1647 Amendments of Daniela RONDINELLI
Amendment 11 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The temporary trade-liberalisation measures established by this Regulation should take the following form: (i) the suspension of the application of the entry price system to fruit and vegetables; (ii) the suspension of tariff-rate quotas and import duties; and (iii) the suspension of the application of Chapter V and Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 . Through those measures, the Union will, in effect, temporarily provide appropriate economic and financial support to the benefit of Ukraine and the economic operators that are affected. _________________ 5 Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for imports (OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 16).
Amendment 31 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for poultry, eggs, and sugar that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for eggs, poultry, and sugar products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 2022 and the period 2021-2023.
Amendment 36 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The application of Chapter V and Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 shall be temporarily suspended with regard to imports originating in Ukraine.
Amendment 58 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. In critical circumstances where delay would cause damage that would be difficult to repair, the Commission may provisionally impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. Such measures may only be imposed upon a duly substantiated request from a Member State pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of this Article and shall be adopted within 214 days after the request has been received. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 5(4). The duration of a provisional safeguard measure shall not exceed 1250 days.
Amendment 72 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry or sugar since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2022 and the period 2021-2023, the Commission shall, within 214 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 101 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry or sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 2022 andin the period 2021- 2023,the Commission shall, within 214 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b.
Amendment 117 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry and sugar refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 2022 and the period 2021-2023 by twohree.
Amendment 31 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital G
G. whereas, based on its founding regulation, ELA carriesshall contribute to ensuring fair labour mobility across the Union and assist Member States and the Commission in the coordination of social security systems within the Union; whereas the authority shall carry out several tasks in this regard: facilitating access to information for individuals and, employers and social partners on labour mobility, supporting Member States in promoting cross-border job matching and coordinating the European Employment Services (EURES), facilitating cooperation and the exchange of information between Member States, coordinating and supporting concerted and joint inspections, carrying out analyses and risk assessments on issues related to cross-border labour mobility, supporting Member States with capacity building in the field of labour mobility and tackling undeclared work, and mediating disputes between Member States on the application of relevant EU law;
Amendment 48 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital J
J. whereas social partners may bring cases to the attention of ELA with a view to initiating cross-border inspections; whereas the timely, systematic and structural involvement of EU, sectoral and national social partners is indispensable in improving the effectiveness of ELA;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital L
L. whereas in its resolution of 11 May 2023 on a roadmap towards a social Europe – two years after the Porto Social Summit, Parliament underlined the importance of a well-functioning and efficient ELA; whereas Parliament has already called on the Commission to make use of the opportunity presented by the forthcoming evaluation to submit a legislative proposal to review the scope of ELA’s founding regulation and allow it to realise its full potential, especially concerning ELA’s inquiryvestigation powers;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for ELA’s mandate to be substantially strengthened in order to allow it to investigate alleged breaches or non- application of EU law and to initiate inspections on its own initiative; stresses the need to keep national competent authorities informed of any ELA investigation in their jurisdiction and to ensure that national competent authorities provide ELA with any information that it considers necessary for its investigation, without delay; recalls the importance of ensuring that ELA and national competent authorities effectively cooperate with social partners, respecting their autonomy, rights and prerogatives in accordance with national industrial relations systems;
Amendment 77 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the scope of ELA is limited to the EU acts mentioned in its founding regulation; notes, however, that the authority is often confronted with sector-specific problems and labour mobility issues related to non-EUissues related to migration instruments under Union and national law related to third country nationals; calls, therefore, for its scope to be expanded to include non-EUthird country nationals, to better support Member States in the application of relevant EU law and to explicitly take up sector-specific legislation, for example, in the transportsector, the construction sector and the agriculture sector;
Amendment 85 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need to ensure adequate follow-up on concerted and joint inspections supported or facilitated by ELA; calls for effective procedures in order to ensure that detected breaches of national and EU law in the area of labour mobility are properly addressed through administrative or legal procedures in the Member States; underlines that ELA should be able to bring detected breaches in front of a court of the concerned Member State and to recover unpaid wages and social security contributions; stresses that cases brought to its attention by social partner organisations shall be thoroughly pursued by ELA; highlights that social partners should be able to request joint or concerted inspections by ELA and receive follow-up information on the proceedings; stresses that social partners should receive a comprehensive justification in the event that the authority rejects a request;
Amendment 89 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Urges ELA to prioritise cross- border law enforcement and controls to tackle cross-border fraud and labour crime cases; emphasises the need to bolster support for national authorities and sectoral social partners in the cross- border collection of fines and recovery of unpaid wages;
Amendment 91 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the timely, systematic and structural involvement of EUnion, sectoral and national social partners in the elaboration and execution of the authority’s activities to improve the effectiveness of ELA; calls on national competent authorities to cooperate more closely with their national social partners in this regard;
Amendment 94 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to recognise the added value of cooperating with ELA; recall and to provide sufficient resources to national enforcement authorities and ensure efficient structures and controls; recalls the key role of national liaison officers to facilitate the cooperation between Member States and ELA; underlines that national experts seconded by the Member States, including national liaison officers, should help carry out ELA’s tasks and should not be working under the direction or supervision of their Member State; stresses the need to offer EU-level social partners the opportunity to also nominate one liaison officer each;
Amendment 103 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the increase in workers from non-EUthird countries entering the EU labour market, who often find themselves in precarious working conditions; underlines that ELA should be empowered to address the situation of non-EUthird country nationals and that close cooperation with Member States and social partners is needed in this regard; points out that Member States could benefit from ELA’s ability to provide a clear overview of the migration flows of non-EUthird country workers; stresses that ELA should be able to collect and access data related to non-EUthird country nationals and support Member States to better enforce existing labour mobility and labour migration legislation for the non-EUthird country nationals working in the single market;
Amendment 108 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that exploitative and fraudulent practices by international actors are not always easy to identify and tackle at national level; is therefore convinced that ELA could provide added value through operational analyses at EU level with a view to better identifying problematic practices and involved entities; regrets that the current ELA regulation provides neither a sufficient legal basis for conducting operational risk analyses nor any follow-up procedures; recalls that any breach or infringement of EU law, including in the area of labour mobility, should entail investigations and, where appropriate, dissuasive sanctions;
Amendment 111 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls for a public list published by ELA of companies that have been sanctioned for breaches of relevant Union and national law in the area of labour mobility, which would have a deterrent effect and contribute to fair labour mobility;
Amendment 117 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses the need for an efficient cooperation between Union agencies in order to create synergies;
Amendment 1 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Title 1
European Parliament resolution on ‘Children first – beyondupscaling the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption’
Amendment 10 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 December 2022 on upscaling the 2021- 2027 multiannual financial framework: a resilient EU budget fit for new challenges;
Amendment 12 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Citation 12 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on access to decent and affordable housing for all
Amendment 14 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Citation 12 c (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 11 May 2023 on a roadmap towards a social Europe – two years after the Porto Social Summit
Amendment 16 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Citation 12 d (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 22 June 2022 on "Towards a common European action on care";
Amendment 18 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 12 e (new)
Citation 12 e (new)
– having regard to the Eurofound report “Guaranteeing access to services for children in the EU”1a _________________ 1a Eurofound (2023), Guaranteeing access to services for children in the EU, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicat ions/policy-brief/2023/guaranteeing- access-to-services-for-children-in-the-eu
Amendment 21 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Citation 12 f (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 7 April 2022 on EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the socio-economic situation of children in Europe has worsened firstly as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, not only in terms of health and social impacts but also due to the lockdown measures taken to control the emergency which resulted in mental health problems, educational gaps and school dropouts, increased violence and abuse against children, but also due to the economic and humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which had devastating effects not solely for the millions of refugee children and their families fleeing the war, but for the overall population in the EU, in terms of soaring costs of living, energy prices, inflation, growing inequalities, access to basic services and affordability of healthy food and medicines;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas access to basic services, including effective and free access to high quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) and healthcare, as well as to education, and school-based activities, adequate housing and healthy nutrition plays an important role in breaking the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage and lifting children out of poverty and social exclusion, as it can help to tackle the complex and multifaceted nature of poverty and vulnerability;
Amendment 30 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas investing in the youngest generation brings the greatest return and contributes to the growth and prosperity of society as a whole; whereas several Member States have allocated more than the requested 5 % of European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) resources to tackling child poverty and 23 Member States have programmed a total of EUR 8.9 billion in ESF+ support to address the issue; whereas however the ESF+ resources alone are in no way sufficient to address the challenge of child poverty in the EU and therefore a significant increase of funding for the European Child Guarantee is of utmost importance; whereas child poverty is a European problem that affects all Member States and should be tackled as such in all Member States with ambitious European and national instruments; whereas the implementation of the ESF+ plans has been delayed, in turn delaying the reforms to be undertaken under the Child Guarantee national action plans (NAPs) and financed through ESF+;
Amendment 38 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas child poverty and social exclusion remains a key challenge across the EU, given that an average of 1 in 4 children are still at risk of poverty, with the share varying widely between countries – ranging from over 40 % in some countries to 11 % in others (2021 Eurostat data) – and trends are worsening in many countries because of the multiple crises across the EU and globally;
Amendment 41 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas many more children are bound to befind themselves in a vulnerable situation, not only those living experiencing poverty and social exclusion, but also children living with disabilities, children with a minority racial or ethnic background, children residing in institutionsfrom single parent families, homeless children, children residing in institutions, children without parental care, migrant and refugee children, and so on; whereas improving their lives in the short term and establishing successful life paths for them in the long term requires structural changes and innovative solutions and an inter- sectoral approach at EU, national and local levels;
Amendment 49 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas the European Child Guarantee is a high-quality and innovative policy instrument with the potential to deliver significant improvements to the everyday reality of millions of children in the EU in a multidimensional way; whereas its objective is to prevent and combat social exclusion by guaranteeing effective access of children in need to a set of key services, such as free early childhood education and care, free education, including school-based activities and at least one healthy meal each school day, free healthcare, healthy nutrition, and adequate housing; whereas the European Union and the Member States should deploy all efforts to turn the European Child Guarantee into reality by fully implementing the Council Recommendation and the National Action Plans (NAPs) and all other European and national programmes which contribute to the delivery of its key services; whereas more needs to be done to achieve a more comprehensive, intersectoral approach to tackling children’s risk of vulnerabilitypoverty and social exclusion and to ensureing a genuine implementation of the Child Guarantee by removing the policy, political, administrative and financial barriers;
Amendment 53 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas 20 months on from the original deadline of March 2022, 24 Member States have adopted their Child Guarantee NAPs, with a focus on the major areas identified in the associated Council Recommendation; whereas the submitted plans vary significantly among each other with regard to their governance methods, their outreach strategy vis-a-vis the most disadvantaged groups and the way to target them and to monitor progress, the timelines of proposed measures and the budget foreseen to effectively deploy such measures; whereas several plans appear as generic and superficial documents in which policy-makers merely listed measures already put in place or planned;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital G
G. whereas in some countries, NAPs have been accompanied by the revision of existing laws in several areas, such as deinstitutionalisation or access to ECEC services; whereas not all NAPs include new measures to address child poverty and social exclusion or have a clear budget, timeline, targets or monitoring mechanism;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital J
J. whereas some countries have lacked transparency and have failed to consult children and families, ECEC staff and service providers, and their representative organisations (including non-governmental organisations (NGOs)) when drafting their NAPs;
Amendment 69 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital L
L. whereas some countries have struggled to develop and implement a monitoring framework for their NAPs and do not collect enough data on child poverty and on access to basic services, which should be disaggregated and gathered at both national and subnational level; whereas the lack of standardised guidelines for data collection hinders the monitoring of the implementation of the European Child Guarantee;
Amendment 73 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas countries that benefited from technical assistance have developed better quality NAPs, with stakeholders' collaboration and targeted measures for effective access of some of the most disadvantaged groups of children to the basic services;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas Next Generation EU, in particular the Policies for Next Generation Pillar of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans adopted by the Member States under the Recovery and Resilience Facility offer a unique opportunity for significant investments and reforms aimed at improving early childhood education and care, their quality and inclusiveness; whereas the implementation of these measures by the Member States should be closely monitored and should be designed and delivered in synergy with already existing national and European programmes in the field, in particular the Child Guarantee, the European Social Fund Plus and the other European Structural and Investment Funds;
Amendment 77 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas Europe is facing a severe housing crisis, especially affecting urban areas in many Member States, both wealthy and less wealthy countries alike, where it has become difficult to find affordable housing at market prices, including for middle-income households, leading to social exclusion and spatial segregation; whereas access to decent and affordable housing is harder for vulnerable groups and families and has a dramatic effect on children and their material and psychological well-being; whereas households with children are generally at a higher risk of severe housing deprivation, and the proportion of children living in an overcrowded household is higher for children living in poverty than for the general population; whereas lack of access to social housing is a barrier for income-poor children caused by an insufficient supply of social housing, leading to long waiting times; whereas properly heated housing with safe water and sanitation and housing in general is a key element for children’s health, well-being, growth and development; whereas adequate housing is also conducive to children learning and studying;
Amendment 80 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to ensure the full implementation of their NAPs and, when reviewing them, to set even more ambitious objectives to tackle child poverty; highlights that the adopted NAPs by Member States are largely heterogeneous among each other when it comes to their governance methods, their outreach strategy vis-a-vis the most disadvantaged groups and the way to target them and to monitor progress, the timelines of proposed measures and the budget foreseen to effectively deploy such measures; warns of the risk that such heterogeneity could bring to the situation of child poverty and social exclusion in Europe, jeopardising the overall objective of the Child Guarantee in achieving upwards social convergence in the EU; regrets in particular that several NAPs do not include measurable objectives and concrete targets, which generates serious concerns when it comes to the quality of measures effectively put in place;
Amendment 88 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to design a national framework for data collection, monitoring and evaluation for their NAPs, involving participatory research methods, gathering disaggregated data at national and subnational level; invites the Member States to create child poverty observatories to gather high- quality, disaggregated per targeted groups and internationally comparable data at national level;
Amendment 96 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need for comprehensive and disaggregated data on child poverty and on access to basic services from the Member States, and underlines that the indicators for monitoring child poverty selected by the Indicators subgroup of the Commission’s Social Protection Committee must make it possible to establish a closer link between the European Child Guarantee and the Social Scoreboard;
Amendment 106 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that further economic aspects of each NAP must be monitored, particularly national and EU funding, including funding reaching the beneficiaries; highlights in particular the necessity to closely monitor the implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans in the field of child poverty, which should be designed and delivered synergistically with dedicated resources of the European Child Guarantee Action Plans and the European Social Fund Plus;
Amendment 109 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that the issue of “value added” of the European Child Guarantee should be given utmost importance, since all resources dedicated to its measures should not simply replace already existing national or European measures but should instead complement them; highlights that the NAPs should not constitute a re-branding or re-packaging of already existing programmes or measures, which would constitute a serious risk for the achievement of the Child Guarantee objectives and would raise concerns with regard to the general principle of additionality of the EU cohesion policy;
Amendment 111 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to use the mid-term review to support the revision of the NAPs; calls on the Member States to streamline NAPs and create synergies between them and national policies and strategies, notably the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, as well as their funding, in order to ensure that the measures are consistent;
Amendment 122 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that take-up of ECEC remains low among low-income families; calls on the Member States to provide more quality places in childcare facilities and to support professional training for ECEC staff; increase significantly the coverage of more quality and affordable childcare facilities and to support training and the improvement of working conditions for ECEC staff as these have an impact in the quality, accessibility and inclusivity of services1b; _________________ 1b Eurofound (2015), Early childhood care: Accessibility and quality of services, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1512en.pdf
Amendment 123 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to increase their efforts to ensure that all children enrolled in education receive at least one free healthy warm meal each school day; highlights that often children in need depend on such meal during school days and therefore invites the Member States to take this into account by introducing measures that ensure that they would not miss out on a meal during their absence from school; such a fundamental necessity; stresses the interconnection between food poverty, malnutrition and eating disorders such as obesity among children and the access to full time at school; invites Member States to implement national strategies to review their school menus to avoid or reduce the usage of processed and transported foods, while also ensuring the monitoring of the safety of the meals and their nutritional value; calls on the Member States to ensure universal access to school canteens which should be recognised as a right for all children in the EU, and affirms the principle that no children in the EU should ever be denied a meal at school, for whichever reason;
Amendment 129 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that in 2021, 5% of low- income households with children had unmet medical needs in the EU1c and that NAPs have identified several unmet needs in the healthcare sector; calls on the Member States to strengthen and adapt their healthcare systems in order to guarantee all children free and equal access to quality services, including dental and psychological services; _________________ 1c Eurofound (2023), Guaranteeing access to services for children in the EU, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg
Amendment 134 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that poor housing is still one of the causes of child poverty, given that it is linked with energy poverty and precarious living conditions; reiterates its call to the Commission and the Member States to make housing one of the cornerstones of the Action Plan of the European Pillar of Social Rights; recalls that EU policies, funding programmes and financing instruments have a great impact on housing markets, the quality of the housing stock and on citizens’ lives; calls on the Commission to urgently develop an integrated EU-level strategy for social, public, non-segregated and affordable housing, creating an enabling framework for national, regional and local authorities to ensure the provision of safe, healthy, accessible and affordable quality housing for all; calls on the Commission, as part of this strategy, to improve its action to engage all levels of governance in fully and consistently implementing the right to decent housing for all; invites the Member States, therefore, to assess and revise their social housing policies and housing benefit systems in order to better cater for the needs of vulnerable families; and children;
Amendment 144 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Member States to register all children and adolescents regardless of their parents’ administrative status (residence status) in order to decrease the practical and administrative barriers to accessing key servicesdecrease the practical and administrative barriers to accessing key services by keeping procedures simple and accessible, online as well as offline, and by accepting declarations on honor when documents needed for registration cannot be procured;
Amendment 149 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to promote outreach activities and raise awareness of the European Child Guarantee and the key services that children and families can benefit from; calls for support for cities to establish one-stop shops to provide children and families with targeted support to access information on early detection and Early Childhood Intervention social security and assistance, as well as specific local measures for social inclusion;
Amendment 153 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States to ensure that public transport is accessible to all children, including children with disabilities, children living in rural areas, and all children with a migrant background;
Amendment 159 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the necessity for the Member States to invest in social protection systems and policies such as adequate minimum income schemes and minimum wages as a means to sustain most vulnerable households in the EU; calls on all EU Member States to swiftly adopt and implement the Council Recommendation of 30 January 2023 on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion and the EU directive on minimum wage to combat poverty and social exclusion in the EU; reiterates that it is essential for income support and minimum income not to contribute to social dependence and that they must rather be combined with incentives and support tools, enabling active labour market measures to (re)integrate those who can work in order to break the vicious circle of poverty and the dependence on public support for individuals and their families; is concerned about the recent decision of the Italian government to drastically curb its minimum income scheme which supported around 3,6 million people especially for its impact on children, going against the overall trend in the EU in the fight against poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 162 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Reiterates its call for a comprehensive and integrated antipoverty strategy with a designated poverty reduction target including for child poverty; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure children’s right to adequate housing is implemented, including by providing related support to parents having difficulties with keeping or accessing housing, so that they can remain with their children, with particular attention on young adults exiting child welfare institutions; calls on the Member States to adopt a specific housing policy for children, based on children-specific data on child homelessness and children's housing exclusion situation; highlights the necessity to facilitate access to social housing by streamlining and simplifying procedures at the national and local level and by significantly increasing public spending on housing, which remains highly fragmented across the EU, and by strengthening financial contribution and subsidies to families in need to make rents more affordable; calls on the Member States to adopt measures to protect vulnerable households with children from evictions, strengthen the presence of social services in the area at higher risk of social exclusion and among marginalised communities;
Amendment 164 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the Member States to ensure consistency between the European Child Guarantee and the reinforced Youth Guarantee in order to cover the entire age span from pregnancy to adulthood; highlights that the European Child Guarantee, like the Youth Guarantee, bears the potential to become a driver for positive structural change in the Member States' ability to plan and deliver key services, strengthen the partnership among institutional actors at the different levels and with civil society organisations and social partners;
Amendment 169 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates its call for an urgent increase in funding for the European Child Guarantee, with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion for 2021-2027, and insists that this dedicated budget must be made part of the revised multiannual financial framework and reinforced ESF+; invites all Member States, not only those with a povertydeeply regrets that the Commission’s proposal on the MFF mid-term revision does not reflect Parliament’s long- standing demand for an urgent increase in funding for the European Child Guarantee; calls on all Member States, not only those with a "at risk of poverty and social exclusion (AROPE) rate" below 5 %the Union average, to increase their financial efforts andbove the thematic concentration of 5% indicated in the ESF+ and to show greater ambition to invest more in children, given that this is a valuable social investment; highlights that child poverty is a European problem affecting all countries in the EU and calls on the Member States to re-programme their ESF+ national operational programme to dedicate adequate resources for the implementation of the Child Guarantee; highlights the necessity to introduce a binding thematic concentration for all Member States when the ESF+ will be next revised;
Amendment 175 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to assess the quality of spending on children, in particular to evaluate the effective and consistent use of the EUR 8.9 billion dedicated to the European Child Guarantee under the ESF+, and asks the Commission to propose options for synergies and blending with other sources of funding, notably the ERDF, InvestEU, Next Generation EU and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, AMF, ReactEU, EU4Health and Erasmus+;
Amendment 178 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the necessity to closely monitor the implementation of the investments and reforms under the Policies for the next Generation Pillar of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans adopted by the Member States, with a view to carefully evaluate the achievement of the milestones and targets of the measures aimed at improving the affordability, the quality and the inclusiveness of early childhood education and care services; highlights that in general terms, the reporting obligations of the RRF have resulted in the availability of more detailed and measurable objectives and data on expenditures in this policy area; regrets however that in some cases Member States' authorities have failed to produce sufficiently clear figures on the planned objectives and the measures effectively delivered, for example with regard to the numbers of new places in nurseries and on the increased coverage of early childhood education services; points out to the necessity of guaranteeing financially and from an organisational standpoint the maintenance of the expanded capacity and coverage of early childhood education and care services after the extraordinary investments under the National Recovery and Resilience Plans will be exhausted; stresses the necessity to coordinate the National Recovery and Resilience Plans in this field with the Child Guarantee objectives and with the resources already allocated under the ESF+ and the other European Structural Funds to foster synergies, avoid funding overlaps and ensure a long- term sustainability of the proposed measures;
Amendment 180 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to ensure that best use is made of available EU and national funds and invites them to explore innovative funding schemes, including public-private partnerships; encourages the Member States to work with the European Investment Bank and invest in social infrastructure dedicated to children; underlines the importance of exempting the investment in the key policies for combatting child poverty and social exclusion from the national spending cuts;
Amendment 188 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensure direct, adequate and easily accessible funding at regional and local level to boost investment in social infrastructure and increase the capacity of local services to pilot new models and solutions to reduce child poverty; highlights the necessity to provide Local and Regional Authorities and Municipalities with adequate support to implement the measures included in the plans, especially in the most rural areas; welcomes the Flexible Assistance to Territories (FAST-CARE) model that provides funding to local authorities and civil society organisations and notes that it should become a wider model in the revision of the MFF;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to involve all relevant stakeholders at all levels in the revision and implementation of their NAPs in order to build solid partnerships that can strengthen and expand ownership and commitment; highlights the importance of involving civil society, ECEC staff and service providers and children in developing and implementing the monitoring and evaluation framework;
Amendment 200 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Member States to support local partnerships for children, between municipality-led services and other service providers, local communities, parents and children, schools, charities, social partners, NGOs and private-sector actors, in order to maximise resources for the implementation of the European Child Guarantee; notes that local partnerships should ensure a participatory approach to developing, implementing and monitoring the local Child Guarantee and guarantee that responsibility for this is shared; suggests the establishment of a technical assistance facility for local and regional authorities and municipalities to increase their capacity to plan and deliver Child Guarantee related services and to maximise the potential of EU funds in this field;
Amendment 203 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up a solid governance framework at EU and national levels, ensuring a successful and integrated interplay between the Child Guarantee, national framework and strategies, and the EU social and equity agenda – including the European Semester; highlights the need for multi- level governance, with joint responsibility and coordinated strategies between local, regional, national and EU levels, to prevent and mitigate child poverty;
Amendment 207 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights that national coordinators need to receive adequate leverage and financial and human resources to effectively coordinate the implementation of the NAPs; highlights that Member States have appointed as national coordinators very different profiles, some being external experts, others being high-profile figures at the ministerial level; a heterogeneity which should not result in uneven results in the delivery of the European Child Guarantee; stresses the crucial role of national coordinators within the governance of the European Child Guarantee, notably in their function and responsibility to coordinate strategies between local, regional, national and EU levels; calls for these coordinators to duly report every two years on the progress made on all aspects of the Child Guarantee and to regularly exchange best practices with their national counterparts; calls on the Commission to ensure reinforced institutional coordination;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, even with the Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) instrument as part of the European unemployment reinsurance scheme, the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis has lasted longer than anticipated; highlights, however, that thousands of jobs were saved thanks to this instrument and that the shock to the labour market was less severe than expected; notes, in this regard, that this instrument should remain in use for the duration of the current exceptional situation and continue to be based on loans and quickly activated only in the eventbecome a structural one as it has proven to be indispensable for workers and enterprises in period of external financial or economic shocks;
Amendment 129 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its concern about the lack of access to essential services of good quality, including water, sanitation, energy, transport, financial services and digital communications for those in need (principle 20), which have come under additional stress; urges the Commission to present a revision of thede minimis Regulation for services of general and economic interest (SGEI) to ensure access to water, sanitation, energy, transport, financial services and digital communications, as well as housing ;
Amendment 162 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to present a governance framework to anticipate and manage changes related to the green and digital transitions in the world of work, focusing first on the importance of safeguarding jobs, including access to adequate training, and second, on the involvement of social partners in decision- making processes, including by promoting collective bargaining on the anticipation and management of change ;
Amendment 173 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reiterates the right to obtain human intervention as well as the right to not be subject to a decision made by automated processing as stated in the GDPR; stresses the need for EU actions to further incorporate the "human in control" principle anchor in the world of work; calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on AI at the workplace;
Amendment 176 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Welcomes, the Commission’s initiative to launch a comprehensive approach on mental health and reiterates its call for a directive on psychological risks and well-being in the world of work;
Amendment 2 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Citation 7
— having regard to International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No 135 concerning protection and facilities to be afforded to workers’ representatives in the undertaking (the Workers’ Representatives Convention), ILO convention No 155 concerning Occupational Safety and Health, ILO convention No 187 concerning Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health and ILO convention no 190 concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work,
Amendment 7 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Citation 19 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions of 17 December 2020
Amendment 8 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Citation 19 b (new)
— having regard the Council Decision (EU) 2022/2296 of 21 November 2022 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Amendment 9 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Citation 19 c (new)
— having regard the Commission action plan on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights of 4 March 2021 and the Porto Declaration on social affairs adopted by the members of the European Council in May 2021
Amendment 27 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas collective bargaining at the sectoral and cross-industry levels came under pressure or have been dismantled in some Member States in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis; whereas the European Semester's Country Specific Recommendations adopted between the years 2011 and 2015 requested Member States to decentralise collective bargaining systems and stop wage indexation as well as the ultra-activity of collective agreements; whereas the share of workers covered by collective agreements has declined significantly over the past 30 years, with an estimated drop in EU average coverage from about 66 % in 2000 to about 56 % in 201811, owing to labour market reforms in many Member States that decentralised collective bargaining systems, the rise of precarious forms of employment and bogus self- employment; whereas in most Member States, collective bargaining covering rates tend to be higher for employees on permanent contracts and for those working in larger companies; whereas bargaining coverage is substantially higher in countries where there are sectoral agreements and where these are frequently extended to non-covered companies or workers; _________________ 11 Visser, Jelle, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies, ‘Database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts’, Version 6.1, November 2019.
Amendment 40 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas European workers and employers are currently facing major challenges stemming from the consequences of the pandemic and, since 24 February 2022, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the consequent cost-of-living and energy crisis; whereas these events have shown a pressing need for broader and stronger participation by social partners, especially if the green and digital transitions to a sustainable, fair and social future for the EU are to be achieved; whereas workers or their representatives have the right to be informed and consulted in good time on matters relevant to them, in particular on the transfer, restructuring and merger of undertakings and on collective redundancies; whereas according to Eurofound EUPolicy Watch database, social partners have been involved during the pandemic in almost half of the legislative policy measures recorded, while this involvement has decreased during 2022, when further policy measures related to the green transition, support for refugees from Ukraine and responses to the cost-of-living crisis were mapped;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the RRF regulation includes an obligation for Member States to consult social partners in the preparation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans through a greater variety of settings, however the quality and intensity of the involvement is uneven and rather weak in a relatively high number of countries; whereas the review report of the Commission on the RRF states that the success of the RRF depends on the close involvement of social partners, civil society organizations, local and regional authorities, and other stakeholders;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas the involvement of social partners in policymaking and particularly in the implementation of the European Semester and the Recovery and Resilience Plans is an indicator of the quality of social dialogue; whereas some Member States are ensuring an enabling framework for social dialogue, while in some other Member States, social dialogue is under pressure for reasons including ineffective consultation procedures, a lack of capacity and strict representational criteria, attacks against workers’ rights to join or to form a trade union at the workplace, ineffective legislation that does not enable trade unions to access workplaces for the purpose of organising, attacks against the right to strike; whereas the EU regulatory landscape in the field of employment law and company law remains excessively fragmented, which could result in a lack of legal certainty on applicable rules and rights for both employers and employees;
Amendment 76 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Recital H
H. whereas the enabling conditions for a well-functioning social dialogue are: (i) the existence of strong, independent trade unions and technical capacity in employers’ organisations; (ii) access to relevant information to participate in social dialogue; (iii) a commitment from all parties to engage in social dialogue; (iv) respect for the fundamental rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining; and (v) appropriate institutional support and (vi) allowing for independent social partners to negotiate and conclude collective agreements autonomously;
Amendment 80 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Recital I
I. whereas strong collective bargaining, in particular at sectoral or cross-industry level, contributes to quality jobs; whereas trade unions, workers’ representation and participation and collective bargaining coverage are essential for the enforcement of workers’ rights and the proper functioning of companies; whereas action isand better legislation to protect trade union rights are needed to ensure a balance of bargaining power between employers and trade unions, which can be improved by strengthening democracy at work;
Amendment 85 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Recital L
L. whereas social dialogue and collective bargaining are key instruments for employers and trade unions to use to establish fair wages and working conditions; whereas strong collective bargaining systems increase Member States’ resilience in times of economic crisis; whereas societies with strong collective bargaining systems tend to be wealthier and more equal; whereas the right to collective bargaining is an issue that concerns all European workersworkers in Europe and that can also have crucial implications for democracy and the rule of law, including respect for fundamental social rights; whereas collective bargaining is a European fundamental right and the EU institutions are bound to respect it by Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; whereas in this context, policies that respect, promote and strengthen collective bargaining and the position of workers in wage-setting systems play a critical role in achieving better working conditions and ensures better living conditions;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas the informal economy is characterised by a high share of invisible and most vulnerable groups of workers; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a growing number of workers, especially women, to enter informal economy and exacerbated pre-existing vulnerabilities; whereas the most represented sectors in the informal economy in the EU, i.e. health, care, social work, and agriculture, are at the same time vital ones for the functioning of our societies;
Amendment 115 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. UIs convinced that good-quality social dialogue pays off in turbulent times when stability is needed to face ongoing economic uncertainty, as it was proved during the COVID-19 crisis when it played a major role in managing the crisis and mitigating its negative economic and social effects; urges the Commission to monitor the implementation of its recommendation at national and Union level, jointly with the Member States and relevant social partners; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that this monitoring allows social partners to, among other things, identify situations from which they have been excluded or in which they were inadequately involved in national-level consultations on Union and national policy, including access to justice and the right to redress; calls on the Commission to initiate infringement procedures in case social partners involvement is not respected; proposes that Eurofound’s EUPolicyWatch database, as unique EU wide instrument to capture social partner’s involvement in national policy making, could be used for that purpose;
Amendment 143 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges the Commission to promote collective bargaining, democracy at work, and social dialogue through the European Semester, and specifically in the country- specific recommendations, in order to ensure, decent wages through collective bargaining; encourages the Commission to propose new social dialogue indicators for the European Semester, relating to industrial relations in the Member States that could be used to further strengthening the social dialogue; such indicators could include references to industrial democracy already used by Eurofound in its Industrial Relations Index;
Amendment 145 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, with the involvement of social partners, an enabling environment for collective bargaining; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include in such an enabling environment effective measures against union-busting practices, since those practices decrease trade union density; calls on the Commission and the Member States, along with social partners, to commit to reaching collective bargaining coverage of 90 % by 2030, and to taking concrete measures in this regard with a view to improving living and working conditions in the Union, contributing to upward social convergence, fighting in- work poverty and social exclusion and reducing wage inequality;
Amendment 156 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to repeal any national legislation that hampers collective bargaining, including any legislation that inhibits trade unions’ access to workplaces for the purpose of organising in order to be able to collectively bargain; calls on Member States to ensure access to the workplace is being guaranteed, also when the work is performed digitally; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote sectoral- level collective bargaining as an important instrument to increase collective agreement coverage, making sure that derogations from collective agreements concluded at a higher level are restricted to situations in which those derogations are needed to maintain quality employment;
Amendment 188 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the EU industrial strategy to ensure that the jobs of tomorrow are not only green, but above all decent, well paid and based on good working conditions, including as regards health and safety at work, robust social protection and gender equality; calls on the Member States, in the context of the European Green Deal and the RePowerEU plan, to adopt and implement, in close cooperation with social partners, comprehensive and coherent policy packages to benefit all societal groups and to make optimal use of public and private funding, including social conditionalities for the creation of quality jobs with fair working conditions and good pay, the promotion of collective bargaining and respect for collective agreements and trade union rights; considers furthermore that all EU financial support to undertakings, including the Green Deal industrial plan programmes, should be made conditional on the undertakings’ compliance with the applicable working and employment conditions and/or employer obligations, including any applicable collective agreements; urges the Commission and the Member States to enforce the requirements that companies receiving public support must avoid redundancies and the worsening of working conditions and that, under the EU industrial plan, undertakings must respect collective bargaining and information and consultation processes with unions on investments, restructuring and any reforms; public funding must also be linked with training obligations under which companies agree to put in place paid apprenticeships with the right to be retained, as well as cost-free, on-the-job re- and up-skilling programs for workers;
Amendment 200 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Reminds the Commission and the Member States of the urgent need for a social progress protocol that, in the event of conflicts between economic freedoms and fundamental social rights, give priority to the latter
Amendment 210 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses its deep concern of union busting practises; calls on the Commission to propose a directive guaranteeing trade unions access to workplaces for the purpose of organising, information sharing and consultation, and to secure every European citizen the right to voluntarily organise in a trade union, strengthening worker’s representation and securing social partners’ rights to collectively bargain;
Amendment 222 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to ratify and implement all ILO core conventions, including No 155 concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment and No 187 concerning the promotional framework for occupational safety and health, which have both been recently designated as ILO core conventions and which have not yet been ratified by all Member States, as well as ILO convention 190 concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work; calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States to ratify and implement all the ILO core conventions;
Amendment 228 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and facilitate freedom of association and collective bargaining in the informal economy as a means of raising worker’s visibility, ensuring decent working conditions and social protection, as well as tackling undeclared work;
Amendment 238 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on the Commission to make the necessary improvements to the legal frameworks regulating European public limited-liability companies (Societas Europea or SE) and European Cooperative Societies and, on the basis of a timely evaluation by the Commission, to the Company Law Package, and to amend them to introduce minimum EU rules governing employee participation and representation on supervisory boards, including on gender equality;
Amendment 239 #
2023/2536(RSP)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Is convinced that introducing new digital technologies has the potential to have a positive impact on the work environment if they are implemented and monitored in a trustworthy manner, which will require timely and meaningful information and the consultation of workers’ representatives, including trade unions, to ensure full respect for their health and safety at work, data protection, equal treatment, employment stability, social protection and well-being at work, and to prevent undue exploitation and surveillance of workers, as well as discrimination and stigmatisation, in particular via management by algorithms; underlines the fact that trade unions and workers’ representatives should have the necessary access and means to assess and evaluate digital technology prior to their introduction; emphasises that new digital technologies and artificial intelligence should not replicate existing discrimination and societal biases but should help the social inclusion and participation of diverse groups; highlights the need to apply the ethics-by-default principle throughout the entire life cycle of the digital technologies in order to harness their full potential and avoid biases; stresses that social dialogue structures, sectoral collective bargaining, the provision of information to trade unions and workers’ representatives, and the consultation and participation thereof are key to providing the necessary support for workers to better build and participate in the uptake and monitoring by social partners of digital technology at the workplace;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 151 and 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 5 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 17 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the European Qualification Framework for lifelong learning,
Amendment 18 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
– having regard to the Council recommendation of 26 November 2018 on promoting automatic mutual recognition of higher education and upper secondary education and training qualifications and the outcomes of learning periods abroad,
Amendment 30 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28
Citation 28
– having regard to relevant Union legal acts in the area of social policy, such as Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 19962018/957 amending Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services1 , Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems2 1, Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time3 2, and 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 Union4 ,3, _________________ 1 OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1. 2 OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1. 3 OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9. 4 OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 105.
Amendment 32 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
– having regard to the Directive 2019/11598 on Work life balance for parents and carers,
Amendment 33 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)
Citation 28 b (new)
– having regard to the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 and the Parliament Report on a new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 (including a better protection of workers from exposure to harmful substances, stress at work and repetitive motion injuries) (2021/2165(INI)),
Amendment 34 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 c (new)
Citation 28 c (new)
– having regard to the Directive (EU) 2023/970 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms,
Amendment 35 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 d (new)
Citation 28 d (new)
– having regard to the Parliament resolution on the introduction of an European Social Security number with a personal labour card (2021/2620(RSP)),
Amendment 42 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 a (new)
Citation 46 a (new)
– whereas the cultural and creative sector (‘CSS professionals’), together with artists, represents a strategic sector for the realization of the European integration process in uniting our societies in a common future; whereas its relevant economic impact, representing 4.2 % of EU GDP, also acts as a sustainable growth enabler in different sectors, including tourism;
Amendment 55 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cultural and creative expressions and works are often the result of the essential contributions of persons working in the cultural and creative sectors (‘CCS professionals’) in different functions, roles and capacities, ranging from creative input to technical support; whereas the existence of such expressions and works depends, thus, on whether all CCS professionals receive adequate recognition and support; whereas 7.4 million people were in cultural employment across the Member States in 2021, amounting to 3.7% of total employment12a; _________________ 12a Eurostat
Amendment 59 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cultural and creative expressions and works are often the result of the essential contributions of persons working in the cultural and creative sectors (‘CCS professionals’) in different functions, roles and capacities, ranging from creative input to technical support; whereas the existence of such expressions and works depends, thus, on whether all CCS professionals receive adequate recognition and support;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas artistic activities can be pursued as an amateur or as a professional, increasing competition in an already highly competitive environment; whereas the legal distinction between them is not always clearly established and can differ in national legislations and national practices;
Amendment 78 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas more than double the number of CCS professionals is self- employed than in the general population (32 % compared to 14 %) and CCS professionals are less likely to have a permanent job, to be employed, work full time or have one job than the average working person; whereas CCS professionals tend to have project-based careers and a high degree of mobility;
Amendment 82 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas these atypical working arrangements, often interrupted or accompanied by significant periods of non-remunerated time spent on artistic research or rehearsing, severely limit the effective access of CCS professionals to social protection, and their access to relevant entitlementss social security contributions remain sporadic; whereas, as a consequence, their access to relevant entitlement, including working hours and overtime rates, as well as leave entitlements, in particular annual and sick leave and familial and care leaves, unemployment benefits and access to childcare, is often limited; whereas, even when coverage is available on a voluntary basis, self- employed CCS professionals have a low coverage rate; whereas this situation is aggravated by existing employment relations being misclassified as self-employment;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas CCS comprise mainly micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with limited access to the financial market as well as to the financial resources and funding;
Amendment 88 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas career sustainability in the cultural and creative sectors is challenging and career prospects tend to worsen with ageprogression and career sustainability in the CCS are often dependent on socio-economic characteristics and conditioned by age, gender, race, disability and class; whereas mid-career CCS workers, disabled workers, workers from minorities ethnic groups and from working-class backgrounds may face worse job quality conditions; whereas career sustainability in the cultural and creative sectors is challenging and career prospects tend to worsen with age; whereas specifically workers of older age in the CCS may be forced into self-employment because of their age, putting them at higher risk of precariousness;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas CCS professionals have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed their precarious living and working conditions; whereas the CCS have not fully recovered from losses incurred during the pandemic, with an enduring impact on the livelihoods of the persons working in the sectors; whereas the COVID-19 crisis underlined the fragility of pre-existing organisational structures and working practices, in particular for vulnerable professionals with precarious employment status;
Amendment 94 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas CCS professionals tend to have low retirement savings as a result of the atypical and sometime precarious nature of their work; whereas artists may continue practicing beyond the official retirement age;
Amendment 102 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the limited collective bargaining practices in the cultural and creative sectors15 in several Member States contribute to poor job quality, low income and limited access to social protection; whereas trade unions face challenges in organizing CCS workers due to intermittent work patterns, changing work places, the combination of professional activities and in view of the higher number of self-employed professionals in the sector; _________________ 15 Eurofound note on employment trends and working conditions in the creative sectors provided at the request of the rapporteurs, 29 May 2023.
Amendment 104 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the limited collective bargaining practicescoverage in the cultural and creative sectors15 in several Member States contribute to poor job quality, low incomewages and limited access to social protection; _________________ 15 Eurofound note on employment trends and working conditions in the creative sectors provided at the request of the rapporteurs, 29 May 2023.
Amendment 107 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas women are in a minority when it comes to holding managerial and leadership positions14a; whereas women on average earn less than their male counterparts15a and often have comparatively shorter careers, especially in the audiovisual sector, and insufficient work-life balance opportunities; _________________ 14a http://www.womarts.eu/upload/01-LI- WOMART-1-20-6.pdf , p. 34 and s. 15a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/ view/EARN_GR_GPGR2__custom_63504 17/default/table?lang=en [PMMR1]PAG. 60 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_dialogue/--- sector/documents/publication/wcms_8653 23.pdf
Amendment 108 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas collective agreements should guarantee fair and adequate wages reflecting the effective level of education, skills and competences and professional experiences;
Amendment 110 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the new challenges faced by the sector, such as digitalisation, artificial intelligence and new skills development should be reflected in modern and effective collective bargaining systems;
Amendment 111 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the CCS has a high percentage of partially or fully undeclared work that excludes workers from the protection of labour law and excludes them from the coverage of social security in case of disease, work accident and unemployment and constitutes an attempt against fundamental human rights and especially, decent working and life conditions and foments distributive injustice; whereas undeclared work obstructs sustainable growth oriented policies, damages the Member States through lack of revenues, creating serious risks for the sustainability of the European social model, and fosters unfair competition with a high risk of submersion, where compliant enterprises are induced to lower their working standards to face competitors, passing from the declared to the undeclared economy;
Amendment 113 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas sexual harassment in the cultural and creative sectors is three times higher16 than in the average workforce; whereas women suffer disproportionally from harassment and abuse, also online; whereas this entails the risk of self- censorship, which negatively impacts the type of artistic expressions women produce, curtails their freedom of expression and their career progression; _________________ 16 Eurofound note on employment trends and working conditions in the creative sectors provided at the request of the rapporteurs, 29 May 2023.
Amendment 114 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas as a result of poor working conditions, young professionals may not consider accessing the sector or abandon their careers early on, increasing the risk of a lack of a generational replacement in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 116 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas there is no specific legal status in a number of Member States for any categories of CCS professionals; whereas a number of Member States are in the process of updating their legal framework in order to protect the rights of CCS professionals by taking into account the specificities of the cultural and creative sectors; whereas several Member States have included in their recovery and resilience plans legislative reforms to improve the working conditions of artists and cultural workers;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas mobility is an important element of professional artistic activity and career development and contributes to increasing income and reducing precariousness; whereas artists frequently move between Member States; whereas artistic mobility entails specific challenges, in particular in relation to social protection and taxation, which require specific measures; whereas the high level of mobility can also be conducive to undeclared work[17a];
Amendment 133 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas artistic productions frequently involve not only European but also third-country CCS professionals whose mobility can be restricted by difficulties in obtaining medium-term visas;
Amendment 137 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas the fast pace of digital transformation, accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools have resulted in the displacement of workers and job losses, a loss of control over their work, while at the same time contributing to the dynamism of the sectors and their transformation;
Amendment 143 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas the Stuttgart Declaration reflects a united European vision, whereby leaders expressed their will to work together towards a common destiny and the wish to affirm European identity and to progress towards an ever closer union among its peoples; whereas the Declaration sees the role of culture as an important component to achieve this goal;
Amendment 155 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the arts, the broader cultural and creative sectors, entertainment and sports play a fundamental role in human flourishing and in Europe’s social cohesion and economy; underlines that CCS professionals are key to the process of European integration and their work contributes towards building the identity of the peoples of Europe, promoting European cultural diversity and universal dialogue; believes, therefore, that working towards the full recovery and strengthening of the sectors, as well as better terms and conditions for CCS professionals in the sector, is of paramount importance;
Amendment 160 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the responsibility of the Union, pursuant Article 167 TFEU, in contributing to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States and, pursuant Article 3 TEU, in safeguarding and enhancing Europe’s cultural heritage; considers that historically European cultural heritage has acted as a pole of attraction and influence worldwide, yet reclaiming this leading role requires significant investment in the cultural and creative sectors and policies strengthening them;
Amendment 166 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 168 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to adopt a Recommendation based on the principles of 1980 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist, to protect artists and workers in CCS, taking into consideration all the changes in the last four decades, in particular those connected to digitalisation, artificial intelligence and new forms of works in order to face both old and emerging challenges and to establish a complete, solid and consistent framework of rights valuable and effective for the present and the near future;
Amendment 176 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States that have not yet introduced a specific status for artists and other CCS professionals to do so; calls on those Member States which have an ‘artist status’ in place to monitor its adequacy and review it where necessary, with the support of the Commission, with the aim of providing access to adequate social protection complying with minimum standards in line with the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed (2019/C 387/01); calls on those Member States which have an ‘artist status’ in place to monitor its adequacy and review it where necessary in the same light, ensuring the coverage of all CCS professionals, and in particular the self-employed, and adjusting it to the new challenges brought by digitalisation and the recent health crisis; praises those Member States that have in recent years carried out such a review and adaptation;
Amendment 182 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to support cultural cooperatives and their networks so that they can have uniform legislation and ensure high standards of transparency, active participation and protection of artists throughout Europe; underlines the need to support an anthropocentric approach to innovation and in particular those related to artificial intelligence in order to make human being as source and beneficiary of the technological innovations;
Amendment 184 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Access to social security and decent working conditions
Amendment 186 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the sustainability of the livelihood of CCS professionals in a number of Member States; reaffirms its position that CCS professionals and workers, regardless of their employment status, should have effective access to adequate standards of social security, for unemployment, sickness and healthcare, maternity or paternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases, disability and old age; believes that reinforced action at Union level is needed in that regard, in particular with regarto allow non-standard workers and tohe self-employed CCS professionalto adhere to social security schemes, to take measures allowing them to build up and take up adequate social benefits as members of a scheme and facilitating the transfer of social security benefits between schemes both at national and at European level as well as increase transparency regarding social security systems and rights;
Amendment 188 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the sustainability of the livelihood of CCS professionals in a number of Member States; reaffirms its position that CCS professionals within the EU should have effective access to minimum standards of social security, including employment and health insurance and pension funds according to applicable law; believes that reinforced action at Union level is needed in that regard, in particular with regard to self-employed CCS professionals;
Amendment 194 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in view of atypical work patterns in cultural and creative careers and the ensuing challenges, common throughout the Union, in accessing social protection for CCS professionals and in view of the high cross- border mobility of CCS professionals, a targeted legal act at Union level is needed to promote access to comprehensive and adequate social protection systems for all CCS professionals; insists on the need for preserving, accumulating and/or transferring rights across schemes to allow CCS professionals, who frequently combine or change jobs or pass between worker and self-employed status, to effectively access benefits, including unemployment benefits, in contribution- based social protection schemes and to have adequate coverage, as well as to facilitate their participation in the case of voluntary social protection schemes; affirms that the right to an appropriate and proportionate remuneration derived from copyright and related rights must be compatible with social protection systems, in particular access to contributory pension, as creative careers are not limited by age;
Amendment 204 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Employment status and decent working conditions
Amendment 207 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to correctly determine the employment status of people working in the CCS that corresponds to their actual work arrangements, to avoid abuse, exploitation and bogus self-employment;
Amendment 208 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that those being reclassified as workers are covered by the EU labour law acquis as well as national labour law and amongst others have the right to a minimum wage, collective bargaining, working time and health protection, the right to paid leave and improved access to protection against work accidents, unemployment and sickness benefits, as well as contributory old-age pensions;
Amendment 209 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on Member States to strengthening the action of labour enforcement authorities and to implement the ILO Convention No. 81 on the Inspection of Labour in Industry and Commerce;
Amendment 210 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Stresses that a well-functioning social dialogue both at national and EU level, and high levels of collective bargaining coverage as well as high levels of affiliation to both the employer associations and trade unions ensure decent working conditions and fair and adequate wages;
Amendment 211 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on Member States to integrate the different types and forms of cultural, creative and artistic work, thus including cultural heritage and cultural productions, as well as work in simplified and innovative organisational forms of cooperation, self-management and organisation, community cooperatives between artists and performing art professionals, the public and local authorities.
Amendment 213 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Stresses the importance of ensuring the portability of rights in social protection systems between Member States in ensuring full access to social security for CCS professionals. Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 makes it easier for citizens and workers to exercise their right to move freely in the EU for study or for professional reasons and guarantees that they are not disadvantaged in terms of social security; therefore, stresses the need to reach an agreement between European Council and the Parliament and adopt the Regulation;
Amendment 220 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the European Parliament has called on the Commission on several occasions since 2014 to present a legislative proposal for a European social security pass initiative, which could ensure effective identification, traceability, aggregation and portability of rights, labour mobility and social security coordination in the labour market in a fair and effective way to ensure a level playing field for EU companies; underlines that a quick verification of insurance status and contributions can help combat exploitation, wage dumping, fraud and abuse of social security benefits and enable labour inspectorates and social partners to verify compliance, via cross-referencing between databases, and better prevent social fraud in relation to issues such as abusive subcontracting, bogus self-employment, undeclared work and non-payment of social security contributions;
Amendment 223 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Acknowledges the role of the European Labour Authority (ELA) in carrying out concerted and joint inspections in order to improve the capabilities of Member States to ensure the protection of persons exercising their right to free movement and to combat irregularities of a cross-border nature on workers;
Amendment 225 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Member States to set up new or strengthen existing mobility information points that help CCS professionals gather all relevant sectoral information concerning their working conditions, mobility, unemployment benefits, health insurance and pension rights;
Amendment 227 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that promoting information on social security coordination rules in Europe on cross- border mobility of artists at EU level through guidelines and information desks, is necessary and useful for CCS professionals; notes, however, that even with this support, navigating the different systems in place remains challenging, in particular for the self-employed;
Amendment 229 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that automated information exchange through the electronic exchange of social security information (EESSI) aims to allow mobile professionals to work in Europe seamlessly; believes this tool bears great potential for CCS professionals; asks the Commission to ensure that EESSI is adapted to the specificities of work in the cultural and creative sectors; calls for testing the pilot project on a European Social Security Pass in the cultural and creative sectors, adapting and making it fit for the specificities of the sectors and the particular needs of the self-employed;
Amendment 230 #
Amendment 232 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned by the fact that the cultural and creative sectors are considered low-wage sectors, with 38 % of CCS professionals in the lowest three wage deciles18 ; recalls the right of all workers to fair wagesadequate and fair wages that reflect the effective level of education, competences and professional experiences and that provide for a decent standard of living and welcomes the recent adoption of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 ; calls on the Member States to transpose that Directive swiftly, with particular consideration for the cultural and creative sectors; _________________ 18 Eurofound Labour Force Survey 19 Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2022, p. 33).
Amendment 240 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Deplores the practice of offering payment for cultural and creative work in the form of exposure;
Amendment 245 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the importance of copyright and related rights in the cultural and creative sectors and of properly implementing them, ensuring that every type of rightholder is fairly remunerated; calls for the meaningful transposition and enforcement of the Copyright Directive (2019/790/EU), aligned with its objectives; calls on the Commission to support the Member States in ensuring an appropriate and proportionate remuneration for artists and creators for the exploitation of their work, with appropriate mechanisms and through general and sector-specific dialogues, in line with EU legislation;
Amendment 262 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned by abusive and coercive practices that may result in uthe use of various forms of ‘buy-out’ contracts which can lead to an abusive and coercive practice circumventing EU rules and principles on fair remuneration and confair contractual relationships for CCS professionals; draws attention to issueming deep power imbalances between contracting parties is concerned by the increasing use of these contracts often placed under foreign jurisdictions in certain sectors; urges the Member States to ensure that the contractual arrangements in the cultural and creative sectors arelating more specifically to ‘buy-out’ contracts; requests the Commission to assess and closely monitor the situation in that regard in full compliance with Articles 18, 19 and 20 of the Copyright Directive, to enforce the rights of authors and performers in this regard; requests the Commission to assess and closely monitor the situation in that regard; requests the Commission to assess carefully the compatibility of ‘buy-out’ provisions, as well as provisions on choice of law and jurisdiction that often elude European rules, and the need to address these and any other harmful practices imposed on creators;
Amendment 282 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 291 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that gender equality is a pillar of cultural diversity and culture plays a key role in promoting social changes; calls on the Commission and the Member States to integrate the gender perspective to guarantee equal access to creation and production resources and equal pay;
Amendment 292 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. While recognising the particular working time arrangements common in the sectors, believes that safety and health in the workplace as well as work-life balance must be respected;
Amendment 294 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Notes that greater transparency on pay levels would reveal gender discrimination in pay structures and allow workers, employers and social partners to take action to ensure the application of the right to equal pay for equal work or work of equal value; calls on Member States, in collaboration with the social partners, to strengthen binding pay transparency measures, such as the right to information on pay levels, reporting by companies and collective bargaining;
Amendment 295 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Reiterates its call on the Member States to diversify the sources of support to the cultural and creative sectors, to refrain from financial cuts to existing funding and to increase their financial support to the sectors;
Amendment 296 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Believes that public funders in the cultural and creative sectors have a responsibility to promote fair practices and calls for the integration of fair principles in their funding strategies; insists that all professional institutional engagements of CCS professionals should be fairly remunerated and job substitution through bogus volunteering should be tackled; calls on public funders at EU, national and regional level to introduce terms and conditions on the use of public funding to ensure fair remuneration and working conditions of CCS professionals, and to advance gender equality;
Amendment 297 #
Amendment 298 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that Union-funded projects in the cultural and creative sectors, such as Creative Europe, must comply with a set of fair work principles and practices for collaborationsntribute also to the implementation of the principles of the EPSR, increase of collective bargaining coverage and comply with the EU labour law in the cultural and creative sectors; asks the Commission to ensure that the next cycle of Union programmes in the cultural and creative sectors complies with such principles, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights, including via the introduction of social conditionality, covering among others, the obligation to remunerate CCS professionals fairly for their work, including time devoted to research, rehearsals, preparation and application retroactively;
Amendment 305 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the existing information points in order to make them easily accessible in all European languages, to systematically update them and to provide accompanying services for CCS workers who request them;
Amendment 307 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that sustainable public funding is fundamental to ensuring a healthy cultural and creative ecosystem; calls on the Commission to propose including in the European Semester a continuous review of the indicators on public spending for culture; asks the Member States to set a minimum spending target of 2 % of government public expenditure in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 316 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that CCS professionals have the freedom and right to form and join trade unions and professional organisations to represent them and to participate in the formulation of cultural and employment policies; calls on the Member States to foster an effective social dialogue and guarantee the effective application of the right to collective bargaining in the cultural and creative sectors; calls on the Commission to reinforce social dialogue at Union level, ensuring that all cultural and creative sectors are represented;
Amendment 320 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that Member States’ collective bargaining coverage rates in the cultural and creative sectors vary significantly; considers that strong collective bargaining decisively contributes to ensuring adequate minimum wage protection and good working conditions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, with the involvement of social partners, an enabling environment f, fair remuneration, workers' rights, good working conditions, as well as provisions for training and professional development and health and safety protection of workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support collective bargaining and impove its coverage in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 321 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that Member States’ collective bargaining coverage rates in the cultural and creative sectors vary significantly; considers that strong collective bargaining decisively contributes to ensuring adequate minimum wage protection and good working conditions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, with the involvement of social partners, an enabling environment for collective bargaining in the cultural and creative sectors; therefore, encourages the Commission and the Member States, along with social partners, to work towards reaching collective bargaining coverage of at least 80% by 2030, which should be also reflected in the cultural and creative sectors, and to review regularly progress towards reaching this target;
Amendment 330 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the publication by the Commission of the ‘Guidelines on application of Union competition law to collective agreements regarding working conditions of solo self-employed persons’; calls on national competition authorities to ensure the effective application of the Guidelines; calls on the Commission to monitor the applicationUnderlines that most solo self- employed persons in the CCS face difficulties in influencing their working conditions, as they work on their own and primarily rely on their own personal labour to make a living; notes that, even if they are not fully integrated into the business of their principal in the same way as workers, certain solo self- employed persons may not be entirely independent of their principal ofr the Guidelines by national competition authorities in order to ensure that they are applied consistently may lack sufficient bargaining power; stresses therefore that collective bargaining for solo self-employed is an effective tool to guarantee better working conditions, including pay;
Amendment 335 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the social partners, to provide tailored information to CCS professionals, especially in case of cross- border mobility;
Amendment 336 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned by the increasingly limited space devoted to artistic education and sports in national curricula in primary and secondary education; notes with concern that financial barriers often hinder access to higher education in the arts for young people coming from a disadvantaged background; calls on Member States to ensure equitable access to artistic education, in particular higher education; asks the Commission to assess potential models to compensate artistic and cultural organisations offering free access for young persons under 18 years, including in this analysis the social return on investment of early exposure to culture;
Amendment 348 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is concerned by the lack of awareness of, and information provided to, students and young graduates entering the labour market on working practices and conditions, including an understanding of worker and self-employed status; invites the Commission to collect good practices on arts in education, training and skills development, and to coordinate better access to training modules, together with professional bodies and social partners;
Amendment 353 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Insists on the importance of investing in lifelong learning for CCS professionals; stresses the importance of mobility at EU level for exchanging ideas and practices, promoting intercultural collaboration and enhancing career development, including training opportunities, in the cultural and creative sectors; believes that redoubled efforts are needed to strengthen and widen opportunities for educational and professional exchange at European level making those more inclusive; highlights in this regard the importance of initiatives such as Culture Moves Europe and ArtIST; urges the Member States and the EU to better map the training needs of CCS professionals and to coordinate better their culture, education and employment policies so that these address more adequately the particular challenges of the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 355 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that the Erasmus+ programme has been the Union's most visible success in achieving the objectives of quality and inclusive education; recalls that the Erasmus+ programme enables people to acquire and improve knowledge and skills for their personal development and in preparing the Union to face the challenges of the green and digital transition;
Amendment 360 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is concerned by the lack of career transition support systems in place for artists and CCS professionals in need of retraining; when it is not possible to continue with their careers; believes this is of particular importance for professionals whose practice relies on their physical capacities, such as dancers, singers and musicians, and for professionals whose jobs are put at risk by the digital transition; calls on the Member States to invest in skills development programmes, technical and vocational education, technical and vocational training systems and lifelong learning schemes, allowing those interested to develop new skills either within or outside the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 365 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is concerned by the lack of career transition support systems in place for artists and CCS professionals in need of retraining; calls on the Member States to invest in skills development programmes, technical and vocational education, technical and vocational training systems and lifelong learning schemes, allowing those interestedartists, CCS professionals and workers to develop new skills either within or outside the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 368 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the social partners and employers to promote training and skills development; calls on the European Commission to support cooperation between skills councils where these exist and the exchange of best practices between Member States;
Amendment 376 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the cultural and creative sectors show a very high dependence rate from clients and above average exposure to intimidation and discrimination; with 86 % of unions in the entertainment industry expressing concern about sexual harassment occurring at work or in work- related environments1a; notes that, within the entertainment sector, the live entertainment and film/television production sub-sectors are particularly affected1b; urges the Member States to investigate scrupulously the reported cases, to raise awareness and to establish guidelines on harassment prevention through education and training; _________________ 1a Policy Brief on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry, ILO, 2020 1b https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /@ed_dialogue/@actrav/documents/public ation/wcms_761947.pdf
Amendment 380 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Amendment 385 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to eradicate sexual harassment in the cultural and creative sectors and to ensure a safe and healthy work place; welcomes, in that regard, the Commission proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, and looks forward to its swift adoption; asks the Commission and the Member States to put in place incentive mechanisms and support structures for ensuring equitable careers, particularly for women, persons from disadvantaged backgrounds and belonging to minorities, including, when appropriate, through funding mechanisms;
Amendment 389 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Reiterates its call on the Member States and social partners to promote social dialogue on addressing the gender inequality by ensuring equal pay for work of equal value as well protecting work-life balance; encourages social partners to promote the inclusion of women and youth in their leadership and among the negotiators; calls on the Member States in this regard to swiftly transpose the Pay Transparency and Work- life balance Directives;
Amendment 392 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the slow and inadequate progress in advancing inclusion of minority groups in CCS reflecting societal problems of exclusion and discrimination; call on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to support the inclusion of disadvantages groups and minorities;
Amendment 395 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Underlines the importance of algorithmic accountability and algorithmic transparency to avoid unintended bias and discriminations in the CCS; calls on the Commission to adopt measures to ensure equal treatment and inclusion;
Amendment 397 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the establishment and funding of independent structures, in consultation with the social partners, where artists and CCS professionals can confidentially report unfair practices, such as abuse of power, harassment, bullying, and discrimination, obtain guidance and legal counselling;
Amendment 399 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists on the need to ensure freedom of artistic creation and expression throughout Europe; reiterates its call on the Commission to expand, as part of the rule of law reports, the chapter on monitoring media freedom and pluralism to cover all aspects of freedom of expression, including artistic and academic freedoms; calls on the Commission, as part of its review of the EU Democracy Action Plan implementation, to focus further, through appropriate initiatives, on promoting and defending the freedom of artists to create without censorship or intimidation;
Amendment 401 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Notes that artistic freedom is closely linked to the social and economic conditions of cultural professionals and institutions; recalls the duty of Member States and the Union to protect, defend and assist CCS professionals in upholding their freedom of creation and expression; calls on the Member States to develop guidelines for protecting the artistic freedom as an EU value;
Amendment 406 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Is concerned by the effects of increasing automation resulting from the use of machine learning, robotics and other data-based technologies such as assisted content production, artificial voiceover, speech-to-text translation, as well as automated metadata extraction and the spread of powerful generative AI systems to generate content, which pose a particular challenge to artists and other CCS professionals at risk of losing their jobs or, their remuneration rights, control over their work, or of suffering from deteriorating working conditions; calls on the Commission to develop a proactive strategic approach at Union level to anticipate the effects on jobs; highlights that automation may also contribute to job creation in the cultural and creative sectors, especially when implemented in human-centric way; therefore calls on the Commission to develop a proactive strategic approach at Union level to anticipate the effects on jobs, working methods, workers’ conditions, upskilling, reskilling and workforce needs resulting from the use of these new technologies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop, as part of this strategic approach, adapted training, hiring and education action plans, including AI literacy, for the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 413 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls more specifically for social dialogue and consultations with the cultural and creative sectors to ensure cultural diversity, non-discrimination and fairness in AI systems, and best use of digital technologies at large to support decent working conditions of CCS professionals, the enjoyment of their rights and in particular the right to fair, appropriate and proportionate remuneration;
Amendment 419 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its call on the Commission to assess the challenges posed by AI-generated content on the cultural and creative sectors, as well as the impact of the research and development of AI and related technologies on the cultural and creative sectors, in particular with regard to authorship and fair remuneration of authors and performers; calls on the Commission to evaluate the extent to which the European General Data Protection Regulation can provide fast and effective safeguards against the unauthorized scraping of personal data by AI systems and whether existing text and data mining exceptions are adequately balanced to meet the three-step test also in the context of generative AI;
Amendment 422 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses the need to urgently revise child labour laws which became ineffective with the widespread of underage content creators on social media; calls on the Commission and the Member States to put forward provisions to protect minors from the risks of exploitation, taking into account the new challenges posed by new technologies and social media platforms;
Amendment 424 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Highlights that algorithmic management presents new challenges for the future of work such as technology- enabled control and surveillance through prediction and flagging tools, remote real- time monitoring of progress and performance and time-tracking, and entails significant risks for workers’ health and safety, notably their mental health and right to privacy and human dignity; points out that AI also gives rise to concerns over privacy and occupational health and safety such as the right to disconnect, and can lead to the disproportionate and illegal surveillance and monitoring of workers, infringing on their dignity and privacy, as well as discriminatory treatment in recruitment processes and other areas due to biased algorithms, including on the grounds of gender, race and ethnicity; is concerned, furthermore, that AI can undermine the freedom and autonomy of people, such as through prediction and flagging tools, real-time monitoring and tracking and automated behavioral nudges, and contributes to workers’ mental health problems such as burnout, technology- related stress, psychological overload and fatigue; stresses that AI solutions in the workplace must be transparent, fair and avoid any negative implications for workers and must be negotiated between employers and workers’ representatives including trade unions; calls on the Commission to present a Directive on AI in the workplace to ensure appropriate protection for workers’ rights and well- being, including their mental health and fundamental rights such as non- discrimination, privacy and human dignity in an increasingly digitalised workplace;
Amendment 433 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises the importance of Union-wide contests and initiatives showcasing the richness and diversity of European culture and contributing to a European sense of belonging and emotional identity; calls on the Commission to review and further strengthen contests or initiatives organised exclusively within the Union, as well as promote and facilitate new contests and initiatives, such as a yearly EU online video game award at the Parliament, an EU Top Star league for professional football and other sports and a singing contest between Member States to promote EU culture;
Amendment 436 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission to develop a European sports model with a strong commitment to the principles of solidarity, sustainability, inclusiveness for all, open competition, and fairness, with a clear distinction being made between professional and amateur sports; calls for increased solidarity and financial redistribution, through the implementation of a solidarity mechanism based on a fair and binding distribution method that ensures the adequate funding of amateur and grassroots sport; calls on the Commission to publish a white paper on the status of European professional sport, in particular European football;
Amendment 437 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Reiterates the need to ensure the sustainable financial stability and sound management of sports clubs and calls on sporting bodies to introduce mechanisms to this end, where they do not already exist, alongside a proper enforcement system
Amendment 438 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Recalls the need for the Commission to develop recommendations for guidelines for the organisation of sport and its governing bodies in the EU; calls on the EU institutions to promote and protect the fundamental rights of athletes, including athlete representation in decision-making, freedom of association, collective bargaining and non-discrimination; build on its existing work on social dialogue and to extend its scope to all professional sports;
Amendment 440 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Requests that the Commission submit, on the basis of Article 153(2), point (a), and Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, one or more proposals for a decision establishing a comprehensive Union frameworklegislative instruments establishing a comprehensive Union Framework (the Framework) on the social and professional situation of artists and other professionals in the cultural and creative sectors (‘CCS professionals’), and notably a directive on the correct classification of workers and decent working conditions in the CCS and one or more decisions for collecting and publishing appropriate data and for encouraging cooperation and the exchange of best practices between Member States with a view to formulating quality standards in areas relevant to the living and working condiand reviewing relevant developments as regards the status and situations of artists and other CCS professionals, covering both workers and the self-employed, with the full participation of the social partners, following the recommendations set out in the Annex hereto; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that this framework contributes to the elimination of all forms of discrimination and of gender-based violence in the cultural and creative sectors, and promotes gender equality and artistic freedom;
Amendment 455 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that any financial implications of the requested proposals should be covered by existing budgetary allocations; stresses that, given the significance of the cultural and creative sectors for the EU and Member States’ economies, the adoption and implementation of the proposal would lead to substantial financial and efficiency gains, and will thus be beneficial both in economic and social terms, [as clearly pointed out in the European Added Value Assessment report];
Amendment 456 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Recommendation 1 – paragraph 1
The objective of the proposals is to establish a Union framework on the social and professional situation of artists and other professionals in the cultural and creative sectors (‘CCS professionals’) (the ‘Framework’). The Framework should comprise legislative instruments and notably one directive on the correct classification of workers and decent working conditions in the CCS and one or more decisions setting up a mechanism for structured cooperation and the exchange of best practices between Member States with a view to formulating quality standards and reviewing relevant developments in other areas relevant to the living and working conditions of CCS professionalsartists and other CSS professionals. This mechanism should include close consultation and involvement of social partners at national and European level.
Amendment 467 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
The Framework should focus, among others, on the following areas: by means of a directive:
Amendment 469 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 471 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- the correct classification of workers, in order to put an end to bogus self-employment;
Amendment 473 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- the development of measures to improve CCS professionals’ working conditions, in particular to ensure adecentquate remuneration and fairdecent working practiceconditions;
Amendment 476 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
- the effective access of CCS workers and professionals to social security and social protection;
Amendment 479 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
- the improvement of representation for, and the collective bargaining of, CCS workers and professionals, in cooperation with the social partners;
Amendment 480 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- the recognition and validation of diplomas and other qualifications;
Amendment 481 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
Amendment 485 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- by means of one or more decisions:
Amendment 486 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 b (new)
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 b (new)
- the status of CCS professionals;
Amendment 489 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
- the integration of higher arts education in the European Education Area, the automatic mutual recognition of diplomas and other qualifications, learning outcomes and study periods abroad in the cultural and creative sectors and the development of training opportunities and career development and transitions for CCS professionals;
Amendment 499 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The specific objectives of the Framework should be, inter alia, by means of one or more decisions:
Amendment 512 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
- to raise awareness on the relevant problems and available solutions among CCS professionals, trade unions and other workers’ representatives organizations, and relevant Member State authorities.
Amendment 515 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 2
The Commission should report every two years to the European Parliament and to the Council on its analysis of the situation of artists and other CCS professionals in the Union, on relevant developments and on the implementation of the DecisionsFramework.
Amendment 5 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas face the urgent challenges of demographic decline and ageing, especially affecting EU farming populations, along with rural abandonment, lack of access to infrastructure, healthcare, education and services, low incomes and fewer job opportunities;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the digital and green transitions offer opportunities for stronger, connected, resilient, innovative and prosperous rural areas in the long term, however, despite recent improvements in high-speed broadband connectivity, only 59% of households in rural regions have access to broadband, compared to 87% of the households in the EU;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Long-term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas calls to improve rural quality of life, achieve balanced territorial development and stimulate economic growth in rural areas;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the role and importance of rural areas is often under-appreciated, insufficiently rewarded and funded;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the diversity of EU’s rural areas calls for locally designed responses and solutions corresponding to each territory’s specific needs and possibilities and strategies should address rural areas according to their individual characteristics and in relation to their environment, using, among other tools, the rural proofing mechanism;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas rural communities are exposed to greater damages from climate change, more frequent adverse climate events such as storms, floods and droughts, and the consequences of biodiversity loss, and experience greater costs associated with climate transition;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that small, medium and family farms are the backbone of EU rural areas, providing food security and ecosystem services for European citizens;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the role that agriculture plays in achieving the Union objectives of food security, sustainable growth, social inclusion, and combating climate change, while helping to diversify agricultural production, preserve biodiversity and develop local economies;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for improvement of the level of digital skills and the availability and affordability of adequate digital infrastructure, and the capacities to effectively deploy digital technologies, such as digital service platforms in rural areas;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for development of partnerships in all economic activities in rural areas, between businesses of all sectors, local authorities, researchers and services based on innovation, knowledge sharing and cooperation;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls for more effort in enabling rural residents to take active part in policy and decision-making processes, involving a broad range of stakeholders at all levels of governance to develop tailor-made, place-based and integrated policy solutions and investments
Amendment 67 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for improving affordable public transport services and infrastructure such as railways, roads, charging and refuelling stations to support e-mobility solutions;
Amendment 69 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Emphasises the essential economic role played by agriculture, forestry and fisheries, calls for further development of short supply chains, quality schemes, producer organisations and cooperatives that contribute to increasing the sustainability of European food production;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Emphasises that generational renewal is the key for social, economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas and EU food autonomy and the future of agriculture and thus must remain a high priority in territorial development plans and strategies, stresses the need to account for the needs of small and medium sized farmers, and especially focus at attracting young farmers, preventing land abandonment and facilitating land access and access to credit;
Amendment 71 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Stresses the significance of circular and bio-economy principles, as well as their application within the agricultural sector, in contributing to the realization of the objectives set out in the European Green Deal; encourages the enhancement of understanding and the implementation of circular and bio- economy principles within the European agriculture and food system.
Amendment 5 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 16Note from the Austrian delegation, signed by 19 other Member States, discussed during the Council 'Agriculture and Fisheries' on 21 March 2022 on e"Enhancing the potential of plant-based proteins in Europe in line with the objectives set out in the European Green Deal, submitted by Austria and subsequently signed by 19 other Member States,";
Amendment 20 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) from July 2020 on the future of EU livestock: how to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector,
Amendment 23 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
– having regard to the FAO’s 2022 report entitled ‘Thinking about the future of food safety and food allergies with regard to certain types of novel foods and protein sources’,
Amendment 26 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 c (new)
Citation 17 c (new)
– having regard to the Dublin Declaration of 2022 on the societal role of meat,
Amendment 40 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to diversify its food supply chains and strengthen its production;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the sustainable production of all available types of protein is crucial to enable the transition towards more resilient food systems;
Amendment 74 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas plant-based proteins are also crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas proteins of animal origin remain essential in ensuring a balanced and healthy diet and preserving rural areas and their vitality;
Amendment 116 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the market for plant-based and alternative sources of proteins is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;
Amendment 142 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas cell-basedsmart agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions;
Amendment 159 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas interest in insects for human and, in particular for animal consumption, is growing;
Amendment 179 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for all sources of proteins, including plant-based protein sources;
Amendment 208 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of all sources of proteins in the short, medium and long term;
Amendment 222 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)
1a. The principles of a circular economy;
Amendment 235 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3
Paragraph 2 – point 3
3. The development of plant-based and alternative protein for food and feedsustainable protein value chains for food and feed, based on increased research and innovation;
Amendment 292 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge thesupport environmental transition through sustainable development of all possibleagricultural protein sources and/or those from the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 326 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources of proteinsustainable production all sources of protein, including plant-based sources, in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the social, environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;
Amendment 338 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. stresses that the EU’s protein strategy should encourage the transition to increasingly sustainable animal protein production, to avoid the relocation of animal production where environmental standards are lower than in the EU and to maintain the vitality of rural areas;
Amendment 360 #
2023/2015(INI)
8. Stresses that European businessefarmers and agricultural producers must become more competitive;
Amendment 392 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from digestate from bio-waste and other manure (RENURE) products;
Amendment 402 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the production of biomethane, biogas, biofuels or other bio- based chemicals that use biowaste streams is a key factor contributing to more sustainable production and a source of important revenue to enhance and capture the value of protein-rich crops and strengthen their business case for farmers;
Amendment 420 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Developing plant-based and alternative protesustainable protein value chains for food and feed
Amendment 430 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the big potential of sustainably produced animal and plant- based protein and the fact that the development of the sectors with their essential role that will benefit European farmers, the circular economy, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;
Amendment 452 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of grasslands as a protein source, in particular in combination with livestock production; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;
Amendment 486 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that innovative cell- based foodon, in particular new genomic techniques, can help increase protein production and support agriculture;
Amendment 500 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition, although the real environmental, social and economic impact should be considered in the long term;
Amendment 516 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the producthould be based solely on the safety of the product and its impact on human health; taking into account the precautionary principle and the One Health approach;
Amendment 540 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based and alternativeall sources of proteins, including plant-based proteins;
Amendment 562 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, their organizations, processors and retailers;
Amendment 580 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. calls on the Commission to present a thorough and realistic impact study on the space available on the market for proteins;
Amendment 589 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recognises that the production of renewable energy at farm level is linked to the production of protein, and should be further facilitated;
Amendment 608 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls the need to promote effective agricultural knowledge and innovation systems, and the role of agricultural organisations in providing technical support;
Amendment 622 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii
Paragraph 32 – point ii
Amendment 656 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vii
Paragraph 32 – point vii
vii. A carbon removal certification framework that enables carbon farming practices related to the growing of protein- rich crops, while ensuring additional income for farmers;
Amendment 671 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix
Paragraph 32 – point ix
Amendment 696 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of sustainable protein sources, including plant-based proteins, for food and feed in the EU;
Amendment 705 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)
xiiia. Amend Annex III to the Nitrates Directive to facilitate the use of digestate from organic waste obtained from anaerobic digestion of livestock manure.
Amendment 2 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is one of the most inclusive and sustainable trade deals ever signed; whereas substantial increase in trade flows and positive trends in cooperation between the two parties have been registered following its entry into application;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a number of Member States have not ratified the Agreement since its entry into application six years ago;
Amendment 12 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with satisfaction the considerable increase in bilateral trade in food and agricultural products between the EU and Canada and the 26 % increase in exports of EU agricultural products to Canada since the start of the provisional application of CETA; welcomes the significant increase in the number of the Union’s micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises exporting to Canada, as well as the increase in the value of exported products;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, in the implementation of CETA and all other EU trade agreements, due account must be taken of respect for sustainable agricultural production, reciprocity and the maintenance of high production standards, in particular sanitary and phytosanitary standards, as laid down in Union law;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the importance of effective cooperation between the agricultural sectors of the Union and Canada in contributing to the mitigation of climate change and to environmental protection, including through the exchange of information on innovative farming practices, while limiting the administrative burden on producers;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of recognising the system of geographical indications (GIs) as a key component of the agreement; underlines the need for further effective enforcement of GI protection for EU rights holders in Canada, also through better communication to stakeholders on CETA's GI commitments, in particular on the GI protection regime and on its enforcement;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that, in order to maintain balanced market conditions, Canada does not use measures favouring local producers, such as differential taxes and mark ups, or measures that allow for direct delivery exclusively by local producers;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines the importance of swift amendment of the Annexes to the 2003 Agreement on Trade in Wines and Spirits Drinks to allow for the inclusion of certain GIs from Member States that joined the Union after 2003;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the progress made in eliminating most of the duties in trade of agricultural products between the Union and Canada, as well as the evolution of the use of tariff rate quotas (TRQs);
Amendment 79 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The UNCRPD recognises that persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various administrative, technological and societal barriers can result in discriminatory treatment. The purpose of the UNCRPD is therefore to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect of their inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make one’s own choices, and independence of persons, thus ensuring their full and effective participation and inclusion in society on an equal basis with others. The UNCRPD also recognises the importance of respect for difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of human diversity and humanity and the need to take appropriate measures to ensure full and equal accessibility to persons with disabilities.
Amendment 83 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) The UNCRPD further recognises the difficult conditions faced by persons with disabilities who are subject to multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic, indigenous or social origin, property, birth, age or other status. It particular, it recognises that women and girls with disabilities are at greater risk and subject to multiple discrimination, and that State Parties should take adequate measures to ensure their full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Amendment 84 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission at Gothenburg on 17 November 201740 provides that everyone, inter alia regardless of disability, has the right to equal treatment and opportunities regarding, among others, employment, social protection, education, and access to goods and services available to the public and that equal opportunities of under-represented groups are to be fostered (principle 3). In addition, the European Pillar of Social Rights recognises that persons with disabilities have the right to services that enable them to participate in society (principle 17). _________________ 40 Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights, OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10live in dignity and to income support that ensures a decent living, services that enable them to participate in society and a work environment adapted to their requirements (principle 17).
Amendment 98 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) PIn the cases where persons with disabilities movinge for longer periods to other Member States for employment, study or other purposes, except where otherwise provided by law or agreed among Member States, may have their disability status assessed and formally recognisedthe European Disability Card should serve as temporary recognition of their disability status until formal decision by the competent authorities in the other Member State and may receive, by means of a disability certificate, a disability card or any other formal document recognising their disability status in accordance with applicable rules of that Member State.
Amendment 111 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Alongside physicvarious physical, intellectual and other barriers in accessing both public and private spaces and services, high expenses are a key factor discouraging many persons with disabilities from travel48 12, because they have specific needs resulting in additional expenses related to their disability and may also require person(s) accompanying or assisting them including those recognised as personal assistant(s) in accordance with national legislation or practices, making their travel costs higher than for persons without disabilities49 13. The lack of recognition of disability status, in other Member States might limit their access to special conditions, such as free access or reduced tariffs, or preferential treatment and has an impact on their travel costs, lives and choices. _________________ 48 Findings from Final Report based on Survey targeted at EU-level CSOs; Shaw and Coles, ‘Disability, holiday making and the tourism industry in the UK: a preliminary survey’, 25(3) Tourism Management (2004) 397-403; Eugénia Lima Devile and Andreia Antunes Moura (2021), Travel by People With Physical Disabilities: Constraints and Influences in the Decision-Making Process. 49 McKercher and Darcy (2018), Re- conceptualizing barriers to travel by people with disabilities, Tourism Management Perspectives, 59-66. [More for Explanatory Memorandum?]personal autonomy.
Amendment 134 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Examples of special conditions or preferential treatment include free access, reduced tariffs, reduced fees or user charges for toll roads/bridges/tunnels, priority access, designated seats in parks and other public areas, accessible seating in cultural or public events, personal assistance, assistance animals (particularly guide dogs or assistance dogs for persons with visual disabilities), assistance on the beach to enter the water, support (such as access to braille, audio guides, sign language interpretation), provisions of aids or assistance, loan of a wheelchair, loan of a floating wheelchair, obtaining tourist information in accessible formats, using a mobility scooter on roads or a wheelchair in bike lanes without a fine, etc. Parking conditions and facilities include extended parking or reserved parking spaces. With respect to passenger transport services, in addition to the special conditions or preferential treatment offered to persons with disabilities, in accordance with national legislation or practices, assistance animals (particularly guide dogs or assistance dogs for persons with visual disabilities), personal assistants or other persons accompanying or assisting persons with disabilities (or reduced mobility) may travel free of charge or be seated, where practicable next to the person with disabilities. Persons accompanying or assisting persons with disabilities are designated by the persons with disabilities themselves or their legal guardian(s) and can change on an ad hoc basis provided there is explicit consent by the persons with disabilities or their legal guardian(s) depending on their needs.
Amendment 142 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) The issuance and renewal of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities should always be and remain free of charge.
Amendment 146 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) In order to strengthen the utility and impact of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, the Commission should establish a publicly available Union database, based on information provided and regularly updated by the Member States, in order to inform persons with disabilities of the different parking conditions and facilities offered for persons with disabilities in each Member State and its regions, cities, and municipalities. This Union database should be available in a public and fully accessible Union website dedicated to the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 154 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to guarantee that workers with disabilities can effectively exercise their rights to free movement fully and also enjoy services, activities and facilities offered by Member States, including when provided not for remuneration, the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities should also be available to workers who travel to or visit another Member State for work-related purposalso applies to mobile workers, including frontier and cross-border workers with disabilities.
Amendment 155 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The envisaged framework for mutual recognition of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities does not impinge on the competences of a Member State to assess and recognise the disability status and to grant special conditions, such as free access, reduced tariffs or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities and/or person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s). It does not cover social security benefits, social protection or social assistance covered by Article 24(2) of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council56 . _________________ 56 Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens20. Social security benefits, social protection and social assistance should be covered in certain time-limited instances, either when moving to another Member State for work or study or while being part of theany Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC, OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77or national initiatives and/or any mobility programmes, to allow for the temporary continued recognition of the disability status while the persons with disabilities are undergoing the reassessment process to have their disability status recognised by another Member State.
Amendment 159 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to raise awareness and facilitate access to special conditions or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities, while travelling to or visiting another Member State, all relevant information with respect to the conditions, rules, practices, and procedures applicable to obtain the European Disability Card and/or the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities and its subsequent use should be made publicly available by Member States in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly manner and accessible formats for persons with disabilities, accessible formats, for persons with disabilities including in digital formats, national sign languages and easy-to-read, and upon request in assistive formats requested by persons with disabilities, respecting the relevant accessibility requirements for services established in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2019/882. Private operators or public authorities granting special conditions or preferential treatment to persons with disabilities should make such information publicly available in a clear, comprehensive, user- friendly manner and accessible formats, for persons with disabilities respecting the relevant accessibility requirements for services established in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2019/882.
Amendment 165 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) Member States should ensure that private operators or public authorities make information on any special conditions or preferential treatment publicly available in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly and easily accessible way and in accessible formats. The Commission should establish a single dedicated website, available in all official languages, collating the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by their public authorities. Member States should facilitate information concerning the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by private operators on the website where available and to update this information regularly according to any national legislation changes.
Amendment 176 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Member States should ensure that adequate and effective means exist to ensure compliance with this Directive and should therefore establish appropriate remedies, including checks on compliance and administrative and judicial procedures, to guarantee that persons with disabilities, person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s), as well as public bodies such as equality bodies or private associations, organisations in particular representative organisations of persons with disabilities or other legal entities which have a legitimate interest may take action on behalf of a person with disabilities under national law. Persons with disabilities should further have a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in case of infringements of their rights arising from this Directive. Member States should ensure these provisions comply with the principle of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities in their design and implementation.
Amendment 205 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Paragraph 2 shall not apply in the following time-limited and momentary situations in order to ensure equal treatment and equal access between national and other Union citizens with disabilities: a) where European Disability Card holders move to another Member State to engage in an employment contract or enrol in an educational institution until such time as their disability status is re- assessed and formally recognised by the competent authorities in the other Member State or b) where a European Disability Card holder participates in any Union initiative and/or any mobility programme.
Amendment 226 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “special conditions or preferential treatment” means any specific conditions, including those related to financial conditions, or any differentiated treatment related to assistance and support such as free access, reduced tariffs, priority access, offered to persons with disabilities and/or, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s) or assistance animals, such as guide dogs or assistance dogs, recognised in accordance with the national legislation or practices as such, irrespective of whether provided on a voluntary basis or imposed by legal obligations;
Amendment 275 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall introduce the European Disability Card following the common standardised format set out in Annex Iand the universal accessibility requirements set out in Annex I. Member States shall provide the option to persons with disabilities, when applying for the card to the relevant authorities, to display their required reasonable accommodation via the relevant symbols on the Card. Member States shall introduce digital features in physical cards using electronic means addressing fraud- prevention as part of the European Disability Card, as soon as the requirements concerning the digital features referred to in Annex I, are laid down by the Commission in the technical specifications referred to in Article 8. The digital storage medium shall not contain more personal data than the data provided for the European Disability Card in Annex I.
Amendment 287 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The European Disability Card shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence directly or upon application by the person with disabilities. It shall be issued and renewed within the samwhere already provided for in the national disability assessment and recognition procedure, or upon application by the person with disabilities. It shall be issued and renewed free of charge for the beneficiary and within a reasonable period from the date of the application which shall not exceed either 60 days or the period set in the applicable national legislation for issuing disability certificates, disability cards or any other formal document recognising the disability status of a person with disabilities whichever is shorter.
Amendment 297 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member States shall ensure that persons with disabilities, or designated representatives acting on their behalf and with their or their legal guardian(s)´ approval, may appeal a decision by the competent authorities regarding the issuance, renewal or withdrawal of a European Disability Card.
Amendment 310 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 to supplement this Directive in order to set the digital format of the European Disability Card and ensure interoperability, and to amend Annex I in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, introduce digital features in order to prevent forgery and fraud, address abuse or misuse and ensure accessibility and interoperability.
Amendment 326 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The European Parking Card for persons with disabilities shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence upon application by the person with disabilities. It shall be issued or renewed free of charge for the beneficiary and within a reasonable period from the date of the application which shall not exceed 60 days.
Amendment 331 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member States shall ensure that persons with disabilities, or designated representatives acting on their behalf and with their or their legal guardian(s)´ approval, may appeal a decision by the competent authorities regarding the issuance, renewal or withdrawal of a European Parking Card.
Amendment 341 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The Commission shall establish a publicly available Union database that contains all relevant information related to the applicable parking conditions and facilities as defined at local, regional, or national level in each Member State. The database shall be available in all EU languages and in accessible formats. The database shall be available in the single website, in all official languages, collating the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by their public authorities. Member States shall facilitate information concerning the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by private operators on the website where available and to update this information regularly according to any national legislation changes.
Amendment 400 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making as well as persons with disabilities and their representative organisations.
Amendment 406 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee and shall meaningfully involve representative organisations of persons with disabilities. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 411 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that adequate and effective means exist to ensure compliance with this Directive. Participation and permanent dialogue with civil society organisations and associations representing persons with disabilities shall be promoted.
Amendment 413 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) provisions whereby public bodies such as equality bodies or private associations, organisations in particular representative organisations of persons with disabilities or other legal entities which have a legitimate interest in ensuring that the provisions of this Directive are complied with may take action in accordance with national law and procedures before the courts or before the competent administrative bodies on behalf or in support of a person with disabilities, with his or hetheir approval, in any judicial or administrative proceedings provided for the enforcement of obligations under this Directive.
Amendment 416 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that private operators or public authorities make information on any special conditions or preferential treatment pursuant to Article 5 publicly available in accessible format clear, comprehensive, user-friendly and easily accessible way and in accessible formats. The Commission shall establish a single dedicated website, available in all EU languages, including all of the EU’s national sign languages for audio and video content and in accessible formats, collating the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by their public authorities. Member States shall facilitate information concerning the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by public and private operators on the website where available and to update this information regularly according to any national legislation changes.
Amendment 431 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. By dd/mm/yy [threewo years after the date of application of this Directive], and every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the application of this Directive.
Amendment 433 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The report shall address, inter alia, in the light of social, economic developmentsand other relevant developments, including technological, the use of the European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities with a view to assessing the need to review this Directive.
Amendment 441 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by dd/mm/yy [within 182 months after the entry into force of this Directive] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 445 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. They shall apply those provisions from dd/mm/yy [3024 months from the date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 464 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
The card shall have a QR code containing all data included in the card in accessible format duly defined and indicated by an embossed stamp, fully compliant with data protection legislation.
Amendment 474 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3 – point b – indent 1
Annex II – point 3 – point b – indent 1
– in capital letters, the words ‘European Parking Card for persons with disabilities’ in the language(s) of the Member State issuing the card and in braille using the Marburg code dimensions; after a suitable space, it shall appear in small type in the other languages of the European Union;
Amendment 480 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
The card shall have a QR code containing all data included in the card in accessible format duly defined and indicated by an embossed stamp, fully compliant with data protection legislation.
Amendment 29 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Agricultural production placed on the market for sale depends on a series of natural, legal and operational factors beyond farmers' control. To be placed on the market and sold to consumers, most agri-food products must conform to strict Union or international marketing standards. In particular, fruit and vegetable products which are intended to be sold fresh to the consumer may only be marketed if they are sound, fair and of marketable quality and if their country of origin is indicated. Products sold locally and directly by producers to consumers are exempt from marketing standards. Some products affected by natural disasters or other exceptional circumstances are also exempt, if their consumption is safe. Therefore, agricultural products which cannot be marketed for food consumption because they do not conform to the current rules and products which cannot be used for uses other than as food, such as for energy production from biomass, should not be considered waste.
Amendment 33 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) The results obtained by all actors in the agri-food chain to reduce food loss and waste, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.
Amendment 44 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Based on the harmonised methodology set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/159776, the first year for which data on food waste levels were collected was 2020. Therefore, the year 2020 should be used as a baseline for setting food waste reduction targets. For Member States, which can demonstrate that they performed food waste measurements before 2020, using methods consistent with Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, the use of an earlier baseline should be allowedHowever, during the COVID-19 pandemic, most activities were stopped or suspended and consequently establishments closed for several months. What is more, this is the Member States' first experience in this area, and therefore data on food waste levels collected in 2020 cannot be considered as representative and/or relevant. It would, therefore, be appropriate to apply data derived from the three-year average 2021-2022-2023 as a basis of reference. _________________ 76 Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 of 3 May 2019 supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste (OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 77).
Amendment 47 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The harmonised methodology established in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 provides for the use of different reporting methods. To ensure that future data are scientifically sound, high quality and comparable, it is necessary to establish and apply clear and consistent measurement methods among the Member States and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste.
Amendment 50 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The pursuit of food waste reduction targets must not undermine agricultural production or the food security of the European Union. Recourse to increasing imports from third countries to compensate for decreases in domestic production should be considered unfair competition with EU producers when the reciprocity rules are not applied to products imported from third countries.
Amendment 56 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3
Paragraph 4 a
4ba. 'food waste' means all food as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council that has become waste except for waste from agricultural production and from a production, processing or value-adding process for agricultural products, by farms or other agro-industrial companies, considered by- products within the conditions laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC; the agricultural materials referred to in Article 2(1)(f) and the animal by-products referred to in Article 2(2)(b) are also excluded
Amendment 63 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9 a
Paragraph 1 a
(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention, ensuring that professional associations and operators in the agri- food sector participate;
Amendment 69 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9 a
Paragraph 1 b
(b) identifying and addressing inefficiencies in the functioning of the food supply chain and support cooperation amongst all actors in the implementation of Directive EU 2019/633, while ensuring a fair distribution of costs and benefits of prevention measures;
Amendment 108 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9 a
Paragraph 4 a
Amendment 110 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9 a
Paragraph 4 b
(bb) With a view to achieving the reduction targets, Member States shall consider in their calculations the collection, processing and use of food waste as by-products for energy or other purposes, such as the production of materials and products. What is more, they shall promote programme agreements with public and private entities, including industry associations, to ensure that food waste is managed efficiently
Amendment 66 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EU Soil Strategy for 2030 sets the long-term vision that by 2050, all EU soil ecosystems are in healthy condition and are thus more resilient. As a key solution, healthy soils contribute to address the EU’s goals of achieving climate neutrality and becoming resilient to climate change, developing a clean and circular (bio)economy, reversing biodiversity loss, safeguarding human health, halting desertification and reversing land degradation. Agriculture already makes a fundamental contribution to protecting soil health and preserving the landscape and biodiversity. Moreover, the multidimensional role played by agriculture offers additional positive externalities for regions, helping to keep rural communities alive and enhancing our environmental and ecosystem-related heritage.
Amendment 72 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Funding is vital to enable a transition to healthy soils. The Multiannual Financial Framework presents several funding opportunities available for the protection, sustainable management and regeneration of soils. A ‘Soil Deal for Europe’ is one of the five EU missions of the Horizon Europe programme and is specifically dedicated to promoting soil health. The Soil Mission is a key instrument for the implementation of this Directive. It aims to lead the transition to healthy soils through funding an ambitious research and innovation programme, establishing a network of 100 living labs and lighthouses in rural and urban areas, advancing the development of a harmonized soil monitoring framework and increasing the awareness of the importance of soil. Other Union programmes that present objectives contributing to healthy soils are the Common Agricultural Policy, the Cohesion Policy funds, the Programme for Environment and Climate Action, the Horizon Europe work programme, the Technical Support Instrument, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and InvestEU. The measures set out under the above-mentioned programmes, and especially the ambitious reinforced commitments already planned as part of the Common Agricultural Policy for 2023-2027, are sufficient to achieve these goals. Any further efforts to be made by farmers will have to be adequately financed by additional resources.
Amendment 119 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to describe soil degradation it is necessary to establish soil descriptors that can be measured or estimated. Even if there is significant variability between soil types, climatic conditions and land uses, the current scientific knowledge allows to set criteria at Union level for some of those soil descriptors. However, Member States should be able to adapt the criteria for some of these soil descriptors based on specific national or local conditions and define the criteria for other soil descriptors for which common criteria at EU level cannot be established at this stage. For thosThe descriptors for which clear criteria that would distinguish between healthy and unhealthy condition cannot be identified now, only monitoring and assessmeshould therefore enable a comprehensive and realistic assessment to be made of the ecological state of the soil, taking into account, are required. This will facilitate the development of such criteria in futuremong other things, the presence of degradation factors and soil functions.
Amendment 126 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Soil is a limited resource subject to an ever-growing competition for different uses. Natural land, semi-natural land, productive agricultural land or artificial land provide different functions in the ecosystem or give rise to differences in the quantity and quality of these functions. Land use change, namely the passing of land from one use to another, leads to inevitable changes in the characteristics of supply to the ecosystem and the health of the soil. Land take is a process often driven by economic development needs, that transforms natural and semi-natural areas (including agricultural and forestry land, gardens and parks) into artificial land development, using soil as a platform for constructions and infrastructure, as a direct source of raw material or as archive for historic patrimony. This transformation may cause the loss, often irreversibly, of the capacity of soils to provide other ecosystem services (provision of food and biomass, water and nutrients cycling, basis for biodiversity and carbon storage). In particular, land take often affects the most fertile agricultural soils, putting food security in jeopardy. Sealed soil also exposes human settlements to higher flood peaks and more intense heat island effects. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor land take and soil sealing and their effects on soil’s capacity to provide ecosystem services. It is also appropriate to lay down certain principles to mitigate the impacts of land take as part of sustainable soil management. Land abandonment seriously jeopardises economic, social and environmental sustainability, especially in rural and inland areas of the EU. The recovery of abandoned land must be a strategic EU priority, and young farmers should be given incentives by means of priority allocation mechanisms given their key role in meeting the challenges of food self-sufficiency and combating rural depopulation.
Amendment 131 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The assessment of soil health based on the monitoring network should be accurate while at the same time keeping the costs of such monitoring at reasonable level, and cannot be paid for by soil managers. It is therefore appropriate to lay down criteria for sampling points that are representative of the soil condition under different soil types, climatic conditions and land use. The grid of sampling points should be determined by using geostatistical methods and be sufficiently dense to provide an estimation of the area of healthy soils, at national level, within an uncertainty of not more than 5%. This value is commonly considered to provide a statistically sound estimation and reasonable assurance that the objective has been achieved.
Amendment 145 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Economic instruments, including those under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that provide support to farmers, have a crucial role in the transition to the sustainable management of agricultural soils and, to a lesser extent, forest soils. The CAP aims to support soil health through the implementation of conditionality, eco-schemes and rural development measures. Financial support for farmers and foresters who apply sustainable soil management practices can also be generated by the private sector. Voluntary sustainability labels in the food, wood, bio-based, and energy industry, for example, established by private stakeholders, can take into account the sustainable soil management principles set out in this Directive. This can enable food, wood, and other biomass producers that follow those principles inConditionality commitments, increased under the 2023- 2027 CAP, are both fundamental and sufficient to achieve the ambitious sustainable soil management targets. Any further commitments to be made by farmers will have to be guaranteed by sufficient extra resources. Financial support for farmers and foresters who apply sustainable soil management practices can also be generated by their production to reflect these in the value of their productsivate sector. Additional funding for a network of real-life sites for testing, demonstrating and upscaling of solutions, including on carbon farming, will be provided through the Soil Mission’s living labs and lighthouses. Without prejudice to the polluter pays principle, support and advice should be provided by Member States to help landowners and land users affected by action taken under this Directive taking into account, in particular, the needs and limited capacities of small and medium sized enterprises.
Amendment 148 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 154 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To ensure synergies between the different measures adopted under other Union legislation that may have an impact on soil health, and the measures that are to be put in place to sustainably manage and regenerate soils in the Union, Member States should ensure that the sustainable soil management and regeneration practices are coherent with the national restoration plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (UE) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council53+; the strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common Agricultural Policy in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, the codes of good agricultural practices and the action programmes for designated vulnerable zones adopted in accordance with Council Directive 91/676/EEC54, the conservation measures and prioritized action framework established for Natura 2000 sites in accordance with Council Directive 92/43/EEC55, the measures for achieving good ecological and chemical status of water bodies included in river basin management plans prepared in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council56, the flood risk management measures established in accordance with Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council57, the drought management plans promoted in the Union Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change58, the national action programmes established in accordance with Article 10 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, targets set out under Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 and Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council60, the integrated national energy and climate plans established in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council61, the national air pollution control programmes prepared under Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council62, risk assessments and disaster risk management planning established in accordance with Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council63, and national action plans established in accordance with Regulation (UE) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council64 +. Sustainable soil management and regeneration practices should be, as far as possible, integrated within these programmes, plans and measures to the extent that they contribute to the achievement of their objectives. Consequently, relevant indicators and data, such as soil-related result indicators under the CAP Regulation and statistical data on agricultural input and output reported under Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council65, should be accessible to the competent authorities responsible for sustainable soil management and regeneration practices and soil health assessment in order to cross-link these data and indicators and thus enable the most accurate possible assessment of the effectiveness of the measures chosen. __________________ 53 OP : please insert please insert in the text the number of Regulation on nature restoration contained in document COM(2022) 304 and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Regulation in the footnote Regulation (UE) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on nature restoration 54 Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1). 55 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 56 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, pp. 1-73). 57 Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks (OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, p. 27). 58 Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change COM(2021)82 final. 59 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1). 60 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 61 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1). 62 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 1). 63 Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924). 64 + OP: please insert in the text the number of the Regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 contained in document COM(2022)305 and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Directive in the footnote 65 Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 on statistics on agricultural input and output.
Amendment 198 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) ‘Soil ecological status’ means the ecological quality of a soil evaluated according to the soil’s diversity, biological and functional activity, habitat and the presence of degradation factors and determined according to the following classification:. (a) ‘high soil ecological status’ for soils with high biological and functional productive activity and structure; (b) ‘good soil ecological status’ for soils in an overall good ecological status but that show evidence of slight adverse impacts from one or multiple degradation factors which impinge upon their productive function; (c) ‘moderate soil ecological status’ for soils with evidence of slight adverse impacts from one or multiple degradation factors which impinge upon their productive function; (d) ‘degraded soils’ for soils with manifest evidence of adverse impacts from one or multiple degradation factors which notably impinge upon their productive function; (e) ‘critically degraded soils’ for soils with clear evidence of adverse impacts from more than one degradation factors which greatly impinge upon their productive function;
Amendment 201 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘ecosystem services’ means indirect contributions of ecosystems to the economic, social, cultural and other benefits that people derive from those ecosystems, taking into account the specific nature of the site being monitored, with reference to soil and climatic conditions, soil management and, for agricultural sites, the type of crops grown;
Amendment 230 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) 'agricultural productive land' means an area where the conditions of the soil has been optimised to sustain or increase the ecosystem services agricultural production provides;
Amendment 234 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘land take’ means the conversion of natural and semi-natural land and agricultural productive land into artificial land;
Amendment 257 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The number of soil districts for each Member State shall as a minimum correspond to both the number of NUTS 1 territorial units established under Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 and the definition of geographical areas made in the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals (Reg. XXX - now COM(2022) 672 final).
Amendment 287 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall monitor soil health and land take in each soil district. The aforementioned monitoring activities must not incur any financial burden for the land managers.
Amendment 289 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. To develop its monitoring activities, the Member State make use of economic actors able to set up, enhance and integrate an intelligent monitoring network able to measure, analyse and recreate outputs on soil health, while also producing information of use to farmers for the purposes of sustainable and digital soil management. These activities shall be included in the back office measures set out by AKIS as part of the CAP strategic plans.
Amendment 321 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States may adapt the soil descriptors and soil health criteria referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5 applying to agricultural productive land for social, environmental and economic sustainability purposes.
Amendment 354 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the values for allone of more of the soil descriptors listed in part A of Annex I meet the criteria laid down therein and, where applicable, adapted in accordance with Article 7;
Amendment 358 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the values for allone of more of the soil descriptors listed in part B of Annex I meet the criteria set in accordance with Article 7 (‘healthy soil’).
Amendment 369 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 405 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
From (OP: please insert the date = 4 years after date of entry into force of the Directive), Member States shall take at least the following measures, taking into account the type, use and condition of soil:
Amendment 411 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) defining sustainable soil management practices, effective and predictable soil management practices taking into account the type, use and conditions of the soil and respecting the sustainable soil management principles listed in Annex III to be gradually implemented on all managed soils and, on the basis of the outcome of the soil assessments carried out in accordance with Article 9, regeneration practices to be gradually implemented on the unhealthy soils in the Member States;
Amendment 424 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) defining soil management practices and other practices affecting negatively the soil health to be reduced or avoided by soil managers.
Amendment 445 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
With a view to combating the dangerous phenomenon of land abandonment while simultaneously facilitating sustainable land management, Member States shall encourage the allocation of such land as a matter of priority to young farmers within the meaning of Article 4(6) of Regulation (EU) No 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021.
Amendment 468 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) avoid or reduce as much as technically and economically possible the loss of the capacity of the soil to provide multiple ecosystem services, including food production, by:
Amendment 475 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) reducingprogressively eliminate the area affected by the land take to the extent possible and
Amendment 479 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) selecting areas where the loss of ecosystem services would be minimizedis prohibited, thus ruling out the possibility of converting agricultural land to other uses; and
Amendment 482 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Amendment 499 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) compensate as much as possible the loss of soil capacity to provide multiple ecosystem serviareas that have been converted into artificial land on the date of directive’s entry into forces.
Amendment 502 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) establish a minimum number of hectares at both district and national level to be reserved for the purposes of agriculture, horticulture and forestry, which must be compensated by other land when lost to a different function.
Amendment 503 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) establish a minimum level of agricultural productive land areas where land take would be totally compensated.
Amendment 639 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part A
Annex I – Part A
Aspect of soil Soil descriptor Criteria for healthy soil Land areas that shall be excluded degradation condition excluded from achieving the related related criterion Part A: soil descriptors with criteria for healthy soil condition established at Union level Salinisation Electrical < 4 dS m−1 when using Naturally saline land areas; Land Conductivity saturated soil paste extract Land areas directly affected by sea (deci-Siemens per (eEC) measurement method, orsea level rise per meter) or equivalent criterion if using using another measurement method Soil erosion Soil erosion rate ≤ 2 t ha-1 y-1 Badlands and other unmanaged (tonnes per natural land areas, except if they method Soil erosion Soil erosion rate ≤ 2 t ha-1 y-1 Badlands and other hectare per (tonnes per hectare represent a significant disaster year) unmanaged natural land areas, risk Loss of soilper year) Soil Organic — For organic soils: No exclusion organic carbon Carbon (SOC) respect targets set for such concentration soils at national level inexcept if they represent a (g per kg) accordance with Article 4.1, 4.2, 9.4 of Regulation (EU)significant disaster risk …/… ≤ 10 t ha-1 y-1 for — For mineral soils: Non-managed soils in natural SOC/Clay ratio > 1/13; land areas agricultural areas, but Member States may apply aare free to corrective factor where impose stricter limits deleted deleted specific soil types or climatic deleted conditions justify it, takingdeleted into account the actual SOC deleted content in permanentdeleted grasslands. Subsoil deleted Subsoil compaction Bulk density in Soil texture2 r Range Non-managed soils in natural compaction subsoil (upper part sSand, loamy <1.80 land areas part of B or E sand, sandy horizon1); Member loam, loam Member States may replace this Sandy clay <1.75 this descriptor with loam, loam, clay with an equivalent loam, silt, silt parameter (g per loam cm3) s Silt loam, silty <1.65 clay loam Sandy clay, silty <1.58 clay, clay loam with 35-45% clay clay Clay <1.47 In case a Member State replaces the soil descriptor “ ‘bulk density in subsoil” with’ with an equivalent parameter, it shall adopt a shall adopt a criterion for healthy soil healthy soil condition for the chosen soil chosen soil descriptor that is equivalent equivalent to the criterion set for ‘bulk for “bulk density in subsoil”. ’. ______________________ + OP: please insert in the text the number of Regulation on nature restoration contained in document COM(2022) 304 1 As defined in the FAO Guidelines for Soil Description, Chapter 5 (https://www.fao.org/3/a0541e/a0541e.pdf ) 2 As defined in Arshad, M.A., B. Lowery, and B. Grossman. 1996. Physical tests for monitoring soil quality. p.123- 142. In: J.W. Doran and A.J. Jones (eds.) Methods for assessing soil quality. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Spec. Publ. 49. SSSA, Madison, WI.
Amendment 686 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) in the case of productive agricultural land, ensure adequate productivity and product quality levels;
Amendment 55 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) NGT plants that could also occur naturally or be produced by conventional breeding techniques and their progeny obtained by conventional breeding techniques (‘category 1 NGT plants’) should be treated as plants that have occurred naturally or have been produced by conventional breeding techniques, given that they are equivalent and that their risks are comparable, thereby derogating in full from the Union GMO legislation and GMO related requirements in sectoral legislation. In order to ensure legal certainty, this Regulation should set out the criteria to ascertain if a NGT plant is equivalent to naturally occurring or conventionally bred plants and lay down a procedure for competent authorities to verify and take a decision on the fulfillment of those criteria, prior to the release or placing on the market of NGT plants or NGT products. Those criteria should be objective and based on science. They should cover the type and extent of genetic modifications that can be observed in nature or in organisms obtained with conventional breeding techniques and should include thresholds for both size and number of genetic modifications to the genome of NGT plants. Since scientific and technical knowledge evolves rapidly in this area, the Commission should be empowered in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to update these criteria in light of scientific and technical progress as regards the type and, extent, dimensions and number of genetic modifications that can occur in nature or through conventional breeding.
Amendment 79 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Since the criteria for considering that a NGT plant is equivalent to naturally occurring or conventionally bred plants are unrelated to the type of activity that requires the deliberate release of the NGT plant, a declaration of the category 1 NGT plant status made prior to its deliberate release for any other purpose than placing on the market in the territory of the Union should also be valid for the placing on the market of related NGT products. In view of the high uncertainty existing at the field trial stage about the product reaching the market and the likely involvement of smaller operators in such releases, the verification procedure of category 1 NGT plant status prior to field trials should be conducted by national competent authorities as this would be less administratively burdensome for operators, and a decision should be taken at Union level only in case there are comments to the verification report by other national competent authorities. Where the verification request is submitted prior to the placing on the market of NGT products, the procedure should be conducted at Union level. Where the verification request is submitted prior to the placing on the market of NGT products, the procedure should be conducted in consultation with the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) only if there are reasoned scientific objections by other Member States in order to ensure effectiveness of the verification procedure and consistency of the category 1 NGT plant status declarations.
Amendment 81 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
Amendment 141 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) After the successful authorisation of a category 1 NGT plant based on scientific criteria, the authorisation should be valid for an unlimited period.
Amendment 147 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) For reasons of proportionality, after a first renewal of the authorisation of a category 2 NGT plant, the authorisation should be valid for an unlimited period, unless decided differently at the time of that renewal based on the risk assessment and the available information on the category 2 NGT plant concerned, subject to reassessment when new information has become available.
Amendment 177 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Given the novelty of the NGTs, it will be important to monitor closely the development and presence on the market of category 2 NGT plants and products and evaluate any accompanying impact on human and animal health, the environment and environmental, economic and social sustainability. Information should be collected regularly and within five years after the adoption of the first decision allowing the deliberate release or the marketing of category 2 NGT plants or category 2 NGT products in the Union, the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation to measure the progress made towards the availability of category 2 NGT plants containing such characteristics or properties on the EU market.
Amendment 212 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘targeted mutagenesis’ means mutagenesis techniques resulting in modification(s) of the DNA sequence at precisetargeted locations in the genome of an organism;
Amendment 222 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) 'Polyploidy' means the presence of more than two genomes in a single cell;
Amendment 288 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 amending the criteria of equivalence of NGT plants to conventional plants laid down in Annex I in order to adapt them to scientific and technological progress as regards the types and, extent of, dimensions and number of genetic modifications which can occur naturally or through conventional breeding.
Amendment 319 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The other Member States and the Commission may make comments to the verification reporreasoned scientific objections to the verification report with regard to whether the criteria set out in Annex I have been met within 20 days from the date of receipt of that report.
Amendment 329 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. In the absence of any commentreasoned scientific objections from a Member State or the Commission, within 10 working days from the expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraph 7, the competent authority that prepared the verification report shall adopt a decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant. It shall transmit the decision without undue delay to the requester, the other Member States and to the Commission.
Amendment 340 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In cases where a commentreasoned scientific objection is made by another Member State or by the Commission by the deadline referred to in paragraph 7, the competent authority that prepared the verification report shall forward the the comment(s) toobjections and their justifications to the Member States and the Commission without undue delay.
Amendment 351 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission, after having consulted the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’)Authority, shall prepare a draft decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant within 45 working days from the date of receipt of the comment(s), taking the latterreasoned scientific objections and their justifications, taking that information into account. The decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2).
Amendment 382 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Free movement Member States shall not prohibit or restrict the deliberate release or placing on the market of Category 1 NGT plants or Category 1 NGT products.
Amendment 503 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
A NGT plant is considered equivalent to conventional plants when it differs from the recipient/parental plant by no more than 20 genetic modifications of the types referred to in points 1 to 5, in any DNA sequence sharing sequence similarity with the targeted site that can be predicted by bioinformatic toolsplants obtained by means of conventional selection methods when it contains only the genetic modifications referred to in points 1 to 5 and when it differs from the recipient/parental plant by no more than 20 genetic modifications, excluding off-target modifications, of the types referred to in points 1, 2 and 4, in the targeted site or sites in the monoploid genome.
Amendment 518 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
(1) targeted substitution or insertion of no more than 20 nucleotides;
Amendment 523 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
(2) targeted deletion of any number of nucleotides;
Amendment 533 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – point a
(a) targeted insertion of a contiguous DNA sequence existing in the breeder’s gene pool;
Amendment 10 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Council Directive 2001/110/EC20 lays down definitions, names, common rules on composition, quality and labelling requirements for honey. _________________ 20 Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).
Amendment 18 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthenupporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and the details of this origin in case of blending, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packaging. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one countryin descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 34 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Given the particular interest shown by consumers in the geographical origin of honey in relation to its characteristics and quality, and the need for full transparency in this area, the country or countries of origin in which the honey was harvested must appear on the label in the same visual field as the indication of the product.
Amendment 35 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Recalling that the 2023 DG Health - JRC - and OLAF reports on honey adulteration "EU Coordinate action "From the hives"" and "EU Coordinate action to deter certain fraudulent practices in the honey sector - Analytical testing results of imported honeys" highlight a very high percentage of imported honeys suspected of adulteration and confirm a range of frauds that exist in the honey sector. Aware of the fact that some operators use "customised" sugar syrups that are very difficult to detect even when the most sophisticated analytical techniques. Noting with regret the lack of official, validated analytical methods for detecting new types of adulteration with sugar syrups means that national authorities are unable to identify as fraudulent honeys. Pointing out that the honey market is faced with a significant supply of honeys that have been adulterated by the addition of sugar syrups, either during the honeyflow or at some stage in the packaging process. Convinced that several elements need to be clarified or improved in the honey directive to limit the possibilities of fraud and facilitate controls: complementing mandatory traceability measures with a block-chain system, rejecting filtered honey and honeys whose excessive water content has been reduced by vacuum evaporation.
Amendment 39 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate, where the honey originates in more than one country, to ensure that all countries of origin are indicated on the packaging by using the corresponding "Country Code".
Amendment 45 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 d (new)
Recital 3 d (new)
Amendment 47 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 e (new)
Recital 3 e (new)
(3e) Acknowledging that the term filtered honey used in Directive 2001/110 is misinterpreted by consumers, who confuse this industrial filtration with the filtration carried out by beekeepers after extracting their honey to remove particles of wax and other foreign elements from the honey. Consequently, filtered honeys as defined in Directive 2001/110/EC should no longer be allowed to be marketed under the name "honey" and the definition of "filtered honey" should be deleted from the text of the Directive. Noticing that the removal by filtration of some or all of the pollen and figurative elements present in a honey and a filter mesh size of less than 100 µm no longer allows the correct identification of the geographical and/or botanical origin of a honey. This makes it much more difficult to differentiate between sugar syrup or a mixture of honey and syrup and honey. Industrial filtration makes it impossible to trace honey using an analytical approach such as melissopalynology. Underlining that Annex II of Directive 2001/110 should be amended to specify the level of filtration permitted, which does not significantly alter the density and pollen spectrum of the honey, but which does remove most of the foreign matter in the honey.
Amendment 49 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 f (new)
Recital 3 f (new)
(3f) Recalling that both the definition of honey in Directive 2001/110 EC and that of the Codex Alimentarius clearly specify the work carried out by bees in the hive after they have harvested their crop, which they transform by combining it with specific materials of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store, and leave to ripen in the combs of the hive. Dehydration followed by ripening are operations carried out by the bees. Outside the European Union, some countries accept that the work of bees is limited to harvesting nectar secretions from plants or honeydew in the production of honey. Unripe honeys produced in this way have a moisture content well in excess of the 20% threshold laid down in Directive 2001/110/EC. Operators work with heated vats under a vacuum to limit the boiling temperature of the water in the honey. However, this process degrades the final product, depleting its aromas and enzymes. Insists that the Honey Directive should prohibit this vacuum evaporation process for honeys.
Amendment 51 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 g (new)
Recital 3 g (new)
(3g) Noticing with concern Heat treatment above 40°C (± 5°C) causes degradation of certain constituents of the honey. The indicators currently used, namely HMF and the diastase index, make it possible to evaluate the significant degradation of honeys but do not make it possible to highlight the degradation of more sensitive honey constituents such as invertase. Consumer must be able to differentiate between honeys not exposed to treatments involving heating above 40°C (± 5°C) and other honeys. The words "virgin honey or unheated honey" must thus appear on the label. In order to control the absence of thermal degradation of a honey, a minimum threshold must be set for the presence of invertase in honey, an enzyme that is much more sensitive and degrades very rapidly once high temperatures are reached.
Amendment 54 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Therefore, considering, in particular, that consumers are increasingly aware of health concerns linked to the consumption of sugar, it is appropriate to revise the rules on the use of statements on sugar for fruit juices to allow consumers to make informed choices. It is therefore appropriate to reintroduce, without a time limitation, the possibility for the industry to use the statement indicating that no fruit juices contain added sugars as well as the indication that fruit juices contain added sugars.
Amendment 57 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of supporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, in line with the current legislation on fresh fruits, it is appropriate to revise the rules for fruit juices and provide that the country or countries of origin of the fruits used for producing fruit juices should be indicated in descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 64 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Whereas Annex to Directive 2001/112/EC lists in Part II, Point 2 ingredients that may be used in manufacturing of products covered by the Directive. Limited amount of ingredients are allowed to be used in manufacturing of fruit juices and fruit nectars. There is an increasing consumer interest in innovative products that contain other ingredients from natural sources such as spices and aromatic herbs (which are already allowed in tomato juice), providing a new taste to the consumer. Since organoleptic characteristics may change, the name of the ingredient should accompany the legal name to better inform consumers in line with the Regulation (EU) 1169/2011.
Amendment 65 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of supporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, in line with the current legislation on fresh fruits, it is appropriate to revise the rules for jams, jellies, marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée and provide that the country or countries of origin of the fruits used for obtaining such products should be indicated in descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 71 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(1a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 2. the product names referred to in Annex I, points 2 and 3, shall apply only to the products defined therein and shall be used in trade to designate them. These names may be replaced by the simple product name ‘honey’, except in the case of "comb honey", "honey with pieces of comb" and "industrial honey".
Amendment 74 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – points a, b, c (new), d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – points a, b, c (new), d (new)
(2) in paragraph 4, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following and points (c) and (d) are added:
Amendment 86 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label and on the front of the package close to the commercial name of the product. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the front label of packs containing more than 25 g in descending order and with their respective percentage in the blend; if the packs contain less than 25 g. the origin of all countries shall be indicated with the corresponding "country code";
Amendment 103 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(b) For the purpoexcept in the cases of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and in particular Articles 12 to 15 thereof, the particulars to be indicated according to point (a) of this paragraph shall be considered as mandatory particulars in accordance with Article 9 of that Regulation.honey intended for industry, these names may be supplemented by indications relating to: - floral or vegetable origin, if the product comes entirely or essentially from the origin indicated and has the organoleptic, physico-chemical and microscopic characteristics thereof, - regional, territorial or topographical origin, if the product comes entirely from the origin indicated, - specific quality criteria.
Amendment 106 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) For honeys produced and imported into the EU, each honey marketed under an identification other than that of the harvesting beekeeper must have an identifier linked to a block- chain traceability system enabling the competent authorities to trace the entire history of the honey back to the harvesting beekeepers or operators in the case of imported honeys. Any personal information that may be included in the traceability system will only be accessible to consumers with the prior agreement of the producers of the batch or batches in question.
Amendment 111 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2– paragraph 4– point b b (new)
Article 2– paragraph 4– point b b (new)
(bb) except for honeys intended for industrial use, these names may be supplemented by indications referring to the absence of significant heat treatment. The term referring to the absence of significant heat treatment such as "raw honey" or "unheated honey" may be included on the label on the front of the commercial packaging of the honey if no heat treatment has degraded highly sensitive enzymes such as invertase, from harvesting to potting, while complying with the conditions referred to in Annex II, points 6 (diastase index and hydroxymethylfurfural content) and 7 (invertase index).
Amendment 116 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 3
Article 3
Article 3 of Directive 2001/110/EC is amended as follows: In the case of honey intended for industry, bulk containers, packaging and sales documentation shall clearly indicate the full product name as set out in point 3 of Annex I.
Amendment 121 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 of Directive 2001/110/EC is amended as follows: The first sentence of Article 4 of Directive 2001/110/EC is replaced by the following: The Commission may adopt methods for verifying the compliance of honey with the provisions of Directive 2001/110/EC and of this Directive, including the implementation of blockchain-type traceability incorporating a minimum of criteria (criteria set out in Annex 3). These methods shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2) of Directive 2001/110/EC.
Amendment 131 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council**, the statement ‘no added sugars’, ‘no fruit juices contain added sugars’ may appear on the label in , or any other same field of vision astatement likely to have the nsame of the products referred to in Part I, point 1, of Annex I to this Directivemeaning for the consumer, may appear on the label.
Amendment 138 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 139 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Without prejudice to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, reduced-sugars fruit juice and reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely or partly from one or more concentrated products, the labelling shall bear the words ‘from concentrate(s)’ or ‘partially from concentrate(s)’, as appropriate. That information shall be entered close to the product name, standing out well from any background, in clearly visible characters.;
Amendment 147 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
(1a) The products listed in Annex I, shall indicate the country of origin where the fruit has been harvested on the label and on the front of the package close to the commercial name of the product. If fruits originate in more than one country, these countries of origin where the fruits have been harvested shall be indicated on the front label of packaging in descending order and with their respective percentage in the blend. If such products are obtained with two or more species of fruit, the countries of origin in which such fruit species were collected are indicated on the packaging label with the relevant percentages that were used to obtain the final product.
Amendment 159 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Annex I to Directive 2001/110/EC is amended as follows: In paragraph 2, point (b)(viii) is deleted and replaced by the following: (viii) raw or unheated honey: the honey obtained which has been extracted from the combs, decanted and then, if necessary, sieved. Honey so designated has not been heated to the extent that its enzymes and other thermally sensitive elements are degraded to such an extent that they no longer comply with the criteria laid down in points 6 and 7 of Annex II.
Amendment 167 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 a
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 a
The product obtained from the product defined in point 1(a) where naturally occurring sugars have been removduced by at least 30 % by using a process authorised under the conditions laid down in Part II, point 3, of Annex I, which maintains all the otherthe European Commission Delegated Act. The product maintains essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes, defined in the European Commission Delegated Act. Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the reduced-sugar fruit juice.
Amendment 171 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 b
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 b
The product obtained from the products defined in point 1(b) or point 2 and/or in point 6(c), where naturally occurring sugars have been removduced by at least 30 % by using a process authorised under the conditions laid down in point 3 of Part II of Annex I, which maintains all the otherthe European Commission Delegated Act, and that have been reconstituted with potable water that meets the criteria set out in Directive 98/83/EC. The product maintains essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes, and that have been reconstituted with potable water that meets the criteria set out in Directive 98/83/ECdefined in the European Commission Delegated Act. Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate.
Amendment 172 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 b
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 b
The mixing of reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate with fruit juice,d fruit juice, reduced- sugars fruit juice, concentrated reduced- sugars fruit juice, fromuit purée and/or concentrate,d fruit purée and/or fruit purée from concentrate is authorised in the production of reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate.; is authorised in the production of reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate.’; c) concentrated reduced-sugars fruit juice The product obtained from the products defined in point 6(a) by the physical removal of a specific proportion of the water content, and/ or the product defined in point (2) where naturally occurring sugars have been reduced by at least 30 % by using a process authorised under the conditions laid down in the European Commission Delegated Act. The product maintains essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of concentrated juice of the fruit from which it comes, defined in the European Commission Delegated Act. Where the product is intended for direct consumption, the removal of water shall be at least 50 % of the water content. Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the concentrated reduced-sugar fruit juice.
Amendment 185 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 4 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 4 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2 – indent 8 a (new)
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2 – indent 8 a (new)
– The following indent is added: - Spices and aromatic herbs For products made only from products listed in Annex I and spices and/or herbs, a descriptive name in line with Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 should be “[name Annex I] with (added) [name of the spice/herb]”.
Amendment 188 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 4 b (new) Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 4 b (new) Directive 2001/112/EC
– the following indent is added: - Fiber For products made only from products listed in Annex I and fiber, a descriptive name in line with Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 should be “[name Annex I] with (added) fiber”
Amendment 191 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 3 – indent 4
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 3 – indent 4
– Indent 4 is replaced as follows: Enzyme preparations: pectinases (for breakdown of pectin), proteinases (for breakdown of proteins), and amylases (for breakdown of starch) and cellulases (for breakdown of cellulose) meeting the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes (1);
Amendment 196 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 2
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 3 – indent 12 a (new)
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 3 – indent 12 a (new)
– Processes to remove naturally occurring sugars, to the extent that they maintain all the other essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes: membrane filtration, yeast fermentation. enzymatic process;
Amendment 199 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/112/CE
Annex 3 – point h a (new)
Annex 3 – point h a (new)
(ha) Fruit juices containing added sugars shall indicate the corresponding added quantity on the packaging.
Amendment 203 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 b (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 2 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Annex 2 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Annex II to Directive 2001/110/EC is amended as follows: In paragraph 2, the introductory text is amended as follows: When placed on the market as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey shall not have added to it any food ingredient, including food additives, nor shall any other additions be made other than honey. Honey must, as far as possible, be free from organic or inorganic matters foreign to its composition. With the exception of point 3 of Annex I, it must not have any foreign tastes or odour, have begun to ferment, have an artificially changed acidity or have been heated in such a way that the natural enzymes have been either destroyed or significantly inactivated, or have been exposed to vacuum evaporation. Honey, when marketed as such or used in any product intended for human consumption, must comply with the compositional characteristics set out in points 1 to 6. In addition, when marketed as "raw honey" or "unheated honey", honey must also comply with the compositional characteristics set out in point 7. In paragraph 3, the introductory text "Without prejudice to point 2(b)(viii) of Annex I, neither pollen nor any other constituent particular to honey, may be removed except where this is unavoidable in the removal of foreign inorganic or organic matter." is replaced by the following: "No significant change in the pollen count or pollen spectrum of pollen smaller than 100 µm is permitted. No constituents of honey smaller than 100 µm may be removed. A new composition criterion (7) is added to Annex II. 7. invertase index (Gontarski unit) for "raw honeys" or "unheated honeys". Determined after processing and blending. - generally, not less than 50 U/kg - honeys with a low natural enzyme content, not less than 25 U/kg
Amendment 204 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 2 a (new)
Annex 2 a (new)
Annex IIa MEASURES RELATING TO HONEY TRACABILITY Guidelines The identification data that must accompany honey throughout the food chain, from producer to consumer, and which must be entered into the blockchain system are as follows: 1. Harvesting beekeeper references 2. Lot defined by the harvesting beekeeper 3. The specific identifier assigned by the non-European operator ensuring the sale to the EU market of batches of honey harvested in a non-EU country. 4. The unique identifier (code) of each operator in the food chain who purchases and processes honey from the beekeeper- harvester. Importers of honey into the EU are treated in the same way as operators and the traceability of honeys applies to them too. 5. Year the honey was harvested if sold in bulk from the beekeeper down the chain. 6. The year of blending if honeys from different geographical origins (country of origin) are blended. 7. In the case of a blend of honeys, indication of the percentages of the different batches of honeys identified by their identifier and creation of a new identifier linked to the initial information. 8. Specific floral or plant origin if mentioned on the packaging of the honey marketed. 9. Geographical origin corresponding to the origin indicated on the marketed honey. The indication of origin must meet at least the requirements of Article 2(4)(a), i.e. the country of harvest. The information on origin may not be modified under any circumstances and must always appear when the honey is mixed or in transit. All packaging of blended honey, from the barrel to the jar, must be labelled with the last identifier assigned to the honey, so that it can be linked to all the honeys of origin and to the various blends made by the intermediary operator(s).
Amendment 254 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point b – indent 2
Annex 1 – part 1 – point b – indent 2
– The name ‘jelly marmalade’ may be used where the product defined as citrus marmalade contains no insoluble matter except possibly for small quantities of finely sliced peel. In the name 'citrus marmalade', the term 'citrus fruit' may be replaced by the name of the citrus fruit used.;
Amendment 256 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
(2a) In Annex II, the second indent is replaced by the following: ‘– fruit juice, whether or not concentrated: only in jams’;
Amendment 257 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
(2b) In Annex II, the fourth indent is replaced by the following: ‘- red fruit juices, whether or not concentrated: only in jam and extra jam manufactured from rosehips, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, redcurrants, plums and rhubarb,
Amendment 35 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) European statistics on population and housing are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of Union policies, in particular those addressing the demographic change, the green and digital transformations, the promotion of energy efficiency, economic, social and territorial cohesion, implementing the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda.
Amendment 39 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal and the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, to tackle the economic and social crises caused by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and to fight the cost-of-living crisis, the development and evaluation of effective policies require enhanced statistics relating to the energy use and efficiency of housing, detailed geographical data on the distribution of the population as well as deeper studies of the relationship between population and housing. With the COVID-19 pandemic the need for reliable, high frequency and timely statistics on deaths in the Union was manifested. While data needs were met with a voluntary data collection from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the European Statistical System (ESS) with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.
Amendment 47 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore tangibly advanced. To this end, the Member States should provide adequate resources for their national statistical institutes.
Amendment 54 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The current legal framework for European statistics on population and housing needs to be updated to ensure that the presently separate statistical processes are adequately integrated in a common framework which allows the ESS to respond effectively to new information needs of the Union and encourage statistical innovations. Statistical output must enhance to remain relevant in the face of demographic, migratory, social and economic changes in societyand challenges.
Amendment 59 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Privately held data can improve the coverage, timeliness and crisis response capacities of European statistics on population and housing or to enable statistical innovation. Such data have the potential to complement existing demography and migration statistics, bring statistical innovation and even serve for production of early estimates. The national statistical institutes and other competent national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat) should have access to and use such data, based on specific data-sharing protocols.
Amendment 63 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 b (new)
Recital 26 b (new)
(26b) Adequate, timely and effective policies presuppose reliable and comparable data, disaggregated by gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, socio-economic status, geographical area, and other parameters in accordance with the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. This data is relevant to better understand population and housing trends, to combat intersectional discrimination and to implement and assess Union policies, objectives and actions, such as the European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Child Guarantee, the European Care Strategy, the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness, all of which rely heavily on data about households and families. The collection and the use of such data must be conducted with full respect of Union and national privacy and fundamental rights standards, particularly in statistical research involving minors.
Amendment 64 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) European statistics on population and housing should address the persistent lack of data regarding vulnerable groups (hard-to-reach population groups), such as persons residing in institutions (e.g. military institutions, correctional and penal institutions, dormitories of schools and universities, religious institutions, hospitals, residential care centres, institutions for persons with disabilities and orphanages), persons aged 75+, persons with disabilities, homeless people, persons with migrant background and stateless persons. In order to bridge this data divide and to prevent social and economic inequalities arising from it, the Member States should develop strategies and targeted solutions for collecting data about hard-to-reach population groups, in particular with regard to locating, contacting, persuading and interviewing such populations.
Amendment 76 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) ‘hard-to-reach population groups’ means groups of individuals for whom a real or perceived barrier exists for full and representative inclusion in the collection of statistical data;
Amendment 78 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) ‘institution’ means a collective living quarter for the purpose of long- term inhabitation and provision of services to a group of persons;
Amendment 79 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘family’ means a group of two or more persons who live in the same household or in multiple households and who are related through parenthood or through marital, registered or consensual union partnership;
Amendment 85 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) buildings intended for habitation, living quarters and conventional dwellings, including institutions.
Amendment 87 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) families and households.;
Amendment 88 #
Amendment 105 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) disaggregate data, where relevant, by age, gender, disability, socio-economic status and other characteristics, in accordance with the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics;
Amendment 108 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) reduceavoid possible risks of undercounting or double counting related to asymmetries of migration flows;
Amendment 114 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarifications to evaluate the quality of the statistics without undue delay.
Amendment 8 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33
Citation 33
Amendment 9 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution on empowering European youth, which calls on the Member States to facilitate access for young people to paid, quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships and to reinforce monitoring schemes, ensuring that young people receive adequate and quality first working experiences, opportunities for upskilling and new qualifications or credentials,
Amendment 11 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38
Citation 38
– having regard to Cedefop’s report entitled ‘Skills forecast: trends and challenges to 2030’, the joint Cedefop Eurofound report entitled ‘Fostering skills use for sustained business performance: Evidence from the European Company Survey,1a _________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef21010en.pdf
Amendment 18 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the futureimportance of vocational education and training (VET) and in particular the upskilling and reskilling of workers will require two types of change among workers: upskilling and reskillingfurther increase, not least due to the digital and green transitions; whereas decent working conditions are essential to retain and attract skilled workers; whereas training provided to workers by their employer must not negatively affect worker’s remuneration and should include a more general and broad set of skills and competences, combined with specific needs;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the digital and green transitions can only become a success if workers are provided with the necessary skills and competences;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas equal access to skills, as well asVET, including upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, are workers and jobseekers, is crucial;
Amendment 29 #
2022/2207(INI)
D. whereas in 2021, 9.745 % of 18-24 year-olds in the EU had only completed upper secondary education and were not participating in further eduworkers reported having received training paid for by the employer over the past 12 months; whereas this share was lower among young workers, women, and workers on fixed-term and temporary agency contracts, pointing to inequalities in access to training;1a _________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicat ion or training; s/report/2022/working-conditions-in- the-time-of-covid-19-implications-for-the- future
Amendment 35 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas one of the reasons for the mismatch between supply and demand in the EU labour market is the inadequate vocational training of workers; the poor quality of jobs, bad working conditions and a lack of investments in VET at company level are some of the reasons for the lack of skilled workers;1a _________________ 1a https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/3092_ en.pdf https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/3075_ en.pdf
Amendment 39 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas one objective of the European Skills Agenda sets objectives to be achieved by 2025, stressing that the objective foris to have a participation rate in learning of 50 % among 25-64 year- olds is 50 %, by 2025 (compared to 38 % in 2016); whereas the objective for participation among 16-74 year-olds with at least basic digital skills is 70 %, (compared to 56 % in 2019); whereas, the EU has set an objective of increasing theUnion wants to increase the share of the population with at least basic digital skills indicator to 80 % by 2030;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas inequalities in access to adult learning and VET still persist;
Amendment 51 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas only 45 % of workers in the Union can use their current knowledge and skills to a great extent in their main job, while for the other 55 %, part of their knowledge and skills are underutilised; whereas apart from short supply and skill mismatches, difficulties to recruit skilled workers to a considerable extent also reflect poor job quality, a lack of people-oriented HR policy and untapped job design opportunities;1awhereas one in three companies that do not organise training cite heavy workloads and lack of time as reasons; whereas both time and cost are major barriers to adult learning from an individual perspective; _________________ 1a https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/3092_ en.pdf
Amendment 54 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which encompasses the full digitalisation of service provision and production processes, together with the rapid development of big data, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, platforms and increasing computing power, is shaping today’s labour and education marketsmarkets and societies, including through the disappearance of some tasks and occupations and the creation of others, potential deskilling and a further fragmentation of work;
Amendment 69 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas customer servicepeople skills, multilingualism, team working, problem- solving, management, including time management, and critical thinking and digital/IT skills are also considered important transferable skills; whereas transferablere important crosscutting soft skills; whereas crosscutting soft skills are increasingly valued by employers as crucial for employment;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 76 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on the systematic implementation of education and training policies; whereas the crisis caused by the pandemicrelated crisis has changed the way weof work and has reinforced the need to update the skills repertoire of the European workforce, especially in terms of digital skills;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas between 2020 and 2021, the workplaces of 44 % of EU+ adult workers adopted new digital technologiesnew digital technologies were introduced in 44 % of the workplaces between 2020 and 2021;
Amendment 81 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas between 37 % and 69 % of tasks in the EUtasks can be automated in many sectors and to a different extent, resulting in significant changes in employment, labour productivity; whereas 35 %, skills requirements and size of workersforce in the EU+ believe that new digital technologies in their workplaces can or will partially or fully perform their workUnion with strong regional differences; whereas 35 % of workers fear that new digital technologies can or will perform their job in a whole or in part in the future; whereas some 45 % are also concerned about technological skills becoming obsolete and the need to acquire new knowledge and skills;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas aligning curricula with the competences and skills expected by the market is the main, people’s aspirations, as well as the expectations of society and companies is a challenge facing education systems;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas, over the years, the nature, perception and societal evaluation of vocational trainingVET have evolved thanks, among other things, to digital solutions in education; whereas, despite improvements in the status of vocational training, it is stills, to campaigns and policies on quality apprenticeship and digitalisation; whereas, despite efforts to improve the status and image of apprenticeships, they are often not athe first choice and is seen as a second option after general educationof young people;
Amendment 93 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas demographic changes are ongoingin the Member States have been accelerating and are expected to continue doing so in the coming decade, reinforcing the need to make use of the full potential of all working-age adults through continuous investments in their skills, knowledge and qualifications as well as activating more people, in particular women, people with a migration background, low-skilled and low-qualified adults and young people, especially those not in education, employment or training (NEETs); whereas companies may experience problems related to the loss of knowledge of olderskilled workers once they retire;
Amendment 97 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas decent working conditions and access to social security systems, quality social services and an attractive living environment will play a prominent role in retaining and attracting skilled workers; whereas strengthening personal development and learning guidance from an early age and supporting equal access to information can help people to choose suitable learning pathways to quality employment opportunities;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas 28 occupationsectors were classified as having shortages of skilled workers, including the healthcare, hospitality, construction, IT services and security, and there are shortages of workers; whereas there is a general shortages of workers, in particular women with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) backgrounds;
Amendment 103 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights;
Amendment 105 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas, as part of the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030, the Commission has committed to providing better opportunities for persons with disabilities to participate in training and acquire new skills, which is a prerequisite for employment and independence;
Amendment 110 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the need for the smooth functioning of continuing vocational trainHighlights the importance of life- long learning and VET, including upskilling and reskilling, for adultsthe sustainable development of the Union;
Amendment 119 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. FeelStresses that all adults need opportunitieseffective support to access quality and inclusive VET, to develop, update and upgrade their skills in order to keep up with the rapidly changing realities of work andin the world of work and society, and to succeed inwith their personal and professionalcareers and their private lives; stresses that this requires a systemic approach to lifelong learning and skills development, supported by well- functioning and modern continuing vocational education and training (Caccessible and inclusive quality VET) systems;
Amendment 127 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the three main factors hampering vocational training for adults in companies are:Highlights that some of the factors hampering VET at company level are the employers’ belief that the available skills and qualifications of their staff are sufficient and appropriate to, the needs of businesses, the practice ofpreference of companies to recruiting new staff instead of retraining the current ones, and obstacles to the provision of trainingskilling and upskilling their existing workforce, as well as attempts to shift the training responsibility from the employer to the workers;
Amendment 129 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that skills and labour shortages are, in some cases, the result of unattractive jobs and poor working conditions; emphasises therefore that tackling those issues, by means of decent working conditions and retention policies, is important for a well-functioning future labour market; stresses that improving job quality in sectors and companies with poor working conditions is an important element for addressing the issue of brain drain which results in growing inequalities between regions, unequal development as well as unequal capacity to drive innovation and create jobs;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 136 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. StresseHighlights that CVET policyies remains fragmented in many EU Member States; points out that the development of well- functioning Cat national and Union level; points out that efficient VET systems requires the development of systematic strategies to empower people and ensure sustainable economic competitivenesocial and economic strategies, aligned with skills strategies, developed through social dialogue between trade unions and employers;
Amendment 137 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the importance of best practices related to dual education systems, which combine quality apprenticeships in undertakings with vocational school education, thereby bringing together the world of work with the world of education and giving young people access to the labour market; stresses the importance of decent wages and good working conditions for apprentices to attract young people in this context;
Amendment 138 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban the practice of unpaid traineeships and to propose a common legal framework aimed at ensuring fair remuneration for traineeships and for apprenticeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points outHighlights the importance of vocational educationVET for individuals and grouppersons with special needs;disabilities and stresses the need to develop a strategy andies to provide vocational education and training opportunities for people in remote and rural areas in order to ensure the effectiveness of matching mechanismsmore and better VET opportunities for them and facilitate their integration in the EU labour market;
Amendment 150 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the need to focus onprovide VET for adults at an individual level as well, including for low-qualified and low- skilled people and those who arhave the least involved in education and trainingaccess to training in basic skills and competences;
Amendment 152 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates its call on employers to invest in the development of their workers’ skills and competences, especially with regard to skills and competences needed for the digital and green transitions as well as crosscutting soft skills;
Amendment 164 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to improve the validation and recognition of skills and competences, in particular those acquired through non- formal and informal education, while developing a common framework in the Member States, in particularincluding skills and competences acquired in third countries, by providing validation systems in cooperation with social partners; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a common framework for the common recognition of soft transferablecrosscutting soft skills;
Amendment 167 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the key role of social partners with regard to VET; stresses the importance of a well-functioning social dialogue and the role of collective agreements in ensuring VET provision to all workers;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on companies to pay more attention to the role of education in the workplace; stresses that companies need to dedicate a substantial part of their resouremployers to dedicate a substantial part of their resources to ensure their employees have the necessary skills and competences to work with the latest technologies and in new organisational environments, as well as to prevent digital exclusion and to foster intergenerational learning; calls on companies to allow for high levels of task discretion and organisational participation of workers, as these forms of work organisation are associated with better access to ensuring that their employees are able to work with the latest technologies and in new organisational environments, as well as to prevent digital exclusiontraining and skills development; calls on the Member States to reinforce the Youth Guarantee through coherent actions; calls on the Member States to invest in the health of pupils and students, to prevent early school leaving and to support study and career counselling;
Amendment 177 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States as well as regional and local authorities concerned to strengthen measures to fight unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, including through the strengthening of public employment services, the promotion of lifelong learning and dedicated measures focused on professional development;
Amendment 179 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Highlights that education and training as well as the integration into the labour market is an important instrument to combat poverty and inequalities; urges the Commission and the Member States to support measures aimed at disadvantaged and low-skilled groups, with emphasis on education and training that allow for the development of social, scientific and professional skills, in particular basic digital skills; calls on the Member States as well as the regional and local authorities concerned to ensure the diversification of the education and training offers;
Amendment 191 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention to the opportunStresses that supporting migrants, asylum seekers and refugees to upskill and reskill and to access quality jobs and information regarding working conditieons and challenges arising from the increasing number of third-country nationals in the EU, as a result, amosocial protection is essential; Highlights in this context the need to ensure effective support and quality VET for third-country nationals in the EU to ensure their labour market integration, including by strengthening learning opportunities and mobility, by facilitating other things, of the war in Ukraine validation of their skills and competences and by enhancing the recognition of qualifications;
Amendment 200 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to increase the importance of vocational education and the acquisition of new skills and competences, especially those offered byneeded for the green and digital transitions;
Amendment 208 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to promote vocational education, highlighting the attractiveness of and opportunities for development within the sector; calls on the Commission and the Member StatesCalls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with tripartite advisory bodies and the European Alliance for Apprenticeship, to carry out educational campaigns and activities to promote vocational education, including, including during the European Year of Skills and through events such as EuroSskills, in order to promote the attractiveness and opportunities offered by quality VET and adult learning;
Amendment 212 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to simplify administrative procedures related to VET where possible and to provide SMEs with assistance, such as consultancy services, to identify training needs and to apply for financial support from the training fund for companies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase investments in measures aimed at integrating disadvantaged youth and those not in education, employment, or training (NEETs) into the labour market; underlines the important role the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) can play in this context;
Amendment 218 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the Member States, in cooperation with social partners, to set up a transparent mechanism for certifying companies that offer vocational training for workersVET in line with the quality standards of the European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeship, so that those offering high- quality apprenticeships, traineeships and training can be identified;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the decision of the UK Government to pursue a hard Brexit upon its withdrawal from the EU was inevitably going to entail the disruptive disintegration of economic and trade ties and the divergence of regulatory regimes for farmers, agri-food producers, citizens and third-country trading partners;
Amendment 2 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the TCA provides for social security coordination to protect the social security rights of people moving between the EU and the UK after 1 January 2021; whereas it also provides for a robust level playing field to ensure fair competition by maintaining high levels of protection in a number of areas, including social and labour rights, with binding enforcement and dispute settlement mechanisms to ensure compliance;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas it is necessary to preserve a level playing field and legal certainty for famers, agri-food producers and workers, citizens;
Amendment 4 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of strong EU and UK civil society involvement, including employers’ and workers’ organisations and non-governmental organisationtrade unions, as well as NGOs, in the implementation of the TCA in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 thereof; nNotes the meetings of the EU Domestic Advisory Group in this regard and welcomes the first meeting of the Civil Society Forum in October 2022; stresses the importance of continuing this dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that UK requirements for unnecessary guarantees in relation to certain animal diseases are not in line with the standanrds of the World Organizations for Animal Health; regrets the fact that the UK is not respecting the obbligation to align its certification requirements with international standards;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination’s commitment to adopting a decision approving the use of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) in the context of the Protocol, as well as considering that relevant parts of the Decisions and Recommendations of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems should be made applicable in the context of the Protocol by means of a Specialised Committee Recommendation3 ; Reiterates its call on Member States to ensure that the EESSI becomes fully functional as soon as possible and to make use of the opportunities provided by existing EU funds to fully implement the EESSI and further digitalise public administration; __________________ 3 Minutes of the Second meeting of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination, Brussels, 30 June 2022.
Amendment 7 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned by a number of developments in the labour and social sphere, which represent in the UK, which pose a risk of non- compliance with the level playing field provisions of the TCA; notestrongly regrets in this regard the July 2022 repeal of the prohibition of employment agencies fromin providing temporary staff to replace workers taking part in industrial action, which undermines the right of workers to take collective action, including the right to strike;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Further highlights worrysome concerning legislative developments in the UK which have been proposed but are not yet adopted, namelysuch as the Bill of Rights Bill, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and, the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill and the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (No. 2) Bill; stresses that these proposals, if adopted, would have serious implications for workers’ rights, in particular the fundamental rights of freedom of association and the right to organise, and the right to collective bargaining and collective action, including the right to strike; stresses that the adoption of these legislative proposals would undermine the UK’s commitments under the TCA;
Amendment 11 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that, although interim arrangements offered by the EU allowed to improve the situation, strucural solutions are needed for the acceptance of EU paperless certificates by the United Kingdom;
Amendment 11 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the protection of theseworkers’ rights is essential for maintaining a level playing field and sustainable development as set out in, inter alia, Articles 355, 386, 387, 399 and 524 of the TCA; cCalls on the Commission to closely monitor developments in this regard and to use all available means to address any concerns that the adoption of these proposals could raise for the application of Chapter 6 of Title XI, including through dialogue in the Partnership Council and Specialised Committees, consultation of the EU Domestic Advisory Group and where necessary the dispute settlement mechanisms provided for under Article 389;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that in June 2021 the UK Government announced its intention to establish a single enforcement body for employment rights tasked with ensuring centralised supervision of its labour laws4 with the aim of improving the coordination and effectiveness of existing bodies and expanding enforcement into new areas; notes, however, that to date no further progress has been made on the proposal; calls on the Commission to continue to closely monitor the enforcement of relevant labour and social standards, as required by the TCA, and to monitorany developments in this regard, and to continue its efforts with the UK Government to ensure full compliance with the TCA; __________________ 4 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, UK. Establishing a new single enforcement body for employment rights, 2021.
Amendment 13 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Acknowledges the introduction by the United Kingdom of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill in May 2022, establishing new rules for release and marketing of "precision bred organisms" in England;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly regrets the UK’s discriminatory treatment of workers from five EU Member States in 2021 as regards reduced fees for long-term work visas; further regrets the UK’s subsequent renunciation of Article 18(2) of the European Social Charter and consequent removal of work-related visa fee reductions for all EU citizens as of February 2022; calls on the Commission to continue to raise this issue through the Partnership Council and the Specialised Committee on Level Playing Field for Open and Fair Competition and Sustainable Development; calls on the Commission to take all measures necessary in view of ensuring a level playing field in this regard.
Amendment 14 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the EU to speed up the adoption of legislation on the use of new breeding techniques, in order to ensure a level playing field for EU farmers, while sustainably increasing yields and making crops more resilient to climate change and new pathogens, particularly in view of harmful organisms, floods, droughts, water shortages and other extreme weather conditions that are afflicting an increasing number of Member States;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to keep Parliament fully informed in a timely manner of all difficulties that may arise, in particular possible breaches of the Agreements that might jeopardise the level playing field and fair competition for the EU’s farmers, agri-food producers and workers;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in 2020, a majority (57.6 %) of farm managers (all genders) were at least 55 years of age and approximately only 10 % of farm managers were under 40 years old; whereas a relatively high proportion of farmers have 65 years of age or more in many Member States;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas almost all EU regions are experiencing a steady increase in average farm sizes and a concentration of production on fewer and larger farms; whereas the number of farms in EU-27 declined between 2013 and 2016 from about 15 to 10 million (-32%) with the strongest decline being among small farms 1a; _________________ 1a The Future of the European Farming Model: Socio-economic and territorial implications of the decline in the number of farms and farmers in the EU, 2022
Amendment 24 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas farms run by managers of 40 years old or younger have the lowest income on average at EU level and that farms run by women have lower incomes in comparison with men 1a; _________________ 1a EU Farm economics overview, 2021
Amendment 25 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in 2020 slightly more than two thirds (68.4%) of farm managers in the EU’s 9.1 million holdings were male;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas 72.3% of farm managers in the EU in 2020 had only practical experience, while barely 10.2% had full agricultural training and the remaining 17.5% only basic agricultural training;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas farming remains a predominantly family activity as in 2020 almost nine in ten (86.1%) people who worked regularly in agriculture in the EU were the sole holder (farmer) or members of his/her family;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the low level of intergenerational renewal in farming, while part of a larger trend of demographic decline, is a general EU concern for the sector, affecting particularly remote rural areas; ;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a fair and dignified income and quality of life for farmers and their families is essential in attracting young and new people to the sector and that Member States must devote at least 3% of their direct payments envelope to this objective;
Amendment 77 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. 6. Recalls that although the number of new entrants from outside the agricultural sector is growing, intra- family succession is still the dominant form of entry into farming;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that the Court of Justice of the European Union has been recognising in its rulings the specific nature of agricultural land as well as a set of public interests and objectives that can justify the establishment of land market regulation measures;
Amendment 111 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that fears of retirement, primarily due to inadequate safety nets for pensioners, leads older farmers to use direct payments as a form of support in retirement and retain land;
Amendment 112 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Acknowledges the positive effect of CAP young’s farmers measures on the number of young farmers, in particular those located in more peripheral rural areas 1a; _________________ 1a SWD (2021) 78 final
Amendment 113 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Highlights the positive contribution of LEADER projects and initiatives to social inclusion and to challenges faced by young people, notably when prioritising youth in selection criteria and in setting up youth local action groups;
Amendment 157 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to develop coherent strategies to promote generational change, combining different measures in a complementary way, such as financial support, tax breaks and incentives, to improve links between EU policies and national and regional policies; calls on the Commission to promote the sharing of best practices between Member States in this regard, with a focus on increasing efficiency, simplification and accessibility when designing measures for young farmers;
Amendment 183 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that generational renewal needs both younger and older generations and therefore intergenerational cooperation and dialogue must be fostered;
Amendment 188 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote innovative models of intergenerational collaboration, such as partnerships, share farming or land- matching services; recalls the potential of the cooperation measures under the CAP Strategic Plans in this regard and regrets that only 5 Member States have made use of this possibility; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure an enabling administrative framework that facilitates the adoption of these innovative approaches;
Amendment 224 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to regulate agricultural land markets in order to promote land access for young farmers by all means available, such as pre-emptive rights in favour of young farmers, price controls, acquisition caps or obligations to maintain agricultural activity; calls, furthermore, for the establishment of national plans aimed at facilitating land mobility;
Amendment 237 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to ensure the transparency of the rural land market, while maintaining up-to date public information on land markets and land planning, planning and ownership, communicating about land sales and monitoring land concentration;
Amendment 245 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU observatory on farmland, as part of the Rural Observatory, to monitor, in particular, trends and prices for land sale and rental, tenancy regimes, as well as changes in farmland use and land abandonment;
Amendment 255 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights that land lease is a viable alternative to gain access to land, locking fewer resources; calls on Member states to adopt policies to promote long- term land leasing, such as tax exemptions, providing security of tenure and time to invest
Amendment 310 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Insists that generational renewal remain a high priority in the future programming period in order to receive, namely on the CAP, to be supported in a mandatory and increased supportway;
Amendment 313 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Encourages politicians, schools, media, farmers, local associations, to work together in promoting a positive image of farming and rural areas and to communicate on the farmer’s role in food production and environmental services;
Amendment 314 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Amendment 315 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Stresses the importance of providing tailored advisory services, in particular to support young farmers and new entrants, prior to their installation and in the following years; highlights the potential of diversifying the models of advice to better address farmers diversity (e.g. peer-to-peer learning, mentoring schemes);
Amendment 316 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Highlights the importance of integrating in the training schemes for new entrants and young farmers, in addition to the technical, business and digital contents, also contents on soft skills, communication, leadership, mental health and well-being, among others;
Amendment 317 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27e. Considers that diverse options of facilitating the farm transmission process should be fostered in public policies at European and national level, such as existing farms acting as incubators for start-up businesses or new models of business allowing progressive transfer of land and assets between a farmer and his/her successors
Amendment 322 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the role of young farmer’s organisations, cooperatives and farmer organisations in helping young farmers overcome barriers to installation, providing guidance services and enhancing their participation in the policy dialogue; calls for the gender-balanced representation of young farmers’ in their governance bodies to be ensured;
Amendment 328 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the impact and potential of digital technologies onfor young farmers' activities and business opportunities, and that a strong political commitment is required at all levels of policy implementation to ensure connectivity andbroadband infrastructure and connectivity and a particular focus on digital inclusion;
Amendment 331 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Highlights the importance of reliable internet access for young farmers quality of life in rural areas, namely to overcome social isolation, access education and training opportunities, as well as for service provision;
Amendment 2 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the International Labour Organization ‘Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all’ adopted in 2015,
Amendment 8 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed,
Amendment 9 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European parliament and of the council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060,
Amendment 11 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
– having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions of 25 May 2023 entitled ‘Zero long-term unemployment: the local and regional perspective’ (CDR 5490/2022),
Amendment 13 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
Citation 13 c (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2013 on Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (2012/2061(INL)),
Amendment 15 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 d (new)
Citation 13 d (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2022 on the EU action plan for the social economy (2021/2179(INI)),
Amendment 16 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 e (new)
Citation 13 e (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 24 May 2023 on strengthening social dialogue (2023/2536(RSP)),
Amendment 17 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 f (new)
Citation 13 f (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2020 on a Strong Social Europe for just transitions (2020/2084(INI)),
Amendment 18 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 g (new)
Citation 13 g (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2023 on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 (2022/2151(INI)),
Amendment 19 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 h (new)
Citation 13 h (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and integrity of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating activities, (COM(2023)314),
Amendment 20 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 i (new)
Citation 13 i (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a Council Recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions (2023/0179(NLE)),
Amendment 29 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the green transition will greatly expand economic activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the circular economy, while transforming other economic activities which can be negatively impacted if the socio-economic dimension is not adequately addressed and necessary investments are not sufficiently and properly designed; whereas the consequences of the ecological transition will be unevenly distributed in the European Union and among its territories;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a just transition should be socially just and inclusive, involve seizing the opportunity to create quality jobs, tackle discrimination at work, protect workers’ rights and raise labour standards; whereas just transition policies should focus first on the most affected communities and the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas innovative direct employment initiatives have emerged at local level in different Member States, such as “Territoires zéro chômeur de longue durée” in France and Belgium, « Territori a disoccupazione zero » in Italy, “Job Guarantee” in Austria, "Basisbaan"in the Netherlands and “Solidarity Basic Income” in Germany; whereas the local jobs created under these initiatives are often part of the social economy sector and implement projects addressing the unmet social and environmental needs of society by prioritising care and green services;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require the anticipation of change and suitable framework conditions to support job-to-job transitions, including the necessary skilling, reskilling and upskilling of the current workforceprocesses that offer access to well-paid decent jobs;
Amendment 80 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the investment gap for climate action has been estimated at EUR 520 billion a year until 2030; whereas this gap does not include considerations like social and climate justice policies;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the participation of workers and trade unions, accompanied by new rights, in the governance of the transition and the anticipation and social management of change is a prerequisite for a fairto secure a just, inclusive and successful transition for all workers in every region in Europe;
Amendment 93 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the enhancement of workplace democracy has virtuous consequences for the workers, the companies and the whole economy, and is key to a successful just transition;
Amendment 95 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas it is essential to complement companies' financial performance and to reflect their extra- financial practices towards more sustainable activities and investments;
Amendment 96 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas the concept of just transition should be mainstreamed across all policies of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that a transition towards renewable and circular societies and economies generates the potential both to create new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in virtually all sectors; notes also the possible risks and social consequences if the transition is not well anticipated, led and massively funded; warns that the environmental, social, and economic consequences of climate change and the lack of climate and social justice in green policies are creating winners and losers, thereby exacerbating existing social inequalities; highlights that a Green Deal focused on investments to make the transition to a decarbonised, climate-neutral economy, will be a good deal if, at the same time, it invests in the people who cannot afford the change;
Amendment 127 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NUnderlines the importance of a just transition which aims at maintaining and creating quality jobs and employment in Europe; notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and resilience;
Amendment 133 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that Union policies should ensure territorial and social cohesion in view of overcoming structural differences and unequal development between regions as well as social and territorial inequalities; calls for ambitious measures to support the re-industrialisation and prevent the de-industrialisation of European regions through strategic investment projects and through development plans for vulnerable regions, especially in rural and remote areas; stresses the need to ensure fair redistribution of the projects, benefiting disadvantaged communities which are disproportionately impacted by underinvestment in critical infrastructure, pollution and climate change; points out that small and medium scaled local development projects can play an important role toward a just transition for all;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that the ecological transition is the opportunity to build a powerful European industrial policy; calls for the EU industrial strategy to ensure that the jobs of tomorrow will be green, decent, well-paid, stable and based on good working conditions, including on health and safety at work, a robust social protection, a good work-life balance and gender equality;
Amendment 144 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CHighlights that for the EU to achieve its European Green Deal and social justice objectives, a more holistic understanding of sustainability, sustainable jobs and the just transition is needed; calls on the Commission to work on conceptual guidelines on what constitutes a green and high-quality job, based on its potential for greening the economy, its contribution to people’s health and wellbeing and decent work;
Amendment 158 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the green transition of the job market should go hand in hand with upward convergence towards better working conditions and, protections and safety at work, stability of employment, higher wages, attractive career paths and meaningful jobs;
Amendment 166 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call that EU funding, including State aid, should be conditional on public policy objectives, in particular social requirements; underlines that public authorities should lead by example and set social criteria in public procurement; calls to revise the Public Procurement Directive to ensure that benefiting companies support collective bargaining, high-quality jobs, high-quality apprenticeships, decent and equal pay and training, to ensure that companies respect workers’ rights; calls also for conditions on a fair share of the profits with workers and a ban on dividends and bonuses;
Amendment 172 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that public authorities should lead by example and set social criteria and strong conditionalities in public procurement; calls to revise the Public Procurement Directive to further strengthen the social clause and ensure that benefiting companies and subcontractors fully respect and support collective bargaining, high-quality jobs, high-quality apprenticeships, decent and equal pay and training; calls on the Member States to use their purchasing power to promote Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) in order to ensure a good balance between the three pillars of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental - when procuring goods, services or works;
Amendment 176 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RCalls on the Commission to safeguard the right to health and to a healthy environment at EU level, as this right is essential to ensuring the fulfilment of most other fundamental rights such as food, shelter and work as well as to achieving an inclusive transition; recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account specific risks in new sectors and incorporatetackle the unequal vulnerability and exposure to risks deriving from climate change and environmental degradation in society and at work;
Amendment 191 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of involving young people in transition planning, especially NEETs; calls on the Member States to facilitate access for young people to paid, quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of green economy strategies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all measures to ensure that pre-existing gender inequalities are not transferred to the emerging green economy to strengthen the fairness of our societies; believes it is essential to guarantee equal economic opportunities for women with inter- sectional approach, paying attention to the most vulnerable, such as women with disabilities, single mothers, women belonging to minorities, migrant women, etc; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all measures to ensure that pre-existing gender inequalities are not transferred to the emerging green economy and to increase women’s participation in male-dominated sectors, as well as to encourage men to enter the sectors with predominantly female labour force, such as care;
Amendment 206 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the creation of decent jobs needed to implement a just transition could be done through the implementation of demand-driven direct employment initiatives already experimented in different Member States at local and regional level; recalls that these initiatives, implementing the right to employment, often address unemployment and climate change simultaneously and therefore offer the double benefit of creating employment while endowing people with competencies needed to reorient EU economy towards a greener and more sustainable model;
Amendment 207 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Invites the Commission to map and monitor the initiatives that empower communities in order to have a better understanding of their functioning and efficiency and to share best practices among Member States; calls also on the Commission to promote and support these experiments in order to disseminate and stimulate the emergence of new initiatives all across the EU; invites the Commission to study and work on the feasibility of a European initiative of this type, as a piece of an effective and truly transformative climate and employment policy tackling environmental and social challenges and the urgency we are faced with to fight and adapt our cities and countries and supporting a green and just transition for all;
Amendment 209 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Skills for a just transition, anticipating changes
Amendment 210 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Commission to present a governance framework to anticipate and manage changes related to the green and just transition in order: to preserve jobs with social safeguards to avoid redundancies and deterioration of working conditions and to strongly involve trade unions in each step of the decision-making process, with mandatory rules on timely and quality information, consultation and participation, including by promoting collective bargaining on the anticipation and social management of change;
Amendment 214 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to invest massively in people and to offer education and training in areas linked to skills needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to make sure that the labour market is ready for the green transition;and digital transition; calls more specifically on the Commission to invest adequately and effectively in education and training according to the local and regional particularities and needs.
Amendment 261 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that training should be of a good enough quality, assessed by the workers themselves, and lead to a qualification that is validated through transparent and clear recognition and certification systems which allow for comparability; calls also to ensure that the qualifications and certified competences are adequately remunerated;
Amendment 266 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls that if training and skills are crucial in a just transition, the first priority must remain the creation of high quality, well paid jobs that increase the quality of life;
Amendment 278 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to include for all environmental legislation a socio- economic impact assessment taking into consideration jobs, skills and working conditions in different countries, regions, sectors and companies in order to provide the necessary knowledge to develop adequate social policies and measures as well as territorial and sectoral just transition pathway adapted to regional realities; calls on the Commission to systematically map at regional level, and with a sufficient level of granularity, the employment situation, the development of quality jobs and the collective bargaining coverage rate;
Amendment 298 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Emphasises the importance to closely involve and associate local and regional authorities, trade unions and civil society in change, as addressing the issue of the green and social transition requires actions at all levels - European, national and local - with a good degree of policy coordination; calls in this regard for the creation of a just transition observatory at EU level;
Amendment 302 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for mandatory just transition plans to be adopted by all companies affected by the green transition, negotiated with trade unions and worker representatives which must be involved at all stages of the process;
Amendment 308 #
2022/2170(INI)
20a. considers essential to integrate in the Semester multilateral surveillance the assessment of the distributional effects of climate policies financial burden on households as well as the distribution of the environmental benefits from such policies across different income groups, in order to identify policy measures needed to address these impacts;
Amendment 311 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that the Commission proposal on the economic governance review does not create enough fiscal space for Member States to make the green and social investment at the scale neededInsists that social and environmental policies and objectives must be integrated on an equal footing with economic ones; in this sense, is convinced that the Stability and Growth Pact is outdated and does not offer neither the flexibility nor the architecture necessary to put in place a new Sustainable Development and Social Progress governance in the EU; regrets that the Commission proposal on the economic governance review does not create enough fiscal space for Member States to make the green and social investment at the scale needed and is not sufficiently aligned with the achievement of the rights included in the EU Pillar of Social Rights; believes also that the European Union's monetary policy should focus on full employment; stresses that such green and social investments are needed in public services, and the Union's economic governance should be sensitive in this respect, taking into account the need for resources and personnel in the education sectors, public employment services and other local, regional and national public administrations that are key players in a just and social green transition;
Amendment 319 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a major shift in the EU from taxing labour to taxing capital, notably by shifting taxes on wages to taxinges on wealth, in order to incentivise job creation and reduce inequalities; calls also on the Commission to assess the feasibility and economic impact of a minimum tax on capital gains at European level;
Amendment 335 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 337 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes that these aids require substantial expenditure on public social security systems, and that governments will need to invest massively; stresses that the question of aids to affected workers will need to be regularly monitored in the context of national reports and country- specific recommendations under the European Semester and the exercises to implement the Council Recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed;
Amendment 344 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to work on a clear and harmonized definition of impact finance, based on the principle of compatibility of financial performance with ecological and social performances, so that financial products considered as finance impact products meet the necessary and ambitious enough criteria;
Amendment 346 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Stresses the need for quality assessments of the environmental risks and impacts of corporate practices, as well as the way in which companies manage their social responsibilities and the quality and ethics of corporate governance moving towards more responsible and ethical practices based on transparent and reliable information; welcomes in this regard the recent Commission proposal for a regulation on the transparency and integrity of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating activities; points out the necessity for high quality ESG assessments that are clear and detailed for clients, transparent and supervised by ESMA, with a score for each aspect assessed, calculated on the basis of a harmonized method and weightings, aligned with the European taxonomy, and reflecting extra-financial practices and the impact of the company's activities on the entire supply chain;
Amendment 365 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the swift creation of a European sovereignty fund with newly allocated EU money to mobilise large-scale investments in green technology; regrets the lack of ambition of the Commission's recent proposal in this respect, which falls far short of the resources needed to achieve this goal;
Amendment 368 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls the crucial need for EU funding initiatives that support industry and sovereignty to ensure long term, sustainable growth as well as shared prosperity;considers also essential that the relevant aspects are integrated in any future funding instrument: - Social and environmental justice as guiding principles in order to make the EU more resilient to growing threats to health and well-being - Strong focus on workers:any investment should create good-paying jobs to lift up the low and middle classes and bring tangible benefits to communities that are often overlooked and left behind - Environmental Justice: ensure fair distribution of the benefits and profits of the investments and redistribution of the projects, benefiting notably vulnerable communities and regions which are disproportionately impacted by underinvestment in critical infrastructure, pollution and climate change;
Amendment 369 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Notes that the main instruments to support just transition are the Just Transition Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Social Climate Fund, as well as the Council Recommendation on Ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality; warns that the current instruments and proposals by the European Commission are too narrow and fall short of providing the holistic and legal just transition framework that society needs;
Amendment 376 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for an expansion in size andof thematic scope of the Just Transition Fund in order to provide for support to more regions and sectors that will be affected such as transport, tourism, agriculture and other industries;
Amendment 91 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) All Member States have established equality bodies pursuant to Directive 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. A diverse system of equality bodies has been put in place, and good practices have emerged. However, many equality bodies face challenges, in particular concerning the resources, independence and powers necessary to perform their tasks62 . It is important to point out that in a number of Member States, equality bodies also have competences in promoting equality and tackling discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and expression and sex characteristics. Since this is not the case in all Member States, this leads to differing levels of protection against discrimination as regards the matters covered by those Directives across the Union. _________________ 62 See the detailed analysis in SWD(2021) 63 final “Equality bodies and the implementation of the Commission Recommendation on standards for equality bodies”.
Amendment 113 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Equality bodies can only effectively play their role if they are able to act with complete independence without being subject to any external influence. For that purpose, Member States should take into account a number of criteria that contribute to the independence of equality bodies. Equality bodies should not be set up as part of a ministry or body taking instructions directly from the government. Any staff member or person holding a managerial position – for example as member of a board managing the equality body, head of the equality body, deputy or in case of interim – should be independent, qualified for their position, and selected through a transparent process. Equality bodies should be able to manage their own budget and resources, including by selecting and managing their own staff, while respecting the principle of gender balance on all levels of staff, and be able to set their own priorities.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) To ensure that equality bodies actively consider the objective of equality between women and men, in all their diversity, when implementing provisions in the areas referred to in this Directive, Member States should actively promote gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting, as internationally recognised tools to reach gender equality.
Amendment 191 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Equality data, in particular sex- disaggregated data and gender statistics, are crucial for raising awareness, sensitising people, quantifying discrimination, showing trends and shifts in social attitudes over time, proving the existence of discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination, evaluating the implementation of equality legislation, demonstrating the need for positive action, and contributing to evidence-based policymaking75 . Equality bodies have a role to play in contributing to the development of relevant equality data for those purposes, for example by organising regular roundtables gathering all relevant entities. They should also collect and analyse data on their own activities or conduct surveys and should be able to access and make use of statistical information collected by other public or private entities – such as the national statistical offices, national courts, labour and education inspectorates, trade unions, media or civil society organisations - concerning the matters they are entrusted with under Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. That statistical information should not contain any personal data and should be available in an accessible format so that it can be readily used by equality bodies. Member States should ensure that equality bodies receive sufficient funding for their data collection and analysis tasks. The work of equality bodies on equality data should take into account existing guidance and resources on equality data, including those developed in the framework of the Subgroup on Equality Data of the Union’s High Level Group on Non- Discrimination, Equality and Diversity. _________________ 75 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (‘the Racial Equality Directive’) and of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (‘the Employment Equality Directive’) SWD(2021) 63 final.
Amendment 381 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article12a Gender mainstreaming Member States shall actively take into account the objective of equality between men and women when formulating and implementing laws, regulations, administrative provisions, policies and activities in the areas referred to in this Directive.
Amendment 384 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – title
Article 14 – title
Data collection and access to equality data statistics
Amendment 390 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies can access publicly accessible statistics related to the rights and obligations derived from Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU collected by public and private entities including public authorities, trade unions, companies, and civil society organisations where they deem such statistics necessary to make an overall assessment of the situation regarding discrimination in the Member State, and for drawing up the report referred to in Article 15, point (c).
Amendment 393 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall allow equality bodies to make recommendations on which data is tocould be collected in relation to the rights and obligations derived from Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU, to public and private entities including public authorities, trade unions, companies and civil society organisations. Member States shall also allow equality bodies to play a coordination role in the collection of equality data.
Amendment 92 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Plastic is overall the most used material for the packaging of agri-food products, as it ensures their safety while keeping their quality and conformity throughout the supply chain, including transport, as well as contributing to increasing the shelf life of fresh and highly perishable products. Most non- plastic food contact materials are not currently covered by specific European legislation and recycling technologies currently available do not always guarantee a high quality recycled plastic. For this reason, any initiative aimed at substituting single-use packaging, including plastic products, in the food sector, should be done in a technically and economically feasible way. Chemical recycling can constitute a complementary option to mechanical recycling to achieve the targets set in this Regulation, especially for plastic packaging in contact with food. While the Chemical recycling industry develops on industrial scale, recyclable multilayer plastic packaging waste (e.g. fresh and fridge food packaging) should be recycled into new products, materials, and substances in substitution of virgin raw materials, for the original or other purposes.
Amendment 94 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Council underlined in its Conclusions of December 202038, that the revision of Directive 94/62/EC should update and establish more concrete, effective and easy to implement provisions to facilitate sustainable packaging in the internal market and minimise the complexity of packaging in order to foster economically feasible solutions, to improve the reusability and recyclability as well as minimise substances of concern in packaging materials, especially concerning food packaging materials, and to provide for labelling packaging in an easily understandable way to inform consumers about its recyclability and where its waste should be discarded to facilitate sorting and recycling. In the same Conclusions, the Council also stressed that any potential application of bio-based, "biodegradable" or "compostable" plastics should be based on lifecycle assessments of the impacts on the environment taking into full consideration the role of renewable materials in climate change mitigation, in biodiversity conservation and in food security. The bio-based plastics used for the manufacture of plastic should also comply with the criteria established in the Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and so originated from sustainable bio- waste feedstock instead of renewable biomass in primary form. _________________ 38 https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-13852-2020-INIT/en/pdf
Amendment 107 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In line with the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, and in line with life-cycle thinking to deliver the best overall environmental outcome, the measures provided for under this Regulation aim at reducing the amount of packaging placed on the market in terms of its volume and weight, and preventing the generation of packaging waste, especially through packaging minimisation, avoiding packaging where it is not needed, and increased re-use of packaging, when it can be demonstrated that re-usable packaging achieves higher environmental benefits compared to single-use packaging . In addition, the measures aim at increasing the use of recycled content in packaging, especially in plastic packaging where the uptake of recycled content is very low, as well as higher recycling rates for all packaging and high quality of the resulting secondary raw materials while reducing other forms of recovery and final disposal.
Amendment 112 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Food packaging materials represents a positive contribution to the prevention of food loss and food waste along the supply chain, for example packaging that reduces food loss in transport, storage and distribution, and that preserves the quality and hygiene of food for longer, or that extends shelf life.
Amendment 114 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Fostering a sustainable bio- economy can contribute to decreasing Europe's dependence on imported raw materials. Improving market conditions for bio-based recyclable packaging and compostable biodegradable packaging and reviewing existing law hampering the use of those materials offers the opportunity to stimulate further research and innovation and to substitute fossil fuel-based feedstocks with renewable sources for the production of packaging, where beneficial from a lifecycle perspective, and support further organic recycling.
Amendment 125 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to establish harmonised rules on packaging design to ensure its recyclability, without compromising its functionality, the power to adopt delegated acts should be delegated to the Commission to set out detailed criteria for packaging design for recycling per packaging materials and categories, as well as for the assessment of the packaging recyclability at scale including for categories of packaging not listed in this Regulation. In order to give economic operators and Member States sufficient time to collect and report the necessary data to establish the “at scale” recycling methodology, the manufacturers should ensure that packaging is recycled at scale as of 2035. That should ensure that packaging complies with the design for recycling criteria, and is also recycled in practice on the basis of the state of the art processes for separate collection, sorting and recycling.
Amendment 131 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and ensure the efficient implementation of the obligations, economic operators should ensure that the plastic part of each unitbatch of packaging contains a certain minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic wastecalculated as an average of the plastic packaging placed by a producer on the Union market. This provision should not apply to food or feed contact plastic packaging in those cases when the recycled content risks affecting human and animal health and/or compromising the organoleptic characteristics of products.
Amendment 136 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the rules on calculationg and verifying, per unit of post-consumer plastic waste in packaging, the share of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic wasteication of the share of recycled content present and establishing the format for technical documentation, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing provisions, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council55. _________________ 55 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 140 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The bio-waste waste stream is often contaminated with conventional plastics and the material recycling streams are often contaminated with compostable plastics. This cross-contamination leads to waste of resources, lower quality secondary raw materials and should be prevented at source. As the proper disposal route for compostable plastic packaging is becoming increasingly confusing for consumers, it is justified and necessary to lay down clear and common rules on the use of compostable plastic packaging, mandating it only when its use brings a clear benefit for the environment or for human health. This is particularly the case when the use of compostable packaging helps collect or dispose of bio-waste. . This contamination leads to environmental and economic impacts and waste of resources and should be prevented at source. Mandating compostable plastic packaging for applications strictly linked to food and food waste, may help to reduce this contamination. Therefore, , it is justified and necessary to lay down clear and common rules on the use of compostable plastic packaging, mandating it only when its use brings a clear benefit for the environment or for human health. This is particularly the case when the use of compostable packaging helps collect or dispose of bio-waste. The EN 13432 standard “Packaging - Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation" specifies requirements and procedures to determine the compostability and anaerobic treatability of packaging and packaging materials in industrial controlled conditions and should represent the harmonised specification of what packaging can be considered compostable and biodegradable across Member States.
Amendment 142 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) For limited packaging applications made of biodegradable plastic polymersThere is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging for specific packaging applications, in particular those strictly linked to food and food waste prevention, there is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging, which enters composting plants, including anaerobic digestion facilities under controlled conditions. Furthermore, where appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructures are available in a Member State, there should be a limited flexibility in deciding whether to mandate the use of compostable plastics for lightweight plastic carrier bags on its territory. In order to avoid consumer confusion about the correct disposal and considering the environmental benefit of circularity of the carbon, all other plastic packaging should go into material recycling and the design of such packaging should ensure that it does not affect the recyclability of other waste streams.
Amendment 148 #
2022/0396(COD)
(40) Packaging should be designed so as to minimise its volume and weight while maintaining its ability to perform the packaging functions. The manufacturer of packaging should assess the packaging against the performance criteria, as listed in Annex IV of this Regulation. In view of the objective of this Regulation to reduce packaging and packaging waste generation and to improve circularity of packaging across the internal market, it is appropriate to further specify the existing criteria and to make them more stringent. The list of the packaging performance criteria, as listed in the existing harmonised standard EN 13428:200057, should therefore be modified. While marketing and consumer acceptance remain relevant for packaging design, they should not be part of performance criteria justifying on their own additional packaging weight and volume. However, this should not compromise product and packaging specifications for craft and industrial products and food and agricultural products that are registered andEU geographical indications, and or otherwise protected by under the Union intellectual property law or agreements between the EU and third countries which recognise EU geographical indication protection schemes, as part of the Union’s objective to protect intellectual property, cultural heritage and traditional know-how. On the other hand, recyclability, the use of recycled content, and re-use may justify additional packaging weight or volume, and should be added to the performance criteria. Packaging with double walls, false bottoms and other characteristics only aimed to increase the perceived product volume should not be placed on the market, as it does not meet the requirement for packaging minimisation. The same rule should apply to superfluous packaging not necessary for ensuring packaging functionality. _________________ 57 Packaging – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – Prevention by source reduction.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) The problem of excessive packaging waste generation cannot be fully addressed by setting obligations on packaging design. For certain packaging types, obligations to reduce the empty space should be set on economic operators in terms of reducing the empty space when using such packaging. In case of grouped, transport and e-commerce packaging used for supply of products to final distributors or end user, the empty space ration should not exceed 40 %is minimised subject to provisions within Part 1 and Part 2 of Annex IV. In line with the waste hierarchy, it should be possible for economic operators using sales packaging as e-commerce packaging to be exempted from this obligation.
Amendment 163 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In orderPackaging should contribute to ensure a high level of environmental protection in the internal market, as well as a high level of food safety and hygiene, food waste prevention and comply with the EU food traceability requirements and facilitate the achievement of the packaging waste prevention targets, u. Unnecessary or avoidable packaging that do not contribute to these aims, should not be allowed to be placed on the market. The list of such packaging formats is provided in Annex V of this Regulation. In order to adapt the list to the technical and scientific progress the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the list.
Amendment 166 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61 a (new)
Recital 61 a (new)
(61a) The Regulation No 1308/20131a applies to products of the fruit and vegetables sector which are intended to be sold fresh to the consumer and that may only be marketed if they are sound, fair and of marketable quality and if the country of origin is indicated. These marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1, should apply at all marketing stages including packaging. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347)
Amendment 185 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and to reduce the environmental impact of waste. It is important therefore that economic operators take appropriate measures to reduce the waste generation by eliminating excessive packaging and restrict the uses of certain packaging formats, extending the life span of packaging, re-designing products so that no packaging or less packaging can be used, including bulk sales, and by shifting from single use packaging to reusable packaging. The Commission should assess the link between these measures and the setting of EU food waste reduction targets.
Amendment 186 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 100
Recital 100
(100) Member States should setmay up return and collection systems for packaging waste, so that they are channelled to the most appropriate waste management alternative, according to the waste hierarchy. The systems should be open for participation for all interested parties, in particular for economic operators and public authorities and be established taking into account the environment and consumer health, safety and hygiene. Return and collection systems shouldmay also be applicable for packaging of imported products under non-discriminatory provisions.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 102
Recital 102
(102) It has been shown that well- functioning dDeposit and return systems ensuremay support a very high collection rate, especially of beverage bottles and cans. In order to support the achievement of the separate collection target for single use plastic beverage bottles laid down in Directive (EU) 2019/904 and to further drive high collection rates of metal beverages containers, it is appropriate that Member States establish may deposit and return systems. Those systems willmay contribute to the increase of the supply of good quality secondary raw material suitable for closed loop recycling and reduce beverage containers litter.
Amendment 189 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 103
Recital 103
(103) Deposit and return systems should be obligatory for single use plastic beverage bottles and metal beverage containers. Member States might also decide to include other packaging in these systems, in particular single use glass bottles, and should ensure that deposit and return systems for single-use packaging formats, in particular for single use glass beverage bottles, are equally available for reusable packaging, where technically and economically feasible. They should consider establishing deposit and return systems also for reusable packaging. In such situations, a Member State should be allowed, while observing the general rules laid down in the Treaty and complying with the provisions set out in this Regulation, adopt provisions which go beyond the minimum requirements set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 197 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes requirements for the entire life cycle of packaging as regards environmental sustainability and labelling, to allow its placing on the market, as well as for the extended producer responsibility, prevention, collection, treatment and recycling of packaging waste.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
(29a) 'traceability’ means the ability to trace and follow a food, feed, food- producing animal or substance intended to be, or expected to be incorporated into a food or feed, through all stages of production, processing and distribution;
Amendment 219 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
(39a) "Recycled content” is the amount of material obtained from the recycling of post-industrial and post-consumer waste, whether to be recycled mechanically or chemically, uptaken in a product and in its scraps;
Amendment 220 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 b (new)
(39b) Post-industrial plastic waste means plastic waste that is generated from production and converting of plastic materials;
Amendment 222 #
2022/0396(COD)
(41) ‘compostable packaging’ means packaging capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition such that most of the finished compost ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide, mineral salts, biomass and water, according to Article 47(4), and does not hinder the separate collection and the composting process or activity into which it is introduced in industrially controlled conditions in accordance with European harmonised standards for packaging recoverable through composting and anaerobic digestion;
Amendment 239 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. All packagingFrom 1 January 2030, all packaging placed on the market shall be recyclable.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall endeavour to phase out the disposal of packaging waste compliant with Article 6(2).
Amendment 241 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) it is designed for recycling or for compostable packaging is compliant with point a), b) and c) of Annex III;
Amendment 252 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 257 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in close cooperation with stakeholders, in accordance with Article 58 to amend Table 1 of Annex in order to adapt it to scientific and technical development in material and product design, collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure.
Amendment 277 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unitbatch of packaging:
Amendment 297 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unitbatch of packaging:
Amendment 313 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. By 1 January 2030, the financial contributions paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as laid down in Article 40 shall be modulated based on the percentage of recycled content or bio-based content used in the packaging.
Amendment 315 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unitbatch of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 325 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 1
where suitable recycling technologies to recycle plastic packaging are not available because they are not authorised under the relevant Union rules or are not sufficiently installed in practice. or where there is no sufficient availability of recycled plastic on the market suitable for contact with food.
Amendment 326 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall publish a report assessing: (a) the possibility to introduce bio- based feedstock targets for plastic packaging, considering their potential contribution to meet the targets set out in Article 7(1) and (2); (b) sustainability requirements for bio-based feedstock; the Commission shall consider the existing sustainable criteria laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 when assessing requirements for non-fossil bio-based feedstock. 2. Based on the assessment set out in the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation in order to: (a) establish bio-based targets used in plastic packaging towards achievements of the recycled content targets under Article 7(1) and (2); (b) establish sustainability requirements for bio-based feedstocks to be eligible to contribute towards the targets.
Amendment 328 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: please insert the date = 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging referred to in Article 3(1), points (f) and (g), sticky labels attached to fruit and vegetables and, very lightweight plastic carrier bags, bags for fruits and vegetables or for other food sold loose, required for hygiene reasons or where it is demonstrated that contribute to prevent food waste, shall be compostable in industrially controlled conditions in bio-waste treatment facilities.
Amendment 341 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall, no later than 31 May 2026, request the European standardisation organisations to update the harmonised standard on the requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation - test schemes and evaluation criteria. This standard shall consider the composting times, admissible levels of visual contamination and other requirements needed to reflect the actual conditions in the bio-waste treatment facilities, including anaerobic digestion processes, in line with the scientific and technological developments.
Amendment 346 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Packaging shall be designed so that its weight and volume is reduced to the minimum necessary for ensuring its functionalitys, as laid down in Article 3 paragraph 1, taking account of the material that the packaging is made of.
Amendment 349 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Packaging not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV and packaging with characteristics that are only aimed to increase the perceived volume of the product, including double walls, false bottoms, and unnecessary layers, shall not be placed on the market, unless the packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin and/or intellectual property right protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 385 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. EWithout prejudice to traceability requirements laid down in Article 18 of the Regulation n. 178/2002 1a,economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V. _________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002).
Amendment 392 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Without prejudice to Article 8 of this Regulation, economic operator shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in point 2 of Annex V as of 18 months after the adoption of the delegated act laid down in paragraph 2b.
Amendment 393 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 in order to supplement the provisions laid down in point 2 of Annex V. The Commission shall consider the list of fresh fruit and vegetables laid down in part IX of Annex I of Regulation No 1308/20131aand assess where the restriction on the market of the packaging in the format and for the purposes listed in point 2 of Annex V would create water loss or turgidity loss, microbiological hazards or physical shocks. In this regards the Commission should take into consideration the provisions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation No 1308/2013. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347)
Amendment 395 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may exempt economic operators from point 3 of Annex V if they comply with the definition of micro-company in accordance with rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation], namely farms and agricultural businesses engaged in direct sales activities in farmers’ markets regulated by national or regional law, and where it is not technically feasible not to use packaging or to obtain access to infrastructure that is necessary for the functioning of a reuse system.
Amendment 405 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend Annex V in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress with the objective to reducing packaging waste. When adopting those delegated acts,By [OP: Please insert the date = 8 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall consider the potential of the restrictions on the use of specific packaging formats to reduce the packaging waste generated while ensuring an overall positive environmental impact, and shall take into account the availability of alternative packaging solutions that meet requirements set out in legislation applicable to contact sensitive packaging, as well as their capability to prevent microbiological contamination of the packaged product. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if the Commission finds it appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 419 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The final distributor, with the exception of the economic operators referred to in Article 22(3), making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging cold or hot beverages filled into a container at the point of sale for take-away shall ensure that:
Amendment 430 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. A final distributor, with the exception of the economic operators referred to in Article 22(3), that is conducting its business activity in the HORECA sector and that is making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging take- away ready-prepared food, intended for immediate consumption without the need of any further preparation, and typically consumed from the receptacle, shall ensure that:
Amendment 441 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The manufacturer and the final distributor, with the exception of the economic operators referred to in Article 22(3), making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging alcoholic beverages in the form of beer, carbonated alcoholic beverages, fermented beverages other than wine, aromatised wine products and fruit wine, products based on spirit drinks, wine or other fermented beverages mixed with beverages, soda, cider or juice, shall ensure that:
Amendment 452 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 470 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging non- alcoholic beverages in the form of water, water with added sugar, water with other sweetening matter, flavoured water, soft drinks, soda lemonade, iced tea and similar beverages which are immediately ready to drink, pure juice, juice or must of fruits or vegetables and smoothies without milk and non- alcoholic beverages containing milk fat, shall ensure that:
Amendment 514 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. The packaging design subject to geographical indications of origin protected under Union legislation shall not comply with paragraphs 4 and 6 of this Article.
Amendment 528 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Member State will be exempted from the obligation under paragraph 2, 3, 4 and 6 under the following conditions: (a) the rate of separate collection as required under Article 43(3), (4) (4b) of the respective packaging format as reported to the Commission under Article 50(1) point (c) is above 90 % by weight of such packaging placed on the market on the territory of that Member State in the calendar years 2026 and 2027. Where such reporting has not yet been submitted to the Commission, the Member State shall provide a reasoned justification, based on validated national data, and description of the implemented measures, that the conditions for the exemption set out in this paragraph are fulfilled; (b) at the latest 24 months before the deadline laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, the Member State notifies the Commission of its request for exemption and submits an implementation plan showing a strategy with concrete actions, including timeline that ensure the achievement of the 90 % separate collection rate by weight of the packaging.
Amendment 565 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A final distributor making available on the market food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises of the HORECA sector shall ensure that separate collection systems are set up for the different fractions of packaging waste materials by 2030.
Amendment 566 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 1 January 2029, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure thatThe systems referred to in article 43, paragraph 1, may take the form of a deposit and return systems are set up for:
Amendment 567 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) single use plastic beverage bottles with the capacity of up to three litres; and
Amendment 568 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) single use glass beverage bottles;
Amendment 569 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) beverage cartons; and
Amendment 570 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) reusable packaging.
Amendment 571 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The obligatprovisions laid down in paragraph 1 does not apply to packaging for:
Amendment 574 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Amendment 577 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Amendment 578 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Amendment 580 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 6
Article 44 – paragraph 6
Amendment 587 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2
Article 58 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 5(5), Article 6(4), Article 6(6), Article 7(9), Article 7(10), Article 7(11), Article 7(11b), Article 8(5), Article 22(4 (2a), Article 26(16) and Article 57(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of ten years from date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than 3 months before the end of each period.
Amendment 590 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6
Annex I – paragraph 6
Flower pots intended to be used only for the selling and transporting of plants and not intended to stay with the plant throughout its life timeunless the manufacturer writes on the label that the pot is not to be removed from the plant
Amendment 594 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 15
Annex I – paragraph 15
Flower pots intended to stay with the plant throughout its life time and that are also used within the production process, in its various stages, as they represent permanent factors of production
Amendment 598 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Conditions to be considered when mandating or introducing the use of compostable packaging format on the market:
Amendment 601 #
2022/0396(COD)
(ca) it is compliant with standard EN 13432 or any relevant new EU standard
Amendment 607 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Part I – point 6
Annex IV – Part I – point 6
6. Legal requirements: the packaging design shall ensure that the packaging and packaged product can comply with the applicable legislation including the protection of geographical indications and relevant intellectual property rights protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 640 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – table 1 - row 2
Annex V – table 1 - row 2
2. Single use Nets, bags, plastic trays, packaging, containers Single use packaging for less than 1.5 kg single use fresh fruit and vegetables, unless there is a composite 2. demonstrated need to avoid water loss or packaging or turgidity loss, microbiological hazards or other single physical shocks. single use composite packaging or other single use packaging for fresh fruit and vegetables
Amendment 55 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon cremovaldits
Amendment 210 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and emission reductions by operators or groups of operators. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and for emission reductions by laying down:
Amendment 212 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) quality criteria for carbon removal activities that take place in the Union and for emission reduction activities;
Amendment 286 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Carbon removals and GHG emission reductions shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet both of the following conditions:
Amendment 290 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they are generated from a carbon removal activity or an emission reduction activity that complies with the quality criteria set out in Articles 4 to 7;
Amendment 296 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall present the co- legislators with a voluntary Union framework for the certification of agricultural GHG emission reductions. This framework shall establish: (a) quality criteria for agricultural GHG emission reduction activities that take place in the Union; (b) rules for the verification and certification of GHG emission reductions; (c) rules for the functioning and recognition by the Commission of certification schemes.
Amendment 25 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Many territories in the Union are subject to large and increasing water constraints. In this sense, the current large and persistent droughts of these years, especially in the Mediterranean regions, are putting agricultural production at risk and causing a serious decline in surface and groundwater reserves1a. __________________ 1a https://www.oecd.org/agriculture/topics/w ater-and-agriculture/
Amendment 32 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) In order to facilitate a transition to a more sustainable and productive agricultural sector that is resistant to water constraints, incentives for farmers should be put in place to improve water management and modernisation of irrigation systems and techniques.
Amendment 42 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The new Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 makes it mandatory to respect environmental and climate objectives, as well as eco-schemes, including, for example, improving the Union’s water management.
Amendment 50 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
Amendment 51 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) Member States are obliged to identify affected and at-risk waters, designate nitrate-vulnerable zones, develop action programmes and implement relevant measures. In this regard, there is still a need for an improvement in the harmonisation of control measures and water quality measurement systems between Member States so as to allow for homogenised standards across the Union that make comparability between Member States possible, thus avoiding competition problems in the European agricultural sector, resulting in disturbances to the internal market.
Amendment 54 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Substances such as microplastics, pose a clear risk to public health and the environment, but also to basic activities such as the development of agriculture. The presence of these and other particles can have implications not only on the water received by livestock and crops, but also on soil fertility, thereby compromising the health and good development of present and future crops10a. __________________ 10a https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S2352186422000724
Amendment 67 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In order to ensure consistency and clarity of the rules within the Union, it is necessary that this revision is in line and consistent with other rules linked to the same topic and which are currently under review or negotiation within the co- legislators.
Amendment 68 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Water as an essential resource for agriculture can be ensured through the application of novel technologies, the modernisation of irrigation systems, as well as by recognising the importance of investing in research to boost and promote techniques such as precision agriculture to ensure land and water management that can meet challenges27a. __________________ 27a https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S037837741500089X
Amendment 69 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Considering the increases in unforeseeable weather events, in particular extreme floods and prolonged droughts, and in significant pollution incidents resulting in or exacerbating transboundary accidental pollution, Member States should be required to ensure that immediate information on such incidents is provided to other potentially affected Member States and effectively cooperate with potentially affected Member States to mitigate the effects of the event or incident. In this regard, it is essential to take into account in this revision that there are European regions that are particularly exposed to this type of extreme weather phenomena, as well as to water pollution, due to their particular geographical and climatological characteristics. It is also necessary to reinforce cooperation between Member States and streamline procedures for transboundary cooperation in case of more structural, i.e. non accidental and longer term transboundary issues which cannot be solved at Member State level, in accordance with Article 12 of Directive 2000/60/EC. In case European assistance is necessary, competent national authorities may send requests for assistance to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the Commission, which will coordinate possible offers of assistance and their deployment through the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, in accordance with Article 15 of Decision 1313/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council64 . __________________ 64 Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924).
Amendment 85 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Member State identifies an issue which has an impact on the management of its water but cannot be resolved by that Member State or could likely affect another Member State, it shall notify the issue to the Commission and any other Member State concerned and make recommendations for the resolution of it.
Amendment 105 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6 a (new) – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 6 a (new) – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
In selecting the representative monitoring stations, the monitoring frequency and the seasonal timing for each substance or group of substances, Member States shall take into account the use patterns and possible occurrence of the substance or group of substances. The frequency of monitoring shall be no less than once per year. and it will be based on the most updated data available.
Amendment 32 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) A skilled workforce is crucial to ensuring socially fair and just green and digital transitions, and to strengthening the Union’s sustainable competitiveness and resilience in the face of adverse external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the fallout of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. More and better skills open up new opportunities and empower individuals to fully participate in the labour market, society and democracy, to harness and benefit from the opportunities of the green and digital transitions and to exercise their rights, while leaving no one behind.
Amendment 46 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Across the Union, companies report difficulties to find workers with the necessary skills. In 2021, 28 occupations were classified as having shortages, including the healthcare, hospitality, construction and service sectors, in addition to shortages of IT and security specialists, in particular cybersecurity experts, and workers with science, technology, engineering and mathematics background.22 Increasingly, the biggest constraint to a successful digital and green transition is the lack of workers with the right skills. In many Member States, demographic ageing is expected to accelerate over the coming decade as “baby boom” cohorts retire, reinforcing the need to make use of the full potential of all working-age adults through continuous investments in quality jobs and in their skills as well as activitating more people, in particular women and young people especially those not in education, employment or training (NEETs). _________________ 22 European Labour Authority, Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2021 and ENISA, Cybersecurity skills development in the EU, March 2020. The ENISA studies identify that there is a gap of 291,000 professionals in cybersecurity.
Amendment 62 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Principle 3 of the European Pillar of Social Rights underlines that regardless of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, everyone has the right to equal treatment and opportunities, and this includes employment and education. The European Year of Skills should be carried out in a way that is inclusive and actively promotes equality for all. The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan29 sets the target of at least 60% of all adults participating in training every year by 2030 and points out that by increasing participation of groups which are currently under-presented in the labour market, we can achieve a more inclusive employment growth. _________________ 29 The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan (europa.eu)
Amendment 75 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 – paragraph 1
Recital 9 – paragraph 1
On 14 September 2022, President von der Leyen announced in her State of the European Union33 Address that the European Commission would propose to make 2023 the European Year of Skills. The President pointed to the problem of labour shortages in certain sectors and underlined the importance of investments in professional education and upskilling. She also underlined that attracting the right skills to Europe has to be part of the solution, supported by speeding up and facilitating the recognition of qualification also of third country nationals. In bringing the European Year of Skills to life, the Commission seeks to increase momentum and foster implementation of the many actions it has already taken to strengthen reskilling and upskilling in the Union to address labour market shortages and support the sustainable growth of the EU social market economy, by ensuring high quality, fairly and adequately payed jobs. _________________ 33 State of the Union Address 2022, online at: https://state-of-the- union.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Amendment 76 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Recital 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In its resolution on Empowering European youth, the European Parliament calls on the Member States to facilitate access for young people to paid, quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships and for the reinforcement of monitoring schemes, ensuring that young people receive adequate and quality first working experiences, opportunities for upskilling and new qualifications or credentials. The European Parliament also condemns the practice of unpaid internships as a form of exploitation of young workers, and a violation of their rights, and calls on the Commission and the Member States, in collaboration with Parliament, and respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to propose a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships and apprenticeships in order to avoid exploitative practices.
Amendment 77 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Recital 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
In some Member States traineeships have been unduly extended to workers who are not at their first work experience but as tools to reduce labour costs, distorting the their purpose to equip young people with the right set of skills needed in the labour market and allowing unfair competition. Therefore, it is important to ensure at European level a legislative framework that guarantees, through traineeships for young people, genuine learning opportunities of limited duration, linked to their studies or as a first working experience.
Amendment 85 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As companies and other stakeholders know best what skills are needed in their industrial ecosystems, strengthening their collective action on skills development has to be part of the solution. The Pact for Skills brings together companies, social partners, education and training providers, public employment services and other key skills stakeholders, both private and public. So far, more than 700 organisations have signed up and 12 large scale partnerships in strategic sectors have been set up, with pledges to promote 6 million training opportunities. The regional dimension is also important, including in border regions, where finding workers with the right skills requires targeted measures to support effective cross-border labour markets. Similarly, disadvantaged and remote regions, including the outermost, face particular challenges as access to the labour market and upskilling and reskilling opportunities are limited. Social partners should always be involved in defining skills strategies both at European and national level, as well as at regional level, in order to ensure that workers and young people are equipped with the right skills and to avoid the skills mismatch.
Amendment 154 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Significant EU funding support is available for reskilling and upskilling, for instance through the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)51 , the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Just Transition Fund (JTF), the InvestEU programme, the Digital Europe Programme, Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, the Programme for Environment and climate action (LIFE), the Modernisation Fund, the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI). The ESF+ remains the main EU funding tool to invest in more and better skills of the workforce, in particular by supporting institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and challenges, supporting reskilling and upskilling opportunities for workers offered by the public and private sectors. Reforms and investments included in Member States’ national recovery and resilience plans have a prominent skills dimension, often linked with active labour market policies, in particular youth employment support. In the national recovery and resilience plans endorsed by the Commission and the Council so far, around 20% of the social expenditure is dedicated to “employment and skills”52 . REACT-EU was the first instrument of NextGenerationEU to make payments for the recovery of Member States. It helped create jobs and invest in skills in the regions most in need. Workers that lose their jobs due to large-scale restructuring events, may also benefit from support through the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to find new jobs, for instance through further education and training and tailored career guidance and advice. European funds, dedicated to upskilling and reskilling, should be consistent and easily accessible, especially for micro enterprises and SMEs, who experience more difficulties in training their employees and in finding workers with the right set of skills in the labour market. _________________ 51 Established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of 12 February 2021. 52 Social categories are defined and applied based on the methodology adopted by the Commission in consultation with the European Parliament and the Member States in the Delegated Regulation 2021/2105. By 03/10/2022, 25 recovery and resilience plans have been endorsed by the Commission and the Council.
Amendment 197 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a. Ensuring payed traineeship and apprenticeship in order to avoid exploitative practices, while guaranteeing that young people receive adequate and quality first working experiences, opportunities for upskilling and new qualifications or credentials.
Amendment 237 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) establishing a European legal framework, in cooperation with the Member States and the Parliament, in respect of the principle of subsidiarity, to ensure common and fair conditions and adequate remuneration for traineeships and apprenticeships;
Amendment 50 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) This Directive applies to all activities of all at-risk professions, including renovation and demolition workers, waste managers, miners and firefighters, which are or may be exposed to dust arising from asbestos or materials containing asbestos.
Amendment 52 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) The concept of ‘sporadic and low intensity exposure’ is a non-science-based concept. As a result, it can not apply to a non-threshold carcinogen like asbestos, nor can it be used as a basis that justifies any exemptions from the protection measures laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 53 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) Passive exposure to asbestos, occupational and non-occupational, can have significant impacts on human health. Women are particularly vulnerable to certain kinds of passive asbestos exposure. There are different types of non-occupational exposure to asbestos, whether para-occupational (including exposure to asbestos dust inadvertently carried home by workers), domestic (including household objects containing asbestos), or environmental (including materials existing in buildings and installations or of industrial origin).
Amendment 60 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Asbestos is a highly dangerous carcinogenic agent, still affecting different economic sectors, such as building and renovation, mining and quarrying, waste management and firefighting, where workers are at high risk of being exposed. Asbestos fibres are classified as carcinogens 1A according to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council65 and are by far the major cause of work-related cancer, with as much as 78% of occupational cancers recognised in the Member States as being related to asbestos. When inhaled, airborne asbestos fibres can lead to serious diseases such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, and the first signs of disease may take an average of 30 years to manifest from the moment of exposure, ultimately leading to work- related deaths. __________________ 65 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1.
Amendment 63 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Following the new scientific and technological developments in the area, there is scope to improve the protection of workers exposed to asbestos and thus to reduce the probability of workers contracting asbestos-related diseases. For asbestos, being a non-threshold carcinogen, it is not scientifically possible to identify levels below which exposure would not lead to adverse health effects. Instead, an exposure-risk relationship (ERR) can be derived, facilitating the setting of an occupational exposure limit (‘OEL’) by taking into account an acceptable level of excess risk. As a consequence, the OEL for asbestos should be revised in order to reduce the risk by lowering exposure levels.
Amendment 67 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The limit value for asbestos set out in Directive 2009/148/EC should be revised in the light of the Commission’s evaluations and recent scientific evidence and technical data. Its revision is also an effective way to ensure that preventive and protective measures are updated accordinglyStrengthened preventive and protective measures are needed to implement such a revision of the limit value in all Member States.
Amendment 70 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 75 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Optical microscopy, although it does not allow a counting of the smallest fibres detrimental to health, is currently the most used method for the regular measuring of asbestos. As it is possible to measure an OEL equal to 0.01 f/cm³ with phase-contrast microscope (PCM), no transition period is needed for the implementation of the revised OEL. In line with the opinion of the ACSH, a more modern and sensitive methodology based on electron microscopy should be used, while taking into account the need for an adequate period of adaptation and for more EU level harmonisation of different electron microscopy methodologies. . In light of the fact that thinner asbestos fibres (<0,2μm) are also carcinogenic, those fibres should be taken into account when measuring exposure in the workplace. Electron microscopy, which allows the detection of such thinner asbestos fibres should be used for that purpose. The Commission should support and facilitate Member States with regard to the new methodology for measuring asbestos fibres, in particular through the development of guidelines and providing information on relevant Union funds which can be used for that purpose.
Amendment 78 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Taking into account the relevant scientific expertise, the need to increase the protection of workers at Union level, a public health objective that aims to remove asbestos, as well as technical considerations with regard to monitoring compliance, a revised OEL equal to 0,001 fibres/cm3 as an 8-hour time-weighted average should be established as an appropriate first step to reducing the risks of asbestos exposure. Due to the ongoing renovation wave of buildings, it is important to implement that revised OEL as soon as possible and no transition period should therefore apply. As electron microscopy would allow the detection of thinner asbestos fibres, the revised OEL, combined with the new methodology, is expected to ensure a better protection of workers against asbestos exposure. In line with the vision-zero approach of the Union strategic framework on health and safety at work, a constant effort to reduce exposure to this strong non-threshold carcinogen is needed. By ... [five years after the entry into force of this Directive], based on the experience acquired, up-to- date scientific evidence and technical data, and after consulting the social partners, the Commission should evaluate the feasibility of a further reduction of the asbestos exposure limit.
Amendment 83 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) The asbestos sampling should be representative of the worker’s personal exposure to asbestos. Samples should therefore be taken at regular intervals during specific operational phases in representative and realistic situations in which workers are exposed to asbestos dust. If it is not possible for sampling to be representative of the worker’s personal exposure to asbestos, all appropriate protective measures should be applied.
Amendment 88 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) Asbestos should be kept out of the circular economy to protect workers from unknowingly reusing dangerous materials. Life-cycle-management of building materials is an important part of the circular economy in the framework of the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan.
Amendment 91 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In the context of health and safety at work, state-of-the-art technology must always be applied to achieve the highest possible level of protection. Technical minimum requirements need to lower the concentration of asbestos fibres in the air to the lowest level technically possible, including through dust suppression and the suction of dust at the source, continuous sedimentation, and means of decontamination, combined with minimum requirements for the pressure difference between asbestos enclosures and surroundings, fresh air supply and HEPA filters.
Amendment 94 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Special control measures and precautions are needed for workers exposed or likely to be exposed to asbestos, such as subjecting workers to a decontamination procedure and related training, in order to significantly contribute to reducing the risks related to such exposureto lower the concentration of asbestos fibres in the air to as low a level as is technically possible below the limit value. Subjecting workers to a decontamination procedure and strengthening the related training requirements are important elements in order to significantly contribute to reducing the risks related to such exposure. In order to ensure a level playing field, an annex to this Directive should provide for minimum training requirements, including specific requirements for workers in specialised asbestos removal undertakings.
Amendment 100 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Employers should take all necessbe required to carry steps to identify presumed asbestos-containing materials, if appropriate by obtaining information from the owners of the premises as well as other sources of information, including relevant registers. They should record, befout a screening for the presence of asbestos-containing materials on the premises prior to the start of any work in buildings, ships, aircrafts or other installations build before the national asbestos ban came into force. Such screening should be carried out by a qualified and certified operator and should include a diagnosis adopted to the workplace. A report should state either the absence ore the start of any asbestos removal project, the presence or presumed presence of asbestos in buildings or installations anpresence of asbestos, and its fibre type if present, with a detailed description of the nature of contamination and its precise location and estimated quantities. That operator should communicate this information to others who may be exposed to asbestos as a result of its use, of maintenance or of other activities in or on buildings.
Amendment 104 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The safe removal and disposal of asbestos-containing materials should be a priority, because repair, maintenance, encapsulation or sealing only lead to the postponement of the removal, which can perpetuate the risks for inhabitants and workers for many years. The encapsulation and sealing of asbestos- containing materials which can technically be removed should be prohibited, while not putting poorer households at a disadvantage because of their inability to afford necessary renovations. Appropriate accompanying measures are therefore needed. In that regard, the Union provides significant funding, in particular through the Recovery and Resilience Facility, to be used to support national measures for the removal of asbestos in the context of renovations. Where asbestos is not removed, the relevant structures should be identified, registered and regularly monitored.
Amendment 108 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) In order to provide for the implementation of this Directive, the necessary measure should be taken by member states to guarantee the enforcing applicable laws and regulations, including through a the support of the labour inspectorate in consideration to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) minimum objective of one inspector for every 10.000 workers.
Amendment 112 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 c (new)
Recital 15 c (new)
(15c) There is a need to provide sufficient and focused administrative support to help employers, in particular microenterprises and small and medium- sized enterprises, to implement this Directive. In particular, standardised processes for the removal of asbestos- containing materials would help to reduce the levels of asbestos dust, the cost of those operations and facilitate the fulfilment of the notification requirements.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 d (new)
Recital 15 d (new)
Amendment 121 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 e (new)
Recital 15 e (new)
(15e) In order to keep pace with technological developments, the Commission should, by ...[five years after the entry into force of this Directive] and every five years thereafter, after consulting the social partners, review the technological and scientific information on asbestos identification, measurement and warning technology and should issue guidelines where such technology is to be used in order to protect workers from exposure to asbestos. A more systematic exchange between Member States of best practices should also be established for that purpose.
Amendment 126 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 f (new)
Recital 15 f (new)
(15f) In order to support the implementation of this Directive, the Commission should, in cooperation with the ACSH, develop guidelines. Those guidelines should, where appropriate, include sector-specific responses.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 2
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive, ‘asbestos’ means the following fibrous silicates, which are meeting the criteria for classifiedcation as carcinogens 1A or 1B according to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008*:
Amendment 133 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 2 point f a (new)
Article 2 point f a (new)
(fa) erionite, CAS 66733-21-9 and CAS 66733-21-9;
Amendment 137 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(3a) In Article 3, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "This Directive shall apply to all activities in which workers are or may be exposed in the course of their workknowingly or unknowingly to dust arising from asbestos or materials containing asbestos."
Amendment 138 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 144 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 148 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
(2d) In Article 4(3), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The notification mustshall include at least a brief description of: (a) the location of the worksite and the specific areas in which the work will be carried out; (b) the type and quantities of asbestos used or handled; (c) the activities and processes involved; (d) the number of workers involved, a list of the workers likely to be assigned to the site, the individual certificates proving their competence and the training received, and the dates of the mandatory medical visits; (e) the starting date and duration of the work and the planned working hours; (f) measures taken to limit the exposure of workers to asbestos. ; (fa) the characteristics of the equipment used for the protection and decontamination of workers; (fb) the procedure for the decontamination of workers and equipment, durations and working hours; (fc) the characteristics of the equipment used for waste disposal; (fd) a provisional aeraulic balance for work carried out under confinement; (fe) a plan for safe and sustainable waste disposal, including with regard to the destination of asbestos containing waste."
Amendment 152 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)
(3e) Article 4(3), the following subparagraph is added: "2a. Notifications shall be kept by the responsible authority of the Member State for a minimum of 40 years, in accordance with national law and practice."
Amendment 155 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 f (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 f (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 158 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) work processes shall be designed so as not to produce asbestos dust or, if that proves impossible, to avoid the release of asbestos dust into the air to a level as low as technically possible by implementing at least the following measures: (i) asbestos dust suppression; (ii) the suction of asbestos dust at the source; (iii) the continuous sedimentation of asbestos fibres suspended in the air; (iv) appropriate decontamination;
Amendment 163 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) for work carried out under confinement, the work area shall be protected by implementing at least the following measures: (i) setting a minimum pressure difference of minus 10; (ii) supplying clean replacement air from a point further away; (iii) checking the performance of negative pressure units and portable vacuums of local exhaust ventilation systems after the change of a HEPA filter and before the start of asbestos removal or at least once a year, by measuring the removal efficiencies of filters with a direct-reading particle counter.
Amendment 167 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(3a) In Article 7, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following "1. Depending on the results of the initial risk assessment, and in order to ensure compliance with the limit value laid down in Article 8, measurement of asbestos fibres in the air at the workplace shall be carried out regularly. during the specific operational phases and at regular intervals during the work process."
Amendment 169 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
(4a) Article 7, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following "2. Sampling must be representative of the real personal exposure of the worker to dust arising from asbestos or materials containing asbestos."
Amendment 174 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
(4b) Article 7, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: "The duration of sampling mustshall be such that representative exposure can be established for an 8-hour reference period (one shift) by means of measurements or time- weighted calculationll operations in all their different phases carried out during the work process."
Amendment 178 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
"Fibre counting shall be carried out wherever possible by phase-contrast microscope (PCM) in accordby electron microscopy or any other method giving equivalent or better results. For the purposes of ensuring compliance with the method asures on fibre commended in 1997 by the World Health Organization (WHO) (2) or any other method giving equivalent results.unting referred to in this Article, the Commission shall support Member States by providing appropriate technical guidance, including on the technical transition from phase-contrast microscopy to electron microscopy, and information on relevant Union funds which can be used to support that transition."
Amendment 182 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 8
Article 8
Employers shall ensure that no worker is exposed to an airborne concentration of asbestos in excess of 0.,001 fibres per cm³3 (1.000 fibres per m3) as an 8-hour time- weighted average (TWA).
Amendment 188 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 189 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Before beginning demolition or maintenance work, employers shall take, if appropriate by obtaining information from the owners of the premises as well as from other sources of information, including relevant registers, all necessary steps to identify presumed asbestos- containing materials. or renovation works on premises built before the year in which the national asbestos ban entered into force, the employer shall commission a screening to identify the asbestos- containing materials likely to be affected by the work. The premises shall be screened to identify all asbestos- containing materials, in accordance with the requirements of Part 6 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011. The screening shall be conducted by a qualified and certified operator or authority, taking into account Articles 14 and 15 of this Directive, and the national building law provisions. Such screening shall, where available, be based on information from public asbestos registries. This shall by no means replace the employers’ duty to carry out a comprehensive risk assessment.
Amendment 195 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 11 paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 paragraph 1 a (new)
(6a) In Article 11, the following paragraph is added: "The Member States shall regulate the details of explorations and investigations for the detection of asbestos-containing materials, in accordance with their national building regulations. Where the complete absence of asbestos cannot be guaranteed, works shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Directive where asbestos is present."
Amendment 197 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(6b) In Article 11, the following paragraph is added: "1b. The Member States shall establish public registers of the certified operators authorised to carry out the asbestos screening, subject to minimum quality standards and in accordance with their national law and practice."
Amendment 205 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(6a) Article 12(1), the introductory wording is replaced by the following: "In the case of certain activities such as demolition, asbestos removal work, repairing and maintenance, in respect of which it is foreseeable that the limit value set out in Article 8 will be exceeded despite the use of all possible technical preventive measures for limiting asbestos in air concentrations, the employer shall determine the measures intended to ensure protection of the workers while they are engaged in such activities, in particular the following:"
Amendment 207 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 12 point c
Article 12 point c
(6d) Article 12, point c is replaced by the following: "(c) the spread of dust arising from asbestos or materials containing asbestos outside the premises or site of action shall be prevented. and ventilation of air from asbestos removal sites into enclosed spaces shall not be allowed."
Amendment 212 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 f (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 f (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 13 – Paragraph 1
Article 13 – Paragraph 1
Amendment 217 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 g (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 g (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
(6g) Article 14, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. The content of the training mustshall be easily understandable for workers. It mustshall enable them to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in terms of prevention and safety, particularly as regards: (a) effects on health, including the synergistic effect of smoking; (b) likely to contain asbestos; (c)in accordance with the national law and practice applicable where the work takes place. " the properations that could result in asbestos exposure and the importance of preventive controls to minimise exposure; (d) protective equipment; (e) selection, lies of asbestos and its the types of products or materials safe work practices, controls and the appropriate role, choice, emergency procedures; decontamitnations and proper use of respiratory procedures; waste disposal; medical surveillance requiprement; (f) (g) (h) (i)s.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 h (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 h (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 225 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 i (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 i (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 228 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 j (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 j (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(6j) Article 15, the following paragraph is added: "1a. Competent authorities shall grant permits to undertakings only if they have no doubt as to the reliability of the undertaking and its management. The permits shall be renewable every five years, in accordance with national law and practice."
Amendment 234 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 k (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 k (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(6k) Article 15, the following paragraph is added: "1b. Member States shall establish public registers of the undertakings that have been granted permits to remove asbestos pursuant to paragraph 1."
Amendment 236 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 l (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 l (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(6l) In Article 16 (1), introductory part is replaced by the following: "In the case of all activities referred to in Article 3(1), and subject to Article 3(3), appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that:
Amendment 238 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 l (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 l (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(6l) Article 16(1), point c is replaced by the following: "(c) workers are provided with appropriate working or protective clothing; this as well as protective equipment, in particular respiratory equipment, which is subject to a mandatory individual fitting check; that all working or protective clothing remains within the undertaking; it may, however, be laundered in establishments outside the undertaking which are equipped for this sort of work if the undertaking does not carry out the cleaning itself; in that event the clothing shall be transported in closed containers;"
Amendment 244 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 m (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 m (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(6m) Article 16(1), the following point is inserted: "(ca) regular compulsory breaks with sufficient time for rest are provided for workers wearing respiratory equipment;"
Amendment 250 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 n (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 n (new)
(6n) Article 16(1), point e is replaced by the following: "(e) workers are provided with appropriate and adequate washing and toilet facilities, including showers in the case of dusty operations;, and are subject to a mandatory decontamination procedure; The decontamination procedure shall be designed with involvement of the relevant sectoral social partners to cover sector specific needs;"
Amendment 254 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 p (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 p (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
(6p) In Article 17, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. In addition to the measures referred to in paragraph 1, and subject to Article 3(3), appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that:"
Amendment 257 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 q (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 q (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 261 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 r (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 r (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
(6r) In Article 18, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. An individual health record shall be established and kept for a minimum of 40 years in accordance with national laws and/or practices for each worker referred to in the first subparagraph."
Amendment 264 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 s (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 s (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 18 b a (new)
Article 18 b a (new)
(6s) The following Article is inserted: “Article 18ba "1. By ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall, in cooperation with the Advisory Committee for Safety and Health at Work, develop guidelines to support the application of this Directive. Those guidelines shall provide, where appropriate, sector-specific responses. 2. By... entry into force of this amending Directive, the Commission shall start the consultation process for updating the fibrous silicates within the scope of this Directive and, in that context, assess the inclusion of riebeckite, winchite, richterite and fluoro-edenite. After consulting the social partners, the Commission shall, propose necessary amendments to this Directive in a legislative proposal. 3. By ... [five years after the date of entry into force of this amending Directive] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall, after consulting the social partners, review the technological and scientific state of asbestos identification, measurement or warning technology and issue guidelines for when such technology is to be used in order to protect workers from exposure to asbestos."
Amendment 268 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 t (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 t (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 275 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 21
Article 21
(7a) Article 21 is replaced by the following: "Member States shall keep a register of all recognised cases of asbestosis and mesothelioma.-related occupational diseases. An indicative list of diseases that can be caused by asbestos exposure is set out in Annex I."
Amendment 279 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(7b) In Article 21, the following paragraph is added: "The term recognised cases referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be limited to cases for which the compensation is granted, but shall refer to all cases of medically diagnosed asbestos-related diseases."
Amendment 283 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 c (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 21 a
Article 21 a
(7c) The following Article is inserted: "Article 21a All existing information, including from relevant registers, regarding the presence and location of asbestos shall be made available to firefighters and the emergency services."
Amendment 288 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Annex I – Point 1
Annex I – Point 1
1a. Annex I, point 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Current knowledge indicates that exposure to free asbestos fibres can at least give rise to the following diseaseasbestos-related occupational diseases which Member States therefore shall introduce into their national law provisions: — asbestosis, — mesothelioma, — lung carcinoma including bronchial carcinoma, — gastro-intestinal carcinoma. , — carcinoma of the larynx, — carcinoma of the ovary, — benign pleural diseases including fibrotic lesions, rounded atelectasis and benign pleural effusion — non-malignant pleural diseases. 1a. Positive associations have been noted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer between asbestos exposure and the following diseases: — pharyngeal cancer, — colorectal cancer, — stomach cancer."
Amendment 291 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 e (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 e (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Annex 1 a (new)
Annex 1 a (new)
Amendment 85 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Article 45 TFEU lays down the right to free movement of workers, subject to the limitations and conditions laid down in the Treaties and the measures adopted to give them effect. This Regulation contains provisions which complement the existing measures in order to preinforcserve free movement of persons, increase transparency and provide administrative assistance during Single Market emergencies. Such measures include while ensuring the protection and equal treatment of workers when exercising their freedom of movement in times of crisis. Such measures should provide that essential and crisis relevant workers exercising their freedom of movement during a Single Market emergency are guaranteed the same level of protection in terms of health and safety as local workers active in the relevant sector in the receiving Member State as well as access to adequate information, including setting up and making available of the single points of contact to workers and their representatives in the Member States and at Union level during the Single Market vigilance and emergency modes under this regulation.
Amendment 92 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) If Member States adopt measures affecting free movement of goods or persons, goods or the freedom to provide services in preparation for and during Single Market emergencies, they should limit such measures to what is necessary and remove them as soon as the situation allows it. Such measures should respect fundamental human rights as well as the principles of proportionality and non- discrimination and should take into consideration the particular situation of border regions. To ensure the equal treatment of workers when exercising their freedom of movement, Member States should allow mobile and cross- border workers to continue crossing their borders to reach their workplace if work in the sector concerned is still allowed in the receiving Member State.
Amendment 95 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) In the light of digitalisation and its cross-border impacts on the Single Market and the Union labour market, consideration needs to be given to teleworking arrangements. In particular in cases of restrictions to the free movement of workers, special attention should be paid to the question of whether cross-border and mobile workers in certain sectors and occupations are able to carry out their tasks remotely. In order to avoid discrimination, workers for whom cross-border telework is not feasible, for example due to the nature of their tasks and responsibilities, should not be subject to undue restrictions to their freedom of movement as long as their health and safety can be ensured on the basis of equal treatment with local workers active in the relevant sector in the receiving Member State.
Amendment 157 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) consulting the representatives of trade unions, economic operators, including SMEs, and industry to collect market intelligence; and to better understand the social impacts of the potential crisis and to anticipate implications on the labour market;
Amendment 166 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. The advisory group may adopt opinions, recommendations or reports in the context of its tasks set out in paragraphs 4 to 6. Opinions, recommendations or reports of the advisory group shall be made public without undue delay.
Amendment 172 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where the Commission, in adopting a delegated act, does not take into consideration the opinion of the advisory group, shall provide a written justification in order to explain the reasons.
Amendment 176 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) Consultation of trade unions on labour market implications as well as the safety, health and rights of workers in the areas of critical importance.
Amendment 182 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The implementing act referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(2). The Commission shall report any activation of the vigilance mode to the European Parliament and the Council without undue delay.
Amendment 225 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall inform citizens, consumers, businesses, workers and their representatives about measures that affect their free movement rights in a clear and unambiguous manner. The information provided is made public and easily accessible electronically.
Amendment 251 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. When a Single Market emergency has been activated in accordance with Article 14 and exceptional circumstances resulting from the crisis do not allow all service providers, business representatives and workers from other Member States to travel and to have unhindered access to their place of activity or workplace, but travelling is still possible, Member States shall not impose travel restrictions, on the following categories of persons, provided that their health and safety can be ensured on the basis of equal treatment with persons in a comparable situation in the relevant sector of the receiving Member State:
Amendment 292 #
2022/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 a (new)
Article 39 a (new)
Amendment 28 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) As recognised in the Preamble to the 2014 Protocol to Convention No. 29 on forced labour (‘ILO Convention No. 29’) of the International Labour Organization (‘ILO’), forced labour constitutes a serious violation of human dignity and fundamental human rights, contributes to the perpetuation of poverty and stands in the way of the achievement of decent work for all. The ILO declared the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour as a principle concerning the fundamental rights. The ILO classifies ILO Convention No. 29, the 2014 Protocol to Convention No. 29 and the ILO Convention No.105 on the abolition of forced labour (‘ILO Convention No.105’) as fundamental ILO Conventions16and issued recommendation to prevent, eliminate, and remedy forced labour17b. Forced labour covers a wide variety of coercive labour practices where work or service, mainly in productive sectors, such as processing, agriculture and fisheries, in particular in third countries involved in trading relations with the EU, and services, such as transportation, storage and logistics, is exacted from any persons under threat have not offered it themselvesof a penalty and for which the person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily. 17c _________________ 16 https://www.ilo.org/global/standards/introd uction-to-international-labour- standards/conventions-and- recommendations/lang--en/index.htm. 17b ILO Forced Labour (Supplementary Measures) Recommendation, 2014. 17c The ILO definition of forced labour according to the ILO Forced Labour Convention, 19230 (No. 29), What is forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking (Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking) (ilo.org).
Amendment 30 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The use of forced labour is widespread in the world. It is estimated that about 27.6 million people were in forced labour in 2021.18Vulnerable and marginalised groups in a society are particularly susceptible to be pressured into performing forced labour. Even when it is not state imposed, forced labour is often a consequence of a lack of good governance of certain economic operators. Women and girls make up to 11.8 million of the total in forced labour. More than 3.3 million of all those in forced labour are children. Between 2016 and 2021 the estimated number of people in forced labour increased by 2.7 million18a.Vulnerable and marginalised groups in a society, such as women, children, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, lower casters, indigenous and tribal people, migrants, especially if they are undocumented, with a precarious status and in the informal economy, are particularly susceptible to be pressured into performing forced labour. Even when it is not state imposed, forced labour is often a consequence of a lack of good governance of certain economic operators. Unfair purchasing practices by economic operators can lead to labour rights violation in the value chain, especially in the field of agriculture, fisheries, textile, road transport and logistics, mainly in third countries involved in trading relations with the EU. _________________ 18 The 2021 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_norm/--- ipec/documents/publication/wcms_854733. pdf. 18a The 2021 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_norm/--- ipec/documents/publication/wcms_854733 .pdf.
Amendment 40 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The eradication of forced labour is a priority for the Union. Respect for human dignity and the universality and indivisibility of human rights are firmly enshrined in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union. Article 5(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union andexplicitly prohibits slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and trafficking in human beings. Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights provide that no one is to be required to perform forced or compulsory labour. The European Court of Human Rights has repeatedly interpreted Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights as requiring Member States to penalise and effectively prosecute any act maintaining a person in the situations described set out in Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights.19Article 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union recognizes the right of every worker to fair and just working conditions, which respect his or her health, safety and dignity. The right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial is laid down in Article 47 thereof. _________________ 19 For instance paras. 89 and 102 in Siliadin v. France or para. 105 in Chowdury and Others v. Greece.
Amendment 44 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) All Member States have ratified the original fundamental ILO Conventions on forced labour and child labour.20They are therefore legally obliged to prevent and eliminate the use of forced labour and to report regularly to the ILO, while some Member States have not yet ratified the 2014 Protocol to Convention No. 29, which guarantees victims protection and access to appropriate and effective remedies, such as compensation. According to the ILO, remediation remains one of the key policy priorities for addressing forced labour21a. _________________ 20 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---europe/---ro-geneva/---ilo- brussels/documents/publication/wcms_195 135.pdf. 21a ILO Global Estimates of modern slavery: forced labour and forced marriage, 2022.
Amendment 47 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Through its policies and legislative initiatives the Union seeks to eradicate the use of forced labour. It is inherently linked to the promotion of decent working conditions, such as the right to organise and take collective action, social dialogue, freedom of association, collective bargaining, sustainable business conduct and social protection. The Union promotes due diligence in accordance with international guidelines and principles established by international organisations, including the ILO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (hereinafter “OECD”) and the United Nations (hereinafter “UN”), to ensure that forced labour does not find a place neither in the value chains of undertakings established in the Un, nor in goods and services that are to be made available on the Union market or to be exported. Any due diligence of the economic operator in the value chain shall only be relevant insofar as it relates to evidence of remediation.
Amendment 53 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The prohibition of products and services for which forced labour has been used should contribute to the international efforts to abolish forced labour. The definition of ‘forced labour’ should therefore be aligned with the definition laid down in ILO Convention No. 29. The definition of ‘forced labour applied by state authorities’ should be aligned with ILO Convention No. 105, which prohibits specifically the use of forced labour as punishment for the expression of political views, for the purposes of economic development, as a means of labour discipline, as a punishment for participation in strikes, or as a means of racial, religious or other discrimination.31It should be the responsibility of the economic operator concerned to demonstrate that its product or service was manufactured or provided without using forced labour and that any use of forced labour was remediated. _________________ 31 What is forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking (Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking) (ilo.org) and the ILO Conventions No. 29 and No. 105 referred therein.
Amendment 59 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘forced labour’ means forced or compulsory labour as defined inall work or service exacted from any person under threat of a penalty and for which the person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily in accordance with Article 2 of the Convention on Forced Labour, 1930 (No. 29) of the International Labour Organization, including forced child labour;
Amendment 60 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘forced labour imposed by state authorities’ means the use of forced labour: - as described ina means of political coercion or education or as a punishment for holding or expressing political views or views ideologically opposed to the established political, social or economic system; - as a method of mobilising and using labour for purposes of economic development; - as a means of labour discipline; - as a punishment for having participated in strikes; or - as a means of racial, social, national or religious discrimination, in accordance with Article 1 of the Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 (No. 105) of the International Labour Organization;
Amendment 65 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘due diligence in relation to forced labour’ means the efforts by an economic operator to implement mandatory requidentify, premvents, voluntary guidelines, recommendations or practices to identify, prevent, mitigate or bring to an end the use of forced labourbring to an end and remediate forced labour in its operations and value chain, with respect to its products and services that are to be made available on the Union market or to be exported, whereby brining to an end forced labour does not mean disengagement as first resort;
Amendment 70 #
Amendment 72 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Before initiating an investigation in accordance with Article 5(1), the competent authority shall request from the economic operators under assessment information on actions taken to identify, prevent, mitigate or bring to an end risks ofand remediate forced labour in their operations and value chains with respect to the products and services under assessment, including on the basis of any of the following:
Amendment 92 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
11 Database of forced labour risk areas or products
Amendment 93 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall call upon external expertise to provide an indicative, non-exhaustive, verifiable and, regularly updated and publically accessible database of forced labour risks in specific geographic areas, production sites, sectors or with respect to specific products and services including with regard to forced labour imposed by state authorities. The database shall be based on the guidelines referred to in Article 23, points (a), (b) and (c), and relevant external sources of information from, amongst others, international organisations and third country authorities. This database shall be easily accessible. The Commission, after consultation with competent authorities, trade unions and other stakeholders, may presume that products or services originating from countries or regions with systematic and wide spread forced labour practices, as identified by the Commission, or from countries and regions listed in the database, were manufactured or provided using forced labour. It shall be the responsibility of the economic operator concerned to demonstrate that its product or service was manufactured or provided without using forced labour and that any use of forced labour was remediated. The database shall include an archive of previous decisions.
Amendment 103 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – title
Article 24 – title
Union Network Against Forced Labour Products
Amendment 106 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. A Union Network Against Forced Labour Products (‘the Network’) is established and led by the Commission. The Network shall serve as a platform for structured coordination and cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States and the Commission, and to streamline the practices of enforcement of this Regulation within the Union, thereby making enforcement more effective and coherent.
Amendment 107 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. The Network shall be composed of one representatives from each Member States’ competent authority, representatives from the Commission and, where appropriate, experts from the customs authoritie and representatives from the Commission as well as one independent expert appointed by the European Parliament and four representatives of European social partners as observers. Each Member State shall nominate a representative and an alternate representative from its competent authority. Cross-industry social partner organisations at Union level may designate four representatives as observers to the Network with an equal representation of trade union and employer organisations.
Amendment 109 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall chair the Network and ensure its secretariat. The Network shall invite a representative of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), a representative of the European Labour Authority (ELA) and representatives of EFTA States that are contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as observers to its meetings. It may also invite representatives of Union delegations and other Union bodies, representatives of third country authorities, stakeholder organisations and other relevant experts to attend the meetings of the Network.
Amendment 111 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) set up a contact point for persons, economic operators and other stakeholders, who wish to report suspected violations of Article 3 of this Regulation, and establish follow-up procedures;
Amendment 113 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) improve the knowledge of wide- spread and systematic forced labour and its root causes, including poverty, inequalities, systemic discrimination, lack of social protection and education, disrespect of collective rights and a lack of efficient labour inspections, through studies and research, also in view of expanding the data base referred to in Article 11 of this Regulation;
Amendment 114 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) contribute to the development of guidancedevelop guidelines to ensure the effective and uniform application of this Regulation and monitor its enforcement in the Member States;
Amendment 115 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) to promote the cooperation and exchange of expertise and best practices between competent authorities and customs authorities;
Amendment 116 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) promote the cooperation and exchange of expertise and best practices with the competent authorities of third countries, international organisations and other relevant actors and bodies;
Amendment 118 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
(fb) monitor remediation of forced labour;
Amendment 119 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f c (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f c (new)
(fc) monitor the redirection of products, which were refused for release for free circulation or export, to be used in the interest of the public;
Amendment 120 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f d (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f d (new)
(fd) provide information and make recommendations regarding forced labour to the Commission and other relevant Union bodies.
Amendment 121 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall support and encourage cooperation between enforcement authorities through the Network and participate in the meetings of the Network.
Amendment 392 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all degraded ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 447 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘urban green space’ means all green urban areas; broad-leaved forests; coniferous forests; mixed forests; natural grasslands; moors and heathlands; transitional woodland-shrubs and sparsely vegetated areas, with the exclusion of areas used for agricultural purposes, - as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on the basis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council110; _________________ 110 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).
Amendment 469 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat typeoverall areas listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 482 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex I in areas not covered by those habitat types, with the exclusion of areas used for agricultural purposes. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050.
Amendment 499 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 605 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat typeoverall areas listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 614 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance, including their typical species, referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 675 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove the barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters identified under paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uses.
Amendment 684 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt implementis empowered to adopt delegated acts ing acts to establish acordance with Article 20 to develop practical and cost- effective methods for monitoring pollinator populations. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 727 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 734 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall put in place restoration measures to ensure that at least 7% of the arable land at national level is devoted to high-diversity landscape features or non productive areas or features, including land lying fallow.
Amendment 773 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall put in place restoration measures, including rewetting. Those measures shall be in place on at least:
Amendment 781 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quarter shall be rewetted;
Amendment 796 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least half shall be rewetted;
Amendment 808 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 70 % of such areas by 2050, of which at least half shall be rewetted.
Amendment 891 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare national restoration plans and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessary to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, taking into account the latest scientific evidence, as well as the needs of local communities and stakeholders.
Amendment 921 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
(iv) the areas, with the exclusion of areas used for agricultural purposes, most suitable for the re- establishment of habitat types in view of ongoing and projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change;
Amendment 963 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. When preparing their national restoration plans, Member States shall take the following into accountpromote greater regulatory coordination and coherence with the following:
Amendment 1040 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for climate change mitigation associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio-economic benefiimpacts of those measures;
Amendment 1056 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the compensation envisaged and of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1062 #
2022/0195(COD)
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including information on public participation and, of how the needs of local communities and stakeholders have been considered and of how local communities and stakeholders have been provided with the necessary knowledge, advice and services to support the implementation and management of restoration measures;
Amendment 1094 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features.
Amendment 32 #
2022/0134(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Member States should give effect to the provisions of this Directive without discrimination on the basis of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic characteristics, language, religion or beliefs, political or other opinions, membership of a national minority, fortune, birth, disabilities, age or sexual orientatDoes not apply to English version.
Amendment 45 #
2022/0134(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) PAcademic and professional qualifications acquired by a third-country national in another Member State should be recognised in the same way as those of Union citizens. QAcademic and other qualifications acquired in a third country should be taken into account in accordance with Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council35 . This Directive should be without prejudice to the conditions set out under national law for the exercise of regulated professions. __________________ 35 Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22).
Amendment 54 #
2022/0134(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In order to promote better integration of EU long-term residents, rules on favourable conditions for family reunification and access to work for spouses should be introduced, thereby guaranteeing rights equal to those of a citizen of the Union. Thus specific derogations from Council Directive 2003/86/EC should be provided for. Family reunification should not be subject to conditions relating to integration, as EU long-term residents and their families are deemed to be integrated in the host society.
Amendment 66 #
2022/0134(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In order to facilitate the intra-EU mobility of EU long-term residents for the exercise of an economic activity in an employed or self-employed capacity, no check of the labour markeemployment situation should be carried out when examining applications for residence in a second Member State. On the contrary, requirements accepted by one Member State must, as a matter of principle, be regarded as valid throughout the Union, thus reducing administrative costs and making mobility effective.
Amendment 69 #
2022/0134(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) The Commission should set up an IT system containing information on the status of workers, whether employed or self-employed, in order to facilitate exchanges of information between Member States and enable administrative procedures to be completed without additional burdens. Such a system would make it easier to verify that the rights of long-term residents are being respected uniformly in all EU Member States.
Amendment 73 #
2022/0134(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Where EU long-term residents intend to apply for residence in a second Member State in order to exercise a regulated profession, their professionalacademic and professional diplomas, certificates and other qualifications should be recognised in the same way as those of Union citizens exercising the right to free movement, in accordance with Directive 2005/36/EC and other applicable Union and national law.
Amendment 162 #
2022/0134(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
With regard to the exercise of an economic activity in a regulated profession as defined in Article 3(1), point (a), of Directive 2005/36/EC, for the purpose of applying for a residence permit in a second Member State, EU long-term residents shall enjoy equal treatment with Union citizens as regards recognition of academic and professional qualifications, in accordance with applicable Union and national law.
Amendment 84 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) WDecent working conditions as referred to in this Directive should cover at least working conditions, pay and dismissal, health and safety at the workplace, working time and leave, leave and holidays taking into account collective agreements in force.
Amendment 86 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Third-country workers should enjoy equal treatment as regards social security. Branches of social security are defined in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council48 . The provisions on equal treatment concerning social security in this Directive should also apply to workers admitted to a Member State directly from a third country. Nevertheless, this Directive should not confer on third-country workers more rights than those already provided in existing Union law in the field of social security for third-country nationals who are in cross-border situations. __________________ 48 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Amendment 99 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) To ensure the proper enforcement of this Directive, Member States, working with the social partners, should ensure that appropriate mechanisms are in place for the monitoring of employers and that, where appropriate, effective and adequate inspections are carried out on their respective territories. The selection of employers to be inspected should be based primarily on a risk assessment to be carried out by the competent authorities in the Member States taking into account factors such as the sector in which a company operates and any past record of infringement.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall make easily accessible, and provide upon request, with every application by a third-country national:
Amendment 165 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) contacts of trade unions or NGOs that can provide third-country nationals with support vis-à-vis the protection of their rights.
Amendment 174 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where a single permit has been issued , whether in paper form or electronically, it shall authorise, during its period of validity, its holder at least to:
Amendment 215 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) working conditions, including pay and, specifically, collective bargaining, and dismissal as well as health and safety at the workplace;
Amendment 221 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the right to strike, freedom of association and affiliation and membership of an organisation representing workers or employers or of any organisation whose members are engaged in a specific occupation, including the benefits conferred by such organisations, without prejudice to the national provisions on public policy and public security;
Amendment 245 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, in collaboration with the social partners, provide for measures to prevent possible infringements by employers of national provisions adopted pursuant to Article 12. Preventive measures shall include monitoring, assessment and, where appropriate, inspections in accordance with national law or administrative practice.
Amendment 249 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements by employers of national provisions adopted pursuant to Article 12. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and particular attention shall be paid to the subcontracting chain. Member States shall, without delay, notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 255 #
2022/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If the employment contract also establishes that accommodation shall be provided, the authorities shall be able to check, in agreement with the worker, that the housing conditions are salubrious and decent.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph
Member States shall specify the procedure for granting a permit in respect of installations falling within the scope of this Chapter. Those procedures shall include at least the information listed in paragraph 2. Member States shall ensure that the costs of granting permits are reasonable and do not jeopardise the economic viability of farms. Member States shall undertake to provide operators of agricultural installations with subsidised services relating to inspections linked to the maintenance of permits.
Amendment 141 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Union has for some time been aiming at simplifying the regulatory framework of the Common Agricultural Policy. This approach should also apply to regulations in the field of geographical indications, without calling into question the specific characteristics of each sector. In order to simplify the lengthy registration and amendment procedures, harmonised procedural rules for geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products should be laid down in a single legal instrument, while maintaining product specific provisions for wine in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, for spirit drinks in Regulation (EU) 2019/787 and for agricultural products in this Regulation. This harmonisation should be accompanied by a number of tools for providing small producers and small producer groups with appropriate support, such as tailor-made training courses about the changes being introduced, organised by the national authorities and the European Commission. The procedures for the registration, amendments to the product specification and cancellation of the registration in respect of geographical indications originating in the Union, including opposition procedures, should be carried out by the Member States and the Commission. The Member States and the Commission should be responsible for distinct stages of each procedure. Member States should be responsible for the first stage of the procedure, which consists of receiving the application from the producer group, assessing it, including running a national opposition procedure, and, following the results of the assessment, submitting the application to the Commission. The Commission should be responsible for scrutinising the application in the second stage of the procedure, including running a worldwide opposition procedure, and taking a decision on granting the protection to the geographical indication or not. Geographical indications should be registered only at Union level. However, with effect from the date of application with the Commission for registration at Union level, Member States should be able to grant transitional protection at national level without affecting the internal market or international trade. The protection afforded by this Regulation upon registration should be equally available to geographical indications of third countries that meet the corresponding criteria and that are protected in their country of origin. The Commission should carry out the corresponding procedures for geographical indications originating in third countries.
Amendment 227 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘supply chain committee’ means the producer group body representing the actors in the supply chain of the designated product;
Amendment 266 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) that consumers receive reliable information and a guarantee of authenticity and traceability of such products and can readily identify them in the marketplace including in the domain name system and in electronic commerce;
Amendment 504 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any misuse, imitation, counterfeiting or evocation, even if the true origin of the products or services is indicated or if the protected name is translated, transcribed, transliterated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’, ‘flavour’, ‘like’ or similar, including where such products are used as ingredients.
Amendment 521 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph (1), point (b), the evocation of a geographical indication shall arise, in particular, where a term, a sign, albeit figurative or symbolic, or other labelling or packaging device presents a direct and clea, or the manner link wit which the product covered by the registered geographical indication in the mind of the reasonably circumspect consuis presented, presents a phonetic or visual similarity with the registered namer, therebunduly exploiting, weakening, diluting or being detrimental to the reput its reputation and thereby inducing the consumer to make an automatic association ofwith the registeredprotected product name.
Amendment 545 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. A producer group shall be set up on the initiative of interested stakeholders, including farmers, farm suppliers, intermediate processors and final processors, as specified by the national authorities in line with paragraphs 1a and 1b below and according to the nature of the product concerned. Member States shall verify that the producer group operates in a transparent and democratic manner and that all producers of the product designated by the geographical indication enjoy right of membership in the group. Member States may provide that public officials, and other stakeholders such as consumer groups, retailers and suppliers, also participate in the works of the producer group. Member States may offer credit facilities and/or tax concessions for those wishing to set up of a producer group seeking the registration of a geographical indication, helping to fund the costs of registration and of any legal action necessary to protect this indication from misuse, imitation, evocation or any other practices likely to mislead the consumer. 1a. When a producer group is set up, its bodies must include the supply chain committee referred to in Article 2(1)(aa). Farmers must account for the majority of committee members. Suppliers of agricultural products, intermediate and final processors and any other supply chain operators shall be proportionally represented on the committee. 1b. The supply chain committee shall act in an advisory capacity for the producer association bodies. However, the committee's opinion shall be compulsory and binding if the association is required to take a decision regarding the provisions of points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 and, in any case, regarding production planning, supply regulation and measures to ensure the fair distribution of value along the supply chain, such as monitoring implementation of the rules governing unfair trading practices.
Amendment 562 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) combat counterfeiting and suspected fraudulent uses on the internal market, including the EU digital market, of a geographical indication designating products that are not in compliance with the product specification, by monitoring the use of the geographical indication across the internal market and on third countries markets where the geographical indications are protected, including on the internet, and, as necessary, inform enforcement authorities using confidential systems available.
Amendment 28 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In its Communication on a Strong Social Europe for Just Transition75, the Commission committed to upgrading Europe’s social market economy to achieve a just transition to sustainability. This Directive will also contribute to the European Pillar of Social Rights, which promotes rights ensuring fair and decent living and working conditions. It forms part of the EU policies and strategies relating to the promotion of decent work worldwide, including in global value chains, as referred to in the Commission Communication on decent work worldwide76. _________________ 75 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – A Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions (COM/2020/14 final). 76 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on decent work worldwide for a global just transition and a sustainable recovery, COM(2022) 66 final.
Amendment 75 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Companies should provide the possibility for persons and organisations to submit complaints directly to them in case of legitimate concerns regarding actual or potential human rights and environmental adverse impacts. Organisations who could submit such complaints should include trade unions and other workers’ representatives representing individuals working in the value chain concerned and civil society organisations active in the areas related to the value chain concerned where they have knowledge about a potential or actual adverse impact. Companies should ensure that the rights of involvement, information, consultation and participation of trade unions and workers' representatives, as provided by Union law and national law and practices, are fully respected and implemented. Companies should, in cooperation with the social partners, establish a procedure for dealing with those complaints and inform workers, trade unions and other workers’ representatives, where relevant, about such processes. Recourse to the complaints and remediation mechanism should not prevent the complainant from having recourse to judicial remedies. In accordance with international standards, complaints and/or their representatives should be entitled to request from the company appropriate follow-up on the complaint and to meet with the company’s representatives at an appropriate level to discuss potential or actual severe adverse impacts that are the subject matter of the complaint. TWhile exercising this right, workers and their representatives should be properly protected and this access should not lead to unreasonable solicitations of companies.
Amendment 125 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the company had more than 2500 employees on average and had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepared;
Amendment 133 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) the company did not reach the thresholds under point (a), but had more than 250 employees on average and had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 40 million in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepared, provided that at least 50% of this netits turnover was generated in one or more of the following sectors:
Amendment 155 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) generated a net turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the Union in the financial year preceding the last financial year;
Amendment 160 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) generated a net turnover of more than EUR 40 million but not more than EUR 150 million in the Union in the financial year preceding the last financial year, provided that at least 50% of its net worldwide turnover was generated in one or more of the sectors listed in paragraph 1, point (b).
Amendment 183 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ‘stakeholders’ means the company’s employees, the employees of its subsidiaries,undertakings’ workers, the workers of its subsidiaries and/or branches and their trade union and worker’ representatives. In addition, stakeholders could be individual and collective human rights defenders, (I)NGOs and other individuals, groups, communities or entities whose rights or interests are or could be affected by the products, services and operations of that companyundertaking, its subsidiaries and/or branches and its business relationships;
Amendment 191 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) For the purpose of this Directive, trade union representatives means representatives designated or elected by trade unions or by members of such unions; or elected representatives means representatives who are freely elected by the workers of the undertaking in accordance with provisions of national laws or regulations or of collective agreements and whose functions do not include activities which are recognised as the exclusive prerogative of trade unions in the country concerned.
Amendment 201 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a code of conduct to be established with the full involvement of trade unions and workers’ representatives that shall describinge rules and principles to be followed by the company’s employees and subsidiaries; undertakings, subsidiaries and entities with whom the company or any of its subsidiaries have business relationships
Amendment 207 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. 1. Undertakings shall carryout negotiations, information and consultation with trade unions and workers’ representative to integrate due diligence into all their corporate policies. The European Works Council as defined by Directive2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 shall be regularly informed and consulted. For the purpose of this paragraph, information and consultation shall have the same meaning as in Directive 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that, for the purposes of identifying the adverse impacts referred to in paragraph 1 based on, where appropriate, quantitative and qualitative information, companies are entitled to make use of appropriate resources, including independent reports and information gathered through the complaints procedure provided for in Article 9. Companies shall, where relevant, also carry out consultations with trade unions, workers and workers' representatives and with potentially affected groups including workers and other relevant stakeholders to gather information on actual or potential adverse impacts.
Amendment 230 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) where necessary due to the nature or complexity of the measures required for prevention, develop and implement a prevention action plan, with reasonable and clearly defined timelines for action and qualitative and quantitative indicators for measuring improvement. The prevention action plan shall be developed in consultation with trade union and workers’ representatives and other affected stakeholders;
Amendment 260 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where necessary due to the fact that the adverse impact cannot be immediately brought to an end, develop and implement a corrective action plan with reasonable and clearly defined timelines for action and qualitative and quantitative indicators for measuring improvement. Where relevant, tThe corrective action plan shall be developed in consultation with stakeholders, including trade unions and workers representatives, and shall be publicly available;
Amendment 299 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) trade unions and other workers’ representatives representing individuals working in the value chain concerned,
Amendment 305 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the companies establish a procedure for dealing with complaints referred to in paragraph 1, including a procedure when the company considers the complaint to be unfounded, and inform the relevant workers and trade unions of those procedures. Member States shall ensure that where the complaint is well-founded, the adverse impact that is the subject matter of the complaint is deemed to be identified within the meaning of Article 6. . The procedure shall be developed following negotiation and consultation with the trade union and workers’ representatives. Other stakeholders can be informed of such procedures. The procedure shall be detailed in the code of conduct. The procedure shall be public, legitimate, accessible, predictable, equitable, transparent, rights-compatible, as well as a source of continuous learning and based on engagement and dialogue. The undertaking shall publicly report on how complaints are taken into account in identifying and responding to risks or violations, including inter alia statistics about the complaints received, the types of adverse impacts referred to in the complaints, their treatment by undertakings and the publication of processed and anonymized cases. Undertakings shall provide a timely and appropriate answer with relevant evidence to any complaint submitted by persons and organisations listed in paragraph 2, including inter alia a comprehensive description of the measures taken by the undertakings to investigate and bring the adverse impact to an end. Member States shall ensure that where the complaint is well-founded, the adverse impact that is the subject matter of the complaint is deemed to be identified within the meaning of Article 6 and that the undertaking is obliged to remedy the situation effectively. These procedures shall be established following negotiations and/or consultations with the trade unions and workers' representatives. Trade union and workers’ representatives shall be informed on the number of complaints, their content, the solutions found especially for the complaints related to the usual TU and workers’ representatives missions (OSH, freedom of association, etc).These grievance mechanisms may also be established in negotiated collective agreements including by a Global Framework Agreement”.
Amendment 332 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
In order to provide support to companies or to Member State authorities on how companieundertakings should fulfil their due diligence obligations, the Commission, in consultation with Member States and, the European cross-industry and sectoral social partners, other relevant stakeholders, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Environment Agency, the European Labour Authority and where appropriate with international bodies from the UN, ILO and Council of Europe, having expertise in due diligence, mayshall issue guidelines, including for specific sectors or specific adverse impacts and guidance on identifying high-risk economic activities.
Amendment 364 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part I – point 16
Annex I – Part I – point 16
16. Violation of the prohibition of unequal treatment in employment, unless this is justified by the requirements of the employment in accordance with Article 2 and Article 3 of the International Labour Organisation Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), Article 1 and Article 2 of the International Labour Organisation Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) and Article 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; unequal treatment includes, in particular, the payment of unequal remuneration for work of equal value;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 a (new)
Citation 38 a (new)
— having regard to the activities of the ELA and in particular its collaboration with Member States in tackling undeclared work,
Amendment 82 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Platform tackling undeclared work has become a permanent working group of the European Labour Authority (ELA), with the aim of increasing cooperation with Member State authorities in tackling undeclared work;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, following the pandemic, the UE has set itself the goal of stepping up the social dimension and creating a fairer, more sustainable and more resilient society; whereas, moreover, the instrument identified to assess progress in the social sphere is the European Semester and the Social Scoreboard;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there is a lack of quality, accessible and affordable care in nearly all Member States; whereas the monitoring of care is hampered by the lack of disaggregated data and the lack of quality indicators, and the high percentage of undeclared work;
Amendment 212 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the provision of quality care depends on the existence of a sufficiently large and well-trained workforce, the creation of decent working conditions, adequate pay to ensure decent living conditions for workers and their families and integrated services, and adequate funding;
Amendment 243 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the structures of care need to be changed from centralised institutions to community-based care; and whereas that shift has been too slow; whereas families should be deemed to be employers;
Amendment 259 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the undervaluation and invisibility of care and domestic work are closely linked with the fact that women dominate in the care sector, thus increasing female horizontal segregation and helping to increase the gender gap both during working life and in retirement; whereas the perpetuation of this situation has social and economic consequences and affects women’s independence at all stages of their lives;
Amendment 304 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in all the Member States, pay in the care and domestic work sectors is well below the average pay and is connected with lower collective bargaining coverage in the carose sectors;
Amendment 453 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of an integrated approach to common European action on care that pays equal attention to people’s physical, psychological and, social and economic needs;
Amendment 492 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that a substantial proportion of care models, services and facilities are outdated and that care recipients, as well as families acting as employers, should be placed at the centre of care plans, in order to ensure quality care for recipients and decent working conditions, adequate remuneration, professional training and attractive careers for all workers;
Amendment 540 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to present an ambitious European care and domestic work strategy that builds on everyone’s right to affordable, accessible and high- quality care, on tackling undeclared work, as well as on other principles set out in the EPSR and EU strategic documents, and the individual rights and needs of both care recipients and carers, and that encompasses the entire life course, is based on reliable and comparable data, and includes concrete and progressive goals with a timetable and indicators to evaluate progress;
Amendment 746 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that between 40 and 50 million people in the EU provide informal care on a regular basis; notes that this work tends to be long term and can hinder formal labour market participation, particularly by women, having a negative impact on women’s financial independence in particular, with dependent children, giving rise to a resulting in a loss of income and aggravating the gender pension gap;
Amendment 770 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the need for a common European minimum definition for informal care and domestic work, including respect for the right to self- determination of persons receiving care;
Amendment 806 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Decent working conditions for all workers in the care and domestic work sectors
Amendment 822 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Member States to place adequate staffing levels and investment in care staff and in their training at the centre of their care policies, and to support the creation of attractive, quality jobs in the sector;
Amendment 843 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to ensure decent working conditions and adequate pay for all workers inand the care sector, both formal and informalir families in the care and domestic work sector, and to adopt high standards of occupational health and safety, in line with and beyond the ambition of the recently adopted EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027;
Amendment 1018 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the Commission, taking as its starting point the work done by the ELA and the data collected on the care and domestic work sectors, to include in its action plan specific measures to tackle undeclared work; also calls on the Commission to include binding targets and realistic, measurable indicators in the framework of the European Semester to indicate to Member States the reform targets required in order to tackle undeclared work; finally, calls on the Commission to provide a common, legally binding definition at European level of the new types of work, to identify appropriate and efficient control mechanisms and to lay down proportionate, effective and dissuasive sanctions;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Recovery and Resilience Facility has proven to have great potential to raise funds on the market at rates advantageous to the Member States; whereas it has also proved sufficient to meet the major challenges of a resilient and sustainable recovery, and will therefore be equally indispensable when seeking to achieve the EU’s ambitious goals relating to the environment and energy autonomy;
Amendment 54 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to incorporate specific targets, linked to social investment, with a particular focus on women and young people, along with the climate and digital targets, in such a way as to ensure an appropriate allocation of funding to meet the objectives set;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support legislative and policy initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on the use of artificial intelligence, and especially of algorithms, in the management of working conditions, of telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls in this regard for the swift adoption of the directives on improving working conditions in platform work and on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal, structured along the lines of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, to counter the adverse effects, especially on vulnerable households and businesses, of energy price increases and of the need to establish the Union's strategic energy autonomy;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the Resolution of the European Parliament on employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (2021/2062),
Amendment 13 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), proclaimed by the European Council, Parliament and Commission in November 2017,
Amendment 28 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU upholds the fundamental values of the Treaties and the United Nations, and whereas the consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, social affairs and employment, the European Green Deal and poverty must be taken into account in the 2022 annual sustainable growth strategy;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the EU's governance framework is currently under review, and whereas it has shown its shortcomings during the pandemic, exacerbating the already existing economic and social tensions and creating new ones endangering a sustainable and resilient recovery;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the recent rise in infections rates, mainly due to the omicron variant, shows that the pandemic is not over and it will have further economic and social consequences, and therefore a premature deactivation of the general escape clause, prior the revision of the Stability and Growth Pact, could jeopardise the economic and social situation in the Member States, compromising their effort toward a sustainable recovery;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU’s climate targets represent a challenge to the economy and society; whereas they may also present opportunities for businesses and opportunities to redeploy workers, which will mean that socially vulnerable people, families and micro-enterprises will come under pressure;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas social and fiscal dumping remain a main challenge for the internal market, as they contribute to create unfair competition that leads to delocalisation, impoverishment and regional economic disparities;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas on account of artificial intelligence, the economy is on the verge of a transformation, with the opportunity to become more robust and more resilient is of the outmost importance to govern the processes and to have an adequate legislation, based on an anthropocentric approach, such as the right to disconnect, the directive on platform workers and the AI Act, in order to maximise the advantages for people, while avoiding distortions;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to revise the European economic governance framework, before the general escape clause is deactivated and to exclude green and social investments from the calculation of the deficit; furthermore, stresses the need to face the problem connected to the excessive debt accumulated during the pandemic, avoiding the adoption of austerity measures, in order to guarantee a sustainable recovery that ensures the wellbeing of people;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Is convinced that, as part of the review, it is necessary to attribute an active role to the ministries of labour and social policies, equal to that of the ministries of economic and finances, in order to ensure equal value to the social and employment aspects in the new framework of the economic and social governance of the European semester;
Amendment 170 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that increasing purchasing power is a guaranteed means of ensuring further economic recoveryonly possible with a strong commitment from the ECB and a solid coordination of fiscal policies among Member States in order to maintain inflation below 2% and ensure price stability, while guaranteeing an equal and fair redistribution of wealth;
Amendment 267 #
2021/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points to the need for the principles of production, service and trade with certification to be improved so as to improve quality; stresses, with reference to the Commission’s proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving working conditions in platform work (COM(2021)0762), that adherence to social standards in the context of platform work is necessary the need to adhere to the highest social standards in relation to working conditions, in particular regarding digitalisation and AI. Calls for a rapid adoption of the directive on improving working conditions in platform work and for a proposal on the right to disconnect, to ensure that the EU legislation is up to date and able to respond to the current challenges of the labour market;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to Decision 5 COM 6.41 of 16 November 2010 by the Intergovernmental Committee of the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage approving the inscription of the Mediterranean diet on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,
Amendment 11 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the promotion of healthy diets andmindful, varied and balanced diets together with a healthy lifestyle is a sensitive and increasingly important issue in our society;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on, educate and make all citizens and, in particular, children aware of important matters such as local food chains, organic farming, sustainability in food production and food waste;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas children can play a key role in providing information to and raising the awareness of parents, relatives and peers about a mindful, varied, balanced and sustainable diet and a healthy lifestyle;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas studies have shown that the consumption of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems; whereas the consumption of vegetables, in particular, among children and young people is not satisfactory;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas European food production standards are the highest and, most rigorous and most sustainable in the world;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and to consider a redistribution among the participants ofincentivise full participation by all Member States in the scheme; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that the Member States guarantee a certainhigh level of quality for the products covered by the scheme, which could also be factored into the take-up of the budget and the achievement of national participation targets;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers and the fundamental contribution they make to the protection of the environment, the landscape and biodiversity;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures, such aswith a focus on healthy eating habits, agriculture in general and sustainable agriculture in particulara mindful, healthy, varied and balanced diet; agriculture in general and its relationship with the traditions, culture and identity of the relevant regions; and sustainable agriculture, including organic farming;
Amendment 124 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EUmust originate from agricultural holdings in the Member States of the EU; stresses that products imported from third countries must therefore not be permitted within the scheme; considers, in addition, that the products distributed must be fresh and must not have been processed and, where possible, priority should be given to products from organic farming; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, quality and seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that it is necessary to incentivise the consumption of vegetables, so that they are made quickly available for consumption and may be directly consumed, after portioning and the use of an appropriate packaging system that makes them easy to eat but which must not be confused with processed products;
Amendment 161 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Considers that in order to incentivise the consumption of oranges (and therefore increase vitamin C uptake) self-service citrus juicing machines should be placed next to them so that natural orange juice can be produced (without adding water);
Amendment 162 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Amendment 181 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme; makes it clear that priority should be given to products from local and short supply chains, direct sales and farm shops (managed by farmers) as well as producer organisations (POs), agricultural cooperatives and local markets managed by farmers;
Amendment 197 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. InvitesCalls on the Commission to introduce measures to ensure that data pertaining to the scheme is comparable across the Member Statesestablish a method for collecting complete, harmonised and is completearable data so as to provide the aggregated data and learnecessary in more aboutder to carry out adequate ex ante and ex post impact assessments of the scheme across Europe;
Amendment 200 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission to explore the possibility of introducing indicatorsintroduce common, clear indicators, capable of being monitored, to serve as a basis for evaluating the implementation of the scheme beyond 2023; points out that the databases that could be used to develop these indicators are already available through the national strategies and should be incorporated within the scheme in future;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and in particular Article 27 on work and employment;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 17 February 2022 with recommendations to the Commission on a statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations,
Amendment 12 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
— having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee' opinion of 22 September 2016 on 'The External Dimension of the Social Economy';
Amendment 17 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the social economy encompasses diverse types of private entities, independent of public authorities, as cooperatives, mutual benefit societies, associations (including charities), foundations, social enterprises, and other legal forms, all characterised by different operating and organisational principles and features such as the primacy of people as well as social purpose over profit, the reinvestment of most profits/surpluses, and democratic or participatory governance;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the social economy has played an important role in mitigating and addressing the short- and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the EU’s social market, society and economy and has driven and contributed to social and economic resilience thanks to theits long- term orientation of the European Pillar business model and the nature of social rights and the targets and activities of the social economy12 ; _________________ 12 OECD (2020), Social economy and the COVID-19 crisis: current and future roles.
Amendment 42 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the social economy has played an important role in mitigating and addressing the short- and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the EU’s social market, society and economy, often plugging the gaps left by the State, partly through its capacity to intercept specific regional needs, and has driven and contributed to social and economic resilience thanks to the long- term orientation of the European Pillar business model and the nature of social rights and the targets and activities of the social economy12; _________________ 12 OCSE (2020), Social economy and the COVID-19 crisis: current and future roles.
Amendment 53 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the new environmental, economic and social challenges that have been made more urgent by the pandemic have encouraged deeper reflection about the role of the social economy;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas social economy organisations have a long history in the majority of Member States, most of which have adopted specific laws in this field, and have established themselves as crucial market players; whereas regulatory frameworks must ensure that social economy enterprises can compete effectively in all economic sectors;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas social economy organisations have a long history in the majority of Member States, most of which have adopted specific laws in this field, and have established themselves as crucial market players; whereas, however, their heterogeneous nature, with these organisations varying considerably across different countries, has meant they have often been overshadowed within major European development processes, with their clear merits going unrecognised and their enormous potential held back;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 72 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas social economy organisations strengthen the sense of community and social capital, especially at the local level;1a _________________ 1a https://www.oecd- ilibrary.org/docserver/e9eea313- en.pdf?expires=1643295376&id=id∾cna me=guest✓sum=BF1226E6C5CBB1858A 3F36DBF5F48577
Amendment 73 #
2021/2179(INI)
Cc. whereas the social economy contributes to a well-functioning welfare state as it focuses on social and labour needs; whereas, however, it is the State and public authorities at large which have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring universal and equal access of citizens to a high standard of welfare, and as such, social economy organisations should play a complementary role, not a replacement of, first-line, state/regional-based provisions;2a _________________ 2a European Economic and Social Committee Milan declaration, cited in the Council conclusions of 7 December 2015 on ‘The promotion of the social economy as a key driver of economic and social development in Europe’.
Amendment 76 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas social economy organisations operate in key sectors such as health, long-term care, pensions, education, culture, tech for good, housing, leisure and circular economy, renewable energy and waste management, and by virtue of their local anchoring and their social and integrative character, are an intrinsic part of the European social model;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas a legal and policy framework that adequately protects and promotes worker cooperative enterprises, a set of policy measures aimed at facilitating business transfers to employees and a high level of organisation and consolidation of worker cooperatives in organisations/federations contribute to successful business transfers to employees;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Amendment 82 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
Cg. whereas social economy organisations are perceived by investors as high risk due to the information asymmetries in the market or the investors’ limited understanding of this model;5a _________________ 5a European Commission, Directorate- General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Hayday, M., Varga, E., A recipe book for social finance : a practical guide on designing and implementing initiatives to develop social finance instruments and markets, Publications Office, 2017
Amendment 84 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
C h. whereas social economy organisations and enterprises have traditionally played an important role in the employment and service provision for persons with disabilities, including through UNCRPD-abiding Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE);
Amendment 92 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to establish a clear, transparent European frame of reference that sets out common definitions, starting with the definition of ‘social economy’, highlighting which entities may form part of it, valuing its heterogeneity and plurality and at the same time encouraging full presence and a range of activities in the internal market;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers it necessary for the actors in the social economy to be fully involved in the green, digital revolution that is in progress, ensuring that they acquire the key competences and knowledge to create ecosystems that are ever more resilient and interconnected and thus becoming, at the same time, advocates for fully carrying out their own social purpose;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes, however, that concrete measures and follow-up measures for achieving each objective need to be laid out and the interlinkages between measures and other EU-level initiatives further detailed; considers it necessary to establish a calendar for all actions included in the SEAP, with a view to guiding the relevant authorities in the implementation;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its call13 for the ‘think small first’ principle to be set as a guiding principle in the drafting of future legislation and the adoption of policies, so as to make the Union’s ecosystem more competitive and supportive of micro, small and medium-sized organisations both within and outside the social economy and ensure that its role is strengthened to support the development of social economy; _________________ 13 In, inter alia, its resolution of 16 December 2020 on a new strategy for European SMEs and that of 24 June 2021 on European regulatory fitness and subsidiarity principle.
Amendment 144 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reminds the Member States that the Public Procurement Directive (Directive 2014/24/EU) allows contracting authorities to use public procurement to pursue environmental and social objectives, and, in particular, allows for reserved tender procedures for organisations whose main aim is the integration of persons with disabilities or other disadvantaged groups into the workforce; invites public authorities to considerrecognise socially and environmentally responsible public procurement as an investment in the socio-economic fabric with a great potential to combine social and competitive objectives;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reminds the Member States that the Advisory Platform for Social Outcomes Contracting created by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group can provide expert advice and technical support to public sector organisations wishing to address key social inclusion challenges through outcomes-based approaches;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes existing initiatives in Member States to provide workers interested in the buyout process and cooperatives emerging from workers’ buyouts with legal counselling, financial support, support in the preparation of business plans, data needed for external investors and business support structures; encourages Member States to include this topic in the 2023 Council recommendations in order to further support these initiatives at regional and national level and to work closely with workers' representatives to support and link up with the federations of worker cooperatives in assisting workers’ buyouts ; also urges the Commission to keep on working closely with the Member States to identify tools and solutions to remove obstacles and speed up legal procedures to transfer the ownership of an enterprise after its closure to the employees through worker cooperatives or other forms of worker-owned social economy enterprises; invites the Member States to share and exchange best practices in this regard;
Amendment 176 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. highlights that social economy organisations have for decades been leaders in implementing circular business models, especially in reusing, repairing and recycling activities, thus accelerating the transition to the circular economy and reinforcing the focus on positive social impact;3a supports the Commission's initiative to strengthen the capacity of the social economy to further develop greener services and products; _________________ 3a OECD/European Union (2022), Policy brief on making the most of the Social Economy’s contribution to the Circular Economy
Amendment 179 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to encourage social impact investing and to assess existing measures to increase citizens’ participation in social impact finance initiatives with a view to increasing the funding of social economy entities and the visibility thereof;
Amendment 180 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Highlights the importance of attaching greater attention to social impact measurement and management methodologies and practices; calls on the European social economy stakeholders to carefully assess the development, together with the support of the Commission, of social impact measurement methodologies apt for the diversity of social economy organisations, as well as a strategy to further access and attract social investments;
Amendment 181 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Invites the European Commission to examine carefully together with social economy stakeholders and academics the feasibility and practicality of social impact bonds;
Amendment 183 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up capacity-building partnerships and formal agreements with social economy networks in order to provide social economy organisations with advisory services such as tailor-made mentoring and coaching, financing capacity-building, training and education, incubating services and networking for capacity-building; in this regard, brings to the attention of regional and local authorities committed to initiating or upgrading their capacity building measures for the social economy the Guidelines for Local Governments on Policies for Social and Solidarity Economy published by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development in 2021;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up national, transnational and interregional capacity- building partnerships and formal agreements with social economy networks and their representative organisations in order to provide social economy organisations with advisory services such as tailor-made mentoring and coaching, financing capacity-building, training and education, incubating services and networking for capacity-building; welcomes concrete projects such as the European Business School on Social Economy promoted by the Smart specialisation platform partnership on social economy, formed by six European regions and supported by European Social Economy Networks;
Amendment 194 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the social economy stakeholders to fully align with the targets of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan by making sure that at least 60% of social economy employees and relevant public authorities' officials receive training every year by 2030;
Amendment 195 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make sure that social economy organisations and enterprises comply with the relevant legislation against discrimination at work and ensure decent working conditions, fair remuneration and career growth perspectives;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the key role that new technologies, if accessible to all, can play in developing and scaling up social economy projects and, as well as the importance of giving social economy entrepreneurs priorityenhanced access to training programmes on digital skills and advanced technologies, both at EU and national level, and calls on the Commission and Member States to explore how mainstream businesses and social economy organisations can cooperate in that regard;
Amendment 214 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Highlights the importance of strengthening the business planning, implementation and evaluation skills of social economy organisations by setting up a Social Economy and Proximity Skills Alliance; looks forward to the forthcoming “Pact for Skills for the Social Economy”;
Amendment 237 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the possibilities offered under InvestEU to support the social economy; urges the Commission and the implementing partners to design financial products tailored to the needs of social economy enterprises under the Social Investment and Skills window and to allocate sufficient resources to these products, including the creation of Social Bonds to stimulate social innovation and impact finance, that could be highly advantageous for the sector as a whole, with tangible impacts for the community; notes that sound eligibility criteria should be developed to target financial intermediaries that specifically support the social economy and considers that advisory services should be made available under the InvestEU Advisory Hub in order to maximise the potential of these financial intermediaries to tap into the InvestEU programme; calls on the Commission to ensure that other InvestEU financial products such as those targeting SMEs are made accessible to social economy organisations, most of which are micro, small and medium-sized organisations;
Amendment 242 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers it necessary to make it easier for social economy enterprises to access European funds, including in the context of public/private partnerships, without distorting their legal nature, and to promote their active participation in defining the European policy agenda, such as in the context of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 252 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the national, regional and local authorities to deepen their knowledge of existing rules regarding the possibility offered by services of general economic interest(SGEI) to access public finance support and to make the most of the margin of discretion in the definition and organisation of SGEI, while exploring the possibility of recognising social economy organisations as SGEI;
Amendment 256 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Welcomes the idea of launching a new initiative under the Single Market Programme 2022 to support the creation of partnerships between social economy entities and mainstream businesses, enabling a “buy social” business-to- business market;
Amendment 261 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Amendment 264 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Invites the Member States to promote the access of social economy organisations and enterprises to Next Generation EU funding, through the Recovery and Resilience national plans, in particular for the promotion of employment, socioeconomic inclusion and the adaptation to the digital and green transitions of disadvantaged groups, such as persons with disabilities;
Amendment 267 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Invites the Member Sates to exchange knowledge and experience on social economy entrepreneurship through the EU Mutual Learning Programme;
Amendment 268 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Highlights the importance of obtaining data and information on the challenges and experiences faced by the social economy in partner countries; regrets that non-EU social economy organisations are not always eligible for EU programmes; invites the Commission to explore how to overcome those barriers;
Amendment 270 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly welcomes the proposal of a Council recommendation on social economy framework conditions to be approved in 2023; believes that it should provide a common definition of the social economy based on its principles and features -as per the SEAP-, a definition that, taking into consideration the diversity of the social economy, applies to all policies, programmes and measures that the European Commission develops and operates for the social economy7a,as it would also ensure that support measures are granted to all social economy organisations and enterprises; notes that the Council Recommendation should serve as a compass to strengthen the social economy legal and policy frameworks, especially in Member States where the social economy ecosystem is less developed, and should clearly highlight the support instruments made available by the EU and provide guidance in relation to specific policies such as public procurement, employment and social policies, taxation, education, skills and training and the importance of linking the circular economy and the social economy agendas; _________________ 7a The approach to follow could be the one followed for the SME Recommendation.
Amendment 275 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly welcomes the proposal of a Council recommendation on social economy framework conditions to be approved in 2023; believes that it should serve as a compass to strengthen the social economy legal and policy frameworks, especially in Member States where the social economy ecosystem is less developed, and should clearly highlight the support instruments made available by the EU and provide guidance in relation to specific policies such as public procurement, state aid, employment and social policies, taxation, education, social and care services, skills and training and the importance of linking the circular economy and the social economy agendas;
Amendment 282 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers it regrettable that Parliament’s past calls on the Commission to submit proposals allowing mutual societies, associations9a and foundations to act on a European and cross-border scale did not lead to any legislative changes, thus undermining the European social model and hindering the completion of the single market; suggests, in view of the window of opportunity opened by the SEAP, as well as the activities of the Monitoring Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration, which comprises a majority of Member States, that enhanced cooperation be explored as a tool to overcome the aforementioned decades-long deadlocks; _________________ 9a Resolution on non-profit making associations in the European Communities of 13 April 1987
Amendment 284 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Supports the setting up of national competence centres for social innovation aimed at social economy entrepreneurs, as well as a European competence centre for social innovation; looks forward to the launch of the Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy to be developed together with the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development; calls on social economy organisations to support the emergence of Youth Social Economy Entrepreneurs; believes, however, that the Commission, together with the Member States, should launch targeted initiatives to help other social economy entrepreneurs from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 301 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to update the 2012 Study on the current situation and prospects of mutuals in Europe to identify opportunities and barriers for their development in Europe, particularly in healthcare and insurance;
Amendment 304 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the announced launch of a new study to collect qualitative and quantitative information on the social economy across all Member States; notes that detailed, standardised, comparable and reliable data on the scale and impact of the social economy need to be generated with a view to facilitating evidence-based policy decisions, future-proofing the development of the social economy and contributing to EU economic and social goals; reminds the Member States of the 2015 Council conclusions’ invitation for national statistical authorities to develop and implement social economy satellite accounts;
Amendment 308 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the Commission’s work on a transition pathway for the social economy and proximity industrial ecosystems; notes, however, that additional information is required to explain how such a pathway will be implemented on the ground and how it will interact with other regional and local initiatives;
Amendment 311 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Urges the Commission and the European External Action Service to provide information and training on the social economy to the staff working in EU delegations and to increase the visibility thereof in EU external action;
Amendment 312 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to promote the social economy in the external dimension of EU policies, inter alia, by acknowledging and including its specific nature in future association agreements and the revision of the current ones, and by assessing how it can contribute to its development outside EU borders;
Amendment 314 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to designate social economy coordinators and to set up local social economy contact points with a view to facilitating access to funding, including EU funding; invites the Commission and the social economy organisations to also use the announced Social Economy Gateway to raise awareness of the funding opportunities at EU level; calls on the Member States to properly and effectively implement the SEAP in collaboration with the social economy stakeholders;
Amendment 320 #
2021/2179(INI)
19a. Reiterates Parliament’s support to the fact that the components of the social economy should be recognised in the EU sectoral and inter-sectoral social dialogue and suggests that the process should be encouraged by both the Member States and the Commission9a; and calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the mechanisms and instruments to support the European, national and regional representative organisations of the social economy as they are crucial for the creation of favourable ecosystems for the social economy; _________________ 9a European Parliament Resolution of 19 February 2009 on Social Economy
Amendment 323 #
2021/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to set up an implementation taskforce for the SEAP, which regularly reports to the European Parliament, the Council and the relevant stakeholders, and to disseminate its composition and timeline for action;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the latest EIGE report states that the progress made on gender equality over the past decade has been more or less undone in the 2 years of the pandemic;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2170(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include specific, cross- cutting and binding targets on gender equality, women’s access to the labour market and equal opportunities in the RRPs, accompanied by clear and transparent monitoring of the funds allocated in order to verify the effectiveness of the measures adopted;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, despite a 70% drop in the number of work-related accidents in Europe from 2010 to 2018, the figure for 2018 was still 3.1 million, 3 332 of which were fatal; whereas work-related diseases cause 200 000 deaths annually; whereas the above data does not include all accidents caused by undeclared work, making it plausible to assume that the true numbers greatly exceed the official statistics;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas downward trends in the number of workplace accidents/fatalities are not the same for all countries;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the incidence of skin cancer, one of the most common occupational diseases, is on the increase as a result of various factors, including climate change, while only a very small proportion of skin tumours that are work- related are recognised as occupational diseases;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a rapid increase in teleworking; whereas remote working is proven to have a strong impact on the organisation of working time by increasing flexibility and workers’ constant availability9, frequently resulting in work-life conflict; whereas it is expected that the uptake of remote working and teleworking will remain higher than before the COVID-19 crisis or that it will even increase further10; __________________ 9 ‘Working anytime, anywhere: The effects on the world of work’, Eurofound and the International Labour Office, 2017, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, and the International Labour Office, Geneva. 10‘Teleworking in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic: enabling conditions for a successful transition’, European Trade Union Institute, 2021, Brussels.
Amendment 90 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the ILO recommendation advocates one labour inspector per 10 000 workers, in order to carry out effective and timely inspections designed to stamp out all forms of abuse;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas health and safety at work must be considered an ethical and social duty as well as a strict statutory requirement to be met by entrepreneurs; whereas, in recent years, evasion or non- compliance, coupled with disparities between national laws in this area, have resulted in unfair competition both on the internal market and with third countries, encouraging to new forms of dumping at the expense of workers and raising the now imperative issue of uniform sanctions at European and international level, applied on a reciprocal basis in trade agreements and acting as a truly proportionate and effective deterrent;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas, without adequate funding linked to clear, measurable and binding targets, it will not be possible to achieve the goal of zero deaths that are not directly attributable, as envisaged in the Commission proposal;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategic framework and, in particular, the introduction of the Vision Zero approach to work-related accidents and diseases; calls for the establishment of a roadmap containing clear, measurable and binding targets for the reduction of accidents and deaths at work, with adequate funding for Member States and companies to complete the transition towards ‘zero fatalities’; calls on the Commission to expand the Vision Zero approach to other injuries and accidents, as well as physical and mental attrition; calls on the Commission to significantly increase the focus on prevention strategies; calls for the ambitious implementation of the 7-year plan, also in the light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and believes that strong legislative action is needed on several aspects of EU policy on occupational health and safety in order to complement the variety of soft measures envisaged in order to make Vision Zero a reality; calls for a clear focus on workers’ participationthe participation of workers and the social partners in the Vision Zero approach;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the new strategic framework should be more specific and should focus on the implementation of effective measures, as well as supporting the further development and refinement of existing national strategies in collaboration with the social partners;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to present in 2022 a binding legislative proposal to further reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos; calls on the Commission to be ambitious in its endeavours to achieve the total ban of asbestos and with regard to its zero accidents at work vision, and to update the exposure limit for asbestos to 0.001 fibres/cm3 (1 000 fibres/m3); stresses the need for an EU framework directive for national asbestos removal strategies, including public asbestos registers;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ban the practice of asbestos encapsulation and sealing and to propose minimum technical requirements to lower the concentration of asbestos fibres in the air to the lowest level technically feasible; calls for mandatory asbestos screening prior to the start of construction work, ensuring that the samples are representative so as to measure worker exposure; calls for medical follow-up and post-occupational health surveillance for all exposed workers, to be carried out by a qualified occupational physician specialised in asbestos-related diseases; calls finally for asbestos-related diseases to be recognised and compensation paid;
Amendment 151 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work has not proven effective enough for the assessment and management of psychosocial risks; recalls its request that the Commission include in the Strategic Framework for Occupational Safety and Health the right to disconnect and, explicitly, that it develop new psychosocial measures as part of the framework; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to step up the ambition of the Strategic Framework for Occupational Safety and Health; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work aimed at the efficient prevention in the workplace of, inter alia, anxiety, depression, burnout and stress; calls on the Commission to aim for the recognition of anxiety, depression and burnout as occupational diseases, to establish mechanisms for their prevention and the reintegration into the workplace of affected employees, and to shift from individual- level actions to a work organisation approach and one in line with the prevention hierarchy principles contained in the framework directive (Directive 89/391/EEC);
Amendment 161 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is strengthening the gender focus on occupational safety and health; calls on the Commission to propose a legal act based on the framework agreement on harassment and violence at work, and to ensure that the fight against workplace violence and harassment applies regardless of the reason and motive for the harassment and that it is not limited to cases based on discriminatory grounds; calls on the Member States’ governments to ratify ILO Convention No 190 to put in place the necessary laws and policy measures to prevent and address violence and harassment in the world of work;
Amendment 233 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework, in consultation with the social parties, with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the Union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions, including the provision, use and liability of equipment, including as regards existing and new digital tools, and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights, workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers;
Amendment 245 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls onAsks the Commission to propose a directive on minimum standards and conditions to ensure that workers are able to exercise effectively their right to disconnect and to regulate the use of existing and new digital tools for work purposes;
Amendment 259 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Repeats its call on the Commission to undertake an urgent study ofmeasures to improve the situation ofas regards the employment and health and safety conditions of mobile and migrant workers, as well as cross-border and, seasonal and posted workers, including the role of temporary work agencies, recruiting agencies, other intermediaries and subcontractors, with a view to identifying protection gaps and the need to revise the existing legislative framework as well as pandemic-proofing; , in the light of the principle of equal treatment and of the specific health and welfare challenges confronting mobile and migrant workers, such as access to proper facilities and structures, quality accommodation, safe transport and decent meals, and the need to revise the existing legislative framework as well as pandemic-proofing; calls on EU-OSHA and the ELA to work together to support the Commission and the Member States in improving the health and safety at work of mobile and migrant workers;
Amendment 267 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to implement the ILO recommendation of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers, with a view to conducting prompt and effective inspections to stamp out all forms of abuse; calls on the Commission to conduct a survey on how labour inspectorates conduct the inspections and on their scope and content;
Amendment 269 #
2021/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to tackle disparities between national health and safety at work legislation which lead to unfair competition, not only on the internal market but also in relation to third countries, by fuelling forms of dumping detrimental to workers; also calls on the Commission to establish uniform penalties at European and international level that are reflected in trade agreements and are genuinely proportionate, effective and dissuasive;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas one-third of the workforce in Europe is working remotely;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas this new situation requires us to adopt a fresh and broader definition of health and safety at the workplace, which can no longer be separated from mental health;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas a safe working environment that is not harmful to physical and mental health must be fully recognised as a fundamental right at national and European level;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that, although changes at the workplace and in society are centred on health, safety and well-being, available evidence indicates that legislative and other measures designed achieve progress in these areas have failed to produce the anticipated results;
Amendment 146 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers it necessary to develop a new paradigm to factor in the complexity of the modern workplace in relation to mental health, taking the view that the regulatory instruments currently in force are not sufficient to guarantee the health and safety of workers and therefore need to be updated and improved;
Amendment 155 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers as it provides flexibility and alleviates work-related issues; stresses however, that women continue to be disproportionately affected, as shown unequivocally during the pandemic;
Amendment 173 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers the right to disconnect essential to ensuring the mental well-being of employees; reiterates its calls on the Commission to propose without delay legislation requiring line managers to set minimum requirements for remote working and telework;
Amendment 261 #
2021/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses that fundamental rights, such as mental health, must be the subject of a single European regulatory approach, with a view to ensuring equal respect and equal conditions for all workers, not least in order to eliminate the worst forms of dumping at the expense of workers’ health;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 3 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
— having regard to the Porto Declaration of 8 May 2021,
Amendment 7 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the statement of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Social Partners of 2016 entitled "A New Start for Social Dialogue",
Amendment 17 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the crisis has had an uneven impact on social groups, productive sectors and regions; whereas the most vulnerable have been hit hardest;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas unequal societies create a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment that leads to all members of society, not just the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeing, as well as of life and employment opportunities, with the potential rise in social tensions;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas young people and women have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 ; whereas workers with, as they are more exposed to precarious employment conditions and therefore have been particularly exposaffected toby job losses because of the pandemic; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life
Amendment 69 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that economic policy cannot be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; insists that the Sustainable Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining economic, social and environmental policies that together address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being and therefore adding a conditionality to social and environmental indicators as it is the case for the economic ones;
Amendment 77 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient, compared to the difficult employment and social conditions, exacerbated by the pandemic;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities and that the premature deactivation of the general escape clause could cause economic and social imbalances that may jeopardise the post pandemic recovery;
Amendment 100 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that austerity policies, characterised by excessive and inflexible fiscal discipline led to health and social systems in many Member States being ill- prepared to face the pandemic; stresses that it is essential to take into account other criteria, especially those that take into consideration the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, public sector economic activity, and preventing jeopardising social progress towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States; believes necessary to deduct social and environmental investments from budgetary constraints, in order to facilitate the development of a fairer and climate neutral economy; believes that merely reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels might not be sufficient to consolidate a sustainable recovery; believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised before any deactivation of the general escape clause; stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country-specific situations will not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergence;
Amendment 103 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to launch as soon as possible a formal discussion for the revision of the Stability and Growth Pact which over the past decade has proved inadequate to achieve the EU's growth objectives and risks, under the current governance framework, to undermine any recovery-oriented action;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and, to significantly increase the revenue and to guarantee decent and adequate wages; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long- term funding;
Amendment 170 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Believes that it is necessary, within a governance review process, to involve the Ministers of labour and social policies, giving them an equal role to that of the Ministers of the economy and finance, in order to give equal value to social aspects and employment issues under the European Semester mechanism;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Believes necessary to follow up on the 2016 statement "New start for Social Dialogue" and review ways of involving social partners in the governance of the European Semester, which has been so far inadequate, thus sharing the reform objectives with workers and businesses, hence facilitating their implementation;
Amendment 190 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges that the Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; warns that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are also created for medium- and low- skilled workers and especially for women and young people, as it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies;
Amendment 212 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that if the EU wants to lead global sustainable recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European project; insists that more investment is needed in research, innovation, and zero carbon technologies, taking into consideration the peculiarities of micro and SMEs, which are key players in the European economic fabric, in order to make the most of their innovative potential;
Amendment 227 #
2021/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Warns that only country-specific recommendations (CSRs) that contribute to the social objectives established in the RRF Regulation can be taken into account in national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), and that for NRRPs CSRs have to be interpreted in a way that contributes to the achievement of the Regulation’s social objectives; calls for a review of the social scoreboard, to insert new parameters and indicators, such as adequate minimum wages, in order to provide an in-depth analysis within the country reports, thus identifying the employment and social challenges of the Member States; demands a revision of the CSRs in order to ensure coherence between them and the general and specific objectives of the RRF Regulation;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2048(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 214 – interpretation – paragraph 2
Rule 214 – interpretation – paragraph 2
In all cases, in order to guarantee that non-attached Members must be guaranteedhave access to information, in accordance with the principle of non- discrimination, through the supply of information and the presence of a member ofey may appoint one non-attached member as an observer. The Chair can give the non- attached Members’ secretariat at coordinator meetings acting as an observer the opportunity to express his or her view.
Amendment 14 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. regrets the refusal, in the framework of the ongoing negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement, of granting exclusive protection to flagship EU geographical indications, in particular in the wine sector; calls on the Commission to further enhance the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, notably Geographical Indications, in all EU trade agreements;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas democracy in general and democracy at work in particular are core values of the European Union and provide a very solid foundation on which to strengthen Europe’s resilience and social contract; whereas these core values are also incorporated in the Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers and, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas gender and pay gaps continue to exist in decision-making bodies, preventing women’s full participation and their contribution to economic and social life, resulting in persistently high levels of under- employment of women, which have a severe impact on society and economic growth;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas ambiguous and contradictory legislation at national and European level has allowed many companies to circumvent the rule, severely restricting the rights of thousands of workers;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas the absence of an adequate and harmonised system of penalties at European level, covering the entire supply chain, including subcontracting, contributes to the failure to comply with existing rules by increasing relocation to those countries in which regulations are less effective, proportionate and dissuasive;
Amendment 99 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that the workers’ voice must be a key component of EU initiatives to ensure sustainable corporate governance and due diligence on human rights, as well as to reduce social dumping in the internal market;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that through loopholes, the EU Statute for a European Company (Societas Europeae – SE) is inadvertently enabling companies to circumvent national regulations, particularly on board-level employee representation; regrets the fact that the 2019 Company Law Package24 is serving to perpetuate these shortcomings rather than resolve them; notes that cross- border mergers are also used to avoid representation rights, resulting in wage and social dumping which leads to unfair competition in the internal market, undermining workers’ rights; stresses that companies use complex corporate structures and supply or subcontracting chains to circumvent social standards; __________________ 24 Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions (OJ L 321 12.12.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 135 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to contribute to the establishment of a European system of penalties that is harmonised, proportionate, effective and dissuasive and that includes the entire supply chain, including subcontracting, so as to ensure that the rights of all workers are respected;
Amendment 168 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of ensuring timely and meaningful information and consultation across the EU before any decisions are made about policies or measures with cross‑border implications; emphasises that workers’ representatives must have access to the requisite expertise to assess the implications of these cross- border policies and processes for the workforce, in order to eliminate social and wage dumping;
Amendment 187 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to follow up on the priorities included in the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 and in particular to ensure that the proposal for a directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures is released in the Council;
Amendment 190 #
2021/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new framework directive on workers’ information, consultation and participation for the various kinds of European companies, including subcontracting chains and franchises, and for companies that use EU company mobility instruments, in order to establish minimum standards on issues such as anticipating change and restructuring, in particular at company level, in order to eliminate social dumping and ensure that the internal market works properly;
Amendment 175 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’). In particular, Article 31 of the Charter provides for the right of every worker to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity. Article 27 of the Charter protects the workers’ right to information and consultation within the undertaking. Article 8 of the Charter provides that everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her. Article 16 of the Charter recognises the freedom to conduct a business.
Amendment 184 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union introduces new minimum rights and new rules on information to be provided to workers regarding working conditions. The full and correct application of the Directive should also help achieve the objective of responding to new labour market challenges arising from demographic developments, digitalisation and new forms of work.
Amendment 191 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Digitalisation is changing the world of work, improving productivity and enhancing flexibility, while also carrying some risks for employment and working conditions. Algorithm-based technologies and artificial intelligence, including automated monitoring and decision-making systems, have enabled the emergence and growth of digital labour platforms.
Amendment 196 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Platform work is performed by individuals through the digital infrastructure of digital labour platforms that provide a service to their customers. By means of the algorithms and artificial intelligence, the digital labour platforms may control, to a lesser or greater extent – depending on their business model – recruitment and termination of employment, the performance of the work, its remuneration and the relationship between their customers and the persons performing the work and exercising an omnipresent control over staff members both during and after their working hours. Platform work can be performed exclusively online through electronic tools (‘online platform work’) or in a hybrid way combining an online communication process with a subsequent activity in the physical world (‘on-location platform work’). Many of the existing digital labour platforms are international business actors deploying their activities and business models in several Member States or across borders.
Amendment 207 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Platform work can provide opportunities for accessing the labour market more easily, gaining additional income through a secondary activity or enjoying some flexibility in the organisation of working time. At the same time, platform work brings challenges, as it can blur the boundaries between relating to adequate protection of workers’ health and safety, working conditions, employment relationships and self- employed activity, and the responsibilities ofpay. Moreover, owing to the lack of clear rules at both European and national level, platform workers have in almost every instance been classified as self-employed, leading to widespread labour emxployers and woitation and numerous cases of social and wage dumping fuelling unfair competition on the internal markerst. Misclassification of the employment status has consequences for the persons affected, as it is likely to restrict access to existing labour and social rights. It also leads to an uneven playing field with respect to businesses that classify their workers correctly, and it has implications for Member States’ industrial relations systems, their tax base and the coverage and sustainability of their social protection systems. While such challenges are broader than platform work, they are particularly acute and pressing in the platform economy.
Amendment 239 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Automated monitoring and decision-making systems powered by algorithms increasingly replace functions that managers usually perform in businesses, such as allocating tasks, giving instructions, evaluating the work performed, providing incentives or imposing sanctions. Digital labour platforms use such algorithmic systems as a standard way of organising and managing platform work through their infrastructure. Persons performing platform work subject to such algorithmic management and workers whose companies make use of analog systems often lack information on how the algorithms work, which personal data are being used and how their behaviour affects decisions taken by automated systems. Workers’ representativeUnions and labour inspectorates do not have access to this information either. Moreover, persons performing platform workers often do not know the reasons for decisions taken or supported by automated systems and, in the case of workers using digital platforms, lack the possibility to discuss those decisions with a contact person or to contest them.
Amendment 254 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) A body of legal instruments provides for minimum standards in working conditions and labour rights across the Union. This includes in particular Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions, Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on working time, Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on temporary agency work, and other specific instruments on aspects such as health and safety at work, pregnant workers, work-life balance, fixed-term work, part-time work, posting of workers, information and consultation of workers, among others. While those instruments provide a level of protection to workers, they do not apply to the genuine self- employed and are not equal to new labour market challenges or adapted to business models that use artificial intelligence and algorithms to manage working conditions and employment relationships. __________________ 55 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). 56 Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9). 57 Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on temporary agency work (OJ L 327, 5.12.2008, p. 9).
Amendment 263 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 (‘General Data Protection Regulation’) ensures the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, and in particular provides certain rights and obligations as well as safeguards concerning lawful, fair and transparent processing of personal data, including with regard to automated individual decision- making. Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council60 promotes fairness and transparency for ‘business users’ using online intermediation services provided by operators of online platforms. The European Commission has proposed further legislation laying down harmonised rules for providers and users of artificial intelligence systems61. However, this does not address the labour law and industrial relations implications of using artificial intelligence to govern working conditions and employment relationships. __________________ 59 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). 60 Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 57). 61 COM(2021) 206 final, 21.4.2021.
Amendment 269 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) While existing or proposed Union legal acts provide for certain general safeguards, challenges in platform work require some further specific measures. In order to adequately frame the development of platformthe digitalisation of work in a sustainable manner, it is necessary for the Union to set new minimum standards in working conditions to address the challenges arising from platform workthis. Persons performing platform work in the Union should be provided with a number of minimum rights aiming at ensuring correct determination of their employment status, at promoting transparency, fairness and accountability in algorithmic management, and at improving transparency in platform work, including in cross-border situations. This should be done with a view to improving legal certainty, creating a level playing field between digital labour platforms and offline providers of services, avoiding social and fiscal dumping and supporting thefair and sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the Union.
Amendment 279 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The provisions of this directive specifically relating to the management of algorithms should also apply to all workers whose working conditions and employment relationships are regulated, monitored and managed through algorithms.
Amendment 308 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In its case law, the Court of Justice has established criteria for determining the status of a worker62. The interpretation by the Court of Justice of those criteria should be taken into account in the implementation of this Directive. The abuse of the status of self-employed persons, as defined in national law, either at national level or in cross-border situations, is a form of falsely declared work that is frequently associated with undeclared work. False self-employment occurs when a person is declared to be self- employed while fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship, in order to avoid certain legal or fiscal obligations. , thereby falling within the scope of this directive. __________________ 62 Judgments of the Court of Justice of 3 July 1986, Deborah Lawrie-Blum v Land Baden-Württemberg, C-66/85, ECLI:EU:C:1986:284; 14 October 2010, Union Syndicale Solidaires Isère v Premier ministre and Others, C-428/09, ECLI:EU:C:2010:612; 4 December 2014, FNV Kunsten Informatie en Media v Staat der Nederlanden, C-413/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2411; 9 July 2015, Ender Balkaya v Kiesel Abbruch- und Recycling Technik GmbH, C-229/14, ECLI:EU:C:2015:455; 17 November 2016, Betriebsrat der Ruhrlandklinik gGmbH v Ruhrlandklinik gGmbH, C-216/15, ECLI:EU:C:2016:883; 16 July 2020, UX v Governo della Repubblica italiana, C- 658/18, ECLI:EU:C:2020:572; and order of the Court of Justice of 22 April 2020, B v Yodel Delivery Network Ltd, C-692/19, ECLI:EU:C:2020:288.
Amendment 343 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Criteria indicating that a digital labour platform controls the performance of work should be included in the Directive in order to make the legal presumption operational and facilitate the enforcement of workers’ rights. Those criteria should be inspired by Union and national case law and take into account national concepts of the employment relationship. The criteria should include concrete elements showing that the digital labour platform, for instance, determines in practice and not merely recommends the working conditions or the remuneration or both, gives instructions on how the work is to be performed or prevents the person performing platform work from developing business contacts with potential clients. In order for it to be effective in practice, two criteria should be always fulfilled to trigger the application of the presumption,. At the same time, the criteria should not cover situations where the persons performing platform work are genuine self-employed. Genuine self-employed persons are themselves responsible vis-à-vis their customers for how they perform their work and the quality of their outputs. The freedom to choose working hours or periods of absence, to refuse tasks, to use subcontractors or substitutes or to work for any third party is characteristic of genuine self-employment. Therefore, de facto restricting such discretions by a number of conditions or through a system of sanctions, should also be considered as an element of controlling the performance of work. Closely supervising the performance of work or thoroughly verifying the quality of the results of that work, including through electronic means, which does not merely consist in using reviews or ratings by the recipients of the service, should also be considered as an element of controlling the performance of work. At the same time, digital labour platforms should be able to design their technical interfaces in a way to ensure good consumer experience. Measures or rules which are required by law or which are necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service should not be understood as controlling the performance of work.
Amendment 349 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Effective implementation of the legal presumption through appropriate measures, such as disseminating information to the public, developing guidance and strengthening controls and field inspections is essential to ensure legal certainty and transparency for all parties involved. These measures should take into account the specific situation of start-ups to support the entrepreneurial potential and the conditions for the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the Union.
Amendment 399 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Digital labour platforms and undertakings using artificial intelligence and algorithms for staff management should not be required to disclose the detailed functioning of their automated monitoring and decision-making systems, including algorithms, or other detailed data that contains commercial secrets or is protected by intellectual property rights. However, the result of those considerations should not be a refusal to provide all the information required by this Directive.
Amendment 408 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In that context, persons performing platform workers should have the right to obtain an explanation from the digital labour platform or the undertaking for a decision, the lack of decision or a set of decisions taken or supported by automated systems that significantly affect their working conditions. For that purpose the digital labour platform, undertakings should provide the possibility for them to discuss and clarify the facts, circumstances and reasons for such decisions with a human contact person at the digital labour platform. In addition, digital labour platforms should provide the person performing platformnd should provide workers with a written statement of reasons for any decision toincluding decisions regarding the restriction, suspend or terminate that person’ssion or closure of the account, to refuse the remuneration for work performed by that person,e worker or affecting his or her contractual status, as such decisions are likely to have significant negative effects on persons performing platform work, in particular their potential earnings. Where the explanation or reasons obtained are not satisfactory or where persons performing platform workers consider their rights infringed, they should also have the right to request the digital labour platformundertaking to review the decision and to obtain a substantiated reply within a reasonable period of time. Where such decisions infringe those persons’ rights, such as labour rights or the right to non- discrimination, the undertakings, including the digital labour platforms should rectify such decisions without delay or, where that is not possible, provide adequate compensation.
Amendment 415 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council64 establishes a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the Union. The introduction of or substantial changes in the use of automated monitoring and decision-making systems by undertakings and digital labour platforms have direct impacts on the work organisation and individual working conditions of platform workers. Additional measures are necessary to ensure that undertakings and digital labour platforms inform and consult platform workers or their most representative unions before such decisions are taken, at the appropriate level and, given the technical complexity of algorithmic management systems, with the assistance of an expert chosen by the platform workers or their union representatives in a concerted manner where needed. __________________ 64 Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 29).
Amendment 421 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Persons who do not have an employment relationship constitute a significant part of the persons performing platform work. The impact of automated monitoring and decision-making systems used by digital labour platforms on their working conditions and their earning opportunities is similar to that on platform workers. Therefore, the rights in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Directive pertaining to the protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data in the context of algorithmic management, namely those regarding transparency on automated monitoring and decision-making systems, restrictions to process or collect personal data, human monitoring and review of significant decisions, should also apply to persons in the Union performing platform work who do not have an employment contract or employment relationship. The rights pertaining to health and safety at work and information and consultation of platform workers or their union representatives, which are specific to workers in view of Union law, should not apply to them. Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 provides safeguards regarding fairness and transparency for self- employed persons performing platform work, provided that they are considered business users within the meaning of that Regulation. Where such safeguards conflict with elements of specific rights and obligations laid down in this Directive, the specific provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 should prevail in respect of business users.
Amendment 423 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) In order to ensure that digital labour platforms comply with labour legislation and regulations, social security contribution obligations, social security coordination and other relevant rules, in particular if they are established in another country than the Member State in which the platform worker is performing work, digital labour platforms should declare work performed by platform workers to the competent labour and social protection authorities of the Member State in which the work is performed, in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in the law of the Member States concerned, so as to avoid social and fiscal dumping. To this end, the European Labour Authority must promote exchanges of information between Member States and carry out joint inspections to ensure the proper implementation of the legislation.
Amendment 428 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Information on the number of persons performing platform work through digital labour platforms on a regular basis, their contractual or employment status and the general terms and conditions applicable to those contractual relationships is essential to support labour inspectorates, social protection bodies and other relevant authorities in correctly determining the employment status of persons performing platform work and in ensuring compliance with legal obligations as well as union representatives of persons performing platform work in the exercise of their representative functions and should therefore be made accessible to them. Those authorities and representatives should also have the right to ask digital labour platforms for additional clarifications and details, such as basic data on working conditions regarding working time and remuneration.
Amendment 435 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) RUnion representatives of persons performing platform work should be able to represent one or several persons performing platform work in any judicial or administrative procedure to enforce any of the rights or obligations arising from this Directive. Bringing claims on behalf of or supporting several persons performing platform work is a way to facilitate proceedings that would not have been brought otherwise because of procedural and financial barriers or a fear of reprisals.
Amendment 442 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Platform work is characterised by the lack of a common workplace where workers can get to know each other and communicate with each other and with their union representatives, also in view of defending their interests towards the employer. It is therefore necessary to create digital communication channels, in line with the digital labour platforms’ work organisation, where persons performing platform work can exchange with each other and be contacted by their union representatives. Digital labour platforms should create such communication channels within their digital infrastructure or through similarly effective means, while respecting the protection of personal data and refraining from accessing or monitoring those communications.
Amendment 445 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In administrative or judicial proceedings regarding the correct determination of the employment status of persons performing platform work, the elements regarding the organisation of work allowing to establish the employment status and in particular whether the digital labour platform controls certain elements of the performance of work may be in the possession of the digital labour platform and not easily accessible to persons performing platform work and competent authorities. National courts or competent authorities should therefore be able to order the digital labour platform to disclose any relevant evidence which lies in their control, including confidential information, subject to effective measures to protect such information.
Amendment 452 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Since the objective of this Directive, namely to improve working conditions in platform work, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the need to establish common minimum requirements, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 453 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) This Directive lays down minimum requirements, thus leaving untouched Member States’ prerogative to introduce and maintain provisions which are more favourable for platform workers and workers subject to automated or semi- automated monitoring and decision- making systems. Rights acquired under the existing legal framework should continue to apply, unless more favourable provisions are introduced by this Directive. The implementation of this Directive cannot be used to reduce existing rights set out in existing Union or national law in this field, nor can it constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection in the field covered by this Directive.
Amendment 454 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 461 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The purpose of this Directive is to improve the working conditions: – of persons performing platform work by ensuring the correct determination of their employment status, by promoting transparency, fairness, safety and accountability in algorithmic management in platform work and by improving transparency in platform work, including in cross-border situations, while supp; – of all workers whose wortking the conditions for the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the Unionand employment relationships are managed and monitored through the use of automated systems, in order to ensure the accessibility and transparency of algorithms.
Amendment 480 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall also apply to all those whose working conditions are managed and monitored through the use of automated systems, in order to ensure the accessibility and transparency of algorithms and to all undertakings using such systems.
Amendment 519 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘representatives’ means the workers’ organisations or union representatives provided for by national law or practices, or both;
Amendment 578 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The contractual relationship between a digital labour platform that controls, within the meaning of paragraph 2, the performance of work and a person performing platform work through that platform shall be legally presumed to be an employment relationship. To that effect, Member States shall establish a framework of measures, in accordance with their national legal and judicial systems.
Amendment 597 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 610 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 620 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 635 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 644 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 653 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 670 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall take supporting measures to ensure the effective implementation of the legal presumption referred to in paragraph 1 while taking into account the impact on start-ups, avoiding capturing the genuine self-employed and supporting the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms. In particular they shall:
Amendment 777 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to the obligations and rights of digital labour platforms and platform workers under Directive (EU) 2019/1152, Member States shall require digital labour platforms to inform platand undertakings using automated staff management and monitoring systems to inform workers of:
Amendment 801 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv a (new)
(iva) an explanation of the functioning of the system and its compliance with EU and national law and with collective agreements;
Amendment 807 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Digital labour platforms shall make the information referred to in paragraph 2 available to platform workers’union representatives and national labour authorities upon their request.
Amendment 822 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) process any personal data in relation to private conversations, including exchanges with platform workers’union representatives;
Amendment 848 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that digital labour platforms and undertakings using automated management and monitoring systems regularly monitor and evaluate the impact of individual decisions taken or supported by automated monitoring and decision-making systems, as referred to in Article 6(1), on working conditions.
Amendment 853 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) evaluate the risks of automated monitoring and decision-making systems to the safety and health of platform workers, in particular as regards possible risks of work-related accidents, psychosocial and ergonomic risks;
Amendment 859 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
They shall not use automated monitoring and decision-making systems in any manner that puts undue pressure on platform workers or otherwise puts at risk their physical and mental health of platform workers.
Amendment 874 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that platform workers have the right to obtain an explanation from the digital labour platform for any decision taken or supported by an automated decision- making system that significantly affects the platform worker’s working conditions, as referred to in Article 6(1), point (b). In particular, Member States shall ensure that digital labour platforms provide platform workers withhave access to a contact person designated by the digital labour platform to discuss and to clarify the facts, circumstances and reasons having led to the decision. Digital labour platforms and undertakings shall ensure that such contact persons have the necessary competence, training and authority to exercise that function.
Amendment 894 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Where the decision referred to in paragraph 1 infringes the platform worker’s rights, the digital labour platform or undertaking shall rectify that decision without delay or, where such rectification is not possible, offer adequate compensation.
Amendment 908 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the rights and obligations under Directive 2002/14/EC, Member States shall ensure information and consultation of platform workers’union representatives or, where there are no such representatives, of the platform workers concerned by digital labour platforms, on decisions likely to lead to the introduction of or substantial changes in the use of automated monitoring and decision-making systems referred to in Article 6(1), in accordance with this Article.
Amendment 919 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The platform workers’union representatives or the platform workers concerned may be assisted by an expert of their choice, in so far as this is necessary for them to examine the matter that is the subject of information and consultation and formulate an opinion. Where a digital labour platform has more than 500 platform workers in a Member State, the expenses for the expert shall be borne by the digital labour platform, provided that they are proportionate.
Amendment 35 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to follow the trajectory of the Union regarding the pace of digital transformation, digital targets should be established. These targets should be linked to concrete areas, where progress should collectively be made within the Union. The targets follow the four cardinal points identified in the Digital Compass Communication, identified as the essential areas for the digital transformation of the Union: education and digital skills, digital infrastructures, digitalisation of businesses and of public services. However, for these targets to be reached a cross-cutting approach needs to be adopted that provides for the full manifestation of the social dimension, in order to ensure that human beings are placed at the centre of digital transformation processes.
Amendment 37 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Global competition and the values that are the heritage of EU citizens mean that these challenges have to be tackled at more than one level, by developing the social dimension of digitalisation alongside its economic dimension. The European Union has the right and the political, moral and cultural duty to put itself forward to chart an ethical and human-centred way forward for digitalisation processes, in which human beings are both a driving force and a beneficiary of innovation.
Amendment 78 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to keep the co-legislators informed about the progress of digital transformation in the Union, the Commission should submit to the European Parliament and the Council an annual report on the “State of the Digital Decade”, containing an overview and analysis of the digital transformation of the Union and an evaluation of the progress made with regard to the objectives of the Digital Decade and the digital targets for the period towards 2030, as well as an assessment of the impact of digital transformation on the living and working conditions of EU citizens. The report on the “State of the Digital Decade”, and in particular the DESI, should feed into the European Semester, including aspects relating to the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 81 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In particular, the Commission should report on the progress towards the digital targets, detailing the degree of Union progress in relation to the projected trajectories for each target, the assessment of the efforts necessary to reach each target, including gaps in both investment gaps in digital capacities and protection of workers' rights, and raising awareness about the actions needed to increase digital sovereignty. The report should also include an assessment of the implementation of relevant regulatory proposals as well as of the actions undertaken at Union and Member States level.
Amendment 82 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of this analysis the report would include specific recommended policies, measures and actions. When recommending policies, measures or actions in the report, the Commission should take into account the most recent data available, the joint commitments undertaken, the policies and measures defined by Member States as well as progress regarding recommended actions identified in earlier reports and addressed in the course of the annual cooperation. In addition, the Commission should take into account the differences in individual Member States’ potential to contribute to the digital targets and rights, as well as the policies, measures and actions already in place and considered appropriate to achieve the targets, even if their effects have not yet materialised.
Amendment 93 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure transparency and public participation, the Commission should engage with all interested stakeholders, including the social partners. To that end, the Commission should closely cooperate with stakeholders including private and public actors, such as bodies governed by public laws of the educational or health sector, and consult them on measures to accelerate the digital transformation at Union level. The involvement of stakeholders would be important at the level of Member States as well, in particular when adopting their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and their adjustments.
Amendment 120 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) set a clear direction for the digital transformation of the Union and for delivery of the digital targets and rights;
Amendment 125 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a human-centered, inclusive, secure and open digital environment wherecapable of protecting people's and workers' rights, in which digital technologies and services respect and enhance Union principles and values;
Amendment 161 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the deployment and the use of digital capabilities giving access to digital technologies and data on easy and fair terms in order to achieve a high level of digital intensity and innovation in the Union’s enterprises, in particular in micro, small and medium ones;
Amendment 167 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensure that workers' rights are sufficiently broadened to take in the new challenges posed by digital transformation and artificial intelligence, so as to prevent the dehumanisation of work created by the use of pervasive controlling technologies that determine every aspect of people's working lives.
Amendment 195 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) An updated EU regulatory framework to protect workers' rights and ensure fair working conditions: (a) revision of the legislation on where and when work is performed; (b) establishment of a directive recognising the right to deconnect; (c) establishment of a directive on the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, to prevent the negative effects that digitalisation and the new technologies have on the working world;
Amendment 122 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) To effectively combat the adverse impacts of the energy transition on the most vulnerable citizens and enterprises, account must be taken of both endogenous and exogenous factors that determine the cost of energy, as well as the technologies used and, more generally, the transition itself. Consideration must therefore be given to the unfolding of global macroeconomic and financial scenarios that may have a significant impact on the process of green transition, by increasing economic and social inequalities.
Amendment 205 #
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 twohe following objectives. Firstly, they should provide vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users the necessary resources to finance and carry out investments in energy efficiency, decarbonisation of heating and cooling, in zero- and low-emission vehicles and mobility. Secondly, they should mitigate the impact of the increase in the cost of fossil fuels on the most vulnerable and thereby prevent energy and transport poverty during the transition period until such investments have been implemented. In addition, the plans should contain measures to support employment, which is threatened by the expansion of the emissions trading system, and to ensure that workers are retrained and their skills are developed. 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 234 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States, in consultation with regional and local level authorities and with the social partners, 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 284 #
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 asincluding questions of accessibility for persothe 87 million Europeans with disabilities should be taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation aforms of disability living in family settings, must be promoted and guaranteed during the implementation of the Fund, implementation of Plans to ensuren order to prevent poverty and social exclusion, ensuring that no one is left behind.
Amendment 309 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Fund and the Plans should be coherent with and framed by the reforms planned and the commitments made by the Member States under their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, under Directive [yyyy/nnn] of the European Parliament and the Council [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency]36, the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan37, the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council38, the Just Transition Plans pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 and the Member States long-term buildings renovation strategies pursuant to Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council40. To ensure administrative efficiency, where applicable, the information included in the Plans should be consistent with the legislation and plans listed above. _________________ 36 [Add ref] 37 Endorsed by the European Council on 24 and 25 June 2021. 38 Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 21). 39 Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 1). 40 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 334 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341, Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resources. Member States are to finance 540% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 369 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The implementation of the Fund should be carried out in line with the principle of sound financial management, including the effective prevention and prosecution of fraud, tax fraud, tax evasion, corruption and, conflicts of interest and respect for the rule of law.
Amendment 423 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
In order to fully support the energy transition, the Fund must also take account of both endogenous and exogenous factors that determine the cost of energy, as well as the technologies used and, more generally, the transition itself. It must also adapt to changes in global macroeconomic and financial scenarios that may have a significant impact on the process of green transition, by increasing economic and social inequalities, affecting the most fragile and vulnerable citizens and micro-enterprises.
Amendment 472 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energy poverty or households, including lower middle- income ones, that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy or replace their vehicles;
Amendment 483 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘vulnerable micro-enterprises’ means micro-enterprises that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy; or to upgrade the fleet of vehicles they use to carry out their business;
Amendment 570 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) maintain employment levels in the sectors threatened by the expansion of the emissions trading system.
Amendment 571 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(bb) finance measures for the reskilling and vocational training of workers.
Amendment 698 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Fund shall promote the principles of inclusion, non- discrimination and gender equality.
Amendment 718 #
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, including non-profit organisations of social value and social promotion associations or vulnerable transport users and intend to:
Amendment 725 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support building renovations, especially for those occupying worst- performing buildings and especially in the areas most exposed to natural disasters or at risk of hydrogeological or seismic instability, 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 755 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) support the training and upskilling of workers and provide temporary instruments to support employment in the sectors threatened by the expansion of the emissions trading system;
Amendment 767 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) provide access to zero- and low- emission vehicles and bikes, including financial support or fiscal incentives for their purchase as well as for appropriate public and private infrastructure, including for recharging and refuelling, including inside buildings; for support concerning low-emission vehicles, a timetable for gradually reducing the support shall be provided;
Amendment 833 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 20254-2027 shall be at least EUR 23 700 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 850 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 2028-2032 shall be at least EUR 48 500 000 000 in current prices, subject to the availability of the amounts under the annual ceilings of the applicable multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEU.
Amendment 908 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall contribute at least to 540 percent of the total estimated costs of their Plans.
Amendment 1008 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. After the Commission has adopted a decision as referred to in Article 16, it shall in due time conclude an agreement with the Member State concerned constituting an individual legal commitment within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 covering the period 20254-2027. That agreement may be concluded at the earliest one year before the year of the start of the auctions under Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 1029 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. In implementing the Fund, the Member States, as beneficiaries of funds under the Fund, shall take all the appropriate measures to protect the financial interests of the Union and to ensure that the use of funds in relation to measures and investments supported by the Fund complies with the applicable Union and national law, in particular regarding the prevention, detection and correction of fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests and respect for the rule of law. To this effect, the Member States shall provide an effective and efficient internal control system as further detailed in Annex III and the recovery of amounts wrongly paid or incorrectly used. Member States may rely on their regular national budget management systems.
Amendment 1039 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission and the Member States concerned shall, in a manner commensurate to their respective responsibilities, foster synergies and ensure effective coordination between the Fund and other Union programmes and instruments, including InvestEU Programme, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Technical Support Instrument, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the Funds covered by Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. For that purpose, they shall:
Amendment 164 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Article 157(3) TFEU provides for the possibility of adopting measures to ensure the application of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, including the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value.
Amendment 176 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Pillar of Social Rights41, jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission, incorporates among its principles equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men, including with regard to labour market participation, terms and conditions of employment and career progression, and the right to equal pay for work of equal value. _________________ 41 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/ deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary- union/european-pillar-social- rights/european-pillar-social-rights-20- principles_en
Amendment 178 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Article 157(4) TFEU stipulates that Member States may, with a view to ensuring full equality in practice between men and women in working life, maintain or adopt measures providing for specific advantages in order to make it easier for the under-represented sex to pursue a vocational activity or to prevent or compensate for disadvantages in professional careers.
Amendment 208 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The gender pay gap is caused by various factors, part of which can be attributed to direct and indirect gender pay discrimination, gender stereotypes, horizontal segregation and the perpetuation of a ‘glass ceiling’ (whereby women are excluded from senior positions), and the ‘sticky floor’ (whereby women are kept in less well-paid jobs). A general lack of transparency about pay levels within organisations maintains a situation where gender-based pay discrimination and bias can go undetected or, where suspected, are difficult to prove. Binding measures are therefore needed to improve pay transparency, encourage organisations to review their pay structures to ensure equal pay for women and men doing the same work or work of equal value, and enable victims of discrimination to enforce their right to equal pay. This needs to be complemented by provisions clarifying existing legal concepts (such as the concept of ‘pay’ and ‘work of equal value’) and measures improving enforcement mechanisms and access to justice. To fight gender inequality effectively, regulatory instruments must be created to guarantee women better labour market access, career transparency and better work-life balance policies that also encourage the sharing of care-giving activities.
Amendment 231 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to remove obstacles for victims of gender pay discrimination to enforce their right to equal pay and guide employers in ensuring respect of this right, the core concepts related to equal pay, such as ‘pay’ and ‘work of equal value’, should be clarified in line with the case-law of the Court. This should facilitate the application of these concepts, especially for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 252 #
2021/0050(COD)
(15) In order to respect the right to equal pay between men and women, employers must have pay setting mechanisms or pay structures in place ensuring that there are no pay differences between male and female workers doing the same work or work of equal value that are not justified by objective and gender-neutral factors. Such pay structures should allow for the comparison of the value of different jobs within the same organisational structure. In line with the case-law of the Court, the value of work should be assessed and compared based on objective criteria, such as educational, professional and training requirements, skills, effort and responsibility, work undertaken and the nature of the tasks involved, as is the case with collective agreements49. _________________ 49 For example, Case C-400/93, Royal Copenhagen, ECLI:EU:C:1995:155; Case C-309/97, Angestelltenbetriebsrat der Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse, ECLI:EU:C:1999:241; Case C-381/99, Brunnhofer, ECLI:EU:C:2001:358; Case C-427/11, Margaret Kenny and Others v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Others [2013] ECLI:EU:C:2013:122, paragraph 28.
Amendment 275 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Member States and the social partners should develop specific tools and methodologies to support and guide the assessment of what constitutes work of equal value. This should facilitate the application of this concept, especially for micro, small and medium- sized enterprises.
Amendment 288 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The lack of information on the envisaged pay range of a job position creates an information asymmetry which limits the bargaining power of applicants. Ensuring transparency should enable prospective workers to make an informed decision about the expected salary without limiting in any way the employer’s or worker’s bargaining power to negotiate a salary even outside the indicated range. It would also ensure an explicit and non- gender biased basis for pay setting and would disrupt the undervaluation of pay compared to skills and experience. This transparency measure would also address intersectional discrimination where non- transparent pay settings allow for discriminatory practices on several discrimination grounds. Theis information musto be provided to applicants prior to employment, if not published in a job vacancy notice, could be provided to the applicant prior to the job interview by the employer or in a different manner, for instance by the social partnersublished in a job vacancy notice.
Amendment 332 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Employers with at least 250 10 workers should regularly report on pay, in a suitable and transparent manner, such as including the information in their management report. Companies subject to the requirements of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council52 may also choose to report on pay alongside other worker-related matters in their management report. _________________ 52 Directive 2013/34/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 as regards disclosure of non- financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 342 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Pay reporting should allow employers to evaluate and monitor their pay structures and policies, allowing them to proactively comply with the principle of equal pay. At the same time, the gender- disaggregated data should assist competent public authorities, workers’ representativetrade unions and other stakeholders to monitor the gender pay gap across sectors (horizontal segregation) and functions (vertical segregation). Employers may wish to accompany the published data by an explanation of any gender pay differences or gaps. In cases where differences in average pay for the same work or work of equal value between female and male workers cannot be justified by objective and gender-neutral factors, the employer should take measures to remove the inequalities.
Amendment 347 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To reduce the burden on employers, Member States, in agreement with the social partners, could decide to gather and interlink the necessary data through their national administrations allowing for a computation of the pay gap between female and male workers per employer. Such data gathering may require interlinking data from several public administrations (such as tax inspectorates and social security offices) and would be possible if administrative data matching employers’ (company/organisational level) to workers’ (individual level) data, including benefits in cash and in-kind, are available. Member States could decide to gather this information not only for those employers covered by the pay reporting obligation under this Directive, but also with regard to micro, small and medium- sized enterprises. The publication of the required information by Member States should replace the obligation of pay reporting on those employers covered by the administrative data provided that the result intended by the reporting obligation is achieved.
Amendment 356 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Joint pay assessments should trigger the review and revision of pay structures in organisations with at least 2510 workers that show pay inequalities. The joint pay assessment should be carried out by employers in cooperation with workers’ representatives; if workers’trade unions; if trade union representatives are absent, they should be designated for this purposeor elected by the trade unions or their members, or by the employees of the companies, depending on national legislation or the content of collective agreements. Joint pay assessments should lead to the elimination of gender discrimination in pay.
Amendment 393 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Equality bodies and workers’ representativetrade unions should also be able to represent one or several workers who believe to be discriminated against based on sex in violation of the principle of equal pay for the same work or work of equal value. Bringing claims on behalf of or supporting several workers is a way to facilitate proceedings that would not have been brought otherwise because of procedural and financial barriers or a fear of victimisation and also when workers are facing discrimination on multiple grounds which can be difficult to disentangle. Collective claims have the potential to uncover systemic discrimination and create visibility of equal pay and gender equality in society as a whole. The possibility of collective redress would motivate pro- active compliance with pay transparency measures, creating peer pressure and increasing employers’ awareness and willingness to act preventively.
Amendment 412 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In accordance with the case-law of the Court, national rules on time limits for the enforcement of rights under this Directive should be such that they cannot be regarded as capable of rendering virtually impossible or excessively difficult the exercise of those rights. Limitation periods create specific obstacles for victims of gender pay discrimination. For that purpose, common minimum standards should be established. Those standards should determine when the limitation period begins to run, the duration thereof and the circumstances under which it is interrupted or suspended and provide that the limitation period for bringing claims is at least threfive years.
Amendment 417 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Litigation costs create a serious disincentive for victims of gender pay discrimination to claim their right to equal pay, leading to insufficient protection and enforcement of the right to equal pay. In order to remove this strong procedural obstacle to justice, successful claimants should be allowed to recover their procedural costs from the defendant. On the other hand, claimants should not be liable for successful defendant’s proceedings costs unless the claim was brought in bad faith, was clearly frivolous or if the non-recovery by the defendant would be considered unreasonable by the courts or other competent authorities under the specific circumstances of the case, for instance having regard to the financial situation of micro-enterprises.
Amendment 459 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In implementing this Directive Member States should avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way which would hold back the creation and development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Member States are therefore invited to assess the impact of their transposition act, on micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises in order to ensure it has been correctly applied and to verify that they are not disproportionately affected, giving specific attention to micro-enterprises, to alleviate the administrative burden, and to publish the results of such assessments.
Amendment 475 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to all workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by law, collective agreements and/or practice in force in each Member State, including part-time workers, workers on fixed-term contracts and persons with a contract of employment or with an employment relationship with a temporary agency, with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice.
Amendment 500 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) category of workers: means workers performing the same work or work of equal value grouped by the workers’ employer based on criteria as laid down in Article 4 of this Directive and specified by the employer concerned;
Amendment 541 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States, with the social partners, shall take the necessary measures to ensure that employers have pay structures in place ensuring that women and men are paid equally for the same work or work of equal value.
Amendment 551 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States, with the social partners, shall take the necessary measures ensuring that tools or methodologies are established to assess and compare the value of work in line with the criteria set out in this Article. These tools or methodologies may include gender- neutral job evaluation and classification systems.
Amendment 579 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Whenever differences in pay can be attributed to a single source establishing the pay conditions, the assessment whether workers are carrying out the same work or work of equal value shall not be limited to situations in which female and male workers work for the same employer but may be extended to that single source. The assessment shall also not be limited to workers employed at the same time as the worker concerned. Where no real comparator can be established, a comparison with a hypothetical comparator or the use of other evidence allowing to presume alleged discrimination shall be permitted, such as the use of the classification identified by the social partners in the relevant collective agreements, signed by the most representative organisations.
Amendment 684 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Employers with at least 2510 workers shall provide the following information concerning their organisation, in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3, and 5:
Amendment 732 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Depending on the size of the undertaking, employers shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 within the following time frames. - undertakings with 10 to 50 employees: every three years; - undertakings with 50 to 250 employees: every two years. - undertakings with more than 250 employees: every year.
Amendment 759 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States, with the support of the social partners, may decide to compile the information set out in paragraph 1, points (a) to (f) themselves, on the basis of administrative data such as data provided by employers to the tax or social security authorities. This information shall be made public in accordance with paragraph 6.
Amendment 769 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The employer shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1, point (g) to all workers and their union representatives, as well as to the monitoring body referred to in paragraph 6. It shall provide it to the labour inspectorate and the equality body upon their request. The information from the previous four years, if available, shall also be provided upon request.
Amendment 788 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. Workers and their union representatives, labour inspectorates and equality bodies shall have the right to ask the employer for additional clarifications and details regarding any of the data provided, including explanations concerning any gender pay differences. The employer shall respond to such request within a reasonable time by providing a substantiated reply. Where gender pay differences are not justified by objective and gender-neutral factors, the employer shall remedy the situation in close cooperation with the workers’ representativeunions, the labour inspectorate and/or the equality body.
Amendment 807 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that employers with at least 2510 workers conduct, in cooperation with their workers’ representativeunions, a joint pay assessment where both of the following conditions are met:
Amendment 812 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the pay reporting conducted in accordance with Article 8 demonstrates a difference of average pay level between female and male workers of at least 52 per cent in any category of workers;
Amendment 830 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the reasons for such differences in pay levels and objective, gender-neutral justifications, if any, as established jointly by workers’ representativeunions and the employer;
Amendment 846 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Employers shall make the joint pay assessments available to workers, workers’ representativeunions, the monitoring body designated pursuant to Article 26, the equality body and the labour inspectorate.
Amendment 855 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. If the joint pay assessment reveals differences in average pay for equal work or work of equal value between female and male workers which cannot be justified by objective and gender-neutral criteria, the employer shall remedy the situation, in close cooperation with the workers’ representativeunions, labour inspectorate, and/or equality body. Such action shall include the establishment of gender-neutral job evaluation and classification to ensure that any direct or indirect pay discrimination on grounds of sex is excluded.
Amendment 869 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may decide that, where the disclosure of information pursuant to Articles 7, 8 and 9 would lead to the disclosure, either directly or indirectly, of the pay of an identifiable co- worker, only the workers’ representativeunions or the equality body shall have access to that information. The representativeunions or equality body shall advise workers regarding a possible claim under this Directive without disclosing actual pay levels of individual workers doing the same work or work of equal value. The monitoring body referred to in Article 26 shall have access to the information without restriction.
Amendment 894 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Equality bodies and workers’ representativeunions shall also have the right to act on behalf or in support of several workers, by means of collective redress actions, with the latter’s approval.
Amendment 943 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the limitation periods for bringing claims are set at threfive years at least.
Amendment 962 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Claimants who prevail on a pay discrimination claim shall have the right to recover from the defendant, in addition to any other damages, reasonable legal and experts’ fees and costs. Defendants who prevail on a pay discrimination claim shall not have the right to recover any legal and experts’ fees from the claimant(s) and costs, unless the claim was brought in bad faith, was clearly frivolous or where such non-recovery is considered manifestly unreasonable under the specific circumstances of the casein accordance with the provisions laid down by their national legal systems.
Amendment 999 #
2021/0050(COD)
1. Workers and their union representatives shall not be treated less favourably on the ground that they have exercised their rights relating to equal pay between men and women.
Amendment 1001 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall introduce in their national legal systems such measures as necessary to protect workers, including those who are workers'eir union representatives as provided for by national law and/or practice, against dismissal or other adverse treatment by the employer as a reaction to a complaint within the undertaking or to any legal proceedings aimed at enforcing compliance with any rights or obligations relating to equal pay between men and women.
Amendment 1083 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. When informing the Commission, Member States shall also accompany it with a summary of the results of their assessment regarding the impact of their transposition act on micro, small and medium- sized enterprises and a reference to where such assessment is published.
Amendment 27 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 31 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 35 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 June 2020 on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis,
Amendment 38 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)
Citation 5 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission guidelines of 16 July 2020 on seasonal workers,
Amendment 40 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 e (new)
Citation 5 e (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 12 October 2020 on seasonal and mobile workers,
Amendment 155 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 39 a (new)
Citation 39 a (new)
- having regard to Decision 5.COM 6.41 of 16 November 2010 inscribing the Mediterranean Diet on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,
Amendment 162 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
Citation 40 a (new)
- having regard to the water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC),
Amendment 164 #
Amendment 201 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system shouldagri-food and fishing system delivers food and nutrition security in a way that, contributesing to social well- being and maintainsing and restoresing ecosystem health; whereas cuirrently, the food system is responsible for a range of impacts on human andgular eating patterns and unhealthy lifestyles lead to a range of impacts on human health; whereas intensive and unsustainable production damages animal health and on, the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in orderevolve to continue to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, working conditions, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmersof the entire food chain, particularly in relation to small farmers and fishermen;
Amendment 251 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas working conditions in the European agriculture sector can be extremely challenging and precarious, characterised by poor wages, long working hours, a significant proportion of undeclared work, an high rate of accident s and illness and sub-standard housing conditions with workers falling often prey to widespread exploitation, including gang master practices and other forms of modern slavery;
Amendment 305 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural-food sector, driven mainly by family farms, continues to ensure safe, quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU;
Amendment 330 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the multifunctional agricultural model also ensures that age- old traditions and culture with a high intangible value are passed on; whereas this has enormous economic and employment potential, for example in the field of rural tourism and social agriculture that generate opportunities for disadvantaged categories with low contractual power;
Amendment 366 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important thessential to educate consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility foritizens as early as primary school about proper nutrition and healthy lifestyles, making them aware of the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that thransparency and correct display of information to facilitate healthy and, sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choices, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resourcesresources, respect for fundamental human and labour rights throughout the agri- food chain, and animal welfare;
Amendment 422 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European agri-food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, fishers, workers, processors and retailers wormaking togethera crucial contribution under difficult conditions, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment;
Amendment 430 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas in 2010 the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage approved the inscription of the Mediterranean Diet on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, thereby recognising the traditional practices, knowledge and skills that have been passed down from generation to generation in many Mediterranean countries, providing communities with a sense of belonging and continuity;
Amendment 511 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal, the European Pillar of Social Rights and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, decent working conditions, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 587 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050, improving employment rates and working conditions throughout the production chain and strengthening its resilience to ensure food security, quality and quantity in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of an agri-food or multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic, achievable and transparent objectives that can be monitored; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 687 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Building the food chain that works for consumitizens, workers, producers, climate and the environment
Amendment 709 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WHighlights the fact that the primary function of the agri-food sector is to provide high-quality, healthy and nutritious food to the greatest possible number of people in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable way; welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction target or precision agriculture; insists that quantitative reduction targets must be based on suitable, thorough impact assessments, founded upon solid scientific data and that they must be sustainable in economic, social and environmental terms, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets, putting farmers in a position to use fewer products, or to optimise their use, through greater development both in terms of capacity for investment and knowledge in the areas of research, innovation and precision agriculture tools and techniques; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets;
Amendment 804 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the social dimension must be fully integrated in all future initiatives of the farm to fork strategy along with the economic and environmental dimensions to achieve a much-needed policy coherence for sustainable development; insists that improvement of working conditions, collective bargaining, social protection is crucial to tackle social dumping;
Amendment 820 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises the need to place greater attention to the protection of workers’ health and safety in future EU legislative initiatives linked to the use of pesticides, which can cause various and serious health problems; recalls the importance of ensuring all workers to receive adequate protective equipment as well as comprehensive information and training about the use and the associated hazards and risks related to the use of pesticides; underlines that in order to achieve these targets it is crucial to revise Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work, as well as the Plant Protection Product Regulation 1107/2009 to adopt stricter hazard-based cut-off criteria and improve pesticide exposure assessment for workers;
Amendment 847 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls that workers employed along the whole food chain are at risk of contracting Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) diseases; calls on the need to revise Directive 2000/54/EC on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work in order to take appropriate measures to contain this serious occupational health hazard and minimise its potential impact on worker health; calls on regulatory agencies to recognise antimicrobial resistant pathogens as a work-related disease;
Amendment 904 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significantmeasuring the actual impact of agriculture and especially animal productionintensive livestock farming on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectorand recognises the key role that agriculture already plays in carbon sequestration in soils; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal that includes adequate financial resources to compensate farmers for the loss of income they suffer in pursuing the decontamination target and to ensure more ambitious action on carbon sequestration and the use of products that biodegrade in the soil;
Amendment 1083 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewardingefforts made by European farmers and producers, especially SMEs, to reduce their climate and environmental impact and stresses the importance of rewarding production models that improve carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture andshould be assisted in the transition to more sustainable farming models, with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivisedhilst avoiding the funding of farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1316 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European foodagri-food and fisheries system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1332 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that robust and reliable legal frameworks for the fisheries and aquaculture sector should provide the basis for better protection measures with subsequent increases in fish populations and more clarity regarding the use of space and licenses in aquaculture, allowing for greater predictability for investments; stresses that good traceability mechanisms and high sustainability standards for all products sold on EU markets are essential to ensure transparency for consumers, the sector and the different administrations, and to achieve the targets of the Green Deal and the SDGs; calls for strategic management that includes both a substantial awareness campaign for operators designed to create the basis for a new waste management culture at sea and in port, and the development of projects able to incentivise the collection of maritime waste by fishers, by recognising the strategic role they already play and could play further in terms of cleaning up the sea. Initiatives should be supported by strategies to improve the economic conditions for fishers through policies to support, protect and maximise the value of fishery products, so as to enable them to support environmental policies;
Amendment 1365 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), wWhich is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production systems and by the importing of agri-food products from third countries that do not apply the same high standards in terms of quality, safety, environment, labour and human rights required for producers in the EU;
Amendment 1511 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Supports the Commission in its efforts to combat food fraud, which misleads consumers and distorts competition in the internal market; regards it as essential to make the penalties imposed on fraudsters more dissuasive, to earmark adequate resources so that checks can be stepped up and to establish a legal definition at EU level of the concepts of ‘food fraud and crime’ and ‘counterfeiting’;
Amendment 1558 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates from primary school onwards;
Amendment 1637 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health;regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claimplace on public health and to promote healthier diets through consumer awareness campaigns and activities providing information on the importance of a varied and balanced diet that does not exclude any food, provided that it is consumed in the right amount and frequency and is accompanied by a healthy lifestyle; welcomes the search for an EU-wide front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling system that excludes Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) products, as well as products with a single ingredient such as olive oil, and is based on the Italian ‘battery’ labelling system that informs consumers of the energy and nutritional content of the actual portions con foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent sciencesumed; calls for the harmonised labelling system to be supported by sound scientific evidence and thorough impact assessments, and based on the principles of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, eschewing simplistic solutions that could influence consumers’ decisions, as opposed to providing them with information on actual nutritional intake and balanced diets;
Amendment 1748 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environmenteducation and correct food information in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumersstresses the need to use appropriate instruments (brands, promotions, communication, etc.) to promote the ethical consumption of products from social farming that, in accordance with European Directives and national rules, involves categories of disadvantaged workers ( unemployed, disabled, asylum seekers, victims of violence, prisoners and ex-prisoners, etc.);underlines that, too often, low food prices hide many factors including the deplorable employment and working conditions of those who produce it; considers that fair and equitable food prices, reflecting the true cost of production to the environment and society, are the only way to bring about sustainable and equitable food systems in the long term; emphasises the need to increase transparency and raise consumer awareness on the costs and profits involved in each stage of the production chain; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one; affordable, taking into account, too, the economic sustainability of producers and production costs;
Amendment 1871 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ dietsBelieves that all citizens should be educated from an early arge not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environmenton balanced diets and healthy lifestyles, promoting eating patterns that lead to the adoption of varied, balanced and sustainable diets that are adapted to the specific needs of each consumer, while recognising and protecting the heritage of the different eating habits, traditions, preferences and production methods of EU countries, informing consumers through a mandatory labelling system that highlights the country of origin of all foods; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based dietsand varied diets that meet the needs of each consumer;
Amendment 1935 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU and reducing Europe’s current dependence regarding its supply of plant proteins;
Amendment 1976 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and local food production of traditional and typical foods with geographical indications, from short supply chains and via direct sales, and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 2080 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Expresses its concern on the dynamics resulting from the process of concentration and the increasing dominant power of financial investors in the food supply chain, which lead to lower food quality and worsening of working conditions;
Amendment 2157 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Considers the allocated budget to achieve the ambitions of the EU Green Deal and the Just transition mechanism to be insufficient to deal in a socially sustainable manner with the consequences of the expected transformation; calls for the Just transition mechanism to cover as well agricultural regions that may be adversely affected;
Amendment 2230 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all farm, food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and the Union’s high social, environmental and safety standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account;
Amendment 2245 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines that Free Trade Agreements should never expose the EU agriculture, and food sectors to unfair competition with negative consequences on working conditions and employment and feeding social dumping; stresses the need to ensure coherence between the ambitious environmental goals of the EU Green Deal and the farm to fork strategy and the potential consequences of Free Trade Agreements; recalls that the respect of labour rights should constitute an essential element of all trade and investment agreements, including possible suspension of the agreement in case of sustained breaches; recalls that any bilateral agreement should foresee the ratification and implementation of the eight ILO Core Labour Standards;
Amendment 2265 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Believes that environmental, social and economic sustainability must be at the heart of the future EU trade policy and every bilateral trade agreement in order to give substance to the farm to fork strategy;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy didn't consider the scenario of a third or further pandemic waves which could even more exacerbate the current conditions of economic and social crisis;
Amendment 113 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that the austerity measures adopted at EU and Member States level during the last decade have worsened the economic and social inequalities, with the most severe impact suffered by the most vulnerable citizens;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Believes that in order to overcome the current pandemic crisis it is necessary to undertake expansionary economic policies and, for this reason, the Fiscal Compact must be reviewed as it leads Member States to adopt increasingly drastic austerity measures, namely the opposite of what the EU and Member States need in this crucial phase, with the effect of fuelling the recession and worsening living conditions of citizens;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 132 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reform the financial legal framework and the European Semester process in order to strengthen democratic accountability and the involvement of the European Parliament; stresses that the social progress objectiveinvestments regarding social welfare systems and quality employment must be shielded from the application of macroeconomic conditionality;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to do their utmost to fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance as well as to effectively counter harmful tax practices adopted by some Member States;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Commission communication on achieving the European Education Area by 2025 is based chiefly on data compiled prior to the pandemic, which therefore do not take account of the devastating educational, occupational, economic and social impact which the pandemic has had on young people;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Amendment 36 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas prior to the pandemic the problem of academic failure, involving the young people who abandon their studies and those who fall behind or have problems completing them in time, affected one young person in five, casting the European education system in a worrying light, in that this phenomenon makes it difficult to find a good job and can lead, in a significant number of cases, to poverty and social marginalisation and exclusion;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas some of the indicators employed by the Commission, such as employability and the period which elapses between completion of studies and the first employment contract, are not effective and suitable parameters to assess the quality of the education and training young people have received and the quality of the employment secured, because they take no account of key factors, such as the duration of the employment contract and the level of salary, which are in fact central to the process of monitoring young people's access to so-called high-quality jobs, a prerequisite for achieving independence from their families and making long-term life plans;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Commission communication on achieving the European Education Area fails to provide details of a clear and binding mechanism linking the strategy to specific funding and monitoring systems under either the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021- 2027 or the Next Generation EU programme;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the main beneficiaries of the Next Generation EU programme should, as its name implies, be young people, who should be offered the broadest possible range of educational, training and employment opportunities, in keeping with a long-term vision for European recovery based on the involvement of and active contributions from the young generations;
Amendment 68 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the Commission proposal includes no mechanism for proper, effective coordination between the European Education Area and other initiatives fundamental to the future of young people, such as the enhanced Youth Guarantee scheme and the Local Pacts for Skills;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas less than 5% of European students have access to the Erasmus programme, which in reality is accessible only to university students whose families are in a position to meet at least part of the cost of this vital educational and life experience;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication of 30 September 2020 entitled ‘Achieving the European Education Area by 2025’ (COM(2020)0625) which encompasses six dimensions – quality, inclusion and gender equality, the green and digital transitions, teachers and trainers, higher education and the geopolitical dimension – and a set of targets with the aim of improving outcomes and ensuring resilient and future- looking education systems; emphasises, however, that the Commission proposal is based on pre-pandemic data and therefore fails to take account of all the damage done to young Europeans by the pandemic, painting an overly optimistic picture which, in particular, ignores the degree to which widened economic and social disparities may affect young generations' study, work and life opportunities;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to assess the impact of the European Education Area on the basis of qualitative, and not merely quantitative, indicators, including in particular the type of employment contract, its duration and the level of salary, which are parameters of fundamental importance in determining the quality of the education and training received and in predicting more realistically young people's scope for human and professional development and the risk of suffering poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 96 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of ensuring inclusive and quality education, and promoting lifelong learning, including vocational education and training (VET), for all across the Union, to ensure equal opportunities in the labour market; welcomes, in this context, the development of a European approach to micro- credentials and individual learning accounts; emphasises that the measures taken to achieve these objectives should be properly funded, under either the new budget for the period 2021-2027 or the Next Generation EU programme, which, as it focuses on building a Europe for future generations, should make young people its main beneficiaries, given that no economic recovery will realistically be possible without the active contribution of young generations; points out that, for that reason, National Recovery and Resilience Plans should primarily be assessed on the basis of their effectiveness in investing and generating opportunities for young people in the areas of education, training and high-quality employment;
Amendment 103 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Takes the view that the key determinant of the success of the project to achieve a European Education Area by 2025 will be whether it can offer better education and training opportunities and so create better employment opportunities for young people in the post-pandemic phase; emphasises, against that backdrop, the need to establish clear political and financial coordination with both the enhanced Youth Guarantee scheme, in order to lend fresh impetus to the efforts to combat the NEET phenomenon and long-term unemployment, and the Local Pacts for Skills, so as to ensure that education and training are tailored to local circumstances, and to support local authorities and firms in restructuring and repurposing production in response to the challenges posed by digitalisation and the green revolution and re-establishing a clear link between a territory's manufacturing base and employment, in order to combat the brain drain and rural depopulation;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
(1) Deplores the Commission's superficial approach to assessing current geopolitical phenomena, in particular when it refers to the 'retreat of the US from the multilateral order' or 'the rise of China', and calls for a more balanced and cautious assessment;
Amendment 141 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Takes the view that the geopolitical dimension of training should above all take the form of a universal approach which offers every young person in the European Union, wherever they live, high-quality education and training that equips them with the knowledge and skills needed to foster their human and professional development in a context which is no longer exclusively local but global, thereby maximising their possibilities and their professional and life opportunities;
Amendment 170 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the persistent gender employment and pay gap; highlights, in this regard, the need to tackle gender stereotypes, to introduce joint European measures to penalise firms which blatantly exploit their female workforce and to increase women’s representation in education, training and employment in STEM subjects and occupations.
Amendment 172 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Takes the view that the Erasmus programme offers young Europeans a formative educational and personal experience and that it should therefore be made accessible to all young people aged over 16, and not remain a privilege reserved for university students, in particular through the involvement of secondary schools and vocational training establishments, and that it should be properly funded so as not to create disparities in opportunity linked to the economic and social circumstances of students' families;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Points out that the quality of the education young people receive also hinges on the opportunities for improving their skills and the in-service training offered to teachers of all kinds and at all levels, and calls therefore for Erasmus to be developed into an opportunity for professional improvement for all European teachers, including those in secondary schools, and for teachers to be encouraged and given financial support to complete a period of work abroad;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to fundamental and structural changes to the labour market, the workplace and the work profile of every worker and whereas these processes have been accelerated by the pandemic, which has exacerbated many pre-existing work and social problems;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas these developments plausibly facilitate human-machine synergies, thereby producing a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate outcomes, but also pose serious political, economic, social, ethical and legal questions as well as challenges in terms of workforce reorganisation and upskilling and the potential elimination of more sectors and employment than the new forms they create;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the future regulatory framework for AI in the European Union should ensure that fundamental human rights and workers’ rights are fully respected and adapted towithin the framework of the new forms of work relations and work organisation, in a way that secures jobs and improves upon wages and working conditions, while safeguarding the quality of employment; stresses, in addition, that the European AI framework should respectbe founded upon European values, Union rules and the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights; , based on a human- centred approach in which humans are the guiding principle and beneficiaries of this process;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that, in order to guarantee the proper and full operation of the digital single market, legal certainty must be re-established by codifying the new rights of a digitalised society, ensuring a level playing field for all stakeholders involved and plugging the current legislative gaps that often give rise to abuse, discrimination and unfair competition;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the implementation of AI enforces the dialogue between social partners and to allowBelieves that dialogue between social partners is an essential prerequisite for the establishment of the new legislative framework and that against a background of changing industrial relations it is necessary to ensure that trade unions have access to the work floor, albeit in digital form, in order to promote collective bargaining and guarantee a human-centred approach to AI at work;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call for legal protection for platform workers and, teleworkers and workers in the gig economy, as well as recognition of their status as such, to ensure that their entitlement to full social security protection is upheld;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the flexibility and self- organisation of workers must not be synonymous with disproportionate surveillance or the misuse of digital technology in a way that causes or fuels discrimination or exploitation;
Amendment 144 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates the need to fully involve women in the process of digitising work and society in order to close the current gender gap, both through a large-scale digital literacy operation designed to spread knowledge and awareness of the opportunities and risks linked to the use of new technologies and by promoting initial and further study of STEM subjects by young women;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve occupational health and safety regulations in the context of human-machine synergies and to safeguard workers’ work-life balance as well as their psychological and mental balancwelfare through expert support and an EU directive on work-related stress.
Amendment 39 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas effective European economic, social and health policy coordination with the European Semester at its core is crucial for mitigthe immediate revision of the Stability and Growth Pact and the establishment of a new European coordination framework for economic, social and health policies are crucial for appropriately protecting the living standards of all citizens without exacerbating the effects of the crisis;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas social investments are essential to ensure sustainable development and inclusive societies; it is essential to improve legal safeguards through appropriate regulatory action and an increase in social investments in order to combat poverty and social exclusion adequately, while guaranteeing sustainable development and inclusive societies that are capable of ensuring that all citizens enjoy their social rights in full;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas austerity policies resulted in less protective and underfundeda reduction of workers’ rights, the growth of precariousness and in-work poverty and a decrease in the funding and protection of social and healthcare systems, whichleading also to an aggravatedion of the effects of the pandemic in certain Member States;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas fair living wagesthe adoption of legislative measures to ensure fair living wages and, in any case, wages that are above the relative poverty level, strong collective bargaining systems, and social protection can reduce in-work poverty, decreasethe highest levels of social protection are paramount for combating in-work poverty and economic and social inequalities, and for generate demand; ing demand; whereas employment and social policies should be fully consistent with the goal of fully implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs); expstresses its concern that Member States have made limited or no progress in six out of 10 CSRs addressed to them in 2019; that the continued existence of the rules laid down in the Stability and Growth Pact is preventing Member States from making the necessary progress in order adequately to respond to the unprecedented economic and social shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; is of the view that the CSRs should be the expression of a new regulatory framework that allows for the adoption of multi-tier public policies that are fully consistent with the aim of achieving full employment, the full enjoyment of social rights for all citizens and a swift and socially just transition to a circular, climate-neutral economy;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offse, based on a new European economic governance framework, can enable the necessary employment and social policies to be adopted in order fully to protect the econsequenceomic and social rights of all citizens and to avoid any harmful social repercussions of the current unprecedented crisis;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that in the current crisis too, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, by not allowing Member States the fiscal space they need to absorb imbalances and mitigate the social consequences, which made the activation of the escape clause necessary; demands that social and ecological objectives be given the same legal enforceability as fiscal consolidation and financial stabilitye immediate revision of the Stability and Growth Pact and calls for social and ecological objectives to be included in a number of multi-tier regulatory measures, reflecting a holistic approach that is able to ensure full implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal;
Amendment 163 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that, despite the importance of sound and responsible fiscal policies, budgetary stability should not be detrimental to public investment, especially in education, social and healthcare systemsStresses the importance of fiscal systems based on the utmost fairness in the implementation of the progressivity criterion, in order to ensure the highest levels of social justice; considers that there is an urgent need for appropriate measures to be taken at EU level to put an end to the aggressive tax planning permitted under current legislation in some Member States and to combat tax havens outside the EU more effectively; stresses the need to adopt stricter rules to tackle corruption, tax avoidance and tax evasion; points out that appropriate measures to counter these serious problems would generate substantial additional amounts for the budget that would significantly increase public investment to improve education and public health, social protection systems, health and safety at work, active labour policies, policies to protect against poverty and social exclusion and to speed up the socially just transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy;
Amendment 179 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; calls on the Member States to make use of the general escape clause and invest in people and social welfare systemsto make investments with a view to strengthening social welfare systems, providing full protection against poverty, ensuring stable and quality employment and protecting employees and the self-employed from the risk of unemployment and loss of income; considers it necessary, moreover, to step up support for businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis, with a view to maintaining employment levels and upholding health and safety standards in the workplace; calls for investments within the framework of Next Generation EU to be fully in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal; calls for specific social progress plans to ensure more effective and stronger welfare states;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR); stresses that in order to fuel the recovery, the EU’s investment effort through the Recovery Plan must have a strong social dimension aimed at protecting all citizens from poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 213 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in tax havens and that recipient firms refrain from buying back shares or paying dividends to shareholders and bonuses to managers;
Amendment 249 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires more direct involvement of citizens in decision-making processes, a proper social dialogue and effective involvement of the social partners; calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building of citizens and the social partners in order to strengthen the transparency and democratic quality of decision-making processes, social dialogue and collective bargaining;
Amendment 264 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present an European framework for minimum wages to eliminate in-work povertyU directive on minimum wages in order to combat social dumping and eliminate in-work poverty, abuse and discrimination by ensuring decent living wages above the relative poverty threshold for all workers, througho reinforce collective agreements or throughe national law; calls for EU-level safeguards for decent old-age pensions for all workers and, in any case, pensions that are higher than the relative poverty threshold;
Amendment 288 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States swiftly to adopt all necessary measures to combat the scourge of precarious employment; takes the view that penalties should be adopted more rapidly and effectively in cases of discrimination and abuse against workers, ensuring proper compliance with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union; stresses the need to step up inspections so that workers subject to temporary or flexible contractual arrangements may tangibly benefit from the same protection as all other workers; considers that the use of open-ended employment contracts should also be encouraged through binding measures and specific legislative intervention aimed at discouraging the use of fixed-term contracts;
Amendment 334 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting an EU framework directive in this regard;
Amendment 359 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term post-2020 EU Disability Strategy that is fully consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with a view to its full and effective implementation; points out that the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the living standards of people with disabilities and that even before this crisis some 100 million people with disabilities in the European Union were still being deprived of their basic human rights and prevented on a daily basis from leading an independent life; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to mobilise essential investment and resources in order to ensure full protection of the economic, social and cultural rights of people with disabilities, in accordance with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the announcement of a renovation wave as part of the European Green Deal; urges the Commission to present it as planned, given that it is a key element of the post-COVID-19 recovery plan considering its huge potential to stimulate the real and local economy post-COVID-19, while also generating other co-benefits like improved air-quality, reduced GHG emissions and health risks; calls on the Member States to step up large-scale renovation plans under the national energy and climate plans (NCEPs) in order to achieve a highly energy-efficient and climate-neutral building stock as soon as possible;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is concerned about the Commission’s intention of including buildings emissions in the EU ETS considering that a market instrument will not solve the existing barriers to building renovations, such as split incentives or lack of information; it could also result in a time-consuming process likely to bring higher energy bills for building occupants and to shift the responsibility for reducing buildings’ emissions from the public to the private sector;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan which highlights the role ofing that construction and building materials in generatinge over 35 % of the EU’s total waste; notes that and account for about 50% of all extracted materials; remarks the need to take a streamlined approach should be taken inin the EU legislation to reusing, recoverying, recycling, life- cycle assessment and toing products and materials and taking the embodied energy in building materials into account;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stress the need to reduce waste generation in the construction and demolition sectors as well as to set up systems for re-use, high-quality recycling and safe removal of hazardous substances;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that the lack of high-purity materials during demolition hampers the reuse and recycling of construction materials and therefore calls on the Commission to address this issue to foster the full implementation of circular economy objectives;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Amendment 55 #
2020/2070(INI)
3a. Highlights the multiple benefits of including passive and natural elements in the design of a building to substantially reduce energy needs, improve air quality, comfort and climate resilience, while contributing to circularity principles, increasing urban biodiversity, restoring the natural water cycle and reduce overall emissions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to incentivise the use of natural building materials with low carbon content, the deployment of green rooftops and walls, cool surfaces and of passive techniques in general during major building renovations and new building constructions by considering for instance the introduction of mandatory green surfaces installations and the creation of synergies between the Renovation and the EU Biodiversity Strategies;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that there is noe lack of a common EU legislation on the management of recyclable bulky waste in general, and of such as polystyrene and stone wool in particular; expresses its concern about the safe handling of insulation materials, given the possible inclusion ofat they may contain dangerous substances in them;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that building renovation projects should also contribute to the potential for betterimprovement of indoor comfort, safety and health conditions; emphasises that the revision of air quality standards can lead to improvements in indoor environmental conditions and help tackle energy poverty;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. EmphasRecognises the potentialimportance, in terms of overcoming the current fragmentation in the market, of creating a common energy and environmental building passport; stresses further that it should include the circular capacity of materialsthe building renovation passport to coordinate and track continued buildings improvements and to monitor renovation depth and energy performance; emphasises the need of introducing policies and measures improving and promoting the circular capacity of materials complementary to the building passport and calls on the Commission to do so in the Strategy for a Sustainable Built Environment;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that homeowners and housing associations should be supported in climate-proofing their building stock, for example through grants or financial instruments based through various sectoral programmes onf the additionality of multiannual financial framework (MFF) funding, national budgets and private sector sources; welcomes the Commission’s intention to set up a specific stream of resources for the building renovations in the Recovery fund;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to assess the Long Term Renovation Strategies (LTRSs) and issue recommendations to the Member States to make sure that the objective of an efficient and climate neutral building stock by 2050 is met, thus to improve the registered lack of ambition of the so far delivered strategies; calls on the Member States which have not done yet so to submit their LTRS as soon as possible and on the Commission to provide a thorough assessment of the submitted strategies highlighting both existing gaps and best practices;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas European legislation on the free movement of persons, workers, goods and services has not developed in a balanced and coordinated manner, and whereas much remains to be done to improve the free movement of workers, particularly seasonal, cross-border and posted workers;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Opposes the introduction of the country-of-origin principle, and considers that the free movement of services must be achieved without undermining workers’ rights and social rights, and while combating every form of social dumping, particularly where it concerns wages, working conditions and health and safety, which is particularly important in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to work together with the social partners to devise strategies to guarantee and facilitate the voluntary – rather than enforced – fair mobility of workers, determined by the search for the best work and life opportunities, by implementing the right public policies and providing high-quality job opportunities and decent wages which match workers skills;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to take action to improve mutual recognition of skills, which, in the main, continues to be governed by bilateral agreements between individual Member States; points out that this state of affairs is drastically reducing the quantity and quality of work opportunities, affecting professional classification and, therefore, wages;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to resume, as soon as possible, negotiations on the revision of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems , as all EU citizens who work in another Member State must have legal certainty as regards their rights, in particular, a guarantee of the same social security and social care and healthcare rights as domestic workers in the country where they carry out their professional activity and pay labour taxes;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the use of digital tools and provide labour inspectorates with sufficient resources, which citizens and workers must be trained to use, and provide labour inspectorates with the resources to take proper measures to tackle all forms of abuse.
Amendment 4 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. Wwhereas the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in everyday life and in the workplace isat work is constantly increasing;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. Wwhereas AI offers economic and societal benefits, while at the same time raising a number of ethical, economic, social, employment-related and legal challenges;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 41 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses the need for a single, shared, ethical and human-centred European approach to AI; points out that human beings, in particular, must be the drivers and beneficiaries of all innovation processes;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need to thoroughly assess the effects orin advance all the potential adverse effects and all the implications of AI applications in companies and in public administration in relation to workers, jobs, work organisation and workflows; considers it indispensable as part of this assessment that workers and their representatives are consulted in advance and receive sufficient information before AI applications are put to use;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that AI solutions have the potential to improve working conditions and the quality of life, yet they can also lead to distortions in the organisation, supervision and monitoring of work; highlights the risk, in particular, of disproportionate and illegal surveillance of workers, and discriminatory treatment due to biased algorithms, including gender biased algorithms3 - and theyAI solutions, in addition, can undermine the dignity and autonomy of people; __________________ 3 European Parliament “‘Education and employment of women in science, technology and the digital economy, including AI and its influence on gender equality”’, April 2020
Amendment 68 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the need to develop a robust certification system, based on test procedures underpinned by the precautionary principle, enabling businesses to attest that their AI products are reliable and safe, leading to greater benefits for the whole community;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that it should be mandatory for users and consumers to receive all relevant information on the ethical aspects of AI applications so that they may make informed decisionand conscious decisions; stresses the need – in order to seize all the opportunities offered by the digital revolution – to launch large-scale IT literacy processes, with a particular focus on all the disadvantaged social groups at risk of social marginalisation owing to a lack of digital tools and skills;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a legislative framework onn updated and appropriate legislative framework to address the new challenges concerning the ethical aspects of AI applications in the workplace, especially with regard to workers’ rights and working conditions; is of the view that special attention should be paid to all the new forms of work stemming from the implementation of new digital technologies, as in the case of the gig economy and digital platform workers, for whom it is vital to establish European reference legislation as soon as possible; recommends, in this regard, that priority be given to the definition of new rights, such as the right to disconnect, which are needed for all the new types of ‘ubiquitous’ work;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is of the opinion that in order better to manage the transition to an increasingly systematic use of AI in production processes, provision needs to be made, as soon as possible, for educational and training courses that take into account possible developments in employment and that are able to redirect workers’ skills towards sectors using little AI and robotisation (i.e. re-skilling and up-skilling), limiting the impact on employment levels and ensuring quality jobs and wages;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas deforestation and forest disturbance have severe impacts on wildlife habitats and lead to increased contact between wild animals, humans and domesticated animals, which increases the risk of new outbreaks of epidemics and pandemics originated in wildlife; whereas more than two-thirds of emerging infectious diseases originate in animals, of which the overwhelming majority come from wildlife;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas 300 million people around the world live in forests; whereas forests provide livelihoods globally for approximately 1.6 billion people, and represent a large proportion of the territories traditionally inhabited by indigenous people;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas forests host 80% of the Earth’s biodiversity and cover 30% of its land area; whereas forests provide vital organic infrastructure for some of the planet's densest, most fragile and most diverse ecosystems;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 53 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas recent investigations have revealed that some EU-based financial institutions have been the main source of financing behind the six key agribusiness companies involved in deforesting climate-critical forests in Brazil, Congo Basin and New Guinea; whereas secretive international financial flows and a failure by banks and investors to comply with due diligence requirements have been recognised as among the main factors that have hindered the development of deforestation-free supply chains and respect for human rights in that context;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas the amount of harvested forest in the EU has doubled since 2015, posing serious challenges to biodiversity conservation, soil erosion and water regulation, including flood prevention, and a severe a threat to the ability of the EU to use these ecosystems as carbon sinks1b; _________________ 1b https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586- 020-2438-y
Amendment 74 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that approximately 80 % of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver ofcontributes to a significant increase in deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe; emphasises in this regard that EU consumption represents 10% of the global share of deforestation embodied in the total final consumption of commodities driving deforestation;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the importance of ensuring adequate protection for whistle- blowers and environmental defenders;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WBelcomes business’ growing ieves that business’ awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitment should be significantly improved; believes that much more forceful legal action is needed to ensure that business’ activities do not lead to deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations, in particular through the adoption of robust and effective legally binding obligations; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation;
Amendment 113 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the loss of primary forests cannot be compensated by a new forest-based approach; believes that the proposed EU legal framework should include effective measures and incentives aimed at preserving the unique and irreplaceable natural systems represented by primary forests;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringingbrought together business and civil society in order to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation, but have not been sufficient to guarantee effective and concrete forms of protection for forests and ecosystems; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest management;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that, in various instances, some of the world’s leading timber certification organizations have failed to detect unsustainable and illegal logging; recognises that their fee structure creates an inherent conflict of interest when most of their financing comes from corporations and foresters;
Amendment 141 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that a number of recent investigations have uncovered elaborate schemes of "cattle laundering" put in place by meat companies, for which cows raised on illegally deforested land or on embargoed farms are moved to legal ones immediately before being sent to the company’s slaughterhouses in order to circumvent existing laws and certification requirements;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on robust, legally binding obligations, tied to mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability andthat also includes an approach covering a larger number of commodities, as well as an appropriate implementation system, which includes liability and effective and dissuasive penalties in cases of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, andcommodities on the Union market. This must guarantee that all commodities and products placed on the Union market can be traced to their source, and that these commodities and products do not cause adverse environmental and social impacts such as deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems or human rights violations; also believes that it is essential for the proposed EU legal framework to guarantee the removal of all barriers that hinder swift and effective access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived productim to improve the regulations applicable to Union-based financial institutions and operators so as to prevent any form of support and assistance to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process commodities linked to deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems and to human rights violations;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective the purpose of including commodities and their derived products within the scope of this EU legal framework, independent, objective and science-based assessments should be required, as well as public consultations of citizens and science-based considerations that such commodities pose high risks for thevil society organisations, including human rights organisations. The objective would be to reinforce the preliminary analysis and ultimately adopt legislative provisions designed to eliminate the risks of destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as forthe risks relating to the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;
Amendment 202 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that the proposed EU legal framework will include a provision requiring that all newly adopted business agreements contain binding requirements for the protection of the environment intended to provide full protection for forests and other ecosystems, among other things; also calls for the inclusion of effective implementation and enforcement mechanisms able to prevent any action that could lead to deforestation and the degradation of forests;
Amendment 205 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to seize the opportunity of the forthcoming revision of the EU Non-financial Reporting Directive (2013/34/EU) to strengthens its provisions and broaden its scope in order to significantly improve companies and financial institutions' reporting in relation to environmental protection;
Amendment 208 #
2020/2006(INL)
9b. Believes that the proposed EU legal framework should include a ban on concluding free trade agreements that have adverse effects on forests, other natural ecosystems and human rights, including the rights of indigenous people and local communities;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Requests that the Commission include binding obligations in the proposed EU legal framework for the protection of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights to be included in existing business agreements that do not yet contain such provisions. This should involve a detailed analysis of the direct and indirect impact of such agreements on deforestation, environmental degradation, the conversion and degradation of other ecosystems and human rights violations, so that appropriate measures can be adopted and thus enable the timely elimination of all the damaging effects identified;
Amendment 317 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market for the first time. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/10201 of the European Parliament and of the Council). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 320 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
All economic operators should be entitled to lawfully place FERCs and FERC-commodities and derived products on the Union market only when they are able to demonstrate that, within their own activities and all types of business relationships that they have with business partners and entities along their entire value chain (i.e. suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, legal and other advisers) that, at the very most, there is a negligible risk level,, there is no risk that the goods placed on the Union market:
Amendment 354 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4
The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).
Amendment 419 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Deforestation means the partial or total loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non- forest land use; ii) conversion to plantation forest; iii) severe and sustained degradation.
Amendment 571 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point b
b. Designating competent national investigating and enforcement authorities (‘competent authorities’). The competent authorities should monitor that economic operators effectively fulfil the obligations laid down in the proposal. For that purpose, the competent authorities should carry out official checks, in accordance with a plan as appropriate, which may include checks on the premises of economic operators and field audits, and should be able to require economic operators to take remedial actions where necessary. The competent authorities should endeavour to carry out checks when in possession ofbe vested with the necessary power to obtain all relevant information, including substantiated concerns from third parties. , so that regular, exhaustive checks can be carried out;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 8 October 2020 on reinforcing the Youth Guarantee,
Amendment 5 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on A Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions,
Amendment 9 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)
Citation 10 c (new)
— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 17 February 2022 on Empowering European Youth: post- pandemic employment and social recovery,
Amendment 12 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 d (new)
Citation 10 d (new)
— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 24 November 2022 on the European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy,
Amendment 15 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017 at the Gothenburg Summit, in particular to its Principles No 4,1 and 4, the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and the 2021 Porto Social Summit Declaration committing to work towards a Social Europe and reinforcing social cohesion;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to the Conference on the Future of Europe outcome document of 30 November 2022, adopted within the framework of the European Year of Youth, notably proposal 47, measure 5 calling to “ensure that young people’s internships and jobs adhere to quality standards, including remuneration, putting an end to youth minimum wages and any other discriminatory labour law provisions specific to young people, as well as banning through a legal instrument unpaid internships on the labour market and outside formal education”;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
— having regard to the European Commission’s evaluation report of 10 January 2023 on the Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework on Traineeships;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)
Citation 11 c (new)
— having regard to the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to which all EU Member States are a State Party to, notable Article 7(a)(i) on fair wages and equal remuneration, Article 7(c) on equal opportunities for all, and Article 9 on the right to social security for all;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas traineeships are a common way for young people to gain experience before finding stable employment; whereas traineeships can ease the transition from education or vocational training into the labour market; whereas it is crucial that optimal conditions and incentives are established to enable young people to have access to high-quality traineeships that will provide them with a useful learning experience, as well as work experience and the development of a relevant set of skills; whereas the skills acquired and the workload of traineeships must be proportionate to the remuneration for the traineeship; whereas the remuneration should be a right for trainees in the open labour market, whilst trainees in the education should have access to decent allowances;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas different types of traineeship exist across the Union and not all types can be found in all Member States; whereas most traineeships across the Union can be divided into the categories comprising: open-market traineeships, traineeships associated with active labour market policies and, traineeships that are part of professional training orand traineeships that part of an academic or vocational curricula;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas studies have established links between the quality of traineeships and employment outcomes8 , with remuneration being the key quality criteria to what establishes a high quality traineeship 8a; __________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 1 8a https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---dgreports/---dcomm/--- publ/documents/publication/wcms_79977 3.pdf
Amendment 54 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a person may experience discrimination differently based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, that person’s gender, race, colour or ethnic origin, nationality, genetic features, language, religion or belief, class or socialo-economic origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or age; whereas young people living in the weaker financial circumstances, including people living in single-parent households, people with disabilities, migrants, people with lower education levels, young people not living with their parents and those from low work-intensity households, are less likely to have access to the resources required to undertake unpaid or low-paying internships8b; whereas it is crucial tofocus on addressing and overcoming all discrimination in traineeships and ensuring the accessibility of traineeships to persons and groups of persons who are furthest away from the labour market; __________________ 8b https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf
Amendment 58 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 64 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas about half of all 15 to 34- year olds in the Union have gained work experience in at least one traineeship; whereas the majority of young people report having worked two unpaid internships before getting stable employment8c; whereas this means that approximately four million persons take part in at least one traineeship per year in the Union10 ; 8d; __________________ 10 8c https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf 8d https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(2 022)699459_EN.pdf, p. 2
Amendment 67 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas, according to the same Eurobarometer survey, only 40 % of trainees received financial compensation and whereas more than half of those trainees (53 %) considered say that compensation to be insufficient to cover their basic living costs12 ; whereas adequatefair remuneration for traineeships must cover at least basic living costs; __________________ 12 Ibid
Amendment 71 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Amendment 81 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that traineeships are primarily a learning experience and should not replace entry-level jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid, accessible and inclusive traineeships, particularly to those coming from vulnerable backgrounds to achieve Union’ objective of social cohesion and inclusion;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 97 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that EU cannot promote precarity and that poor-quality and unpaid traineeships cannot be supported by public finances; insists that employers should receive and use financial public support only if they comply with the quality criteria, legislation and collective agreements;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that high-quality traineeships can play a valuable contribution in achieving the Union social targets by 2030, as having at least 60 % of all adults participating in training every year and having at least 78 % of people aged 20 to 64 who should be in employmentto have at least 78 % of people aged 20 to 64 who should be in employment, reducing the NEETs rate to 9% through quality opportunities; and the Agenda 2030 and in particular SDGs 1, 4, 8, and 10;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the need to protect young people from undertaking several consecutive traineeships by strict monitoring of the use of contracts aiming at making the transition between the education and labour market; calls on Member states to ensure that employers implement a break period between hiring interns for the same position, as otherwise it should be a permanent position; calls on Member states to ensure that there is an appropriate ratio between staff members and trainees in the workplace;
Amendment 107 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Insists that traineeships should be recognised as real work experience and taken as a primary condition for recruitment processes;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to update the 2014 Council Recommendation on Quality Framework for Traineeships and turn it into a stronger legislative instrument;
Amendment 113 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Recognises that existing Quality Framework for Traineeships principles remains relevant in supporting young people who undertakeguiding employers to offer high-quality traineeships; however, stresses that new principles must be added to match the vulnerable position of young people in the labour market; calls on the Commission, therefore, to include the following additional principles in an updated Quality Framework for Traineeships:
Amendment 115 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
- (1) eliminate hidden costs of traineeships undertaken to obtain formal qualifications by establishing adequate traineeship allowance in line with the cost of living (living wage) and inflation,
Amendment 122 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Amendment 126 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
- established clear learning objectives and access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
- establish, in cooperation with the labour inspectorate, channels to report malpractice and poor conditions during the traineeships period,
Amendment 134 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 144 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitativebinding quality standards for open labour market traineeships and fair remuneration based on minimum wage, in order to avoid exploitative practices, an access to social protection by trainees in accordance with national schemes (health insurance, unemployment benefits, pension contributions) and to limit the duration of the traineeships as well as the number of traineeships undertaken by the individual in the same field of practices;
Amendment 153 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates the central role that the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the Youth Guarantee, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and its associated Scoreboard linking funding to policies for the Next Generation, and the Youth Guarantee, which is not used to its maximum potential in the majority of Member States, can play in contributing to an increase in the number of high- quality traineeships; urges Member States, with the support of the Commission, to use all available resources in this area;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to better utilise the ESF+ to help progression within education and training and transition to work, by supporting lifelong learning and employability with a view to facilitating full participation in society for all, and contributing to competitivenesparticularly those coming from vulnerable backgrounds in order to ensure their access to equal oportunities14 ; __________________ 14 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021 R1057&from=EN
Amendment 165 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness at national, regional and local level of available Union funds to ensure the accessibility by all to high-quality traineeships, particularly those coming from vulnerable backgrounds in order to ensure their access to equal opportunities;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission proposal to make 2023 the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission however to place particular attention on guaranteeing quality and paid traineeships during, particularly in the open labour market, as a legacy both of the European year of Youth and in-line with the Conference on the Future of Europe outcome document, and the European Year of Skills;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for more cooperation between all stakeholders involved, in particular education and vocational training providers, businesspublic employment services, national, regional and local governments and involvement of social partn, social partners and youth organisations and workers; suggests the creation of a European Alliance for Traineeships, similar to the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, uniting governments and key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening the quality and offer of traineeships across the Union, while promoting the mobility of trainees, notably by guaranteeing access to sufficient financial resources, and languages courses;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the support of local pact for skills in cooperation with public employment agencies of local authoritiservices to ensure that traineeship help in closing the skills mismatch in the labour markets;
Amendment 194 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights that further data is needed in particular on: statistics of unpaid traineeships and in which sectors the issue is more predominant; barriers that trainees face in obtaining a high-quality traineeship and ways of overcoming them; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemicrecent socio-economic crises on trainees; the challenges frequently faced when undertaking a traineeship and ways in which to overcome them; possible obstacles faced by employers when offering high-quality traineeships and ways in which to overcome them; the advantages and disadvantages of digital traineeships; the experiences of trainees with disabilities as well as those coming from vulnerable backgrounds; obstacles to cross-border traineeships and ways in which to overcome them;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that any discrimination based on grounds such as sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or social and economic origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation must be prohibited; calls on the Member States to put in place specific measures to ensure this;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines that high-quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all; stresses, in particular, the need to support persons with disabilities to have access to high-quality traineeships while ensuring an inclusive recruitment process; calls for a Union-wide definition of disability and an expansion of the European disability card to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities and their ability to take up traineeship opportunities in other Member States; stresses the need for an accessible workplace for trainees with disabilities; calls for a revision of Council Directive 2000/78/EC15 to improve the article on reasonable accommodation in the workplace in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; calls for the unblocking of the adoption of a proposal for an anti-discrimination directive (COM(2008)0426); highlights the need for the unbundling of remuneration and disability support to allow for extra disability related costs for traineeships; highlights the importance of personal assistance to support persons with disabilities; calls for more cooperation between employsocial partners and the organisations representing people who are at greater risk of discrimination; __________________ 15 Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).
Amendment 209 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 212 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to adopt a framework or certificate which facilitates the recognition of skills acquired during the traineeship, in particular when it comes to cross-border recognition of skills;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Requests that the Commission submit on the basis of Article 153(2)(b) TFEU in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) TFEU, a proposal for a framework dDirective on Quality Traineeships setting out minimum requirements for adequatequality standards and fair remuneration for traineeships based on minimum wage, following the recommendations set out in Annex I hereto;
Amendment 227 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Requests that the Commission submit a proposal to update the 2014 Council Recommendationfor a Decision of the European Parliament and onf the basis of Article 292 TFEU, in conjunction with Articles 153 and 166Council on a Quality Framework for Traineeships on the basis of Article 166 (4) TFEU, following the recommendations set out in Annex II hereto;
Amendment 232 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 258 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Amendment 259 #
Amendment 289 #
2020/2005(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 134 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Better working and living conditions, including through adequate and fair minimum wages, benefit both workers and businesses in the Union and are a prerequisite for achieving inclusive and sustainable growth. Addressing large differences in the coverage and adequacy of minimum wage protection contributes to improving the fairness of the EU labour market, preventing and combating wage dumping, and promote economic, social progress and upward convergence. Competition in the Single Market should be based on high social standards, the creation of quality jobs, innovation and productivity improvements ensuring a level playing field.
Amendment 240 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Directive should apply to workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State, with consideration to the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union for determining the status of a worker. Provided that they fulfil those criteria, workers in both the private and the public sectors, workers whose pay is calculated on the basis of output, where permitted by national law, domestic workers, on- demand workers, intermittent workers, voucher based- workers, bogus self- employed persons, platform workers, trainees and apprentices could fall within the scope of this Directive. Genuinely self-employed persons do not fall within the scope of this Directive since they do not fulfil those criteriaother non-standard workers, trainees and apprentices should fall within the scope of this Directive. The abuse of the status of self-employed persons, as defined in national law, either at national level or in cross-border situations, is a form of falsely declared work that is frequently associated with undeclared work. Bogus self- employment occurs when a person is declared to be self-employed while fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship, in order to avoid certain legal or fiscal obligations. Such persons should fall within the scope of this Directive. The determination of the existence of an employment relationship should be guided by the facts relating to the actual performance of the work and not by the parties’ description of the relationship.
Amendment 266 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In a context of declining collective bargaining coverage, it is essential that the Member States promote collective bargaining to enhance workers’ access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements. Member States with a high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a low share of low-wage workers and high minimum wages. Member States with a small share of low wage earners have a collective bargaining coverage rate above 70%. Similarly, the majority of the Member States with high levels of minimum wages relative to the median wage have a collective bargaining coverage above 70%. While all Member States should be encouraged to promote collective bargaining coverage of at least 90%, to be raised to 100% in Member States that do not adopt a statutory minimum wage as workers would otherwise have no contractual coverage and would be exposed to exploitation and less protection, those who do not reach this level of coverage should, in consultation and/or agreement with the social partnermost representative employers’ and trade union organisations, provide for or, where it already exists, strengthen a framework of facilitative procedures and institutional arrangements enabling the conditions for collective bargaining. Such framework should be established by law or by tripartite agreementin accordance with national legislation and practice.
Amendment 303 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Minimum wages are considered to be adequate if they are fair in relation toand fair if they improve the wage distribution in the country and if they provide a decent standard of living for workers and their families on the basis of a full-time employment contract. The adequacy of statutory minimum wages is determined in view of the national socio- economic conditions, including employment growth, competitiveness as well as regional and sectoral developmentsand must under no circumstances be below the relative poverty threshold. Their adequacy should be assessed at least in relation to their purchasing power, to the productivity developments and to their relation to the gross wage levels, distribution and growth. The use of indicators commonly used at international level, such asrates of 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage, which are recognised at international level, can help guide the assessment of minimum wage adequacy in relation to the gross level of wages. Almost all Member States with a statutory minimum wage fall short of that threshold of decency and should adjust the level accordingly.
Amendment 318 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To promote adequacynd ensure adequacy and fairness of minimum wages for all groups of workers, variations and deductions from statutory minimum wages should be limited to a minimum, while ensuring that social partners are duly consulted in their definition. Some deductions toit is necessary to apply the principle of equal treatment and the setting of the minimum wage above the relative poverty level, so as to ensure that all workers and their families have an adequate standard of living, access to basic goods and services, and protection against unforeseen shocks, ensuring full participation in economic and social life. The exclusion of any worker from the protection of a statutory minimum wages may cannot be justified by a legitimate aim, including overstated amounts paid or deductions ordered by a judicial authority. Others, such as deductions related to the. Variations of statutory minimum wages as well as deductions resulting in levels of wages below the statutory minimum wage undermine the principle of equal treatment of workers and the objective of this Directive. Work- related expenses, such as equipment necessary to perform athe job or deductions of allowances in kind, such as accommodation, may be unjustified or disproportionateshould therefore not be deducted from statutory minimum wages. Extra payments, such as tips, overtime and end-of-year and holiday payments and bonuses, should not be included in the calculation of statutory minimum wages.
Amendment 340 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The effective implementation of minimum wage protection set out by legal provisions or provided by collective agreements is essential in the performance of public procurement and concession contracts. Non-recognition of trade unions or non-respect of collective agreements providing for minimum wage protection in a given sector may indeed occur in the execution of such contracts or in the sub- contracting chain thereafter, resulting in workers being paid less than the wage level agreed in the sectoral collective agreements. To prevent such situations, economic operators have to be informed of the implementation of minimum wage protection and be open to negotiate with trade unions to create a solid and stable system of industrial relations, and apply to their workers the wages set by collective agreements for the relevant sector and geographical area in order to abide by applicable obligations in the field of labour law, in accordance with Articles 18(2) and 71(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on public procurement40, Articles 36(2) and 88(1) of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors41 and Articles 30(3) and 42(1) of Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on the award of concession contracts42. __________________ 40Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65). 41 Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243). 42Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contract (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 347 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Reliable monitoring and data collection are key to ensure the effective protection of minimum wages. The Commission should report every year to the European Parliament and to the Council its assessment of developments in the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages on the basis of annual data and information to be provided by Member States. In addition, progress should be monitored in the framework of the process of economic and employment policy coordination at Union level. In that context, the Employment Ca specific tripartite committee should examine every year the situation in the Member States on the basis of the reports produced by the Commission and other multilateral surveillance tools such as benchmarking, taking into account the impact of wage developments in the internal market, ensuring full compliance with the principle of a level playing field and fair competition, and preventing and combating wage dumping.
Amendment 385 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Technical Support Instrument43 and the European Social Fund plus44 areis available to Member States to develop or improve the technical aspects of minimum wage frameworks, including on assessment of adequacy, monitoring and data collection, broadening access, as well as on enforcement and on general capacity building related to the implementation of said frameworks. __________________ 43Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 May 2020 on the establishment of the Technical Support Instrument, COM(2020) 409 final. 44Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund Plus, COM/2018/382 final.
Amendment 397 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) setting adequate and fair levels of minimum wages in order to ensure a decent standard of living of workers and their families;
Amendment 436 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive applies to all workers in the Union, regardless of their production sector, who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State, with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Amendment 461 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3) ‘collective bargaining’ means all negotiations which take place exclusively between an employer, a group of employers or one or more of the most representative employers’ organisations, on the one hand, and one or more workers’ organisatof the most representative trade unions, on the other, for determining working conditions and terms of employment; and/or regulating relations between employers and workers; and/or regulating relations between employers and their organisations and a worker organisation or worker organisatthe trade unions;
Amendment 472 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4) ‘collective agreement’ means all agreements in writing regarding working conditions and terms of employment concluded by the most representative social partners as an outcome of collective bargaining;
Amendment 476 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5) ‘collective bargaining coverage’ means the share of workers at national level to whom a collective agreement applies, signed by the most representative employers’ and trade union organisations and governing remuneration;
Amendment 522 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 539 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to ensure proper conditions for collective bargaining, Member States shall at least ensure that: a) trade unions have access to workplaces for the purpose of organising, negotiating on behalf of or representing workers; b) acts aiming to undermine collective bargaining or collective agreements that are signed by the most representative trade unions are prevented and prohibited; c) there is effective prevention and protection from discrimination of workers and trade union representatives who participate or wish to participate in collective bargaining; d) there are effective measures, actions and sanctions to prevent, combat and discourage non-compliance with collective agreements throughout the subcontracting chain.
Amendment 545 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The action plan referred to in paragraph 2 shall aim to increase the collective bargaining coverage with regard to remuneration, progressively reaching the minimum quota of 90% of workers for those Member States that already have a minimum wage and 100% for those that do not. The Commission shall monitor progress and shall submit information to the European Parliament and to the Council at least annually in that regard. Where necessary, the Member State concerned shall consult social partners with a view to updating the national action plan.
Amendment 554 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States with statutory minimum wages shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the setting and updating of statutory minimum wages are guided by criteria set to promote adequacy with the aim to achieve decentto ensure adequacy and fairness with the aim of improving working and living conditions, social protection, social cohesion and upward convergence, as well as preventing and reducing poverty. Member States shall define those criteria in accordance with their national practices, either in relevant national legislation, in decisions of the competent bodies or in tripartite agreements. The criteria shall be defined in a stable and clear way, apply the principle of equal treatment and ensure the setting of the minimum wage above the relative poverty level, so as to ensure that all workers and their families have an adequate standard of living, access to basic goods and services, and protection against unforeseen shocks, ensuring full participation in economic and social life.
Amendment 619 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall use indicative reference values to guide their assessment ofremain competent to set the rate of the statutory minimum wage. On the basis of national criteria as referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall establish national objectives for the adequacy of the statutory minimum wages in relation to the general level of gross wages, such as those commonly used at international level, in order to ensure a decent standard of living for workers. Minimum wages below an indicative reference value of 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage shall be considered to be inadequate.
Amendment 636 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the regular and timely updates of statutory minimum wages, at least annually, in order to ensure and preserve their adequacy.
Amendment 648 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. No measure in this Directive shall be construed or interpreted as imposing or promoting a decrease in the level of statutory minimum wages, or as preventing an increase in the level of statutory minimum wages by Member States.
Amendment 737 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1) strengthen the controls and the intensity of the field inspections conducted by labour inspectorates or the bodies responsible for the enforcement of statutory minimum wages. Th and guarantee the availability of adequate resources in that regard, ensuring that those controls and inspections shall beare effective, dissuasive, proportionate and non-discriminatory;
Amendment 756 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
In accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU, Directive 2014/25/EU and Directive 2014/23/EU, Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public procurement or concession contracts economic operators comply fully with the wages set out byprovisions of this Directive and, in particular, recognise trade unions, and recognise the right of workers to organise, participate in collective bargaining, and comply with the remuneration and other working conditions established by law or collective agreements for the relevant sector and/or geographical area and with the statutory minimum wages where they exist, as well as Union, national and international social law. A company’s failure to comply with this Directive will therefore be grounds for exclusion from access to public procurement contracts, as well as grounds for the termination of an existing contract by public bodies.
Amendment 846 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. OIn the basis oforder to discuss the report issueds by the Commission, the Employment Committee set up in accordance with Article 150 TFEU shall carry out every year an examination of the promotion of collective bargaining on wage setting and of thea specific committee shall be established to carry out an annual examination of the Commission reports to assess the promotion of collective bargaining on wage setting, the extent and quality of the respect for the right to collective bargaining and the rate of increase in collective bargaining coverage, and of the fairness and adequacy of statutory minimum wages in the Member States, in accordance with this Directive.
Amendment 875 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the measures necessary to protect workers, including those who are workers’ representatives or trade union members or representatives, from any adverse treatment by the employer or third parties and from any adverse consequences resulting from a complaint lodged with the employer or resulting from any proceedings initiated with the aim of enforcing compliance with the applicable law and enabling the exercise of rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements.
Amendment 882 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Freedom of movement of goods and capital, freedom to provide services, freedom of establishment and competition law must be understood in such a way that they do not restrict fundamental social rights or give rise to unfair competition in the internal market through wage dumping.
Amendment 887 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Failure to comply with this Directive constitutes grounds for exclusion from public procurement contracts and direct and indirect European funding.
Amendment 9 #
2020/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Member States have been affected by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in an unprecedented manner. The crisis has led to severe economic and social consequences with a huge and most severe negative impact suffered by individuals and households already poor and most vulnerable, exacerbating their socio-economic conditions and seriously reducing their capacity to escape from poverty and social exclusion. This has created an exceptional situation which needs to be addressed with specific measures in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights. and with the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union.
Amendment 15 #
2020/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) This has a particular impact on the FEAD. Considering that poverty and social exclusion have been exacerbating and that the number of people suffering from food and material deprivation has been radically increasing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and that the most deprived are exposed to particular risks and further hardships during this crisis, Member States are facing additional funding needs in the delivery of support by the Fund.
Amendment 18 #
2020/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Commission issued a proposal for a Regulation11 amending Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1311/201312 on 27 May 2020 and unlocked additional resources to support Member States in crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing the recovery of the economsocio-economic recovery. As part of this package, an additional exceptional amount of EUR 58 272 800 000 for budgetary commitment from the Structural Funds under the Investment for growth and jobs goal, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 is made available for this purpose, with a view to deploying them quickly for supporting people and the real economy through the existing structures for the 2014-2020 cohesion policy programmes. The Commission should set out the breakdown of the additional resources for each Member State on the basis of an allocation method based on the latest available objective statistical data concerning Member States’ relative prosperity and the extent of the socio- economic effects of the current crisis on their economies. Non- governmental organisations working in the field of poverty and social exclusion should be involved in order to enhance the overall approach aimed at correctly reach and include in statistical data the situation of all the most deprived people. In order to reflect the evolving nature of the socio-economic effects of the crisis, the breakdown should be revised in 2021 on the basis of the same allocation method using the latest statistical data available by 19 October 2021. In order to provide for an effective response to the social impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the most deprived, it is appropriate that the additional resources may be allocated by Member States to the FEAD, in accordance with their needs. In doing so, Member States should pay due attention to the increases in the number of the most deprived since the COVID-19 pandemic, making sure that operations comply with the horizontal principle of gender equality. In addition, it is necessary to establish ceilings concerning the allocation of the increased resources to technical assistance of the Member State. Taking account of the expected quick spending of the additional resources, the commitments linked to these additional resources should also be decommitted at the closure of the programmes. Possibilities for financial transfers under the Investment for Growth and Jobs goal between the ERDF, the ESF and the FEAD are also introduced for the additional resources. __________________ 11 COM(2020) 446. 12 Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014- 2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).
Amendment 24 #
2020/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure that Member States have sufficient financial means to swiftly implement crisis repair actions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare the recovery of the economsocio-economic recovery, it is necessary to provide a higher level of pre-financing payment for the quick implementation of actions supported by the additional resources. The magnitude of the pre-financing should ensure that Member States have the means to arrange for advance payments to beneficiaries where necessary and to reimburse beneficiaries quickly following the submission of payment claims.
Amendment 26 #
2020/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) With a view to alleviating the burden on public budgets regarding crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing the recovery of the economsocio- economic recovery, it is appropriate that the additional resources are not subject to co- financing.
Amendment 48 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways20 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that climate change needs to be limited to 1.5 °C, in particular to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events. The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) 2019 Global Assessment Report21 showed worldwide erosion of biodiversity, with climate change as the third most important driver of biodiversity and eco-systems loss.22 _________________ 20IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma- Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 21IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 22European Environment Agency’s The European environment – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2019).
Amendment 55 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal to keep the global temperature increase to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5 °C above pre- industrial levels23 , and stresses the importance of adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change,24 affecting strategic sectors such as agriculture and food systems, and making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate- resilient development25 . _________________ 23 Article 2.1.a of the Paris Agreement. 24 Article 2.1.b of the Paris Agreement. 25 Article 2.1.c of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 64 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union’s and the Member States’ climate action aims to protect people and the planet, welfare, prosperity, health, food systems, rural areas, forestry, 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 society to climate change.
Amendment 74 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors, including agriculture as both carbon emitter and carbon sink, to reduce their emissions. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a fully renewable-based, sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, eco-farming practices and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 81 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union has been pursuing an ambitious policy on climate action and has put in place a regulatory framework to achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The legislation implementing this target consists, inter alia, of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , which establishes a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , which introduced national targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 , which requires Member States to balance greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry. _________________ 26Directive 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 and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 of 25 October 2003, p. 32). 27Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 28 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 86 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union has, through the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package29 been pursuing an ambitious decarbonisation agenda notably by constructing a robust Energy Union, which includes 2030 goals for energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy in Directives 2012/27/EU30 and (EU) 2018/200131 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and by reinforcing relevant legislation, including Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 29COM(2016) 860 final of 30 November 2016. 30Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1) 31Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 32Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 94 #
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, growth, and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to movereach in a fair and cost-effective manner towards the temperature goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels, as set out in 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 96 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union is a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy and transparency.
Amendment 102 #
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 20540. The Union-wide 20540 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States domestically and collectively, and; the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 114 #
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 Articles 2 and 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co- benefits with other environmental policies and legislation taking into account sensitive sectors, such as agriculture and forestry directly suffering the adverse impacts of climate change in terms of their growth, employment and production. Member States should adopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans.
Amendment 121 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectorss a precondition to achieve climate neutrality, Member States should immediately phase out all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies. Moreover, the path to climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors including aviation and maritime transport, to reduce their emissions to close to zero. The polluter pays principle should be a key factor in that regard. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainablehighly energy-efficient, fully renewable- based, 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 127 #
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 and health of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances, rural and mountain areas, 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, eco-farming systems and level of ambition.
Amendment 132 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules. including those on the Emission Trading System, on land change and forestry, and the setting of a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Amendment 142 #
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 , reviewGiven the Union goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2040 at the latest, it is essential that climate action and all relevant sectorial legislation are further strengthened, and particularly that 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. _________________ 36 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1)is raised to a reduction in emissions of 65 % compared with 1990 levels. Consequently, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that higher target would need to be amended accordingly.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union has been pursuing an ambitious policy on climate action and has put in place a regulatory framework to achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The legislation implementing this target consists, inter alia, of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , which establishes a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , which introduced national targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 , which requires Member States to balance greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry. _________________ 26Directive 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 and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 of 25 October 2003, p. 32). 27Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 28 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 164 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union has, through the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package29 been pursuing an ambitious decarbonisation agenda notably by constructing a robust Energy Union, which includes 2030 goals for energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy in Directives 2012/27/EU30 and (EU) 2018/200131 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and by reinforcing relevant legislation, including Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 29COM(2016) 860 final of 30 November 2016. 30Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1) 31Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 32Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 165 #
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, farmers, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate- neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the CommissionCommission should present a legislative proposal to the Parliament and the Council aiming 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 relevant stakeholders, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 175 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Union.
Amendment 183 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
This Regulation sets out a binding objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050 in pursuit of the long-term temperature goal set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement, and provides a framework for achieving progress in pursuit of the global adaptation goal established in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 188 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve, in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, should aim to achieve a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient and circular economy and ultimately a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050and at Member State level by 2040 at the latest. The Union-wide 20540 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectiveindividually, 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 also at Member State level. After 2040, the Union and all Member States should continue to reduce emissions to ensure that removals of greenhouse gases exceed emissions.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wideDomestic emissions and Union- wide removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced at the latest by 20540, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date.
Amendment 202 #
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 and national achievements of the climate- neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the necessity to immediately phase out direct and indirect fossil fuels, to maintain the natural sink of water, agricultural lands and wetlands, the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States.
Amendment 217 #
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’sIn light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), the 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 to 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 appropriateshall correspond to an emission reduction of at least 65% compared to 1990.
Amendment 232 #
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 relevant Union legislation implementings aiming to reach the Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 565 % 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 ofadopt, where appropriate, legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 254 #
2020/0036(COD)
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by settingshall submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council that sets out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2(1) until 2050and in Article 2(3) after finalising the assessment procedures defined in Article 2(4). At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectory.
Amendment 279 #
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 , reviewGiven the Union goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2040 at the latest, it is essential that climate action and all relevant sectorial legislations are further strengthened and particularly that 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)is raised to a reduction in emissions of 65 % compared with 1990 levels. Consequently, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that higher target would need to be amended accordingly.
Amendment 283 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) competiveness of the Union’s economy, societal transformation, growth and employment;
Amendment 305 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) climate-efficient farming systems;
Amendment 308 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the need to ensure environmental effectiveness and progression over timesustainability, to reverse biodiversity and progression over time, to restore natural ecosystems;
Amendment 311 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) food security, food affordability and production exposure;
Amendment 317 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) the need to provide environmental public goods in the fields of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and of the protection and improvement of the environment, including farming, land use and forestry;
Amendment 322 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition and to avoid disruption between urban and rural areas;
Amendment 348 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall adopt a roadmap for domestic Union-wide emission reductions and removals by natural sinks broken down for each sector of the Union economy which shall include, but not be limited to, agriculture and global food security;
Amendment 349 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Each sectorial roadmap should indicate the earliest date for each sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to close to zero, identify obstacles, opportunities, technological solutions and investments needed for that end. Both the Union and the sectorial roadmaps shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 358 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 30 SeptemberJune 20231, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall assess, together with the assessment foreseen under Article 29(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999:
Amendment 364 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 369 #
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 and make them publicly available.
Amendment 373 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By 30 SeptemberJune 20231, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall review:
Amendment 378 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 381 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the rapid and irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Union, in pursuit of the long-term temperature goals set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement, and provides a framework for achieving progress in pursuit of the global adaptation goal established in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 386 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission finds that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objectives 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 objectives or on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 is insufficient, it shall take the necessary measures and remedies in accordance with the Treaties, at the same time as the review of the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 394 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 410 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
This Regulation applies to anthropogenic emissions and removals by natural or other sinks of the greenhouse gases listed in Part 2 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 412 #
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 and national progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it mayshall issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 416 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Definitions ‘Climate-neutrality’ or ‘net-zero greenhouse gas emissions’ means having a balance between Union’s domestic anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by natural sinks.
Amendment 417 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – title
Article 2 – title
2 Climate-neutrality, intermediate emissions and removal objectives
Amendment 417 #
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 and notify, as soon as possible, the Commission of the measures it intends to adopt in a spirit of solidarity between Member States and the Union and between Member States;
Amendment 420 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the Member State concerned shall set out, in its first progress report submitted in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, in the year following the year in which the recommendation was issued, how it has taken due account of the recommendation and the measures adopted. If the Member State concerned decides not to address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, that Member State shall provide the Commission its reasoning;
Amendment 424 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Domestic Union-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced as early as possible and at the latest by 20540, thus reducing emissions toachieving net-zero GHG emissions at the latest by that date and going into negative emissions thereafter. Every Member State shall achieve net- zero by that dateGHG emissions within its territory by 2040 at the latest and go into negative emissions thereafter.
Amendment 441 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage and interact with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall publish a record of those interactions in the spirit of transparency. 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, 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.
Amendment 460 #
2020/0036(COD)
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective and the national achievement of the climate-neutrality objectives set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States.
Amendment 471 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 483 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2(1) and to complement the emissions reduction target referred to in Article 2(3), the Commission shall establish by June 2021 a union-wide 2030 target for removals by natural sinks and amend this Regulation accordingly.
Amendment 492 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how all of the Union legislation implementingrelevant for the achievement of the Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 5at least 65 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve the climate-neutrality-objectives set out in Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, including the adoption of, adopt, where appropriate, legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 551 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting outBy 30 June 2021 and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the European Parliament and the Council under the ordinary legislative procedure a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutralitynet zero GHG emissions objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectoryand the Union’s climate target set out in Article 2(3).
Amendment 562 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The trajectory shall start from the Union’s 20320 target for, set five years interim milestones, and achieve the net zero GHG emissions objective set out in Article 2(1) and the Union’s climate target referred to in Article 2(3). The trajectory shall be reviewed after every global stocktake stemming from the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 571 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. When setting and reviewing a trajectory in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission shall considertake into account the following:
Amendment 585 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) cost-effectiveness and economic efficiency, reflecting the social, economic and environmental costs of inaction or insufficient action;
Amendment 593 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) the best available and most recent scientific evidence, including the latest IPCC reports;
Amendment 599 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
(ab) the Union carbon budget provided for in Article 3a;
Amendment 609 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) competiveness and prosperousness of the Union’s economy;
Amendment 628 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) the need to phase out the use of all fossil fuels with a pace consistent to the long-term temperature goals set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 671 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the need to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, ensure environmental effectivenesssustainability and progression over time;
Amendment 679 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) investment needs and opportunities as to avoid stranded assets;
Amendment 701 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Amendment 725 #
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 sectorial roadmaps referred to in Article 3b;
Amendment 752 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Global and Union carbon budget By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall report on the remaining global carbon budget that is consistent with pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and present accordingly a Union carbon budget by making a legislative proposals to the European Parliament and the Council as appropriate.
Amendment 755 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b Union and sectoral roadmaps 1. To achieve the objectives set out in Article 2, by 30 June 2021, following consultation with the European Parliament, Member States, and with local authorities, civil society, business, investors, other relevant stakeholders and the general public, the Commission shall adopt a Union roadmap for GHG emissions reductions and removals by natural sinks broken down for each sector of the Union-wide economy which should include, but not limited to, the following: (a) electricity; (b) industry; (c) transport; (d) heating and cooling; (e) buildings; (f) agriculture; (g) waste; (h) land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). 2. Each sectorial roadmap should indicate the earliest date the sector can reduce and how its GHG emissions to close to zero, identify obstacles and opportunities, the technological solutions and the investments needed for that end. Both the Union and the sectorial roadmaps shall be made publicly available. 3. When setting the Union roadmap referred to in paragraph 1 the Commission shall consider the trajectory and elements according to Article 3.
Amendment 762 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall propose an updated EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change with the aim to ensure that adaptation policies are prioritised, integrated and implemented in a consistent way across domestic EU policies, EU’s international commitments, EU trade agreements and international partnerships. Those policies should guarantee that all authorities and other stakeholders are adequately equipped to limit their vulnerability to climate impacts.
Amendment 776 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. These strategies and plans shall empower citizens, communities and industry to carry-out adaptation efforts that benefit livelihoods and provide co- benefits for the community and local environment.
Amendment 791 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 30 SeptemberJune 20231, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall assess, together with the assessment foreseen under Article 29(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999:
Amendment 802 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective and individual progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 807 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the collective and individual progress made by all Member States on adaptation as referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 818 #
2020/0036(COD)
The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessmentse assessments and conclusions, 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, and shall make them publicly available.
Amendment 823 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By 30 SeptemberJune 20231, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall review:
Amendment 835 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 854 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission finds that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, or that the progress towards either the climate-neutrality objectiveobjectives as referred in Article (2) or on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 is insufficient, it shall within six months of the assessment, 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) for remedying the inconsistency.
Amendment 867 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoptiondirectly accessible to the public as soon as the assessment is finalised and, in any event, well before adoption of the associated measure or proposal.
Amendment 873 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to ensure continuous progress towards the achievement of climate neutrality set out in articles 1and 2, the Commission and the Member States shall fully take into account the obligations set out in the Article 3(b) of Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and in Article 3, paragraph 1 and Article 4 of Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment as with a view to address the greenhouse gas emissions of public and private projects during their whole life cycle, such as those occurring in the construction and operational phase and including indirect emissions in a project’s value chain. In addition, any energy and transport infrastructure projects must, upon independent assessment, be deemed consistent with the 2030, 2050 and possibly 2040 climate objectives and coherent with the Union objective of building a fully renewables- based, highly resource and energy- efficient, climate-neutral and circular economy.
Amendment 877 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council establishing the phase out by 2025 of all direct and indirect support to fossil fuels both at EU and Member State level.
Amendment 897 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans, national long-term plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 923 #
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 individual and collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it mayshall issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 932 #
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, within six months of receipt of the recommendation, notify the Commission of the measures it intends to adopt in order to take due account of the recommendation in a spirit of solidarity between Member States and the Union and between Member States;
Amendment 939 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the Member State concerned shall set out, in its first progress report submitted in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, in the year following the year in which the recommendation was issued, how it has taken due account of the recommendation. If the Member State concerned decides not to address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, that Member State shall provide the Commission its reasoning and the measures it has adopted in response;
Amendment 950 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a Member State fails to comply with the obligations under paragraph 3, or fails to implement the measures in response to the Commission’s recommendation, the Commission shall take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 951 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. By 30 June 2021, Members States shall prepare national strategies to phase out by 2025 all direct and indirect support to fossil fuels.
Amendment 982 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Public participation, access to justice and transparency
Amendment 998 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
For the purposes of actions for annulment taken under Article 263 of the Treaty, individuals shall be considered to be directly and individually concerned by: (a) the trajectory for achieving carbon neutrality adopted under Article 3 and thereby having standing to challenge the legality of any legal act before the Court of Justice of the EU; (b) any acts adopted by the EU as a result of the Commission’s review under Article 3(1) or in response to proposals made by the Commission under Article 5(4).
Amendment 1005 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Where a Member State fails to comply with the terms of a recommendation issued by the Commission under Article 6(2), Member States shall ensure that individuals have access to justice at national level to seek the judicial review of that inaction consistent with the access to justice requirements of the Aarhus Convention.
Amendment 1009 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)
EU institutions and the Member States shall interact with representatives of undertakings active in the fossil fuel sector only to the extent strictly necessary to enable them effectively to regulate the fossil fuel sector and its activities. The Commission and the Member States shall publish a record of all written interactions with representatives of the fossil fuels sector as well as ensure that such interactions are conducted with complete transparency, for example through public hearings, public notice of interactions and the disclosure of full records of such interactions to the public.
Amendment 1011 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 d (new)
In order to confront greenwashing and ultimately support the achievement of the objectives set out by this Regulation, the Commission shall submit, by June 2021, a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council establishing a Union-wide ban on advertising, sponsorship or any other promotional activities funded by companies deriving the majority of their income from fossil fuel extraction and supply.
Amendment 1012 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Member States shall ensure that the activities of all private and public banks, as well as insurance companies, are in accordance with the Articles 2 and 3. Member States shall also guarantee full transparency of those activities and make all information available to the public.
Amendment 1017 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 1046 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Review The Commission shall, six months after each global stocktake as referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, conduct a review of all elements of this Regulation, in the light of the best available and most recent scientific evidence, international developments and efforts undertaken to achieve the long- term objectives of the Paris Agreement and ensure the attainability of the temperature targets therein, particularly the objective to limit the increase in temperature to 1, 5°C above pre-industrial levels, and submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals.
Amendment 1051 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) implement strategies and measures designed to meet the Union’s climate- neutrality objectives as set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law], the objectives and targets of the Energy Union, and for the first ten-year period, from 2021 to 2030, in particular the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate;;
Amendment 1052 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 2 – point 7
Article 2 – point 7
(7) ‘projections’ means forecasts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by natural sinks or developments of the energy system, including at least quantitative estimates for a sequence of sixfour future years ending with 0 or 5 immediately following the reporting year;;
Amendment 1068 #
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 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall establish a multilevel climate and energy dialogue pursuant to national rules, in which local authorities, civil society organisation, business community, investors 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 progressdifferent scenarios envisaged for energy and climate policies, including for the long term, and review progress, including towards the achievement of climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law], 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 1074 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) achieving long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and enhancements of removals by natural sinks in all sectors in accordance with the Union’s climate- neutrality objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law];
Amendment 1075 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex I – Part I – section A, point 3.1.1., point i
Annex I – Part I – section A, point 3.1.1., point i
(i) Policies and measures to achieve the target set under Regulation (EU) 2018/842 as referred in point 2.1.1 and policies and measures to comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/841, covering all key emitting sectors and sectors for the enhancement of removals, with an outlook to the climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law];
Amendment 1078 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex I – Part I – section B – point 5.5.
Annex I – Part I – section B – point 5.5.
5.5. The contribution of planned policies and measures to the achievement of the Union’s climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law];
Amendment 1084 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 8 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 8 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
(viii) an assessment of the contribution of the policy or measure to the achievement of the Union’s climate-neutrality objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law] and to the achievement of the long-term strategy referred to in Article 15;.
Amendment 36 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union are to work towards developingdevelop and implement a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce, as well as labour markets that are responsive to economic change,health and safety at the workplace, inclusive labour markets governed by rules which guarantee the full protection of the economic and social rights of all workers and meet the conditions for a socially just transition towards a circular, climate-neutral economy with a view to achieving the objectives of full employment and social progress, balanced growthsustainable development and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States shall regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and shall coordinate their action in this respect within the Council, taking into account national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour.
Amendment 56 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union is to combat all forms of poverty, social exclusion and discrimination and promoteseek to guarantee the highest levels of social justice and protection, as well as equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and the protection of the rights of the child. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union is to take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against poverty and social exclusion and a high level of education and training as set out in Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 61 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for economic and employment policies. As part of these instruments, the present Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States, together with the Broad Guidelines for the Economic Policies of the Member States and of the Union set out in Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/1184(5), form the Integrated Guidelines. They are to guide policy implementation in the Member States and in the Union, reflecting the interdependence between the Member StatesIn view of the unprecedented situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the integrated guidelines must steer all aspects of policy implementation in the Member States and in the Union, reflecting the interdependence between the Member States and the spirit of full economic and social solidarity in order to address properly the serious consequences of the pandemic. The resulting set of coordinated European and national policies and reforms are to constitute an appropriate overall sustainable economic and employment policy mix, which should achieve positive spill-over effects. ocial and economic spill-over effects in all the Member States. __________________ (5) Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/1184 of 14 July 2015 on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the European Union (OJ L 192, 18.7.2015, p. 27).
Amendment 66 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
3a. The employment policy guidelines for the Member States are consistent with the new provisions adopted at EU level to help Member States address the unprecedented health, economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and enable Member States to take all the measures needed to guarantee full protection for all citizens, as regards employment and pay, and for businesses and health and safety at the workplace.
Amendment 68 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Guidelines for the Employment Policies are consistent with the Stability and Growth Pact,contribute to the full implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal and are consistent with the existing Union legislation and with various Union initiatives, including the Council recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee(6), the Council Recommendation of 15 February 2016 on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market(7), the Council Recommendation of 19 December 2016 on Upskilling Pathways(8), the Council Recommendation of 15 March 2018 on a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships(9), the Council Recommendation of 22 May 2018 on Key Competences and Lifelong Learning(10), the Council Recommendation of 22 May 2019 on High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems(11) and the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on Access to Social Protection.(12) __________________ (6) OJ C 120, 26.4.2013, p. 1. (7) OJ C 67, 20.2.2016, p. 1. (8) OJ C 484, 24.12.2016, p. 1. (9) OJ C 153, 2.5.2018, p. 1. (10) OJ C 189, 4.6.2018, p. 1. (11) OJ C 189, 5.6.2019, p. 4. (12) OJ C 387, 15.11.2019, p. 1.
Amendment 71 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Semester combines the different instruments In view of the serious crisis affecting the entire European Union as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Semester instruments should undergo a comprehensive review without delay with the aim of enabling all the Member States to protect all citizens, as regards their health, employment and income, and businesses from the fallout of this crisis, creating an new overarching framework for the integrated multilateral coordination and surveillance of economic and employment policies. While pursuing environmental sustainability, productivity, fairness and stability, the European Semester integrates that strengthen fair cooperation and solidarity between Member States after the pandemic as well. With a view to guaranteeing fairness and the highest levels of environmental sustainability and economic, social and territorial cohesion, the review of the European Semester must help to bring about the full and rapid implementation of the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including strong engagement with social partners, civil society and other stakeholders. It supportsThe European Semester must support more effectively the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals(13). The Union and Member States’ employment and economic policies should go hand in hand with Europe’s transition to a circular, inclusive, climate neutral, environmentally sustainable and digital economy, while improving competitiveness, fostering innovation, promotingguaranteeing the highest possible levels of social justice and equal opportunities as well as tackleliminating inequalities and regional disparities. __________________ (13) UN Resolution A/RES/70/1.
Amendment 81 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Climate change and environmental related challenges and those linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, globalisation, digitalisation and demographic change will transform European economies and societies. The Union and its Member States should work together to effectively address these structural factors and adapt existing systems as needed, r. Recognising the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets and related policieseconomies, labour markets and related policies, Member States must be able to take the measures needed to eliminate poverty and social exclusion, guaranteeing comprehensive public health protection and full employment. This requires a coordinated, ambitious and effective policy action at both Union and national levels, in accordance with the TFEU and and a review of the Union’s provisions on economic governance. Such policy action should encompass a boost in sustainable investment, a renewed commitment to appropriately sequenced structural reforms thatenvironmental, social and public health investment, a renewed commitment to reforms that guarantee universal access to medical treatment, protection against poverty and social exclusion, comprehensive environmental protection and sustainable development, also improveing productivity, economic growth, social and territorial cohesion, and upward convergence, resilience and the exercise of fiscal responsibility of employment and social protection provisions. It should combine supply- and demand side measures, while taking into account their environmental, employment and social impac need to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest.
Amendment 100 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Reforms to the labour market, including the national wage-setting mechanisms, should follow national practices of social dialogue and allow the necessary opportunity for a broad consideration of socioeconomic issues, including improvements in sustainabilmeasures to combat poverty, discrimination and employment precarity, competitiveness, innovation, job creation of high-quality jobs, lifelong learning and training policies, working conditions, education and skills, public health and, health and safety at the workplace, inclusion and real incomes.
Amendment 107 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States and the Union should ensure that the transformations are fair and socially just, strengthening the drive towards an inclusive and resilient society in which people are protected and empowered to anticipate and manage change, and in which they can actively participate in society and the economy. Discrimination in all its forms should be tackled. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion (including that of children and persons with disabilities) should be reduceliminated, in particular by ensuring an effective and inclusive functioning of labour markets and of social protection systems which offer greater protection and by removing barriers to education, training and labour-market participation, including through investments in early childhood education and care. Timely and equal access to affordable healthcare services, including prevention and health promotion are particularly relevant in a context of ageing societies. The potential of people with disabilities to contribute to economic growth and social development should be furtherlly realised. As new economic and business models take hold in Union workplaces, employment relationships are also changing. Member States should ensure that employment relationships stemming from new forms of work maintainare stable, by introducing new rights, safeguards and employment conditions which rule out any form of discrimination, precarity or exploitation, and strengthen Europe’s social model.
Amendment 116 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Integrated Guidelines should form the basis for country-specific recommendations that the Council may address to the Member States. Member States should make full use of the European Social Fund Plus and other Union funds, including the Just Transition Fund and InvestEU, to foster employmentstable, high- quality employment which protects all workers against poverty, social investments, social inclusion, accessibility, promote up- and reskilling opportunities of the workforce, lifelong learning and high quality education and training for all, including digital literacy and skills. While the Integrated Guidelines are addressed to Member States and the Union, they should be implemented in partnership with all national, regional and local authorities, closely involving parliaments, as well as the social partners and representatives of civil society.
Amendment 127 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1
Member States should actively promote a sustainable social market economy and facilitate and support investment in the creation of quality jobs. To this end, they should reduce the barriers that businesses face in hiring peopleguarantee the highest social, employment and environmental standards, promote recruitment by businesses of employees on open-ended contracts, foster responsible entrepreneurship and genuine self- employment and, in particular, support the creation and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to finance. Member States should actively promote the development of the circular and social economy, foster environmental, digital and social innovation, social and ecological enterprises, and encourage those innovative forms of work, which can help bring about a rapid and socially just transition towards climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest, a creating quality job opportunities and generating social and environmental benefits at local level.
Amendment 137 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 2
The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources more supportive to employment and inclusive growth and at the same time aMember States should seek to reduce the tax burden on labour by shifting it to other sources that do not undermine employment and sustainable and inclusive development and are fully in ligned with climate and environmental objectives, taking account ofincreasing the redistributive effect of the tax system in favour of the poorer and more vulnerable sections of society, while protecting revenue for adequate social protection and growth- enhancing expenditure.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 3
Member States having in place national mechanisms for the setting of statutory minimum wages should ensure an effective involvement of social partners in a transparent and predictable manner allowing for an adequate responsiveness of wages to productivity developments, keeping them above the relative poverty line and providing fair wages for a decent standard of living, paying particular attention to lower and middle income groups with a view to upward convergence. These mechanisms should take into account economic performance across regions and sectors. Member States should promote social dialogue and collective bargaining with a view to wage setting. Respecting national practices, Member States and social partners should ensure that all workers are entitled to adequate and fair wages that at all events keep them above the poverty line through collective agreements or adequate statutory minimum wages, taking into account their impact on competitiveness, and job creation and, effectively doing away with in-work poverty.
Amendment 148 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
With the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, Member States should introduce all the measures needed to protect wage earners and the self-employed against the risk of unemployment and loss of income. The social partners should be fully involved in the formulation and implementation of such measures, which should include extension of reduced working hours with full pay, increased wage subsidies and income support, family benefits for childcare and care of the elderly, extension of paid leave for sickness and care giving, tax breaks and suspension of layoffs during the crisis. Member States should step up funding and tax breaks for businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis, with a view to maintaining employment levels and upholding health and safety standards at the workplace. They should adopt specific schemes to maximise the use of smart working and teleworking arrangements governed by collective agreements setting out safeguards and working conditions.
Amendment 154 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
In the context of technological and environmental transitions, as well as demographic change, Member States should promote sustainability, productivity, employability andtransitions and moves towards a circular, climate- neutral economy, as well as demographic change, Member States should promote the full protection of the economic and social rights of all workers, environmental sustainability, productivity, stable employment and recognition of the value of human capital, fostering relevant knowledge, skills and competences throughout people's lives, responding to current and future labour market needs. Member States should also adapt and invest in their education and training systems to provide high quality and inclusive education, including vocational education and training. Member States should work together with the social partners, education and training providers, enterprises and other stakeholders to address structural weaknesses in education and training systems and improve their quality and labour market relevance, also with a view to enabling the environmental transition for a swift and socially just transition to a circular, climate-neutral economy. Particular attention should be paid to challenges of the teaching profession. Education and training systems should equip all learners with key competences, including basic and digital skills as well as transversal competences to lay the foundations for adaptability later in life. Member States should seek to ensure the transfer of training entitlements during professional career changes, including, where appropriate, through individual learning accounts. They should enable everyone to anticipate and better adapt to labour market needs notably through continuous reskilling and upskilling, with a view to supporting fair and just transitions for all, strengthening social outcomes, addressing labour market shortages and improving the overall resilience of the economy to shocks.
Amendment 162 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 2
Member States should foster equal opportunities for all by addresseliminating inequalities in education and training systems, including by providing universal access to good quality early childhood education. They should raise overall education levels, reduce the number of young people leaving school early, increase access to and completion of tertiary education and increase adult participation in continuing learning, particularly among learners from disadvantaged backgrounds, the least qualified. Taking into account new requirements in digital, green and ageing societies, Member States should strengthen work-based learning in their vocational education and training systems (VET) (including through quality and effective apprenticeships) and increase the number of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduates both in medium-level VET and in tertiary education. Furthermore, Member States should enhance the labour-market relevance of tertiary education and research, also with a view to ensuring a rapid transition towards a circular, climate-neutral economy, improve skills monitoring and forecasting, make skills more visible and qualifications comparable, including those acquired abroad, and increase opportunities for recognising and validating skills and competences acquired outside formal education and training. They should upgrade and increase the supply and take- up of flexible continuing vocational education and training. Member States should also support low skilled adults by helping them gain access to stable, high- quality employment, to maintain or develop their long-term employability by boosting access to and take up of quality learning opportunities, through the implementation of Upskilling Pathways, including a skills assessment, an offer of education and training matching labour market opportunities, and the validation and recognition of the skills acquired. In view of the COVID-19 emergency, Member States should take the measures needed to promote universal access to distance learning and training, taking full account of the needs of people with disabilities.
Amendment 178 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 4
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 4
Member States should aim to remove barriers and disincentives to, and provide incentives for, participation in the labour market, in particular for low income, second earners and those furthest away from the labour ma the creation of, and access to, stable, high-quality jobs, and take appropriate measures to eliminate inequalities and discrimination against the most vulnerable categories of worketrs. Member States should support an adapted work environment for people with disabilities, including through targeted financial support and services that enable them to participate in the labour market and in society.
Amendment 192 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
In order to benefit from a dynamic and productive workforce, new work patterns and business models, Member States should work together with the social partners on fair, transparent and predictable working conditions, balancing rights and obligations. They should reduce and prevent segmentation within labour markets, fight undeclared work and foster the transition towards open-ended forms of employment. Employment protection rules, labour law and institutions should all provide both a suitable environment for recruitment, and the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context, while preserving appropriatethe creation of stable, high-quality jobs, maintaining high levels of security and healthy, safe and well- adapted working environments for workers, protecting labour rights and ensuring the highest levels of social protection. Employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions should be prevented, including in the case of platform workers and by fighting the abuse of atypical contracts and recognising their specific requirements as regards safeguards and working conditions. Access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, should be ensured in cases of unfair dismissal.
Amendment 206 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
The mobility of learners and workers should be adequately supported as a fundamental right and a free choice with the aim of enhancing employability, skills and exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, while also ensuring fair conditions for all those pursuing a cross-border activity and stepping up administrative cooperation between national administrations with regard to mobile workers. Barriers to mobility in education and training, in occupational and personal pensions and in the recognition of qualifications should be removed and recognition of qualifications made easier. Member States should take action to ensure that administrative procedures are not an unnecessary obstacle to workers from other Member States taking up employment, including for cross- border workers. Member States should also prevent abuse of the existing rules and address underlying causes of ‘brain drain’ from certain regions including through appropriate regional development measures.
Amendment 223 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Member States should moderniseimprove social protection systems to provide adequate, effective, efficient, and sustainable social protection throughout all stages of an individual's life, fostering social inclusion and upward social mobility, incentivising labour market participation and addressing inequalities, including through the design ofby making their tax and benefit systems more progressive, to the benefit of the poorer and more vulnerable sections of society. Complementing universal approaches with selective ones will improve effectiveness of social protection systems. The modernisationimprovement of social protection systems should lead to better access, quality, and adequacy and sustainability.
Amendment 237 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 5
Member States should ensure universal and timely access to affordable preventive and curative health care and long-term care of good quality, while safeguarding sustainability over the long run.
Amendment 240 #
2020/0030(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 6
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 6
In a context of increasing longevity and demographic change, Member States should secure the adequacy and sustainability of pension systems for workers and self-employed, providing equal opportunities for women and men to acquire pension rights, including through supplementary schemes to ensure an adequate income. Pension reforms should be supported by measures that extend working lives, such as by raising the effective retirement age, and full protection against poverty. Pension reforms should be oriented to guarantee the highest level of fairness and be set in the context of active ageing strategies. These reforms should enable workers to choose at what age, or after how many years of professional activity, they wish to retire, offering incentives for workers nearing retirement to accept a reduction in working hours so that younger staff cand be framed within active ageing strategiesrecruited as part of a generational transition. This would facilitate both youth employment and workers’ transition to retirement, guaranteeing the transfer of knowledge and experience from one generation to the next. Member States should establish a constructive dialogue with social partners and other relevant stakeholders, and allow an appropriate phasing in of the reforms.
Amendment 22 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 5
— having regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Committee) of 2 October 2015 on the initial report of the European Union, including those on the European Union institutions’ compliance with the Convention as public administrations,
Amendment 26 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the exploratory opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee requested by the European Parliament on the situation of women with disabilities,
Amendment 29 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the European Ombudsman’s strategic inquiries into how the European Commission ensures that persons with disabilities can access its websites (OI/6/2017/EA), how the European Commission treats persons with disabilities under the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme for EU staff (OI/4/2016/EA), and the Decision in the joint inquiry in cases 1337/2017/EA and 1338/2017/EA on the accessibility for visually impaired candidates of selection procedures to recruit EU civil servants, organised by the European Personnel Selection Office,
Amendment 121 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the EU Disability Strategy 2010-2020 failed to include and address the specific situation of women and girls with disabilities, who constitute an important group of women facing discrimination and other violations of their rights;
Amendment 142 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the advancement in the implementation of the UNCRPD brought about by the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020; calls on the Commission to continue the work by building upon and integrating what has been achieved and by upscaling the present Strategyits commitment to the rights of persons with disabilities through a European Disability Rights Agenda 2020-2030;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Calls on the Commission to proposepare a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term post-2020 European Disability StrategyRights Agenda (the post-2020 Strategy)
Amendment 184 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
- mainstreaming the rights of the childrenall persons with disabilities into all policies and all areas,
Amendment 190 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- recognising and addressing the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination persons with disabilities may face, and in particular the challenges faced by women, girls, children, older and LGBTI persons with disabilities, as well as persons from racial and ethnic minorities,
Amendment 255 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls the Commission to ensure the inclusion of a gender-based and intersectional approach to combat the multiple forms of discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities; urges the European Union and those Member States which have not done so already to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence;
Amendment 260 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 278 #
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 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; calls on the Commission to establish a European Access Board to monitor the implementation of EU accessibility legislation;
Amendment 292 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to systematically mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities in all the relevant EU laws, policies and programmes; calls for the full integration of the disability- rights perspective in the Green New Deal, the Gender Equality Strategy, the Youth Guarantee, the Child Guarantee and the forthcoming Green paper on Ageing, and underlines the need for a Disability Rights Guarantee to assist persons with disabilities into employment, traineeships, job placements and further education;
Amendment 314 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings nor be invested in structures which are inaccessible to persons with disabilities; believes that more funds must be invested in research to develop better and more affordable assistive technology for persons with disabilities and towards increasing the participation of persons with disabilities in all EU funded programmes;
Amendment 328 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that the austerity measures adopted at EU and Member States level worsened the economic and social conditions of persons with disabilities as outlined by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in its concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union;
Amendment 391 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 423 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Council as well as all Member States to ratify the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD;
Amendment 441 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to make the EU a leader in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, including marginalised groups with disabilities, such as women and girls with disabilities, through its external action;
Amendment 450 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the Commission to include a section on European Union institutions as public administrations to ensure that they comply with the UN CRPD in all respects, which includes making available the necessary resources, focal points, coordination mechanisms, internal policies, accessible infrastructure such as buildings, communications (including in sign language and Braille), websites and ICT applications, as well as permanent mechanisms to consult actively and effectively with representative organisations of persons with disabilities, positive actions and anti-discrimination safeguards that are necessary for the successful implementation of the European Disability Rights Agenda and of the UN CRPD both in the EU at large as well as within the EU institutions and agencies;
Amendment 456 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Calls on all Member States to develop their own national disability strategies for promoting disability equality mainstreaming and address the implementation of the UN CRPD;
Amendment 460 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Calls on all EU Member States to adopt the EU disability card and to implement all necessary actions to concretely ensure mutual recognition of disability when persons with disabilities move across the EU in order to guarantee their freedom of movement and the full protection of their rights;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas as highlighted in the IPBES Global assessment report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, current negative trends in biodiversity and ecosystems will undermine progress towards 80% of the assessed targets of Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, oceans and land; whereas indigenous peoples and many of the world’s poorest communities are projected to be primarily and more severely affected; whereas therefore loss and degradation of biodiversity must be considered not only as environmental issues but also developmental, economic, social and as moral ones;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas three-quarters of the land-based environment and about 66% of the marine environment have been significantly altered by human actions; whereas more than a third of the world’s land surface and nearly 75% of freshwater resources are now devoted to crop or livestock production; whereas 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by crop production, fertilisation, forestry and other land use, with animal-based food contributing 75% to that figure;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas fossil fuel subsidies at global level remained large at 5.2 trillion USD, equal to 6.5 percent of the global GDP in 2017, thus contributing to further deteriorating biodiversity and natural ecosystems; whereas the Commission estimated that fossil fuel subsidies provided by EU governments remained overall stable between 2008 and 2016, and in 2017 stood at 289 billion USD per annum; whereas such subsidies did not decrease in spite of the EU international commitments to phase out fossil fuels in the medium term, notably to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies, including those for fossil fuels, by 2020;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas according to the IPCC’s and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ latest scientific knowledge, no lasting solutions exist to address climate change without a greater implementation of coherent and effective nature-based solutions;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas as resulted from thorough analyses conducted at international level, changes in land and sea use, direct exploitation of organisms, climate change, pollution and invasive alien species are considered to be the direct drivers having the largest relative global impacts on biodiversity loss and deterioration;
Amendment 19 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Recital C f (new)
C f. whereas since 1980 greenhouse gas emissions have doubled, raising average global temperatures by 1 degree Celsius; whereas climate change has already had devastating impacts on nature, from the level of ecosystems to that of genetics;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Recital C g (new)
C g. whereas at global level urban areas have more than doubled since 1992; whereas plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980; whereas around 400 million tons of heavy metals, solvents, toxic sludge and other wastes from industrial facilities are dumped annually into the world’s waters, and fertilisers entering coastal ecosystems produced more than 400 ocean dead zones;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Recital C h (new)
C h. whereas data available since 1961 shows that per capita supply of meat and vegetable oils has more than doubled and the supply of food calories per capita has increased by about one third; whereas these changes in consumption patterns have contributed to about 2 billion adults now being overweight or obese; whereas currently around 30% of total food produced is lost or wasted despite 821 million people being undernourished according to the most recent estimations; whereas these changes, based on resource-intensive consumption and production patterns, are associated with additional GHG emissions and very damaging impacts on biodiversity;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and, the rate of species extinctions is accelerating and around one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely; expresses its deep concern after the publication of the IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate, on the decline of marine mammals and fisheries as wells as on the dramatic disappearance of coral reefs;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving biodiversity and nature based solutions for climate change mitigation; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to betterfully integrate biodiversity into its climate policies ands it is of paramount importance to guarantee full consistency and mutual support across all climate and biodiversity policies; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU climate funding is also used to protect and restore natural ecosystems as a way of achieving climate mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that biodiversity and ecosystem preservation is inherently synergistic and fundamental to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; stresses the need and calls on the Commission and Member States to implement effective biodiversity mainstreaming and improved environmental policy coherence in all internal and external policies of the EU; calls on the Commission to adopt targeted legislative measures aimed at stopping products that lead to deforestation and ecosystem destruction from being placed on the EU market;
Amendment 86 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of a roadmap with ambitious legally-binding targets, detailed timelines, clear performance indicators and benchmarks, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to improve theensure full transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;
Amendment 116 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity; underlines that biodiversity proofing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and mainstreaming biodiversity across policy areas will have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to phase out harmful subsidiestake urgent action to remove fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 as well as environmentally harmful subsidies in order to improve consistency and credibility of the EU in preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems and to boost the transition towards clean energy systems and a climate neutral and circular economy;
Amendment 149 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the sustainablpoints out that intensive livestock farming accounts for 78% of agriculture's total negative impact on biodiversity according to estimates by the Commission; underlines that biodiversity generally decreases when the intensity of farming increases and that farming has become ever more industrial and much more focused on single high-output species or varieties resulting, inter alia, in an increased use of chemicals; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards forestry and sustainable and biological agriculture, including the adoption of strategies and major improvement of existing laws and requirements to enhance the application of the most effective agronomic management practices aimed at excluding the use of harmful plant protection products and strategies to ensure the protection of, thereby ensuring full protection of human health, soil and habitats; calls on the Commission, Member States and regional governments to stop funding intensive livestock farming and monoculture farming, increasing the support to the agriculture and forestry sectors in the transition to sustainable practicefor sustainable practices in agriculture and forestry as well as promoting healthy lifestyles and dietary choices based on less consumption of animal-based products;
Amendment 164 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. calls on the Commission to adopt targeted legislative measures aimed at stopping soil consumption and degradation in order to enhance the Union's action towards domestic and international climate change and biodiversity goals;
Amendment 215 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 31
31. Insists that public awareness and therefore access to comprehensive information are vital for consumers to make informed decisions; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the traceability and control of products through their value chains thereby increasingensuring full transparency also for consumers;
Amendment 12 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions of 26 June 2019 on the next steps towards making the EU a best practice region in combatting antimicrobial resistance,
Amendment 69 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital L
L. whereas there is self-regulation to limit the negative impac iPiE (Intelligent Assessment of pPharmaceuticals in the eEnvironment, such as iPiE (Intelligent Assessment of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment)) Project aims at developing a framework that will provide methodologies to prioritise new and existing medicinal compounds for a comprehensive environmental risk assessment;
Amendment 103 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that due to generally low concentrations, risks in drinking water, risks for human health are more related to possible cumulative effects of long-term low-dose exposure than to acute or immediate health effects; is particularly concerned by the endocrine disrupting properties of many pharmaceuticals ending up in the environment;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Points to the need to regulate pharmaceuticals under water legislation; recalls that interinstitutional negotiations are on-going on a review of the Directive on the quality of water intended for human consumption and on a regulation on minimum requirements for water reuse; Believes that pharmaceuticals should be regulated also in relation to soil. On this regard, it is appropriate that the Commission proposes an overview Directive on soil protection in the EU with specific actions on ways to address soil pollution from pharmaceuticals;
Amendment 165 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Considers thatalls on the European Commission to make a legislative proposal to include the environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals could be included into the benefit-risk assessment of human medicines, as is already the case for veterinary medicines;
Amendment 184 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that a clear road map for completing environmental risk assessments is needed, where those are not available, in particular for those medicinal products which were authorised before 2006 and were not subject to an Environmental Risk assessment in their market authorisation process;
Amendment 188 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the Commission to include compulsory environmental criteria in the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) framework to give the possibility to EU inspectors to control discharges of third countries pharmaceutical factories supplying the EU;
Amendment 192 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 24
24. Considers it appropriate that pharmaceutical companies submit a joint environmental risk assessment per active substance so as to have coherent information, avoid duplication of work and reducemake concrete steps towards a complete phase out of animal testing;
Amendment 235 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 32
32. Is concerned that monitoring of pharmaceuticals in the environment, notably in soil, is still very limited; stresses the need to strengthen post-marketing control mechanisms into comprehensive monitoring, also with regard to environmental effects, as the current surveillance system (pharmacovigilance) is not adequately and systematically covering the environmental data deficit;
Amendment 237 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to address the possible impact of pharmaceuticals on the watchlist pursuant to the Water Framework Directive and to assess whether the list should be updated, in particular by including all pharmaceuticals for which an environmental risk has been identified during the authorisation process and by monitoring data in relation to Predicted No Effect Concentration (PNEC) to identify where mitigation measures would be necessary;
Amendment 239 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on the Commission to include pharmaceuticals that pose a significant risk to the environment in the list of priority substances under the Water Framework Directive and set environmental quality standards and concentration limits under the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) Directive;
Amendment 93 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use and dependence;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that the presence of pollinator habitats increases the productivity of land.
Amendment 133 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that at least 10% of farmland could be reserved for natural habitats.
Amendment 137 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity and to regulate intensive farming practices, in order to gradually eliminate them by reducing their environmental impact and ultimately improve the habitat and forage space for bees and wild pollinators;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas on 6 March 2015, the EU and its Member States submitted its INDC to the UNFCCC, which commits to a binding target of at least a 40% domestic reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels; whereas, however, this objective is insufficient to maintain global warming within the limits required by the Paris Agreements and it is therefore necessary to establish an emissions reduction target of 65% by 2030;
Amendment 19 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), global fossil fuel subsidies remained large at $4.7 trillion in 2015 and are projected at $5.2 trillion in 2017, which equals to 6.5 % of GDP; whereas, in January 2019 the European Commission estimated that fossil fuel subsidies provided by EU governments between 2008 and 2016 were about €54-55billion per year.
Amendment 112 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that, as a means to further ensure increased stability for markets, it will also be beneficial for the EU to establish a further interimn emission reduction target of at least 65% by 2030 and an interim objective by 2040 that can provide additional stability and ensure that the long-term 2050 target is met;
Amendment 117 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States to take concrete actions to phase out fossil fuels subsidies by 2020,which are a main cause of climate change, this would free up resources that can be used to achieve a sustainable and zero net emission society by 2050;
Amendment 118 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes that the investments and tax measures put in place to combat climate change must be excluded from the calculation of the budget deficit and public debt of the Member States;
Amendment 119 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Considers the promotion of plant- based diets as a way to fight climate change, deforestation and pollution caused by intensive farming;
Amendment 220 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 28
28. Regrets that the transport sector is the only sector in which emissions have grown since 1990; stresses that this is not compatible with long-term sustainable development, which instead requires reductions in emissions from all sectors of society at a great and faster rate; recalls that the transport sector will need to be fully decarbonised by 2050; notes that the Commission’s analysis shows that the current global targets and measures envisaged by the International Maritime Organisation and the International Civil Aviation Organisation respectively, even if fully implemented, fall short of the necessary emissions reductions, and that significant further action consistent with the economy-wide objective of net-zero emissions is needed; considers that in order to ensure the consistency of NDCs with the economy-wide commitments required by the Paris Agreement, Parties should be encouraged to include emissions from international shipping and aviation and to agree and implement measures at international, regional and national level to address emissions from these sectors. Considers that Emission Control Areas (ECAs), or Sulfur Emission Control Areas (SECAs), where stricter controls are established to minimise emissions from ships should be further promoted at international level and new areas should be added, such as in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 102 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS) 2020 and the refocusinginclusion of the SDGs and the European Green Deal as the basis of the new European Semester by includgrowth model outlined ing the SDGs and the European Green Deal as the basis of the new European growth modelAnnual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS) 2020, thus refocusing the European Semester; reiterates the need to put sustainabilityle development and social inclusion at the heart of the Union’s economic policy- making, ensuring that social and ecological objectives are treated at the same level as fiscal disciplinee adoption of a holistic and consistent approach aimed at achieving full employment, full enjoyment of social rights for all citizens and the rapid transition towards a circular and carbon-neutral economy;
Amendment 288 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts towards the further inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market by removing barriers and creating incentives for their employment; underlines the importance of conducting a cross-cutting and comprehensive review of the Union legislation in order to ensure full compliance with the provisions of the UN CRPD, actively involving representative organizations of persons with disabilities in this process;
Amendment 326 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that decisive support is needed for society, workers and businesses to face the challenges of climate change and the transition toin order to speed up the transition towards a circular and carbon -neutralit economy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate social and environmental investment for a true ‘just transition’, the implementation of the EPSR and the achievement of the SDGs, by exempting environmental and social spending from the euro area fiscal rules and thereby allowing more investment in the green economy, in social policies needed to face successfully poverty and social exclusion and in human capital, skills and health;
Amendment 336 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Underlines that the austerity measures adopted at EU and Member States level have aggravated employment problems and economic and social inequalities, with the most severe impact suffered by the most vulnerable citizens;
Amendment 338 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Believes that the Fiscal Compact must be repealed as it leads Member States to adopt increasingly drastic austerity measures, thereby fuelling the recession and worsening living conditions of citizens;
Amendment 339 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Amendment 340 #
2019/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16 d. Calls on the Commission and the Council to do their utmost to fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance as well as to effectively counter harmful tax practices adopted by some Member States;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas one in six workers in the EU earns a low wage, consisting in a wage lower than two-thirds of the national median wage and this share is constantly rising; whereas low wages have not kept up with other wages in many Member States, thus worsening income inequalities and in-work poverty as well as deteriorating the capacity of low-wage earners to cope with economic difficulties;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas principle 6 of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) establishes that in-work poverty must be prevented and that adequate minimum wages must be ensured, in a way that provide for the satisfaction of the needs of the workers and their families in the light of national economic and social conditions, whilst safeguarding access to employment and incentives to seek work; whereas under the EPSR, where a principle refers to workers, it concerns all persons in employment, regardless of their employment status, modality and duration;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas austerity measures increased in-work poverty, multiplied the precarious forms of work, undermined the full enjoyment of workers’ rights and imposed cuts to the funding of the social and healthcare systems;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas social protection systems are underfunded in many EU Member States and are affected by serious problems of coverage as well as inadequate levels of benefits and income transfers, resulting in a very low impact on poverty and socio-economic inequalities reduction;
Amendment 252 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that minimum wages set above the relative poverty threshold in all Member States are a key tool for preventing in-work poverty, help fostering upward social convergence, strengthen incentives to work, sustain domestic demand, contribute to closing the gender pay gap and to a better level playing field in the Single Market by ensuring a fairer competition; believes that the adoption of an EU directive on minimum wages is of utmost importance;
Amendment 257 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Believes that statutory minimum wages to be fixed above the relative poverty threshold in all Member States must be complemented by adequate financial state transfers, in terms of, inter alia, housing benefits, child allowances, in-work benefits, considering that only an effective combination of these factors allows workers and their households to escape poverty;
Amendment 258 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers as paramount to adopt a holistic approach, encompassing the adoption of legislative measures aimed at ensuring minimum wages to be set above the relative poverty threshold, stronger collective bargaining systems and the highest levels of social protection, a strategic tools to help consistently implementing the provisions of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the UN SDGs and the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UN CRPD);
Amendment 397 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 l (new)
Paragraph 19 l (new)
19l. Stresses that the already existing inequalities have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic as the negative socio-economic consequences have disproportionately hit those already poor or at high risk of becoming poor and vulnerable;
Amendment 404 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines the need to ensure full protection of vulnerable groups, who are the most negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, by enhancing all structural social protection measures in addition to the temporary benefits allocated during the pandemic, including the increase of the duration and of the financial support under the social protection systems, the amount of minimum income benefits, housing benefits, child allowances, in-work benefits, thus preventing socio-economic inequalities from widening;
Amendment 407 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that extensive inequalities are the root causes of poverty and social exclusion and are worsened by the current low wages earned by workers and by the ineffectiveness of social protection systems, redistributive policies, social services, education, healthcare as well as essential services like decent affordable housing and energy services; highlights that during the COVID-19 crisis, poverty and social exclusion radically increased in many countries due to the sudden drop or lack of income of those who lost their jobs or experienced reduced income with increased costs;
Amendment 432 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Proposes to actively counter potential high unemployment through European and national employment programmes and to invest in new jobs, future-oriented infrastructure, and digital change and ‘green transition’.in line with the aim of boosting a socially just transition towards a fully renewables-based, climate-neutral and circular economy;
Amendment 439 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Firmly believes that the recovery in the EU from the unprecedented socio- economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be achieved by resuming the pre-existing macroeconomic regulatory framework, which already caused the deterioration of living standards of citizens, and exacerbating poverty and the socio-economic inequalities; underlines the need to stop austerity measures and to proceed with the immediate revision of the Stability and Growth Pact with a view to create a new macroeconomic regulatory framework enabling the adoption of an integrated multi-level public policy package fully in line with the aim of achieving full employment, the highest levels of social protection and a socially just transition towards a fully renewables-based, climate- neutral and circular economy;
Amendment 447 #
2019/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Considers of paramount importance to make sure that the implementation of the Recovery plan for Europe aims at eradicating poverty and socio-economic inequalities and is based on an effective mechanism with targets and benchmarks that make possible a transparent measurement of all progress achieved; highlights that the European Parliament must be fully involved in both the ex-ante and ex-post scrutiny of the recovery plan and that all its elected Members must be given a formal role in order to ensure a fully democratic and transparent evaluation and implementation process;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the proportion of the EU population spending more than 40% of their disposable income on housing between 2010 and 2018 stood at 10.2% although substantial differences between EU Member States were recorded;
Amendment 36 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the rates of homelessness have increased over the last decade in a number of EU Member States due to rising housing costs, the impact of the economic crisis and continued austerity measures which led to deteriorate the effectiveness of public policies delivered to tackle homelessness, including the freezing or cutting of social programmes and benefits;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas housing affordability and housing conditions for low-income owners and renters have deteriorated in recent decades; whereas almost 38% of households at risk of poverty spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing; whereas people at risk of poverty in the EU increase to 156 million if housing costs are taken into account;
Amendment 40 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas rental costs in the EU increased over the last decade and between 2007 and 2019 house prices also increased in 22 Member States;
Amendment 42 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the role of social housing has declined since the 1980s as pressures on public expenditure have increased and liberalisation and privatisation have become predominant in defining and implementing housing policies;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas the latest evidence collected after the outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic indicate that in the medium term the economic recession and the loss of jobs may further increase the housing cost overburden and homelessness rates in the EU;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas the housing crisis affects more severely urban areas in many Member States where it has become difficult, also for middle-income households, to find affordable housing at market prices;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas the public investment gap in affordable housing in the EU stands at EUR 57 billion per year, mainly consisting in gaps in the development of social housing stock and social welfare type payments;
Amendment 149 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the use of renewable energy sources and emissions reductions through housing renovation in the social housing sector and for worst performing buildings in the Renovation Wave, while tackling inadequate housing and housing accessibility and eliminating energy poverty in order to ensure a socially just transition to a climate-neutral economy that leaves no one behind; stresses, therefore, that tenants and owner-occupiers should be fully informed and involved in renovation projects and should not see overall costs increase because of them;
Amendment 201 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a comprehensive and integrated anti-poverty strategy with a designated poverty reduction target, including for child poverty; underlines the urgent need to adopt a European Child Guarantee to ensure that each child in the EU can have access to, inter alia, decent housing; calls for a European framework for minimum income schemes;
Amendment 213 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that housing financial benefits must be increased and complemented by statutory minimum wages to be set above the relative poverty threshold with a view to, inter alia, improving access to decent housing for all in the EU; underlines in this regard the paramount importance of adopting an EU directive on minimum wages;
Amendment 243 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that EU policies, funding programmes and financing instruments have a great impact on housing markets and citizens’ lives; calls on the Commission to develop an integrated strategy for social, public and affordable housing at EU level to ensure the provision of safe, accessible and affordable quality housing for all as well as improving its action to engage all levels of government in fully and consistently implementing the right to a decent housing for all;
Amendment 263 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of housing affordability in the European Semester; urges the Commission to ensure that all country-specific recommendations contribute positively to the full and consistent implementation of the principles of the EPSR; stresses the need to refine the House Price Index indicator and to set the reference threshold for the housing cost overburden rate at no higher than 25 % of the disposable income of a household;
Amendment 332 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to close the investment gap for affordable housing as a matter of priority; calls in this regard for a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact allowing for increased fiscal space for sustainable public investments, in particular in affordableMember States to make the needed green and social public investments, including those related to the development and improvement of social, public, affordable and energy efficient housing; calls, furthermore, for a harmonised accounting for amortisation methodology for affordable housing investments;
Amendment 344 #
2019/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that precarious work and in-work poverty undermine access to bank credit and highly increase the levels of housing cost overburden; calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt all necessary legislative measures to fight against precarious employment and in- work poverty;
Amendment 9 #
2019/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas according to the ILO, for over 60 % of platform workers this work constitutes their sole source of income, and yet many EU Member States obstinately continue to treat these professions as non-standard jobs, opening the way to exploitation, discrimination and poverty;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas platform work canshould create employment opportunities, increase choice, provide additional income proper income and decent working conditions, and lower barriers to entering the labour market; whereas platform work should facilitates flexibility for both workers and clients, and the matching of demand for and supply of services, as well as innovation in digital tools, which iscould be a useful vector for growth in times of crisis and recovery;
Amendment 26 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, according to the ILO, for more than 60% of platform workers, this work is their sole source of income, and yet many EU Member States obstinately continue to treat these professions as non- standard jobs, paving the way for exploitation, discrimination and poverty;
Amendment 32 #
2019/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the 'casualisation' of employment relationships is creating new forms of piecework that bolster an army of the new poor with extremely insecure prospects;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas rating mechanisms, often based on unclear algorithms, create disparities in how workers are treated and discriminate between them, to the detriment especially of more vulnerable categories such as women, immigrants and persons with disabilities;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the distorted relationship between internet multinationals and workers is so one-sided that it allows contracts to be imposed unilaterally, without any form of trade union protection or collective bargaining;
Amendment 46 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the ‘casualisation’ of employment relationships is creating new forms of piecework that are creating a legion of new poor with extremely insecure prospects;
Amendment 62 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas people working in the platform economy workers are generally classified as formally self-employed;, and whereas, as such, these people do not benefit from the equivalent social, labour, health and safety protection that are connected to an employment contract in most countrie the courts have handed down several judgments strongly condemning this classification in many Member States, which have actually revealed that an employment relationship exists between platforms and their workers and that companies have been blatantly attempting to circumvent labour legislation; whereas, once classified as self-employed, these people do not benefit from social, labour, health and safety protection rights;
Amendment 66 #
2019/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls as a matter of urgency on the Commission to come up with a strategydirective to align the working conditions of platform workers with those of regulaall other employees, with full respect for the diversity of national labour market models and the autonomy of social partners on the condition that this does not create forms of exploitation or unfair competition on the internal market, it clarifies the status of workers and it gives them access to fundamental rights such as holiday leave and sick leave, social security and health care, wages and decent working conditions, not to mention the right to union representation and collective bargaining;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas rating mechanisms, often based on unclear algorithms, create disparities in how workers are treated and discriminate between them, to the detriment, in particular, of more vulnerable categories such as women, immigrants and persons with disabilities;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the distorted relationship between internet multinationals and workers is, more often than not, so one- sided that multinationals can impose contracts unilaterally, without any form of trade union protection or collective bargaining;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for maximum transparency and non-discrimination in transport and tourism platforms, specifically regarding algorithms that affectby platform algorithms, particularly with regard to the transport and tourism sectors to ensure a level playing field in services, allocation of tasks, pricing, and advertising;
Amendment 120 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the current European framework is unsatisfactory, with EU legal instruments which doare not coverapplied to all platform workers in their personal scope and which do not address the new realities of the world of work; regrets that this fragmentation places some platform workers in a legally precarious situation, resulting in some platform workers enjoying fewer or more limited rights than should be guaranteed to all platform workers regardless of their employment status; therefore, a rebuttable presumption of employment relationship and the reversal of the burden of the proof should be the starting point, complemented by the recognition of platform as companies linked to their sector of activity;
Amendment 124 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the unfair competitive advantages often available to multinationals of the platform economy over the traditional economy, based on social and wage dumping and on tax avoidance and evasion, are unacceptable and the EU must do more to tackle them;
Amendment 134 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the meaning of the terms ‘worker’ and ‘self-employed’ are not uniformly defined in all Member States; notes that the boundary between these two terms is less clear for new forms of work, and that some workers are at risk of being misclassified; therefore, workers in platform companies should have the same rights are other workers;
Amendment 142 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that this legal uncertainty must be urgently addressed, while acknowledging that it cannot be easily solved by a one-size-fits-all approach; believes that any proposal must recognise the heterogeneity of platforms and of platform workers, and take into account the current digital labour platforms model, where some platform workers are genuinely self-employed and wish to remain soand take into account the current digital labour platforms model, where some platform workers are genuinely self-employed and wish to remain so; therefore, a European framework legislation would be necessary, which can be complemented by either national legislation or collective agreements between the platform companies and the trade unions, recognising the platform as companies with all the obligations it entails (including employers responsibility when it apply) and linking these companies to their sector of activity;
Amendment 165 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a legislative initiative to improve the working conditions of platform workers; calls on the Commission, if the social partners do not express the wish to initiate the process provided for in Article 155 of the TFEU, to put forward a new directive on platform workers in order to guarantee them a minimum set of rights regardlessbased ofn their employment status, and to address the specificities of platform work; while ensuring a level playing field in all EU Member States to avoid unfair und unequal treatment of workers;
Amendment 179 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to better combat bogus self-employment by means of a directive, so as to cover platform workers which are fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship based on the actual performance of work, and not on the parties’ description of the relationship; is of the opinion that special attention should be given to digital labour platforms that strongly organise conditions and remuneration of online and on-location platform workconclude collective agreements, which could be used as guidance for determining the degree of responsibility of platforms towards platform workers;
Amendment 196 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
– ensure that the framework for collective agreements works smoothly and better implement the prohibition of exclusivity clauses, and ensure all platform workers are permitted to work for different platforms (multi-apping) and not be subject to adverse treatment for doing so;
Amendment 198 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
– clarify that the third status option will not be an option
Amendment 205 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
– address the current lack of transparency by ensuring the provision of essential information regarding working conditions, the method of calculating the price or fee, the functioning of the algorithm and transparency in the event of a change in the terms, conditions and procedures for temporary or permanent deactivation, if any, which should be preceded by consultation;
Amendment 211 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
believes that the aforementioned communication should be made in a clear, comprehensive and easily accessible way, and should be provided both to the person and the representatives;
Amendment 240 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that platform workers should receive compensation in case of work accidents and occupational diseases, and be offered sickness and invalidity insurance coverage and all other employment rights such as paid holidays; welcomes, in this respect, the initiatives of some platforms to provide as first step insurance as well as occupational health and safety measures;
Amendment 265 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises that freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are fundamental rights for all workers, and believes a directive on platform workers should ensure that these rights are effective, fully applied and enforced; notes the potential for imbalanced and asymmetrical relationships between digital labour platforms and workers, who may lack the individual bargaining power to negotiate thefair terms and conditions; notes further that there are also practical issues such as a lack of common means of communication and opportunities to meet online or in person, which can prevent collective representation in practice; calls on the Commission to address such impediments in its proposal; stresses the need for platform workers and platforms to be properly represented in order to facilitate social dialogue, collective bargaining, and workers’ representation through their trade unions;
Amendment 277 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the legal difficulties in collective representation faced by platform workers, and is aware that the solo self- employed are wrongly considered ‘undertakings’, and as such are subject to the prohibition on agreements that restrict competition; welcomacknowledges in this regard the inception impact assessment published by the Commission16 , and ask the planned initiative to address this obstacle through an interpretative guidance; is convinced that EU competition law must not hinder the improvement of the working conditions (including the setting of remuneration) and social protection of solo self-employed platform workers through collective bargaining; __________________ 16 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/ALL/?uri=PI_COM%3AAres %282021%29102652
Amendment 306 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that platform workers should be entitled to transparent, non- discriminatory and ethical algorithms; believes that algorithm transparency should apply to management functions, task distribution, ratings and interactions, while respecting trade secrets, and that an intelligible explanation of the functioning of the algorithm on the way tasks are assigned, ratings are granted, the deactivation procedure and pricing should always be provided, as well as information in a clear and up-to-date manner on any significant changes to the algorithm; is of the opinion that ethical algorithm implies that all and in particular algorithmic decisions are contestable and reversible, and human intervention guaranteed when needed, and that incentive practices or exceptional bonuses in particular should not lead to risky behaviours; is convinced that non-discriminatory algorithms are those which prevent gender and other social biases;
Amendment 321 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that all online platforms must ensure full compliance with EU non- discrimination and data protection law; believes further that platform workers should have access to all data concerning their own activities, understand how their personal information is processed, and have the right to export their ratings; believes that the possibility of a portable rating certificate, recognised between similar platforms, should be explored; believes that workers’ representatives must have access to personal data, when needed and with the guarantees foreseen in the GDPR;
Amendment 333 #
2019/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 29 #
2019/2183(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas gender and pay gaps continue to exist in decision-making bodies, preventing women’s full participation in and contribution to economic and social life, resulting in persistently high levels of under- employment of women, which have a severe impact on society and economic growth;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2183(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas ambiguous and contradictory legislation at national and European level has allowed many companies to circumvent the rules, severely restricting the rights of thousands of workers;
Amendment 32 #
2019/2183(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the absence of an adequate and harmonised system of penalties at European level, covering the entire supply chain, including subcontracting, contributes to the failure to comply with existing rules by increasing relocation to those countries in which regulations are less effective, proportionate and dissuasive;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2183(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that EWCs could help eliminate the gender pay gap and ensure greater participation by women in the labour market;
Amendment 109 #
2019/2183(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that in many Member States penalties for non-compliance, covering the entire supply chain, including subcontracting, are not effective, dissuasive orand proportionate as required by Directive 2009/38/EC; stresses that the provisions governing Member State penalties need to be strengthened in order to improve compliance with Directive 2009/38/EC and eliminate social and salary dumping and unfair competition in the internal market, ensuring respect for the rights of all workers;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2183(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to help define a harmonised, proportionate, effective and dissuasive system of penalties at European level, covering the entire supply chain, including subcontracting, to eliminate social dumping and ensure the proper functioning of the internal market, ensuring respect for the rights of all workers;
Amendment 34 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas forests cover 30% of the Earth’s land area and host 80% of its biodiversity, providing vital organic infrastructure for some of the planet's densest and most diverse collections of life;
Amendment 35 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
Amendment 37 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas some 80 percent of global deforestation is caused by agricultural expansion, driven in particular by the production and consumption of commodities such as soy, palm oil, and beef; whereas EU consumption represents around 10% of the global share of deforestation embodied in the total final consumption of commodities driving deforestation; whereas urban expansion, infrastructure development, and mining are also leading to deforestation;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)
Recital -A c (new)
-Ac. whereas anthropogenic activities between 1990 and 2016 resulted in the loss of 1.3 million square kilometres of forest, amounting to 800 football fields destroyed every hour;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A d (new)
Recital -A d (new)
-Ad. whereas primary forests are unique and irreplaceable and heavily affected by deforestation; whereas newly planted forests cannot replace primary forests, which have high carbon stocks and are characterised by the highest levels of protection of biodiversity and unique ecological features;
Amendment 40 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A e (new)
Recital -A e (new)
-Ae. whereas natural biodiverse forests have been shown to be more resilient to natural disturbances, such as storms, pests, diseases, and droughts, whose frequency has increased due to the current climate crisis;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A f (new)
Recital -A f (new)
-Af. whereas emissions from land-use and land-use change, mostly due to deforestation, are the second largest cause of climate change after the burning fossil fuels, accounting for nearly 12% of all greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 95 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas according to recent investigations, EU based financial institutions were the main source of financing behind the six key agribusiness companies involved in deforesting climate-critical forests in Brazil, Congo Basin and New Guinea; whereas secretive international financial flows and incomplete due diligence by banks and investors were considered the major obstacles for achieving "deforestation- free" supply chains and upholding human rights;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas forests are a crucial natural sink to store and remove GHG; whereas it is therefore fundamental to protect and restore biodiverse forests to reach the 2050 climate neutrality objective and tackle the climate crisis;
Amendment 116 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas deforestation and forest disturbance have severe impacts on wildlife habitats and lead to increased contact between wild animals, humans and domesticated animals, which increases the risk of new outbreaks of epidemics and pandemics originating in wildlife; whereas more than two-thirds of emerging infectious diseases originate in animals, the overwhelming majority of which are wild animals;
Amendment 130 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas deforestation and forest degradation rates continue escalating in tropical forests; whereas in 2019 deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached its highest level in ten years and in protected indigenous reserves, it increased even faster, expanding by 74 percent in 2019 compared to 2018;
Amendment 133 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas subsidies for bioenergy from wood should be redirected towards energy efficiency and renewable energy;
Amendment 135 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the "cascading" use of biomass can lead to an almost 30% reduction in European greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 20101a . _________________ 1a https://www.cedelft.eu/publicatie/cascadin g_of_biomass%3Cbr%3E13_solutions_fo r_a_sustainable_bio-based_economy/1277
Amendment 136 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide from greenhouse gas emissions and are at risk of becoming a source of carbon in the atmosphere instead of a carbon sink; whereas climate change-driven droughts and extreme heat lead to increasing tree mortality which contributes significantly to the saturation and ongoing decline of the tropical forest carbon sink;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas reducing greenhouse gas emissions is crucial to protect the world's forests; whereas corporate carbon offset schemes based on reforestation or afforestation projects may have a net- negative impact if the indirect effects of greenhouse gas emission in reducing the ability of tropical forests to absorb carbon dioxide is not fully taken into account;
Amendment 153 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with a high level of concern that the EU's goal set in 2008 to reduce gross tropical deforestation by 50% by 2020 will almost certainly not be met;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the restoration of forests and their biodiversity is of paramount importance for ensuring climate resilient environments;
Amendment 155 #
2019/2156(INI)
1b. Underlines the EU forest-related commitments under the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims, inter alia, to halt deforestation by 2020, and under the Aichi Biodiversity targets, also by 2020, to halve and, where feasible, bring close to zero the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, and significantly reduce degradation and fragmentation; stresses that the EU must improve its approach and take immediate and decisive action to ensure the protection and restoration of forests fully in line with its international commitments;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights the irreplaceable role of forests as the green lung of our world and believes that safeguarding them should be a political priority of the European Union;
Amendment 168 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Strongly believes that a radical change must immediately take place in the way food is produced and consumed; stresses that the Commission and Member States must stop funding intensive livestock farming and monoculture farming in order to halt deforestation and forest and ecosystem degradation; underlines the urgent need to increase the support for agroecological farming practices, to reduce food waste across the supply chain and to promote dietary choices based on less consumption of animal-based products, and raising consumers' awareness of the impact of consumption patterns on climate and biodiversity;
Amendment 187 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous peoples and local communities in the protection of the world’s forests and calls on the Commission to take this rfully involve into accountthem in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level and in key international forums;
Amendment 203 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the rolparamount importance of civil society in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure full transparency and public participation in forest-related measures in order to promote forest protection;
Amendment 222 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Union to improve its satellite imaging to monitor deforestation in a more detailed and timely fashion;
Amendment 224 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the Commission pay particular attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducingadopt the necessary legislative measures to ensure that all commodities and products placed on the Union market can be traced back to source and do not cause adverse environmental and social effects such as deforestation, forest degradation, the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems and violation of human rights; believes that these legislative measures must be based on a cross-commodity approach and be accompanied by an adequate enforcement regime, including effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance and mandatory due diligence regulobligations for forest-risk commodities;
Amendment 237 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a legal framework ensuring sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed in the EU market, while raising consumers awareness about consumption footprint and encouraging behavioural change towards those sustainable and deforestation-free products;
Amendment 307 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines that the loss of primary forests cannot be compensated by any new forest based approach; believes that primary forests must be safeguarded by adopting effective legal measures and incentives aimed at fully preserving their complexity and unique ecological features;
Amendment 310 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to place particular emphasis on measures for the sustainable production and use of wood fuelmonitor and assess the negative effects ion view, inter alia, of theforests due to high level of imports of wood pellets into the EU and the potential risks that these imports pose to forests in third countries;
Amendment 315 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the EU to consider providing support to third countries with the potential to switch to renewable energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuelusing renewable energy sources and phase out the use of wood as fuel which causes deforestation;
Amendment 320 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to eliminate all financial incentives to burn wood for energy;
Amendment 321 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Promotes the "cascading use" of biomass where priority is given to the use of wood as a material and only to recover energy at the end of the product's life cycle;
Amendment 342 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain binding provisions relating to forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manneron environmental protection in order to, inter alia, fully protect forests and other ecosystems; calls, in addition, for the inclusion of effective implementation and enforcement mechanisms to prevent any action that could lead to deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 352 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that the EU must not enter into any Free Trade Agreement that has adverse effects on forests, other natural ecosystems and human rights, including the rights of Indigenous People and local communities;
Amendment 391 #
2019/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Believes that the EU must take urgent action to improve legislation regulating its financial sector with a view to preventing any support to or profit from activities related to deforestation, forest degradation, conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems and associated human rights violations;
Amendment 112 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Therefore, in order to ensure that support can be granted to farmers and other beneficiaries from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in 2021, the Union should continue to grant such support for onetwo more years under the conditions of the existing legal framework, which covers the period 2014 to 2020. The existing legal framework is laid down in particular in Regulations (EU) No 1303/20137 , (EU) No 1305/20138 , (EU) No 1306/20139 , (EU) No 1307/201310, (EU) No 1308/201311, (EU) No 228/201312 and (EU) No 229/201313 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In addition, to facilitate the transition from existing support schemes to the new legal framework which covers the period starting on 1 January 2022, rules should be laid down to regulate how certain support granted on a multiannual basis will be integrated into the new legal framework. __________________ 7Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. 8 Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487). 9Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549).'. 10Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 637/2008 and (EC) No 73/2009 (See page 608 of this Official JournalCouncil Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608). 11Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 12Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23). 13Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
Amendment 158 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 163 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 208 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For programmes supported by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), Member States that risk, due to the lack of financial resources, not to be able to undertake new legal commitments for one or more measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, may extend the period laid down in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 to 31 December 20212.
Amendment 216 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States that decide to make use of the possibility provided in the first subparagraph shall notify the Commission of their decision within 130 days after the entry into force of this Regulation. Where Member States have submitted a set of regional programmes in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, that notification shall also contain information on which of the regional programmes are to be extended and on the corresponding budgetary allocation within the annual breakdown for the year 2021 and 2022 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 224 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 230 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The notification referred to in the second subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the need to submit a request to amend a rural development programme for the years 2021 and 2022 as referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Such an amendment shall aim at maintaining at leastguarantee the same overall level of the EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation. The extension of the plan for the measures indicated by the Member State shall be deemed valid from the 30th day after the date of notification to the Commission.
Amendment 234 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The notification referred to in the second subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the need to submit a request to amend a rural development programme for the years 2021 and 2022 as referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Such an amendment shall aim at maintaining at least the same overall levelpercentage of the EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation.
Amendment 242 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For Member States that do not decide to make use of the possibility provided in paragraph 1 of this Article, Article [8] of Regulation (EU) …/…[Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027] shall apply to the allocation not used for the years 2021 and 2022 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 248 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States which, during the 2014-2020 period, have not fully used the resources of the EAFRD allocation laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, and where, as at 31 December 2020, those financial resources have not been assigned to any legal commitments in respect of beneficiaries, may carry them over to the 2021-2027 programming period under the corresponding budgetary allocation.
Amendment 249 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. For programmes for which Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the references to time periods or deadlines in Articles 50(1), 51(1), 57(2), 65(2) and (4), and the first paragraph of Article 76 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be extended for onetwo years.
Amendment 254 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For Member States that decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the Partnership Agreement drawn up for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall continue to be used as a strategic document by Member States and the Commission with regard to the implementation of support granted by the EAFRD for the year 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 262 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective rural development programmes for 2021 and 2022;
Amendment 266 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 269 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Payment entitlements allocated to farmers before 1 January 2020 shall be considered legal and regular as from 1 January 2021. The value and amount of those entitlements to be considered legal and regular shall be the valueequal to the value and amount for calendar year 2020 valid on 31 December 2020. This is without prejudice to the relevant articles of Union law concerning the value of payment entitlements for calendar years 2021 onwards, in particular Article 22(5) and 25(12) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.
Amendment 321 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021 Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threfive in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments directly following a commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one year in their rural development programmes. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305-20190301)Or. it
Amendment 334 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threfive years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension for the maintenance of organic farming after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments concerning maintenance that directly follow the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one year in their rural development programmes. Or. it (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305-20190301)
Amendment 410 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(12a) in Article 43 the following paragraph is inserted: “3a. Member States may make aid available to support farmers in their adoption of practices entailing a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The practice of digital farming (precision farming) shall be regarded as an appropriate crop management practice for purposes of equivalence of measures providing for conditionality/greening or as a more virtuous practice compared to equivalent practices providing for ‘greening’. In that case, an additional payment shall be granted to farmers who adopt this practice.” Or. it (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1307- 20190301&from=EN)
Amendment 442 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 68 – paragraph 1
Article 68 – paragraph 1
(2a) in Article 68, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Planting rights granted to producers in accordance with Article 85h, Article 85i or Article 85k of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 before 31 December 2015 which have not been used by those producers and are still valid by that date may be converted into authorisations under this Chapter as from 1 January 2016. Such conversion shall take place upon a request to be submitted by those producers before 31 December 2015. Member States may decide to allow producers to submit such a request to convert rights into authorisations until 31 December 20207. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-" Or. it 20190101&from=EN)
Amendment 445 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
(2b) in Article 68, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Authorisations granted pursuant to paragraph 1 shall have the same period of validity as the planting rights referred to in paragraph 1. If these authorisations are not used, they shall expire at the latest by 31 December 2018, or, where a Member State has taken the decision referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, at the latest by 31 December 2023. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-30. Or. it 20190101&from=EN)
Amendment 17 #
2019/0188(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in drawing up and implementing its policies and actions the Union must take account of requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion and the provision of a high level of education, training and protection of human health. The network should support the Member States and the Union in developing employment policies and actions designed to achieve the highest levels of social justice and protection and combat social exclusion and all forms of discrimination.
Amendment 19 #
2019/0188(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Network aims at reinforcing Public Employment Services (PES) capacity, effectiveness and efficiency through providing a platform for comparing their performance at European level, identifying good practices and establishing a mutual learning system. It also aims at giving the PES more opportunities to help develop innovative, evidence-based policies in line with relevant Union policy initiativcontribute to the achievement of the objectives of full employment and social progress referred to in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), promoting consistency with those objectives of the relevant Union policy initiatives and the efforts of the Member States and the Union to improve the coordinated employment strategy and the development of innovative, evidence- based policies.
Amendment 29 #
2019/0188(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The continuation of the Network shouldIn its Communication of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal, the Commission reformulates its commitment to tackling the problems caused by climate change on a new basis, stating that all Union actions and policies should contribute to achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal. The continuation of the Network should therefore strengthen the employment actions and policies that contribute to the achievement of the European Green Deal, by helping to speed up the transition towards a climate-neutral circular economy and making this transition fair and inclusive for all, seeking to guarantee full employment and the availability of decent work which offers adequate pay and, at all events, protection against poverty, and fostering environmental sustainability and health and safety at work. The continuation of the Network should also support the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which includes the provision of active support to employment among its principles. It should also contribute to and contribute to the achievement of the sustainable development goal 8s of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by contributing to inclusive and sustainable economic growth, emp, and in particular develoypment and decent work for all. goal 8.
Amendment 44 #
2019/0188(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Decision No 573/2014/EU
Article 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – introductory part
The aim of this Decision is to encourage cooperation between Member States through the Network in the field of employment, within the areas of PES responsibility, in order to contribute tofoster the implementation of the Union’s employment policies. This will also help implementing, the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and, the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and a rapid, fair and inclusive transition to a climate-neutral circular economy, thereby supporting:”
Amendment 50 #
2019/0188(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Decision No 573/2014/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) decent and sustainable work2a) In Article 3(1), point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) decent and sustainable work which guarantees full respect for the economic and social rights of individuals, comprehensive environmental protection and health and safety at the workplace;
Amendment 57 #
2019/0188(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Decision No 573/2014/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) contribute to modernising and strengthening PES in key areas, in line with the Union’s employment policies, of crucial importance, facilitating the achievement of the Union’s objectives of full employment and social progress, coherence of employment policies with these objectives, the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, andthe achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the implementation of a rapid, fair and inclusive transition to a climate-neutral circular economy;
Amendment 26 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas austerity policies and curtailments of labour rights implemented over the years led, inter alia, to increasing precariousness and labour instability;
Amendment 27 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas effective policies are needed to encompass the various forms of employment and adequately protect workers from abuse, discrimination and poverty;
Amendment 28 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas the in-work poor represent a significant share of people at work; whereas in 2017, 9.4% of employed people were at risk of poverty; whereas nearly 20.5 million workers lived in households at risk of poverty; whereas for certain categories of the population, notably people working part-time, the self- employed, temporary workers, younger people, less educated persons and single households, the in-work poverty risk is substantially higher and has in some cases been increasing significantly in recent years;
Amendment 33 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the total number of hours worked has been increasing steadily but slowly since 2013; whereas the rate of permanent and full-time employment continues to rise while the rate of part-time employment is in decline; whereas real wage growth is still moderate and lower than productivity developments; whereas labour underutilisation, in terms of abusive approaches against workers and mismatch between labour demand and supply, and unemployment remain high in some Member States, while in other Member States labour supply is scarce;
Amendment 38 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the unemployment rate in the euro area fell for all age groups and for both men and women; whereas 15.613 million men and women in the EU-28, of whom 12.322 million were in the euro area, were still unemployed in July 2019; whereas large differences in rates remain between Member States; whereas youth unemployment remains very high; whereas long-term unemployment, while in decline, remains high;;
Amendment 62 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the social situation continues to improve; whereas poverty and the risk of poverty, and gaps in coverage of social protection systems and access to services, persist;
Amendment 66 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the EU Youth Guarantee must be improved with a view to solving all its current problems, as also highlighted by the European Court of Auditors in its report, in order to meet its initial expectations, namely to provide help to all young people without jobs, training or education;
Amendment 85 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that while the economic conditions in the EU are currently favourable and overall employment is steadily growing, there is still a need for major improvement in terms ofto effectively address precarious employment, youth unemployment, labour market segmentation and inequalities, in-work poverty and productivityadequate social protection, in-work poverty and labour underutilisation;
Amendment 92 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the Commission’s 2019 country-specific recommendations (CSRs) and welcomes the stronger focus on investment; notes that almost one third of the CSRs issued until 2018 have not been implemented; welcomes the fact that considerable progress has been achieved in legislation governing labour relations and employment protection; is concerned that progress on the 2018 CSRs is worse than performance in previous years and urges the Commission to put the necessary pressure on Member States to implementregrets that the Commission did not prioritise the need to guarantee decent wages, decent working condition and adequate social protection levels in all Member States in order to ensure decent standard of living for all workers, irrespective of the employment relationship or the type of contract; welcomes the stronger focus on investment; highlights the fact that progress has been achieved in legislation governing labour relations and employment protection; believes that major improvements must be made to fully comply with the premise on which EU legislation on fixed-term work is grounded, namely that employment contracts of indefinite duration are the general form of employment relationship, while fixed-term employment contracts are only a feature of employment in certain sectors or of certain occupations and activities and cannot be used to cover needs which are not temporary in nature but fixed and permanent; underlines that the adoption of an integrated multi-level policy package is required in order to solve the rdecommendations; believes that strong reform ient-work deficit and implement a rights-based approach aimed at ensuring full empleoymentation is crucial to strengthen the growth, qualitative, secure and well-paid jobs, social progress and the effective protenctialon of EU economies; workers from abuses, discrimination and poverty;
Amendment 98 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Strongly believes that the introduction and strengthening of statutory minimum wages in all Member States, consisting of a financial amount able to ensure decent living conditions to all workers, is of paramount importance to effectively address poverty, abuse and discrimination suffered by workers and support social integration and access to the labour market;
Amendment 111 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for well- designed labour market policies and reforms that create quality and stable employment, promoteensure decent incomes, equal opportunities and the equal treatment of workers, facilitate equal access to the labour market and social protection, facilitate labour mobilityincluding the adoption of effective and proportionate remedies aimed at preventing and sanctioning the abuse and discrimination suffered by workers, guarantee equal access to the labour market and to the highest levels of social protection, reintegrate the unemployed and tackle inequalities and gender imbalances;
Amendment 144 #
2019/0000(INI)
7 d. Stresses that austerity measures adopted at EU level and by Member States aggravated social inequalities and employment problems, severely undermining citizens’ fundamental rights and freedoms;
Amendment 145 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Underlines that the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with disabilities noted with deep concern the disproportionately adverse and retrogressive effect that austerity measures in the EU had on the adequate standard of living of persons with disabilities; stresses the urgent need to stop austerity measures and ensure adequate standard of living of persons with disabilities, including by setting a social protection floor that fully complies with the core content of the right to an adequate standard of living and to social protection;