28 Amendments of Brian CROWLEY
Amendment 112 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. firmly commit to the strict preservation of standards on food safety and human and animal health, as defined under EU legislation, and ensure that fundamental values of the EU such as the precautionary principle are not undermined and that EU citizens can continue to have confidence in the high quality standards, labelling and traceability of products on the EU market;
Amendment 164 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products from sectors such as pork, poultry and in particular the suckler beef sector for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive pressure, and for example in cases where regulatory conditions and related costs of production in the EU diverge from those in the US;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas the administrative burden of EU regulation forms a substantial cost for enterprises to comply with;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas new initiatives to reduce regulatory burdens on SMEs and other sectors have been proposed;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas application procedures for EU funding for SMEs are still too bureaucratic and therefore prohibitive for most SMEs;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that entrepreneurs, SMEs, business associations and support organisations should be more literate on financing possibilities for more performant technologies, or for contracting services such as consultancy, coaching and training on eco-design, resource management and green entrepreneurship and availability of green technologies, products and services that could be beneficial for their business, therefore all information about these possibilities should be easily accessible and should be communicated in a way that corresponds best with the logic and working methods of SMEs;
Amendment 120 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to further develop basic R&D necessary for further technological developments; highlights the importance of the reindustrialisation of Europe given the importance of the manufacturing industry for R&D&I and thus the EU’s future competitive advantage and to fully involve SMEs in this process;
Amendment 123 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights the importance of the reindustrialisation of Europe given the importance of the manufacturing industry for R&D&I and thus the EU's future competitive advantage;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to pursue better and therefore not necessarily more legislation and to consequently involve stakeholders from the relevant industries and SMEs to share their insights and knowledge at each stage of the legislative process, including the impact assessment;
Amendment 146 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the SME Test is fully applied in all impact assessments;
Amendment 151 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas at the Euro Area Summit on 29 June 2012, the heads of state or government affirmed to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns. The Summit also agreed that the Eurogroup will examine the situation of the Irish financial sector with the view of further improving the sustainability of the well- performing adjustment programme;
Amendment 402 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points to the unacceptable level of youth unemployment in the four Member States under assistance programmesEU; points especially to the sharp increase in youth unemployment in the four programme countries, Greece, Cyprus, Ireland and Portugal;
Amendment 422 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the end of the programme for Ireland and. This can be credited to the Irish people who have shown considerable resilience in the face of difficult public expenditure cuts and tax increases. Welcomes the expected end of the programme for Portugal; regrets the lack of progress in Greece despite unprecedented reforms having been undertaken;
Amendment 438 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that 30 per cent of the existing debt to GDP ratio for Ireland relates to bank debt. Calls for the full implementation of the June 2012 commitment by EU leaders to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns and to further examine the situation of the Irish financial sector in a manner that substantially alleviates Ireland's burden of bank debt;
Amendment 42 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and, (EC) No 1224/2009 and (EU) No 1380/2013 and repealing (EC) No 1434/98 as regards the landing obligation
Amendment 45 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC should be amended.
Amendment 53 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In addition, in order to allow to fish for queen scallop in area VIa with the appropriate mesh size and to ensure legal certainty, provisions relating to an area closure for the protection of juvenile haddock in ICES division VIb should be amended.
Amendment 66 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter -1 – Article -1 (new)
Chapter -1 – Article -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 88 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 123 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 –subpoint b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 –subpoint b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29d – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 29d – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) In Article 29d, the following paragraph is inserted: “4a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, it shall be permitted to fish for queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) provided that: (a). the fishing gear used is specialised otter trawl gear configured to select against fish catches (60cm low headline); (b) the fishing gear is constructed with a minimum mesh size of 80 mm; (c) no less than 90% of the retained catch by weight is comprised of queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis).”
Amendment 138 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 167 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 184 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 191 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 238 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, points (15) and (16) of Article 7 shall enter into force two years after the landing obligation takes effect in each fishery, in line with the stepwise timetable for the entry into force of the landing obligation established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, or in other words: - as from 1 January 2017 for the fisheries referred to in Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; - as from 1 January 2019 for the fisheries and species referred to in Article 15(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; - as from 1 January 2021 for the fisheries and species referred to in Article 15(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 42 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3 –introductory part
Article 3 –introductory part
Amendment 50 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3
Article 3
Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 11 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 210 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 73
Amendment 56 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a The above numbers do not represent a fair and logical redistribution of seats, as required by the Lisbon Treaty.