1889 Amendments of Max ORVILLE
Amendment 3 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Citation 9
– having regard to the motion for a resolution of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairsits resolution on The introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (2021/2620),
Amendment 4 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis (2020/2664),
Amendment 5 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Citation 9 b (new)
– having regard to Article 45(2) of the TFEU, forbidding any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment.
Amendment 8 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas the freedom of movement of workers and the freedom to provide services are two of the four basic freedoms of the EU; whereas theis essential to the proper functioning of the Internal Market, is a key contributor to economic growth across the Union and a fundamental economic asset freedoms are among the main achievements of EU integrator EU regions situated in the periphery as well as border regions;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the mobility of workers can be hampered by an insufficient coordination of social security systems across Member States, whereas weaknesses in the application of workers’ portability of their rights and entitlements in the area of social protection can create protection gaps and disincentivise workers who want to move and work in another member state;
Amendment 11 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly called on the creation of a social security number allowing for an easy identification of the workers, their employment status and social security rights;
Amendment 15 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas labour mobility creates economic growth and benefits for the whole EU and offers opportunities for workers and undertakings in the single market; whereas ensuring fair mobility and fair competition remains a challenge as a result of the 27 different labour market regimes with national regulations and practices; whereas EU legislation must be duly implemented and enforced in all Member States, not least by addressing skills mismatch across the Union, and labour shortages in certain regions as well as by mitigating the pressure on public finances on regions that might be hit by asymmetric shocks and a rise in unemployment;
Amendment 25 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas national enforcement authorities, such as labour and social security inspectorates, and social partners involved in labour and social security inspections, struggle to effectively enforce national and EU law, especially in cross- border situations; whereas effective enforcement requires structured cooperation and regular and secure information exchanges between Member States and all relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas the European Labour Authority (ELA) was established with the aim of facilitating cross-border cooperation and the exchange of information between Member States on labour mobility, supporting fair and well- functioning labour markets and welfare systems, and ensuring fair competition in the single market;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital H
H. whereas ELA has not yet reached its full operational potential; whereas ELA’s activities and impact are restricted due to the voluntary nature of the cooperation and participation of Member States; whereas the legal framework of the authority prevents it from carrying out investigations on its own initiative or dealing with labour migration from non-EUthird country countries;
Amendment 41 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas rules and practices on how to carry out labour inspections very significantly across member states, as well as does the cooperation between ELA and national authorities;
Amendment 53 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas by 1 August 2024, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall assess ELA’s performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks in compliance with Article 40 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1149; whereas the evaluation of ELA should, in particular, assess whether there is a need to modify its mandate and the scope of its activities, taking into account the inputs of the authority and national agencies, including the expansion of its scope to cover sector-specific needs; whereas the evaluation should also explore further synergies and opportunities to streamline with other agencies in the area of employment and social policy;
Amendment 57 #
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, the European 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 inquiry powers;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas labour shortages are on the rise in the EU; whereas EURES has the potential to become a key instrument to foster labour mobility and improve job matching across the EU but its potential is currently not fully tapped; whereas there is an insufficient use by national authorities, employment agencies and social partners of EURES;
Amendment 61 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a targeted revision of ELA’s founding regulation, based on the lessons learned since 2019, with a view to strengthening ELA’s mandate and allowing it to reach its full operational potential; assess ELA’s impact, identifying possible discrepancies between its mandate and its operational capacity as well as areas where ELA’s actions could bring more added value to national authorities in view to promote fair mobility across the Union;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for ELA’s mandate to be substantially strengthenupdated in order to allow the authority to investigatereinforce its enforcement capacity and to better address alleged breaches or non- application of EU law and to initiate inspections on its own initiative; underlines the importance of additionality of ELA operations vis à vis national enforcement authorities; calls on the Commission to define this notion and determine when ELA can initiate inspections, such as in cases of serious breaches of EU law for which no liability has been identified or when competent national authorities have not followed up to alleged breaches or non application of EU law; stresses the need to keepinvolve 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;
Amendment 78 #
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-EUthird 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 upassess the implementation of the sector-specific legislation, for example, in the transport sector or temporary agency work;
Amendment 82 #
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 Stateempowered to initiate administrative and judicial proceedings in cases of serious breaches of EU law for which no liability has been identified or administrative or judicial proceedings has not been initiated by the competent national authorities; 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 if justified by the lack of appropriate actions by national authorities in due time and should receive a comprehensive justification in the event that the authority rejects a request;
Amendment 96 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to recognise the added value of cooperating with ELAto communicate the benefits of collaborating with ELA to their respective ministries and enforcement authorities, and to promote closer cooperation among each other; recalls 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 98 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the essential role that EURES could play in addressing labour shortages and skills mismatch in certain countries and regions and enhancing fair mobility; calls on the Commission to make concrete proposals on how ELA could upscale the visibility and effectiveness of EURES, not least by creating a user-friendly system where job seekers and employers could easily find each other via a smart identification of skills; calls on the Commission to update ELA’s mandate accordingly;
Amendment 105 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Regrets that the Commission has not followed up to the European Parlimanet's Resolution 2021/2620 and to its repeated call for a legislative proposal for the creation of a digital EU social security number; reiterates, however, its request to make such a proposal in view to facilitate social security coordination and safeguard fair labour mobility; calls for the conclusion of the negotiations on the 883 Directive by the end of the ongoing legislature;
Amendment 109 #
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 entiat risk sectors, entities and sites of unfair practices; 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 infringement of EU law, including in the area of labour mobility, should entail investigations and, where appropriate, dissuasive sanctions;
Amendment 112 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a clear provisions allowing ELA to process sensitive and personal data related to investigations and operational analyses; considers it important that ELA have access to the IMI System and other relevant databases; stresses that ELA also in particularly when cross-border inspections are carried out, while respecting EU legislation on personal data protection, respecting data subject’s fundamental rights and ensuring all necessary safeguards for data protection; considers it important that ELA have access to the IMI System and other relevant databases; stresses that in order to better contribute its services and resources to the needs of Member States and to carry out timely, effective and targeted inspections, ELA needs access to all national data relevant for its work, including findings from past and ongoing inspections or enforcement activities by Member States; calls, in that respect, on the Commission to create an electronic system for effective and timely data and information sharing that should complement ongoing initiatives in the area of digital exchange of information among national authorities;
Amendment 121 #
2023/2866(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the high proportion of seconded national experts (SNEs) in ELA brings significant additional challengobstacles to its operations in the medium and long term; recalls that SNEs only have temporary assignments, which may contribute to institutional inconsistency as well as difficulties in delivering on ELA’s core tasks and jeopardise operational continuity; calls, therefore, for the conversion of a sufficient number of SNE posts to permanent posts;
Amendment 2 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted in New York on 16 December 1966,
Amendment 3 #
Amendment 5 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Resolution on the Guidelines for the alternative care of children, adopted in New York on 18 December 2009,
Amendment 6 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 December 2022 on early childhood education and care: the Barcelona targets for 2030,
Amendment 7 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to the Eurofound report “Guaranteeing access to services for children in the EU”
Amendment 26 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas access to basic and quality services, including early childhood education and care (ECEC) and healthcare, as well as to education, housing and 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 29 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas investing in children’s early years is vital for tackling child poverty and social exclusion, and ensuring nurturing care for their healthy growth, development and wellbeing provides solid foundations early in life, for the benefit of individuals and societies; whereas investing in the youngest generation brings the greatest return and contributes to the growth and prosperity of the society as a whole; whereas, several Member Statcountries 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 the implementationSF+ and EUR 8.9 billion ESF+ support to address child poverty has been programmed by 23 Member States; whereas some Member States did not allocate any ESF+ resources to the objective of tackling child poverty, others have earmarked less than 5 % of their ESF+ plansrogrammes, and there has been a delayed, in turn delaying the reforms to be undertaken under Child Guarantee national action plans (NAPs) andhe implementation of the ESF+ plans that delayed Child Guarantee NAPs reforms financed through the ESF+;
Amendment 34 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted significant health and social long-term impacts over the well-being of children, has led to increased inequality and social exclusion, exacerbating existing challenges, especially for children and families in vulnerable situations, due to the disruption of daily life routines and social contacts, school closures, the reduced capacity of the systems to ensure safeguards against domestic violence, abuse and neglect during lockdown and the disruption of basic social services; whereas the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and increases in energy prices and the cost of living have resulted in the worst cost-of- living crisis, with more children and young, people pushed into poverty;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas 758,018 children were in alternative care in 2021 in the 27 EU Member States; whereas children in alternative care were particularly affected during the pandemic when governments in some countries responded to the COVID-19 crisis by reducing or closing residential care services, which meant a hurried and often unprepared return to their biological families often without the underlying conditions for their original placement in care being addressed; whereas poverty in the families may lead to a situation where the parents can no longer provide adequate care for the children and may lead to child family separation and the children’s entry in alternative care; whereas the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated the many factors that lead to child family separation, among them poverty, abuse, neglect, illness and death, and the number of children without or at risk of losing parental care is likely to increase as a result of the long-term socioeconomic impact of the current crises on families’ ability to provide care;
Amendment 36 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas child poverty remains a keyvital challenge across the EU, given that - with an average of almost 1 in 4 children are still being at risk of poverty, with the share varying widely between countries – or social exclusion (AROPE) and with large country variations ranging from over 40 % in some countries to 11 % in others (20212 Eurostat data) – and trends are worsening in many countries because of the multiple crises across the EU and globallas well as with worsening tendencies in many of them due to the multiple crisis across the EU and globally; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted significant health and social long-term impacts over the well-being of children, leading to increased inequality and social exclusion, exacerbating existing challenges, especially for children and families in vulnerable situations; whereas the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and increases in energy prices and the cost of living have resulted in the worst cost-of-living crisis, with more children and young people being left without parental care and pushed into poverty;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas many more children are bound to be vulnerable, not only those living in poverty and social exclusion, but also childrenthose 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 etc., improving their lives in the short -term and establishing successful life paths for them in the long -term requiresneed structural changes and innovative solutions and an inter- sectoral approach at EU, national and local levels;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas many more children are bound to be vulnerable, not only those living in poverty and social exclusion, but also children living with disabilities, children with a minority racial or ethnic background, children residing in institutions, 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 on how policies are delivered and an intersectoral approach at EU, national and local levels;
Amendment 52 #
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 such as guaranteeing effective and free access to high quality ECEC, including continuous learning opportunities in and outside of schools, education and school-based activities and a healthy meal each school day for children in need, effective and free access to quality healthcare, effective access to sufficient and healthy nutrition, effective access to adequate housing and with a specific focus on the needs of certain target groups more at risk of poverty such as homeless children or children experiencing severe housing deprivation, children without parental care, children with disabilities, children with mental health issues, children with a migrant background and especially undocumented children etc.;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas countries that benefited from technical assistance have developed better quality NAPs, with stakeholder collaboration and targeted measures for effective access of some of the most disadvantaged groups of children to the basic services;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital H
H. whereas the NAPs are living documents and should be reviewed and updated regularly, while ensuring that they take an integrated, multidimensional approach, take into account the effects of ongoing crises and upcoming events, including international ones and are deeply interconnected with their national, regional and local contexts;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas consistent institutional commitment and the engagement of different ministries and agencies and of sub-national authorities as well as their proper coordination present challenges in a number of countries; whereas national coordinators are responsible for the implementation process and for coordinating the work of the various ministries in charge of implementation;
Amendment 67 #
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; whereas theincluding a set of indicators to capture progress, the results for the beneficiaries, and a budgeted plan of actions to continuously improve the availability, quality, comparability and governance of the data required to report on the progress of the implementation; whereas there is still insufficient data collection on child poverty and social exclusion and lack of standardised guidelines for data collection hinders the effective monitoring of theECG implementation of the European Child Guarantee;
Amendment 72 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Recital L a (new)
Amendment 81 #
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 especially for the children in greatest need, such as children displaced by the war in Ukraine, homeless children or living in severe housing deprivation, children with disabilities or mental health problems, children with a migrant or ethnic minority background, in particular from the Roma communities;
Amendment 84 #
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 with specific targeted measures to ensure access to essential services for all children in need from their earliest years;
Amendment 85 #
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 order to have evidence- based policy, track quantitative as well as real qualitative progress on the ground, better identify good practices and possible weaknesses of the NAPs, and better detect possible gaps between early childhood and youth policies, highlights the importance of participatory research methods; invites the Member States to create child poverty observatories to gather high-quality, disaggregated and internationally comparable data at national level;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to design a national framework for data collection, monitoring and evaluation ofor their NAPs, involving participatory research methods; invites thesetting clear, multi-sectoral, and comparable metrics, defining specific targets, involving participatory research methods and with a view to establishing a common monitoring and evaluation framework at EU level; invites Member States to create child poverty observatories to gather high-quality, disaggregated and internationally comparable data at national level, including on children under three;
Amendment 93 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need for comprehensive and disaggregated data on child poverty from the Member States, and underlineat both national and Union level in order to better identify policy loopholes and get increased knowledge on intersectional discrimination and underlines the urgent need for all Member States to develop and use better quality indicators in all areas of the Child Guarantee, in order to adequately capture the multidimensional challenges of child poverty and social exclusion in the areas of education, childcare, healthcare, housing and access to adequate nutrition, and to strengthen its impact on the most disadvantaged children; highlights 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; underlines the importance of exchanging best practises between Member States, including about techniques to collect data and monitoring policies;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need for comprehensive and disaggregated data on child poverty from the Member States, on child poverty and social exclusion and underlines that the indicators forto 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 Scoreboardand social exclusion selected by the Social Protection Committee Indicators’ subgroup, must allow making a closer link between the Guarantee and the Social Scoreboard; calls on the Commission to develop common guidelines for the collection and reporting of data on children of all target groups across EU countries;
Amendment 99 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the call made by itEuropean Parliament’s cross-political Working Group on the Child Guarantee, which was established in April 2022, for the Commission and the national authorities to monitor the implementation of the NAPs and set -up a solid, overarching EU-level monitoring and evaluation framework and an associated assessment methodology; together with its assessment methodology and ensure the actual participation of all relevant stakeholders, including local authorities, in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NAPs, such as through existing platforms like the EU funding monitoring committees established at national level, which should ensure a meaningful participation of various partners throughout the implementation and evaluation of programmes, in line with the Common Provisions Regulation;
Amendment 104 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call for the Commission, in partnership with Eurofound, to create a citizen- friendly EU- wide monitoring tool that facilitates a clear identification of the desired outcomes to increase the visibility and accountability of the Guarantee by allowing to see the state of play in each country and in the EU as a whole;
Amendment 107 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that further economic aspects of each NAP must be monitored, particularly on the size and impact of national and EU funding, including funding reaching the beneficiaries as well as possible difficulties for organisations and potential beneficiaries to access such funding;
Amendment 114 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of political support and calls for the Member States to step up their ambition in the implementation of the European Child Guarantee; encourages the Council, and the Member States holding the presidency of the Council, to keep children at the heart of EU’s social agenda while stressing the long-term positive impact of investment in the youngest generations;
Amendment 117 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to include an assessment of Member States’ commitments and structural reforms in the key areas targeted by the Child Guarantee in the European Semester exercise; asks the Commission to include a clear link to committed resources for these objectives under the ESF+ and other financial instruments;
Amendment 124 #
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 healthy warm meal each school day and to provide an adequate substitute during school holiday; notes that the share of children AROP unable to afford a nutritious meal every second day decreased from 25.82% in 2008 to 16.04% in 2021 and that many countries recorded a drop in performance during the years of the crisis;
Amendment 130 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights 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 eliminate all discrimination and guarantee all children in need free and equal access to quality services, including dental and psychological services;
Amendment 131 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that NAPs have identified several unmet needs in the healthcare sector; calls on the Member States to set-up, strengthen and adapt their health care systems in order to guarantee all childrenensure free and equal access to quality servicesearly intervention and quality services to all children, including dental and psychological services;
Amendment 135 #
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; 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; expresses concern that basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities remain inaccessible for too many children and that the lack of access to basic sanitation services is particularly acute for the most vulnerable and marginalised children; 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; calls on the Member States to ensure that every child has access to running water, sanitation and personal hygiene facilities both at home and at school. Calls on the Member States to immediately seek permanent housing solutions for homeless children and their families;
Amendment 137 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that poor housing is still one of the causes of child poverty, given that it is linked withand consequences of child, being connected to energy poverty and, precarious living conditions; therefore invites the Members 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 calls to prioritise children in need and their families in the provision of social housing and in energy policy planning;
Amendment 140 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights the importance of additional resources and support for children with disabilities, developmental delays and/or special needs that go beyond free ECEC, the streamlining of their needs across key services, as well as the early detection of risks and the access to Early Childhood Intervention services;
Amendment 142 #
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 services or to keep the procedures simple and accessible, by accepting declarations of honour when documents needed for registration cannot be procured;
Amendment 146 #
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 and integrated support to access information on early detection and Early Childhood Intervention, social security and assistance, as well as specific local measures for social inclusion; calls for establishing the Child Guarantee focal points in existing structures such as the social agencies at regional/local levels, community centres and others relevant institutions to provide children and families with targeted support to access social security and assistance, as well as specific local measures for social inclusion;
Amendment 154 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the importance of integrating services (childcare, healthcare, education and housing) as part of a coordinated approach to reducing child poverty, and of taking a case-by-case management approach for tailored interventions; with integrated and comprehensive services for all children, from early childhood, as well as case management approach for tailored interventions to meet the individual needs of all children and their family to help them exit poverty and foster their inclusion in society, including considering their parents’ work-life balance and parenting support, and access to labour market participation;
Amendment 158 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the importance of integrating quality services (childcare, healthcare, education and housing) as part of a coordinated approach to reducing child poverty, and of taking a case-by-case management approach for tailored interventions;
Amendment 161 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages Member States to ensure that public transport is accessible to all children enrolled in pre-school and school, including children with disabilities, children living in rural areas, and all children with a migrant background;
Amendment 165 #
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, particularly when it comes to the role of labour market integration measures, identifying the target groups, available services and skills needs and mobilising partnerships;
Amendment 166 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the Member States to ensure continuity and consistency between the European Child Guarantee and the reinforced Youth Guarantee in order to cover the entire age span from pregnancy to adulthood;
Amendment 167 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Member States to harness the potential of the ECG to ensure family and community-based environments to all children in the EU, by implementing the reform of child care and protection systems, and strengthening national social protection systems;
Amendment 176 #
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, and asks the Commission to propose options for synergies and blending with other sources of funding like ERDF, InvestEU, Next Generation EU and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, AMIF and ReactEU;
Amendment 179 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to ensure that best use is made of available EU 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; encourages Member States to go beyond the pre-determined contributions under EU funding schemes; invites the Member States to provide additional national funds to support new actions set out in Child Guarantee Action Plans.
Amendment 185 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to work further with the Member States by providing tailor-made technical expertise through the Technical Support Instrument to develop reforms enhancing inclusion and quality of services for children experiencing vulnerabilities and to boost the technical capacity for implementing the Child Guarantee; the support should focus on including the development of the national programmes and sub-granting schemes to reach identified target groups of children, building national monitoring frameworks in line with European standards, and developing guidelines to help improve the quality of national indicators, monitoring and evaluation procedures;
Amendment 189 #
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; calls on the Commission to make sure the interventions/calls will reach all stakeholders including the civil society organisations tackling child poverty; 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 191 #
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 innovative solutions to reduce child poverty;
Amendment 192 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the European Commission and the EU Member States to continue investing in family and community based care to ensure the effective transition from institutional care;
Amendment 193 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Member States to increase investments in targeted policies and services that have a direct and indirect impact on children’s and families’ lives, by guaranteeing high- quality accessible, and affordable essential services, including social services.
Amendment 195 #
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 and facilitate the meaningful, inclusive and safe participation of children in developing and implementing the monitoring and evaluation framework;
Amendment 204 #
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 equality 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 205 #
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 with clear political responsibility and leadership for the implementation of the Child Guarantee; 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 209 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights that national coordinators need to receive adequate leverage and financial and human resources and a strong mandate to effectively coordinate the implementation of the NAPs;
Amendment 211 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Amendment 219 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 27 – introductory part
27. Asks the Commission to set-up a European children’s authority with a mandate to establish a permanent system of monitoring, support and cooperation between the Commission, the Member States and relevant stakeholders, EU agencies, institutions and NGOs in order to:
Amendment 220 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
Amendment 221 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 27 – indent 2
– work together with Eurostat and the European statistical system (including the national statistical offices) towards the harmonised development and collection of quantitative and qualitative data in all areas relevant for the implementation of the objectives of the European Child Guarantee and other related policies on children;
Amendment 222 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 27 – indent 2
– work towards thea harmonised development and collection of quantitative and qualitative data in all areas relevant for the implementation of the objectives of the European Child Guarantee and other related policies on children;
Amendment 224 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 27 – indent 5 a (new)
– evaluate the consistency and continuity of measures developed under the Child Guarantee and the reinforced Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 225 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 27 – indent 7 a (new)
– raise awareness about the existence of the Technical Support Instrument that can provide technical expertise in the implementation of reforms pertaining to child policies;
Amendment 227 #
2023/2811(RSP)
Paragraph 27 – indent 9 a (new)
– ensure the participation of children, their families and the civil society, including child-led and care leavers organisations, in the development, implementation and monitoring of the NAPs;
Amendment 1 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the European Commission proposal of 15 December 2021 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 COM/2021/805 final;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the European Environment Agency´s assessment of the potential of European soils for stronger climate action1a; __________________ 1a https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/so il-carbon/soil-carbon
Amendment 19 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to the report ´Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050´ of 15 June 2023 by the European Scientific Advisory Board for Climate Change 1a; __________________ 1a https://climate-advisory- board.europa.eu/reports-and- publications/scientific-advice-for-the- determination-of-an-eu-wide- 2040/esabcc_advice_eu_2040_target.pdf/ @@display-file/file
Amendment 32 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 31 a (new)
Amendment 34 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 32 a (new)
— having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special report 18/2023 of 26 June 2023 entitled "EU climate and energy targets – 2020 targets achieved, but little indication that actions to reach the 2030 targets will be sufficient"1a; __________________ 1a https://www.eca.europa.eu/ECAPublicatio ns/SR-2023-18/SR-2023-18_EN.pdf
Amendment 36 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 32 b (new)
— having regard to the "World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023: 1.5°C Pathway" of the international Renewable Energy Agency1a; __________________ 1a https://mc-cd8320d4-36a1-40ac-83cc- 3389-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/- /media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/ 2023/Jun/IRENA_World_energy_transiti ons_outlook_v_1_2023.pdf?rev=b1d4be85 8ad549a9a750921d0f2b5d53
Amendment 48 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 36 a (new)
— Having regard to the Resolution of the European Parliament on Momentum for the ocean: strengthening ocean governance and biodiversity (2022/2836(RSP));
Amendment 85 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas the climate and biodiversity crises are interlinked, exacerbate each other and should be urgently tackled together, jointly with pollution and its impacts on climate change;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas there are scientifically proven interlinkages between health, environmental and climate crises; whereas extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, land degradation and water scarcity are displacing people and having a dramatic impact on their health; whereas the outermost regions and islands are among the most affected by climate change in particular and in terms of sustainable development, in comparison to the rest of the EU and the rest of the developed world;
Amendment 92 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, although the ocean plays a unique and vital role as a climate regulator in the context of the climate crisis - as it covers 71 % of the earth’s surface, produces half of our oxygen, absorbs a third of CO2 emissions and 90 % of the excess heat in the climate system1a - marine biodiversity is seriously endangered according to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; whereas the European Environment Agency has issued warnings about the current state of degradation of the European marine environment and the need to rapidly restore our marine ecosystems by addressing the impact of human activities on the marine environment; whereas marine hotspots such as coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds are severely degraded and threatened by climate change and pollution; __________________ 1a UN Climate Action, ‘The ocean – the world’s greatest ally against climate change’.
Amendment 94 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas according to the United Nations Environment Programme, plastic pollution alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods; whereas global plastic emissions are set to double to 44 Mt per year, and that in the absence of ambitious new policies, global plastic consumption will rise from 460 million tonnes in 2019 to 1231 million tonnes in 20601a; __________________ 1a OECD, Global plastic waste set to almost triple by 2060, June 2022
Amendment 100 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas soils are the largest terrestrial carbon pool on the planet; whereas ensuring healthy soils inside and outside of the EU strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change;
Amendment 113 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital H b (new)
Amendment 132 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the urgent need to accelerate climate action, enhance ambition and promote a green and just transition, in order to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement, including by developing and implementing regional energy transition plans to 2030 and to 2040;
Amendment 136 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the process of Global Stocktakes is a central element of the Paris Agreement and that the first GST is a key processmoment for enhancing the collective ambition of climate action and support; expects all Parties to fully engage in the GST in order to close the emissions gap and strengthen commitments in line with the Paris Agreement, speed up the implementation of concrete measures and bring an effective transition to deliver results jointly, including by 2035 and 2040; underlines in particular the responsibility of all major emitters in this regard;
Amendment 209 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the UNFCCC and the authorities of the United Arab Emirates to ensure equitable access to COP 28 and full and unrestricted participation in COP28 for all citizens and civil society organisations, including those representing impacted communities; believes that access to relevant documents, including preparatory documents, must be warranted;
Amendment 227 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of increased transparency, which should be required from all stakeholders participating in upcoming negotiations, specifically in the context of interests which are in contrast to the achievement of the Paris Agreement objectives;
Amendment 229 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Underlines that effective access to justice in environmental matters, in line with the Aarhus Convention, is critical to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement; believes that the European Union and Member States should lead by example and to abide by the findings and recommendations of the Compliance Committee of the Convention;
Amendment 236 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the current geopolitical situation highlights the urgency of cutting dependence on fossil fuels and theUnderlines that all efforts need to be made to step up the global deployment of renewable energy in strategically planned manner, making it accessible to all citizens, while phasing out fossil fuels and rolling out new carbon-free technologies; stresses that the current geopolitical situation highlights the urgency to act in this regard; supports the intention to adopt a first global target for renewable energy; underlines, in this regard, that such target needs to boost the deployment of renewablepay necessary respect to existing environmental constraints;
Amendment 243 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on all Parties to acknowledge and scale-up efforts to support innovation and deployment of geothermal energy, specifically with view to its reliability and sustainability, including by providing financial de-risking measures, by helping to ensure that skills and capabilities match an energy system that integrates a high share of renewables and by prioritising policies and measures to promote the direct use of geothermal;
Amendment 249 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Regrets that according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, renewable energy investment remains concentrated in a limited number of countries and focused on only a few technologies; calls on the EU and Member States to instigate the systemic and structural overhaul required to promote a more resilient, inclusive and climate-safe global energy system based on renewable energy;
Amendment 261 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 329 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates the need to urgently end fossil fuel subsidies and other environmentally harmful subsidies in the EU and worldwide; , on both Union´s and Member States´ levels, and worldwide; reminds that provision of harmful subsidies and their continuation prevent the Parties from timely meeting of the agreed climatic and other environmental goals; calls therefore on the Member States to ensure transparent reporting of their fossil fuels subsidies and immediate plans towards their phase out;
Amendment 346 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring biodiversity, ecosystems, soils and oceans to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement; reiterates that the strict conservation and restoration of high- carbon ecosystems such as peatlands, wetlands, rangelands, and blue carbon ecosystems such as salt marshes, seagrasses and mangroves offers a wide range of mitigation and adaptation benefits; calls on the Commission to develop the mapping of these ecosystems, to work further on the identification of robust, transparent and science-based methodologies for the proper accounting of carbon removals and emissions from those ecosystems in a manner that does no harm to other biodiversity objectives, as well as on the development of a financial mechanism to incorporate blue carbon into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs);
Amendment 354 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to combat on land and marine plastic pollution and welcomes the ongoing work on negotiations towards a global treaty on plastic pollution, which must be consistent with the Paris Agreement, and calls on the UN member states to reach an ambitious and effective agreement by no later than 2024; underlines the necessity to address plastic pollution by reducing waste at its source, cutting down on plastic use and consumption as a priority, and increasing circularity; calls for a systemic approach in order to appropriately address plastic pollution in the environment, including microplastics, and its impact on climate change;
Amendment 356 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Applauds legislative and non- legislative efforts already done by governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in order to use and maximize the potential of soils to mitigate climate change and to ensure water availability; underlines the transboundary impacts of soil degradation that warrant joint international effort to tackle all soil degradation threats;
Amendment 381 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Parties to continue work on the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue and expresses its support for the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the Commission’s ‘Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Ocean and Waters; recalls the importance of ocean-based solutions in both mitigating and adapting to climate change, as well as in restoring ecosystems, ensuring food security and providing mineral resources;
Amendment 392 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a quantified, science- based assessment of the progress made in all sectors since the adoption of the Global Methane Pledge at COP26, the Pledge’s participants having agreed to voluntarily contribute to a collective effort to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30 % percent from 2020 levels by 2030; believes that progress may not be delayed and must be underpinned by concrete legislative and non-legislative actions in all emitting sectors;
Amendment 395 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls the commitment of the European Commission to consider proposing legislation on targets, standards or other incentives to reduce methane emissions from fossil energy consumed and imported in the EU; underlines that capturing of methane in the oil and gas value chain is warranted from economic and energy-dependency point of view; calls therefore on the EU to present without delay a WTO-compatible EU methane import standard;
Amendment 409 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Underlines the importance of private sector, and specifically of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and their role in achieving climate change-related goals in the EU and world-wide; appreciates the entities, which have adopted concrete plans to reduce their carbon-footprint and improved the sustainability of their products and services; calls on the remaining ones to do so as soon as possible; calls on the Parties to facilitate successful energy transition and climate actions of SMEs across different sectors;
Amendment 418 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Welcomes the Global Registry of Fossil Fuel Emissions providing open and transparent repository of data on worldwide fossil fuel production in terms of its embedded carbon dioxide emissions; believes that the tool can lead to better understanding of extraction impacts on the remaining carbon budget, reporting by the Parties and decision-making;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the OECD the risk of downward mobility among lower middle-income households has risen in the last two decades and is expected to continue;1a __________________ 1a OECD (2018), A Broken Social Elevator? How to Promote Social Mobility, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264301085 -en.
Amendment 24 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the social economy is a key driver for the implementation of the EPSR and can actively contribute to achieving the headline targets by 2030;
Amendment 46 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to take measures to mitigate the impact of the cost of living criseis on Member State labour markets in order to keep employment rates high; calls therefore on the Commission, the Member States and EU social partners to commit to reaching collective bargaining coverage of at least 80 % by 2030, with a view to improving living and working conditions in the EU, which will contribute to and boosting the uptake of upskilling and reskilling programmes, which will contribute to well-being at work, increased labour force’s competitiveness, upward social convergence and, reduceing in-work poverty, social exclusion and wage inequality and limiting the problem of brain drain affecting many regions across the EU;
Amendment 92 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to consider a directive on adequate minimum income in order to ensure the reintegration of people absent from the labour market, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, the specificities of national social protection systems and the competences of the Member States; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to presenting a proposal, by the end of 2023, on the creation of an EU disability card to be recognised in all Member States; welcomes the ongoing negotiations of the social partners on the right to disconnect, with a view to putting forward a legally binding agreement implemented via a directive; calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal for a European social security pass to provide national authorities, such as labour and social security inspectorates, and social partners involved in labour and social security inspections with a real-time instrument to effectively enforce national and EU law, limit unfair competition and promote fair labour mobility across the EU;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use social innovation as a key driver for addressing socio- economic challenges, not least by boosting the support to social entrepreneurs and further promoting the social economy sector and urges them to take into account the recommendations of its Resolution on the EU action plan for the social economy1 in the upcoming Council Recommendation on developing a social economy framework; _____________________ 1 P9_TA(2022)0288
Amendment 100 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that principle 11 on childcare and support to children requires further action; urgently reminds the Commission and the Member States about Parliament’s repeated call to urgently allocate more funding to the European Child Guarantee, with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; to break the generational cycle of poverty and boost social mobility; believes that all children under the age of 3 should have access to affordable, quality, full-day early childhood education and care services to foster early childhood development; welcomes the High-Level Group on the future of social protection and of the welfare state in the EU’s recommendation for Member States to provide capacitating services for vulnerable families with children to prevent child poverty6a; urgently reminds the Commission and the Member States of their commitment to reduce child poverty by at least 5 million compared to 2019 and of Parliament’s repeated call to urgently allocate more funding to the European Child Guarantee, with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; calls on all Member States to ensure that their national action plans are effectively implemented and respond to the key principles of the Council Recommendation 2021/1004 establishing a European Child Guarantee; __________________ 6a High-Level Group on the future of social protection and of the welfare state in the EU, final report, January 2023, European Commission.
Amendment 103 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that Member States should continue the roll-out of the reinforced Youth Guarantee and should provide an adequate allowance for youth from low-income families that enables them to continue their training and studies after compulsory schooling;7a __________________ 7a High-Level Group on the future of social protection and of the welfare state in the EU, final report, January 2023, European Commission.
Amendment 106 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Warns that, for the correct implementation of principle 12, adequate social protection needs to be expanded in order to covertake account of the risks associated with the unequal impact of climate change and environmental degradation on different income groups, as well as the social consequences of the transformation of our societies towards climate neutrality; calls on the Commission and Member States to propose an European Action Plan for Social Protection that will take into account the risks of social exclusion due to climate change and environmental decline and that will contain concrete proposals for mitigating the green wave and social and labour transformation ensuing from it, leaving no-one behind and protecting those who are more vulnerable from these changes or who live in regions that are most at risk; calls on the Member States to build upon the Social Climate Fund and lay the foundations for the development of green social protection schemes at national level with EU support;
Amendment 115 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that, according to principle 19, access to social housing or housing assistance of good quality should be provided for those in need; urges the Commission to develop an ambitious action plan to achieve accessible and green social housing to meet the housing needs of all EU citizens, to put an end to energy poverty and to progressively eradicate homelessness by 2030; reiterates its call to adopt a Housing First principle to foster access to housing, and notes that said housing should be based on ‘universal design’ principles to ensure accessibility;
Amendment 156 #
2023/2586(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that, in order to make a fair and social Europe a reality and to ensure the highest levels of social protection in the green and digital transitions, it is necessary to ensure a sustainable, fair and inclusive Europe where social rights are fully protected and safeguarded to at least the same level as economic and environmental standards; stresses the need to take steps to reinforce the role of the EPSR to ensure the equal treatment of at social aspects are put on an equal footing withe economic, and environmental and social standardones and to ensure that social standards and social rights in Europe are placed at the centre of the EU’s forthcoming political practiccies and that social convergence is one of the EU’s top political priorities; notes that, consequently, social investment, including investment in human capital, will be needed for the implementation of the EPSR in upcoming funding initiatives and the revision of the multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 161 #
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 jobaccompanying workers through labour market transformations, especially in the event of job losses, including access to adequate training, and second, on the involvement of social partners in decision- making processes; reiterates its call on the Commission to propose a directive to regulate teleworking conditions across the EU and ensure decent working and employment conditions ;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2182(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that, following a formal decision by the Management Board of Eurofound, the Executive Directors of ETF, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) participated in person or were represented at the Management Board meeting for the first time, joining colleagues from EU-OSHA and Cedefop, who already joined the meetings in the past; notes that such participation is in line with the reinforced cooperation foreseen in the Commission’s 2019 staff working document on the evaluation of the EU agencies working in the employment and social affairs policy field; appreciates and encourages the close collaboration among the agencies under the remit of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in order to ensure synergies, complementarity and sharing resources;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2182(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes the deepened cooperation between the agencies within the framework of the European Union Agencies Network (EUAN) which is an important inter-agency cooperation platform to enhance agencies’ visibility, identify and promote possible efficiency gains, add value and ensure efficient communication between the agencies and relevant stakeholders with a focus on sharing services, knowledge and expertise; appreciates and encourages the close collaboration among the agencies under the remit of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in order to ensure synergies, complementarity and sharing resources;
Amendment 1 #
2023/2167(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highly values the Foundation’s mission to provide knowledge to support the development of better informed social, employment and work-related policies in Europe, and appreciates work done by the Foundation in this field; believes that the Foundation can play a crucial role in further analysing the increase in telework and related impacts on work–life balance and quality of working conditions, dissemination of best practices and assessing possible policy responses; welcomes the Foundation’s work programme to analyse policy options to improve working conditions, industrial relations, employment and living;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2167(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes note that some weaknesses related to Foundation’s traineeship programme in 2022 were found related to updating trainees’ remuneration and; welcomes however the fact that the Foundation made the necessary corrections; also takes note ofappreciates the fact that in order to avoid such issues in the future, the Foundation updated its rules for 2023 accordingly;
Amendment 2 #
2023/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the fact that due to high inflation rates, the year 2022 was characterised by a significant increase in the staff salary cost and various other services such as rent and facility management expenditure, gas and electricity supply, and other administrative support;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Appreciates the Agency’s activities to develop, gather and provide reliable and relevant information, analysis and tools on national and EU priorities in the field of occupational safety and health, which contribute to the Union policy aiming to promote healthy and safe work places across the Union; notes in particular the role the Agency can play in supporting national and EU organisations involved in making and implementing policies in the field; believes the Agency can provide useful information on the impact of telework and digitalisation of work in a post-Covid-19 Europe for both employers and workers;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Appreciates the Agency’s continued significant contribution, through several actions carried out alone or in collaboration with others, to safer and healthier workplaces in Europe further to the global health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic; congratulates the Agency on the good results achieved; Welcomes in this regard the Agency’s research paying particular attention to the impact of the pandemic on psychosocial risks and mental health;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes however the fact that the Agency has completed actions taken to the Court’s prior observations on public procurement procedure, which are related to the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2021;
Amendment 2 #
2023/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Foundation’s activities in helping transition and develophe Union’s neighbouring countries harness the potential of their human capital and improve the employment prospects of their citizens through the reform of education, vocational training, skills and labour market systems, in the context of the Union’s external relations policies;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes in particular the Foundation’s new concept of entrepreneurial centres of vocational excellence (CoVEs) that have been developed to contribute to the international debate in the entrepreneurial learning community, and to inspire training centres to better respond to the changing needs of citizens, economies and societies;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with concern that the Court reported weaknesses in some public procurement procedures in particular on the legality and regularity of transactions; calls on the Foundation to further improve its public procurement procedures, ensuring full compliance with the applicable rules, to ensure they achieve the best possible value for money, notably by simplifying its methodology and together with relevant Commission services discuss possible alternative methods to implement activities in the Foundation’s partner countries;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2155(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Appreciates the Authority’s work to assist Member States and the Commission in ensuring a fair and effective enforcement of Union rules on labour mobility and social security, and in facilitating effective labour mobility in Europe through European Employment Services (EURES) activities, and in effectively, making it easier for citizens and businesses to reap the benefits of the internal market; In this regard, welcomes the work of the Authority’s four working groups on Information, Inspections, Mediation and European Platform tackling undeclared work;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2155(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with concern that the Court reported weaknesses in public procurement procedures, particularly regarding the legality and regularity of transactions; calls on the Authority to further improve its public procurement procedures, ensuring full compliance with the applicable rules, to ensure they achieve the best possible value for money;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2155(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages the Authority to develop an active cooperation with other agencies and to report regularly to the European Parliament on its progress made.
Amendment 3 #
2023/2143(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the Cedefop’s activities, providing research, analyses and technical advice and expertise in vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies; welcomes, in particular, the Centre's work in helping to analyse the impact of the pandemic and digital transition on adapting business practices to the new realities in the Union labour market through e.g. the COVID-19 European Company Survey in conjunction with Eurofound;
Amendment 4 #
2023/2143(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the Centre’s role in compiling and disseminating research on the skills mismatch; highlights, in this regard, the Centre’s sectoral skills foresight exercises, thus a forward- looking approach to understand which are the skill profiles that are needed for the twin transition;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2143(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Recalls the importance of the Centre's role in ensuring digital skills are integrated into VET across the Union and monitoring the implementation and impact of the Council Recommendations on the Skills Agenda for Europe, vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience and the Digital Education Action Plan;
Amendment 6 #
2023/2143(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Congratulates Cedefop for its commitment to the European Year of Youth and for successfully co-leading with Eurofound the 5-Agency event ‘Youth first! Employment, skills and social policies that work for young Europeans in times of uncertainty’, hosted by the European Parliament in September 2022; Appreciates that the event was an additional opportunity to discuss youth policies as well as opportunities and challenges young people are facing, in terms of employment, working conditions, wellbeing and mental health;
Amendment 8 #
2023/2143(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets that the Court found observations on budgetary management, particularly that the contribution calculation method was not correctly applied; Welcomes however the fact that the Centre has undertaken necessary measures to address these observations;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2129(DEC)
1. Is worried by the fact that by the end of 2022, total outstanding commitments reached a record level of over €450 billion; takes note, however, that, according to the Commission, after a further increase to some €460 billion in 2023, the outstanding commitments should decrease duringfrom 2024 tountil 2027 to €314 billion;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is greatly worried that the overall level of error was material at 4.2 %, thus is higher compared to 3.0 % in 2021; and is particularly worried that the level of error is mainly driven by ‘Cohesion, resilience and values’, which was the biggest contributor to this rate (2.5 %); recognises that the majority of spending in this area is deemed high-risk expenditure as mainly reimbursement-based and often subject to complex rules; notes that the most common errors under the Cohesion heading were ineligible projects and infringements of internal market rules, in particular non- compliance with public procurement and state aid rules; calls for urgent action to decrease the error rate in the future, especially for the new funding period, and calls on the Commission to assist the agencies to improve their internal procedures in order to ensure compliance with applicable public procurement and state aid rules;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that the Commission should substantially reduce the level of outstanding commitments; Notes that in the light of high outstanding commitments which await payment from future EU budgets, the Commission should identify ways to help member states accelerate the use of EU funds, in particular of shared management funds under the Common Provisions Regulation, while respecting sound financial management;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– Having regard to its resolution of xx yy 2023 on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties,
Amendment 31 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
– Having regard to the report on the final outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe,
Amendment 100 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas accession to the EU must always be a merit-based procedure whereby each applicant is assessed on their own merit in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria, in particular those of ensuring full respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law; whereas positive outcomes should be sought as quickly as possible, while avoiding fast-tracking or counterproductive fixed deadlines;
Amendment 123 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the parallel processes of widenenlarging and deepening the Union must go hand in hand;
Amendment 158 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas under the current institutional framework, the EU already faces considerable challenges in delivering effective crisis management and strategic decision- making; whereas it is clear that the EU institutions and decision-making mechanisms were not designed for a Union that could be composed of up to 37 Member States; whereas before the next enlargement takes place, significant pre- enlargement reforms are needed to guarantee that the EU is able to absorb new members and to promote their successful integration; whereas this implies significant changes in the EU’s institutional framework, including to decision-making procedures, and the possible introduction of differentiated integration solutions; whereas in order to achieve this, the EU should take full advantage of the flexibility afforded by the Treaty of Lisbon and consider the possibility of treaty change, including via adaptations introduced by the accession tre’s current institutional framework, and in particular its decision-making procedures, especially in the Council, is barely adequate for a Union of 27 Staties;
Amendment 173 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. Whereas the Conference on the Future of Europe called on the EU to agree on a strong vision and a common strategy to consolidate the unity and decision taking capacity of the EU in view of future enlargement; whereas the Conference also recommended that the EU‘s decision-making processes should be reviewed before allowing the accession of new Member States; whereas the final report advances as well specific proposals aiming at strengthening European democracy, and at improving the EU’s decision-making process in order to ensure the EU’s capability to act; whereas many of these proposals are only possible to implement if there are changes to the Treaties;
Amendment 175 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. Whereas before the next enlargement takes place, significant reforms of its governance are needed to guarantee that the EU is able to absorb new members and to promote their successful integration; whereas this implies significant changes in the EU’s institutional framework, including to decision-making procedures, and the possible introduction of differentiated integration solutions; whereas in order to achieve this, the EU should carry out an ambitious revision of the Treaties, while taking full advantage of the flexibilities afforded by the Treaty of Lisbon in the short-term; Whereas the reform of the EU’s governance through Treaty change should be adopted and enter into legal force well in time for the EU’s prospective enlargement, i.e. before 2030;
Amendment 178 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Union’s credibility and ability to act in a timely and effective manner depends on efficient decision- making, and even more so in an enlarged EU of 30 or more Member States; whereas efficient decision-making leading to timely and coordinated internal and external action is vital for safeguarding the EU’s interests and its global geopolitical leadership; whereas a deep reform of the EU’s governance structures, with simplified decision-making procedures, must be discussed and adopted in parallel with the ongoing accession negotiations is a necessary precondition for the proper and efficient functioning of an enlarged European Union; whereas amending the Treaties is necessary, not as an end in itself, but in the interest of the sustainability and resilience of the European project in the years to come;
Amendment 191 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the decision-making in the Union must also be reformed to maintain and strengthen the EU’s democratic legitimacy, among others through an institutional set-up that more accurately reflects a bicameral system;
Amendment 193 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. Whereas Parliament has activated the Treaty revision procedure and has submitted proposals for the amendment of the Treaties to the Council in accordance with Article 48(2) TEU;
Amendment 203 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas enlargement is also a major challenge for EU’s financial sustainability, in particular regarding cohesion and agriculture policies; whereas the current and the next multiannual financial frameworks should be strengthened considerably and their governance overhauled to enable EU enlargement,; whereas this financial groundwork must be in place before enlargement takes place; whereas the projected budgetary impact of the prospective enlargement should be countered through increased EU budgetary autonomy, including by the phasing out of national contributions and the creation of new own resources;
Amendment 259 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that enlargement is of the utmost strategic importance for the EU, and all the more so in the face of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; stresses that an enhanced enlargement policy has become one of the strongest geopolitical tools at the EU’s disposal; points out that enlargement is a strategic investment in peace, security and prosperity, as well as a driver for democracy and European values on the continent;
Amendment 293 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that accession to the EU must always be a merit-based procedure and that each applicant must be assessed on their own merit in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and in ensuring full respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law; stresses that while positive outcomes should be sought as quickly as possible, there should be no fast-track or fixed deadlines for membership; underscores that there can be no short-cuts on fundamental values; points out that alignment with the common foreign and security policy is also a way of showing full adherence to the EU’s fundamental principles and an important indicator for sustainable future membership;
Amendment 336 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that there is a need for stronger parliamentary oversight of the EU’s enlargement policy; insists on strengthening the role of Parliament throughout the entire accession process, including allowing it to scrutinise fully the progress made by the candidate countries across policy fields; underlines thatCommits to undertake regular dialogue and cooperation between the European Parliament andwith the national parliaments of candidate countries should be encouraged;
Amendment 340 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the importance of bolstering the democratic legitimacy of EU policies by reinforcing the European Parliament’s decision-making and scrutiny rights; reiterates, therefore, its calls to grant the European Parliament a general and direct right of legislative initiative;
Amendment 349 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the challenge of a bigger Union requires an enhanced enlargement policy putting in place a clear incremental pathway towards EU membership, including gradual integration into common policies and to the Single Market; notes that this pathway should be accompanied by increased technical and conditional financial assistance with a special focus on the implementation and enforcement of laws under negotiating chapters 23, 24, 30 and 31; invites the Commission to present detailed proposals on the incremental accession methodology; underlines that the phasing-in of candidate countries into selected policy areas is by no means an alternative to fully-fledged membership;
Amendment 358 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that European institutional Underlines that the deepening and enlargement of the Union must go hand financial reforms to promote good governance, functionality and sustainability are needed to ensure the EU’s capacity to absorb new members and to promote their successful integration hand; stresses that the accession of new Member States can only take place if the EU’s institutional setup is first revised and made fit for purpose through Treaty change, with a view to reform the Union to unify the continent;
Amendment 362 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that European institutional and financial reforms to promote good governance, functionality and sustainability are needed to ensure the EU’s capacity to absorb new members and to promote their successful integration;
Amendment 367 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that the adoption of decisions by unanimity under the current Treaties increasingly prevents the EU from being a geopolitical player; Points out that European institutional reforms must include simplified and more efficient decision-making procedursses, moving away fromabolishing unanimity and replacing it with qualified majority voting provisions, and significantly increasing the number of areas where the ordinary legislative procedure applies, namely in areas such as the protection of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, budgetary policy, sanctions and relevant foreign policy decisions;
Amendment 390 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the mechanisms to protect the rule of law and the EU’s fundamental principles and values, including the Art. 7 TEU procedure, and the monitoring capacity to ensure compliance, to be strengthened ahead of the next enlargement;
Amendment 398 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that differentiated integration is part of the solution for an efficient and deepened enlarged EU; Calls on the EU institutions and on Member States to develop the EU along “concentric circles” of European integration, each entailing a diverse set of rights and duties; Welcomes in this respect the launch of the European Political Community, which constitutes the “external circle” built around the EU; underlines, however, that respect for the Union’s values as set out in Article 2 TEU should not be subject to any derogations or opt- outs; considers also that a broad area of European common ground must always be ensured, covering areas such as the Customs Union, the single market and its four freedoms, the core social acquis, and agricultural, competition and trade policies; notes that beyond this common ground, Member States willing to move European integration forwardand pending the entry into force of amendments to the Treaties, Member States willing to move European integration forward in a wider array of policy areas and to constitute an “inner circle” should be allowed to do so; underlines that under such a system of differentiated integration, while all Member States would take part in decisions about issues in the area of common ground, only Member States willing to participate in areas of deepened integration would take part in the decisions concerned; notes that differentiated integration also implies differentiated financial arrangements;
Amendment 406 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the full use of the flexibility provided for in the Treaty of Lisbon ahead of a more in-depth reform in the context of a possible revision of, pending the entry into force of changes to the tTreaties; recalls that a number of flexibility solutioninstruments, such as passerelle clauses, enhanced cooperation, Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), constructive abstentions and opt- out mechanisms are already possible under the current EU legal framework, as the experience of the Schengen area and the euro area clearly shows; recalls that phasing-in solutions, temporary derogations and transition periods can be negotiated in the context of accession procedures; points out that the use of these flexibility mechanisms should not prevent constructive discussions on treaty revisRegrets however that, in spite of repeated calls, these instruments to streamline the decision-making process, remain unused due to inherent flaws and a lack of political will; underlines that the use of these instruments should not slow down the treaty revision procedure, as triggered by Parliament; recalls that phasing-in solutions, temporary derogation,s as proposed by Parliamentnd transition periods can be negotiated in the context of accession procedures;
Amendment 421 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that institutional pre- enlargement reforms must also address the implications of enlargement on the composition of Parliament; recalls that the European Parliament is already one of the largest parliaments in the world and underlines that in any case it must remain at a workable scale; points out, however, that a reasonable increase in the size of Parliament cannot be ruled out in order to ensure sufficient democratic representativeness; insists on a new system for seat allocation based on a permanent mathematical formula;
Amendment 435 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that the functioning of the Council should also be reviewed in view of enlargement, in particular the system of rotating presidencies of the Council of the European Union; notunderlines that the calculation of qualified majority voting thresholds should also be reconsideredbe redefined as at least 2/3 of the members of the Council representing at least 50% of the population;
Amendment 439 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the composition of the Commission must take into account enlargement and recalls in this regard the flexibility provided for in the Treaty of LisbonIs of the view that the proper functioning of an enlarged EU requires as well the institutional restructuring of the European Commission, namely through the overcoming of the principle of one Commissioner per Member State; Calls in this respect for the reduction in the size of the College to 15 Commissioners, with a view to ensure high effectiveness and responsiveness, other than a more efficient distribution of portfolios; Highlights that the future Treaty revision shall ensure a demographically and geographically balanced composition of the College;
Amendment 455 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Reiterates its call to revise the treaties in order to extend the ordinary legislative procedures to negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework and on the Decision on own resources; is of the view that the acceleration in the phasing out of national contributions to the EU budget through the creation of new own resources might mitigate redistributive shocks caused by the accession of new Members, and make the EU MFF more resilient, flexible and fit for purpose;
Amendment 478 #
2023/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Points to the pending Article 48(2) procedure and its proposals for the amendment of the Treaties; calls on the European Council and its President to agree to examine these amendments and to convene a convention; stresses that this convention should be held as soon as possible following the start of the new parliamentary mandate and in any case well on time to ensure the amended EU institutional framework can enter into legal force before the EU’s prospective enlargement, i.e. before 2030;
Amendment 279 #
2023/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Draws attention to the specific needs of the outermost regions to develop renewable energy sources in line with their geographical, geological and meteorological characteristics. Points out that, due to their geographical remoteness, these regions are not connected to European energy grids. Notes that a large proportion of the outermost regions are volcanic territories, presenting high potential for the production of both surface and deep geothermal energy. Underlines the essential role that geothermal energy can play in these regions to guarantee their energy autonomy;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to its resolutions of 9 June 2022 on the call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties, and of 22 November 2023 on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties,
Amendment 4 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard to the European Council Conclusions of 14 and 15 December 2023,
Amendment 5 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)
Citation 6 c (new)
– having regard to the Enlargement Package adopted by the European Commission on 8 November 2023,
Amendment 6 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 d (new)
Citation 6 d (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 28 February 2024 on deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement,
Amendment 14 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the basis for the calculation of the number of seats per member states is to be based on Eurostat data on these member states’ resident population in accordance with a method established by means of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ; whereas the calculationfigures includes mobile EU citizens;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European Council has repeatedly requested that Parliament proposeon several occasions outlined the benefits of an objective, fair, durable and transparentclear method to allocate the seats in the European Parliament ; whereas, despite considering the issue , Parliament has not put forward a proposal for such an allocation method so far; whereas there is a renewed call for Parliament to present a proposal as European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023 establishing the composition of the European Parliament requests that by the end of 2026 and in advance of the proposal on its composition, the European Parliament should propose an objective, fair, durable and transparParliament, in its legislative resolution of 15 June 2023 on the composition of the European Parliament, committed to resume works on a permanent seat allocation method implementing the principle of degressive proportionality, without prejudice to the institutions’ prerogatives under the Treaties; whereas the European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023 establishing the Composition of the European Parliament, further states that, taking into account the impact of possible future developments, such a method should safeguard a sustainable maximum number of members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023 establishing the composition of the European Parliament for the 2024-2029 legislative term increases the size of Parliament from 705 to 720 members; whereas the Treaty currently sets an upper limit of 751 members; whereas the current solution used to avoid seat losses by individual member states of tapping into the remaining reserve of seats until the upper limit is reached is neitherot sustainable nor contributes to a more equitable allocation of seats; whereas this situation underlines the need for an agreementthe reopening of discussions on an objective, fair, durable and transparentclear seat allocation method;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas further to these principles, a future seat allocation method should be objective, and transparentclear in terms of procedural application and data used, fair in terms of the equality of votes, and durable with respect to its application irrespective ofadaptable to variations in the populations of the Member States, and the number of Member States, and the total number of EP seatsEP seats Parliament aims at using;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is necessary to ensure that the allocation method is flexible enough to accommodate future EU enlargements and possible changes to applicable Union law, and in particular to the Treaties or EU electoral law;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. Whereas compliance with the principle of sincere cooperation, as enshrined in Articles 4.3 and 13.2 TEU, involves mutual efforts towards the attainment of the Union’s objectives; whereas the call on Parliament to identify a permanent system of seat allocation is not matched by similar efforts on the Council side to pursue works on Parliament’s proposal for the reform of the Electoral Law;
Amendment 33 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the perspective of enlargement imposes an in-depth reform of the Union’s institutional architecture and policies that would affect the composition of the European Parliament;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes that European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 has tasked the Parliament with proposingRecalls that Parliament, in its legislative resolutions of 15 June and of 13 September 2023 has committed to resume works on an objective, fair, durable and transparentclear seat allocation method implementing the principle of degressive proportionality, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the institutions under the Treaties
Amendment 42 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that Treaty requirementsthe decision-making procedure established by the Treaty, together with political realities, have led to ad hoc negotiated agreements on the composition of the European Parliament every mandate; observes that the reason for the politicisationunanimity vote requirement isn the aim of everyEuropean Council gives Member States incentives to minimise seat losses and maximise seat gains in absolute or relative terms; emphasises that in the last two decisions concerning the allocation of seats, seats were allocated that became available after the United Kingdom left the EU; highlights that, in the long-term, this strategy is not sustainable, given the Treaty limitation of a maximum of 751 seats and the potentially distortive effects of a political solution, rendering an agreement on an equitable allocation in the future more difficultrequest of Parliament to allocate 28 seats to a Union-wide constituency;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that, in its legislative resolution of 22 November 2023 on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties, Parliament has proposed amendments to Article 14(2) underlines that these amendments aim at making the composition of the European Parliament Parliament’s competence, subject to the Council’s consent, and at overcoming unanimity voting in the procedures regulating the European Parliament's composition;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a seat allocation method offers great potential for providing in the future a permanent system to allocate the seats of the European Parliament in an objective, fair, durable and transparent wayclear way; regrets that, in absence of Treaty changes, the adoption of said allocation method requires an unanimous vote of the European Council;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that in choosing the most suitable formulaseat allocation system, priority needs to be given to objective and evidence-based criteria; further believes that changes to the relevant Treaty provisions can be considered ;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the Treaty on European Union Art. 14 (2) lays down a number of numerical criteria for the allocation of seats among Member States, by imposing minimum and maximum limits for the number of seats allocated and by setting the number of MEPs overall; further notes that the Treaty also specifies that the allocation of seats shall be degressively proportional; underlines that any formulaseat allocation system must comply with these criteria;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that any method chosen should be transparent; continues. therefore.Continues to support using Eurostat data as the official source of population figures for the calculations, which is publicly available; fully supports that the same population figures are used as basis for the calculations on the EP composition and the qualified majority in Council;
Amendment 72 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the method chosen should be understandable, avoiding a level of complexity that citizens cannot understandstraightforward, unambiguous, and accessible to EU citizens ;
Amendment 82 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is of the opinion that a permanent system based on a formulaallocation mechanism needs to be durable and therefore flexible enough to account for changes in population figures, for future enlargements and for possibleadaptable to changes in population figures, and to changes of applicable legislative provisions, such as the electoral law or treaty changes;
Amendment 86 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that a fair method must include elements that balance the interestsensure the fair representation of citizens from all Member States, while also respecting the overall balance of the institutional system as laid down in the Treaties when it comes to the indirect decision-making power of Union citizens, represented by MEPs in the European Parliament and by their governments in the Council;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the definition of degressive proportionality, as recognised by the European Parliament1 and the European Council2 , does not imply a particular method for seat allocation in the EP, but that, mathematically, there are an infinite number of options to choose from; _________________ 1 Legislative resolutions of 15 June 2023 on the composition of the European Parliament and of 13 September 2023 on the draft European Council decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament (00013/2023 – C9- 0319/2023 – 2023/0900(NLE)) 2 European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023 establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Amendment 91 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the existence of a vast number3 of previous recommendations concerning the formula; a potential models of permanent seat allocation system ; _________________ 3 These formulas include the Cambridge Compromise, the Power method, the Parabolic method, the D’Hondt method, the 0.5 DPL method and the FPS method.
Amendment 93 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Observes that previous recommendations for seat allocation comprised several elements; notes that these included a fixed base number of seats for all Member States, and an allocation of remaining seats in proportion to respective population figures with a minimum of six and a cap of 96 seats; stresses that these recommendations, such as the so-called ‘Cambridge Compromise’, have been criticised for not respecting Treaty criteriabreaching Treaty requirements, such as degressive proportionality, in certain circumstances;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Further notes that the ‘Cambridge Compromise’ has been criticised for neglecting the interests of citizensoverlooking the fair representation of medium-sized Member States, entailing considerable seat losses for these countries; recalls that in order to counterbalance this tendency of the ‘Cambridge Compromise”, an extensive reform of the qualified voting mechanism currently in force in the Council; regretfully acknowledges that, , due to high political hurdles, such as Treaty change, these reforms were never pursued;
Amendment 102 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need for any method chosen to maintain the advantages of the known formulas, while minimising their disadvantages; points out that ‘base seat’ elements of the seat allocation system can be used to ensure the democratic representation of citizens from smaller Member States, while the proportional elements ensure that the larger a Member State’s population , the greater the number of seats allocated to it; highlights that seats allocated in proportion to the square root of the population of Member States contribute to ensuring that degressive proportionality is achieved and the citizens of small and medium-sized Member States are democratically represented; believes that the combination of these elements can be converted into a mathematical formula and used as the basis of the most suitable allocation system; believes that such allocation system should be proposed and adopted in the form of a political decision;
Amendment 104 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls the European Council decision of December 2023 to formally open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, to grant candidate status to Georgia, calling for the acceleration of the accession process of Western Balkans, of North Macedonia, other than to monitor the compliance with the membership criteria of Bosnia Herzegovina; recalls that the perspective of enlargement imposes an in-depth reform of the Union’s institutional architecture and policies;
Amendment 105 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights as well the benefits of the “Power compromise” or "Power law" model, comprising of a number of base seats attributed equally to all Member States; of a divisor ensuring that the sum of seats does not exceed a pre-established number; and of a power parameter, which yields a degressively proportional allocation of seats;
Amendment 106 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses that, irrespectively of the identification of a permanent mechanism of allocation of seats for the composition of the European Parliament 2029-2034, any reassessment of the number of seats of the European Parliament, and of the requirements necessary to ensure a representative and democratic composition in an enlarged Union, shall be carefully reviewed in the context of the upcoming process of revision of the Treaties, triggered by Parliament through its report of 23 November 2023;
Amendment 107 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Underlines that the “Power Compromise” ensures that the resulting composition respects the minimum and maximum allocation of seats established by the Treaties, the representativeness of medium-sized countries, and the principle of degressive proportionality;
Amendment 108 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Is of the view that the adoption of any allocation system should be part of a package deal including the proposal for a reform of the European Electoral law of May 2022;
Amendment 109 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Highlights that maintaining the number of seats of the European Parliament at 751 in an enlarged Union of potentially more than thirty Member States would dramatically broaden electoral inequality and cause distortions in the representation of Union citizens; Believes that the number of seats should be increased in the context of future enlargements, while ensuring that the European Parliament remains at a workable size;
Amendment 112 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes that the newCalls on the newly elected Parliament to pursue works on a proposal for a seat allocation system should be applied for, ,applicable to the allocation of seats among Member States forom the parliamentary term following the next parliamentary term after the adoption of this resolution ;
Amendment 118 #
2023/2104(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the seat allocation system will make it easier for the European Parliament to swiftly adopt its proposal to the European Council concerning the composition of the European Parliament; resolves to make this seat allocation system the basis of its proposal to the European Council; points out that Parliament’s consent is required on the European Council decision on the composition of the European Parliament; further resolves not to give its consent to the European Council decision, if that decision deviates from the allocation resulting from the application of allocation system proposed by Parliament;
Amendment 124 #
Amendment 74 #
2023/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to invest in adapting school curricula to teach the history of Europe and the European Union in order to promote active citizenship and common European values and increase awareness of the added value of being a European and an EU citizen;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates the need to draw up an EU citizenship statute, on the basis of Article 25 TFEU, that compiles and updates existing citizenship rights and establishes new ones in order to make citizenship rights effectively enforceable and ensure citizens' equality, respond to social, economic, political and digital changes as well as codifying case law ; recalls that both the drafting of the EU citizenship statute and the updating and creation of these new rights should be carried out within the framework of the Treaties;
Amendment 93 #
2023/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Suggests the creation of new rights in the area of participation and political rights, freedom of movement and digital citizenship; suggests in particular: - Right to have a gender-balanced democratic representation on electoral lists; - Right to have permanent interactive digital platform through which citizens can channel their proposals and ideas in all EU official languages; - Right to recognition of periods of study, and not only qualifications and professional competences, as equivalent to be able to work in another Member State: - Right to universal Internet access, to ensure inclusion and equal accessibility of citizens to the digital environment; - Right to have an identity in the digital environment and to the management of one's own identity, going further than the protection that already exists in relation to personal data in the digital environment; - Right to the digital inheritance of the deceased person; - Rights concerning Artificial Intelligence systems to be safe, transparent, traceable and overseen by people;
Amendment 1 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Article 5 on the conferral of competences and subsidiarity, Article 10(1) on representative democracy, Article 10(2) on the representation of EU citizens, Article 10(3) on the right of EU citizens to participate in the democratic life of the Union, Article 10(4) on the role of European political parties, Article 11 on participatory democracy, Article 12 on the role of national parliaments, Article 48(3) on the ordinary revision procedure and Article 48(7) (passerelle clause) thereof,
Amendment 2 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast);
Amendment 3 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the report of XX November 2023 on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties;
Amendment 8 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the active involvement of national parliaments in the EU decision- process helps to foster citizens’ trust and therefore contributes to the sustainability and resilience of the European project;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the existing tools for national parliaments’ participation in European Affairs are largely unknown, both among decision-makers and the general public; whereas considerable investment is needed to raise awareness on these tools, also in candidate countries;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the parliamentary accountability and scrutiny of national governments within the framework of European affairs, which depends on individual national practices, is the cornerstone of the role of national parliaments in the current European Treaty framework;
Amendment 11 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas this accountability and scrutiny can be facilitated by increased transparency in the Council, especially with regard to the voting record of Member States, as well as their positions relating to the legislative procedures and proposals and amendments to legislative texts which form part of the normal legislative process; whereas also access to documents of the other European institutions is key for a better involvement of national parliaments in EU affairs;
Amendment 15 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the pluralism of national parliaments is remarkably benefenriches the politicial to the Union and the underrepresentdebate at EU level and the views of nation ofal parliamentary minorities in European affairs should be counterbalanced while fully respecting the majorities in each national parliament and in accordance with their proportionsshould be taken into account at EU level ;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Protocol No 2 (Article 6) acknowledges that national parliaments may consult regional parliaments with legislative powers, yet the role of regional parliaments is largely dependent on the national arrangements and very often remains advisory; whereas many of the members of the Committee of the Regions hold a regional electoral mandate;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a European public sphere could be fostered by a series of forums on the European agenda and such forums could be endorsed through a common ‘European Week’, in which members of national parliamentary chambers would simultaneously discuss European affairs with Commissioners, Members of the European Parliament and ministers from the sitting Council presidency; whereas this initiative could build on the existing parliamentary week held by the European Semester Conference and the Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the involvement of national parliaments in EU affairs should also be strengthened on a thematic, committee based or ad hoc approach; whereas the format of Interparliamentary Committee Meetings (ICM) should be further fine-tuned;
Amendment 27 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the implementation of the right of national parliaments to scrutinise compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, on the basis of the EWS, has gradually improved relations between the EU institutions and national parliamentsstrengthened the involvement of national parliaments in EU decision-making;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the reasoned opinions submitted by the national parliaments strengthen the European legislative process; whereas the eight-week period laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 has proven to be inadequate for the timely monitoring of compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and must be considered in the framework of a future Treaty revision;
Amendment 34 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 37 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas European political parties play a critical role in bridging the gap between the EU and national parliaments; whereas these parties should be further empowered by enabling them to support their member parties in the campaign for the European elections and referendum campaigns touching on EU matters;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the accountability of national governments to national parliaments as acknowledged by Article 10(2) TEU is the keystone of the role of national parliamentary chambers in the European Union; considers that national parliaments are a partner in restoring and maintaining the EU institutional balance, which is increasingly eroded by intergovernmental decision-making; encourages national parliaments to fully exercise their European functions in order to directly influence and scrutinise the content of European policies, in particular via the monitoring of their national governments acting as members of the European Council and the Council; calls on members of national parliaments to foster an “EU- reflex” in their decision-making and to recognise the direct impact of EU policies on their constituents;
Amendment 41 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to ensure that national parliaments are granted enough time, the capacityressources and the necessary access to information in order to fulfil their constitutional role of scrutinising and thus legitimating the activity of national governments when these governments act at European level; recalls that the access to Council information for national parliaments is key and cannot be compromised on; recognizes that Council must adopt the necessary document security safeguards but underlines that national parliaments should at all times be able to carry out democratic scrutiny over their respective governments;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that transparency of the working methods and decision-making processes of the EU institutions represents a precondition for enabling national parliaments to effectively fulfil their institutional role deriving from the Treaties; calls, therefore, for the voting records of Member States in the Council as well as their positions relating to the proposals and amendments to legislative texts which form part of the normal legislative process to be made public; calls, furthermore, for national parliaments to make full use of their respective competences, inter alia by adapting their internal organisation, timetables and rules of procedures to enable them to do so;
Amendment 52 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that the interaction with national parliaments can be indirectly strengthened by empowering European political parties; reiterates its long standing call to enable these parties to actively engage in the Member States’ political spheres and support their member parties when EU issues are at stake; calls for the switf conclusion of the recast Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 to enable European political parties to support their member parties in the campaign for the European elections and referendum campaigns touching on EU matters;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the establishment of an annual European Week would allow Members of the European Parliament, Commissioners and ministers of sitting Council presidencies to stand before all national and, where appropriate, regional parliamentary assemblies in order to discuss and explain the European agenda alongside national and regional parliamentarians; believes, further, that meetings between national and European political groups in the framework of EU interparliamentary cooperation could bring added value in the form of authentic European political debate; considers that this initiative could build on the existing parliamentary week held by the European Semester Conference and the Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that procedures such as the ‘yellow’ or ‘orange’ cards have not been used extensively; believes, however, that the procedural shortcomings of the EWS should not be regarded as conclusive proof of failure to respect subsidiarity; suggests that all EU institutions and Member States agree on a common culture regarding the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality based on the criteria contained in the Protocol on subsidiarity and proportionality originally attached to the Amsterdam Treaty, the relevant case law of the European Court of Justice and the Commission’s own practice; considers that the development of this common culture should allow for a broader understanding encompassing all the elements of subsidiarity; calls for a wider reflection on the possibility to upgrade the EWS to a tool enabling national parliaments to shape EU policies also from a political or substantive point of view;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the request by national parliaments to extend the eight- week period during which they can issue reasoned opinions under Article 3 of Protocol No 1; underlines, however, that the current Treaty framework does not provide for such an extension; notes that, as a mitigation measure, from 2019, the Commission began excluding the end-of- year festive period when setting the eight- week period for national parliaments to send reasoned opinions; considers, therefore, that the eight-week period must be reconsidered in the framework of a future Treaty revisionTreaties must be revised to extend the timeframe to issue reasoned opinions to twelve weeks and calls for a reflection on reducing the threshold for a reasoned opinion to 1/4;
Amendment 71 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its suggestion of setting up a system, sometimes called a ‘green card’ procedure, whereby at least one thirdny of national parliaments can submit constructive proposals to the Commission with the aim of positively influencing the European debate and the Commission’s power of initiative, having first secured Parliament’s support; suggests, in this regard, that the Commission could enjoy the discretion either to take on board such proposals or to issue a formal response underlining its reasons for not doing so; points out that such a procedure cannot consist of a right of initiative or the right to withdraw or amend legislation as this would subvert ‘the Union method’ and the distribution of competences between national and European level, thus violating the Treaties;
Amendment 81 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that strengthening political and technical dialogue between parliamentary committees, both at national and at European level, would be a highly productive step towards full interparliamentary cooperation; is considering the possibility ofcommits to allocatinge additional resources to achieve this aim, and of the use of videoconferences, where possible;
Amendment 83 #
2023/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 1 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– Having regard to the final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe, and in particular its proposal 39 on EU decision-making process,
Amendment 4 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– Having regard to its resolution of 3 May 2022 on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that decision4a, _________________ 4a P9_TA(2022)0129
Amendment 6 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– Having regard to its legislative resolutions of 15 June 20234b and of 14 September 20234c on the composition of the European Parliament, _________________ 4b P9_TA(2023)0243 4c P9_TA(2023)0311
Amendment 7 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
– Having regard to its legislative resolution of 23 May 2012 on a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of inquiry and repealing Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission4d _________________ 4d P7_TA(2012)0219
Amendment 8 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas other SLPs are envisaged for the Council, whereby it is the institution requiredquire Council to give its consent to the European Parliament, by qualified majority voting (QMV) or by unanimity to a European Parliament’s proposal;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas the respect of the authority and of the role of the institutions is one of the fundamental principles of constitutional laws of the Member States;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas cooperation between the institutions is based onmust be carried out in compliance with the principles of institutional balance and of mutual sincere cooperation, as laid down in Article 13(2) TEU;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that for most SLPs touching upon the electoral processes and the democratic functioning of the Union (such as the reform of the Electoral Law of the European Union), the Council is required to vote by unanimity, and Parliament is called to give consent; Regrets that this procedures fundamentally decrease the bargaining power of Parliament, regardless of its direct democratic legitimacy;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges that the Treaties do not impose any time limit on Council to react to a legislative initiative adopted by Parliament; Is of the view, however, that Council should adopt its position within a reasonable time, with a view to comply with the principle of mutual sincere cooperation;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that on 23 May 20124e, Parliament put forward a proposal for a new regulation to modify the provisions governing the exercise of its right of inquiry, aimed at strengthening the available tools for inquiry and reinforcing the authority of committees of inquiry; _________________ 4e OJ C 264 E, 13.9.2013, p. 41.
Amendment 30 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Regrets the deadlock in the negotiations with the Council and the Commission on the right of inquiry and their lack of effort towards a constructive dialogue with Parliament; Recalls that the protracted unwillingness of Council to react to Parliament’s proposal constitutes a violation of Art. 265 TFEU, and therefore a clear case of failure to act; Calls on the Council and the Commission to comply with the principle of mutual sincere cooperation enshrined in Article 13(2) TEU and to engage with Parliament in order to overcome the current institutional blockage;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Acts adopted by Council or by the European Council on the initiative of Parliament and after receiving its consent
Amendment 32 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that on 3 May 20225 , Parliament adopted a position onroposal on the reforming of the European electoral law aimed at fostering a truthe Europeanisation of the Union public sphere, the emergence of a genuine pan-European political debate ahead of European elections and increasing, citizens’ interest in European affairs; politics, and at increasing the democratic legitimacy of the Union; _________________ 5 OJ C 465, 6.12.2022, p. 171.
Amendment 35 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. UnderstandAcknowledges that some Member States have expressed reservations on certain elements of theat proposal, but also regrets the fact that the proposal is not being discussed regularly in the Council; Deplores, however, the undue postponement of the commencement of negotiations on Parliament’s report, which clearly disregards the principle of sincere cooperation; reiterates that the lack of unanimity on a draft legislative report does not represent a valid justification for not engaging constructively in the identification of a compromise;
Amendment 40 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that the arguments used by the Council on the lack of respect for the subsidiarity principle and the breach of fundpolitical and legal concerns expressed by the Council on Parliamental’s principlesoposal should be counterbalanced by the political demand for increased democratic legitimacy and the enhancement of the Euraddressed in a timely manner in the framework of an opean trans- national dimensionand constructive dialogue between co-legislators;
Amendment 41 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that, in addition to the right to initiate the procedure, Parliament is called to give it consent to Council's position; believes that all delay in Council’s work jeopardises the democratisation of the Union in view of the 2024 elections, considering that Council’s decision can enter into force only after being approved by the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements;
Amendment 42 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 43 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 48 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 51 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 54 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that the Council lays down the provisions necessary for the elecEuropean Council is required to adopt a Decision on the Composition of the Members ofEuropean Parliament by direct universal suffrage and that on 15 June 20237 , Parliament voted on a proposal seeking to increase the number of seats by 11, to a total of 716, aheadunanimity on the initiative of Parliament and after having obtained its consent by a majority of its component; Highlights that, by reason of the right of initiative attributed to Parliament for this procedure, and its direct impact on the representation of Union citizens, negotiations ofn the European elections in June 2024; _________________ 7 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2023)0243.is Decision require a high degree of interinstitutional dialogue and concertation, in line with the principle of mutual sincere coopeation;
Amendment 55 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that, on 15 June 20236a, Parliament adopted a draft proposal for a European Council Decision on the Composition of the European Parliament for the legislative term 2024-2029, seeking to adjust the distribution of seats to ensure a degressively proportional representation of Member States; _________________ 6a P9_TA(2023)0243
Amendment 58 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. StresseRecalls that Parliament wishes to keep a reserve of 28 seats for members elected in a future’s proposal allocated 28 seats to a Union-wide constituency, in line with Parliament’its proposal on European electoral law, which is awaiting progress in the Councilf 3 May 2022 on a reform of the European electoral law; Reiterates, in this respect, that the Decision on the Composition of the European Parliament and the reform of the European Electoral Law are politically and legally intertwined;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets that the European Council failed to inform Parliament regarding its intention to delete key provisions of the proposal submitted by Parliament, namely the allocation of 28 seats to a Union-wide Constituency;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Acts adopted by Council requiring Parliament’s consent
Amendment 61 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recalls out that the adoption of the Regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) consists of a SLP whereby the Council acts unanimously after obtaining the consent of Parliament by absolute majority;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Welcomes the development of inter-institutional practices whereby, despite Parliament is only called to give its consent, negotiations take place in the format of “trilateral dialogue” on a package comprising of the MFF Regulation, and of the own resources Decision;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Regrets however the increasing role of the European Council in negotiations on the MFF, which severely alters the principle of interinstitutional balance as established by the Treaties; Holds that the Ordinary Legislative procedure should apply to negotiations on the MFF, and that Parliament should be given full budgetary powers, in line with the proposals of the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 74 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that, although the Council is not obliged to take Parliament’s opinion into account, the consultation of Parliament in the context of some SLPs constitutes an essential procedural requirement and sends a strong political signal;
Amendment 76 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recalls that the Commission has submitted on November 2021 a proposal for a Council Directive laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for mobile Union citizens, for which Parliament’s consultation is required;
Amendment 77 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Underlines that the Commission impact assessment attached to the abovementioned proposal lists a series of still existing serious impediments to the exercise of electoral rights by mobile citizens; recalls that Parliament has adopted its position in February 2023, with the aim of facilitating the entry into force of this directive in time for the 2024 European elections; regrets the lack of progress on this file in the Council;
Amendment 86 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points out that the duty of mutual sincere cooperation between the institutions requires the institutions to keep each other informed and consult each other so that consent may be given at the end of the procedure; iInsists, therefore, that consent should not consist of a mere ‘yes or no’ question at the end of the procedure, but should be something the institutions aspire to achievevalidation or rejection, but should be the result of a constant dialogue aiming at finding a mutually acceptable agreement;
Amendment 89 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the opening of negotiations on an interinstitutional agreement on a clear framework to foster full respect for the respective participatory rights and the principles of institutional balance and mutual sincere cooperation in SLPs, including a series of procedural arrangements requesting co-legislators to engage in open and constructive dialogue and negotiations on an equal footing on legislative acts where a SLP is foreseen;
Amendment 93 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the need to define precise requirements on the time frame for the adoption of an act by the Council, to better ensure the compliance with the principle of mutual sincere cooperation, and to avoid institutional blockages;
Amendment 102 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls the importance of early cooperation and coordinated legal analysis between European institutions, in order to help find compromises on issues where concerns arise from misunderstandingwhich might contribute to preventing institutional blockages caused by purely legal concerns rather than strong political divergencreserves;
Amendment 104 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on Member States to agree on enhanced cooperation schemes pursuant to Art. 20 TEU and 326 TFEU to deepen integration on key policy areas when the achievement of unanimity in Council is not possible;
Amendment 106 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Reiterates its call for the Treaties to be amended urgently to extend the areas of application of the ordinary legislative procedure to all policy areas where Special Legislative Procedures are currently foreseen;
Amendment 111 #
2023/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for the immediate activation of passerelle clauses to move from SLPs to ordinary legislative procedures in key policy fields in order to improve the EU’s capacity to act, pending the entry into force of changes to the Treaties;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that European legislation should be fit for purpose, proportionate, clear, transparent, future-proof and comprehensive in order to effectively benefit citizens and stakeholders;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that Better Law Making is a centre piece of the “ever closer Union” and an objective shared by all EU institutions; reiterates that regulatory fitness, subsidiarity and proportionality as well as transparency, accountability and cooperation between the institutions, Member States, citizens and stakeholders, ensuring full respect of all fundamental European values, are essential prerequisites for EU democracy;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the ‘Juncker’ Commission’s guideline: ‘big on big things and small on small things’; considers that, while the COVID-19 crisis presented unprecedented challenges that resulted in the Commission interpreting EU competences in an extensive mannerbeginning in a fractured response by Member States and a delayed and insufficient European cooperation, , the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality (Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union) should remain guiding principles in the development of EU and Member State policy in shared competence areas, focusing EU efforts on significant issues with EU added value that require collective action, and that other matters should be left to the national and regional levels;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the structural consultation of stakeholders on all new EU policy initiatives is critical to assess the proportionality of these initiatives; welcomes the Commission’s efforts to consolidate the consultation process; believes that the public consultation process for strategic initiatives can be further strengthened, in particular to improve the outreach to under- represented groups, such as SMEs, young people and minorities;
Amendment 27 #
2023/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reiterates its call for the establishment of a permanent participatory mechanism for citizens in the lead-up to the adoption of the Annual Work Programme of the European Commission and calls to revise the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making therefore;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Is concerned about the persistent lack of transparency in the Council’s decision-making process and the practice of over-classifying documents and applying an excessively broad interpretation of the exceptions included under Regulation (EU) 1049/2001; calls on the three institutions to ensure a forward-looking and consistent application of the above mentioned Regulation allowing appropriate access to registered documents and to all types of communication, provided they concern a matter relating to the policies, activities and decisions falling within the institution's sphere of responsibility;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Notes with concern the European Council’s practice of ‘tasking the Council and the Commission’ which goes beyond the role of strategic guidance assigned to it by the Treaties, and is therefore contrary to both the word and spirit of the Treaties; considers it necessary to respect the division of competences as defined in the Treaties in order to ensure the independence and the good functioning of the legislative process;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, in 2020 and 2021, no Commission proposals reached the threshold of four countries to trigger an aggregate response from the Commission to the reasoned opinions from national parliaments; encourages national parliaments to prioritise resources for subsidiarity and proportionality checks in order to strengthen their scrutiny of EU decision-making processes; calls to review the relevant Treaty provisions to strengthen the “yellow card” procedure and to introduce a “green card” procedure, enabling national parliaments to more effectively and constructively engage in the EU decision-making process;
Amendment 38 #
2023/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 1 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 14, 24, 32 and 33,
Amendment 2 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
-a having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its Action Plan1a, _________________ 1a COM(2021) 102 final
Amendment 3 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 b (new)
Citation -1 b (new)
-b having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted in New York in September 2015,
Amendment 7 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations resolution of 18 December 2019 on the rights of the child,
Amendment 9 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers,
Amendment 13 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 22 May 2019 on high-quality early childhood education and care systems,
Amendment 14 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 December 2022 on early childhood education and care: the Barcelona targets for 2030,
Amendment 15 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 December 2022 on access to affordable, high-quality long- term care,
Amendment 18 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 29 April 2021 on the European Child Guarantee,
Amendment 31 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 7 June 2023 entitled 'a comprehensive approach to mental health',
Amendment 49 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas 24.74% of children in the European Union were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2022, an increase compared to the two previous years; whereas the phenomenon of child poverty affects all Member States of the European Union;
Amendment 50 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas each child is unique; whereas an in-depth knowledge of each child's development enables recognition of and respect for their particularities, pace of development, areas of interest and needs;
Amendment 51 #
2023/2066(INI)
-Ab. whereas the first years of children's lives are crucial to their physical, mental, cognitive, social and emotional development and to their lifelong fulfilment; whereas children's experiences influence their ability to adapt, to integrate into society and to cope with adverse conditions in adulthood;
Amendment 52 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)
Recital -A c (new)
-Ac. whereas preventing inequalities is the best policy for reducing inequalities in the long term; whereas inequalities have a high economic cost for societies, particularly in terms of social protection expenditure;
Amendment 57 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from household poverty, meaning that low- income families, single-parent families – mostly made up of women and their children – and large families are at greater risk of poverty; whereas this phenomenon requires a multidimensional response, which necessarily includes improving employment and job security, guaranteeing and enforcing rights, increasing income and are more likely to transmit this risk of poverty over several generations; whereas this phenomenon requires a multidimensional response to prevent inequalities from mutually reinforcing each other; whereas this multidimensional response necessarily includes improving employment and job security, guaranteeing and enforcing rights, anti-discrimination measures, increasing income, especially in underpaid and undervalued sectors, and ensuring universal and affordable access to quality public services;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas effective public policies to reduce inequalities are based on interventions on lifestyle and access to social, health and education services; whereas effective social policies that increase people's ability to participate in the labour market and society are an investment in inclusive societies, not a cost;
Amendment 69 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), all children should be guaranteed the right to education, health care services, housing, protection, participation in decisions that affect them, leisure and free time, a balanced diet and the receipt of care in their family environment;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, adopted in 2021, aims to reduce the number of children at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 5 million by 2030; whereas Member States have adopted national poverty reduction targets; whereas even if this target were achieved around 15 million children in the EU would still be at risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 92 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee represents a major opportunity to reduce inequalities and promote the social inclusion of children and that, by adopting the Recommendation, the EU Member States have demonstrated their commitment to an integrated policy aimed at breaking the vicious circle of poverty;
Amendment 97 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the European Child Guarantee stresses the urgent need to guarantee access to essential social services for children in vulnerable situations (quality early childhood education and care, education and school-based activities, healthcare, healthy nutrition and adequate housing);
Amendment 101 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the European Child Guarantee has identified the following groups in vulnerable situations which should be targeted as a priority: homeless children or children experiencing severe housing deprivation; children with disabilities; children with mental heath issues; children with a migrant background or minority ethnic origin, particularly Roma; children in alternative, especially institutional, care; children in precarious family situations;
Amendment 116 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas quality and inclusive childcare and pre-school education may play a significant role in compensating for the socio-economic status of children at risk of poverty and foster the integration of parents, especially mothers, into the labour market; whereas these services not only promote gender equality in access to employment, but also help to achieve the objective of full employment;
Amendment 121 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas access to high-quality early childhood education and care services is essential to ensure equal educational opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as children with disabilities or with special educational needs, and to prevent the placement of children in institutions; whereas such services must have adequate financial and human resources to identify and support children experiencing particular difficulties;
Amendment 132 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, many children do not have access, or timely access, to adequate healthcare and some have extremely limited access to services other than emergency services, putting at risk the health of women during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the health of babies and children;
Amendment 133 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas families experience multiple and interdependent challenges that no single service or organisation can resolve; whereas continuity of services as well as proper inter-service coordination is essential to prepare and facilitate the transitions that children will face; whereas we must place children at the heart of our approach and consider them as part of a continuum of integrated services that goes beyond the missions of the various organisations that mark their pathway;
Amendment 160 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas playing and recreational activities gives children the opportunity to express themselves in a symbolic way, enable them to take an active part in learning and forms an essential basis of the way they thinkir cognitive development;
Amendment 170 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 175 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the routines that punctuate children's days provide opportunities for active learning, enabling children to develop functional autonomy and acquire healthy lifestyle habits;
Amendment 178 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the ongoing crises such as the energy, cost of living and climate crises, are exacerbating inequalities and vulnerabilities among families; whereas socio-economic status should never be a barrier to children's access to essential services; whereas increased support is needed to ensure that children and families have access to essential services;
Amendment 181 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its long-term impact have worsened the difficulties faced by children, particularly those in vulnerable situations, due to the disruption of daily life and social contacts, the closure of schools, the reduced capacity to provide protection from domestic violence, abuse and neglect during lockdown and the disruption of basic social services;
Amendment 183 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas adverse childhood experiences, discrimination, inadequate access to services and unstable environments are some of the main causes of mental health problems developing in early childhood; whereas families at risk may have limited access to mental health services due to financial barriers, stigma, or availability;
Amendment 188 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. (Title) Investing in reducing inequalities and in children to ensure inclusive societies
Amendment 192 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in universaltargeted public policies that have a direct and indirect impact on children’s lives and their fulfilment, by guaranteeing high- quality and affordable public services (especially early childhood education and care, care, education, health, housing, cultural and leisure activities), to promote the creation of work with rights based on robust collective bargaining and recruitment with decent and fair wages, to facilitate a work-life balance by, inter alia, reducing working ho; stresses that specific awareness-raising measures and providing for maternity and paternity leave, and to bolster mechanisms for ensuring the participation ofre needed to ensure that children andin their families in the development, implement most vulnerable situations and monitoring of these policiestheir families are included;
Amendment 201 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to promote the creation of work with rights based on robust collective bargaining, decent and fair wages, to respond to labour shortages in the social sector by improving the attractiveness of these professions with the facilitation of work- life balance and the allowance of flexible working hours as well as providing for adequate maternity and paternity leave;
Amendment 207 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the importance to bolster at every level mechanisms for ensuring the meaningful, safe and inclusive participation of children, families and carers, particularly those in vulnerable situations, in the development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of public policies on children;
Amendment 213 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that the governments of the Member States are moving away from universal policies and increasingly promoting policies based on the liberalisation of services and instruments whose availability depends on the resources of the beneficiaries; stresses that universalStresses that targeted, integrated, and long-term policies offer better protection against the multiple causes of poverty, inequalities, and social exclusion, by providing structural responses to strengthen the resilience and autonomy of families and meet the needs of their children and that can, if necessary, be supplemented by immediate, individualised one-off support measures for families in vulnerable situations;
Amendment 222 #
2023/2066(INI)
3. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reforms that lead to cuts in and the weakening of public administration in the Member States, aimed at, as part of the European Semester and country- specific recommendations, to recommend reforms to promotinge the relaxaduction of employment relationships and the privatisation of public services, which have led to the weakening and, in some cases, the undermining of the social and labour rights of children and their families; deplores the recent statements by the President of the ECB, who criticised the investments by national governments in social responses aimed at addressing the increased cost of livinginequalities, in particular by investing in new generations, strengthening quality public services, and the protection of social rights of children and their families; further calls on the Commission to monitor developments in child poverty indicators as part of the European Semester;
Amendment 226 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of a multi- sectoral approach in which all relevant stakeholders work in partnership to develop an integrated strategy to tackle inequalities in childhood with the provision of child protection and family welfare services; highlights that some children and their families may need special support, for example from speech therapists, ophthalmologists, psychologists, occupational therapists and nutritionists; calls on the Member States to establish partnerships between education, health and social services to facilitate access to care and support for children who need it;
Amendment 229 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the need to improve the quality of early childhood education and care services; believes that the quality of early childhood services can be improved through adequate financial and human resources, appropriate pedagogical training of staff with expert knowledge of child psychology, improved alert systems and measures for evaluation and continuous improvement of pedagogical quality to ensure the overall development of children;
Amendment 232 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. (Title) Promoting social inclusion of children and their families
Amendment 236 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make the widest possible use of the European Child Guarantee as a social response facilitating the social integration and inclusion of children suffering from poverty and social exclusion, particularly for identified target groups and the most remote areas;
Amendment 238 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates its request to those Member States which have not yet published their National Action Plan under the European Child Guarantee to do so without delay; calls on the EU Member States to regularly review and update their National Action Plan and to put in place monitoring and evaluation systems to assess its implementation;
Amendment 244 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages Member States to go beyond the European Child Guarantee to provide services aimed at reducing inequalities, such as providing systematic hearing and sight tests for children directly at school;
Amendment 246 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of establishing a European Authority for Children to ensure continuous work on and attention to child policies across the EU, support and monitor Member States' implementation of the recommendation, coordinate national work, ensure the exchange of good practices and innovative solutions, and streamline reporting and recommendations;
Amendment 249 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recalls that Member States whose rate of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion is higher than the EU average shall allocate at least 5% of their ESF+ resources to targeted actions and structural reforms to combat child poverty; stresses that this threshold is only a minimum and that Member States are encouraged to use a higher proportion of ESF+ to combat child poverty;
Amendment 253 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Stresses that social inclusion policies must ensure that education and social services enable children's overall development: physical health and well- being, social skills, emotional maturity, communication skills and general knowledge, cognitive and language development;
Amendment 264 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to strengthen the implementation of legislations that protects or enhances maternity, paternity and parental rights, allowing for a more effective work- life balance that makes it possible for women to return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and forduring breastfeeding period;
Amendment 266 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that public childcare services can be supplemented by other structures, such as private-sector facilities or home-based childcare; stresses that all childcare services must meet the same quality standards for children's overall development; believes that early childhood education and care services must adapt to the realities of the labour market, particularly as regards flexible working hours;
Amendment 274 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU budgetary authorities to take advantage of the upcoming mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 to strengthen and make better use of ESF+, ERDF, FEADAMIF, InvestEU, and Child Guarantee allocations in order to strengthen structural policies and social support for children and families; reiterates its call for an urgent increase in funding for the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least €20 billion for the period 2021-2027 and insists on making this dedicated budget part of the revised MFF and reinforced ESF+;
Amendment 286 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the Member States ensure that all vulnerable children have access to formal and non-formal, public, free, inclusive and quality education at all ages, starting with early childhood education and care;
Amendment 294 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood education and care in most Member States, the need for investment in early childhood education and care services in sufficient numbers, inclusive and of high quality, thereby creating or bolstering a public, and universal and free response from the very beginning of the education process; stresses that childcare services must be fairly distributed throughout the European Union, including in the most remote areas such as the outermost regions;
Amendment 304 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. (Title) Sound public policies to reduce inequalities
Amendment 306 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that an evaluation of the European Child Guarantee will take place in 2024 and, in this context, calls on the Commission to evaluate the coherence of national policies between the implementation of the reinforced European Youth Guarantee and that of the Child Guarantee in order to identify any possible shortcomings and to ensure the continuity of coherent actions across age groups;
Amendment 307 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses the need for public policies to strengthen the initial and continuing training of early childhood education and care staff, in order to ensure the development and adoption of the best innovative educational and pedagogical practices, such as knowledge of children's chronobiology, and access to high-quality educational and pedagogical resources;
Amendment 308 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to early childhood education and care services, for example by informing parents of available places or assisting vulnerable families with administrative procedures;
Amendment 312 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. HCalls on the Member States to exchange best practices for the overall development of children and the well- being of families; highlights the experience of some Member States, which ensure that textbooks and teaching materials, as well as school transport and meals, healthy meals and educational and cultural outings for children in need, are provided free of charge; recommends extending this systemese best practices to all Member States as a means of ensurimproving equal access to education and as an important means of financial support for the most vulnerable of families;
Amendment 324 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee universal, public, freaffordable and quality healthcare for all children and their families including health promotion and disease prevention; highlights the mounting need for mental health and psychosocial well-being support; highlights the value of vaccinating children and the need to fight the hotbeds of misinformation with regard to the benefits of vaccination;
Amendment 331 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Invites the Member States to consider the creation of a confidential "development file" in order to collect information across relevant services on children's development, improve the detection of difficulties and encourage the transmission of information, with the parents' agreement, to the various social, education and health services;
Amendment 338 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the right to comfortabladequate housing that meets the needs of children and their families and ensures their well- being, privacy and quality of life; calls on the Member States to promote a public housing policy that tackles property speculation, develop social and sustainable housing and guarantees this right;
Amendment 343 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights that adequate minimum income schemes are essential to combat poverty and protect children and families, and should be at the heart of strong social safety nets; calls on the Commission, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to propose a framework directive to help further strengthen the accessibility, adequacy and effectiveness of minimum income schemes;
Amendment 347 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to foster programmes to monitorCommission and the Member States to assess the distributional impact of inflation and the prices of energy, transport and other essential goods in order to reduce the impact of the rise inse in the cost of living on the various socio-economic groups in order to develop targeted measures for the cmost of living on children and their familievulnerable households;
Amendment 350 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to draw up without delay an ambitious European strategy to combat poverty by 2030;
Amendment 351 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Member States to guarantee the rights and protection of children in times of crisis, in particular continued access to basic services; encourages the Member States to assess the effectiveness of measures adopted during crises in order to prepare a range of measures that can be activated, tailored and targeted in the event of new crises;
Amendment 354 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Stresses that the disruption to schooling during the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated inequalities in learning; that children with greater educational needs or socio-economic difficulties have had to cope with a lack of technology and materials at home or a lack of skills ; calls on the Member States to set up additional short-term learning programmes, such as summer schools or tutoring, in order to reduce existing learning gaps, targeting in particular children from vulnerable households; stresses the important role of digital tools and new technologies in combating territorial inequalities in terms of learning; reiterates that all children should have access to digital infrastructure, and affordable and good quality network, and that connectivity should be considered as an associated right of the fundamental right to education; calls on the Member States to include digital skills in the curricula of all educational institutions and to provide the necessary training and equipment for teachers and pupils;
Amendment 355 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Calls on the Member States to prepare the new generations for the increasingly pronounced consequences of climate change; considers that this requires the inclusion of climate change in national school curricula, the involvement of children in climate resilience and climate change mitigation activities as well as the acquisition of green skills;
Amendment 358 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; calls on the Member States to develop and implement integrated prevention and protection systems for children with a view to eradicating violence; calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to violence amongst children, including cyber- violence and bullying as well as to exchange best practices in that area;
Amendment 366 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Condemns discrimination in all its forms; stresses that discrimination can lead to difficulties in accessing the labour market and housing, with repercussions for children and their families; reiterates its call for negotiations on the anti- discrimination directive to be unblocked;
Amendment 368 #
2023/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise public awareness in order to put an end to the stigmatisation, stereotyping and social exclusion of vulnerable families, so that people understand that families may have no control over the circumstances that make them vulnerable;
Amendment 1 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which establish the principles, objectives and competences of the EU, and which recognize the right of European States to apply for membership of the Union,
Amendment 2 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
-1a having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), which recognizes the right of any Member State of the European Union or member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) to apply for membership of the European Economic Area,
Amendment 6 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to the Decision of the Council,Bilateral Agreements I of 21 June 1999 and of the Commission as regards the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss Confederation, known as ‘Bilaterals I’Bilateral Agreements II of 26 October 2004 between the EU and Switzerland, which cover a wide range of areas of cooperation, including free movement of persons, land and air transport, research and technology, education and training, agriculture, public procurement, taxation, customs fraud, police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration policy, and environmental issues 4, _________________ 4 OJ, L 114, 30.4.2002.
Amendment 9 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 20 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
– having regard to the Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the European Police Office in force sincesigned in 20064,
Amendment 21 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the agreement on the participation of Switzerland in the Schengen Area of 26 October 2004, which allows the free movement of persons between Switzerland and the EU Member States, and which facilitates cooperation in matters of security and the fight against cross-border crime,
Amendment 24 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the Agreement between Eurojust and Switzerland ofsigned on 267 November 2008,
Amendment 29 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the Arrangement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office11signed on 10 June 2014, and , ratified by Switzerland onin force since1 March 2016, _________________ 11 OJ L 65, 11.3.2016, p. 22.
Amendment 31 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
– having regard to the Agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the automatic exchange of financial account information, which entered into force on 1 January 2017, and which significantly facilitates the fight against tax evasion,
Amendment 32 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the regulatory package presented by the European Commission on 14 July 2021, which aims to reduce the EU's net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030,
Amendment 34 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
– having regard to the decision by the Swiss Federal Council of 26 May 2021 to terminate the negotiations of the EU-Swissn an Institutional Framework Agreement between the EU and Switzerland,
Amendment 38 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23
Citation 23
Amendment 41 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU and Switzerland are close like-minded allies and key economic partners, with shared values such as democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the protection of minorities, both committed to the promotion of peace, security and stability in Europe and in the world;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU and Switzerland have a long-standing relationship, founded on shared values and goals of peace andcommon economic prosperity;, with strong social, economic, and cultural connections,
Amendment 47 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU and Switzerland face common challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, diminution of resources, international instabilities, challenge to the multilateral system, accelerating digitalisation, strengthening of undemocratic or authoritarian regimes, inequalities and the rapid changing world of work;
Amendment 55 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas to date, the EU and Switzerland have concluded over 120many bilateral agreements; whereas many of them urgently need to be updated;
Amendment 73 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Swiss citizens benefit fully from free movement within the Union, and installations in the Union, on the same basis as EU citizens;
Amendment 78 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Switzerland will hold general elections on 22 October 2023; whereas the EU will hold elections for the European Parliament in 2024;
Amendment 81 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 82 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that the Union and Switzerland are united by common values, that they face common challenges and that they often have similar responses;
Amendment 83 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Considers that it is in the fundamental interest of both parties to strengthen their relations; stresses that these relations must be stable and mutually beneficial, within the framework of a modernized relationship based on a set of agreements that are a source of stability, well-being and fair competition;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Regrets in this context the Swiss Federal Council’s decision to terminate the negotiations on the EU-Swiss Institutional Framework in May 2021; regrets any narratives that the EU works against Swiss interests; stresses that a new failure in negotiating an agreement on EU-Swiss relations would be damaging for the citizens of both the EU and Switzerland;
Amendment 85 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Welcomes the political declaration of 24 March 2023, in which the conference of cantonal governments declared itself in favor of a clear relationship with the Union, based on agreements and common values;
Amendment 86 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Welcomes Switzerland's participation in the summits of the European political community;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Is concerned that existing bilateral agreements are reaching the end of their validity, or their distance from the law applied in the rest of the Common Market;
Amendment 88 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 f (new)
Paragraph -1 f (new)
-1f. Notes that the bilateral path remains the one preferred by Switzerland, and not membership of the European Economic Area or membership of the Union; stresses that Switzerland is still welcome to join the EEA or the Union in the future if it so wishes, thus enabling it to participate fully in European decisions and rules;
Amendment 89 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 g (new)
Paragraph -1 g (new)
-1g. Calls for the negotiation of a Cooperation Pact between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation; stresses that such a Pact should enable a new start to be made in the relationship between the EU and Switzerland, and should be of full benefit to EU and Swiss citizens; calls for this Pact to modernise all existing bilateral agreements, and to extend Euro-Swiss cooperation to new areas;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 h (new)
Paragraph -1 h (new)
-1h. Welcomes the Swiss Federal Council’s decision to set out its approach for negotiations and that it commissioned the development of key figures for a negotiation mandate with the EU by the end of June 2023; calls on the Federal Council to respect this timetable by rapidly adopting a negotiating mandate on the essential structural issues, which would give a clear political signal to the EU, so that negotiations can be opened as soon as possible;
Amendment 91 #
2023/2042(INI)
-1i. Expects the progress in exploratory talks between the Commission and the Swiss Federal Council to be stepped up with a view to obtaining the clarifications and assurances required to adopt a mandate for negotiations; calls on both sides to use this window of opportunity for talks on a Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation, which both parties should agree on before the end of the term of the current European Commission and European Parliament;
Amendment 92 #
Amendment 94 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the EU’s strong interest in cooperating with Switzerland on international peace, security and defence matters, in particular in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; welcomes Switzerland’s alignment with EU sanctions adopted in this context, diverging from its traditionally neutral stancethe fact that Switzerland has taken over EU sanctions adopted in this context;
Amendment 106 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes Switzerland’s close stance with the EU’s common foreign and security policy; welcomes, further, Switzerland’s announcement in November 2021 that it wcould participate in the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO);
Amendment 115 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WUnderlines the important contribution of Member States to the security of Switzerland, due to its geographical position; welcomes the fact that Switzerland is seeking closer cooperation with the EU and NATO in the field of defence, joining the strengthening of the European pillar of NATO; welcomes, in this regard, Switzerland’s involvement in the Partnership for Peace programme; urginvites Switzerland to deepen its cooperation with the EU on food security and defence;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that Switzerland’s alignment withpplication of EU sanctions against Russia is on a case-by- case basis; encourages Switzerland to closely and consistently apply restrictive measureall sanctions and to prevent their circumvention; encourages Switzerland to step up the seizure and, confiscation and freezing of Russian assets subject to sanctions, including reserves of the Russian central bank, held by Switzerland;
Amendment 129 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 132 #
Amendment 135 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 138 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RecognisesUnderlines the EU-Switzerland cooperation on international migration, including the management of flows and relocation of refugees; notes the large number of cross-border commuters between the EU andinvites Switzerland to strengthen its exchanges with the European Union Agency for Asylum and the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders, which are directly involved in better management of international migration to and from Switzerland;
Amendment 144 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that Switzerland does not qualifyyet participate to join the EU Civil Protection Mechanism; calls on a future partnership with Switzerland within this frameworkrapid participation of Switzerland to this Mechanism;
Amendment 147 #
Amendment 162 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned about Switzerland’s inconsistent implementation of certain agreements with the Union and its subsequent adoption of legislative measures and practices that are incompatible with those agreements, in particular with the Agreement on the free movement of persons;
Amendment 173 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that a large number of bilateral agreements between the EU and Switzerland need to be revisited in order to prevent their expiry, in particular those on enhanced access to the Swiss market for EUnd reciprocal access to the economic operatormarkets, in particular in the agriculture, food and services sectormedical goods, machines, agriculture, personal data protection, land and air transportation fields;
Amendment 177 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that an effective dispute settlement mechanism is fundamental, as is a solution on institutional matters, such as cohesion policy; stresses that a common jurisdiction between the EU and Switzerland is a prerequisite for a common market; recalls that a single interpretation of EU law is a prerequisite for access to the common market; recalls that this single interpretation of EU law is to be determined by the Court of Justice of the European Union, and that it does not concern the interpretation of Swiss law;
Amendment 182 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the release of a second Swiss contribution to certain EU Member States, in particular to ensure cohesion between states; recalls that this contribution is a counterpart to access the European single market; notes, however, that this Swiss contribution is unique, while other countries such as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein have accepted a regular and planned contribution; calls on Switzerland to propose regular contributions in the future;
Amendment 184 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Underlines the importance of a fair competition for companies between the EU and Switzerland; Highlights the importance of a common framework regime for state aid, that applies to all types of sectors; Recalls that a common framework will facilitate the coordinated investments in strategic sectors between the EU and Switzerland;
Amendment 185 #
Amendment 186 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Recalls that the freedom of movement of persons is a fundamental principle of the European single market and is inseparable from the other freedoms of movement;
Amendment 187 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Highlights the large number of cross-border commuters between the EU and Switzerland and the large number of EU citizens and Swiss nationals who live and work in Switzerland or the EU respectively;
Amendment 188 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Notes with concern Swiss legislative measures and practices that are incompatible with the agreement on the free movement of persons, in particular with regard to expulsions and Swiss accompanying measures for posted workers;
Amendment 189 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Insists on the arrival in recent years of new European legislation for social rights and workers; stresses that this participates in the development of a real "social Europe", which is not limited to an economic market; highlights the recent revision in 2018 of Directive (EU) 2018/957, which provides for the principle of equal pay from the first day of posting with local workers;
Amendment 195 #
2023/2042(INI)
12. Urges Switzerland to apply the relevant EU acquis where required and to comply with its obligations under the 1999 Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons, in particular on posted workers and to adapt flanking measures applicable to EU economic operators providing services in its territory; notes Switzerland’s concerns in this regard and points out that former EU candidate countries had similar concerns and that they have not materialised;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the need for Switzerland to dynamically adopt Union law, in areas where both parties cooperate, in order to provide the legal certainty and coherence necessary for businesses and citizens; recalls that the Union is no longer asking for the automatic adoption of Union law by Switzerland, as is the case for the Member States;
Amendment 199 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recalls that this freedom of movement of persons is framed and associated with appropriate measures for external border control, asylum, immigration and crime prevention; stresses that settlement in another EU country is not without limits, and does not allow for "social tourism"; calls on Switzerland to fully take on board the Directive on the rights of EU citizens (2004/38/EC), which will benefit Swiss and EU citizens;
Amendment 206 #
Amendment 214 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes with concern that Switzerland did not sufficiently support the EU’s push to remove fossil fuel protections from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT); invites Switzerland to consider withdrawing this treaty, following the example of several EU Member States;
Amendment 217 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that grid stability and the security of supply and transit depend on close cooperation between the EU and Switzerland; notes the interconnection of Swiss, German and, French and Austrian power grids; remains concerned that excluding Switzerland’s energy industry poses systemic risks for the whole of continental Europe’s synchronous grid; stresses that more effective cooperation in the management of the continental European synchronous zone would be desirable, but that this would require a strengthening of the regulatory framework for cooperation;
Amendment 219 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that solutionsCalls for the conclusion of new agreements on energy between the EU and Switzerland, in particular for crfoss- borderil-free electricity trading must be found in order to allow continued and closeand clean gases, within the framework of a Cooperation Pact; stresses the importance that any new agreement on electricity or gas should also include the relevant acquis communautaire in relation to the European Green Deal, but also provisions for cooperation between the EU and Switzerlandss energy regulators;
Amendment 226 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the EU and Switzerland are each other committed towards reaching climate neutrality in 2050; stresses that since 2019 the EU has begun to revise a great deal of legislation to bring it into line with its climate objectives, in particular in the context of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 228 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses the potential for further cooperation in the climate and environmental field, and a better alignment of legislation between the EU and Switzerland; invites Switzerland to take over legislation related to environmental protection in the framework of the Cooperation Agreement, in particular the Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanism, the overhaul of the Emissions Trading Scheme, energy efficiency, the development of renewables, the infrastructure for alternative fuels, the ecodesign of products, the protection of water and soils, or the rules on land use and forestry;
Amendment 230 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Stresses that, like the EU, Switzerland is dependent on imports of industrial products, but also of critical raw materials; points out that the strategic autonomy sought by the EU also serves the interests of Switzerland, because of the intensity of economic exchanges between the parties; is of the opinion that Switzerland and the EU would have a common interest in better coordinating their industrial policies in order to be more complementary in strategic industrial areas;
Amendment 231 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 237 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council to do their utmost to ensure Switzerland’s return to Horizon Europe; calls on the Swiss Federal Council to adopt a negotiating mandstart discussions on the first day of negotiations of the Cooperation Pact for an agreement on Swiss participation in Horizon Europe and Erasmus+, in exchange for a Swiss commitment to a regular and appropriate con key structural issues, giving a clear political signal to the EUtribution to the European cohesion policy;
Amendment 245 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the good cooperation between the Union and Switzerland in the space field, in particular with its participation in the European satellite navigation program Galileo and EGNOS;
Amendment 246 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls for deepening this space cooperation, by working to study a participation of Switzerland in the Earth observation program Copernicus, as well as in the satellite telecommunications program IRIS², within the framework of a Cooperation Pact; recalls that Switzerland already benefits from the open access data of Copernicus, and that it could benefit even more, in particular to facilitate the participation of Swiss companies, access to the data and services of these programs;
Amendment 247 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Stresses that, in a field where a growing number of European space programs are established within the institutional and financial framework of the Union, the erosion of cooperation between the Union and Switzerland risks disjoining in the long run the industrial ecosystems built by Swiss companies and institutions and their European counterparts;
Amendment 248 #
Amendment 249 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 254 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 259 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 265 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 271 #
2023/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 1 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls forWelcomes the progress made on the negotiations towards the EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights to be finalised(ECHR), as required by the Treaty of Lisbon, and the recent provisional agreement of the draft revised accession instruments reached; calls for the accession to be finalised as soon as possible in order to complete and strengthen the protection of fundamental rights of EU citizens and for the EU to accede to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RecCalls for strengthening the key role of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), including by expanding its tasks and powers to promote and protect fundamental rights across the EU further; stresses the role of Member States at all levels, notably at national parliaments’, national and local administrations’ and law enforcement authorities’ levels, in ensuring the full application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights when implementing EU law;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the Council of Europe’s report of 6 October 2022 entitled ‘Freedom of political speech: an imperative for democracy’ ; stresses that freedom of expression in the EU must not be importance of media pluralism and freedom of expression; stresses the need to ensure the limited by the interests, constitutional framework or political choices of a Member State; reiterates the need for a mechanism for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, which should be established through an interinstitutional agreementpartiality and effective independence of national regulatory authorities from governments; strongly condemns unjustified and disproportionate interference by these authorities into journalistic expression and editorial decisions in some Member States; welcomes in this regard the proposal for an European Media Freedom Act and calls for its swift approval;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Northern Ireland Protocol is a prerequisite for a smooth relationship between the EU and the UK; calls for continued vigilance in order to preserve the Good Friday Agreement; welcomes the Windsor Framework and believes that this political agreement can provide new impetus for the EU-UK partnership based on mutual trust and cooperation; stresses that the implementation of this framework should at all times preserve the integrity of the single market;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine places the EU in a new situation, namely that of a prospective enlargement to includeReiterates that the future enlargement of the Union, such as the accession of Ukraine, Moldova and, Georgia, with the Copenhagen criteria as a fundamental basis; calls for all refugees to be treated with humanity, solidarity and generosityand the Western Balkans will have the Copenhagen criteria as a key requirement, notably the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the full implementation of art 2 TEU, particularly as regards solidarity and respect for human rights, so that all refugees to be treated with humanity, fraternity and generosity; welcome the ongoing negotiations on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum that will implement these priorities for the migrants and asylum seekers;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to take a very firm stance against persistent attacks on the rule of law in certain Member States; Welcome the adoption of the European Rule of Law Mechanism by the European Commission and consequently the annual publication of the Rule of Lay report since 2020; calls on the Commission to take a very firm stance against persistent attacks on the rule of law in certain Member States, by using all tools available; welcomes the 2023 Rule of law report carried out by the European Commission and especially the set of specific recommendations to Member States on national justice systems, anti- corruption frameworks, media freedom and pluralism and institutional issues related to check and balances; reiterates its support for the full implementation of the Rule of Law Conditionality regulation and its call for a new mechanism for democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights, through an interinstitutional agreement; stresses that art 7 (3) TEU needs to be reformed and strengthened through Treaty change to ensure its applicability and effectiveness;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the creation of annual conferences on the rule of law following the Commission’ Rule of law report, with delegations from all Member States, involving randomly selected and diverse citizens, parliamentarians, local authorities, social partners and civil society on the basis of the proposal coming from the Conference on the future of Europe;
Amendment 33 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the recent scandals that have tarnished the EU’s image, such as Qatargate corruption scandal and State espionage using Pegasus, with MEPs among the targets; calls for all the consequences of these scandals to be drawn and the full restauration of the European Parliament reputation and credibility in order to preserve citizens’ trust in public institutions;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes, in this light, the work done to amend the internal Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament with the aim of strengthening its integrity, independence and accountability;
Amendment 36 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Welcomes the work of the committee of inquiry set up in the European Parliament (PEGA) to investigate into existing national laws regulating surveillance, and establish whether spyware was used for political purposes against, for example, journalists, politicians and lawyers; stresses that the illegitimate use of spyware by national governments undermines the European democracy and decision making process ; call for a greater transparency within the Member States regarding the laws regulating surveillance in order to prevent any new mass surveillance scandal to emerge.
Amendment 37 #
2023/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 23 #
2023/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the conclusions of the CoFE call for more democracy and for representative democracy to be enhanced through greater citizen participation and for European Citizenship to be strengthened through the elaboration of a European Citizenship Statute establishing specific rights and freedoms;
Amendment 25 #
2023/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas any measures to strengthen citizen participation and democracy must address the digital divide in the EU and the difficulties it creates for such participation to be effective;
Amendment 66 #
2023/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. It recalls that European Citizenship reflects the democratic identity that connects citizens in the Union and that the Statute will serve to make the principles and values of the Union more tangible and will provide a new tool for citizens to defend it;
Amendment 92 #
2023/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. It recalls that no progress on participation will be possible without addressing the problem of the digital divide and the difficulties it creates for effective participation in the Union;
Amendment 93 #
2023/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. It calls for the necessary measures to be taken to avoid any kind of discrimination in access to participation infrastructures in the Union, in particular those related to the digital skills possessed by the individual;
Amendment 94 #
2023/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. It proposes that applications to promote citizen participation should be simple and intuitive in order to minimise the digital divide and strengthen participation and democracy in a practical way;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. It calls for the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) and others aimed at promoting digital transformation in the EU to include simplifying access to administrations through the various services or the use of citizen participation applications among their objectives; it calls for research and investment lines aimed at facilitating such access in order to minimise the digital divide and maximise social and democratic quality;
Amendment 1 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Council Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals,
Amendment 3 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast),
Amendment 4 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a Council Directive laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals
Amendment 5 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising
Amendment 6 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)
Citation 5 d (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the European democracy action plan
Amendment 8 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the reform of the European Electoral Law would address the current fragmentation into 27 different electoral systems and it would make electoral rules more modern and uniform withinfit for purpose and consistent throughout the EU; whereas for example the deadline for registering on the electoral roll varies greatly from one Member State to another, ranging from 90 days to 3 days prior to elections;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the failure to implement the lead candidate system has led to disappointment among many voters; whereas such a disappointment must be avoided2019 elections did not culminate in the choice of a Commission President through the lead candidate system, also as a result of the failure to reform the European Electoral Law, which resulted in reduced trust in the process; whereas the election of the Commission President depends on securing the support of the majority of Members of the European Parliament; whereas only some of the EU citizens who took part in the European elections believed that their vote could make a difference when it came to the election of the President of the Commission, highlighting the need to raise awareness of the process among EU citizens; whereas the procedure should be fully complied with at the next European elections;
Amendment 12 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas several Member States still restrict voting rights and/or have not adequately addressed persisting barriers for people with disabilities, thus preventing the meaningful participation and representation of these citizens in democratic processes;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the full exercise of the electoral rights granted by the Treaties to mobile citizens in elections to the European Parliament is still hampered by unjustified barriers to democratic participation, such as the lack of awareness regarding conditions and rules applicable to the registration into the electoral rolls of the Member of State of residence;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. Whereas the Commission has issued a legislative proposal amending Council Directive 93/109 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals; Whereas Parliament has adopted its position on 13 December 2022; whereas this proposal should among others enable mobile citizens to register for the electoral roll as soon as they register for residence, strengthen existing information requirements, ensure the same standards for the submission of candidacies for national and mobile EU citizens and facilitate the exercise of the right to vote by vulnerable and marginalised groups;
Amendment 15 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas political campaigns for the European elections conducted in the Member States too often are insufficiently “European”, but rather are dominated by policy discussions of a purely national, regional and local nature; whereas political parties and candidates have a responsibility to adequately inform citizens on the policy challenges at EU level;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the important role of European political parties and foundations in contributing to the debate on European public policy issues and in forming European political awareness; noteregrets, however, that owing to restrictive measures at European and national levels,ons under the current EU and national regulatory frameworks prevent European political parties cannotfrom fully participateing in European election campaigns; stresseregrets, moreover, that they are not allowed to campaign in national referendums that concern European matters; stresses that these restrictions prevent them from fully assuming their core task as set forth in Article 10.4 TFEU; encourages European political parties to reach an agreement on how to adapt the provisions in this resolution to developconduct the electoral campaign to the European elections and on how to proceed during the post-electoral process;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the enhanced visibility of European political parties in public debates and media campaigns; insists that all national political parties should make the logos of the European political parties visible on ballotsnational political parties should consistently identify their European counterpart in their public communication and that the logos of the European political parties should be made visible on ballots; points to the ongoing negotiations on the draft proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast) and encourages European political parties and foundations to comply with the foreseen new provisions before they are formally adopted and in force, in particular during the upcoming electoral campaign; calls on the European political parties to draft manifestos in good time ahead of the elections so as to be able to share their proposals; considers that European political parties’ manifestos should be known before the elections, which requires clear and transparent rules on campaigning;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that the electoral campaign for European elections should favour competition between national and European political parties on the basis on their programmes and policy planning regarding the EU; Regrets the practice of some national political parties and candidates to focus their electoral campaigns ahead of European elections on purely national-specific topics; Calls on European Political Parties to encourage their Member parties to use the European Manifestos as the basis for conducting their electoral campaigns;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that the introduction of transnational lists would further empower European political parties as key actors in European politics, enabling them to participate in and help shape European representative democracy;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls in this respect that Parliament, in its proposal of 3 May 2022 on the reform of the European electoral law, has proposed the establishment of a Union-wide constituency for the elections to the European Parliament, allowing citizens to directly vote for both a transnational and a national list;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the lead candidate system for the election of the President of the European Commission was not implemented at the last European elections; regrets further a lack of progress on this issue since 2019; acknowledges that this led to disappointment among many voters as a consequence of the failure to reform the European electoral law; believes that a clear and credible link between the choice of voters and the election of the Commission President is needed; calls on the European political parties, national political parties and national governments to work together to ensure this outcome at the next elections; points out, however, that the election of the Commission President always depends on securing the support of the majority of Members of the European Parliament so that the electoral results are fully taken into account, as envisaged in the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 38 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights, however, that without transnational lists, the lead candidate system lacks full democratic legitimacy, since European citizens are prevented from directly voting for their preferred candidate to the Commission Presidency
Amendment 42 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expects European political parties to nominate their candidates for theop EU position of President of the Commissions at least 12 weeks before election day;
Amendment 46 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the establishment of an interinstitutional agreement between the Parliament and the European Council on the lead candidate system within the framework of Article 17(7) TEU, following the adoption of the European Parliament Proposal adopted on 3 May 2022 on the new European electoral law; asks the President of the European Parliament to immediately start the preparatory work leading to such an agreement after the first session of the new Parliament following the elections; believes that European political parties and their respective parliamentary groups should engage in negotiations after the next European election to agree on behalf of the European Parliament on a common candidate to preside over the Commission before the European Council makes its proposal;
Amendment 55 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that establishing a single common European voting day would create a more coherent pan-European election and therefore suggests fixing 9 May as the European Election day, regardless of the day of the week on which it falls, with the possibility of that day becoming a public holiday;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the swift approval by the Council of the European Union of the entire European Parliament Proposal adopted on 3 May 2022 on the new European electoral law; Expects the Council to reach a balanced compromise even on the most far-reaching parts of Parliament’s proposal;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for a reform of the Treaties and in particular of Article 223 TFEU on, with a view to allow the provisions necessary for the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage; to be adopted by the Ordinary Legislative Procedure
Amendment 64 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that Parliament has adopted a resolution3a and a Report containing proposals for the amendment of the Treaties, among others to increase the EU’s democratic legitimacy, and to grant a proper follow-up to the proposals adopted by the Conference on the Future of Europe; _________________ 3a P9_TA(2022)0244
Amendment 65 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Notes that the 2024 elections represent a unique occasion to commence a EU-wide debate on the reform of the Union on the basis of the proposals for the reform of the Treaties put forward by Parliament; Calls on the European Council to expeditiously adopt a position on the holding up of a convention after the adoption by Parliament of the abovementioned Report; calls on national and European political parties to make the persisting institutional challenges at EU level a focal point of their electoral campaigns;
Amendment 66 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Recalls that the Conference on the Future of Europe served as a Union-wide bottom-up democratic exercise aiming at identifying the short, medium, and long- term objectives of the EU in a wide-array of policy areas, such as environmental policy, external action of the Union, and institutional reforms; Calls on European Political Parties to discuss with the electorate the proposals which stem from the Conference;
Amendment 67 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Citizens’ participation and enfranchisementpolitical rights
Amendment 68 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers it essential to guarantee that all citizens of the Union who have the right to vote and stand as a candidate, including mobile Union citizens, citizens with disabilities and citizens in a situation of homelessness, are able to exercise that right; points out that the creation of a single European electoral certificate could help implement the rights guaranteed by the Treaties for mobile citizens;
Amendment 72 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call on Member States to allow all citizens of the Union living or working in a third country to be granted the right to cast their vote in elections to the European Parliament; Regrets that the lack of progress in the Council on the Commission proposal on a Council Directive laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for mobile Union citizens in elections to the European Parliament will prevent the entry into force of the innovations put forward by Commission and Parliament in time for the 2024 Elections;
Amendment 80 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges the efforts made by the EU institutions to tackle disinformation and foreign interference, such as the 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation and the Rapid Alert System; highlights, nonetheless, the need for more robust safeguards and measures against disinformation and internal and external interference in the electoral process; commits to step up its efforts in combating foreign interference attempts within the European Parliament;
Amendment 81 #
2023/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Points to the ongoing interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising; calls on the Commission and the Council to pursue interinstitutional negotiations in the spirit of sincere cooperation, with a view to allow its legal provisions to be in force ahead of the electoral campaign for the 2024 European elections;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, adopted by UN member states at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 18 March 2015,
Amendment 7 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the 6th European Union – African Union Summit of 17-18 February 2022 and the related final statement entitled ‘A Joint Vision for 2030’,
Amendment 8 #
2023/2010(INI)
— having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, entitled ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’,
Amendment 18 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2018 entitled ‘Indicators better suited to evaluate the SDGs – the civil society contribution’,
Amendment 19 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 30 October 2019 entitled ‘Leaving no one behind when implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’,
Amendment 20 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)
Citation 11 c (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 08 December 2021 entitled ‘Renewed sustainable finance strategy',
Amendment 21 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 d (new)
Citation 11 d (new)
— having regard to the IPCC sixth assessment report of 28 February 2022 entitled ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability’ and its Synthesis Report published on 20 March 2023,
Amendment 22 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 e (new)
Citation 11 e (new)
— having regard to the OECD report of 10 November 2022 entitled ‘Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity’,
Amendment 23 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 f (new)
Citation 11 f (new)
— having regard to the Commission staff working document of 18 November 2020 entitled ‘Delivering on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – A comprehensive approach’ (SWD(2020)0400),
Amendment 26 #
2023/2010(INI)
— having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2019 on the annual strategic report on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)1a, _________________ 1a OJ C 23, 21.1.2021, p. 130.
Amendment 27 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2017 on EU action for sustainability2a, _________________ 2a OJ C 334, 19.9.2018, p. 151.
Amendment 37 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
— having regard to the new 'Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation instrument – Global Europe' (called 'Global Europe') which entered into force on the 14th of June 2021;
Amendment 41 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
— having regard to the Green Deal launched by the European Commission on the 11th of December 2019;
Amendment 42 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)
Citation 21 c (new)
— having regard to the Global Gateway, launched by the European Commission and the EU High Representative on the 1st of December 2021;
Amendment 43 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 d (new)
Citation 21 d (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of the 24th of November 2022 on the future European Financial Architecture for Development;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 e (new)
Citation 21 e (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions on Progress in the implementation of the SDGs (COR-2022/04274);
Amendment 45 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
— having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate of 24 September 2019,
Amendment 46 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
— having regard to the 2023 SDG Summit which will be convened in September 2023, during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week;
Amendment 50 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)
Citation 24 b (new)
— having regard to the negotiations on a new Partnership Agreement between the EU and the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP), to replace the Cotonou agreement, which was to end on 29 February 2020, but has been prolonged;
Amendment 51 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)
Citation 24 b (new)
— Having regard to the Draft agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) of 4 March 2023,
Amendment 57 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, with less than seven years to go until the deadline for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the new geopolitical landscape and the multiple crises in various areas have hindered the achievement of the SDGs; whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs are key to addressing the current challenges and reorienting the global compass towards a socially and environmentally just transition that leaves no one and no place behind;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, with less than seven years to go until the deadline for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the new geopolitical landscape and the multiple crises in various areas have hinderfurther slowed the achievement of the SDGs; whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs are key to addressing the current challenges and reorienting the global compass towards a socially and environmentally just transition that leaves no one behind;
Amendment 61 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, with the compound shocks and permanent crises ranging from climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russian war in Ukraine to the rising prices of energy, food and fertilisers, higher inflation, mounting debt burden and tightened monetary policy, a general trend emerges of a “two-track recovery” between advanced economies and developing countries, characterised by a great financial divide, highlighting the increasing asymmetry in which the crises hit poorer countries and their limited capacity and support received to respond to them;
Amendment 67 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the EU’s 8th Environment Action Programme is the EU’s common legal climate and environmental agenda until 2030 and the EU’s basis for achieving the UN 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, pursuing a wellbeing economy as a priority;
Amendment 71 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas, with the adoption of the €79.5 billion Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE) under the EU budget for the period 2021-2027, the EU can deploy strategically and flexibly this single unified development instrument to support developing countries more effectively; whereas the establishment of the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) provides an open architecture for public development banks (PDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) to leverage public and private finance through EU guarantees and blended finance, to achieve more ambitious inclusive development and green impact;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the 17 SDGs with their respective 169 targets and accompanying indicators represent the only globally shared and politically agreed framework for evidence-based policies;
Amendment 82 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 83 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic has resulted in a significant setback for the SDGs; whereas the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2020 and 2021 recorded the only declines in the 30-year history of the index, erasing the gains made in the previous five years3a, _________________ 3a United Nations Development Programme Report 2022, ‘Uncertain times, unsettled lives’ : https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documen ts/global-report-document/hdr2021- 22overviewenpdf.pdf
Amendment 87 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas the external dimension of the Green Deal and the Global Gateway strategy should allow Europe to better project itself abroad, articulating a green vision for climate mitigation and adaptation, nature protection and biodiversity, addressing infrastructure development and broader development needs anchored in European strategic objectives, combining development and geo-political ambitions; whereas in doing so, the EU is also committed to inclusive approaches, supporting women and youth, and leaving no one behind;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas according to the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) 2022 SDG Index, no country, including any European country, is on track to achieve all 17 SDGs by 2030; whereas, according to the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2022, progress on the SDGs has stalled since 20204a; _________________ 4a Europe Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘Achieving the SDGs: Europe’s Compass in a Multipolar World’: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sustainabledev elopment.report/2022/europe-sustainable- development-report-2022.pdf.
Amendment 94 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas the 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda; whereas it will bring together political and thought leaders from governments, international organizations, the private sector, civil society, women and youth and other stakeholders; whereas the outcome of the Summit will be a negotiated political declaration; whereas the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, has signalled her intention to attend the SDG Summit;
Amendment 98 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas, according to the SDSN 2022 SDG Index, EU countries are closest to achieving the 2030 Agenda targets, yet are responsible for larger negative spillovers, which undermine the ability of other countries to achieve their targets;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
A f. whereas, in order to actually achieve the SDGs and to overcome the consequences of the crises, policy coherence and close cooperation between all development finance institutions, governments, EU institutions and all partners is urgently needed to ensure that limited public funds are used in the most effective and efficient way; whereas the successful mobilisation of further capital, both public and private, is essential;
Amendment 109 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
A g. whereas a European governance strategy integrating the SDGs in a transversal approach would allow greater alignment between, and efficiency in, public policies;
Amendment 112 #
2023/2010(INI)
A h. whereas prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual global financing gap between the funds available and those needed to achieve the SDGs was estimated at USD 2.5 trillion per year; whereas the pandemic is estimated to have widened this gap to at least USD 3.9 trillion per year and is expected to increase by USD 400 billion per year between 2020 and 20255a; _________________ 5a OECD (2022), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris
Amendment 116 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
A i. whereas Russia's military aggression in Ukraine has significantly worsened the situation of SDGs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries; whereas Russia's ongoing military aggression in Ukraine will impact the worldwide implementation of the SDGs, particularly in relation to the fight against poverty and hunger, and access to affordable energy; whereas, in this context, it is necessary to finance renewable energy sources in order to ensure alignment with the 2030 Agenda goals and to avoid future pressure in the energy sector;
Amendment 122 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A j (new)
Recital A j (new)
A j. whereas the SDGs are universal and indivisible; whereas they are in common for and applicable to all actors, including the public and private sectors, civil society and social partners; whereas these actors should be systematically involved in the elaboration and implementation of policies related to the SDGs;
Amendment 126 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A k (new)
Recital A k (new)
A k. whereas the 2023 SDG Summit will be a crucial moment for salvaging the 2030 Agenda, given that it takes place just once every four years; whereas a renewed political commitment for the SDGs is urgently needed in order to account for the impact of COVID-19 and the global consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, by establishing new financing commitments and advancing the SDGs through global and transboundary policy actions;
Amendment 144 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation any delay in tackling the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of societyenvironmental and climate challenges Europe and the global community are facing and calls upon all EU leaders to do their utmost to advance progress on EU commitments, policies and financing without delays;
Amendment 146 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; recalls that it is crucial to take into account the strong interdependence between such crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of implementing an integrated approach of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one and no place behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society;
Amendment 153 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises that SDGs are a common concern for humanity as a whole; underlines the threats posed by further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which increase inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass to protect the planet and provide the tools to achieve prosperity for all; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs would benefit all countries, all territories, people and segments of society;
Amendment 160 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that, at the halfway point in the 2030 Agenda timeline, EU leadership in the global implementation of the SDGs remains crucial; recalls that the 2020s have been declared to be the UN Decade of Action on Sustainable Development; underlines that 2023 offers a uniquerenewed opportunity to gather momentum and undertake the urgent transformative action required to place our societies firmly on course to achieve the SDGs; warns that the consequences of inaction in this crucialand losing another year would primarily be borne by the most vulnerable people;
Amendment 176 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), climate change (SDG 13), Life Below Water, includingoceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.
Amendment 189 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the SDG Summit, which are both due to take place in New York, as opportunities to review progress at the halfway point, which must be the starting pointgive new impetus for an intensified effort to achieve the goals by 2030; acknowledges, in this regard, the SDGs being focused on in 2023 (SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11 and 176a); _________________ 6a SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities; SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals.
Amendment 191 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of the 2023 SDG Summit, which will gather heads of State and Government at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to follow-up and review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as carry out a comprehensive review of the state of the SDGs, respond to the impact of multiple and interlocking crises facing the world, and provide high- level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions leading up to the target year of 2030 for achieving the SDGs;
Amendment 194 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the EU to lead a political reset of the SDGs at the upcoming SDG summit, such as pushing for binding targets, mandatory review, and a more transformational approach towards achieving the SDGs as a whole;
Amendment 200 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the EU’s significant role in establishing the 2030 Agenda in 2015 and calls for it to take bold action and provide global leadership by setting an example in the implementation of the SDGs and redoubling its efforts ahead ofto meet the deadline;
Amendment 210 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda; , despite calls from the European Parliament, the Council of the EU 6a, the European Economic and Social Committee6band the Committee of the Regions6c; insists that such interinstitutional consensus is unprecedented in EU decision-making, and as such, the Commission should proceed with adopting a strategy without further delay;believes that such a strategy should define, at a minimum: (a) a new governance framework, led by a single high-level Commissioner who is accountable for the implementation of the SDGs across all portfolios and who will systematically consult the new multi- stakeholder platform; (b) a revised set of concrete, measurable, EU-wide, time-bound targets to bolster the EU’s ambition and concrete measures for achieving them; (c) an updated monitoring system and indicators, taking into account the EU’s internal and external impact on global SDG progress; (d) a single financial plan to achieve the EU’s SDG objectives, linked to the above targets; (e) a plan for the EU’s SDG diplomacy and international cooperation, led by a Special Envoy for the SDGs, to ensure fair burden sharing and a level playing field; _________________ 6a https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/4 1693/se-st14835-en19.pdf 6b https://www.eesc.europa.eu/sites/default/fi les/files/eesc_contribution_to_the_eu_vol untary_review_with_cover_page.pdf 6c https://cor.europa.eu/en/our- work/Pages/OpinionTimeline.aspx?opId= CDR-103-2021
Amendment 216 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Invites the Presidents of Parliament, the Commission and the Council to accompany this strategy with an interinstitutional statement renewing the EU’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda; stresses that this strategy should be published without delay, in order for the EU to play a leading role in reinvigorating the 2030 Agenda at the SDG Summit in September 2023; stresses that the strategy should be regularly reviewed and accompanied by corrective measures in areas where progress is deemed to be stalled or insufficient;
Amendment 223 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester process and to use the country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvementnecessary changes and improvements; calls on the Commission to continue the reform of the European Semester to balance economic, social and environmental priorities, so that it drives a long-term social, environmental and economic transformation and improves the integration of the 2030 Agenda, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal at all levels; stresses that the SDGs should form the backbone of European public policies;
Amendment 234 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses Parliament’s important role in promoting the SDGs’ implementation through European policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; underlines that coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda; calls for the creation of an inter-institutional task force to facilitate structured dialogue on the SDGs, consisting of representatives from the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council; considers that the task force should assume the responsibility of coordinating the Union’s efforts to deliver the SDGs internally and globally; entrusts the Commission with regularly updating the co-legislators on the policy developments and measures undertaken for the implementation of the SDGs;
Amendment 238 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses Parliament’s important role in promoting the SDGs’ implementation through European policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; underlines that coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda; calls for the President of the European Parliament to appoint a Vice-President for the SDGs; stresses that monitoring the SDGs should be further embedded in the legislative cycle, such as by appointing a standing rapporteur for the SDGs in each committee;
Amendment 249 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the cornerstone of the follow- up and review framework for the 2030 Agenda and a key accountability tool; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023; reitateres that this voluntary review should address the EU's internal priorities in the implementation of the SDGs, its positive and negative impact on the global progress of the SDGs, as well as international partnerships and diplomacy for the SDGs;
Amendment 251 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the cornerstone of the follow- up and review framework for the 2030 Agenda and a key accountability tool; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023; considers that 2023 is the moment for the global community to shift from voluntary reporting to mandatory reporting;
Amendment 257 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. welcomes the initiative of 40 States, including 8 Member States, to submit their voluntary review reports in 2023; encourages Member States to participate in the voluntary national reviews and to give due consideration to and implement the recommendations that will be formulated on that occasion;
Amendment 260 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that, to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset, which can only be achieved if the SDGs are seen as an opportunity for citizens; reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process; calls for this to be implemented by means of a balanced, diversified and democratic representation, covering civil society organisations, community-based organisations, the private sector (including SMEs), trade unions, co- operatives, academia and research institutions, regional and local governments and marginalised groups;
Amendment 290 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Deplores the fact that one EU country continues to keep ACP states and the rest of the EU hostage by refusing to ratify the negotiated post-Cotonou agreement, the principle objective of which is to contribute to the attainment of sustainable development in all ACP countries, in line with the provisions of the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, through a strengthened and deepened political and economic partnership; insist that the European Commission and Council should address this strictly and without further delay.
Amendment 294 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the EU to learn from innovative projects implemented by certain third countries, such as the African-led "Great Green Wall" initiative, which aims to restore 100 million hectares of currently degraded land by 2030 throughout the Sahel region and to enable the development of agro- ecology and regeneration projects;
Amendment 313 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the annual Eurostat monitoring reports on the SDGs; Points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs, addressing existing data gaps and weaknesses in information systems by strengthening the use of existing statistical data from a variety of sources and embracing artificial intelligence, and better measuring policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups; believes it is crucial to monitor progress on all 169 sub-goal targets;
Amendment 318 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs and better measuring policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups; Calls on Member States to report more thoroughly to the OECD on their development cooperation, so as to fill the data gap regarding the EU's external impact on third countries' SDG progress;
Amendment 324 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Is concerned that the EU annual SDGs monitoring report is based on national average instead of targets to achieve, making its results misleading for the purpose of assessing the implementation of SDGs;
Amendment 330 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, furthermore, that important data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to the poorest and most marginalised people; calls for the EU to significantly step up technical cooperation with developing countries to address the global data gap created by insufficient monitoring capacities and inconsistent methodologies;
Amendment 336 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation; welcomes in this regard the work of the UN- HABITAT; praises the work of the Joint Research Centre in relation to the localisation of the 2030 Agenda and the European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Reviews, which offers official and experimental indicators useful to set up an effective SDG local monitoring system specifically targeted for European cities;
Amendment 338 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews, including for the private sector, as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation; calls for Member States to put in place comprehensive tools for the effective implementation of SDGs, such as mapping;
Amendment 340 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Recognises the importance of private sector reporting for SDG implementation; highlights that corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence, when subject to relevant audits, can be an important framework to encourage greater accountability in the private sector regarding the social and environmental impact of companies and their contribution to the achievement of the SDGs; encourages all actors across society, including private entities, to engage in regular voluntary reporting on SDG implementation; stresses the need to finance trainings for capacity building for SMEs in order to learn how to implement the SDGs in their daily activities;
Amendment 347 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls for Parliament to appoint a standing rapporteur on the implementation of the SDGs to work with the Bureau and across committees, as well as with the multi-stakeholder platform; further proposes that each committee should appoint a Member responsible for the fulfilment of the SDGs and that these responsible Members should meet between them and with the standing rapporteur on a regular basis to ensure alignment;
Amendment 363 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Recognises the EIB’s flagship role in the European Green Deal and sustainable blue economy, and its substantial contribution to the EU’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic; calls for the EU to further maximise the potential of the EIB as a tool to leverage the EU’s strategic autonomy and its achievement of the SDGs, and to promote its external policy interests and priorities in its relations with non-EU countries;
Amendment 370 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. CStresses that the absence of a financing plan for the SDGs prevents the overall monitoring of spending on their implementation within the EU budget; calls for the preparation of an EU financing plan for the SDGs under a revised Multiannual Financial Framework; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should guide all EU financing tools and their programming; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposalmethodology for a social taxonomy based on the work of the Sustainable Finance Platform6ato complement the green taxonomy and help implement the European Green Deal; Pillar of Social Rights and the EuropeanGreen Deal, while taking the situation of micro- enterprises and SMEs into account; _________________ 6a https://finance.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2 022-08/220228-sustainable-finance- platform-finance-report-social- taxonomy_en.pdf
Amendment 377 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Reiterates that the governance of the Global Gateway, EFSD+ and EIB Global, among others, are also meant to contribute to a better articulation of the EFAD; notes in that respect that there is a serious doubt around whether the Global Gateway is sufficiently attuned to assisting partners in their green and digital transitions, while upholding human rights, meeting basic needs, and reducing inequalities; is worried that the Global Gateway lacks a clear development mandate, and that its design and planning is surrounded by a lack of transparency and public scrutiny; insists that Global Gateway cannot be the EU’s primary means of SDG promotion in third countries, due the absence of fresh funding and its reliance on private finance which is inherently risk averse, and thus, its inability to reach the furthest behind first;
Amendment 381 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses the importance of measuring the EU's contribution to the SDGs in order to assess their implementation and to detect, qualify and quantify any deviation from the original plans and targets; calls on the Commission to put in place a specific methodology to ensure full monitoring of SDG-related expenditure in the EU budget;
Amendment 383 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Requests comprehensive mapping of the financial envelopes of EU policies, programmes and funds, including of the investments and structural reforms pursued under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, in order to ensure alignment with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda; calls for the climate-tracking methodology and the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) principle in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs), as well as the social priorities set by the SDGs and the European Pillar of Social Rights, to be fully implemented;
Amendment 395 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 405 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly welcomes the Bridgetown Initiative in this regard and calls on the Commission and the Member States to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly; stresses that the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact to be held in June 2023 in Paris is an opportunity to build a new contract between the North and the South; believes that this Summit should put forward solutions to restore fiscal space to the most indebted countries, foster the development of the private sector in low-income countries, encourage investment in "green" infrastructure in emerging and developing countries and to mobilise innovative financing for countries and regions vulnerable to climate change;
Amendment 434 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses the importance of SDG 17 (Partnerships for the goals) for the cross- cutting achievement of the SDGs; regrets that only a minority of EU Member States have reached the target of dedicating 0.7% of their gross national income to official development assistance; recalls that this target has been repeatedly endorsed at the highest level at international aid and development conferences, and calls on the Member States to fulfil it without delay;
Amendment 470 #
2023/2010(INI)
24. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and, the Commission and the United Nations.
Amendment 16 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In order to facilitate the exercise of rights byright to freedom of movement of persons with disabilities when travelling to or visiting another Member State for a short periodstay, Directive …./… [proposal for a Directive]3 established the framework, rules and common conditions, including a common standardised modeland accessible format, for a European Disability Card as proof of recognised disability status for accessing on equal terms and conditions any special conditions or preferential treatment offered by private operators or public authorities in a wide variety of services, activities and facilities, including when not provided for remuneration, and for a European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, as proof of their recognised right to any parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities4 . in a Member State other than that of which they are a resident. _________________ 3 COM(2023) 512 final 4 COM(2023) 512 final
Amendment 19 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) To helpensure that Member States respect and fulfil their national equal treatment, inclusion and non-discrimination obligations under international, Union and national law vis-à-vis persons with disabilities who are third- country nationals legally residing in their territory and not falling within the scope of the Directive [XXXX], and guarantee the recognition of their disability status across Member States, thus facilitating the exercise of their rights to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law and ensuring a more effective participation and inclusion in society of persons with disabilities who are third- country nationals on an equal basis with Union citizens with and without disabilities, it is necessary to extend the rules, rights and obligations laid down in Directive../…. to persons with disabilities who are third country nationals legally residing in the territory of a Member State, whose disability status has been recognised by that Member State, and who are entitled to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law.
Amendment 25 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) The UNCRPD 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. In particular, it recognises the principle of gender equality, that women and girls with disabilities are often at greater risk and subject to multiple and intersectional discrimination and that State Parties should take adequate measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. Therefore, the European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities should have a clear intersectional and gender equality perspective including for third country nationals with disabilities, in particular women and girls, who are often at greater risk of such discrimination.
Amendment 30 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Therefore, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the rules governing the eligibility, issuance, renewal or withdrawal and appeal thereof, mutual recognition and data protection of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities as proof respectively of a disability status or of a right to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities, as well as the rights for beneficiaries, including access on equal terms and conditions to any special conditions or preferential treatment with respect to services, activities or facilities, including when provided not for remuneration, or any parking conditions and facilities offered to or reserved for persons with disabilities or any person(s)s accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s)s or assistance animals, set out in Directive ../…., equally apply to third country nationals legally residing in the Union and who are entitled to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law. Both the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities should be issued and renewed free of charge to the beneficiary.
Amendment 52 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Directive should not affect the applicable Union rules governing mobility across the Union of third country nationals legally residing in a Member State across the Union, and who are entitled to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law, but should rather facilitates the exercise of their right to move or travel when they already have such a right to mobility.
Amendment 61 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the rules, rights and obligations laid down in [Directive (EU) XXXXX] apply to third country nationals not falling within the scope of that Directive whose disability status and/or rights to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities have been recognised by the Member State of their residence, as well as to any persons accompanying or assisting them, including personal assistant(s) within the means or assistance animals as defined ing Article 3 points (d) and (h) of that Directive.
Amendment 66 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall not affect the applicable Union rules governing mobility across the Union, of third country nationals legally residing in the territory of a Member State across the Union.
Amendment 81 #
2023/0393(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.deleted
Amendment 54 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Microplastics are ubiquitous, persistent and transboundary. They are detrimental to the environment and potentially harmful to human health, particularly due to the presence of harmful chemical additives and other substances of concern added during the production and the conversion, such as phthalates, bisphenol A, or flame retardants1a. Microplastics are easily transported through the air and by land surface waters and ocean currents, and their mobility is an aggravating factor. They are found in soil (including agricultural lands), lakes, rivers, estuaries, beaches, lagoons, seas, oceans and in remote, once pristine regions, and their presence in soil may have effects on soil properties and trigger soil alterations which negatively impact the growth of some plants. Impacts of microplastics on the marine environment have been extensively documented. Once in the marine environment, microplastics are nearly impossible to collect, and are known to be eaten by a range of organisms and animals and cause harm to biodiversity and ecosystems. The persistence of a plastic pellet in the aquatic environment may be measured over decades or more, and ingestion of plastic pellets by marine wildlife, notably seabirds and sea turtles, may cause physical harm or death. Microplastics also contribute to climate change as an additional source both of greenhouse gas emissions and of pressure on ecosystems. Microplastics’ potential to act as a carrier for adsorbed toxicants or pathogenic microorganisms is an integral part of the problem. Humans are exposed to microplastics via air and food consumption. The growing awareness of microplastics’ presence in the food chain can undermine consumer confidence and bear economic consequences. There may be negative economic impacts on activities such as commercial fishing and agriculture as well as recreation and tourism in areas affected by the releases. _________________ 1a ‘Plastic giants polluting through the back door, The case for a regulatory supply-chain approach to stop plastic pellet pollution in the EU’, Surfrider and Rethink Alliance 2020
Amendment 59 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) Nearly 90% of the world's goods are transported by sea, including plastic pellets. However, poor handling practices or a lack of supervision of certain routine operations such as cleaning hulls or containers, can lead to these pellets leaking out and spilling into the ocean. Furthermore, many maritime pellet disasters have been reported, making maritime transport a high-risk activity of plastic pellet pollution. The impact of these losses is catastrophic for marine and coastal ecosystems as well as the species that compose them, and the extreme mobility of plastic pellets makes effective containment and clean-up operations difficult. The handling of these pellets is regulated at international level by the 1972 Convention for Safe Containers, and supplemented by the 2023 Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers circular on the obligation to report lost containers, but they do not provide the guarantees needed to prevent pollution by plastic pellets. The inclusion of maritime transport in the scope of application, as well as provisions relating to the handling of pellets specific to this mode of transport, is therefore essential if the objectives of this regulation are to be achieved.
Amendment 62 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) This Regulation provides for measures to prevent, contain and clean up plastic pellet pollution occurring following the entry into force of this text, but does not provide for measures to address existing pollution. Cleaning up soil, rivers and streams, and restoring degraded terrestrial, marine, littoral and coastal ecosystems is essential to achieving the 30% reduction target by 2030, according to the objectives set in the Nature Restoration Law, and the objectives of the Green Deal. The Commission should develop a set of measures to map and clean up these already polluted areas, and implement them either as part of a European strategy for depolluting microplastics, through support and accompanying measures for Member States. More broadly, the Union should be involved in promoting solutions along the entire value chain, and should include this in the ongoing negotiations on the development of an international Treaty on Plastic Pollution, as well as in the upcoming 81st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO MEPC).
Amendment 138 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a Member State, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity by using road vehicles, rail wagons, maritime or inland waterway vessels;
Amendment 144 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘non-EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a third country, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity in the Union by using road vehicles, rail wagons, maritime or inland waterway vessels;
Amendment 161 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Competent authorities shall establish and maintain a public register containing the information they have received in accordance with paragraphs 32 and 43.
Amendment 166 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) install the equipment referred to in Annex I and execute the procedures described in the risk assessment plan referred to in point (a);
Amendment 175 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Economic operators that are medium and large-sized enterprises operating installations where plastic pellets in quantities belowabove 1 000 tonnes have been handled in the previous calendar year or that are micro or small-sized enterprises shall notify an update of the risk assessment plan for each installation as well as a renewal of the self-declaration of conformity to the competent authority every 52 years from the last notification. This obligation applies every 5 years for economic operators that are not micro- entreprises where plastic pellets in quantities below 1000 tonnes have been handled in the previous calendar year.
Amendment 192 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall ensure that the actions set out in Annex III are implemented during loading and unloading operations, transport journeys, storage, cleaning and maintenance operations. Competent authorities may require economic operators to implement any actions listed in Annex III to ensure that the spill and losses can effectively be prevented.
Amendment 209 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. Where an action taken for the prevention, containment and clean-up of spills and losses fails, economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall take corrective actions, as soon as possibleimmediately.
Amendment 215 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Every year economic operators that are not micro or small-sized enterprises and that operate installations where plastic pellets in quantities above 1 000 tonnes that are not micro enterprises have been handled in the previous calendar year shall, for each installation, carry out an internal assessment on the state of compliance of the installation with the requirements of the risk assessment plan laid down in Annex I. This obligation applies every two years for economic operators that are not micro- entreprises where plastic pellets in quantities below 1 000 tonnes have been handled in the previous calendar. The internal assessment may among others cover the following subjects:
Amendment 230 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. By … [OP: please insert the date = 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], and thereafter every three years, economic operators thatwho are large- sized not micro-enterprises shall demonstrate that each installation where plastic pellets in quantities above 1 000 tonnes have been handled in the previous calendar year is compliant with the requirements set out in Annex I, by obtaining a certificate issued by a certifier.
Amendment 234 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. By … [OP: please insert the date = 36 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], and thereafter every four years, economic operators thatwho are medium-sizednot micro or small enterprises shall demonstrate that each installation where plastic pellets in quantities abovebelow 1 000 tonnes have been handled in the previous calendar year is compliant with the requirements set out in Annex I, by obtaining a certificate issued by a certifier.
Amendment 250 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall verify compliance of economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers with the obligations laid down in this Regulation, taking into account the information provided in self-declarations of conformity referred to Article 4(1) and (2) and provided by certifiers in accordance with Article 5(5). The competent authorities shall carry out randomized environmental inspections and other verification measures, following a risk-based approach.
Amendment 319 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States must ensure that a percentage of fines collected is allocated to a fund in order to finance actions to limit pollution by plastic pellets.Such actions may include, but are not limited to: a.Cleaning up areas polluted by plastic pellets b.Promoting scientific work to study the impact of pellets on the environment and human health. c.Developing alternative solutions d.Implementing awareness programs e. Financing training specifically designed for micro and small enterprises
Amendment 339 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article17a Review clause [OP: please insert the date = 8 years after the entry into force of this Regulation] the European Commission must present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation and their effectiveness in preventing the leakage and loss of pellets into the environment. If applicable and based on the outcome of this Report, the European Commission may present a legislative proposal.
Amendment 346 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) the number of tonnes of plastic pellets handled per year.
Amendment 373 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 9 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 9 – introductory part
(9) in addition to elements described in points (1) to (8), economic operators that are medium or large-sized enterprises and operate installations where plastic pellets in quantities above 1 000 tonnes have been handled in the previous calendar yearnot micro-enterprises shall also take the following actions:
Amendment 389 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3 a) Measures to be taken and equipment specifically applicable to maritime transport.
Amendment 390 #
2023/0373(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3 b) The shipper should contain, clean and do not sweep pellets into water when cleaning the boarding area, deck, hold or in a shipping container. It should not store pellets in containers in poor condition and avoid protrusions that could tear bags and boxes and should store containers in the hold and not on deck. The shipper should clearly indicate the presence of pellets in a container in order to label it as a container transporting dangerous goods.
Amendment 78 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union is a Party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)39 , and is bound by its provisions which are an integral part of the Union legal order to the extent of its competences. All the Member States are Parties to the UNCRPD and are bound by it also to the extent of their competences. _________________ While the Union and all its Member States are bound by the UNCRPD there are significant differences in its implementation3a. There is a need to progress on equality for persons with disabilities both for the Union itself as well as in all Member States, for example through investments in infrastruture, capacity buidiling, training and awareness raising campaigns. The Union and all Member States should further ratify the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD. _________________ 3a https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2023/ implementing-un-convention-rights- persons-disabilities-human-rights- indicators 39 Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35.
Amendment 141 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Experience shows that when presenting a European Disability Card or similar national recgnition of disability, due to a lack of awareness, misunderstandings or communication barriers persons with disabilities, particularly those with invisible disabilities, do not always receive the most relevant support and accomodation for their disability. Member States should therefore provide the option to persons with disabilities, when applying for the card to the relevant authorities, to choose to display relevant symbol(s) on the card in order to indicate their assistance requirements.
Amendment 160 #
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 , including in digital formats, national sign languages and easy to read format, 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 164 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) In order to increase the number of service providers who offer special conditions or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities, Member States should support and encourage private operators and public authorities through relevant measures including through providing information and exchanges of best practice on the different types of special conditions or preferential treatment which could be offered as well as the provision of training on disability mainstreaming and disability awareness to ensure the special conditions or preferential treatment offered is done so in an inclusive and accessible way. For example such training could address the accessibility issues faced by persons with disabilities, requirements of persons with different disabilities concerning communication, respectful and safe management of equipment, use of assistive augmentative communication (AAC) and how to provide and publicise any offer of special conditions or preferential treatments in an accessibly visible way. Member States should ensure all such measures are carried out in partnership with persons with disabilities and their representative organisation to ensure they are inclusive and effectives.
Amendment 168 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should take all the necessary steps to avoid any risk of forgery or fraud when issuing the European Disability Card or the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities and should actively combat fraudulent use and forgery of these cards. Member States should ensure that any measures taken to combat forgery or fraud ensure due regard and consideration to the rights of persons with disabilities and should not result in any interference with their legitimate interests in using either card or lead in any way to their stigmatisation. Member States should assess the impact of any measures on persons with disabilities and consult them and their representative organisations in the measures’ design and implementation.
Amendment 175 #
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 in line with the UNCRPD.
Amendment 234 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) “Reasonable accommodation” means necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rights provided under this Directive;
Amendment 342 #
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 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 the national sign languages of Member States as well as in accessible formats. Member States shall ensure public authorities upload this information to the database and update it where necessary.
Amendment 417 #
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 formats clear, comprehensive, user-friendly and easily accessible way and in accessible formats. Member States shall establish a single dedicated website collating the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by their public authorities. Member States may also facilitate information concerning the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by private operators on the website where available. The website shall be in the official language(s) of the Member States, national sign language and English as well as any other relevant language(s) as determined by the Member State.
Amendment 421 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support and encourage private operators or public authorities to voluntarily provide special conditions or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities in as wide a range of services, other activities and facilities as possible. In particular Member States shall support and encourage private operators and public authorities through, inter alia, the provision of information and exchange of best practices on possible special conditions or preferential treatment to be offered and the provision of disability- mainstreaming and awareness training so as to ensure the relevance, effectiveness and inclusivity of any special conditions or preferential treatment offered. Member States shall ensure all such measures are carried out in partnership with persons with disabilities and their representative organisations.
Amendment 425 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be made available free of charge in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly and easily accessible way, including through the private operators or public authorities’ official website where available, or by other suitable means, in accordance with the relevant accessibility requirements for services set in Annex I of Directive (EU) 2019/882 without exceeding a level of complexity superior to level B1 (intermediate) of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, including in the national sign language(s).
Amendment 451 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 2
Annex I – paragraph 2
BACK SIDE National information in the national language or national languages to be decided by the issuing Member State. Member States shall provide the option to persons with disabilities, when applying for the card to the relevant authorities, to display relevant symbol(s) on the card in order to indicate their required reasonable accommodation.
Amendment 4 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regards as insufficient the 0,9 % and 1,7 % increase in the commitment and payments appropriations respectively for ‘Communication services for citizens’ compared to the 2023 budget; proposes a 15 % increase of the commitment appropriations as compared to the 2023 budget in view of intensified communication activities related to the European elections information campaign; underlines that adequate financial means must be made available to enable and further develop the participation of citizens in both the strategic and day-to- day decision-making of the Union, including through dedicated funds for an online one-stop-shop for all the existing participation instruments as well as an EU Citizens' Agora;
Amendment 7 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Demands a 20 % increase in the resources devoted to Union citizenship, which have remained static despite repeated demands for policymaking and regulatory interventions, and a foreseeable need for further increases, including as a result of new Member States and treaty reforms. This is especially the case if calls for the creation of an EU citizenship statute are to be met. This initiative requires widespread public consultation and expert input ahead of the European elections. The process should be dynamic, linked to the European dimension of citizenship education and an expansion of citizenship-specific rights.
Amendment 225 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007(47 ) prohibits the use of GMOs and products from and by GMOs in organic production. It defines GMOs for the purposes of that Regulation by reference to Directive 2001/18/EC, excluding from the prohibition GMOs which have been obtained through the techniques of genetic modification listed in Annex 1.B of Directive 2001/18/EC. As a result, category 2 NGT plants will be banned in organic production. However, it is necessary to clarify the status of category 1 NGT plants for the purposes of organic production. The use of new genomic techniques is currently incompatible with the concept of organic production in the Regulation (EC) 2018/848 and with consumers’ perception of organic products. The use of category 1 NGT plants should therefore be also prohibited in organic production. Should a Member States decide so, coexistence measures may be implemented within its territory to prevent field contamination. _________________ 47 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 328 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) To achieve the goal of ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market, NGT plants and related products should benefit from the free movement of goods, provided they comply with the requirements of other Union law, unless a Member State decides not to authorize a category 2 NGT plant within its territory as provided by Regulation 2001/18/EC.
Amendment 353 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
Recital 45 a (new)
(45a) In order to ensure the proper functioning of the seed market, it is necessary that seed breeders keep having easy access to plant reproductive material for cross breeding activities and benefit therefore from the breeder's exemption.
Amendment 519 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. To obtain the declaration of category 1 NGT plant status referred to in Article 4(1), point (a), before undertaking a deliberate release of a NGT plant for any other purpose than placing on the market, the person intending to undertake the deliberate release shall submit a request to verify whether the criteria set out in Annex I, at least one of the traits referred to in Annex III part 1 and the exclusion criteria in Annex III part 2 are met (‘verification request’) to the competent authority designated in accordance with Article 4(4) of Directive 2001/18/EC of the Member State within whose territory the release is to take place in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 and the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (b).
Amendment 539 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d – point ii
(ii) the NGT plant meets the criteria set out in Annex I, at least one of the traits in Annex III part 1 and the criteria of Annex III part 2;
Amendment 722 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Article 12 Measures to avoid the unintended presence of category 1 NGT plants Member States may take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence category 1 NGTs. Member States shall develop crop-specific and adjusted measures, based on updated scientific knowledge, to avoid the unintended presence of category 1 NGTs.
Amendment 946 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1166 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – subheading 1
Annex III – subheading 1
Traits referred to in Article 6 and Article 22
Amendment 1171 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Traits justifying the qualification as category 1 NGT the incentives referred to in Article 22:
Amendment 1173 #
2023/0226(COD)
(1) yield, including yield stability and yield under low-input conditions, provided that this traits also contributes to either point (2), (3) or (4) of this Annex;
Amendment 1182 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 1191 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 2 – paragraph 1
Annex III – Part 2 – paragraph 1
Traits excluding the qualification as category 1 NGT referred in Article 6 and the application of the incentives referred to in Article 22: tolerance to herbicideplant protection products.
Amendment 13 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Strengthening the manufacturing capacity of key technologies in the Union will not be possible without a sizeable skilled workforce. However, labour and skills shortages have increased in all sectors including those considered key for the green and digital transition and endanger the rise of key technologies, also in the context of demographic change. Therefore, it is necessary to address the root causes of such shortages and boost the activation of more people to the labour market relevant for strategic sectors, in particular through the creation of quality jobs and apprenticeships for young, disadvantaged persons, in particular, young people not in employment, education or training. At the same time, it is necessary to increase the attractiveness of technical careers, especially among women. Such support will complement a number of other actions aimed at meeting the skills needs stemming from the transition, outlined in the EU Skills Agenda.45 __________________ 45 Communication on a European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience, COM(2020) 274 final.
Amendment 22 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A Sovereignty Seal should be awarded to projects contributing to the two STEP objectives, provided that the project has been assessed and complies with the minimum quality requirements, in particular eligibility, exclusion and award criteria, provided by a call for proposals under Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe programme,50 the EU4Health programme,51 the European Defence Fund or the Innovation Fund, and regardless of whether the project has received funding under those instruments. These minimum quality requirements will be established with a view to identify high quality projects. This Seal should be used as a quality label, to help projects attract public and private investments by certifying its contribution to the STEP objectives. Moreover, the Seal will promote better access to EU funding, notably by facilitating cumulative or combined funding from several Union instruments. __________________ 50 Regulation (EU) 2021/694 establishing the Digital Europe Programme (OJ L 166, 11.5.2021, p. 1). 51 Regulation (EU) 2021/522 establishing a Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health, EU4Health Programme (OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 29 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to help accelerate investments and provide immediate liquidity for investments supporting the STEP objectives under the ERDF, the ESF+59 and the JTF, an additional amount of exceptional pre-financing should be provided in the form of a one-off payment with respect to the priorities dedicated to investments supporting the STEP objectives. The additional pre-financing should apply to the whole of the JTF allocation given the need to accelerate its implementation and the strong links of the JTF to support Member States towards the STEP objectives. The rules applying for those amounts of exceptional pre-financing should be consistent with the rules applicable to pre-financing set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. Moreover, to further incentivise the uptake of such investments and ensure its faster implementation, the possibility for an increased EU financing rate of 100% for the STEP priorities should be available. When implementing the new STEP objectives, managing authorities are encouraged toshould apply certain social criteria or promote social positive outcomes, such as creating apprenticeships and jobs for young disadvantaged persons, in particular young persons not in employment, education or training, applying the social award criteria in the Directives on public procurement when a project is implemented by a body subject to public procurement, and paying the applicable wages as agreed through collective bargaining. __________________ 59 Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 21).
Amendment 35 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To strengthen European sovereignty and security, accelerate the Union’s green and digital transitions and enhance its competitiveness, reduce its strategic dependencies, favour a level playing field in the Single Market for investments throughout the Union, and promote inclusive access to training and attractive, quality jobs, the Platform shall pursue the following objectives:
Amendment 36 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) supporting the development or manufacturing throughout the Union, or safeguarding and strengthening the respective value chains, of critical technologies in the following fields:
Amendment 37 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) clean technologies, included those listed in [Regulation 2023/0081]
Amendment 38 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 41 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
While following this objective, the Platform shall contribute to addressing shortages of labour and skills critical to all kinds of quality jobs related to technologies listed under points (i), (ii) and (iii) and apply social criteria in order to contribute to the achievement of social positive outcomes. Addressing the skills shortages in these technologies shall be made in close cooperation with existing education and training initiatives, in particular the European Net Zero Industry Academies, not least by using the learning content developed by them.
Amendment 45 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The social criteria referred to in paragraph 1 includes the compliance with Union and national labour law, social rights and workers’ rights as well as with applicable collective agreements. It also includes well-defined objectives in terms of skilling, upskilling and reskilling workers, and the promotion of inclusive labour markets through measures aimed at improving gender equality and diversity at work, such as via the inclusion of people with disability or young people not in education, training or employment (NEETs), or at developing quality and paid apprenticeships. These social criteria shall also be part of the assessment in public procurement procedures when a project is implemented by a body subject to public procurement.
Amendment 51 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall award a Sovereignty Seal to any action contributing to any of the Platform objectives, provided the action has been assessed and complies with the minimum quality requirements, in particular eligibility, exclusion and award criteria, provided by a call for proposals under Regulation (EU) 2021/695, Regulation (EU) 2021/694, Regulation (EU) 2021/697, Regulation (EU) 2021/522, or Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/856.
Amendment 57 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ongoing and upcoming calls for proposals and calls for tender linked to the European Net Zero Academies, the deployment of their learning programmes and other training initiatives in net-zero technologies ;
Amendment 64 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point 1
In addition to the pre-financing for the programme provided for in Article 90(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, where the Commission approves an amendment of a programme including one or more priorities dedicated to operations supported by the ESF+ contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in Article 2 of Regulation .../...66 [STEP Regulation], it shall make an exceptional pre-financing of 30% on the basis of the allocation to those priorities. This exceptional pre-financing shall benefit operations which contribute to the deployment of the learning programmes of the European Net Zero Academies as well as the training of young people and the skilling, upskilling and reskilling of workers in net-zero technologies. The exceptional pre- financing shall be paid by 31 December 2024, provided the Commission has adopted the decision approving the programme amendment by 31 October 2024. __________________ 66 Regulation …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council … [insert full title and OJ reference]. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en ([Regulation 2023/0081])
Amendment 24 #
2023/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) More flexible rules in the scheduling and distribution of the breaks and rest periods of drivers engaged in occasional road passenger transport services should in no wayallow drivers to better organise their working time, notably during periods of peak travel demand. In no way should it jeopardise the safety of drivers, or road safety, increase the level of fatigue or stress of drivers or lead to a deterioration in working conditions. Such flexibility should therefore not alter the current rules on the total minimum breaks, on maximum driving periods per day and per week and on the maximum fortnightly driving time.
Amendment 30 #
2023/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) More flexibility in the scheduling of breaks for drivers engaged in occasional road passenger transport services should not prevent those drivers from taking breaks of the minimum duration necessary to enable them to rest properly. Therefore, it is appropriate to set a minimum duration for each break. Therefore, drivers engaged in occasional road passenger transport services should be allowed to split their obligatory break into two or three separate breaks of at least 15 minutes each, in addition to the other possibility of splitting a break.
Amendment 33 #
2023/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To ensure that greater flexibility in the scheduling of rest periods of drivers engaged in occasional road passenger transport services is not abused, it is essential to clearly delimitfine the scope of such flexibility and also to provide for appropriate checks by national authorities supported by ELA. Drivers should therefore be able to postpone the start of their daily rest periods for a maximum period of 1 or 2 hours, in cases where the driving period for that day has not exceeded 5 or 7 hours respectively, and should postpone the start only when carrying out journeys of 8 days or longer. Such flexibility should be further limited to only one of each derogation during the period of the tour. It should be also possible to counter check such circumstances with a printout from the recording equipment or the duty roster, in addition to the tachograph records. Such information should also be made digitally accessible. In this regard, the Commission and the Member States should explore developing new or adapting existing digital systems to ensure sufficient capacity for national authorities as well as information sharing between them.
Amendment 43 #
2023/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
For a driver engaged in an occasional passenger service the break referred to in the first paragraph may also be replaced by two or three breaks of at least 15 minutes each, distributed over the driving period referred to in the first paragraph, in such a way as to comply with the first paragraph.;
Amendment 55 #
2023/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 61 #
2023/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 2
Amendment 76 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), which initially consisted of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/9719 , Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 199720 and the Resolution of the European Council of 17 June 1997 on the Stability and Growth Pact21 , is based on the objective of sound and sustainable government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation underpinned by financial stability, thereby supporting the achievement of the Union’s objectives for sustainable and inclusive growth and employmentiming at full employment and social progress. __________________ 19 Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies (OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 1). 20 Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 6). 21 Resolution of the European Council on the Stability and Growth Pact Amsterdam, 17 June 1997 (OJ C 236, 2.8.1997, p. 1).
Amendment 79 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The economic governance framework of the Union should be adapted to better take into account the growing heterogeneity of fiscal positions, public debt challenges and other vulnerabilities across Member States. The strong policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic proved highly effective in mitigating the economic and social damage of the crisis, but the crisis resulted in a significant increase in public- and private-sector debt ratios, underscoring the importance of reducing debt ratios to prudent levels in a gradual, sustained and growth-friendly manner and addressing macroeconomic imbalances, while paying due attention to employment and social objectives. At the same time, the economic governance framework of the Union should be adapted to help address the medium- and long-term challenges facing the Union including achieving a fair digital and green transition, including the Climate Law22 , ensuring energy security, open strategic autonomy, addressing demographic change, strengthening social and economic resilience and implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and the strategic compass for security and defence, all of which requires reforms and sustained high levels of investment in the years to come. __________________ 22 The European Climate Law sets a Union-wide climate neutrality objective by 2050 and requires Union institutions and Member States to progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, requiring significant public investment to reduce the negative socio-economic impacts of climate change on the EU and its Member States, including negative impacts on growth and fiscal sustainability.
Amendment 82 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) National medium-term fiscal- structural plans should bring together the fiscal, structural reforms and investment commitments of each Member State and these plans should be the cornerstone of the economic and social governance framework of the Union. Each Member State should present a medium-term plan that sets out its fiscal trajectory as well as priority public investment and reform commitments that together ensure sustained and gradual debt reduction and sustainable and inclusive growth, avoiding a pro-cyclical fiscal policy, as well as broader reform and investment commitments, including in relation to the green and digital transitions, social and economic resilience and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including the related targets on employment, skills and poverty reduction by 20301a. During the lifetime of the Recovery and Resilience Facility25 , commitments undertaken in the national Recovery and Resilience Plans should be duly taken into account. __________________ 1a COM(2021) 102 final 25 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
Amendment 83 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Cohesion policy funds are also synchronised with the European Semester process. As the long-term investment policy of the EU budget strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion, cohesion policy investments and reforms should also be duly taken into account in the drawing of the national medium-term fiscal-structural plans. Each Member State should also explain how its national medium-term fiscal-structural plan will ensure consistency with the expenditure on EU programmes fully matched by EU funds revenue and the relevant national co- financing.
Amendment 88 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the implementation of the medium-term fiscal- structural plans, the Commission and the Council should monitor the reform and investment commitments made in these plans under the European Semester, based on the annual progress reports submitted by the Member States, and in accordance with the provisions of Articles 121 and 148 TFEU. To that effect, they should engage in a European Semester dialogue withclosely involving the European Parliament.
Amendment 90 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To ensure a more gradual debt reduction, the adjustment period can be extended by a maximum of 3 years if the Member State underpins its medium-term fiscal-structural plan with a set of verifiable and time-bound reforms and investment that, taken altogether: are growth-enhancingenhance sustainable and inclusive growth, support fiscal sustainability, address the common priorities of the Union, address relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State under the European Semester, and address the country-specific investment priorities without leading to cuts in other nationally financed public investment over the adjustment period in order to ensure a macroeconomic impact of investments and avoid crowding out of other investment priorities.
Amendment 92 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) In order to promote upward social convergence, the multilateral surveillance procedure set out in Article 148(4) TFEU is complemented with an early warning system within the European Semester, whereby the Commission pursuant to Article 148 TFEU alerts a Member State at an early stage about the need to take the necessary corrective measures to prevent a social imbalance. To detect, prevent and address a social imbalance, the Commission draws on situations identified as critical in the Social Scoreboard, and on clear deviations from the trajectory of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including the related targets on employment, skills and poverty reduction by 2030.
Amendment 102 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
In order to ensure closer coordination of economic and employment policies and sustaineable upward convergence of the economic and social performance of the Member States as well as the implementation of the Union's common priorities, the Council and the Commission shall conduct multilateral surveillance within the European Semester in accordance with the objectives and requirements set out in the TFEU. Multilateral surveillance shall rely on high quality and independent statistics, produced in accordance with the principles laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 108 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the formulation, and the surveillance of the implementation, of the employment guidelines that are to be taken into account by Member States in accordance with Article 148(2) TFEU, including the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Social Scoreboard and its headline and secondary indicators, and of the related country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 111 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) a early warning system for social imbalances, pursuant to Article 148 TFEU;
Amendment 126 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) explain how it will ensure the delivery of investment and reforms responding to the main challenges identified within the European Semester, in the country-specific recommendations, correct the identified macroeconomic imbalances under the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure if applicable, correct the identified social imbalances under the early warning system for social imbalances if applicable, and address the common priorities of the Union referred to in Annex VI of this Regulation, including the European Green Deal, European Pillar of Social Rights and the Digital Decade while being consistent with the updated National Energy and Climate Plans and the National Digital Decade Roadmaps;
Amendment 141 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The annual progress report referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain in particular information about the progress in the implementation of the net expenditure path, the implementation of broader reform and investment commitments in the European Semester context and the common priorities of the Union referred to in Annex VI and, if applicable, in the implementation of the set of reform and investment commitments underpinning an extension of the adjustment period.
Amendment 142 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
The European Parliament shall be duly involved in the European Semester in order to increase the transparency and ownership of, and the accountability for the decisions taken, in particular by means of an economic dialogueand employment dialogue as well as for setting macroeconomic and social policy priorities. The Economic and Financial Committee, the Economic Policy Committee, the Employment Committee and, the Social Protection Committee, the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions shall be consulted within the framework of the European Semester where appropriate. Relevant stakeholders, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations, shall be involved within the framework of the European Semester, on the main policy issues where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the TFEU and national legal and political arrangements.
Amendment 144 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
In order to enhance the dialogue between the institutions of the Union, in particular the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, and to ensure transparency and accountability, the European Parliament may invite the President of the Council, the Commission and, where appropriate, the President of the European Council or the President of the Eurogroup to appear before it to discuss the policy guidance to Member States issued by the Commission, conclusions drawn by the European Council and the results of multilateral surveillance carried out under this Regulation, including early warning systems established pursuant to Articles 121(4) and 148 TFEU.
Amendment 149 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) Total public investment expenditure, as well as reforms and public investment expenditure addressing each of the common priorities of the Union referred to in Annex VI.
Amendment 150 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) A quantification, as much as possible, of the expected impacts of reforms and investment referred to under point (k) on fiscal sustainability, growthsustainable and inclusive growth, competitiveness and employment, where applicable in line with commonly agreed methodologies.
Amendment 151 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(n a) If applicable, reforms and investments to correct the identified social imbalances under the early warning system for social imbalances.
Amendment 152 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point n
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) Information on labour market, skills and social policy developments, and on the implementation of policy measures taken that foster upward social convergence among Member States towards better working and living conditions, in line with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Employment Guidelines under Article 148 TFEU. That includes the expected impact of measures, in relation to progress on the national targets on employment, skills and poverty reduction by 2030, and if applicable the expected impact of measures to correct identified social imbalances under the early warning system for social imbalances.
Amendment 155 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(o a) Information on the consultations of social partners, civil society organisations and other relevant stakeholders in view of the preparation of the report.
Amendment 162 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The economic governance framework of the Union should be adapted to better take into account the growing heterogeneity of fiscal positions, public debt challenges and other vulnerabilities across Member States. The strong policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic proved highly effective in mitigating the economic and social damage of the crisis, but the crisis resulted in a significant increase in public- and private-sector debt ratios, underscoring the importance of reducing debt ratios to prudent levels in a gradual, sustained and growth-friendly manner and addressing macroeconomic imbalances, while paying due attention to employment and social objectives. At the same time, the economic governance framework of the Union should be adapted to help address the medium- and long-term challenges facing the Union including achieving a fair digital and green transition, including the Climate Law22 , ensuring energy security, open strategic autonomy, addressing demographic change, strengthening social and economic resilience and implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights, as well as the strategic compass for security and defence, all of which requires reforms and sustained high levels of investment in the years to come. In this context, the integration of a Social Convergence Framework in the European Semester should foster upward social convergence and should improve the assessment and monitoring of employment and social developments in the Member States and the Union. _________________ 22 The European Climate Law sets a Union-wide climate neutrality objective by 2050 and requires Union institutions and Member States to progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, requiring significant public investment to reduce the negative socio-economic impacts of climate change on the EU and its Member States, including negative impacts on growth and fiscal sustainability.
Amendment 185 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) In order to promote upward social convergence, the multilateral surveillance procedure set out in Article 148(4) TFEU should be complemented with an early warning system within the European Semester through a Social Convergence Framework. Within the Social Convergence Framework the Commission, pursuant to Article 148 TFEU, first identifies risks to upward convergence for Member States in the Joint Employment Report based on the Social Scoreboard headline indicators. In the second stage, the Commission identifies Member States requiring further examination and publishes the ‘Social Convergence Reports’ for those Member States identified as facing risks to upward social convergence. The country-specific conclusions of the multilateral surveillance activities under the new framework should provide input to the Commission’s reflection on CSR proposals.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Cohesion policy funds are also synchronised with the European Semester process. As the long-term investment policy of the EU budget strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion, cohesion policy investments and reforms should also be duly taken into account in the drawing of the national medium-term fiscal-structural plans. Each Member State should also explain how its national medium-term fiscal-structural plan will ensure consistency with the expenditure on EU programmes fully matched by EU funds revenue and the relevant national co- financing.
Amendment 201 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Investments have proven to be an essential part of the economic and social recovery after the pandemic, as well as following inflation and the rise of the energy prices, In addition to investments in infrastructure, multiannual social investment in human capital, in particular in education, health and labour market integration could harness the opportunities for societal and individual growth and consequently should be subject to favourable treatment in the macro-economic governance procedure and taken into consideration in the fiscal path of a Member State.
Amendment 242 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) Each national medium-term fiscal- structural plan should be drafted following a consultation process, conducted in accordance with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders. The national medium-term fiscal-structural plan should include an explanation the implementation of the consultation process and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the plan;
Amendment 257 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the implementation of the medium-term fiscal- structural plans, the Commission and the Council should monitor the reform and investment commitments made in these plans under the European Semester and the Social Scoreboard, based on the annual progress reports submitted by the Member States, and in accordance with the provisions of Articles 121 and 148 TFEU. To that effect, they should engage in a European Semester dialogue with the European Parliament.
Amendment 415 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) a recommendation by the Council based on a proposal by the Commission pursuant to Article 148(4) TFEU or reflecting the outcomes of the Social Convergence Framework;
Amendment 599 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article10a Consultations with relevant stakeholders Prior to the submission of its national medium-term fiscal-structural plan, the Member State concerned shall hold a consultation process, conducted in accordance with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 613 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The national medium-term fiscal-structural plan shall also describe the actions of the Member State concerned to address the country-specific recommendations, including those that are relevant for the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure, as well as the challenges identified in the social convergence reports under the Social Convergence Framework, and the warnings by the Commission, where applicable, or the recommendations by the Council, where applicable, made pursuant to Article 121(4) TFEU9 TFEU, Article 121(4) TFEU, Article 148 TFEU and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 656 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) explain how it will ensure the delivery of investment and reforms responding to the main challenges identified within the European Semester, in the country-specific recommendations, correct the identified macroeconomic imbalances under the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure if applicable, and the challenges identified in the social convergence reports under the Social Convergence Framework and address the common priorities of the Union referred to in Annex VI of this Regulation, including the European Green Deal, European Pillar of Social Rights, and the Digital Decade while being consistent with the updated National Energy and Climate Plans and the National Digital Decade Roadmaps;.
Amendment 679 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) explain how the consultation process was conducted and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the plan.
Amendment 732 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point iv
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point iv
(iv) address relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned, including, where applicable, recommendations issued under the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure; and Social Convergence Framework under Article 148 TFEU;
Amendment 861 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) whether the consultation process was adequately conducted whether the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the plan.
Amendment 880 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
The Council, on a recommendation from the Commission and after consulting the relevant advisory committees identified in Article 26, shall adopt a recommendation setting the net expenditure path of the Member State concerned and, if applicable, endorsing the set of reform and investment commitments underpinning an extension of the adjustment period included in its national medium-term fiscal-structural plan within fourbetween six and ten weeks ofrom the adoption of the Commission recommendation as a rule, depending on the reform and investment commitments included in the plan.
Amendment 1152 #
2023/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point n
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) Information on labour market, skills and social policy developments, and on the implementation of policy measures taken that foster upward social convergence among Member States towards better working and living conditions, in line with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Employment Guidelines under Article 148 TFEU. That includes the expected impact of measures, in relation to progress on the national targets on employment, skills and poverty reduction by 2030, and if applicable the expected impact of measures to address the challenges identified under the Social Convergence Framework.
Amendment 151 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) In parallel of this revision, the Union should build a new European pharmaceutical ecosystem to accelerate research and development of a new medicinal product and support innovation through the establishment of public- private partnerships, the multiplication of University Hospital Institutes, centres of excellence and bioclusters.
Amendment 153 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3 b) With the financial support from the Horizon Europe programme, the Union should participate to the establishment of a sustainable network of centres of excellence complementing each other to enable transnational research in ATMPs or other related innovative therapeutic modalities relevant to the future treatment of any diseases. These scientific and technical centres are expected to provide access and advance translatable, quality-controled technologies, share data, and build capacity to assist industrial and academic developers of ATMPs. They are also expected to explore the establishment of connections with clinical networks.
Amendment 220 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) While pricing and reimbursement decisions are a Member State competence, cooperation in this area is essential in order to avoid that decisions in one Member State create shortages in other Member States. For this reason, the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe announced actions to support cooperation of Member States to improve affordability. While the price paid within a given Member State reflects the preference of a national health system, more coordination on pricing and procurement could contribute to more equal and timely access to medicines, including for Member States with lower purchasing power. The Commission may support joint price negotiation with pharmaceutical companies, as per the Beneluxa Initiative on Pharmaceutical Policy and the Valletta Declaration. The Commission has transformed the group of National Competent Authorities on Pricing and Reimbursement and public healthcare payers (NCAPR) from an ad- hoc forum to a continuous voluntary cooperation with the aim to exchange information and best practices on pricing, payment and procurement policies to improve the affordability and cost- effectiveness of medicines and health system’s sustainability. The Commission is committed to stepping up this cooperation and further supporting information exchange among national authorities, including on national pricing, reimbursment and public procurement of medicines, while fully respecting the competences of Member States in this area. The Commission may also invite NCAPR members to participate in deliberations of the Pharmaceutical Committee on topics that may have an impact on pricing or reimbursement policies, such as the market launch incentive.
Amendment 225 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Joint procurement, whether within a country or across countries, can improve access, affordability, and security of supply of medicines, in particular for smaller countries. Member States interested in joint procurement of medicines can make use of Directive 2014/24/EU47 , which sets out purchasing procedures for public buyers, the Joint Procurement Agreement48 and the proposed revised Financial Regulation49 . Upon request from the Member States the Commission may support interested Member States by facilitating coordination to enable access to medicines for patients in the Union as well as information exchange, in particular for medicines for rare and chronic diseases, antibiotics and generic and biosimilar medicinal products. _________________ 47 Directive 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). 48 Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU. 49 COM/2022/223 final.
Amendment 308 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) The provision of information to healthcare professionals and to patients on the appropriate use, storage and disposal of antimicrobials is a joint responsibility of marketing authorisation holders and of Member States who. Member States should ensure appropriate collection system for all medicinal products.
Amendment 316 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 69 a (new)
Recital 69 a (new)
(69 a) A progressive reform towards unitary packaging of medicines, in particular in hospital pharmacies, could result in a decrease of the materials used for the packaging of medicines, a reduction of the carbon footprint of the transport of medicines, a reduction in medicines waste, a better management of pollution from pharmaceutical waste, a prevention of tension and shortages of medicines, and an innovative tool to fight against antimicrobial resistance. The use of single dose unit containing all usefull information, in hospital environnement, could represent an improvement in favor of minimizing the risk of medication errors and therefore increased patient protection.
Amendment 324 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Marketing authorisation applications for medicinal products in the Union should include an Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) and risk mitigation measures. If the applicant fails to submit a complete or sufficiently substantiated environmental risk assessment or they do not propose risk mitigation measures to sufficiently address the risks identified in the environmental risk assessment, the marketing authorisation should be refused. The ERA should be updated when new data or knowledge about relevant risks become available. The Commission may explore creating an ecolabeling of medicinal products which respect the ERA's guidelines during their entire life cycle.
Amendment 357 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 123
Recital 123
(123) Certain Member States impose on wholesalers who supply medicinal products to pharmacists and on persons authorised to supply medicinal products to the public certain public service obligations. Those Member States should be able to continue to impose those obligations on wholesalers established within their territory. They should also be able to impose them on wholesalers in other Member States on condition that they do not impose any obligation more stringent than those that they impose on their own wholesalers and provided that such obligations may be regarded as warranted on grounds of public health protection and are proportionate in relation to the objective of such protection. Member States should also impose certain obligations of public services to wholesalers within the limits of their responsibilities to ensure that medicinal products made available on one market are not placed on another market to avoid creating a shortage for patients.
Amendment 359 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 123 a (new)
Recital 123 a (new)
(123 a)Pharmacists have always had a role in primary care, particularly to compound, dispense and sell medicinal products that patients need, to provide advice on their proper use and possible adverse effects and to support patients suffering of acute and chronic illnesses. As responsible for dispensing the medicinal products, pharmacists also monitor their proper use and compliance by the patient, provide advice in particular to avoid the risks of iatrogenics (all the undesirable effects caused by taking one or more medications) and carry out medication reviews. In an hospital environment, hospital pharmacists are even setting up pharmaceutical consultations and designing personalised pharmaceutical plans, in cooperation with health professionals, patients and carers. Hospital pharmacists and community pharmacists could play a major role in the progressive use of electronic package leaflets.
Amendment 363 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 128
Recital 128
(128) Member States have varying levels of digital literacy and internet access. In addition, patient and healthcare professional needs may differ. It is therefore necessary that Member States have a discretion on the adoption of measures enabling the electronic provision of product information while ensuring that no patient is left behind, taking into account the needs of different age categories and the different levels of digital literacy in the population, and making sure that product information is easily accessible to all patients. Member States should progressively allow the possibility for electronic product information, while ensuring full compliance with the rules on protection of personal data, and adhere to harmonised standards developed at EU level. Based on the findings from hospital pilots, the obligation to provide a paper leaflet should be lifted for medicinal products not intended for self- administration by the patient.
Amendment 367 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 130
Recital 130
(130) The use of multi-language packages can be a tool for access to medicinal products, in particular for small markets and in public health emergencies. Where multi-language packages are used, Member States may allow the use on the labelling and package leaflet of an official language of the Union that is commonly understood in the Member States where the multi- language package is marketed. While electronic medicinal product information will facilitate their redistribution between Member States, language requirements on labels will remain a challenge. Removing the obligation for an official language and introducing the obligation to use the international non-proprietary name for medicinal products not intended for self- administration by the patient, in addition to providing electronic product information, could improve the availability of medicinal products and enable easier redistribution between Member States.
Amendment 387 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall apply to medicinal products for human use intended to be placed on the market in Member States and either prepared industrially or manufactured by a method involving an industrial process.
Amendment 395 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
(c a) medicinal product prepared in advance, in duly justified cases, by the pharmaceutical department of a hospital (‘hospital formula’). Hospital formulae are supplied on medical prescription to one or several patients by the hospital’s pharmaceutical department.
Amendment 396 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c b (new)
(c b) radiopharmaceuticals, prepared in hospitals, health centres or clinics, by pharmacists or other persons legally authorised in the Member State concerned to carry out such process, or in accordance with a pharmacopoeia and if the radiopharmaceutical is intended to be used in-house, for diagnostic as well as therapeutic applications.
Amendment 400 #
2023/0132(COD)
6. Medicinal products referred to in paragraph 5, point (a), may be prepared in duly justified cases in advance by a pharmacy serving a hospital, on the basis of the estimated medical prescriptions within that hospital for the following seven daysaccording to appropriate stability.
Amendment 408 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 10 – point a
Amendment 419 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 1(1), only this Article shall apply to advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on a non-routine basis in accordance with the requirements set in paragraph 3 and used within the same Member State in a hospital under the exclusive professional responsibility of a medical practitioner and a hospital pharmacist, in order to comply with an individual medical prescription for a custom-made product for an individual patient (‘advanced therapy medicinal products prepared under hospital exemption’).
Amendment 430 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States may authorise the cross-border exchange of advanced therapy medicinal products prepared under hospital exemption in case of shortages of critical medicines or to ensure the treatment of patients affected by rare diseases, in the absence of other solutions.
Amendment 434 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that advanced therapy medicinal products prepared under hospital exemption comply with the requirements equivalent to thegood pharmacy preparation practices that are adapted to hospital proceesses and based on good manufacturing practices and traceability for advanced therapy medicinal products referred to in Articles 5 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/200769 respectively, and with pharmacovigilance requirements equivalent to those provided for at Union level pursuant to [revised Regulation (EC) No 726/2004]. _________________ 69 Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (OJ L 324, 10.12.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 497 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘antimicrobial’ means any medicinal product with a direct action on micro-organisms used for treatment or prevention of infections or infectious diseases, including antibiotics, antivirals, antiparasitics and antifungals;
Amendment 550 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The marketing authorisation application shall include the results of controlled clinical trials randomised versus an established medicinal product of proven therapeutic value with clinical endpoints or versus placebo in case of lack of established medicinal product of proven therapeutic value. Any other design shall be duly justified and accepted only for exceptional situations.
Amendment 593 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The marketing authorisation holder shall ensure, wherever possible, that the antimicrobial may be dispensed per unit in a number corresponding to the quantities corresponding to the duration of treatment. If an antimicrobial can not be dispensed per unit, the marketing authorisation holder shall ensure that the pack size of the antimicrobial corresponds to the usual posology and duration of treatment.
Amendment 596 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Pharmacists should play a role in antimicrobial stewardship, including advising on the prudent use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials, as well as their correct disposal.
Amendment 618 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The applicant shall also include in the ERA risk mitigation measures to avoid or where it is not possible, limit emissions to air, water and soil of pollutants listed in Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 2006/118/EC, Directive 2008/105/EC and Directive 2010/75/EU. The applicant shall provide detailed explanation that the proposed mitigation measures are appropriate and sufficient to address the identified risks to the environment. When necessary, it shall also include information on available techniques and on the techniques that will be used to reduce the discharges and emissions of the medicinal product, in particular those occuring in manufacturing effluents before these effluents leave the manufacturing sites.
Amendment 632 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The ERA for antimicrobials shall include an evaluation of the risk for antimicrobial resistance selection in the environment due to the entire manufacturing supply chain inside and outside the Union, use and disposal, including also by the healthcare professionnals and patients, of the antimicrobial taking into account, where relevant, the existing international standards that have established predicted no effect concentration (PNECs) specific for antibiotics.
Amendment 668 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Agency shall ensure that the ERA is followed by clear recommandations to the marketing authorisation holders on how to respect the guidelines and to fulfill the requirements in the future.
Amendment 763 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the environmental risk assessment is incomplete or insufficiently substantiated by the applicant or if the risks identified in the environmental risk assessment have not been sufficiently addressed by the applicant, with the exception of medicinal products authorised before 30 October 2005 to avoid restricting patients' access to existing treatments;
Amendment 771 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) is an antimicrobial of systemic administration; or
Amendment 789 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may setdecide to make an antimicrobial other than those referred to in paragraph 1 point (e) subject to prescription, and additional conditions on the prescription of antimicrobials, restrict the validity of medical prescription and limit the quantities prescribed to the amount required for the treatment or therapy concerned by authorising the use of pre-cut blister units or submitting certain antimicrobial medicinal products to special medical prescription or restricted prescription.
Amendment 1383 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 105 – paragraph 2
Article 105 – paragraph 2
2. Marketing authorisation holders shall not refuse to consider reports of suspected adverse reactions received electronically or by any other appropriate means from patients, carers or healthcare professionals.
Amendment 1397 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 112 a (new)
Article 112 a (new)
Amendment 1457 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 167 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 167 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 1474 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 177 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 177 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall monitor the digital market services or products, websites, applications likely to broadcast advertising for prescription medicinal products for which advertising is prohibited according to article 177, paragraph 1.
Amendment 1545 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 195 – paragraph 2
Article 195 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities of the Member States or, in the case of centralised marketing authorisation, the Commission may suspend, revoke or vary a marketing authorisation if a serious risk to the environment or public health has been identified and not sufficiently addressed by the marketing authorisation holder, with the exception of medicinal products authorised before 30 october 2005 to avoid restricting patients' access to existing treatments.
Amendment 1555 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 196 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 196 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) a serious risk to the environment or to public health via the environment has been identified and not sufficiently addressed by the marketing authorisation holder, with the exception of medicinal products authorised before 30 october 2005 to avoid restricting patients’ access to existing treatments.
Amendment 1565 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 200 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 200 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The competent authority of the Member State may process personal health data from sources other than clinical studies, including real world data, to support their public health tasks and, in particular, the evaluation and monitoring to medicinal products, for the purpose of improving the robustness of the scientific assessment or verifying claims of the applicant or marketing authorisation holder.
Amendment 1588 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 207 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 207 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall promote awareness- raising and educational campaigns for the general public on the environmental risks of pharmaceuticals and on how to improve disposal practices.
Amendment 1590 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 208 – paragraph 1
Article 208 – paragraph 1
1. In order to guarantee independence and transparency, the Member States shall ensure that members of staff of the competent authority responsible for granting authorisations, rapporteurs and experts concerned with the authorisation and surveillance of medicinal products have no financial or other interests in the pharmaceutical industry that could affect their impartiality and their independance. These persons shall make an annual declaration of their financial interests and update them annually and whenever necessary.
Amendment 1594 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 208 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 208 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. 3. The multidisciplinarity of experts may constitute a guarantee of the independence and impartiality of their work.
Amendment 1598 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 216 – paragraph 1
Article 216 – paragraph 1
By [OP please insert the date = 10 years following 18 months after the date of entering into force of this Directive], the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, including an assessment of the fulfilment of its objectives and the resources required to implement it, in particular regarding the prolongation of data protection period to take into account the evolution of scientific knowledge and innovation.
Amendment 212 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Addressing unequal patient access of medicinal products has become a key priority of the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe as has been highlighted by the Council and the European Parliament. Member States and the Parliament have called for revised mechanisms and incentives for development of medicinal products tailored to the level of unmet medical need, while ensuring patient access and availability of medicinal products in all Member States.
Amendment 230 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Promising medicinal products that have the potential to significantly address patients’ unmet medical needs should benefit from early and enhanced scientific support, including through supporting innovative patient-relevant in vitro and in silico technologies which are key to the development of these products. Such support will ultimately help patients benefit from new therapies as early as possible.
Amendment 272 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) To allow for a more informative decision making and for exchange of information and pooling of knowledge on general issues of scientific or technical nature related to the tasks of the Agency regarding medicinal products for human use, in particular to scientific guidelines on unmet medical needs and the design of clinical trials, or other studies and the generation of evidence along the life cycle of medicinal product, the Agency should be able to have recourse to a consultation process of authorities or bodies active along the life cycle of medicinal products. These authorities could be, as appropriate, representatives from Heads of Medicines Agencies, the Clinical Trial Coordination and Advisory Group, the SoHO Coordination Board, the Coordination Group on Health Technology Assessment, Medical Devices Coordination Group, medical devices national competent authorities, national competent authorities for pricing and reimbursement of medicines, national insurance funds or healthcare payers. The Agency should also be able to extend the consultation mechanism to consumers, patients and their caregivers, healthcare professionals, industry, associations representing payers, or other stakeholders, as relevant.
Amendment 285 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes49 lays down provisions on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes based on the principles of replacement, reduction and refinement. Any study involving the use of live animals, which provides essential information on the quality, safety and efficacy of a medicinal product, should take into account those principles of replacement, reduction and refinement, where they concern the care and use of live animals for scientific purposes, and should be optimised in order to provide the most satisfactory results whilst using the minimum number of animals. The procedures of such testing should be designed to avoid causing pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm to animals and should follow the available Agency and the International Committee for Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines. In particular, the marketing authorisation applicant and the marketing authorisation holder should take into account the principles laid down in Directive 2010/63/EU, including, where possible, use ofgiving priority to new approach methodologies in place of animal testing. These can include but are not limited to: in vitro models, such as microphysiological systems including organ-on-chips, (2D and 3D) cell culture models, organoids and human stem cells- based models; in silico tools or read-across models. _________________ 49 Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33).
Amendment 306 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Regulatory decision-making on the development, authorisation and supervision of medicinal products may be supported by access and analysis of health data, including real world data, where appropriate, i.e. health data generated outside of clinical studies and/or through the use of in silico methods, such as computational modelling and simulation (CM&S) which includes PBPK, molecular modelling and mechanistic modelling, digital twin & artificial intelligence (AI). The Agency should be able to use such data, including via the Data Analysis and Real World Interrogation Network (DARWIN) and the European Health Data Space interoperable infrastructure. Through these capabilities the Agency may take advantage of all the potential of supercomputing, artificial intelligence and big data science to fulfil its mandate, without compromising privacy rights. Where necessary the Agency may cooperate with the competent authorities of the Member States towards this objective.
Amendment 318 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) To optimise the use of resources for both applicants for marketing authorisations and competent authorities assessing such applications, a single assessment of an active substance master file should be introduced. The outcome of the assessment should be issued through a certificate. To avoid duplication of assessment, the use of an active substance master file certificate should be mandatory for subsequent applications or marketing authorisations for medicinal products for human use containing that active substance from an active substance master file certification holder. The Commission should be empowered to establish the procedure for the single assessment of an active substance master file. To further optimise the use of resources, the Commission should be empowered to extend the certification scheme to additional quality master files, e.g. in case of novel excipients, adjuvantsmaster files, such as quality master files for active substances other than chemical active substances or for other substances present or used in the manufacture of a medicinal product e.g. in case of novel excipients, adjuvants, raw materials, viral vectors and other starting materials, growth media, radiopharmaceutical precursors and, active substance intermediates, when the intermediate is a chemical active substance by itself or used in conjugation with a biological substance and conjugates, or such as platform technology master files for platform technologies used in the manufacturing process of one or more medicinal products.
Amendment 350 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79
Recital 79
Amendment 352 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79
Recital 79
Amendment 359 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 80
Recital 80
Amendment 360 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 80
Recital 80
Amendment 364 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 81
Recital 81
Amendment 366 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 81
Recital 81
Amendment 369 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82
Recital 82
Amendment 370 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82
Recital 82
Amendment 373 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
Amendment 374 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
Amendment 377 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84
Recital 84
Amendment 379 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84
Recital 84
Amendment 399 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92 a (new)
Recital 92 a (new)
(92 a) Significant benefit should remain the main determining factor for eligibility for orphan status when assessing an orphan medicinal product that meets the incidence threshold.
Amendment 401 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92 b (new)
Recital 92 b (new)
(92 b) What constitutes significant benefit in a patient population can change over time, therefore, the concept should remain sufficiently flexible to ensure a future-proof regulatory framework while ensuring predictability through additional guidance developped in consultation with patient organisations.
Amendment 405 #
2023/0131(COD)
(93) If a satisfactory method of diagnosis, prevention or treatment of the condition in question has already been authorised in the Union, the orphan medicinal product will have to be of significant benefit to those affected by that condition. In this context, a medicinal product authorised in one Member State is generally deemed as being authorised in the Union. It is not necessary for it to have Union authorisation or to be authorised in all Member States to be considered as a satisfactory method. In addition, commonly used methods of diagnosis, prevention or treatment that are not subject to a marketing authorisation may be considered satisfactory if there is scientific evidence of their efficacy and safety. In certain cases, medicinal products prepared for an individual patient in a pharmacy according to a medical prescription, or according to the prescriptions of a pharmacopoeia and intended to be supplied directly to patients served by the pharmacy, may be considered as satisfactory treatment if they are well known and safe and this is a general practice for the relevant patient population in the Union. This only applies to medicinal products that are not advanced therapy medicinal products and that do not otherwise contain complex active substances.
Amendment 411 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 96 a (new)
Recital 96 a (new)
Amendment 419 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 102
Recital 102
(102) In order to incentivise research and development of orphan medicinal products addressing high unmet needs, to ensure market predictability and to ensure a fair distribution of incentives, a modulation of market exclusivity has been introduced; pioneering orphan medicinal products addressing high unmet medical needareas where there is a total lack of approved treatments benefit from the longest market exclusivity, while market exclusivity for well-established use orphan medicinal products, requiring less investment, is the shortest. In order to ensure increased predictability for developers, the possibility to review the eligibility criteria for market exclusivity after six years after the marketing authorisation has been abolished.
Amendment 428 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 104
Recital 104
(104) To maximise the potential benefit of clinical research, continued exploration of new indications should be encouraged. To reward research into and development of new therapeutic indications, an additional period of one year of market exclusivity is provided for a new therapeutic indication (with a maximum of two indications). To continue incentivising innovation, especially in underserved areas, while also allowing generic entry, any subsequent new orphan marketing authorisations granted to the marketing authorisation holder should receive three years of market exclusivity bound to the indication, not the active substance. This will allow generic competition in the first two orphan indications, while allowing for continued research for those patients who could still benefit.
Amendment 433 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 105 a (new)
Recital 105 a (new)
(105 a)One of the overarching goals of this Regulation is to help meeting the medical needs of patients with rare diseases, to improve the affordability of orphan medicinal products and the patient access to orphan medicinal products across the Union, and to encourage innovation in areas of need. While other Union programmes and policies also contribute to these goals, people living with a rare disease continue to face common challenges that are many and multifactorial, including delayed diagnoses, lack of available transformative treatments, and difficulties to access treatments where they live, reflecting the fragmentation of the market across the Member States. The European added value to addressing the needs of people living with a rare disease being exceptionally high due to the rarity of patients, experts, data, and resources, it is appropriate for the Commission to develop, to complement this Regulation, a dedicated framework for rare diseases to bridge relevant legislation, policies and programmes, and support national strategies with a view to better meet the unmet needs of people living with rare diseases and their carers. This framework should be needs driven and goals based, and developped in consultation with the Member States and patient organisations as well as, where relevant, other interested parties.
Amendment 438 #
2023/0131(COD)
(126) It is necessary to take measures for the supervision of medicinal products authorised by the Union, and in particular for the intensive supervision of undesirable effects of these medicinal products, and the collection of real-world data within the framework of Union pharmacovigilance activities, so as to ensure the rapid withdrawal from the market of any medicinal product presenting a negative benefit-risk balance under normal conditions of use.
Amendment 440 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 129
Recital 129
(129) Scientific and technological progresses in data analytics and data infrastructure are essential for the development, authorisation and supervision of medicinal products. The digital transformation has affected regulatory decision-making, making it more data- driven and multiplying the possibilities to access evidence and real-world data, across the life cycle of a medicinal product. This Regulation recognises the Agency’s experience and capacity to access and analyse data submitted independently from the marketing authorisation applicant or marketing authorisation holder. On this basis, the Agency should take initiative to update the summary of product characteristics in case new efficacy or safety data has an impact on the benefit- risk balance of a medicinal product. In such case, the Agency and the marketing authorisation holder should collaborate to determine the particulars of any such update.
Amendment 457 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 134
Recital 134
(134) In the area of medicinal products, a high level of protection of inter alia citizens, consumers, health, as well as legal certainty, a level playing field and fair competition always need to be ensured and existing levels of protection need to be respected. Whenever possible, priority should be given to the use of non-animal approaches.
Amendment 470 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 136
Recital 136
(136) Shortages of medicinal products represent a growing threat to public health, with potential serious risks to the health of patients in the Union and impacts on the right of patients to access appropriate medical treatment, including longer delays or interruptions in care or therapy, longer periods of hospitalisation, increased risks of exposure to falsified medicinal products, medication errors, adverse effects resulting from the substitution of unavailable medicinal products with alternative ones, significant psychological distress for patients and increased costs for healthcare systems. The root causes of shortages are multifactorial, with challenges identified along the entire pharmaceutical value chain, from quality and manufacturing problems. In particular, shortages of medicinal products can result from supply chain disruptions and vulnerabilities affecting the supply of key ingredients and components. Therefore, all marketing authorisation holders should have shortage prevention plans in place, to prevent shortages. The Agency should provide guidance to marketing authorisation holders on approaches to streamline the implementation of those plans.
Amendment 477 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 137
Recital 137
(137) To achieve a better security of supply for medicinal products in the internal market and to contribute thereby to a high level of public health protection, it is appropriate to approximate the rules on monitoring and reporting of actual or potential shortages of medicinal products, including the procedures and the respective roles and obligations of concerned entities in this Regulation, while allowing Member States to adopt or maintain legislation ensuring a higher degree of protection against medicine shortages, in respect of the commitments taken in the framework of the "Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism for medicines". It is important to ensure continued supply of medicinal products, which is often taken for granted across Europe. This is especially true for the most critical medicinal products which are essential to ensure the continuity of care, the provision of quality healthcare and guarantee a high level of public health protection in Europe.
Amendment 482 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 138
Recital 138
(138) The national competent authorities should be empowered to monitor shortages of medicinal products that are authorised through both national and centralised procedures, based on notifications of marketing authorisation holders. The Agency should be empowered to monitor shortages of medicinal products that are authorised through the centralised procedure, also based on notifications of marketing authorisation holders. When critical shortages are identified, both national competent authorities and the Agency should work in a coordinated manner to manage those critical shortages, whether the medicinal product concerned by the critical shortage is covered by a centralised marketing authorisation or a national marketing authorisation. Marketing authorisation holders and other relevant entities must provide the relevant information to inform the monitoring. Wholesale distributors and other persons or legal entities, including patient organisations or health care professionals, may also report a shortage of a given medicinal product marketed in the Member State concerned to the competent authority. The Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (‘the Medicines Shortages Steering Group’ (MSSG)) already established within the Agency pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council56 , should adopt a list of critical shortages of medicinal products and ensure monitoring of those shortages by the Agency. The MSSG should also adopt a list of critical medicinal products authorised in accordance with [revised Directive 2001/83/EC] or this Regulation to ensure monitoring of the supply of those products. Health professional and patient organisations should be consulted before the adoption of the list. The MSSG may provide recommendations on measures to be taken by marketing authorisation holders, the Member States, the Commission and other entities to resolve any critical shortage or to ensure the security of supply of those critical medicinal products to the market. Implementing acts can be adopted by the Commission to ensure that appropriate measures, including the establishment or maintenance of contingency minimum safety-stocks, are taken by marketing authorisation holders, wholesale distributors or other relevant entities. _________________ 56 Regulation (EU) 2022/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 January 2022 on a reinforced role for the European Medicines Agency in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices (OJ L 20, 31.1.2022, p. 1).
Amendment 484 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 138
Recital 138
(138) The national competent authorities should be empowered to monitor shortages of medicinal products that are authorised through both national and centralised procedures, based on notifications of marketing authorisation holders. The Agency should be empowered to monitor shortages of medicinal products that are authorised through the centralised procedure, also based on notifications of marketing authorisation holders. When critical shortages are identified, both national competent authorities and the Agency should work in a coordinated manner to manage those critical shortages, whether the medicinal product concerned by the critical shortage is covered by a centralised marketing authorisation or a national marketing authorisation. Marketing authorisation holders and other relevant entities must provide the relevant information to inform the monitoring. Wholesale distributors and other persons or legal entities, including patient organisations or health care professionals, may also report a shortage of a given medicinal product marketed in the Member State concerned to the competent authority. The Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (‘the Medicines Shortages Steering Group’ (MSSG)) already established within the Agency pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council56 , should adopt a list of critical shortages of medicinal products and ensure monitoring of those shortages by the Agency. The MSSG should also adopt a list of critical medicinal products authorised in accordance with [revised Directive 2001/83/EC] or this Regulation to ensure monitoring of the supply of those products. The MSSG may provide recommendations on measures to be taken by marketing authorisation holders, the Member States, the Commission and other entities to resolve any critical shortage or to ensure the security of supply of those critical medicinal products to the market. Implementing acts can be adopted by the Commission to ensure that appropriate measures, including the establishment or maintenance of contingency stocks, are taken by marketing authorisation holders, wholesale distributors or other relevant entities. The MSSG should develop in coordination with the Agency a Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism to allow Member States where stocks of important medicines are critically low and where other available options have been exhausted to send out on a voluntary basis a notification, to which other Members States may respond on a voluntary basis to provide temporary relief. This mechanism should leverage existing structures, including the European Shortages Monitoring Platform (‘ESMP’), established by Regulation (EU) 2022/123, and should invite manufacturers and wholesalers to participate where relevant. _________________ 56 Regulation (EU) 2022/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 January 2022 on a reinforced role for the European Medicines Agency in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices (OJ L 20, 31.1.2022, p. 1).
Amendment 488 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 138 a (new)
Recital 138 a (new)
(138 a)In addition to existing and planned policy, legislative and regulatory measures, the Union need a strategic and coordinated industrial approach to ensure the security of supply of the most critical medicines. The Critical Medicines Alliance and the future Critical Medicines Act could allow national authorities, industry, civil society representatives, the Commission and the EU agencies to develop together coordinated actions at Union level against the shortages of medicines, in compliance with the competition rules and the Union’s international commitments. The future Critical Medicines Act could support the European green, digital manufacturing of critical medicines, APIs and intermediate ingredients, diversify the EU pharmaceutical supply chains and secure the strategic autonomy of critical medicines.
Amendment 489 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 138 a (new)
Recital 138 a (new)
(138 a)To avoid that measures foreseen or taken by a Member State to prevent or mitigate a shortage at national level when responding to the legitimate needs of its citizen increase the risk of shortages in another Member State, the Agency should assess those measures with regards to their potential or actual impact on the availability and security of supply in other Member States and at European level, and inform of its assessment the Member States and the MSSG.
Amendment 490 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 138 b (new)
Recital 138 b (new)
(138 b)One of the aims of this Regulation is to set out a framework for the activities to be deployed by the Member States and the Agency to improve the Union's capacity to react efficiently and in a coordinated manner to support shortage management and security of supply of medicinal products, in particular critical medicinal products, to EU citizens, at all times. Those shortages are a persistent problem that has been increasingly affecting the health and lives of Union citizens for decades and the root causes are multifactorial. Therefore, this Regulation should be a first step towards improving the Union response to that persistent problem. The Commission should subsequently expand that framework to continue addressing the causes of shortages of medicinal products, and better prevent and mitigate their effects.
Amendment 491 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 138 c (new)
Recital 138 c (new)
(138 c) To complement this Regulation and as a first step to a more structural, long term approach to reduce Union dependencies for critical medicines and ingredients, particularly for products where there are only a few supplying manufacturers or countries, the Commission should propose by (OP: 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation) a legislative initiative for an EU Critical Medicines Act for supporting the European green, digital manufacturing of key medicines, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and intermediate pharmaceutical ingredients for which the Union is dependent on one country or a limited number of manufacturers.
Amendment 492 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 138 d (new)
Recital 138 d (new)
(138 d)It is appropriate for the Commission to build upon the Communication addressing medicine shortages in the European Union of 24 October 2023 and the many tools which can be used to promote a coordinated industrial approach, bringing together public and private actors from the European health and industrial ecosystem.
Amendment 505 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 143
Recital 143
(143) To ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation in relation to marketing authorisations for medicinal products for human use, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. The implementing powers related to the granting of centralised marketing authorisations and for suspending, revoking or withdrawing those authorisations, for granting vouchers, establishing and modifying regulatory sandboxes and decisions on the regulatory status of medicinal products should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) 182/2011.
Amendment 506 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 143
Recital 143
(143) To ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation in relation to marketing authorisations for medicinal products for human use, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. The implementing powers related to the granting of centralised marketing authorisations and for suspending, revoking or withdrawing those authorisations, for granting vouchers, establishing and modifying regulatory sandboxes and decisions on the regulatory status of medicinal products should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) 182/2011.
Amendment 508 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 145
Recital 145
(145) Experience shows that, in clinical trials with investigational medicinal products containing or consisting of GMOs, including some advanced therapy medicinal products, the procedure to achieve compliance with the requirements of Directives 2001/18/EC and 2009/41/EC as regards the environmental risk assessment and consent by the competent authority of a Member State is complex and can take a significant amount of time.
Amendment 517 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down Union procedures for the authorisation, supervision and pharmacovigilance of medicinal products for human use at Union level, establishes rules and procedures at Union and at Member State level relating to the monitoring and management of shortages and critical shortages and security of supply of medicinal products, and lays down the governance provisions of the European Medicines Agency (‘the Agency’) established by Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 which shall carry out the tasks relating to medicinal products for human use that are laid down in this Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 2019/6 and other relevant Union legal acts.
Amendment 521 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 4
(4) ‘orphan medicineal product sponsor’ means any legal or natural person, established in the Union, who submitted an application for or has been granted an orphan designation by a decision referred to in Article 64(4);
Amendment 531 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 7 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 7 a (new)
(7 a) 'adverse reaction' means a response to a medicinal product that is noxious and unintended, and includes medication errors and uses outside of the terms of the marketing authorisation, including the misuse and abuse of the medication product;
Amendment 549 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 11 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 11 a (new)
(11 a) ‘demand’ means the request for a medicinal product or a medical device by a healthcare professional or patient in response to clinical need; the demand is satisfactorily met when the medicinal product or the medical device is acquired in appropriate time and in sufficient quantity to allow continuity of the best care of patients;
Amendment 550 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 11 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 11 a (new)
(11 a) ‘demand’ means the request for a medicinal product or a medical device by a healthcare professional or patient in response to clinical need; the demand is satisfactorily met when the medicinal product or the medical device is acquired in appropriate time and in sufficient quantity to allow continuity of the best care of patients;
Amendment 559 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
(12) ‘shortage’ means a situation in which the supply of a medicinal product that is authorised and placed on the market in a Member State or of a CE-marked medical device does not meet the demand for that medicinal product in that Member State.or medical device at a national level, whatever the cause
Amendment 560 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
(12) ‘shortage’ means a situation in which the supply of a medicinal product that is authorised and placed on the market in a Member State or of a CE-marked medical device does not meet the demand for that medicinal product or medical device in that Member State, whatever the cause.
Amendment 564 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12 a (new)
(12 a) ‘supply’ means the total volume of stock of a given medicinal product or medical device that is placed on the market by a marketing authorisation holder or a manufacturer;
Amendment 565 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12 a (new)
(12 a) ‘supply’ means the total volume of stock of a given medicinal product or medical device that is placed on the market by a marketing authorisation holder or a manufacturer;
Amendment 572 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
(14 a) 'Healthcare professionals’ organisations’ means not-for-profit organisations that have an interest in patient care, and where healthcare professionals represent a majority of members in governing bodies.
Amendment 574 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14 b (new)
(14 b) ‘Patients’ organisations’ means as not-for-profit organisations which are patient focused, and where patients and/or carers (the latter when patients are unable to represent themselves) represent a majority of members in governing bodies.
Amendment 577 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Member State authorisation of generics of centrally authorisedspecific categories of medicinal products
Amendment 583 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the application for marketing authorisation is submitted in accordance with Article 9, 10, 13 of [revised Directive 2001/83/EC], or for active substances used in fixed dose combination medicinal products that have previously been used in the composition of authorised medicinal products;
Amendment 585 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Point (b), first subparagraph, shall not apply to those parts of summary of product characteristics and package leaflet referring to indications, posologies, pharmaceutical forms, methods or routes of administration or any other way in which the medicinal product may be used which were still covered by a patent or a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products at the time when the generic medicinal product was marketed and where the applicant for the generic medicinal product has requested not to include this information in their marketing authorisation.
Amendment 589 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Within 20 days of receipt of an application, the Agency shall check whether all the information and documentation required in accordance with Article 6 have been submitted, that the application does not contain critical deficiencies as defined in guidelines established under paragraph 7 that may prevent the evaluation of the medicinal product and decide whether the application is valid.
Amendment 591 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The documentation shall include a declaration to the effect that clinical trials carried out outside the Union meet the ethical requirements of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014. Those particulars and documentation shall take account of the unique, Union nature of the authorisation requested and, otherwise than in exceptional cases relating to the application of the law on trademarks pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council66 , shall include the use of a single name for the medicinal product. The use of a single name does not exclude: (a) the use of additional qualifiers where necessary to identify different presentations of the medicinal product concerned. (b) the use of identified versions of the summary of product characteristics as referred to in article 62 of [Revised Directive] in situations where elements of the product information are still covered by patent law or supplementary protection certificates for medicinal products. (c) the use of additional qualifiers where necessary to identify different presentations of the medicinal product concerned. _________________ 66 Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark (OJ L 154, 16.6.2017, p. 1).
Amendment 599 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For medicinal products that are likely to offer an exceptional therapeutic advancement in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment, including with regard to the quality of life of a relevant patient population or subpopulation, of a life- threatening, seriously debilitating or serious and chronic condition in the Union, the Agency may, following the advice of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use regarding the maturity of the data related to the development, offer to the applicant a phased review of complete data packages for individual modules of particulars and documentation as referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 607 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Where appropriate, the application may include an active substance master file certificate or an application for an active substance master file or any other quality master file certificate or application as referred to in Article 25 and Article 26 of [revised Directive 2001/83/EC].
Amendment 616 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use accepts the request, the time-limit laid down in Article 6(6), first subparagraph, shall be reduced to 1520 days.
Amendment 621 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article6a Parallel application for one or more new indications (1) During the scientific assessment of an initial marketing authorisation application of a medicinal product by the Agency, the applicant may submit to the Agency a separate parallel application for one or more new indications concerning the same medicinal product. (2) The parallel application shall be assessed by the Agency as a marketing authorisation application in accordance with this Regulation, subject to the following: (a) To the extent the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use can assess the parallel application within the timeframe applicable to the initial marketing authorisation application, leading to the same outcome for both applications it shall group the applications and issue a single opinion. (b) To the extent the said Committee cannot issue an opinion on the parallel application within the timeframe applicable to the initial marketing authorisation application the parallel application shall be converted to a Type II variation application in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008. (c) If the initial marketing authorisation application is withdrawn or receives a negative opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, the Committee will pursue the assessment of the parallel application as a standalone marketing authorisation application.
Amendment 643 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point h
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point h
(h) where appropriate, details of any recommended obligation to conduct any other post-authorisation studies, including post-authorisation treatment optimisation studies, to improve the safe and effective use of the medicinal product;
Amendment 668 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the environmental risk assessment is incomplete or insufficiently substantiated by the applicant or if the risks identified in the environmental risk assessment have not been sufficiently addressed by the applicant, with the exception of medicinal products authorised before 30 october 2005 to avoid restricting patients’ access to existing treatments;
Amendment 677 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Agency shall immediately publish the assessment report on the medicinal product for human use and the reasons for its opinion in favour of granting marketing authorisation, after deletion of any information of a commercially confidential nature and subsequent consultation of patient organisations.
Amendment 724 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. As part of the specific obligations referred to in paragraph 3, the marketing authorisation holder of a conditional marketing authorisation granted pursuant to this Article shall be required to complete ongoing studies, or to conduct new studies, with a view to confirming that the benefit- risk balance is favourable. After consultation with the marketing authorisation holder, the Agency shall lay down deadlines and criteria for the fulfilment of these conditions, and make them publicly available.
Amendment 756 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) if one of its indications or, posologies, pharmaceutical forms, methods or routes of administration or any other element is protected by a patent or a supplementary protection certificate in one or more Member States;
Amendment 757 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
As soon as the relevant patent or supplementary protection certificate referred to in point (a) expires, the marketing authorisation holder shall withdraw the initial or duplicate marketing authorisation or where appropriate vary the term of the marketing authorisation to include the relevant SmPC information for which the corresponding patent(s) or supplementary protection certificate(s) has(ve) expired.
Amendment 762 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. When applying paragraph 1, the Member State shall notify the Agency, which shall make the notification publicly available.
Amendment 766 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In the preparation of the opinion, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use may request information and data from marketing authorisation holders and from developers and may engage with them in preliminary discussions. The Committee may also make use of health data generated outside of clinical studies, including real world data, where available, taking into account the reliability of those data.
Amendment 770 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
6. The Agency shall keep an up-to- date list of the opinions adopted in accordance with paragraph 4 and shall publish it in a central repository for compassionate use on its website.
Amendment 775 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to the law on the protection of industrial and commercial property, medicinal products for human use which have been authorised in accordance with this Regulation shall benefit from the periods of regulatory protection set out in Chapter VII of [revised Directive 2001/83/EC]. The granting of periods of regulatory protection shall be published and updated where appropriate by the Agency in a designated registry.
Amendment 782 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
During a public health emergency, the Commission may grant a temporary emergency marketing authorisation (‘TEMA’) or a new temporary emergency therapeutic indication, including when grouped with an extension of an existing marketing authorisation under this Regulation, for medicinal products intended for the treatment, prevention or medical diagnosis of a serious or life- threatening disease or condition which are directly related to the public health emergency, prior to the submission of the complete quality, non-clinical, clinical data and environmental data and information.
Amendment 786 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A temporary emergency marketing authorisation or a temporary emergency therapeutic indication, including when grouped with an extension of the marketing authorisation, may be granted only after the recognition of a public health emergency at Union level in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council67 and where the following requirements are met: _________________ 67 Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU (OJ L 314, 6.12.2022, p. 26).
Amendment 789 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) there is no other satisfactory method of treatment, prevention or diagnosis authorised or sufficiently available in the Union or, if such method is already available, the temporary emergency marketing authorisation of the medicinal productr temporary emergency therapeutic indication of the medicinal product, including when grouped with an extension of the marketing authorisation, will contribute to address the public health emergency;
Amendment 799 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall transmit without undue delay to the Commission the scientific opinion and its updates and any recommendations on the temporary emergency marketing authorisation or temporary emergency therapeutic indication, including when grouped with an extension of the marketing authorisation.
Amendment 801 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of the scientific opinion of the Agency referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall set specific conditions with respect to the temporary emergency marketing authorisation, in particular the conditions for manufacturing, use, supply and safety monitoring and the compliance with related good manufacturing, and pharmacovigilance practices. If necessary, the conditions may specify the batches of the medicinal product concerned by the temporary emergency marketing authorisation, after consultation with the applicant or marketing authorisation holder.
Amendment 803 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. Those specific conditions and, where appropriate, the time limit for compliance shall be specified in the conditions to the marketing authorisation and shall be reviewed annually by the Agency, in consultation with the applicant or marketing authorisation holder.
Amendment 805 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
The temporary emergency marketing authorisation or temporary emergency therapeutic indication, including when grouped with an extension of the marketing authorisation, shall cease to be valid when the Commission terminates the recognition of a public health emergency in accordance with Article 23(2) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371.
Amendment 809 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When the temporary emergency marketing authorisation or temporary emergency therapeutic indication, including when grouped with an extension of the marketing authorisation, ceases to be valid in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, the Agency may set a transitional period after consultation with the marketing authorisation holder in order to avoid any disruption in supply of the medicinal product concerned.
Amendment 814 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the Commission adopts any such implementing act, the provisions of Article 34, paragraph 1a shall apply.
Amendment 817 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
For the purpose of regulatory data protection, the temporary emergency marketing authorisation or temporary emergency therapeutic indication, including when grouped with an extension of the marketing authorisation, and any subsequent marketing authorisation, as referred to in subparagraph 1, shall be considered as part of the same global marketing authorisation.
Amendment 828 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Article 40
Amendment 829 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – title
Article 40 – title
Amendment 832 #
2023/0131(COD)
1. Following a request by the applicant when applying for a marketing authorisation, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, grant a transferable data exclusivity voucher to a ‘priority antimicrobial’ referred to in paragraph 3, under the conditions referrThe Commission shall establish a Union scheme of push and pull incentives to promote and accelerate the development of new priority antmicrobials and the access to existing and new antimicrobials. This scheme shall be financed through public reasearch funding and benefit from Union programmes. Member States shall also be encouraged to in paragraph 4 based on a scientific assessment by the Agencyticipate to the Union scheme. The Union scheme shall be coordinated by the Commission, through DG HERA.
Amendment 838 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 175 to define further the Union scheme and its funding.
Amendment 839 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Amendment 871 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
To be granted the voucherany incentive from the scheme foreseen in paragraph 1 by the Commission, the applicant shall:
Amendment 880 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
By [18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall have developed the Union scheme of push and pull incentives.
Amendment 881 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
By [10 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the implementation of the Union scheme of push and pull incentives.
Amendment 888 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 a (new)
Article 40 a (new)
Article40a Push and pull incentives scheme to boost the development of priority antimicrobials 1. The Commission shall establish a Union push and pull incentives scheme to promote and urgently accelerate the development of novel antimicrobials, as well as promote increased access to existing and newly developed antimicrobials. Member States shall be encouraged to participate in the Union level scheme. 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 175 to supplement this Regulation by further defining the scheme and its funding, which shall include i.a. the following incentives: (a) research grants under Union funds; (b) milestone prizes for novel antimicrobial developers; (c) voluntary joint procurement with subscription payment mechanisms or market entry rewards that delink or partially delink revenues and sales; 3. The Union push and pull incentives scheme shall be coordinated and managed by the Commission. 4. By ... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall have developed, and commenced the implementation of the Union push and pull incentives scheme. 5. By ... [7 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing the application of the scheme laid down in this Article.
Amendment 903 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41
Amendment 904 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41
Amendment 905 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Amendment 906 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 909 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 915 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 916 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2
Article 41 – paragraph 2
Amendment 918 #
2023/0131(COD)
Amendment 921 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Amendment 929 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
Article 42
Amendment 930 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
Article 42
Amendment 942 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 944 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 946 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Amendment 962 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
An entity not engaged in an economic activity (‘not-for-profit entity’) may submit to the Agency or to a competent authority of the Member State substantive non- clinical or clinical evidence for a new therapeutic indication that is expected to fulfil an unmet medical need.
Amendment 968 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Agency may, at the request of a Member State, the Commission, or on its own initiative and on the basis of all available evidence make a scientific evaluation of the benefit-risk of the use of a medicinal product with a new therapeutic indication that concerns an unmet medical need.
Amendment 975 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Article 81(2), point (c) of [revised Directive 2001/83/EC] shall notmay apply for variations under this Article.
Amendment 977 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) to lend its assistance by participating in a joint inspection with the supervisory authority of the site to assess the respect of the good manufacturing practice (GMP) including the practices relating to the environmental and social standards. In that case the supervisory authority leads the inspection and the follow up thereof. After completion of the inspection, the supervisory authority grants the relevant good manufacturing practice (GMP) certificate and enters the certificate in the Union database; or
Amendment 979 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Where the Agency concludes that a holder of a marketing authorisation, or a new therapeutic indication, including when grouped with an extension of the marketing authorisation, granted in accordance with Article 19, including a new therapeutic indication granted referred to Article 19, failed to comply with the obligations laid down in the marketing authorisation, the Agency shall inform the Commission accordingly.
Amendment 984 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Such advice can also be requested for medicinal products referred to in Articles 83 and 84 of [revised Directive 2001/83/EC], and for medicinal products used with an in vitro diagnostic medical device.
Amendment 991 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 3
Article 58 – paragraph 3
3. In the preparation of the scientific advice referred to in paragraph 1 and in duly justified cases, the Agency may consult authorities established in other Union legal acts as relevant for the provision of the scientific advice in question or other public bodies established in the Union, as applicable. To avoid any conflict of interest, the Agency shall ensure a separation between the experts responsible for providing scientific advice to a medicinal product developer and those subsequently involved in evaluating marketing authorisation for the same medicine. In the absence of a sufficient panel in the context of a rare disease, an exception may be granted.
Amendment 993 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 4
Article 58 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall include in the European public assessment report the key areas of the scientific advice. The Agency shall also indicate the names of experts, rapporteurs and coordinators giving scientific advice. This report shall be made publicly available once the corresponding marketing authorisation decision has been taken in relation to the medicinal product, after deletion of any information of a commercially confidential nature.
Amendment 996 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. When granting scientific advice, the Agency shall ensure to the greatest extent possible that there is a separation between those responsible for providing scientific advice to a medicine developer and those subsequently involved in evaluating a marketing authorisation application for the same medicinal product. The Agency shall ensure that at least one of the two rapporteurs for a marketing authorisation application should not have taken part in any pre- submission activities concerning the medicinal product. The reasons for any exceptions shall be documented and published with the European Public Assessment Report.
Amendment 1010 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Agency mayshall offer enhanced scientific and regulatory support, including as applicable consultation with other bodies as referred to in Articles 58 and 59 and accelerated assessment mechanisms, for certain medicinal products that, based on preliminary evidence submitted by the developer fulfil the following conditions:
Amendment 1022 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) are orphan medicinal products and are likely to address a high unmetlisted on the register of designated orphan medicinal need aproducts referred to in Aarticle 70(1); 67 (1) of this Regulation;
Amendment 1098 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The orphan medicine sponsor mayshall, prior to the submission of an application for marketing authorisation, request advice from the Agency on the following:
Amendment 1125 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70
Article 70
Amendment 1157 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) nineeight years for orphan medicinal products other than those referred to in points (b), (ba) and (c);
Amendment 1159 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) nine years for orphan medicinal products other than those referred to in points (b), (c) and (ca);
Amendment 1182 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) twelven years for orphan medicinal products addressing a high unmet medical need as referred to in Article 70;where no satisfactory treatment has been approved in the Union for the indication in question.
Amendment 1192 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Amendment 1194 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) twelve years for orphan medicinal products addressing a high unmet medical need as referred to in Article 70 in the paediatric population;
Amendment 1209 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 3
Article 71 – paragraph 3
3. Where a marketing authorisation holder holds more than one orphan marketing authorisations for the same active substance, other than in cases foreseen in Article 72, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2, those authorisations shall not benefit from separate market exclusivity periods. The duration of the market exclusivity shall start from the date when the first orphan marketing authorisation was granted in the Union.
Amendment 1222 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1251 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The period of market exclusivity shall be prolonged by an additional 12 months for orphan medicinal products referred to in Article 71(2), points (a), (b) and (ba), if at least two years before the end of the exclusivity period, the orphan marketing authorisation holder obtains a marketing authorisation for one or more new therapeutic indications for a different orphan condition.
Amendment 1259 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 72 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Any subsequent marketing authorisation obtained by the marketing authorisation holder for one or more new therapeutic indications for different orphan conditions shall receive a separate market exclusivity of three years, starting from the expiration date of the market exclusivity for the entire product under Article 71, where relevant as extended under paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article.
Amendment 1264 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 72 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The period of market exclusivity shall be prolonged by an additional 12 months for orphan medicinal products referred to in Article 71(2), points (a), (b), and (ba) if the orphan medicinal product is not authorised for the indication in question in any third country at the time of granting the authorisation.
Amendment 1282 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 a (new)
Article 73 a (new)
Article 73a European Framework for Rare Diseases By (OP: 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation), the Commission shall, following appropriate consultation with the Member States, patient organisations and, where relevant, other interested parties, propose a needs driven and goals based European Framework for Rare Diseases with a view to bridge relevant Union legislation, policies and programmes, and support national strategies to better meet the unmet needs of people living with rare diseases, and their carers.
Amendment 1288 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) that the disease or condition for which the specific medicinal product or class is intended occurs only in adult populations, unless wthen the product is directed at a molecular target thatre is medical plausibility that the product, due to its mechanism of action and on the basis of existing scientific data, is responsible forcould address an unmet medical need in a different disease or condition in the same therapeutic area in children than the one for which the specific medicinal product or class of medicinal products is intended for in the adult population;
Amendment 1293 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) that the specific medicinal product is likely to not represent a significant therapeutic benefit over existing methods of diagnosis, prevention or treatments for paediatric patients.
Amendment 1294 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 75 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Agency shall, after consultation with the Commission and relevant interested parties, draw up guidelines for the application of this Article.
Amendment 1302 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. A paediatric investigation plan or an application for waiver shall be submitted to the Agency with a request for agreement, except in duly justified cases, before the initiation of confirmatory safety and efficacy clinical studies so as to ensure that a decision on use in the paediatric population of the medicinal product concerned can be given at the time of the marketing authorisation or other application concerned.
Amendment 1341 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Within the timelines for adoption of a decision foreseen in Articles 77, 78, 80, 81, 82 and 84, the Agency shall transmit its scientific conclusions to the applicant.
Amendment 1344 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Within 20 days following receipt of the scientific conclusions, the applicant may submit to the Agency a written request, citing detailed grounds, for a re- examination. Within 30 days following receipt of a request for re-examination pursuant to paragraph 2b, the Agency shall confirm or revise its previous scientific conclusions.The Agency shall be able to question the applicant directly.The applicant may also offer to be questioned.Where the Agency considers it necessary, it may consult the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use or the appropriate working parties when re- examining the above mentioned scientific conclusions. If, within the 15-day period referred to in paragraph 4, the applicant does not request re-examination, the scientific conclusions shall become definitive. The Agency shall adopt a decision within a period not exceeding 15 days following the date on which the scientific conclusions have become definitive. This decision shall be communicated to the applicant in writing and shall annex the final scientific conclusions.
Amendment 1354 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1
Article 88 – paragraph 1
Where a paediatric investigation plan, agreed in accordance with the provisions of Article 77, paragraphs 1, 2 and 4, is discontinued, the applicant shall notify the Agency of its intention to discontinue the conduct of the paediatric investigation plan and provide the reasons for such discontinuation no less than six months before the discontinuation or as soon as possible.
Amendment 1368 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 101 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The Eudravigilance database shall contain information on suspected adverse reactions in human beings arising from use of the medicinal product within the terms of the marketing authorisation as well as from uses outside the terms of the marketing authorisation, including medication errors, and on those occurring in the course of post-authorisation studies with the medicinal product or associated with occupational exposure.
Amendment 1390 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 1
The Agency and the Member States shall cooperate to continuously develop pharmacovigilance systems capable of achieving, including those that record adverse reactions including medication errors, processes and standards for medication safety, and implement digital technologies, with a view to achieve high standards of public health protection for all medicinal products, regardless of the routes of marketing authorisation, including the use of collaborative approaches, to maximise use of resources available within the Union.
Amendment 1399 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 113 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is not possible to adequately develop the medicinal product or category of products in compliance with the requirements applicable to medicinal products due to scientific or regulatory challenges arising from characteristics or methods related to the product;
Amendment 1430 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 5
Article 113 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency shall be responsible for developing a sandbox plan based on data submitted by developers of eligible products and following appropriate consultations, including, where relevant, of HTA bodies, patients and their caregivers, clinicians, sponsors, developers and academia. The plan shall set out clinical, scientific and regulatory justification for a sandbox, including the identification of the requirements of this Regulation, [revised Directive 2001/83/EC] and Regulation (EC) 1394/2007 that cannot be complied with and a proposal for alternative or mitigation measures, where appropriate. The plan shall also include a proposed timeline for the duration of the sandbox. Where appropriate, the Agency shall also propose measures in order to mitigate any possible distortion of market conditions as a consequence of establishing a regulatory.
Amendment 1484 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a temporary disruption in supply of a medicinal product in a given Member State, of an expected and forecasted duration of in excess of two weeks or, based on the demand forecast of the marketing authorisation holder no less than six months before the start of such temporary disruption of supply or, if this is not possible and where duly justified, as soon as they become aware of such temporary disruption, to allow the Member State to monitor any potential or actual shortage in accordance with Article 118(1).
Amendment 1494 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1
Article 117 – paragraph 1
1. TWithin 18 months of the entry into force of the present Regulation, the marketing authorisation holder as defined in Article 116(1) shall have in place and keep up to date a shortage prevention plan, for any medicinal product placed on the market. To put in place the shortage prevention plan, the marketing authorisation holder shall include the minimum set of information set out in Part V of Annex IV and take into account the guidance drawn up by the Agency according to paragraph 2.
Amendment 1505 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 2
Article 117 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency, in collaboration with the working party referred to in Article 121(1), point (c), shall and following consultation with health professionals and patient organisations, shall assess the plan and draw up guidance to marketing authorisation holders as defined in Article 116(1) to put in place the shortage prevention plan.
Amendment 1511 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Based on the reports referred to in Articles 120(1) and 121(1), point (c), information referred to in Articles 119, 120(2) and 121 and the notification made pursuant to Article 116(1), points (a) to (d), the competent authority concerned as referred to in Article 116(1) shall continuously monitor any potential or actual shortage of those medicinal products through their national IT surveillance systems or data bases.
Amendment 1512 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 118 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1515 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 2
Article 118 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the competent authority concerned as defined in Article 116(1) may request any additional information from the marketing authorisation holder as defined in Article 116(1). In particular, it may request the marketing authorisation holder to submit a shortage mitigation plan in accordance with Article 119(2), a risk assessment of impact of suspension, cessation or withdrawal in accordance with Article 119(3), or the shortage prevention plan referred to in Article 117, where this has not already been requested following paragraph 9 of article 127. The competent authority concerned mayshall set a deadline for the submission of the information requested.
Amendment 1522 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 119 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) issue forecast of demand to provide early-warning of potential critical shortages.
Amendment 1525 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 120 – paragraph 1
Article 120 – paragraph 1
1. Wholesale distributors and other persons or legal entities that are authorised or entitled to supply medicinal products authorised to be placed on the market of a Member State pursuant to Article 5 of [revised Directive 2001/83/EC] to the public may report a shortage of a given medicinal product marketed in the Member State concerned to the competent authority in that Member State. In addition, wholesale distributors shall submit regular information on the available stocks of the medicines they supply to the competent authority.
Amendment 1533 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 120 – paragraph 2
Article 120 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of Article 118(1), where relevant, upon request from the competent authority concerned as defined in Article 116(1), entities including other marketing authorisation holders as defined in Article 116(1), importers and manufacturers of medicinal products or active substances and relevant suppliers of these, wholesale distributors, stakeholder representative associations or other persons or legal entities that are authorised or entitled to supply medicinal products to the public shall provide any information requested in a timely manner. Commercially sensitive information shall only be available to the relevant authorities.
Amendment 1541 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) publish information on actualll notified shortages of medicinal products, in cases in whichas soon as thate competent authority has assessed the shortage, on a publicly available website;
Amendment 1543 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) establish an accessible and easily understandable system for patients and patient organisations to report shortages of medicinal products;
Amendment 1552 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) address recommandations to health professionals and patients on the alternative medicinal products to use to pursue treatments;
Amendment 1554 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 121 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) launch information campaign to discourage hoarding or to avoid waste, at any level of the supply chain, from wholesalers to patients.
Amendment 1560 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 121 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. After the expansion of the ESMP referred to in article 122 (6) and for the purpose of articles 118 (1), and 121 (2), point (a), competent authorities of the Member States shall set up national IT systems which are interoperable with the ESMP and allow for the automated exchange of information with the ESMP while avoiding duplication of reporting.
Amendment 1565 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 a (new)
Article 121 a (new)
Article121a National websites on medicines shortages The website referred to in article 121 paragraph 1(b) shall include at least the following information: (a) trade name of the medicinal product and international non-proprietary name, for interoperability purposes; (b) indication; (c) reasons of the shortages; (d) start and end dates of the shortages; (e) information for healthcare professionals and patients, including information about therapeutic alternatives available.
Amendment 1567 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1
Article 122 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of Article 118(1) and 118(1a)(new), the Agency may request additional information from the competent authority of the Member State, through the working party referred to in Article 121(1), point (c). The Agency may set a deadline for the submission of the information requested.
Amendment 1569 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 122 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. For the purpose of Article 118 (1a) (new) and based on the information provided pursuant to articles 121 (1), point (d), and 121 (2), the Agency shall assess the actions taken or foreseen by a Member State to mitigate a shortage at national level with regards to any potential or actual negative impacts of these actions on the availability and security of supply in another Member State and at European level. The Agency shall inform the Member State in question of its assessment in a timely manner and the MSSG and the Member States potentially or actually impacted through the single point of contact working party referred to in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EU) 2022/123. The Agency shall also inform the Commission of its assessment.
Amendment 1584 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 6
Article 122 – paragraph 6
6. For the purposes of implementing this Regulation, the Agency shall expand the scope of the ESMP. The Agency shall ensure that, where relevant, data is interoperable between the ESMP, Member States’ IT systems and, where relevant, with other relevant IT systems and databases, without duplication of reporting. Data included in the ESMP shall contain information on the expected duration of the shortages and the mitigation measures to resolve it. The ESMP shall be fully digitalised and automated and shall use artifical intelligence to provide information about trends in demand and supply from existing data.
Amendment 1596 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 2
Article 123 – paragraph 2
2. The MSSG shall review the status of the critical shortage whenever necessary and shall update the list when it considers that a medicinal product needs to be added or that the critical shortage has been resolved based on the report pursuant to Article 122(5). The MSSG may recommend monitoring forecasts of supply and demand for medicinal products for human use in the EU/EEA and monitoring of available stocks in the whole supply chain.
Amendment 1597 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
After adopting the list of critical shortages of medicinal products, the MSSG may analyse the vulnerabilities in the supply chain of those medicines.
Amendment 1601 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 4
Article 123 – paragraph 4
4. The MSSG mayshall provide recommendations on measures to resolve or to mitigate the critical shortage, in accordance with the methods referred to in Article 122(4), point (d), to relevant marketing authorisation holders, the Member States, the Commission, the representatives of healthcare professionals or other entities.
Amendment 1606 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States, within the MSSG, may decide to activate the “Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism for medicines” to (a) notify a critical shortage of a medicinal product at national level to other Member States and the Commisison, (b) identify, with the support of the Agency, the availabilities of the medicinal product in other Member States, (c) organise, with the support of the Agency, meetings with the issuing Member States, the donating part and other relevant parties to discuss operational requirements, (d) request the activation of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism to coordinate and logistically support the voluntary transfer of medicines.
Amendment 1610 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 124 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this paragraph, the Agency mayshall set a deadline for the submission of the information requested.
Amendment 1619 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 3
Article 124 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall establish within its web-portal referred to in Article 104 a publicly available webpage that provides information on actualll notified critical shortages of medicinal products in cases in whichas soon as the Agency has assessed the shortage and has provided recommendations to healthcare professionals and patients. This webpage shall also provide references to the lists of actual shortages published by the competent authorities of the Member State pursuant to Article 121(1), point (b).
Amendment 1622 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide any additional information that the Agency may request, including regular information on the available stocks of medicines;
Amendment 1631 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 126 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall take the appropriate steps to address any concerns raised by the assessment of the Agency referred to in Article 122 (1a) (new).
Amendment 1634 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 127 – paragraph 1
Article 127 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of the Member State shall identify critical medicinal products in that Member State, using the methodology set out in Article 130(1), point (a), following a consultation with national health professionals and patients organisations.
Amendment 1637 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 127 – paragraph 3
Article 127 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of the identification of critical medicinal products referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority of the Member State may request relevant information including the shortage prevention plan referred to in Article 117 and information on the available stocks of medicines from the marketing authorisation holder as defined in Article 116(1).
Amendment 1647 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1
Article 129 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of Article 127(4) and Article 130(2), point (c), and Article 130(4), point (c), where relevant, upon request from the competent authority concerned as defined in Article 116(1), entities including other marketing authorisation holders as defined in Article 116(1), importers and manufacturers of medicinal products or active substances and relevant suppliers of these, wholesale distributors, stakeholder representative associations or other persons or legal entities that are authorised or entitled to supply medicinal products to the public shall provide any information requested in a timely manner. Commercially sensitive information shall only be available to the relevant authorities.
Amendment 1654 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 130 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Agency shall, in collaboration with patient organisations and the working party referred to in Article 121(1), point (c), ensure the following:
Amendment 1669 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 5
Article 130 – paragraph 5
5. Following the adoption of the Union list of critical medicinal products in accordance with Article 131, the Agency shall assess and report to the MSSG on any relevant information received from the marketing authorisation holder pursuant to Article 133 and the competent authority of the Member State in accordance with Article 127, paragraphs 7 and 8.
Amendment 1670 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 130 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 1679 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 1
Article 131 – paragraph 1
1. Following the reporting referred to in Article 130, paragraph 2, second subparagraph, and Article 130(5), the MSSG shall consult the working party referred to in Article 121(1), point (c) and health professionals and patients organisations. Based on this consultation, the MSSG shall propose a Union list of critical medicinal products authorised to be placed on the market of a Member State pursuant to Article 5 of [revised Directive 2001/83/EC] and for which coordinated Union level action is necessary (“the Union list of critical medicinal products”).
Amendment 1683 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – paragraph 1
Article 132 – paragraph 1
1. Following the adoption of the Union list of critical medicinal products pursuant to Article 131(3), in consultation with the Agency and the working party referred to in Article 121(1), point (c), the MSSG may provide recommendations, in accordance with the methods referred to in Article 130(1), point (d), on appropriate security of supply measures to marketing authorisation holders as defined in Article 116(1), the Member States, the Commission or other entities. Such measures may include recommendations on increase of manufacturing capacity, reorganisation of manufacturing capacity, diversification of suppliers and, inventory management, establishment of minimum safety stock and if necessary, redistribution of available stock among Member States to address urgent needs.
Amendment 1687 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – paragraph 1
Article 132 – paragraph 1
1. Following the adoption of the Union list of critical medicinal products pursuant to Article 131(3), in consultation with the Agency and the working party referred to in Article 121(1), point (c), the MSSG may provide recommendations, in accordance with the methods referred to in Article 130(1), point (d), on appropriate security of supply measures to marketing authorisation holders as defined in Article 116(1), the Member States, the Commission or other entities. Such measures may include recommendations on diversification of suppliers and, inventory management, on pricing mechanisms, tender practices and cost-containment measures, and on the use of regulatory flexibilities.
Amendment 1693 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 132 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The MSSG shall set up a Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism to allow Member States to request assistance in obtaining stocks of a medicine during critical shortages. The MSSG shall specify the procedures and criteria to launch the Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism in consultation with the Member States, the Agency and the Commission.
Amendment 1705 #
2023/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 134 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 134 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall also work with the European Centre for Disease prevention and Control on building reliable forecasts of potentiel threats and potential shortages.
Amendment 40 #
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 Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthening consumers in making informed choices, including on the 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, 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 country. To ensure the accuracy of the information on the country or countries of origin of honey that consumers are provided with, the placing on the market of honey should be conditional upon the accuracy of the composition of the product with its indicated country or countries of origin. To ensure the compliance of products with the requirements set out in this Directive, checks should be performed by competent authorities.
Amendment 42 #
2023/0105(COD)
(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 Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthening consumers in making informed choices, including on the 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, 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 country.
Amendment 52 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Following the "From the Hive" action carried out by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), together with the national authorities of 18 countries belonging to the European Food Fraud Network, the European Anti- Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), a very high percentage of imported honeys were found to be adulterated with cheap ingredients, such as sugar syrups and water, to artificially increase the product's volume. Directive 2001/110, amended by Directive 2014/63, empowers the European Commission to establish the most appropriate methods of analysis to ensure that honey marketed in the European Union complies with the requirements of the legislation. These methods are now obsolete, and there is an urgent need to update them regularly in the light of the latest scientific developments, in collaboration with the Commission's Joint Research Centre, in order to prevent fraudulent practices and to ensure a level-playing field between EU and non-EU operators.
Amendment 63 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) In addition to verifiability of the origin of honey thanks to the testing of its composition, the traceability of the product or batch should be ensured. At present, traceability rules do not make it possible to link the various operators who come into contact with the product, which encourages fraud. Given the difficulties involved in tracing the origin of honey, a specific traceability system needs to be set up for this sector.
Amendment 69 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) To ensure accurate information for consumers and guarantee the traceability and verifiability of honey authenticity and honey origins, ultrafiltered honey, referred to in Directive 2001/110/EC as "filtered honey", should no longer be allowed to be marketed and labelled as "honey". Ultrafiltration refers to filtration processes using a filter mesh of a size under 100 µm thus removing the majority of the pollen from honey. Since pollen is the key element present in honey used to trace its origin when analysed, the absence of pollen in honey makes it almost impossible to verify the data provided regarding its country or countries of origin. Ultrafiltration thus alters honey by depriving it of one of its main components and characteristics, and prevents its traceability, thus enabling for fraud and misleading indications for consumers. If, when tested, a product marketed as honey presents little or no trace of pollen, it should be prohibited from being placed on the market as well as the batch it is part of, if applicable.
Amendment 76 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 d (new)
Recital 3 d (new)
(3d) Considering the direct link between information of consumers and the reliability of the information indicated on honey, it is impossible to inform consumers unless the accuracy of the information on the label is guaranteed. Traceability and verifiability of the composition should therefore be ensured in order to guarantee the origin and the quality of honey, including in the case of honey contained in other products. Ensuring traceability and verifiability of the honey's country or countries of origin will also ensure a level-playing field between all operators by making sure that they all comply with the same obligations.
Amendment 148 #
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. If the honey originates infrom more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs; If the honey has been harvested in third countaining more than 25 g;ries only, or if third countries account for at least 80% of the countries of origin of a blend, this information shall be indicated clearly on the front-of-pack label close to the brand name of the product. This indication is additional to the mandatory list of countries of origin provided for in this Article. This shall also apply to products containing industrial honey, which shall indicate on their front-of-pack label that the honey they contain is mainly originating from third countries.
Amendment 150 #
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. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs. All countaining more than 25 g;ries of origin shall be written in full and listed in descending order of importance and their respective percentages shall be clearly indicated on the front-of-pack label of the product, close to the product's trade name. This shall also apply to products containing industrial honey, which shall indicate on their front-of-pack label the country or countries of origin of the honey they contain.
Amendment 176 #
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
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) For the purposes 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., and misleading claims and information as defined pursuant to the Green Claims Directive (2023/0085 (COD)) and the Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition (2022/0092 (COD)) shall be prohibited from appearing on the product.
Amendment 177 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The following Article 2a is added : "Article 2a Honey and products containing honey placed on the Union market shall be part of a traceability system such as an identification code or a blockchain system. Competent authorities shall be able to trace the honey’s journey back to its country of origin. Operators placing honey and products containing honey on the market shall be able to trace it, via an identification number or blockchain system, to its previous operator and country of origin. This number shall be written on the product's label and/or documentation. This traceability system shall be supported by the traceability requirements established pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002."
Amendment 194 #
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 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Amendment 210 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Annex II, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "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, iIt must not have any foreign tastes or odours, 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. The category "products containing honey" therefore does not include honey blended with food ingredients or other additional ingredients." Or. en (02001L0110)
Amendment 218 #
2023/0105(COD)
Amendment 272 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a Directive 2001/112/EC
By [OP: Please insert the date = date of entry into force of this Directive], the list of essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice, other than the sugar of the fruit from which it comes, shall be established by the European Food Safety Agency.
Amendment 55 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) The scaling up of European net- zero technology industries as well as ensuring Europe’s open strategic autonomy requires significant additional skilled workers which implies important investment needs in re-skilling and upskilling, including in the field of vocational education and training. This should contribute to the creation of quality jobs in line with the targets for employment and training of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The energy transition will require a significant increase in the number of skilled workers in a range of sectors, including renewable energy and energy storage, grid technologies and battery production, and has a great potential for quality job creation. There is nevertheless a mismatch between the skills of European workers and current open positions in the labour market. The skill needs for the fuel cell hydrogen sub- sector in manufacturing alone are estimated at 180.000 trained workers, technicians and engineers by the year 2030, according to the Commission’s European Strategic Energy Technology Plan 65 . In the photo- voltaic solar energy sector, up to 66.000 jobs would be needed in manufacturing alone. The European network of employment services (EURES) is providing information, advice and recruitment or placement for the benefit of workers and employers, including across internal market borders. It is therefore of outmost importance to make these positions attractive and reachable, especially technical careers, including through EU campaigns to promote technical and vocational education. Workers from third countries should also be targeted as the Union only attracts a small share of qualified migrants. Responding to these needs while reaching the Union’s objectives in terms of climate neutrality requires a value chain approach whereby all successive industrial phases are taken into account, from the design of the product (or the service), to the manufacturing phase, including the recycling and reuse of materials, and whereby all the different professions across the value chain are considered. The European network of employment services (EURES) is providing information, advice and recruitment or placement for the benefit of workers and employers, including across internal market borders. The network can play a significant role in using the learning content of training programmes delivered by the skills academies in the creation and deployment of European occupation profiles and by providing information to national employment services about them. _________________ 65 European Commission, Directorate- General for Research and Innovation, Joint Research Centre, The strategic energy technology (SET) plan, Publications Office, 2019, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/04888.
Amendment 57 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To achieve the 2030 objectives a particular focus is needed on some of the net-zero technologies, also in view their significant contribution towards the path to net zero by 2050. These technologies include solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies, onshore and offshore renewable technologies, battery/storage technologies, heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells including the technologies for low- carbon hydrogen, nuclear energy including fusion energy, sustainable biogas/biomethane, carbon capture and storage technologies and grid technologies. These technologies play a key role in the Union’s open strategic autonomy, ensuring that citizens have access to clean, affordable, secure energy. Given their role, these technologies should benefit from even faster permitting procedures, obtain the status of the highest national significance possible under national law and benefit from additional support to crowd-in investments.
Amendment 63 #
2023/0081(COD)
(65) Since strengthening the manufacturing capacity of key net-zero technologies in the Union will not be possible without a sizeable skilled workforce, it is necessary to introduce measures to boost the activation of more people to the labour market, notably women andand to make the industries and the technical careers concerned by this regulation more attractive, especially to women as the gender balance in is far from being reached in technology-oriented professions, to young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs), and to legally residing migrant workers including via skills first approaches as a complement to qualifications-based recruitment. In addition, in line with the objectives of the Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate-neutrality, specific support for job-to-job transition and with a view to favour lifelong learning and training for workers in redundant and declining sectors are important. This means investing in skills and in quality job creationfor all, while aiming at greater labour market and social inclusion requires a targeted approach towards people who need it the most. This includes people who are excluded from the labour market, have limited access to training opportunities or are in professions which are either at risk of disappearing or whose content and tasks are being highly transformed by new technologies. The end objective should be the creation of quality job required for net-zero technologies in the Union. Building on and fully taking into account existing initiatives such as the EU Pact for Skills, EU level activities on skills intelligence and forecasting, such as by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and the European Labour Authority (ELA), and the Blueprints for sectoral cooperation on skills, the objective is to mobilise all actors: Member States authorities, including at regional and local levels, universities, including universities of applied sciences, education and training providers, social partners and industry, in particular SMEs and start ups, to identify skills needs, develop education and training programmes and deploy these at large scale in a fast and operational manner also targeting technical education and careers. Net-zero strategic projects have a key role to play in this regard. Member States and the Commission mayshould ensure financial support includingto deploy the impact and outreach of the Academies and by leveraging the possibilities of the Union budget through instruments such as the European Social Fund Plus, InvestEU, Just Transition Fund, European Regional Development Funds, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Modernisation Fund, REPowerEU and the Single Market Programme.
Amendment 72 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) Building on previous experiences, such as the EU Pact for Skills and the European Battery Alliance, European Net- Zero Industry Academies should develop and deploy education and training content to upskill and reskill workers required for key net-zero technology value chains, such as solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies, renewable hydrogen technologies and raw materials. The academies would aim to enable the training and education of 100.000 learners each, within three years of their establishment, to contribute to the availability of skills required for the net-zero technologies, including in small and medium-sized enterprises. That content should be developed and deployed with education and training providers in Member States, relevant Member States authorities and social partners. Education and training providers, industry and other actors involved in up- and reskilling in the Member States, such as Public Employment Services, should deliver the content produced by the academies. To ensure skills transparency and portability and the mobility of workers, the European Net-Zero Industry Academies will develop and deploy credentials, including micro- credentials, covering learning achievements. They should be issued in the format of European credentials for learning and could be integrated in EUROPASS and, where relevant, included in National Qualifications Frameworks. Member States are encouraged to support the continuous reskilling and upskilling offered via the academies and the relevant education and training providers in their territories through national programmes and Union funding, including from the European Social Fund Plus, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the European Regional Development Fund, the Just Transition Mechanism, the Modernisation Fund and the Technical Support Instrument. The Net-Zero Europe Platform should assist in guiding the work of the Academies and providing oversight. local and regional initiatives and on previous experiences, such as hubs for skills development, the EU Pact for Skills and the European Battery Alliance, European Net-Zero Industry Academies (hereafter the academies) should develop and deploy education and training content to upskill and reskill workers required for key net- zero technology value chains, such as solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies, renewable hydrogen technologies and raw materials. The scope and number of the academies should be determined by the Commission, the Member States and the social partners in the framework of the Net Zero Platform on the basis of existing and objective studies in line with the prinicple of technological neutrality as well as based on a mapping exercise of current and forecasted needs in net-zero industries. Such a mapping exercise should provide information about current and upcoming labour shortages in key net-zero industries across the Union as well as an overview of how training opportunities are provided in such industries so as to enable an effective and affordable access to training for those who need it the most. Additionally, following the mapping exercise, the Commission should commit to issue a call for projects as soon as a certain threshold is reached in terms of labour shortage in a strategic sector. A first mapping exercise should already take place in 2024. Based on that mapping exercise, the Commission should also determine the number and scope of the academies that are likely to be created in order to ensure that funding is available to all of them. The academies should benefit from Union funding. A strong governance is needed to make the Academies operational as fast as possible to ensure the skilling of qualified workers. The Commission should have the lead to set up a call for projects to create academies, following consultation of the Net Zero Platform. This should be without prejudice to the determining role that social partners and universities can also play in the creation of such academies, as it was the case in the Battery Alliance. One of the aims of the academies will be to reindustrialise the Union and secure its own production in sensitive and strategic technologies . The academies would participate in the Union’s open strategic autonomy and would contribute to fulfilling the demands towards more EU demand for made-in-EU technologies with high social and climate standards. The academies should already be established by the end of 2024 and should aim to achieve geographical balance between its concerned actors, and respect linguistic diversity. They should start providing and disseminating initial learning content in 2025. The academies would aim to enable the training and education of 100.000 learners each, within three years of their establishment, to contribute to the availability of skills required for the net-zero technologies, including in small and medium-sized enterprises and would contribute to reduce the disparities among Member States. That content should be developed and deployed with education and training providers in Member States, relevant Member States authorities, private sector and industry representatives including from the SMEs and companies involved as well as social partners. Such content should take into account already existing learning programmes developed in the framework of the local Pact for Skills and the centres of professional excellence and should target all levels of education and all workers, including apprenticees, along the value chain in the sectors concerned. Education and training providers, industry and other actors involved in up- and reskilling in the Member States, such as Public Employment Services, should deliver the content produced by the academies. Member States should also use the learning content developed by the academies in other existing instruments such as in the reinforced Youth Guarantee whose one of its objectives is to provide education and training to NEETs, and to build up on existing mentoring programmes. To ensure skills transparency and portability the mobility of workers, and suppport the Member States in this effort, the European Net-Zero Industry Academies will develop and deploy credentials, including micro-credentials, covering learning achievements. They should be issued in the format of European credentials for learning and could be integrated in EUROPASS and, where relevant, included in National Qualifications Frameworks. Member States are encouraged to support the continuous reskilling and upskilling offered via the academies and the relevant education and training providers in their territories through national programmes and Union funding, including from the European Social Fund Plus, the reinforced Youth Guarantee, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, InvestEU the European Regional Development Fund, the Just Transition Mechanism, the Modernisation Fund and the Technical Support Instrument. The Net-Zero Europe Platform should assist in guiding the work of the Academies ensuring that the scope of the academies are in line with the conclusions of the mapping exercise and providing oversight. Where the Platform deals with skills related topics, Member States should ensure that the appointed national representative can act as a bridge between the relevant national ministries and competent authorities of the Member States as well as the national social partners and industry representatives. The Platform should collect information on the progress made by the different academies and produce by the end of 2026 an overview report on the deployment of the learning programmes, the number of targeted learners within each academy and across different levels of qualification.
Amendment 76 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) Where the learning programmes developed by the European net-zero industry academies lead to credentials that would be of assistance including to persons seeking access to a profession that is regulated, Member States and employers should, in order to facilitate the mobility in strategic net-zero industry professions, accept these credentials as sufficient proof of the knowledge, skills and competences to which they attest.
Amendment 80 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) At Union level, a Net-Zero Europe Platform, should be established, composed of the Member States and chaired by the Commission. The Net-Zero Europe Platform may advise and assist the Commission and Member States on specific questions and provide a reference body, in which the Commission and Member States coordinate their action and facilitate the exchange of information on issues relating to this Regulation. The Net- Zero Europe Platform should further perform the tasks outlined in the different Articles of this Regulation, notably in relation to permitting, including one-stop shops, Net-Zero Strategic Projects, coordination of financing, access to markets and skills as well as innovative net-zero technologies regulatory sandboxes. Where necessary, the Platform may establish standing or temporary subgroups including on skills and invite third parties, such as experts or representatives from net-zero industries.
Amendment 99 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Amendment 107 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In line with Chapter V of this Regulation, it puts into place measures to attract, upskill or reskill a workforce, and especially women and young people, through training and lifelong learning programmes required for net-zero technologies, including through apprenticeships, and mentoring programmes in close cooperation with social partners; including those representing SMEs,
Amendment 114 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Member States should submit updated drafts of their 2021-2030 National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) in June 202340 . As emphasised in the Commission’s Guidance to Member States for the update of the 2021-2030 national energy and climate plans41 , the updated plans should describe Member States’ objectives and policies to facilitate the scale-up of manufacturing projects of commercially available energy efficient and low-carbon technologies, equipment and key components within their territory. Where applicable, these plans should take into account the specific situation of outermost regions and isolated territories, which are very often endowed with natural energy resources but do not necessarily have the appropriate infrastructure to use them, by promoting the local land-sea energy mix relevant to these territories. Those plans should also describe Member States’ objectives and policies to achieve such scale-up through diversification efforts in third countries, and to enable their industries to capture and store CO2 emissions permanently in geological storage sites. _________________ 40 Member States shall update their national plans for 2021-2030 by June 2023 (draft plans) and June 2024 (final plans). See Article 14 and requirements of Chapter 2 and Annex I of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. 41 Commission Notice on the Guidance to Member States for the update of the 2021- 2030 national energy and climate plans 2022/C 495/02, (OJ C 495, 29.12.2022, p. 24).
Amendment 142 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) enable the training and education of 100.000 learners each, within three years of their establishment ;
Amendment 143 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enable and promote the use of the learning programmes, content and materials by universities, including universities of applied sciences, education and training providers in the Member States, among others by training trainers and develop mechanisms to ensure the quality of the training offered by universities, education and training providers in the Member States based on the above learning programmes, content and material, as well as companies including SMES and startups in the Member States and where applicable, used by countries associated in EU research and innovation programmes, such as Horizon Europe and Digital Europe, based on the above learning programmes, content and materials; encourage lifelong learning and upskilling or reskilling, including through apprenticeship, mentoring programmes, and long duration training programmes;
Amendment 147 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) develop and deploy credentials, including micro-credentials, to facilitate the transparency of skills acquired and enhance the transferability between jobs, industries and the cross-border mobility of the workforce, and to promote matching with relevant jobs through tools such as the European Employment Services (EURES) network and EURAXESS.
Amendment 151 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. European Net Zero Industry Academies shall counter gender stereotypes and pay particular attention to the need to activate morebe designed in a way that the learning content is targeting women and, young people,and older people, including those who are not in education, employment or training for the labour market, as well as workers in professions which are either at risk of disappearing or whose content and tasks are being highly transformed by new technologies.
Amendment 156 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a (new)
Amendment 162 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Net-Zero Europe Platform referred to in Article 28 shall support the availability and deployment of skills in net-zero technologies, and in competent authorities and contracting authorities referred to in Chapter II and Chapter IV, through the following tasks:, while building upon existing structures within national educational and vocational training systems ;
Amendment 167 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) monitor the activity of the European Net-Zero Industry Academies and of education and training providers who offer the learning programmes developed by the Academies, foster synergies with other national and Union skills initiatives and projects, and provide oversight so as to attract a diverse workforce that encompasses different genders and cultures, including through communication campaigns ;
Amendment 171 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) assist the uptake and recognition of learning credentials of the European Net- Zero Industry Academies in the Member States to promote the recognition of skills and the matching of skills and jobs, inter alia by promoting the validity and acceptance of the credentials throughout the labour market of the European Union; and putting emphasis on long duration training programmes and apprenticeships; assuring the recognition of learning credentials via mechanisms to ensure the quality of the training programme provided within and outside formal education systems; monitor the enforcement of the uptake and recognition of learning credentials and contribute to providing solutions in case of issues of non-recognition are detected ;
Amendment 178 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) promote adequate working conditions in jobs as well as the appeal of technical education in net-zero technology industries, the activation of youth, women and seniors to the labour market for net- zero technology industries, and the attraction of skilled workers from third countries, and thereby achieve a more diverse workforce;
Amendment 183 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) facilitate closer coordination and the exchange of best practices between Member States, and within the private sector to enhance the availability of skills in the net-zero technologies, including by contributing to Union and Member States policies to attract new talents from third countries and from all education levels.
Amendment 229 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66 ; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers and fuel cells including technologies for low-carbon hydrogen; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from theand their related fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies. They refer to the final products, specific components and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (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 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
Amendment 754 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 8 a (new)
Annex – row 8 a (new)
(8a) Nuclear technologies including fusion energy
Amendment 39 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Pursuant to its Article 1(3), Directive 98/24/EC is to apply to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work without prejudice to more stringent or specific provisions set out in Directive 2004/37/EC. To ensure legal certainty and avoid ambiguities and possible confusion over the applicable limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds, those Directives should be amended. This will provide for a revised binding occupational exposure limit value and biological limit value in Directive 2004/37/EC only, more specifically its Annexes III and IIIa containing more specific provisions on reprotoxic substances such as lead and its inorganic compounds. Therefore, the specific provisions setting the occupational exposure limit value for lead and its inorganic compounds in Annex I to Directive 98/24/EC and a biological limit value for lead and its ionorganic compounds in Annex II to Directive 98/24/EC should be deleted.
Amendment 43 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Lead and its inorganic compounds are key occupational reprotoxicants that can affect both fertility and the development of the foetus and meet the criteria for classification as toxic for reproduction (category 1A) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and are therefore a reprotoxic substances within the meaning of Article 2, point (ba), of Directive 2004/37/EC. It is not scientifically possible to identify a level below which exposure to lead and its inorganic compounds would not have adverse health effects for the development of the offspring of workers of childbearing age. A notation as “non- threshold reprotoxic substance” should therefore be introduced for lead and its inorganic compounds and employers should ensure that the level of exposure of workers is reduced to as low a level as is technically possible.
Amendment 64 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Moreover, to strengthen the health surveillance of workers exposed to lead and its inorganic compounds and thus contribute to the prevention and protection measures to be undertaken by the employer, it is necessary to amend the existing requirements that apply when workers are exposed to certain levels of lead and its inorganic compounds. To that end, detailed medical surveillance should be required whenfor all workers exposured to lead and its inorganic compounds exceeds 0.015 mg/m3 in air (50% of current OEL) or 9 µg/100ml blood (approx. 60% of the current BLV).
Amendment 74 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Specific measures should be put in place with regard to risk management, including hygiene measures, the use of personal protective equipment and specific health surveillance that should take into consideration the circumstances of individual workers. Under the general requirements of Directive 2004/37/EC, employers are obliged to ensure the substitution of the substance when technically possible, the use of closed systems, or the reduction of exposure to as low as technically possible. In addition, as suggested in the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work90 , the blood level of lead and its inorganic compounds in women of childbearing age should not exceed the reference values of the general population not occupationally exposed to lead and its inorganic compounds in the respective Member State. The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), established by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council91 , advised the use of a biological guidance value (BGV) as there was insufficient scientific evidence to set a BLV for women of childbearing age. When national reference levels are not available, blood levels of lead and its inorganic compounds in women of childbearing age should not exceed the BGV of 4.5 µg/100ml, as recommended by the opinion of the RAC92. Due to a continuous decline in environmental lead exposure levels, this value should be revisited every five years. The BGV is an indicator of exposure but not of identifiable adverse health effects. Therefore, it acts as a sentinel marker to alert employers on the need to pay specific attention to this specific potential risk and to introduce measures to ensure that any exposure to lead and its inorganic compounds does not result in adverse developmental health effects in the foetus or offspring of female workers. __________________ 90 ACSH opinion on lead (2021). https://circabc.europa.eu/ui/group/cb9293b e-4563-4f19-89cf- 4c4588bd6541/library/60b206e1-ee10- 40c2-9540-fb6510c11a0c/details 91 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.) 92 On the evaluation of the occupational exposure limits for lead and its compounds, delivered on 11 June 2020. (See section 8.2.4. of the annex to the opinion). https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/ed 7a37e4-1641-b147-aaac-fce4c3014037
Amendment 75 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Lead accumulates in the bones and is released slowly from there into the circulatory system. Blood lead levels may thus remain high long after exposure to lead has been reduced. If the results of the medical surveillance reveal a blood-lead level of a worker greater than the biological limit value due to historical occupational exposure to lead, the employer should take into account the advice of the occupational health-care professional in implementing any measures required to ensure a decrease of the worker’s blood-lead level, including the possibility of assigning the worker to alternative work where there is no risk of further exposure. A worker may be allowed to continue working with tasks that involve exposure to lead only if that worker is under continuous medical surveillance and if a declining trend of the blood-lead level is established.
Amendment 79 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) To ensure the implementation of the necessary hygiene measures and to take into account the specific situation of vulnerable workers, the Commission should, in consultation with the ACSH, develop and publish guidelines on the protection and reduction of exposure for workers whose blood-lead levels are above the biological limit value, on the special protection of women of childbearing age and on the hygiene measures necessary to limit the blood lead level of all workers. Those guidelines should be published on the EU-OSHA website and be disseminated in all Member States by the relevant competent authorities.
Amendment 83 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Diisocyanates can be absorbed through the skin and exposure to diisocyanates at the place of work may also result in dermal sensitisation and sensitisation of the respiratory tract. It is therefore appropriate to establish an occupational exposure limit of 6 µg NCO/m³ and a short-term exposure limit of 12 µg NCO/m³ for this group of chemical agents and to assign a skin, dermal and respiratory sensitisation notation to it.
Amendment 86 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It may be difficult to comply with an occupational exposure limit equal to 6 µg NCO/m³ for diisocyanates, accompanied by an associated short-term exposure limit equal to 12 µg NCO/m³. This difficulty is due to technical measurement feasibility issues and the time needed to implement risk management measures in particular in downstream sectors involving activities such as applications of paints, work with lead metal, demolition, repair and scrap management, other waste management and soil remediation. Therefore, a transitional value of 10 µg NCO/m³ with an associated short- term exposure limit equal to 20 µg NCO/m³ should apply until 31 December 2028.
Amendment 92 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission has consulted the Committee for Risk Assessment) which provided opinions on both substances. The Commission has carried out a two-stage consultation of management and labour at Union level in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty. It has also consulted the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work, which adopted opinions regarding the revision of the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds93 and establishment of an occupational limit value for diisocyanates94, with recommendations for appropriate notations and a review of the limit values for diisocyanates starting in 2029. __________________ 93 See footnote 8. 94 ACSH opinion on diisocyanates (2021) https://circabc.europa.eu/ui/group/cb9293b e-4563-4f19-89cf- 4c4588bd6541/library/0d11d394-b1e8- 4e1a-a962-5ad60f4ab2ae/details
Amendment 98 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In the workplace, workers are often exposed to a cocktail of hazardous substances, which can increase risks and cause adverse health effects. In the case of exposure to a combination of substances acting by the same mode of action or at the same target cell or tissue, it is necessary to adapt the implementation of their possible limit values to take into account the combined effects.
Amendment 99 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
Amendment 120 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 98/24/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1) in Article 12, the following paragraph is added: 2a. In line with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work, the Commission shall, no later than 31st December 2029, launch a revision process for the occupational exposure limit and short-term occupational exposure limit for diisocyanates, taking especially into account the evaluation of the REACH Restriction, as Member States should report to the Commission the number of reported cases on occupational asthma, and any relevant data available. The Commission shall, where appropriate, subsequently propose necessary amendments and modifications related to that group of substances in a subsequent revision of this Directive.
Amendment 123 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC is amended as follows:
Amendment 130 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 3 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 3 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – point e a (new)
(3) in Article 2(1), the following point is added: “(ea) 'hazardous medicinal products’ or HMP’ means medicinal products that contain one or more substances that meet the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1A or 1B), mutagenic (category 1A or 1B) or toxic for reproduction (category 1A or 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.’
Amendment 134 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 143 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 6 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 6 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
(6) in Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: ‘No later than [one year after the date of entry into force of this amending directive] the Commission shall, after consulting the ACSH, develop and publish guidelines on the protection and reduction of exposure for workers whose blood-lead levels are above the biological limit value, on the special protection of women of childbearing age and on the hygiene measures necessary to limit the blood lead level of all workers. Those guidelines shall be published on the EU- OSHA website and shall be disseminated in all Member States by the relevant competent authorities.’
Amendment 144 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 7 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 7 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 b (new)
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 b (new)
(7) in Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: ‘No later than [five years after the date of entry into force of this amending directive] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall, taking into account up-to-date scientific data, review the Biological Guidance Value laid down in annex IIIa, in order to take into account the declining trend of environmental lead exposure levels.’
Amendment 145 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 8 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 8 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 c (new)
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 c (new)
(8) in Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: ‘No later than [one year after the date of entry into force of this amending directive], the Commission shall, taking into account the latest developments in scientific knowledge and the opinion of RAC, and after appropriate consultation of relevant stakeholders, prepare Union guidelines on how the implementation of the limit values referred to in Article 5(4) are to be adapted in the case of exposure to a combination of substances. Those guidelines shall be published on the EU- OSHA website and be disseminated in all Member States by the relevant competent authorities.’
Amendment 146 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 9 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 9 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 d (new)
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 d (new)
(9) in Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: ‘The Commission shall, as part of the next evaluation of the implementation of this Directive in the context of the evaluation referred to in Article 17a of Directive 89/391/EEC, evaluate the need to include endocrine disrupters within the scope of this Directive. The Commission shall, where appropriate, subsequently propose necessary amendments and modifications related to endocrine disrupters in a subsequent revision of this Directive.’
Amendment 164 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I
Annex I
Directive 98/24/EC
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 172 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point -1 a (new)
Annex II – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex I – point 8 a (new)
Annex I – point 8 a (new)
(-1a) in Annex I, the following point is added: “8a. Work involving exposure to hazardous medicinal products.”
Amendment 177 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1
Annex II – point 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – row 31
Annex III – point A – row 31
(1) in Annex III, point A, the row related to inorganic lead and its compounds is replaced by the following: Limit values EC No CAS 8 hours (3) Short-term (4) Transitional Name of agent (1) No (2) Notati 3 3 measures mg/m3 Ppm f/ml mg/m3 ppm f/ml on (5) (6) (7) Inorganic lead and 0.03 its compounds Non- its compounds treshol d reproto xic substan ce (1) EC No, i.e. Einecs, ELINCS or NLP, is the official number of the substance within the European Union, as defined in Section 1.1.1.2 in Annex VI, Part 1, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. (2) CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number. (3) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours time-weighted average (TWA) (4) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). A limit value above which exposure should not occur and which is related to a 15-minute period unless otherwise specified. (5) mg/m3 = milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure) (6) ppm = parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3). (7) f/ml = fibres per millilitre.’;
Amendment 183 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/37/EC
ANNEX III a
ANNEX III a
Lead and its ionorganic compounds
Amendment 188 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/37/EC
ANNEX III a
ANNEX III a
Medical surveillance is carried out if exposure to a concentration of lead in air is greater than 0,015 mg/m3, calculated as a time-weighted average over 40 hours per week, or a blood-lead level greater than 9 μg Pb/100 ml blood is measured in individual workerfor all workers exposed to lead and its inorganic compounds.
Amendment 189 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III a
Annex III a
If the results of the medical surveillance reveal a blood-lead level of a worker greater than the biological limit value due to historical occupational exposure to lead, the employer shall, after receiving the advice of the occupational health-care professional responsible for the health surveillance of that worker, take the necessary measures to ensure a decrease of the worker’s blood-lead level in accordance with the guidelines developed pursuant to Article 18a. A worker may be allowed to continue working with tasks that involve exposure to lead only if that worker is under continuous medical surveillance and if a declining trend of the blood-lead level is established.
Amendment 192 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III a
Annex III a
(1) It is recommended that the blood lead level in women of childbearing age does not exceed the reference values of the general population not occupationally exposed to lead in the respective EU Member State. When national reference levels are not available, it is recommended that blood lead levels in women of childbearing age do not exceed the Biological Guidance Value of 4.5 µg/100ml. Due to a continuous decline in environmental lead exposure levels, this value shall be revisited every five years.
Amendment 34 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) European statistics on population and housing play a central role in policy- making and decision-making processes and, as such, they 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, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda as well as the headline targets of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan.
Amendment 36 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In 2017, the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) endorsed the Budapest Memorandum, which stated the need for annual statistics on the size and on certain social, economic and demographic characteristics of the population and improved statistics on migration. For the observance of the principles of equality and non-discrimination of its citizens in all activities and the individual citizens’ rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union23 and Articles 10 and 19 TFEU, and for monitoring progress towards the achievement of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Union needs reliable and comparable statistics. Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 provides a framework for data collections from samples that allow to collect data on equality and non- discrimination in so far as this is feasible on samples and to analyse some aspects of equality and discrimination by producing socio- economic indicators and information on experience of discrimination. In addition, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) carry out specific studies and dedicated surveys that can further extend the availability of equality statistics at EU level. In addition, Eurofound provides insightful data and information collected via surveys on people’s working and living conditions. Future cooperation and coordination between Member States, Eurostat and these agencies should be enhanced to meet growing user demands for reliable and comprehensive data on equality and diversity in the Union. __________________ 23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.
Amendment 38 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal, 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. Furthermore, as the green transition is profoundly changing the European industry and economy, the changes in the labour market will be immense, thus the need for new evidence- based policies will be required to address the pressing challenges related to environmental and social aspects. Namely, better identifying and anticipating skills needs by timely disaggregated data collection is essential to adequately address the new ‘green jobs’ and prepare the workforce, especially workers with less training opportunities and urgent needs for up- and reskilling, throughout the transition. 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 42 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) To monitor progress in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, its Action Plan’s headline targets and the European Child Guarantee at the national level and assess the distributional impact of climate change and policies in general, the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the ESS with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.
Amendment 44 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 established a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, based on common statistical principles. That Regulation sets out the quality criteria and refers to the need to minimise the response burden on survey respondents and to contribute to the more general objective of reducing the administrative burden. A new legal framework for European statistics on population and housing should implement and build upon the quality criteria set out in that Regulation and facilitate burden reduction by embracing effective and efficient reuse of available data sources including administrative data. __________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
Amendment 46 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The ongoing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, climate change, digital transformation, evolving demographic situation and recent migration trends have created demands for timelier, more frequent, and more detailed European statistics on population, socio-economic developments, vital events and housing including details of topics or groups that have become politically and societally relevant during the past decade. In addition, the existing legal framework is not flexible enough to adapt to evolving policy needs and to enable the use of new sources at national and Union level. Furthermore, the structure of the existing legal framework in the form of three separate regulations, adopted at different times, has led to intrinsic inconsistencies of the statistics. Finally, as Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 will cease to apply on 31 August 2028, a new legal basis is required for the demographic statistics collected under that Regulation. It is therefore necessary to replace the current legal framework by a new, more coherent and flexible one that should amend relevant parts of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repeal Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013.
Amendment 50 #
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, socio-economic 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.
Amendment 55 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Union censuses shcould become more cost-effective through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services. While the use of such sources would improve the availability and timeliness of available data, specific cooperation agreements for data sharing between national statistical institutes or other competent national authorities and database providers should be put in place to establish needed safeguards for personal data collection to avoid any potential misuse of sensitive data, as the access to such data should in no way alter or interfere with the fundamental rights of data subjects. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.
Amendment 60 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) In that respect, data sharing between privately held data providers or businesses and the national statistical institutes and the Commission (Eurostat) will be based on established specific data- sharing protocols and cooperation agreements designed by involved actors and in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, outlining the necessity for data subject to give consent to the use of their data and in accordance with the specific rules of data communication services including accessing information in end-user’s device provided in Directive 2002/58/EC.
Amendment 62 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) European statistics on population and housing should meet the quality criteria on relevance, accuracy, timeliness and punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability and coherence specified in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. Their quality should be enhanced as far as the needs of the Union evolve, and mechanisms should be established to address possible situations where the quality of data is not guaranteed. In such instances, the Commission (Eurostat) should have the right to check the methodology that is being used and organise site visits of the authorities collecting the data. Assistance and technical support should also be provided upon the request of national authorities. Appropriate results from the quality assessment carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) should be publicly available to statistics users. A by assuring free and easy access to these statistics should be free and easy through Commission (Eurostat) databases on its website and in its publications.
Amendment 66 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Data sources available at national level are not always able to capture accurately phenomena related to the free movement of persons in the Union, the access of persons to cross-border services on demographic vital events and the exercise of persons rights to buy and own housing property used as primary, holiday and secondary accommodation across the Union. There are also asymmetries in the bilateral migration flows and difficulties to measure population groups, for instance among the migrant, homeless or stateless population. Therefore, data sharing for the purposes of compiling statistics on population and migration and ensuring their quality should be reinforced and considered as yet another data source. Such reinforced data sharing may cover a wide range of relevant data, from data that clearly do not allow for the identification of statistical units, either directly or indirectly, to data potentially subject to statistical confidentiality requirements. Member States should, in their own interest and in the interest of the other Member States, participate in data sharing activities, including in pilot projects assessing innovative secure solutions. The Commission (Eurostat) should also establish a secure infrastructure to facilitate such data sharing while ensuring all necessary safeguards for data protection.
Amendment 67 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) When data sharing entails processing of personal data according to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 or Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the data shared shall be anonymised or pseudonymised and the principles of purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation and integrity and confidentiality should be fully applied. In particular, data sharing mechanisms based on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement these principles should be preferred over direct data transmissioncome the new standard. __________________ 37 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).
Amendment 69 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In the longer term, the collaborative efforts in the European Statistical System to mitigate cross-border statistical quality issues, such as double counting of Union residents enjoying freedom of movement, should profit as much as possible frombe facilitated through the introduction of single digital identifiers established at Union level by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Amendment 70 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) This Regulation is without prejudice to Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.38 Within their respective scope of application, the latter Regulations are to apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation. Following the needs for further processing of personal data for statistical purposes, anonymised or pseudonymised data shall be used to guarantee the safeguards as adopted under Article 89 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 13 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. __________________ 38 Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37).
Amendment 73 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) In order to take account of demographic, economic and social trends as well as, technological developments and the need to design well-targeted policies in a timely manner, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in order to amend the list, description , periodicities and reference times of detailed topics covered by European statistics on population and housing; to update the periodicities and reference times in the Annex to this Regulation and to specify the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making39 . 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. __________________ 39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 74 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) The importance of European statistics as vital part of evidence-based decision-making is reflected in the EU budget 2021-2027 for ensuring financial support for the development, production and dissemination of high-quality European statistics by the Single Market Programme. Reforming the collection of data via effective cooperation between relevant national authorities, statistical institutes and data providers as well as improving data quality should become eligible to benefit from the Technical Support Instrument. To this end, the funds shall be used for the purpose of helping the national statistical institutes and other competent national authorities to collect the needed data as requested by the Commission (Eurostat), especially in cases of providing ad hoc data collection as specified under this Regulation.
Amendment 77 #
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 real or perceived barrier exists for full and representative inclusion in the collection of statistical data;
Amendment 94 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 17 by specifying the data sets and metadata to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis, where the collection of additional statistics is deemed necessary for the purpose of addressing additional statistical needs under this Regulation, while prioritising the administrative data sources and records to be used for the collection of requested data.
Amendment 96 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The revised data sets and metadata shall be provided within the deadlines specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and be complemented by quality reporting in accordance with Article 12. Member States shall inform the Commission of the decision to revise certain data sets as soon as the decision is made.
Amendment 98 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States and the Commission (Eurostat) shall use one or a combination of the following data sources, under the condition, that data is collected and processed in accordance with safeguards determined in applicable EU data protection laws and provided that they allow for producing statistics that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 12:
Amendment 101 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The statistics compiled under this Regulation shall be based on statistically sound and well-documented methods taking into account international recommendations and best practice such as ‘signs of life’, ‘rate of stay’ and other scientifically-based statistical estimation methods used for compiling usually resident population in the Member States provided suitable measures to safeguard the data subjects’ rights and freedoms are respected.
Amendment 107 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) avoid possible risks of undercounting or double counting related to the free movement of persons in the Union, the access of persons to cross- border services linked to vital events and the person rights to buy cross-border, own and use housing property across the Union, not least via the introduction of single digital identifiers ;
Amendment 111 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) as soon as possible of any relevant information or changes with regard to the implementation of this Regulation that would influence the quality of the statistics provided. Member States shall remedy the causes that may affect the quality of the statistics provided as soon as possible and no later than four months after the statistics have been provided.
Amendment 113 #
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. The Commission has the right to organise visits to Member States’ national statistical authorities in case the level of statistics quality is not met.
Amendment 116 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. In the interest of secure data sharing within the ESS, all necessary safeguards with regard to the physical, technical and logical protection of data shall be taken. The Commission (Eurostat) shall set up a secure infrastructure to facilitate data sharing referred to in paragraph 1. Competent national authorities for statistics under this Regulation mayshall use this secure data sharing infrastructure for the purpose specified in paragraph 1.
Amendment 117 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) based preferably on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement the principles of Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725, with particular regard to purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation, integrity and confidentiality;
Amendment 118 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) provided that the condition for ensuring the necessary protection of personal data, namely anonymisation or pseudonymisation, is met;
Amendment 120 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may participate in those studies but shall, together with the Commission (Eurostat), ensure the representativeness of those studies at Union level so that the diversity of national situations is well reflected.
Amendment 122 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Financial contribution mayshould be provided from the general budget of the Union under the objectives of the Single Market Programme to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, for:
Amendment 123 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Improving the quality of statistics and developing methodologies meeting the requirements of this Regulation can be eligible to benefit from the Technical Support Instrument or any other technical support and assistance from the Commission, which can also be provided via the exchange of best practices across Member States.
Amendment 125 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – 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 and keep the European Parliament informed about its delegated act’s preparatory work.
Amendment 126 #
2023/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Where the application of this Regulation, or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, requires major adaptations to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts, derogations to Member State, for a maximum duration of twohree years.
Amendment 8 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the budget should support policies and measures to facilitate access to and transition within the labour market transition, create quality employment, further develop resilient social systems, reduce poverty and increase upward social convergence across the Union so that no one is left behind; notes in particular that investment in lifelong learning, reskilling and upskilling is essential to address the green and digital transition; welcomes in this context the 2023 Porto Social Forum conclusions highlighting – in the framework of the European Year of Skills – how robust policies on skills, education and training can create better employment, swifter integration in the labour market and foster social inclusion and be a source of self-fulfilment, and consequently boost the resilience and competitiveness of the EU´s economy and society; calls for financial support to the creation of local strategies for skills and skills development hubs in cooperation with employment agencies of cities; insists on the importance of investing in social inclusion and measures for children and young people; recalls that the integration into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, the unemployed, and people displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine, is paramount;
Amendment 13 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of investing in skills in times of deep transformations in the labour market and the green and digital transitions; calls for financial and technical support to the creation of local strategies for skills and skills development hubs in cooperation with local employment agencies; highlights the key role that the skills academies foreseen in the Net Zero Industry Act Regulation have to play in disseminating knowledge and skills on net-zero technologies that can enhance the Union’s competitiveness and its global position in net-zero industries and consequently calls to provide a budget of at least EUR 102 million year until 2027 with an allocation of EUR 25.5 million for the year 2024;
Amendment 19 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 16,814 3 billion in commitments in 2024 to ESF+; recalls that ESF+ is the main instrument for investing in people and building social protection and that it must play a key role in supporting Member States to achieve social cohesion, high employment levels, adequate social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy;
Amendment 29 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its calls to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion and insists on making this funding part of the revised MFF; recalls also its position that all Member States should use at least 5 % of the ESF+ resources under share- management to targeted actions to combat child poverty and support the implementation of the Child Guarantee;
Amendment 38 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the target in the Porto Declaration of 7 May 2021 to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 15 million by 2030, including at least 5 million children; takes note that, in 2024, EUR 4.8 billion of the ESF+ budget under shared management would need to be spentare allocated on food aid and basic material assistance for the most deprived persons, exceedingthus going beyond the actual objective of 4% and high; welcomes this budgetary evolution in lighting of the worrying increase in the number of deprived persons;
Amendment 48 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls the essential role of pilot projects (PPs) and preparatory actions (PAs) for testing new policy initiatives and collecting data in the fields of employment and social inclusion; trustshighlights the importance for the Commission to evaluate PP/PA proposals impartially on the basis of a legal and financial assessment, in line with in the Interinstitutional agreement,; calls on the Commission to intensify the dialogue with the European Parliament on how innovative ideas could become eligible for new pilot projects and to provide detailed explanations of its assessments, with concrete examples of the Union actions that are considered to ‘cover’ the proposals; also recalls that the implementation of an adopted PP/PA must remain faithful to the proposal;
Amendment 52 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Takes note of the Commission's proposal for a revised MFF; believes that this proposal falls short of the EU ambitions to tackle current and future social challenges; welcomes the commitment to invest in European sovereignty, however regrets that the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) proposal lacks ambition; reiterates its call for a fully- fledged European Sovereignty Fund to ensure the EU's strategic autonomy, including investment in human capital and skilled labour, promote inclusive access to quality jobs and address shortages of labour and skills critical to key economic and industrial sectors; stresses the importance of mobilising fresh money to prevent the ESF+ funding from being diverted of its specific objectives;
Amendment 57 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to develop a proper strategy for the mainstreaming of social objectives in Union spending; considers that a social mainstreaming methodology in the Union budget would be necessary in order to ensure that all Union-funded policies are compliant with the social standardsupportive of the 20 principles defined in the European Pillar of Social Rights, and that all Union spending contributes to European social objectives or at least does not work contrary to those objectives; further calls on the Commission to present a method for monitoring social expenditure in the European budget in order to ensure the effectiveness of European social action and the achievement of these objectives.
Amendment 2 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– Having regard to the European Parliament’s resolution of 16 February 2023 on an EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs (2023/2513(RSP));
Amendment 3 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– Having regard to the Osnabruck 2020 Declaration on vocational and education and training as an enabler of recovery and just transitions to digital and green economies of 30 November 2020;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
– Having regard to the European Parliament’s resolution of 17 February 2022 on Empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery 2021/2952(RSP);
Amendment 6 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
– Having regard to the European Parliament’s resolution of 19 May 2022 on establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro-credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment;
Amendment 7 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
– Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘Competence and skill development in a context of the dual green and digital transition’;
Amendment 10 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
– Having regard to the European Parliament’s legislative resolution of 30 March 2023 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Skills 2023 (COM(2022)0526 – C9- 0344/2022 – 2022/0326(COD));
Amendment 16 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas education, training and skills policies are a competence of the Member States; whereas the EU plays an increasingly important role in supporting, coordinating and complementing the actions of the Member States;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the future of work will require two types of change among workers: upskilling and reskilling;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas one77% of the reasons for the mismatch between supply and demand in the EU labour market is the inadequate vocational training of workers; EU companies report difficulties in finding workers with the necessary skills1a, whereas this skillsmismatch in the EU labour market have significant costs for economies, companies and individuals due to, among other thingsthe inadequate vocational training of workers; _________________ 1a https://commission.europa.eu/strategy- and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe- fit-digital-age/european-year-skills- 2023_en
Amendment 42 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the European Year of Skills provides a new momentum to reach the objectives set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) Action Plan is to achieve a share of 60 % in adult learning by 2030; of at least 60 % of adults in training every year and at least 78% in employment by 20302a; _________________ 2a https://commission.europa.eu/strategy- and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe- fit-digital-age/european-year-skills- 2023_en
Amendment 55 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which encompasses the full digitalisation of production processes, together with the rapid development of big dataongoing green and digital transitions of Union industry and the related labour market needs require investment in developing strong VET systems across the Union, promoting problem-solving skills and competences for new technologies, such as smart production and machinery, advanced robotics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data processing and the Internet of Things and increasing computing power, is shaping today’s labour and education marketsthat are at the heart of the Fourth Industrial Revolution;
Amendment 59 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. Whereas digitalisation of work brings challenges and opportunities but is likely to result mainly in a dynamic reallocation of job tasks and a redesign of job content, therefore increasing upskilling and reskilling needs and tackling digital divides;
Amendment 62 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. Whereas a reduction in the number of medium-skilled, medium-wage jobs can be observed in favour of an increase in low-paid, low-skilled jobs due to job automation;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas customer service, teamwork, problem-solving, management, including time management, critical thinking and digital/IT skills are also considered important transferable skills; whereas transferable skills are increasingly valued by employers as crucial for employmenttransversal skills are increasingly valued by employers as crucial for employment such as language and soft skills, critical thinking, entrepreneurship, creativity, intercultural competences, team work and media literacy;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. Whereas the digital transition toward a 4.0 industry requires increasing basic digital skills for all workers but also digitalising existing skills and facilitating the acquisition of more advanced digital skills while ensuring their proper recognition across Member States ;
Amendment 75 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. Whereas between 2020-21 six in ten EU+ workers undertook at least one formal or non-formal education and training activity to learn job-related skills3a; _________________ 3a CEDEFOP, Second European skills and job survey (ESJS2).
Amendment 83 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. Whereas according to EU targets 75% of EU companies should be using cloud computing, AI and big data technologies and more than 90% SMEs should reach at least a basic level of digital intensity4a; _________________ 4a European Commission, Europe’s Digital Decade : digital targets for 2030 : https://commission.europa.eu/strategy- and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe- fit-digital-age/europes-digital-decade- digital-targets-2030_en
Amendment 88 #
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 among the main challenges facing education systems;
Amendment 106 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the need Emphasises that the European Parliament wishes for the European Union to become an educational power, urges therefore the smooth functioning of continuing vocational training for adults; European Commission and Member States to establish a European Vocational Education and Training Area (EVETA); insists on the urgent need for a functioning and attractive vocational training and education system that includes continuous learning, especially in the new industry 4.0 as a strategic investment to boost the EU economy, relying on the exchange of best practices existing in the Member States ;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. FeelStates that all adultseach person needs opportunities to develop, update and upgrade theirhis skills in order to keep up with the rapidly changing realities of work and succeed in theirhis personal and professional livesfe; stresses that this requires a systemic approach to lifelong skills development, supported by well- functioning and modern continuing vocationalvocational education paths across the European Union ; calls in this context the Commission and Member States to use the full potential of the European Year of skills to reinforce practices such as mentoring as a powerful tool to reduce educational and training (CVET) systemssocial inequalities especially when it comes to orientation and career reorientation;
Amendment 128 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the three main factors hampering vocational training for adultworkers in companies are: a lack of recognition of VET as a path of excellence, employers’ belief that the available skills are sufficient and appropriate to the needs of businesses, the practice of recruiting new staff instead of retraining the current ones, and obstacles to the provision of training;
Amendment 132 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that CVET policy remains fragmented in many EU Member States; points out that the development of well- functioning CVET systems requires the development of systematic strategies to empower people and ensure sustainable economic competitiveness; recalls the complementary role of IVET in enabling people to engage in continuing training when combined with recognition and validation of prior learning since Member States need CVET as a tool to help people return to the labour market, change jobs or progress in their careers; calls Member States to establish clear incentives for workers, companies and training centres and set up awareness campaigns on CVET especially towards overqualified workers; calls on the Commission and Member States to work towards greater convergence between national systems on the base of best functioning practices; calls on Member States to further use the potential of EU financial resources such as RRF, the Just Transition Fund, ESF+ to implement measures towards the above purposes and for progress to be monitored under the European Semester.
Amendment 140 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out the importance of vocational education for individuals and groups with special needs, disabilities and learning differences ; stresses the need to develop a coordinated strategy and to provide vocational education and training opportunities for people in remote and rural areasin particular for older-aged, lower-educated people, women, people with disability as well as people in the Union's remote and rural areas employed in routine, manual and temporary semi- skilled and low-skilled occupations; highlights the important role played by regional and local authorities in that regard, particularly in border regions where finding workers with the right skills requires targeted measures in order to support effective cross-border labour markets; calls for VET policies to focus on the 13% of employed adults who do not use digital technologies at work and whose jobs tend to be more susceptible to technological automation in order to ensure the effectiveness of matching mechanisms in the EU labour market;
Amendment 148 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the potential of a personalised learning approach and need to focus on adults at an, individual level as well, including those who are least involved in education and training; calls for VET learning pathways to be flexible, learner-centred, and outcome oriented, and to give priority to the modularisation of qualifications, blended learning, school autonomy and have a careful balance between general, vocational and transversal competences while offering well-integrated guidance, validation arrangements and well-targeted training provision;
Amendment 160 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to improvNotes that labour market inclusion of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) and other vulnerable groups has become a major focus and cornerstone of high-quality VET, requiring specific transversal skills from teachers and trainers; recalls that transversal skills and competences are increasingly used in countries’ initial VET curricula; stresses the need to facilitate the 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 particular for the common recognition of soft transferable skills; transversal skills; recalls to this extent the growing importance of micro-credentials and individual learning accounts and urges Member States to progress in their implementation ; notes in that regard that 6 in 10 EU+ workers mainly did online education and training and that 69% of them earned an officially recognised qualification by national authority or other online certificate/digital online badge as visual token of person’s learning5a; points out the potential of alternative certifications such as micro credentials and digital badges towards the future integration of IVET and CVET; Calls for the Commission together with Member States to promote more efficiently the European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp 2.0) and further work on a European Digital Skills Certificate that can be accepted and recognized by different learning providers, education and training stakeholders and companies across the EU. _________________ 5a CEDEFOP, Second European skills and jobs survey (ESJS2).
Amendment 168 #
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 resources to ensuring that their employees are able to work with the latest technologies and in new organisational environments, as well as to prevent digital exclusion; Emphasizes the transformation of the workplace in VET as a place to acquire specific skills that cannot only be taught in a classroom and underlines the importance of workplace-based-learning; stresses the high relevance of dual education systems in that regard and encourages Member States to further develop them; therefore calls on companies to pay more attention to the role of education in the workplace; stresses that 76% EU+ adult workers undertook education and training was employer- sponsored6aand that according to the European Commission companies already finance 90% of the on-the-job training7a; encourages them to continue to dedicate a substantial part of their resources to ensuring that their employees are able to work with the latest technologies and in new organisational environments, as well as to prevent digital exclusion; _________________ 6a CEDEFOP, Second European skills and jobs survey (ESJS2). 7a European Commission, Adult learning statistical synthesis report, 2020 : https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId =738⟨Id=en&pubId=8337&furtherPubs=y es
Amendment 175 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls the fundamental role of teachers and trainers that work in parallel in VET institutions and companies can help tie the VET provision more closely to employers needs by bringing innovation to school and addressing the shortage of VET teachers; recalls that better cooperation between VET institutions and companies could efficiently address the shortage of VET teachers and bring VET curricula closer to employer needs; stresses the need for teachers and trainers to acquire new competences by having access to up-skilling and re-skilling opportunities; underlines that opening continuous professional development (CPD) courses delivered in VET schools to trainers and, conversely, offering in- company training to VET school teachers could be mutually beneficial in addressing their needs while associating them in the design of the curricula; calls on Member States and educational institutions to urgently invest and elaborate further their CPD strategies for VET teachers and trainers and provide them with better recognition;
Amendment 178 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Recalls the need to create a European vocational and training area as an integral part of the EEA; underlines the key role played by the mobility of apprentices and VET students in that regard and the need to facilitate long-term mobility schemes, reducing the existing barriers to mobility ; calls on the Commission and Member States to work towards the creation of a European apprenticeship statute and the expansion of automatic mutual recognition of VET learning outcomes and study periods in another Member State; stresses the need for the EU and Member States to adopt strategies relying on a sector-specific approach and focusing on skills shortage and jobs that are crucial for the European Union’s industrial and economic autonomy; Calls for the European Centres of Vocational Excellence, the ALMA programme and the European alliance for apprenticeships (EAfA) to act as platforms and initiatives at the forefront of this strategy;
Amendment 180 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Urges therefore the Commission and the Member States to use the European Year of Skills as a momentum to work on the development of a concrete and efficient vocational mobility framework8a; _________________ 8a As announced by Commissioner Nicolas Schmit in an hearing by the CULT committee on April 27th 2023.
Amendment 187 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that employers need to foster intergenerational links within the company and intergenerational learning between the young and old, and vice versa notably through mentoring;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention to the opportunities and challenges arising from the increasing number of third-country nationals in the EU, as a result, among other things, of the war in Ukraine; underlines the crucial role of VET systems and pathways as a major tool for the social and economic integration of third-country nationals, asylum seekers and refugees;
Amendment 197 #
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 by the green and digital transitions; recalls for instance the need of new competences in the field of renewable energies and the construction sector and calls on Member States to develop, along with VET centres, companies, regional and local authorities, curricula focused on occupations required to adapt the challenges of the green transition.
Amendment 2 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the Report on the Final Outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe, proposals 36 and 37, as well as the recommendations of European Citizens’ Panel 2 “European democracy / Values and rights, rule of law, security” in particular;
Amendment 16 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Commission has received 122 ECI requests since the introduction of the ECI instrument, 97 of which have been registered; whereas the Commission has received 28 ECI requests under the revised ECI Regulation, 25 of which have been registered, while two are currently being assessed; whereas 20 ECI requests have been withdrawn by the organisers before the end of the collection period; whereas 47 ECIs have not reached the threshold of one million signatures by the end of the collection period;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the final conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe recommend that the effectiveness of existing citizens’ participation should be improved by better informing on them and by making them more secure, accessible, visible and inclusive; whereas citizens panels of the Conference recommended that the EU should be closer to citizens in a more assertive way and that the EU should promote the use of mechanisms of citizens’ participation;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the ECI is the onlyshould be an important tool for participatory democracy at EU level that can potentially lead to a proposal for a legal act of the Union; regrets, however, that the overall number of valid ECIs and the impact of the instrument on EU decision-making remains very low; considers it therefore essential to involvesignificantly strengthen the participation of citizens, in particular young people, in the democratic life of the Union; recalls, therefore, that both the regulatory and institutional framework and the use of the ECI instrument must be enhanced by all available means;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the partial registration of ECIs legally introduced by the revised ECI Regulation as a first step toward an increased admissibility and more effective institutional follow-up of ECIs; points out, however, that EU institutions also have a democratic duty to support the citizens concerned and help provide follow-up where a registered ECI falls outside of the EU’s remit;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the importance of integrating eID-type systems in ECI signatures and encourages their use, including the new European eID system;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that organising an ECI is a too demanding and costly process; acknowledgeregrets that it is very difficult for individual citizens to manage ECIs without being supported by associations with strong organisational capacity and financial means; underlines, therefore, the need to reduce regulatory, administrative and financial hurdles for individual citizens as much as possible; notes that there are major differences between the financial resources available to different ECIs; underlines, therefore, the need for financial support for the organisation of ECIs;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the imbalance between citizens’ expectations, the huge amount of effort and extensive resources necessary to organise ECIs and their weak political and legal effects, even if the required threshold of one million signatures is reached, which may deterdiscourages citizens from launching ECIs; stresses the need to reduce regulatory hurdles during the registration phase as much as possible to fully exploit the ECI’s potential as an agenda-setting tool;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that ECIs could get much more support and publicity if they were also promoted on relevant platforms at national level; encourages interlinking the website of the EU on the ECI with appropriate online platforms at national level on citizens’ participation;
Amendment 46 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the weak political and legal impact of valid ECIs; stresses that, for the objectives of the revised ECI Regulation to be achieved and the full potential of this instrument to be realised, the Commission needs to appropriately consider and respond to valid ECIs;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Highlights that active and effective citizens’ participation in the democratic life of the EU, including the ECI, is strongly linked to citizenship education; reiterates the need to include and further strengthen the attention for EU politics and participatory democracy in education programs and curricula across the EU;
Amendment 54 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that the ECI must be made more accessible for citizens by all available means; underlines the need to continue to raise awareness of this participatory instrument, in particular by promoting it on social media and including it in civic education curriculums, in order to reach as many citizens as possible, especially young people; underlines that the EU should be more visible, and better integrated, in teaching materials and extracurricular activities, given its impact on the everyday life of its citizens; considers that teaching materials should include information about ECIs;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Commits to review Article 11(4) TEU as well as the other relevant Treaty provisions to assess how the ECI instrument can be made more accessible for citizens and the institutional follow-up strengthened;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on the Commission to reconsider the criteria for registering an ECI, including by also allowing the registration of ECIs outside the framework of the Commission's powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties, and also on topics which would require a change of the Treaties;
Amendment 66 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Calls on the Commission to consider ways to provide more effective follow-up to registered ECIs outside of the EU’s remit through a structured cooperation with Member States;
Amendment 67 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9 d. Recommends that the EU engages with Member States to ensure that direct democracy and citizens’ participation in EU decision-making becomes part of education programs and curricula across the EU;
Amendment 76 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to provide progressive financial support for ECIs that reach thecertain threshold of one million signatures in signature collection (eg. 250 000, 500 000, 1 000 000), thus encouraging a performance- based process;
Amendment 89 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission to launch a Citizens' Panel of randomly selected citizens on every ECI that reaches the threshold of one million signatures, thus raising the profile of the initiative and nurturing the follow-up process;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends thatCommits to follow-up on every valid ECI and every Commission communication setting out its legal and political conclusions on a specific ECI be followed by a vote onwith a parliamentary resolution, which would require the modification of Rule 222(8) and (9) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, or, where relevant, with an legislative own-initiative report (INL);
Amendment 94 #
2022/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls for the creation of a central hub of all the participatory instruments used in the European Union, in order to develop synergies and increase the up- take of these instruments, while limiting the fragmentation of the citizens’ participation infrastructure;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 14 October 2020 entitled “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: Towards a Toxic-Free Environment “ (COM(2020)667),
Amendment 32 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas an estimated figure between 16-35% of global microplastics released into the oceans are from synthetic textiles, which constitutes between 200,000 and 500,000 tonnes of microplastics enter the global marine environment each year; whereas most of those microplastics are thought to be released during the first 5-10 washes1a. __________________ 1a Microplastics from textiles: towards a circular economy for textiles in Europe. European Environmental Agency. https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/m icroplastics-from-textiles-towards-a
Amendment 41 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas fossil fuel-based polyester accounts for about 50 percent of fibre production and the fashion industry’s use of synthetic fibres accounts for 1.35% of global oil consumption, much of it imported from Russia 1a __________________ 1a Dressed to Kill : Fashion brands’ hidden links to Russian oil in a time of war, Changing Markets, 2022
Amendment 42 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the textile sector includes over 160 000 producers, most of them SMEs, that have to respect 16 pieces of European legislation, several implementation methods and national legislation in 27 Member States; whereas non-harmonized legislation leads to a fragmented market and bureaucratic burdens that increases the difficulties on the sector especially on the SMEs working in the sector;
Amendment 66 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the vision it presents for 2030; stresses that actions following the publication of the Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss, as well as with EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 67 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the vision it presents for 2030; stresses that actions following the publication of the Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality and zero pollution for a non-toxic environment by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss;
Amendment 91 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to put an end to fast fashion; underlines the need to achieve a paradigm shift in the fashion industry to end overproduction, unsustainable consumption patterns and waste, and to make fast fashion go out of fashion;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to support consumers in moving away from fast fashion and the excessivehigh consumption of clothing and in making responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement awareness-raising programmes on sustainable consumption and the environmental and climate impacts of the textile and clothing industry, in collaboration with civil society; calls on the Commission to establish clear guidelines to empower consumers and to put an end to greenwashing practices.
Amendment 106 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to support consumers in moving away from fast fashion and the excessive consumption of clothing and in making fully informed, responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement awareness-raising programmes on sustainable consumption and the environmental and climate impacts of the textile and clothing industry, in collaboration with civil society;
Amendment 113 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the fact that imports of non-compliant products sold through online platforms and other digital services are widespread, especially when it comes to hazardous chemicals and endocrine disruptors, and calls on those service providers to ensure that the textile products they sell comply with EU law; recalls the paramount importance of ensuring that market surveillance authorities have sufficient facilities and resources are in place to perform and increase proper chemical controls in order to ensure consumer protection regarding the chemical substances limits in garments, especially in the products bought online from third country producers.
Amendment 122 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that women in the textile industry are often excluded from decision- making spaces; calls on employers in the textile industry to take steps to ensure female representation at managerial and leadership level and mid-level positions, and to ensure female representation at consultation forums;
Amendment 127 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Reducing health hazards linked to textiles
Amendment 128 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability explicitly highlights textiles as one of the sectors where consumers are widely exposed to harmful chemicals
Amendment 129 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Acknowledges that exposure to endocrine disruptors can have harmful health effects by interfering with natural hormone systems and the regulation of developmental processes yet a specific framework for their application in textiles is still lacking,
Amendment 130 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses that PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) have proven to be extremely persistent in the environment and both their production and use has resulted in severe contamination of soil, water and food. Highlights that exposure to humans may also lead to adverse health outcomes yet they are widely and commonly used in the textile industry as impregnating agents due to their textile-enhancing properties, which are particularly suited for outdoor apparel.
Amendment 131 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission to follow- up on the commitment to minimise the presence of substances of concern by adopting a comprehensive approach to harmful chemicals specifically targeted at the textile sector, in close collaboration with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and with the objectives of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and on-going revisions of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation and the planned revision of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation.
Amendment 135 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses concern that from a consumption point of view, over their life cycle, textiles have on average the fourth highest negative impact on the climate and the environment, after food, housing and mobility7 ; points out that in 2020, the textiles sector was responsible for the third highest impact on water and land use and the fifth highest impact on the use of raw materials and greenhouse gas emissions8 ; recalls the need to promote circularity and to implement a life-cycle approach taking into account the entire value chain, from production to consumption, while ensuring the use of textiles that are more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient; __________________ 7 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the 8 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the
Amendment 141 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that textiles are the fourth biggest contributor to climate change from an EU consumption perspective, and that the industry’s emissions are only expected to increase9 ; calls for further legislation to fully decarbonise the industry, starting with more transparency on scope 3 emissions in textile supply chains; calls for ambitious science-based targets to be set by 2024 forachieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the textiles sector, covering their entire lifecycle, in line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures; as well as establishing binding targets on recycled materials, elimination of chemical legacy in textile products that hinder recyclability and setting targets to achieve reduction of water use in a progressive manner that allows the industry to adapt to the legislative requirements while reducing environmental footprint; recalls that around 70 % of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU10 ; calls for more robust information and disclosure on the impacts on biodiversity and microplastic and microfabrics release; __________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular- economy/pdf/new_circular_economy_actio n_plan.pdf 10 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy
Amendment 156 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the strategy makes a link between fast fashion and the use of fossil fuel-based synthetic fibres, which in turn has major implications for microplastic pollution; points out that microplastics release climate pollutants such as methane and ethylene into the environment, contributing to climate change, and that microplastics undermine the resilience of the ocean and the environment in general; urges the EU to address the huge problem of releasing tonnes of microplastics each year, which end up polluting our waters and seas, land and air, and cause harm to our ecosystems, notably by improving recycling processes in the textile industry; recalls that microplastic pollution is notably caused by washing processes of synthetic textiles as microfibres are released in wastewater of clothes-washing machines and may pass through wastewater treatment plants to directly reach the ocean;
Amendment 159 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the strategy makes a link between fast fashion and the use of fossil fuel-based synthetic fibres, which in turn has major implications for microplastic pollution; points out that microplastics release climate pollutants such as methane and ethylene into the environment, contributing to climate change and ecosystem degradation, and that microplastics undermine the resilience of the ocean and the environment in general, and can have a direct impact on human health due to resulting continuous exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs);
Amendment 160 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the strategy makes a link between fast fashion and the use of fossil fuel-based synthetic fibres, which in turn has major implications for microplastic pollution, including in its nano form; points out that microplastics release climate pollutants such as methane and ethylene into the environment, contributing to climate change, and that microplastics undermine the resilience of the ocean and the environment in general;
Amendment 164 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the setting of clear targets and measures to prevent and minimise the release of microplastics and microfibres into the environment, covering both unintentional and intentional releases; considers that ecodesign requirements should favourincentivise the use fabrics that are proven to release less microplastics and microfibres; calls also for the setting of requirements to reduce the amount of microplastics and microfabrics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers;
Amendment 166 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the setting of clear targets and measures to prevent and minimise the release of microplastics, including nanoplastics, into the environment, covering both unintentional and intentional releases; considers that ecodesign requirements should favour fabrics that are proven to release less microplastics; calls also for the setting of requirements to reduce the amount of microplastics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 182 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to regulate all textile products under the Ecodesign Regulation, starting with garments and footwear as a priority;those products that have the highest environmental impact and taking into the state of the technical recyclability of the current technologies.
Amendment 186 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the positive contribution of the voluntary EU Ecolabels1a which encourage circular economy through the development of innovative, durable, easy to repair and recyclable products with minimum environmental impact and support consumers in their efforts to consume more sustainably; __________________ 1a Regulation EC 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendment 190 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that ecodesign requirements should address the textiles sector comprehensively across product parameters; notes that measures such as improved resource efficiency are not sufficient as that these do not address the issue of overproduction and, overconsumption of textiles and the presence of dangerous chemicals, including PFAS, bisphenols or phthalates;
Amendment 200 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises the need to reduce the blending of textiles and the use of chemicals that prevent the subsequent recycling of the product, putting an end to the safe circularity of the sector.
Amendment 206 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that consumption of new textiles, such as clothes, depends largely on the availability of the products and their pricing, and not only on the need to replace a product that is no longer functional; calls for the policy framework to take a holistic view of durability, including thephysical and emotional durability of textile products put on the market, which describes the garment design that takes into account long-term relevance and desirability to consumers;
Amendment 212 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls the need to promote alternative business models that contribute to ensuring that items are used more and for longer. In this regard, calls to establish incentives, such as tax deductions or exemptions, to support re- use, rentals sectors as well as business focused on extending the life of garments.
Amendment 258 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that separate collection of textiles will be mandatory from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, and recycling; regrets that the presence of dangerous chemicals in textile hampers their reusability and recyclability1a; supports therefore ambitious binding targets for reduction of dangerous chemicals in textiles and their waste, and a full traceability and a disclosure of chemicals used in manufacturing processes, to ensure clean textile recycling from the onset. __________________ 1a https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/739a1cca-6145-11ec- 9c6c-01aa75ed71a1
Amendment 259 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that separate collection of textiles will be mandatory from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, and recycling; highlights the need to invest in recollection infrastructure, high-end sorting and recycling facilities to be able to face the increased volumes of waste in the textile sector as of 2025; investments in infrastructure should be accompanied by large investments in the upskilling and reskilling of personnel to ensure the social aspect of this sector.
Amendment 269 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls to develop consumer incentives to achieve higher textile collection rates, which remain very low within the EU.
Amendment 272 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Highlights the need to establish a fully functioning and competitive European secondary market for raw materials that allows producers to move towards higher rates of recycled materials within their products
Amendment 277 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Agrees with the Commission that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is not consistent with the circular model for PET bottles and calls for extended producer responsibility schemes and other measures for textiles to incentivise investment in fibre-to-fibre recycling solutions and investments in sorting for reuse, ideally local; insists on the importance of strengthening recycling capacities in the EU;
Amendment 289 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the initiative to empower consumers with regard to the green transition and the resulting EU rules that should ensure that consumers receive information at the point of sale on a commercial durability guarantee for textile products, as well as relevant information on their reparability; and durability recommendations; considers that we should move towards e-labels that, on a voluntary basis, could contain more technical information than that provided in physical labels. These e-labels could take advantage of the technical solutions provided in the Digital Product Passport (DPP); however, considers that the use of a digital passport should not detract from the fact that this information should be provided at first sight at the point of sale.
Amendment 296 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) should remain the baseline for companies to substantiate their green claims, yet considers that the Commission should incorporate a review clause to establish other potential LCA alternatives or modifications of the existing one as the common methodology in case they prove to be more comprehensive, especially in the field of microplastics and microfibers release, biodiversity, reparability or material efficiency
Amendment 299 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Considers that the Commission shall provide the economic operators with sufficient transition time with special consideration for the needs of SMEs.
Amendment 301 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the potential of the digital product passport to support full value chain coverage as part of a coherent framework with corporate due diligence legislation on sustainability; calls on the Commission to require companies to use the digital product passport to disclose and submit site information throughout their supply chains, as well as information on the use of materials and chemicals; calls for environmental information to be complemented by information on social aspects and labour and working condi aligned with the REACH regulation; considers that environmental aspects should be considered as a priority within the DPP and considers that social accountability requirements should be aligned with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD) and should be coherent with logical and achievable obligations;
Amendment 307 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the potential of the digital product passport, with as much information as possible, to support full value chain coverage as part of a coherent framework with corporate due diligence legislation on sustainability; calls on the Commission to require companies to use the digital product passport to disclose and submit site information throughout their supply chains, as well as information on the use of materials and chemicals; calls for environmental information to be complemented by information on social aspects and labour and working conditions; recalls the urgency to put an end to persisting child and irregular migrant labour in the industry;
Amendment 316 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that an immediate ban on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods should be enacted without delay under the Ecodesign Regulation; calls on manufacturers to remanufacture or recycle products when they cannot be used by the consumer due to technical or design flaws or imperfections; considers that full disclosure of the numbers of textile products placed on the market every year and of unsold textile products is necessary;
Amendment 345 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem within the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers, who will play a central role in the transition, with a special attention to gender equality and women's rights, as they represent the majority of workers in the textile industry; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and ensure the availability of a skilled workforce;
Amendment 346 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem and business models within the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers, who will play a central role in the transition; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and ensure the availability of a skilled workforce;
Amendment 351 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to ensure a level playing field for products produced and consumed within the EU and those exported or imported; regrets that the production of textiles generally takes place outside the EU and most our clothing are imported from third countries, which often causes harmful environmental and social impacts; highlights the incoherence of manufacturing clothing in third countries while the necessary raw materials, such as linen, may sometimes be found in EU countries; considers that the Union should ensure that trade agreements and preference programmes are used as levers to promote sustainable development, human rights, labour rights and fair and ethical trade around the world, and to improve the responsibility of value chains; reiterates the EU's responsibility to design partnerships in the textile industry with actors that promote human rights, democratic processes and good governance;
Amendment 356 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Amendment 3 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+),
Amendment 4 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund,
Amendment 5 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
Citation 9 c (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/691 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013,
Amendment 6 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 d (new)
Citation 9 d (new)
– having regard to the European Modernisation Fund as set in the Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC,
Amendment 7 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 17 January 2023 entitled ‘Harnessing talent in Europe’s regions’ (COM(2023) 32 final),
Amendment 10 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability,
Amendment 12 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on individual learning accounts,
Amendment 14 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
Citation 13 c (new)
– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 12 June 2023 on strengthening social dialogue in the European Union,
Amendment 22 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the adopted 2015 International Labour organisation Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies an societies for all,
Amendment 30 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the green transition, sufficiently managed and supported, will greatly expand economic activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the circular economy, while transforming other economic activities and their potential for sustainable growth and competitiveness;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a common definition of the 'green economy' and ‘green jobs’, as well as methodologies to accurately gauge the green economy's size and rate of growth and to identify the jobs associated with it, are essential in order to effectively anticipate and manage change and ensure targeted policy planning, implementation and evaluation; whereas a common definition would provide clarity and coherence and allow responsible authorities to gather much needed information to combat the scarcity of monitoring and evaluation data that creates a difficult environment for proposing concrete and targeted policy recommendations; whereas the green economy can be understood at a minimum as an economy which promotes environmental sustainability, social inclusion and economic growth;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the ILO defines 'green jobs' as decent jobs providing employment either in green economic sectors which produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or cross-sectoral employment which contribute to environmentally friendly production processes;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a just transition should involve seizing the opportunitytremendous potential to create quality jobs of all skill levels, tackle discrimination at work and raise labour standardsand ensure labour standards across all sectors; whereas the just transition should leave no-one behind and mainstreaming an intersectional approach across legislation and policy ensuring young and older workers, women, people with disabilities and workers from disadvantaged regions and socio-economic backgrounds is essential;
Amendment 46 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas just transition relies on establishing policies for environmentally sustainable development and economies combined with effective measures for poverty eradication and providing decent work for all;
Amendment 49 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas employment and social policy in the just transition should include a focus on actions to conserve, protect, restore and sustainably manage natural ecosystems while simultaneously addressing societal and economic challenges with measures to ensure human well-being, resilience of ecosystems and biodiversity benefits;
Amendment 52 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Amendment 55 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sectors where job opportunities are expected to emerge in the transition to carbon neutral economies remain highly male-dominated; whereas gender-segmented labour markets reflect systematic gender gaps in access to relevant education and training and occupational gender stereotypes which must be tackled as early as possible to reverse this trend;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas sectors concerning highly polluting activities will be subject to significant structural changes related to greening of these sectors; whereas these sectors are often regionally and locally concentrated, therefore the transition will majorly affect inhabitants of those regions and jobs that are mainly composed by medium-skilled workers;
Amendment 60 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require sufficient investment and the anticipation of change and suitable framework conditions to support job-to-job transitions, including the necessary skilling, reskilling and upskilling of the current workforce; whereas a particular focus on the needs and specificities of disadvantaged groups and local and regional labour markets which are more impacted by this transition is crucial to ensure that no one is left behind;
Amendment 79 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the investment gap for climate action has been estimated by the European Commission at EUR 520 billion a year until 2030; 1a; stresses the need for both public and private investment and the development of public-private partnerships in order to close this gap; _________________ 1a Commission Communication, 'Towards a green, digital and resilient economy: our European Growth Model', 2 March 2022
Amendment 87 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the participmeaningful information and consultation of workers and trade unions regarding the governance of thecompany and sectoral transitions and the anticipation and social management of change at all levels is a prerequisite for a fair, inclusive and successful transition;
Amendment 106 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that a transition towards sustainable, renewable and circular societies and economies generates the potential both to create significant numbers of new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in virtually all sectors;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable economic activities such as energy renovation, repair and organic farming being more labour-intensive than the activities they replace; stresses that while the shift to sustainability is crucial it is essential that such jobs ensure full compliance with the European social and labour acquis;
Amendment 122 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and resilience; highlights in that regard, that a holistic approach to job creation in the just transition is needed to adequately address the needs at European, national, regional and local level; further notes the positive impact this could have on regions and communities affected by demographic transitions and a shrinking labour force; stresses that EU regions should be supported to retain and attract people through investments in local and regional infrastructure and education, training and adult-learning; welcomes in this regard the development of the Talent Booster Mechanism and recalls the important of the efficient and targeted deployment of EU funds in particular Cohesion programmes, the ESF+ and the RRF;
Amendment 145 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to work on conceptual guidelines establishing a common EU definition on what constitutes a green job, based on inter alia its potential for greening the economy, its contribution tomproving energy efficiency, its contribution to social inclusion, people’s health and wellbeing and decent work;
Amendment 154 #
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 attractive career paths; stresses the need for enhanced public employment services to provide support to and facilitate people changing jobs including through, inter alia, tailored job search assistance, learning courses targeting green skills as well as the use of targeted and time-limited employment programmes to support beneficiaries through on-the-job training, particularly those from disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 160 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that job creation in the green transition requires information and data collection for the creation of policies that properly address sectoral development throughout the transition to ensure quality job creation accompanied by necessary skill levels; stresses, in this regard, the need for the Commission and Members States to establish common indicators to improve the scope and relevance of data collection at Union and national level, disaggregated by sector, on developments in the green economy in order to ensure informed policy outcomes;
Amendment 179 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account specific risks in new sectors and incorporate risks deriving from climate change and environmental degradation; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that OSH aspects of emerging sectors and changing employment are addressed in the respective European and national OSH legislative frameworks in consultation with social partners;
Amendment 185 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to create specific strategies and policies to mitigate potential job destruction as a by-product of diversifying the economy towards green activities, specifically in largely affected regions where their economy is built around polluting industries; calls on the Member States with such regions to develop regional strategies to prevent structural unemployment and deterioration of social cohesion and ensure social protection;
Amendment 203 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of green economy strategiand mainstreamed across green economy strategies and related policy and legislative measures; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure that pre- existing gender inequalities are not transferrreplicated toin the emerging green economy;
Amendment 213 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to offer quality and inclusive education and training in areas linked to skills needemands that are identified in labour markets and future- oriented sectors to make sure that the labour market is ready foworkers can benefit from opportunities for new employment or career progression as well ensuring that enterprises have access to a skilled workforce which is essential for innovation, competitiveness, resilience and sustainable and inclusive growth to power the green transition;
Amendment 239 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States to establish individual learning accounts and an accompanying enabling framework in line with the Council Recommendation in order to increase adult training and professional development; stresses the potential of such accounts in the context of the green transition where financing, recognition and portability of such training entitlements could increase uptake and assist up and reskilling of people in green skills and competences;
Amendment 242 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the role ofcrucial role of the social partners through social dialogue, collective bargaining and social partners in designingcollaboration with policy makers in designing and contributing to national, sectoral and company- specific skills policies for quality job strategies and training; recalls that social partners should be consulted in tripartite discussions on reskilling, upskilling, VET and lifelong learning policies; encourages the social partners to address re and upskilling particularly regarding green skills through social dialogue on training policies;
Amendment 247 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to ensure an enabling environment for bipartite and tripartite social dialogue at all levels and involve social partners in the design and implementation of employment and social policies related to the green economy in a systematic, meaningful and timely manner in line with the Council Recommendation on strengthening social dialogue;
Amendment 248 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, environmental competences and skills into training and education systems from primary level onwards through updated curricula; emphasises the need for qualified educators and trainers in order to properly disseminate such curricula; encourages in this regard Member States to ensure adequate support and timely professional development and training for educators and trainers; recalls the importance of collaboration between education and training institutions, enterprises and social partners to establish the skills, competencies and outcomes that can simultaneously benefit workers' professional development and address labour market demands;
Amendment 256 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need for investment in reskilling, upskilling and reeducating in formal and informal programmes to build competences for strong socially inclusive green jobs; in this regard, calls on the Member States to develop comprehensive learning strategies on national and local level to help workers acquire required skills;
Amendment 258 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses the importance of up-to- date labour market and skills intelligence at occupational, sectoral and regional level to assist in the identification and forecasting of relevant occupational and transversal skills needs for the green transition; welcomes the Commission's commitment to define a taxonomy of skills for the green transition as part of the EU Skills Agenda and calls for its delivery as soon as possible;
Amendment 263 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that training should be of a good enouhigh quality and lead to a qualification that isoutcomes that can be validated through transparent and clear recognition and certification systems which allow for comparability;
Amendment 264 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the role that micro- credentials can play when used in a coherent and standardised way also in relation to green skills and competences; calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a European ecosystem for micro-credentials in line with the Council Recommendation and ensure their portability across Europe with a particular focus on skills and competencies related to the green and circular economy;
Amendment 305 #
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 representativesEncourages the social partners to negotiate just transition plans at sectoral and company level particularly those most affected by the green transition;
Amendment 314 #
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 neededStresses the need for the exercise on the economic governance review to ensure that Member States have sufficient flexibility to ensure green, social and growth-enhancing investments and reforms while ensuring sustainability of effective and efficient public spending to achieve a just transition to a climate- neutral economy;
Amendment 325 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a major shift in the EU from taxing wages to taxing wealthEncourages Member States to diversify their tax base and reduce reliance on income tax alone in order to incentivise job creation and, reduce inequalities and ensure sufficient capital for investment;
Amendment 328 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the importance of strong safety nets to complement job creation measures and ensure that no one is left behind, including adequate minimum income support, adequate unemployment benefits and minimum wagesinsurance and benefits, minimum wages, and other measures to adequately support workers in sectors impacted by the transition; stresses that social protection must be adequate, accessible and ensure formal and effective coverage; stresses the important of social protection systems also covering the self-employed; regrets that thus far implementation of the Council Recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed has been mixed and calls for all Member States to close existing gaps in access to social protection particularly in view of the green transition;
Amendment 340 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recognises the importance of impact investing in providing finance to organisations addressing social and environmental needs with the explicit expectation of a measurable social and environmental return, including on employment and job quality; recalls the role that social economy entities can play in developing sustainable products and services, operating inclusive business models and supporting workers to develop skills to adapt to the changing labour market;
Amendment 351 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the crucial role of the private and financial sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a climate-neutral economy; stresses the influential role that the EIB can play in this regard and calls for continued strong investments in climate action and environmental sustainability projects;
Amendment 364 #
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 that the proposed Strategic Technology Platform for Europe is to be funded primarily through the redirection of funds under existing programmes; calls on the Commission to ensure sufficient ambition and fresh resources to match the scale of the investments required for a sovereign green industry and economy;
Amendment 375 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for an expansion inCommission to assess the need to expand the size and thematic scope of the Just Transition Fund as well as to improve its accessibility for SMEs and efficient management by national and regional authorities;
Amendment 381 #
2022/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to continue monitoring and fostering investment and spending on quality job creation, education and training for skills development within NextGenerationEU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Social Fund Plus with a focus on the green transition, and to ensure that the European Parliament remains closely involved;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the joint employment report for 2023 strengthens the focus on the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal objectives, and the EPSR;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas social protection systems are under severe pressure to mitigate the social impact of the crisis and ensure decent living conditions for all as well as access to essential services such as health, education and housing;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas rapid increases in energy prices and inflation across the EU are placing a burden on households and SMES, and are threatening the Green transition;
Amendment 55 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Endorses the Commission’s ambition of further strengthening coordinated EU policy responses to mitigate in the short term the burden that high energy prices, inflation, supply-chain disruptions, rising debt levels and the increased cost of borrowing are placing on European households and businesses, especially SMEs and entrepreneurs; highlights the fact that social investment is essential to allow for sustainable growth in the medium and long term and that national welfare systems have an essential stabilisation function;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2151(INI)
3. Stresses that public services are pillars of democracy and a bulwark against populism, ensure core democratic values including respect for fundamental and human rights and play a crucial role in overcoming crises; calls for the revision of the legal framework for services of general economic interest to ensure that households in need havequality, efficient and accessible public services are pillars of the European social model, and essential to mitigate crises, maintain social cohesion and support the development of the economy; calls on the European Commission to better include social considerations in the area of State aids, such as the promotion of the recruitment of disadvantaged workers, such as persons with disabilities and to widen the scope of the General Block Exemption Regulation in its next revision in view to contribute to a better access to good-and quality of essential services, particularly housing, energy, transport, water, the internet and sanitation;goods and services.
Amendment 74 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports a more democratic European Semester process, with Parliament strongly involved in setting macro-economic policy priorities as well as in the taking of economic governance decisions, especiallyincluding those with a strong social dimension; considers that the European Semester process should follow the community method and be agreed between the Council and Parliament;
Amendment 76 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Is concerned about the serious social and employment effects of the current crisis, especially for young people; calls on the Member States and the Commission to make sure that every young European has access to education, training and the labour market; calls on the Member States and the Commission to prioritise the fight against unemployment, therefore calls the Commission to build on the SURE Instrument and to present a permanent instrument to mitigate the effects of asymmetric shocks that is effective in the long run, such as an adequate and workable unemployment (re)insurance scheme that would be able to back up national schemes when a part of the EU experiences a temporary economic shock;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports a shift towards a sustainable, inclusive and resilient growth model, that supports up-ward social convergence and strengthenings the sustainable development and resilience of the EU’s economy; and the full implementation of the EPSRwelcomes the progress made this year regarding the implementation of the EPSR but still expects a full implementation, including of its relevant headline targets for 2030, a social progress protocol and the promotingon of future-oriented investments focused on the just green and digital transitions, with a strong social dimension, includ promoting gender equality and equal access to life-long learning and new technologies, especially for low-skilled workers;
Amendment 91 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the revised European Semester process, with a broader scope and enhanced multilateral surveillance; that will ensure sustainability, key investments while ensuring fiscal stability ;
Amendment 96 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the new dual function of the national reform programmes (NRPs) ; reminds the Member States of their obligationcommitment to undertake reforms and make investments that contribute to the implementation of the EPSR through their national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), as well as their commitment to continuing to deepen this implementation at EU and national levels in order to reduce inequalities;
Amendment 105 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned that the constraints imposed by the stability and convergence programmes might hinder the proper implementation of several principles of the EPSR, while it recognises the need for Member States to reduce public debt and deficit within a reasonable time;
Amendment 114 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to present a regulation on a social convergence framework, establishing a new mechanism to moniassess if new financial and/or policy instruments could contribute tor social convergence risks, prevent other policy actionsand better monitor risks of socio-economic divergence , or economic shocks from having negative social spillover effects on upward social convergence, detect potential setbacks for the proper implementation of the EPSR and establish mandatory social targets to be achieved; believes that social divergence risks should be included in the country- specific recommendations and taken into account when defining fiscal adjustment paths; invites Member States to participate in the review of the EU fiscal rules in order to encourage sustainable growth-enhancing social investment while maintaining fiscal sustainability
Amendment 122 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of better assessing the distributional impact of existing and new policies and reforms monitored through the European Semester process; calls on the Commission to include distributional impact assessment requirements in the NRPs; points out that fiscal consolidation is needed but can only be fair and sustainable if the distributional impact of reallocated expenditure or shifts in revenues is well calibrated and contributes to reducing inequalities; calls for clear goals to reach in terms of the creation of quality jobs ;
Amendment 132 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the revised social scoreboard does not properly cover the 20 EPSR principles; calls, therefore, for the improvement of the social scoreboard and the inclusion of relevant indicators, for instance relating to social wellbeing, to identify social divergences through a dynamic assessment; draws attention to the importance of including indicators that fully reflect the trends in and causes of inequality, such as indicators on good- quality employment, wealth distribution, access to good-quality public services, adequate pensions, minimum income schemes, occupational diseases (including mental health conditions) and unemployment benefits, as well as indicators measuring the social impact of environmental degradation and climate change; reminds the Commission that the ‘at risk of poverty or social exclusion’ (AROPE) indicator does not capture the wider and more complex causes of inequalities;
Amendment 138 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges the Commission proposal for the revision of the economic governance framework to strengthen debt sustainability and enhance sustainable, digital and inclusive growth through investment and reforms; pointcalls outn that cyclical expenditure for unemployment as well as other sociale Commission to assess which social investment expenditures and investment required to comply with NRRP milestones must be excluded fromre necessary to achieve socio-economic long-term objectives and to suggest a new system for excessive-deficit calculations based on such assessment in order to increase fairness in the green and digital transitions, social resilience and the implementation of the EPSR, while ensuring the sustainability of public finances in the Member States ;
Amendment 147 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the current economic landscape, forecasts for the near future and the impact that wage increases below inflation could have on living standards in the EU; calls on the Member States to fight against competitive practices based on low wages and low working conditions standards, and to rapidly implement the provisions established in the Minimum Wages Directive1 , so that, as recommanded, minimum wages are increased to at least 60 % of a country’s gross median salary or 50 % of the gross average; calls on the Commission to defend the right to decent living conditions and to monitor the state of play in relation to minimum wages and ensure that low-end salaries, and particularly minimum wages, reflect the soaring cost of living; _________________ 1 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 149 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member states to ensure decent wages and jobs, as well as decent working conditions and to promote both good physical and mental health, not least through safety at work ; in this context recalls the importance of work-life balance and the right to disconnect, especially now that the borders between professional and private environments are getting increasingly blurred with the development of teleworking ;
Amendment 152 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Highlights the need to fight against all forms of social exclusion, therefore calls on the Commission to strive for a detailed monitoring of the Child Guarantee implementation in all Member States ; underlines that homelessness is one of the most extreme form of social exclusion and that the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness is an essential tool with the ultimate objective of ending homelessness by 2030; calls on Member States to adopt ambitious national strategies, with adequate national and EU funding, based on the housing first principle promoting the prevention of homelessness and providing access to adequate, safe and affordable housing;
Amendment 159 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the agreement on the adoption of the Social Climate Fund; warns that both the aims and the funding of this instrument make it clearly insufficient as an ambitious start to support vulnerable households in the green transition and tackle energy and transport poverty; calls for more tools to address the unequal impact of climate change and environmental degradation on different income groups; highlights the urgency of adopting instruments that enable all parts of societyhouseholds and micro-enterprises to enjoy the benefits of a climate-neutral economy, and that protect households from the impact of both climate change and pollution and prevent them from suffering any negative social consequences that might arise from the implementation of European Green Deal policies; insists that social and environmental policies and objectives must be integrated on an equal footing with economic ones;
Amendment 165 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to build upon the Social Climate Fund and lay the foundations for the development of green social protection schemes2 and support for SMES at national level with EU funding support, in order to strengthen social resilience against the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation by addressing the side effects of green policies on jobs and living conditions; points out that these schemes should include the following aspects: _________________ 2 https://www.social- protection.org/gimi/RessourcePDF.action?r essource.ressourceId=57240. and to make sure the impacted communities are fully prepared for a new labour market ; points out that these schemes should include the following aspects:
Amendment 170 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point c
Paragraph 15 – point c
c) public works programmes that provide cash or in-kind support and contribute to rehabilitating assets and infrastructure while enhancing workers’ skills and employability; and make sure they have the tools to fit into a new labour market
Amendment 173 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point e
Paragraph 15 – point e
e) employment guarantee schemes and trainings or professional reorientation that create new opportunities for communities that can no longer earn their livelihood through their previous activities owing to environmental protection measures and to ensure they can still be included in the labour market;
Amendment 175 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 15 – point e a (new)
e a) support for SMES to ensure they can fully adapt their activities to the Green transition and keep their workforce
Amendment 189 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the discrepancies between the analysis and recommendations of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) on skills policy and the policies implemented at EU and national levels, which might be causing inefficiencies; draws attention to the evidence laid out in Cedefop reports3[1] regarding skills underutilisation, overqualification, low skills demands and limited complexity in many European jobs and the relatively modest level of digital skills demands in Europe, which could hinder the digital transition and impact Europe’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission to present proposals and coordinate policy actions that contribute to increasing the numberboost the digital upskilling of mwore digitally complex jobs and facilitate the design of incentives that boost the digital upskilling of workers; _________________ 3 https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/3092_ en.pdf.kers including trainings and lifelong education; highlights that such initiatives should also target vulnerable groups and minorities to facilitate access to the labour market to all;
Amendment 193 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that Cedefop’s reports stress that recruitment difficulties (including owing to skills mismatches) also reflect to a considerable extent poor job quality, a lack of people-oriented HR policy and untapped job design opportunities; calls on the Commission to contribute to address competency gaps that exists in Europe and to revise its upskilling and reskilling policies in light of Cedefop’s findings, for instance by elevating skills demands and job complexity at European firms via demand-side interventionswhile paying particular attention to the needs of SMEs and sectors that face skills shortages ; highlights the acute need for more support towards lifelong training and professional reorientation in line with the 2030 target of reaching at least 60% of all adults taking part in a training every year;
Amendment 205 #
2022/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the EU industrial strategy to ensure that the jobs of tomorrow are not only green, but above promote green, digitall, decent, well paid andand adequately paid jobs, which are based on good working conditions, with health and safety at work, robust social protection and gender equality; calls also for it to ensure that people are adequately remunerated in line with their qualifications and certified competencesand gender equality;
Amendment 2 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 24 October 2017 entitled ‘A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU’s outermost regions’ (COM(2017)0623),
Amendment 3 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 14 September 2021 entitled ‘Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions’,
Amendment 4 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 30 May 2022 on the Commission communication on 'Putting people first, securing sustainable and inclusive growth, unlocking the potential of the EU's outermost regions',
Amendment 5 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions of 2 February 2021 on the European Commission report on the implementation of the renewed strategic partnership with the EU’s outermost regions,
Amendment 6 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to final declaration of the 26th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union, which took place in Ponta Delgada from 17 to 20 November 2021,
Amendment 9 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outermost regions published by the Commission on 31 October 2021,
Amendment 10 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
— having regard to the Common position paper of the 3 Member States and the 9 Outermost Regions in the framework of the update of the European Commission's strategic partnership with the Outermost Regions and the adoption of the Communication for these regions published on 19 January 2022,
Amendment 11 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas five million people live in the nine outermost regions (ORs) of the European Union: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion and Saint Martin (France), Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and Canary Islands (Spain);
Amendment 12 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the European Union has a responsibility to respond to the economic, social and environmental challenges facing the ORs; whereas, furthermore, the development of those regions is essentially based on the choices and actions of the regions themselves and of their Member States;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights are of particular importance to the ORs, including its contribution to equal opportunities, social protection and inclusion;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 20 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the presence of long-term unemployment in the ORs can be explained both by the mismatch between skills and labour market expectations and by the fact that there are too few and unsuitable employment and training opportunities in these territories; whereas it is necessary to ensure that training is adequate to the needs of businesses in the ORs;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the lack of training and employment opportunities in the ORs leads to massive exodus of young people, which has a strong impact on the demography and development of these territories;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the development of digital skills in the ORs is a prerequisite for achieving a digital transition that leaves no one behind;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the lack of infrastructure and the level of digitalisation in the ORs do not allow for the effective deployment of distance learning, teleworking or the digital delivery of public services related to employment and social welfare;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas unemployment rates in the ORs are higher than in their respective Member States and than the EU average; whereas the impact of the COVID-19 crisis has further deteriorated the situation; whereas the measures put in place have mitigated and partially limited the effects of the crisis, including its social impact; whereas the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on employment in the ORs is not yet fully known;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas youth unemployment is at an extremely worrying level in the ORs; whereas the EU average was 16,8% in 2022, while it was 40 to 50% in the French and Spanish ORs2a; whereas this deteriorating social situation leads to insecurity and violence in the ORs; _________________ 2a COM(2022)0198, p.8: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sourc es/policy/themes/outermost-regions/rup- 2022/comm-rup-2022_en.pdf
Amendment 26 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the number of young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs) is at an alarming level in the ORs; whereas the EU average for NEETs was 13.7% in 2020, in the same year the NEETs rate was 23% in Martinique, 40% in French Guiana, 23.2% in the Canary Islands, and 16.7% in Madeira3a; _________________ 3a Study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ORs, p.9: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/2216604f-7420-11ec- 9136-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format- PDF/source-278731027
Amendment 28 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the rate of early school leaving in the ORs can be up to three times higher than the EU average4a; whereas this phenomenon has a strong impact on social development, economic growth and equal opportunities in these territories; _________________ 4a Eurostat 2021: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/ view/edat_lfse_16/default/table?lang=en
Amendment 31 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas ESF+ allocations have not been fully used in the ORs for the 2014-2020 period, while this programming period is coming to an end;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to the richness of the biodiversity in the outermost regions – exemplified by the mangroves that surround and protect the ORs and by the Amazon forest, which covers 96% of the territory of French Guiana and is one of the world’s largest biodiversity reservoirs – and to the importance of that biodiversity in achieving the EU’s climate objectives;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas only 28 500 people from the ORs have benefited from mobility under the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas workers in the informal economy, numerous in the ORs, find themselves outside the social safety nets;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas the lack of public transport facilities in the ORs has an impact on access to services, education and employment opportunities;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas access to essential services such as drinking water, decent housing, electricity, education, health care, public transport and the internet is not a reality for all inhabitants of the ORs;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the gender gap in employment is much higher in the ORs than the EU average; whereas women in the ORs too often face unstable and short- term employment;
Amendment 43 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the Commission's adoption of the new communication on the outermost regions5a, in particular the aspects relating to social issues; considers that this communication represents an opportunity to make the ORs laboratories for public policy, particularly for employment-related issues; _________________ 5a COM(2022)0198: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sourc es/policy/themes/outermost-regions/rup- 2022/comm-rup-2022_en.pdf
Amendment 44 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Insists on the need to introduce monitoring tools to report regularly on the implementation of the Commission's communication; stresses that indicators related to social policies should be an integral part of this monitoring;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Stresses that taking account of the specific characteristics of the ORs, as recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, must enable the Union's action to be legally adjusted in order to provide these territories with real opportunities in terms of education, employment, social progress and living conditions;
Amendment 46 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Welcomes the fact that the Commission pays particular attention to the principle of "putting people first"; stresses the importance of implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights in the ORs in order to ensure greater solidarity between generations, promote social protection and inclusion and create new employment opportunities;
Amendment 47 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Believes that the European Union's action on employment and social affairs meets people's needs and thus strengthens the sense of belonging to the Union;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Considers that the new impetus given by the communication should allow for the improvement of equal opportunities in the ORs, particularly for the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 49 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 f (new)
Paragraph -1 f (new)
-1f. Calls on the Commission to ensure that EU policies implemented in the ORs focus on combating unemployment, improving lifelong learning, developing digital skills and combating illiteracy and e-illiteracy;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 g (new)
Paragraph -1 g (new)
-1g. Stresses that EU policies must be complemented by adequate funding based on a tailor-made, territory-by-territory approach in order to ensure real equality of opportunity;
Amendment 51 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 h (new)
Paragraph -1 h (new)
-1h. Stresses that job creation remains essential to guarantee security, social cohesion, territorial viability and attractiveness of the ORs; notes that the structural constraints of the ORs, such as geographical remoteness and isolation, make them dependent on a limited number of sectors of activity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to help the ORs to develop plans for the diversification of activities in order to improve labour supply in these territories;
Amendment 52 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 i (new)
Paragraph -1 i (new)
-1i. Is of the opinion that entrepreneurship can create employment opportunities in the ORs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch information campaigns on the possibilities and support measures to assist the establishment of activities in the ORs;
Amendment 53 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 j (new)
Paragraph -1 j (new)
-1j. Notes that the mismatch between skills and job opportunities is a barrier to retraining in the ORs;
Amendment 54 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 k (new)
Paragraph -1 k (new)
-1k. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the root causes of early school leaving and to encourage the exchange of good practice in order to provide concrete solutions to this problem;
Amendment 55 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 l (new)
Paragraph -1 l (new)
Amendment 56 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 m (new)
Paragraph -1 m (new)
-1m. Stresses the importance of programmes for the validation of acquired experience in the context of lifelong learning;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 n (new)
Paragraph -1 n (new)
-1n. Points out that the improvement of working conditions in certain sectors can make jobs more attractive and combat shortages occupations in the ORs; welcomes, in this respect, the European care strategy, which could usefully guide the public policies to be implemented in the ORs in order to care for the ageing population;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 o (new)
Paragraph -1 o (new)
-1o. Stresses that the informal economy is widespread in the ORs, which makes it difficult to analyse employment figures accurately and to implement social policies effectively; calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat undeclared work by means of incentive systems and simplified declaration tools;
Amendment 59 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 p (new)
Paragraph -1 p (new)
-1p. Welcomes the Commission's decision to make 2023 the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission to develop specific actions in favour of the ORs in the context of the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission to take advantage of this opportunity to identify the skills needs in the ORs in the short, medium and long term; considers that the results of this analysis should form the basis of an action plan for improving training and skills in the key sectors identified and the shortage occupations;
Amendment 60 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 q (new)
Paragraph -1 q (new)
-1q. Emphasises the importance of young people for the revitalisation of traditional sectors in the ORs; calls for incentives to attract young people to the primary sector and for its development; calls on the Member States to introduce measures to ensure the renewal of generations in the agricultural and fisheries sectors; stresses that aid for installation in these sectors is relevant to achieving this objective;
Amendment 61 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 r (new)
Paragraph -1 r (new)
-1r. Calls on the Commission to provide strong support for the ORs in order to promote a new sustainable economic model and development of a social economy, with structuring initiatives to develop the circular economy and to promote jobs and new "green" occupations; in this respect, calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a retraining plan for unskilled youth in the green sectors;
Amendment 62 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 s (new)
Paragraph -1 s (new)
-1s. Stresses the need for investment in digital skills, infrastructure, connectivity, and digital equipment, to ensure an inclusive digital transition in the ORs; believes that digitisation is one of the ways in which the ORs can overcome their geographical barrier by increasing access to education, training or digital public services and become attractive destinations for international teleworkers;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 t (new)
Paragraph -1 t (new)
-1t. Notes that the seas and oceans surrounding the ORs represent an opportunity to develop sectors that provide blue jobs and contribute to the attractiveness of the territories;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 u (new)
Paragraph -1 u (new)
-1u. Stresses that effective implementation of the European Child Guarantee is crucial to combating child poverty in the ORs and breaking the vicious circle of intergenerational poverty; calls on the Member States to include specific measures for the ORs in their national implementation plans for the European Child Guarantee and their revision; calls on the Commission to ensure the full potential of this instrument by ensuring the dissemination of information in liaison with local stakeholders;
Amendment 69 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reaffirms that, in the ORs, the potential of youth is a major asset that is often insufficiently harnessed, and that it should be a priority for building concrete solutions by mobilising massive amounts of European funds for education, training and support, housing and decent, quality employment for young people;
Amendment 77 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls, in view of the youth unemployment rates in the ORs, the need to create specific measures for this population; welcomes in this respect the creation of an additional OR allocation of EUR 370 million under the ESF+ 2021- 2027 and calls on the regions concerned to make use of this new source of funding to support employability, mobility and training in the ORs;
Amendment 81 #
2022/2147(INI)
2b. Recalls the need for the ORs to empower young people, in particular through formal and non-formal education, training and volunteering, and to improve employability through skills development, lifelong learning and vocational training, including further training and retraining;
Amendment 84 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that measures to combat poverty and social exclusion in the ORs must be targeted as a matter of priority at vulnerable groups in society such as children, young people, particularly NEETs, and the long-term unemployed; notes that particular attention should be paid to low-skilled women and in particular to single-parent families, where the majority of the lone parent is a woman;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that the European priorities for improving women's rights are especially relevant to the ORs, and in particular the improvement of the work- life balance, transparency and the reduction of pay inequalities, the elimination of violence against women, including in the workplace, and the active participation of women in social and economic life;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to ensure the empowerment of women in the ORs by promoting sustainable integration into the labour market, access to stable, high- quality jobs and affordable childcare, as well as combating discrimination, in particular discrimination in employment; considers that promoting women's participation in the labour market can boost employment rates;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to do their utmost to ensure access to essential services in the ORs; stresses that access to these services is a key factor in combating poverty and social exclusion; stresses that effective public policies must offer solutions to the most vulnerable with a view to strengthen social cohesion;
Amendment 95 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to focus on prevention, social reintegration and the return to employment in the implementation of the EU drugs strategy; calls on the Commission to study the possibilities of European funding for therapeutic centres in the ORs aimed at the care and reinsertion of drug addicts;
Amendment 96 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that employment incentives, such as state aid, subsidies and exemptions from social security contributions, are particularly useful for improving integration and retention in the labour market in the ORs; believes that such employment incentives should take into account long-term needs and sustainability;
Amendment 97 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that the economic and labour market support measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the easing of the state aid regime and the REACT-EU, CRII and CRII+ packages, have prevented further job losses; believes that there is a need for a thorough evaluation of the national policies and support programmes that have been deployed in the ORs to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment in order to identify effective instruments for continued and future use;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the establishment of special economic zones in order to promote economic and social recovery, job creation and skills development in the ORs, particularly for the most fragile and promising sectors, and to support the Member States in the evaluation, renewal and adaptation of existing special economic zones;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the European Social Fund + in the ORs, on the one hand, in combating poverty and social exclusion and providing food and material aid to the most disadvantaged, and, on the other hand, in supporting training, prevention of early school leaving, vocational guidance, youth employment and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 105 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to improve access to the European Social Fund Plus in the ORs by setting up mass information campaigns aimed at institutional and associative partners, providing a support service for project leaders and financing training for managing authorities. in order to strengthen their human and administrative capacity and by providing them with more funding to facilitate pre- financing;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the additional ESF+ allocation for the ORs, to provide the necessary technical assistance to these regions to make full use of this allocation as well as to monitor its use; calls on the Commission to promote the exchange of good practice between managing authorities in order to improve information and the proper use of these funds;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to step up its communication in the ORs on existing European Union programmes relating to employment and vocational training and its presence on the ground by setting up physical offices;
Amendment 119 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote university partnerships in order to encourage student mobility to and from the ORs, as well as intra-ORs exchanges;
Amendment 121 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Welcomes the fact that the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme specifies that the constraints linked to the remoteness of the ORs must be taken into account; notes, however, that the financial aid granted is often insufficient to encourage mobility; calls for maximum aid to be granted to students from the ORs when the Erasmus+ programme is implemented, with a financial increase if necessary to cover the real costs of travel;
Amendment 122 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the European Commission to develop partnerships with third countries neighbouring the ORs under the Erasmus+ programme in order to further promote university exchanges and business exchanges in the geographical area of the ORs;
Amendment 125 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the European Commission to consider creating, within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme, exchanges of young people in vocational training so that companies in the ORs and in continental Europe can both send and receive a person during the same period;
Amendment 126 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Welcomes the creation of the ALMA initiative for the active inclusion of disadvantaged young people; stresses that this initiative is of particular interest in the ORs, where there are many NEETs; calls on the Commission to ensure that this initiative is accompanied by adequate financial resources to enable the largest possible number of beneficiaries; believes that positive action should be taken to ensure the participation of young people from the ORs;
Amendment 129 #
2022/2147(INI)
6h. Calls for greater participation by youth from the ORs in the voluntary work and local solidarity projects made possible by the European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 131 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Amendment 133 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6j. Stresses the need to define strategies to retain young people in the ORs and to combat the brain drain; welcomes the Commission's announcement of an initiative to alleviate the problems associated with the brain drain, including in the ORs; calls on the Commission to present this initiative without delay;
Amendment 135 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to authorise, subject to conditions, the establishment of social free zones, and to work with the Member States to evaluate, renew and adapt the existing free zones with a view to supporting economic recovery, job creation and skills development in these regions, above all in the most vulnerable sectors and those with most potential;
Amendment 135 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6k. Stresses the importance of the EURES network, and draws particular attention to the priority needs of the labour market in EURES activities, in order to help the unemployed back into employment and to facilitate the free movement of workers to the ORs;
Amendment 137 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6l. Regrets the decline in strong intergenerational solidarity in the ORs; believes that this intergenerational link could be enhanced through the creation of mentoring programmes in order to strengthen knowledge sharing and individualised support for youth and job seekers;
Amendment 139 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)
Paragraph 6 m (new)
6m. Notes that the ORs would be suitable territories for developing innovative social policies such as a “third chance pathway” aimed at the social and labour market reintegration of working people of all ages or the care of the elderly in view of the ageing population;
Amendment 140 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 n (new)
Paragraph 6 n (new)
6n. Emphasises the important role played by the social economy in the ORs, as a partner of regional and local authorities in combating the constraints linked to remoteness, poverty and social exclusion, and in creating jobs and developing initiatives in these regions; calls for this reality to be recognised at European level and for this non-profit sector to have direct access to European subsidies; calls on the Commission to ensure the participation of the ORs in the European Social Economy Regions network;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 o (new)
Paragraph 6 o (new)
6o. Invites the Commission to make full use of the tools of the European Semester and the country-specific recommendations to analyse and advise on public policies in the ORs with the aim to achieve upward social convergence;
Amendment 144 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 p (new)
Paragraph 6 p (new)
6p. Calls on the Commission to organise a social summit in the ORs to discuss and adapt the Porto targets and the European Pillar of Social Rights to these territories; stresses the importance of including stakeholders from the ORs in order to ensure the ownership and proper implementation of social policies;
Amendment 271 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the ORs’ vulnerability to climate change and geological effects, in particular to extreme weather and seismic events; defends the position, therefore, that the EU Solidarity Fund should be revised to enable it to respond to smaller-scale disasters and to include the costs associated with prevention, evacuation and the disruption of local economies in the event of extended seismic or volcanic activity;
Amendment 308 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Underlines the privileged location and available infrastructures in some of the ORs for space activities, in particular to ensure the Union has autonomous access to space; regrets the lack of specific commitments by the Commission in this area;
Amendment 29 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, as a legal community, the EU is dependent on the effective and uniform application and enforcement of its law; whereas such effectiveness and uniformity can only be ensured if EU law takes precedence over national law; whereas the principle of primacy therefore constitutes a cornerstone of the EU’s legal order, which is essential for the EU’s functioning; whereas, in the same spirit, the principle is a centre piece in the creation of an “ever closer union among the peoples of Europe”, as foreseen by the Treaties;
Amendment 42 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the principle of primacy is not explicitly enshrined in the Treaties, but has developed over decades through the case- law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU); whereas, ever since its landmark Costa v E.N.E.L. judgment of 15 July 1964 in Case C-6/646 , the CJEU has on countless occassions reaffirmed that EU law takes precedence over the law of the Member States, regardless of the rank of the national legislation or the time of its adoption; whereas the principle of primacy therefore applies to any provision of domestic law, including provisions of a constitutional nature, in accordance with the well- established case-law of the CJEU; whereas, by virtue of the same jurisprudence, the principle also applies to international agreements concluded by Member States where those agreements are covered by the sphere of competence of the EU; _________________ 6 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 15 July 1964, Costa v E.N.E.L., C-6/64, ECLI:EU:C:1964:66.
Amendment 56 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the case-law establishing the principle of primacy has been implicitis widely accepted by the Member States, which have never used a Treaty revision to lay downamended the Treaties to introduce exceptions to the precedenceimacy of EU law;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas severalcertain national constitutional courts have nevertheless defendargued the existence of certain limits to the principle of primacy; whereas these reservations mostly concern respect for EU competences and the national constitutional identity;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the principle of primacy does not imply a hierarchy between the legal orders of the EU and the Member States, but rather requires that, in the event of conflicting provisions of EU and national law, national courts must disapplyauthorities and courts cannot apply or enforce those national provisions, and that national authorities and courts interpret their national law in conformity with EU law; whereas the principle furthermore requires that conflicting national provisions must be repealed or amended to comply with EU law;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, in accordance with Article 258 TFEU, the Commission has the possibility, as guardian of the Treaties, the task of opening an infringement procedure before the CJEU against a Member State that has failed to fulfil the obligations resulting from the principle of primacy;
Amendment 108 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that, by their accession to the EU, the Member States have adhered to a certain number ofthe EU acquis and all the core EU values and principles that underpin it, which they share and have undertaken to respect at all times; recalls that these include the principle of primacy;
Amendment 132 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls in this regard that, in accordance with consistent case-law and on the basis of Article 4(2) TEU, although the Member States have a certain degree of discretion in implementing the principles of EU law, their obligations as to the result to be achieved do not vary from one Member State to another and the executive force of EU law may not vary from one Member State to another; emphasises that the same logic applies within the Member States, as compliance with EU law and its principles may not vary over time as a result of national legal, political or social changes;
Amendment 163 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points, however, to the negative consequences of any decision of a national constitutional court that challenges the principle of primacy; stresses that, if every national constitutional court could decide on the limits of the primacy of EU law, the effectiveness and uniformity of EU law would be seriously jeopardisedcease to exist, and thereby the guarantee for equal treatment of citizens and businesses across the Union; underlines that challenging CJEU judgments on the basis of national constitutional reservations concerning respect for EU competences or the national constitutional identity genuinely undermines the CJEU’s authority, as well as the legitimacy and proper functioning of the EU;
Amendment 183 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the changes proposed by the Court in the pending draft regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union; believes that a more balanced distribution of labour between the Court of Justice and the General Court should give way for a more intense judicial dialogue between EU and Member States’ courts and tribunals, enabling them to resolve persisting tensions surrounding the principle of the primacy of EU law; encourages the EU and national courts and tribunals to also intensify their judicial dialogue through informal channels;
Amendment 214 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. EncouragesCalls on the Commission to initiate infringement procedures under Article 258 TFEU in response to judgments of national constitutional courts that challenge the principle of primacy; underlines that such procedures provide the opportunity for supreme courts to engage in a judicial dialogue; stresses also the need to make clear to other national constitutional courts that there are consequences for failing to respect the principle of primacy; reiterates that challenges to the principle of primacy of EU law are sometimes part of a systemic undermining of the Rule of Law by a Member State government, which merit further action by the EU institutions, including activating and advancing Article 7 proceedings and the EU Rule of Law budget conditionality Regulation;
Amendment 225 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the general application and implementation of EU law is the very precondition for its primacy; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to enforce EU law, in particular by increasing infringement actions where Member States are failing to implement EU law;
Amendment 226 #
2022/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that in some cases, Member State authorities are not implementing CJEU judgments, without this being followed by further enforcement action by the Commission, meaning that individuals and businesses have a judgement by the highest EU court ignored by their national authorities without any further available remedy; calls on the Commission to produce an implementation scoreboard for each CJEU judgement and, should implementation fail, initiate infringement procedures against the Member State;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— Having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty (A8-0386/2016),
Amendment 2 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
— Having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union (A8-0390/2016)
Amendment 3 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the unanimity requirement in the Council continues to be one of the biggest impediments in reaching rapid and effective EU decision- making processes; whereas some Member States have repeatedly used their right to veto to block or delay decisions, notably in order to raise concerns on other unrelated issuer even exert undue pressure on other unrelated issues; whereas this raises, in some cases, serious concerns related to the full respect of the principle of sincere cooperation; whereas this has affected the Union’s ability to act, notably to tackle crisis situations, and pursue its objectives in several areas;
Amendment 10 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas the allocation of Union financial resources to address the Covid- 19 and the consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine requires a mid-term review of the 2021-2027 MFF; Whereas the achievement of unanimity in Council on the mid-term review of the MFF might delay this process, to the detriment of citizens and businesses in need;
Amendment 11 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas passerelle clauses do not changecannot lead to an increase in nor to a modification of EU competences, but onlythey rather entail the streamlining of decision- making rulprocedures, allowing a move from unanimity to qualified majority voting (QMV) and/or from special legislative procedures to the ordinary legislative procedure (OLP) in specific cases;
Amendment 16 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas passerelle clauses were already usedhave been used only once in 2004 to move to QMV and co-decision for specific decisions on visas, asylum, migration and free movement of persons3; whereas no passerelle clause has been activated since then entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty; _________________ 3 Council decision 2004/927 providing for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure laid down in Article 251 of that Treaty (OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 4).
Amendment 18 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Treaties foresee that the activation of passerelle clauses still requires unanimity in the Council or the European Council;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the Union must be ableequipped with all necessary means to respond rapidly and effectively to the unprecedented challenges it is facing, instead of relying on emergency procedures requiring unanimity voting in Council with no formal involvement of Parliament in the negotiations ; regrets that, even though the Union has proven in specific cases to be able to act decisively, the unanimity voting requirement has often blocked EU action in different areas;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it urgent, therefore, to go beyond unanimity and move as soon as possible to QMV and OLP in key policy fields in order to improve the EU’s capacity to act;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesHighlights that the use of the “untapped potential” of the Lisbon Treaty has often been instrumentalised to postpone an inclusive and constructive discussion on Treaty change, and cannot be further invoked as an alternative or a preliminary step ahead of Treaty revisions; Regrets, however, that such untapped potential has not been exploited satisfactorily; Welcomes in this respect the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe;, and reiterates its commitment to following them up effectively and its cthrough its proposall for amending the Treaties to be amended urgently55;Calls again on the Council to quickly forward this proposal to the European Council, and calls as well on the Commission to take its full responsibility on this matter pursuant to Article 48(2) TEU; _________________ 5 Resolution of 9 June 2022 on the call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties.
Amendment 33 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that, if approvedwhile urgent, Treaty changes extending QMV to areas where unanimity is currently required would require time before coming into force;
Amendment 36 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, under the current Treaties, passerelle clauses can be activated immediately but only following a vote by unanimity in theHighlights however that the activation of passerelle clauses requires paradoxically an unanimous vote in Council or in the European Council;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the fact that, in recent discussions in the Council, a majority of Member States have expressed their willingness to use passerelle clauses in certain fields and on a case-by-case basis; regrets that, unfortunately, no formal decision on their activation has yet been taken; Recalls that, in case of prolonged stalemate, the clause of enhanced cooperation should also be activated;
Amendment 47 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to recommend, where possible, the activation of passerelle clauses when issuing legislative proposals in policy areas where unanimity voting is required in Council, or where a special legislative procedure applies;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Notes that the activation of passerelle clauses could as well become part of yearly evaluations, whereby the Commission assesses in its work program the activation of passerelle clauses in the context of newly issued legislative proposals, or for those where a vote in Council is still pending;
Amendment 49 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Stresses that the Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) is one of the areas where a rapid capacity to act plays a decisive role for the effectiveness of decisions; Considers thus that passerelle clauses could be a useful tool to move towards QMV in specific fields of the CFSP, in particular for:
Amendment 64 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Highlights that the activation of the passerelle clauses would strengthen the Union’s strategic autonomy, and increase its credibility globally by allowing it to act on the basis of solid positions;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that moving from unanimity to QMV on certain tax matters, such as in largely integrated tax policies and the implementation of international agreements, would contribute to a more effective framework for collecting taxes and tackling tax evasion and avoidance andwhile addressing fraud concerns;, and would benefit the performance of the Union in reaching its economic, green, social and digital objectives
Amendment 74 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that moving to QMV and OLP for certain aspects of environmental and energy policies is particularly urgent, given the broader context of the environmental and climate emergency, notably the ones with fiscal nature, is particularly urgent for the implementation of the Green Deal, to facilitate the clean energy transition, and for offsetting the social and economic consequences of the ongoing energy crisis 6; _________________ 6 Resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (OJ C 232, 16.6.2021, p. 2).
Amendment 82 #
2022/2142(INI)
11. Underlines the neeat, in a context of evolving labour markets and fwor a dialogue between the Commission and Europeanking patterns impacted by the twin green and digital transition and demographic trends, it is becoming increasingly more important for the EU to deliver in terms of supporting and complementing Member States’ actions in tackling social issues; Stresses the need for a dialogue with the social partners on the possible use of passerelle clauses in the field of social policy; considers it important to evaluate the potential impact of using general passerelle clauses and the sector-specific clause provided forforeseen in Article 153(2) TFEU to strengthen the EU’s ability to implement measures to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (Article 19 TFEU) and take decisions onfor the protection of workers’ rights; .
Amendment 83 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Underlines the urgency of strengthening the EU’s ability to implement measures to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation through the activation of the passerelle clause enshrined in Article 19 TFEU;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of evaluating the potential impact of moving to the OLP in areas related to the protection of fundamental rights in the Union, such as through the activation of the sector-specific passerelle clause related to family law with cross-border implications (Article 81(3)(2) TFEU);
Amendment 96 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the European Council to adopt a decision under Article 31(3) TEU establishing that restrictive measures against governments of non-EU countries, non-state entities and individuals (Article 29 TEU) are to be taken by QMV, particularly given the necessity to act rapidly in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission, in light of the broader context of the climate and environmental emergencyobjectives set out by the European Green Deal, to present a proposal for the activation of the special passerelle clause provided for in Article 192(2)(2) to move to OLP for taxation matters with an environmental dimension;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that the treaty provisions governing the adoption and the review of the MFF Regulation entail long and cumbersome negotiations that slow down the adoption and the allocation of the Union budget; Calls on the European Council to adopt a decision in line with the sector-specific passerelle clause foreseen in Article 312(2)(2) TFEU to allow Council to adopt the Multiannual Financial Framework by QMV in view of the 2024 mid-term review;
Amendment 128 #
2022/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterate its call on the European Council8to adopt a decision in line withctivatethe sector-specific passerelle clause provided forforeseenin Article 312(2)(2) TFEU in order to allow theCouncil to adopt themalso for the adoption byCouncil of the nextMultiannual fFinancial fFramework through QMV instead of unanimity; _________________ 8 Resolution of 14 November 2018 on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021- 2027 — Parliament’s position with a view to an agreement (OJ C 363, 28.10.2020, p. 179).
Amendment 3 #
2022/2134(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the valuable role played by Union agencies in helping Union institutions to design and implement policies, especially byfor carrying out specific technical, scientific and managerialoperational or regulatory tasks; appreciates the high quality work performed by the agencies working in the area of employment, social affairs and inclusion;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2134(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that one observation regarding recruitment procedures, one regarding payment management and two regarding the accounting system were made to Cedefop; notes that one observation regarding procurement procedures was made to Eurofound and EU-OSHA; notes that one observation regarding internal procedure and one regarding internal controls were made to ELA.; urges EU agencies to improve their public procurement procedures with a view to compliance with applicable rules;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2119(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Foundation’s work to enhance and disseminate knowledge, and provide evidence and expertise to support policies concerning the improvement of living and working conditions in Europe; in particular welcomes the Foundation’s report on ‘working conditions in the time of COVID-19:Implications for the future’ and the report on the ‘impact of COVID- 19 on young people in the EU’; believes that the Foundation can play a crucial role in further analysing the increase in telework and related impacts on work–life balance and quality of working conditions, dissemination of best practices and assessing possible policy responses; welcomes the Foundation’s work programme to analyse policy options to improve working conditions, industrial relations, employment and living conditions;
Amendment 14 #
2022/2119(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes noteWelcomes however that the Foundation implemented a new policy on sensitive posts on 23 June 2021 after the Court’s audit remarked that the Foundation inventory of sensitive posts had not been updated since 2012;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2118(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Agency’s activities to develop, gather and provide reliable and relevant information, analysis and tools on occupational safety and health, which contribute to the Union policy aiming to promote healthy and safe workplaces across the Union; notes in particular the role the Agency can play in supporting the EU Institutions' work on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to asbestos at work as well as the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work (the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive (CMRD)) and on the revision of the Chemical Agents Directive (CAD); believes the Agency can provide useful information and analysis on the impact of telework and other digital solutions for both employers and workers on occupational safety and health in the context of working conditions in the pandemic with particular attention to mental health;
Amendment 10 #
2022/2118(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes the Court’s observations on management and control systems, in particular the weakness noted in the procurement procedure.
Amendment 11 #
2022/2118(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes however the fact that the Agency has completed all actions taken to Court of Auditors’ observations related to the implementation of the budget for the financial years 2018 and 2019;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2116(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes in particular the Foundation's initiative ‘Skills for Enterprise Development’ addressing the need for skills adaptation by linking vocation education and training (VET) with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); highlights that this initiative enables enterprises to respond and manage challenges, including those resulting from the COVID-19pandemic by contributing to greener, inclusive and innovative societies and boosting sustainable competitiveness and resilience;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2116(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Foundation’s activities in helping transition and developinghe Union´s partner countries harness the potential of their human capital and improve the employment prospects of their citizens through the reform of education, vocational training, skills and labour market systems, in the context of the Union’s external relations policies;
Amendment 2 #
2022/2108(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Authority’s work to assist Member States and the Commission in ensuring a fair and effective enforcement of Union rules on labour mobility and social security, and in facilitating effective labour mobility in Europe through European Employment Services (EURES) activities; in this regard, welcomes the work of the Authority’s four working groups on Information, Inspections, Mediation and European Platform tackling undeclared work; welcomes in particular the Authority’s report on the ‘analysis of shortage and surplus occupations 2021’ and on the ‘impact of teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic on the applicable social security;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2108(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, the final budget of the Authority for the financial year 2021 was EUR 31 million; expresses its satisfaction that Authority’s budget for 2021 was executed by 95.8%; notes that that the Court reported that the Authority has not yet adopted nor established a comprehensive Business Continuity Plan; welcomes however the Authority’s efforts to complete such a Plan by 2023.
Amendment 7 #
2022/2108(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. IsNotes that the Authority’s management board approved the European Commission’s Internal Audit Servicemission charter and the Authority’s internal control framework; is however worried about the fact that the Court reported that the Authority has not yet adopted an appropriate risk management and control strategy, nor a charter of the authorizing officer or a charter of the authorizing officers by sub- delegation, or a charter of the accountant; notes that these gaps hinder the implementation of Authority’s internal control framework; encourages the Authority to develop an active cooperation with other agencies and to report regularly to the European Parliament on its progress made for implementing all European Commission Charters;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2095(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Centre’s activities, providing research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies; welcomes, in particular, the Centre's recent work in helping to analyse the impact of the pandemic and digital transition on adapting business practices to the new realities in the Union labour market through e.g. the COVID-19 European Company Survey in conjunction with Eurofound;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2095(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls the importance of the Centre's role in ensuring digital skills are integrated into VET across the Union and monitoring the implementation and impact of the Council Recommendations on the Skills Agenda for Europe, vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience and the Digital Education Action Plan; believes the Centre could also play a role in assessing Member States’ projects under the RRF’s digital transformation pillar;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2095(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is worried about the fact that the Court has reported weaknesses in the Centre’s recruitment procedures and payment management – with particular regard to ex-ante controls; urges the Centre to undertake necessary measures to address the Court’s recommendations;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that spending under this subheading is aimed at strengthening competitiveness and reducing development disparities between the different Member States and regions of the EU; stresses the importance of EU cohesion policy in supporting the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and assisting Member States and regions to harness new opportunities and address challenges, such as globalisation, unemployment, industrial change, digitalisation and supporting up and re-skilling and lifelong learning;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2081(DEC)
5. Notes with concern that the estimated overall level of error in subheading 2a ‘Economic, social and territorial cohesion’ stood at 4.1% in 2021; underlines that despite a slight decrease this figure is still largely above the 2 % materiality threshold; recognises that the majority of spending in this area is deemed high-risk expenditure as mainly reimbursement-based and often subject to complex rules; notes that the most common errors under the Cohesion heading were ineligible projects and infringements of internal market rules, in particular non-compliance with public procurement and state aid rules;
Amendment 7 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. IRecalls the crucial role of audit authorities in the Member States in the assurance and control framework in the cohesion policy area; is worried about the fact that for 2021 financial year, the Court of Auditors (the “Court”) concluded that the weaknesses detected in some audit authorities’ sampling methods have limited the reliance that can be placed on that work; welcomes the Commission’s and audit authorities’ joint efforts resulting in a ‘good practice note’ for the documentation of audit authorities’ work as a first step to improvement;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. NRecalls the vital importance of the ESF+ as the EU's main instrument for investing in people, thus providing an important contribution to the EU’s employment, social, education and skills policies, including structural reforms in these areas; notes that, in 2021, nearly EUR 14.6 billion have been paid to the 2014- 2020 ESF programmes as well as nearly EUR 320 million for REACT-EU, lifting the absorption rate to 61% (total payments made compared to allocation, including REACT-EU);
Amendment 20 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the 2019 IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
— having regard to the 2021 IUCN Manual for the Creation of Blue Carbon Projects in Europe and the Mediterranean;
Amendment 42 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas agriculture and food policies facilitatshould ensure the transition to sustainable food systems in line with the ambitions of the European Green Deal for a climate-neutral EU economy in 2050;
Amendment 71 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas every tonne of fossil CO2greenhouse gases that is not emitted or is or will be sustainably stored in cycles is the best contribution to achieving climate targets; whereas storing CO2 from the atmosphere or other cycles should be used as one among many methods for achieving climate targets;
Amendment 85 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas carbon stocks in soil all over the EU are currently in a worrying downwards trend;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, as breeding grounds and habitats for a wide range of marine and terrestrial species, blue carbon ecosystems are highly productive and play an important ecological role in nutrient and carbon cycling in protecting the coastline, and in sustaining the livelihoods and ensuring the well-being of local communities;
Amendment 131 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. AUnderlines that the Union will prioritise swift and predictable emission reductions and, at the same time, enhance removals by natural sinks, in line with the European Climate Law; acknowledges the potential contribution of the sustainable carbon cycles initiative to reaching the EU net carbon removal target of at least 310 megatons (Mt) by 2030 and to potentially go beyond, as mentioned in the Commission communication on sustainable carbon cycles;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that reaching climate neutrality requires attaining neutrality in the land sector as well as reducing drastically GHG emissions of the agriculture sector; believes that the EU should take additional actions to stay on a pathway consistent with our climate neutrality objectives in 2030 and 2050.
Amendment 160 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that net removals from terrestrial ecosystems in the EU have been on a declining trend over the last decade, largely driven by the deteriorating situation in forest ecosystems as put forward in the Communication; notes that an enhanced resilience of forest and agriculture ecosystems is absolutely necessary in order to cope with the consequences of climate change within the EU, and to maintain a chance to respect our climate objectives;
Amendment 171 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that sustainable food production remains the primary objective of agriculture and the availability of renewable raw materials remain the primary objective of agriculture and forestry; underlines that both sectors are themselves being massively affected by climate change and biodiversity loss; underlines that the lack of resilience to adapt to these two phenomena already decreases the production capacity of our food system and of forestry;
Amendment 184 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that carbon conservation is already an important issue and will continue to be in the future, especially for preserving soil fertility, soil health and for climate change adaptation;
Amendment 204 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the blue carbon economy could contribute to the storage of CO2 in coastal regions after careful research; encourages the Commission to collect knowledge and data on blue carbon capture; calls on the Commission to develop a specific methodology to include marine coastal ecosystems in the eligible projects of the certification scheme; welcomes the launch of an international coalition for blue carbon and asks the Commission to encourage Member States to introduce blue carbon initiatives in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), as well as to strengthen the knowledge to develop a specific methodology to include marine coastal ecosystems in the eligible projects of the certification schemes, while encouraging international political cooperation to provide adequate funding for the protection and restoration of coastal marine ecosystems; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to support private sector contributions dedicated to the restoration of marine biodiversity, notably through the enforcement of specific funding initiatives such as the recent United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s “Ocean Promise” initiative, which commits to recovering nearly $ 1 trillion in annual socioeconomic losses due to poor ocean management;
Amendment 210 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls the need to map these ecosystems and calls on the Commission to develop and implement a system for collecting data related to blue carbon sequestration and storage; notes that this is an important tool for monitoring the effectiveness of policies and for prioritising future actions, and that it is important to be able to determine the evolution of the habitat, its extension or degradation by comparing it with reference years.
Amendment 242 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. ConsiderStrongly supports that carbon farming can be a new business model which should be additional and voluntary, and which aims to upscale climate mitigation by paying farmers to implement climate-friendly farm or forest management practices, by tapping into the potential of blue carbon ecosystems and by streamlining the industrial use of carbon sequestered for different purposesshould be about setting up a business model incentivizing carbon sequestration in soil and reducing of GHG emissions in agriculture while enhancing biodiversity and other environmental objectives of the European Green Deal; believes that it needs to have multiple co-benefits, in particular reducing our dependency on fertilizer inputs and on their suppliers, enhancing fertility without harming soil health and increasing resilience; strongly welcomes the fact that the Communication of the Commission underlines the necessity to connect carbon and biodiversity approach in order to make carbon farming a successful model;
Amendment 258 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is convinced that the large use of carbon removal scheme can bring about a new business model which connects the deployment of the Green Deal and increase in farmers’ income; underlines that this business model should be at the same time a top-up for farmer’s income and a kick-starting tool for the transition at farm level towards practices in line with the objectives of the Green Deal;
Amendment 261 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Strongly supports the integration of other ecosystem services such as biodiversity protection, soil health, water quality, etc. in the carbon removal scheme in order to ensure its consistency with the overall Green Deal objectives; the inclusion of biodiversity, water pollution, soil erosion in the parameters of the certification scheme will ensure its solidity and avoid negative side effects that could contradict other Green Deal objectives; supports to that end the idea to increase the value of a carbon removal credit when its use has co-benefits for other environmental objectives set in the Green Deal; calls therefore on the Commission to define an “ecosystem weighing factor” on the basis of clear and easily assessable elements; notes that projects not in line with the do no significantly harm principle not to receive carbon removal credits;
Amendment 279 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that the carbon removal scheme for land should be based on a result-based approach; to this end, urges the Commission to define the eligible methodologies and the relevant KPIs, taking into account the right balance between cost and precision; in particular the carbon removal scheme should include direct and indirect CO2 emissions as well as direct CH4 and N2O emissions in order to allow for comprehensive farm level transition; the assessment of GHG emissions removed should be done on a per hectare rather than on a per output approach; calls also on the Commission to develop different accounting methods for each kind of emissions in order to avoid greenwashing and maintain high incentives to reduce emissions from CH4 and N2O;
Amendment 310 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that carbon farming must be regulated in line withtaking into account the current CAP rules and be seen as a complementary and additional topping-up option; underlines, however, that in the longer term carbon farming should becarbon removal scheme should also be associated to market-based mechanism;
Amendment 324 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls also on the Commission to use the carbon removal scheme to massively derisk the transition to agroecology practices at farm level, in particular by working with public and private actors to set up schemes, which will use carbon removal scheme to secure the margin over a sufficient period of time of farmers involved in the said transition;
Amendment 330 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Is of the opinion that the Commission and Member State should act as enabling entities of carbon farming practices; to this end calls the Commission and Member States to fund and make available measurements, modelling and soil sampling tools as well as relevant training necessary for the scale up of practices certified by the carbon removal scheme;
Amendment 335 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Asks the Commission to make available to land managers verified emission and removal data, based on a farm level and a result-based approach, well before 2026 in order to be used in the framework of the Sustainable Food System legislation as well in the next Common Agricultural Policy.
Amendment 345 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that scientifically proven, sustainable and permanent carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) can play a crucial role as future technologies for reducing emissions and achieving climate neutrality in Europe and for creating a successful decarbonised economy in Europe;
Amendment 347 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the Commission´s plans to establish an efficient system for the traceability of captured CO2; highlights the need to distinguish between emissions reductions achieved through captured carbon on-site on one hand, and removals from the atmosphere on the other; underlines the need for robust accounting rules that ensure that all greenhouse gases that reach the atmosphere are effectively accounted for, and that double counting is avoided;
Amendment 356 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that CCS is not allowed in all Member States; stresses that the Commission hasneed to sufficiently document the long-term effect of CCS in regions with deep soildifferent regions and support experimental projects to obtain more data on thibefore their large scale deployment; welcomes the Commission´s plans to support cross-border CO2 transport infrastructure and to map out relevant industrial clusters;
Amendment 360 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to assess how to account for emissions of greenhouse gases which are considered to have been captured and utilised to become chemically bound in a product in a non- permanent way based on a life-cycle assessment of the product, taking into account the dual role of greenhouse gases as emissions and as feedstock, including the emissions captured in the manufacture of the product, the emissions produced as part of the capture and utilisation process, the emissions utilised in the manufacture of the product, and the number of years the carbon captured from the emissions is bound in the product;
Amendment 376 #
2022/2053(INI)
15. Underlines that the new certification framework for carbon farmingremovals must be based on best available science and robust monitoring, reporting and verification, must differentiate between different origins of carbon, must include strict provisions on permanence and liability, and take into account all associated greenhouse gas emissions; at the same time, it should be as simple as possible in its design and not result in disproportionate administrative burdens for land and forestry managers and owners; emphasises that the future Union certification framework will need to take into account already existing national initiatives with the same objectives and build on their experience to have a solid Union-wide certification scheme;
Amendment 389 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Asks the Commission to develop its carbon removal scheme taking into account the frontrunners' past efforts and the necessity to reward them with a fair treatment, also with a view of discouraging other farmers to maintain practices to other farmers; is of the opinion that the definition of a regional baseline including a cut-off date as well as taking into account regional removal trends should be among the options assessed by the Commission; asks the Commission to engage with private actors, in particular retailers and food processing industries, to make sure that the certification scheme triggers a price premium on the market, which would reward frontrunners and newcomers;
Amendment 410 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to develop a robust new framework for the quantification and certification of carbon removals that must at the same time avoid greenwashing and carbon leakage; underlines the need to promote high- quality carbon removal certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting and authenticity in order to incentivise improved land management practices, thus resulting in enhanced carbon capturecarbon removals;
Amendment 423 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Scientific Panel on Climate Change to be thoroughly involved in the setting up of the carbon removal scheme in order to ensure its environmental integrity;
Amendment 428 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Underlines that the Commission proposal on certification of carbon removals should focus on establishing a robust methodology as a basis for policy measures; recalls that the Commission is obliged to make a proposal for a new EU intermediate climate target by 2024, as laid down in the European Climate Law; expects the Commission to assess an EU target for removals as part of that process;
Amendment 445 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that carbon farming should be market-based and financed by public and/or private funds; calls on the Commission to create a genuinely new business model for farmers and foresters; notes that financing from the value chain or through the creation of a voluntary carbon market is possible; stresses that the CAP is not a viable source of funding, as the CAP is not a business model;
Amendment 458 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to allow the use of the EU carbon removal scheme by companies operating in the food industry only for the reduction of companies’ scope 3 emissions linked to their sourcing of agricultural products in order to ensure a fair contribution of all sectors to climate neutrality; once the carbon removal scheme is in place, these companies operating in Europe should not be able to acquire non EU certified carbon removal scheme;
Amendment 459 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Asks the European commission to use the Sustainable Food System legislation as a legislative vehicle to upscale practices certified by the EU carbon removal scheme; therefore asks the Commission to carry out in the impact assessment of this legislation an analysis on the best way to reach this objective;
Amendment 460 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Invites the Commission to use the carbon removal scheme as a fast tracking tool for relevant EU funds (CAP ecoschemes, agroecological payments under CAP’s 2nd pillar, LIFE etc.); the scheme should be a tool that multiplies the channels of funding rather than narrow them down, including better targeted state aid measures based on the carbon removal scheme;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. In order to make social Europe a reality, and given the lessons from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine on the close interlinkages between our economic and welfare/social systems, it should be ensured that social rights are fully protected and safeguarded in case of conflict with economic freedoms, including by revising the current governance framework. _______________________with the need for even stronger common action and solidarity, including by revising the current governance framework. Supports, as highlighted in the conclusions of the working groups of the Conference, a shift towards a sustainable, inclusive and resilient growth model1a; ___________________________ 1a Paragraph 13, Recital A ‘The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe’, European Parliament resolution of 4 May 2022 on the follow-up to the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe (2022/2648(RSP))
Amendment 4 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point -1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point -1 (new)
As set out in previous European Parliament resolutions, possible tools to this effect include: _______________________- strengthening the competitiveness and resilience of the EU economy, with special attention to be paid to small and medium-sized enterprises and competitiveness checks and to promote future-oriented investments focused on the just, green and digital transitions;1a ___________________________ 1a Paragraph 5 ‘The call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties’ European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2022 on the call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties (2022/2705(RSP))
Amendment 5 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 1
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 1
- integratensuring the European Social Pillar in the Treaties1 _______________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on a strong social Europe for Just Transitions (2020/2084(INI))Pillar of Social Rights1 and the Porto Targets are fully implemented; ___________________________ 1 Ibid, paragraph 65
Amendment 6 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2
- introducingcorporating social progress in Article 9 TFEU linked to a Social Progress Protocol into the Treaties;2 ___________________________ 2 Ibid, paragraph 65
Amendment 14 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -2 (new)
Paragraph -2 (new)
-2. It is crucial to ensure that EU funds reach and are accessible to all targeted groups in particular the most vulnerable and marginalised groups including but not limited to: people with disabilities, migrants and ethnic minorities (including Roma), children and young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET), homeless people, single parents and isolated older people.
Amendment 3 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas citizens rightly expect the EU budget to respond effectively to evolving needs and to support them in crises, in particularly when increasing inflation and rapid increases in food and energy prices across the EU are affecting the most vulnerable populations, further increasing inequality, and aggravating poverty and energy poverty; whereas wages are not projected to increase as fast as inflation and therefore workers are losing purchasing power and might see their living conditions worsen in the next few months;
Amendment 11 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the central role that the EU budget plays in delivering on the Union's political priorities, including making a success of the green and digital transitions, fostering an inclusive and social recovery,including in remote areas, energy intense sectors and for low-skilled workers, fostering an inclusive and social recovery, based, inter alia, on robust social protection systems, short-time work schemes to avoid the drastic consequences of redundancies, housing allowances for people in need and affordable reskilling programmes promoting growth, strategic autonomy and energy independence, providing support for small and medium- sized enterprises, fostering sustainable development that leaves no one behind and ensures cohesion and upward convergence, not least by giving equal importance towards improvements in people's lives, in particular to low-income and vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty or at risk of poverty and social exclusion ensuring a more robust European Health Union in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, promoting the rule of law, EU values and fundamental rights, contributing to greater opportunities for all, and ensuring a stronger Union for its people and in the world;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underscores that there is a clear consensus among the institutions that, in the wake of the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine, the EU should provide the strongest possible social, economic and financial assistance to Ukraine, while addressing the economic and social consequences of the crisis within the Union and delivering the necessary support to its citizens; in particular by contributing to the alleviation of high energy prices for households and businesses and by preserving purchasing power, quality employment and public services; underlines, in this context, the shared Union goals of delivering on the European Green Deal and the digital transition, scaling up defence cooperation and coordination, improving its strategic autonomy and energy independence and security, ensuring food security, and addressing the challenges caused by high inflation which has exacerbated already high energy prices across Europe and which is having a disproportionate impact on low-income households and SMEs;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises, therefore, that the 2021-2027 MFF is already being pushed to its limits less than two years after its adoption, a situation aggravated by the unforeseeable events of 2022; points out that it is simply not equipped, in terms of size, structure or rules, to respond swiftly to a multitude of crises of this scale, nor to adequately finance new shared EU policy ambitions and the swift implementation of the requisite EU-wide solutions;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the MFF is increased annually on the basis of a 2 % deflator applied to 2018 prices; underlines that spiralling energy prices and extreme energy market volatility caused mainly by Russia's decision to cut gas supply have been feeding soaring inflation, with severe impacts on citizens, businesses and consumers; is deeply concerned that such unexpectedly high levels of inflation are placing the MFF under severe strain and reducing its purchasing power further, in a context where its overall level is already lower than previous MFFs; stresses that, in practice, this means that fewer Union projects and actions can be funded, thereby negatively impacting beneficiaries and the Union's capacity to deliver on its political objectives;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Concludes that, in this context, the need for an urgent review and revision of the MFF is beyond any doubt and that a 'business as usual' approach will not remotely sufficefail to tackle the array of challenges posed and could thereby undermine confidence in the Union in the long term;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its position that the Social Climate Fund must be fully incorporated into the EU budget and within the MFF, without negatively impacting other programmes and funds under this heading, bearing in mind the importance of ensuring food security and delivering oneed to involve vulnerable households and transport users affected by energy and mobility poverty in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy and in delivering on the Green Deal, highlights the need for long-term investment in energy-efficient building and zero-emission mobility and warns of the dangerous socio-economic and political consequences that the lack of involvement of vulnerable households and transport users in the Ggreen Dealtransition would have; calls for the ceiling of Heading 3 to be adjusted accordingly;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recalls the EP position to invest at least 20 billion € in the implementation of a European Child Guarantee for the period 2021-2027, highlights that child poverty and social exclusion is an acute issue across the EU with long lasting consequences, which has been further exacerbated by the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calls on the Council and the Member States to follow up on the EP request with a revision of the European Social Fund (ESF) + Regulation in view of ensuring an adequate budget of at least 20 billion € tothe European Child Guarantee
Amendment 52 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Insists that, beyond a reinforcement of the existing special instruments, it is necessary to establish a permanent fiscal capacity and common crisis instrument as an additional special instrument over and above the MFF ceilings so that the EU budget can better adapt and quickly react to crises and their social and economic effects, thus mitigating the possible shocks on the EU's labour markets and consequences on living conditions, especially of those of the most vulnerable persons, as well as on small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 57 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission, furthermore, to begin a longer-term reflection on the EU budget post-2027 in the light of evolving spending needs and the inter-institutional commitment made towards the implementation of European Pillar of Social Rights and the adoption of its Action Plan, which set, inter alia, the EU target of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 15 million by 2030 and building on the work of the Conference on the Future of Europe with respect to own resources and the budget; insists that the successor to the current MFF be equipped to deal fully and flexibly with a range of policy priorities and spending needs and to ensure resilience in the event of crises;
Amendment 8 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Conference on the Future of Europe included among its proposals and measures on decision- making the guarantee of a wide right of access to documents;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists that the EU institutions have the obligation to implement Article 15(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in line with democratic principles, in particular those laid down in Article 10(3) of the Treaty on European Union; and Article 42 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; stresses that the EU institutions must work as closely as possible to citizens and that access to documents is a key tool in ensuring citizen’s trust in the Union;
Amendment 15 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that any update to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001Urges the Council to unblock the 2008 recast of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and emphasises that any update should faithfully integrate the principles established by the case law and adapt the regulation to technological developments without constituting a step back compared to, social, cultural and political developments with a view to enhancing transparency and accountability improving the current legislative framework;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasises that increased transparency in the Union's decision- making is the result of democratic development and the culture of participation; recalls that a balanced framework is needed in which the interests of the Union are safeguarded and which is consistent for all institutions;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the EU institutions to ensure the provision of data in an open, user- friendly machine- readable format, which is especially essential for numerical or financial data;
Amendment 26 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites Parliament’s own relevant bodies to ensure that documents are easily accessible to the publicimprove the accessibility of the documents to the public, irrespective of their medium;
Amendment 31 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for all EU institutions to fully comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case T- 540/152 on access to trilogue documents; remains ready to engage with the Council and the Commission to jointly define the legislative milestones for which access to documents must be ensured; _________________ 2 Judgment of 22 March 2018, Emilio De Capitani v European Parliament, T-540/15, EU:T:2018:167.
Amendment 32 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the fact that the Council systematically refuses to grant access to its internal documents under the pretence of protecting its decision-making process; stresses that the lack of transparency affects both public scrutiny and the cooperation with the other institutions, notably the European Parliament;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that the Council should improve its rules and procedures on legislative transparency, including the accessibility and classification of legislative documents with the aim of working as openly as possible;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that a corruption scandal such as the one affecting the EU institutions may increase the interest of citizens and organisations in access to documents; calls on the institutions to prioritise transparency and avoid opaque practices;
Amendment 42 #
2022/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the European Ombudsman plays an important role in facilitating citizens’ access to documents and has developed an important informal procedure with the institutions for submitt, notably when the access has been partially or completely refused by an EU institution or body, and welcomes the Fast-Track procedure for ‘access to documents’ complaints that can result ing a recommendation to the institution concerned about the full or partial disclosure of the requested document(s).
Amendment 4 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The transfer to the General Court of a part of the competence to examine requests for preliminary ruling should enable the Court of Justice to allocate more time and resources to the examination of more complex and sensitive requests for preliminary ruling. The General Court in turn has the capacity to address these requests as a priority matter, which will improve the efficiency of European justice and strengthen the implementation of the rights of European citizens. This transfer of competence should also promote the uniform application of EU law and increase legal certainty throughout the EU and its Member States.
Amendment 5 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) A new and improved distribution of labour between the Court of Justice and the General Court should also give way for a more intense dialogue between EU and Member States’ courts and tribunals. This dialogue is a centrepiece of the “ever closer union” and is critical to increase the resilience of European democracy and legal system. This dialogue could further be developed through an extended application of Article 101 of the Court’s rules of procedure, which allows the Court to request clarifications to the referring court, in addition to briefs or observations submitted by the interested parties referred to in Article 23 of the Statute.
Amendment 8 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The General Court is currently in a position to be able to deal with the increase in workload that will follow from that transfer of jurisdiction, as a result of the doubling of the number of its Judges andAs a result the measures taken in the context of the reform of the judicial framework of the Union resulting from Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422 of the European Parliament and of the Council the General Court is currently in a position to be able to deal with the increase in workload that will follow from that transfer of jurisdiction.13 Nevertheless, since the workload of the General Court is closely related to developments in the Union’s activity, care should be taken to ensure that the General Court remains capable of fully exercising its powers of review in respect of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union, if necessary by means of increasing the number of its staff. _________________ 13 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (OJ L 341, 24.12.2015, p. 14).
Amendment 15 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Having regard to the substantive criterion applicable to the distribution between the Court of Justice and the General Court of jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings, it is necessary, for reasons of legal certainty and expedition, for the referring courts not themselves to decide the question as to which of the Courts of the Union has jurisdiction to hear and determine a request for a preliminary ruling. Every request for a preliminary ruling must therefore be submitted to a single court, namely the Court of Justice, which will determine, in accordance with detailed rules to be set out in its Rules of Procedure, whether the request falls exclusively within one or several specific defined areas laid down in the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and, accordingly, whether that request must be dealt with by the General Court. The Court of Justice will continue to have jurisdiction to adjudicate on requests for a preliminary ruling that, notwithstanding that they may be connected to those specific areas, also concern other areas, since the first subparagraph of Article 256(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union does not provide any possibility of transferring to the General Court jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings in areas other than the specific areas.
Amendment 20 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The Court of Justice will continue to have jurisdiction to adjudicate on requests for a preliminary ruling that, notwithstanding that they may be connected to those specific areas, also concern other areas, since the first subparagraph of Article 256(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union does not provide any possibility of transferring to the General Court jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings in areas other than the specific areas.
Amendment 22 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) In order to ensure compliance with the principle of legality, the provisions of the Statute should clearly state that the Court of Justice will retain jurisdiction where, pursuant to Article 256, paragraph 3, first paragraph of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, the request for a preliminary ruling, notwithstanding the fact that the main proceedings fall under one or more of the subjects referred to in Article 50b, paragraph 1, of the Statute, raises autonomous questions of interpretation of primary law, international public law, general principles of law or of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, taking into account the horizontal nature of the latter.
Amendment 23 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) In order to ensure clarity and legal predictability in the implementation of the distribution of competence to examine preliminary rulings, the Court should publish and update periodically a list of examples illustrating the application of article 50b of the Statute.
Amendment 28 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In addition, in order to maintain in particular the consistency of preliminary rulings given by the General Court, and in the interests of the proper administration of justice, provision should be made for a formation of the court of an intermediate size between the chambers of five Judges and the Grand Chamber. As a result of the new competences of the General Court, which will become final judge in addressing certain requests for preliminary ruling, the intermediate size chamber should sit in full composition where a Member State or an institution of the European Union concerned so requests.
Amendment 32 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) This Regulation provides for a significant development of the judiciary framework of the Union, of which the implementation should be monitored closely. To this end, the Court should report no later than three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, on the transfer to the Court of preliminary jurisdiction in specific subjects and the extension of the mechanism of the prior admission to appeals to the Court to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. In this report, the Court should draw up an assessment of the implementation of this reform. In particular, this report should contain elements to appreciate the achievement of the objectives pursued by this reform, taking into account both the speed at which cases are processed as well as the qualitative gains observed in the examination of appeals and requests for preliminary ruling in more complex and sensitive cases.
Amendment 33 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) It is for the above reasons appropriate to amend Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the following way:
Amendment 35 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Article 50
Article 50
The General Court, seized pursuant to Article 267 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, shall sit in full intermediate size chamber when a Member State or an institution of the Union concerned so requests.
Amendment 37 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Article 50b
Article 50b
– the Customs Code and the tariff classification of goods under the Combined Nomenclature;
Amendment 39 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Article 50b
Article 50b
- the tariff classification of goods under the Combined Nomenclature;
Amendment 42 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Article 50b
Article 50b
1a. A request for a preliminary ruling does not come exclusively within one or several of the above specific areas when it raises autonomous questions of interpretation of primary law, international public law, general principles of law or of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 52 #
2022/0906(COD)
Draft Regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Amendment 64 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 65 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) From a toxicological point of view, substances with more than one constituent (‘multi-constituent substances’) are no different from mixtures composed of two or more substances. In accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council39, aimed to limit animal testing, data on multi-substances containing more than one constituentsubstances is to be generated under the same conditions as data on any other substance, while data on individual constituents of a substance is normally not to be generated, except where individual constituents are also substances registered on their own. Where data on individual constituents is available, multi-substances containing more than one constituentsubstances should be evaluated and classified following the same classification rules as mixtures, unless Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 provides for a specific provision for those multi-constituentsubstancessubstances containing more than one constituenton the basis of sufficient and reliable scientific argumentation. Such derogations would be warranted where using data on constituents and calculation rules would result in a less appropriate classification of the complexsubstances than by using data on the substance itself. This could be the case for example when a complex substance like essential oil contains only structurally similar constituents or when there is proof of antagonistic effects among constituents. The Committee for Risk Assessment of the Agency set up pursuant to Article 76/1/(c) of Regulation (EC) no 1907/2006 should provide an assessment of the derogations when needed.This regulatory approach should contribute to the objectives of the EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability to better protect citizens and the environment and to boost innovation for safe and sustainable chemicals by ensuring implementation of existing legal provisions of Regulation 1272/2008 and corresponding Guidance on the Application of the CLP criteria. _________________ 39 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 73 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Essential oils are derived from various sections of plants and are obtained by distillation, steam distillation or expression. They are complex substances that should warrant a tailored approach to their identification, including by providing for scientifically justified derogations from the rules applicable to the substances with more than one constituent under Article 5(3) of this Regulation. The European Commission and the Agency should assist the sector, particularly micro and small companies, that intends to benefit from the derogation, including by ensuring expeditious assessment of the dossier. This Regulation does not regulate safe use of essential oils in consumer products.
Amendment 82 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is normally not possible to sufficiently assess the endocrine disrupting properties for human health and the environment and the persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile properties of a mixture or of a multi-constituent substance on the basis of data on that mixture or substance. The data for the individual substances of the mixture or for the individual constituents of the multi- constituent substance should therefore normally be used as the basis for hazard identification of those multi-constituent substances or mixtures. However, in certain cases, data on those multi- constituent substances themselves may also be relevant. This is the case in particular where that data demonstrates endocrine disrupting properties for human health and the environment, as well as persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile properties, or where it supports data on the individual constituents. Therefore, it is appropriate that data on multi-constituent substances are used in those cases.
Amendment 85 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is normally not possible to sufficiently assess the endocrine disrupting properties for human health and the environment and the persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile properties of a mixture or of a multi-substance containing more than one constituent substance on the basis of data on that mixture or substance. The data for the individual substances of the mixture or for the individual constituents of the multi- constituent substancesubstance containing more than one constituent should therefore normally be used as the basis for hazard identification of those multi-constituent substancessubstances containing more than one constituent or mixtures. However, in certain cases, data on those multi-substance containing more than one constituent substances themselves may also be relevant. This is the case in particular where that data demonstrates endocrine disrupting properties for human health and the environment, as well as persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile properties, or where it supports data on the individual constituents. Therefore, it is appropriate that data on multi-constituent substancessubstances containing more than one constituent are used in those cases.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Amendment 139 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Amendment 148 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
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Amendment 153 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 157 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 5 paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the evaluation of multi-constituent substancessubstances containing more than one constituent pursuant to Chapter 2 in relation to the ‘germ cell mutagenicity’, ‘carcinogenicity’, ‘reproductive toxicity’, ‘endocrine disrupting property for human health’ and ‘endocrine disrupting property for the environment’ hazard classes referred to in sections 3.5.3.1, 3.6.3.1, 3.7.3.1, 3.11.3.1. and 4.2.3.1. of Annex I, the manufacturer, importer or downstream user shall use the relevant available information referred to in paragraph 1 for each of the individual constituents in the substance.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Relevant available information on the multi-constituent substancesubstances containing more than one constituent itself shall be taken into account where one of the following conditions are met, unless Annex I lays down a specific provision:
Amendment 164 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Relevant available information on the multi-constituent substancesubstances containing more than one constituent itself showing absence of certain properties or less severe properties shall not override the relevant available information on the constituents in the substance.
Amendment 169 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 5
For the evaluation of multi-constituent substancessubstances containing more than one constituent pursuant to Chapter 2 in relation to the ‘biodegradation, persistence, mobility and bioaccumulation’ properties within the ‘hazardous to the aquatic environment’ ‘persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic’, ‘very persistent and very bioaccumulative’, ‘persistent, mobile and toxic’ and ‘very persistent and very mobile’ hazard classes referred to in sections 4.1.2.8 4.1.2.9, 4.3.2.3.1, 4.3.2.3.2, 4.4.2.3.1 and 4.4.2.3.2 of Annex I, the manufacturer, importer or downstream user shall use the relevant available information referred to in paragraph 1 for each of the individual constituents in the substance.
Amendment 171 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6
Relevant available information on the multi-constituent substancesubstances containing more than one constituent itself shall be taken into account where one of the following conditions are met, unless Annex I lays down a specific provision:
Amendment 179 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 7
Relevant available information on the multi-constituent substancesubstances containing more than one constituent itself showing absence of certain properties or less severe properties shall not override the relevant available information on the constituents in the substance.
Amendment 181 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3a (new)
In Article 5, the following paragraph 3a is added: 'The European Commission shall, where appropriate and scientifically justified, amend Annex I in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 53, to lay down specific provisions granting derogation from the criteria set out in this Article for a substance containing more than one constituent. The Committee for Risk Assessment of the Agency set up pursuant to Article 76(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 shall, where necessary, adopt an opinion on the scientific argumentation for a derogation from the rules for substances containing more than one constituent provided under this article.'
Amendment 83 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In accordance with the case law1a of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the scope of the principle of equal treatment of men and women shall not be limited to the prohibition of discrimination based on sex as it also applies to discrimination arising from gender, gender identity and gender expression. _________________ 1a Judgment of 30 April 1996, P. v S., C- 13/94; Judgment of 7 January 2004, K.B., C-117/01; Judgment of 26 June 2018, MB, C-451/16
Amendment 86 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The purpose of this Directive is to lay down minimum requirements for the functioning of equality bodies to improve their effectiveness and guarantee their mandate and independence in order to strengthen the application of the principle of equal treatment as enshrined in the TEU, TFEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and derived from Directives 2006/54/EC58 and 2010/41/EU59 . _________________ 58 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23). 59 Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC (OJ L 180, 15.7.2010, p. 1).
Amendment 90 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Directive 2000/43/EC60 of the Council and Directive 2004/113/EC61 of the European Parliament and the Council also provide for the designation of equality bodies. for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of all persons, without discrimination on grounds of sex, race or ethnic origin. _________________ 60 Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22). 61 Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37).
Amendment 93 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU leave a wide margin of discretion to Member States as regards the structure and functioning of equality bodies. This results in significant differences between the equality bodies established in the Member States, in terms of the bodies' mandates, competences, structures, resources and operational functioning. This, in turn, means that protection against discrimination differs from one Member State to another. Levels of discrimination remain high, victims’ awareness of their rights remains low and underreporting is still a considerable problem. Public awareness about and knowledge of discrimination remain limited and a lack of sufficient powers and resources hampers equality bodies’ ability to assist victims effectively or to prevent and address the development of new forms of discrimination based on gender identity, health or socio-economic status or resulting from developments in technology.
Amendment 100 #
2022/0400(COD)
(12) This Directive should apply to equality bodies’ action as regards the matters covered by Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. The standards should only concern the functioning of equality bodies and should not extend the material or personal scope of those Directivand the competences of equality bodies.
Amendment 101 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Equality bodies’ action to ensure the application of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women should include grounds of discrimination such as gender, gender identity, gender expression and those listed in article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation, as well as intersectional discrimination.
Amendment 103 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The proposed DirectiveDirective (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 mechanisms69 should be considered lex specialis to the enforcement provisions of Directive 2006/54/EC that will be replaced by this Directive. Any hHigher minimum standards established by the future Directive on Pay Transparency for equality bodies in matters relating to equal pay for the same work or work of equal value, including in pay transparency, as compared to those set out in this Directive, should prevail over those set out in this Directive. _________________ 69 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (COM/2021/93 final).
Amendment 107 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In promoting equal treatment, preventing discrimination and assisting victims of discrimination, equality bodies should pay particular attention to multiple and instersectional discrimination based on several of the grounds protected by Directives 79/7/EEC, 2000/43/EC, 2000/78/EC, 2004/113/EC, 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU.
Amendment 112 #
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 or seeking instructions directly from the government. Any permanent or temporary staff member or person holding a managerial position – for example as member of a board managing the equality body, head of the equality body, or deputy or in case of interim – should be independent, qualified for their position, and selected through a transparent process. The transparency in this process can be ensured, for example, by publishing vacancy notices publicly. Equality bodies should be able to manage their own budget and resources, including by selecting and managing their own staff, and be able to set their own priorities.
Amendment 120 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To ensure that equality bodies can exercise all their competences and fulfil all their tasks, Member States should ensure thatguarantee the autonomy of equality bodies in the determination of their internal structure of equality bodiesin a way that allows the independent exercise of their various competences. Particular attention should be paid to situations where bodies are required both to be impartial and to offer support to victims. This is particularly relevant where the equality body holds binding decision- making powers requiring impartiality or is part of a multi-mandate body where another mandate requires impartiality. An internal structure ensuring a strict separation between the relevant competences and tasks should guarantee that the equality body can effectively exercise them.
Amendment 126 #
2022/0400(COD)
(18) The lack of appropriatedequate human, material, technical and financial resources is a key issue hampering the ability of equality bodies to adequateffectively fulfil their tasks. Therefore, Member States should ensure that equality bodies receive sufficientadequate funding, can hire qualified staff and, have appropriate premises and infrastructure to carry out each of their tasks effectively, within a reasonable time and within the deadlines established by national law. Their and have budgetary allocation should be stable, except in case of increase in competencend financial autonomy. Member States should ensure that human, material, technical and financial allocation of equality bodies increase proportionally to any extention of their missions and field of intervention or additional competences, especially their rights to act in court proceedings, planned on a multi-annual basis, and allow them to cover costs that may be difficult to anticipate such as increases in complaints and costs linked to litigation. To ensure that equality bodies are provided with sufficient resources, their budget should for instance not suffer cuts that are significantly higher than the average cuts to other public entities; similarly, their annual growth should at least be pegged to the average growth in funding to other entities. Resources should increase proportionally if equality bodies’ tasks and mandate are expandedadequate resources, their annual growth should at least be pegged to the average growth in funding to other similar public entities.
Amendment 131 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Automated systems, including artificial intelligence, represent a useful tool to identify discrimination patterns, but algorithmic discrimination is also a risk. Equality bodies should therefore have access to qualified staff or services, able to use automated systems for their work on the one hand and to assess them as regards their compliance with non-discrimination rules on the other hand. Particular attention should be devoted to equipping equality bodies with appropriate digital resources, training and expertise, be it directly or by way of subcontracting. Automated systems should comply with accessibility requirements for persons with disabilities in accordance with Annex I of Directive (EU) 2019/882.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Equality bodies, alongside other actors, have a key role to play in the prevention of discrimination and the promotion of equality. To address the structural aspects of discrimination and to contribute to social change, tequality bodies should be empowered to carry out activities to prevent discrimination and to promote equal treatment. They should promote equality duties, good practices, positive action and equality mainstreaming among public and private entities, and provide them with relevant training, information, advice, guidance and support, without prejudice to the competences of labour inspectorates or other enforcement bodies, as well as the social partners. They should communicate with public and private entities and groups at risks of discrimination in order to ensure an intersectional approach and to combat underreporting and engage in public debate in order to combat stereotypes and raise awareness about diversity and its benefits, a key pillar of the Union’s equality strategies.
Amendment 141 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Beyond prevention, a central task of equality bodies is to provide assistance to victims of discrimination. This assistance should always be free of charge and include the provision of key information to complainants and a preliminary assessment of their complaint, based on the initial information gathered from the parties on a voluntary basis. Member States should beincluding whether the procedure will be closed or there are grounds to pursue it further. This preliminary assessment should be based on the initial information gathered from the parties on a voluntary basis or handed over upon request. In order to guarantee a simple and quick procedure, Member States should ensure that the equality body is in charge of defining the modalities under which ithe equality body would issue this assessment, such as the timeframe of the process or procedural safeguards against repetitive or abusive complaints.
Amendment 147 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To ensure that all victims are able to complain, it should be possible to submit complaints in various ways, including orally, in writing and online and through a designated representative. Member States should also pay due regard to Commission Recommendation 2018/951 under which submission of complaints should be possible in a language of the complainant's choosing which is common in the Member State where the equality body is located. To address one of the causes of underreporting, namely, fear of reprisals, and without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law70 , confidentiality should be offered to witnesses and whistle-blowers, and as far as possible, to complainants and alleged perpetrators. _________________ 70 Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 17).
Amendment 153 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) To offer a possibility for a quick, affordable, out of court resolution of disputes, Member States should provide for the possibility for parties to seek an amicabllternative resolution to their disputes, by the equality body or another existing dedicated entity. They should define the modalities of the amicabllternative dispute settlement process according to national law and practice. They also ensure that initiating such a procedure does not prevent the parties from exercising their right of access to justice.
Amendment 154 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Evidence is key in determining whether discrimination has taken place and it is often in the hands of the alleged perpetrator. Equality bodies should therefore be able to compel access to the necessary information and documents to establish discrimination and cooperate with the relevant public services – such as labour inspectorates or education inspectorates and social partners. Member States should establish an appropriate framework for the exercise of this competence, in accordance with national rules and procedures. Equality bodies may fully or partially entrust another competent body with conducting or collaborating on inquiries. This competent body should provide the equality body, upon its request, with the results of the inquiry.
Amendment 157 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) On the basis of the evidence gathered, either voluntarily or through an investigation, equality bodies should be empowered to provide their assessment to the complainant and the alleged perpetrator. Member States should determine the legal value of this assessment that can be a non- binding opinion or a binding enforceable decision. Both should state the reasons for the assessment and include, where necessary, measures to remedy any breach found and to prevent further occurrences. To ensure the effectiveness of equality bodies’ work, Member States should adopt appropriate measures for the follow-up of opinions and the enforcement of decisions.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To promote their work and equality law, equality bodies should be able to publish a summary of their opinions and decisions without disclosing personal data. Equality bodies should be able to disclose personal data where such disclosure is provided for under national law, for example as a penalty for a finding of discrimination.
Amendment 162 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Equality bodies should have the right to act in court proceedings in civil or administrative law matters in order to contribute to ensuring the respect of the principle of equal treatment laid down in Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. While those court proceedings should be subject to national procedural law, including national rules on admissibility of actions, such rules, and in particular any condition of legitimate interest, cannot be applied in a way so as to undermine the effectiveness of the equality bodies’ right to act. The powers of investigation and decision-making and the right to act in court proceedings given to equality bodies by this Directive will facilitate the practical implementation of the current provisions of Directives 2000/43/EC, 2000/78/EC and ,2004/113/EC and (EU) 2019/1158 on the burden of proof and defence of rights. Under the conditions provided for in this Directive, equality bodies will be able to establish facts “from which it may be presumed that there has been direct or indirect discrimination”, thereby fulfilling the conditions provided for in Article 8 of Directive 2000/43/EC, Article 10 of Directive 2000/78/EC and Article 9 of Directive 2004/113/EC and Article 12 and 15 of Directive (EU) 2019/1158. Their support will therefore facilitate access to justice for victims.
Amendment 167 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Equality bodies should also be able to submit oral or written statements to the courts as third-party interventions - e.g. amicus curiae – as a lightern additional way to support cases with their expert opinion.
Amendment 168 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
Amendment 173 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The effectiveness of equality bodies’ work also depends on giving groups at risk of discrimination full access to their services. In a survey conducted by the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency72 , 71% of members of ethnic or immigrant minority groups reported to be unaware of any organisation offering support or advice to victims of discrimination. A key step to support this access is for Member States to ensure that people know their rights and are aware of the existence of and services offered by equality bodies. This is particularly important for disadvantaged groups and groups whose access to that information can be hindered, for example by their health or socio-economic status, theirage, disability, their literacy, nationality, membership of a national minority, language, residence status, remote and rural geographic locations or their lack of access to online tools. _________________ 72 FRA EU-MIDIS II Survey.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Access to equality bodies’ services and publications on an equal basis for all should be guaranteed. For that purpose, potential barriers to access to equality bodies’ services should be identified and addressed. Services should be free of charge for all complainants. Member States should also make sure that the services of equality bodies are available to all potential victims throughout their territory, for example through the establishment of local offices, including mobile ones, easy-to-use digital tools and solutions, the organisation of local campaigns or ,cooperation with local delegates orand civil society organisations, and the creation of partnerships with labour and educational inspectorates, social partners and companies.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The Union and all Member States are parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities73 (UNCRPD), which includes the obligation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability and to guarantee to persons with disabilities equal and effective legal protection against discrimination on all grounds. This Directive should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the UNCRPD. To guarantee equal and effective legal protection and access for persons with disabilities to all services and activities of equality bodies, it is necessary to ensure accessibility, in accordance with requirements set out in Directives (EU) 2016/2102 and (EU) 2019/882, and reasonable accommodation. Equality bodies should ensure physical and digital74 accessibility by preventing and removing the barriers that persons with disabilities may face in accessing their services and information, and provide reasonable accommodation, taking necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments where needed in a particular case. Equality bodies should ensure that all forms of discrimination faced by persons with disabilities are addressed in their activities in line with the UNCRPD, including direct and indirect discrimination, denial of reasonable accommodation, discrimination by association, harassment, instruction to discriminate, as well as victimisation and hate speech. _________________ 73 OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 37. 74 See Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (OJ L 327, 2.12.2016 p.1-15) and related Implementing Decision.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Enabling equality bodies to regularly coordinate and cooperate at different levels, on a long-term basis, is key for mutual learning, coherence and consistency, and it may broaden the outreach and impact of their work. Equality bodies should cooperate, in particular, with other equality bodies in the same Member State and in other Member States – including in the framework of the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet) – and with relevant public and private entities at local, regional, national, Union and international level, such as civil society organisations, EU agencies, data protection authorities, trade unionsocial partners, labour and education inspectorates, law enforcement bodies, agencies with responsibility at national level for the defence of human rights, national statistical offices, authorities managing Union funds, National Roma Contact Points, consumer bodies, and national independent mechanisms for the promotion, protection and monitoring of the UNCRPD. Such cooperation should not involve the exchange of personal data (i.e. equality data in the form that individuals can be identified).
Amendment 195 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Equality data are crucial for raising awareness, sensitising people, quantifying discrimination, showing trends over time, proving the existence of 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 disaggregated data on their own activities or conduct surveys and should be able to accessand commission surveys, reports and research and should be able to access, in an easily accessible format, 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 unionsocial partners 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. e personal data collected shall be anonymised and, where not possible, pseudonymised. _________________ 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 204 #
2022/0400(COD)
(43) In order to assess the effectiveness of this Directive it is necessary to establish a mechanism to monitor its application and, in addition to monitoring compliance, assess its practical effects. The Commission should be in charge of that monitoring and regularly draw up an application report, based on the information received from Member States and additional relevant data collected at national and Union level, in particular from stakeholders, and by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Institute for Gender Equality and equality bodies, including the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet). In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Member States’ reporting obligations pursuant to Article 16(2) as regards the practical effects of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish a list of relevant indicators, on the basis of which data should be collected. This monitoring should not involve the processing of personal data.
Amendment 209 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Where the fulfilment of the tasks of equality bodies requires the processing of special categories of personal data, namely data on racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability or sexual orientationreferred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States should also ensure that national law respects the essence of the right to data protection and provides for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject, in accordance with Article 9(2), point (g), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Such safeguards should include for example internal policies and measures to ensure data minimisation, including through anonymisation of personal data, where possible; to apply pseudonymisation and encryption to personal data; to prevent unauthorised access and transmission of personal data; and to ensure that personal data is not processed longer than is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive lays down minimum requirements for the functioning of equality bodies to improve their effectiveness and guarantee their mandate and independence in order to strengthen the application of the principle of equal treatment as enshrined in the TEU, TFEU, Charter of Fundamental Rights and derived from Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU.
Amendment 215 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The application of the principle of equal treatment shall not be limited to the prohibition of discrimination based on sex as it also applies to discrimination arising from gender, gender identity and gender expression as derived from the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Amendment 219 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. This Directive is without prejudice to the more specific provisions contained in Directive 2023/970/EU.
Amendment 226 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take measures to ensure that equality bodies are independent and free from external influence in performing their tasks and exercising their competences, in particular as regards their legal structure, accountability, budget and resources, staffing, and organisational matters. Equality bodies shall not be set up as part of a ministry or body taking or seeking instructions directly from the government.
Amendment 238 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide for transparent rules and safeguards concerning the selection, appointment, revocation and potential conflict of interest of the staff of equality bodies, in particular persons holding a managerial position, including members of a board managing the equality body, in order to guarantee their competence and independence.
Amendment 244 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure thatguarantee the autonomy of equality bodies in the determination of appropriate safeguards are in place, in particular in their internal structure of equality bodies, to guarantee the independent exercise of their competences, notably where some require impartiality and others focus on support to victims.
Amendment 248 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in the internal structure and operation of multi- mandate bodies to guarantee the autonomouseffective exercise of the equality mandate.
Amendment 252 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that each equality body has budgetary and financial autonomy and is provided with the human, material, technical and financial resources necessary to perform all its tasks and to exercise all its competences effectively, on all the grounds and in all fields covered by Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU including in the event of increases in competences, increases in complaints, litigation costs and the use of special expertise in developing areas with the potential for discrimination such as the use of automated systems.
Amendment 257 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that human, material, technical and financial resources of equality bodies are adequate and commensurate to any evolution of their mission and fields of intervention or increase in competences, especially their rights to act in court proceedings.
Amendment 265 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adopt a strategy to raise awareness of the general population, throughout their territory, with particular attention to individuals and groups at risk of discrimination, young people, on the rights under Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU and on the existence of equality bodies and their services;
Amendment 268 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure thate conditions for equality bodies to engage in the prevention of discrimination and in the promotion of equal treatment, and guarantee independence for equality bodies in adopting a strategy defining how they will engage in public dialogue, communicate with individuals and groups at risk of discrimination, ensure an intersectional approach in combatting multiple discrimination as well as underreporting, provide training and guidance, and promote equality duties, equality mainstreaming and positive action among public and private entities.
Amendment 278 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
In doing so, Member States and equality bodies shall take into consideration the most appropriate communication tools and formats for each target group. They shall focus in particular on disadvantaged groups whose access to information can be hindered, for example by their health or socio-economic status, age, disability, literacy, nationality, residence statusmembership of a national minority, language, residence status, remote and rural geographic locations, or their lack of access to online tools.
Amendment 287 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 293 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Equality bodies shall provide assistance to victims, or their designated representatives, initially by informing them on the legal framework, including advice targeted to their specific situation, on the services offered by the equality body and related procedural aspects, as well as on available remedies, including the possibility to pursue a case in court.
Amendment 298 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Equality bodies shall issue a preliminary assessment of a complaint on the basedis onf information voluntarily submitted by the parties involved. Member States shall or handed over upon request. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies define the precise modalities under which the equality body will issue such preliminary assessment, ensuring that they contribute to a simple and rapid handling of complaints.
Amendment 301 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Equality bodies shall inform the complainants of their preliminary assessment and whether it will close their complaint or whether there are grounds to pursue it further, including via the procedures laid down in Articles 7, 8, 8a and 9.
Amendment 302 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Amicable settlementslternative dispute resolution
Amendment 305 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Equality bodies or other existing dedicated entities shall be able to offer the parties the possibility to seek an amicabllternative resolution to their dispute. That process shall be subject to the agreement of the parties and may be led by the equality body itself or by another existing dedicated entity, in which case the equality body may formulate observations to that entity. The parties shall have the possibility to be assisted by designated representatives. Engaging in such a process shall not prevent the parties from exercising their right of access to court.
Amendment 309 #
Amendment 311 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies are empowered to effectively conduct inquiries where, following a complaint or on their own initiative, equality bodiesthey consider that the principle of equal treatment laid down in Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU may have been breached, those bodies are empowered to further investigate the case.
Amendment 314 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In particular, that framework shall provide equality bodies with effective rights to access information and documents which isare necessary to establish whether discrimination has occurred. It shall also provide for appropriate mechanisms for equality bodies to cooperate with relevant public bodies for that purpose such as labour inspectorates.
Amendment 318 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States mayshall also provide that the alleged perpetrator and any third party is legally bound to provide any information and documents requested by equality bodies. Equality bodies shall act with due regard towards the confidentiality of all information and documents received.
Amendment 319 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Equality bodies may also fully or partially entrust another competent body with the powers referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. Where such a competent body is responsible for or collaborates with the equality body on inquiries, it shall provide the equality body, upon its request, with information on the results thereof.
Amendment 321 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 324 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 327 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 331 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article8a Opinions and decisions 1. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies are empowered to record in writing their assessment of a case, including establishing the facts and a reasoned conclusion on the existence of discrimination. Member States shall determine whether this is to be done by means of non-binding opinions or by means of binding enforceable decisions. 2. Where appropriate, opinions and decisions shall include specific measures to remedy any breach found and to prevent further occurrences. Member States shall establish appropriate mechanisms for follow-up to opinions, such as feedback obligations, and for enforcement of decisions. 3. Equality bodies shall publish summaries of their opinions and decisions, without disclosing personal data. They shall be able to disclose personal data where such disclosure is provided for under national law.
Amendment 332 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies have the right to act in court proceedings in administrative and civil law matters relating to the implementation of the principle of equal treatment laid down in Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 53, without prejudice to national rules on the admissibility of actions.
Amendment 337 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the right of the equality body to act as a party in proceedings on the enforcement or judicial review of a decision taken pursuant to Article 8(4)a;
Amendment 339 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the right of the equality body to submit observations to the court as a third- party intervention such as amicus curiae;
Amendment 350 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the equality body can initiate court proceedings in its own name, in particular in order to address structural and systematic discrimination or in order to defend the public interest in cases selected by the equality body because of their abundance, their seriousness or their need for legal clarification.
Amendment 354 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 358 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Amendment 361 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, in the procedures referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8, 8a and 9, the rights of defence of natural and legal persons involved are duly protected. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies guarantee confidentiality of witnesses and whistle-blowers, and as far as possible, of complainants and alleged perpetrators.
Amendment 364 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Decisions referred to in Article 8(4)a shall be subject to judicial review, in accordance with national law and practice.
Amendment 365 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Amendment 366 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall guarantee access to equality bodies’ services and publications on an equal basis for all and ensure that there are no barriers to submission of complaints or to assistance of victims.
Amendment 367 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies provide all their services at no cost to complainants, throughout their territory, including in rural and remote areas. Member States shall ensure attention is paid to specific territorial characteristics, such as those of outermost regions and regions suffering from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as northernmost regions with very low population density, islands, cross-border and mountain regions. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies offer tailor-made solutions to provide their services to all complainants such as mobile offices, itinerant solutions, digital tools and platforms.
Amendment 371 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure accessibility, including in accordance with Directives (EU) 2016/2102 and (EU) 2019/882, and provide reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities to guarantee their equal access to all services and activities of equality bodies, including assistance to victims, complaint handling, amicable settlementsubmission and handling, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, information and publications, and prevention, promotion and awareness- raising activities.
Amendment 375 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that equality bodies, without prejudice to their independence, have appropriate mechanisms in place to cooperate, within their respective fields of competence, with other equality bodies within the same Member State, with equality bodies of other Member States, including in the framework of the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet), and with relevant public and private entities, including civil society organisations, relevant EU agencies, social partners, labour and education inspectorates at national, regional, local level as well as in other Member States and at Union and international level.
Amendment 389 #
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 in an accessible format 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 unionsocial partners, 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 391 #
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 to 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 unionsocial partners, companies and civil society organisations, and require feedback from the authorities concerned. Member States shall also allow equality bodies to play a coordination role in the collection of equality data.
Amendment 395 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that equality bodies may conduct independent surveys, reports and research concerning discrimination. They shall also ensure that equality bodies can commission such studies and reports.
Amendment 398 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) publish a report, with recommendations, ensuring an intersectional approach, at least every four years, on the state of equal treatment and discrimination, including potential structural issues, in their Member State.
Amendment 408 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish a list of common indicators to measure the practical effects of this Directive. When preparing the indicators, the Commission may seek advice from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and, the European Institute for Gender Equality and equality bodies, including the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet). Those indicators shall cover the resources, independent functioning, activities, accessibility and effectiveness of equality bodies, as well as evolutions in their mandate, powers, appointments or structure, ensuring the comparability, objectivity and reliability of the data collected at national level.
Amendment 411 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By [53 years after the date of transposition], and every 5 years thereafter, Member States shall provide the Commission with all relevant information regarding the application of this Directive, including data on its practical effects collected on the basis of the indicators referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, and in particular taking into account the reports drawn up by the equality bodies under Article 145, points (b) and (c).
Amendment 415 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall draw up a report on the application and practical effects of this Directive, based on the information referred to in paragraph 2 and additional relevant data collected at national and Union level, in particular from stakeholders, by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and, the European Institute for Gender Equality and equality bodies, including the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet). The Commission shall issue recommendations as part of the European Semester framework if it identifies shortcomings in Member States' equal treatment and discrimination policies.
Amendment 418 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The implementation of this Directive shall under no circumstances constitute grounds for a reduction in the level of protection against discrimination already afforded by Member States in the matters covered by this Directives 2006/54/EC, 2010/41/EU and 2023/970/EU.
Amendment 421 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that when equality bodies process special categories of personal data, namely data on racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability or sexual orientationreferred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, suitable and specific measures are provided to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject.
Amendment 423 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
References to the bodies for the promotion of equal treatment referred to in those Articles, as well as Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2019/1158, shall be construed as references to the equality bodies referred to in Article 2 of this Directive.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 114 and 192 thereof,
Amendment 222 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
Amendment 233 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The European Parliament’s Resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan39reiterated the objective of making all packaging reusable orandrecyclable in an economically viable way by 2030 and called on the Commission to present a legislative proposal including waste reduction measures and targets and ambitious essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reduce excessive packaging, including in e-commerce, improve recyclability and minimise the complexity of packaging, increase recycled content, phase out hazardous and harmful substances, and promote re-use. _________________ 39 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2021-0040_EN.html
Amendment 235 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) This Regulation is in line with the objectives set out in Regulation (EC) 2023/0085 on environmental claims, and directive (EC) 2022/0092 on Empowering Consumers in the green transition. It aims to promote and support substantiated alternatives for more sustainable packaging solutions.
Amendment 271 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Packaging should be designed, manufactured and commercialised in such a way as to allow for its re-use orand high- quality recycling, and to minimise its impact on the environment during its entire life-cycle and the life cycle of products, for which it was designed.
Amendment 286 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should not enable the restriction of substances based on reasons of chemical safety, or for reasons related to food safety, with the exception of the restrictions on lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium that were already established on the basis of Directive 94/62/EC and should continue to be addressed under this Regulation, given that such restrictions are addressed under other Union legislation. It should, however allow for the restriction, primarily for reasons other than chemical or food safety, of substances present in packaging and packaging components or used in their manufacturing processes, which negatively affect the sustainability of packaging, in particular as regards its circularity, especially re-use orand recycling.
Amendment 294 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Designing packaging with the objective of its recycling, once it becomes packaging waste, is one the most efficient measures to improve the packaging circularity and raise packaging recycling rates and the use of recycled content in packaging. Packaging design for recycling criteria have been established for a number of packaging formats under voluntary industry schemes or by some Member States for the purpose of the modulation of extended producer responsibility fees. In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and provide industry with a level playing field, and with the objective to promote the sustainability of packaging, it is important to set mandatory requirements regarding the recyclability and reusability of packaging, by harmonising the criteria and the methodology for assessing packaging recyclability and reusability based on a design for recycling and reusability methodology at the Union level. In order to meet the objective set out in the CEAP that, by 2030, all packaging should be recyclable orand reusable, in an economically viable manner, packaging recyclability performance grades should be established based on design for recycling criteria for packaging categories as listed in Annex II. However, packaging should comply with them only as of 1 January 2030 in order to give sufficient time to the economic operators to adapt.
Amendment 485 #
2022/0396(COD)
(82) Manufacturers should draw up an EU declaration of conformity to provide information on the conformity of packaging with this Regulation. Manufacturers may also be required by other Union legislation to draw up an EU declaration of conformity. To ensure effective access to information for market surveillance purposes, a single EU declaration of conformity should be drawn up in respect of all Union acts. To reduce the administrative burden on economic operators, it should be possible for that single EU declaration of conformity to be a dossier made up of relevant individual declarations of conformity. The responsibility of compliance with the provisions for the declaration of conformity should lie with the economic operator that places the packaging on the market.
Amendment 507 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92
Recital 92
(92) Member States may achieve these targets by economic instruments and other measures to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy, including measures to be implemented through extended producer responsibility schemes such as the creation of a specific fund within producer responsibility organisations or deposit return schemes dedicated to reuse, and by promoting the setting up and effective operation of systems for re- use and encouraging economic operators to offer the end users further possibilities to refill. Such measures should be adopted in parallel and in addition to other measures under this Regulation aiming at packaging and packaging waste reduction, such as requirements on packaging minimisation, re-use and refill targets, volume thresholds and measures to achieve the sustained reduction of consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags. A Member State may, 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 targets set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 648 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘re-use’ means any operation by which recyclable and reusable packaging is used again for the same purpose for which it was conceived;
Amendment 682 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 a (new)
(32a) ‘recyclability' of a packaging is defined by its possibility at the end of its life of being integrated into an organised collection network, possibly extended by a sorting operation, so that the material of which it is composed can be regenerated in existing recycling units producing a new raw material of a quality compatible with its incorporation in a new product or packaging.
Amendment 732 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 37 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 37 a (new)
Amendment 760 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Amendment 795 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States have the right to adopt additional sustainability requirements deemed necessary to reduce their volume of packaging waste per capita in order to reach the targets set under Article 38.
Amendment 828 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Food packaging containing Bisphenol A (BPA, CAS 80-05-7) shall not be placed on the market [OP: Please insert the date = 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 908 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Point (a) shall apply from 1 January 2030 and point (e) shall apply from 1 January 2035. Point (a) shall apply from 1 January 2027 for products placed on the EU market for the first time.
Amendment 1037 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Where a unit of packaging includes integrated components, the assessment of compliance with the design for recycling criteria and with the at scale recyclability requirements shall include all integrated components. If an integrated component of the packaging unit is easily separable by hand and there are clear instructions for the consumer, the overall recyclability should be a combination of the assessments for each individual component.
Amendment 1083 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Where a claim is made in relation to the recyclability of the packaging, it must be aligned with the new definition of recyclability set out in this Regulation and established in relation to the design criteria for recycling. Any reference to recyclability must be prohibited if the packaging does not meet these criteria.
Amendment 1194 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 1 and 2 if, during a calendar year, they comply with the definition of microenterprise in accordance with the rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC
Amendment 1502 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
From [OP: Please insert the date = 42 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging shall be marked with a label containing information on its material compositionthe destination of each separate component of the packaging in order to facilitate consumer sorting. This obligation does not apply to transport packaging. However, it applies to e-commerce packaging.
Amendment 1601 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Before placing packaging on the market, manufacturers shall carry outhave the relevant conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 33, or have it carried out on their behalf, and by an accredited notified body, draw up the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII.
Amendment 1682 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Space filled by filling materials such as paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, shall be considered as empty space. Materials such as as polystyrene or Styrofoam chips, shall be considered as empty space cannot be used as filling material. Furthermore, any production of polystyrene’s packaging shall be prohibited.
Amendment 1789 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, economic operators, including e-market platforms, making large household appliances listed in point 2 of Annex II to Directive 2012/19/EU available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State shall ensure that 90 % of those products are made available in reusable transport packaging within a system for re- use.
Amendment 1858 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In accordance with Article 22 and Annex V, the use of single-use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector should not be allowed. From January 1, 2025, hotels, restaurants and cafés are required to serve meals and drinks consumed on the premises of the establishment in reusable cups, glasses, including their means of closure and lids, and to provide customers consuming on the premises exclusively with reusable plates and containers as well as with reusable cutlery. The requirements set in this paragraph 3a. shall not apply to microentreprises.
Amendment 1939 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Economic operators, including e- market platforms, using transport packaging in the form of pallets, plastic crates, foldable plastic boxes, pails and drums for the conveyance or packaging of products in conditions other than provided for under paragraphs 12 and 13 shall ensure that:
Amendment 1958 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Economic operators, including e- market platforms, using transport packaging for the transport and delivery of non-food items made available on the market for the first time via e-commerce shall ensure that:
Amendment 2003 #
2022/0396(COD)
10. Economic operators, including e- market platforms, using grouped packaging in the form of boxes, excluding cardboard, used outside of sales packaging to group a certain number of products to create a stock-keeping unit shall ensure that:
Amendment 2032 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Transport packaging used by an economic operator, including e-market platforms, shall be reusable where it is used for transporting products:
Amendment 2065 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
Economic operators, including e-market platforms, delivering products to another economic operator within the same Member State shall use only reusable transport packaging for the purpose of the transportation of such products.
Amendment 2246 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall implement measures aiming to prevent the generation of packaging waste and to minimise the environmental impact of packaging. In the pursuit of paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that targets are not achieved through simple substitutions between packaging materials and systematically promote prevention of unnecessary or excessive packaging.
Amendment 2247 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall implement measures aiming to prevent the generaand take the necessary additional sustainability measures to achieve an ambitious and sustained reduction of the packaging waste and to minimise the environmental impact of packaging.generated per capita, in line with the overall objectives of the Union’s waste policy, in particular waste prevention and in order to reach the targets set out in this Article
Amendment 2258 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall include the measures adopted pursuant to this Article in their waste management plans under the conditions laid down in Article 37 of this Regulation.
Amendment 2260 #
2022/0396(COD)
4. By [OP: Please insert the date = 85 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall review the targets laid down in paragraph 1. To that end, the Commission shall, on the basis of documents to inform the Commission’s early warning report pursuant to Article 36 of this Regulation as well as all data deemed relevant, review progress towards the targets laid down in paragraph 1 and assess the need to set new targets. 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 104 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
Amendment 122 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities that generate co-benefits for biodiversity, therefore achieving the nature restoration targets set out in Union law on nature restoration. In light of the major role played by blue carbon ecosystems in the natural absorption of carbon, the Commission should also develop within this EU certification framework a specific methodology for including these ecosystems in eligible projects under the certification scheme, in particular to encourage Member States to include blue carbon initiatives in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The Union certification framework will be instrumental in meeting the Union climate change mitigation objectives set in international agreements and in the Union legislation.
Amendment 164 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The Commission should put in place careful planning and robust means to collect data on blue carbon capture and storage, such as adaptation strategies in the management and development plans of all coastal and marine sectors (aquaculture, fisheries, tourism, transport, etc.) including data-collection systems related to carbon sequestration and mapping of these ecosystems.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and land- based, marine and coastal ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build on the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning forestry activities and underground permanent geological storage of CO2, laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/213928 , and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . Practices, such as forest monocultures, that produce harmful effects for biodiversity should not be eligible for certification. __________________ 28 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (OJ L 442, 9.12.2021, p. 1). 29 Directive (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).
Amendment 377 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘biogenic carbon pool’ means above-ground biomass, below-ground biomass, coastal and marine ecosystems, such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses (blue carbon), litter, dead wood and soil organic carbon as set out in points (a) to (e) of Part B of Annex I to Regulation 2018/841;
Amendment 388 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal activity on land or marine, or to whom decisive economic power over the technical functioning of the activity has been delegated;
Amendment 438 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) 'carbon storage in marine and coastal ecosystems' means a carbon removal activity related to coastal and marine ecosystems management, that increases carbon storage in living biomass.
Amendment 514 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A specific quantification must be established for carbon removal activities resulting from blue carbon ecosystems.
Amendment 642 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) protection and restoration of biodiversity and land-based, marine and coastal ecosystems.
Amendment 73 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) During rainfall, storm water overflows and urban runoff represent a sizeable remaining source of pollution discharged into the environment. Those emissions are expected to increase due to the combined effects of urbanisation and progressive change of the rain regime linked with climate change. Climate change will indeed increase the likelihood of storm water overflows and urban runoff. Urban wastewater management infrastructures are therefore particularly vulnerable to climate change. Solutions to reduce that source of pollution should be defined at local level taking into account the specific local conditions and the vulnerability of these infrastuctures. They should be based on an integrated quantitative and qualitative water management in urban areas. Therefore, Member States should ensure that integrated urban wastewater management plans, including a stress test assessment of the vulnerability of collecting systems and urban wastewater treatment plants based on climate change scenarios, are established at local level for all agglomerations of 100 000 p.e. and above as those agglomerations are responsible for a significant share of the pollution emitted. Furthermore, integrated urban wastewater management plans should also be put in place for agglomeration of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. where storm water overflows or urban runoff poses a risk for the environment or public health.
Amendment 162 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Urban wastewater treatment plants also receive non-domestic wastewater, including industrial wastewater, which can contain a range of pollutants not explicitly covered by Directive 91/271/EEC, such as heavy metals, micro-plastics, micro- pollutants and other chemicals. In most instances, there is a poor understanding and knowledge of such pollution which could deteriorate the functioning of the treatment process and contribute to the pollution of the receiving waters, but also prevent the recovery of sludge and the re-use of treated wastewater. Member States should therefore regularly monitor and report on such non-domestic pollution that enters the urban wastewater treatment plants and is discharged into water bodies. To prevent pollution from non-domestic wastewater discharges at source, releases from industries or enterprises connected to collecting systems should be subject to prior authorisation. In order to ensure that collecting systems and urban wastewater treatment plants are technically capable of receiving and treating the incoming pollution, the operators who manage urban wastewater treatment plants receiving non- domestic wastewater should be consulted before those permits are issued and should be able to consult the issued permits in order to be able to adapt their treatment processes. Where non-domestic pollution is identified in the incoming waters, Member States should take appropriate measures to reduce pollution at source, by enhancing the monitoring of pollutants in collecting systems so that the pollution sources can be identified and, where necessary, by reviewing the authorisations provided to relevant, connected urban wastewater treatment plants. The water resources of the Union are increasingly under pressure, resulting in permanent or temporary water scarcity in some areas of the Union. The Union’s ability to respond to the increasing pressures on water resources could be improved through a wider reuse of treated urban wastewater, limiting freshwater abstraction from surface and groundwater bodies. Therefore, the reuse of treated urban wastewater should be encouraged and applied wheneMember states shall establish National Water Saving and Reuse Plans setting national binding water reuse and water saving objectivers appropriatecross all sectors deemed relevant, whilst taking into account the need to ensure that the objectives of good ecological and chemical status of the receiving bodies, as defined in Directive 2000/60/EC, are met. The reinforcement of the requirements for the treatment of urban wastewater, and the actions to better monitor, track and reduce pollution at source, will have impacts on the quality of treated urban wastewater, and will therefore support water reuse. Where water reuse serves the purpose of agricultural irrigation, it should be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2020/741 of the European Parliament and of the Council51. _________________ 51 Regulation (EU) 2020/741 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 on minimum requirements for water reuse (OJ L 177, 5.6.2020, p. 32).
Amendment 166 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a proper implementation of this Directive and notably the respect of the emission limit values, it is important to monitor discharges of treated urban wastewater into the environment. The monitoring should be done through the establishment at national level of a mandatory prior authorisation system in order to discharge the treated urban wastewater into the environment. In addition, in order to prevent unintentional dischargecontinuously prevent accidental acute leakages and chronic diffuse leaks of plastic biomedia into the environment from urban wastewater treatment plants using this technique, it is essential to include in the discharge authorisations specific obligations to continuously monitor and prevent such discharges, notably by promoting the use of appropriate retention solutions such as grids and mesh.
Amendment 217 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission for the adoption of standards for the design of individual systems, for the adoption of monitoring and assessment methods for the indicators of the quaternary treatment, for the establishment of common conditions and criteria for the application of the exoneration for certain products from extended producer responsibility, for establishing methodologies to support the development of integrated urban wastewater management plans and to measure antimicrobial resistance and micro-plastics in urban wastewater, and for the adoption of the format of, and modalities for, presenting the information to be provided by Member States and compiled by the EEA on the implementation of this Directive. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council67. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act to set requirements for the monitoring of micro-plastics in urban wastewater under article 8 point 5, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27, 12 months after they are added on the watch list under directive 2022/0344 (COD). _________________ 67 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 324 #
2022/0345(COD)
(19) 'Producer Responsibility Organisation’ means an organisation established collectively by producers for the purpose ofto enable producers to fulfilling their obligations under Article 9;
Amendment 344 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘plastic biomedia’ means any plastic support used for the development of the bacteria, including but not limited to biocarriers, biobeads and polystyrene beads, needed for the treatment of urban wastewaters;
Amendment 748 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that producers referred to in paragraph 1 exercise their extended producer responsibility collectively by adhering to a producer responsibility organisation or that an established organisation enables these producers to fulfill their obligations.
Amendment 955 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall systematically promote the reuse of treated wastewater from all urban wastewater treatment plants, when there is no adverse effect for the environment and health risk management measures have been implemented.The needs for water reuse shall be assessed having regards to national river basin management plans established under the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC.Member States shall also take into consideration water quality criteria when planning reuse purposes. Where treated wastewater is reused for agricultural irrigation, it shall comply with the requirements established under Regulation (EU) 2020/741 . .
Amendment 960 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1166 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. (ja) by December 2025, set up a data set containing information on the type and the volume (if applicable) of technologies used for biological waste treatment such as plastic biomedia, used by individual, municipal and industrial plants, and update that data set every 5 years thereafter;
Amendment 1171 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
aa) an assessment of the state of implementation of the targets on water reuse and saving set under article 15, paragraph 1.
Amendment 1281 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. Article 3(1) and (2) and Article 6(1) shall apply from 31 December 202730 in respect of Mayotte. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall collect the information necessary to analyse the possibility of prolonging these transitional arrangements.
Amendment 1332 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 2 a (new)
Annex III – point 2 a (new)
2a. Detergents falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.1a _________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents
Amendment 1338 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex V – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) a stress test assessment of the vulnerability of collecting systems and urban wastewater treatment plants based on climate change scenarios;
Amendment 1359 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 3
Annex V – point 3
3. the measures to be taken to achieve the objectives referred to in point 2 and adaptation measures to climate change for the relevant infrastructures on the basis of the stress test assessment referred to in point (ba) in paragraph 1 of this Article accompanied with a clear identification of the actors involved and their responsibilities in the implantation of the integrated plan.
Amendment 24 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) A skilled workforce isand citizens who are skilled in democratic participation and the pursuit of personal development are crucial to ensuring socially fair and just green and digital transitions, and to strengthening the Union’s sustainable competitiveness and resilience in the face of adverse external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the fallout of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. More and better skills open up new opportunities and empower individuals to fully participate in the labour market, society and democracy, to harness and benefit from the opportunities of the green and digital transitions and to exercise their rights. Warns about the skill mismatch challenge Europe is currently facing1a. In this regard, highlights the need to offer training in areas linked to skills needs identified in labour markets, and future oriented sectors to overcome labour shortages in view of the twin transition. More and adequate skills open up new opportunities and empower individuals to fully participate in the labour market, society and democracy, to harness and benefit from the opportunities of the green and digital transitions and to exercise their rights. Attention should also be given to life skills and non-formal skills, as they are essential.1b _________________ 1a https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news/sk ill-mismatch-challenge-europe 1b UNICEF, What Makes Me? Core Capacities for Living and Learning, https://www.unicef- irc.org/publications/pdf/What-Makes- Me_Core-Capacities-for-Living-and- Learning.pdf
Amendment 37 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Across the Union, companies report difficulties to find workers with the necessary skills. In 2021, 28 occupations were classified as having shortages, including the healthcare, hospitality, construction and service sectors, in addition to there being shortages of IT and security specialists, in particular cybersecurity experts, and workers with science, technology, engineering and mathematics background.22 Increasing the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and artificial intelligence fields, as well as emphasising the importance of entrepreneurial skills, should ensure that more women enter these sectors in order to reduce the skills shortage, combat prevailing stereotypes and thereby promote women's empowerment and economic independence. Increasingly, the biggest constraint to a successful digital and green transition is the lack of workers with the right skills, as well as proper, affordable and accessible digital infrastructure and digital equipment. In many Member States, demographic ageing is expected to accelerate over the coming decade as “baby boom” cohorts retire, reinforcing the need to make use of the full potential of all working-age adults through continuous investments in their skills as well as activitating more people, in particular low-skilled, women and young people especially those not in education, employment or training (NEETs), and people belonging to vulnerable groups, marginalised persons and those living in remote and rural areas and in outermost regions. Knowledge and skills required to access employment in an innovative, rapidly changing technological landscape to all and how assistive technologies can increase accessibility to employment and be mainstreamed in the workplace. Strengthening career guidance from an early age and supporting equal opportunities and access to information and guidance for students and adult learners can help young people choose suitable educational vocational pathways leading to appropriate employment opportunities. _________________ 22 European Labour Authority, Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2021 and ENISA, Cybersecurity skills development in the EU, March 2020. The ENISA studies identify that there is a gap of 291,000 professionals in cybersecurity.
Amendment 57 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Low inadequate skills of working- age adults remain a significant challenge for the Union, pointing to considerable untapped potential of upskilling and reskilling to help mitigate increasing labour shortages in sectors such as manufacturing and services, and in particular in economic activities related to hospitality and manufacturing of computer and electronic equipment, and the care sector.25 However, participation in adult learning in the Union has stagnated over the last decade and 21 Member States fell short of the 2020 EU- level target. For many adults, such as those in atypical forms of work, employees of small and medium-sized enterprises, the unemployed, in particular the long-term unemployed, the inactive and the low- qualified, skills development opportunities are too often out of reach. Increasing the upskilling and reskilling opportunities for these groups, and all working-age adults, also contributes to reaching the EU employment target of 78%, with employment rate in the EU in 2021 being at 73.1%.26 _________________ 25 European Commission, 2021 Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe, p. 26 26 Eurostat, Employment (as % of the population aged 20 to 64), (LFSI_EMP_A)
Amendment 72 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In its resolution of 7 July 2021 on an old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post - 20201a, the European Parliament stresses the importance of creating age-appropriate lifelong learning opportunities and calls for the development of opportunities to better integrate older people in society, including by focusing on online education, regardless of whether they are still active in the labour market or already retired. It also encourages the Member States to allocate appropriate spending from ESF+, the ERDF and the Just Transition Fund, for the training of older workers, ensuring equal access to public services and non-discrimination in the labour market, to encourage companies to employ and retain older workers, and to adapt public infrastructure, including transport, as well as public spaces to the needs of older people. _________________ 1a P9_TA(2021)0347.
Amendment 81 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In its resolution of 17 February 2022 on empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery1a (the ‘resolution on European youth´), the European Parliament calls on labour mobility and skills for the future, in particular insisting that the ALMA (aim, learn, master, achieve) initiative assists young people, in particular young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs), in finding temporary quality work experience in another Member State; insists that the ALMA programme must comply with quality standards that uphold young people’s labour rights such as decent remuneration, good working conditions and access to social protection. Moreover, the European Parliament underlines the importance of digital skills in the 21st century and thus calls on the Member States to consider developing permanent, certified and free access for young people to online and offline courses for digital skills and literacy in all Union languages in partnership with public entities and private companies, and insists that Member States develop more programmes such as eTwinning and the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe. Recalls the utility of the European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp 2.2) as a tool to empower citizens with the necessary digital skills, and to simplify how digital skills are certified and recognised by governments, employers and other stakeholders in the European Union. The inclusion of digital- and media-literacy, cyber- hygiene and safety, and data protection in curricula from an early age and to be part of lifelong learning processes needs to be encouraged. Teachers must be trained on digital teaching and learning methods. The European Parliament also refers to the need to link access to online courses with the reinforced initiatives to address shortages in accessing internet and digital tools in order to leave no one behind, and insists that the courses be built in an accessible way to avoid excluding young people with disabilities. The European Parliament also stresses the importance of green skills development and employment opportunities in a climate-neutral, energy efficient and circular economy, especially in the regions most impacted by the green transition, such as those heavily dependent on the agricultural sector and those involved in combating climate change, production of energy from renewable sources, reducing carbon emissions, increasing energy efficiency, waste and water management, improving air quality, and restoring and preserving biodiversity with a special focus on regions undergoing fair transition. _________________ 1a P9_TA(2022)0045.
Amendment 82 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) In its resolution on European youth, the European Parliament calls on the Member States to facilitate access for young people to paid, quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships; calls for the reinforcement of monitoring schemes, ensuring that young people receive adequate and quality first working experiences, opportunities for upskilling and new qualifications or credentials; calls on the Commission and the Member States to propose, in collaboration with the European Parliament and respecting the principle of subsidiarity, a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices; Calls on the Commission to review existing European instruments such as the Quality Framework for Traineeships to include quality criteria for the offers made to young people.
Amendment 83 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 c (new)
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) In its resolution of 14 September 2021, “Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions”, the European Parliament stresses the need to prioritise investment in all levels of education and lifelong training in the outermost regions as a way of preventing school drop-out by urging the Commission to regard education as a ‘key element’ in the development of the outermost regions, by helping regional and local authorities to design public policies that encourage young people and offer them new and attractive educational, training, skilling and reskilling options at local and regional level, including digital skills, whether through face-to-face learning or distance learning, so that they can build up a set of recognised skills.
Amendment 86 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As companies and other stakeholders know best what skills are needed in their industrial ecosystems, strengthening their collective action on skills development has to be part of the solution. The Pact for Skills brings together companies, social partners, education and training providers, public employment services and other key skills stakeholders, both private and public. So far, more than 700 organisations have signed up and 12 large scale partnerships in strategic sectors have been set up, with pledges to promote 6 million training opportunities. The regional dimension is also important, including in border regions, where finding workers with the right skills requires targeted measures to support effective cross-border labour markets. Similarly, disadvantaged and remote regions, including the outermost, face particular challenges as access to the labour market and upskilling and reskilling opportunities are limited. Local Pact for Skills should be supported in cities to bring together local businesses, training providers and people searching for employment.
Amendment 97 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Council Recommendations on Individual Learning Accounts34 and Micro- credentials for lifelong learning and employability35 help people to update or complete their skill-sets, also in response to emerging skills needs in the labour market, in a more flexible, inclusive, accessible and targeted way. The Council Resolution from December 2021 on a new European Agenda for Adult Learning 2021-203036 promotes upskilling and reskilling that can in turn reduce skills mismatches and labour shortages. Career and Skills guidance and, together with skills self-assessment opportunities are among the measures which support people, especially young people, in their up- and reskilling. _________________ 34 Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on individual learning accounts (OJ C 243, 27.6.2022, p. 26) 35 Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on a European approach to micro- credentials for lifelong learning and employability (OJ C 243, 27.6.2022, p. 10) 36 Council Resolution on a new European agenda for adult learning 2021-2030 (OJ C 504, 14.12.2021, p. 9)
Amendment 100 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In its resolution of 5 July 2022 on mental health in the digital world of work1a, the European Parliament recalls proactive approaches to digitalisation, as improving digital skills in the workplace or allowing for flexible working hours to help mitigate work-related stress. It also expresses concerns that teleworking is not yet available to all workers and stresses the impact of the shift to teleworking on the mental health of those in danger of digital exclusion. It stresses the importance of fighting the digital divide in Europe and the necessity of retraining younger and older people in order to ensure a sufficient level of digital skills for all workers. It calls for more targeted investments in the provision of digital skills, especially groups that are more digitally excluded such as people of a low socio-economic status and a limited educational background, older people, people in rural and remote areas, people living in outermost regions and people with disabilities. The acute role of teleworking and telelearning, e.g. through a legislative European Teleworking Agenda, setting up National Digital Education Programs and investing in ethically sound programmes for European Artificial Intelligence that respect relevant data protection provisions should also be taken into account. _________________ 1a P9_TA(2022)0279.
Amendment 102 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) In its resolution of 19 May 2022 on establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro-credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment1a, the European Parliament calls on the Council to adopt a common definition of micro- credentials and common standards for the European Education Area as a basis for quality assurance, recognition, transparency and portability. It also calls for the use of micro-credentials to recognise skills acquired in the course of learning mobility and civic-engagement as under the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes or other experiences, including youth work, mentoring and volunteering. It reminds public authorities of their essential role in ensuring that those who are usually left behind find micro-credentials readily accessible and relevant, that there is balance in the skills training offered to adults, and points out that basic, transversal, psychosocial and soft skills are as important to the green and digital transitions as technical skills; In this regard, points out that the automatic mutual recognition of micro-credentials within the European Education Area could be a step towards facilitating the automatic recognition of qualifications more generally; considers that establishing a coherent European micro- credentials system that involves relevant stakeholders would be a step forward in reinforcing Europe’s educational power and global competitiveness; _________________ 1a P9_TA(2022)0217.
Amendment 104 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 6 April 2022 on the implementation of citizenship education actions that insists on the need for greater European civic mobility under the European Solidarity Corps and encourages Member States to establish and develop national volunteering schemes as well as the Commission and Member States to ensure mutual recognition between national systems, because these are crucial for young and older people to acquire skills that are valuable on the labour market.
Amendment 105 #
2022/0326(COD)
(13) The Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET)38 supports modernisation of VET systems to equip young people and adults with the knowledge, skills and competences they need to thrive in the evolving labour market and society, to manage the recovery and the just transitions to the green and digital economy, in times of demographic change and throughout all economic cycles. It promotes VET as a driver for innovation and growth, which is agile in adapting to labour market changes and providing skills for occupations in high demand. The European Parliament underlines, in its resolution on European youth, the importance of the initiative to establish European Centres of Vocational Excellence with the aim of providing high-quality vocational skills and supporting entrepreneurial activities, and it calls for the creation of a stand-alone VET Area and encourages the Commission and the Member States to work towards the creation of a European Apprenticeship Statute. Increasing the attractiveness of VET through communication and outreach campaigns, through curricula, youth trade skills centres or hubs, special ecosystems for VET in local communities, dual education systems is essential. Further incentives are needed to foster the mobility of apprentices, including long term mobility programs and more synergies between the different statuses for apprentices. _________________ 38 Council Recommendation of 24 November 2020 on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (OJ C 417 2.12.2020, p. 1)
Amendment 116 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Skills for the greea fair twin transition and the upskilling and reskilling of the workforce will be needed in the context of the shift to a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, as laid out under the European Green Deal39 setting the path towards EU climate neutrality by 2050. The Commission Communication “Fit for 55”40 recognises that the green transition can only succeed if the Union has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive and points to the flagship actions of the Skills Agenda to equip people with the skills that are needed for the green and digital transitions. _________________ 39 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - The European Green Deal (COM/2019/640 final) 40 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Fit for 55: delivering the EU's 2030 Climate Target on the way to climate neutrality (COM(2021) 550 final)
Amendment 117 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The ongoing transition to a European 4.0 industry and related labour market needs require investment in developing strong VET 4.0 systems across Europe, promoting control and problem solving competences, high-performance skills in the technologies of the future such smart production and machinery, advanced robotics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data processing and the internet of things.
Amendment 147 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Overall public and private investments in upskilling and reskilling are insufficient. Most job-related training in the Union is employer-sponsored. However, many companies, in particular SMEs, do not have enough resources to provide or fund training for their staff, and individuals in atypical work have less or no access to employer- sponsored training. Such inequalities undermine individuals’ welfare and health, reduce economic competitiveness, result in missed opportunities and barriers to innovation and risk leaving people behind in the transition to more sustainable economic activities. An enabling framework unlocking and incentivising employers’ financial investments in skills and giving visibility to the economic value of upskilling and reskilling is needed. The SME Relief Package should consider the capacity building of SMEs to upskill their work force.
Amendment 151 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In the past, the Union witnessed significant increases in the public investments in initial education and training. However, so far, this has not been matched with corresponding increases in investments to support continuing skills development throughout the entire working life.49 The Council Conclusions of 8 June 202050 invite Member States to “explore possible models for public and private financing of lifelong learning and the development of skills on an individual level”, and call on the Commission to support Member States in these efforts. In its resolution on European youth, the European Parliament notes that support should be given to national Public Employment Services for its implementation of the ESF+ budget line in coordination with private and public partners, while creating synergies with the European Education Area. It highlights the added value of ALMA in addition to already existing opportunities under Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps to ensure that virtual learning and cooperation remain combined with physical mobility under ESF+. _________________ 49 See for instance the increase in tertiary attainment, cf. Education and Training Monitor 2021 50 Council Conclusions of 8 June 2020 on reskilling and upskilling as a basis for increasing sustainability and employability, in the context of supporting economic recovery and social cohesion
Amendment 153 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Significant EU funding support is available for reskilling and upskilling, for instance through the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)51 , the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Just Transition Fund (JTF), the InvestEU programme, the Digital Europe Programme, Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, the Programme for Environment and climate action (LIFE), the Modernisation Fund, the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI). The ESF+ remains the main EU funding tool to invest in more and better skills of the workforce, in particular by supporting institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and challenges, supporting reskilling and upskilling opportunities for workers offered by the public and private sectors. The Reinforced Youth Guarantee should ensure quality and remunerated offers for young people to enter labour market. Child Guarantee can play an essential role in the early development of core competences and life skills for children. Reforms and investments included in Member States’ national recovery and resilience plans have a prominent skills dimension, often linked with active labour market policies, in particular youth employment support. In the national recovery and resilience plans endorsed by the Commission and the Council so far, around 20% of the social expenditure is dedicated to “employment and skills”52 . REACT-EU was the first instrument of NextGenerationEU to make payments for the recovery of Member States. It helped create jobs and invest in skills in the regions most in need. Workers that lose their jobs due to large-scale restructuring events, may also benefit from support through the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to find new jobs, for instance through further education and training and tailored career guidance and advice. _________________ 51 Established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of 12 February 2021.New and innovative forms of financing like social impact bonds and social outcome contracts aimed at upskilling and reskilling the workforce should be encouraged. _________________ 52 Social categories are defined and applied based on the methodology adopted by the Commission in consultation with the European Parliament and the Member States in the Delegated Regulation 2021/2105. By 03/10/2022, 25 recovery and resilience plans have been endorsed by the Commission and the Council.
Amendment 160 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) In this regard, highlights the importance of starting the European Year of Skills 2023 in a timely manner and warns about the risks of delaying the start of the European Year of Skills.
Amendment 174 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Promoting increased, more effective and inclusive investment into training and upskilling to harness the full potential of the European current and future workforce and to support people in managing job-to-job transitions, active ageing, and benefiting from the new opportunities brought by the ongoing economic transformation. The reduction of inequalities must be a cross-cutting objective, with a focus on gender equality, people with disabilities and low-skilled people.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Strengthening skills relevance by closely cooperating with social partners, public and private employment services, local authorities employment services, companies, education and training providers and developing joined-up approaches with all branches of governments.
Amendment 187 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2a. Reinforcing the recognition of skills and competences, in particular from informal and non formal education, while furthering common frameworks across Member States, especially on a common recognition of soft skills.
Amendment 190 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. Matching people’s aspirations and skills-set with labour market opportunities especially those offered by the green and digital transitions and the core sectors in need of recovery from the pandemic. A special focus will be given to activate more people for the labour market, in particular women and young people especially those not in education, employment or training (NEETs), as well as persons with disabilities, marginalised groups and people living in remote areas and in outermost regions.
Amendment 196 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a. Promoting increased European mobility under the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes, for students, apprentices, teachers and trainers, while aiming for the better recognition of the skills and competences acquired during a mobility period, especially on civic and social competences.
Amendment 215 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
i) developing local strategies and local pacts for skills to close the gap between skills mismatch and the labour shortages, while supporting the development of one-stop-shops and local hubs for skills development.
Amendment 231 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) favouring policy making on skills to achieve concrete impact on the lives of young and older people, thereby allowing them to better recognise themselves in a Union taking care of their future during the Year of Skills.
Amendment 241 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
4 Coordination at national levelin the Member States
Amendment 247 #
2022/0326(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The organisation of participation in the European Year at national and regional level shall be a responsibility of the Member States. To that end, each Member State shall appoint a national coordinator that can represent the different branches of government in a holistic manner. The national coordinators shall ensure the coordination of relevant activities at national and, regional level and local level.
Amendment 32 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
Amendment 40 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Following the new scientific and technological developments in the area, there is scope to improve the protection of workers exposed to asbestos and thus to reduce the probability of workers contracting asbestos-related diseases. For asbestos, being a non-threshold carcinogen, it is not scientifically possible to identify levels below which exposure would not lead to adverse health effects. Instead, an exposure-risk relationship (ERR) can be derived, facilitating the setting of an occupational exposure limit (‘OEL’) by taking into account an acceptable level of excess risk. As a consequence, the OELThe ERR derived by the European Chemicals Agency is based on Phase-contrast microscopy (PCM) measurement, which lead to an underestimation of the exposure due to the technical limitation of PCM to detect fibres with a diameter below 0,2 µm. Measuring asbestos with a more modern technique allowing to count those thin asbestos fibres detrimental to health would be an important step to better protect workers. As a consequence, the OEL and measurement methodology for asbestos should be revised in order to reduce the risk by lowering exposure levels.
Amendment 54 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In light of the fact that asbestos fibres thinner than those observable by phase-contrast microscopy (< 0,2 µm) are also carcinogenic, those fibres should be taken into account when measuring exposure. An occupational exposure limit combined with a more modern method allowing the counting of such thinner fibres would lead to an increased protection as more fibres would be counted.
Amendment 63 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Preventive measures for the protection of the health of workers exposed to asbestos and the commitment envisaged for Member States with regard to the surveillance of their health are important, in particular the continuation of health surveillance after the end of exposure. The annex related to the medical surveillance of workers should be updated in light of current knowledge on diseases that can be caused by asbestos exposure. The foreseen revision of the Commission Recommendation concerning the European Schedule of Occupational Diseases should also reflect such new scientific evidences in order to facilitate the recognition procedures for asbestos victims.
Amendment 69 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The Union should support Member States in reducing health inequalities. In this regard, the worker’s exposure survey on cancer risk factors that the European Agency for Safety and Health at work (EU-OSHA) is preparing should enable better-targeted awareness- raising campaigns and preventive measures. It should include gender- disaggregated data on asbestos exposure as well as data on the sector of activities, occupations and professional status, in order to contribute to evidence-based policies tackling inequalities, including gender inequality.
Amendment 84 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 87 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 92 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2c) In Article 5, the following paragraph is added: “Asbestos-containing materials already in use shall be safely removed and disposed of when technically feasible. They shall not be sealed or covered. Asbestos- containing materials which are not removed shall be identified, registered and regularly monitored.”
Amendment 120 #
2022/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
(7a) In Annex I, point 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Current knowledge indicates that exposure to free asbestos fibres can give rise to the following diseases: — asbestosis, — mesothelioma, — bronchial carcinoma, — gastro-intestinal carcinoma. , — carcinoma of the larynx, — carcinoma of the ovary, — non-malignant pleural diseases. 1a. Positive associations have been noted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer between asbestos exposure and the following diseases: — pharyngeal cancer, — colorectal cancer, — stomach cancer." Or. en (Directive 2009/148/EC)
Amendment 29 #
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. 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 Conventions16. Forced labour covers a wide variety of coercive labour practices where work or service is exacted from persons that have not offered it themselves voluntarily.17 The ILO indicators used to investigate and identify cases of forced labour are abuse of vulnerability, deception, restriction of movement, isolation, physical and sexual violence, intimidation and threats, retention of identity documents, withholding of wages, debt bondages, abusive working and living conditions and excessive overtime.18a _________________ 16 https://www.ilo.org/global/standards/introd uction-to-international-labour- standards/conventions-and- recommendations/lang--en/index.htm. 17 The ILO definition of forced labour according to the ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1920 (No. 29), What is forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking (Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking) (ilo.org). 18a https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_norm/--- declaration/documents/publication/wcms_ 203832.pdf
Amendment 31 #
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 The vast majority of forced labour cases was estimated to be imposed by private actors, in particular through forced labour exploitation (17.3 million people). This implies that notwithstanding the severity of state imposed, forced labour is often a consequence of a lack of good governance of certain economic operators, the main problem lies within the private sector which accounts for 86% of all forced labour cases.18Therefore this Regulation must address economic operators in a way that clarifies what is expected from them, by laying out predictable and clear legislation. At the same time, economic operators who do not comply with this Regulation and continue to benefit from forced labour must be held responsible. _________________ 18 The 2021 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_norm/--- ipec/documents/publication/wcms_854733 .pdf.
Amendment 36 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Vulnerable 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 and a demonstration of a state's failure to handle this type of economic operators.
Amendment 37 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
Amendment 38 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
Amendment 42 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Union is a global leader on responsible business conduct and business and human rights. 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 and 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.19 _________________ 19 For instance paras. 89 and 102 in Siliadin v. France or para. 105 in Chowdury and Others v. Greece.
Amendment 46 #
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. 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 in the value chains of undertakings established in the Union. This is crucial since forced labour exists in every region of the world. ILO estimates that the highest number of people in forced labour are in Asia in Pacific region, followed by the region of Europe and Central Asia. Meanwhile, this estimate is largely driven by the size of the population in those regions. When calculating forced labour as proportion of the population, the highest number is in the MENA region21awith an estimated 5.3 cases per thousand people.21b _________________ 21a Covers the following countries and territories: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. 21b ILO 2021 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_norm/--- ipec/documents/publication/wcms_854733 .pdf
Amendment 51 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The prohibitionmarketing ban, which enables the prohibition of import and export of products and services made with forced labour, 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.31 The Commission should support the efforts to eradicate forced labour by providing a database, with the help of external expertise inter alia from the ILO, OECD, EEAS, social partners and civil society organisations. The database should provide regularly updated and verifiable information on forced labour risks in specific geographic areas where the existence of forced labour is known. Economic operators who continue trade with those regions should be able to prove that their business partners in those regions do not use forced labour. _________________ 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 66 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘vulnerable stakeholders’ means affected stakeholders that find themselves in marginalised situations and situations of vulnerability, due to specific contexts or intersecting factors, including among others, sex, gender, age, race, ethnicity, class, caste, education, indigenous peoples, migration status, disability, as well as social and economic status, and includes stakeholders living in conflict- affected and high risk areas, which are the causes of diverse and often disproportionate adverse impacts, and create discrimination and additional barriers to participation and access to justice;
Amendment 75 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) due diligence guidelines or recommendations of the UN, ILO, OECD or other relevant international organisations, as well as the social partners;
Amendment 95 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall call upon external expertise to provideprovide, with the help of external expertise inter alia from the ILO, OECD, EEAS, social partners and civil society organizations, an indicative, non-exhaustive, verifiable and regularly updated database of forced labour risks in specific geographic areas or with respect to specific products or 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 and it should pay particular attention to the presence of vulnerable stakeholders in the specific product or service. Information listed in the database shall be evidence-based. When an economic operator trades with geographic areas listed in this database as high-risk of forced labour, the economic operator must be able to prove that no forced labour has been used.
Amendment 105 #
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. The Network is chaired by the Commission and 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 110 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) facilitate the identification of common priorities for enforcement activities, to exchange information, expertise and best practices, including by involving external actors where applicable, such as social partner organisations or civil society organisations;
Amendment 112 #
2022/0269(COD)
(b) conduct joint investigations, inside the European Union as well as in third- countries, in accordance with international law;
Amendment 117 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) coordinate and cooperate with third-country authorities, where applicable.
Amendment 268 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to promote a coordinated application of this Regulation, a SoHO Coordination Board (SCB) should be set up. The Commission should participate in its activities and chair it. The SCB should contribute to a coordinating the application of this Regulation throughout the Union, including by helping Member States to conduct SoHO supervisory activities. The SCB should be composed of persons designated by the Member States based on their role and expertise in their competent authorities, and should also involve experts that are not working for competent authorities, for specific tasks where access to necessary in-depth technical expertise in the field of SoHOs is required. In the latter case, appropriate consideration should be given to the possibility of involving European expert agencies and bodies such as the ECDC and the EDQM and existing professional, scientific and donor and patient representative groups at Union level in the field of SoHOs. , the EMA, the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) established as a Commission service by Commission Decision of 16 September 2021 and the EDQM and existing professional, scientific and donor and patient representative groups at Union level in the field of SoHOs. Other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies should have an observer role. A representative designated by the European Parliament should be able to participate in the SoHO Coordination Board (SCB) as an observer. All members of the SCB should provide declarations of interest.
Amendment 311 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes measures setting high standards of quality and safety for all substances of human origin (‘SoHOs’) intended for human application and for activities related to those substances in order to ensure a high level of human health protection, in particular for SoHO donors, SoHO recipients and offspring from medically assisted reproduction. This Regulation is without prejudice to national legislation which establishes rules relating to aspects of SoHOs other than their efficacy, quality and safety and the safety of SoHO donors.
Amendment 313 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation shall apply to SoHOs intended for human application, to SoHO preparations, to products manufactured from SoHOs and intended for human application, to SoHO donors and recipients, and to the following SoHO activities that have a direct impact on the safety, quality or efficacy of SoHOs :
Amendment 334 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘“blood’ means the liquid that circulates in arteries and veins carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the bodywhole blood collected from a donor and processed either for transfusion or for further manufacturing;
Amendment 335 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘cell’ means a mass of cytoplasm with or without a nucleus,A typical cell is the smallest unit of an organism that ihas bound externally by a cell membrane. Usually microscopic in size, cells are the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism;een generated directly through mitosis. A cell comprises a nucleus (eukaryotic cells) or nucleoid material (prokaryotic cells) and cytoplasma enclosed by a cell membrane.
Amendment 380 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘processing’ means any operation involved in the handling of SoHOs, including washing, shaping, separation, fertilisation, decontamination, sterilisation, preservation and packagingdifferent steps of preparation processes of SoHOs;
Amendment 398 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘autologous use’ means collection of SoHO from one individual for subequent application to the same individual, with or without further SoHO activities between collection and application;
Amendment 413 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)
(34 a) "Quality risk management system" : means a systematic process for the assessment, control, communication and review of the quality risks of a SoHo or SoHO preparation throughout its life cycle;
Amendment 428 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 51
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 51
(51) ‘imputability’ means the likelihood that a seriousn adverse occurrence, in a SoHO donor, is related to the donation process or, in a recipient, to the application of the SoHOs;
Amendment 429 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 59
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 59
(59) ‘EDQM SoHO monograph’ means a specification of the critical quality parameters related to the therapeutic indication of a particular SoHO preparation defined by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 431 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60
(60) ‘Annual SoHO Activity Report’ means the annual report published by the Commission aggregating the data reports from SoHO entities carrying out the following activities: donor recruitment, collection, storage, distribution, import, export and human application of SoHOs;
Amendment 455 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 65
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 65
(65) ‘allogeneic usedonor’ means collecany person who make a donation ofto a SoHO from one individualentity for subsequent application to another individual;
Amendment 477 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
(ii) to order the immediate suspension or cessation of a SoHO activity that poses immediate risk to SoHO donors, SoHO recipients or the general public or do not comply with the conditions of its authorisation or the requirements of this Regulation;
Amendment 526 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) grant a conditional authorisation for the use of the SoHO preparation in all cases where clinical outcome data is required for authorisation, pursuant to Article 22(4), points (d) and (e); In this case, an appropriate information for practitioners and patients on the conditional nature of the authorization is put in place by the SoHO entity ;
Amendment 527 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Competent authorities shall conclude the SoHO preparation authorisation steps, referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, within 3 months from receipt of the application, excluding the time needed for clinical outcome monitoring or studies. They may suspend this time limit for the duration of the consultation processes referred to in Article 14(1) and (2) or if further information are required from the SoHO entity who made the request.
Amendment 528 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) such preparation, or any of the activities performed for that preparation, do not comply with the conditions of its authorisation or the requirements of this Regulation; andor
Amendment 529 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 8
Article 21 – paragraph 8
8. Competent authorities may, in accordance with national legislation, withdraw the authorisation of a SoHO preparation if the competent authorities have confirmed that the SoHO preparation in question does not comply with subsequently updated criteria for authorisation or the SoHO entity has repeatedly failed to comply with the conditions of its authorisation.
Amendment 541 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authoritiesThe SoHO coordination Board shall provide guidelines and templates to allow that applications from SoHO entities for their authorisation as SoHO establishments are submitted in accordance with Article 49. When developing these guidelines and templates, competent authorities shall consult the relevant best practices agreed and documented by the SCB as referred to in Article 68(1), point (c).
Amendment 545 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) carry out an on-site system inspection of the applicant SoHO establishment in the year following the launch of the site and, where applicable, of third parties contracted by the SoHO establishment to perform SoHO activities, pursuant to Article 29;
Amendment 546 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) does not comply with the conditions of its authorisation or the provisions of this Regulation; andor
Amendment 549 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. Competent authorities may, in accordance with national legislation, withdraw the authorisation of a SoHO establishment if the competent authorities have confirmed that the SoHO establishment no longer complies with updated criteria for authorisation or the SoHO establishment has repeatedly failed to comply with the conditions of its authorisation.
Amendment 550 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authoritiesThe SoHO Coordination Board shall provide guidelines and templates to allow that applications from SoHO entities for their authorisation as importing SoHO entities are submitted in accordance with Article 43. In developing these guidelines and templates, competent authorities shall consult the relevant best practices agreed and documented by the SCB as referred to in Article 68(1), point (c).
Amendment 553 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) that the SoHO entity in question does not comply with the conditions of the authorisation or the provisions of this Regulation; andor
Amendment 555 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Article 28 – paragraph 7
7. Competent authorities may, in accordance with national legislation, withdraw the authorisation of an importing SoHO entity if the competent authorities have confirmed that the importing SoHO entity no longer complies with updated criteria for authorisation or the importing SoHO entity has repeatedly failed to comply with the conditions of its authorisation.
Amendment 578 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. SoHO entities shall not release or, in an autologous context, prepare and apply immediately to a recipient, SoHO preparations without prior SoHO preparation authorisation. In cases where a SoHO entity modifies an activity carried out for an authorised SoHO preparation, it shall obtain an authorisation for that modified SoHO preparation. A substantial change is a change that has an impact on the quality, safety or efficacy of a SoHO preparation.
Amendment 581 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in cases where the indicated risk is other than negligible, a proposal for clinical outcome monitoring to demonstrate safety, quality and efficacy of the SoHO preparation, in line with the results of the risk assessment;
Amendment 583 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Article 41 – paragraph 4
4. SoHO entities shall perform the clinical outcome monitoring once a conditional authorisation has been granted pursuant to Article 21(2), point (c), and submit the results and their analysis to their competent authorities at the frequency determined in the authorisation . In conducting the clinical investigation study as referred to in paragraph 3, points (b) and (c), for the SoHO preparation concerned, the applicant may use an existing clinical registry to record its results provided that their competent authorities have verified that the registry has data quality management procedures in place that ensure accuracy and completeness of data.
Amendment 584 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 5
Article 41 – paragraph 5
5. SoHO entities shall not make any change to the chain of activities performed for an authorised SoHO preparation, without the prior written approval of their competent authorities. A substantial change is a change that has an impact on the quality, safety or efficacy of a SoHO preparation. SoHO entities shall also inform their competent authorities of changes in the SoHO preparation authorisation holder’s details.
Amendment 586 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. SoHO entities shall send applications for authorisation as importing SoHO entities to their competent authorities of their territory.
Amendment 587 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 4
Article 43 – paragraph 4
4. The importing SoHO entity authorisation holder shall be based in the Union, and be responsible for the physical reception and visual examination and verification of imported SoHOs prior to their release. The importing SoHO entity shall verify coherence between the SoHO received and the associated documentation and conduct an examination of the integrity of packaging and the compliance of labelling and transport conditions with the relevant standards and technical guidelines as referred to in Articles 57, 58 and 59. The importing SoHO entity shall make sure and certify that the imported SoHOs are of equivalent quality to what is required by European regulations.
Amendment 666 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) First of all, the most recent technical guidelines, as indicated on the EU SoHO Platform referred to in Chapter XI, as follows:
Amendment 667 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) then, other guidelines accepted by competent authorities, as achieving an equivalent level of donor safety as set by the technical guidelines referred to in point (a);
Amendment 739 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) First of all, the most recent technical guidelines, as indicated on the EU SoHO Platform referred to in Chapter XI, as follows:
Amendment 740 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 59 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) then,other guidelines accepted by competent authorities as achieving an equivalent level of safety and quality of SoHOs as set by the technical guidelines referred to in point (a);
Amendment 802 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall nominate two permanent members and two alternates representing the SoHO National Authority and, where the Member State chooses, the Ministry of Health. The SoHO National Authority may nominate members from other competent authorities, but those members shall ensure that the views and suggestions they make are endorsed by the SoHO National Authority. The Board may also invite experts and observers to attend its meetings, and may cooperate with other external experts as appropriate. Other Union institutions, agencies, bodies, offices and agencior services shall have an observer role. The European Parliament shall designate a technical representative to participate in the SoHO Coordination Board as an observer.
Amendment 809 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Article 67 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall submit the names and affiliation of their nominated members to the Commission, who shall publish the membership list in the EU SoHO Platform. The list setting out the authorities, organisations or bodies to which the SoHO Coordination Board participants belong shall be published on the Commission's website.
Amendment 817 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The rules of procedure, guidance, agendas and minutes of the meetings of the the SoHO Coordination Board shall be published on the Commission's website unless such publication undermines the protection of a public or private interest, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
Amendment 827 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68 a (new)
Amendment 5 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the economic and social consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, and more generally the uncertain economic outlook require a strong response for people, particularly for the young generation, families, workers and businesses, especially SMEs; highlights in that regard the crucial role of Union funds and financial instruments, including the Next Generation EU with the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), as well as the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF) which complement the action by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as the key driver for strengthening the social dimension of the Union and ensuring an economically and socially sustainable, just, inclusive and non-discriminatory recovery in line with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, as well as the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF); welcomes the triggering of the Temporary Protection Directive with regard to persons fleeing the war in Ukraine and seeking refuge on the territory of the Union, and calls for continuing funding for its implementation; considers that the EU should first use existing financial resources to mitigate the consequences of the war within the EU; asks the Commission, therefore, to make it possible for Member States to use financial resources from unrequested Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) loans to cover the negative economic and social costs resulting from the war;
Amendment 16 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the budget should help create quality employment, reduce poverty as well as inequalities, especially affecting children and increase upward socialo-economic convergence in a time of unprecedented and cumulated crises so that no one is left behind; stresses that factors such as supply chain disruption, high energy prices, rising inflation and continued pressure on essential services have exacerbated social and economic inequalities and worsened the living and working conditions, as well as the mental health, of many workers and their families; insists on the need to tackle territorial and regional disparities; takes note of the Commission’s intention to come up with an amending letter this autumn with regards to the budgetary consequences of the war in Ukraine and the RePowerEU initiative; stresses in that regard the importance of taking into account the socio-economic implications of the war and recommends th; welcomes in that respect the creation of the CARE and CARE + initiatives and underlines the need to fully use the flexibility provisions to disburse available EU funds as soon as possible with the objective to mitigate the potential of supplementing ESF+ fuconsequences of the war and address the immediate needs of Ukrainian displaced persons and calls on both the European Commission and the Member States to ensure that RePowerEU is deployed as quickly as possible and targeted to people, businesses and ing be analyseddustries who are disproportionately affected by growing energy prices, especially low-income households, self- employed people, micro and small businesses;
Amendment 27 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, as well as to further develop resilient social systems acroundss the Union; insists on the need for investment in education and training in particular lifelong learning entrepreneurial skills and up- and reskilling policies to address the demographic challenge and the green and digital transition; insists on the importance of investing in social inclusion and in the sustainability and resilience of social protection systems and of supporting measures for children and young people; recalls that the integration into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, theRoma people, the long- term unemployed, and people displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine, is paramount; highlights that investing in employment and quality services in rural areas is key to combatting territorial inequalities and addressing demographic trends in those areas;
Amendment 36 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 16,7129 billion in 2023 to ESF+ to support Member State policies to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions, social protection and inclusion, in particular focussing on quality and inclusive education and training, lifelong learning, investment in children and young people and access to basic services; insists that ESF+ must play a key role in supporting Member States and regions to achieve high employment levels, adequatefair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economyfuture world of work, as well as inclusive and cohesive societies aiming to eradicating poverty and delivering on the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 43 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the obligation byfor all Member States to implement the reinforced Youth Guarantee and to allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF + resources to targeted actions and for Member States with a rate of young people who are not in employment, education or training that is higher than the Union average to allocate at least 12,5 % of their ESF+ resources to implement the Youth Guarantee; calls on Member States to make the best use of the Employment and Social Innovation strand (EaSI) of ESF+ for investment in social innovation and microfinancing for microenterprises as well as for stimulating labour mobility; takes note of the late start of EaSI in 2021 and the reduced budget for 2023 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues, and expects that it willhighlights the need to catch up and reach its full working regime in 2024, not least to fully and effectively implement the measures foreseen in the EU Action Plan for Social Economy; stresses the importance of following up the European Year of Youth 2022 with concrete actions and policies for social inclusion and, employment and entrepreneurship measures for young people; recalls that the Commission should report on a regular basis on the implementation of the Council recommendations establishing a European Child Guarantee and reinforcing a Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 48 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that Member States with a level of child poverty above the Union average should use at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to address that issue, whereas all other Member States must allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources to targeted actions to combat child poverty and support the implementation of the Child Guarantee calls on the Commission and Member States in view of the influx of Ukrainian children and the energy and inflation crisis to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion and ensure support particularly in countries most affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Amendment 55 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the importance of EGF for its one-offto demonstrate solidarity with and provide reactive assistance to dismissplaced workers so that they can find another job as rapidly as possible following major restructuring events, in particular those caused by importchallenges related to globalisation, such as changes in world trade patterns, trade disputes, significant changes in the trade relations of the Union or the composition of the internal market, and financial or economic crises, as well as the transition to a low-carbon economy, or as a consequence of digitisation or automation; takes note that the level of EGF commitment appropriations in reserve for 2023 is set at EUR 205,3 million (approximately +1 % compared to 2022 and corresponding to the maximum MFF amount);
Amendment 60 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the EU budget, including the RRF, is socially inclusive and that gender and disability are mainstreamed in the 2023 general budget, not least by providing a monitoring system tracking the budgetary allocations which promote the equal participation and independent living of women and people with disabilities in line with the EU’s commitments under the European Gender Equality and Disability Rights Strategies and the UNCRPD;
Amendment 64 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the agencies play an important role in providing Union institutions and countries with specialised knowledge notably on employment and social issues and that they must be given the necessary resources to fulfil their tasks which are evolving;notes that the 2023 budgetary estimates for agencies 2023 are in line with the budget programming and that an additional EUR 649 592,00 are planned for Eurofound to help it cope with the sharp increase in the coefficient corrector in Ireland;
Amendment 391 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targets (“national 2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use is best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placed on the market, and therefore used, in the form of plant protection products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were applied. Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, and in particular of the more hazardous pesticides, correlates with greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater risks to human health and the environment and less sustainable farming practices. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. In addition, in order to give recognition to past efforts by Member States, they should also be allowed to take into account historical progress prior to the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting national 2030 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of chemical plant protection products, they should now make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while also taking account of their intensity of pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets and an adequate level of ambition, minimum limits should be laid down for national 2030 reduction targets. The EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due to permanent constraints such as their remoteness to the European continent, insularity, small size and high exposure to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and crops, while taking into account the inherent risks and effects of the use of plant protection products on human health and the environment. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets, where a Member State reaches the level of its 2030 national reduction target before 2030, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national reduction target. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targets and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 434 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Manufacturers are key players for the development of alternative to chemical pesticides, whose availability is a necessary step to reach the objectives of this Regulation. It is therefore relevant to ask them to develop a transformation plan, using solid already existing indicators in the EU law, in order to understand how they contribute to the replacement of chemical pesticides with non-chemical alternatives, such as biological control product or services to reduce the use of input or to enhance the uptake of relevant agronomic practices. Such an obligation would enhance transparency of the production of pesticides, and urge manufacturer to switch their business model.
Amendment 647 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) In order to support the transition to sustainable food systems and to support the international agreement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, it is important to continue to strengthen the coherence between the European Green Deal, the European Union's sectoral policies and the common trade policy. This coherence requires, in particular, better application of European production standards, in particular sanitary, phytosanitary, environmental and animal welfare standards, to imported products. A variety of tools exist for this purpose at multilateral, bilateral and autonomous level, as noted in the European Commission's report of June 2022, and has to be used in the relevant Regulations and their appropriate application (the Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on MRLs for instance). This Regulation must contribute to this coherence.
Amendment 652 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 b (new)
Recital 48 b (new)
(48b) Points out that the target 7 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework requires parties to tackle the risk of pesticides and highly hazardous chemicals;
Amendment 2370 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Certification schemes shall be delivered only if their associated trainings include proper agronomics training allowing professional users to be able to assess the possibility to use the IPM hierarchy defined in Article 13 every time it is feasible.
Amendment 2732 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 c (new)Regulation (EU) 1107/2009
Article 43 c (new)Regulation (EU) 1107/2009
Article 30
Amendment 2763 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1
1. The methodology shall be based on statistics on the quantities of chemical active substances placed on the market in plant protection products under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, provided to the Commission (Eurostat) under Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council91 , in combination with a reference hectare application rates calculated by Member States for each active substance on the basis of the maximum dose per hectare in each application, that is set by member states for plant protection products placed on the market containing the respective active substances, in accordance with Article 31 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. __________________ 91 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 2771 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) the chemical active substances in group 4 shall be those not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and therefore not listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;. Active substances in group 4 are assigned the weighting factor corresponding to their group assignment before the loss of approval.
Amendment 2899 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Section 2 – point 2 – point e
Annex VI – Section 2 – point 2 – point e
(e) the active substances in group 4 shall be those not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and therefore not listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;. Active substances in group 4 are assigned the weighting factor corresponding to their group assignment before the loss of approval.
Amendment 44 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union are to work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting upward economic and social convergence, a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce, as well as labour markets that are future-oriented, resilient and responsive to economic change, with a view to achieving the objectives ofsustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, balanced growth,and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment laid down in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Member States are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and are to coordinate their action in that respect within the Council, taking into account national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour.
Amendment 56 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 3
(3) In accordance with the TFEU, the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for economic and employment policies. As part of those instruments, the Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States (the ‘Guidelines’) set out in the Annex to this Decision, together with the Broad Guidelines for the Economic Policies of the Member States and of the Union set out in Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/11845 , form the Integrated Guidelines. They are to guide policy implementation in the Member States and in the Union, reflecting the interdependence between the Member States. The resulting set of coordinated European and national policies and reforms are to constitute an appropriate overall sustainable economic and, employment and social policy mix, which should achieve positive spill over effects for society, labour markets and the workforce. __________________ 5 Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/1184 of 14 July 2015 on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the European Union (OJ L 192, 18.7.2015, p. 27).
Amendment 61 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 4
(4) The Guidelines are consistent with the Stability and Growth Pact, existing Union legislation and various Union initiatives, including Council Directive of 20 July 20016 , Council Recommendations of 10 March 20147 , 15 February 20168 , 19 December 20169 , 15 March 201810 , 22 May 201811 , 22 May 201912 , 8 November 201913 , 30 October 202014 , 24 November 202015 , 29 November 202116 Commission Recommendation of 4 March 202117 , Council Recommendation of 14 June 202118 , Council Resolution of 26 February 202119 ,Commission Communication of 9 December 202120 , Decision of the EU Parliament and the Council of 22 December 202121 [, the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adequate minimum wages in the European Union22 , the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality23 , the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability24 , the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on individual learning accounts25 , the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms26 , the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving working conditions in platform work27, the Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Social Climate Fund27a and the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on learning for environmental sustainability28 ]. __________________ 6 Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof (OJ L 212 , 07/08/2001 P. 0012 – 0023) 7 Council Recommendation of 10 March 2014 on a Quality Framework for Traineeships (OJ C 88, 27.3.2014, p. 1). 8 Council Recommendation of 15 February 2016 on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market (OJ C 67, 20.2.2016, p. 1). 9 Council Recommendation of 19 December 2016 on Upskilling Pathways: New Opportunities for Adults (OJ C 484, 24.12.2016, p. 1). 10 Council Recommendation of 15 March 2018 on a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships (OJ C 153, 2.5.2018, p. 1). 11 Council Recommendation of 22 May 2018 on key competences for lifelong learning (OJ C 189, 4.6.2018, p. 1). 12 Council Recommendation of 22 May 2019 on High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems (OJ C 189, 5.6.2019, p. 4). 13 Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed (OJ C 387, 15.11.2019, p. 1). 14 Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (OJ C 372, 4.11.2020, p. 1). 15 Council Recommendation of 24 November 2020 on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (OJ C 417, 2.12.2020, p. 1). 16 Council Recommendation of 29 November 2021 on blended learning approaches for high-quality and inclusive primary and secondary education (OJ C 66, 26.2.2021, p. 1–21) 17 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/402 of 4 March 2021 on an effective active support to employment following the COVID-19 crisis (EASE) (OJ L 80, 8.3.2021, p. 1). 18 Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/1004 of 14 June 2021 establishing a European Child Guarantee (OJ L 223, 22.6.2021, p. 14). 19 Council Resolution on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training towards the European Education Area and beyond (2021-2030) (2021/C66/01) (OJ C 66, 26.2.2021, p. 1–21) 20 Commission Communication (EU) 2021/778 of 9 December 2021 on building an economy that works for people: an action plan for the social economy 21 Decision (EU) 2021/2316 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2021 on a European Year of Youth (2022) (OJ L 462, 28.12.2021, p. 1– 9) 22 COM/2020/682 final 23 COM/2021/801 final 24 COM/2021/770 final 25 COM/2021/773 final 26 COM/2021/93 final 27 COM/2021/762 final 27a COM/2021/568 final 28 COM/2022/11 final
Amendment 66 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 5
(5) The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral coordination and surveillance of economic and employ, employment, social and environmental policies. While pursuing environmental sustainability, productivity, fairness and stability, the European Semester should ensure the integratesion of the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and of its monitoring tool, the Social Scoreboard, and provides for strong engagement with social partners, civil society and other stakeholders. It supports the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in particular Goals 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10. The Union’s and Member States’ economic and employment policies should go hand in hand with Europe’s fair transition to a climate neutral, environmentally sustainable and digital economy, improve competitiveness, including through supports for SMEs, including micro- enterprises, ensure adequatecent working conditions and resilient and sustainable social protection systems, foster innovation, promote social justice, gender equality and equal opportunities, as well as tackle inequalities and regional disparities. for all, support and invest in children and young people as well as tackle poverty, social exclusion, inequalities, intersectional discrimination and regional disparities, particularly as regards remote and outermost regions. There is a need to ensure quality and sustainable employment, including initiatives on teleworking, the right to disconnect and the impact of artificial intelligence in the workplace in line with the social partners’ role and the European Social Partners Framework Agreement on Digitalisation, a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships and apprenticeships, the rights of platform workers, and a proposal for a comprehensive European anti-poverty strategy with ambitious poverty reduction targets as well as on occupational health and safety.
Amendment 73 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 6
(6) Climate change and environment- related challenges, the need to accelerate energy independence and ensure Europe’s open strategic autonomy, globalisation, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, an increase in teleworking, the platform economy and demographic change are transforming European economies and societies. The Union and its Member States are to work together to effectively and proactively address those structural developments and adapt existing systems as needed, recognising the close interdependence of the Member States’ economies and labour markets, and related policies. This requires coordinated, ambitious and effective policy action at both Union and national levels, in accordance with the TFEU and the Union’s provisions on economic governance, while implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights. Such policy action should encompass a boost in sustainable investment and competitiveness, a renewed commitment to appropriately sequenced reforms that enhance economic growth, the creation of quality jobs, productivity, adequatecent working conditions, social and territorial cohesion, upward convergence, reduced inequalities and improved social inclusion, resilience and the exercise of fiscal responsibility, with support from existing EU funding programmes, and in particular the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Cohesion Policy Funds (including the European Social Fund Plus and the European Regional Development Fund) as well as the Just Transition Fund. It should combine supply- and demand- side measures, while taking into account their environmental, employment and social impacts. The activation of the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact in March 2020 allowed Member States to react swiftly and adopt emergency measures to mitigate the economic and social impact of the pandemic. The specific nature of the macroeconomic shock resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as the current energy and inflation crises require continued fiscal space for Member States in 2023. The Commission considers that the current context warrants the extension of the general escape clause through 2023 and its deactivation as of 2024. Member States should make use of the potential offered by the general escape clause to support undertakings which are in difficulty or lack liquidity, in particular microenterprises and small and medium- sized enterprises, to safeguard jobs, wages and working conditions and to invest in people and social welfare systems. The potential risk for public finances, caused by the prolongation, as well as the potential social negative consequences of its deactivation should be evaluated ex- ante.
Amendment 86 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 9
(9) Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Council, in its conclusions of 24 February 2022, condemned Russia’s actions, which seek to undermine European and global security and stability, and expressed solidarity to the Ukrainian people, underlining the violation of international law and the principles of the UN Charter. In the current context, temporary protection, as granted by the Council Decision of 4 March 202230 activating the Temporary Protection Directive31 , is necessary in light of the scale of the influx of refugees and displaced persons. This allows Ukrainian refugees to enjoy harmonised rights across the Union that offer an adequate level of protection, including residency rights, access and integration to the labour market, access to education and training, access to housing, as well as to social security systems, medical care, social welfare, or other assistance, and means of subsistence. By participating in Europe’s labour markets, Ukrainian refugees can contribute to strengthening the EU’s economy and help support their country and people at home. As the majority of Ukrainian refugees are women and children Member States should ensure sufficient support for housing and childcare provisions to facilitate their participation. Member States should also ensure that their implementation of the European Child Guarantee also ensures access to free services of high quality for children fleeing Ukraine on an equal footing with their EU national peers in the hosting countries. In the future, the acquired experience and skills can contribute to rebuilding Ukraine. For unaccompanied children and teenagers, temporary protection confers the right to legal guardianship and access to childhood education and care. Member States should involve social partners in the design, implementation and evaluation of policy measures aimed at addressing the employment and skills challenges stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Social partners play a key role in mitigating the impact of the war in terms of preserving employment and production. __________________ 30 Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection. 31 Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof.
Amendment 90 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 10
(10) Reforms to the labour market, including national wage-setting mechanisms, should follow national practices of social dialogue, with a view to providing fair wages that enable a decent standard of living and sustainable growth. They should allow for the necessary opportunity for a broad consideration of socioeconomic factors, including improvements in sustainability, competitiveness, innovation, the creation of quality jobs, decent working conditions, the fight against in- work poverty, education, training and skills, gender equality, public health and, social inclusion, and real incomes. In this sense, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other EU funds are supporting Member States in implementing reforms and investments that are in line with the EU’s priorities, making the European economies and societies more sustainable, resilient and better prepared for the green and digital transitions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further aggravated pre-existing socio- economic challenges from the COVID-19 crisis. Member States and the Union should continue to ensure that the social, employment and economic impacts are mitigated and that transitions are socially fair and just, also in light of the fact that increased open strategic autonomy and an accelerated green transition will help reduce the dependence on imports of energy and other strategic products/technologies, notably from Russia. Strengthening resilience and pursuing an inclusive and resilient society in which people are protected and empowered to anticipate and manage change, and in which they can actively participate in society and the economy, are essential. A coherent set of active labour market policies, consisting of temporary hiring and transition incentives, skills policiesfuture- oriented education, training and skills policies including lifelong learning, VET, upskilling and reskilling and improved employment services, is needed to support labour market transitions, also in light of the green and digital transformations, as highlighted in Recommendation (EU) 2021/402 [and the Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality]. A thorough evaluation of national policies and support schemes which have been deployed to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is needed in order to identify effective instruments to be continued and for future use.
Amendment 94 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 11
(11) Discrimination in all its forms should be tackleliminated, gender equality ensured and employment of young people actively supported. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion, including that of children, older people, people with disabilities and Roma people, should be reduceradicated, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and adequate and inclusive social protection systems32 , and by removing barriers to inclusive and future-oriented education, training and labour-market participation, including through investments in early childhood education and care, lifelong learning, vocational education and training and in digital and green skills. Timely and equal access to affordable long-term care and healthcare services, including prevention and healthcare promotion, are particularly relevant, also in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 and in a context of ageing societies. The potential of persons with disabilities to contribute to economic growth and social development should be further realised. As new upcoming proposal for a Council Recommendation on long-term care should establish EU level targets comparable to the Barcelona targets for high quality and affordable childcare. The potential of persons with disabilities to contribute to economic growth and social development should be further realised including through reasonable accommodation in the workplace and accessible assistive technologies. Member States must ensure a comprehensive approach for lifting children out of poverty and supporting the parents of children in need. The European Child Guarantee should be implemented and mainstreamed across all policy sectors without delay and funding for children’s rights should be prioritised, while making full use of existing Union policies and funds for concrete measures that contribute to eradicating child poverty and social exclusion. There is a need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least 20 billion euro. As new economic and business models take hold in workplaces throughout the Union, employment relationships are also changing. Member States should ensure that employment relationships stemming from new forms of work are sustainable, maintain and strengthen Europe’s social model while guaranteeing workers' rights, decent working conditions, including health and safety at work, decent wages and work-life balance. Entrepreneurship and self-employment should be encouraged and occupational mobility should be facilitated, including via the portability of rights and the introduction of effective digital solutions. __________________ 32 Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed, 2019/C 387/01
Amendment 106 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Recital 12
(12) The Integrated Guidelines should serve as a basis for country-specific recommendations that the Council may address to Member States. Member States are to make full use of their REACT-EU resources established by Regulation (EU) 2020/222133 , which reinforces the 2014- 2020 Cohesion Policy funds and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) until 2023, and due to the current Ukrainian crisis, has been further enhanced by the Regulation on Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE)34 , and a further amendment to the Common Provisions Regulation35 concerning increased pre-financing for REACT-EU and a new unit cost in order to help accelerate the integration of people leaving Ukraine into the EU36 . In addition, for the 2021-2027 programming period, Member States should fully utilise the European Social Fund Plus established by Regulation (EU) 2021/105737 , the European Regional Development Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/105838 , the Recovery and Resilience Facility, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/24139 , and other Union funds, including the Just Transition Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/105640 as well as the InvestEU established by Regulation (EU) 2021/52341 , to foster employment, social investments, social inclusion and accessibility, and to promote upskilling and reskilling opportunities of the workforce, lifelong learning and high-quality education and training for all, includingparticularly digital literacy and skills. Member States are also to make full use of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers established by Regulation (EU) 2021/691 of42 to support workers made redundant as a result of major restructuring events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, socioeconomic transformations that are the result of more global trends, and technological and environmental changes. While the Integrated Guidelines are addressed to Member States and the Union, they should be implemented in partnership with all national, regional and local authorities, closely involving the European and national parliaments, as well as the social partners and representatives of civil society. __________________ 33 Regulation (EU) 2020/2221 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards additional resources and implementing arrangements to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social consequences and for preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU) (OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 30). 34 Regulation (EU) 2022/562 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 amending regulations (EU) no 1303/2013 and (EU) no 223/2014 as regards cohesion’s action for refugees in Europe (CARE) 35 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159–706) 36 Regulation (EU) 2022/613 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 April 2022 amending Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources and the establishment of a unit cost 37 Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 21). 38 Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 231 30.6.2021,p.60) 39 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17–75) 40 Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 1). 41 Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing the InvestEU Programme and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 (OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 30). 42 Regulation (EU) 2021/691 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 (OJ L 153, 3.5.2021, p. 48).
Amendment 109 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1
Member States should actively promote a competitive, innovative and sustainable social market economy and facilitate and support investment in the creation of quality jobs, also taking advantage of the potential linked to the digital and green transitions, in light ofwith a view to reaching the 2030 EU headline target on employment. To that end, they should reduce the barriers that businesses face in hiring people, ensure skills and training which help provide opportunities for workers and anticipate labour market shortages, foster responsible entrepreneurship and genuine self-employment and, in particular, support the creation and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to finance, capacity building supports and relevant guidance. Member States should actively promote the development and tap the full potential of the social economy, foster social innovation and social enterprises, and encourage those business models creating quality job opportunities in particular for underrepresented groups often furthest from the labour market and generating social benefits at local level, in particular in the circular economy and in areas most affected by the transitions to a green and digital economy due to their sectoral specialisation,.
Amendment 117 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 5 – paragraph 2
Following the COVID-19 crisis, well- designed short-time work schemes and similar arrangements should also facilitate and support restructuring processes, on top of preserving employment when appropriatre possible, helping the modernisation of the economy, including via associated skills development. Well-designed hiring and transition incentives and lifelong learning, vocational education and training, upskilling and reskilling measures should be considered in order to support job creation and manage transitions, and addresss well as to address and anticipate labour and skill shortages, also in light of the digital and green transformations as well as ofnd the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Amendment 127 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 5 – paragraph 4
Member States, including those with statutory minimum wages, should promote collective bargaining with a view to wage setting and ensure an effective involvement of social partners in a transparent and predictable manner, allowing for an adequate responsiveness of wages to productivity developments and fostering fair wages that enable a decent standard of living, paying particular attention to their purchasing power and to lower and middle income groups with a view to strengthening upward socio-economic convergence. Wage-setting mechanisms should take into account socio-economic conditions, including regional and sectoral developments. Respecting national practices and the autonomy of the social partners, Member States and social partners should ensure that all workers have fair wages by benefitting, directly or indirectly, from collective agreements or adequate statutory minimum wages, taking into account their impact on competitiveness, job creation, gender equality and in-work poverty.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1
In the context of the digital and green transitions, demographic change and the Ukrainian warwar in Ukraine, Member States should promote sustainability, productivity, employability and investments in human capital, fostering acquisition of skills and competences throughout people’s lives and responding to current and future labour- market needs, in light of the 2030 EU headline target on skills. Member States should also adaptmodernise and invest in their education and training systems to provide high quality and inclusive education, including vocational education and training, lifelong learning, entrepreneurial skills, access to digital learning, and language training (e.g. in the case of refugees including from Ukraine). Member States should work together with the social partners, education and training providers, enterprises and other stakeholders to address structural weaknesses in education and training systems and improve their quality and labour-market relevance, also with a view to enabling the green and digital transitions, addressing existing skills mismatches and skills obsolescence and preventing the emergence of new shortages, in particular for activities related to REPowerEU, such as renewable energy deployment or buildings’ renovation. Particular attention should be paid to challenges faced by the teaching profession, including by investing in teachers’ and trainers’ digital competences. Education and training systems should equip all learners with key competences, including basic and digital skills as well as transversal competences, to lay the foundations for adaptability and resilience throughout life.formal and informal competences, such as communication and critical thinking to lay the foundations for adaptability and resilience throughout life. In order to foster learners' development and mobility in view of the 2030 target for increasing annual adult participation in training to 60 %, Member States should seek to strengthen the provision of individual training entitlements and ensure their transferability during professional transitions, including, where appropriate, through individual learning accounts, as well as a reliable system of training quality assessment. Member States should deliver on the potential of micro-credentials to support lifelong learning and employability. They should enable everyone to anticipate and better adapt to labour-market needs, in particular through continuous upskilling and reskilling and the provision of integrated guidance and counselling, with a view to supporting fair and just transitions for all, strengthening social outcomes, addressing labour-market shortages and skills mismatches, improving the overall resilience of the economy to shocks and making potential adjustments easier.
Amendment 141 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 2
Member States should foster equal opportunities for all by addressing inequalities in education and training systems. In particular, children should be provided access to good quality early childhood education and care, in line with the European Child Guarantee and the Barcelona Objectives. Member States should raise overall qualification levels, reduce the number of early leavers from education and training, support access to education of children from disadvantaged groups and remoted areas, increase the attractiveness of vocational education and training (VET), access to and completion of tertiary education, facilitate the transition from education to employment for young people through paid quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships, as well as increase adult participation in continuing learning, particularly among learners from disadvantaged backgrounds and the least qualified. Taking into account the new requirements of digital, green and ageing societies, Member States should strengthen work-based learning in their VET systems, including through quality and effective apprenticeships, and increase the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates both in VET and in tertiary education, especially women. Furthermore, Member States should enhance the labour- market relevance of tertiary education and, where appropriate, research; improve skills monitoring and forecasting; make skills more visible and qualificasimplify the recognitions, comparableility, and validation of qualifications, including those acquired abroad; and increase opportunities for recognising and validating skills and competences acquired outside formal education and training. They should upgrade and increase the supply and uptake of flexible continuous VET. Member States should also support low-skilled adults to maintain or develop their long- term employability by boosting access to and uptake of quality learning opportunities, through the implementation of Upskilling Pathways Recommendation including a skills assessment, an offer of education and training matching labour- market opportunities, and the validation and recognition of the skills acquired.
Amendment 147 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 6 – paragraph 3
Member States should provide unemployed and inactive people, in particular the long- term unemployed, with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance to improve employment or self-employment prospects based on support for job search, training, requalification and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to vulnerable groups and people particularly affected by the green and digital transitions. Comprehensive strategies that include in-depth individual assessments of unemployed people should be pursued as soon as possible, at the latest after 18 months of unemployment, with a view to significantly reducing and preventing long- term and structural unemployment. Youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) should continue to be addressed as a priority, through prevention of early school leaving and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee and use of relevant EU funding such as ESF+ and the RRF, which should also importantly support quality youth employment opportunities in the post- pandemic recovery. In addition, and in the light of the European Year of the Youth 2022, Member States should boost efforts notably at highlighting how the green and digital transitions offer a renewed perspective for the future and opportunities to counter the negative impact of the pandemic on young people. Member States should consider implementing a youth clause assessing the impact of an initiative on young people when putting forward new initiatives across all policy areas.
Amendment 152 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 6 – paragraph 4
Member States should aim to remove barriers and disincentives to, and provide incentives for, participation in the labour market, in particular for low-income earners, second earners and those furthest away from the labour market including people with disabilities, people with a migrant background and marginalised Roma. In view of high labour shortages in certain occupations and sectors, Member States should contribute to fostering labour supply, notably through promoting adequate wages and decent working conditions, as well as effective active labour market policies. Member States should also support an adapted work environment for persons with disabilities, including through targeted financial support and goods, services and an environment that enable them to participate in the labour market and in society. Remote and distance learning and telework enabled by new technologies can provide opportunities, in particular for learners in more remote areas and people with disabilities but adequate digital infrastructure, which is accessible and affordable must be in place in order to ensure equal access for all.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 6 – paragraph 5
The gender employment, pay and payension gaps should be tackleradicated. Member States should ensure gender equality and increased labour market participation of women, including through ensuring equal opportunities in education and career progression and eliminating barriers to access to leadership at all levels of decision making. Equal pay for equal work, or work of equal value, and pay transparency should be ensured. The reconciliation of work, family and private life for both women and men should be promoted, in particular through access to affordable, quality long-term care and early childhood education and care services and the equal sharing of domestic responsibilities. Member States should ensure that parents and other people with caring responsibilities have access to suitable family-related leave and flexible working arrangements in order to balance work, family and private life, and promote a balanced use of those entitlements between women and men.
Amendment 166 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
In order to benefit from a dynamic and productive workforce and new work patterns and business models Member States should work together with the social partners on fair, transparent and predictable working conditions, balancing rights and obligations for both employers and workers. They should reduce and prevent segmentation within labour markets, fight undeclared work and bogus self- employment, and foster the transition towards open-ended forms of employment. Employment protection rules, labour law and institutions should all provide both a suitable environment for inclusive recruitment and the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context, while protecting labour rights and ensuring social protection, an appropriate level of security and healthy, safe and well- adapted working environments for all workers. Promoting the use of flexible working arrangements such as teleworking can contribute to higher employment levels and more inclusive labour markets in the context of the post-pandemic environment, especially for single parents, people with disabilities and people living in rural and remote regions. At the same time, it is important to ensure that the workers’ rights in terms of working time, working conditions, occupational health and safety and work- life balance are respected. Employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions should be prevented, including in the case of platform workers, especially if low-skilled, and by fighprohibiting abuse of atypical contracts. Access to effective, impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, should be ensured in cases of unfair dismissal.
Amendment 173 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Policies should aim to improve and support labour-market participation, matching and transitions, including in disadvantaged regions in particular the outermost regions and OCTs. Member States should effectively activate and enable those who can participate in the labour market, especially vulnerable groups such as lower- skilled people, people with a migrant background, including persons under a temporary protection status, young people, people with disabilities and marginalised Roma. Member States should strengthen the scope and effectiveness of active labour-market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach and coverage and by better linking them with social services, training and income support for the unemployed, whilst they are seeking work and based on their rights and responsibilities. Member States should enhance the capacity of public employment services to provide timely and tailor-made assistance to jobseekers, respond to current and future labour-market needs, and implement performance-based management, supported also via digitalisation.
Amendment 179 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
The mobility of learners and workers should be adequately supported with the aim of enhancing their skills and employability and exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, while also ensuring fair conditions for all those pursuing a cross-border activity and stepping up administrative cooperation between national administrations with regard to mobile workers and the portability of their entitlements, benefitting from the assistance of the European Labour Authority. The mobility of workers in critical occupations and of cross-border workers, including frontier, seasonal and posted workers should be supported and their rights respected, including in the cases of temporary border closures triggered by public health considerations. To that end, Member States should facilitate through their national plans under the Recovery and Resilience Facility together with existing EU funds to further digitalise public administration, fully implement the EESSI and facilitate exchanges between social security institutions, speed up the handling of individual cases and improve the enforcement capacity of the ELA and relevant national competent authorities.
Amendment 187 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 5
Member States should also strive to create the appropriate conditions for new forms of work, delivering on their job-creation potential while ensuring they are compliant with existing social rights. Member States should thus provide advice and guidance on the rights and obligations applying in the context of atypical contracts and new forms of work, such as work through digital platforms. In this regard, social partners can play an instrumental role and Member States should support them in reaching out and representing people in atypical and platform work while facilitating the emergence of new legitimate representatives for genuinely self-employed where appropriate. Member States should also provide support for enforcement – such as guidelines or dedicated trainings for labour inspectorates – concerning the challenges stemming from new forms of organising work, such as algorithmic management, data surveillance and permanent or semi- permanent telework.
Amendment 189 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 6
Building on existing national practices, and in order to achieve more effective social dialogue and better socio-economic outcomes, including in crisis times like with the war in Ukraine, Member States should ensure the strengthening of the social partners and their timely and meaningful involvement of the social partners in the design and implementation of employment, social and, where relevant, economic reforms and policies, including by supporting increased capacity of the social partners. Member States should foster social dialogue and promote the extension of collective bargaining coverage. The social partners should be encouraged to negotiate and conclude collective agreements in matters relevant to them, fully respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action.
Amendment 192 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 7
Where relevant, and building on existing national practices, Member States should take into account relevant civil society organisations’ experience of employment and social issues particularly those working closely with disadvantaged groups.
Amendment 198 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 1
Member States should promote inclusive labour markets, openaccessible to all, by putting in place effective measures to fight all forms of discrimination and promote equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, with due attention to the regional and territorial dimension. They should ensure equal treatment regarding employment, social protection, healthousing, health, childcare and long-term care, education and access to goods and services, regardless of gender, racial, social or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Member States should modernise social protection systems to provide adequate, effective, efficient and sustainable social protection for all, throughout all stages of life, fostering social inclusion and upward social mobility, incentivising labour market participation, supporting social investment, fighting poverty and addressing inequalities, including through the design of their tax and benefit systems and by assessing the distributional impact of policies. Complementing universal approaches with selectivetargeted ones will improve the effectiveness of social protection systems. The modernisation of social protection systems should also aim to improve their resilience to multi-faceted challenges.
Amendment 205 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 3
Member States should develop and integrate the three strands of active inclusion: adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality enabling services, to meet individual needs. Social protection systems should ensure adequate minimum income benefits for everyone lacking sufficient resources andto ensure a life in dignity at all stages of life and effective access to enabling goods and services, coupled with measures to promote social inclusion by encouraging people to actively participate and reintegrate in the labour market and society, including through targeted provision of social services.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 4
The availability of affordable, accessible and quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of- school care, education, training, housing, and health and long-term care is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities. Particular attention should be given to fighting poverty and social exclusion, including in-work poverty, energy poverty and homelessness in line with the 2030 EU headline target on poverty reduction. Especially child poverty should be addressed byto reduce the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 15 million by 2030. This includes that at least 5 million of those people be children and Member States should therefore ensure dedicated, comprehensive and integrated measures, in particular through the full implementation of the European Child Guarantee.
Amendment 214 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 5
Member States should ensure that everyone, including children, has access to essential services of good quality. For those in need or in a vulnerable situation, Member States should guarantee access to adequate social housing or housing assistance. They should ensure a clean and fair energy transition and address energy poverty as an increasingly important form of poverty due to rising energy prices, partly linked to the war in Ukraine, including, where appropriate, via targeted temporary income support measures. Inclusive, accessible and healthy housing renovation policies should also be implemented. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services. Homelessness should be tackled specifically through a Housing First approach. Member States should ensure timely access to affordable preventive and curative health care, particularly mental health and long-term care of good quality, while safeguarding sustainability in the long term.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 6
In line with the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive43 , Member States should offer an adequate level of protection to refugees from Ukraine, including residency rights, access and integration to the labour market, access to education, training and housing, as well as access to social security systems, medical care social welfare or other assistance, and means of subsistence. Children should be ensured access to childhood education and care and essential services in line with the European Child Guarantee on an equal basis with their peers. For unaccompanied children and teenagers, Member States should implement the right to legal guardianship. __________________ 43 Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof.
Amendment 225 #
2022/0165(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 7
In a context of increasing longevity and demographic change, Member States should secure the adequacy and sustainability of pension systems for workers and the self-employed, providing equal opportunities for women and men to acquire and accrue pension rights, including through supplementary schemes to ensure an adequate income in old ageand a mix of all three pension pillars to ensure an adequate income in old age that provides for a decent standard of living and to foster intergenerational solidarity. Pension reforms should be supported by policies that aim to reduce the gender pension gap and measures that extend working lives, such as by raising the effective retirement age, notably by facilitating labour market participation of older persons including those who wish to remain in the workplace past retirement, and should be framed within active ageing strategies. Member States should establish a constructive dialogue with social partners and other relevant stakeholders, and allow for an appropriate phasing in of the reforms.
Amendment 12 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should designate as renewables go-to areas those areas that are particularly suitable to develop renewable energy projects, differentiating between technologies, and where the deployment of the specific type of renewable energy sources is not expected to have a significant environmental impact. These renewable go-to areas should be particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants, except for installations located in an outermost region as referred to in Article 349 TFEU. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas to the extent possible and consider restoration plans. Member States may designate renewable go-to areas specific for one or more types of renewable energy plants and should indicate the type or types of renewable energy that are suitable to be produced in each renewable go-to area.
Amendment 40 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should designate as renewables go-to areas those areas that are particularly suitable to develop renewable energy projects, differentiating between technologies, and where the deployment of the specific type of renewable energy sources is not expected to have a significant environmental impact. The renewable go-to-areas should be particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants except for installations located in an outermost region as referred to in Article 349 TFUE. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas to the extent possible and consider restoration plans. Member States may designate renewable go-to areas specific for one or more types of renewable energy plants and should indicate the type or types of renewable energy that are suitable to be produced in each renewable go-to area.
Amendment 89 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
Article 2
(9a) ’renewables go-to area’ means a specific location, whether on land, subsurface or sea, which has been designated by a Member State as particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants except for installations located in an outermost region as referred to in Article 349 TFUE. Maritime go-to- areas shall have a surface of at least 150 km2.
Amendment 190 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) The European Health Data Space implementation should comply with the European ethical principles for digital health adopted by the eHealth network on January 26, 2022. Monitoring the application of the ethical principles should be part of the tasks of the European Health Data Space Board.
Amendment 699 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. Natural persons shall have the right to obtain informationautomatic notifications via email to be informed on the healthcare providers and health professionals that have accessed their electronic health data in the context of healthcare. The information shall be provided immediately and free of charge through electronic health data access services.
Amendment 711 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where they process data in an electronic format, health professionals, including care management teams, shall:
Amendment 802 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 831 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, determine the requirements for the interoperable, cross- border identification and authentication mechanism for natural persons and health professionals, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as amended by [COM(2021) 281 final] with provisions for transition periods. The mechanism shall facilitate the transferability of electronic health data in a cross-border context. The Commission shall ensure that state-of-art technology is in place to meet the requirements. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68(2).
Amendment 886 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. In the performance of its tasks, the digital health authority shall actively cooperate with stakeholders’ representatives, including patients’ representativeshealth professionals, patients and consummers' representatives. The stakeholders' representatives shall take part in the governance and decision-making structures of the digital health authority. Members of the digital health authority shall avoid any conflicts of interest.
Amendment 893 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Member States shall determine the selection procedure for health stakeholders referred to in paragraph 5 through an open, transparent and inclusive process.
Amendment 898 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, natural and legal persons shall have the right to lodge a complaint, individually or, where relevant, collectively, with the digital health authority. Where the complaint concerns the rights of natural persons pursuant to Article 3 of this Regulation, the digital health authority shall informsend a copy of the complaint to the supervisory authorities under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and shall consult and cooperate with them in the handling of such complaints.
Amendment 901 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The digital health authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall informprovides the complainant of the progress of the proceedings and of the decision takenwith information on the status of the complaint proceedings and of the decision taken to ensure full transparency of the process.
Amendment 904 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Digital health authorities shall cooperate to handle and resolve complaints, including by exchanging all relevant information by electronic means, without undue delay and communicate on processing time and complaint resolution time.
Amendment 960 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure thatobtain for their EHR systems are in certificate of compliance from an independent third-party body to attest their conformity with the essential requirements laid down in Annex II and with the common specifications in accordance with Article 23;
Amendment 977 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point k – point i (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point k – point i (new)
i) The Commission shall ensure the availability of independant certification third-party bodies in sufficient number to allow the certification of the EHR systems deployed by the Member States.
Amendment 1170 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 1205 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point n
Amendment 1267 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Health data access bodies shall provide for an accessible and easily understandable opt-out mechanism, whereby natural persons shall be required to explicitly express their wish not to have their personal electronic health data processed for secondary us.
Amendment 1291 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Health data access bodies shall only provide access to electronic health data referred to in Article 33 where the intended purpose of processing pursued by the applicant complies withto a health data user willing to processing for the following purposes:
Amendment 1323 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) development and innovation activities for products or services contributing to public health or social security, or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of health care, of medicinal products or of medical devices; and ensuring benefit to end-users of the innovation, such as patients, health professionals and health administrators.
Amendment 1336 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) training, testing and evaluating of algorithms, including in medical devices, AI systems and digital health applications, contributing to the public health or social security, or ensuring high levels of quality and safety of health care, of medicinal products or of medical devices and ensuring benefit to the end-users, such as patients, healthcare professionals and health administrators;
Amendment 1390 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) advertising or marketing activities towards health professionals, organisations in health or natural persons;
Amendment 1402 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) automated individual decision- making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 1447 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. In the performance of their tasks, health data access bodies shall actively cooperate with stakeholders’ representatives, especially with representatives of patients, data holders and data users. Stakeholders' representatives, including health professionals, patients and consummers' organisations, shall take part in the governance and decision-making structures of the health data access bodies. Staff of health data access bodies shall avoid any conflicts of interest. Health data access bodies shall not be bound by any instructions, when making their decisions.
Amendment 1454 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Member States shall determine the selection procedure for health stakeholders referred to in paragraph 3 through an open, transparent and inclusive process.
Amendment 1544 #
2022/0140(COD)
(c) the applicable rights of natural persons in relation to secondary use of electronic health data, in particular the right to opt-out pursuant to Article 33, including detailed information on how to exercise them;
Amendment 1554 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) The mention to whom has been granted access to the data and the purpose of the use.
Amendment 1572 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Article 38 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall regularly inform the public at large about the role and benefits of health data access bodies, as well as the risks and consequences linked with individual and collective digital health data rights arising from this regulation.
Amendment 1881 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
By derogation from Article 46 of this Regulation, a data permit shall not be required to access the electronic health dataMember States may allow national and European public institutions, agencies bodies and offices, under specific conditions, to access data without requiring a data permit under this Aarticle. When carrying out those tasks under Article 37 (1), points (b) and (c), the health data access body shall inform public sector bodies and the Union institutions, offices, agencies and bodies, about the availability of data within 2 months of the data access application, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final]. By way of derogation from that Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final ], the health data access body may extend the period by 2 additional months where necessary, taking into account the complexity of the request. The health data access body shall make available the electronic health data to the data user within 2 months after receiving them from the data holders, unless it specifies that it will provide the data within a longer specified timeframe.
Amendment 1906 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) ensure that the secure processing environment is located within the European Economic Area. Where personal health data are accessed remotely, including where hosting managed services are used, from a territory located outside of the European Economic Area that does not ensure an adequate level of data protection within the meaning of Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the health data access body shall ensure that this transfer is compliant with that Regulation.
Amendment 2025 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. A European Health Data Space Board (EHDS Board) is hereby established to facilitate cooperation and the exchange of information among Member States. The EHDS Board shall be composed of the high level representatives of digital health authorities and health data access bodies of all the Member States, as well as representatives of stakeholders, including health professionals, patients and consumers' organisations. Other national authorities, including market surveillance authorities referred to in Article 28, European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor may be invited to the meetings, where the issues discussed are of relevance for them. The Board may also invite experts and observers to attend its meetings, and may cooperate with other external experts as appropriate. Other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, research infrastructures and other similar structures shall have an observer role.
Amendment 2037 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Article 64 – paragraph 4
4. Stakeholders and relevant third parties, including patients’health professionals, patients and consumers' representatives, shall be invited to attend meetings of the EHDS Board and to participate in its work, depending on the topics discussed and their degree of sensitivity.
Amendment 510 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
(7a) Article 9(3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. Where necessary, the competent authorities may amend the permit accordingly and may, for the purposes of meeting specific needs for installations located in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU, authorise energy efficiency requirements suitable for combustion units and other units emitting carbon dioxide on-site in those territories, based on the best available techniques.’
Amendment 99 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Green Deal25 is Europe’s sustainable growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, competitive, climate-neutral and circular economy based on toxic-free material cycles. It sets the ambitious objective of ensuring that the Union becomes the first climate neutral continent by 2050. It recognises the advantages of investing in the Union’s competitive sustainability by building a fairer, greener and more digital Europe. Products have a pivotal role to play in this green transition. Underlining that current production processes and consumption patterns remain too linear and dependent on a throughput of new materials extracted, traded and processed goods and finally disposed of as waste or emissions, the European Green Deal emphasises the urgent need to transition to a clean circular economy model and stresses the significant progress that remains to be made. It also identifies energy efficiency as a priority for the decarbonisation of the energy sector and for reaching the climate objectives in 2030 and 2050. __________________ 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions The European Green Deal COM(2019)640 final.
Amendment 103 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) To accelerate the transition to a circular economy model, the Commission designed a future-oriented agenda in its Circular Economy Action Plan for a cleaner and more competitive Europe26 (CEAP), with the objective of making the regulatory framework fit for a sustainable future. As set out in this plan, there is currently no comprehensive set of requirements to ensure that all products placed on the Union market become increasingly sustainable and stand the test of safe circularity. In particular, product design does not sufficiently promote sustainability over the whole life cycle. As a result, products are being replaced frequently, involving significant energy and resource use in order to produce and distribute new products and dispose of old ones. It is still too difficult for economic operators and citizens to make sustainable choices in relation to products given that relevant information and affordable options to do so are lacking. This leads to missed opportunities for sustainability and for value-retaining operations, limited demand for secondary materials and obstacles to the adoption of circular business models. __________________ 26 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A new Circular Economy Action Plan For a cleaner and more competitive Europe COM(2020)98 final.
Amendment 113 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation will contribute to making products fit for a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and circular economy, reducing waste and ensuring that the performance of frontrunners in sustainability progressively becomes the norm. It should provide for the setting of new ecodesign requirements to improve product durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability, improve possibilities for refurbishment and maintenance, address the presence of hazardous chemicals in products, increase their energy and resource efficiency, reduce their expected generation of waste materials and increase recycled content in products, while ensuring their performance and safety, enabling remanufacturing and high-quality recycling and reducing carbon and environmental footprints, including microplastics pollution.
Amendment 121 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation should also contribute to achieving the Union’s wider environmental objectives. The 8th Environmental Action Programme38 enshrines in a legal framework the Union’s objective of staying within the planetary boundaries and identifies enabling conditions to achieve priority objectives, which include the transition to a non-toxic circular economy. The European Green Deal also calls for the Union to better monitor, report, prevent and remedy air, water, soil and consumer products pollution. This means that chemicals, materials and products have to be ascome safe and sustainable as possible by design and during their life cycle, leading to non-toxic material cycles39 . In addition, both the European Green Deal and the CEAP recognise that the Union internal market provides a critical mass that is able to influence global standards on product sustainability and product design. This Regulation should therefore play a significant role towards achieving several targets established under the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ‘Responsible consumption and production’40 , both inside and outside the Union. __________________ 38 Decision (EU) 2022/…. of the European Parliament and of the Council of … on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 [Add reference when published in OJ – trilogue agreement 2 December 2021]. 39 As set out in the EU Action Plan Towards zero pollution for air, water and soil (COM(2021)400 final) and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (COM(2020)667 final), which calls for embracing the zero pollution goals in production and consumption. 40 Including in particular targets under SDG 12 (“Responsible consumption and production”).
Amendment 172 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) To improve environmental sustainability of products, information requirements should relate to a selected product parameter relevant to the product aspect, such as the product’s environmental and carbon footprint or its durability. They may require manufacturer to make available information on the product’s performance in relation to a selected product parameter or other information that may influence the way the product is handled by parties other than the manufacturer in order to improve performance in relation to such a parameter. Such information requirements should be set either in addition to, or in place of, performance requirements on the same product parameter as appropriate. Where a delegated act includes information requirements, it should indicate the method for making the required information available, such as its inclusion on a free- access website, product passport or product label. Information requirements are necessary to lead to the behavioural change needed to ensure that the environmental sustainability objectives of this Regulation are achieved. By providing a solid basis for purchasers and public authorities to compare products on the basis of their environmental sustainability, information requirements are expected to drive consumers and public authorities towards more sustainable choices. It is important that relevant information, including information relating to the health, safety and rights of end-users, is always provided to the consumer prior to the purchase of the product.
Amendment 173 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) To improve environmental sustainability of products, information requirements should relate to a selected product parameter relevant to the product aspect, such as the product’s environmental footprint or its durability. They may require manufacturer to make available information on the product’s performance in relation to a selected product parameter or other information that may influence the way the product is handled by parties other than the manufacturer in order to improve performance in relation to such a parameter. Such information requirements should be set either in addition to, or in place of, performance requirements on the same product parameter as appropriate. Where a delegated act includes information requirements, it should indicate the method for making the required information available and easily accessible, such as its inclusion on a free- access website, product passport or product label. Information requirements are necessary to lead to the behavioural change needed to ensure that the environmental sustainability objectives of this Regulation are achieved. By providing a solid basis for purchasers and public authorities to compare products on the basis of their environmental sustainability, information requirements are expected to drive consumers and public authorities towards more sustainable choices.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Information on the presence of substances of concern, microplastics, including nanoplastics, in products is a key element to identify and promote products that are sustainable. The chemical composition of products determines largely their functionalities and impacts, as well as the possibilities for their re-use or for recovery once they become waste. The Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability64 calls for minimising the presence of substances of concern in products, and ensuring the availability of information on chemical content and safe use, by introducing information requirements and tracking the presence of substances of concern throughout the life cycle of materials and products. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council65 and other existing chemicals legislation such as Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 already ensure communication on hazards to health or the environment posed by certain substances of concern on their own or in a mixture. Users of substances and mixtures should also be informed about pertinent sustainability- related information not primarily related to hazards to health or the environment. Furthermore, users of products other than substances or mixtures, and managers of waste from such products, should also receive sustainability-related information, including information primarily related to chemicals’ hazards to health or the environment. Therefore, this Regulation should allow for the setting of requirements related to the tracking and communication of sustainability information, including the presence of substances of concern in products throughout their life cycle, including with a view to their decontamination and recovery when they become waste. Similar approach should be applied for microplastics, including nanoplastics, which are solid plastic particles composed of mixtures of polymers and functional additives, which can be deliberately added to products during manufacturing process or formed, but when in the environment, the particles accumulate and do not biodegrade. Such a framework should aim to progressively cover these particles and all substances of concern in all products listed in working plans setting out the product groups the Commission intends to tackle. __________________ 64 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment COM(2020)667 final. 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 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 199 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to not unnecessarily delay the establishment of ecodesign requirements other than on the product passport or to ensure that product passports can be effectively implemented, the Commission should be allowed to exempt product groups from the product passport requirements in case technical specifications are not available in relation to the essential requirements for the technical design and operation of the product passport. Similarly, in order to prevent unnecessary administrative burden for economic operator, the Commission should be allowed to exempt product groups from the product passport requirements exceptionally in case other Union law already includes a system for the digital provision of product information allowing actors along the value chain to access relevant product information and facilitating the verification of product compliance by competent national authorities. These exemptions should be periodically reviewed taking into account further availability of technical specifications and eliminated where possible.
Amendment 207 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To deliver in the most efficient way on the European Green Deal’s objectives and to address the most impactful products first, the Commission should carry out a prioritisation of products to be regulated under this Regulation and requirements that will apply to them. Based on the process followed for prioritisation under Directive 2009/125/EC, the Commission should adopt a working plan, covering at least 3 years, laying down a list of product groups for which it plans to adopt delegated acts as well as the product aspects for which it intends to adopt delegated acts of horizontal application. The working plan should be publicly available and include timeline for regulatory action. The Commission should base its prioritisation on a set of criteria pertaining in particular to the delegated acts’ potential contribution to the Union climate, environmental and energy objectives and their potential for improving the product aspects selected without disproportionate costs to the public and economic operators. Considering their importance for meeting the Union’s energy objectives, the working plans should include an adequate share of actions related to energy-related products and other products such as plastic materials and chemicals, which production is energy intensive and would benefit from early transition. Member States and stakeholders should also be consulted through the Ecodesign Forum. Due to the complementarities between this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 for energy-related products, the timelines for the working plan under this Regulation and the one provided for under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 should be aligned.
Amendment 221 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could greatly benefit from an increase in the demand for sustainable products but could also face costs and difficulties with some of the requirements. TIn order to ensure competitiveness of European SMEs, the Member States and the Commission should, in their respective areas of responsibility, provide adequate information, ensure targeted and specialised training, and provide specific assistance and support, including financial, to SMEs active in the manufacturing of products for which ecodesign requirements are set. Those actions should, for example, cover the calculation of the product environmental footprint and the technical implementation of the product passport. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 249 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 86
Recital 86
(86) In order to incentivise consumers to make sustainable choices, in particular when the more sustainable products are not affordable enough, mechanisms such as eco-vouchers, which should be used to purchase only products and services respecting the environment, and green taxation should be provided for. When Member States decide to make use of incentives to reward the best-performing products among those for which classes of performance have been set by delegated acts pursuant to this Regulation, they should do so by targeting those incentives at the highest two populated classes of performance, unless otherwise indicated by the relevant delegated act. However, Member States should not be able to prohibit the placing on the market of a product based on its class of performance. For the same reason, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by further specifying which product parameters or related levels of performance Member States’ incentives concern in case no class of performance is determined in the applicable delegated act or where classes of performance are established in relation to more than one product parameter. The introduction of Member State incentives should be without prejudice to the application of the Union State aid rules.
Amendment 251 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87
Recital 87
(87) Public procurement amounts to 14% of the Union’s GDP. To contribute to the objective of reaching climate neutrality, improving energy and resource efficiency and transitioning to a circular economy that protects public health and biodiversity, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to require , where appropriate, contracting authorities and entities as defined in Directive 2014/24/EU78 and 2014/25/EU79 of the European Parliament and of the Council, to align their procurement with specific green public procurement criteria or targets, to be set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation. The criteria or targets set by delegated acts for specific product groups should be complied with not only when directly procuring those products in public supply contracts but also in public works or public services contracts where those products will be used for activities constituting the subject matter of those contracts. Compared to a voluntary approach, mandatory criteria or targets will ensure that the leverage of public spending to boost demand for better performing products is maximised in all Member States. The criteria should be transparent, objective and non- discriminatory. __________________ 78 Directive 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). 79 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).
Amendment 255 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92
Recital 92
(92) Where problematic levels of non- compliance with ecodesign requirements are observed despite the enhanced planning, coordination and support laid down by this Regulation, the Commission should be able to intervene promptly and efficiently to ensure that market surveillance authorities perform checks on an adequate scale. Therefore, in order to safeguard the effective enforcement of ecodesign requirements, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to lay down a minimum number of checks to be performed on specific products or requirements. This empowerment should be additional to the empowerment in Article 11(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
Amendment 284 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) product packaging's durability.
Amendment 356 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point a
(a) meets the criteria laid down in Article 57 andor is identified in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006; or
Amendment 369 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point b – indent 9 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point b – indent 9 a (new)
— restricted substances listed in Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and substances regulated or restricted under specific sectorial and product legislation such as Directive 2009/48/EC or Directive 2011/65/EU;
Amendment 372 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point b – indent 9 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point b – indent 9 b (new)
— substances falling under the scope of Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants and Regulation (EU) No 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants;
Amendment 414 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 40
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 40
(40) ‘placing on the market’ means the first making available of a product on the Union market, including through online marketplaces;
Amendment 513 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) presence of substances of concern, including microplastics and nanoplastics;
Amendment 537 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) Product packaging's durability
Amendment 561 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i
(i) Union climate, environmental and energy efficiency priorities with the view to reach the European Green Deal´s goals, and other related Union priorities;
Amendment 567 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) relevant Union legislation, including the extent to which it addresses the relevant product aspects listed in paragraph 1, and the Do No Significant Harm principle, within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852;
Amendment 634 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 654 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Information on the durability of product packaging, to provide information on the entire value chain from manufacturers to recyclers, while providing consumers with information on the environmental impact of packaging, its material and its use.
Amendment 693 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) relevant instructions for the safe use and disposal of the product;
Amendment 786 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) ensure that actors along the value chain, in particular consumers, economic operators and competent national authorities, can easily access product information relevant to them;
Amendment 845 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) consumers, economic operators and other relevant actors shall have free and easy access to the product passport based on their respective access rights set out in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4;
Amendment 1115 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point n
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) microplastic release, including in its nano form;
Amendment 34 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) This Directive should apply to criminal conduct which amounts to violence against women or domestic violence, as criminalised under Union or national law. This includes the criminal offences defined in this Directive, namely rape, female genital mutilation, forced sterilisation, the non- consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, cyber stalking, cyber harassment, cyber incitement to violence or hatred and criminal conduct covered by other Union instruments, in particular Directives 2011/36/EU36 and 2011/93/EU37 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which define criminal offences concerning the sexual exploitation of children and trafficking of human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Lastly, certain criminal offences under national law fall under the definition of violence against women. This includes crimes such as femicide, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, stalking, early and forced marriage, forced abortion, forced sterilisation and different forms of cyber violence, such as online sexual harassment, cyber bullying or the unsolicited receipt of sexually explicit material. Domestic violence is a form of violence which may be specifically criminalised under national law or covered by criminal offences which are committed within the family or domestic unit or between former or current spouses. _________________ 36 Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1–11. 37 Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA, OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1– 14.
Amendment 42 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Violence against women is a persisting manifestation of structural discrimination against women, resulting from misogyny and historically unequal power relations between women and men. It is a form of gender-based violence, which is inflicted primarily on women and girls, by men. It is rooted in the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men, generally referred to under the term ‘gender’.
Amendment 43 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Domestic violence is a seriousgrave social problem which often remains hidden as a result of societal stigmatisation of the subject. It can lead to serious psychological and physical trauma with severe consequences for a victim's personal and professional life because the offender typically is a person known to the victims, whom they would expect to be able to trust. Such violence can take on various forms, including physical, sexual, psychological and economic. Domestic violence may occur whether or not the offender shares or has shared a household with the victim.
Amendment 45 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In light of the specificities related to these types of crime it is necessary to lay down a comprehensive set of rules, which addresses the persisting problem of violence against women and domestic violence in a targeted manner and caters to the specific needs of victims of such violence in an intersectional and gender- sensitive manner. The existing provisions at Union and national levels have proven to be insufficient to effectively combat and prevent violence against women and domestic violence. In particular, Directives 2011/36/EU and 2011/93/EU concentrate on specific forms of such violence, while Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council38 lays down the general framework for victims of crime. While providing some safeguards for victims of violence against women and domestic violence, it is not set out to address their specific needs. _________________ 38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57).
Amendment 48 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Directive supports the international commitments the Member States have undertaken to combat and prevent violence against women and domestic violence, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)39 and, where relevant,, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘Istanbul Convention’)40 and the International Labour Organization’s Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work, signed Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), the International Labour Organization’s Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No 111) and the International Labour Organization’s Domestic Workers Convention, 21 June 2019 in Geneva012 (No 189). _________________ 39 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), UNGA, 1979. 40 Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),Council of Europe, 2011.
Amendment 55 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Violence against women and domestic violence can be exacerbated where it intersects with discrimination based on sex or gender and other grounds of discrimination prohibited by Union law, namely nationality, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics. Member States should therefore pay due regard to victims affected by such intersectional discrimination, through providing specific measures where intersecting forms of discrimination are present. In particular, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LBTIQ) women, women with disabilities and women with a minority racial or ethnic background are at a heightened risk of experiencing gender- based violence.
Amendment 56 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Victims of violence against women and domestic violence are at an increased risk of intimidation, retaliation, secondary and repeat victimisation. Particular attention should thus be paid to these risks and to the need to protect the dignity and physical integrity of such victims. Encounters with specialised support services should ensure victims are treated in a humane way and avoid re- traumatisation.
Amendment 60 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Rape is one of the most serious offences breaching a person’s sexual integrity and is a crime that disproportionately affects women and girls. It entails a power imbalance between the offender and the victim, which allows the offender to sexually exploit the victim for purposes such as personal gratification, asserting domination, gaining social recognition, advancement or possibly financial gain. Many Member States still require the use of force, threats or coercion for the crime of rape. Other Member States solely rely on the condition that the victim has not consented to the sexual act. Only the latter approach achieves the full protection of the sexual integrity of victims. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure equal protection throughout the Union by providing the constitutive elements of the crime of rape of women. and girls.
Amendment 61 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) Forced and coerced sterilisation is a harmful and exploitative practice that removes the capacity of sexual reproduction of the victims and that is performed for the purpose of exerting social control over the victims. It is rooted in eugenicist assumptions about the value of the lives of the persons at stake and stereotypes concerning their capacity to be parents, in particular mothers. Women and girls of ethnic and racial minority backgrounds, in particular Roma, women and girls from poor socio-economic backgrounds and women and girls with disabilities, especially those with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities as well as those living in institutions, are particularly at risk of such a violation. To combat this widespread and ongoing practice in the European Union, which perpetuates discrimination, stereotypes, violence and control over a woman’s body, forced sterilisation should be specifically and adequately addressed in criminal law.
Amendment 64 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) It is necessary to provide for harmonised definitions of offences and penalties regarding certain forms of cyber violence. Cyber violence particularly targets and impacts women in public life, particularly women politicians, journalists and human rights defenders. It can have the effect of silencing women and hindering their societal and professional participation on an equal footing with men. Cyber violence also disproportionately affects women and girls in educational settings, such as schools and universities, with detrimental consequences to their further education and to their mental health, which may, in extreme cases, lead to suicide.
Amendment 67 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Especially due to its tendency for easy, swift and broad distribution and perpetration, as well as its intimate nature, the non-consensual making accessible of intimate images or videos and material that depict sexual activities, to a multitude of end-users, by means of information and communication technologies, can be verextremely harmful for the victims. The offence provided for in this Directive should cover all types of such material, such as images, photographs and videos, including sexualized images, audio clips and video clips. It should relate to situations where the making accessible of the material to a multitude of end-users, through information and communication technologies, occurs without the victim’s consent, irrespective of whether the victim consented to the generation of such material or may have transmitted it to a particular person. The offence should also include the non-consensual production or manipulation, for instance by image editing, of material that makes it appear as though another person is engaged in sexual activities, insofar as the material is subsequently made accessible to a multitude of end-users, through information and communication technologies, without the consent of that person. Such production or manipulation should include the fabrication of ‘deepfakes’, where the material appreciably resembles an existing person, objects, places or other entities or events, depicting sexual activities of another person, and would falsely appear to others to be authentic or truthful. In the interest of effectively protecting victims of such conduct, threatening to engage in such conduct should be covered as well.
Amendment 79 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) When assessing the victim’s protection and support needs, the primary concern should lie in safeguarding the victim’s safety and providing tailored support, taking into account, among other matters, the individual circumstances of the victim. Such circumstances requiring special attention could include the victim’s pregnancy or the victim’s, recent birth of a child or the victim’s living situation with, dependence on or relationship to the offender.
Amendment 81 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Victims of violence against women and domestic violence are often in need of specific support. To ensure they effectively receive offers of support, the competent authorities should refer victims to appropriate specialised support services. This should in particular be the case where an individual assessment has found particular support needs of the victim. In that case, support services should be able to reach out to the victim even without the victim’s consent. For the processing of related personal data by competent authorities, Member States should ensure that it is based on law, in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) read in conjunction with Article (6)(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council41 . Such laws should include appropriate personal data safeguards that respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the individuals. Where competent authorities transfer victims’ personal data to support services for victims’ referral, they should ensure that the data transferred is limited to what is necessary to inform the services of the circumstances of the case, so that victims receive appropriate support and protection. _________________ 41 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1–88).
Amendment 83 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Member States should take the necessary measures to ensure the availability of emergency barring, restraining and protection orders to ensure effective protection of victims and their dependants in particular as regards the residence and the workplace of the victim.
Amendment 84 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Given the complexities and gravity of offences of violence against women and domestic violence and specific support needs of victims, Member States should ensure additional support and prevention of such offences is provided by designated bodies. Given their expertise in matters of discrimination on grounds of sex or gender, national equality bodies, set up in accordance with Directives 2004/113/EC42 , 2006/54/EC43 and 2010/41/EU44 of the European Parliament and of the Council, are well placed to fulfil these tasks. Such bodies should in addition have legal standing to act on behalf or in support of victims of all forms of violence against women or domestic violence in judicial proceedings, including for the application for compensation and removal of online illegal content, with the victims’ approval. This should include the possibility of acting on behalf or in support of several victims together. To enable these bodies to effectively carry out their tasks, Member States should ensure that they are provided with sufficient human and financial resources. _________________ 42 Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services, (OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37). 43 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast), (OJ L204, 26.7.2006, p. 23). 44 Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the applicationof the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC, (OJ L 180, 15.7.2010, p. 1).
Amendment 90 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) In order to avoid secondary victimisation, victims should be able to obtain compensation in the course of criminal proceedings. Compensation from the offender should be full and should not be restricted by a fixed upper limit. It should cover all harm and trauma experienced by victims and costs incurred to manage the damages, including among other things therapy costs, impact on the victim’s employment situation, loss of earnings, psychological damages, and moral prejudice due to the violation of dignity. The amount of compensation should reflect that victims of domestic violence may have to uproot their lives in order to seek safety, entailing a possible loss or change of employment or finding new schools for children or even creating a new identity.
Amendment 97 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) The traumatic nature of sexual violence, including rape, requires a particularly gender-sensitive response by trained and specialised staff. Victims of this type of violence need immediate medical care and trauma support combined with immediate forensic examinations to collect the evidence needed for prosecution. Rape crisis centres or sexual violence referral centres should be available in sufficient numbers and adequately spread over the territory of each Member State. Similarly, victims of female genital mutilation, who are often girls, typically are in need of targeted support. Therefore, Member States should ensure they provide dedicated support tailored to these victims.
Amendment 98 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50 a (new)
Recital 50 a (new)
(50 a) Violence and harassment in the world of work is unacceptable and incompatible with decent work. It affects a person’s psychological, physical and sexual health, dignity, and family and social environment, as well as the quality of public and private services. In particular, it can prevent persons, particularly women, from accessing, and remaining and advancing in the labour market and is therefore a threat to equal opportunities. It also negatively affects the organisation of work, workplace relations, worker engagement, enterprise reputation and productivity.
Amendment 102 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Harassment at work is considered as discrimination on grounds of sex by Directives 2004/113/EC, 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. Given that gender-based violence and harassment, in particular sexual harassment at work has significant negative consequences both for the victims and the employers, advice on adequatelyfor everyone at work, impacting workplace relations and productivity, advice should be provided by external counselling services to both workers and employers on adequately preventing and addressing such instances atin the workplace,ld of work, including through social dialogue and on legal remedies available to the employer to remove the offender from the workplace and providing the possibility of early conciliation, if the victim so wishes, should be provided by external counselling services to both victims and employers. Such support should be specialised, gender-sensitive, free of charge and confidential.
Amendment 106 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51 a (new)
Recital 51 a (new)
(51 a) In addition to the severe consequences and trauma for victims personally, domestic violence can also affect employment, productivity and health and safety. As part of other measures, social partners can help to recognise, respond to and address the impacts of domestic violence in the world of work. In order to support victims through difficult transitions and help them to remain in the workforce thereby safeguarding their economic resources and financial independence, Member States may provide workers with the right to paid domestic violence leave where the worker has at least six months’ service with the same employer and has completed their probationary period where relevant. This right may be subject to appropriate and confidential substantiation.
Amendment 108 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51 b (new)
Recital 51 b (new)
(51 b) In order to support workers who are victims of gender-based violence and harassment and domestic violence to remain in the work force, Member States should ensure that such workers have the right to request short-term flexible working arrangements to adjust their working patterns, including, where possible, through the use of remote working arrangements or transfer of working location, flexible working schedules, or a reduction in working hours, for the purposes of ensuring their continued attachment to the labour market and professional development while providing the necessary flexibility for them to address the impact of such violence on their personal lives such as attending court, medical or bank appointments, seeking alternative accommodation or moving house as well as childcare arrangements which can be impractical to do outside their ordinary hours of work. The duration of such flexible working arrangements shall be determined by the Member States.
Amendment 112 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51 c (new)
Recital 51 c (new)
(51 c) When considering requests for flexible working arrangements, employers should be able to take into account the needs of both the employer and the worker concerned. The employer should be able to decide whether to accept or refuse a worker's request for flexible working arrangements but must do so within 48 hours given the specific context of, and circumstances faced by, victims of gender-based violence, harassment and domestic violence that are often time- sensitive. Employers should provide a reasoned response in case of refusal or proposed postponement of such arrangements. Specific circumstances underlying the need for short-term flexible working arrangements can change. Workers should therefore have the right not only to return to their original working pattern at the end of the mutually agreed period, but should also be able to request to do so earlier where required on the basis of a change in the underlying circumstances.
Amendment 117 #
2022/0066(COD)
(52) Member States should ensure that national helplines are operated under the EU-harmonised number [116016] and this number is widely advertised as a public number, free of charge and available round-the-clock. The support provided should be accessible to persons with disabilities, include crisis counselling and should be able to refer to face-to-face services, such as shelters, counselling centres or the police.
Amendment 118 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Shelters play a vital role in protecting victims from acts of violence. Beyond providing a safe place to stay, shelters should provide the necessary support concerning interlocking problems related to victims’ health, financial and employment situation and the well-being of their children, ultimately preparing victims for an autonomous life. Shelters and other appropriate interim accommodations should be made available to accommodate the specific needs of victims with disabilities.
Amendment 120 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Victims with specific needs and groups at risk of violence against women or domestic violence, such as women with disabilities, women with dependant residence status or permit, undocumented migrant women, women applicants for international protection, women fleeing armed conflict, women affected by homelessness, with a minority racial or ethnic background, living in rural areaLBTI+ women, expectant and new mothers, living in rural areas, living in institutions, women sex workers, detainees, or older women, should receive specific protection and support.
Amendment 121 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Women and girls with disabilityies disproportionately experience violence against women and domestic violence and due to theirboth within and outside their home. Due to a lack of accessible protection and support measures, victims with disabilityies often have difficulties in advocating for themselves, being heard and believed and accessing such protection and support measures. Therefore, Member States should ensure they can benefit fully from the rights set out in this Directive, on an equal basis with others, while paying due attention to the particular vulnerability of such victims and their likely difficulties in being able to reach out for or receive help.
Amendment 129 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Member States should ensure that preventive measures, such as awareness- raising campaigns, are taken to counter violence against women and domestic violence and associated stigma and inform all persons, including victims themselves, of the signs of violence and abuse. Prevention should also take place in formal education, in particular, through strengthening comprehensive sexuality education and socio-emotional competencies, empathy and developing healthy and respectful relationships. with a particular focus on addressing boys and young men.
Amendment 133 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Member States should take measures to prevent the cultivation of and dismantle existing harmful gender stereotypes to eradicate the idea of the inferiority of women or stereotyped roles of women and men. This could also include measures aimed at ensuring that culture, custom, religion, tradition or honour is not perceivcan never be perceived or used as a justification for, or a more lenient treatment of, offences of violence against women or domestic violence. Considering that from a very young age onwards, children are exposed to gender roles that shape their self-perception and influence their academic and professional choices as well as expectations of their roles as women and men throughout their life, it is crucial to address gender stereotypes and respect for explicit consent and bodily autonomy as of early-childhood education and care.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) In order to ensure victims of violence against women and domestic violence are identified and receive appropriate support, Member States should ensure that professionals likely to come into contact with victims receive regular and mandatory training and targeted information. Trainings should be gender- and disability-sensitive and cover the risk and prevention of intimidation, repeat and secondary victimisation and the availability of protection and support measures for victims. To prevent and appropriately address instances of sexual harassment atviolence and harassment in the world of work, persons with supervisory functions should also receive such training. These trainings should also cover assessments regarding in particular sexual harassment at work and associated psychosocial safety and health risks as referred to under Directive 89/391/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council45 . Training activities should also cover the risk of third party violence. Third party violence refers to violence which staff may suffer at the workplace, not at the hands of a co-worker, and includes cases, such as nurses sexually harassed or assaulted by a patient. _________________ 45 Council Directive 89/391/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1).
Amendment 138 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 60 a (new)
Recital 60 a (new)
(60 a) Employers should ensure a culture based on mutual respect and dignity to prevent violence and harassment in the world of work commensurate with their degree of control including by adopting and implementing an inclusive and gender-responsive workplace policy on gender-based violence and harassment in consultation with workers and their representatives, appointing a designated confidential counsellor, ensuring no adverse treatment or consequences in the workplace for victims of gender-based violence and harassment, taking into account gender-based violence and harassment in the management and risk- assessment of occupational safety and health and providing all workers and their representatives with regular information and training on the identified hazards and risks of violence and harassment.
Amendment 142 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) IEarly intervention programmes should be set up to prevent and minimise the risk of (repeated) offences of violence against women or domestic violence. The programmes should specifically aim at teaching offenders or those at risk of offending how to adopt non-violent behaviour in interpersonal relationships and how to counter violent behavioural patterns. Programmes should encourage offenders to take responsibility for their actions and examine their attitudes and beliefs towards women.
Amendment 149 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the rights of victims of all forms of violence against women or domestic violence before, during orand after criminal proceedings;
Amendment 153 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) preventive measures.
Amendment 155 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. When implementing the measures under this Directive, Member States shall take into consideration the increased risk of violence faced by victims experiencing discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds so as to cater to their enhanced protection and support needs, as set out in Article 18(4), Article 27(5) and Article 37(7).
Amendment 158 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “violence against women” means gender-based violence or harassment, that is directed against a woman or a girl because she is a woman or a girl or that affects women or girls disproportionately, including all acts of such violence that aim at, result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life and whether of a single occurrence or repeated;
Amendment 165 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) “the world of work” means the workplace, including public and private spaces where they are a place of work, places where the worker is paid, takes a rest break or a meal, or uses sanitary, washing and changing facilities, work- related trips, travel, training, events or social activities, work-related communications, including those enabled by information and communication technologies, employer-provided accommodation and commuting to and from work;
Amendment 166 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) “sexual harassment at work” means any form ofgender-based violence and harassment in the world of work” means any form of violence and harassment directed at persons because of their sex or gender, or affecting persons of a particular sex or gender disproportionately, in particular sexual harassment which includes any unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, where it occurs in the course of, linked with, or arising in matters of jobseeking, training including interns and apprentices, employment, occupation and self-employment in both the public and private sector, with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of the victim, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment;
Amendment 177 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Forced sterilisation 1. Member States shall ensure that the intentional conduct of performing surgery which has the purpose or effect of terminating a woman’s capacity to naturally reproduce without her prior and informed consent or understanding of the procedure is punishable as a criminal offence. 2. Member States shall ensure that the prior and informed consent of the woman to undergo through the surgery referred to in paragraph 1 cannot be replaced by the consent of a parent, legal guardian or court’s decision.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the criminal offences referred to in Article 6 isand 6a are punishable by a maximum penalty of at least 5 years of imprisonment and at least 7 years of imprisonment if the offence was committed under aggravating circumstances referred to in Article 13.
Amendment 194 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the offence was committed against a person made vulnerable by particular circumstances, such as older age or a situation of dependence or a state of physical, mental, intellectual or sensory disability, or living in institutions;
Amendment 198 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to provide for a limitation period for criminal offences referred to in Article 6 and 6a of at least 10 years from the time when the offence was committed.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the rights of victims when making a complaint under Article 5 of Directive 2012/29/EU, Member States shall ensure that victims, including victims with disabilities or living in institutions, can report criminal offences of violence against women or domestic violence to the competent authorities in an easy and accessible manner. This shall include the possibility of reporting criminal offences online or through other accessible information and communication technologies, including the possibility to submit evidence, in particular concerning reporting of criminal offences of cyber violence.
Amendment 211 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The assessment shall take into account the victim’s individual circumstances, including whether they experience discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds and therefore face a heightened risk of violence, as well as the victim’s own account and assessment of the situation. It shall be conducted in the best interest of the victim, paying special attention to the need to avoid secondary or repeated victimisation.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. The individual assessment shall be undertaken in collaboration with all relevant competent authorities depending on the stage of the proceedings, and relevant support services, such as civil society organisations, victim protection centres and women’s shelters, social services and healthcare professionals as well as the social partners where the victim's experience occurs in the context of the world of work.
Amendment 216 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, in situations of immediate danger for the victim’s or their dependant’s health or safety, the competent authorities issue orders addressed at an offender or suspect of violence covered by this Directive to vacate the residence of the victim or their dependants for a sufficient period of time and to prohibit the offender or suspect from entering the residence or to enter or contact the victim’s workplace or contacting the victim or their dependants in any way. Such orders shall have immediate effect and not be dependent on a victim reporting the criminal offence.
Amendment 220 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) how to treat victims in a trauma-, gender-, disability-, and child-sensitive manner;
Amendment 221 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) how to cater to the enhanced protection and support needs of victims experiencing discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds;
Amendment 222 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) how to avoid gender stereotypes and unconscious bias;
Amendment 231 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that free of charge, confidential, specialist support services referred to in Articles 8(3) and 9(3) of Directive 2012/29/EU are available for victims of acts of violence covered by this Directive. Member States shall ensure that the specialist support services be made available to accomodate people with disabilities. The specialist support services shall provide:
Amendment 232 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) advice and information, advice and support on any relevant legal or practical matters arising as a result of the crime, including on access to adequate housing, education, training and assistance to remain in or find employment. Accessible housing shall be provided when needed;
Amendment 241 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure sufficient human and financial resources to provide the services referred to in paragraph 1, especially those referred to in points (a) and (c) of that paragraph, including where such services are provided by non- governmental organisations.
Amendment 246 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 5
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall issue guidelines and protocols for healthcare and social service professionals and the social partners on identifying and providing appropriate support to victims of all forms of violence against women and domestic violence, including on referring victims to the relevant support services. Such guidelines and protocols shall also indicate how to address the specific needs of victims who are at an increased risk of such violence as a result of their experiencing intersectional discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds of discrimination.
Amendment 251 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a (new)
Amendment 254 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – title
Article 30 – title
Specialist support for victims of sexual harassment atgender- based violence and harassment in the world of work
Amendment 259 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure external specialised, gender-sensitive, free of charge and confidential counselling services are available for victimboth workers and employers in cases of gender-based violence and harassment, particularly sexual harassment atin the world of work. These services shall include advice on adequately preventing and addressing such instances atin the workplacld of work including through social dialogue, on legal remedies available to the employer to remove the offender from the workplace and providing the possibility of early conciliation, if the victim so wishes.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a Domestic violence leave 1. Member States may take the necessary measures to ensure that each worker has the right to paid domestic violence leave where they have at least six months’ service with the same employer and have completed their probationary period, if any. Member States may determine additional details regarding the scope, duration and conditions of domestic violence leave in accordance with national law or practice. The use of that right may be subject to appropriate substantiation, in accordance with national law or practice. Any information provided for such substantiation shall be confidential and shall be shared with a restricted number of actors in order to safeguard the worker's right to privacy and data protection. 2. Domestic violence leave shall be separate to any other leave entitlements such as annual leave, sick leave and bereavement leave.
Amendment 269 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 b (new)
Article 30 b (new)
Article 30 b Flexible working arrangements 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers experiencing gender-based violence or domestic violence, have the right to request short-term flexible working arrangements, the duration of which shall be determined by the Member States. 2. Employers shall consider and respond to requests for short-term flexible working arrangements as referred to in paragraph 1 within 48 hours, taking into account the needs of both the employer and the worker. Employers shall provide reasons for any refusal of such a request or for any postponement of such arrangements. 3. The worker shall have the right to return to the original working pattern at the end of the agreed period. The worker shall also have the right to request to return to the original working pattern before the end of the agreed period where justified on the basis of a change of circumstances. The employer shall consider and respond to a request for an early return to the original working pattern, taking into account the needs of both the employer and the worker. 4. Member States may make the right to request short-term flexible working arrangements subject to a period of work qualification or to a length of service qualification, which shall not exceed six months. In the case of successive fixed- term contracts within the meaning of Directive 1999/70/EC with the same employer, the sum of those contracts shall be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the qualifying period.
Amendment 279 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall ensure that shelters and other appropriate interim accommodations shall be made available to accommodate the specific needs of victims with disabilities.
Amendment 283 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the provision of specific support to victims at an increased risk of violence against women or domestic violence, such as women with disabilities, women living in rural areas, women with dependant residence status or permit, undocumented migrant women, women applying for international protection, women fleeing from armed conflict, women affected by homelessness, LBTI+ women, expectant and new mothers, women with a minority racial or ethnic background, women sex workers, women detainees, or older women.
Amendment 289 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. Preventive measures shall include awareness-raising campaigns, in particular campaigns aimed at tackling stigma surrounding domestic and gender-based violence, informing victims of available supports and educating all persons on recognising signs of violence and how to support victims safely, as well as other measures such as social dialogue and collective bargaining, research and education programmes, where appropriate developed in cooperation with relevant civil society organisations, social partners, impacted communities and other stakeholders.
Amendment 292 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 4
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. Targeted action shall be addressed to groups at risk, including children, according to their age and maturity, andolder persons, persons with disabilities, persons living in institutions, LGBTI+ persons, migrants, refugees, expectant and new parents and persons experiencing homelessness taking into consideration language barriers and different levels of literacy and abilities. Information for children shall be formulated in a child- friendly way.
Amendment 294 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 5
Article 36 – paragraph 5
5. Preventive measures shall in particular aim at challenging and dismantling harmful gender stereotypes, promoting equality between women and men as well as respect of consent and bodily autonomy, encouraging all persons, including men and boys, to act as positive role models in combatting gender-based and domestic violence in order to support corresponding behaviour changes across society as a whole in line with the objectives of this directive.
Amendment 295 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 6
Article 36 – paragraph 6
6. Preventive measures shall develop and/or increase sensitivity about the harmful practice of female genital mutilation and forced sterilisation.
Amendment 300 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 8
Article 36 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall ensure that sexual harassment atgender-based violence and harassment in the world of work is addressed in relevant national policies. Those national policies shall identify and establish targeted actions referred to in paragraph 2 for sectors where workers are most exposed.
Amendment 305 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that professionals likely to come into contact with victims, including law enforcement authorities, court staff, judges and prosecutors, lawyers, providers of victim support and restorative justice services, healthcare professionals, social services, educational and other relevant staff, receive both general and specialist training and targeted information to a level appropriate to their contacts with victims, to enable them to identify, prevent and address instances of violence against women or domestic violence, avoid further violence or revictimisationd to treat victims in a trauma-, gender-, disability- and child- sensitive manner.
Amendment 306 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. Relevant health professionals, including paediatricians and midwives, shall receive targeted training to identify and address, in a cultural-sensitive manner, the physical, psychological and sexual consequences of female genital mutilation and forced sterilisation.
Amendment 310 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. Persons with supervisory functions in the workplace, in both the public and private sectors, shall receive training on how to recognise, prevent and address sexual harassment atgender-based violence and harassment in the world of work, including on risk assessments concerning occupational safety and health risks, their reporting obligations, to provide support to victims affected thereby and respond in an adequate manner in particular as regards appropriate specialised support services to refer victims to and the rights set out in this directive. Those persons and employers shall receive information about the effects of violence against women and domestic violence on work and the risk of third party violence.
Amendment 311 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure that employers take appropriate steps commensurate with their degree of control to prevent gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work and in particular to: a. adopt and implement, in consultation with workers and their representatives, an inclusive and gender-responsive workplace policy on gender-based violence and harassment; b. appoint a designated confidential counsellor to provide support and informal advice for victims of gender- based violence and harassment in the world of work, whether perpetrated by a colleague or a third party; c. ensure there is no adverse treatment or consequences in the workplace for victims of gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work; d. take into account gender-based violence and harassment and associated psychosocial risks in the management and risk-assessment of occupational safety and health and; e. provide workers and their representatives with information and training, in accessible formats as appropriate, on the identified hazards and risks of violence and harassment and the associated prevention and protection measures, including on the rights and responsibilities of workers.
Amendment 316 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 7
Article 37 – paragraph 7
7. Training activities referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 26 shall be regular and mandatory, including on cyber violence, and built on the specificities of violence against women and domestic violence. Such training activities shall include training on how to identify and address the specific protection and support needs of victims who face a heightened risk of violence due to their experiencing discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds.
Amendment 320 #
Amendment 321 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that targeted and effective early intervention programmes are established to prevent and minimise the risk of committing offences of violence against women or domestic violence, or reoffending.
Amendment 325 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place appropriate mechanisms to ensure effective coordination and cooperation, at the national level, of relevant authorities, agencies and bodies, including local and regional authorities, law enforcement agencies, the judiciary, public prosecutors, labour inspectorates, support service providers as well as non- governmental organisations, social services, including child protection or welfare authorities, education and healthcare providers, social partners, without prejudice to their autonomy, and other relevant organisations and entities.
Amendment 333 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The statistics shall include the following data disaggregated by sex, disability, age of the victim and of the offender, relationship between the victim and the offender and, type of offence and setting where the offence took place:
Amendment 146 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to provide tailored support and specific guidelines for the companies that are excluded from the scope of this Directive, but might be impacted indirectly. The purpose of the tailored support shall be to incentivize companies of all sizes to conduct due diligence, and enhance their capacity to do so.
Amendment 244 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 273 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the manufacture of textiles, fur, leather and related products (including footwear), and the wholesale trade of textiles, clothing and footwear;
Amendment 275 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) agriculture, forestry, fisheries (including aquaculture), the manufacture of food products, and the wholesale trade of agricultural raw materials, live animals, animal products, wood, food, and beverages;
Amendment 279 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) energy, the extraction, transport and handling of mineral resources regardless from where they are extracted (including crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, lignite, metals and metal ores, as well as all other, non-metallic minerals and quarry products), the manufacture of basic metal products, other non-metallic mineral products and fabricated metal products (except machinery and equipment), and the wholesale trade of mineral resources, basic and intermediate mineral products (including metals and metal ores, construction materials, fuels, chemicals and other intermediate products).
Amendment 283 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) The company is covered by Regulation (EU) 2021/0104 (CSRD);
Amendment 307 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘adverse environmental impact’ means (i) any adverse impact on one of the following environmental categories: (a) climate change mitigation; (b) climate change adaptation; (c) water and marine resources; (d) resource use and circular economy; (e) pollution; (f) biodiversity and ecosystems; (ii) an adverse impact on the environment resulting from the violation of one of the prohibitions and obligations pursuant to the international environmental conventions listed in the Annex, Part II;
Amendment 357 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) whether the thresholds regarding the number of employees and net turnover laid down in Article 2(1) need to be lowered, while paying attention to tailored-made measures designed for the specific needs of these companies in view of an effective implementation of the Directive;
Amendment 403 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies take appropriate measures to identify actual and potential adverse human rights impacts and actual and potential adverse environmental impacts arising from their own operations or those of their subsidiaries and, where related to their value chains, from their established business relationships, in accordance with paragraph 2, 3 and 4.
Amendment 424 #
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 actual and potential 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 potentially affected groups including workers and other relevant stakeholders to gather information on actual or potential adverse impacts.
Amendment 627 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (a), and Article 2(2), point (a, shall adopt a transition plan, whose disclosure is foreseen in Regulation (EU) 2021/0104 (CSRD), sthall adopt at include the plans of the undertaking, including implementing actions and related financial and investment plans, to ensure that theits business model and strategy of the company are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to 1.5 °C in line with the Paris Agreement and the objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 as established in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 (European Climate Law), and where relevant, the exposure of the undertaking to coal, oil and gas-related activities. This plan shall, in particular, identify, on the basis of information reasonably available to the company, the extent to which climate change is a risk for, or an impactnclude a brief description of: (i) the resilience of the undertaking's business model and strategy to risks related to sustainability matters; (ii) the opportunities for the undertaking related to sustainability matters (iii) how the undertaking’s business model and strategy take account of the interests of the undertaking’s stakeholders and of the impacts of the undertaking on sustainability matters (iv) how the undertaking’s strategy has been implemented with regard to sustainability matters; (v) the time-bound targets related to sustainability matters set by the undertaking for scope 1, 2 and where relevant, scope 3 emissions, including where appropriate absolute greenhouse gas emission reduction targets at least for 2030 and 2050, a description of the progress the undertaking has made towards achieving those targets, and a specification of whether the undertaking’s targets related to environmental matters are based on conclusive scientific evidence; (vi) a description of, the company’s operations. role of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies with regard to sustainability matters, and of their expertise and skills to fulfil this role or access to such expertise and skills;
Amendment 641 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 655 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that companies duly take into account the fulfilment of the obligations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 when setting variable remuneration, if variable remuneration is linked to the contribution of a director to the company’s business strategy and long- term interests and sustainability.align at least 20% of directors’ variable remuneration with the achievement of their transition plans and in particular the climate targets and greenhouse gases emissions reduction;
Amendment 658 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that directors are responsible for overseeing the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article.
Amendment 744 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that directors of companies referred to in Article 2(1) are responsible for putting in place and overseeing the due diligence actions referred to in Article 4 and in particular the due diligence policy referred to in Article 5 and the implementing actions under Article 15, with due consideration for relevant input from stakeholders and civil society organisations. The directors shall report to the board of directors in that respect.
Amendment 748 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that directors take steps to adapt the corporate strategy to take into account the actual and potential adverse impacts identified pursuant to Article 6 and any measures taken pursuant to Articles 7 to 9 and Article 15.
Amendment 171 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Pursuant to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union, the objectives of the Union are, amongst others, to promote the well-being of its peoples and to work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress.
Amendment 172 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’). In particular, Article 31 of the Charter provides for the right of every worker to fair and just working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity. Article 27 of the Charter protects the workers’ right to information and consultation within the undertaking. Article 8 of the Charter provides that everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or heras well as access to data which has been collected concerning him or her and the right to have it rectified. Article 12 of the Charter provides that everyone has the right to freedom of assembly and of association at all levels. Article 15 recognises that everyone has the right to engage in work and to pursue a freely chosen or accepted occupation. Article 16 of the Charter recognises the freedom to conduct a business.
Amendment 179 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Principle No 5 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 201753 , provides that, regardless of the type and duration of the employment relationship, workers have the right to fair and equal treatment regarding working conditions, access to social protection and training; that, in accordance with legislation and collective agreements, the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context is to be ensured; and that innovative forms of work that ensure quality working conditions are to be fostered, that entrepreneurship and self-employment are to be encouraged and; that occupational mobility is to be facilitated and that employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions shall be prevented, including by prohibiting abuse of atypical contracts. The Porto Social Summit of May 2021 welcomed the Action Plan accompanying the Social Pillar54 as guidance for its implementation. __________________ 53 Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10). 54 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, ‘The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan’, COM(2021) 102 final, 4.3.2021.
Amendment 182 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 186 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Digitalisation is changing the world of work, bringing workers and employers advantages such as creating new employment and business opportunities, improving productivity and enhancing flexibility as well as increasing consumer choice, while also carryposing some risks for employment and working conditions including lack of or difficult access to adequate social protection and a lack of occupational health and safety. Algorithm-based technologies, including automated monitoring and decision-making systems, have enabled the emergence and growth of digital labour platforms but can produce power imbalances and opacity about decision-making, as well as technology-enabled surveillance which could exacerbate discriminatory practices and entail risks for privacy, workers´ health and safety and human dignity.
Amendment 193 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) New forms of digital interaction and new technologies in the world of work create opportunities for access to the labour market generally as well as in specific fields, in particular for people who traditionally lacked such access, including people with disabilities, young people and people with lower skill levels and this access should be fostered in the future in order to support a sustainable income and a decent standard of living for disadvantaged groups.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Platform work is performed by individuals through the digital infrastructure of digital labour platforms that provide a service to their customers. It is characterised by a high level of heterogeneity in the sectors covered and activities carried out, and the profiles of individuals performing platform work and types of digital labour platforms vary widely. By means of the algorithms, the digital labour platforms may control, to a lesser or greater extent – depending on their business model – the performance of the work, its remuneration and the relationship between their customers and the persons performing the work. Platform work can be performed exclusively online through electronic tools (‘online platform work’) or in a hybrid way combining an online communication process with a subsequent activity in the physical world (‘on-location platform work’). Many of the existing digital labour platforms are international business actors deploying their activities and business models in several Member States or across borders.
Amendment 201 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Platform work occurs in a wide variety of fields ranging from delivery services and passenger transport to child care and care services, IT as well as design and creative industries and provision of technical expertise. As such, action taken at both national and European level must ensure a balanced approach without one-size-fits-all measures.
Amendment 208 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Platform work canreates employment, provideing opportunities for accessing the labour market more easily, gaining additional income through a secondary activity while also balancing caring responsibilities, education or vocational training or enjoying sommore flexibility in the organisation of working time. It can also facilitate efficiencies in the matching of supply and demand, optimisation of resources and increase consumer choice. At the same time, platform work brings challenges, as it can blur the boundaries between an employment relationship and self- employed activity, and the responsibilities of employers and workers. Misclassification of the employment status has consequences for the persons affected, as it is likely to restrict access to existing labour and social rights. It also leads to an uneven playing field with respect to businesses that classify their workers correctly, and it has implications for Member States’ industrial relations systems, their tax base and the coverage and sustainability of their social protection systems. While such challenges are broader than platform work, they are particularly acute and pressing in the platform economy.
Amendment 240 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Automated monitoring and decision-making systems powered by algorithms increasingly replace functions that managers usually perform in businesses, such as allocating tasks, giving instructions, evaluating the work performed, providing incentives or imposing sanctions. Digital labour platforms use such algorithmic systems as a standard way of organising and managing platform work through their infrastructure. Persons performing platform work subject to such algorithmic management often lack information on how the algorithms work, which personal data are being used and how their behaviour affects decisions taken by automated systems. Workers’ rRepresentatives and labour inspectoratof persons performing platform work, labour inspectorates and competent supervisory authorities do not have access to this information either. Moreover, persons performing platform work often do not know the reasons for decisions taken or supported by such automated systems and lack the possibility to discuss those decisions with a contact person or to contest them.
Amendment 246 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) When platforms operate in several Member States or across borders, it is often unclear where the platform work is performed and by whom. Also, national authorities do not have easy access to data on digital labour platforms, including the number of persons performing platform work, their employment status, and their working conditions. This complicates the enforcement of applicable rules, including in respect of labour law, taxation and social protection.
Amendment 261 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) With respect to the powers of the Member States to organise their social protection systems, it is essential to ensure, and where necessary extend, access to social protection to persons performing platform work who do not have an employment relationship including for people transitioning from one status to another or who have both statuses in order to guarantee the portability of accumulated social rights and entitlements and for schemes covering maternity and equivalent parental benefits, and unemployment, accident, long-term care, invalidity, sickness, healthcare and old-age benefits.
Amendment 262 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Particular attention should be given to young people, many of whom perform platform work alongside their studies or training and whose personal situations can greatly differ. Young people performing platform work should be able to be involved in both education and part-time platform work while ensuring the highest possible level of social protection in accordance with their employment status.
Amendment 278 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) This Directive should apply to persons performing platform work in the Union who have, or who based on an assessment of facts may be deemed to have, an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in theeach Member States, with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. This should include situations where the employment status of the person performing platform work is not clear, so as to allow correct determination of that status. The provisions on algorithmic management which are related to the processing of personal data should also apply to genuine self-employed and other persons performing platform work in the Union who do not have an employment relationship.
Amendment 289 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Digital labour platforms differ from other online platforms in that they organise work performed by individuals at the request, one-off or repeated, of the recipient of a service provided by the platform. Organising work performed by individuals should imply at a minimum a significant role in matching the demand for the service with the supply of labour by an individual who has a contractual relationship with the digital labour platform and who is available to perform a specific task, and can include other activities such as processing payments. Online platforms which do not organise the work performed by individuals but merely provide the means by which service providers can reach the end-user, for instance by advertising offers or requests for services or aggregating and displaying available service providers in a specific area, without any further involvement, should not be considered a digital labour platform. The definition of digital labour platforms should not include providers of a service whose primary purpose is to exploit or share assets, such as short-term rental of accommodation or the resale of goods/services as they do not rely primarily on personal labour for the provision of the services concerned. It should be limited to providers of a service for which the organisation of work performed by the individual, such as transport of persons or goods or cleaning, constitutes a necessary and essential and not merely a minor and purely ancillary component.
Amendment 307 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In its case law, the Court of Justice has established criteria for determining the status of a worker62 . The interpretation by the Court of Justice of those criteria should be taken into account in the implementation of this Directive. Genuinely self-employed persons should not fall within the scope of this Directive since they do not fulfil those criteria. The abuse of the status of self-employed persons, as defined in national law, either at national level or in cross-border situations, is a form of falsely declared work that is frequently associated with undeclared work. False self-employment occurs when a person is declared to be self- employed while fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship, in order to avoid certain legal or fiscal obligations. Such persons should fall within the scope of this Directive. __________________ 62 Judgments of the Court of Justice of 3 July 1986, Deborah Lawrie-Blum v Land Baden-Württemberg, C-66/85, ECLI:EU:C:1986:284; 14 October 2010, Union Syndicale Solidaires Isère v Premier ministre and Others, C-428/09, ECLI:EU:C:2010:612; 4 December 2014, FNV Kunsten Informatie en Media v Staat der Nederlanden, C-413/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2411; 9 July 2015, Ender Balkaya v Kiesel Abbruch- und Recycling Technik GmbH, C-229/14, ECLI:EU:C:2015:455; 17 November 2016, Betriebsrat der Ruhrlandklinik gGmbH v Ruhrlandklinik gGmbH, C-216/15, ECLI:EU:C:2016:883; 16 July 2020, UX v Governo della Repubblica italiana, C- 658/18, ECLI:EU:C:2020:572; and order of the Court of Justice of 22 April 2020, B v Yodel Delivery Network Ltd, C-692/19, ECLI:EU:C:2020:288.
Amendment 327 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) When digital labour platforms control certain elements of the performance of work, they act like employers in an employment relationship. Direction and control, or legal subordination, is an essential element of the definition of an employment relationship in the Member States and in the case-law of the Court of Justice. Therefore contractual relationships in which digital labour platforms exert a certain level of control over certain elements of the performance of work should be deemed, by virtue of a legal presumption, to be an employment relationship between the platform and the person performing platform work through it. As a result, that person should be classified as a worker having all the rights and obligations in accordance with that status, as laid down in national and Union law, collective agreements and practice. The legal presumption should apply in all relevant administrative and legal proceedings and should benefitIt is important to stress that the legal presumption of an employment relationship must not lead to an automatic classification of all persons performing platform work as workers and must ensure theat persons performing platform work who are genuinely self-employed are able to remain so and can continue to access work through platforms. The legal presumption should apply in all relevant administrative and legal proceedings. Authorities in charge of verifying the compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation, such as labour inspectorates, social protection bodies or tax authorities, should also be able to rely on that presumption as well as persons performing platform work who dispute the classification of their employment status. Member States should put in place a national framework of measures, in accordance with their national legal and judicial systems, to reduce litigation and increase legal certainty.
Amendment 344 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Criteria indicating that a digital labour platform controls the performance of work should be included in the Directive in order to make the legal presumption proportionate, operational and facilitate the enforcement of workers’ rights. Those criteria should be inspired by Union and national case law and take into account national concepts of the employment relationship. The criteria should include concrete elements showing that the digital labour platform, for instance, determines in practice and not merely recommends the working conditions or the remuneration or both, gives specific binding instructions on how the work is to be performed or prevents the person performing platform work from developing business contacts with potential clients. In order for it to be effective in practice, two and future-proof, a majority of criteria should be always fulfilled to trigger the application of the presumption,. At the same time, the criteria should not cover situations where the persons performing platform work are genuine self-employed. Genuine self- employed persons are themselves responsible vis-à-vis their customers for how they perform their work and the quality of their outputs. The freedom to choose working hours or periods of absence, to refuse tasks, to use subcontractors or substitutes or to work for any third party is characteristic of genuine self-employment. Therefore, de facto restricting such discretions by a number of conditions or through a system of sanctions, should also be considered as an element of controlling the performance of work. Closely supervising the performance of work or thoroughly verifying the quality of the results of that work, including through electronic means, which does not merely consist in using reviews or ratings by the recipients of the service, should also be considered as an element of controlling the performance of work. At the same time, digital labour platforms should be able to design their technical interfaces in a way to ensure good consumer experience. Measures or rules which are required by law or which are necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service or to ensure the essential functioning of the service should not be understood as controlling the performance of work.
Amendment 348 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Effective implementation of the legal presumption through appropriate measures, such as disseminating information to the public, developing comprehensive guidance and, strengthening controls and field inspections and their resourcing and mechanisms for persons performing platform work and digital labour platforms to consult relevant authorities is essential to ensure legal certainty and transparency for all parties involved. These measures should avoid capturing the genuine self-employed and take into account the specific situation of entrepreneurs and start-ups to support the entrepreneurial potential and the conditions for innovation and the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the Union.
Amendment 372 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The relationship between a person performing platform work and a digital labour platform may not meet the requirements of an employment relationship in accordance with the definition laid down in the law, collective agreements or practice in force of the respective Member State with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice, even though the digital labour platform controls the performance of work on a given aspect. Member States should ensure the possibility for any of the parties to rebut the legal presumption in legal or administrative proceedings or both by proving, on the basis of the aforementioned definition, that the relationship in question is not an employment relationship. TheA shift in the burden of proof to digital labour platforms is justified by the fact that they have a complete overview of all factual elements determining the relationship, in particular the algorithms through which they manage their operations. Legal proceedings and administrative proceedings initiated by the digital labour platforms in order to rebut the legal presumption should not have a suspensive effect on the application of the legal presumption. A successful rebuttal of the presumption in administrative proceedings should not preclude the application of the presumption in subsequent judicial proceedings. When the person performing platform work who is the subject of the presumption seeks to rebut the legal presumption, the digital labour platform should be required to assist that person, notably by providing all relevant information held by the platform in respect of that person. Member States should provide the necessary guidance for procedures to rebut the legal presumption.
Amendment 381 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In addition to rights and obligations provided in this Directive, rights and obligations provided in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 continue to apply when personal data are processed. Articles 13, 14 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 require data controllers to ensure transparency towards data subjects on the collection and processing of personal data. Articles 16, 17 and 20 provides for the right to rectification, the right to be forgotten and the right to data portability respectively. Moreover, Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 provides for the data subjects’ right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, subject to the exceptions provided for in paragraph 2 of that article. Those obligations and rights apply also to digital labour platforms and persons performing platform work.
Amendment 385 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Digital labour platforms should be subject to transparency obligations in relation to automated monitoring and decision-making systems that are used to monitor, supervise or evaluate the work performance through electronic means; and automated decision-making systems which are used to take or support decisions that significantly affect working conditions, including access of persons performing platform work to work assignments, their earnings, their occupational safety and health, their working time, their promotion and their contractual status, including the restriction, or suspension or termination of their account. In addition to what is provided in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, information and consultation concerning such systems should also be provided where decisions are not solely based on automated processing, provided that they are supported by automated systems. It should also be specified which kind of information should be provided to persons performing platform work regarding such automated systems, as well as in which form and when it should be provided. The obligation of the controller under Articles 13, 14 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 to provide the data subject with certain information in relation to the processing of personal data concerning the data subject as well as with access to such data should continue to apply in the context of platform work. Information on automated monitoring and decision-making systems should also be provided to representatives of persons performing platform work and to national labour authorities and the competent supervisory authorities at their request, in order to enable them to exercise their functions.
Amendment 397 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Digital labour platforms should not be required to disclose the detailed functioning of their automated monitoring and decision-making systems, including algorithms, or other detailed data that contains commercial secrets or is protected by intellectual property rights in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/943. However, the result of those considerations should not be a refusal to provide all the information required by this Directive.
Amendment 404 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Digital labour platforms make extensive use of automated monitoring and decision-making systems in managing their human resources. Monitoring by electronic means can be intrusive and decisions taken or supported by such systems directly affect the persons performing platform work, who might not have a direct contact with a human manager or supervisor. Digital labour platforms should therefore ensure human oversight to regularly monitor and evaluate the impact of individual decisions taken or supported by automated monitoring and decision- making systems on working conditions. Digital labour platforms should ensure sufficient human resources for this purpose. The persons charged by the digital labour platform with the function of monitoring should have the necessary competence, training and authority to exercise that function and should be protected from dismissal, disciplinary measures or other adverse treatment for overriding automated decisions or suggestions for decisions. In addition to obligations under Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 7(1) and (3) of this Directive provides for distinct obligations of digital labour platforms in relation to human monitoring of the impact of individual decisions taken or supported by automated systems, which apply as specific rules in the context of platform work, including to ensure the protection of the rights and freedoms in respect of the processing of employees' personal data within the meaning of Article 88 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 406 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In that context, persons performing platform work should have the right to obtain an human review and explanation from the digital labour platform for a decision, the lack of decision or a set of decisions taken or supported by automated systems that significantly affect their working conditions. For that purpose the digital labour platform should provide the possibility for them to discuss and clarify the facts, circumstances and reasons for such decisions with a human contact person at the digital labour platform. In addition, digital labour platforms should provide the person performing platform work with a written statement of reasons for any decision to restrict, suspend or terminate access to work assignments, to restrict or suspend that person’s account, to refuse the remuneration for work performed by that person, or affecting his or her contractual status, as such decisions are likely to have significant negative effects on persons performing platform work, in particular their potential earnings. A decision to terminate the account of a person performing platform work may be supported but never taken by an automated decision-making system unless necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service. Such decisions should be notified to the person prior to the decision coming into effect. Where the explanation or reasons obtained are not satisfactory or where persons performing platform work consider their rights infringed, they should also have the right to request the digital labour platform to review the decision and to obtain a substantiated reply within a reasonable period of time. Where such decisions infringe those persons’ rights, such as labour rights or the right to non- discrimination, the digital labour platform should rectify such decisions without delay or, where that is not possible, provide adequate compensation.
Amendment 413 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
Amendment 422 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Persons who do not have an employment relationship constitute a significant part of the persons performing platform work. The impact of automated monitoring and decision-making systems used by digital labour platforms on their working conditions and their earning opportunities is similar to that on platform workers. Therefore, the rights in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 811a of this Directive pertaining to the protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data in the context of algorithmic management, namely those regarding transparency on automated monitoring and decision-making systems, restrictions to process or collect personal data, human monitoring and review of significant decisions, should also apply to persons in the Union performing platform work who do not have an employment contract or employment relationship. The rights pertaining to health and safety at work and information and consultation of platform workers or their representatives, which are specific to workers in view of Union law, should not apply to them. Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 provides safeguards regarding fairness and transparency for self-employed persons performing platform work, provided that they are considered business users within the meaning of that Regulation. Where such safeguards conflict with elements of specific rights and obligations laid down in this Directive, the specific provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 should prevail in respect of business users.
Amendment 424 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) In order to ensure that digital labour platforms comply with labour legislation and regulations, taxation and social security contribution obligations, social security coordination and other relevant rules, in particular if they are established in another country than the Member State in which the platform worker is performing work, digital labour platforms should declare work performed by platform workers to the competent labour and social protection authorities of the Member State in which the work is performed, in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in the law of the Member States concerned.
Amendment 430 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Information on the number of persons performing platform work through digital labour platforms on a regular basis, their contractual or employment status, average duration of activity and average income from activity and the general terms and conditions applicable to those contractual relationships is essential to support labour inspectorates, social protection bodies and other relevant authorities in correctly determining the employment status of persons performing platform work and in ensuring compliance with legal obligations as well as representatives of persons performing platform work in the exercise of their representative functions and should therefore be made accessible to them. Those authorities and representatives should also have the right to ask digital labour platforms for additional clarifications and details, such as basic data on working conditions regarding working time and remuneration.
Amendment 432 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) An extensive system of enforcement provisions for the social acquis in the Union has been developed, elements of which should be applied to this Directive in order to ensure that persons performing platform work have access to timely, effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation. Specifically, having regard to the fundamental nature of the right to effective legal protection, persons performing platform work should continue to enjoy such protection even after the end of the employment or other contractual relationship giving rise to an alleged breach of rights under this Directive.
Amendment 437 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Platform work is characterised by the lack of a common workplace where workers can get to know each other and communicate with each other and with their representatives, also in view of defending their interests towards the employer. In some areas prevalent in platform work, such as digital remote services or design work, many Member States lack established workers’ organisations or trade unions. Persons performing platform work should be free to organise, choose representatives and be taken into account in social dialogue and collective bargaining processes, regardless of their employment status. Persons performing platform work can also be exposed to the increased risk of violence, including gender-based violence and harassment. It is therefore necessary to create digital communication and reporting channels, in line with the digital labour platforms’ work organisation, where persons performing platform work can exchange with each other and be contacted by their representatives and report incidents of violence or harassment. Digital labour platforms should create such communication channels within their digital infrastructure or through similarly effective means, while respecting the protection of personal data and refraining from accessing or monitoring those communications.
Amendment 446 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Given that Article 6, Article 7(1) and (3) and Article 8 of this Directive provide for specific rules in the context of platform work to ensure the protection of employees' personal data within the meaning of Article 88 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and that Article 10 of this Directive applies those safeguards also in case of persons without employment contract or employment relationship, the national supervisory authorities referred to in Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should be competent to monitor the application of those safeguards and well as the communication channels established in Article 15. Chapters VI, VII and VIII of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should apply in terms of procedural framework for the enforcement of those safeguards, in particular as regards supervision, cooperation and consistency mechanisms, remedies, liability and penalties, including the competence to impose administrative fines up to the amount referred to in Article 83(5) of that Regulation.
Amendment 464 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The purpose of this Directive is to improve the working conditions and social protection of persons performing platform work by ensuring the correct determination of their employment status, by promoting transparency, fairness, human oversight and accountability in algorithmic management in platform work and by improving transparency in platform work, including in cross-border situations, while supporting the conditions for innovation and the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the Union.
Amendment 470 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Directive lays down minimum rights that apply to every person performing platform work in the Union who has, or who based on an assessment of facts may be deemed to have, an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in theeach Member States with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice.
Amendment 471 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In accordance with Article 10, rights laid down in this Directive pertaining to the protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data in the context of algorithmic management also apply to every person performing platform work in the Union who does not have an employment contract or employment relationship. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the full respect of the autonomy of social partners, as well as their right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements.
Amendment 514 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘representatives’ means the platform workers’ organisations or representatives including trade unions, provided for by national law or practices, or both or the organisations or representatives of persons performing platform work who do not have an employment relationship;
Amendment 538 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The definition of digital labour platforms laid down in paragraph 1, point (1), shall not include providers of a service whose primary purpose is to exploit or share assetgoods or assets or the resale of goods or services. It shall be limited to providers of a service for which the organisation of work performed by the individual constitutes not merely a minor and purely ancillary component.
Amendment 548 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall have appropriate procedures in place to verify and ensure the correct determination of the employment status of persons performing platform work, with a view to ascertaining the existence of an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in theeach Member States with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice, and ensuringe that they enjoy the rights deriving from Union law applicable to workers.
Amendment 554 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The determination of the existence of an employment relationship shall be guided primarily by the facts relating to the actual performance of work, taking into account the use of algorithms in the organisation of platform work, irrespective of how the relationship is classified in any contractual arrangement that may have been agreed between the parties involved. Where the existence of an employment relationship is established based on such facts, the party assuming the obligations of the employer shall be clearly identified and shall duly fulfil them in accordance with national legal systems.
Amendment 573 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The contractual relationship between a digital labour platform that controls, within the meaning of paragraph 2, the performance of work and a person performing platform work through that platform shall be legally presumed to be an employment relationship. To that effect, Member States shall establish a framework of measures, in accordance with their national legal and judicial systems, in order to ensure that the legal presumption can be relied upon by competent authorities verifying compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation as well as persons performing platform work who dispute the classification of their employment status.
Amendment 593 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The legal presumption shall apply in all relevant administrative and legal proceedings. Competent authorities verifying compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation shall be able to rely on that presumption.
Amendment 608 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Controlling the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall be understood as fulfilling at least two majority of the following:
Amendment 619 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) effectivelyde facto determining, or setting upper limits for the level of remuneration;
Amendment 626 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) requiring the person performing platform work to respect specific binding rules with regard to appearance, conduct towards the recipient of the service or performance of the work beyond what is required by law or necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service or to ensure the essential functioning of the service;
Amendment 639 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) closely supervising the performance of work or thoroughly verifying the quality of the results of the work including by electronic means beyond what is required by law or necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service or to ensure the essential functioning of the service;
Amendment 647 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) effectivelyde facto restricting the freedom, including through sanctions, to organise one’s work, in particular the discretion to choose one’s working hours or periods of absence, to accept or to refuse tasks, including from other digital platforms or to use subcontractors or substitutes;
Amendment 658 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) effectivelyde facto restricting the possibility to build a client base or to perform work for any third party.
Amendment 667 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall take supporting measures to ensure the effective implementation of the legal presumption referred to in paragraph 1 while taking into account the impact on entrepreneurs and start-ups, avoiding capturing the genuine self-employed and supporting the conditions for innovation and the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms. In particular they shall:
Amendment 684 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) develop comprehensive guidance for digital labour platforms, persons performing platform work and social partners to understand and implement the legal presumption including on the procedures for rebutting it in accordance with Article 5;
Amendment 694 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) develop guidancecapacity building, guidance, training for enforcement authorities to proactively target and pursue non-compliant digital labour platforms;
Amendment 701 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) strengthen the controls and field inspections conducted by labour inspectorates or the bodies responsible for the enforcement of labour law, while ensuring their sufficient resourcing so that such controls and inspections are effective, proportionate and non-discriminatory.
Amendment 707 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) develop a consultation mechanism under which persons performing platform work or digital labour platforms can request the relevant authorities to pre- emptively assess, verify and justify the employment status of persons performing platform work on the basis of the control of the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 2.
Amendment 747 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Where the digital labour platform argues that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case- law of the Court of Justice, the burden of proof shall be on the digital labour platform. Such proceedings shall not have suspensive effect on the application of the legal presumption.
Amendment 755 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Where the person performing the platform work argues that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice, the digital labour platform shall be required to assist the proper resolution of the proceedings, notably by providing all relevant information held by it. Member States shall provide the necessary guidance for procedures to rebut the legal presumption.
Amendment 769 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work Ensuring correct determination of the employment status shall not prevent the improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work. Where a digital labour platform decides, either on a purely voluntary basis or in agreement with the persons concerned, to pay for social protection, accident insurance or other forms of insurance, training measures or similar benefits to self- employed persons working through that platform, those benefits as such shall not be regarded as determining elements indicating the existence of an employment relationship.
Amendment 776 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to the obligations and rights of digital labour platforms and platform workers under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Directive (EU) 2016/943 and Directive (EU) 2019/1152, Member States shall require digital labour platforms to inform platform workers of and consult platform workers and their representatives on:
Amendment 791 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The information and consultation referred to in paragraph 1 shall concern:
Amendment 793 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) the categories of data and actions monitored, supervised or evaluated by such systems, including evaluation by the recipient of the service;
Amendment 800 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv
(iv) the grounds for decisions to restrict, or suspend or terminate the platform worker’s account, to refuse the remuneration for work performed by the platform worker, on the platform worker’s contractual status or any decision with similar effects.
Amendment 806 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Digital labour platforms shall make the information referred to in paragraph 2 available to platform workers’ representatives and national labour, national labour authorities or national competent supervisory authorities upon their request.
Amendment 813 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Digital labour platforms shall not process any personal data concerning platform workers that are not intrinsically connected to and strictly necessary for the performance of the contract between the platform worker and the digital labour platform in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679. In particular they shall not:
Amendment 845 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Human monitoringoversight of automated systems
Amendment 850 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that digital labour platforms regularly monitor and evaluateoversee and periodically evaluate, at least annually the impact of individual decisions taken or supported by automated monitoring and decision-making systems, as referred to in Article 6(1), on working conditions.
Amendment 854 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) evaluate the risks of automated monitoring and decision-making systems in replicating gender, racial and other social biases in the selection and treatment of different groups;
Amendment 855 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) introduce appropriate preventive, corrective and protective measures.
Amendment 861 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
(a) They shall not use automated monitoring and decision-making systems in any manner that puts undue pressure on platform workers or otherwise puts at risk the physical and mental health of platform workers.
Amendment 866 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall require digital labour platforms to ensure sufficient human resources for monitoringeffective oversight of the impact of individual decisions taken or supported by automated monitoring and decision- making systems in accordance with this Article. The persons charged by the digital labour platform with the function of monitoringsuch oversight shall have the necessary competence, training and authority to exercise that function. They shall enjoy protection from dismissal, disciplinary measures or other adverse treatment for overriding automated decisions or suggestions for decisions.
Amendment 879 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Digital labour platforms shall provide the platform worker, in writh a written statement ofing or where appropriate, by electronic means, with the reasons for any decision taken or supported by an automated decision- making system to restrict, suspend or terminate access to work assignments, to restrict or suspend the platform worker’s account, any decision to refuse the remuneration for work performed by the platform worker, any decision on the platform worker’s contractual status or any decision with similar effects.
Amendment 881 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where platform workers are not satisfied with the explanation or the written statement of reasons obtained or consider that the decision referred to in paragraph 1 infringes their rights, they shall have the right to request the digital labour platform to review that decision. The digital labour platform shall respond to such request by providing the platform worker with a substantiated reply without undue delay and in any event within one week of receipt of the requestat the latest within one month of receipt of the request. That period may be extended where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of the requests. The digital labour platform shall inform the platform worker of any such extension as soon as possible and latest within one month of receipt of the request, together with the reasons for the delay.
Amendment 890 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With regard to digital labour platforms which are micro, small or medium-sized enterprises, Member States may provide that the deadline for reply referred to in the first subparagraph is extended to two weekfurther months.
Amendment 892 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A decision to terminate a platform worker’s account may be supported but not taken by an automated decision- making system unless necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service. The digital labour platform shall provide a reasoned notification to the platform worker in due time prior to the decision coming into effect. Where platform workers are not satisfied with the reasons provided or consider that the decision infringes their rights, they shall have the right to request the digital labour platform to review that decision in line with the procedure set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 896 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States shall ensure that platform workers have the right to data portability, the right to be forgotten and the right of rectification.
Amendment 898 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. This Article shall be without prejudice to dismissal procedures laid down in national law and practice.
Amendment 907 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the rights and obligations under Directive 2002/14/EC and Directive 2009/38/EC, Member States shall ensure timely information and consultation of platform workers’ representatives or, where there are no such representatives, of the platform workers concerned by digital labour platforms, on decisions likely to lead to the introduction of or substantial changes in the use of automated monitoring and decision-making systems referred to in Article 6(1), in accordance with this Article.
Amendment 918 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The platform workers’ representatives or the platform workers concerned may be assisted by an expert of their choice, in so far as this is necessary for them to examine the matter that is the subject of information and consultation and formulate an opinion. Where a digital labour platform has more than 2500 platform workers in a Member State, the expenses for the expert shall be borne by the digital labour platform, provided that they are proportionate.
Amendment 924 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Article 6, Article 7(1), 2(a) and (3), Article 8 and Article 811a shall also apply to persons performing platform work who do not have an employment contract or employment relationship.
Amendment 936 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Amendment 940 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Directive(EU) 2016/943, where labour, social protection and other relevant authorities exercise their functions in ensuring compliance with legal obligations applicable to the employment status of persons performing platform work and where the representatives of persons performing platform work exercise their representative functions, Member States shall ensure that digital labour platforms make the following information available to them:
Amendment 942 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the number of persons performing platform work on a regular basis through the digital labour platform concerned on a regular basis and their contractual or employment status;
Amendment 944 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the average duration of activity and average income from activity of persons performing platform work on a regular basis through the digital labour platform concerned;
Amendment 953 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The information shall be provided forto each Member State in which persons are performing platform work through the digital labour platform concerned. The information shall be updated at least every six months, and, as regards paragraph 1, point (b), each time the terms and conditions are modified.
Amendment 954 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Labour, social protection and other relevant authorities and representatives of persons performing platform work shall have the right to ask digital labour platforms for additional clarifications and details regarding any of the data provided. The digital labour platforms shall respond to such request within a reasonable period of time by providing a substantiated replyby providing a substantiated reply without undue delay and at the latest within one month of receipt of the request.
Amendment 966 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Articles 79 and 82 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States shall ensure that persons performing platform work, including those whose employment or other contractual relationship has ended, have access to timely, effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in the case of infringements of their rights arising from this Directive.
Amendment 981 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Communication and reporting channels for persons performing platform work
Amendment 982 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
In order to foster collective representation and social dialogue, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that digital labour platforms create the possibility for persons performing platform work to contact and privately and securely communicate with each other, and to be contacted by representatives of persons performing platform work, through the digital labour platforms’ digital infrastructure or similarly effective and visible means, while complying with the obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Member States shall require digital labour platforms to refrain from accessing such channels other than for their functional maintenance or from accessing or monitoring those contacts and communications.
Amendment 987 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In order to safeguard persons performing platform work from violence, including gender-based violence and harassment, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that digital labour platforms create effective reporting channels through the digital labour platforms’ digital infrastructure or similarly effective means, while complying with the obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Member States shall require digital labour platforms to have effective and timely preventative and follow-up procedures to address such reports.
Amendment 992 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that national courts have the power to order the disclosure of evidence containing confidential information where they consider it relevant to the claim. They shall ensure that, when ordering the disclosure of such information, national courts have at their disposal effective measures to protect such information as laid down in Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2016/943.
Amendment 995 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal or measures witsh equivalent effect and all preparations for dismissal or measures witsh equivalent effect of persons performing platform work, on the grounds that they have exercised the rights provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 1000 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The supervisory authority or authorities responsible for monitoring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall also be responsible for monitoring the application of Article 6, Article 7(1) and (3) and Articles 8, 10 and 105 of this Directive, in accordance with the relevant provisions in Chapters VI, VII and VIII of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. They shall be competent to impose administrative fines up to the amount referred to in Article 83(5) of that Regulation.
Amendment 1019 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Dissemination of information Member States shall ensure that the national measures transposing this Directive, together with the relevant provisions already in force relating to the subject matter as set out in Article 1, are brought to the attention of persons performing platform work and digital labour platforms, including SMEs as well as to the general public. This information should be provided in a comprehensive and easily accessible way, including to persons with disabilities and where necessary in the most relevant language(s), as determined by the Member State.