amendment 190 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
In order to benefit from a dynamic and productive workforce, new work patterns and business models, Member States should work together with the social partners on fair, transparent and predictable working conditions, balancing rights and obligations. They should reduce and prevent segmentation within labour markets, fight undeclared work and foster the transition towards open-ended forms of employment. Employment protection rules, labour law and institutions should all provide both a suitable environment for recruitment, and the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context, while preserving appropriate security and healthy, safe and well-adapted working environments for workers, protecting labour rights and ensuring social protection. Employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions should be prevented, including in the case of platform workers and by fighting the abuse of atypical contracts. Member States should ensure that these workers genuinely enjoy fair working conditions and access to adequate social protection. Access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, should be ensured in cases of unfair dismissal.
Amendment 196 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Policies should aim to improve and support labour-market participation, matching and transitions, particularly the digital and ecological transitions. Member States should effectively activate and enable those who can participate in the labour market. Member States should strengthen the effectiveness of active labour-market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach, coverage and better linking them with income support for the unemployed, whilst they are seeking work and based on their rights and responsibilities. Member States should aim for more effective and efficient public employment services by ensuring timely and tailor-made assistance to support jobseekers, supporting labour- market demand and implementing performance-based management.
Amendment 199 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Member States should provide the unemployed with adequate unemployment benefits of reasonable duration, in line with their contributions and national eligibility rules. Such benefits should ensure decent living conditions for the unemployed. They should not dis- incentivise a prompt return to employment and should be accompanied by active labour market policies
Amendment 205 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
The mobility of learners and workers should be adequately supported with the aim of enhancing employability, skills and exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, while also ensuring fair conditions for all those pursuing a cross-border activity, by stepping up the portability of rights and allowances, and stepping up administrative cooperation between national administrations with regard to mobile workers. Barriers to mobility in education and training, in occupational and personal pensions and in the recognition of qualifications should be removed and recognition of qualifications made easier. Member States should take action to ensure that administrative procedures are not an unnecessary obstacle to workers from other Member States taking up employment, including for cross- border workers. Member States should commit themselves fully to the digitalisation of public services in order to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems. Member States should also prevent abuse of the existing rules and address underlying causes of ‘brain drain’ from certain regions including through appropriate regional development measures.
Amendment 208 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
In order to cope with major shocks, Member States should adopt common long-term instruments with a view to preserving jobs and skills and reducing pressure on national public finances, in particular by setting up a permanent European unemployment reinsurance scheme.
Amendment 211 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 5
Building on existing national practices, and in order to promote and achieve more effective and intensive social dialogue, and better socioeconomic outcomes, Member States should ensure the timely and meaningful involvement of the social partners in the design and implementation of employment, social and, where relevant, economic reforms and policies, including by supporting increased capacity of the social partners. Member States should foster social dialogue and collective bargaining. The social partners should be encouraged to negotiate and conclude collective agreements in matters relevant to them, fully respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action.
Amendment 225 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Member States should modernise social protection systems to provide adequate, effective, efficient, and sustainable social protection for all throughout all stages of an individual's life, fostering social inclusion and upward social mobility, incentivising labour market participation and addressing inequalities, including through the design of their tax and benefit systems. Complementing universal approaches with selective ones will improve effectiveness of social protection systems. The modernisation of social protection systems should lead to better access, quality, adequacy and sustainability.
Amendment 230 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 4
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 4
The availability of affordable, accessible and quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of- school care, education, training, housing, health and long-term care is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities. Particular attention should be given to fighting poverty and social exclusion, including in-work and child poverty. Member States should ensure that everyone, including children, has access to essential services. For those in need or in a vulnerable situation, Member States should ensure access to adequate social housing or housing assistance. Member States should also take measures to ensure a just transition as regards improving the energy efficiency of existing housing and to tackle the problem of energy poverty in the right way in the context of the Green Deal. The specific needs of people with disabilities including accessibility should be taken into account in relation to these services. Homelessness should be tackled specifically, taking the Housing First approach as a basis.
Amendment 235 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 4
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 4
The availability of affordable, accessible and quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of- school care, education, training, housing, health and long-term care is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities. Particular attentionGreater efforts should be givenmade to fighting poverty, material deprivation and social exclusion, including in-work and child poverty. Member States should ensure that everyone, including children, has access to essential services. For those in need or in a vulnerable situation, Member States should ensure access to adequate social housing or housing assistance. The specific needs of people with disabilities including accessibility should be taken into account in relation to these services. Homelessness should be tackled specifically.
Amendment 73 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to avoid leaving anyone behind and to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions. __________________ 11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020.
Amendment 93 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all and go hand in hand with the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, ensuring upward social convergence and avoiding leaving anyone behind. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences and accompany that transition by creating new sustainable, quality jobs. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.
Amendment 110 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality and creating sustainable jobs by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.
Amendment 118 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment, particularly by means of continuing training and retraining of workers. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].
Amendment 133 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target, in line with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 154 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The transitioning to a climate- neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States, as well as providing opportunities for sustainable and quality job creation in future-oriented sectors. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.
Amendment 164 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and social innovation and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate- neutral and circular economy which creates sustainable jobs. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and, avoiding environmental degradation and promoting energy efficiency with a particular focus on the risk of energy poverty. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. __________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
Amendment 177 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market, with particular attention to young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs). It should be underlined that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), being an instrument of European solidarity, will also assist workers made redundant as a result of the transition to a climate-neutral economy in their process of re-skilling, training and reintegration into the labour market. In this sense, sharing common objectives, the JTF will have to be implemented in a manner consistent with the actions funded by the EGF for workers in the Member States.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs., in particular start-ups and undertakings active in the field of social innovation. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. The aim must also be to create high-quality, sustainable jobs in future-oriented sectors and to promote social inclusion. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation, entirely in line with the actions financed by the EGF. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if, and only if, they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. __________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 226 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that create sustainable, quality jobs that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality andby 2050, the objectives of the Green Deal, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission, and should take into account situations in which the EGF has been used or might be used.
Amendment 285 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups and businesses active in the field of social innovation, leading to economic diversification and reconversion;
Amendment 301 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, with the aim of combating energy poverty;
Amendment 311 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, while ensuring full compliance with the ‘polluter pays principle’;
Amendment 323 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers, with a particular focus on young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs);
Amendment 334 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2), that they accord with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and that they permit the creation of sustainable, quality jobs and better social inclusion. Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan and that they do not perpetuate dependence on fossil fuels.
Amendment 340 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan and that they do not perpetuate dependence on fossil fuels.
Amendment 398 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an assessment of the transition challenges faced by the most negatively affected territories, including the social, economic, and environmental impact of the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050, identifying the potential number of affected jobs and job losses, the needs in terms of new skills, the development needs and the objectives, to be reached by 2030 linked to the tgransformation ordual disengagement from activities that depend on fossil fuels or the closure of greenhouse gas-intensive activities in those territories;
Amendment 407 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) an assessment of its consistency with other national, regional or territorial strategies and plans, as well as with other Union funds such as the [ESF+], the ERDF and the EGF, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 417 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) a description of the type of operations envisaged and their expected contribution to alleviate the impact of the transition in terms of creating sustainable, quality jobs and the need for new skills;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, particularly to principle 17 on inclusion of people with disabilities, principle 3 on equal opportunities and principle 10 on healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment and data protection;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 14 January 2020 on a strong social Europe for just transitions (COM(2020)0014),
Amendment 53 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the situation of women with disabilities,
Amendment 70 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas, as full citizens, all persons with disabilities have equal rights in all fields of life and are entitled to inalienable dignity, equal treatment, independent living, autonomy and full participation in society, whereas more than half of the Member States are depriving people suffering from mental health problems or with an intellectual disability of their right to vote;
Amendment 91 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the EU Disability Strategy 2010-2020 failed to include and address the specific situation of women and girls with disabilities, who constitute an important group facing multiple and intersectional discrimination based on both their gender and their disability;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas deafblind people suffer from unique dual disabilities, combining two sensory deficiencies, visual and hearing, which restricts their full participation causing specific problems such as access to communication, information, mobility and social interactions;
Amendment 105 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the burden of major chronic diseases is calculated on the basis of disability-adjusted life year (DALY) but that frameworks addressing chronic diseases vary across Europe and may be part of broader disability schemes in some countries;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas Eurofound1a pointed out that there is a lack of clarity regarding the inclusion of the concept of (chronic) ‘sickness’ in the definition of disability; whereas the agency recommends that a review of the European Disability Strategy should seek to address this issue; _________________ 1a Eurofound (2019), How to respond to chronic health problems in the workplace ?, Publication Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Amendment 169 #
Amendment 225 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need for coherence between the post-2020 Strategy and frameworks targeting people with chronic diseases, including around employment activation, considering that strategies targeting persons with disabilities do not necessarily always adress the needs of these specific patients;
Amendment 247 #
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 supporting families who have an active role in fulfilling the rights of their relatives with disabilities, and to ensure their accessible and meaningful participation in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the post-2020 Strategy also through funding their capacity-building;
Amendment 257 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that deafblind persons need additional care provided by professionals with specialist and qualified knowledge as well as deafblind interpreters; calls on the Member States to recognize the red-white cane as the symbol of the deafblind pedestrian in order to make deafblind people more visible in traffic;
Amendment 263 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a review of the post-2020 Strategy every 53 years with a clearly defined role for the EU CRPD Framework;
Amendment 287 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that the potential of social economy enterprises and organisations in facilitating labour market inclusion for persons with disabilities should be acknowledged in the new EU Disability Strategy post 2020;
Amendment 295 #
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; calls on the Commission to ensure disability- specific measures are included in the Country Specific Recommendations , especially with the upcoming proposals for the implementation of the principles of European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 303 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 Strategy will especially guarantee access to employment, trainings, inclusive education, to affordable quality healthcare services, to digital services, to sport activities for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 308 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to propose concrete measures in order to ensure that all economically active persons with disabilities can exercise their freedom of movement;
Amendment 317 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings; believes EU funds must be addressed towards promoting inclusive environments, services, practices and devices, and deinstitutionalization, through, among other measures, determined support for personal assistance and independent living;
Amendment 322 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings, but services in the community that foster inclusion;
Amendment 331 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure coherent implementation of the European funds, with concurrent strategies in the Member States, to develop universal accessibility, truly achieving a Europe free of barriers by the end of the next European Strategy post 2020 period;
Amendment 342 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the European Strategy and national actions are fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, as a major global framework for action which includes disability as a horizontal issue in SDGs 4, 8, 10,11 and 17;
Amendment 366 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive campaign in accessible format, including an easy-to- read version, to raise awareness of the UN CRPD among the persons with disabilities and the society in general;
Amendment 375 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on all Member states to support and increase the prestige of social work -social workers and people being active in social services;
Amendment 376 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to create a clear mechanism of responsibility, control and sanctions for the set strategies;
Amendment 378 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on all Member states to solve the question of homeless people with disabilities- a specific group of which are people on the autism spectrum;
Amendment 379 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Calls on all Member states to ensure sufficient support - financial as well as professional - for people taking care of their family members with disabilities who live in the same home. The fact that they have to take care of their relatives often has a negative impact on their family and professional life, they face exclusion and discrimination. It is essential that even they can enjoy all their rights in all areas of life.
Amendment 383 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to affirm their commitment to promoting, protecting and ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, especially by granting them the right to vote in European and local elections in line with article 12 of the UNCRPD, and to promoting respect for their inherent dignity also by implementing the post-2020 Strategy and to allocate adequate human and financial resources to its implementation;
Amendment 426 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure all projects and infrastructure supported by EU funds in third countries are accessible for the inclusion of persons with disabilities and that EU funds invest in the implementation and monitoring of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and capacity building of organisations of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 442 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the post 2020 Disability Strategy includes a gender- based and intersectional approach to combat the multiple forms of discrimination faced by persons with disabilities;
Amendment 453 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the post 2020 Disability Strategy includes violence against persons with disabilities as one of its main focus areas, paying particular attention to gender-based violence and children with disabilities;
Amendment 64 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments, with third countries to promote and strengthen biodiversity conservation and restoration measures and governance, in particular in all multilateral agreements; as a consequence, calls on the Commission to include binding and enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters in all future trade agreements;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a binding agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; is of the opinion that a clear global conservation objective of at least 30% for natural areas should be enshrined in the post-2020 framework and that the EU should set a similar objective domestically; believes that such a framework should be based on specific, measurable including quantifiable, ambitious, realistic, sectorial and time- bound targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly monitoring and review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition; highlights the need for a harmonised collection and treatment of comparable and consistent data and indicators for a good monitoring process;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines that international efforts and agreements will be met only if there is a strong involvement of all stakeholders; calls for the creation of a coalition of stakeholders, both from private and public sectors, to deliver the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; points out the usefulness of the “Agenda of Solutions” developed under the Paris Agreement to develop a positive agenda for all stakeholders relevant to the UNFCCC and calls for similar actions to be included in the post-2020 framework;
Amendment 103 #
Amendment 104 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Welcomes the commitments of President Ursula von der Leyen to present a Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the Green Deal; calls for the Commission to present this strategy before COP15 as it will be a key component of the EU’s capacity to raise ambition at the COP15;
Amendment 105 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Urges the Commission to design a strategy that will address the main drivers of biodiversity loss, domestically and worldwide, and which will include legally binding targets for biodiversity protection and restoration;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Amendment 107 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Calls on the Commission and the EIB to include biodiversity-proofing components in their financial instruments in order to avoid adverse effects on biodiversity; invites the EIB to update its Environmental and Social Standards accordingly with the provisions of the future Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 108 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15 e. Calls for an EU-wide legally binding target to restore degraded habitats by 2030, through restoration of natural forests, peatlands, floodplains, wetlands, biodiversity rich grasslands, coastal zones and marine areas; regrets that the 2020 Biodiversity Strategy failed to deliver on the target to restore 15% of degraded ecosystems;
Amendment 109 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15 f. Urges the Commission and the EIB to include biodiversity-proofing in its external action, particularly in its external financial instrument, in order to ensure that no EU funds or financing scheme contribute to net biodiversity loss;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15 g. Recalls its position on the next MFF’s external action instrument stating that 45% of the funds in the new instrument should support climate and environmental objectives related to climate, environmental management and protection, biodiversity and combating desertification;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 i (new)
15 i. Welcomes the Commission's commitment, included in the Commissioner-designate for the Environment and Oceans' mission letter, stating that Europe should lead the way to an ambitious agreement at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and lead global efforts to curtail biodiversity loss; is of the opinion that the EU's global ambition will have to be consistent with its domestic action, in the framework of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 j (new)
15 j. Invites the Commission to include the reduction of the EU's global footprint as an important focus of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 in order to avoid inconsistency between its domestic and international actions;
Amendment 114 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity; underlines that biodiversity proofing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and mainstreaming biodiversity across policy areas will have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to phase out harmful subsidiepoints out that traceable resources are necessary to ensure the transparency and the effectiveness of financing for biodiversity; calls on the Commission and the Council to phase out harmful subsidies such as subsidies for fossil fuels, unsustainable fisheries or unsustainable irrigation; insists that, for the sake of consistency, the Commission should maintain LIFE’s financial envelope; stresses that the future Sustainable Finance Plan will have to help financial market participants understand their biodiversity loss-related risks by including biodiversity in financial disclosure requirements;
Amendment 125 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of new international financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation linked to the CBD; calls on businesses and financial organisations to make and share strong commitments and contributions to biodiversity, including by biodiversity-proofing their activities, and highlights the importance of leveraging private financing initiatives in this regard; regrets the inconsistency of data set on finance flows for biodiversity that come from domestic and international public and private sources, that puts at risk the tracking and reporting systems and negatively affects any potential reform; calls therefore on the Commission, Member States and the EIB to develop tangible standards on data set on finance flows for biodiversity;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of increasing investments to achieve the Paris Agreement commitments in order to reduce impacts of climate change on biodiversity, and to take advantage of the potential of nature-based solutions for climate mitigation;
Amendment 140 #
Amendment 146 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that agricultural activities, healthy soils, and the preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that sustainable agriculture and forestryagro-ecological practices, forestry and sustainable fisheries contribute greatly to the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems, and reduces the effects of climate change;
Amendment 159 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15 h. Calls on the Commission to press ahead with developing an EU action plan against deforestation and forest degradation which would include concrete regulatory measures to ensure that no supply chains and financial transactions linked to the EU result in deforestation and forest degradation, as well as an EU action plan on palm oil; is of the opinion that EU action against deforestation should tackle its main drivers, such as palm oil, soja, beef and cocoa; asks the Commission to phase out as soon as possible all ILUC - risk biofuels used in Europe; calls on the Commission to adopt a single unified definition of ‘deforestation-free’; underlines the commitments taken by Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Virginius Sinkevicius in their respective hearings to deliver on imported deforestation and deforestation-free supply chains;
Amendment 168 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, according to the World Population Prospects of June 2019, the world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, increasing the impacts of land and sea use on biodiversity and carbon sequestration; calls on the Commission to urgently use the mitigation and adaptation potential of restoring forests, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and coastal ecosystems and integrate nature conservation and halt overfishing in all relevant EU policies and programs;
Amendment 176 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that pollution, urban expansion, soil sealing and the destruction of habitats are other major causes of biodiversity destruction; recall that the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows that the surface of urban areas has doubled since 1992 and that 2 out of 3 EU citizens live in large urban areas; calls for a better assessment of the role of urban areas and cities in the preservation of biodiversity and a better implication of cities and local authorities in the definition of policies for the protection of biodiversity;
Amendment 178 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Notes that urban areas can play a transformative role within the EU in terms of biodiversity; stresses that plastic and water pollution are important drivers of biodiversity loss; believes that a strong circular economy, in the context of the new Circular Economy Action Plan, could be instrumental in the EU’s efforts towards biodiversity;
Amendment 208 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the intention to actively pursue a multi-stakeholder approach which is fundamental to value, protect, conserve, sustainably use and restore biodiversity and underlines that improved engagement with and between governance levels and sectors will create opportunities for mainstreaming biodiversity objectives into other policies; believes it to be critical to involve business and financial organisations and, in this regard, welcomes the Commission’s efforts to engage the private sector in the preservation of biodiversity especially under the EU Business and Biodiversity Platform; in this perspective, welcomes the launch of the “One Planet Business for Biodiversity” at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York;
Amendment 217 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Welcomes the IUCN meeting in Marseille in 2020; invites the Commission to send strong signals on its commitments towards biodiversity in this forum;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas pollinators provide essential direct and indirect ecosystem services such as pollination, pest control, soil and water quality, and landscape aesthetics;
Amendment 10 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas in the EU alone, 84% of crop species and 78% of wild flower species depend, at least in part, on animal pollination1a; whereas up to EUR 15 billion of the EU’s annual agricultural output can directly be attributed to pollinators1b; _________________ 1aPotts, S., et al., (2015), Status and Trends of European Pollinators. Key Findings of the STEP Project, Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, 72 pp. 1bGallai, N., et al., (2009), Economic Valuation of the Vulnerability of World Agriculture Confronted with Pollinator Decline, Ecological Economics 68.3: 810- 821.
Amendment 13 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas pollinators represent one of the most important indicators of the health of our environment; whereas statistics and trends from across Europe, while sometimes partial, all point to a worrisome decline in pollinator populations;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital A d (new)
Amendment 16 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas the European Parliament has initiated several pilot projects and preparatory actions to further study the decline of pollinators and develop concrete solutions to mitigate the worrisome decline in pollinator populations1a; _________________ 1aNotably the EU pollinators monitoring and indicators, the Environmental monitoring of pesticide use through honeybees; Measuring the pulse of biodiversity using the Red list index; and Developing a farmer's toolbox for integrated pest management practices from across the European Union.
Amendment 52 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas this mostly gratuitous pollination service supplements that of wild pollinators and is only possible because the main revenue source for beekeepers is the sale of honey and other bee products; whereas imports of adulterated honey threaten the economic basis of beekeeping in the EU;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change andenvironmental pollution, invasive alien species, pathogens and climate change1a; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency; _________________ 1aPotts, S.G., et al., (2016), The Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production, Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. 552 pp.
Amendment 74 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that pollinators are an essential component of biodiversity and are indispensable for reproduction in many plant species; acknowledges that a decreasing pollinator population affects the quality and quantity of agricultural yields and the economic returns for farmers;
Amendment 85 #
Amendment 94 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence and quality of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the Commission to embed the EU Pollinators Initiative and its results in the development of the post- 2020 EU Biodiversity Strategy, and to transform the intentions of the Initiative into a full-scale action programme for pollinators relying on sufficient resources;
Amendment 108 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to review the revised National Action Plans and to take all available actions to ensure Member States adequately commit to pesticide use reduction targets and the necessary monitoring;
Amendment 124 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to adoptfully adopt in all its dimensions and without delay the updated bee guidance used by EFSA in its recent review of three neonicotinoids;
Amendment 131 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that 'controllmanaged pollination' could help restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and significantly increase crop yields;
Amendment 136 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity and, to regulate intensive farming practices, in order to improve the habitat and forage space for beand to encourage the use of greening measures which qualitatively and quantitatively improve the habitat and forage space for pollinators and fight the homogenisation of European landscapes;
Amendment 144 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the concept of buffer strips and grassy/ flowering waterways with a view to provide both better erosion control as well as perennial flowering areas as foraging opportunity and habitat for pollinators in rural, semi- urban, and urban areas;
Amendment 159 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for moron the Commission and Member States to increase fundsing for research and for the monitoring of wild pollinatorsbasic and applied research on pollinators, the development of treatments against new diseases, parasites and viruses affecting them, and to invest in strengthening and expanding the pool of taxonomic expertise, including through EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation;
Amendment 169 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it appropriate to support eco-innovation1a in agriculture and the development of low-risk pesticides that are harmless to pollinators; _________________ 1aDefined by the Commission as any innovation resulting in significant progress towards the goal of sustainable development, by reducing the impacts of our production modes on the environment, enhancing nature’s resilience to environmental pressures, or achieving a more efficient and responsible use of natural resources.
Amendment 4 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the 2019 special reports by the IPCC on Climate Change and Land and on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate,
Amendment 25 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Chile, as the host country of COP25, has already indicated that it will highlight the role of the oceans in combating global warming, and that this decision makes even more sense after the publication of a new alarming report by the IPCC on ocean warming;
Amendment 26 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. Whereas the experts of the IPCC “High level panel for a sustainable ocean economy” have presented proposals to make the oceans a source of solutions to climate change such as the restoration of marine forests and coastal ecosystems damaged by human activities;
Amendment 46 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the Paris Agreement acknowledges the « right to health » as a key human right in its preamble; underlines that Article 4.1 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) states that “all Member States should employ appropriate methods, for example impact assessments, formulated and determined nationally, with a view to minimising adverse effects on the economy, on public health and on the quality of environment, of projects or measures undertaken by them to mitigate or adapt to climate change”; considers that health should be included in national adaptation plans and national communications to the UNFCCC;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that climate change undermines the social and environmental determinants of health, including people’s access to clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter. Stresses that through flood, heatwaves, drought and fires, climate change is responsible for significant impact on human health including under nutrition, impact on mental health, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and vector born infections;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems underlines the dramatic effects of global warming on lands; underlines that these dramatic consequences would likely worsen according to current global trend;
Amendment 68 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets that the indicators of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for climate change do not include health; takes note that the situation is, however, being remedied in academic research initiatives, by the WHO and by the Secretariat of the UNFCCC; welcomes the adoption of the UN high-level political declaration of 23 September 2019 on Universal Health Coverage;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report entitled "The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”, underlines that climate mechanisms depend on the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems currently affected by global warming, pollution, overexploitation of marine biodiversity, acidification, deoxygenation and coastal erosion; recalls that the ocean is part of the solution to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change; underlines that the COP25 will be the first “Blue COP”; calls therefore on the EU to put the ocean high of the green deal and on the agenda of the ongoing international negotiations on climate;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the country holding the EU Presidency and the Commission to submit to the UNFCCC as soon as possible the Union’s long-term strategy to reach domestic net-zero emissions in 2050; stresses that in order to reach domestic net- zero GHG emissions in 2050 in the most cost-efficient manner, and in order to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security, the 2030 ambition level will need to be raised; underlines that Nature-Based Solutions are a key tool of EU's action to reach its GHG cut objectives; believes it to be of the utmost importance for the Union to send a clear message during the UN Climate Summit in September 2019 that it stands ready to enhance its contribution to the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the country holding the EU Presidency and the Commission to submit to the UNFCCC as soon as possible the Union’s long-term strategy to reach domestic net-zero emissions inby 2050 at the latest; stresses that in order to reach domestic net- zero GHG emissions inby 2050 in the most cost-efficient manner, and in order to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security, the 2030 ambition level will need to be raised; believes it to be of the utmost importance for the Union to send a clear message during the UN Climate Summit in September 2019at COP25 that it stands ready to enhance its contribution to the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 104 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Supports an update of the Union’s NDC with an economy-wide target of 55 % domestic GHG emission reductions by 2030 compared with 1990 levels ; calls, therefore, on EU leaderMember States to support an increase in the level of ambition of the Union’s NDC accordingly; calls also on other global economies to update their NDCs to bring about global effects;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Expects that the European Green Deal will set out a comprehensive and ambitious strategy for achieving a carbon neutral Europe by 2050 at the latest including the target of 55% emissions reductions by 2030; calls on the Commission to adapt all its relevant policies, in particular climate, agriculture and cohesion, accordingly;
Amendment 107 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Expects that the European Green Deal, to be put forward by the Commission in early 2020, will set out a comprehensive and ambitious strategy for achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050 at the latest including the target of 55% emissions reductions by 2030;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that, as a means to further ensure increased stability for markets, it will also be beneficial for the EU to establish a further interim emission reduction target by 2040 that can provide additional stability and ensure that the long-term 2050 target is met;net- zero GHG emissions target is met by 2050; and recalls that it is necessary to regularly update the targets to ensure they comply with the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 115 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that the Paris Agreement recognises the “importance of ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems, including oceans” in its preamble; underlines that Article 4.1 (d) of the UNFCCC promotes the “sustainable management, the conservation and enhancement, of sinks and reservoirs of all greenhouse gases, including biomass, forests and oceans as well as other terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems”; calls therefore on the EU and all Parties to include ocean, coastal and marine ecosystems in the NDCs;
Amendment 125 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the fact that Chile is one of the most successful emerging countries in the transition to clean energy, and, in particular, that it shows the highest increase in solar energy production in the world; is of the opinion that its commitments to address the climate emergency should inspire many countries in South America and around the world;
Amendment 134 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that COP25 should define a new level of ambition, both in terms of ambition in implementing the Paris Agreement and in relation to the next round of NDCs, which should reflect enhanced commitments to climate action on land and in the oceans and across all sectors;
Amendment 144 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that adaptation action is an inevitable necessity for all countries if they are to minimise negative effects of climate change and make full use of the opportunities for climate-resilient growth and sustainable development; stresses the need to develop systems and tools to keep track of progress and effectiveness of national adaptation plans and actions; regrets that the Member States' draft national energy and climate plans (NECPs) lacked ambition regarding energy efficiency and renewable energy targets; recalls that renewables including renewable marine energy, as an element of a circular economy, are part of the solution to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change; calls on Member States to strengthen their national energy and climate plans to fully implement the Paris agreement;
Amendment 163 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the EU’s budget should be coherent with its international commitments on sustainable development and with its mid- and long-term climate and energy targets and should not be counterproductive to these targets or hampering their implementation; calls therefore on the Commission to ensure climate and biodiversity proofing of EU investments and put forward, where applicable, harmonised and binding rules on clim; underlines thate and biodiversity proofing of EU investll spending under the next Multiannual Financial Framework should be compliant with the objectives of the Paris Agreements;
Amendment 172 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the importance of a just transition to a climate neutral economy and the need for an anticipatory approach to ensure a just transition for citizens and to support the most vulnerable regions and communities; stressees the importance of creatingon of a just transition fund, as one tool on the EU-level to guarantee an inclusive transition for the people and the regions most affected by decarbonisation, such as the coal mining regas well as acknowledging actors that are in the forefront of the green transitions; believes that Europe’s climate transition must be ecologically, economically and socially sustainable; calls on the Union and the Member States to put in place appropriate policies and financing in this regard, conditioned to clear, credible and enforceable short and longer term economy-wide decarbonisation commitments from the concerned Member States;
Amendment 183 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 186 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Supports the work of the coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and encourages all governments to adopt the coalition’s commitments to align all policies and practices in the remit of finance ministries with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to adopt effective carbon pricing, as laid down in the ‘Helsinki principles’;
Amendment 219 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 28
28. Regrets that the transport sector is the only sector in which emissions have grown since 1990; stresses that this is not compatible with long-term sustainable development, which instead requires reductions in emissions from all sectors of society at a great and faster rate; recalls that the transport sector will need to be fully decarbonised at least by 2050; notes that the Commission’s analysis shows that the current global targets and measures envisaged by the International Maritime Organisation and the International Civil Aviation Organisation respectively, even if fully implemented, fall short of the necessary emissions reductions, and that significant further action consistent with the economy-wide objective of net-zero emissions is needed; considers that in order to ensure the consistency of NDCs with the economy-wide commitments required by the Paris Agreement, Parties should be encouraged to include emissions from international shipping and aviation and to agree and implement measures at international, regional and national level to address emissions from these sectors;
Amendment 229 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that shipping CO2 emissions are projected to increase by 50% to 250% in the period to 2050; welcomes the agreement on the initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships as a first step for the sector to contribute to the realisation of the temperature goal in the Paris Agreement; regrets that the IMO has not, so far, made progress on the adoption of short and medium-term measures to reach the objectives of the strategy; stresses the importance and urgency of implementing short and medium-term measures before 2023; underlines that further measures and action are needed to address maritime emissions and calls, therefore, on the EU and the Member States to closely monitor the impact and implementation of the IMO agreement and urges the Commission to consider additional EU action, as part of its 2050 decarbonisation strategy, to reduce maritime emissions in line with the temperature target of the Paris Agreement and to; welcomes the EU regulation to take appropriate account of the global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption date (MRV) and the IMO global data collection system for fuel oil consumption of ships; recalls that the MRV is a first step which should ultimately enable the EU to adopt mandatory targets to reduce emissions; urges the Commission to consider additional EU action such as the inclusion of maritime sector into the EU ETS and the introduction of a ship efficiency standard and a ship label as part of its 2050 decarbonisation strategy, to reduce maritime emissions in line with the temperature target of the Paris Agreement; highlights the solutions to reduce emissions which can be easily implemented already exist, such as the reduction of the speed by two knots, which can cut CO2 emissions by 20% or the deployment of emission control area which are provided under the international MARPOL Convention considers that the decarbonisation strategy and the green deal should drive investments into zero- emission ships and the necessary enabling infrastructuregreen ships fostering ecocomponents, better waste and water management; and drive the necessary enabling infrastructures such as the electrification of ports;
Amendment 269 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the need to mainstream climate ambition into all EU policies, including trade policy; calls on the Commission to ensure that all new trade and investment agreements signed by the EU are fully compatible with the Paris Agreement and asks the Commission to carry out and publish a comprehensive assessment of the consistency of the existing and forthcoming agreements with the Paris Agreement; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to the life cycle of traded goods from conception to consumption, to protect natural resources and to take into account the cumulated impacts including transport;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions of 8 June 2010 on “Equity and Health in All Policies: Solidarity in Health”;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions of 24 October 2019 on the Economy of wellbeing;
Amendment 5 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019) 640)
Amendment 6 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the OECD and European Commission initiative on State of Health in the EU cycle;
Amendment 9 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
Citation 27 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas across the EU women earn on average 16 % less than men; whereas the gender pensions gap is around 37,2 % in the EU;
Amendment 37 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas in the digital era, digital skills are essential for all personal or professional tasks and yet more than 40 % of adults in the EU do not have basic digital skills;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas social dialogue is a central component of the European social model; whereas there is a clear positive correlation between social dialogue and industrial competitiveness and efficiency; whereas social dialogue has been weakened and collective bargaining coverage has shrunk across Europe, with huge disparities between Member States;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas income inequalities remain at a high level; whereas wage austerity as well many Member States are facing wage stagnation; whereas tax and labour cost competition are harmful for the single market and increase inequalities and the vulnerability of low wage earners; whereas intergenerational social mobility is limited in most Member States;
Amendment 62 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas Article 168 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union provides that a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities; whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights states that workers have the right to a high level of protection of their health and safety at work and that everyone has the right to timely access to affordable, preventive and curative health care of good quality;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas significant health inequalities still prevail across Europe, which materialise notably through disparities in life expectancy depending on socio-economic status; whereas according to the OECD and European Commission1a, people with a low level of education can expect to live six years less (and even 8 years less for 30-year old men on average across the EU) than those with a high level of education; whereas the social environment of the population, including employment and working conditions, is an important factor leading to unequal health with low-income households being more likely to report unmet health needs than high-income households; _________________ 1aHealth at a Glance: Europe 2018, State of Health in the EU Cycle
Amendment 66 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
F c. whereas on 5 June 2019 the Commission proposed recommendations to 16 Member States on investing, improving effectiveness, increasing accessibility and strengthening the resilience of their national health systems1a; whereas these recommendations were adopted by the Council in July 20192afor actions to be taken in 2019 and 2020; _________________ 1a European Commission, “European Semester: Commission proposes health recommendations”, 05/06/2019, [URL: https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/sante/news letter-specific-archive- issue.cfm?newsletter_service_id=327≠wsl etter_issue_id=15551&pdf=true&fullDate =Mon%2006%20May%202019⟨=default 2a2019 European Semester: Country Specific Recommendations /Council Recommendations [URL:https://ec.europa.eu/info/publicatio ns/2019-european-semester-country- specific-recommendations-council_fr
Amendment 67 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
F d. whereas one of the main goal of the European Green Deal is to protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts;
Amendment 91 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas global challenges such as digitalisation and the environmental transition underline the urgent need for a common EU strategy to accompany workers and businesses in order to leave no one behind ; whereas these global challenges affect regions and territories in different ways;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas adequate and affordable housing is still a growing problem in many Member States and in 2017 one in ten Europeans spent 40% or more of household income on housing costs.
Amendment 113 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Commission willingness to ensure that all EU actions and policies will have to contribute to the European Green Deal objectives, seeking to maximise benefits for health, quality of life, resilience and competitiveness;
Amendment 123 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the inclusion of the EPSR in the ASGS 2020; emphasises the central role of the Social Scoreboard in the European Semester; calls on the Commission to reinforce the Scoreboard by integrating further indicators reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR such as inclusive access to education, health, nutrition, employment, housing, and preserving social rights and to ensure such indicators are analysed on a disaggregated basis e.g. children, youth, seniors, gender, migrants and persons with disabilities;
Amendment 126 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses however that the reference population in EU-Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU- SILC)1a includes private households and their current members, with persons living in collective households and in institutions generally excluded from the target population; regrets that this leads to the exclusion from official data of homeless people and makes the monitoring of their situation very difficult; calls on the Commission to ensure that monitoring instruments of the EPSR and European Semester include information on the most deprived and excluded people; _________________ 1aEurostat, Statistics explained, EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) [URL: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Glossary:EU_statisti cs_on_income_and_living_conditions_(E U-SILC)
Amendment 130 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that too many country- specific recommendations (CSRs) are not implemented, calls on the Member States to implement these CSRs, especially those on employment and social aspects;
Amendment 141 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that rates of unemployment and long-term unemployment are still high in some Member States; calls for a new financialon the Commission to increase the funds at adequate level and on the Member States to fully use all the EU instruments to tackle long-term unemployment by providing financial support for measures and projects in regions with above-average long-term unemployment;
Amendment 144 #
2019/2212(INI)
4. Is concerned that rates of unemployment, youth and long-term unemployment are still high in some Member States; calls for a new financial instrumentdynamic measures to tackle youth and long-term unemployment as well as the issues faced by the NEETs by providing financial support for measures and projects in regions with above-average youth and long-term unemployment;
Amendment 148 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the creation of a Just Transition Fund in order to ensure that the transition to a climate neutral economy does not leave no one behind; strongly believes that the challenges of climate change and the transition to a greener economy demand decisive support for workers and businesses in order to help them cope with these crucial transformations, with a particular emphasis on the regions most affected, including Outermost Regions, by improving training and education with a view to adapting skills and creating new jobs in sustainable sectors;
Amendment 177 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission consultation of social partners on a European framework for minimum wages; calls for adequate minimum wage levels through collective agreements or through law, in line withwith due respect to all the different national traditions; calls for a coordinated approach at EU level in order to achieve real wage growth, avoid the downward spiral of unhealthyvoid labour cost competition and increase upward social convergence for all; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen collective bargaining coverage at sectorial level and the involvement of social partners in policy-making, including for the European Semester;
Amendment 179 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Member States to continue their efforts to ensure the accessibility, availability, affordability, quality and cost-effectiveness of their healthcare systems as well as to refocus health systems towards preventive care by implementing the country specific recommendations; stresses the importance of prevention and health promotion campaigns, especially towards young people from disadvantaged populations, and to further promote and take into account health factors in employment and social policies;
Amendment 192 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its concern about the high number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion; is especially worried about high rates of child poverty and in- work poverty; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive European anti- poverty strategy and establish a European Child Guarantee with adequate funding and well-designed support servicesto propose legislation with adequate funding under the European Social Fund Plus for the implementation of a European Child Guarantee as no child should be left behind as well as well-designed support services in order to ensure children’s equal access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition;
Amendment 194 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its concern about the high number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion; is especially worried about high rates of child poverty and in- work poverty; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive European anti- poverty strategy and, notably by increasing the financing to the most deprived persons under the new ESF+, and also to establish a European Child Guarantee with adequate funding and well-designed support services;
Amendment 199 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make the fight against youth unemployment a priority and to make full use of financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee, EU programmes such as Erasmus+ and tailored measures for tackling youth unemployment and fostering youth employability;
Amendment 210 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to present a framework directive on decent minimum income schemesassess and make a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes existing in the EU; asks the Commission to draft a report, draw conclusions and highlight the best practices on this matter in order to provide a social protection floor;
Amendment 218 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an integrated response to tackleprevent the lack of affordable housing, poor housing conditions, housing exclusion and homelessnessto eradicate homelessness; calls on the Commission to propose a European Framework for Social and Affordable housing for the efficient coordination of Member State policies action in line with recommendation 19 of the EPSR; notes that the Commission should explore the implementation of existing successful models namely Housing First through adequate funds such as the European Social Fund Plus and the European Regional Development Fund; stresses, moreover, the need for the Commission and the Member States to collect better and more harmonised data on the number of homeless people in Europe as this constitutes the basis of any effective public policy;
Amendment 224 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an integrated response to tackle the lack of affordable housing, poor housing conditions, housing exclusion and homelessness; calls also, in line with the Green Deal, for adequate measures to address the issue of energy poverty;
Amendment 231 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that homelessness is also a crucial health issue with life expectancy of homeless people significantly below the general population;
Amendment 239 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts in investing in accessible and high-quality education and training, reinforcing upskilling and reskilling measures including digital skills, and to promote lifelong learning; stresses that convergence between qualifications and skills with job opportunities is a precondition for creating a competitive EU labour market and should be tackled by facilitating closer cooperation between education systems and businesses, for example by promoting apprenticeships, work-based learning and lifelong training; expects a lot from the updated Skills Agenda for Europe announced by the Commission to respond holistically to the challenge of adapting skills to the ecological and digital transition;
Amendment 248 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the need to improve training and education in order to adapt skills and create new jobs in the environmental and digital sectors;
Amendment 254 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve work-life balance and gender equality and to ensure equal pay for equal work at the same place; calls for more efforts to close the gender pay and pensions gaps, and to tackle disincentives for women to work; callsin this regard, welcomes the Commission's commitment to propose a directive on pay transparency in the first 100 days in order to quickly close the gender pay gap and calls on Member State to swiftly and fully implement the EU directive on work-life balance; calls for more efforts to close the gender pay and pensions gaps, and to tackle disincentives for women to work; calls for policies that support entrepreneurship among women, giving them access to financing and business opportunities; calls also for accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as care services for those reliant on care, including the elderly;
Amendment 265 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Notes with concern the inadequacy of and lack of access to social protection systems for atypical workers and the self- employed; calls on Member States to implement measures to address these issues, notably following the Council recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed agreed on 6 December 2018; welcomes this recommendation as a first step and the Commission's commitment to strengthen social protection systems in Europe, but stresses that more needs to be done to ensure access to social protection for all;
Amendment 273 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the regulation of new forms of work and improve theensure fair working conditions of, rights and social protection for platform workers;
Amendment 286 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts towards the further inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market by removing barriers and creating incentives for their employment, ensuring them access to education and training, and creating incentives for their employment and employability; recalls that the guiding principles which underlie the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), such as full and effective participation and inclusion in society, equality of opportunity and accessibility, must be fully implemented at both EU and national levels;
Amendment 287 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts towards the further inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market by removing barriers and creating incentives for their employmenwith the opportunities that digital work offers for their inclusion and creating incentives for their employment in line with the principle 17 of the EPSR on the inclusion of persons with disabilities. In this regard, the European Disability Strategy post 2020 should be aimed at facilitating employment of persons with disabilities in the labour market;
Amendment 304 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Underlines that certain funds, namely the ESF+, the EGF and the JTF, will share the same objective in terms of accompanying workers and entreprises in the transition to a more digital and greener economy; calls on the Commission to ensure coherent implementation and articulation of these funds, while underlining the importance to maintain and strengthen each of them;
Amendment 315 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that macroeconomic imbalances need to be tackled in a symmetrical way; calls onwelcomes the announcement of Commission President1a that the Commission towill present a European unemployment benefit reinsurance scheme in order to better protect workers and reduce pressure from external shocks on public finances; _________________ 1aA Union that strives for more - My agenda for Europe, Political Guidelines for the Next European Commission 2019- 2024
Amendment 321 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. In times of demographic change and shortages of skilled workers in various sectors, notes with concern the low level of mobility of workers in the European Union and asks the Commission to analyse the root causes and ways to enhance mobility, including the portability of rights and entitlements; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure fair, equitable and loyal conditions for the mobility of workers in the EU; underlines that digitalisation, especially in the public services, can provide solutions to it;
Amendment 323 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Underlines that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are extremely important for sustainable and inclusive development, economic growth and job creation in the EU; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen their support to SMEs in order to accompany them and their employees in the transition to a more digital and greener economy;
Amendment 327 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that decisive support is needed for society, workers and businesses to face the challenges of climate change and the transition to carbon neutrality; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate social and environmental investment for a true ‘just transition’, the implementation of the EPSR and the achievement of the SDGs, by exempting social spending from the euro area fiscal rules and thereby allowing more investment in human capital, skills and healthand to allow more investment in human capital, health, education, training, up- and re-skilling and lifelong learning schemes to fully benefit from the opportunities brought by the transition to a climate-neutral economy and to ensure that no one is left behind;
Amendment 333 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that decisive support is needed for society, workers and businesses to face the challenges of climate change and the transition to carbon neutrality; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate social and environmental investment for a true ‘just transition’, the implementation of the EPSR and the achievement of the SDGs, by exempting social spending from; calls on Member States to use the existing flexibility in the euro area fiscal rules and thereby allowing morein order to investment more in human capital, skills and health;
Amendment 46 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women in EU-27 earn 15% less than men on average8; whereas female poverty is a multifaceted problem directly influenced by the lack of fair valuation of work typically carried out by women, the impact of career breaks on promotion and pension advancement, and unequal sharing of unpaid caring responsibilities and domestic work; __________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/he adlines/society/20200227STO73519/gende r-pay-gap-in-europe-facts-and-figures- infographic
Amendment 79 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas 6.1% of the population of EU-28 were suffering from severe material deprivation in 201811; whereas this share is likely to increase significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic; __________________ 11Severe material deprivation: inability to afford less than 4 out of 11: mortgage or rent payments, utility bills, hire purchase instalments or other loan payments, one week annual holidays, meals involving meat/fish/protein every second day, unexpected financial expenses, a telephone (including mobile), a colour TV, a washing machine, a car, heating; (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Quality_of_life_indic ators_- _material_living_conditions#General_over view)
Amendment 179 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the Covid-19 crisis has demonstrated the need for a more inclusive social protection covering all types of workers, especially self-employed and platform workers;
Amendment 224 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure equal participation and opportunities for men and women in the labour market and to introduce initiatives to promote women access to finance, female entrepreneurship and women’s financial independence;
Amendment 277 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomesCalls on the Commission’s plan to adopt the Directive on platform work, which is intended to ensure that platform workers are covered by existing labour law, are socially insured and are able to form workers’ representations and organise in un to present a regulatory European framework ensuring platform workers are guaranteed social rights, fair working conditions, in order to conclude collective agreementscreased access to social protection and improved representation;
Amendment 295 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States, when implementing the work-life-balance Directive22 , to ensure that access to affordable childcare in general and in particular for single parents is secured so that they are not pushed into precarious and low-paid work; __________________ 22Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU
Amendment 301 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for compliance with the rules on equality and anti-discrimination, particularly with regard to wages; welcomes in this regard the Commission’s commitment to present a proposal on binding pay transparency measures before 2021 as stated in the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025;
Amendment 321 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to targetaddress atypical and precarious employment groups in the labour markets and to take measures to counteract this form of employmentensure fair working conditions for workers, while safeguarding employment opportunities;
Amendment 398 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that imbalances must not be exacerbated and that the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis must not be borne by workers or the poor through austerity measthe COVID-19 crisis has significantly hit workers and disadvantaged people; insists that measures to combat poverty and in-work poverty are particularly necessary; reminds in this regard that a sufficient proportion of additional resources or through the European Semester; insists that measures to combat poverty and in-work poverty are particularly necessaryunder REACT-EU should be used to increase the availability of FEAD funds to help the most deprived; equally underlines the importance of ensuring that the ESF+ is allocated sufficient resources in the next Multiannual Financial Framework;
Amendment 408 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. UStresses the positive aspect of the short-time work schemes put in place by Member States to safeguard jobs and preserve large parts of wages during the crisis and welcomes the new SURE mechanism in this regard; urges the Commission to pay particular attention to the economic impact of short-time work and layoffs and the social impact on people living precariously;
Amendment 420 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to mitigate the worst consequences of COVID-19 through European and national support, with the allocation of public moneyadequate resources, e.g. through SURE, being linked to a ba; stresses that in order to cope with major shocks, Member States should adopt common lon shedding existing jobsg-term instruments with a view to preserving jobs and skills and reducing pressure on national public finances; awaits in this regard the upcoming Commission’s proposal for a long-term European unemployment reinsurance scheme;
Amendment 433 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Proposes to actively counter potential high unemployment through European and national employment programmes and to invest in new jobs, future-oriented infrastructure, digital change and ‘green transition’.; believes that particular consideration should be given to fostering youth employment;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Article 3(3) thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 9, 14, 148, 151, 153, 160 and 1608 thereof and Protocol 26 thereto on services of general interest,
Amendment 3 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in September 2015 and endorsed by the Council, which voiced its commitment to their implementation, and in particular SDG 11 on sustainable cities and communities calling for specific targets for 2030 to ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums and to enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanisation and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries, as well as SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the 2018 WHO Housing and health guidelines ‘Recommendations to promote healthy housing for a sustainable and equitable future’ 1a __________________ 1a https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/w ho-housing-and-health-guidelines
Amendment 17 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas access to housing is a fundamental right that must be seen as a precondition for the exercise of, and for access to, other fundamental rights and for a life in conditions of human dignity; whereas the life expectancy of homeless people is significantly below the general population;
Amendment 76 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas inadequate housing conditions negatively affect not only people’s health, wellbeing, and quality of life but also their access to employment and to other economic and social services; whereas WHO identified Housing as a key sector for actions to tackle Health inequalities 20a ; __________________ 20a https://www.who.int/social_determinants/ Guidance_on_pro_equity_linkages/en/
Amendment 83 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas by2050, the proportion of people aged 65 or over is expected to reach 29% of the total EU population[1], and whereas the Covid-19 crisis has shown the precarious situation in which many older people live;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas in defining and implementing its policies and activities, the European Union should ensure a high level of human health protection;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensurwork together in order to promote access for all to shelter, decent housing, including clean and high- quality drinking water and adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene, and to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy, hence contributing to eradicating poverty in all its forms; reaffirms its call for EU- wide action for a winter heating disconnection moratorium; calls on the Member States to meet the standards laid down by the World Health Organization (WHO) for adequate housing temperature; demands that the revision of the air quality regulation be aligned with WHO standards;
Amendment 139 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 148 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to prioritise emissions reductions and energy efficiency through housing renovation, including the social housing sector and particularly for worst performing buildings in the Renovation Wave, while tackling inadequate housing and housing accessibility and eliminating energy poverty in order to ensure a socially just transition to a climate-neutral economy that leaves no one behind; stresses, therefore, that tenants and owner-occupiers should be fully informed and involved in renovation projects and should not see overall costs increase because of them;
Amendment 155 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the Renovation Wave within the Multiannual Financial Framework and Next Generation EU, placing people in vulnerable situations at the centre of the recovery policies, and to ensure equal access to renovation projects for all; calls on the Member States to prioritise renovation in their recovery and resilience plans in order to contribute to achieving deep renovation of 3% of the European building stock per year; calls on the Commission and the Member States to properly tackle the issue of fuel poverty in line with the objectives and principles of the Green Deal;
Amendment 178 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an EU-level goal of ending homelessness by 2030; calls on the Commission to take stronger action to support Member States in reducing and eradicating homelessness as a priority in the context of the action plan on the EPSR; calls on the Commission to propose an EU framework for national homelessness strategies by adopting the principle of housing first; calls on the Member States to prioritise the provision of permanent housing to homeless people; stresses the importance of reliable data collection on homelessness;
Amendment 184 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to create a clear definition of homelessness, decent and affordable housing, in order to facilitate comparative analysis of homelessness and housing data across the EU;
Amendment 204 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a comprehensive and integrated anti-poverty strategy with a designated poverty reduction target, including for child poverty; calls on the Commission to present an EU Child Guarantee no later than 2021; calls for a European framework for minimum income schemes;
Amendment 214 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take measures and implement programmes for the youth who reach the age of 18 and finds themselves at risk of being homeless; stresses the importance of reliable data collection on youth homelessness;
Amendment 257 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of housing affordability in the European Semester; urges the Commission to ensure that all country-specific recommendations contribute positively to the implementation of the principles of the EPSR, and to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the EU climate goals as defined in the Green Deal; deplores the fact that too many country-specific recommendations are not implemented, and urges the Member States to implement those recommendations, particularly with regard to housing; stresses the need to refine the House Price Index indicator and to setudy the possibility of an EU-wide reference threshold for the housing cost overburden rate at no higher than 25% ofin the disposable income of a household;
Amendment 268 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of housing affordability in the European Semester; urges the Commission to ensure that all country-specific recommendations are fully implemented and contribute positively to the implementation of the principles of the EPSR; stresses the need to refine the House Price Index indicator and to setassess the reference threshold for the housing cost overburden rate at no higher than 25 % of the disposable income of a householdcross the EU;
Amendment 274 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create a platform for exchange of best practices regarding tackling homelessness and providing decent and affordable housing;
Amendment 275 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the of States Members to invest more in accessible nursing homes for the elderly, with quality care services, accessible to a wider range of the elderly population;
Amendment 336 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to close the investment gap for affordable housing as a matter of priority; calls ion this regard for a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact allowing for increased fiscal space fore Member States and the Commission to increase sustainable public investments, in particular in affordable housing, while noting the importance of the Stability and Growth Pact; calls, furthermore, for a harmonised accounting for amortisation methodology for affordable housing investments;
Amendment 345 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Encourages Member States to ensure all future housing construction and rehabilitation projects aim for smart buildings, where consumption of water and energy of can be monitored and made more costs-efficient, in accordance with the European Union's climate objectives;
Amendment 346 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Notes with deep concern that the COVID-19 pandemic increased incidences of domestic violence and child abuse; calls on the Member States to invest in additional and adequate transitional shelters to victims fleeing such situations;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 4 March 2021 entitled ‘The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan’,
Amendment 2 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Consultation Document of 24 February 2021 entitled ‘First phase consultation of social partners under Article 154 TFEU on possible action addressing the challenges related to working conditions in platform work’,
Amendment 7 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
Citation 40 a (new)
– having regard to the ILO report of 23 February 2021 entitled ‘World Employment and Social Outlook 2021: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work’,
Amendment 16 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas platform workers refers to individuals providing services intermediated with a greater or lesser extent of control via a digital labour platform, regardless of these people’s legal employment status;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas digital labour platform refers to a private internet-based company which intermediates with a greater or lesser extent of control on-demand services, requested by individual or corporate customers and provided directly or indirectly by individuals, regardless of whether such services are performed on- location or online;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas platform work refers to the services provided on demand and for remuneration by platform workers, regardless of the type of digital labour platforms (on-location vs online) or the level of skills required;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has served to highlight the crucial role played by platform workers in ensuring business continuity for thousands of SMEs and consumers across the EU by providing a much needed interface between key sectors such as the food and hospitality industries and citizens, and the opportunities and flexibilities provided by the platform model prevented major income loss;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas platform work seems to reproduce gender inequalities from the broader labour market, such as the gender pay gap and gender segregation in occupations or sectors;1a __________________ 1aEuropean Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Gender Equality Index 2020. Digitisation and the future of work.
Amendment 50 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas platform work is a growing phenomenon since its emergence facilitated by the development of digital technologies in recent years; whereas, nevertheless, it still represents a small share of the general labour market, with an estimated 11% of EU’s workforce which have provided services via on- location or online labour platforms at least once and only 1,4% of them doing it as a main job;2a __________________ 2aEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre, Platform workers in Europe: Evidence from the COLLEEM survey (2018) and New evidence on platform workers in Europe: Results from the second COLLEEM survey (2020).
Amendment 52 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas there is a lack of European-wide data on platform work and data collection methodology varies across Member States; whereas however its continued growth in the labour market can be considered highly likely;
Amendment 68 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas people working in the platform economy are generally classified as formally self-employed; whereas, as such, these people do not benefit from the equivalent social, labour, health and safety protection that are connected to an employment contract in most countries; whereas a smaller share of platform workers operate under the status of employee, agency worker or other flexible forms of employment;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the blurred distinction between workers and the self-employed often seen in platform work causes uncertainty as regards their rights, entitlements, and applicable rules: whereas more and more sectors are likely to be impacted by this in the future, with platforms, workers but also citizens potentially being negatively affected by this lack of certainty; whereas more and more sectors are likely to be impacted by this in the future (delivery, transport, human resources, health, childcare, personal and household services, tourism…);
Amendment 83 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas new forms of work should remain sustainable and fair and platform work be guided by the values of the Union, ethics and a human-centric approach where digital technology remains a tool; whereas in this regard, equipping every European citizen with digital skills is paramount in the context of the digital transition;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Member States have developed different approaches, leading to fragmented rules and initiatives; whereas there is a need for European level action to overcome the resulting legal uncertainty and improve platform workers’ rights and working conditions, maximise innovation potential of the platform work model, and level the playing field with ‘traditional’ economic actors;
Amendment 167 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a legislative initiative to improve the working conditions of platform workers based on Article 153 TFEU by the end of 2021, preceded by a two-stage consultation of the social partners; calls on the Commission, if the social partners do not express the wish to initiate the process provided for in Article 155 of the TFEU, to put forward a new directive on platform workers in order to guarantee them a minimum set of rights regardless of their employment status, and to address the specificities of platform work; is convinced that the purpose of this directive is to ensure fair and transparent working conditions, guarantee a healthy and safe working environment, give access to adequate and transparent social protection, forms of representation and collective bargaining rights, training and skills as well as transparent, ethical and non-discriminatory algorithms;
Amendment 171 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is of the opinion that the hypothesis of a new EU so-called ‘third status’ between worker and self-employed would not help to solve the current problems and risks further blurring already confused concepts;
Amendment 186 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to better combat bogus self-employment by means of a directive, so as to cover platform workers which are fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship based on the actual performance of work, and not on the parties’ description of the relationship; is of the opinion that special attention should be given to digital labour platforms that strongly organise, directly or by means of an algorithm, conditions and remuneration of online and on-location platform work, which could be used as guidance for determining the degree of responsibility of platforms towards platform workers;
Amendment 228 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that some platform workers may be subject to increased health and safety risks with unpredictable working hours, intensity of work, competitive environments (rating systems, work incentive through bonuses), information overload and isolation as emergent factors for psychosocial risks; is of the opinion that the Commission proposal must address the occupational health and safety of platform workers as well as establish minimum requirements to enable them exercise a right to disconnect without any adverse consequences;
Amendment 244 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly believes that formal and effective coverage, adequacy and transparency of social protection systems should apply to all workers including the self-employed; calls on the Member States to fully and immediately implement the Council Recommendation on access to social protection for workers and self- employed, and to ensure that their national plans set out relevant measures to be taken address the social protection of platform workers; calls on the Commission to scrutinise Member States’ progress in this regard in the framework of the European Semester;
Amendment 290 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that basic training must be provided to platform workers by the platform at least on the use of their website or the application; believes further that platform workers, in particular less qualified workers, should be offered training enabling skilling and re-skilling to improve their employability and career paths; calls for the facilitation of the recognition, validation and portability of attainments in the field of non-formal and informal learning; believes in this regard that a ‘certificate of experience’ should be issued for platform workers who have participated in such training, which could be uploaded on individual learning accounts; in this regard, calls on the Commission to address platform workers’ education and training in the forthcoming proposals on a European approach for micro-credentials and Individual learning accounts;
Amendment 294 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights some strategic partnerships established by platforms to ensure access to training for platform workers (such as language courses, personalised coaching and video coaching) to enable them to take the next steps in their careers; believes such best practices should be mainstreamed across platforms in all sectors;
Amendment 296 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Believes that the training of algorithm developers in ethical, transparency, and anti-discriminatory issues should be encouraged;
Amendment 339 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that data is still fragmented as to the quantity of platform workers, as well as their distribution by sector; calls on the Commission with the collaboration of the Member States to collect robust and comparable data on platform workers in order to get a more accurate idea of the scale of the platform economy and deepen the knowledge on social security coverage and the income of these workers;
Amendment 343 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that the remote nature of the platform work and the absence of a defined workplace can lead to subletting of workers' accounts and their use by undeclared workers; believes that reliable verification processes of the platform user's identity should be guaranteed;
Amendment 1 #
Amendment 9 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;
Amendment 9 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;
Amendment 10 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas exposure to asbestos combined with tobacco use increases considerably the risk to develop lung cancer;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas breast cancer is among the main causes of cancer death for women in the Union, together withthe International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), recognized asbestos as a proven carcinogen (group 1) responsible for lung cancer,s and whereas occupational exposure to asbestos is rarely considered to be a priority imesothelioma as well as larynx and ovarian cancers; whereas research on othe prevention of breast cancerr cancers induced by asbestos should be promoted;
Amendment 14 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the most harmful health effects of inhaled asbestos fibres appear decades after exposure;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in some Member States, despite existing regulations, asbestos- related diseases are usuallytoo often not recognised as an occupational diseases and victims are therefore not eligible for work- related compensation, adding to the physical suffering from the disease; whereas associations representing victims should be consulted when drafting provisions to facilitate the recognition of occupational diseases linked to asbestos;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), recognised asbestos as a proven carcinogen (group 1) responsible for lung cancers and mesothelioma as well as larynx and ovarian cancers; whereas research on other cancers induced by asbestos should be promoted;
Amendment 19 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the management of asbestos in buildings and its’ safe removal requires the full consideration of health and safety at work aspect in relation to the Union’s plan to improve the thermal insulation of its’ built environment with a view to energy savings and becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas delivering asbestos waste to landfills is only a temporary solution to the problem and risks of releasing asbestos fibres into the environment should be avoided;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the existing binding occupational exposure limit value (OEL) for asbestos is 0,1 fibres/cm3 as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) and should be reviewed to take account of the latest scientific and technical developments, and revised accordingly; whereas the Risk Assessment Committee of ECHA is preparing an opinion for a reduction of the binding OEL for asbestos; whereas an OEL is only a limit value and exposure should always be reduced as far as technically possible, especially when no safe threshold exists;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas improving early diagnosis, treatments and rehabilitation are priorities of the EU Beating Cancer Plan and should benefit patients suffering from asbestos related diseases;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas estimates suggest that the cost of occupational cancer in the Union accounts for between EUR 270 and EUR 610 billion per year, or 1,8% to 4,1 % of GDP, and whereas 98 % of the human costs, including the impact on life quality and workers’ families, are endured by workers, and whereas direct and indirect costs account for between EUR 4 and EUR 10 billion per year; whereas actions to enhance prevention are therefore major public health investments for healthier lives but also for the cost/benefits balance in the management of healthcare systems;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 35 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that actions to enhance prevention are major public health investments for healthier lives but also for the cost/benefit balance in the management of healthcare systems;
Amendment 36 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls that improving early diagnosis, treatments and rehabilitation are priorities of the EU Beating Cancer Plan and should benefit patients suffering from asbestos-related diseases;
Amendment 37 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I f (new)
Recital I f (new)
If. whereas the removal of asbestos places a financial burden on building owners; whereas the introduction of requirements for the safe removal of asbestos must be socially fair and must be accompanied by appropriate measures to support owners to finance the needed renovations, as well as accompanying measures for SMEs conducting works;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Commission communication of 3 February 2021 entitled ’Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’ states that 52 % of annual occupational deaths in the Union can be attributed to work-related cancers, and whereas the Commission envisages presenting a legislative proposal in 2022 to further reduce worker exposure to asbestos as part of its plan;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that a study by Italian scientists has shown thatraised the important question of whether ingestion of water containing asbestos fibres significantly increincreases the risk of gastric and colorectal cancers; stresses that, even if this analysis alone cannot make it possible to definitively conclude, at this stage, on the link between the ingestion of asbes the risk of gastric and colorectal cancerstos via water and the development of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, the precautionary principle should apply given the uncertainties involved; considers that more research should be conducted on this important question;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L e (new)
Recital L e (new)
Le. whereas research and innovation should be fostered to improve asbestos screening, identification of other asbestos- related cancers than lung cancer and mesotheliomas, safe removal techniques, waste management and the safety of exposed workers and occupants of buildings;
Amendment 52 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L m (new)
Recital L m (new)
Amendment 54 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L o (new)
Recital L o (new)
Lo. whereas robust registries of people with past and/or current exposure to asbestos are important to ensure medical surveillance and to facilitate the recognition of occupational diseases;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to set out a European strategy for the complete elimination of asbestos; calls on all Member States to adopt national action plans to implement that strategy; considers that the Commission should coordinate the national action plans, in particular through the adoption of a framework directive on this matter; points out that the safe removal of asbestos is an example of the need to apply the Principle of Health in all policies and is directly connected to recent and upcoming Union policy initiatives such as the Green Deal with the Renovation Wave and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to present a legal proposal to further reduce workers exposure to asbestos in 2022;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the safe removal of asbestos is an example of the need to apply the principle of Health in all policies, as it is directly connected to the following recent and upcoming Union policy initiatives: the new Union framework for health and safety, the Green Deal with the Renovation Wave, Next Generation EU and the Multiannual Financial Framework, Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, the EU waste strategy and the circular economy package;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Insists that the transition toward a European Union free of asbestos should be socially fair and include support for private owners and SMEs;
Amendment 71 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists on the need to carry out long-term epidemiological surveillance to assess the effectiveness of the measures taken; highlights that mesothelioma is a disease whose main risk-factor is asbestos and that the number of mesotheliomas diagnosed is a relevant indicator for epidemiological surveillance; calls therefore for the declaration of mesothelioma to competent authorities to be made mandatory;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Insists on the need to ensure the availability of adequate waste facilities for the safe and sustainable disposal of asbestos materials, located in the vicinity of construction sites; stresses that delivering asbestos waste to landfills is only a temporary solution and that risks of releasing asbestos fibres into the environment should be avoided;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Highlights that the waste management of asbestos is a challenge of strategic significance for the EU given the amount of asbestos still to be removed and already in landfills; calls on the Commission and Member States to consider all tools to support investment in sustainable treatment technologies, including channelling public spending through dedicated Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs); highlights that the treatments of asbestos should fully apply the precautionary principle;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that better preventive measures and risk-management of asbestos-related risks require access to relevant information adapted to the needs of those directly concerned;
Amendment 76 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that any Union initiative supporting energy renovation should be socially fair and include binding measures for the protection of the health of occupants and workers, including through support for the safe removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials;
Amendment 78 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that, as the demand for asbestos-related work is likely to grow significantly with the Renovation Wave, there is a crucial need to support Research & Development in order to strengthen the protection of workers and of the environment, and to improve the reliability and speed of asbestos screening, measurement, removal, and safe waste management;
Amendment 80 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Highlights that the waste management of asbestos is a challenge of strategic significance for the EU given the amount of asbestos still to be removed and already in landfills; calls on the Commission and Member States to use all the tools to support investments in sustainable treatment technologies, including channelling public spending through dedicated Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs); highlights that the treatments of asbestos should fully apply the precautionary principle;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a framework directive for Member States to set up national asbestos removal plans that include clear and realistic timelines, including possible priorities and interim targets, detection and registration of asbestos, financing and support to homeowners and SMEs, protection measures for workers against the risk of asbestos exposure in accordance with Directive 2009/148/EC as well as the safe disposal of asbestos in order to prevent asbestos from entering into recycling processes;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists on the need to carry out long-term epidemiological surveillance to assess the effectiveness of the measures taken; highlights that mesothelioma is a disease whose main risk-factor is asbestos and that the number of mesotheliomas diagnosed is a relevant indicator for epidemiological surveillance; calls therefore for the declaration of mesothelioma to competent authorities to be made mandatory;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EU to work with other international organisations, notably the World Health Organization, and third countries to achieve a global ban on asbestos;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that, as the demand for asbestos-related work is likely to grow significantly with the Renovation Wave, there is a crucial need to support research and development in order to strengthen the protection of workers and of the environment, and to improve the reliability and speed of asbestos screening, measurement, removal, and safe waste management;
Amendment 93 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that asbestos containing parts and materials already in use should be removed and disposed of safely and should not bpriority should be given to the safe removal and disposal of asbestos containing parts and materials rather than to the repaired, maintained, sealedenance, encapsulated,ion or coveredsealing, as these practices only lead to a hidden asbestos problem bearing risks for inhabitants and workers years later; calls for the prohibition of encapsulation and sealing of asbestos and for the identification and registethe postponement of the removal; calls for an impact assessment of the prohibition of encapsulation and sealing of asbestos; insists on the importance of identification, registering and regular monitoring of asbestos containing parts which cannot be removed in the short term (such as concrete walls in buildings);
Amendment 94 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. The development of models to detect, register, monitor and check asbestos in private and public buildings, land, infrastructure, logistics and piping;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Insists on the need to support SMEs and facilitate their work on the implementation of regulations related to asbestos, notably through guidance on the best practices to implement; highlights that the provision of standardised processes for operations on asbestos materials would help reduce the levels of asbestos fibre dust and the costs of these operations;
Amendment 99 #
Amendment 101 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. The development of information campaigns on asbestos to provide relevant information to workers, employers, owners, tenants, users of buildings and infrastructure, and citizens about the risks and legal obligations relating to, including of the synergistic effect of tobacco use and asbestos exposure, and legal obligations relating to asbestos and existing accompanying measures for the safe removal of asbestos;
Amendment 107 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that employowners, but also main contractors, contracting authorities, and ownemployers commissioning work should be required to carry out an asbestos diagnosis before the start of any work in buildings, ships, aircraft, on equipment, or products;
Amendment 107 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. The establishment of centres and the promotion of research for the treatment and inerting of waste containing asbestos by providing for the phasing out of the disposal of such waste in landfills;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Insists on the need to ensure the availability of adequate waste facilities for the safe and sustainable disposal of asbestos materials, located in the vicinity of construction sites;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. The establishment of a European framework for public and accessible asbestos registers, together with a mapping ofbased on asbestos certificates delivered after the screening of buildings to map the exact location of asbestos on public and private sites;
Amendment 113 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Recalls that the synergistic effect of smoking and asbestos exposure considerably increases the risk of developing lung cancer; calls on Member States to propose a smoking cessation program to all workers exposed to asbestos;
Amendment 115 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Insists on the need to consult associations representing asbestos victims and their relatives with a view to facilitate and simplify recognition procedures;
Amendment 116 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that asbestos-related diseases are a cross-border challenge due to free movement, thereby particularly taking into consideration the role of mobile workers in this regard; recalls that occupational diseases and workplace- related health risks are always linked to a specific profession, working activity, workplace and time; calls on the Commission to present, after consulting the social partners, a proposal for a Directive on the basis of Article 153(1)(a) and (b) TFEU laying down Union minimum standards for the recognition and compensation of occupational diseases, including asbestos- related diseases;
Amendment 120 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. A roadmap for asbestos-free workplaces and an asbestos-free environment, which could establish priority sectors, comprise support for safe removal, and be subject to periodic evaluation every five years of the progress made by the national and regional authorities;
Amendment 126 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Insists that the transition toward a European Union free of asbestos should be socially fair and include support for private owners and SMEs;
Amendment 129 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal for the mandatory screening of buildings before sale or rent and for the establishment of asbestos certificates for buildings constructed before 2005 or the year of the national asbestos ban;
Amendment 145 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) A timeline for asbestos removal, including possible priorities (such as schools, gyms, healthcare facilities or social housing), milestones, and regular evaluations of the progress made at least every 5 years;
Amendment 147 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) A financial framework, including the possible use of Union funds, for the support of building owners and linking the removal of asbestos to other public policies and programmes (such as energy efficiency, improvements of the living environment, social housing, health prevention) for reasons of efficiency and the use of synergies;
Amendment 157 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) A strategy for the control and enforcement of the measures foreseen, including awareness-raising campaigns, accompanying measures for SMEs, inspections and effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties in the event of non-compliance;
Amendment 163 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 169 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2
The Member States shall regulate the details of explorations and investigations for the detection of asbestos-containing materials, in accordance with their national building regulations. When the complete absence of asbestos cannot be guaranteed, works shall be conducted according to the procedures to be followed when asbestos is present.
Amendment 177 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 17 – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall keep a register of all recognised cases of asbestos-related diseasescases of mesothelioma.
Amendment 178 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 17 – paragraph 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 17 – paragraph 2
2. The term “recognised cases” referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be limited to cases for which compensation is granted, but shall refer to all cases of medically diagnosed asbestos-related diseasesmesothelioma.
Amendment 179 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 17 – paragraph 3
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 17 – paragraph 3
3. The asbestos-related diseases recognised in the Member StatMember States shall keep a register of all recognized cases of asbestos-related occupational diseases. Annex 1b gives an indicative list of diseases sthall as a minimum encompass those listed in Annex 1bn can be caused by asbestos exposure according to current knowledge.
Amendment 187 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 b – introductory part
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 b – introductory part
Amendment 190 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 b – indent 7
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 b – indent 7
- colorectal cancer caused by asbestos,positive associations have been noted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer between asbestos exposure and the following diseases: - pharyngeal cancer, - colorectal cancer, and - stomach cancer.
Amendment 192 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 b – indent 8
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 18 – Annex 1 b – indent 8
Amendment 197 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subparagraph 8
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subparagraph 8
Member States shall make it mandatory to screen buildings for asbestos and other hazardous materials, and, in an orderly and safe manner, to remove and dispose of those materials before the start of renovation works, before the start of renovation works. The result of the screening shall be reported in a certificate specifying the presence or absence of asbestos or other hazardous materials. In the first case, the certificate shall specify the types of containing materials found and their exact location. When the result of exploration and investigations cannot exclude the presence of asbestos in a material, the precautionary principle shall apply. The removal and disposal of materials which will be affected by the renovation shall be done in an orderly and safe manner in accordance with Directive 2009/148/EC, Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, and other relevant legislative acts.”
Amendment 199 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) an obligation for owners of buildings (public and private) constructed before 2005 or the year of the national asbestos ban to commission a screening of the building to locate and identify allthe presence or absence of asbestos containing materials before the building (or a part of it) is sold or rented out;
Amendment 200 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) screenings shall be carried out by qualified and certified operators only, in accordance with Directive 2009/148/EC, national law and practice, and under the supervision of a competent national body; a list of certified operators shall be made available by the competent national body;
Amendment 201 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) the certified operator shall communicate the results of the screening to the owner in a certificate which should be reported to a competent national body (a one-stop shop), which should issue a certificate,. This competent body should keep a national registry of the certificates, and give adviceinformation to owners about applicable laws and regulation, including on the correct and safe removal of asbestos detected, and financial support available;
Amendment 203 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) the asbestos certificates shall contain the result of the screening, including a list of the types of asbestos containing materials found, their exact location, their current state of conservation together with a notification of the work and surveillance required to avoid damage to the health of occupants and a concept for the safe removal;
Amendment 205 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) when the result of exploration and investigations cannot exclude the presence of asbestos in a material, the certificate shall state that the presence of asbestos is possible;
Amendment 206 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
(4b) a certificate specifying the presence of asbestos containing materials shall have a maximum validity period of three years;
Amendment 207 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
(4c) the certificate shall be annexed to the sale agreement and shall be made available to the tenants;
Amendment 208 #
2019/2182(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 7
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) sellers or lessors of the property shall be liable if they do not commission the mandatory screening and report the results to the competent national body, with a period of liability of 30 yearsadequate liability regimes shall be established in case of non-compliance.
Amendment 56 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that constant connectivity combined with high job demands and the rising expectation that workers are reachable at any time can negatively affect workers’ fundamental rights, their work-life balance, and their physical and mental health and well-being;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that ‘an increasing body of evidence underlines that the effects of a reduction of regular long working hoursdelimitation of working hours, some flexibility in the organisation of working time combined with active measures to improve well-being at work include positive impacts on workers’ physical and mental health, improved workplace safety and increased labour productivity due to reduced fatigue and stress, higher levels of employee job satisfaction and motivation and lower rates of absenteeism’10; __________________ 10Messenger, ILO, quoted in the European Added Value Assessment study of the European Added Value Unit of the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) entitled ‘The right to disconnect’ (PE 642.847, July 2020): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/BRIE/2020/642847/EPRS_BRI(2020) 642847_EN.pdf
Amendment 64 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the importance of using digital tools for work purposes reasonably, properly and efficiently, with care to avoid any infringement of workers’ rights to fair working conditions, including a fair remuneration, the limitation of working time and work-life balance, as well as health and safety at work;
Amendment 117 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a Union directive to ensure that workers are able to exercise their right to disconnect and that, as a result of a balanced social dialogue, employers and social partners introduce effective measures to regulate the use of existing and new digital tools for work purposes;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is of the opinion that the new directive should particularise and complement Directives 2003/88/EC, (EU) 2019/1152 and (EU) 2019/1158, and believes that it should provide for solutions to address existing models, the responsibilities of employers and, the expectationrole of the social partners and the needs of workers regarding the organisation of their working time when they use digital tools;
Amendment 153 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the Commission, Member States, employers and workers must actively support and encourage the right to disconnect and promote an efficient, reasoned and balanced approach to digital tools at work, as well as awareness-raising measures, education and training campaigns relating to working time and, the right to disconnect and reasonable use of digital tools;
Amendment 201 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 8
Annex I – Recital 8
8. The expanding use of digital technologies has transformed the traditional models of work and has created an ‘ever-connected’ and ‘always on’ culture. In that context, it is important to address and combat psychosocial risks, and ensure the protection of workers’ fundamental rights, fair working conditions, including their right to a fair remuneration and the implementation of their working time, health and safety, and equality between men and women.
Amendment 238 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 25
Annex I – Recital 25
25. Member States may lay down the arrangements for the exercise of the right to disconnect established in this Directive, in accordance with national law, collective agreements or practice. Member States should be able to provide for effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for breaches of the obligations under this Directive.
Amendment 278 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the content and frequency of employers’ health and safety assessments, including psychosocial risk assessments, with regard to the right to disconnect and the alert procedures if there is a deterioration in workers’ physical and mental health;
Amendment 280 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 294 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 305 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Where Member States do not make use of the option provided for in paragraph 2, they shall ensure that the working conditions referred to in paragraph 1 are agreed in consultation with or between the social partners at the level of the employer undertaking.
Amendment 342 #
2019/2181(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States shallmay lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, or the relevant provisions already in force concerning the rights which are within the scope of this Directive, and shall in that case take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented, particularly if workers’ physical and mental health is affected. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive], notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 2 #
2019/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the high completion rate of its planned activities (91 %) while noting that it slightly decreased in comparison to 2017 (93 %); notes the considerable improvement in timely delivery rate in 2018 (94 %) compared to the previous year (88 %);
Amendment 5 #
2019/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Foundation’s activities to support the reform of vocational training and human capital development in the Union’s partner countries to improve the employability and employment prospects of their citizens;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2071(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the budget implementation rate of 100 % in 2018 compared to 96 % in 2017 and the very high implementation of the annual work programme of 93 %, above the established target; welcomes the results of the 2018 independent stakeholders’ survey which showed that stakeholders’ overall satisfaction with the Agency’s work across all stakeholders’ groups is high (89 %);
Amendment 7 #
2019/2071(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes EU-OSHA's work on the ‘Rehabilitation and return to work after cancer’ project that has been completed in 2018 with the aim to give recommendations to address the difficulties that cancer survivors face when returning to work after completing cancer treatment and the Occupational Safety and Health challenges that their employers can encounter;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2067(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its satisfaction that the budget implementation rate stood at 99.6 % in 2018 (100 % in 2017) and the programme delivery rate at 83 %;
Amendment 6 #
2019/2067(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates Eurofound’s work to provide knowledge and expertise to support policies on improving living and working conditions across the Unionscientifically sound, unbiased, timely and policy-relevant knowledge and expertise to support better informed policies for upward convergence of living and working conditions across the Union; particularly welcomes the publication of the Foundation's overview report from the most recent European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) and its publications related to the future of work and digitalisation, particularly in the area of platform work;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2066(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the exemplary budget implementation rate of 100 % in 2018 compared to 99.95 % in 2017 and the 96% occupation rate of the establishment plan;
Amendment 6 #
2019/2066(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the Centre’s continued high-quality work to provide research, analyses and technical advice into assist the development of European lifelong learning and vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies in particular through the Skills Panorama and its role in supporting the participants of the Copenhagen process;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that the complexity of the rules can contribute to a higher risk of error and notes that a significant source of complexity arises for beneficiaries where national eligibility requirements go beyond what is required by EU legislation;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the findings of ECA Special report No 05/2019 (‘FEAD-Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived: Valuable support but its contribution to reducing poverty is not yet established’), in particular the ECA conclusion that FEAD is a significant instrument in ensuring the provision of food and material support and, in addition to alleviating poverty through food aid (which represents 83 % of FEAD budget), the innovative social policy elements of FEAD offer possibilities to Member States to foster social inclusion;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with concernBelieves that EU committed action for the most deprived is of paramount importance having in mind that, on average, more than one out of five persons and one out of four children are still at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the European Union; notes that, due to limitations in its monitoring and lack of EU-wide data, FEAD’s contribution to reducing poverty has not yet been established, and deplores in particular that the Commission does not have data which demonstrates the relative importance of FEAD in overall support to deprived people in the Union; quantitatively demonstrated; nonetheless recalls that available data presented in the European Court of Auditors' special report1a indicate that this fund represents a significant share of the total social support activities in some Member States and that, according to food banks, one third of the food they provide is financed by FEAD, and that FEAD allows to be less dependent on the irregular flow of donation and therefore enables to better plan the redistribution of specific foods; _________________ 1aEuropean Court of Auditors, Special report No 5/2019: FEAD-Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived: Valuable support but its contribution to reducing poverty is not yet established, April 2019, p. 19.
Amendment 19 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that adequate resources should be allocated in the budget to elaborate and implement the future European Plan to fight against cancer; stresses that this plan is essential to promote and improve prevention, research, access to innovation and reintegration;
Amendment 37 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes further targeted reinforcements to other budget lines related to Parliament’s priorities, in areas such as SMEs, digitalisation, cancer research, funds for the One Health Action Plan, security and justice cooperation, migration and external policy, nuclear safety;
Amendment 8 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 43 a (new)
Citation 43 a (new)
Amendment 67 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas there are disparities in life expectancy by socioeconomic status; whereas these gaps largely reflect differences in exposure to risk factors (including at work), whereas low-income households are more likely to report unmet health needs than high-income households; whereas it is therefore important to further promote and take into account health in employment and social policies;
Amendment 84 #
2019/0000(INI)
1. Notes that while the economic conditions in the EU are currently favourable and overall employment is steadily growing, it remains vital to tackle youth unemployment as well as the issues faced by the NEETs swiftly, and there is still a need for improvement in terms of youth unemployment, labour market segmentation and inequalities, in-work poverty and productivity;
Amendment 97 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the Commission’s 2019 country-specific recommendations (CSRs) and welcomes the stronger focus on investment; notes that almost one third of the CSRs issued until 2018 have not been implemented; welcomes the fact that considerable progress has been achieved in legislation governing labour relations and employment protection; is concerned that progress on the 2018 CSRs is worse than performance in previous years and urges the Commission to put the necessary pressure on Member States to implement the recommendations; believes that strong reform implementation is crucial to strengthen the growth potential of EU economies and to foster social inclusion;
Amendment 114 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for well- designed labour market policies and reforms that create quality employment, promote equal opportunities and the equal treatment of workers, facilitate equal access to the labour market and social protection, facilitate labour mobility, reintegrate the unemployed and tackle inequalities and gender imbalances; calls, in this respect, on the Member States and the Commission to make the fight against youth unemployment their priority and to fully use the financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee, the EU programs such as Erasmus + and tailored measures to tackle youth unemployment and to foster youth employability;
Amendment 122 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that participation of women in the labour market continues to grow but that gender inequalities in terms of employment and pay persist; takes the view that efforts should be strengthened to reduce the gender pay gap, the gender pension gap and disincentives to work, improve work-life balance and provide access to affordable childcare, early childcare and long-term care facilities; calls on the Member States to fully and quickly implement the recently adopted directive on work-life balance for parents and carers;
Amendment 136 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts for the further inclusion of people with disabilities, long-term illnesses or chronic diseases in the labour market, by removing legislative barriers to creating incentives for their employment and ensuring the accessibility of workplaces;
Amendment 142 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Member States to continue their efforts to ensure the accessibility, availability, affordability, quality and cost-effectiveness of their healthcare systems; stresses the importance of prevention and health promotion campaigns, especially towards young people from disadvantaged populations; recalls the importance of facilitating the reintegration of people of working age recovering from illness into the labour market;
Amendment 151 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that a transformation of the education and training systems is necessary in order to make full use of the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies and the media, the media and the greening of the economy and to develop the skills and competences required to meet the demands of the labour market of the future; considers that skills shortages and mismatches can be major investment obstacles; emphasises that in order to acquire adequate skills it is necessary to improve the quality, availability, affordability and accessibility of education and training, including vocational training, and improve the mutual recognition of qualifications; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital and entrepreneurial skills, taking into account the shift towards the digital economy and to a greener economy; believes that the challenges of climate change and the transition to a greener economy demand support to help workers to adapt, especially in the most affected regions;
Amendment 157 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that a transformation of the education and training systems is necessary in order to make full use of the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies and the media and to develop the skills and competences required to meet the demands of the labour market of the future; considers that skills shortages and mismatches can be major investment obstacles; emphasises that in order to acquire adequate skills it is necessary to improve the quality, availability, affordability and accessibility of education and training, including vocational training, and improve the mutual recognition of qualifications; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital and entrepreneurial skills, taking into account the shift towards the digital economy and to a greener economy; believes that the challenges of climate change and the transition to a greener economy demand support to help workers to adapt, especially in the most affected regions by improving training and education in order to adapt skills and create new jobs in the environmental and digital sectors;
Amendment 187 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 g (new)
Paragraph 10 g (new)
10 g. Calls on the Member States to ensure that workers who experience new forms of work, in particular platform workers, have access to a social protection system and are guaranteed all their social rights;
Amendment 191 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the social situation continues to improve and that poverty is in decline, but that it still remains unacceptably high; stresses that while the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) in the EU continued to decrease in 2017, some 113 million people in the EU and 74 million in the euro area were AROPE in 2017; urges the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary steps to reduce poverty, including child and in-work poverty, in order to achieve the Europe 2020 goal; stresses the need to reduce poverty and situations of exclusion of children in the EU, in particular through the implementation of a child guarantee; emphasises that decent job creation, access to social protection regardless of employment relationship or contract type, wage growth and well-resourced, quality public education systems have a significant impact on reducing inequalities, the risk of poverty and social exclusion;