128 Amendments of Manuel dos SANTOS
Amendment 6 #
2018/2093(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 8 #
2018/2093(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 40 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment of a European Investment Stabilisation FunctionProtection Scheme
Amendment 74 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In particular, in order to support Member States whose currency is the euro to respond better to rapidly changing economic circumstances and stabilise their economy by preserving public investment and financing national unemployment schemes in the event of large asymmetric or symmetric shocks, a European Investment Stabilisation Function (EISFProtection Scheme (EPS) should be established.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This Regulation does not affect terms and conditions of Member States' unemployment schemes nor does it affect relations between social partners, including the right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements in accordance with national law.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) EISFPS should be a Union instrument which complements national fiscal policies. It should be recalled that Member States should pursue sound fiscal policies and build up fiscal buffers in favourable economic times.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The activation of EISFPS support should therefore be determined by a double activation trigger based on both the level of national unemployment rate compared to its past average andor the change in unemployment rate compared to a certain threshold.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Strict eligibility criteria based on compliance with decisions and recommendations under the Union's fiscal and economic surveillance framework over a period of two years before the request for EISFPS support should be fulfilled by the Member State requesting EISFPS support in order not to diminish the incentive for that Member State to pursue prudent budgetary policies. In this assessment the Commission's Communication on "Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rule of the Stability and Growth Pact"1a shall be considered; _________________ 1a COM(2015) 12 final, 13.01.2015
Amendment 142 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States should invest the support received under EISFPS in eligible public investment and also maintain the level of public investment in general compared to the average level of public investment over the five last years in order to ensure that the objective pursued by this Regulation is achieved. In that respect, there is the expectation that Member States should give priority to maintaining eligible investment in programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion fund, the European Social Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development..
Amendment 146 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To that effect, the Commission should examine whether the Member State concerned has respected thoseis conditions. In case of non-compliance the Member State concerned should repay part or the entire loan given and should not be entitled to receiving an interest rate subsidy.
Amendment 158 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) In the case of asymmetric shocks, Member States shall have the possibility to use a percentage of the EPS support to financing national unemployment schemes.
Amendment 207 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The EISFPS shall provide financial assistance in the form of loans and interest rate subsidies for public investment and national unemployment schemes to a Member State which is experiencing a largen asymmetric shock.
Amendment 221 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) ‘unemployment financing’ means: financing for national unemployment scheme for unemployment benefits paid to unemployed persons.
Amendment 246 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 280 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A Member State shall be considered to experience a largen asymmetric shock if any of the following activation criteria are simultaneouslyis fulfilled:
Amendment 281 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A Member State shall be considered to experience a large asymmetric shock if one of the following block of activation criteria are simultaneouslyis fulfilled:
Amendment 283 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the quarterly national unemployment rate exceeded the average unemployment rate in the Member State concerned over a period of 60 quarters preceding the quarter during which the request is made;“Unemployment”, if the following criteria are simultaneously fulfilled:
Amendment 285 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the quarterly national unemployment rate exceeded the average unemployment rate in the Member State concerned over a period of 630 quarters preceding the quarter during which the request is made;
Amendment 287 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
(i) the quarterly national unemployment rate exceeded the average unemployment rate in the Member State concerned over a period of 60 quarters preceding the quarter during which the request is made;
Amendment 288 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii (new)
(ii) the quarterly national unemployment rate increased above one percentage point in comparison to the unemployment rate observed in same quarter of the previous year.
Amendment 290 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the quarterly national unemployment rate increased above one percentage point “Investment”, if the following comparison to the unemployment rate observed in same quarter of the previous year.riteria is fulfilled:
Amendment 294 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (new)
(i) the quarterly national growth rate of gross fixed capital formation is bellow three percentage points in comparison to the average growth rate of gross fixed capital formation observed in the previous four quarters.
Amendment 311 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 324 #
2018/0212(COD)
If the Commission, after having heard the Member State concerned, concludes that the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 have not been complied with, it shall adopt a decision:
Amendment 352 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The outstanding amount of loans granted to Member States under this Regulation shall be limited to EUR 360 billion in principal.
Amendment 353 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The outstanding amount of loans granted to Member States under this Regulation shall be limited toamount to up to 0.5 % of the cumulative GNI of Member States whose currency is the euro and those Member States that participate in the EMR II, and to no less than EUR 3055 billion in principal.
Amendment 364 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 365 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
S= β X S max X (Increase in unemploymentMS-threshold level)
Amendment 368 #
Amendment 370 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
subject to S ≤ S max
Amendment 372 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) «Is»“S max” means the maximum level of eligible public investment or unemployment financing that the EISFPS may support in the Member State concerned referred to in paragraph 2; (c) means the increase in the quarterly national unemployment rate referred to in point (b) of Article 4)(1) expressed in percentage points;
Amendment 374 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) «Is» means the maximum level of eligible public investment that the EISF maythe amount of the EPS support into the Member State concerned referred to in paragraph 2;
Amendment 382 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The maximum level of eligible public investment thatthe amount of the EISFPS may support into a Member State (IS) shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:
Amendment 384 #
Amendment 386 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Is = α X [(Average Public InvestmentEU + Average Unemployment Financing) / GDPEU ] X GDPMS
Amendment 389 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) “Average Public InvestmentEU + Average Unemployment Financing) / GDPEU” means the ratio of eligible public investment to GDP in the Union, in current prices and on average over a period of five full years before the request for EISF support in accordance with Article 6)(1);
Amendment 392 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 21 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas equivalence decisions cannot be considered merelyare technical in nature andthey should thereforenonetheless be subject to a greater degree of scrutiny by Parliament;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 67 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, in many cases, the granting of equivalence is a unilateral decision taken by the EU and is not applied in a reciprocal manner by third countries; considers that international cooperation could be better advanced by dint of international agreements negotiated between the EU and third countries; notes that, unlike equivalence, international agreements can provide mutual access between the EU and third countries for financial institutions and for the mutual recognition of rules;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that one of the key objectives for equivalence is to promote regulatory convergence on the basis of internationalEuropean standards;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that, as it stands, the EU’s process for granting equivalence lacks certainty and sufficient transparencyis heterogeneous, and requires a structured and practical framework outlining clear proceduresand transparent procedures with a leading role for ESAs in making assessments and recommendations to the Commission;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Questions the rationale behind eEquivalence decisions are typically taking the form of implementing actsechnical in nature; insists that the process for granting equivalence to a third country in the area of financial services should always be scrutinised by Parliament and that, owing to their political nature, and for the purposes of greater transparency, these decisions should be taken by means of delegated actsfor the purposes of greater transparency;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 138 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the Commission has the right to withdraw equivalence decisions, and believes that Parliament should be consulted in a timely manner before such a withdrawal decision is taken; cCalls for the introduction of clear procedures and timelines governing the adoption, withdrawal or suspension of equivalence decisions;
Amendment 155 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to adopt a legislative act establishing a clear framework for a transparent, coherent and consistent application of equivalence procedures which introduces a standardised process for the determination of equivalence;
Amendment 178 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to consider, in the definition of a framework for equivalence, the possibility of introducing an application process for granting equivalence which could be opened to third countries on a date specified in a given piece of legislation;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to conduct an in-depth review of all equivalence decisions taken, in order to determine the successes and failureappropriateness of the current equivalence regime;
Amendment 189 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that close consideration should be given to thCalls on the Commission to access if a more proportionate equivalence regime between the EU and high-impact third countries in order to develop stable and resilient regulatory relationships with those countries which have close financial links with the Unions on the interest of the EU;
Amendment 194 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses the fact that the UK decision to leave the EU and not remain a EEA Member has huge implications on the relationship between the EU and the UK concerning financial services;
Amendment 201 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls the importance of National Competent Authorities (NCAs) in the authorisation process for financial institutions that wish to delegate part of their portfolio management or risk management to service providers in third countries where the regulatory regime is comparable to that of the EU; considers that NCAs have sufficient technical knowledge and expertise to properly assess delegation approval requests; encourages the ESAs to develop further cooperation between NCAsand the ESAs should fully cooperate in order to share best practice concerning regulatory cooperation and activities with third countries;
Amendment 213 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for active involvement from the Commission, the Member States and ESAs in global standard-setting bodies in financial services; stresses the need for the consistent implementation of international standards in order to achieve better regulatory cooperation with other jurisdictions and to improve global financial stability;
Amendment 222 #
2017/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 2 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that EU budgets must provide an incentive for sustainable growth and structural, convergence, investments and reforms, but alsothrough solutions and synergies as regards national budgets; believes, therefore, that the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) should serves as a guideline for Member States and for the preparation of national and EU budgets, particularly in the context of the preparation of the post-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF);
Amendment 6 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. BelievReiterates, in this regard, that there should be greater synergies between national and EU budgets; points out that the Commission, given its involvement in the European Semester as well as in the preparation and execution of the EU budget, has a key role to play in this respect;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. UrgNotes the Commission to’s propose ambitiousal to reforms of the governance of the euro area, including the introduction of a specific budget; welcomes the and its proposal for a budgetary capacity for the euro area financed by own resources, set out in the final report and recommendations of the High Level Group on Own Resources of December 2016, entitled ‘Future Financing of the EU’;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls its support for the creation of a euro area fiscal capacity in order to cope with macroeconomensure convergence and to cope with macroeconomic symmetric and asymmetric shocks and increase the competitiveness and stability of Member States’ economies, as stated in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on budgetary capacity for the euro area1 ; ;considers that the funding should come from Member States’ contributions, as part of the transfer of competences, and from own resources such as the financial transaction tax; _________________ 1euro-area and other participating members via a source of revenue to be agreed between participating Member States, as part of the transfer of competences, and believes that in a steady state, this fiscal capacity should also be financed through own resources such as the financial transaction tax; considers that this budgetary capacity should be part of the EU budget, over and above the current ceilings of the multiannual financial framework, and considered to be assigned revenue and guarantees; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0050.
Amendment 18 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the announcement by President Juncker concerning the proposal to transform the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a European Monetary Fund to be integrated into the EU framework; urgesregrets that the Commission to adopt’s proposals to fully integrate all intergovernmental tools related to the euro into the EU framework is made with a legal basis excluding adequate involvement of the European Parliament as co-legislator , and is convinced that all reforms to further integrate the governance of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) into the EU framework must be reflected in the post- 2020 MFF.;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that this proposal should be further detailed and reinforced as regards the accountability provisions of the EMF towards the European Parliament, its capacity to endorse all its functions, notably as common backstop to the Banking Union and on its concrete decision capacity when assuming its stabilisation function;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Is concerned that the EMU reform proposal lacks of tools ensuring convergence within the euro area apart from the structural reforms tools, and underlines that these tools cannot be conceived as contractual arrangements within the EU budget;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recalls, as a real EMU Member States convergence instrument, the European Parliament proposal in its resolution of 8th of October 2013, “Budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU’s Structural Funds”, to exclude the aggregate volumes of national co- financing under the European Structural and Investment Funds from the limits imposed by the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 637 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91
Paragraph 91
91. Believes that a new heading dedicated to ‘Security, peace and stability for all’ would be a demonstration of the priority given by the Union to this emerging policy responsibility, acknowledge its specificity, and achieve consistency between its internal and external dimensions; considers, however, that a new heading of this kind must be financed using additional resources in order not to jeopardise other Union objectives, including cohesion policy;
Amendment 161 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Regrets the repeated Council practice of increasing the abatement rate for all of the other secstandard flat rate abatement for the EU institutions; believes this to have a particularly distorting effect on the budgets of institutions with historically accurate standard flat rate abatement rates ; considers that this approach does not constitute a targeted reduction nor sound financial management; restores therefore the abatement rate for all of the other sections in which Council introduced an increasestandard flat rate abatements at the level of the draft budget and cancels the related reductions in appropriations done by the Council;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas additional extraordinary investments of EUR 47,6 million are requiredhave been proposed by the Secretary-General to reinforce security projects, provide lease payments to the ADENAUER building project and launch the communication campaign in preparation for the 2019 elections;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Pursuant to paragraph 15 of its resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2017 and to paragraph 97 of its report of 13 October 2016 on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 requiring that the method of establishment of the budget of the Parliament on the basis of the current needs and not on the basis of a system of coefficients is used for the first time during the budgetary procedure for the financial year 2018, calls for the fulfilment of those requests;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights Parliament's role in building European political awareness and promoting the Union values;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required in areas which are not related to these key functions, and all efforts to strive for a more efficient use of public money are strongly encouraged;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes note of the ongoing measures to continue to empower Parliament's security, relating to buildings, equipment and staff, cyber- security and communication security; requests the Secretary-General and the Bureau to carry on the Global Security Concept to continue to provide structural, operational and cultural improvements in Parliament's security;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for more information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, specifically any opinions from external contractors on the necessity to renovate the building, which has had a short 25-year lifespan; notes the level of appropriations proposed by the Secretary- General in 2018 concerning studies, preparatory projects and works, and the provision of assistance to the project management team; expresses concern at the possible confusion regarding the amounts to be spent on studies and removals; urges the Bureau and Secretary- General to inform the Committee on Budgets on all subsequent steps and provide a clear breakdown of costs as soon as possible and not later than July 2017;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers 2018 to be a critical year for the Konrad Adenauer (KAD) building, as it will mark the end of the work on the East site and the start of work on the West site; notes with concern that the budget allocated to cover the management of this large-scale project has had to be revised in order to strengthen the teams which monitor the progress of the work; notes the on-going practice of using the year-end ‘'mopping up transfer’' (ramassage) to contribute to current building projects; considers that while this may be a pragmatic solution to reduce interest rate payments, it nevertheless exists in tension with the transparency of building projects within the Parliament’'s budget and could even incentivise over-budgeting in certain areas;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the communication campaign as a helpful effort to explain the purpose of the Union and the Parliament to the citizens; underlines, however, that this campaign should be limited to explaining the role of the European Union and the Parliament;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. ConsidersTakes note of the total amount proposed for the communication campaign for the 2019 elections to be too high, with EUR 25 million of expenditure in 2018 and EUR 8,33 million in 2019; notes that with a higher amount of financial commitments are required in 2018, nevertheless considers that the distribution of appropriations could be adjusted by lowering spending in 2018;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 94 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes in particular the ever increasing quality of advice and research provided to Members and committees throughRecalls that a mid-term evaluation of the efficacy of the cooperation between the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments; approves of the was provided for when EPRS was created in 2013; four specific projects being developed over the medium-term in the European Parliament library, namely the digital library, improved resourcthermore, emphasises a request to proceed to such evaluation and for the presentation of its results to the Committee on Budgets by the end of 2016 was adopted in the plenary on 14 April 2016 as part of Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2017for; recalls that such an evaluation should have contained proposals as to how to ensure that the support provided by EPRS is better articulated with developments in the respective thematic committees and does not overlap with their activities fnor research, comparative law sources and open library; considers these projects as a means to improve support to both Members and staff, as well as facilitating access to the externalencourage competition between services; expects that the evaluation will include detailed information on the external expertise, external studies and external support for Parliament's research activities including the number and the costs of studies and expertise provided by Parliament's internal services and external providers; requests the results of the evaluation to be provided to the Committee on Budgets by mid-2017 at the latest; takes note of the four specific projects being proposed by the Secretary-General to develop over the medium-term in the Parliament library, namely the digital library, improved resources for research, community and citizens; parative law sources and open library;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Disagrees with the need to change the furniture in the offices of Members and their assistants in Brussels; considers that the majority of this furniture is in proper condition and that therefore there is no reason to hange it; considers that furniture should only be changed when there is a justified reason;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the current envelope of EUR 24 164 per month for parliamentary assistance per Member is madequate to supporet than adequatee current needs and should not be increased without prejudice to indexation of salaries and the alignment of mission expenses between Parliament's working places to the rules that apply to the rest the staff;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Recalls in this regard the request, adopted by the plenary in its abovementioned resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament’s estimates for 2017, that the rules governing the reimbursement of mission expenses related to travels between the Parliament's working places and incurred by accredited parliamentary assistants be revised in order to align them with the rules applicable to the rest of the staff and regrets that no action has been taken to date; calls on the Bureau to swiftly address this issue; meanwhile underlines that the current mission reimbursements ceilings for APAs (EUR 120/140/160) have not been adjusted since 2009 and that the discrepancy between APAs and other staff has further increased up to at least 40 % following the introduction of new ceilings approved by the Council on 9 September 2016 and so far only applied to staff officials as from 10 September 2016; calls therefore on the Bureau to take the necessary measures to remedy this inequality;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the proposal to reduce the establishment plan of Parliament’s Secretariat by 60 posts in order to comply withPursuant to Point 27 of the IIA of 2 December 2013, namely, on a progressive 5 % staff reduction inapplying to all institutions, bodies and agencies between 2013 and 2017;, highlights that owing to specific needs arising in Parliament in 2014 and 2016, an agreement was reached with the Council on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 201613, in which Parliament’'s annual staff reduction measures are set to continue until 2019; __________________ 13 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0407. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0407.
Amendment 134 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that, while political groups have been exempted from these annual staff reduction measures since 201414 , the conciliation agreement on the 2017 budget included an increase of 76 posts for political groups, fully compensathas led byto a decrease in posts from the establishment plan of Parliament's Secretariat because of the non-respect of the gentleman's agreement by the Council; __________________ 14 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0437; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0036; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0376; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0411.
Amendment 135 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Recalls that the total level of staff in political groups is exempted from the 5 % staff reduction target in line with the decisions taken in respect of the financial years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 144 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes, in light of these staff reduction measures, the proposal to convert 50 permanent AST posts into 50 permanent AD posts, which has a negligent budgetary impact; notes in addition, the proposal to convert three temporary AST posts into three temporary AD post’s in the President’'s cabinet;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 160 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 163 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Underlines that European political parties and foundations play a key role in building European political awareness and increasing citizens' understanding of the connection between the political processes at the national and European levels;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35 b. Recalls that European political parties and foundations contribute to forming European political awareness and expressing the will of citizens of the Union, and that those principles are rooted in Article 10 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 12(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
Paragraph 35 c (new)
35 c. Stresses that European political parties and foundations must respect in their programmes and in their activities the values on which the Union is funded, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 166 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 170 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Recalls that public financing provided for European political parties and foundations contributes to the stability and continuity of their activities;
Amendment 172 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Believes that the entry into force of Regulations (EU) No 1141/201415 and (EU) No 1142/201416 will provide additional control mechanisms, such as the requirement to register with the Authority for European political parties and political foundations; considers however that there is further room for improvement to these measures; notes that parties and foundations will begin to apply for funding under the new rules in the budgetary year 2018; __________________ 15 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1). 16 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1142/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 as regards the financing of European political parties (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 28).
Amendment 173 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Highlights that a number of issues have been identified with the current system of co-financing, in which contributions and grants from the Parliament’s budget for both parties and foundations cannot exceed 85% of eligible expenditure, with the remaining 15% to be covered by own resources; notes for instance that shortfalls in membership contributions and donations are often balanced by contributions-in-kind, despite difficulties in determining both their value and their necessity in realising the work programme of a party or foundation;
Amendment 176 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 185 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Notes the request for external studies and opinions in order to support the work of committees and other political bodies in analysing the possible impact of Brexit, including the budgetary consequences for Parliament; questions the necessity to call for external studies and opinions instead of having recourse to the wealth of research services within the Parliament; emphasises that until the negotiations on the UK’'s exit from the Union are concluded the UK remains a full member of the Union and all the rights and obligations of membership remain in force; underlines therefore that the decision of the UK to withdraw from the Union is unlikely to have an impact on the Parliament’'s 2018 budget;
Amendment 193 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 202 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls upon the Secretary-General and the Bureau to instil a culture of performance-based budgeting across Parliament’'s administration, following the positive example already put into practice by the Directorate-General for Finance (DG FINS); urges all parties involved in the drafting of the Parliament's estimates to identify negative priorities in order to free up spending for the Parliament's core responsibilities; considers this exercise particularly vital in the context of Parliament key funcin line with the lean management approach in order to enhance efficiency and quality in the institution's to legislate, represent citizens and scrutinise the work of other institutionsinternal work;
Amendment 32 #
2017/0334(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 4
Article 4
The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to institutional, administrative and growth-sustaining structural reforms in the Member States by providing support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming and strengthening institutions, governance, public administration, and economic and social sectors in response to economic and social challenges, with a view to enhancing cohesion, competitiveness, productivity, sustainable growth, financial stability, quality job creation, and investment, which will also prepare for participation in the euro area, in particular in the context of economic governance processes, including through assistance for the efficient, effective and transparent use of the Union funds.;
Amendment 8 #
2017/0326(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The relocation of the European Banking Authority to Paris, France, opens a window of opportunity to readdress the overall framework of the European supervisory authorities. The fact that European Banking Authority and ESMA will both be located in Paris and benefiting from underlying synergies that will occur provides an opportunity to debate which changes need to be made to the whole system to upgrade it and provide a more resilient regulatory oversight.
Amendment 1 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 2 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas statements made by the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development call for a very cautious approach to the raising of interest rates in the euro area,
Amendment 6 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is expected that inflation will rise to between 2,0% and 3,0% in 2009 in the euro area, largely reflecting the assumed path of oil and foodcurrent trend of increased commodity prices, before moderating to a range between 1,2% and 2,4% in 2009,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 10 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the importance of theAcknowledges the full independence of the ECB and welcomes the fact that by means of the Treaty onf Lisbon, the ECB will become an EU institution with legal personality and a clearly established independent political and financial status, believes that recognition of the European Central Bank as a European institution increases the responsibility of Parliament, and, in particular, its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, as an institution to which the European Central Bank is accountable for its decisions on monetary policy;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 17 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the European Central Bank has been strengthened by its successful handling of the current financial crisis; welcomes the European Central Bank’s enhanced credibility and international recognition; calls on the Eurogroup to follow the example of the European Central Bank and to step up its expertise and coordination in matters relating to the regulation and supervision of financial markets;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the increased need for cooperation between central banks and supervisory authorities, in order to uphold stability in the financial markets, in particular taking into account the increasingly integrated financial systems; asks the ECB to continue to push for improved integration and communication on an intra-EU level as well as in its relationship with other central banks and relevant institutions, in particular as regards the relationship with the Bank of England, since London is the most important financial centre within the European Union; ;calls on the ECB to take an active role in the various forums discussing changes in supervision, such as the Lamafalussy follow-up;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that the risks of asymmetric economic developments within the euro area couldis increase with an enlarged membership as the differences in size and maturity between member economies growing and calls on the European Central Bank, therefore, to pay particular attention to the challenging economic situation;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls upon all Member States participating in the euro area, the Member States that have opted out, as well as the applicant Member States to take note of those challenges and therefore fully respect the criteria of the Stability and the Growth pact and fulfil the Maastricht criteria, as appropriate, as this, together with fiscal consolidation and wage moderation, taxation and wage policy in line with developments as regards growth and productivity, provides the strongest protection against challenges presented by asymmetric developments;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises that against the background of the recent correction of growth expectation, any further raising of interest rates should be undertaken with caution in order not to endanger economic growth; points out that, in order to support the economic recovery, Member States must implement both the necessary structural reforms and investment activities;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of the appreciation of the euro especially with respect to the US dollar; underlines the goal of price stability, but recognises that strong and rapid changes in the euro exchange rate mayshould not impede the ECB's ability to manage its monetary policy and that a deprecating euro coul, confronted bey a source of inflation, or, alternatively, excessive appreciation could threaten thedifficult growth perspectives for the export -dependent countries; asks the ECB to monitor this development and to take action if deemed necessary and invites the Eurogroup, the Commission and the ECB to step up coordination of their action in the sphere of exchange rate policy;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the ongoing call for more transparency in the ECB and appreciates the efforts already implemented; recognises, in this respect, the difficulties in making the minutes of the ECB Governing Council's meetings available to the public, as differences in individual positions could be interpreted as representing national interests, leading to pressure from Member State governments on Governing Council membersasks the ECB to provide Parliament and the public with an annual summary of measures taken to improve its performance in line with this Resolution;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the monetary policy dialogue between Parliament and the European Central Bank has been a success, and one which should be built on further; emphasises that the ex-post accountability of the ECB is of primordial importance for confidence, and hence stability, on the financial markets; considers that it is important for the unity of the Executive Board and the Governing Council to continue to be confident in their public presentation; supports a targeted information policy on the part of the European Central Bank towards Parliament, the Council, the Eurogroup and the Commission; is disappointed by the low level of commitment that the European Central Bank has demonstrated in its response to Parliament’s resolution of 12 July 2007 on the ECB annual report for 20061; strongly stresses that the call for improvements to the European Central Bank's communication policy must be seen only in the context of the simultaneous preservation of the independence of the European Central Bank and its bodies;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Despite this, cCalls upon the ECB, in its statements following decisions taken by its Governing Council, to elaborate clearly about whether, in the course of discussions, a consensus was reached easily or if divergent views persisted, since this would provide markets with more information without hampering the common European perspective for the decision of the ECB's Governing Council;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that the independence of the European Central Bank, including the procedure for appointing the members of its Executive Board, has proved its worth; stresses that Article 112(2)(b) of the EC Treaty provides for the members of the Executive Board to be appointed from among persons of recognised standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters, and emphasises that their nationality should be irrelevant and that they will continue to be judged by the strict criteria set out in the Treaty, such as that of their qualifications; considers that ex-ante democratic accountability and transparency would improve if the Council evaluated several potential candidates and if the candidate proposed by the Council were then subject to a vote of approval by Parliament;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Amendment 38 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises the increasing role ofTakes the view that any increase in the potential for growth in the Eeuro Group andarea its President for setting a major part of the economic agenda within the European Union, in particular the more formal structure and central role in coordinating the economic policy within the Euro Group, as set out in Article 136 EC Treaty, also for Member States not participating in the euro area; supports a strengthening of the development of the euro area speaking with one voice in international forums as provided by the role of the President of the Euro Group as the spokespersoncontingent on effective macroeconomic fine-tuning; advocates more active macroeconomic dialogue between the Council, the ECB and the European social partners and supports the Eurogroup's efforts to bring about such dialogue;
Amendment 40 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the successful start of Target 2 operations and the finalised migration activities to the single shared platform; considers that it is an important step in the direction of financial integration and reduction of clearing and settlement costs; believes that it is urgent that the European Central Bank now propose a governance structure for operations and activities;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the ECB to continue moving towards strengthening its prolecess of coordination in international financial contexts; believes that an internationally stronger status for the euro will lead to benefits for the euro area which will encourage Member States currently not participating, to seek full membership;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Eurogroup, the Commission and the European Central Bank.
Amendment 35 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
Amendment 46 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) delivery to an approved R&D facility, laboratory, government department or other approved party for the purpose of quality testing, pre-market introductory examination and verification for possible counterfeiting, provided that the goods involved are not deemed to be in commercial quantities.
Amendment 36 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) to directly or indirectly exercise control over an undertaking performing any of the functions of generation or supply, and to directly or indirectly exercise control or hold any interest in or exercise any right over a transmission system operator or over a transmission system,
Amendment 38 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) to directly or indirectly exercise control over a transmission system operator or over a transmission system, and to directly or indirectly exercise control or hold any interest in or exercise any right over an undertaking performing any of the functions of generation or supply;
Amendment 41 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The interests and rights referred to in paragraphs 1(b) shall include, in particular: (a) the ownership of part of the capital or of the business assets, or (b) the power to exercise voting rights, or (cb) the power to appoint members of the supervisory board, the administrative board or bodies legally representing the undertaking, or (d) the right to obtain dividends or other shares of the benefits.
Amendment 46 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where the shareholder of an undertaking referred to in 1(a) is a Member State, the obligations set out in paragraph 1(b) and (c) shall be deemed to be fulfilled provided that the undertaking performing any of the functions of generation or supply and the transmission system operator or transmission system are legally separate state entities and comply with paragraph 1(b) and (c).
Amendment 233 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (b) - point (i)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (b) - point (i)
(i) to directly or indirectly exercise control over an undertaking performing any of the functions of generation or supply, and to directly or indirectly exercise control or hold any interest in or exercise any right over a transmission system operator or over a transmission system,
Amendment 236 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (b) - point (ii)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (b) - point (ii)
(ii) to directly or indirectly exercise control over a transmission system operator or over a transmission system, and to directly or indirectly exercise control or hold any interest in or exercise any right over an undertaking performing any of the functions of generation or supply;
Amendment 241 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The interests and rights referred to in paragraphs 1, point (b) shall include, in particular: (a) the ownership of part of the capital or of the business assets, or (b) the power to exercise voting rights, or (c(b) the power to appoint members of the supervisory board, the administrative board or bodies legally representing the undertaking, or (d) the right to obtain dividends or other shares of the benefits.
Amendment 252 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
"5a. Where the shareholder of an undertaking referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 is the Member State, the obligations set out in points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 are deemed to be fulfilled if the undertaking performing any of the functions of generation or supply and the transmission system operator or transmission system are legally separate state entities and they behave in accordance with points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1."