933 Amendments of Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ
Amendment 12 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the urgent need to approve binding and enforceable international norms to regulate the activities of transnational corporations (TNCs) and their global value chains; stresses that a large proportion of human, labour and environmental rights violations are committed by some TNCs based in the Global North, but operating in developing countries;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that people in developing countries, especially indigenous and traditional communities, smallholders and other small-scale food producers, women, human rights defenders and, workers, and minorities are disproportionally affected by the human, labour and environmental rights violations committed by TNCs, which often go unpunished;
Amendment 30 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance that the scope of the LBI under negotiation covers all TNCs and other business enterprises of a transnational character, as established by Resolution 26/9;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the right to full reparation refers to both the process of providing remedy to victims, their families or affected communities for a negative human, labour or environmental rights violation suffered and the substantive outcomes that can counteract, or make good, the negative impact of violations; highlights that reparation must be adequate, effective and prompt, and should be proportional to the gravity of the violations and the harm suffered, in all cases adapted to the specific context and condition of the rightsholder;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 41 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the need to adopt a gender-sensitive approach throughout the process, as human rights violations are not gender neutral and should not be treated as such; calls on the EU and its Member States to mainstream a meaningful gender approach in their negotiating position;
Amendment 43 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Recalls that the promotion of decent work objectives, such as sustainable business conduct, social dialogue, freedom of association, collective bargaining and social protection, is imperative for the eradication of human rights violations;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Recalls that due diligence is a key component of the UN Guiding Principles’ second pillar regarding corporate responsibility and respect for human rights; stresses that effective due diligence practices can also help strengthen access to remedy; reminds that implementation of due diligence procedures should not automatically exempt TNCs from their liability;
Amendment 8 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas cross-border cooperation with neighbouring countries, whether at land or sea borders, is a key part of the EU policy;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas cross-border cooperation contributes to sustainable development along the EU’s external borders, support economic and social development of the border areas, including in environment protection, public health services, safety and security measures, and addresses common challenges;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the allocation of €1.1 billion for the period of 2021-2027 for 260 million people is far from optimal and consequently underlines the importance of financial strengthening of the European Union; welcomesse programmes; approves of the greater accountability of third countries for recoveries from private sector beneficiaries;
Amendment 34 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the possibility for managing authorities to transmit data electronically to the Commission, but at the same time points out that more frequent data transmission cshould not lead to an increase of bureaucratisation;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the programmes' strategies are defined in such a way as to reach the EU objectives for smarter, greener, more connected, more social EU and Neighbourhood, ae well as at addressing the regional needs regarding good cooperation governance and more secure borders;
Amendment 38 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its concern that large infrastructure projects will no longer be subject to approvalscrutiny by the Commission;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the importance of promoting local and regional culture and of heritage conservation; calls, however, for more infrastructure projects that contribute to the connectivity of the regions to be encouraged;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the human losses, destruction of homes and infrastructure in Ukraine; stresses the active role that cross- border cooperation programmes and the New European Bauhaus should play in sustainable post- war reconstruction;
Amendment 66 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the use ofat Russia uses its energy sources as a means of exerting political pressure; calls for more fundingfurther action to bolster energy efficiency and reduce dependence on Russia;
Amendment 67 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the proceduresinitiative for including Ukraine in the URBACT European Territorial Cooperation programme and the accession of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova as observer members in the European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion (ESPON);
Amendment 70 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of increased financial support being granted to the programme, given the security challenges in the Black Sea;
Amendment 72 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the potential of Black Sea energy sources, which are capable of contributing to a sustainable energy future also in the European Union;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for Black Sea ports and related infrastructure to be upgraded, expanded and connected to existing transport hubs, and calls in particular for their connection to TEN-T corridors;
Amendment 76 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls forInsists on a cohesive strategy to be adopted for the Black Sea area and for synergies with the Danube Programme 2021-2027;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the fact that the number of countries participating in Interreg MED programmes is expected to increaon the rise;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. ProposesAsks for a more coordinated and efficient use of existing funds in order to increase the competitiveness of the Mediterranean basin, while respecting current environmental rules;
Amendment 91 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that, despite their potential, renewable energy resources remain largely untapped and this potential should be stimulated, also by involving SMEs and midcaps;
Amendment 98 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the existence of different legal and institutional frameworks creates additional obstacles to project implementation and makes therefore the implementation of projects a challenge;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that language barriers, which deem to increase the administrative burden, should be overcome through adequate measures;
Amendment 108 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. NoStates that adapting the programme to the individual needs and specifics of each participating state maycountry/region calls for further efforts to be made;
Amendment 109 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points out that the lack of adequate transport infrastructure and networks, particularly when it comes to maritime and island cross-border cooperation, hampers trade and mobility and complicates cooperation;
Amendment 111 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that, in view of multiple crisis and conflicts, cross-border cooperation with neighbouring countries underscores the need to invest in the resilience of statcountries and societies;
Amendment 114 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that thise CBC contributes significantly to strengthening local and regional democracy and the administrative capacities of partner countries;
Amendment 118 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights the fact that the programmes offer opportunities for an in- depth dialogue with a range of stakeholders: civil society, local, regional authorities, academia and the private sector;
Amendment 122 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that CBC contributes to reducing regional disparities andwhile promoting economic and social development and territorial cohesion, as well aslso through to mobility and connectivity;
Amendment 127 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Stresses the importance of allowing emergency services (ambulance, fire brigade) to provide services across borders;
Amendment 128 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Stresses that the EU and the Member States should guarantee the access to basic healthcare with neighbouring countries and enhance SMEs and mid-caps’ capacity to operate across borders;
Amendment 129 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30c. Considers that problems with cross-border cooperation persist in many areas, such as in transport sector, but also in economic areas such as employment and trade, and social policies like culture, languages and social inclusion;
Amendment 130 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
Paragraph 30 d (new)
30d. Highlights the necessity of cross- border cultural cooperation between citizens in order to strengthen mutual understanding of the neighbours’ customs, and creating important motivations for multilingual education;
Amendment 131 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 e (new)
Paragraph 30 e (new)
30e. States that public educational and cultural services should be open, accessible and affordable to citizens from both sides of the borders;
Amendment 132 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 f (new)
Paragraph 30 f (new)
30f. Stresses the importance of the cross-border cooperation on digitalisation, especially the digitalisation of public services, in order to provide a coherent and efficient public sector focused on the needs of all;
Amendment 133 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 g (new)
Paragraph 30 g (new)
30g. Emphasizes the importance of developing local and regional plans for climate change adaptation measures across borders;
Amendment 134 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 h (new)
Paragraph 30 h (new)
30h. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the future cross-border cooperation action’s plans, so that no place and no one is left behind;
Amendment 135 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 i (new)
Paragraph 30 i (new)
30i. Stresses that on climate change and the environment, all entities should undertake possible measures in cross- border planning related to environment, biodiversity and food security that have an economic and social benefit;
Amendment 136 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 j (new)
Paragraph 30 j (new)
30j. Stresses the importance of networking and benchmarking in eliminating obstacles to cross-border cooperation; that should enable better use of tools, such as European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs), the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) tool, or the Community-Led Local Development strategy (CLLD);
Amendment 138 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Notes that cross-border cooperation is an essential step in the EU pre-accession through mutual learning and good neighbouring relations; this helps to bring EU initiatives and objectives closer to candidate countries, share experiences and begin the economic and social convergence process;
Amendment 139 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Notes that local and regional players need to be helped to grasp the current cooperation opportunities in order to be able to navigate and understand its complexity;
Amendment 140 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 c (new)
Paragraph 31 c (new)
31c. Considers that the creation of joint cross-border local government councils, such as the one established between Romania and Moldova to help develop joint projects of mutual interest, could be an example to be followed;
Amendment 144 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Emphasises the necessity for the targeted programmes, during the programming period 2021- 2027, to clearly identify the requirements and priorities that are common to the regions along the EU’s external borders and complement other EU funded initiatives, not overlap them;
Amendment 145 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Recommends that representatives of civil society are involved in the programmes from the outset, as such involvement would be useful for fostering local/regional ownership of programmes and ensuring their relevance and consistency with the regions’ development strategies;
Amendment 146 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Recommends, in the area of cross- border governance, the need to develop a fully integrated infrastructure strategy (road, rail, water), taking into account the cross-border region as a whole;
Amendment 148 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends to promoting European Unione EU financial instruments with added social value, in order to raise the level of awareness of the benefits of the European Union;
Amendment 153 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to considerably simplify procedures considerably and stresses that these should be flexible enoughenable to meet the real needs of cross- border areas;
Amendment 157 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Recommends to setting up sustainable functional structures for the regional and local cross-border cooperation and networks;
Amendment 159 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Emphasises the role of funds for small projects, like people-to-people projects in establishing ties across national borders;
Amendment 161 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that the regional and local authorities should be involved in the preparation and implementation of projects from the start; calls also for guidelines to be drawn up in this regard;
Amendment 165 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Underlines that exchange of good practices among regions and countries and learning from each other through a platform like INTERREG Europe, is very useful;
Amendment 167 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to improve the capacity of partner state authorinformation towards counterpart authorities in partner countries concerning the procedures and conditieons to access Europeanto EU funding;
Amendment 169 #
2023/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. As Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has fundamentally changed the European security architecture, emphasizes cooperation on security policy aiming at reaching common goals of a reliable collective deterrence and defence in the framework of cross border cooperation;
Amendment 27 #
2023/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Latin America and the Caribbean experienced in 2022 the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination in the last 15 years, where 2.4 million children have not received the complete vaccination schedule against diptheria, tetanus and whooping cough, 400 thousand more than in 2019;
Amendment 66 #
2023/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the importance of the EU- LAC partnership on local manufacturing of vaccines and medicines and the use of Global Gateway flagship projects to respond to the regression in the past decade regarding the vaccination of young children in the region of Latin- America and the Caribbean;
Amendment 2 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 1 on poverty eradication, SDG 7 on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, SDG 9 on industry and infrastructure, and SDG 13 on climate action and SDG 5 on gender equality,
Amendment 6 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – a (new)
Citation – a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,
Amendment 10 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – b (new)
Citation – b (new)
– having regard to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU/2023/1185) of 10 February 2023 supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a minimum threshold for greenhouse gas emissions savings of recycled carbon fuels and by specifying a methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin and from recycled carbon fuels,
Amendment 11 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – a (new)
Citation – a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU/2023/1184) of 10 February 2023 supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union methodology setting out detailed rules for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin,
Amendment 12 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – c (new)
Citation – c (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 16 March 2023 entitled ‘on the European Hydrogen Bank’ (COM/2023/156),
Amendment 13 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – d (new)
Citation – d (new)
Amendment 14 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – b (new)
Citation – b (new)
– having regard to the policy brief of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations of 2018 entitled “Policy Brief 12 Global Progress of SDG7-Energy and Gender”,
Amendment 15 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – e (new)
Citation – e (new)
– having regard to the report of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) from May 2022 entitled “Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: access, renewability and efficiency”,
Amendment 17 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – c (new)
Citation – c (new)
– having regard to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises,
Amendment 18 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – d (new)
Citation – d (new)
– having regard to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (RBC),
Amendment 22 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas SDG 7 stipulates the aim to achieve sustainable access to affordable and clean energy by 203012 ; _________________ 12 UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ‘The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition – July 2023’, New York, USA, 2023.; whereas recent progress is not on track and more efforts are needed to achieve universal access by 2030;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, according to the UN, as of mid-2023, approximately 733 million people worldwide, 80 % of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa, still do not have access to affordable, reliable, clean, high-quality energy13 ; whereas the access is even lower in rural areas; whereas even in the regions that have better access to energy as Asia and the Pacific or Latin America and the Caribbean there is big inequalities between countries and among its populations in access to energy; _________________ 13 The International Renewable Energy Agency, ‘Basic Energy Access Lags Amid Renewable Opportunities New Report Shows’, 6 June 2023.
Amendment 28 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas without additional measures 565 million people will still be without access to electricity and around one billion to clean cooking by 2030, concentrated in low and middle income countries;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Amendment 34 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas access to affordable, reliable, clean, high-quality energy is even more difficult in countries affected by conflict, natural disasters;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas access to energy is essential for humanitarian and development organisations to deliver efficient humanitarian aid, especially medical and emergency care;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas globally women are strongly underrepresented in the energy sector workforce, especially in management roles;
Amendment 41 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas low access to energy makes it difficult for countries to attract businesses and entrepreneurship and whereas it impacts negatively national, regional and local economies;
Amendment 47 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas traditional cooking fuels (solid biomass, kerosene and coal) are the main contributors to carbon emissions, deforestation and climate damage and represent a threat to people’s health causing around 3.7 million premature deaths a year with women and children being the most affected; whereas EU funding for clean cooking fuels is marginal;
Amendment 48 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is calculated that 2.3 billion people worldwide lack access to clean cooking, whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in energy prices have slowed the progress in access to clean cooking, whereas less than 10% of people who lack access to clean cooking live in countries that have effective policies and sufficient funding to reach universal access by 2030;
Amendment 50 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas lack of access to clean cooking increases the time women and girls spend cooking, whereas this reinforces the unequal share of domestic work between men and women, whereas it is calculated that access to clean cooking would give women and girls an average of 1.5 more hours per day they could dedicate to leisure and/or education;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas developing countries, especially the ones considered as least developed, have an abundance of renewable energy sources, but often lack an enabling policy and regulatory framework for sustainable energy development and use;
Amendment 61 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU together with its Member States provided the vast majority of Official Development Assistance financing for SDG 7 projects in Africa amounting to EUR 13.8 billion between 2014 and 2020; whereas an estimated 53 % of the disbursements were in the form of loans; whereas this is still not enough and more efforts need to be made to attain by 2030 universal access to affordable, reliable, clean, high-quality energy;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas financial flows for energy remain concentrated in a small group of countries often leaving least developed countries behind;
Amendment 67 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the Gender Action Plan III stipulates that 85 % of all new actions throughout external relations should contribute to gender equality and women's empowerment by 2025 and this should be taken into account when designing and implementing energy programmes in partner countries;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the countries most affected by the negative consequences of climate change bear the least responsibility for emissions, whereas Africa accounts for less than 4% of the world’s energy-related CO₂ emissions;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas what is labelled as low carbon hydrogen may also include power generated by nuclear power and natural gas, consequently not necessarily meaning it is emissions-free; whereas green hydrogen from renewable sources is the only type of hydrogen that can truly contribute to climate neutrality in the long term;
Amendment 82 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas green hydrogen has the potential to accelerate the path to decarbonisation, provided that does not slow down local energy transition and it is part of a broader strategy to reduce the overall consumption of energy;
Amendment 85 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas 2030 and 2050 climate objectives will not be achieved without decarbonisation of key hard-to-abate sectors, and without imports of green hydrogen from third countries;
Amendment 89 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas decentralised mini-grid and off-grid public renewable energy offer good solutions for remote communities, but need to be accompanied by public support to create a viable business model;
Amendment 91 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the expansion of renewables based on solar and wind power, wind and the production of renewable hydrogen, as well as the construction of hydroelectric dams, also raises challenges as they require large areas of land, thus interfering with existing land use and local needs, in particular regarding access to water, and may cause the displacement of local and indigenous communities, as well as of natural habitats harming ecosystems;
Amendment 94 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas Africa has a promising future for renewable energy systems, having 60% of the best solar resources globally yet only 1% installed solar capacity ; whereas Latin America is one of the world’s leading regions for renewable energy use and production;
Amendment 102 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas agri-food systems consume about 30% of the world's energy and a third of its emissions of greenhouse gases come from energy use; whereas energy transition and the transformation of agri-food systems are entwined;
Amendment 104 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that universal and public access to energy is a basic human right; stresses that a net-zero carbon future and the development of renewables must go hand in hand with poverty reduction and a human rights- based approach;
Amendment 115 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that energy poverty disproportionately affects women and girls; highlights their daily involvement in collecting firewood and charcoal far from their homes; calls for the EU to step up its support in mainstreaming gender in the energy transition with particular attention to least developed countries and middle income countries with important intra- country inequalities in access to energy and clean cooking;
Amendment 127 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the EU to incorporate access to clean cooking as a priority within its energy partnerships with developing countries to promote a more equal sharing of unpaid care between women and men in line with the concept of care society, to decrease the deaths related to air pollution and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; urges the EU and its Member States to include clean cooking as a priority in its multi-annual indicative programmes in partner countries at local, regional and national level and to do so in consultation with civil society on the ground, especially with women-led organisations that work on access to clean cooking to push for change and make access to clean cooking a priority;
Amendment 130 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that affordability support for energy costs is crucial to expand access to electricity, especially in Africa where 30% of its population cannot afford an essential bundle of electricity services;
Amendment 132 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses concern over the increasing energy needs among refugees and internally displaced persons living in camps; calls the EU and Member States to increase energy investments for refugees and displaced people within national regulatory and host government processes; stresses the importance of scaling-up the efforts to guarantee that humanitarian organisations on the ground have access to energy to perform basic humanitarian aid, especially medical and urgent care; calls to explore all possible options to better guarantee access to energy for humanitarian organisations including off-grid, mini- grid and renewable energy;
Amendment 143 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Highlights the risks of land-use and water-use conflicts – forced resettlement and expropriation for large-scale renewable energy installations; urges the EU to support governments of developing countries to:
Amendment 146 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a
Paragraph 9 – point a
a) conduct independent and unbiased mapping of traditional land and water use , including for temporal grazing, indigenous cultural heritage and high-value biodiversity systems, prior to the development of renewable energy projects;
Amendment 153 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
ca) ensure the protection of its climate activists;
Amendment 164 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is worried about the impact that water-intensive energy conversion practices, such as hydropower plants and hydrogen production, have on agricultural communities;
Amendment 181 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the role renewable energy can play in efforts to end hunger and increase the adaptation and efficiency of agri-food systems so that they reduce drudgery, especially of women and girls, reduce its gas emissions and lessen the environment impact of the food sector; calls the EU and its Member States to make the use of renewables in the agri- food systems a priority in their partnership agreements with third countries including it as a binding rule;
Amendment 183 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to include education and training programs for the local population in their energy partnerships with third countries to support energy transition on the ground and change the production matrix of renewable energies to create working opportunities for the local communities moving out from a pure extractivist perspective;
Amendment 186 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Notes the importance of promoting the presence of women in energy sector at all levels, calls the EU and its Member states to prioritise partnerships with energy organisations and business lead by women;
Amendment 187 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Stresses the importance to gather disaggregated data by gender and ethnicity on access to energy to guide the European Union’s external action regarding energy;
Amendment 191 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Warns against the possible risk of a new ‘green hydrogen curse’ that would foster developing countries’ reliance on exports and could crowd out investments in the development of local energy markets; is concerned about the lack of required infrastructure, the long-distance transport costs and climate impact, the limited investments and financial capacities and the risks linked to weak institutions and corruption in some developing countries; calls for the EU to support the development of a green hydrogen value chain only when it can guarantee that it equally benefits exporting countries and their populationsocial and economic benefits are equal in exporting countries, with particular regard to energy access rate of the country and the access to clean water and its ecosystems;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Acknowledges that the expansion of green hydrogen alsomay hasve negative social and environmental impacts in the Global South, in particular as it relies on mining and the use of raw materials and rare earths; stresses the need to develop a global resource governance system that prioritises sustainability, efficiency and circularity, with a view to reducing global demand for virgin materials;
Amendment 203 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes the proliferation of desalination plants to deal with water scarcity; points out that seawater desalination can have major environmental impacts, in particular on marine biodiversity; highlights that reducing water use and recycling or reusing treated wastewater is often less expensive than desalination, however notes that desalination of water technologies can also unlock a local market for salt and feed back into local communities creating jobs and uplifting local and national economies;
Amendment 211 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses that investments in renewable hydrogen produced by third countries should be based on international due diligence principles, including but not limited to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (RBC);
Amendment 220 #
2023/2073(INI)
24. Calls for the EU and its Member States to increase the amount of official development assistance it devotes to the energy sector in frame of the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027, especially under Heading 6 to address the challenges of developing countries in access to energy and clean cooking and support them in the fulfilment of their commitment to SDG 7, particularly in Africa, prioritising grants over loans and reorienting financing towards countries with lower rates of access to electricity to support their clean energy transitions and to develop programmes for facilitating the transfer of knowledge and green technologies; calls the EU and its Member States to consider debt-for-climate action swap so that debtor developing countries can use the owed money to finance climate change adaptation and mitigation projects;
Amendment 222 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls the EU and Member States to increase the funding to help developing countries to adapt to climate change and climate adaptation, making energy systems more resilient against climate risks;
Amendment 223 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Urges the Commission to increase the programmes under the Global Gateway initiative that prioritise basic access to electricity and to clean cooking, especially in the countries most in need; stresses the importance of the private sector to scale up the funding for basic access to energy and clean cooking while guaranteeing public access and reinforcing national public energy suppliers; calls the Commission to use the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) as an instrument to support investments of the private sector in developing countries to strengthen the energy infrastructure and provide a better access to energy and clean cooking;
Amendment 228 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point b
Paragraph 26 – point b
b) ensure that independent and unbiased human rights impact assessments are carried out and that all required social and environmental safeguards and remedies are duly implemented and monitored, including the human rights and land tenure guidelines;
Amendment 229 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 26 – point b a (new)
ba) ensure that local communities are included and properly informed throughout the entire project planning and delivering phases;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Instrument’s external investment framework brings together blended finance and guarantees under the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) External Action Guarantee (EAG), which is to be implemented by eligible partners in an open and collaborative approach, with a specific role for the European Investment Bank (EIB); whereas the EFSD+ considerably expands the financial envelope of its predecessor, the EFSD, and will be able to guarantee operations up to EUR 53.4 billion through EAG; whereas the ‘policy first’ principle must result in a cooperation driven by policy objectives and ensure that the European financial architecture for development is aligned in this regard; proposes for example to refine the broad and vague MSMEs window into sub-windows that should be dedicated to individual entrepreneurs and cooperatives;
Amendment 55 #
2023/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the consolidation of most of the EU’s external action in a single Instrument, gradually streamlining and harmonising the numerous previous instruments; is of the opinion, however, that although this simplification has enhanced flexibility and efficiency, it has not been accompanied by sufficient levels of effective accountability; underlines in this regard that measures can only be considered effective when this can be proven by clear and comparable monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; reminds of the findings of the 2023 ECA special report on programming of the Instrument, which points out that baseline and target indicators as well as data sources in MIPs where fragmented or missing; calls on the Commission to make the use of ‘Global Europe Results Framework’ (GERF) indicators compulsory for all measures throughout the entire programming cycle of MIPs, that is planning, implementation and reporting of results and for considerably increasing EU delegations capacities; emphasises that the Instrument should provide an efficient, effective, coherent and inclusive implementation, underpinned by the ‘policy first’ principle and in line with the strategic interests and values of the EU; reiterates its call on the Commission to publish, at least biannually, an aid effectiveness progress report, that consistently includes standardized, comprehensible and comparable indicators, covering joint planning, joint implementation and joint results frameworks; calls on the Commission to present this progress report to Parliament;
Amendment 94 #
2023/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of meeting all the Instrument’s spending targets and calls for detailed information on the progress made in this regard; regrets, in particular, the substantial deficit in reaching the Instrument’s climate target and the biodiversity target; recalls that biodiversity is a crucial factor in combatting climate change; calls for a detailed plan outlining how the Commission intends to meet the climatespending targets by the end of the MFF;
Amendment 98 #
2023/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reaffirms the commitment set out in the Instrument to eradicating poverty, fighting inequalities and discrimination and promoting human development; recalls that actions under the Instrument are expected to contribute at least 20 % of the ODA funded under the Instrument to social inclusion and human development; underlines that the EFSD+ should aim to support investments as a means of contributing to the achievement of the SDGs by fostering sustainable and inclusive economic, environmental and social development; calls in this regard for the full implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan III, as well as the operationalisation of the EU Global Health Strategy and the Youth Action Plan in EU external action; underlines the need to enhance the Union’s efforts to promote and protect human rights in its external action, in view of the mid-term review of the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy;
Amendment 142 #
2023/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the specific role played by the EIB in the European financial architecture for development, as set out in Article 209 of the TFEU and in Article 36 of the Regulation establishing the Instrument, and acknowledges the EIB’s potential to mobilise additional funding that contributes to the Instrument’s objectives; welcomes the creation of EIB Global, which has been operational since 1 January 2022 and sets out to increase the bank’s presence and expertise in developing countries; notes that, since the setting up of the new development branch, the EIB Global has made record use of the dedicated investment window provided by the Instrument, delivering over EUR 10 billion in 2022, notably in support of Ukraine and the Global Gateway; recalls the importance of the EU budget as the sole guarantor for the EIB’s to provide loans outside the EU in support of EU policies; calls for an increase in the guarantees granted to the EIB by the EU budget in order to allow the EU bank to continue to deliver vital public and private sector operations in Ukraine and to expand its activities in the Global South; calls on the EIB to use its position to mobilise investments for sustainable development in line with the purpose and criteria established by the EFSD+; highlights the important role of the EIB in partnering with the Commission to deliver EUR 100 billion of the 300 billion commitment under the Global Gateway strategy; calls on the EIB to continue to strengthen its presence in the field by building on the current approach of co- location within EU delegations, while further exploiting possible synergies with the EBRD and other European DFIs; underlines that EU investment projects should be subject to evaluation, monitoring and reporting, in order to avoid unintended negative impacts; in this regard, calls on the Commission, together with EIB, EBRD and other European DFIs to develop standardised procedures, including ex ante and ex post evaluations and by applying the Commission’s Result Management Framework (ReMF); urges the Commission to publish this Framework and to make sure that DFIs using their own indicators to clearly define them and explain their application and comparability with the ReMF; calls for the introduction of standardised complaint mechanisms for all DFIs that are sufficiently staffed and resourced and easily accessible; calls on the Commission to follow-up environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards of all investment projects; encourages the EIB to continue to actively engage in developing planning, monitoring and evaluation at country level, hand in hand with the EU delegations and through co- financing with development finance institutions; calls for stronger coordination between the Commission and the EEAS and EU delegations to facilitate discussions and cooperation with relevant actors on the ground in order to identify projects which best meet development effectiveness objectives;
Amendment 164 #
2023/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Team Europe approach and its aim of increasing the coherence, impact and visibility of EU development projects, and calls for more joint actions with the Member States, in particular Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs); recalls however that individual Member States’ contributions have to be indicated in MIPs in order to ensure certainty over the Member States’ financial support; calls on the Commission to review the effectiveness of the approach including Member States’ compliance, and to inform Parliament of its findings;
Amendment 176 #
2023/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Global Gateway strategy as a concerted EU response to global challenges; regrets, however, the lack of transparency and of a regulatory framework for the strategy’s governance and implementation within the Instrument’s objectives and priorities; is of the opinion that in times of new geostrategic challenges, EU foreign and security policy and development cooperation actors have to better coordinate and cooperate in the framework of the Global Gateway in order to give weight to EU positions and values in a new multilateral world order and to show leadership in international initiatives, such as G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment (PGII); stresses that massive investments are required in both hard and soft infrastructure in developing countries, from digital, transport and energy networks to health, education and food systems; regrets, however, the lack of transparency and of a regulatory framework for the strategy’s governance and implementation within the Instrument’s objectives and priorities; stresses the need for adequate parliamentary involvement and scrutiny as well as better staffed and resourced EU delegations and consultation with the business sector and CSOs through a comprehensible and transparent governance framework that would quickly deliver a boost of investment and visibility of EU in partner countries at the backdrop of a complex geopolitical context; Underlines that the joint communication of the Global Gateway leaves room for interpretation about the relationship of its different bodies that remains largely informal; regrets the limited access of information in particular from the steering committee; calls on the Commission to update the joint communication and to provide a clear definition of what a global gateway project is and how to distinguish it from other investment projects; Calls for clarity as to how the EU financial regulation and public procurement rules apply in the funding of Global Gateway for the joint projects in partner developing countries; calls to ensure that the prerogative is always given to the EU and local partner or like-minded countries companies; regrets the lack of clarity on the financing for the Global Gateway strategy and recalls that such new initiatives should be financed through fresh appropriations and the related upward revision of the Heading 6 ceiling;
Amendment 188 #
2023/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls Parliament’s functions of political control and consultation and stresses the role of the high-level geopolitical dialogue in providing general orientations for the implementation of the Instrument; powers of political and budgetary control and consultation; underlines that the Parliament needs full and timely access to documents and has to be able to monitor the impact and progress of projects, which is, why it needs full access to standardised baseline and target indicators as well as data sources; regrets that decision- making processes in particular in the framework of the Global Gateway are still undefined and not fully transparent; points out that the overlap of financial instruments, for example in the context of guarantees, makes scrutiny difficult; calls on the Commission to provide after consultations with the Parliament a comprehensible, clear and complete overview in a single document about the financial instruments their relations with each other and the different actors as well as a complete and precise overview about grants and guarantees and how they are covered; furthermore, calls on the Commission to provide regular information about the Global Gateway steering group and to make the Result Management Framework (ReMF) fully available; calls for an oversight of the complaint mechanisms and for regular information about complaints; calls on the Parliament to establish a sufficiently staffed and resourced parliamentary oversight body for the Instrument including EFSD+ and Global Gateway projects and calls on the Commission to provide a consistent inter-institutional information flow with the European Parliament being kept informed about investment projects including Global Gateway projects; is of the opinion that the format of the high-level geopolitical dialogue alone cannot fully provide general orientations for the implementation of the Instrument; reiterates that Parliament’s positions need to be fully taken into consideration; also reiterates that European Parliament resolutions constitute part of the overall policy framework for the implementation of the Instrument;
Amendment 233 #
2023/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Amendment 15 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— Having regard to the essay prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on the use of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to finance development efforts “Un ensayo sobre los derechos especiales de giro (DEG) y su papel en la arquitectura financiera internacional” and to the communication by the Economic Comission for Africa (ECA) of December 2022 stating the importance of SDRs to help African countries recover from crises.
Amendment 16 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
— Having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its entry into force in the EU on 21 January 2011 in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Amendment 17 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)
Citation 10 c (new)
— Having regard to the EU Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030.
Amendment 178 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG4 4), gender equality (SDG5), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.
Amendment 214 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda and stresses the need to do so;
Amendment 261 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations in all their diversity, including youth organisations and advocates, women’s organisations, organisations of persons with disabilities, organisations of Roma people, organisations of indigenous peoples, organisations of Afro descendants in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process;
Amendment 275 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union , the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally;
Amendment 296 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the importance of working for the development of peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16) especially in the current situation marked by the increase of conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine following Russia’s illegitimate invasion.
Amendment 333 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, furthermore, that important data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to the poorest and most marginalisedmost vulnerable people;
Amendment 349 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses the importance of disaggregated data by gender to effectively asses the progress on the SDGs in relation to the situation of women and girls, and in particular of women and girls with disabilities
Amendment 398 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 420 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that more than half of the world’s poorestmiddle and low income countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one; welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s push for a global SDG stimulus package and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors;
Amendment 442 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the Council and Commission to consider using SDGs to help reduce the financing gap with regards to development
Amendment 2 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard the Humanitarian Partnership 2021-2027 and its goal to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian aid;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa communication of December 2022 entitled “Special Drawing Rights must be relocated to avail sustainable financing for Africa”; to the African Development Bank Group communication of 2022 entitled “Special Drawing Rights and reallocating for low income countries” and to the UNICEF communication July 2021 “Financing an inclusive recovery for children. A call to action”;
Amendment 4 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
– having regard to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees communication of June 2023 entitled “A threat to lives, dignity and hope. The implications of underfunding UNHCR’s activities in 2023”;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the DG ECHO Operational Guidance for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in EU-funded Humanitarian Aid Operations;
Amendment 6 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission Recommendation of 8 February 2023 on Union disaster resilience goals;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 2475 (2019) on the protection of Persons with Disabilities in armed conflict;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (2022) on a Humanitarian Exemption to asset freeze measures imposed by United Nations Sanctions Regimes;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the Grand Bargain agreement signed on 23 May 2016, to the annual independent reports thereon, in particular the 2021 report, and to the Grand Bargain 2.0 framework and the annexes thereto presented at the Grand Bargain annual meeting of 15-17 June 2021, as well as the renewed commitments at the Grand Bargain annual meeting of 19-20 June 2023;
Amendment 11 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the Climate and Environment Charter for humanitarian organizations and the Donors’ Declaration on climate and the environment of March 2022;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the UN IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action of July 2019;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas humanitarian crises are becoming more protracted and complex, and are causing global spillover effects; whereas increasing numbers of conflicts, climate change hazards and their impacts and the COVID-19 pandemic have created more economic vulnerability and displacement, resulting in even greater needs; whereas these crises have significantly risen inequalities;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas innovative structural solutions are needed to address global humanitarian challenges and ensuring the humanitarian system is more agile, prepared for and responsive to humanitarian crisis, more gender- inclusive, locally-led and accountable; whereas these solutions should focus on ensuring sufficient and quality funding, implementing effectively the humanitarian- development-peace nexus (triple nexus) approach and creating an enabling humanitarian environment for humanitarian workers and organisations; whereas efforts to address current and future humanitarian challenges must be guided by a people-centred approach, especially with regard to women, children and persons with disabilities; whereas the role and participation of local actors and first responders in humanitarian responses must be recognised and supported; whereas it is estimated that over 40% of the half a million humanitarian workers who provide frontline care during emergencies, wars and disasters, are women;
Amendment 38 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls urgently on the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase their humanitarian aid budgets to respond to humanitarian needs, which are at a record high; reiterates its call oncalls the Council to compel the Member States to allocate by law a fixed share of 0.7% of their gross national incomes to humanitarian aidofficial development assistance; supports, in this regard, the Council conclusions of 22 May 2023 encouragasking the Member States to devote 10 % of their official development assistance to humanitarian action and calls for their swiftccompanied by an official follow-up mechanism that ensures the implementation;
Amendment 40 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls urgently on the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase their humanitarian aid budgets to respond to humanitarian needs, which are at a record high, without compromising on the development budget; reiterates its call on the Member States to allocate a fixed share of their gross national incomes to humanitarian aid; supports, in this regard, the Council conclusions of 22 May 2023 encouraging the Member States to devote 10 % of their official development assistance to humanitarian action and calls for their swift implementation; calls on the Commission and Member States to set ambitious targets and to create roadmaps for gradually increasing official development assistance to meet the final target;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that closing the funding gap is a global responsibility; reiterates, therefore, the need to expand the humanitarian resource base by promoting the greater involvement of non-traditional donor countries with major economic potential and by mobilising private funding, accompanied by follow-up mechanisms, in full respect of humanitarian principles; of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the imbalances in funding between crises and within sectors and warns of the consequences of chronic underfunding on the most vulnerable; notes that in 2022, only 27.7 % of the humanitarian appeal for El Salvador was funded compared to 94.5 % of the humanitarian appeal for the Central African Republic, reflecting that funding imbalances can result in some appeals receiving as much as three times more funding than others; notes the critical and continuous underfunding of the protection and gender based violence sectors, which highly impacts on access to services of people in need; calls for more equitable, needs-based distribution of funding to ensure that no one is left behind; calls on the Commission to develop a more harmonised approach to forgotten crises and to report on its commitment to allocate 15 % of its initial annual humanitarian budget to forgotten crises and prevent the transfer of resources from already underfunded crises; calls on the Council to better coordinate the Member States’ attention and support for these crises;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and implement the G7 foreign ministers statement on anticipatory action and invest an increased part of the humanitarian funding for early warning and anticipatory action ; invites the Commission and the Member States to strengthen existing and currently developed early warning systems (IPC, FEWSNET and local ones) to enhance and disseminate the evidence base for a political warning and triggering of an adequate government, donor and partner response to prevent IPC 2 levels deteriorating into IPC 3, 4 or 5;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide more quality funding through flexible, unearmarked, softly earmarked and multiannual funding that is tailored to local contexts, prioritising protracted crises where predictability is critical, needs-based and people-centred; highlights the need to harmonise and simplify donors’ contracting procedures; applications, contracting, grants management and reporting procedures; calls on the Commission and Member States to allocate increased direct funding to NGOs who are able to more efficiently and cost-effectively utilise funding; calls for greater transparency regarding the recipients and amounts of funding on the ECHO website;
Amendment 66 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide more quality funding through unearmarked, softly earmarked and multiannual funding that is tailored to local contexts, needs-based and people-centred; highlights the need to harmonise and simplify donors’ contracting procedures; calls the Commission and Member States to consider the use of Special Drawing Rights to finance humanitarian aid and development cooperation (for low and middle income countries);
Amendment 73 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the Commission commitment to allocate 25% of humanitarian funding to local and national actors and responders; calls on the EC and Member States to monitor and report on the implementation of this commitment;
Amendment 80 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the triple nexus is key to addressing context-specific needs in complex and protracted crises, and in building resilience to future crises, in order to improve coherence and complementary of responses in line with humanitarian principles; insists on more visibilitynexus-specific funding, visibility, coordination, and knowledge-sharing among stakeholders when applying the triple nexus approach, including through better involvement of local actors;
Amendment 85 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure the effective implementation of the triple nexus across its policies and structures and to regularly report on its implementation; calls for the promotion of more joint assessments, analysis and planning across different funding instruments, especially at country level; notes the potential of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation – Global Europe instrument (NDICI-GE) to put the triple nexus approach into practice; calls for better coordination between the Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships and, the Directorate- General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations and the European External Action Service in implementing the rapid response pillar of NDICI-GE, in order to ensure that their responses complement one another;
Amendment 88 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to respond to and implement the recommendations from the INTPA- commissioned study on the nexus entitled “HDP nexus: challenges and opportunities for its implementation,” particularly on the recommendation to monitor the implementation of the nexus across the relevant services;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for climate funding to be scaled up in order to prevent, mitigate and respond to the alarming impact of climate change on humanitarian crises; is concerned that NDICI-GE expenditure with a climate objective falls far short of the commitment that such expenditure should represent 30 % of NDICI-GE’s overall financial envelope; calls on the Commission to scale this up without delay, focusing in particular on locally-led adaptation in least developed countries;
Amendment 107 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to localise disaster risk reduction, climate preparedness, adaptation and response, build, recognise and utilise the capacities of local actors and communities and ensure the climate resilience of the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 109 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for donors and Member States to adopt and implement the Humanitarian Aid Donors’ Declaration on Climate and the Environment by increasing their funding for disaster prevention, preparedness, anticipatory action, and response; calls for humanitarian actors to sign onto and implement the Climate Charter for humanitarian organisations, to maximise the environmental sustainability of their work;
Amendment 110 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls the Commission and the Member States to reinforce the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (Loss and Damage Mechanism), to address loss and damage associated with the impacts of climate change;
Amendment 114 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of building human resilience by enhancing protection and minimizing the risks people face in a crisis and ensuring full respect of their rights while supporting access to education and health services and pre-crisis capacity building; emphasises the need to involve the affected people and local communities inand local/national humanitarian actors in coordination structures, implementing early warning systems, conducting needs assessments and determining and monitoring the humanitarian response;
Amendment 118 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the role and importance of local formal and informal civil society organisations in the humanitarian response; calls on the Commission and Member States to guarantee their inclusion and participation in all processes in line with the Guidelines on Promoting Equitable Partnerships with Local Responders in Humanitarian Settings published by the Commission;
Amendment 119 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to better address the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation;
Amendment 123 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to better address the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities and intersectional vulnerabilities; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to support the External Action Service in order to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation;
Amendment 126 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 129 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide is at a record high; calls for the EU and the global community to support refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities, including those forced to flee due the impacts of climate change, and to work for durable solutions, in particular in forgotten crises; calls on the Commission and Member States to report on and reiterate the commitments made under the Global Compact for Refugees to ensure that the global responsibility to host refugees is shared more fairly;
Amendment 132 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that existing structural gender inequalities are exacerbated during crises and that therefore, women and girls, as well as the most marginalised groups that suffer different and intersecting forms of discrimination are disproportionately affected by conflicts, natural disasters or climate change hazards; deplores the increase in gender- based violence in humanitarian settings and stresses the need to prevent it; underlines that the specific needs and rights of these groups should be addressed in all humanitarian responses;
Amendment 137 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the EU and the Member States to take positive action on gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action, given that women and girls are the most likely victims of conflicts and natural disasters but also agents of change; underlines the need to accelerate the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan; deplores the increase in gender-based violence in humanitarian settings and stresses the need to prevent it;
Amendment 145 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Insists on the need to reinforce the centrality and protection of international humanitarian law, international human rights law and humanitarian principles in the EU’s external action; invites the Commission to develop a humanitarian diplomacy strategy together with the Member States, ensuring that this strategy advocates the protection of civilians, compliance with international humanitarian law and respect for humanitarian principles;
Amendment 147 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to use all of their political influence to promote and uphold IHL, protect civilians and support humanitarian access to allow disaster affected people to access humanitarian aid as civilians must be better protected and not become intentional, accidental, or collateral victims of conflicts;
Amendment 152 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly condemns war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; deplores the rise in attacks on civilians, humanitarian personneland medical personnel and critical infrastructure, inlcuding hospitals and schools, worldwide and insists on the need to increase protection measures for civilians, humanitarian and medical workers, critical infrastructures and preventing sexual exploitation and abuse within the humanitarian workers; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan;
Amendment 153 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly condemns war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; deplores the rise in attacks on humanitarian personnel worldwide and insists on the need to increase protection measures for humanitarian workers and create specific measures to protect women humanitarian workers; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan;
Amendment 162 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) introducing a humanitarian exemption in UN sanction regimes; calls for the EU to further align with the global standard set by UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (2016) and to22); calls the Commission to carry out analysis of the impact of sanctions on the delivery of humanitarian aid and subsequently adopt standing humanitarian exemptions in its autonomous sanction regimes in order to facilitate humanitarian activities in contexts affected by armed conflict, as required by international humanitarian law; furthermore insists on the need to include a standing humanitarian exemption in the future Directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures in order to ensure that humanitarian activities are not criminalized under EU sanction regimes and that humanitarian workers are protected in the contexts where EU sanctions apply; calls on the European Commission to work closely with financial institutions and humanitarian actors to ensure that administrative barriers including de-risking over- compliance are addressed to enable the delivery of humanitarian aid;
Amendment 174 #
2023/2000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of supporting local actors in line with the Grand Bargain commitment to making principled humanitarian action as local as possible; invitpraises the Commission and the Member States to furole that local and national organisations and first responders play in humanitarian responses and the support they provide to people in the most acute needs; welcomes the EC guidance note on equitable parthner developships and ECHO’s commitment to advance their localisation strategies in close collaboration with humanitarian partners, and to ensure an adequate sharing of riskagenda in the Grand Bargain discussions; calls on the European Commission and Member States for the full and meaningful implementation of the commitments enshrined in guidance note, ensuring accountability for the commitments made, a proper support to its partners as well as a fair sharing of risks with intermediate and local partner organisations;
Amendment 17 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union and individual Member States are facing shortages in a wide range of sectors and occupations, including in those relevant for the green and digital transitions. Extensive shortages in construction, healthcare, hospitality, transport, information and communications technology and in science technology, engineering and mathematics, are long- standing and have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the acceleration of the green and, digital and social transitions. Labour shortages are expected to persist and potentially aggravate in the light of demographic challenges.
Amendment 18 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The EU Talent Pool should contribute to SDG 5 on Gender Equality by promoting the inclusion of women in all sectors and occupations, avoiding gender-segregation and following the policy framework of the Gender Action Plan III.
Amendment 19 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) The EU Talent Pool should take into consideration that access to internet is low in some developing regions, such as Sub-Saharan Africa, and consider that this may hinder the participation of potential jobseekers.
Amendment 20 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) The EU Talent Pool should promote skills-based migration that relies on genuine partnerships and contributes to sustainable development for all. Thus, the perspective of participating third countries should be taken into consideration, particularly as regards potential consequences on brain-drain which can lead to third countries losing the human capital they economically invested in; as well as possible consequences on family disintegration that could contribute to the 'left-behind' children phenomenon and the loss of care resources, therefore possibly worsening the care-drain.
Amendment 23 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Addressing labour shortages requires a comprehensive approach at Union and national level which includes, as a priority, better realising the full potential of groups with lower labour market participation, reskilling and upskilling the existing workforce, facilitating intra-EU labour mobility, as well as improving working conditions and the attractiveness of certain occupations. Due to the current scale of the labour market shortages and the demographic trends, measures targeting the domestic and Union workforce alone are likely to be insufficient to address existing and future labour and skills shortages. Therefore, legal migration through regular channels is key to complement those actions and must be part of the solution to fully support the twinriple transition.
Amendment 28 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The EU Talent Pool should aim at supporting participating Member States to address existing and future skills and labour shortages via the recruitment of third country nationals to the extent the activation of the domestic workforce and intra-EU mobility are not sufficient to achieve this objective. As a voluntary tool to facilitate international recruitment, that should become compulsory with time, the EU Talent Pool should offer additional support at Union level to interested Member States. To this end, complementarity and interoperability with existing national initiatives and platforms should be ensured. Member States’ specific needs should be taken into account in the development of the EU Talent Pool in order to ensure the widest participation possible. Hence, ‘Talent’ is an encompassing term referring to the entire range of skills that might be needed by the Member States’ labour markets. Third country skills shortages should also be taken into account when defining the occupations for facilitating international recruitment so as not to aggravate brain- drain in critical sectors.
Amendment 31 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The EU Talent Pool aims at providing services to employers that are established in the participating Member States, including private employment agencies, temporary work agencies and labour market intermediaries as defined by the International Labour Organisation Convention 181 from 1997, as well as facilitating the participation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 37 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Synergies should be ensured, where appropriate, between the EU Talent Pool IT platform and other relevant instruments and services at Union level, including with regard to access to training materials such as the EU Academy and the Interoperable Europe Academy. Synergies should also be ensured with EU-funded education programmes in developing countries, such as the Global Partnership for Education, Education Cannot Wait and the Erasmus+ programme. The EU Talent Pool IT platform should be quickly and regularly adapted to new practices in technology and provide state-of-the-art IT services by introducing innovative features and tools.
Amendment 40 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The EU Talent Pool should contribute to the objective of discouraging irregular migration including by facilitating access to existing legal pathways, as well as boosting international mobility, skills development, contributing to human capital development by promoting decent work and social inclusion. Jobseekers from third countries who are subject to a judicial or administrative decision refusing the entry or stay in a Member State or an entry ban in accordance with Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council11 , should not be allowed to register their profiles in the EU Talent Pool IT platform, given that they will not be permitted to enter and stay in the Union. To this end, jobseekers from third countries should be required, before registering their profiles in the EU Talent Pool, to declare that they are not currently subject to a refusal of entry or stay in a Member State or an entry ban to the territory of the Union. Information should also be provided on the consequences for making a false declaration in this respect. __________________ 11 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/115/oj).
Amendment 44 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Jobseekers from third countries wishing to register in the EU Talent Pool should create a profile using, where appropriate, the Europass12 profile builder functionality enabling to create a free profile without any pictures and report the relevant skills, qualifications, and other experiences in one secure online location. __________________ 12 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 (OJ L 112, 2.5.2018, p. 42, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2018/646/oj).
Amendment 45 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Eligibility and selection criteria should be transparent, non-discriminatory and promote equal-treatment, considering a wide-range of skills and capacities, and providing opportunities for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 46 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Where necessary, the recognition of qualifications and validation of skills of registered jobseekers from third countries should be conducted in the participating Member States upon request of the jobseeker or the employer in accordance with the national law and practices, and with any relevant international agreements, including Mutual Recognition Arrangements for professional qualifications. It should be considered that the process of recognition of qualifications and validation of skills varies between Member States, and that the participating Member States with less effective practices may take longer to process the information of registered jobseekers, which may negatively affect the functioning of the EU Talent Pool in some Member States. Therefore, the EU Talent Pool should serve as a tool to promote a smoother recognition of qualifications and validation of skills in the participating Member States. Personalised assistance and online information on existing recognition and validation procedures at national level should be available in the EU Talent Pool IT platform and it should be provided by the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points.
Amendment 47 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In the context of Talent Partnerships, nationals of selected third countries receive support for the development and validation of skills in a framework endorsed by Member States taking part in a Talent Partnership and partner countries. The selection of participating third countries in the Talent Partnerships should be fully transparent, with precise information on the functioning and outcome of the selection process. Therefore, the skills developed or validated in the framework of a Talent Partnership should be certified by the ‘EU Talent Partnership pass’ which is visible in the context of the EU Talent Pool. Employers participating in the EU Talent Pool should be able to filter the profiles of registered jobseekers from third countries as to visualise those having obtained an ‘EU Talent Partnership pass’. This could encourage employers to offer a job placement in the Union. Member States, in the framework of a Talent Partnership, should determine the conditions for the issuing of the ‘EU Talent Partnership pass’ for the purpose of the EU Talent Pool, including whether a partner country’s national authority, an international organisation or other stakeholder should support its deliver. The issuing of a ‘EU Talent Partnership pass’ is without prejudice to European and national rules on access to regulated professions.
Amendment 52 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in its ‘General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment’ sets out a number of standards on adequate protection of jobseekers from third countries against unfair recruitmentlawful recruitment, and, in particular, reiterates the principle that no recruitment fees or costs should be paid by workers or jobseekers. Employers should comply with applicable Union law and practice. Equal treatment of jobseekers from third countries with respect to nationals of the participating Member States should also be ensured by the employers in accordance with Directive 2011/9813 , Directive 2014/36/EU14 , Directive 2021/1883/EU15 , and Directive 2016/801/EU16 .and Directive 2000/78/EC16b In accordance with Directive 2019/1152/EU17 , employers participating in the EU Talent Pool should provide to registered jobseekers from third countries information in writing and in an understandable language (including in the official languages of third countries participating in the Talent Partnerships) on their rights and obligations resulting from the employment relationship at the start of the employment. This information should at least include the place and the type of work, the duration of employment, the remuneration, the working hours, the amount of any paid leave and, where applicable other relevant working conditions. An employer should neither charge any recruitment fee nor prohibit a worker from taking up employment with other employers, outside the work schedule established with that employer, nor subject a worker to adverse treatment for doing so. Employers participating in the EU Talent Pool should comply with Directive 96/71/EC18 as amended by Directive 2018/957 when posting workers in the framework of the provision of services, in particular with regard to the terms and conditions of employment thereby established such as the obligation that third country workers can only be posted to a Member State if they are legally and habitually employed in another Member State. Employers should be required to declare that they uphold fair recruitment according to international labour standards when registering a vacancy. The principle that no workers or jobseekers should pay recruitment fees or related costs should be clearly stated in the platform and on job vacancies. Pro- active monitoring of employers’ compliance should be assured by the National Contact Points in coordination with social partners as relevant. __________________ 13 Directive 2011/98/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on a single application procedure for a single permit for third- country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p. 1–9, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2011/98/oj). 14 Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 375, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/36/oj). 15 Directive (EU) 2021/1883 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2021 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment, and repealing Council Directive 2009/50/EC, OJ L 382, 28.10.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2021/1883/oj). 16 Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (recast) (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/801/oj). 16b Directive 2000/78/EC of the Council of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16–22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2000/78/oj). 17 Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 105, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/1152/oj). 18 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1996/71/oj).
Amendment 62 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The EU Talent Pool platform should meet established needs on the labour market, while promoting employment stability and combating precarity, and should not serve as a means to displace or negatively affect the existing workforce or otherwise undermine decent work or fair competition. To better support Member States’ efforts in addressing existing and future labour shortages, the EU Talent Pool should target specific occupations at all skills levels, based on the most common shortage occupations in the Union while taking into account the possible risk of brain-drain and care- drain from developing countries and on the occupations with a direct contribution to the green and digital transitions, set out in the Annex to this Regulation. In order to adapt the job vacancies to the specific needs of the national labour markets and taking as a starting point the list of EU- wide shortage occupations set out in the Annex, participating Member States shall be allowed to notify to the EU Talent Pool Secretariat the addition or removal of specific shortage occupations. Such notifications should only impact the matches for job vacancies submitted by the respective Member State. Neither the list of EU-wide shortage occupations nor the Member States’ notifications should affect the principle of preference for Union citizens.
Amendment 64 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Participating Member States should make information concerning the EU Talent Pool and its functioning easily accessible to jobseekers from third countries and employers through information campaigns, in particular with regard to information on the competent authorities in the participating Member States. Such information should include the conditions and procedures for the participation in the EU Talent Pool.
Amendment 65 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The EU Talent Pool Secretariat should ensure that easily accessible information on immigration procedures, recognition of qualifications and validation of skills, third country nationals’ rights, including labour and trade union rights, living and working conditions as well as available redress mechanisms for cases of labour exploitation and unfair recruitment practices in the participating Member States is available on the EU Talent Pool IT platform, following IOM standards. The EU Talent Pool National Contact Points should provide the relevant information with the EU Talent Pool Secretariat in order to allow its publication on the EU Talent Pool IT platform. Online information on support available to jobseekers in need of international protection who are in third countries should also be available on the EU Talent Pool IT platform. Support measures put in place by the Member States cshould include specific information campaigns, support to obtain a travel document, and integration support upon arrival, including existing state assistance services for migrants.
Amendment 69 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Information provided on the EU Talent Pool IT platform should be made available at least in the official languages of the participating Member States, and in official languages of third countries participating in the Talent Partnership.
Amendment 71 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The Delegations of the European Union should support the provision of information to jobseekers from third countries on the EU Talent Pool and its functioning, as well as the participating Member States, in collaboration with organisations of Europeans living abroad and migrant organisations in the EU. Considering the low access to private internet connection in some developing countries and regions, jobseekers who wish to create a profile in the EU Talent Pool should be able to do it, when possible, physically in the Delegations of the European Union in third countries.
Amendment 72 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Upon request from registered jobseekers from third countries and employers participating in the EU Talent Pool, the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points could provide additional supportThe EU Talent Pool National Contact Points should provide additional support to promote fair recruitment and offer easy access to information and to the navigation on the platform or to complete online procedures and thereby reduce workers’ dependency on private and sometimes informal intermediaries for such tasks. Additional support should include tailored information on relevant visas and residence permits for work purposes in the participating Member State including with regard to third country nationals’ rights and obligations such as access to social benefits, health assistance, education, and housing. Specific guidance and information mayshould also be provided on family reunification procedures and family members’ rights, and existing measures to facilitate integration in the host Member State such as language courses and vocational training. Such information should also include available redress mechanisms for cases of labour exploitation and unfair recruitment practices in the participating Member States, as well as contact information of relevant institutional bodies and other organisations that can provide support to file a complaint. The EU Talent Pool National Contact Points should provide information to employers participating in the EU Talent Pool on their rights and obligations relating to social security, active labour market measures, taxation, issues relating to work contracts, pension entitlements and health insurance. Clear and accessible information and guidance should be provided to jobseekers as well as employers throughout the recruitment process.
Amendment 76 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Participating Member States should implement this Regulation in full compliance with all EU Charter of Fundamental Rights obligations and in particular without discrimination on the basis of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, languages, religious or belief, political or any other opinions, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or, sexual orientation, as well as on the basis of socio-cultural background or gender identity. The respect of fair and just working conditions and the protection of young people at work should be ensured.
Amendment 89 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) collecting relevant data for monitoring the performance of the EU Talent Pool pursuant to Article 20, including gender, age and disability disaggregated data, and on the impacts of this Regulation on developing countries, especially regarding the brain-drain and care-drain phenomenon, and its impact on reducing inequalities and guaranteeing decent work and economic growth;
Amendment 92 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) Making sure that the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points provide sufficient information and support services to registered jobseekers from third countries and employers participating in the EU Talent Pool in accordance with Article 17;
Amendment 93 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) Guaranteeing that information about the EU Talent Pool is delivered efficiently to potential jobseekers from third countries, by engaging with refugee communities (inside and outside of the EU), with organisations responsible for refugee reception and integration, employers’ associations, trade unions, and other bodies responsible for employment relationships;
Amendment 94 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) facilitating the gathering of data relevant for the monitoring activities of the EU Talent Pool referred to in Article 20, in coordination with the European External Action Service, responsible for the Delegations of the EU in third countries;
Amendment 96 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The EU Talent Pool Steering Group shall meet twice a year, or on ad-hoc basis when necessary. The meetings shall be convened and chaired by the Commission and with presence of the European External Action Service.
Amendment 98 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Representatives of the cross- industry social partners organisations at Union level shall have the right to participate as observers in the meetings of the EU Talent Pool Steering Group. Representation of two participants from trade union, two participants from relevant civil society organisations and two participants from employer organisations shall be ensured by the EU Talent Pool Steering Group. Those representatives shall sign a written statement declaring that they are not in a situation of conflict of intereste selection of the participants from trade union, civil society and employer organisations shall be fully transparent and reflect the diversity present in all sectors. Those representatives shall sign a written statement declaring that they are not in a situation of conflict of interest. In addition, the Steering Group shall also establish consultations with other relevant stakeholders from third countries, including local civil society organisations.
Amendment 103 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) Ensuring that employers participating in the EU Talent Pool are respecting provisions pursuant to Article 13 (3) and are promoting equal treatment and non-discrimination of workers and jobseekers from third countries on the basis of gender, ethnic or social origin, socio-cultural background, genetic features, languages, religious belief, political or any other opinions, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity by doing the necessary labour inspections. Attention should be especially given to occupations with higher rates of labour exploitation, such as care services, cleaning services and domestic work, hospitality, retail and transportation.
Amendment 106 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The EU Talent Pool National Contact Points from each participating Member State shall be regularly convened by the EU Talent Pool Secretariat in the Network of the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points to exchange information and best practices on the implementation of this Regulation and should issue public communications about the progress in implementing the Regulation.
Amendment 107 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Jobseekers from third countries may create their profiles, where appropriate, via the Europass profile builder in order to register on the EU Talent Pool IT platform. The profiles on the EU Talent Pool IT platform should not include pictures of the jobseekers.
Amendment 108 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The creation of the profile via the Europass profile builder should not constitute a prerequisite for potential jobseekers to register in the EU Talent Pool IT platform.
Amendment 109 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When possible, jobseekers who wish to create a profile in the EU Talent Pool should be able to do it physically in the Delegations of the European Union in third countries.
Amendment 110 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The ‘EU Talent Partnership pass’ shall be visible on the EU Talent Pool IT platform and shall contain information on one or more of the following elements, without including pictures of the jobseekers:
Amendment 116 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Employers participating in the EU Talent Pool shall comply with the relevant Union and national law and practice to ensure third-country nationals’ protection against unfair recruitment and inadequate working conditions as well as non-discrimination, and to be up to date with their tax obligations. Participating Member States may introduce additional conditions for the employers’ participation in the EU Talent Pool to ensure compliance with other relevant national practices, collective agreements and the principles and guidelines set out by the International Labour Organisation, in compliance with Union law.
Amendment 117 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Employers participating in the EU Talent Pool shall not charge fees or related costs to registered jobseekers from third countries for the purpose of the recruitment. A clear statement that no recruitment fees or costs are charged to workers should be made visible in job vacancies.
Amendment 122 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) occupations which contribute directly to the EU green, social and digital transitions and which are likely to grow in importance, with special attention to professional care work.
Amendment 123 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat shall publish the list of the EU-wide shortage occupations on the EU Talent Pool IT platform and should review the list regularly to make sure it reflects the changes in shortages over the years.
Amendment 131 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The EU Talent Pool Secretariat, with the support of the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points and the European External Action Service, shall make available, on the EU Talent Pool IT platform, the following information:
Amendment 132 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) information concerning recruitment and immigration procedures, recognition of qualifications and validation of skills, rights of third country nationals, including with regard to available redress mechanismaccess to justice and redress mechanisms, and support organisations as well as information on living and working conditions in the participating Member States;
Amendment 136 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) specific information on third- country nationals’ rights and obligations including access to social benefits, health assistance, education, housing, recognition of qualifications and the complaint mechanism pursuant to Article 18, as well as information on best practices for managing remittances to reduce transaction costs under the concept of co- development;
Amendment 140 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) information on assistance available to third country nationals that at the end of their working contract with an employer participating in the EU Talent Pool wish to stay in the Member State of reception;
Amendment 142 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Participating Member States shall ensure that there are gender-responsive, fair, affordable and effective mechanisms through which registered jobseekers from third countries may lodge complaints in case of breach by the employers participating in the EU Talent Pool of the obligations and conditions laid down in Article 13(3).
Amendment 144 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EU Talent Pool IT Platform shall feature a directly accessible complaint mechanism for registered jobseekers against unlawful recruitment as well as abusive employment practices, indicating the relevant institutional body or organisation they should refer to.
Amendment 152 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The performance of the EU Talent Pool shall be regularly monitored by the EU Talent Pool Secretariat in accordance with Article 8(2), point (e). In particular, gender, age and disability disaggregated data shall be gathered on:
Amendment 153 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the impact of the regulation on developing countries through clear indicators that measure its impact on SDG 5 on gender equality, SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth and SDG 10 on reduced inequalities.
Amendment 157 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat shall gather the data referred to in paragraph 1 with the support of the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points and the EU Talent Pool Steering Group and the Delegations of the European Union.
Amendment 158 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee established by this Regulation. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 and should include relevant civil society stakeholders.
Amendment 159 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. By 31.12.203127 and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the application of this Regulation, taking into account its impact on the objectives of EU development cooperation in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development and the advancements of the SDGs in participating third countries, especially SDG 5 on Gender Equality, SDG 8 on Decent Work and Economic Growth and SDG 10 on Reduced Inequalities.
Amendment 4 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the attention given to Heading 6 in the proposal for the revision of the MFF for the period 2024-2027 with an increase in the ceiling of Heading 6 by 10.5 billion; underscores that this increase should be seen as a minimum so that the Union can address the various challenges in third countries and contribute to the fulfilment of the SDG commitments; urges the Council to agree on the MFF revision on time for it to have an impact on the 2024 budget; furthermore calls on the Member States to live up to the commitment to dedicateCouncil to compel the Member States to allocate by law a fixed share of 0,7 % of their gross national income to Official Development Assistance; notes that 10 % of the Official Development Assistance budget should be dedicated to humanitarian action;
Amendment 113 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the importance of ensuring supply sources as well as coherence among all EU policies in order to guarantee the effectiveness of the EU’s commitment to global food security;
Amendment 171 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the importance of strengthening local and regional markets through technology transfers together with capacity building and investment under the Global Gateway Initiative, with special focus on women empowerment;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Final Declaration of 15 November 2022 of the 27th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union,
Amendment 14 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
— having regard to the Final Declaration of 18 and 19 November 2021 of the 26th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union,
Amendment 15 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
— having regard to the Council Conclusions of 1 December 2022 on a European Agenda for Tourism,
Amendment 103 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to expatend the POSEI model to other sectors and circumstances such as those faced by the various economic sectors on the island of La Palma following the Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption; recalls that the consequences of this volcanic eruption have affected more than 370 hectares of agricultural cultivation worth EUR 2000 million;
Amendment 110 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to show greater flexibility and speed in the deployment of funds earmarked for the effects of natural disasters in the ORs;
Amendment 251 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to set up a European Tourism Agency with antennas in each of the ORs’ geographical areas, thus drawing on the experience and dynamism of the sector in these regions for the benefit of the entire EU, in keeping with the Final Declaration of the 26th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union;
Amendment 327 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Regrets that the already small number of programmes, public policies and funds specific to the outermost regions have been disappearing in favour of their integration in horizontal European programmes, thus diluting the tailor-made approach needed for ORs;
Amendment 331 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Suggests that the resources of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund be mobilised to provide adequate support to Member States’ efforts in the area of migration, in particular to those Member States which are faced with specific and disproportionate pressures on their asylum and reception systems;
Amendment 334 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43c. Insists on the need for the EU to allocate specific funds to enable regions under greater migratory pressure, mainly those at the EU’s external borders, such as the outermost regions, to be able to cope with the reception and assistance of unaccompanied minors arriving on their territories, facilitating the relocation of these minors as soon as possible to the Member States and the rest of the EU if they have relatives elsewhere;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2080(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Highlights that the revelations known as the Pandora Papers, released by the International Consortium for Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), show apparent tax evasion and money laundering on a vast scale, in particular through letterbox companies and trusts;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2080(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the broad consensus in connection with the adoption of the UN’s Agenda 2030 with the Sustainable Development Goals on the need to fundamentally increase investments to boost sustainable growth and “go from billions to trillions” in financing for development through the mobilisation of private capital;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2080(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 42 #
2022/2080(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds that the European Parliament has repeatedly stressed the need for a review of the EU listing process of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes to improve its transparency, the criteria used, and the effectiveness of associated defence measures;
Amendment 43 #
2022/2080(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reiterates its call to reform the Code of Conduct for business taxation to combat harmful tax practices, which has become seriously outdated in the context of growing digitisation and globalisation, and asks to replace it with a framework on aggressive tax arrangements and low- rates, which would include sharper criteria for defining what constitutes a tax heaven, as well as inclusion of highly mobile wealthy individuals under the scope of the instrument;
Amendment 51 #
2022/2080(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that a step-change in the taxation of private and corporate profits as well as private wealth is essential to increase fiscal spaces to fund sustainable investments and gather the much needed development funding, which is now more urgently needed than ever before due to the relentless worsening of the impacts of climate change and the continuing impacts of the COVID pandemic, especially in the Global South;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses the role of the European Union as a global player, especially in view of development policy and humanitarian aid, where it is a crucial actor providing stability and collectively the biggest donor in the world; emphasises that this role can only be fulfilled with the appropriate financial means, which must be increased due to the shifted geopolitical realities;
Amendment 4 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF) lacks a sufficiently endowed Heading 6 and, therefore, the available margins have been limited and shrinking since the first year, including an early depletion of the cushion, even beyond responding to emerging challenges and priorities; highlights that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is having global consequences and is generating unprecedented needs for EU external action, both in neighbouring countries and worldwide, as a result of; stresses that the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine, among others the food, energy and economic crises, which are undermining progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals worldwide;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its concern as regards the significant delay in the implementation of cohesion policy for the 2021-2027 period, as well as its call for the Commission and the Member States to speed up the adoption of the partnership agreements and programmes, without undermining their quality and while respecting the EU’s political priorities and the applicable principles; reiterates the need for special consideration to be given to less-developed and transition regions and islands in this context, as well as to urban areas with high levels of inequalities;
Amendment 11 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many negative social consequences throughout Europe, such as the digital and gender gaps, that have been broadened; Underlines the need for specific assistance to address these consequences;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to adopt, in early 2023, an ambitious MFF revision proposal that substantially increases the resources for Heading 6; urges the Member States to agree to a significant increase in ceilings; highlights that only seven years are left to achieve Agenda 2030 and regrets that according to the SDG Report 20221a, the global average of the SDG index decreased slightly for the second consecutive year; reiterates that the EU should play a crucial role in the implementation of the SDGs as well as in supporting its partner countries in their efforts; _________________ 1a https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/Th e-Sustainable-Development-Goals- Report-2022.pdf
Amendment 17 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the necessity of providing the regions with appropriate financial means in order to deal with the waves of migration caused by the Russian aggression against Ukraine, and itss well as the waves of migration caused by other crises and their multifaceted consequences; emphasises the need to address the grave difficulties that the current rise in energy costs is causing for the regions, and to identify suitable financial instruments to deal with them at a regional level through a bottom-up approach involving local and regional authorities;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the global humanitarian funding gap continues to grow; underlines that sustainable investments in disaster risk reduction are urgently needed today in order to prevent shocks and crises in the short, medium and long term; stresses that the humanitarian aid instrument must receive significantly more funding in the revised MFF to match the EU’s ambition to be a leading humanitarian donor in view of the many simulations crises in the world;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need for flexibility mechanisms to have sufficient funding to respond to crises, without hampering efforts to achieve transparency and democratic accountability; is concerned by the uneven mobilisation of the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR); calls for more predictability in meeting internal and external emergency needs by separating the SEAR into a Solidarity Reserve for needs within the EU and an Emergency Aid Reserve for external action, or by ring- fencing the share dedicated for external crises for the entire year;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a significant increase in the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) budget, which would help regions to anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change, which causes large population displacements, and for the scope of the EUSF to be broadened, so that it can also support more climate-resilient restoration or construction of public and private infrastructure;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CUnderlines that inequalities between countries and people are dramatically increasing, making the need to transform economies and infrastructures in a just and sustainable way even more imperative; calls for the MFF revision to provide additional funds to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe instrument, particularly to reinforce the budget lines most in demand recently and to meet the additional needs caused by the Russian war against Ukraine without diverting money from other geographic regions, where it is urgently needed to achieve the SDGs especially SDG 1 and SDG 10 given their strategic importance for the implementation of the other goals;
Amendment 36 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the existing possibility of transfers from the cohesion policy funds to other EU instruments of up to 5 % of the initial allocation provides for sufficient flexibility; strongly opposes the proposal of additional transfers from the cohesion policy funds put forward under the RePowerEU initiative. and instead calls on additional financial resources to be made available to reach these objectives;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that promoting gender equality, paying special attention to women with disabilities, is crucial for reducing regional economic and social disparities and ensuring the long-term development of regions; deplores that EU's budget cycle to date has not adequately taken gender equality into account; Highlights the Commission's commitment to gender mainstreaming in the EU budget; calls on the Commission ro strengthen the institutional framework for supporting gender budgeting, to carry out gender analyses of the needs and impacts, to systematically collect, analyse and report on existing sex-disaggregated data for EU funding programmes, to make use of gender-related objectives and indicators to monitor progress and to develop a system for tracking the funds allocated and used to support gender equality;
Amendment 43 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. considering that cohesion policy is the main instrument to reduce the differences between the different territories of the EU; considering that one of the main axes of the New European Bauhaus is inclusiveness and reaching those who need it the most through the transformation of the built environment;
Amendment 119 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 134 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 144 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 192 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that the role of small cities, towns and villages should be bolstered in order to support local economies and address demographic challenges; backs, therefore, the reinforcement of the second pillar of the common agricultural policy, the EAFRD and that in this respect the contributions of the New European Bauhaus should also be taken into account;
Amendment 196 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes the increasing emergence of less developed, disadvantaged and impoverished areas that are embedded in developed areas; it therefore calls on the European Commission to enhance micro- cohesion in these less developed areas through specific funds for this new type of vulnerable areas;
Amendment 269 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Supports the increase in the budget allocated for the period 2021-2027 for the new cohesion policy which, in line with the strong focus on smart, green and social actions, will provide sufficient confidence for new innovative projects; calls for strong coordination between these funds and NEB programs and actions;
Amendment 273 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Asks the Commission to present as soon as possible a proposal for the NEB to become an EU program for the next MFF, with a specific and stable budget based on new resources, through which to measure the evolution of our territories and cities, providing solutions for the development of sustainable and innovative urban areas, such as: sustainable mobility solutions, inclusive public spaces and nature-based solutions;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to exercise greater control to ensure that authorities responsible for constructing new transport networks assume their responsibilities in case they damage the structure of neighbouring buildings.
Amendment 47 #
2022/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to take account of a gender perspective in this new Urban Mobility Framework, in line with the Care Strategy, as well as of childcare and the inclusion of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the new EU forest strategy for 2030 as one of the flagship initiatives of the European Green Deal to achieving the EU’s biodiversity objectives as well as greenhouse gas emission reduction target of at least 55% by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050.
Amendment 12 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the EU’s responsibility in the protection, restoration and resilience of the world’s forests, which should prioritise proforestation in forest management as a strategy for increasing carbon sequestration and biodiversity benefits; in that sense underlines in particular the importance of increasing tree cover, restoring damaged ecosystems and regenerating soils through reforestation and afforestation programmes based on clear ecological principles while pursuing the achievement of Agenda 2030.
Amendment 26 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the multifunctional role of forests; stresses that policies that enhance biodiversity will help tackle climate change; calls on the EU to address the challenges and trade-offs resulting from the increasing demand for wood for materials, energy and the bioeconomy and the related rising risks of embodied deforestation imports, land grabbing, illegal logging and violation of indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ rights; asks the Commission and its Member States to maintain the commitment to fighting against illegal logging as well as trade in illegal timber and forest-risk commodities
Amendment 36 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that EU bioenergy policy, notably the Renewable Energy Directive, must meet strict environmental and social criteria, reflecting the need to ensure effective recognition of and respect for customary land tenure rights of forest- dependent communities and of indigenous people; calls on the Commission to address explicitly the human rights of indigenous peoples and local communities under forest law, governance and trade voluntary partnership agreements (FLEGT VPAs);
Amendment 43 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Union and its Member States to exclude burning forest biomass from any renewable energy targets4. Welcomes the additional strengthened sustainability criteria for bioenergy proposed by the Commission for the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive; calls on the Union and its Member States to exclude burning forest biomass from any renewable energy targets when this bioenergy does not complies with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria of the revisited Renewable Energy Directive ;
Amendment 55 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that indigenous people, local communities, small holder farmers and women possess and heavily rely on indispensable knowledge regarding forests; stresses the fact that preserving natural resources is not just a matter of protecting biodiversity, but also a question of social justice in the vision of an ecological restoration.
Amendment 57 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Expresses its concern over the generalised lack of protection of human rights and environmental defenders as they suffer ill treatment and even killings in third countries including developing countries; calls on the EU to make the fight against impunity one of its key priorities by creating instruments which allow for the full, effective and sustained implementation of human rights and environmental laws and their enforcement;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recalls its previous position on the impact of the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation and natural disasters as a driver of migration and climate-induced displacement and regrets the lack of human rights protection at international level for individuals who are suffering as a result; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the role and capacity of regional human rights bodies and other mechanisms in addressing the nexus of climate change and human rights, promoting environmental rights and protecting environmental rights defenders in third countries;
Amendment 61 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the sustainability chapters of trade agreements must contain binding and enforceable forest-specific, human rights and responsible business conduct provisions; insists on the strategic importance of robust, coherent and enforceable sustainability chapters in trade agreements, along with an effective implementation of multilateral environmental and climate agreements; invites the Commission to carefully assess the impacts of trade agreements on deforestation in the Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs) and other relevant assessments, based on solid data and evaluation methodologies.
Amendment 66 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the commitment by the Commission to increase supply chain sustainability and transparency; calls to this regard for the adoption of mandatory due diligence obligations to be applied to all operators involved in forest-risk commodity supply chains and invites the Commission to promote such a binding regulatory framework at international level, with the aim of promoting transparency and enforcing proportionate but dissuasive sanctioning mechanisms, also in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the forestry sector to feature prominently in the 30 % spending target on climate of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe, including financial or technical assistance for forest-producer partner countries; calls on EU Delegations in third countries to promote the exchange of best practices and disseminate European know- how in this regard.
Amendment 6 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘New Consumer Agenda’ (COM(2020)696),
Amendment 7 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air1 a, _________________ 1a OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 1.
Amendment 17 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas accessibility is a prerequisite to enabling persons with disabilities to participate fully in society on an equal basis and to effectively enjoy all their human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 29 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative, announced in the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to establish the AccessibleEU Centre (‘Centre’), which aims to increase coherence in implementing harmonised accessibility policies, and to facilitate access to relevant knowledge and skills, promoting a culture of equal opportunities and full participation in society for persons with disabilities, by means of collaboration and cooperation with public administrations, civil society in the area of disability, accessibility experts and users;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that greater accessibility outcomes in society can only be achieved if the Centre follows the ‘universal design’ approach; emphasises the need to ensure that this approach is duly taken into account in all areas of accessibility to the physical environment, transport, information, communication and services, in particular inby means of public procurement contracts and tenders;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the fact that the extent to which the mandate of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has been implemented varies considerably between Member States; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to further harmonisation;
Amendment 55 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to establish a secretariat and a forum to steer and lead the work of the Centre; underlines that the forum should guarantee the balanced participation of stakeholders and right-holders with suitable experience in the field of accessibility; stresses that equal gender representation should be ensured; stresses the need to ensure that disability civil society organisations and persons with disabilities themselves and their families participate as an essential part of the Centre’s work;
Amendment 56 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the Centre must have a physical seat in one of the 27 Member States and, to that end, any Member State may apply to host the Centre’s seat;
Amendment 59 #
2022/2013(INI)
6b. Calls on the Commission to draw up the application process on the basis of the following assessment criteria: – extent of accessibility progress and implementation in the candidate Member States; – number of legislative acts on accessibility, taking account of fundamental rights and matters of age and gender; – existence of spaces for dialogue and participation of the public administration with disability civil society in the development of the country’s political and legislative agenda; – implementation of accessibility projects built in co-governance between the public and private sector, along with academia, civil society and people with disabilities and their families;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is of the opinion that the Centre should provide research and studies to both the Commission and the Member States, as well as specialised and comparable information and data, including feedback on the implementation of accessibility laws; highlights that these actions would help accessibility policies to be solidly based on userbeneficiaries’ requirements and experiences;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to assess the developments in accessibility-related policies regularly and to create antake steps to convert the Centre into a permanent EU agency within five years ofafter the establishment of the Centre if the objectives listed in its mandate are not accomplished;
Amendment 21 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out the need to finance climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in partner countries through the “Planet” thematic programme, which should receive adequate funding; underlines that the effects of climate change are intersectional and affect vulnerable groups the most, which must be accounted for when designing interventions;
Amendment 26 #
2022/0212(BUD)
6 a. Calls on the EU to act and pursue a feminist and intersectional development policy, including the full implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan III.
Amendment 28 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 33 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Is concerned about the amounting challenges to our multilateral systems and reminds of their importance, as they constitute the vehicle to ensure sustainable development, peace and stability globally; Calls on the Commission to show commitment to the Agenda 2030 by enhancing its financial support to multilateral systems and safeguard the flexibility of international partner organisations by ensuring contributions are made in core resources;
Amendment 37 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that growing political and economic instability increases the demand on the Union and Member States to step up its global leadership; calls on the Member States to live up to the commitment to dedicate 0,7 % of their national BNI to development and aid;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative, which is intended to round offeinforce the European Green Deal and complement strategies for territorial, social and economic cohesion with its values of beautiful, sustainable and inclusive solutions, thereby improving quality of life for people in the EU by transforming the places they inhabit;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that opportunities to participate in the NEB must be fully inclusive and accessible to all EU citizens and all regions and territories, including peripheral urban areas and less populated, rural and mountain areas and islands well as islands and outermost regions; emphasises that local and regional authorities and respective stakeholders as civil society and above all residents must be the drivers of NEB projects;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls the importance of geographical balance for this initiative, which should seek to be equally present in all EU territories, and to maintain an appropriate balance between urban and rural areas; calls for the NEB to reduce existing disparities in the development of regions in the EU and to address problems as depopulation, lack of infrastructure, ageing population, etc. suffered by some areas in the EU, providing solutions based on respect for heritage, the environment and rural areas;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Believes that cities and regions are crucial actors in driving culture forward, and that the local and regional levels have key responsibilities for sustainable urban, regional and cultural policies; therefore, local and regional elected representatives are key in making the NEB more accessible and involving citizens in the participation processes;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the fact that NEB projects should contribute to the affordability and accessibility of the green and digital transitions in urban and spatial planning, housing, resilient and sustainable renovation, building conversions, and the recreation of public space as the centre of community life, particularly for those groups and areas that needfor everyone, everywhere itn the mostEU;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the NEB to provide innovative solutions for the development of sustainable and innovative urban areas, such as sustainable mobility solutions, inclusive public spaces and nature-based solutions;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the European Commission to study the creation of European harmonised and sustainable urban development indicators to measure the evolution of our cities and territories through the correct application and development of European funds, and especially of NEB projects;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the NEB encompasses many dimensions and policy areas, which may make it difficult forpresents a challenge to regional and local authorities to fully understand how to make the most of its opportunities; underlines the crucial role of local and regional authorities in implementing the NEB; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide specific and targeted information on projects, funding, technological and capacity- building opportunities as well as clear definitions of award criteria;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that the NEB links the three pillars of the Urban Agenda for the EU, calls for the NEB to be linked to EU Urban Agenda partnerships, as this Agenda has been working on concepts related to the Green Deal and the NEB for nearly four years, especially in relation to climate action capacity, the Greening Cities proposal and use of public spaces;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Highlights the successful work carried out by URBACT on developing tools which should build synergies with the NEB to foster territorial cooperation and encourage innovation in the exchange of good practices in urban regeneration;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. IRegrets the lack of clarity on funding for the NEB from 2023 onwards; insists that appropriate and accessible public funding is crucial for encouraging and implementing NEB ideas and projects at a local and regional levels; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to provide local and regional authorities with relevant and user-friendly information on all financial possibilities and to support the sharing of best practices.
Amendment 58 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to table a proposal as soon as possible to make the NEB an EU programme by the next MFF, with a dedicated and stable budget based on fresh resources;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 60 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Support the increased budget allocated for the period 2021-2027 for the new Cohesion Policy which in line with the strong focus on smart, green and social actions, will provide confident enough for new innovative projects; to this, ask for a strong coordination between this funds and NEB programmes and actions;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the multiplication of crises such as the global consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine call for the forging of stronger alliances and more effective partnerships which deliver tangible results in order to better address emerging needs and global challenges by supporting early warning systems for a swift range of information and early actions in live-saving assistance;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the multiplication of crises such as the global consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of climate change, and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine call for the forging of stronger alliances and more effective partnerships which deliver tangible results in order to better address emerging needs and global challenges;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the long-standing partnership between the EU and the ACP countries is of great importance given the number of countries it unites and the greater role it could play in the multilateral system, which is currently under strain; whereas this partnership agreement brings together more than half of the UN member states;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU and ACP countries must pursue a strengthened partnership between equals in order to generate mutually beneficial outcomes on common and intersecting interests and in a spirit of shared responsibility, solidarity, reciprocity, mutual respect and accountability;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU and ACP countries must pursue a strengthened partnership in order to generate mutually beneficial outcomes on common and intersecting interests and in a spirit of shared responsibility, co-creation, solidarity, reciprocity, mutual respect and accountability;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Call for the swift and comprehensive implementation of the agreement, as there is an urgent need to strengthen multilateral cooperation in the face of growing geopolitical instability and competition and unprecedented global challenges, the multiplication of conflicts and the impact of climate change;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the importance of the parliamentary dimension and the political dialogue as an integral part of the partnership;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the commitment to protect, promote and fulfil human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic principles and to strengthen the rule of law and good governance; further welcomes the commitment to promote universal human rights without discrimination based on any grounds; regrets, however, the fact that the agreement fails to mention explicitly that discrimination could be based on sexual orientation or on gender identity;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists on the need to give greater prominence to the human and social development aspects of the agreement and the need to improve resources for humanitarian aid and to guarantee effective channels of access to its implementation;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the swift operationalisation of the ‘EU Global Health Strategy’ in ACP countries, especially regarding the transfer of technology and skills to boost the manufacturing of vaccines in ACP countries;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the fact that gender equality and women’s economic empowerment are recognised as key drivers for sustainable development; supports the commitments to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), reiterates the importance of maintaining and strengthening gender- sensitive development cooperation programmes in order to achieve the commitments set out in the agreement, in particular to combat all forms of sexual and gender-based violence, such as female genital mutilation, and to ensure greater inclusion of women and girls in public life in ACP countries;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the objective to mobilise investment, support trade and foster private sector development, with a view to achieving sustainable and inclusive growth and creating decent jobs for all; stresses, in this context, that a strong link will have to be established between the agreement and the Global Gateway initiative;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Asks to establish a strong link between the agreement and the Global Gateway initiative, establishing the participation of local civil society both in the selection and implementation phase of the investment projects under the Global Gateway initiative;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the commitment to cooperate in order to strengthen energy security and increase access to energy in ACP countries, prioritising clean energy;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls for progress towards a definition of climate refugees, and for the creation and strengthening of protection tools and mechanisms for people forced to migrate internally and internationally due to the consequences of climate change;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of ensuring development effectiveness and results; believes that the implementation of the agreement requires substantial and sustainable mobilisation of financial resources; welcomes, therefore, the recognition that the means of cooperation should be diversified, encompassing a range of policies and instruments from all available sources and actors, following the triple nexus approach;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the commitment of the Parties to the Samoa Agreement to address debt and work towards debt sustainability, as this underpins the achievement of the SDGs, calls for the Agreement to be used as an opportunity to explore other types of climate finance in ACP countries, such as debt-for-climate action swaps;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Stresses the importance of the parliamentary dimension in this agreement, as representatives of the civil society of four continents and aggregators of the diversity in a parliamentary assembly;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the commitment to promote a multi-stakeholder approach, enabling the active engagement of a wide variety of actors, including parliaments, local authorities, civil society, especially women and young people, and the private sector; calls for this commitment to be rapidly translated into practice, which will necessitate the creation of an open and transparent mechanism for structured consultation in order to ensure the effective participation of stakeholders;
Amendment 99 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the commitment to promote a multi-stakeholder approach, enabling the active engagement of a wide variety of actors, including parliaments, local authorities, local civil society and the private sector; calls for this commitment to be rapidly translated into practice, which will necessitate the creation of an open and transparent mechanism for structured consultation in order to ensure the effective participation of stakeholders;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the provisions on global alliances and international cooperation included in the new agreement, with commitments to the rules-based international order and to promoting international dialogue and seeking multilateral solutions to drive global action forward, promoting peace and development;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that education is a fundamental human right and must be guaranteed. Emphasises that the principle of the best interest of the child must always be safeguarded; in this context, calls on the EU to put children' rights at the core of its efforts and policies to mitigate, at the global level, the effects of the COVID19 pandemic;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the lack of adequate national regulations and strategies, as well as the lack of trained professionals, of the necessary infrastructure, physical and IT, and of proper equipment and facilities, are barriers to the right of education and the access to quality education in several developing countries;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes note of the fact that the world’s population is projected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100, with a particular population increase in developing countries and in Africa first and foremost; notes that the number of youth in the world is projected to grow to 1.3 billion by 2030 and that Central, Southern and Eastern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are home to the largest number of youth; underlines that young people are the most valuable assets for boosting developing countries’ economic development;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the existing vulnerabilities in social services in Africa and in many developing countries, in particular in the field of education; underlines that the cost of school closures on students’ learning, health and well- being has been devastating and that the repercussions on children, their family, their community and economies could last for years;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that education is a cross-cutting issue relevant to all dimensions of sustainable development; points out that education is also a tool to empower young people and to support sustainable economic growth in Africa and in all developing countries, and that in the long term, it indirectly paves the way to eradicating povertyand strongly contributes to eradicating poverty, and to closing the education gender gap and to reducing child marriage and child labour;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the lack of access to education, and the resulting educational poverty, has both short and long-term consequences, leading both to higher drop-out rates and increased risks of labour and sexual exploitation, and, in the long term, to socio-economic consequences, increasing the risks of poverty and inequality, and undermining the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that access to quality education for all must be ensured regardless of socio-economic status, gender, cultural and geographical background, religion and the rural- urban divide; notes the particular importance of supporting girlsa gender equality based approach in accessing quality education and of addressing the issue of girls dropping out of school at an early stage; underlines that a special attention should be given to disadvantaged groups in order to guarantee the right to education for all, also through support for the most vulnerable families;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of building resilience and disaster preparedness directly into health, social protection, WASH and education systems to ensure that people are more protected not only from pandemics but also from the effects of climate change and environmental degradation; improvements in the resilience of water, health and education have the potential to decrease climate risk for more than 400 million children;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines that to date 17.7 million children lack access to basic vaccinations, an increase of 3.1 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact on progress that had been achieved; calls for an integrated and gender equality based approach between education and child immunization policies, which also takes into account the fact that, in some contexts, schools are essential in the distribution strategy for basic vaccines;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Underlines that the right to education is closely linked to the right of health and nutrition, given the fact that school nutrition programmes contribute to feeding millions of children;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in the context of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, particular efforts must be undertaken to invest in well-trained teachers in order to equip children with skills which are relevant tofor the job marketir future;
Amendment 70 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the right to connect is not yet a right within everyone's reach and that the lack of access to an Internet connection is, today more than ever, a major obstacle to learning for children;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take the absorption capacities of partner countries into account in the context of increased funding for education; emphasises the need to engage with reliable local partners, particularly with local faith-based organisationcivil society and NGOs, in the implementation of education funding.
Amendment 2 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in External Action 2021– 2025 (GAP III) and the European Parliament's Resolution on it1a, _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2022-0073_EN.html
Amendment 19 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)
Citation 23 c (new)
— having regard to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) of 13 September 2007 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas of 28 September 2018,
Amendment 52 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas evidence shows that investments in the smallholder sector and regional structures yield the best returns in terms of poverty reduction and growth, consequently highlighting the need to focus the efforts on enhancing incomes of smallholder farmers, and especially women smallholder, and to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas many small scale farmers in developing countries cannot access healthy and sustainable diets given remote locations, low income, and a lack of access to sources of diverse foods;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas food insecurity disrupts societal functioning, including the ability for families to send their children to school, and by adding stress on families, it can be a driver of domestic and gender- based violence;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas climate change exacerbates existing challenges, like a sudden losses of food production and access to food, and underlying vulnerabilities, worsening poverty and food insecurity, forcing communities to face protracted crises; whereas a decreased diet diversity has increased malnutrition in many communities as a consequence, especially for indigenous peoples, small-scale farmers and low- income households, with children, elderly people and pregnant women particularly concerned;
Amendment 94 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the number of people in need of urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance is on the rise15 ; whereas the major drivers of thisfood and nutrition insecurity are conflicts, climate variability and climatechange and weather extremes, environmental degradation, economic shocks, global population growth and failed governancpersistent levels of inequality, including gender inequality, poverty, lack of access to basic social and health services, inappropriate agricultural models, global population growth and failed governance, which consequently can lead to the need to migrate; _________________ 15 Global Report on Food Crises 2021.
Amendment 104 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas food insecurity can be a source of conflict among affected communities, hence exacerbating existing challenges and tensions linked to scarcity of resources;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas a high dependency on food imports highly exposes populations to global market volatilities, especially the persons who spend an important share of their income on daily food needs;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas it is necessary to protect women’s and girls’ rights at all levels, to ensure their access to their rights on all levels and to provide space for them in decision-making processes; whereas women and girls are strongly impacted by climate change and disasters, leading to increased vulnerability;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
J c. whereas gender inequality influences the distribution of labour and leading to a disproportionate and unpaid care burden on women and girls;
Amendment 144 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas gender inequalities have a direct impact on nutrition, shaping food dynamics in the household and community in ways that affect women’s and girls’ production of, access to, ability to afford and provide food, care, and health and sanitation services for themselves; and may put them at risk of increased gender-based and intimate partner violence;
Amendment 155 #
2021/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J e (new)
Recital J e (new)
Je. whereas access to quality health care is in many developing countries extremely limited, especially for the most vulnerable and marginalised people such as women and children;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern the asymmetry of international investment agreements (IIA), which give rights to foreign investors without putting the host state under any obligations in terms of human rights, labour and environmental law; regrets that IIAs usually include the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism (ISDS), which provides protection for investors but not for states or citizens; highlights that, in order to respond to public concerns, the EU has replaced the ISDS mechanism with Investment Court Systems (ICS) in recently negotiated international investment agreements, including those with Canada, Mexico, Singapore and Vietnam; notes that the agreements also include an appellate mechanism and provisions for the transition from bilateral ICS to a permanent Multilateral Investment Court (MIC); notes that the MIC would be a permanent body with first and appellate instances, and with full- time judges.
Amendment 19 #
2021/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to align its investment policy with the European Green Deal and the European Climate Law1 ;Recalls that the aim of EU investment policy to promote investment that supports sustainable development, including due diligence, and the promotion of environmental, labour and human rights provisions; calls for the EU to continue working towards alignment of its investment policy with the EU’s sustainability goals, the SDG´s, the European Green Deal and the European Climate Law1 as one of the biggest challenges of the post-Lisbon agenda. _________________ 1 OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1.
Amendment 23 #
2021/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that low- and middle-income countries face massive investment needs to finance their sustainable development strategies; points out that accelerating private financial flows towards our partner countries will be critical to collectively delivering on our global sustainability agenda.
Amendment 27 #
2021/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to seek an ambitious consensus in international fora and to support low- and middle- income countries in scaling up their access to sustainable finance by developing a comprehensive strategy and by promoting sustainability-related financial instruments.
Amendment 31 #
2021/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the EU to review its investment treaties in order to ensure a fair balance between rights and obligations for investors with full respect for human rights and the environment; stresses the need to oblige the investor to support sustainable investment in the host state and to oblige the home state of the investor to allow victims to seek justice; reiterates its previous call on the Commission to propose a negotiating mandate for the Union to constructively engage in the negotiation of a UN-based international legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other businesses;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. BelieveRecalls its previous positions that governments should not sign new investment protection treaties that include the ISDS mechanism and should remove it from the existing ones;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 49 #
2021/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to support efforts to scale up sustainability- related financial instruments in our partner countries and help build back better globally, notably via ‘Global Europe’ - the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), welcomes the €5.1 billion European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) to leverage additional financing by allowing risk sharing with private investors, international financial institutions and development banks, fostering economic and social development.
Amendment 53 #
2021/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the EU to refrainPoints out that less than 1 out of 5 people in least developed countries have access to the internet; notes that developing countries are now putting in place the first efforts to develop a digital industrialisation agenda aiming at creating local economic activity and that many such countries are still in the early stages of creating a legal framework for the protection of personal data and ensuring that digital innovation benefits working people; expresses its concern that locking in global rules at such an early stage of the development of the internet and digital trade would lock in a status quo which sees ownership and control of data tightly concentrated in the hands of a few corporations while leaving States unable to maximise the public good that comes from digital innovation; urges the Commission to assess specifically the potential consequences from including a digital clause in investment trade agreements that woul, so as to avoid restricting the digital industrialisation strategy of developing countries; and help bridge the digital gap .
Amendment 10 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030,
Amendment 60 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas people with disabilities represent 15% of the total population, and 80% of them live in developing countries;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the EU’s humanitarian action: new challenges, same principles and its concrete proposals to improve the provision of humanitarian aid, and calls for the swift implementation of these proposals; reiterates that in accordance with the European Consensus, the EU’s humanitarian aid must always be provided solely on the basis of need, must be fully in line with the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, and must pay particular attention to vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities; Calls the European Commission to ensure serious backstops measures regarding the growing risk of politization of aid;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the EU humanitarian action to be fully inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities and other most-marginalised people. This applies equally to all mainstream EU humanitarian aid as well as ensuring financial resources for specific and targeted activities; stresses the importance of investment in capacity-building and training of EU staff in fully inclusive and accessible humanitarian action;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the challenges posed by the adverse effects of climate change and welcomes the commitments to mitigate and combat it, strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable regions through disaster preparedness and anticipatory action via a nexus approach; notes the specific assistance and protection needs of vulnerable populations affected by disasters and the adverse effects of climate change, in particular on disaster displaced persons and host communities; welcomes, in addition, the commitments to green the EU’s humanitarian aid and track climate- related spending; calls on the Commission to provide the necessary resources for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, among other tools, and to accelerate the implementation of the Sendai commitments in the EU’s external action;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that while humanitarian aid seeks to tackle immediate, life-threatening situations, crises are caused by drivers that require long-term solutions; calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to adopt a communication developing a clear policy on a humanitarian-development-peace nexus in order to bridge the gaps between the individual policy areas; calls for the EU and the Member States to swiftly implement this nexus approach, with a particular focus on preventing conflicts, tackling hunger, addressing displacement related to disasters and the adverse effects of climate change, providing education and livelihood opportunities, and building resilience, while protecting the rights of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 144 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement and promote the Nansen Initiative Agenda for the Protection of Cross-Border Displaced Persons in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change; and highlights the importance of cooperation between humanitarian, development, disaster risk reduction and climate change actors to reduce the risk of displacement in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change and address assistance and protection needs;
Amendment 154 #
2021/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the announcement on the first ever EU Humanitarian Forum, which is to be held in January 2022; stresses that the forum should be inclusive and accessible and seek to increase the visibility of the EU’s humanitarian aid and the work of its partners, promote a strategic dialogue on the EU’s humanitarian policy, and advance the implementation of the key actions set out in the Commission communication;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Draws attention to the fact that NGOs are the best positioned organisms, working on the ground and knowing the real needs of local people; recalls that still a big part of the budget is allocated directly to third countries and calls for more resources to NGOs working on the ground;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses the importance of strict rules, and recalls that control measures and guidelines on eligibility and spending are of Commission's responsibility; calls on the Commission to apply stricter rules for the sake of better transparency and accountability;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls on the Commission and the European Investment Bank to present a report on the performance and effectiveness of this budget;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Recalls that vulnerable population should be paid special attention, given that they face more difficulties when it comes to accessibility; calls for concrete measures and programmes, as well as for more funding allocated especially for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2158(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Stresses that in the upcoming years Member States shall keep investing in Covid-19 and other vaccines for developing countries, as well as to help improving distribution chains;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the replacement of the Development Cooperation Instrument with the Global Europe Instrument coincides with a dramatic reversal of the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and with rapid aggravation of the global climate crisis; insists that in the implementation of the Global Europe Instrument, maximum efficiency in the response to these incomparably important challenges must be sought; calls on the Commission to increase efforts in climate change mitigation that allows to reduce the impact on vulnerable people;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the quality of ECHO’s implementation of humanitarian aid for education, as found by the Court in its Special Report 2/20211 ; insists that education must be a priority in contexts of disasters, and that the EU shall keep financing it, integrating education in emergency situations to avoid school abandonment, especially in conflicts prolonged in time; Recalls that in these contexts, the EU shall keep financing and providing text books and materials in line with UNESCO's recommendations; _________________ 1 https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocIt em.aspx?did=57652
Amendment 32 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that at the end of 2020, the Global Europe heading had 29 billion euros of pending payments;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recalls the importance of rising humanitarian aid efforts and funding given the growing financial gap due to the increasing number of humanitarian crises, partly due to climate change, and that vulnerable people are the ones who suffer more from these crises; calls for more and more specific measures for vulnerable persons, especially for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Stresses that in the upcoming years, Member States shall keep investing in Covid-19 and other vaccines for developing countries, as well as to help improving distribution chains;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the MFF, coupled with NGEU, constitute the largest stimulus package ever financed in the EU and will help rebuild a greener, more digital and more resilient post-COVID-19 EU;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the new cohesion policy presents an unprecedented opportunity for Member States to boost digitalisation as it requires them to allocate minimum amounts to the digital transition and to ensure that certain conditions are in place to receive such funding;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas only 17% of SMEs have successfully integrated digital technologies into their businesses, compared to 54% of large companies; whereas some industries and traditional sectors such as construction, agrifood, textiles or steel are lagging behind in their digital transformation1a; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/BRIE/2019/633171/EPRS_BRI(20 19)633171_EN.pdf
Amendment 30 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the ESF+ should support investments in people and systems in the areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU);
Amendment 35 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas although the European Skills Agenda set the objective of having 70 % of the EU’s adult population possess at least basic digital skills by 2025, 42 % of the EU population still does not have basic digital skills and 37 % of workers still lack sufficient digital skills according to the Commission; whereas severe geographical disparities in people’s ICT skills still exist; whereas women across Europe are less likely to have specialist digital skills and work in areas related to ICT; whereas less than 25% of enterprises in the EU 27 provided ICT training to their personnel in 2019, with significant differences between Member States1a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/jrcsh/files/jrc 120945_policy_brief_- _covid_and_telework_final.pdf
Amendment 49 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reminds that ERDF-CF support under PO 1 is available to Member States to make investments in innovation in line with the concept of smart specialisation; calls on national and regional authorities.to upgrade their approach to smart specialisation by focusing on the most promising areas and projects in terms of innovation opportunities and sustainable development;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Emphasises the importance of the ‘smart villages’ concept in tackling the Union’s digital and climate-related challenges and welcomes its integration into the future CAP, cohesion and regional policies; insists that Member States include the smart villages approach in their cohesion policy programmes at national and regional level;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring consistency between the numerous EU initiatives and programmes tackling digitalisation, as well as synergies between them and cohesion policy instruments, so as to maximise the opportunities in this area;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Amendment 60 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Underlines the need to support the development of digital solutions not only for climate prevention (e.g. reduction of GHG emissions through digital resource efficiency and smart innovation) but also for climate adaptation, as well as the development of digital warning tools and apps to reduce for citizens the negative effects of natural disasters (e.g. floods, mudslides, heat waves, forest fires etc.);
Amendment 72 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes with great interest the Commission’s Digital Compass to translate the EU’s digital ambitions for 2030 into concrete targets along three main sectors: digital infrastructures, digital transformation of business, and digitalisation of public services; asks the Commission to regularly report on the progress made in these four areas;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to use the financial resources available through both the ERDF-CF and the NextGenerationEU recovery instrument to the fullest extent possible to give regions that are lagging behind the targeted support that they need to overcome the digital divide; draws attention to the risk of increasing disparities by failing to properly support the most vulnerable areas, which often have a weaker capacity to plan and spend the funds effectively, even though they have the strongest needs;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with concern that the expanded use of digital solutions and TICTM as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the pre-existing inequalities caused by digital divides across population groups; stresses, however, that digitalisation has the potential to benefit vulnerable groups; draws attention to the fact that the digitally excluded face dual exclusion as the digital exclusion may lead to difficulties of access to education opportunities, the labour market or essential public services;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital solutions, particularly teleworking; urges the Commission to present a directive on minimum standards and conditions for fair teleworking, to protect the health and safety of workers and to ensure decent working conditions, including its voluntary nature, respect for working hours, leave, work-life balance and other digital rights at work such as the right to disconnect, the protection of worker’s privacy, including through remote monitoring or any other tracking, and the prohibition of microchip implants on workers and of the use of artificial intelligence in recruitment processes, while taking into consideration the European Social Partners Framework Agreement on Digitalisation;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2101(INI)
12 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to move faster forward on the digitalisation of public services including schools, universities and research institutes, public transport, e- government and efficient administration;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the rise of e-health solutions; highlights the need to empower patients, especially the elderly and socially disadvantaged citizens, to use digital health services as well as to tackle the e- skills gap among health professionals; warns that some people, such as the elderly or socially disadvantaged, who may be less able to use or afford the necessary technologies, may be left behind;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Acknowledges that fair, socially sustainable work, and real employee participation in shaping working conditions are more important than ever, in digital platforms as in all other sectors, and that workers must have democratic influence over the governance of work; underlines that the benefits of digitalisation must be shared broadly and equitably, and that workers in the digital sector must enjoy the same rights and working conditions as those in other sectors; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on decent working conditions and rights in the digital economy;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2101(INI)
14 a. Regrets the fact that the vast majority of SMEs in the EU have not yet fully embraced digital transformation; calls for the Commission to ensure that Member states in their operational programmes target SMEs located in areas with lower digital development; reminds that that different types of SMEs require different types of support and incentives at EU, national, regional and local levels, depending on their circumstances and level of technology adoption;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Reminds that the Digital Europe Programme Regulation establishes that the synergies between this programme and the ERDF-CF need to contribute to the development and strengthening of regional and local innovation ecosystems, industrial transformation and digital transformation of society and public administrations;
Amendment 133 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Highlights the Court of Auditors' view on ERDF-CF that SMEs deliver innovative solutions to challenges such as climate change, resource efficiency and social cohesion, and help to spread this innovation throughout Europe’s regions; which makes them essential to the EU’s transition to a sustainable and digital economy;
Amendment 139 #
2021/2101(INI)
15 a. Notes with concern the rising cybersecurity threat for SMEs and public administration and calls on stronger efforts in providing support against hacking and similar risks;
Amendment 141 #
2021/2101(INI)
16. Stresses the need to fill the digital skills gaps across the EU so that all individuals and businesses can make the most of the digital transformation; calls for the progressive implementation of the Commission’s Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 for promoting better digitalisation skills, which would guarantee relevant education, training and job opportunities, including for entrepreneurship, for everyone;
Amendment 152 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Notes that the ESF+, under policy objective 4 (PO 4),includes a specific objective which covers digital skills, inclusiveness and training systems, including through validation of non- formal and informal learning;
Amendment 153 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Encourages the Commission to reinforce its efforts to tackle the digital skills gaps by reaching out to all stakeholders through the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition;
Amendment 155 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Welcomes the Just Transition Fund (JTF) and its focus on training and skills, its possibility to invest in social infrastructure such as training centers for better job opportunities and quality employment for all regions in transition to a climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and underlines that a special focus should be put forward regarding digital skills; calls in this regard to evaluate the needs and possibility for a JTF 2.0 to tackle the current challenges;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the islands’ physical disconnection from the mainland acts as a permanent impediment in many areas, including the labour market, access for island products to neighbouring external markets, education, health care, business, water and energy supply and waste management facilities; whereas this geographical disconnection adds important difficulties to the green transition towards a climate-neutral economy of such territories;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 23 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas specific and disproportionate pressures on asylum and reception systems in some Member States with ultra-peripheral territories are faced; whereas these require coordinated solutions at European level;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the outermost regions and islands are particularly at risk from natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, forest fires and storms; whereas this is the case of the island of La Palma (Spain), which since 19 September has suffered the effects of a volcanic eruption burying more than a thousand hectares of land and housing and caused multiple economic, social and environmental damages in the area;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that insularity creates structural problems of dependence on maritime and air transport, with additional costs for importing and exporting goods, as well as for passenger transport; stresses that, in the case of archipelagos, these difficulties are multiplied by a double and sometimes triple insularity;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that isolation owing to insularity means a dependence on mainland markets and increases the cost of certain goods and services, such as waste management;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that island economies are oriented towards the primary and tertiary sectors and that hyper-specialisation weakens the economic fabric by making it more vulnerable to economic slowdowns; is concerned about long-term developments which in many EU islands can create an economy that is based solely on tourism; highlights the necessity of deconcentrating tourism from the summer season to other less-demanded months and to diversify the economy of islands by strengthening their secondary sector;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to examine the need to improve the European Solidarity Fund in order to adapt it to new realities and threats such as natural disasters or effects of climate change among others, in order to deal more realistically with the consequences of these phenomena;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission to swiftly address the importance of adapting the existing emergency mechanisms to deal with the increasingly severe natural disasters such as the eruption of the volcano on the island of La Palma (Spain), an unprecedented social and economic challenge requiring a proportionate response to the damages caused;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change of 2015,
Amendment 9 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
— having regard to 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN SDGs),
Amendment 10 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 c (new)
Citation 17 c (new)
— having regard to the European Green Deal of 2021,
Amendment 11 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 d (new)
Citation 17 d (new)
— having regard to the European Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030,
Amendment 12 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 e (new)
Citation 17 e (new)
— having regard to the new EU Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation,
Amendment 13 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 f (new)
Citation 17 f (new)
— having regard to the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025,
Amendment 14 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
Amendment 15 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
Amendment 17 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cities continue to bwere oin the front line of the COVID-19 crisis, with dwindling economic activity, high rates of infection, low rates of vaccination and often inadequate resources; whereas the pandemic has also exacerbated the prevailing shortcomings in urban areas, exposing their vulnerabilities;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas longstanding inequalities within cities and towns have been deepened by the pandemic; whereas cities face challenges such as social exclusion and a lack of accessibility as well as environmental issuto essential resources;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, urban areas, especially metropolitan areas, need to dedicate adequate resources to the cultural and creative sectors to allow personal development of their habitants;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas post COVID 19, housing in cities remains a right; investment in affordable housing is needed; adequate warmth, cooling, lighting and the energy to power appliances, as well as affordable energy bills are essential services to guarantee a decent standard of living;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas metropolitan areas are the most unequal when it comes to access to essential resources such as health, education or digitalization, especially for vulnerable people such as migrants, persons with disabilities, LGBTI people, afrodescendant, Roma, etc.;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the digital divide is horizontal and intersectional, covering gender gap, generational gap and social gap, and has been exacerbated during the Covid 19 pandemic;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas many houses and educational institutions lack access to adequate, up to date digital equipment;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas quality of life within towns and cities is a top priority in the fight against air pollution and noise;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas by 2050 two thirds of global population will live in cities, consuming 75% of the world’s natural resources, producing 50%of global waste and over 60% of green emissions, therefore building circular economy in cities and towns is a must to help reduce congestion, recycle waste and ensure sustainability of the economy;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas multi-level governance including the active involvement of urban authorities, based on coordinated action by the EU, the Member States and regional and local authorities, and in accordance with the partnership principle as laid down in the Common Provisions Regulation, are essential elements for the implementation of all EU policies and should be tackled in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as traffic congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, urban sprawl, and a significant risk of poverty and social exclusion for certain segments of the population;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for the revision of the Commission's guidelines on developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans; calls for those plans to foster multimodality and to tackle some side effects resulting from overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas, such as congestion and rising transport costs, throughout, for instance, balanced socio-economic arrangements to ensure there is no discrimination against EU citizens;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to include positive action measures that promotes the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with disabilities, more isolated older people, homeless people and ethnic minorities such as Roma; calls for funding needs to be addressed at a local, regional and European level, including those of urban areas, especially metropolitan areas, in order to support these marginalised communities sustainably; recalls that sufficient national resources, as well as Structural Funds are key to the successful implementation of policy measures put forward by the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the socioeconomic challenges of urban centres, especially metropolitan areas with significant populations of migrants and refugees and other vulnerable communities; recalls that cities have a key role in building inclusive, accessible and welcoming communities where no one is left behind;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the role played by cities towards gender equality; underlines that action aimed atwelcomes the fact that in the 2021-2027 cohesion policy (Art. 6a CPR) bridginges the gender gap uander that cohesion policy should employ an intersectionprogrammes promote equal aopproach that also takes age, race and disabilities into consideration; stresses, moreover, that the beneficiaries of cohesion policy should not adopt any discriminatory policies, least of all against minorities, such as the LGBTI communityortunities for all, without discrimination on the basis of gender, racial or ethnic origin, such as Roma, religious or belief, disability, age or sex orientation, least of all against minorities, such as the LGBTI community, throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation;
Amendment 100 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that cohesion policy should contribute to better integrating women in policy planning for regional and urban development to design gender- inclusive cities and communities in the post-COVID era;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 108 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to spikes in domestic violence; calls on the Commission and the Member States towhen allocateing cohesion policy funding, as well as whend mobiliseing urban authorities, to address the global increase in gender-based violence;
Amendment 124 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that a synchronised strategy responding to both COVID-19 and, climate change mustand digital transition should be implemented to usher in an economic recovery that accelerates the sustainable transition;
Amendment 133 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Union must prioritise circular economy frameworks, sustainable urban mobility, rapid investment in green infrastructure and renewable energy in cities, and respect for the ‘do no significant harm’ principle;
Amendment 135 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Highlights that lockdown and sanitary measures have had a considerable impact on mobility demand and choice of transport mode, especially in urban areas, leading citizens to use public transport less; calls on EU, national, regional and local authorities to come up with awareness-raising campaigns on the safe use of public transport to regain trust among citizens on collective passenger transport; welcomes the EIB’s intention to support, alongside public authorities, ambitious investment programmes fostering sustainable mobility at local and regional level, such as sustainable urban mobility plans and public transport projects;
Amendment 137 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Underlines that cheaper energy for all in urban areas is a must; therefore, massive programmes for insulation of buildings and placing of solar panels on the roofs should be encouraged;
Amendment 138 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Amendment 139 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Highlights that local renewable energy communities should be empowered, in order to reduce energy consumption and decarbonisation of the energy systems and to enjoy the social benefits of a local energy market;
Amendment 147 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Warns that cities and towns are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; is highly concerned that heatwaves, which are already more extreme in cities due to the effects of urban heat islands, are increasing in both intensity and frequency, while extreme precipitation events and storm surges are likely to result in increased flooding such as that witnessed in Europe thisin summer; 2021, or extreme snow storms as in winter 2020-2021;
Amendment 149 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Emphasises that in the fight against heat waves and massive rains, more trees should be planted and green roofs installed, reducing the temperature, absorbing excessive rainwater and increasing the biodiversity;
Amendment 157 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the commitment of urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate-neutral society; believes, therefore, that more funding must be made available for urban areashould focus to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal, also in urban areas;
Amendment 176 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that digital literacy should be strengthened to expand access to new opportunities; considers that investment in education and training mustshould be boosted with comprehensive programmes for worker upskilling, reskilling and lifelong learning that respond to the shifts in demand for skills; calls for an action plaby the European Commission to advance women and girls in education and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM);
Amendment 180 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls for the swift finalisation of the Common European Data space for mobility which could have a positive impact in public transportation systems within urban areas in terms of efficacy and efficiency and could consequently attract more users;
Amendment 182 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recalls that digitalisation should go hand in hand not only with providing access to internet, but also availability to the necessary equipment;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Calls for an EU action plan to implement a single and multimodal ticketing system which allows citizens to move in a more user-friendly and safe way between and within urban areas in the EU;
Amendment 187 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the need to adapt to the new reality in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect on a new model for the EU’s urban areas; in this respect, considers that, by acknowledging the essential role played by local authorities, the Conference on the Future of Europe is a unique opportunity for the EU to adopt a bottom-up approach in order to rethink its governance and to be more efficient and closer to the real needs of the citizens, which should become partners in defining solutions;
Amendment 203 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Urban Agenda for the EU as a new model of multi-level governance; believdeplores that this should noit remains a voluntary process;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Notes that new personal mobility devices (e-scooters, electric bikes, among others) raise a number of serious concerns related to the safety of the devices themselves, their safe use, as well as to the lack of safe parking spaces in urban areas; calls on the Commission to issue guidelines for Member States on managing these safety aspects, including traffic rules; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the need to implement EU and national awareness- raising and education campaigns on the safe use of micromobility devices, with a particular focus on vulnerable road users and the redesigning of urban public spaces to include safe parking areas for these devices;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of the home delivery sector and specifically the use of vans and powered two-wheeled vehicles such as mopeds and bicycles, boosting the emergence of new types of platform work and business models in urban areas; calls on the Commission to come up with a recommendation on the safety of delivery personnel, including requirements for employers and companies to ensure the provision and use of safety equipment and safe vehicles, as well as training in the digital tools they might have to use, such as applications and interactive platforms;
Amendment 212 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates the need for furtheradequate funding opportunities for cities to implement programmes locally; calls for the European Urban Initiative to be given a greater budget and scope;
Amendment 222 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Underlines that the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has highlighted and exposed strong disparities between urban and rural areas, such as in the quality and access to basic services i.e. healthcare and transport services; recalls that rural areas, which are home to 30.6% of the EU population, and particularly sparsely populated ones, suffer from a shortage of quality transport infrastructures as well as from low frequency of collective public transport services, which directly affect their connectivity, accessibility and ultimately their socioeconomic development; reiterates that improving and reinforcing rural-urban connectivity can play a decisive role in reversing depopulation trends and addressing post- COVID demographic changes and behaviours, such as the increased spread of teleworking or rural tourism;
Amendment 229 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to put forward a code of conduct on partnershipsReminds that each Member State shall prepare a Partnership Agreement, in accordance with the Code of conduct established by the COM delegated Regulation thereof, which should sets minimum standards for the involvement of regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, the relevant bodies representing civil society and non- governmental organisations, and the bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights and non-discrimination; considers that such bodies should be involvedalls for a greater involvement of the partners in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EU programmes, including in monitoring committees;
Amendment 235 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and, the Commission Member States and their parliaments.
Amendment 16 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) A hierarchy of uses for food and feed crops should be reflected in the national policies and support schemes for bioenergy developed by each Member State. In the event of severe tensions on agricultural markets, food security must be prioritised. For each food and feed product mobilised in bioenergy production, Member States must define a maximum price above which the support scheme for bioenergy mobilising agricultural biomass in competition with food use is suspended. Similar to the mechanisms of demand response on the wholesale electricity markets, Member States have the possibility to set up a compensation scheme to cover the losses incurred by bioenergy producers. This provision is complementary to the measures taken in this Directive concerning indirect changes in land use, but allows to go further in considering the development of biofuels, bioliquids and fuels derived from agricultural biomass as alternative outlets which do not increase the inelasticity of demand for agricultural products, but on the contrary offer a stabilising effect to agricultural and food markets which are structurally unstable due in particular to climatic variations.
Amendment 21 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(b a) the following paragraph is inserted: 3a. Member States shall ensure that their national policies, including the deriving obligations under Articles 25 to 28 of this Directive, and their support schemes are designed with due regard to the primacy of food and feed use of crops. For each food and feed product used in the production of bioenergy, Member States must define a maximum price above which the support scheme for bioenergy using agricultural biomass which competes with food use is suspended. Member States may introduce a compensation scheme for economic operators involved in bioenergy production up to the amount of fixed costs not covered during the suspension period. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 32 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
When setting the obligation on fuel suppliers, Member States may exempt fuel suppliers supplying electricity or renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin from the requirement to comply with the minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX with respect to those fuels. In the event of suspension of the national policy and support scheme as provided for in Article 3(3a), the obligation on fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity as defined in paragraph 1(a) shall be calculated pro rata to the period of suspension and on the basis of the various renewable sources used in the previous year. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 16 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Whereas the Paris Agreement positioned damage and loss as the third pillar of climate action; whereas article 8 of this Agreement expressly mentions the damages and losses related to the adverse effects of climate change and establishes the importance of avoiding, reducing and dealing with the damages and losses related to the adverse effects of climate change; whereas no concrete decisions have currently been made under the UNFCCC that provide clear guidance on financing to avoid, minimize and address losses and damage.
Amendment 17 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Whereas the established Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (Loss and Damage Mechanism), was created at COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, in order to "address loss and damage associated with impacts of climate change, including extreme events and slow onset events, in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change"; whereas the Paris Agreement reaffirmed the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage as the main vehicle under the UNFCCC process to avert, minimize and address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
Amendment 18 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) Whereas the damages and losses disproportionately affect people living in conditions of vulnerability, indigenous peoples, women, children, and people with disabilities; whereas the adverse impacts of climate change affect the fulfilment of human rights, including the right to food, water, sanitation, health, decent housing and life.
Amendment 24 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28 a) Whereas the EU and its Member States are the largest provider of public climate finance; recognises the importance of climate finance for climate actions, as many developing countries have conditional NDCs, the achievement of which depends on financial support; notes therefore the decision taken at COP24 to decide on a more ambitious target from 2025 onwards, beyond the current commitment to mobilise USD 100 billion per year as of 2020, but expresses concern that the actual pledges by developed countries are still falling a long way short of the collective goal of USD 100 billion per year, and calls for this gap to be filled;
Amendment 25 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 b (new)
Recital 28 b (new)
(28 b) Recalls its previous position urging the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to mobilise international climate finance for developing countries and build an international roadmap outlining each developed country’s fair share of the USD 100 billion financial pledge and mechanisms to ensure that pledges are turned into deeds; expects emerging economies to make a contribution, from 2025 onwards, to the higher amount of international climate financing in the future;
Amendment 28 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3–paragraph 1–point z a (new)
Article 3–paragraph 1–point z a (new)
(z a) "Damage", damage is considered to be "reversible through risk reduction, repair or restoration initiatives".
Amendment 29 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(z b) "Losses", losses are considered as "irreversible, in the sense that they cannot be restored or repaired".
Amendment 30 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3, paragraph 1, point z c (new)
Article 3, paragraph 1, point z c (new)
(z c) Calls on the European Commission, together with the Executive Bureau of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage and other international organisations, to assess potential compensation measures that the European Union as a whole could implement for vulnerable and developing countries and to report on this sense to the European Parliament at the end of 2022.
Amendment 59 #
2021/0206(COD)
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31 should provide an additional economic incentive, on top of the economic incentive from the other GHG emitting sectors, to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this should, in the medium to long term, reduce the costs for buildings and road transport to make this SCF sustainable over time, and the proposals resulting from the negotiations on the future revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, this should, in the medium to long term, reduce the costs for buildings and road transport, increase the energy sustainability of buildings by reducing their energy demand and thus their GHG emissions, and provide new opportunities for job creation and investment. _________________ 31 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 65 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) However, sufficient, stable and equitable resources are needed to finance those investments. In addition, before they have taken place, the cost supported by households and transport users for heating, cooling and cooking, as well as for road transport, is likely to increase as fuel suppliers subject to the obligations under the emission trading for buildings and road transport pass on costs on carbon to the consumers.
Amendment 68 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) In the construction sector, a holistic reform of building structure: building envelopes (roof and façade), shading, ventilation control, etc... would lead to less demand for energy, especially in buildings constructed after the Second World War, which would take into account in a more efficient way people at risk of exclusion, namely those who suffer most from energy poverty in the EU. It would also counter the trend of families moving between rural, peri-urban and urban areas, thus preventing them from potentially incurring higher housing prices and preventing the consequent emission of GHGs owing to increased use of private transport.
Amendment 72 #
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 SMEs and vulnerable transport users who spend a larger part of their incomes on energy and transport, who, in certain regionsthus exacerbating inequalities, and who, in certain regions, especially in rural, peripheral and isolated areas, in less developed regions or territories, those suffering from severe handicaps and those in demographic decline, 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 78 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) It is therefore essential to identify and target this sector of the population comprehensively, to ensure that SCF assistance is fast, effective and well targeted. In order to achieve this objective, a definition is needed of people/neighbourhoods at risk of social exclusion that allows for less developed micro-areas (rural and urban) encompassed in more developed areas to be identified more accurately, which renders the creation of this SCF very necessary for the fight against social inequalities that may occur owing to the implementation of various climate measures.
Amendment 86 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This is even more relevant in view of the existing levels of energy poverty. Energy poverty is a situation in which households are unable to access essential energy services such as cooling, as temperatures rise, and heatand access to affordable energy services are essential and constitute basic and fundamental social rights for social inclusion. Energy poverty is a situation in which households are unable to access essential energy supply needs, so as to guarantee basic levels of comfort and health, such as cooling, as temperatures rise, and heating as a result of an insufficient level of income, high-energy prices and which, as the case may be, could be aggravated if they have an energy inefficient dwelling. About 34 million Europeans reported an inability to keep their homes adequately warm in 2018, and 6.9% of the Union population have said that they cannot afford to heat their home sufficiently in a 2019 EU-wide survey32. Overall, the Energy Poverty Observatory estimates that more than 50 million households in the European Union experience energy poverty. Energy poverty is therefore a major challenge for the Union. Despite the growing importance of that challenge having been acknowledged at Union level through various initiatives, legislation and guidelines, there is no standard Union-level definition of energy poverty and only one third of Member States have put in place a national definition of energy poverty. As a result, no transparent and comparable data on energy poverty in the Union is available. Therefore, a broad Union-level definition of energy poverty should be established with a view to collecting data in an appropriate way, including gender- disaggregated data, to guide assistance and monitoring practices. While social tariffs or direct income support can provide immediate relief to households facing energy poverty, only targeted structural measures, in particular energy renovations, can provide lasting solutions. _________________ 32 Data from 2018. Eurostat, SILC [ilc_mdes01]).
Amendment 92 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) As regards the buildings sector, a holistic reform of buildings, based on actions aimed at improving energy efficiency by focusing on all the elements that make up a building: façade, heating/cooling systems, etc., would lead to a reduction in energy consumption for each household, and would be visible in the money they would save and, as a result, would provide one means of combatting energy poverty. The future revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive will lay the foundations for these objectives to be achieved and should therefore be taken into account when implementing the SCF.
Amendment 101 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transport on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and SMEs and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased 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 to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and SMEs and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 106 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) The concept of renovation needs to be changed to ensure that it is not limited only to the energy aspect, and is viewed holistically so as to include improvements in the rest of a building's installations, for example: building envelopes (roof and façade), shading, ventilation control, etc., with the aim of generating a lower energy demand, especially in buildings from the first half of the 20th century. This would take better account of people at risk of exclusion and counter the trend of families moving between rural, peri-urban and urban areas, thus preventing them from potentially incurring higher housing prices and preventing the consequent emission of GHGs owing to increased use of private transport.
Amendment 107 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13 b) The implementation of the Fund must take into account ex ante the unequal social impact of including the building and road transport sectors in the emissions trading system and be coupled with economic policy and governance that does not lead to inequalities, poverty and social exclusion. It is therefore imperative that the amendments, applications and legislative proposals to be adopted in the future revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and similar related legislative proposals are taken into account when implementing the SCF.
Amendment 114 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) For that purpose, each Member State should submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’). Those Plans should pursue two objectives. Firstly, they should provide vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and SMEs 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 120 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States, in consultation with regional and local level authorities and civil society organisations, 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 129 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularly targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and SMEs and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transport.
Amendment 130 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) In order to achieve this objective, a definition is needed of people/neighbourhoods at risk of social exclusion that allows for less developed micro-areas (rural and urban) encompassed in more developed areas to be identified more accurately, which renders the creation of this SCF very necessary in the fight against social inequalities when adapting to climate measures. Such a definition is essential for the SCF to be implemented comprehensively.
Amendment 141 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Women are particularly affected by carbon pricing as they represent 85% of single parent families. Single parent families have a particularly high risk of child poverty. Gender equality and equal opportunities for all, and the mainstreaming of those objectives, as well as questions of accessibility for persons with disabilities should be taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of Plans to ensure no one is left behind. disproportionally affected by the consequences of climate change1 a, by energy poverty and are particularly affected by carbon pricing due to the employment, income, pay and pension gaps. Moreover, they represent 85% of single parent families, which have a particularly high risk of child poverty and are under-represented as tenants. This limits women's participation in the energy transition, as they cannot afford energy-efficiency investments to reduce their energy consumption and have limited access to energy-efficiency retrofit programmes1 b. Gender equality and equal opportunities for all, and the mainstreaming of those objectives, as well as questions of accessibility for persons with disabilities should be taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of Plans to ensure no one is left behind. _________________ 1 a EIGE, Area K - Women and the environment: climate change is gendered, 05 March 2020, available at: https://eige.europa.eu/publications/beijing -25-policy-brief-area-k-women-and- environment 1 b European Parliament, Directorate- General for Internal Policies of the Union, Feenstra, M., Clancy, J., Women, gender equality and the energy transition in the EU, Publications Office, 2019, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2861/989050
Amendment 181 #
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, SMEs 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).
Amendment 191 #
2021/0206(COD)
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality 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 SMEs 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.
Amendment 196 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘building renovation’ means all kinds of holistic energy-related building renovation, includingwhich includes a comprehensive approach to energy performance, accessibility, spatial and structural building renovation, including, in particular, the insulation of the building envelope, that is to say the walls, the roof, the floor, the replacement of windows, the ventilation, the replacement of the heating, cooling and cooking appliances, the adaptation of housing for people with disabilities and the installation of on-site production of energy from renewable sources;
Amendment 211 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a (new)
(a) 'small or medium-sized enterprise' or 'SME' means a small or medium-sized undertaking within the meaning of Article 2 of the annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC
Amendment 224 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a (new)
(a) 'vulnerable SMEs' means SMEs that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy;
Amendment 241 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article, following, where relevant, a consultation with regional and local entities and civil society organisations which work with vulnerable persons. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to address the impact of carbon pricing on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and SMEs 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 250 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) finance measures and investments to increasmprove the energy efficiency, accessibility, spatiality and general functioning of buildings, toby implementing active and passive energy efficiency improvement measures, to carry out building renovation, and to decarbonise heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy production from renewable energy sources, including information support, capacity building and training necessary to implement those measures and investments;
Amendment 261 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) finance measures and investments to increase the uptake of zero- and low- emission mobility and transport, including information support, capacity building and the training necessary to implement those measures and investments.
Amendment 273 #
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, on micro-enterprises, on SMEs and on transport users, comprising in particular an estimate and the identification of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and SMEs and vulnerable transport users; these impacts are to be analysed with a sufficient level of regional disaggregation and data disaggregated by gender, taking into account elements such as access to public transport and basic services and identifying the areas mostly affected, particularly territories which are remote and rural;
Amendment 283 #
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 transport poverty and the vulnerability of households, micro-enterprises, SMEs and transport users to an increase of road transport and heating fuel prices;
Amendment 287 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) envisaged milestones, and targets to reduce the number of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and SMEs, and an indicative timetable for the implementation of the measures and investments to be completed by 31 July 2032;
Amendment 316 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) reductions in the number of vulnerable households, especially households in energy poverty, of vulnerable micro-enterprises and SMEs and of vulnerable transport users, including in rural and remote areas.
Amendment 331 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States may include the costs of the following measures and investments in the estimated total costs of the Plans, provided they principally benefit vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and SMEs or vulnerable transport users and intend to:
Amendment 335 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support building renovations, prioritising social housing and deprived areas, especially for those occupying worst- performing buildings, 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;
Amendment 406 #
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 SMEs and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishing the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy 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 421 #
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 challenges addressed by that Plan and in particular on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and SMEs and vulnerable transport users, especially households in energy poverty, in the Member State concerned;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital 1 e (new)
Recital 1 e (new)
1e. whereas the SRHR services are essential healthcare services that should be available to all and include inter alia: comprehensive sexuality education and information, confidential and unbiased counselling and services for sexual and reproductive health and well-being; counselling and access to a wide range of modern contraceptives; antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care; midwifery; obstetric and new-born care; safe and legal abortion services and care and post- abortion care including treatment of complications of unsafe abortion; the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs; services aimed at detecting, preventing and treating sexual and gender-based violence; prevention, detection and treatment for reproductive cancers, especially cervical cancer; fertility care and fertility treatment;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are grounded in human rights, are fundamental elements of human dignity, and remain crucial to achieving gender equality and promoting women’s rights; calls on the EU to guarantee universal respect for, and access to, SRHR as agreed in the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the review conferences thereof acknowledging that they contribute to the achievement of all health-related SDGs;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls upon the Member States to address the persisting challenges in accessing or exercising SRHR in Europe and globally and to ensure that all persons have access to high-quality and affordable SRHR services and that no one is left behind by being unable to exercise their right to health; Stresses that equal access to SRHR must be ensured for all persons, regardless of age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, bodily diversity, race, ethnicity, class, caste, religious affiliation and beliefs, marital status, socio- economic status, disability, HIV (or STI) status, national and social origin, legal and migration status, language;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls upon Member States to ensure that the COVID-19 pandemic does not affect the right of all individuals to SRHR services and to ensure they are secured through the public health systems, and combat all efforts directed on using the pandemic as a pretext to further restrict SRHR;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the elimination of harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and early and forced child marriage; is extremely concerned that more than 200 million girls and women worldwide have been forced to undergo FGM; calls for full access to physical and psychological care by interculturally sensitive and trained personnel; recalls FGM is internationally recognised as a human rights violation, estimates show there are 125 million victims worldwide and 500,000victims in the EU alone; calls for improving data collection and assisting the World Health Organisation (WHO), NGOs and other organisations active in the elimination of FGM; calls for far reaching efficient education and information campaigns for elimination of the FGM within and outside Europe; calls for full access to physical and psychological care by intercultural sensitive and trained personnel; urges all EU countries to ratify the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and reiterated calls to incorporate FGM prevention measures in all policy areas, especially in health, asylum, education, employment and in cooperation and human rights dialogues with third countries; urges to all EU countries to protect victims and end impunity by including a principle of extra-territoriality to make possible to prosecute FGM when it is committed abroad, as families often take their daughters to their country of origin to have them mutilated;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Condemns any violations of SRHR, including failures to provide access to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), family planning services and maternal healthcare, maternal healthcare and safe and legal abortion services; calls for the realisation of Agenda 2030 and all relevant SDGs to health, education, and gender equality;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2215(INI)
4. Insists that CSE programmes are important as they provide age-appropriate information about puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and, childbirth and HIV&AIDS prevention and treatment; recalls the role of non-governmental organisations as service providers and advocates for SRHR; underlines that CSE programmes help prevent early pregnancy and marriage, which lead to girls dropping out of school; recalls the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in the closing of schools and isolating women and girls, rising significantly abusive relationships, including increasing physical violence early pregnancy and marriage and limiting access to support and health services; calls for the EU to foster CSE, family planning services and maternal healthcare as an strategic axe in its support to healthcare and social systems in partner countries within the EU’s Global Response to COVID-19;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that safe and legal abortion care is anchored in women’s health and rights; warns about the worrying backlash on women’s rights over their bodies in both developing countries and the EU; recalls that, following data reported by the WHO, approximately 45% of all abortions worldwide were unsafe, almost all of these unsafe abortions took place in developing countries, around 7 million women are admitted to hospitals every year in developing countries as a result of unsafe abortion, and almost every abortion death and disability could be prevented through sexuality education, use of effective contraception, provision of safe, legal induced abortion, and timely care for complications; calls for removing barriers to accessing safe abortion, such as, restrictive laws, poor availability of services, high cost and stigma; recalls that every country analysed by the 2019 Contraception Atlas needs to do more to improve access to information and contraceptive supplies so that people have a choice over their reproductive lives; stresses the need for the full implementation of the Maputo Protocol, especially Article 14 and the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the Gender Action Plan III to give more prominence to its SRHR thematic policy area given the tremendous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls in developing countries, and address the limited access to SRHR of the most disadvantaged women, such as women with disabilities, indigenous and women belonging to minorities and women refugees; calls on the EU and the Member States to prepare “country-level implementation plans” prioritising SRHR, applying measurable indicators and monitoring mechanisms, and further requests EU Delegations to support civil society organisations and women’ movements asking for a legal safe and free abortion;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to secure adequate and well-targeted funding for SRHR in its development cooperation policy and external action instruments, such as the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument; requests to include a gender-equality perspective in the EU and Member States’ humanitarian aid response, and a perspective on SRHR, as access to sexual and reproductive healthcare is a basic need for people in humanitarian settings;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls upon Member States to counter discrimination in SRHR services and use an intersectional approach to make sure that women and girls, with or without trans experience, non-binary persons, lesbian, bisexual and intersex women have equal access to SRH services and rights;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls upon Member States to work towards an EU wide and global ban of so called conversion therapy as it is a harmful practice that violates the fundamental rights of LBTI women and girls;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its call on both parties of the new agreement between the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the Post- Cotonou Agreement, as well as on both parties of the EU-Africa Strategy and the EU and Latin American Countries Stratesgic Partnership, to commit to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of SRHR free from discrimination, coercion and violence and to the full implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development’s Programme of Action;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that asylum seekers and refugees are too often victims of human trafficking, sexual violence and forced prostitution; insists that access to SRHR for these populations is critical for their survival.
Amendment 3 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that mfore than half of EU expenditure in 2019 may be considered as high-risk, including reimbursement-based payments for investments in the areas of cohesion and rural development; notes thate Court of Auditors the revenue for 2019 was legal and regular, and the increase in the estimated rate of material error from 4,5 % in 2018 to 4,9 % in 2019 can result in auditors giving an adverse opinion on EU expenditure;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NotWelcomes the decrease in the estimated level of error in spending on ‘Economic, social and territorial cohesion’ from 5 % in 2018 to 4,4 % in 2019; welcomes this year- on-year improvement, but is disappointed that it has not proved possible to decrease the error rate to the 3 % level recorded in 2017, so efforts should be made in this regard during the next programming period;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the main reasons for this error rate are project ineligibility, infringement of internal market rules, and ineligible expenditure; recalls that these areas have high inherent risk of error and that checks by managing authorities are not always effective; underlines that a financial error, in most of the cases, does not constitute fraud;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes efforts to simplify requirements to be made of project managers and management authorities in the Member States under the 2021-2027 programming period of the Common Provisions Regulation and the MFF related funds;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern that, at the end of the sixth year of implementation, absorption rates for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) are 6,6% lower than at the same stage in the previous programming period; and draws attention to the risk that, as the eligibility period draws to an end and given the circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis, Member States may prioritise spending overshould pay special attention to absorption rates in the next programming period without causing any prejudice to performance and regularity.
Amendment 1 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas in recent years, environmental defenders have been subjected to ever increasing incidences of killings, kidnappings, torture, gender- based violence, threats, harassment, intimidation, smear campaigns, criminalisation, judicial harassment, forced eviction and displacement;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas criminalisation of environmental defenders is routine in many countries and strategic lawsuits against public administration direct resources, energy and focus away from defenders´ work towards overcoming lengthy and often unfounded court proceedings;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Whereas over the last three years it has been recorded killings of 578 environmental, land and indigenous people´s rights defenders, stressing the Philippines consistently being top of the list where is most dangerous being an environmental rights defender; notes that in many of the cases conflicts and violations takes place within a context of economic inequality and social exclusion;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. Whereas the economic crisis that is expected to result from the pandemic may push states to divert away from the environment protection in order to stimulate short term economic growth; which will result in increased violence to force communities off their land to allow for its exploitation;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. IExpresses its deeply concerned abou at the increaseding criminalisation and persecution of environmental activists in developing countries by governments and multinational companies that are investing in the exploitation of natural, non- renewable resources, thus contributing to deforestation, loss of biodiversity and human rights violations, mostly affecting indigenous peoples; condemns any attempts to deregulate environmental and human rights protections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises; also expresses its concern at the situation of environmental defenders and whistle- blowers throughout the world; recalls that everyone should have access to the enjoyment of human rights, environmental protection and sustainable development, and that no one should be penalised, persecuted or harassed for protecting the environment; calls on the Commission to support environmental defenders across the world;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in the next few years climate change will create more environmental migrants from developing countries, and that in order to better protect their human rights, environmental refugee sand developed countries; welcomes the landmark decision of the UN Human Rights Committee in the case of Teitiota v. New Zealand recognising that people fleeing climate-related and natural disasters have a valid claim for international protection under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; urges the Commission and the Member States to take stock of this ruling and take all the necessary measures to ensure full protection of environmentally displaced persons under EU law, and to provide appropriate asylum for climate refugees; calls on the Member Statues needs international recognito consider the risk of violations of the right to life due to climate change as part of their return decisions, notably triggering non- refoulement obligations;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in the next few years climate change will create more environmental migrants from developing countries, and that in order to better protect their human rights, environmental refugee status needs international recognitionand developed countries; welcomes the landmark decision of the UN Human Rights Committee in the case of Teitiota v. New Zealand recognising that people fleeing climate-related and natural disasters have a valid claim for international protection under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; urges the Commission and the Member States to take stock of this ruling and take all the necessary measures to ensure full protection of environmentally displaced persons under EU law, and to provide appropriate asylum for climate refugees;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages Member States to incorporate, among other, the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement into domestic law, and to develop regional instruments to protect environmentally displaced persons, taking inspiration from the African Union Kampala Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa; proposes that a climate passport be issued to persons coming from a country, or part of it, that will become uninhabitable due to climate change as a way to offer them protection from vulnerability and statelessness; calls on the Commission and Member States to put forward such proposals in international forums, in parallel to other EU initiatives;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to increase support to developing countries to achieve durable solutions for environmentally displaced persons, including indigenous peoples, pastoralists and other rural populations whose traditional livelihoods have been destroyed by the adverse impacts of climate change, and to find new livelihoods which are better adapted to a changing climate;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deems that the introduction of binding and harmonised EU legislation on business due diligence can help improve the defence of human rights and compliance with environmental standards in the fight against impunity and climate change in developing countries and contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the objectives of the EU Green Deal; stresses that the future legislation should take into account the specific needs and rights of women and vulnerable groups such as children and indigenous people; deems that the future legislation should be subjected to a meaningful and inclusive consultation process on the ground with the relevant stakeholders and affected communities and deems that such a process should be carried out in close cooperation with the EU Delegations; calls on the Commission to continue working towards the approval of the UN binding treaty for transnational corporations on human rights;
Amendment 55 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the negative consequences of climate change undermine a country’s development prospects, compounding already existing inequalities such as gender disparities; underlines that the impact of climate change is worse for more vulnerable people such as women and girls, and that 80 % of people displaced by climate change are women; welcomes the commitments made by Vice-President Timmermans to redress gender inequalities that are exacerbated by climate change; urges the Commission to mainstream gender equality and climate justice in the elaboration and implementation of all policies that have an impact on the situation of women and girls, and to promote the participation of indigenous women, women’s rights defenders and all marginalised gender communities within the UNFCCC framework;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to check carefully that the infrastructure and energy projects financed through the various development cooperation and external policy instruments, including through the European Investment Bank, do not jeopardise human rights, the Sustainable Development Goals, the objectives of the Paris agreement to combat climate change or the European Green Deal; also calls in this regard to carefully evaluate if the proposed projects have been consulted with indigenous communities and local population and have included their experience and knowledge of local ecology, human rights and development needs;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission to do more to protect and empower human rights defenders, indigenous peoples, environmental activists and organisations engaged in the fight against climate change in developing countries.worldwide, and pay a specific attention to the differentiated needs of protection of women human rights defenders, acknowledging their role as powerful agents of change in particular for climate action; calls for EU development programmes to promote the meaningful participation and empowerment of women and their organisations at all levels and at all stages of climate policy design, planning, financing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as their inclusions is crucial to improve climate mitigation, and calls for fair allocation of resources to tackle the obstacles that affect them disproportionately, to advance gender-just climate actions and to ensure long-term sustainable climate solutions; stresses in this regards, the need to support capacity building and women’s role as educators and promoters of change and ensure adequate financing for these organisations;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission to do more to protect human rights defenders, indigenous peoples, environmental activists and organisations engaged in the fight against climate change in developing countries.worldwide, and pay a specific attention to the differentiated needs of protection of women human rights defenders;
Amendment 68 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the EU and its member States to develop and adopt, as part of the reform of the Union’s Migration and Asylum Policy, appropriate measures such as mobility schemes, skilling and re- skilling and preferential access for third- country workers coming from countries particularly affected by adverse impacts of climate change, including those working in the fossil fuel industry, extractive sectors and agriculture, as part of the European Green Deal, to enable them to contribute to the low-carbon transition across the global supply chain; the use of humanitarian visa and temporary protection for persons displaced by sudden-onset disasters; and long-term admission of persons coming from a country that is becoming or has become inhabitable due to climate change;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to ensure an action plan against the increased violence to force communities off their lands in the face of the covid-19 pandemic;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges the Commission to provide support for states to introduce protection mechanisms and legislation that would define environmental defenders, recognise their work and guarantee their protection;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on increased political and financial support to environmental rights defenders and systematically condemns reprisals against them;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on EU to facilitate, in accordance with the UN human rights council resolution to facilitate public awareness and participation in environmental decision-making, including with civil society, women, children youth, indigenous people, rural and local communities, not limited to developing countries but globally;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Believes from a development perspective that the EU trade policy review should redefine, promote and reinforce the protection of the environment and human rights; stresses that social, environmental and human rights due diligence duties should be enforced within all new and existing trade mechanisms such as FTAs, Economic Partnership Agreements, Generalised Schemes of Preferences and Investment Agreements;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Articles 3 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union state that the Union, in its relations with the wider world, is to uphold and promote its values and principles, namely the rule of law and respect and protection of human rights, and contribute to the sustainable development of the Earth, solidarity, free and fair trade as well as to the strict observance and the development of international law. More specifically, the Union is to foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of developing countries with the primary aim of eradicating poverty. It is to respect those principles and pursue those objectives in the development and implementation of the external aspects of its other policies;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Article 208(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that the Union is to take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas future legislation on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability for European enterprises would have extraterritorial effects. It would affect the social, economic and environmental development of developing countries and their prospects of achieving their sustainable development goals. This significant impact could contribute to or undermine the Union’s policy objective concerning development;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that there is sufficient strong evidence that shows that the voluntary efforts of Union companies to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of their behaviour on developing countries have failed as violations of human rights of individuals, in particular worker’s rights, and of local communities are still taking place at the end of the supply chain; notes that the environment continues to suffer the adverse impact of abusive and unethical corporate behaviour which is very often facilitated and exacerbated by corporate corruption practices; is concerned by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis which has dramatically disrupted business and exposed major vulnerabilities in the economy and global supply chains linked to conditions of work and disaster preparedness as well as negatively impacted human rights, in particular workers’ rights; notes, furthermore, that the COVID-19 crisis had negative impact on the environment in partner countries, thereby affecting local populations; is extremely concerned about the severe consequences of those impacts on women;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to honour the principle of policy coherence for development, enshrined in Article 208 TFEU, in future legislation; stresses that it is important to minimise the possible contradictions and build synergies with development cooperation policy to the benefit of developing countries and to increase the effectiveness of development cooperation; considers that in practical terms, this means to actively involve DG DEVCO in the ongoing legislative work and to conduct a thorough assessment of the impact of the future legislation on developing countries from an economic, social, human rights and environmental perspective in line with the Better Regulation Guidelines1a and Tool 34 of the Better Regulation Toolbox1b; notes that the results of that assessment should inform the future legislative proposal; __________________ 1a SWD(2017)0350. 1bhttps://ec.europa.eu/info/files/better- regulation-toolbox-34_en.
Amendment 35 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to apply a human rights-based approach to the future legislation which shall be designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated respecting the core human rights principles of transparency and access to information, inclusion and non-discrimination with a special focus on the most vulnerable, participation and accountability; stresses that it should be guided by the overarching principle of “do not harm” as it is important to avoid unintended effects and that the legislation should be subjected to a meaningful and inclusive consultation process on the ground with the relevant stakeholders; highlights that process should be carried out in close cooperation with the Union delegations; stresses that the future legislation should be informed by a gender analysis and take into account the specific needs of women and girls;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to embrace a holistic approach that considers the risk of corruption together with the risks to human rights and the environment; notes that the impact of corporate corruption on human rights and environmental damage in developing countries is well documented and that new Union legislation must ensure that businesses do not have an adverse impact on the rule of law and good governance of a country, region or territory, which include, but are not limited to, non- compliance with UN Convention against Corruption, Section VII of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the principles of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and situations of corruption and bribery where an undertaking exercises undue influence on, or channels undue pecuniary advantages to, public officials to obtain privileges or unfair favourable treatment in breach of law, and including situations in which an undertaking becomes improperly involved in local political activities, makes illegal campaign contributions or fails to comply with the applicable tax legislation;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that all human rights should be covered by the future legislation; considers that emphasis should be placed on workers and trade union rights, women, and, in particular, the rights to freedom of association, to collective bargaining and to a living wage; notes that the rights of women and vulnerable groups such as children orand indigenous people should also receive special attention; stresses that full alignment with existing legal obligations and standards at European and international level, such as UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, OECD Due Diligence Guidance For Responsible Business Conduct, relevant sector-specific OECD Due Diligence Guidance, and the ILO Tri-partite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, should be sought; is of the opinion that the legislation should addressinclude all types of human rights abuses and not only the most serious ones;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the new legislation should apply to all sectors, to all types of enterprises, whether public or private, and of all size across the Union; considers that the focus should be placed on the riskson sectors that present heightened human rights risks, including mining, food and agriculture, oil and gas, textiles, garments, leather, and footwear; believes that such horizontal approach should be supplemented by more specific standards and guidance at sector level;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that due diligence strategies should be aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and Union policy objectives in the field of human rights and the environment, including the European Green Deal, and the international policy of the Union;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Strongly believes that climate change mitigation and adaptation, in line with the goal of the Paris Agreement to hold the increase in the global average temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, must form part of businesses’ due diligence obligations under the new legislation; in addition, business enterprises should also address the climate change-related vulnerabilities of people impacted by their business operations;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that the future legislation should establish mandatory and effective corporate due diligence processes covering companies’ activities and their business relationships, including their supply and subcontracting chains; stresses that it should ensure the full and active involvement in the due diligence processes of those affected such as the trade unions and worker’s representatives but also local communities in the developing countries; notes that those processes should be aligned with international, European and Union guidelines and standards; stresses that the legislation should oblige companies to adopt a due diligence policy duly articulated in a plan with clear objectives, concrete actions, expected results and indicators to measure progress; is of the opinion that there should be a clear obligation for companies and investors to identify and assess actual and potential risks, act upon the findings in order to cease and prevent negative impacts, track the implementation and the results and communicate how impacts have been addressed; notes that the plan should be adequately resourced and have a strong and inclusive monitoring mechanism; considers that companies should equip themselves with human rights, environmental and anti-corruption experts in order to guide the design and implementation of the policy and the plan as well as other possible related decisions; stresses that this type of expertise should also be part of the company’s management structures; believes that support measures should be foreseen for certain companies if needed;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Expects the future legislation to create duties for financial institutions through the clarification of investor’s duties as well as those of the company boards; stresses that the new legislation should also address the question of how to measure and report effectively;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that access to effective remedy is crucial; considers that the legislation should oblige companies to have an effective grievance mechanism that should be transparent, accessible, predictable, safe, trustworthy and accountable; notes that such mechanisms should be designed in consultation with workers and affected communities; considers, in addition, that such mechanismthey should provide for effective judicial remedies to victims of human rights violations, environmental damage and corruption abuses, individually and through collective actions; believes that special protection should be provided to human rights defenders and its lawyerstheir lawyers; considers that other non-judicial remedies should also be provided for; believes, in that regard, that the legislation should consider the possibility of setting up a Union grievance mechanism which could be managed by Union delegations and whereby victims and populations affected by abuses committed by the Union enterprises and their supply chains could file complaints; considers that that mechanism should be coordinated at a central level by the relevant Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and adequately resourced;
Amendment 116 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that complementarity and coordination with development cooperation policy, instruments and actors is decisive and that the future legislation should therefore provide for some provisions in this regard;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that local civil society remains a key partner in implementation and monitoring of the future legislation; notes, therefore, that the legislation should ensure that civil society mechanisms have a sustainable stream of resources and create transparent and structured channels for civil society to interact with corporate and government entities;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that it is crucial to make the sustainable development chapters of free trade agreements morebinding and enforceable and that the new legislation should explore ways of integrating the due diligence requirements into those chapters.; believes that this would also help to avoid distortion of competition with companies based outside Europe; considers that economic partnership agreements that the Union signed with ACP countries could also be reinforced in a similar way;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to help build, in cooperation with the ORs, a new strategy for the ORs based on respect for their specific characteristics, consolidation of what has been achieved and optimisation of existing arrangements, innovation and an appreciation of the ORs as ‘territories offering solutions’;
Amendment 150 #
2020/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls foron the Commission to take account of the ORs in the Atlantic macro- regional strategies for the ORs to be developedy by including topics relevant to them;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 24 – point 1 (new)
(1) Welcomes the adaptation of EU State aid legislation to the crisis resulting from COVID-19; calls on the Commission to study the need to permanently continue some of these exceptional measures for the ORs, together with the measures already adopted for these regions under the General Block Exemption Regulation;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 31 – point 2 (new)
(2) Stresses the need for the EU to allocate specific funds so that those regions facing greater migratory pressure, principally those on the EU’s borders, such as the ORs, can manage the reception and assistance of unaccompanied minors who arrive in their territory, making it easier to resettle those minors as quickly as possible in the Member States;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
Amendment 32 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is a disproportionately high risk of contagion for millions of refugees worldwide, who often live in densely populated refugee camps and collective centres, where in particular the population of children is estimated to be around 3.7 million;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, according to UNICEF, 1.6 billion children and young people have been affected by school closures – many do not have internet access at home and at least 24 million students could drop out of school due to the coronavirus pandemic;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas school closures due to the pandemic have deprived vulnerable children of school feeding and nutrition services that are essential to their health, thereby increasing the number of children living in hunger by 36 million in 2020;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas around 1,8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, according to a December 2020 WHO-UNICEF report;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated human rights violations and stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV, LGBTI persons and other vulnerable groups, underlining the critical need for COVID-19 responses to be rooted in human rights and equality, as learned from the HIV response; whereas key populations have on occasion suffered from denied access to services or discriminatory enforcement of the COVID-19 response under lockdown orders;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU’s global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which demonstrates its ambition to lead and show solidarity with all partner countries, including those affected by conflict and humanitarian crisis; points out, however, that current funds are essentially reallocated from other budget lines and that the challenge of aid front- loading has to be tackled; requests that the distribution criteria for the allocation be updated according to the impact of the pandemic in partner countries; calls, therefore, for substantial new flexible funds to be mobilised to assist developing countries worldwide in fighting the direct and indirect consequences of the COVID- 19 pandemic; stresses that making safe vaccines available globally in a fast and affordable manner must be one of the first steps; highlights that it is also important that vaccines are prioritized for health and social workers, followed by teachers and other essential workers and people who are at highest risk of COVID-19 complications;
Amendment 92 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU’s global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which demonstrates its ambition to lead and show solidarity with all partner countries; points out, however, that current funds are essentially reallocated from other budget lines and that the challenge of aid front-loading has to be tackled; calls, therefore, for substantial new funds to be mobilised to assist developing countries worldwide in fighting the direct and indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that making safe vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics available globally in a fast and affordable manner must be one of the first steps;
Amendment 103 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of the NDICI to ensure funding for human development, including health, nutrition, WASH, social and child protection, education sectors, and calls on EU Delegations and Member States embassies to prioritise human development and health in their joint programming;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned about the underfunding of the EU humanitarian aid budget, given the additional humanitarian needs caused by the pandemic;, first of all in the health sector, but also in relation to the protection of the most vulnerable, such as children; therefore calls for a clear distribution of the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) envelope, which should aim to provide balanced coverage of its obligations as follows: neither internal nor external operations may be allocated more than 60 % of the annual amount of the reserve; on 1 October of each year, at least one quarter of the annual amount for ‘year n' must remain available to cover needs arising until the end of that year; as of 1 October, the remaining funds may be mobilised to cover needs arising until the end of that year;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to support the actions of the FAO and, the WFP and UNICEF aimed at mitigating hunger, malnutrition and loss of livelihood and building up resilient food systems, such as those to set up a global data facility for the provision of swift information on humanitarian needs, to provide food production assistance and access to food, to organise cash transfers and in-kind food distribution, to stabilise food systems, and to ensure the functioning of local food markets, value chains and systems while focusing on smallholder farmers by implementing sanitary measures in order to prevent the transmission of COVID-19;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that global extreme poverty is expected to rise dramatically in 2020 for the first time in over 20 years, especially for children, with the COVID- 19 pandemic compounding the forces of conflict and climate change and having a particularly hard impact on informal and migrant workers (who represent one quarter of the global workforce), the tourism sector and Latin American and Caribbean economies; highlights, against the backdrop of this extreme crisis, the importance of universal social protection; asks the Commission to work out strategies with partner countries for the economic recovery and job creation and for improving also social security systems with a child-sensitive approach; requests the strengthening of programmes such as EUROsociAL+, which addresses social cohesion from public social, economic, fiscal and justice policies;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that the most vulnerable are being hit the hardest by the pandemic, in particular refugees, internally displaced people and migrants in precarious situations, who are facing three crises: a health crisis, a socio- economic crisis, and a protection crisis; highlights that children on the move are particularly vulnerable due to the limited access to essential services including clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), access to education, healthcare and care services, thereby putting at great risk the development and future of a healthy child;
Amendment 176 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to address the specific needs of refugees, upholding the guiding principle of public health networks of leaving no-one behind and refraining from blocking front-line humanitarian workers from having direct contact with the migrants and refugees they serve; stresses the absolute need for equal access to COVID-19 treatment and other health services and safety net programmes, particularly HIV and TB prevention and treatment services, for all affected people, regardless of nationality, migrant/refugee status, origin, sex, gender identity or any other characteristicsexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics or any other characteristic, so as to avert reversal in gains made on existing epidemics;
Amendment 187 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the revision of proposed or existing strategies with the aim of further strengthening health systems in partner countries, in particular as regards preparedness for pandemics and the organisation and management of health systems, including the provision of universal healthcare, vaccinations, health monitoring and information, training of medical staff, diagnostic capacity and medicine supply;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the crucial role played by community-led organisations and civil society organisations (CSOs) in delivering health services to the most marginalised and underserved communities; calls on the European Commission to ensure political, financial and technical support to CSOs providing community-based service-delivery, thereby making sure that those who cannot go to health clinics are reached by tailored and appropriate services;
Amendment 225 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Human rights and democrac, democracy and gender equality
Amendment 246 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that research globally indicates that stigma and discrimination continue to affect people living with HIV, key populations and vulnerable groups; recalls UNAIDS’ conclusions that people and groups associated with COVID-19 have also experienced negative perceptions and actions; highlights that vulnerable and marginalised populations continue to be stigmatised, including through HIV and COVID-19 intersections, such as people living in poverty, the homeless, refugees, migrants, sex workers, persons who use drugs, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons;1a _________________ 1aCOVID-19 and HIV: Progress report 2020, ¶80, accessible on https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/ media_asset/COVID-19_HIV_EN.pdf.
Amendment 255 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the temporary suspension of debt service payments for the poorest countries announced by the G20 and joins the call on private creditors to follow suit; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote full implementation of the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) and the G- 20’s new Common Framework on Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI; underlines that the magnitude of the economic and social crisis in the developing world requires more profound and far-reaching measures and encourages the Commission to support international efforts in this regard; considers that interest saved thanks to this suspension should instead be invested in the health sector, which is often severely underfunded in developing countries; in this regard, invites the Commission and Member States to also support initiatives at international level proposing flexible mechanisms for debt reduction linked to the creation of counterpart funds in local currency to promote investments aimed at achieving the SDGs;
Amendment 285 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9 a (new)
Subheading 9 a (new)
9a. Research and innovation Underlines that research and innovation (R&I) have been of crucial importance in the global COVID-19 response by developing urgently needed therapeutics, vaccines and diagnostics; emphasises that R&I activities need to be steered towards tools that work in low resource settings to allow for a truly global response; emphasises that similar efforts are needed to address existing research and product gaps to fight other epidemics, in particular poverty-related and neglected diseases that affect billions of people worldwide; therefore calls on the EU and Member States to increase opportunities for trans-national collaboration among researchers and encourage the development of the human research potential in partner countries, especially women;
Amendment 316 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the EU to better mainstream children’s rights in the fight against climate change and in promoting resilience and disaster preparedness directly in social sectors such as education, health, WASH, nutrition, social and child protection;
Amendment 320 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that implementation of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus has to be a priority in the programming of the NDICI in fragile countries; calls on the Commission’s DG ECHO and DG DEVCO to implement complementary programmes suited to local contexts and local opportunities, whenever possible, in order to mutually reinforce the different aspects of the nexus; calls on Commission to create a financing instrument to support complimentary activities in countries with both humanitarian and development programmes in order to ensure also efficiency and effectiveness of the EU actions;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented health, economic, social and humanitarian crisis on a global scale, with asymmetric effects for least developed countries (LDCs) and low- and middle- income countries (LICs and MICs), especially for people in poverty or at risk of poverty; calls for the EUCommission to tailor its commitments and approach to developing countries, LDCs, LICs and LDMICs accordingly to reduce inequalities, and to update its trade and development policies according to the impact of the pandemic in partner countries;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to mount an assertive and coordinated international trade policy response geared towards a multilateral, resilient and sustainable recovery in developing countries; calls o, especially in the Ccommission to deepen EU-Africa trade relations through economic partnership agreements, while making the most of the EU’s Aid for Trade Strategy; odity-dependent developing countries with depressed export earnings due to the pandemic; reminds that revenues obtained from commodity exports are critical for financing public spending and health systems; calls on the Commission to deepen trade relations with the OACPS, CELAC and African countries through economic partnership agreements, while making the most of the EU’s Aid for Trade Strategy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in widening the fiscal margin in LDCs, LICs and MICs for health measures and in the support of SMEs through balance of payments aid and debt relief agreements;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the EU and the Member States to help developing countries and regions to keep their borders open and to set up ‘green corridor mechanisms’ to allow the unhindered flow of essential goods, agri-food products and humanitarian aid across borders, medical and pharmaceutical products and humanitarian aid across borders; reiterates the importance of observing the provisions of the UNGA Resolution 74/274 approved on April 20, 2020, requesting the strengthening of supply chains that promote and ensure fair, transparent, equitable, efficient and timely access to the medicines, vaccines and medical supplies needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic; and of the World Health Assembly Resolution 73.1 approved on May 19, 2020, that recognizes the role of extensive immunization against COVID-19 as a global public good for health in preventing, containing and stopping transmission in order to bring the pandemic to an end;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. InvitUrges the Commission to adapt its trade policy in order to help developing countries to boost the resilience and diversification of their value chains at a global, regional and local level, including reshoring and nearshoring; calls on the Commission to cooperate in further development and enforcement of business due diligence obligations in global value chains, helping to develop mechanisms of compliance in supply chains and production in developing countries;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that the post COVID- 19 recovery is a unique opportunity to re- set sustainable growth; calls on the Commission to present its review of the 15-point Action Plan on TSD Chapters, with the briefest of delays; expects the review to urgently address the enforceability of TSD commitments which have proven to be lacking, taking as a minimum recent advances in enforceability, namely the ability for the EU to tackle any non-compliance by partners;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the commitment shown by the EU and its Member States in tackling the wider impact of COVID-19, in particular through the Coronavirus Global Response and COVAX initiatives; acknowledges the commitment of the Commission to make the COVID-19 vaccine a global public good and requests adequate measures for the global challenges of shortages, insufficient manufacturing capacity and the gap between COVAX objectives and their financing; calls on the Commission to coordinate with the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organisation and the African Union in order to scale up vaccine production for developing countries; calls on the Commission to promote contracts between pharmaceutical companies and generic manufacturers in developing countries to increase global manufacturing capacity and reduce the delay in vaccination and ensure affordability especially for LDCs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to close the funding gap for the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator and COVAX and to ensure that the sharing of excess vaccine doses is coordinated under Team Europe, in close cooperation with COVAX;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes UN Secretary-General’s call to ensure equal, affordable and rapid access to COVID-19 vaccines globally; urges the Commission to take a leading role in the WTO TRIPS Council debates on avoiding barriers to access to vaccines and transfer of technology by promoting consensus in the flexibilization of TRIPS obligations; requests to consider compulsory licensing and implementation of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems as a means to boost EU cooperation with developing countries facing COVID-19;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Requests to provide to the Commission-Parliament Contact Group an oversight over the decision making in the COVID-19 response, including the negotiation of Advance Purchase Agreements (APAs); requests the inclusion of DEVE Committee representatives in the Commission- Parliament Contact Group to provide adequate input for an EU Global vaccination strategy that is prepared for challenges such as the deployment of the vaccine in countries with insufficient medical infrastructure, production of vaccines in developing countries, a humanitarian buffer of vaccines and risk reduction and preparedness against new strains of the virus;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Amendment 57 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to identify the appropriate measures to ensure that this pandemic does not precipitate a food crisis in the developing world; supports actions to facilitate trade with a view to promoting food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary measures in response to COVID-19, including nutritious, safe, affordable and high quality food throughout the year; recalls the principle of policy coherence for development to ensure European exports do not hinder the development of local production; calls for the prioritisation of local production and consumption that ensure local job creation, guarantee fair prices for producers and consumers, reduce countries' dependence on imports and their vulnerability to international price fluctuations;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to consider the implications of COVID-19 and its impact on achieving the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals; accordingly, urges the Commission to re- adapt its trade policy in line with its global development policy accordingly to ensure that economies and societies are rebuilt better, more sustainable, more resilient and more socio-economically equal after the pandemic; stresses that tackling inequalities must become central to the EU’s post-COVID-19 global strategy, including its trade agenda, to make sure that progress on reducing poverty, education, public health, gender equality and climate action is not lost due to the pandemic;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2076(INI)
B. whereas the EU’s SMEs have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment, and in so doing have ensured social and economic well-being and prosperity; whereas they are often hit hard in times of crisis such as that generated by the current COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles ofset out in the European Green Deal, involving a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing citizens, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transition fostering cohesion between regions through innovation and a new sustainable economic model, leaving no one behind;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for a Union industrial strategy that takes into account the importance of this sector for regions facing demographic challenges, encourages investment and promotes the industrial development of such areas in the Union;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and cohesive and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment, particularly in disadvantaged regions;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of energy production and consumption when it comes to European industrial competitiveness and greenhouse gas emissions, making it essential to achieve transition to a sustainable, affordable and safe energy system based on the proper functioning of the internal energy market; points out that energy transition, digital transformation, technological innovation and research and development must be the driving forces behind the achievement of European industrial growth, climate neutrality and greater territorial resilience and sustainability, helping to develop rural areas, counter depopulation and improve air quality in metropolitan regions;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions, focusing on local investment and education programmes to promote energy self-sufficiency, the use of renewables and improved energy efficiency;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and associated risk prevention in all EU regions;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of regional and municipal waste management in promoting the circular economy and calls on the European Commission to channel the necessary investment into recovery plants that reinject waste as a form of secondary raw material into the economy, thereby generating wealth and employment and helping to curb climate change;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single markets, especially in key sectors such as health supplies;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritise investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transitionwith low air quality but nevertheless committed to the emissions reduction goals set out in the European Green Pact, regions in industrial decline with high levels of unemployment, depopulated regions and interregional areas that combine some of these characteristics, in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition, the protection of air quality and interregional cooperation, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 113 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritise investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions that are nevertheless committed to the emissions reduction targets set out in the European Green Pact, in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition.
Amendment 122 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 26 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Parliament issued overall positive opinions in 2020 on the requests to extend the EUTFs until the end of 2021, while expressing concerns about the lack of transparency over the implementation of projects, with specific regard to the ones related to border and migration management, and under the condition, in the case of the Africa Trust Fund, of providing mandatory guarantees on the respect of fundamental human rights in all funded projects;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas there are serious concerns that the EUTFs could have contributed to inhumane and degrading treatment and financed actors that have committed human rights violations, such as in Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Niger;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the establishment of both the EUTFs and the Facility for refugees in Turkey (FRT) have been justified by the need for a flexible, ad hoc and swift reaction not possible under the classical institutional framework; and the limited resources and flexibility available in the EU budget; whereas the Lisbon Treaty reinforced the role of the European Parliament to bring more coherence and democratic accountability and whereas the extra-budgetary instruments such as the EUTFs, as well as extraordinary tools such as the FRT, pose challenges with respect to democratic accountability, including the role of the European Parliament and also the integrity and unity of the EU budget;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the 2016 migration crisis stemming from the Syrian conflict brought nearly 4 million refugees to Turkey, of which about 3.6 million are Syrian refugees and about 360 000 are registered refugees and asylum seekers from other countries, according to UNHCR data;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the new EU’s external financial framework (NDICI-Global Europe) should overcome the constraints that lead to the need to launch Trust Funds to response in a more flexible and rapid manner to specific crises;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the primary objective of the Union development cooperation policy is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty as enshrined in Article 208 TFEU;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
D d. whereas, according to the Financial Regulation, the EUTFs should be subject to an annual external and independent audit and the European Commission has the power to suspend the financing agreement if the third country breaches an obligation relating to respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law and in serious cases of corruption;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
D e. whereas since July 2017, almost €90m has been allocated through the EUTF for Africa to train, equip and support the capacity of the Libyan coastguard for the interception of migrants at sea and land borders and €49m has been allocated to address the conditions in which returnees are detained;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
D f. whereas the European Consensus on Development remains the doctrinal framework for EU development policy, and the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid reaffirms the fundamental principles of humanitarian aid;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)
Recital D g (new)
D g. whereas the EU and its partners in the humanitarian field must be able to ensure assistance and protection based on needs and on respect for the principles of neutrality, impartiality, humanity and independence of humanitarian action, as enshrined in international law and in particular in international humanitarian law;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Parliament, while acknowledging their value-added, has repeatedly voiced the need for enhanced parliamentary scrutiny of the EUTFs and the FRT and for stronger involvement in the preparation and negotiation of future EUTFs and of the extension of existing EUTFs and other financial instruments in the domain of EU external action; whereas, following the adoption of the 2021-27 MFF and the inclusion of the European Development Fund in the EU budget, Parliament’s demands have gained further relevance and legitimacy, taking into account that the biggest share of contributions to the EUTFs are now coming from the EU budget itself, while contributions from Member States represent a very limited share of the total EUTFs’ budget;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that pooling resources from the EDF, the Union budget and other donors in trust funds should not alter the ability of existing EU policies and programmes to pursue their original objectives, such as the eradication of poverty and the promotion of fundamental rights;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the new EU external financing instrument, NDICI-Global Europe, as it foresees increasing possibilities within the EU budget to respond to new emergencies;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Committee Chairs and relevant Members have been granted observer status in meetings of the Strategic Boards of the Trust Funds and in the FRT Steering Committee; notes further that this status has not been formally reflected in the Constitutive Agreements of the Trust Funds; regrets that its call to allow Parliament to monitor the activities of the Operational Committee has not been answered and recalls its request to ensure that the Parliament is represented at these meetings;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Continues to expresses concerns overDeeply regrets the limited role of Parliament in the supervision and scrutiny of the Union contributions to the EUTFs; recalls Parliament’s requestconsiders that the Parliament should be able to monitor the activities of the Operational Committee, and calls on the Commission to provide in good time detailed information on the decisions taken in that Committee and to ensure that Parliament is represented at its meetings;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to closely monitor and evaluate interventions, and to generate knowledge about the activities of the EUTFs and of the FRT, through a dedicated set of reports; hails these efforts to achieve greater transparency by publishing relevant data on the web pages of the EUTFs and the FRT; considers, nevertheless, that the level of detail provided by the Commission with regard to projects related to migration and border management has not always been sufficient for the Parliament to adequately assess the implementation of these instruments;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the late notice from the Commission on its intention to extend the duration of the EUTFs and the late evaluations of some of the Trust Funds, which did not allow Parliament to arrive at full and precise conclusions in a timely manner in the case of the Trust Fund for Africa;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that the Parliament considered that, in order to proceed with the extension of the EUTF for Africa and also looking at its future functioning, mandatory guarantees on the respect of fundamental human rights should be provided in all funded projects, with particular attention to migration management, where these have not always been fully respected;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Reiterates Parliament’s insistence that the extension of the EUTFs until December 2021 agreed by the European Parliament be mainly technical to allow for a smooth transition into the new MFF and allowing for an efficient contracting and use of the funds already committed;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2045(INI)
7. Considers that the Bêkou Trust Fund has proven its value as an important toolcontributed to address the post- conflict situation in the Central African Republic (CAR); notes that the EUTF made a major contribution to the nexus approach of development and humanitarian needs in the CAR;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 100 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Considers that despite the intervention of the EU and other donors, the situation in the country remains unstable due to the emergence of new conflicts and severe food insecurity;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that humanitarian objectives and principles are met and respected in the implementation of actions under the Trust Fund; recalls that the Trust funds’ objectives should be aligned with those of the Union instruments from which they are funded and, therefore, projects funded under the Madad Trust Fund should promote and protect dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms, promote social and economic inclusion, in particular of minorities and vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, refugees and displaced persons;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Recalls the vulnerability of the Palestine refugee communities in Syria and the region, and calls for continuous support and to their inclusion in EU’s humanitarian plans and responses around the Syria crisis;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the Trust Fund for Africa represents an importantshould have represented, under the current circumstances, a tool to provide a swift, flexible and targeted response to emerging challenges and underlines that common, global challenges, such as migration and forced displacement, the impact of climate change and economic crises in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, make this flexibility and rapidity more necessary than ever; stresses, however, that flexibility needs to be always combined with full transparency and accountability of the decision-making process and underlines that focusing priorities on stopping migration flows has led to dangerous perverse effects and a substantial shift away from the original objectives of reducing poverty and tackling the root causes of migration;
Amendment 124 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that the EUTF for Africa has contributed toidentified the goal of the triple humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach, which was not possible with the EU financial instruments under the previous MFF; notes however that this nexus has often been contradicted and overcome by partnership agreements with actors allegedly responsible for violations of human rights, including training of armed forces and border guards and provision of equipment;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 132 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 139 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Is deeply concerned that the need to address the root causes of migration, which includes prioritising development and anti-poverty policies, has often been overtaken by a short term perspective of migration management driven by domestic policy priorities. Considers that this could lead to dangerous perverse effects, including violation of human rights in the context of project implementation. Criticizes the nature of certain projects related to migration and border management, for which adequate information has not been provided to the Parliament and retains it essential to have more precise explanation about suspected human rights violations linked to the EUTF in Libya, Ethiopia and Niger;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Strongly underlines that funds from the European Development Fund (EDF) and Official Development Assistance (ODA) sources must be devoted to the economic, human and social development of the host country, with particular focus on the development challenges identified in the Trust Fund decision; recalls that funding of the EUTF must be implemented and evaluated on the basis of ODA criteria and that all expenses falling outside this requirement have to be funded from different sources that are pooled in the Trust Fund; stresses, in this regard, the importance of pooling resources from diverse and multiple sources and donors, and recalls that leveraging is one of the foremost reasons for the creation of this instrument devoted to such different and heterogeneous ends; condemns any use of EDF and ODA funds for migration management and control or any other actions without development objectives;
Amendment 141 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Deplores that in several projects, founded under the EUTF Africa, the reduction of migration flows, rather than poverty reduction, has been mentioned as an indicator of success. Stresses that there has been a dangerous shift in priorities away from development policies and considers that this shift risks producing imbalances between countries according to their role in managing migration and readmissions;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15 e. Notes that in some countries the approval of development projects has taken place in parallel with, and conditional upon, progress in negotiations on return and readmission agreements and strict management of migration flows; stresses that the use of development cooperation as an incentive for migration management undermines meaningful action to address the needs of people in developing countries, the rights of refugees and migrants, and thus also undermines a wide range of rights under the Sustainable Development Goals and moves away from the objectives of tackling inequality and exclusion, promoting democratic governance and human rights, and enhancing sustainable and inclusive development; rejects any kind of conditionality based on EU’s migration and border policies;
Amendment 146 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the EUTF for Africa made a major contribution to strengthening resilience and implementing the humanitarian-development nexus in fragile contexts; notes further that it also fostered cooperation between different stakeholders, and allowed contributions from non-EU donors, which in the post- Brexit context have acquired particular importance, and increased the visibility of the issue of migration and forced displacement and the EU’s response to it; regrets at the same time that the monitoring of the implementation of this fund has not been adequate and requests to include S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely) objectives in the project long frames, as well as establish quantifiable targets for evaluating projects;
Amendment 148 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Denounces the continuing and impressive human rights violations taking place in Libya in the context of the integrated border management actions; underlines that the Libyan Coast Guard regularly continues to be responsible for serious violations of the human rights of migrants, including failure to respect the principle of non-refoulement; stresses that many of the people rescued or intercepted by the coastguard are returned to arbitrary detention in horrendous and shameful conditions in Libya; underlines that in the context of the Emergency Transit Mechanism there are serious concerns to facilitate the return of refugees to countries in which they are not safe, in violation of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Deplores that the EUTF for Africa funded such activities and calls the Commission to suspend this program until there is a real and objective assessment on respect for human rights;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Welcomes the proposal by the Commission to de-commit funds originating from the EUTF for Africa initially allocated to Eritrea, in particular for the procurement for road renovation that used forced labour;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Reminds that the EUTF for Colombia is established under the Development Cooperation Instrument, and must be aligned to the primary objective of the development policy of the European Union, which remains “the fight against poverty”; stresses furthermore that the respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, the promotion of the rule of law, democratic principles, transparency, good governance, peace and stability and gender equality, are essential and part of the Constitutive Agreement establishing the EUTF;
Amendment 176 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Regrets the lack of a proper EU responsibility in managing the migration flows and the externalisation of migration management to Turkey; retains that FRT has been established despite the existence of serious concerns about the human rights situation of refugees in Turkey from the perspective of international asylum law; is aware about the role played by FRT in providing support to some 1.8 million of refugees through basic needs support, 668,900 refugee children with educational support, and millions of refugees with healthcare and protection services; expresses its support to Turkish civil society and recalls the laudable efforts played by international organisations in implementing these projects. Considers it important to continue to ensure adequate support for refugees, avoiding that the Turkish government is directly involved in the management and allocation of funds;
Amendment 182 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Expresses concerns regarding the degradation of human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law in Turkey and calls on the Commission to ensure that the objectives and the implementation of the FRT are consistent with the EU’s general principles, policies and objectives, including democracy, rule of law and human rights;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21 c. Deeply regrets that in several occasions the Turkish government used the flows of refugees and the situation of migrants at EU borders as a tool of political pressure against the EU; notes with concern that this tool of pressure used by Turkey posed at risks lives and health of migrants and most vulnerable persons;
Amendment 184 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21 d. Recalls the importance of a human, solidary and responsible approach towards the refugees and the migration flows; expresses serious concerns for several cases of expulsion and return of migrants and refugees; reminds that no EU funds should facilitate directly or indirectly any forced returns;
Amendment 186 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its request that Turkey respect the principle of non-refoulement, in particular on the Syrian border, and that it not use the flows of refugees against the EUExpresses its concern about the legal status of Syrian refugees in Turkey, stresses the urgency to ensure that the human rights of migrants and refugees as guaranteed by the 1951 Refugee Convention are fully respected and reiterates its request that Turkey respect the principle of non-refoulement, in particular on the Syrian border. Calls the Turkish authorities to lift Turkey’s geographical limitation to the 1951 Refugee Convention so that Syrians can be recognised as refugees;
Amendment 202 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Underlines the need to safeguard the humanitarian principles given the involvement of humanitarian aid in the FRT; considers that a strong role of Turkey therein challenges the purely needs-based character and the principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Considers that a protracted presence of refugees in Turkey needs to build up a nexus between humanitarian assistance and a more developmental focus and help create livelihood opportunities for refugees to improve their self-reliance and social inclusion into their host communities;
Amendment 207 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Regrets that the EU-Turkey statement on refugees is a “de facto” readmission agreement concluded by the EU that has been presented as a statement in order to bypass the legal procedures on the conclusion of readmission agreements set in article79(3) TFEU and the obligation of obtaining prior consent of the EP as required by Article 218 (6)(a)(v) TFEU;
Amendment 208 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22 d. Notes that FRT supports only registered refugees, expresses its concerns that many refugees have been left without assistance since registration was made difficult in some provinces and cities;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22 e. Underlines that the European Court of Auditors Special report No 27/2018 expresses just a partial satisfaction with the efficiency of the humanitarian projects financed by the Facility since they did not consistently and comprehensively assess the reasonableness of the budgeted costs. The report also raises concern about the fact that is not possible to monitor all the humanitarian projects during the audit due to the Turkish authorities’ refusal to grant access to beneficiary data for some of the cash-assistance projects;
Amendment 210 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 f (new)
Paragraph 22 f (new)
22 f. Requests therefore the Commission to improve monitoring and reporting, by demanding Turkish authorities to grant implementing partners of cash assistance full access to the data on eligible beneficiaries for the sake of accountability, as well as to set parameters to avoid double-funding for the sake of efficiency, as underlined by the European Court of Auditors Special report No 27/2018;
Amendment 218 #
2020/2045(INI)
23. Underlines the necessity of better addressing the funding needs in situations of humanitarian and protracted crisis and with a view to the coordination and transition between humanitarian relief, reconstruction and development in a flexible and interconnected manner;
Amendment 229 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Underlines that any partnership agreement should ensure full protection of human lives, dignity and human rights; deplores that these minimum guarantees were not effectively respected and that migrants and refugees often face inhumane conditions of transfer and detention; calls on the Commission to ensure a transparent risk assessment, carried out by independent EU-bodies and experts on the impact of EU-funded projects on the human rights of migrants and refugees, as well as on the wider population in the country concerned; calls for the establishment of an effective and independent monitoring mechanisms to fully monitor and evaluate the final destination of these funds and protocols for action in the event of violations of fundamental rights;
Amendment 234 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Calls on the Commission to withhold or review the cooperation with third countries that do not fully respect fundamental rights, including suspending specific funding and projects which endanger or undermine human rights;
Amendment 235 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Reminds that a trust fund shall only be established and implemented when the existing financing instruments would not be sufficient to achieve policy objectives of the Union, when the Union trust fund would bring clear political visibility for the Union and managerial advantages as well as better control by the Union of risks and disbursements of the Union and other donors’ contributions, when the Union trust fund does not duplicate other existing funding channels or similar instruments without providing any additionality and when the objectives of the trust fund are aligned with the objectives of the Union instrument or budgetary item from which it is funded;
Amendment 236 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24 d. Insists that the contribution mechanism to any EUTF or ad hoc instrument should be prepared and negotiated with the full involvement of the European Parliament and the contribution from the Union budget should be clearly defined;
Amendment 237 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24 e. Underlines the need to increase the impact and visibility of EU external spending;
Amendment 238 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 f (new)
Paragraph 24 f (new)
24 f. Calls on the Commission to make the best use of the lessons learnt with the existing EUTFs and the FRT to enhance the synergies and ensure coherence between the EU external funding instruments;
Amendment 255 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is confident that the NDICI-Global Europe will allow for increasedsufficient flexibility and responsiveness, allowing to evaluate, with to continue the activities of the existing Trust Funds and thereby safeguard the unhe full involvement of the Parliament, which activities of the existing Trust Funds should continue and which ones should be replaced and thereby safeguard the unity and democratic accountability of the Union budget;
Amendment 267 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls for more transparency and accountability and a better involvement of the Parliament in the Union trust funds, from the deliberations on the setting-up of any trust fund, the drawing up of the constitutive agreement and the mobilisation of the Union’s contribution, to the implementation, continuation and possible liquidation of any trust fund; calls for a revision of the relevant articles of the Financial Regulation in this respect;
Amendment 272 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Considers that partnerships and consequent allocations of resources should not be conditional on the cooperation with the EU’s demands regarding returns and readmission or border management; insists that the EU should work with its partners to develop a political environment of democratic accountability, with the participation of local communities in decision-making processes regarding the use of funds;
Amendment 282 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Acknowledges that cooperation with representatives of local communities, including locallocal communities and stakeholders, including local government bodies, civil society organisations, NGOs, trade unions and religious leaders, in settings affected by conflict is crucial to foster reconciliation, dialogue and peace;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the European Consensus on Development and the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular Goals 1, 5, 10, 11, 13 and 1316,
Amendment 5 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
— having regard to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Paris Agreement of 2015, the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) of 2013 and the recommendations by its Task Force on Displacement welcomed by the Conference of the Parties at its 24th Session (COP24), the Global Compact for Migration of 2018, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction of 2015,;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the impacts of climate change include increases in thed frequency and gravity of storms, floods, landslides, extreme heat waves, droughts, forest fires and other disasters, as well as slow-onset developmentprocesses such as rising sea-levels rise, coastal erosion, salinisation, gradual changes in rainfall patterns, permafrost thawing, and the decline and displacement of animal and plant populations;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poverty and inequality are both a cause and an effect of vulnerability and related displacement; whereas reducing poverty and inequality is therefore intrinsically linked with climate action and must more clearly guide the EU’s development policy, with support from other EU policies affecting developing countries, as stipulated by Article 208 of the TFEU;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there are other environmental factors not directly linked to climate change, but linked to human- made environmental changes such as land degradation or marine and coastal ecosystem degradation, land and water grabbing, as well as environmental disasters and pollution caused by wars, which also act as risk-multipliers and migration drivers, notably in relation to vulnerable populations that are highly dependent on agriculture and local natural resources;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the adverse effects of climate change will often reverse development progress, in particular when they lead to disasters and crises, and related displacement becomes protracted; whereas the basic principles of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development include leaving no one behind and addressing the needs of those furthest behind first; whereas a comprehensive strategy is needed for implementing this in the EU’s climate- related policies;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas women suffer disproportionately from the impacts of climate change, owing not least to the agricultural tasks they carry out but also to the discrimination they suffer in terms of access to land and services, particularly sexual and reproductive health services, participation in decision-making and respect when embarking on activities traditionally dominated by men; whereas women are also strongly over-represented among people displaced for reasons related to climate change80% of those who are displaced as a result of climate change are women and children who are more exposed to the negative effects of climate change and face greater difficulties related thereto, including a much higher risk of dying in natural disasters; whereas the situation for people who are internally displaced due to environmental reasons is worst for people in vulnerable situations including women, who are often exposed to violations of their basic rights as victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation; whereas women are usually at a higher risk of being located in unsafe, overcrowded shelters due to their lack of assets and greater vulnerability to poverty;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. stresses that women and girls are powerful agents of change in particular for climate action and calls for EU development programmes to promote the meaningful participation and empowerment of women and their organisations at all levels and at all stages of policy design, planning, financing, implementation monitoring and evaluation, as their inclusion is crucial to improve climate mitigation as well as resilience policy interventions and fair allocation of resources in order to tackle the obstacles that affect them disproportionately and to ensure long- term sustainable climate solutions; stresses in this regard the need to support capacity building and women’s role as educators and promoters of change and ensure adequate financing for these organisations;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas adaptation action should mainly focus on the most vulnerable and should include increasing the resilience of their dwellings, and the infrastructure they depend on, to extreme weather events, improving their food and water security, increasing their access to climate- responsive social protection and services, helping subsistence farmers to adapt their agricultural methods to changes in rainfall and temperature patterns, and helping poor people in increasingly uninhabitable areas to re-settle;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas adverse effects of climate change are important drivers of displacement within countries and across borders interacting with and exacerbating factors such as poverty, marginalisation, weak governance, the absence of effective measures to reduce disaster risks and adapt to climate change, and in some situations conflict and its root causes;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas already today an annual average of more than 20 million people are displaced by sudden-onset weather and climate-related events, while many others are forced or decide to move in the context of sea-level rise, droughts, perma- frost thawing and other slow-onset processes related to global warming;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, according to the World Bank, by 2050, without concrete climate and development action, over 143 million people in just three regions (Latin America, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa) could be forcedare likely to move within their own countries to escape the slow-onset impacts of climate change, unless effective measures are taken to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases; reduce disaster risks; adapt to climate change; strengthen the resilience as well as to reduce the vulnerability of people and communities at risk of displacement; and find durable solutions for people who are displaced;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas it is increasingly recognised that preventing, addressing, and resolving displacement and migration related to climate change is primarily a development challenge; whereas local and regional governments in some developing countries have started to integrate management of displacement risks and the finding of durable solutions for displacement-affected communities as well as disaster risk reduction and climate action plans and adaptation strategies, while cooperating with their peers in initiatives such as the Covenant of Mayors;
Amendment 113 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) identifies climate change among the drivers that compel people to leave their country of origin and commits countries to enhance the availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration including for displaced persons who cannot return to and adapt in countries of origin affected by adverse effects of climate change;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Recital M c (new)
Mc. whereas the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) acknowledges that external forced displacement may result from sudden-onset disasters and environmental degradation and recognises the need for guidance and support for measures assisting those displaced by disasters;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the ruling by the UN Human Rights Committee in the case of Teitiota v New Zealand acknowledges a legal basis for refugee protection for those who face anthat persons whose lives are imminently threat to their life on account of climate changeened by adverse effects of climate change must not be deported back to their countries of origin;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Calls on the Commission to prepare a comprehensive strategy for the EU’s contribution to limiting and mitigating the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries through:
Amendment 157 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
- the reduction of general vulnerability through poverty and inequality reduction, putting in place resilient social protection systems, as well as addressing specific vulnerabilities to impacts of climate change resulting, for example, from the locations of dwellings and the bases of livelihoods, or specific vulnerabilities of different people, including women, children, older persons, people with disabilities, displaced people including refugees and internally displaced persons, stateless persons and migrants and communities at risk of becoming displaced,
Amendment 166 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3
Paragraph 2 – indent 3
- increased support for developing countries’ capacities to take such action with resources mobilised by themselves and, with the help of international climate financing, and other assistance,through provision of public technical assistance (public sector expertise) to partner countries’ national and subnational authorities;
Amendment 169 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- increased support for community- based actions on disaster risk reduction and focus on early action to reduce risk and build resilience, in order to enable local communities to prevent and withstand climate shocks;
Amendment 174 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- affirming and seeking widespread, bind and obligating recognition that migrationhuman mobility is becoming ever more necessary as part of the response to the impacts of climate change, and proposing international arrangements for managing climate- induced migration, displacement and planned relocation, and increasing the protection of persons displaced within their countries in the context of climate change,
Amendment 182 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- increased support for developing countries’ capacities to manage climate- induced displacement risks including identification of communities at particular risk of being forced to flee their homes due to sudden- or slow-onset disasters; early warning systems; disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and resilience-building measures; and, as a measure of last resort, planned relocation;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
- increasing capacities to rapidly respond to needs for humanitarian aid, as global heating will inevitably keep increasing such needs;e financial support to developing countries’ disaster preparedness and capacities to rapidly respond to growing and new humanitarian needs, since climate change impacts and current and future crises will inevitably keep increasing such needs and will pose challenges to humanitarian aid in terms of capacity, scale and geographical coverage of response
Amendment 202 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a specific budget line under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument for actions to limit and manage the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries; and contribute to the prevention and management of climate-induced displacement;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges that the humanitarian-development nexus approach offers a unique opportunity to develop prevention measures, enhance response capacity, support early recovery, build self-reliance and reduce risks at community level, to leave no one behind;
Amendment 215 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States in their relation and dialogues with third countries to support Governments and other stakeholders at national and sub-national levels to adopt finance laws, policies, standards and budgets that support adaptation measures to strengthen the resilience of systems (e.g. health system, education system, social protection etc.), communities and people
Amendment 229 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call for a commitment by the EU and its Member States to significantly increase the adaptation finance they provide and points once more to the need for progress on the issue of loss and damage, for which additional resources should be raisedscale up their support for adaptation finance and disaster risk management, and points once more to the need for progress on strengthening preparedness and resilience and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, especially in countries that are particularly vulnerable;
Amendment 234 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reaffirms its commitments to the Sendai Framework and stresses the need for a new EU Action Plan after 2021 to be aligned with the Agenda 2030, to strengthen investments on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation at a local level where it is most needed;
Amendment 238 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for climate-related EU gender funding to be scaled up and for urgent gender-based climate action focused on women to be established in the design and implementation of preparedness, mitigation and adaptation programmes; olicies and programmes in order to support women’s leadership and decision-making in all aspects of climate change; recognises that gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment are a catalyst for sustainable development and a prerequisite for the management of climate challenges; calls for the EU and its Member States to include gender analysis and budgeting in development cooperation policies and all instruments in order to advance gender-just climate action and support climate change adaptation and resilience in developing countries
Amendment 252 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a common and coordinated international response led by the EU aimed at making progress in the implementation of recognition, protection and support measures for people who are compelled to move within and between countries in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change; encourages the Union to analyse and adopt new approaches, considering examples of regulation at regional level such as the Kampala Convention, and to promote the incorporation of, inter alia, the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement into the domestic laws of EU Member States and of third states through bilateral and regional agreementon the Commission and the Member States to recognise the specific needs and vulnerabilities of people who are compelled to move within and between countries in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change, to enhance their protection, as well as strengthen efforts to achieve solutions ending their displacement, and in this regard, - encourages Member States to incorporate, among others, the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement into domestic law, and to develop regional instruments to protect internally displaced persons, drawing inspiration from the African Union Kampala Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa; and - calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase support to developing countries to achieve durable solutions for internally displaced persons, including pastoralists and other rural populations whose traditional livelihoods have been destroyed by the adverse impacts of climate change, and to find new livelihoods which are better adapted to a changing climate; - proposes to the Commission and the Member States that a climate passport be issued to persons coming from a country, or part of it, that will become uninhabitable due to climate change as a way to offer them protection from vulnerability and statelessness; - proposes to the Commission and the Member States that a climate change- induced livelihood destruction be explicitly recognised as an eligibility criterion for humanitarian protection; - invites the Commission and the Member States to put forward such proposals in international fora, in parallel to other EU initiatives;
Amendment 260 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the ruling of the UN Human Rights Committee of 20 January 2020 in the case of Teitiota v. New Zealand, which states that countries may not deport individuals facing climate- induced conditions that violate the right to life; calls on the Member States to consider the risk of violations of the right to life due to climate change as part of their return decisions, notably triggering non-refoulement obligations;
Amendment 261 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to develop and adopt, as part of the reform of the Union’s Migration and Asylum Policy, appropriate measures such as mobility schemes, skilling and reskilling, and preferential access for third-country workers coming from countries particularly affected by adverse impacts of climate change, including those working in the fossil fuel industry, extractive sectors and agriculture, as part of the European Green Deal, to enable them to contribute to the low-carbon transition across the global supply chain; the use of humanitarian visa and temporary protection for persons displaced by sudden-onset disasters; and long-term admission of persons coming from a country that is becoming or has become inhabitable due to climate change;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the 2002 ‘Barcelona targets’,
Amendment 12 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the 'Demographic Change: Proposals on Measuring and Tackling its Negative Effects in the EU Regions' of 12-14 October 2020,
Amendment 13 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to the Territorial Impact Assessment Report of the Committee of the Regions on Demographic Change of 30 January 2020,
Amendment 14 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
- - having regard to the Commission Long-TermVision for Rural Areas, which is currently under preparation,
Amendment 15 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)
Citation 16 d (new)
- having regard to the Committee of the Regions opinion 'EU Strategy for Rural Revival' from 8-10 December 2020;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the effects caused by demographic trends and the depopulation phenomenon are unequal between Member states and its regions, and these need to be addressed by targeted measures;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the European Union has numerous instruments to face demographic challenges, and cohesion policy plays a crucial role in this regard;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas climate change enhances drastic changes in demographic trends;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the Union has increased its efforts in order to integrate the principles of sustainability, greening and digitalisation in the overall EU policy making;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas the Commission is currently working on its Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, although the EU population has seen substantial growth in previous decades, the growth rate is now falling and the population is expected to decrease in the longer term; whedecreas Europe will account for less thaning from 6% to 4 % of the world’s population by 2070, and long- term demographic trends in European regions indicate lower birth rates and ageing societies;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the current trend of ageing in EU population has important economic and social consequences, such as higher dependency ratios, pressures on fiscal and social security sustainability, and increased stress on healthcare and social services;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Observes that GDP per capita, income level, employment rate, fertility rate and population ageing are among the most important factors with a direct impact on demographics; notes that the current employment dynamics in particular are generating demographic flows within European regions leading to socio-spatial disparities and challenges that post-2020 cohesion policy will need to address; underlines that internal migration patterns from eastern, southeastern and central regions to northern and northwestern regions mostly involve young, educated and skilled workers; notes that migration from non- EU citizens has allowed EU to avoid population loss in the recent years;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that Europe is manifestly experiencing population ageing, affecting the dependency ratio and having negative effects on workforce growth, which is far behind the previous decade; warns of a visible decline of the labour force in eastern, southern and central European regions; highlights that population ageing also affects housing and transport planning, infrastructure and services needs, as well as fiscal and social security sustainability;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that, in that regard, active ageing policies are needed in order to reduce its negative dimension in rural and remote areas, ensuring an adequate level of quality of life for all inhabitants;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines that fertility rates in the EU are considerably below replacement level; considers that cohesion policy can contribute to address this issue by promoting better conditions for families to raise their children, namely through favourable conditions in the job market, work life balance, affordable housing and access to social services of general interest, particularly those targeted to young families, such as affordable childcare;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the attractiveness of rural areas can be enhanced through the availability of high-quality public services; investments in those may require economies of scale that are difficult to implement in low-density areas, so local and regional communities should identify adequate provisions of services, in the most efficient way possible. In this sense, the role of cohesion policy is fundamental and should allow for these high quality public services;
Amendment 82 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights that rural development policies should have as one of their main objectives the creation of innovation ecosystems to support knowledge creation and technological diffusion; with this objective in mind, it is key to stimulate common virtual and physical environments that bring together firms, entrepreneurs and research institutes contributing to the transformation of rural areas into real innovation hubs. An environment that enables rural innovation can also be supported by investments in skills and ICT infrastructure, facilitating access to capital for entrepreneurs and SMEs, and supporting local supply chain development linked with diverse industries;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes that the concept of “rural proofing” should be mainstreamed throughout all steps of the EU policymaking; this idea, which aims at understanding the impact of policy intervention in rural areas, has the objective of ensuring a fair and equitable policy outcome for them. Rural proofing contributes at understanding the specific necessities of rural and remote areas with a specific focus on policy implementation, overcoming undesirable policy externalities by designing and delivering adequate solutions;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 87 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Highlights that demographic challenge, although affecting EU’s regions indifferent way, is an important issue for all the EU and has to be understood and tackled in an holistic way; underlines that the EU as a whole has registered a negative natural demographic balance for the last years; stresses that it was due to the migration from non-EU citizens that EU did not face population loss in the last years;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 b (new)
Subheading 4 b (new)
Amendment 100 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the fact that the EU’s common transport policy aims to strengthen social, economic and territorial cohesion by creating a Europe- wide common transport area, including rural, remote, mountainous, sparsely populated, peripheral, island and outermost regions; points out, however, that there are significant differences between EU regions in terms of connectivity, quality of infrastructure and accessibility;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Highlights the fact that rural areas, particularly those that are sparsely populated, suffer from a lack of infrastructure and high-quality transport services, as well as a deterioration in existing services and a low frequency of public transport services, resulting in people relying on their own private vehicles; acknowledges that the needs and challenges of these regions must be taken into account in the transition towards sustainable and smart mobility in line with the Green Deal targets;
Amendment 103 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Highlights the fact that sustainable mobility policies have traditionally focused on cities, relegating the mobility and infrastructure needs of rural areas, including sparsely populated areas, to second place;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Expresses concern over a "geography of discontent" that is taking place in many EU regions where people feel left behind and which is closely associated to demographic change; the "geography of discontent" leads to radical political movements and denial of the EU integration, endangering the EU cohesion;
Amendment 117 #
Amendment 120 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 126 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that economic migration has a direct impact on the inclusiveness of cities, requiring tailored policy responses in different territorial contexts; highlights, in this regard, the need to strengthen inclusion policies;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Amendment 129 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Subheading 7 a (new)
Calls for a greater coordination of EU instruments, in particular the ESI Funds and the Next Generation EU, so as to ensure a more comprehensive approach to the demographic challenges; suggests that, given that the mechanisms employed so far have not held back the advance of demographic imbalances, a review of existing policies is required;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 b (new)
Subheading 7 b (new)
Calls on the EU incorporating demographic challenges throughout the policy spectrum, including in its budget headings, in order to enable the development of adequate policies; considers that the impact of public policies in demography should be taken into account and subject to impact assessments;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 c (new)
Subheading 7 c (new)
Calls on the Commission once more to propose a strategy on demographic change which prioritises the following fields: decent employment, work-life balance, the territorial aspect of policies promoting economic activity and employment, the adequate provision of social services of general interest in all territories, local public transport, adequate care for dependent persons and long-term care, and good-quality labour conditions, paying special attention to new forms of work and their social impact;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 d (new)
Subheading 7 d (new)
Highlights the importance of having family friendly labour legislation that enables satisfactory work life-balance; underlines, in this respect, the role of social partners and the importance of collective bargaining;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 e (new)
Subheading 7 e (new)
Stresses that cohesion policy should promote the employability and inclusion of women, especially mothers who struggle with finding employment; stresses the importance of helping young mothers to return to work, namely by providing affordable childcare facilities for children of all ages and promoting policies of shared responsibility;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 f (new)
Subheading 7 f (new)
Highlights the need to support young families, improving the conditions for them to have children; notes that, according to the 2018 assessment, the Barcelona target of having 90% of the children from 3 to mandatory school age in formal childcare or attending preschool was not reached; stresses the importance of having access to affordable childcare facilities for young families to decide to have children;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 g (new)
Subheading 7 g (new)
Considers that that the EU should support migration and inclusion policies in the Member states, in respect for the rights and competencies of those Member States, as well as the subsidiarity principle, in order to minimise negative demographic trends; considers that local and regional bodies should be incentivized to implement successfully integration policies on the ground; takes the view that local and regional authorities should be active participants in measures taken to address demographic challenges;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 h (new)
Subheading 7 h (new)
Underlines the importance of existing initiatives such as the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, Ambient Assisted Living and the EIT Digital and Health Knowledge Innovation Communities; calls on the Commission to take into account the solutions already developed by these initiatives for accommodating the demographic shift and when addressing the demographic challenges faced by European regions; stresses the importance of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning as a way of supporting education and training in areas at risk of depopulation;
Amendment 141 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that local and regional authorities should play a decisive role in developing territorial strategies, taking into consideration the development needs, as well as needs for mobility, territorial accessibility and basic services and the potential of the areas concerned, including the economic, social and demographic trends; points out that community-led local development strategies are a useful tool that can be used to create jobs and increase accessibility to services at local level;
Amendment 143 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that local and regional authorities should play a decisive role in developing territorial strategies, taking into consideration the development needs and the potential of the areas concerned, including the economic, social and demographic trends; points out that Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) and community-led local development strategies are a useful tool that can be used to create jobs and increase accessibility to services at local level;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the need for strategies aimed at reversing labour migration; calls on local and regional authorities to tackle the brain drain in ‘sending’ regions through prevention, mitigation and appropriate responses; using the means provided by cohesion policies; underlines in this context that there are already several initiatives in various Member States, such as incentives for workers with highly specialised skills, aimed at turning the brain drain into a brain gain for the regions in question;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Supports the development of dedicated incentive schemes to attract young people to rural and semi-urban areas; furthermore, encourages measures that to improve labour participation, especially for women and people with disabilities and the promotion of training tailored to the needs, potential and strengths of each individual region;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Considers that the transport network can play a decisive role in answering to demographic change, by reinforcing rural-urban connectivity and combating territorial fragmentation, providing for inclusive and sustainable growth through targeted investments as well as facilitating access to high-quality public services that consolidate population; highlights, in this regard, the importance of improving transport infrastructure, supporting the transition to sustainable and smart transport networks, strengthening interoperability in transport systems, and guaranteeing better local and public transports to incorporate demographic changes and their impact in mobility policy;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Encourages policy makers at local regional and national level to promote the concept of the "economy of well-being", contributing to a virtuous economic cycle, helping sustain long-term investments into wellbeing; additionally, encourages the promotion of healthy and active ageing which, combined with the economy of wellbeing and measures targeted at improving the quality of life and combat loneliness, can boost growth in regions with a predominantly ageing population;
Amendment 164 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the COVID-19 health crisis has affected all Member States and regions to different extents, and is likely to lead to new trends as regards demographic flows; recalls in this context that the additional resources provided through REACT-EU in order to ensure a sound and robust recovery of the EU’s economy from the crisis could significantly help to keep people in employment, including through support for small and medium-size enterprises and for short-time work schemes and the self-employed, although this is only a temporary instrument;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the Recovery and Resilience Facility will provide large-scale financial support to make Member States’ economies more resilient and better prepared for the future, and insists that Member States should propose measures for addressing demographic change; highlights the importance of the instruments for a transition to sustainability such as the Just Transition Fund and its implementation mechanism, which aim to support the communities affected by the energy transition and avoid the risk of depopulation; recalls that the ERDF for the next multiannual financial framework (2021-2027) makes provision for specific support for NUTS 3 regions and local administrative units suffering from demographic challenges such as depopulation;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the Recovery and Resilience Facility will provide large-scale financial support to make Member States’ economies more resilient and better prepared for the future, and insists that Member States should propose measures for addressing demographic change; investing in the most vulnerable areas; highlights the importance of the instruments for a transition to sustainability such as the Just Transition Fund and its implementation mechanism, which aim to support the communities affected by the energy transition and avoid the risk of depopulation;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates the need for further simplification of cohesion policy instrumentplace-based and integrated approaches of cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy national strategic plans, and national recovery strategic plans in order to allow for an easier, but at the same time sound management of financial resources and for maximising synergies among the various EU funds and integrated tools; emphasises the need to reduce red tape and ensure coherent legislation throughout the project implementation process;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that the European Parliament, in its own position on the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund (27 March 2020) states that the objectives of the ERDF CF include that of supporting urban and rural areas with geographical or demographic handicaps. It also includes that Member states shall allocate provisions of EU financial support for projects that promote environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive economic development in the regions concerned;
Amendment 195 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Maintains the EP stand that particular support should be given to NUTS level 3 areas or clusters of local administrative units with a population density of below 12.5 inhabitants per km2 for sparsely populated areas, or with an average population decrease of more than1% between 2007 and 2017, which should be subject to specific regional and national plans to enhance attractiveness, increase business investment and boost the accessibility of digital and public services, including a fund in the Structural Fund cooperation agreement;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Welcomes the ERDF CF Regulation new article 8 a) which call for national plans to support regional and local areas facing continuous demographic decline, including financial allocations to increase attractiveness, boost business investment and improve accessibility of digital and public services; these national plans should be aligned with the European Commission report on the impact of the demographic change in the EU and the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas;
Amendment 214 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the regions at risk of depopulation to focus investments on universal accessibility to quality services and infrastructure and job creation; insists on investment in education, affordable, accessible and equitable mobility services and reskilling of workers, creating entrepreneurial conditions and supporting SMEs;
Amendment 219 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a European Rural Agenda addressing the various demographic challenges of rural areas from a holistic viewpoint in order to empower rural communities and take into account and address the transition to climate neutrality and the digital transition; stresses that this Agenda should address the relationship that exists between job creation – including remote working – and the improvement of infrastructure, transport services and digital connectivity;
Amendment 223 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, a roadmap for the future of transport in the Union, takes into account the needs and challenges of rural areas in terms of connectivity, accessibility and mobility; calls on the Commission and the Member States to boost investment in sustainable transport infrastructure and public transport in rural areas, to provide affordable, accessible and equitable mobility services and to explore new initiatives for shared and collaborative mobility services in the rural environment;
Amendment 225 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the future review of the guidelines on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) continues to guarantee socio- economic and territorial cohesion and accessibility throughout the EU and its regions; considers it important to continue developing the TEN-T to focus on the interconnection between the core global networks, particularly in rural, peripheral, sparsely populated, island and outermost regions; points out that improving the accessibility of rural and remote areas will have a positive impact on the smooth operation of the supply chain and the internal market;
Amendment 226 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Considers that rural tourism plays a very important role in addressing depopulation and boosting the economic and demographic diversification of rural areas; points out that rural tourism provides an opportunity for boosting job creation and maintaining the population in those areas, with a positive impact on the development of high-quality basic services and an improvement in connectivity; highlights the fact that rural tourism could be key in the transition to sustainable, responsible and smart tourism;
Amendment 229 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers it appropriate to involve regional and local authorities in long-term cooperative governance and planning initiatives at various levels; asks the Commission and the Member States to disseminate good practices on the use and benefits of this type of governance and of planning tools to support polycentric developmentuse the instrument of territorial impact assessment (TIA) to further design EU and national policies that are affecting demographic change;
Amendment 236 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages policymakers at regional and national level to investuse the new Recovery and Resilience Facility to invest in the broadband extension in order to foster in the knowledge economy, as well as in providing high quality public services and incentives, tohat maintain high- skilled workers and to develop research centres in the different regionpromote the triple helix to ensure the attractiveness of the depopulated areas;
Amendment 243 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends developing the so- called ‘oasis strategies’ focusing on the most successful, vibrant and growing sectors, by exploiting the local potential for development of the region; calls on the local and regional authorities to invest the Youth Guarantee Initiative focused on attracting young, trained and talented workers, encouraging entrepreneurship, using local, national and EU incentives; underlines the role of the ‘silver economy’ as a policy shift for rural areas, turning the issue of population ageing into an opportunity for the development of rural areas;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need for a wider territorial perspective in line with the new 'Leipzig Charter: The Transformative Power of Cities for the Common Good' and the 'Territorial Agenda 2030' to reinforce urban networks of second-tier cities and smaller towns, in order to harness their significant potential to buttress territorial, economic and social cohesion beyond their immediate boundaries, through greater urban-rural linkages, functional areas, and regional cooperation;
Amendment 248 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Asks the European Commission Statistic Office to provide data on the situation of quality of life indicators at NUTS 3 and LAU level to monitor the impact of demographic challenge on the territories; highlights the possibility for Member states to use the Recovery and Resilient Facility to modernise the capacity of data collection at those levels to ensure that national investment policies and European data reflect the real situation in these territories;
Amendment 252 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Insists that investments should be focused on information and communication technology, since this has the potential to reduce the distance between the users and to attract high- skilled workers in order to avoid the digital divide and ensure digital cohesion; stresses the importance of funding the infrastructures, the development and uptake of these technologies among companies and schools in rural and isolated regions and regions in industrial transition;
Amendment 276 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the initiative on the long-term vision for rural areas includes practical solution and means of support to address demographic changes; invites the Commission, in agreement with the Member States, to propose a ‘new deal’ on demographics in the EU as a multi-level policy approach which materialises in a European Strategy on Demographic Trends; The future Conference of the Future of Europe should propose a definition of the areas which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps mentioned in the article 174 (TFEU)in order to ensure a long-term support of the EU key policies from a place-based approach;
Amendment 282 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Notes that diversity of administrative competences within each Member states results in the impossibility of a one-size-fits-all type of solution to address demographic challenges; suggests the creation of an independent body involved in the economic and social development of demographically fragile areas. This body should enjoy a high degree of organisational autonomy;
Amendment 176 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a pre-financing amount of EUR 4 244 83371 422 0800 shall be made available in 2021 in accordance with Article 8;
Amendment 177 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) Up to EUR 4 244 832 000 will be made available from 2021 to 2024;
Amendment 252 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 258 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. By derogation from Article 12 of the Financial Regulation, unused commitment and payment appropriations under this Regulation shall be automatically carried over and may be used until 31 December 2025year n+2. The appropriations carried over shall be consumed first in the following financial year.
Amendment 41 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Member States have been affected by the crisis due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in an unprecedented manner. The crisis hampers socio- economic growth in Member States, which in turn aggravates the serious liquidity shortages due to the sudden and important increase in public investments needed in their health systems and other key sectors of their economies. This has created an exceptional that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and to mitigate the effects of the social crisis. This has created an exceptional and, owing to the disparate impact of COVID-19 in the EU, uneven situation which needs to be addressed witthrough specific and extraordinary measures.
Amendment 46 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to redress huge shocks to the economy and prevent disastrous economic and social consequences for EU citizens stemming from the exceptional restrictions put in place by Member States to contain the COVID-19 spreading and the risks of an asymmetric recovery stemming from the unequal impact of the virus in the EU and the different national means available in different Member States resulting in serious impacts on the functioning of the Internal Market, the European Council endorsed on 23 April 2020 the “Roadmap for recovery” with a strong investment component, called for the establishment of the European Recovery Fund and mandated the Commission to analyse the needs so that the resources would be targeted towards the sectors and geographical parts of the Union most affected, while clarifying also the link with the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027.
Amendment 49 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In accordance with Regulation [European Recovery Instrument] and within the limits of resources allocated therein, recovery and resilience measures under the European Investment and Structural Funds should be carried out to address the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Such additional resources should be used to ensure compliance with the time limits provided for in Regulation [ERI]. Moreover, additional resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion should be made available through a revision of the multiannual financial framework for 2014- 2020 that makes it possible to flexibly and swiftly address needs emerging as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Amendment 86 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to complement the actions already available under the scope of support of the ERDF, as extended by Regulations (EU) 2020/460 and (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council5, Member States should continue to be allowed to use the additional resources primarily for investments in products and services for health services, for providing support in the form of working capital or investment support to SMEs and self-employed people, in operations contributing to the transition towards a digital and green economy, infrastructure providing basic services to citizens or economic support measures for those regions most dependent on sectors most affected by the crisis. Technical assistance should also be supported. It is appropriate that the additional resources are focused exclusively under the new thematic objective “Fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy”, which should also constitute a single investment priority, to allow for simplified programming and implementation of the additional resources. _________________ 5 Regulation (EU) 2020/460 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 March 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to mobilise investments in the healthcare systems of Member States and in other sectors of their economies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak (Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative) (OJ L 99, 31.3.2020, p. 5). Regulation (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013 and (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards specific measures to provide exceptional flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak (OJ L 130, 24.4.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 99 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) For the ESF, Member States should primarily use the additional resources to support job maintenance, including through short-time work schemes and support to self-employed, job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, support to youth employment measures, education and training, skills developmentthe development of skills that enable older workers to adapt to new labour market needs and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children. It should be clarified that in the present exceptional circumstances support to short-time work schemes for employees and the self- employed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic can be provided even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. Union support to those short-time work schemes should be limited in time.
Amendment 127 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With a view to allow the targeting of these additional resources to the geographic areas where they are most needed, as an exceptional measure and without prejudice to the general rules for allocating Structural Funds resources, the additional resources allocated to the ERDF and the ESF are not to be broken down per category of region. However, Member States are expected toMember States should take into account the different regional needs and development levels in order to ensure that focus is maintainedand they should focus on less developed regions, in accordance with the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion set out in Article 173 TFEU and with a view to ensuring that existing inequalities among EU territories are not exacerbated. Member States should also involve local and regional authorities, as well as relevant bodies representing civil society, in accordance with the partnership principles.
Amendment 159 #
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 92 b – paragraph 4
Article 92 b – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementingdelegated acts, setting out the breakdown of the additional resources as appropriations from the Structural Funds for 2020 and 2021 for each Member State in accordance with the criteria and methodology set out in Annex VIIa. That decision shall be revised in 2021 to set out the breakdown of the additional resources for 2022 based on data available by 19 October 2021. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 193 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
For the ERDF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support investment in products and services for health services, to provide support in the form of working capital or investment support to SMEs, investments contributing to the transition towards a digital and green economy, investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens, and economic measures in the regions which are most dependent on sectors most affected by the crisis and in less developed regions.
Amendment 203 #
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 92 b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Article 92 b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
For the ESF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support job maintenance, particularly in the sectors hit hardest by the crisis, including in rural areas, including through short-time work schemes and support to self- employed, even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. The additional resources shall also support job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, youth employment measures, education and training, skills development, in particular to support the twin green and digital transitions, and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children.
Amendment 209 #
2020/0101(COD)
9. With the exception of technical assistance referred to in paragraph 6 and of the additional resources used for the FEAD referred to in the seventh subparagraph of paragraph 5, the additional resources shall support operations under the new thematic objective “Fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, innovative, digital and resilient recovery of the economy”, complementing the thematic objectives set out in Article 9.
Amendment 237 #
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 92 b – paragraph 12 – point d
Article 92 b – paragraph 12 – point d
Amendment 241 #
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 92 b – paragraph 12 – point e
Article 92 b – paragraph 12 – point e
Amendment 23 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and in particular Article 192(1) thereof,
Amendment 24 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
Having regard to Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 26 #
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 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, and must ensure that no European citizen or region pays for the consequences of this transition to a climate-neutral economy. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 31 #
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 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. , including citizens, regions, urban and rural areas. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 41 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A fixed long-term objective is crucial to contribute to economic and societal transformation, jobs, sustainable growth, and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to move in a fair and cost- effective manner towards the temperature goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change following the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’).
Amendment 45 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The relationship between climate change and pandemics, such as Covid-19, requires the EU to step up its efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, prevent natural disasters and protect biodiversity worldwide, following the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Amendment 49 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union’s and, the Member States’ and regional and local authorities’ climate action aims to protect people and the planet, welfare, prosperity, health, food systems, the integrity of eco- systems and biodiversity against the threat of climate change, in the context of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and in pursuit of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, and to maximize prosperity within the planetary boundaries and to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of territories and society to climate change.
Amendment 52 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors, while taking into account the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union, with specific regard to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross- border and mountain regions as well as the outermost ones. 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 digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 60 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors and all territorial administrations. 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 digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective and more resilient and sustainable territories by contributing to the development of rural areas and the fight against depopulation.
Amendment 74 #
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 trade and investment policy, development policy and climate diplomacy.
Amendment 77 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Union, as a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, should promote gender sensitive responses to the effects of climate change, both within the Union and elsewhere, with a specific focus on the European neighbouring and developing countries. It should also support a gender-balanced approach to the decision-making process concerning policies fighting climate change.
Amendment 85 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States and their regions 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. The achievement of the Union’s climate- neutrality objective requires fulfilment of specific climate-neutrality objectives at national level.
Amendment 93 #
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 order to protect people and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate change, by promoting climate change adaptation programmes worldwide, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of the IPCC.
Amendment 98 #
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 in cooperation with regional and local authorities, with particular emphasis on local investment and education programmes to promote self-consumption, renewable energy integration and improving energy efficiency. Regional and local adaptation strategies and plans should be supported by ESI Funds and aligned with their respective national strategy.
Amendment 102 #
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; the net balance of employment resulting from measures and the upskilling and the reskilling of workers and their social inclusion; the adaptation needs and opportunities in different economic sectors; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and, solidarity and sincere cooperation across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national and regional circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the demographic challenges, connectivity and cohesion among Union’s regions; 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 including a rapid phase-out of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies to be achieved in the 2021 budgetary cycle for the Union and national budgets; cost- effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience of territories and society; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition; progression of technological innovation and clean energies.
Amendment 108 #
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 cohesion between the various EU regions, 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 and regional 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 122 #
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. 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 toat least 55 % 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 toat least 55 % compared to 1990. The Commission shall provide also binding targets within the range of 80 to 85 % of reduction for the year2040 as soon as possible and until 2025 at the latest. _________________ 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 126 #
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. 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 , and the impacts at national level identified thereof, review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % 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 % 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 131 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure the Union and the Member States remain on track to achieve the climate-neutrality objective and progress on adaptation, the Commission should regularly measure and assess progress, making all relevant data available to the public. Should the collective progress made by Member States and regions towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation be insufficient or Union measures inconsistent with the climate- neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience or reduce vulnerability, the Commission should take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties. The Commission should also regularly assess relevant national and regional measures, and issue recommendations where it finds that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with the climate- neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change. Pursuant to Treaties provisions, the Commission shall ensure that all Member States apply this Regulation, and may resort to Article 258 and Article 260 TFEU when appropriate.
Amendment 138 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communities have a powerful role to play in driving the transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact. at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, including trade unions, and facilitating participation and accessibility of information to all persons with disabilities . The Commission should therefore engage with all competent institutions promoting multi-level governance and with all with all parts of society to strengthen the exchange of information and awareness-raising aimed at achieving a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact. Participation means will be developed to guarantee the involvement of social partners, economic actors and citizens in general in the strategies and plans adopted by Member States and regional and local authorities in matters of energy and climate governance.
Amendment 143 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communitieregions have a powerful role to play in driving the transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated at national, regional and local level. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact.
Amendment 153 #
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, inclusive and socially fair, 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 to 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. 37
Amendment 154 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In line with the Commission’s commitment to the principles on Better Law-Making, coherence of and complementarity between the Union instruments as regards greenhouse gas emissions reductions should be sought. The system of measuring the progress towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective as well as the consistency of measures taken with that objective should build upon and be consistent with the governance framework laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In particular, the system of reporting on a regular basis and the sequencing of the Commission’s assessment and actions on the basis of the reporting should be aligned to the requirements to submit information and provide reports by Member States laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 should therefore be amended in order to include the climate-neutrality objective in the relevant provisions.
Amendment 155 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Climate change is by definition a trans-boundary challenge and, so a coordinated action at Union level is needed to effectively supplement and reinforce national policies. Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to achieve climate neutrality in the Union by 2050, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone, but can rather, by reason of the 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 Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives, . Pursuant to the principle of sincere cooperation, as set out in Article 4 of the same Treaty, the Union and the Member States shall assist each other to achieve the objectives of this Regulation, Member States shall take any appropriate measures resulting from the objectives and recommendations as set out in this Regulation and shall refrain from any measure which could jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of this Regulation
Amendment 174 #
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, including setting specific climate-neutrality objectives at national level, 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 Statend sincere cooperation among Member States, regions and citizens.
Amendment 178 #
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 among the various European regions in order to ensure that no one is left behind.
Amendment 193 #
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 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 toat least 55% 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 201 #
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 the Union legislation implementing the Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 toat least 55 % 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.
Amendment 216 #
2020/0036(COD)
2. The trajectory shall start from the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(3). In no year from 2031 to 2049 is the Union's total emissions above a linear reduction path between the Union target for 2030 and the goal of climate neutrality for 2050.
Amendment 227 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) competitiveness of the Union’s economy and social welfare;
Amendment 229 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) a high level of employment, sustainable growth and social inclusion, including by advancing in social objectives such as accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 241 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy affordability and, security of supply and the need to combat energy poverty with renewable energies;
Amendment 243 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) the different conditions and specificities of the Member States;
Amendment 244 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) the effects on and evolution of biodiversity and ecosystems;
Amendment 245 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) food safety, food affordability and security of supply;
Amendment 247 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) fairness and, solidarity and sincere cooperation between and within Member States, taking full account of the EU’s territorial cohesion;
Amendment 252 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) public and private investment needs and opportunities with a focus on social, economic and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 269 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(ja) the commitment to global leadership on climate neutrality;
Amendment 271 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
(jb) the assessment of the carbon footprint and water footprint in trade relations with third countries.
Amendment 275 #
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 in cooperation with regions and municipalities that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments. Member States shall ensure the integration of the regional and local perspective when developing and implementing their adaptation strategies and plans.
Amendment 286 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessment, together with the State of the Energy Union Report prepared in the respective calendar year in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, to the European Parliament and to the Council. The Commission shall refer in its assessment to the progress made by regions and metropolitan regions on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 and shall refer to sectorial roadmaps in order to promote a transparent and socially fair transition towards carbon neutrality.
Amendment 294 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The assessment referred to in paragraph 1 and the review referred to in paragraph 2 shall be carried out on the basis of a common EU information system, accessible to the public, incorporating the information generated by the different actors involved in achieving the objective of climate neutrality and advancing adaptation. Requirements shall be set to ensure standardisation and homogeneity of information by ensuring that it consists of data that are easy to find, accessible, interoperable and reusable. This system will benefit from the opportunities afforded by digitalisation and new technologies.
Amendment 299 #
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 the review referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission finds that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) 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 307 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessment, together with the State of the Energy Union Report prepared in the respective calendar year in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, to the European Parliament and to the Council. The Commission shall refer in its assessment to the measures taken by competent regional administrations and metropolitan regions in relation to the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) and in relation to the adaptation to climate change as referred to in Article 4 in order to promote a transparent and socially fair transition towards carbon neutrality.
Amendment 310 #
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 or its regions’ 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 may issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 312 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EU information system referred to in Article 5(2) shall have a section including strategies, measures and good practices, in order to help bring the measures taken by Member States into line with Commission recommendations.
Amendment 314 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the Member State concerned shall take due account of the recommendation in a spirit of solidarity and sincere cooperation between Member States and the Union, between Member States and between the Member State concerned and its regions;
Amendment 316 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 322 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) regional statistics and data, including data of metropolitan regions; and
Amendment 326 #
2020/0036(COD)
(e) any supplementary information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and, Member States and regional and local authorities, including, when available, investment consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation].
Amendment 327 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towardsstrengthen the exchange of information and awareness- raising aimed at achieving a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens and civil society, ensuring participation and accessibility of information to all persons with disabilities, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. Participation means will be developed to guarantee the involvement of social partners, economic actors and citizens in general in the strategies and plans adopted by Member States and regional and local authorities in matters of energy and climate governance.
Amendment 329 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 339 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 11
Article 11
Each Member State shall establish a multilevel climate and energy dialogue pursuant to national rules, in which regional and local authorities, civil society organisation, business community, investors, trade unions and other relevant stakeholders and the general public are able actively to engage and discuss the achievement of the Union’s climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law] and the different scenarios envisaged for energy and climate policies, including for the long term, and review progress, unless it already has a structure which serves the same purpose. Integrated national energy and climate plans may be discussed within the framework of such a dialogue.;
Amendment 901 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – subheading 1
Annex III – subheading 1
REGIONAL POLICY COMMON OUTPUT INDICATORS (‘RCO’) AND REGIONAL POLICY COMMON RESULT INDICATORS (‘RCR’) FOR THE JUST TRANSITION FUND2 2 For presentational reasons, indicators are grouped to provide for easier matching with the indicators included in other cohesion policy fund-specific regulations.FOR THE JUST TRANSITION FUND deleted
Amendment 902 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – column 1 – Outputs – rows 7 and 8
Annex III – column 1 – Outputs – rows 7 and 8
RCO 39: Systems for monitoring air pollution installed for participants3 4: 3All output and result indicators related to participants are to be reported. All personal data are to be broken down by gender (male/female – non-binary). Where certain results are not possible, it is not necessary to collect and report data for those result indicators. When data are collected from registers, Member States do not need to align with commonly agreed definitions and may use national definitions.
Amendment 903 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – column 2 – Results
Annex III – column 2 – Results
Amendment 2 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 1
— having regard to Articles 2 of the Treaty on European Union, and Articles 2, 9, 10, 17, 19 and 216(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 4 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 2
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, particularly to Articles 3, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 2647 thereof,
Amendment 9 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the General Comments of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as the authoritative guidance on the implementation of the UNCRPD,
Amendment 43 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the study of the European Parliament Policy Department C of 2016 on European Structural and Investment Funds and people with disabilities in the European Union,
Amendment 62 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European structural and investment funds, particularly to articles 4,6 and 7,
Amendment 82 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital D a (new)
D a. wheareas children with disabilities should have full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children, and recalling obligations to that end undertaken by States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital D b (new)
D b. wheares the feasibility study for a Child Guarantee points out that the main barriers identified for children with disabilities are problems of physical access, the non-adaptation of services and facilities to children’s needs and simply their non-availability in many cases; whereas discrimination was also cited by many in respect of education and problems of affordability in respect of housing;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union consider that a policy can be indirectly discriminatory not only when the provision in question does in practice affect in a negative way a substantially higher proportion of people with disabilities, on the contrary, in the case of some intrinsically suspicious provision it is sufficient that the provision is liable to have such a negative effect;
Amendment 89 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas, despite article 19 of the UN CRPD states that “States Parties to the present Convention recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community (..)”, there are still 800 000 persons with disabilities who are denied from their right to vote in the EU;
Amendment 120 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 124 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas there are an estimated 80 million persons with disabilities in the European Union, of whom 46 million are women and, due to lack of statistics, an unknown number of children that possibly approaches 15% of the total number of children in the European Union;
Amendment 127 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital I b (new)
I b. whereas measures in the workplace are crucial for promoting positive mental health, and for preventing mental-health and psychosocial disabilities;
Amendment 166 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
- with ambitious and clear targets, including a list of planned actions with clear timeframes and allocated resources in the following thematic areas: equality, participation, free movement and independent living, accessibility, employment and training, education and culture, poverty and social exclusion, participation, external action, mainstreaming disability and awareness raising;
Amendment 171 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- reflecting the diversity of persons with disabilities and ensuring that Member States include into their legislation the recognition of specific disabilities in order to address and cover their specific needs (like for instance deafblindness),
Amendment 178 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- reflecting the guidance and interpretation of the UNCRPD given by the General Comments of the UNCRPD Committee, including definitions of the key terms,
Amendment 195 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- including systematic and mainstreaming measures and actions to promote, protect and guarantee the rights, inclusion and well-being of women and girls with disabilities,
Amendment 240 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the need to mainstream the rights of people with disabilities and non-discriminatory principles into every policy of the European Union including employment programs for people with disabilities and intellectual disabilities, health research programs with therapeutical goals, as well as inclusive educational programs;
Amendment 259 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that persons deprived of their legal capacity can exercise all the rights enshrined in European Union treaties and legislation;
Amendment 261 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Member States to foster participation by accelerating the deinstitutionalisation process and the replacement of substitute decision-making by supported decision-making;
Amendment 265 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to recognize, promote and protect inclusive enterprises as are based on the right to work and employment, the fundamental right enshrined in Article 27 of the UNCRPD. Calls on Member States to encourage the growth of the inclusive enterprise of people with disabilities by implementing policies that facilitate investments;
Amendment 269 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 270 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission that inclusive enterprises are included in Social Economy at the European level;
Amendment 271 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Invites the Commission to carry out the necessary statistics and compilation of data on the population with disabilities aged below 15 years old;
Amendment 272 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls on the Commission to improve access for vulnerable children to essential services and social rights (specifically, healthcare, education, early childhood education and care, nutrition and housing);
Amendment 280 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for continuous monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRPD; calls for the collection of robust, disaggregated, comparable data with a gender perspective, on the situation of persons with disabilities to facilitate proper monitoring of progress; urges the Commission to provide adequate resources to the EU CRPD Framework to enable it to perform its functions independently and adequately;
Amendment 298 #
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; EU funds should aim to promote inclusive environments, services, practices and devices, favouring deinstitutionalisation, including strong support for personal assistance;
Amendment 305 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to work with the European Court of Justice on communication and accessibility strategies to make it possible to people with disabilities to access the justice of the European Union;
Amendment 321 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls onUrges 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 settingensure that European funds are implemented with conviction and energy, with competing strategies alongside the Members States, to develop universal accessibility, effectively achieving a Europe free of all kinds of barriers;
Amendment 335 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to actively promote the transition from institutional and/or segregating care to community based support, including personal assistance, and inclusive (mainstream) services, in all EU policy initiatives.
Amendment 365 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive campaign in accessible format to raise awareness of the UN CRPD among the persons with disabilities and the society in general;and the Member States to ensure that the European Strategy and national action are fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Agenda 2030 as a major global framework of action for sustainability, equality and inclusion.
Amendment 384 #
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, including the right to free movement and residence, by all persons with disabilities, 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 439 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to invest seriously in disability rights in third countries in its external action, especially concerning development and humanitarian aid, ensuring that all projects and infrastructure supported by EU funds are accessible for and inclusive of persons with disabilities, including women and girls with disabilities
Amendment 7 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that improving cohesion between Member States and, deepening solidarity with our partners and implementing the 2030 Agenda will be our objectives for the forthcoming budgetary exercise;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the Union and its Member States must honour their collective commitments, notably on the 0.7 % objective, the SDGs and targets for health and, education., climate action and gender equality
Amendment 12 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a Reminds that the Union’s external policies must react to crises with sufficient funds to protect most vulnerable people and flexibility in its instruments to cooperate with countries supporting refugees;
Amendment 14 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a Calls for stepping up the EU’s financial support to UNRWA in 2021 in order to help the Agency to fulfil its mandate, and to provide critical services to millions of Palestine refugees in a region with growing humanitarian and development needs;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a Reiterates its concerns as regards the impact of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries by limiting the natural resources for survival and human development and creating climate displaced people; reminds that Union funds must protect such vulnerable populations and must ensure that children are in the centre of EU humanitarian, development and climate policies and its financial allocations;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a Emphasises that the Union and its Member States must deepen its solidarity with partner countries considering additional indicators to GDP measuring inequalities, well-being, human development, environmental quality or gender equality;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a Insists in the need to adopt a clear and holistic approach for country allocations that includes criteria based on the multidimensional causes of poverty and inequalities, as well as qualitative criteria relating to the marginalisation of specific groups, the exposure and vulnerability to climate change impacts, the access to and coverage of social protection or other indicators of deprivation; calls on the EU to strengthen the focus on people most in need rather than primarily countries most in need, tailoring strategies for countries in transition;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a Stresses the importance of ensuring complementarity between geographic and thematic priorities by addressing country and regional needs, as well as specific social needs; calls on the EU to increase its support to empowering women and civil society groups, including the LGTBI community, people with disabilities and indigenous peoples, thereby building sustainable, inclusive and resilient societies.
Amendment 1 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the 17th Steering Committee Meeting towards the 2019 Global Partnership Senior-Level Meeting (26-27 March 2019 Kampala, Uganda);
Amendment 2 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) of 20 November 1989;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
Amendment 5 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission Joint Staff Working document: Gender equality and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020 SWD (2015) 182;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on the roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relationsCOM (2012) 492;
Amendment 10 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
19 a having regard to the Commission Communication on Empowering local authorities in partner countries for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes COM(2013) 280;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2015 on the role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation1b; _________________ 1b https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-8-2015-0336_EN.html
Amendment 38 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas inequalities between countries are still very high, while inequality has a negative impact on aid efficiency and effectiveness;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Amendment 40 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas it is important to put in place measures which aim at building and increasing resilience of communities, in particular in fragile partner countries, in countries touched by conflicts or natural disasters, and in refugee hosting countries;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas children’s health and well-being is a crucial target of development cooperation policies;
Amendment 50 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas, given the increase of protracted crises, the EU should continue its efforts to operationalise the humanitarian-development nexus with the aim to deliver long-lasting results;
Amendment 52 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas during the programming process it is essential to guarantee a wide consultation in partner countries with all relevant actors: local authorities, national parliaments, civil society, local NGO’s, women associations, marginalized groups, the UN and its agencies, the small and medium enterprises and the private sector;
Amendment 54 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas an effective Private Sector Engagement (PSE) should be based on the five Kampala principles: inclusive country ownership, results and targeted impact, inclusive partnership, transparency and accountability and leave no-one behind;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
D d. whereas in the partner countries there are several other actors and donors which deliver humanitarian and development aid;
Amendment 58 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the EU institutions and, Member States and local and regional authorities have a large stock of data and expertise in the field of development, it remains insufficiently shared; whereas it should be made more accessible and should be used in policy- making;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the EU institutions and, Member States and local and regional authorities have a large stock of data and expertise in the field of development, it remains insufficiently shared; whereas it should be made more accessible and should be used in policy- making;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas triangular cooperation is especially efficient in improving cooperation to respond to common challenges, as preventing, managing and recovering from natural disasters that slow down and interrupt development, as security challenges in a wide region or as adapting small businesses models to the new economic challenges emerged during the coronavirus crisis.
Amendment 63 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas gender equality is a key principle of EU development aid; whereas the impact of development policies is different on women and girls; whereas there is lack of gender-disaggregated data in the field of development;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that effectiveness means delivering more and better impact, achieving the SDGs and leaving no-one behind, on the basis of the five effectiveness principles: ownership, alignment, harmonisation, results and mutual accountability; believes that when EU support is aligned with partner countries’ own efforts and delivered through their institutions and systems, as well as local actors and civil society, in support of priorities that have been agreed through inclusive and equitable policy processes, the impact is bigger, faster and more sustainable;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines its view that the EU, as the world’s biggest donor, should use its powerful toolbox of instruments and aid modalities in a coordinated manner and take the lead in using the principles of aid effectiveness and aid efficiency, in order to achieve real impact and reach the SDGs in its partner countries; further highlights the need to implement the policy objectives in the new European Consensus on Development, which underlines the importance of active involvement of local and regional authorities for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, in a more strategic and targeted manner in each partner country, reinforcing and complementing the EU’s foreign policy goals and values;
Amendment 95 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines its view that the EU, as the world’s biggest donor, should use its powerful toolbox of instruments and aid modalities in a coordinated manner and take the lead in using the principles of aid effectiveness and aid efficiency, in order to achieve real impact and reach the SDGs, while leaving no-one behind, in its partner countries; further highlights the need to implement the policy objectives in the new European Consensus on Development in a more strategic and targeted manner in each partner country, reinforcing and complementing the EU’s foreign policy goals and values;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that EU must continue to closely monitor the use of the funds and take all the necessary measure to avoid any misuse of aid funds, ensuring compliance with EU’s policy goals and values in development cooperation; calls for effective mechanisms to be put in place to be able to thoroughly control the final destination of those funds and to assess the projects which received funding;
Amendment 105 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to publish, at least biannually, a report on the progress of the EU institutions and Member States, based also on stakeholder consultation, on improving effectiveness in the planning and implementation of European development cooperation and assistance measured against a set of commonly agreed targets and policy objectives, notably the SDGs and the European Consensus on Development, and including progress towards the alignment of policy objectives and the harmonisation of procedures, in particular with regard to joint programming, joint implementation and joint results frameworks; calls on the Commission to present this progress report to Parliament;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to publish, at least biannually, a report on the progress of the EU institutions and Member States, including their local and regional governments, on improving effectiveness in the planning and implementation of European development cooperation and assistance measured against a set of commonly agreed targets and policy objectives, notably the SDGs, and including progress towards the alignment of policy objectives and the harmonisation of procedures, in particular with regard to joint programming, joint implementation and joint results frameworks; calls on the Commission to present this progress report to Parliament;
Amendment 109 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Council to scale up joint programming between the EU and its Member States, with the aim of securing a European voice with which to move forward towards commonly defined policy objectives, which should take into account innovative financing methods such as blending and guarantees; calls for clear, actionable commitments towards joint implementation and evaluation and for shared accountability mechanisms towards citizens, a structured policy dialogue with local and regional governments and their representative associations being one of them, in Europe and at country level;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Council to scale up joint programming between the EU and its Member States, with the aim of securing a European voice with which to move forward towards commonly defined policy objectives, which should take into account innovative financing methods such as blending and guarantees, when effective; calls for clear, actionable commitments, taking stock of previous strategies and practices, towards joint implementation and evaluation and for shared accountability mechanisms towards citizens;
Amendment 121 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in view of the future implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), joint programming by the EU, its Members States and EU development financing partners should build upon the aid effectiveness principles; believes that the EU should collectively set strategic priorities and identify investment needs/gaps in the pre-programming phase and subsequently look at ways to optimise the range of modalities in the EU institutions’ toolbox, including grants, budget support and EIB loans, as well as financing from the Member States; calls on the EU institutions and, Member States and local and regional authorities, accordingly, to share evidence and experience about the kinds of development interventions that tend to be successful and those that have failed, proved difficult to implement or not produced the intended impact;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses the importance that EU ODA focuses even more on reducing inequalities; ending poverty and leaving no-one behind;
Amendment 133 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Amendment 137 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the use of results- based approaches is critical for the EU’s partner countries and is a fundamental element of their capacity to deliver the SDGs for their citizens; calls on the EU and its Member States to support and use partner countries’ own national results- measuring frameworks and their monitoring and statistical systems, and to involve, during all the stages, all relevant actors: local authorities; national parliaments; civil society; women associations; marginalized groups; the UN and its agencies; the small and medium enterprises and the private sector;
Amendment 143 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that gender equality should be considered as an essential aspect of aid effectiveness and that the different impact of development policies on women and girls has consequences on the efficiency of development policies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the gender mainstreaming and the gender budgeting, and to collect comparable and gender disaggregated data;
Amendment 148 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports a catalytic approach, building on decentralised and bottom-up needs assessments and programming, which is informed by a thorough analysis of the situation in each partner country; encourages a reinforcement of South- South and triangular cooperation; to support the achievement of the SDGs and the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic; stresses that the capacities of middle- income countries - including of countries recently graduated from the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee’s list of ODA recipients, should be engaged where relevant; underlines that a country can be both providing assistance in Covid- 19 and other contexts, while at the same time be a recipient of development assistance. Triangular cooperation should be oriented towards promoting horizontal cooperation and strengthening regional integration;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports a catalytic approach, building on decentralised and bottom-up needs assessments and programming, which is informed by a thorough analysis of the situation in each partner country and consultation with civil society and other stakeholders, including at local level; encourages South-South and triangular cooperation;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the need of an integrated approach for both humanitarian and development aid in order to deliver long- lasting results and to increase effectiveness and efficiency of the actions; emphasizes in this regard the role of the humanitarian-development nexus; calls on the EU to further develop such approach;
Amendment 158 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Stresses the importance of implementing the exchange of best practices and a policy and action coordination and collaboration among the EU and the other actors, as for example the UN and its agencies, which deliver aid in the partner countries; underlines that this is even more crucial in fragile partner countries, in countries touched by conflicts or natural disasters, and in refugee hosting countries; considers it essential, in this context, to put community resilience at the core and to support actions aiming at developing risk- informed programmes, training programmes for emergencies, engaging community participation and fostering partnerships;
Amendment 163 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance cooperation with and through local governments and, to the extent possible, to strive to ensure that budget support as an aid modality can also be used at sub-national level, and that redistribution mechanisms between different levels of government and across regions are developed with the aimprimary objective of reducing in-country disparities and inequalities, and ensuring that no-one is left behind;
Amendment 165 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recognises the essential role of civil society as partner, both during the consultation process and as service delivers; in this light calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognize and strengthen their roles in order to achieve inclusive development partnerships;
Amendment 176 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that the role of the private sector engagement (PSE) – at local, national, bilateral and international levels – is crucialimportant for achieving the SDGs, for mobilising additional development finance and for the transition towards economic development, growth and prosperity; stresses in this regard that additional efforts must be undertaken to align the private sector’PSE's involvement in development cooperation with the effectiveness and the Kampala principles and to improve the transparency and accountability of foreign direct investment and global value chains;
Amendment 179 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the importance to ensure that the PSE is aligned with the needs of local populations and in particular of marginalized and vulnerable groups and that those are involved as project’ partners; believes that for PSE a mechanism of monitoring and evaluation of the compliance with the principles of development effectiveness is necessary;
Amendment 192 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 197 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its request that the Council and the Member States set out a clear timeline for reaching the target of raising the ODA budget to 0.7 % of GNI, including the international commitment of spending 0.15 to 0.2% of GNI on ODA to LDCs, and that the Commission present a concrete action plan defining how additional resources will be leveraged towards achieving the SDGs; Calls for the allocation of sufficient funding for development in the 2021-2027 MFF and for at least 95 % of the expenditure under NDICI to fulfil the criteria for Official Development Assistance;
Amendment 203 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Reiterates its support for including in NDICI the following targets: 20% for social inclusion and human development and at least 85% of ODA-funded project having gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment as a principal ora significant objective, as defined by the OECD DAC.
Amendment 1 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the need for the EU budget to adequately contribute to the delivery of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the objective of eradicating poverty as stipulated in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); stresses that the SDGs must be a strategic priority and that its implementation has to cut across the EU internal and external policies, in all policy areas and phases; stresses that in order to be a credible global actor, the Union must take on a leading role in achieving the SDGs and step up its Policy Coherence for Development (PCD); stresses the importance of dialogue, inclusive local involvement and ownership, and for the Union's aid reaching the people; underlines that the SDGs are interlinked and indivisible, but highlights that SDG 3 on health, SDG 4 on education, SDG 5 on gender equality, SDG 13 on climate action, and SDG 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions must be more clearly reflected in the EU 2020 budget;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that cohesion policy is based on a policy of solidarity, pursuing its Treaty-posed objective of promoting and supporting the overall harmonious development of Member States and regions, and aims to reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between and within EU regions and to iensure that no region is left behind, taking into account the demographic challenges and specific needs of depopulated and sparsely populated areas; considers that it creates growth and jobs across the Union as well as delivering key Union objectives and priorities, including its targets as regards climate and, energy targets,, innovation, education and social inclusion as well as smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the Union and its Member States must honour their collective commitment, reconfirmed in 2015, to raise their official development assistance (ODA) to 0,7% of their GNI by 2030; calls on the Commission and the Member States to present binding timelines for progressive increases towards this level; recalls the Union’s collective commitment to provide the least developed countries (LDCs) with 0,20% of GNI allocated to ODA; reiterates the commitment made by the Commission to dedicate at least 20% of its total ODA to human development and social inclusion; highlights the need to promote and protect sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its concerns as regards the use of development funds for non- development objectives and underlines that funding which does not fulfil ODA criteria must be sourced from other instruments than the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI); underlines the importance of ensuring human rights standards in all cooperation under the DCI and insists that in order to successfully combat poverty in the long- term, the Union must address the causes of poverty and inequalities; reaffirms its support for budgetisation of the EDF and insists on sufficient parliamentary scrutiny over the Union’s development funding; is concerned by recent allocations under the DCI (21 02 04 Cooperation with the Middle East) to develop a dialogue and cooperation with Iran; recalls that Iran is an upper middle income country and should therefore receive funding from the Partnership Instrument;
Amendment 10 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reaffirms that, in order to achieve the cohesion policy objectives, regional, local, urban and other authorities must work together and establish a dialogue with civil society organisations, including universities, environmental organisations and groups which represent ethnic and religious diversity, age, people with disabilities, sexual orientation or gender identity;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2028(BUD)
3a. Underlines the rights-based approach in development and the principle of leaving no one behind; insists that Union policies and programmes must ensure human rights standards and help combatting the persisting global inequalities and discrimination based on factors such as income, ethnicity, sex, age, disabilities, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity; stresses the need of support to non-discrimination and protection of human rights defenders;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Insists on the need of advancing SDG 5 on gender equality and calls for more concrete action in the Union’s external policy, including targeted actions and measures for gender equality; insists on the need to combat violence against women and girls and to promote access to sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 14 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that an active, diverse and independent civil society is central for inclusive and empowered societies, and in order to adhere to the principle of leaving no one behind; remains highly concerned about the shrinking space for civil society; calls for improved dialogue and cooperation with a diversity of civil society groups and organisations, including organisations for more vulnerable groups such as the LGBTI community, people with disabilities, and children;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Underlines SDG 16 and support for democracy, good governance and the rule of law; draws attention to the importance of supporting dialogue, inclusive local ownership, and for creating a supportive environment for citizen participation; underlines the importance of young people and women as key agents of change; stresses the importance of including women in peace- making and conflict resolution;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Stresses the importance of supporting civilians in conflict areas and re-building societies emerging from conflict situations; draws attention to the situation of groups of Kurdish, Yazidi, Christian and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East; stresses the importance of UNRWA being functional and receiving sufficient support in times of reduced support from other global actors;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the urgent need of addressing climate change and SDG 13, and points out that climate change may affect the already vulnerable more severely and could lead to a backtrack of the progress of today with combatting poverty and hunger; is concerned that climate change may have multiplying negative effects leading to more humanitarian crises, e.g. through increasing conflicts and wars;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the importance of promoting the creation of more, decent and green jobs in line with SDG 8; draws attention to the links between trade and development, calls for the Union to better support countries to participate in, and fully benefit from, international trade; stresses the importance of promoting dialogue between the social partners, in this respect, highlights initiatives like the Global Deal for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth; underlines the importance of ensuring labour rights in global value chains and of promoting decent work on the basis of the ILO labour standards;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists on a significant funding increase forincrease in the funding allocation for the humanitarian aid budget lines in order to be prepared for new disasters and catastrophes instead of only covering ongoing crises; recalls that the state of emergency can, while at the same time ensuring sufficient funding for more long-term development cooperation for strong, resilient and inclusive somcietimes last for several years; points out that crises are not likely to decrease, and that they are becoming more protracted; stresses the importance of good linkages between humanitarian aid and development cooperation;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of maintaining payment appropriations in the humanitarian aid chapter at least at the same level as commitment appropriations., in order to avoid delayed payments that may have substantial negative effects on people and on implementing partners;
Amendment 27 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Insists that the Union cannot backtrack as a force for multilateralism and global cooperation, and calls for a sufficient funding allocation for development cooperation and humanitarian aid within the frame of the new MFF;